Byrnes Wallace clash triggers broader probe on war materials
Washington dispatch says a White House peace meeting failed to resolve a heated exchange between Wallace, head of BEW, and Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones over BEW access to vital war materials. Senator Byrnes and Byrd plan to widen inquiry into RFC subsidies and BEW allocations amid ongoing political strain.
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Washington
Wallace
BEW
Commerce
Jesse Jones
James F. Byrnes
White House
Byrd
George
D-Ga
Joint Committee
Recension Finance Corporation
Byrd Committee
Jones
RFC
Allied Air Power Destroys Axis in June War Effort
London reports June saw record Allied destruction from Britain America and North Africa with raids around the clock. Pantelleria surrendered June 11 followed by attacks on Lampedusa Linosa Lamnione and Italy Sicily and Sardinia. Ruhr bombing culminated in nine major assaults totaling about 12 500 tons. The US Eighth Air Force carried out seven dozen targets, while RAF operations expanded to a shuttle bombing service to Africa.
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London
Europe
Britain
Africa
Middle East
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Linosa
Lamnione
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
RAF
Ruhr
Hitler
Athens
Salonika
Balkan
Harole H. Sapere
Germany
Toms
Ceapanas
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Miners Return to Eastern Pits amid War Drive
Thousands of hard coal miners go back to work in eastern Pennsylvania and soft coal workers return in Alabama as idle miners drop to about 104000 nationwide. Secretary Ickes urges miners to stay on the job on the eve of a major military campaign. District leaders say the situation is under control with an end in sight by next Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Alabama
United Mine Workers District
Ickes
United Mine Workers
Monongahela River
John P.susatello
John Hynes
Uniontown
Iron Age
Mrs. Ritenour Reports At Fort Devens Tomorrow
Evelyn O. Ritenour of Winchester reports for active WAAC duty at Fort Devens Massachusetts tomorrow. She was the first local WAAC recruit and enlisted May 31 after ten years at O Sullivan Rubber. Also sworn in were Neta Vorous Weekley and Alice Granger Remsburg, both with husbands in service.
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Evelyn O. Ritenour
Berryville Avenue
Winchester
Fort Devens
Mass
Ota
Ritenour
WAAC
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Wilton H. Ritenour
Handley High School
Neta Vorous Weekley
Berryville
North Africa
Alice Granger Remsburg
Loudoun County
40 Million In State Funds For Year Reported
A surplus of 40,107,000 was reported for the first 11 months of the fiscal year. The general fund held 6,322,000 cash and 11,754,000 in investments. The state highway fund showed 20,012,000 in cash with 2,017,000 invested for retirement. Income tax receipts totaled 4,397,300, up 1,353,682 from last year.
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Richmond
Henry G. Gilmer
Iondades
Blueprints for Disposal Plant Completed After Years of Study
M H Klegerman of Alexander Potter Associates presented 33 detailed blueprint drawings to Winchester’s Sewer and Street committees. Plans cover a postwar disposal plant and northeast Winchester system, with a report trail dating to July 1941. Incinerator feasibility was also authorized for future report.
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M. H. Klegerman
Alexander Potter Associates
New York
Klegerman
Winchester
Common Council
Fourth Blood Donor Clinic Plans Are Completed Today
Winchester and Frederick county prepare for the fourth blood donor clinic with a goal of 400 volunteers. The drive opens Friday and runs July 16 17 at the Lou doun srost Presbyterian Church. Registration is at the old J C Penney Building from 12 to 5 and 7 to, volunteers urged to apply early for appointments. Remember Your Blood Will Save An American Soldier.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Court House
L. G. Sjostrom
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Loudoun
J. C. Penney
Dodson Wounds From German Bomb Near Fox Hole
Private Dodson of Virginia recalls in a May 20 letter how a German bomb burst near his fox hole, bursting ears and hospitalizing him for months in North Africa before he recovered. He describes a brief clash with French forces, a major battle with Germans, and a return to a rest camp.
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Dodson
North Africa
Pfc
Cera
HATS and sales notices listed for Priday days
Public sale notices and notices of local fire company meeting appear in the page. Hats priced at 1.00 and 1.95 are advertised for Priday and Saturday. Sarah Zane Fire Co announces its regular monthly meeting on Friday evening July 2 at 8 PM. Captain Loryn M. Crabill asks all members to attend.
Meeting Notice From DAVID F. HOTTLE Presides
The notice states meeting at 8 o'clock with every member aged to attend. DAVID F HOTTLE is listed as president.
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David F. Hottle
Third Arrest Made In Clarke County Robbery Case
The Winchester Police, via FBI reports, state Robert Randolph alias Lee Randolph is held in Lyapa for robbery. Clarke resident Edward McC Williams says one suspect was jailed earlier, another later sentenced, and Randolph’s capture solves the case. Victims were robbed of money and a watch after their lane was blocked. one assailant carried a gun and another a knife.
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Robert Randolph
Lee Randolph
Winchester
FBI
Lyapa
Edward McC. Williams
Clarke
Theen
Liberty
Randolph
New U S Move Perils Munda Defense Line
Allied forces land on Rendova Island 170 miles northwest of Guadalcanal as a new offensive presses toward Munda and Bougainville. The operation marks the third move in the region since August, threatening the major Japanese base at Munda.
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Rendova Island
Arrow
Munda
Rendova
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
International
Knox cites miraculous American war progress in South Pacific rally
Secretary Frank Knox tells 20,000 at Hollywood Bowl that Tokyo’s war lords fear the next blow as Allied forces invade the Trobriand Woodlark Rendova and New Georgia islands. He credits rapid build up from a modest fleet to a massive wartime production effort in 18 months since December 7 1941.
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Hollywood
South Pacific
Frank Knox
Tokyo
Tojo
Trobriand
Woodlark
Rendova
New Georgia
Douglas MacArur
Meee Progress
Knox
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles
Seven Seas
Allied Invasion Armies Reported Moved to South
London dispatch reports German controlled Paris radio claiming British troops moved from northern to southern England in anticipation of events around July 3. Axis outlets varied between hinting and denying a Saturday invasion date as Allied plans in the Solomon Islands and the Mediterranean dominate front pages.
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London
Paris
England
Associated Press
Solomons
Solomon’s
Europe
Churchill
Mediterranean
London Daily Herald
Mars
The
Daily Star
Nean
Local Crashes and Kindness Noted in City Briefs
A flat tire on Papermill Road sent 16 year old Cletus Jenkins driving his father Dan Jenkins of Kernstown into a mailbox. Other occupants included George Dodson Cecil Dodson Ethel Ketterman and Margarette Ringer. Mrs K Leetch thanks a reader who returned a lost food ration book to Butler Pennsylvania.
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Cletus Jenkins
Dan Jenkins
Kernstown
Papermill Road
George W. Dodson
Flint Hill
Cecil W. Dodson
Ethel Ketterman
Highland
Margarette Ringer
K. F. Leetch
Valley Avenue
The
Star Today
Butler
Leetch
Tommy
Demand For Fishing Permits Is Keen
The bass season opens with high demand for licenses. County sales total 120 licenses while the city reports 30. The text notes OPA rules and mentions bingo events Friday nights with $250 in prizes.
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OPA
Rouss Pire CO
Fire School Thursday Night at John Kerr
Fire School session set for Thursday night at 7 o clock. E W Agrenbright serves as chief and all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday evening July 1 at 8 o'clock. All members are asked to be present. Marion Anderson, Capt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
American forces seize Viru harbor in Solomons clash
Washington July 1 AP The Navy announced American invaders captured Viru harbor near Munda airbase after a fierce sea and air battle off Rendova Island. The engagement cost the Japanese 65 planes and a 7,712 ton transport while 17 US planes were lost. Viru had served as a Japanese outpost and supply landing point for Munda.
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Washington
Solomons
Viru Harbor
Japan
Munda
Navy
Rendova Island
United States
Viru
New Georgia Island
Allies press five point advance in Solomons campaign
Allied forces push five point offensive against Japanese positions around the Solomons aided by heavy naval guns and air power. In the Mediterranean U S bombers strike Palermo and other targets while Mesina and Cagliari face raids. RAF drops a record 13 500 tons on Germany as Soviet and Allied pressure grow from Leningrad to Kuban. Admiral Robert seeks terms to avoid bloodshed in the French Antilles as Martinique considers joining the Allies.
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Associated Press
Solomons
French Antilles
Robert
U. S
Martinique
Russian Scouts Blow Up Nazis
A Soviet communique reports Red Army scouts attacking enemy installations on the western front. More than 100 Germans killed and guns put out of action. On Volkhov front south of Leningrad, a German plane was shot down by a Russian crew with an anti tank rifle. Five bombers and two fighters were shot down near Rostov.
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London
Western Front
Thea
Moscow
Volkhov
Leningrad
Rostov
Gloom In Friendship Halls As Fire Company Mascot Murph Dies
The Friendship Fire Company mourns Murph the fox terrier mascot who served 13 years and rode along to the North Kent street blaze. Driver Harry Lewis recalls Murph’s bark and spirited runs with the fleet, while plans for a new mascot circulate amid the loss.
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Friendship Fire Company
Murph
Harry Lewis
North Kent Street
Old Tam
Lewis
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Henderson
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
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Clarke County
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Lawrence Bell
O’sullivan Rubber Company
E. W. Agrenbright
General MacArthur
John M. Hightower
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Rabaul
Stimson
Renpo
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Messina
Cagliari
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Kuban
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