Kobe set ablaze by incendiary raid on port city in Japan
About 450 B 29s raided Kobe using 3000 tons of incendiaries in a six hour operation. Fire spread across eastern Kobe with fires reaching rail yards steel works and docks. Domei agency said 56 bombers shot down and 7 interceptors lost while Osaka area reported three and a half square miles of industrial zones damaged.
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Robbin Coons
Guam
Kobe
Japan
Yokohama
Nippon
Tokyo
Mikagemachi
Ashiya
Osaka Bay
Osaka
Domei
Curtis E. Lemay
21St Bomber Command
Campaign Opens in England as Churchill Attacks Socialism
London June 5 Labour benches challenge Prime Minister Churchill as he returns to the House of Commons and blasts Socialism as inseparable from Totalitarianism and a state worship. Attlee is due to reply tonight as the campaign for July 5 vote begins amid cross-party commentary.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Independent
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Laborite
Daily Herald
Winston Churchill
Bomb raids mark Kobe attack in Japan anniversary
War in Brief reports three bombings against Kobe by 400 B 29s, delivering 3 000 tons and hitting transportation hubs. Okinawa forces seize half of Naha as Tenth Army pushes across the southeastern island. Mindanao Mindanao Luzon and Davao defenses under pressure as Cagayan valley mop up continues. Siapu Liuchow area gains reported with air strikes on Liuchow rail junction. Burma forces advance on Toungoo Mawchi road with tank support and patrols active elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Japan
Kobe
Okinawa
Big Naha
Oroka
Tenth Army
Philippines
Mindanao Island
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Wawa Dam
Manila
Mindanao Advances by U.S. Forces Break Japanese Centers
U S 24th and 31st Divisions pressed across Mindanao, breaking two Japanese resistance centers in three days. The 24th under Maj George Wilets moved 1000 yards northwest of Ula village while the 31st advanced toward east. In Lu zon Cagayan valley progress continued with the 37th Infantry and the 38th Division seized a hill mass near Wawa dam as air forces hit Borneo targets.
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Manila
U. S
Mindanao
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
George Wilets
Seaside Park
N. J
Ula
Davao
31St
Clarence Martin
Kabawe-Talomo
Cagayan Valley
North Luzon
37Th
38Th
Luzon
Wawa Dam
13Th Air Force
Seventh Fleet Airwing
Royal Australian Air Force
Borneo
British North Borneo
Bruinei Bay
Ministerial Association Installs Officers in Winchester
New officers took office at the Winchester Ministerial Association June meeting 1945 46 with Rev. R W Vanderberry as president Rev C H Anderson vice president and Rev Robert A Whitten secretary treasurer The installation was led by Dr S L Flickinger Rev William E Eisenberg and Rev T J Hawkins committees named including Inter Church Moral and Social Welfare Scouting Program and others with named chairs and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Ministerial Association
T. J. Hawkins
William E. Eisenberg
L. G. Bridgers
C. R. Line
S. L. Flickinger
Clyde Koon
Walker Mcc. Bond
C. H. Anderson
J. S. Duckwall
Norman Cooper
R. B. Nelson
R. S. Wilson
R. W. Vanderbverry
Los Clark
S. L. Fuckinger
John Teeter
E. T. Clark
P.&. T. J. Hawkins
Peacetime Draft Advocated by Legion Speaker
The American Legion calls for immediate peacetime universal military training as the best means to secure national defense and curb isolationism. John Thomas Taylor testifies before the House committee as supporters push two weeks of hearings on the proposal amid expected opposition from education groups and veterans organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
America
Taylor
House
Europe
Legion
Congress
Legion’s Women’s Auxiliary
National Guard Association of the United States
Reserve Officers’ Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Council On Education
The
Association of American Colleges
New York American Legion Post
Camp and Hospital Council Chooses Co-Chairmen
Mrs. Gertrude McCormac resigns as chairwoman of the local Red Cross Camp and Hospital Council after serving since 1942. M. D. Weaver and Miss Mars Louise Steele named as co-chairs to lead wartime relief efforts. Steele is Quota Club vice president and Red Cross certificate recipient while Weaver is Winchester Woolen Co. manager and former Lions Club president. A meeting is set for Monday June 11 at 8 PM at the George Washington Hotel with Mrs. J. Edward Johnston present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude McCormac
Red Cross
McCormac
C. F. Schenck
M. D. Weaver
Mars Louise Steele
George Washington Hotel
J. Edward Johnston
Council
National Committee
Company 115 to Parade Tomorrow
All members of Company 115 Washington State Guard are told to assemble at 10 30 a m tomorrow June 6 at City Parking Lot corner Kent and Boscawen streets to participate in the parade. Equipment will meet you there. We move at naval pace.
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Co. 115
Wa. S. G
Kent and
Boscawen Streets
Churchill Denies Britain Stirred Up Syrian Trouble
Prime Minister Churchill rejected General De Gaulle's charge that Britain stirred trouble in Syria and said Britain would withdraw troops once a France Le levant treaty is in place. He insisted Britain seeks no territory or advantage and favors a tri partite negotiation among Britain the United States and France.
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London
Churchill
de Gaulle
Syria
Britain
France
Levant
United States
Russia
China
Commons
Paris
Beyrouth
Clothing Costs To Be Pushed Back Two Years
Washington June 5 The Office of Price Administration announced a final set of price cutting rules aimed at restoring clothing costs to two years ago An upcoming regulation for clothing wholesalers was promised by Price Administrator Chester Bowles as he unveiled a map order reducing woolen and worsted mill prices by seven percent for wool woven fabrics and four percent for wool knit fabrics Paving the way for cheaper civilian garments such as suits coats dresses and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Eve Glass Troubles at Hodgson Brown Lens Shop
The shop at 41 W. Boscawen offers duplicate broken lenses from any prescription. Contact Hodgson and Brown at phone 2231 for repair services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve Glass
Hodgson & Brown
W. Boscawen
School Board Appoints Ayler On Yearly Basis
Frederick County School Board reappointed R. E. Ayler principal of Stephens City High School on a year to year basis under the Denny Plan with $80,000 from Governor Darden for such posts in Virginia’s large high schools. The board also voted to hire one more teacher, add a second basement classroom, and purchase three new school buses while funding for repairs at Miller School would be matched.
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R. E. Ayler
Stephens City
Frederick County
Ayler
Denny
Leslie D. Kline
Darden
Virginia
Kline
Miller School
Miss Patterson
Falling Waters
W. Va
Kine
Louise Jenkins
Parke
Middletown
Board of Supervisors
No School In City Tomorrow
Garland Quarles announced that city schools will be closed tomorrow in observance of Southern Memorial Day. Classes will resume Thursday at the regular time. The current school term ends Friday.
For Sale Duncan Phyfe mahogany dining room suite
For sale a nine piece Duncan Phyfe solid mahogany dining room suite with clear detailing. Includes table and chairs from W Grove Furniture Co. Price negotiable.
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Duncan Phyfe
W. Grove Purmiture Co
Yanks Fight For Naha Airfield On Okinawa
American Marines and doughboys fought for full control of Naha air drome on Okinawa as paratroopers and Sixth Marine Division units overran parts of southern Naha. Admiral Nimitz said success could end the Okinawa campaign in days if high speed operations continue.
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Guam
Okinawa
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Naha Bay
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Naha Harbor
Ryukyu
Associated Press
al Copking
Fourth Marine Regiment
Pacific
Admiral Nimitz
Onoyama Island
Bretton Woods Agreements Take Center Stage in House Debate
Washington June 57 The Bretton Woods framework for global monetary cooperation moves to the House floor amid GOP optimism for passage. Administration trade pact plans face Democratic resistance as critics label the program and the world bank and stabilization fund proposals potential flashpoints in postwar economic policy.
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Washington
House
Capitol
O Mahoney
D.wye
Martin ‘Mass
America
German Frontiers Back To Old Line Weather Note
Temperature dropped to 43 in Winchester last night with June records cited from the Research Laboratory. The forecast predicts cool nights and near normal by mid month with moderate to heavy rains in parts.
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Winchester
Weather Bureau
Washington
W. Va
World War II Vets Talk Peacetime Military Training at Town Meeting
Lee R. Pennington and Rev. G Aubrey Young travel to Winchester for the final Town Meeting of the season at the George Washington Hotel at 7 45 PM on the topic Should Our Country Adopt A Peacetime Compulsory Military Training Program The event features Pennington from the American Legion DC and Hoover aide in the affirmative with Young from Hagerstown negative Each speaker has 20 minutes and a question period follows A large turnout is expected with invitations to parents civic groups and service members from Newton D Baker Hospital providing input through a special question panel. Pennington and his wife will arrive at 6:00 PM.
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Lee R. Pennington
G. Aubrey Young
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Pennington
American Legion
District of Columbia
John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Washington
Damage to Crops Across Regions From Cold Snap
Associated Press reports extensive crop damage as cold weather spread from New England to the Rockies. Frost hit Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and northern Illinois Indiana with tomato strawberry and cabbage losses. Growers face replanting and New York City area crops are threatened by delayed vegetable supplies.
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Associated Press
New England
Continental Divide
Rockies
Tennessee
Arkansas
Chicago
Hudson Bay
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Rockland County
N. Y
New York City
Four Zones of Occupation Set Up For Allies
Allied powers announce four zones for Germany after unconditional surrender. Soviet Union to take eastern zone, United Kingdom the northwestern, United States the southwestern, and France the western zone with greater Berlin under inter Allied control. Eisenhower moves to Berlin for a four power occupa tion commanders meeting as control details and surrender terms are laid out.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovaia
Moscow
London
Paris
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Greater Berlin
United Nations
Control Council
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frankfurt-on- Main
Berlin
SHAEF
Eisenhower
Nimitz Salutes Buckner Army After Okinawa Advance
Admiral Nimitz praised Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner and the Tenth Army for the rapid overrun of southern Okinawa. He commended their exploitation of enemy destruction and defensive positions and congratulated Buckner and his corps and divisions.
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Tenth Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Okinawa
Guam
Pacific Ocean
Nimitz
Buckner
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Third Reich
England
Siapu
Foochow
Nanning- Liuchow
Tatang
Liuchow
Chungking
Burma
Toungoo-Mawchi
Ministerial Association
William F. Arbogast
Camp and Hospital
Av.al
D-Day
Normandy
Asia
U .S. Coast Guard
International
Frances
Drome
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