Churchill Silent On War Bases
April 26 report that Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons there are developments affecting government positions on Western Hemisphere bases leased to the United States. He denied any plan to cede Brit territories without consent, while a House War Affairs sub committee urged a study on possible permanent possession of leased bases.
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Ma Churchill
House Is Commons
United States
Churchill
House War Affairs Committee
Washin
Fliers Encounter No German Planes In Allied Big Bombing Sweep
Allied air forces reported successful operations across Germany and France. More than 1,000 Allied aircraft took part, hitting Cologne targets and rail lines while Mosquito bombers struck at night. Casualties included 389 planes in the 11 day campaign with heavy material costs and thousands of airmen affected.
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Aly
C. Devine
St. Paul
Leber’s
C. B
Howard K. Smith
Bern
Budapest
Hungary
Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Cologne
U.S
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean Air Force
Turin
Ferrara
Gulf of Venice
England
U. S. Navy
Nancy
Metz
Paris
Dijon
France
Big Home Town Party for War Hero Lt Childers
BROKEN ARROW Okla April 26 About 2000 residents plan a town celebration to honor Lt Childers one of 15 living Medal of Honor recipients He led an eight man squad against machine gun nests single handedly wiping out a nest killing two snipers and capturing a mortar observer A holiday was proclaimed with school bands from Camp Gruber escorting him to a luncheon and church speeches Mayor H A Jacobs will preside Gov Kerr Lt Col Jess Larson and other dignitaries expected to attend Childers plans to spend his 21 day furlough on a farm near here with his step mother
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Broken Arrow
Okla
Spany
Camp Gruber
Methodist Church
H. A Jacobs
Robert S. Kerr
Jess Larson
Salerno
Fort Sill
Childers
Walter Childers
Here
Japanese Capture Rail Junction Near Chenghsien
Chinese dispatches report Japanese troops appear to have captured Chenghsien a key rail junction on the Peiping Hankow line and the Lunghai route. Fighting continues west of the city as invaders press toward Loyang and Tengfeng, with other units within eight miles of Tengfeng.
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Chungking
Chenghsien
Peiping- Hankow
Lunghai
Hungking
Hulao
Loyang
Tengfeng
Flag Precedent In Atlanta Broken
In Atlanta on April 26 the Stars and Stripes flew with the Confederate flag at Five Points marking a break with the past when Confederate Memorial Day prompted flags to fly alone. Mayor William B. Hartsfield stated that with the country at war both flags would be displayed together.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Five Points
William B. Hartsfield
Prepared To Shift Forces Any Time
Admiral Ernest King stated at a Lotus Club dinner that Allied forces could be moved from Europe to the Pacific as soon as Germany is defeated. He said plans are in place to transfer fighting power and warned against assuming an early end to the war.
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New York
Vic
Germany
Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy
Lotus Club
King
Europe
Pacific Theater
Threefold Soviet Offensive Highlighted In Radio Review
A Romanian radio briefing, captured by U S Government Monitors, reports a Soviet tank attack at Sevastopol and outlines a threefold assessment of the Red Army's 14 month offensive. It notes unprecedented duration, surprise of spring offensives, and repeated German counterattacks failing to stop the Soviet advance.
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Tighina
Chisinau
Bessarabia
U. S
Sevastopol
Red Army
Ans
Bible Display Highlights Historical Treasures at Congregational Church
A Congregational Christian Church service showcased many Bibles, including a 1809 Philadelphia edition owned by John Milburn and the oldest copy owned by E. W. Steele. Capt. D. M. Sprinkle’s Bible traveled widely in military service, while Roy Lee Sheetz and Mary Ruth Whitten presented notable volumes. The event featured Miss Stockton’s remarks praising preserved scripture and its divine origin.
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Tional Christian Church
Lewis Neill Barton
Lewis Neill
Mr. Barton
Mr. Neill
West Point
Clarke County
E. W. Steele
Winchester
John Milburn
Mr. Steele
Philadelphia
Mathew Carey
Mary Ruth Whitten
Roy. Lee Sheetz
D. M. Sprinkle
U. S. Army
Pacific
Atlantic
Caribbean
U. S
Panama
Phillippines
China
Japan
Hawaii
Midway
Guam
Sulu Islands
South Pacific
Sulu Sea
France
Germany
Wm. H. Streit
Christian Streit
Old Lutheran Church of Winchester
T. W. Mathews
Loy H. Hook
O. A. Bazzle
S. J. Goode
Roy A. Larrick
God
Nine U S Liberator bombers raid Guam reportedly repelled
Tokyo radio said nine U S Liberator bombers attempted to raid Guam in the Marianas but were driven off by anti aircraft fire with no damage to positions. The same day Tokyo also noted 22 B 25 bombers raided Woleai in the Carolines, with some damage acknowledged.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Guam Island
U. S
Marianas
Tokyo
Woleai
Carolines
Favors Extension of Lend-Lease in Senate Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs House approval to extend lend lease for another year. Leo T. Crowley, who runs the program sending 22.5 billion dollars in war materiel to Allies, argues final victory depends on continuing material aid. A lend-lease report shows early 1944 deliveries include about 2,100 planes and 2,000 tanks in two months.
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Leo T. Crowley
Senate
United Nations
Berlin
Tokyo
House
Crowley
Japan protests alleged U S attacks on hospital ships
Tokyo radio quoted a foreign officer communique saying Japan would protest to Washington over alleged American attacks on Japanese hospital ships. The protest was forwarded to the Japanese ambassador to Spain to file through the Spanish foreign office for Javanese interests in the United States.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Comunique Today
Japan
Washington
Spain
United States
WAC Recruit Office Set To Aid Enlistment In Winchester Martinsburg
WAC recruiting officers will be at the Winchester Post Office building each Wednesday from 11 to 4 to help local girls fill out enlistment applications and answer questions. Another office will operate at the Army recruiting station in Martinsburg West Virginia with letters sent to that address. Over 500000 more WACs are needed. Lt Rhoda E Vicroy is available for WAC training information citing Daytona Beach Florida and Jefferson Barracks. Miss Norma H Palmer is noted for her service at the WAC Staff Directors Office in Baltimore MD.
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WAC
Winchester
Army
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rhoda E. Vicroy
Army Administrative School
Daytona Beach
Florida
Army Air Scene
Jefferson Barracks
Norma H. Palmer
Baltimore
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Bowers
Mrs. Roberta Bowers wife of Dr B F Bowers native of Frederick county died yesterday at St Benedict Pa after a lingering illness. Body shipped to Winchester arriving 10 20 AM Thursday on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Winchester Thursday afternoon 2 o'clock with burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev Ronald S Wilson will officiate. Pallbearers C P Mcvicar Lewis Baker Henry Rutherford Robert Bell E B Clevenver Fred Wright W Kline.
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St. Benedict
Roberta Bowers
B. F. Bowers
Frederick County
Winchester
Pennsylvania, Railroad
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Hebron
Ronald S. Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
C. P. McVicar
Lewis Baker
Henry Rutherford
Robert Bell
E. B. Clevenver
Fred Wright
W. Kline
Georgia's Peach Crop Improves
Georgia crop prospects rise as Bibb County orchards show better condition. High school youths are enlisted to remove surplus fruit due to overloading trees. Bewley warned in late March against assuming heavy damage from cold weather, noting the crop is often reduced before marketing begins.
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Macon
Bibb County
Bewley
Strategic Island Seizure Expands Marshall Atolls Control
U S forces seized Ujelang in the Western Marshalls as part of a central Pacific push toward Truk. The operation followed Hollandia landings in Dutch New Guinea and broadened American control to 22 Marshall Atolls with 11 still held by Japan.
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U. S.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Truk
Ujelang
Marshalls
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Ponape
Carolines
Dutch New Guinea
Marshall
Dutch American forces reach Tadji airfield in New Guinea advance
Allied reports say the Tadji airfield near Hollandia has fallen to invasion forces. American and Australian engineers moved in with bulldozers and graders while ground troops pursued Japanese into the hills. Captured guns were repurposed for defense as Fifth Airforce and Australian units intensified the operation against about 60,000 isolated Japanese troops.
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Allied
New Guinea
Serbertios CF
Aitape
Holandia
Tadji
Hollandia
Fifth Airforce
Dilanes
Tadii
Guinea
Valleys In Great Basin Faced By Flood Threats
Water shortages and flood risks threaten valleys along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Rising crests threaten downstream towns and cities as dam releases affect Jefferson City and northern highway access amid midwestern flood conditions.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Jefferson City
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz answers including New Zealand Rural Electrification Administration and Egypt. It names Old Curiosity Shop and Anthony Hope, with references to Midas and Water. Answers indicate eight, true variants, and a false statement.
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New Zealand
Rural Electrification Administration
Busher
Egypt
Old Curiosity Shop
Midas
Anthony Hope
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