Roosevelt proposes year of national service for youth
President Roosevelt ends a 20 state war inspection tour amid talk of extending national service. He cites use of industrial plants and military camps by youth and war workers, but offers no specific plan, while stressing benefits of fitness and alertness and considering a future civilian military service. He travelled 7 652 miles in seventeen days, visiting army posts plants and a Mexican meeting with President Avila Camacho.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Iectine
Monterey
Denver
WAAC
Naval Air Training Center
Army
Gainesboro High to graduate 14 seniors in June
Gainesboro High School will award diplomas to fourteen seniors during the first week of June pending completion of all work and successful final exams. Principal Fred Braithwaite announced the class list includes Bobby Brown Sam Whitacre Wanda Benny Anna Kern Marie Brannon Ella Strowther Anna Omps Pansy Clark Kenneth Phillips Tennessee Crosen Encie Tinsman Ronald Phillips Viola Grove Irene Stotler.
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Gainesboro High School
Fred Braithwaite
Bobby Brown
Sam Whitacre
Wanda Benny
Anna Kern
Marie Brannon
Ella Strowther
Anna Omps
Pansy Clark
Kenneth Phillips
Tennessee Crosen
Encie Tinsman
Ronald Phillips
Viola Grove
Irene Stotler
British Bombers Hit Wilhelmshaven Naval Base At Night
RAF bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven and mined Baltic waters in a new large scale raid. Twenty three bombers were reported missing. The effort signals a renewed continental offensive and aims to disrupt German U boat training. German claims of coast bombardment and enemy raids were reported by Berlin and London.
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Wilhelmshaven
Baltic
United States
Folkestone
Air Ministry
Berlin
Associated Press
East Prussia
Djebel Bou Aoukaz
Alexander
18Th Army Group
Montgomery
Enfidaville
de Luce
Clarke County Farm Plan Enlists Women for Labor
Mr Winchester notes Clarke county plans to use women to fill farm labor, including hoeing and driving tractors, to ease shortages. Shenandoah Valley farmers welcome the idea as women are urged to take on heavy tasks with guidance from local farmers and the Woman's Land Army may help address critical labor needs.
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Clarke County
Clarke
Shenandoah Valley
President Appeals To Miners To Return To Jobs
Clarke county farmers and employers met to test the land army plan led by Mrs. Arthur Krock to recruit Virginia women for farm labor starting around June 15. If successful, staffing could rise to 200 women during apple harvest, with the program expanding through the summer.
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Berryville
Land Army
Arthur Krock
Clarke County
Virginia
Mrs. Krock
Washington
New York Times
AWWS
American Woman’s Voluntary Service
C. C. Funkhouser
Ralph Dorsey
Moore
War Program Stoppage Promptly Addressed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt set a 10 o'clock Saturday deadline for coal miners to return to work or face federal action to protect the war effort. He appealed to the United Mine Workers and asked they submit the dispute to the National War Labor Board. Senate moves to empower seizure of struck mines.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Legislative
Senate
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Conally
Stimson
Thomas Kennedy
National War Labor Board
Blood donors urged for May clinic by Red Cross officials
The Blood Donors office announced a call for 380 volunteers for upcoming clinics May 7 and 8. In three days 31 have volunteered. 349 more are needed. Donors must be healthy and within age limits. tests ensure safety. Dial 6502 to volunteer. office hours are 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
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Red Cross
Vital War Work Is Held Up By Another Strike
In Cleveland on April 29 the mass transit strike halted street cars and buses, forcing war workers to hitchhike. AFL union president Thomas P. Meaney forecast a quick settlement after a 3 p.m. meeting and urged immediate return to work, with wage talks to resume tomorrow afternoon. Mayor Lausche urged cooperation to ease the disruption.
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Cleveland
Thomas P. Meaney
AFL
Meaney
Public Square
Frank J. Lausche
Truckers Case To Go Before The WLB Today
Employees of the three Winchester motor freight lines returned to work about 4 PM after a strike that began Sunday evening. Management and Local 453 Teamsters AFL prepared for a War Labor Board hearing in Washington set for about 2 PM. Owners named Abe Novick J N Grove and Lester remained involved.
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Winchester
Bank stock auction notice at Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank stock auction set for Saturday May 1 at 12 a m noon with 30 shares offered in blocks of 5 shares at Farmers & Merchants Bank Winchester Coleman Dunn is the auctioneer Bingo every Friday night at 8 30 with 250 prizes and attendees will be re registered tonight Rouss Fire Co notices Thursday and Friday events and location included.
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Winchester
Coleman Dunn
Rouss Fire Co
Thur
Navy reports heavy air strikes on Tarawa and Attu fronts
The Navy announced multiple air and sea actions in the Pacific. Army bombers hit Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands on April 23 with heavy damage noted, while Liberator bombers attacked Kahili and Vila on April 28. In the North Pacific, U S surface units bombarded Holtz Bay and Chicagof Harbor Attu on April 24, and P 38 fighters attacked Kiska on April 27.
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Navy
Tarawa Island
Japan
South Pacific
North Pacific
Attu Island
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
United States
Liberator
Kahili
Shortland Island
Vila
Solomons
Holtz Bay
Chichagof Harbor
Army Lightning
Kiska
Pacific
Gilberts
Keep Faith With Our Fighting Boys
A wartime fundraising appeal urges Winchester and Frederick county residents to invest in government bonds, noting nearly 575000 dollars already raised and stressing the duty of supporting soldiers and defending personal rights in a free republic. It contrasts freedom with a Hitler regime and hints at continued appeal in the next page.
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United States
Winchester
Frederick County
Seven Seas
Frederick County Farm Deferment Decisions by War Board
The Frederick County USDA War Board recommended farm deferments for registrants Howard R. Ashby 2-C, Marl G Hannum 3-C, Alfred Lester Bly 2-C, Thurston B Collins 3-C, Claude J Cooley 3-C, Cecil L Fauver 3-C, James Lesley Harris 2-C, Lawrence F Himelright 2-C, Sylvender Jackson 2-C, Hugh E McCarty 2-C, M M McIlwee 3-C, N M Nichols 3-C, Nelson O Putman 3-C, Harry B Rinker 3-C, Aubrey Shiley 3-C, Tilden Shipe 3-C, Charles B Whitacre 3-C, Leonard Wesley White 2-C. The board also granted No Farm Deferment to Evan L Myers and John Dorman ale.
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Frederick County
Usda War Board
C. Sylvender Jackson
Hugh E. McCarty
C. M. M MclIlwee
C. N. M. Nichols
Nelson O. Putman
Harry B Rinker
Aubrey Shiley
Tilden Shipe
Charles B. Whitacre
Leonard Wesley White
Frederick County War Board
Evan L. Myers
John Dormanale
French Counterattack Repelled and Tunisian Advances Reported
Allied and French forces report gains in Tunisia with Djebel Krimir Djebel Berhaalfa and Djebel Essena captured or consolidated. American troops push ground but Axis resistance stiffens, British and US units note no decisive breakthrough as fighting continues near Medjez el Bab Enfidaville and Tunis frontlines remain contested.
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Associated Press
High Command
Pon du Fahs
Djebel Krimir
Djebel Berhaalfa
Djebibina
Eighth Army
Djebel Essena
North Africa
United States
Tunisia
Djebel Bou Aoukaz
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Danel de Luce
First Army
Harold Alexander
K. A. N. Anderson
U. S. Army
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Allies Smash Axis Shipping in North Africa War Flurry
Allied warplanes struck shipping in the Gulf of Tunis and the Sicilian Straits destroying or damaging six vessels likely carrying supplies to Axis forces. Despite a central front setback, Allies held three major breaches in Axis mountain defenses and were poised to push through.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Gulf of Tunis
Sicilian
Stuart Smith expands Virginia farming with island dairy tract
Stuart Smith, a major Northern Virginia truck farmer, has added a 40 acre Shenandoah River island to his 1000 acre leased holding. He uses a raft to move tractors to the plowed island, which has been reconditioned after parts flooded. A one man Shenandoah County ferry operates across the river with 7 am to 8 pm service. Apple Blossom Festival dates were not set this year, but blooms peak with petals already falling and some fruit set questions remain.
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Stuart Smith
Virginia
Clarke County
Shenandoah River
Shenandoah County
State Highway Department
Shenandoah Valley
Edinburg
Await Official List of Inductees from Winchester and Frederick County
Inquiries have come about non purification of names of men accepted from Winchester and Frederick county for April military service calls. Official lists are awaited before publication. Unofficial lists are avoided due to incompleteness and inaccuracy. No official inductee lists have been received yet.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Sewing machines and vacuums repaired and rebuilt
H. F. Seal offers repair and rebuild services for sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. A modern upright piano is also for sale at 104 W. Bos cawen St. Dial 3211.
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H. F. Seal
W. Boscawen St
Dial
Colonial Beauty Shop Closed For Renovations
The Colonial Beauty Shop will close for renovations from Monday April 26 through Saturday May 1. A bingo event at Sarah Zane Hall on Thursday April 29 at 8 30 p m offers a door prize of 100 dollars.
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Sarah Zane
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