Invasion Coast Bombarded Amid French Rail Center Attacks
London reports medium bombers and fighters crossing the channel toward Boulogne and Dieppe to strike three major rail hubs aiding German movements for the Allied invasion. RAF night bombers hit rail towns including Tergnier and Samar as Vichy radio goes off air, while air operations press on along the French coast.
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London
Channel
Boulogne and
Dieppe
France
English Channel
Britain
Reich
Vichy
Lyon
Marseille
Limoges
Tergnier
Paris
Samar
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Allied
Danu
Iron Gate
T mania-Yugoslavia
Europe
NRAF
Funeral of Soldier Outshines Cathedral Service in Pacific
Lieutenant Harry F. Byrd recalls a funeral on a coral atoll where a makeshift altar built from rough wood stood under the wing of a patrol bomber. Flowers were evergreens from the island and the casket was draped with the Stars and Stripes as soldiers watched in solemn, bare-headed silence.
Period Of Decisive Action Is At Hand Says Stimson
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced at a news conference that 3,657,000 U S Army troops were overseas with ground forces poised to strike Germany and Japan. He said bases are established and the period of decisive action is at hand, with overseas totals to rise above 5,000,000 by year’s end.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
Germany
Japan
Free Meats And Juices Stay Ration-Free Through July 1
The Office of Price Administration announced that all meats remaining ration-free will stay so through July 1 with changes in point values for other foods. Cheese drops two points to 10 per pound while evaporated and condensed milk halves to a half point. Pineapple juice and grape juice rise, carrots become zero-rated, and butter and margarine keep current values. Beef cuts remain mostly unchanged except chuck items up two points. flank remains free. Civilians face reduced butter allocation as army navy stock rises.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Reign Of Terror Grips Hungary Jews Arrested
Lisbon dispatch reports Hungary under a puppet regime pressuring removal of Jews to ghettos with raids seizing jewels, textiles, and valuables. Interior minister Jaross vows all liberal era wealth becomes Hungarian nation property amid widespread detentions and terror. Personal crises, including multiple suicides, surface in Budapest reports.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Hungary
Doeme Sztojay
Carpathians
Budapest
Interior
Andor Jaross
Pester Lloyd
Karl Fanda
Emmerich Berecz
Karl Kolos
Johann Mihalyffy
Emmerich Elias
Clarke County Brightens Blood Clinic Record and Writing Contests
Winchester lauds Berryville Clarke County for completing their sixth Blood Donor Clinic. Virginia Writers Club announces $100 prizes for best short story and poem with entry rules and mailing details.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Virginia Writers Club of Richmond
Beverley Fleet
Saunders Station
Richmond
John Kerr School
Rector's Wife Dies In Huntington
Mrs Esther MacKenzie Tyler wife of the Rev Dr S Roger Tyler rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Huntington W Va died early this morning at her home in Huntington She was previously Miss Esther M Judkins daughter of the late Rev William E Judkins and Mrs Esther Judkins Survived by husband three children Mrs Harry V Campbell of Charleston W Va Rev S Roger Tyler Jr of San Jose Costa Rica and Private Johns S Tyler of Bowie Texas Services will be at Trinity Church Huntington Thursday afternoon then the body to Alexandria Va for interment in Old Presbyterian Cemetery Friday Interment service attended by Mrs George T Tyler and Mrs John W Rosenberger of this city.
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Esther MacKenzie Tyler
S. Roger Tyler
Huntington
W. Va
Winchester
Tyler
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Esther M. Judkins
William E. Judkins
Virginia Conference, Methodist Church
Esther Macken- Judkins
Old Presbyterian Cemetery
George T. Tyler
John W. Rosenberger
Alexandria
University of Richmond appoints Dr E T Clark to board
Dr E T Clark pastor of First Baptist Winchester since 1926 has been named to the University of Richmond board of trustees for an eight year term through 1952. A Richmond graduate, he earned BA in 1923 and a 1939 doctorate, later serving as Averett College trustee and leading Winchester church growth.
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E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Winchester
University of Richmond
The
Baptist University
Clark
Winchester Ministerial Association
Richmond University
University of Virginia
Averett College
Danville
Baptist
Virginia
Baptist General Association
Virginia Governor weighs Clatterbuck sanity before execution
Governor Darden planned meetings with Attorney General Staples and the mental hygiene advisory commission to study the sanity of Thomas William Clatterbuck before deciding if he will die in the electric chair. The commission report raised doubts about his sanity and the point of whether insanity arose after his murder trial near Leesburg.
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Richmond
Darden
Thomas William Clatterbuck
Loudoun County
A. P. Staples
Clatterbuck
Walter Russell
A. Morris Love
Leesburg
Court of Appeals
Sanity Commission
Ration Office to Close for Monthly Reports
The Rationing Board will close the local office all day tomorrow due to the third of the month falling on Saturday. The office will reopen and be open on Saturday, June 3.
Ben Vorous Acquitted Of Arson By Clarke Jury
A Clarke County Circuit Court jury acquitted Ben Vorous a 26 year old tenant farmer of arson after deliberating under an hour. The fire last January destroyed a barn and its contents on the Berryville area farm killing five head of stock. Aubrey J Bell deputy fire marshal testified for the Commonwealth. no defense witnesses appeared.
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Clarke County
Ben Vorous
David H. Allen
Vorous
George Pine
Berryville
Commonwealth
Aubrey J. Bell
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Derailment Disrupts Pennsylvania Rail Line Near Metuchen
At Metuchen New Jersey on June 1, several freight cars and the Washington Boston Express sleeper derailed three miles west on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line. No injuries were reported. Causes cited include flooring collapse on a moving freight car and brass spills that damaged undercarriages and derailed passenger cars. Traffic halted from 2:30 to 4 a.m. and rerouted until 6:30 a.m.
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Metuchen
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Boston
Sarah Zane Fire Co to Hold June Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co will be held Friday evening June 2 at 8 pm. All members are urged to attend. L M Crabill Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
L. M. Crabill
Rouss Fire Co. Notice for June Meeting
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. will hold a meeting Thursday evening June 1 at 8 00. All members are urged to attend. David F. Hottle President.
Graduation Day Arrives for Clarke High 44 Seniors
Graduation ceremonies for 44 Clarke County high school seniors are set for Friday. Berryville on the lawn at 6 30 with no outside speaker and Boyce indoors at 8 30 with Garland R. Quarles delivering the address. The Berryville program includes a class history, gifts, songs, diplomas and senior rites.
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Clarke County
Berryville and
Boyce High School
Berryville High School
Quarles
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester City Schools
Berryville
Fairest
Lord Jesus
H. G. Lane
Leonard H. Bell, Jr
Clay Carr
Ronald Locke
Patricia Wynkoop
Martha Lou Wisecarver
Mary Ann Davis
The
Glee Club
Jack Emmons
Ann Duval
Butch McKay
Archie F. Robertson
George S. Lightner
World At War Highlights Across The Fronts
The AP summary reports U S forces breaking the Valmontone line near Rome with an Alban hills assault and British advances along Via Casilina. Soviet and Allied actions include heavy fighting north of Iasi and a push toward Rome with reported Nazi losses.
Biak Invaders Balked By Weather In New Guinea Action
Adv Allied Quartered report shows Biak invasion slowed by bad weather as US forces claim 679 Japanese killed and control of the island's eastern Schouten area. Operations aim to clear snipers near Mokmer airfield before advancing on the first objective.
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Pacific
Biak Island
U. S
New Guinea
Biak
Schouten
Mokmer
Dutch New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Bosnek
Mokmer Field
Maffin Bay
British New Guinea
New Britain
Satawan
Truk
Woleai
Carolines
Pearl Harbor
Square Dance at Shady Rest Announcement
Shady Rest hosts square dances on Thursday Friday and Sunday with 1 pm start times. Tickets or admission details not specified.
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Shady Rest
Allied forces push toward Rome as Frosinone falls
Allied headquarters report German positions along the Via Casilina retreating beyond Frosinone while American doughboys seize high ground in the Alban hills near Velletri and press toward Rome. The Eighth Army also advances along Highway 6 capturing Frosinone, a key regional capital, amid heavy fighting.
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Naples
Via Casilina
Frosinone
Valmontone
Velletri
Rome
Alban Hills
Eighth Army
Casilina
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
Peschio
Dom
Pearl Harbor Charges Delayed by Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended delaying charges against Pearl Harbor responsibles by a full year, enabling continued investigations. It urged Army and Navy to proceed with inquiries immediately, and removed a clause pushing court martial actions as soon as possible.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Chandler
D.-Ky
Congress
Husband EB. Kimmel
Walter. C Short
Hatch
D.N. M
Joseph T. McNarney
Ferguson
R.mich
Secretaries of War and Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Friendship Fire Company to Meet on June First
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for June 1 at 8 o'clock in the company hall. All members are asked to attend. Marion Anderson, Captain.
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Friendship. Fire Company
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Store Hours Change Beginning June First
Beginning June 1 our store will open weekdays from 9 AM to 9 PM except Saturdays closing at 10 30 PM Sundays closed as usual We also open to fill prescriptions
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Tion
Pacific Atoll I
St. Patrick's
Seabees
Carolina Farm Boy
U. S. Price Bureau
Molden
Loudoun
Penn
Clarke High
Boyce
O. W
Boyce Methodist Church
Mary Cathby
Largo
Carran Clarke
Iasi
Romania
Asia
China
Indo-China
Kimming
U.S
Burma
Honan
Malakawna
Mogauns Valley
Allied Headquarters
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