Allied Air Forces Pummel Pas-de-Calais and Boulogne Fortifications
U S heavy bombers and RAF aircraft attacked Nazi coastal fortifications in Pas-de-Calais and Boulogne area from Britain in two daylight missions and a night raid. The daylong offensive expanded to a three way aerial stranglehold with forces from Britain the Mediterranean and Russia. Allied planes based in Italy targeted Giurgiu near the Danube while Leverkusen near Cologne faced bombing as 2700 sorties were flown in the Mediterranean theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
London
U. S
Pas-De-Calais
Boulogne
France
Europe
Britain
West Wall
Continent
Mediterranean
Russia
RAF
Channel
Great Trappies
Paris
Chemical Center
RAF Mosaniios
Leverkusen
Germany
Cologne
Air Ministry
Italy
Giurgiu
Danube River
Giulia
Romania
Ploesti
Euurope
Pas- De-Calais
Hitler
Soldier letters honor Confederate grandfathers in memorial note
Lt James W March, son of Mr and Mrs William A March of S Braddock street, writes from abroad asking to decorate his grandfathers graves from an Army officer to two Confederate veterans. He says they were proud to serve under the Stars and Bars as he does under the Stars and Stripes. Dorothy Campbell, ninth grade, Handley, 3205 Kent Street, sends a safety slogan warning auto drivers to avoid careless driving and strike out the seventh column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. March
William A. March
S. Braddock Street
Juhe
Army of the United States
Army of the Confederacy
Stars and Stripes
Dorothy Campbell
Kent Street
Handley
Do you have a Private Two babies at Fort Warren
Cheyenne filed a humorous note from Fort Warren about a Private Two babies and his wife with four babies, one left at home. The M. P. asked about a Private Two babies in Training Company No. 3, and the Fort Warren Sentinel recounted that Private Two babies and his wife actually have four babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
M. P
Fort Warren
Amos
Labor Disputes Still Plaguing War Production
Labor disputes across 11 industries continued to hinder production with about 11 000 workers affected. The largest stoppage was 3 600 at American Steel and Wire Worcester plant in an alleged unauthorized strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
American Steel and Wire Company
Worcester, Mass
CIO
Danville
Riverside
Dan River
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lackawanna
N. Y
Carbondale
Ill
Sayreton
Ala
Tampa
Fla
15 Arrested For Draft Dodging
In Baltimore on June 3 the FBI arrested 14 men and one woman for evading the draft or helping inductees feign mental illness to gain deferments. The group included navy petty officers and two army NCOs, with payments ranging from 150 to 500 dollars for psycho neurotic rejections labeling inductees as 4 F. Eight suspects were charged with evading induction and seven with aiding and counseling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John W. Vincent
FBI
Navy
Army
Fifth Armory
Vincent
Memorial Service For Class Organizer At Braddock Street Church
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church holds a memorial service Sunday for Lawrence Whitlock, class organizer. Members meet at 9:45 a.m. then proceed to Mt Hebron Cemetery for services with music by Historic City Four. Mr Whitlock organized Winchester's first Bible class, the second in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Lawrence Whitlock
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
City
T. J. Hawkins
Whitlock
Winchester
Labor quotas extended to Front Royal Winchester and Alexandria
Virginia's manpower control program extends employment ceilings to the Front Royal Winchester and Alexandria labor markets starting July 1. The Winchester Front Royal area is now an area of labor stringency in group 2, expanding ceilings beyond Richmond, Petersburg and Hampton Roads. Committees will aid manpower priorities and modified production urgency, with mandatory USES referrals for job seekers and employers limited to referrals. federal state local and foreign government workers and agricultural workers exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Front Royal
Winchester
Alexandria
Frank A. Cavedo
Winchester - Front Royal
Cavedo
WMC
Virginia
Richmond, Petersburg
Hampton Roads
Petersburg- Richmond
U. S
De Gaulle Seeks Clear Recognition for French Authority
General De Gaulle plans to press General Eisenhower for formal recognition of the National Liberation Committee as sole French authority to avoid civil administration conflict after D-Day. Britain's position and U.S. participation remain fluid as Churchill earlier spoke on recognition and allied security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
National Liberation Committee
London Times
United States
Churchill
Commons
France
America
City Playgrounds To Open June 26
Winchester Recreation Council boards sets June 26 for city playgrounds opening. Rouss City Park tennis courts and wading pool ready. Officers reelected: Sam D. Preston president E. E. Harbaugh vice president Rev. Ronald S. Wilson secretary. Announcements pending per Miss Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Council Board of Directors
Rouss City Park
Sam D. Preston
E. E. Harbaugh
Ronald S. Wilson
Gregory
Navy Spends Over $1000 Per Minute to Keep Planes Airborne
Rear Admiral William Brent Young said the Navy spends about 1.5 million dollars daily to keep planes flying. He noted Navy aviation fuel purchases total nearly 2 billion dollars annually across all needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
William Brent Young
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
American Bases Established On Russian Soil
American flying Fortresses and Mustang escorts landed at secret bases in Russia after bombing Romanian targets. The operation, a joint US USSR UK plan, linked Allied air power from Italy to strike deep into the Nazi domain. Details remain limited, with full briefing promised by the air command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Eastern
Strategic Air Force
Russia
Westeast
Hitler
Red Air Force
Italy
Mediterranean Air Command
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Bari
Allied Comand
Mediterranean
Romania
Seventeen Hurt In Richmond Bus Streetcar Crash
In Richmond a bus carrying dancers from the Richmond Army Air Base collided head on with a street car on the Marshall Viaduct just after midnight. Seventeen injured, four seriously, including Miss Zane Kiersner, 21, and her aunt Mrs. Minnie Budman. Most injured residents of Richmond. Nashville visitor among victims. Police say the bus side swiped a car driven by Gene M. Wagner before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond Army Air Base
Marshall Viaduct
Zane Kiersner
Minnie Budman
Margie Easter
Marie Morvano
Socialists Propose Peace Offensive and U S Platform
Reading Pa June 3 The Socialist party national convention drafts a four point program calling for an immediate political peace offensive to end the war and curb fascism in the United States It urges socialization of key sectors and end to imperial exploitation with self determination and equal rights for all peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Socialist Party National Convention
China
America
United Nations
Puerto Rico
West
Barney Becomes New Member of Leach Calkins and Scott
Wendell R. Barney, longtime Winchester resident and former manager, is admitted as a member of the Richmond Lynchburg firm Leach Calkins and Scott. A Boston native and South College graduate, he joined in 1930 and has led local civic work including War Finance, Rotary, and the Junior Board of Trade since 1943. he is married to Matilda Robertson with one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach, Calkins and Scott
Certified Public
Richmond
Lynchburg
Wendell R. Barney
Barney
Jated Wn
Boston
Mass
Echmond
Outh College
Matilda Elizabeth Robertson
New England
Wendell, Jr
Virginia Society of Public Accountants
State Board of Accountancy
Winchester Rotary Club
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Winchester - Frederick County War Finance Committee
JBT E
Chester
Victory Queen chosen at Handley High School
Miss Ann Buckley daughter of Mr and Mrs T Buckley Winchester was selected as Victory Queen in a Handley High School pageant ending yesterday. Her coronation on June 14 will open the Fifth War Loan Drive with Dr Francis Gaines presenting the crown. Attendants are Frances Brown and Nora Crisman. About 550 students will participate in a pageant echoing Apple Blossom Festival productions. Balloting benefited War Bonds and War Stamps totaling about 16000 in purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Ann Buckley
T. Buckley
Winchester
Soe
Handley High School
One Ley
Miss Buckley
Francis P. Gaines
Washington and Lee University
Virginia War Finance Committee
Frances Brown
Harold Brown
Nora Chrisman
Ralph Crisman
Garland R. Quarles
Germans Claim Responsibility of Sparing Eternal City
Highlights Of World At War summary: Allied advance in Italy from Valmontone toward Rome as Fifth Army takes Alatri. Rome reportedly spared if Germans do not defend it. Western Front sees heavy bombers and coastal fortifications attacked. Eastern Europe and Asia theater notes include Myitkyina gains and operations around Changsha. Pacific shows reinforcements to Biak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Rome
Valmontone
Alban
Eternal City
Fifth Army
Alatri
Allied
Berlin
Partisan Chief Flees To Hills As Germans Come
German forces led by Rommel attacked Tito's Bosnian headquarters on May 25 using dive bombers paratroopers and ground troops. Tito escaped to the mountains with Maj Randolph Churchill and most staff. two correspondents were captured but one escaped. Allied officers near Tito also fled as the Germans seized Petrovac and pushed into nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bari
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Marshal Tito
Tito
Randolph Churchill
Stovan Pribichevich
Time
Life
Fortune
John Talbot
Reuters
Pribichevich
Drvar
Yugopar
Dvar
Petrovac
New York
Draja Mihailovic
Marshall Tito
Mihailovic
Peter II
For Sale Three copper apple butter kettles
For sale three heavy copper apple butter kettles, practically new. Phone 4408.
Dividend Declared by Farmers and Merchants Bank
The Board of Directors declares a 3 percent dividend to stockholders of record age 15 1944 payable June 30. J. H. Yost cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Allied forces break through south of Rome and hold Alban hills
Bulletin from Allied Headquarters Naples June 3 reports troops have breached enemy positions south of Rome in multiple sectors and now control most of the Alban hills that command access to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Naples
Rome
Alban Hills
Allied forces breach Nazi stronghold near Rome near Velltri
Naples reports American troops smashed the Lanuvia fortress west of Velletri and seized Monte Castellaccio in the Alban hills, only 14 miles from Rome. The operation knocked out a major defense point in Rome's lines as Allied advances continued toward the Eternal City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanuvia
Velltri
Rome
Alban Hills
Monte Castellacio
Allied advances push through central Italian towns
Troops capture Labico west of Valmontone along Via Casilina 134 miles northwest of Valmontone. Fifth Army forces seize Lanuvio southwest of Velletri. Eighth Army units reach Anagi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labico
Valmontone
Casilina
Fifth Army
Lanuvio
Velletri
Eighth Army
Anagi
Rome Declared Free of German Armed Forces
Berlin broadcast quoted a foreign office spokesman saying Rome is free from German armed forces. The remark linked to the pope's plea not to destroy Rome and noted that Germany had taken steps for months to spare the city from such a fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Foreign Office
Rome
Reuters
Opening Way For Allied Push On Biak Airfields
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Yanks scale cliffs and hunt Japanese snipers in Biak Island advances. Sixth Army drives toward three airfields along a coastal road while Liberators drop 80 tons of explosives. Japanese surface and air activity shows limited daylight appearances near Bosnek and Mokmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Mopp
Biak
Sixth Army
Philippines
Shoutens
Dutch New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Bosnek
Mokmer
Bee
Allied drive toward Rome nears final lap in Italian campaign
Allied forces report rapid advances in the Alban hills and along the Via Casilina toward Rome. Monte Castellaccio and Monte Castellacio are captured as Valmontone and Velletri fall, with Rome spared from immediate assault unless used by Germans. German defenses remain strong in depth, with continued heavy fighting near Lanuvio Rocca Di Papa and Palestrina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
U. S
Alban Hills
Rome
Monte Castellacio
Eternal City
Via Casilina
Valmontone
Velletri-Valmontone
Velletri
Rome Line
Lanuvia
Rocca di Papa
Palestrina
Velletree
Sacce
Day Night Meeting Urges All Members Present
A brief notice calls all members to attend the day night session. The panel lists the meeting room and time in terse terms, emphasizing full attendance for the stated agenda.
Square Dance at Shady Rest Announcement
Shady Rest hosts a square dance announced for Thursday with events continuing through Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm. The notice specifies a 5 4 Thursday to Sunday schedule and invites community dancers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Rest
Memorial Service for Lodges At 2 P M Sunday
All members of W O W and I O O F lodges and Reb Ekkas meet at 2 00 P M Sunday for a memorial service. The event is noted for lodge membership. Family and friends are invited to attend.
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Wall
MR Winchester
Washington
D. Harold Oliver
The
Asia
Myitkyina
Burma
Chaneteh
Changsha
Hunan
Pacific
Biak Island
Schoutens
J. H. Yost
Cashier
Bulletins
Noland Norgaard
Fifth
Maffin Bay
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