Miners Reiterate Demand as Strike Threat Looms Across Regions
The United Mine Workers reply to President Roosevelt calls for an agreement and warns that a late contract lapse could trigger a strike affecting about 430,000 soft coal miners. They accuse War Labor Board of prejudging their case and demand negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalach
New York
United Mine Workers Today
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Dictr
Ccaurmites Gram
Col Kern visits Winchester then heads to Washington for duty
Col William B Kern 31 arrives from Tunisia for a hurried Winchester visit with his mother and family. He plans to report to the War Department in Washington and then to Walter Reed hospital before teaching at Fort Knox. His brother Lt Bentley Kern flies to Freeman Field Indiana for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Kern
Winchester
Washington, D.C
War Department
Bentley Kern
Army Air Corps
Freeman Field
Seymour
Ind
Kern
Maknassy
Tunisia
Washington
Whitesboro
Tex
Ann Nichol
Ann Lawrence
Col. Kern
Lieutenant Kern
John A. Kern
South
Cameron Street
Texas
Col
Walter Reed Hospital
Fort Knox
Use Of Handley Grounds For Play Advocated
The Rotary Club Youth Service Committee recommended opening Handley High School and Virginia Avenue grounds for summer recreation under supervision to aid Winchester youth. The plan, praised by Rotarians, included possibly using the American Legion Building with its pool. Ronald Wilson led the proposal with Clif ford Grim and Dr. P. W. Boyd on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Virginia Avenue
Winchester
Rotary Club
Ronald §. Wilson
Clifford D. Grim
P. W. Boyd
Rotarians
American Legion
Wilson
Handley and
Handley
England
Canada
United States
Rotary
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Stanley Mate
OPA Cuts Meat Values For Sunday Ration Changes
The OPA revised meat ration values effective Sunday morning shifting many offerings from round steak and center pork chops to alternatives like spare ribs brains tongues and pig knuckles. Round steak and center pork chops rose to 9 points per pound while loin pork roasts and ham steak slices rose to 9. Round tip roasts veal sirloin and chops increased to 8 and veal leg roasts to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Rotary Youth Service praised for Winchester play facilities
The Youth Service committee of the Rotary Club earns appreciation for its work in planning summer play facilities in Winchester. The piece argues supervised activities for children reduce juvenile delinquency and stress the community's social program needs. Access to Handley and Virginia Avenue is noted in discussing needed spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Winchester
Handley and
Virginia Avenue
Names Of Men Accepted April 27 Are Released
A Winchester list shows men accepted at the Richmond Induction Station on Tuesday April 27 1943 for the Navy and Marine Corps. Navy names include George Edward Pully Orville Clinton Wine Elwood Johnson Ward Harold Havens Hildum Marcus Herbert Lockhart John Sten Nail Claude Eugene Trippett Dorothea? Marines Dilman Kerfoot Hibbard George Linden Craig Jr Those accepted by the Army report at City Hall Winchester Va on Tuesday May 4 1943 at 6 15 am with buses leaving from the Plaza at 6 40 am A long list of Army candidates follows with many names and hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester City
Richmond
Navy
Marine Corps
George Edward Pully
Orville Clnton Wine
Elwood Johnson Ward
Harold Havens Hildum
Marcus Herbert Lockhart
Johnsten Nail
Claude Eugene Tripett
Marines Dilman Kerfoot Hibbard
George Linden Craig, Jr
Army of the United States
City Hall
Winchester
Camp Lee
Army
Lewis Hancher Fries
Joseph Edward Smith
Kenneth Dash Brengle
Edward Thomas Miller
Lynn Edward Chapman
Edward Haddox Koons
Jack Pearson Lindsay
Marion Lowther Sutton
Miler Whitside Saffell
Robert Horace Keys
Albert Monroe Seal
Cecil Leo Fletcher
Hunter Jackson Maddox
Godfrey Valentine Prelip
Douglas Courtney Crisman
Robert Lee Sutton
William Beaurgard Mallory
Thurman
Edmond Hicks
Richard Carson Boyce
Norvay Palmer
Hugh Sylvester Carpenter
Robert Randolph Taylor
Paul Hubert Harbaugh
Emanuel Bean
William Henry Heeps, Jr
Charles Reginald Grove
Harry Eggleston Ridgeway
John Foster Burchell
Gaiton
Roger Racey
Chester Bell Teets
Walter Eustace Paulette
William Edward Fauver
Lester Earl Johnson
James William Harden
Lawrence Edgar Hill
Robert Lewis Pizzano
Edwin McClella Myers
Allen Leslie Franks
Clark Godfrey Kline
David Clinton Jenkins
Attention Eagles Special Meeting Election Of Officers
A notice for a special Eagles meeting on Tuesday night May 4th calls all members to attend to elect officers for the ensuing year. Signed by Sc Holland and W T D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attention Eagles
A Sc Holland
Walkouts Push Toward General Tie-Up in Coal Mines
Miners move toward a nationwide walkout as John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers reject the War Labor Board plan, calling for renewed collective bargaining. In Pennsylvania and West Virginia tens of thousands walk off, with Ohio soft coal workers set to join, threatening a full scale shutdown by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Alabama
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
War Board
War Labor Board
America
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
WLB
Miners’ Policy Committee
New York
Lewis
Mountaineer
White House
Coke
Apple Growers See Good Crop In Season Ahead
Virginia fruit growers report a promising apple season despite January freezes. Bud loss was less than expected, pollination weather was favorable, and varieties such as Yorks Staymans and Winesaps show no injury while Grimes and Black Twig suffered in low areas. Peaches face potential but limited damage if conditions worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Last Day For Truck Reports Urged by Hagerstown Official
George Clowser warned that today is the final deadline for truckers to file quarterly ODT reports. He urged owners with three or more trucks to send their reports immediately to the Hagerstown Maryland office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clowser
Clowser
Hagerstown
Methodists In Winchester District Show Solid Headway At Conference
The 77th Winchester district conference in New Market reported strong progress with 587 accessions and $8,488 in benevolences. Front Royal led with 118 members, while 673 subscriptions to the Virginia Methodist Advocate were noted, Brucetown Circuit headlining with 66 including 36 new subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
New Market
Virginia Methodist Advocate
Brucetown
R. B. Moore
Bryant
Ict
Montague Avenue
Har
Official OPA Table Sets Consumer Prices for Dairy Meats
The Star notes an official OPA table listing consumer point values for meats fats fish and cheese effective May 2. The table is published on another page of this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
The
Star
New Ration Point Values for Foods Take Effect This Weekend
The adjusted ration scale lowers points for pork fats and variety meats while keeping liver unchanged. Round steak prices rise in coupons though cash costs stay higher for porterhouse and other steaks. Expiring stamps restrict Sunday use to E and F coupons with comprehensive changes rolling out over the weekend.
Public Sale Notice Inside Page Eight
Public sale details are partly legible on page eight with readable fragments indicating an auction event and involved local officials or entities. The notice provides action and location clues while omitting full terms and precise dates from the damaged text.
Volunteers For Air Raid Duty Sought In Winchester
Miss Mary Lou Steele urges more volunteers for air raid wardens and fire watchers as many join military service or defense work. She notes volunteer numbers are low and promises training in first aid once interest grows. She asks residents to do their part for community and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. C. Penney
Mary Lou Steele
Miss Steele
Armed Services
Winchester
Allied push in North Africa and Africa front advances
Allied forces report fur ther local advances toward Bizerte in Tunisia. Montgomery’s Eighth Army reaches its objective along a 30 mile coastal front. British First Army repels German counter attacks in Medjez el Bab sector as Axis seeks to hold Tunis corridor. Russia signals major Soviet action in Caucasus while Nazis move reinforcements. RAF bombs German convoy off Dutch coast. Dutch veterans face mass internment.
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North Africa
K. A. N. Anderson
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis Plain
U. S. Army
Tunisian
Tunis
Bizerte
United States
Tunisia
First Army
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Russia
Moscow
Caucasus
Allied bombers pound Amboina in Dutch Indies raid
Allied bombers attack Amboina in the Japanese occupied Dutch Indies, targeting the former naval base. Swarms of enemy Zero fighters fail to halt the raid as planes press the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Amboina
Dutch Indies
Burma Sharp Fighting Erupts on Arakan Front
British reports say intense fighting raged on the Arakan front as Allied forces repulsed a Japanese assault. British lines held with heavy shelling and counterattacks seen near coastal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Arakan
O Sullivan Rubber Company employees enroll in payroll war bond plan
W M Krise announced nationwide 100 percent enrollment including New York San Francisco and Chicago offices. A merit certificate was awarded earlier when the goal neared completion. Seven people face charges for blackout regulation violations with warrants issued. hearing dates not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Krise
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Hollis
U S Infantry Progress Near Lake Achkel and Sidi N Sir
Allied dispatch reports American infantry advancing within three miles of Lake Achkel and north of Sidi N Sir as German forces pull back to Dieben. Tanks and infantry counterattacks near Medjez El Bab are repulsed with heavy losses, while a small gain is noted in the Medjerda Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Lake Bizerte
Mediterranean
Sidi N’sir
Diebe
Anntra
Jenna
Mateur
Dieber Tahent
Pvt. Cletus Triplett Recovers From North Africa Wounds
A letter to Mr and Mrs H R Triplett 579 North Cameron St states their son Pvt Cletus Herbert Triplett has recovered from minor wounds in North Africa and expects to return soon to his armored infantry regiment. He served under Col M B Kern when wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Triplett
Pvt
Cletus Herbert Triplett
North
Cameron Street
North Africa
Col
M B. Kern
Friday Night Bingo at Rouss Fire Co
Friday at 8 30 PM bingo with 250 dollars in prizes. Present will be re night announced by Rouss Fire Co. event listing notes Thursday and Friday dates in the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renight. Rouss Fire Co
Thur
Colonial Beauty Shop Closed For Renovations Notice
The Colonial Beauty Shop will be closed for renovations from Monday April 26 to Saturday May 1 inclusive. The notice specifies dates and closure periods for customer planning and service interruption.
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Africa
M. W
Unionn
Jahon L. Lewis
Internet
Anderson
William B., King
Ronald Wilson
Marines
Dr. Bryant
Buzzella’s
RAF
Holland
Virginia Board of Education
Wayland
Miss Rose McDonald
Berryville
Dabney S. Lancaster
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Medjerda
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