Americans Will Soon Carry Full Offensive Shore
London reports Major General Ira C. Eaker says American bomber forces in England grow 15 to 30 percent monthly and will reach RAF strength by summer end. He cites daylight raids on St Nazaire Rennes La Pallice May 29 and notes Flying Fortresses Liberators will press precision raids. He says P 47s boost pilot confidence and medium bombers arrive for eventual invasion support.
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London
England
RAF
Ira C. Eaker
United States Army Air Forces
Europe
Eaker
St. Nazaire
Rennes
la Pallice
France
Baker
Britain
Fortress
United States
Axis claims Allied landing at Lampedusa island
Axis reports an Allied landing attempt on Lampedusa, the prison island off the Tunisian coast, claiming repulsed British commandos and sunk vessels. Allied sources have not confirmed the report.
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Rome
Berlin
Lampedusa
Sousse
Tunisian
Sicily
Axis
Ickes Plans Fines for June Miners Walkout
The June 15 miner walkout will bring a fine of $1 per day as Secretary Ickes announces penalties. A West Virginia union official warns another walkout may follow. Separately central Pennsylvania operators agreed to a $1.30 daily pay increase to settle portal to portal pay demands.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
West Virginia Union
United Mine Workers District 31
Fairmont
Finss
Pennsylvania
Ickes
Charles O'Neill
Tors
War Labor Board
Lewis
O'Neill
Jellete Benes
Kingdom
Public hearing on pleasure driving ban urged
MR WINCHESTER urges that tonight's hearings establish cause for exoneration or guilt. The Star will not name exonerated individuals but supports publishing names of those found guilty to deter violations of war emergency regulations. The piece stresses public duty and shared sacrifice in the wartime effort.
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Star
John Doe
Joe Doe
Eastern Star Rummage Sale and Bingo Night
Rummage sale by Eastern Star on June 17 18 19 from 10 a m to 9 p m at 18 S Brad ae St formerly Cammer s Dry Goods. Bingo with Sarah Zane Hall on Thursday June 10 at 8 30 p m door prize 225 dollars.
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Eastern Star
S. Bradae St
Cammer’s
Sarah Zane Hall
Pleasures Driving Hearings Set Tonight by Gasoline Board
About 20 persons, some accused of violating the pleasure driving ban and wartime speed limit, are summoned to appear before the gasoline rationing committee tonight for action on their cases. The board may revoke gasoline books or remove coupons for serious offenses, with public names to be published as in police court.
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Virginia
Wool growers to receive 55 cents per pound for 1943 clip
Frederick county farmers with sheep expect about 9 975 head with Hampshire as the leading breed. If fleece averages 5 pounds, the 1943 clip could total around 40 000 pounds with Brumback and several others handling the marketing. Some fleece runs lighter than usual.
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John Pishpaw
Siso
Brumback
H. T. Snapp
K. Wright
Hampshire
Frederick County
Sizes Of Flour Sacks Changed War Production Board Order Abolished
An official war measure abolishes the previous sack sizes and imposes new standard flour sack dimensions. The change aims to streamline milling and shipping but millers report inconvenience and predict changes may become permanent.
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War Production Board
Protec Members to Meet in Khaki Tomorrow Morning
W. A. Baker announced that all Protec members must meet at the school at 8:30 a m tomorrow wearing khaki uniforms.
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Thepe Ocore W. A. Baker
The
Protecto
Sawed Off Rifle Linked to Clatterbuck Case
Clatterbuck reportedly owned a sawed off rifle tied to a Hillsboro Loudoun County case. FBI experts test firing pin marks on shell casings found at the A Morris Love farm scene. Clatterbuck says he is regretful and plans to seek counsel as his Loudoun grand jury date nears.
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Beved
Thor
Thoterbuck
Clatterbuck
Hillsboro
Loudoun County
FBI
A. Morris Love Farm
Comae Pve
Claterbuck
Loudoun
Sailors Save Girl From Sun Bears at San Diego Zoo
Two sailors leaped into a bear pit at the San Diego zoo and fought three Malayan sun bears to rescue a girl. Authorities said the volunteers were uninjured and the girl was unharmed. The incident occurred June 10 and drew onlookers as zookeepers intervened.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
Island Outposts Under Heavy Assault Amid War Advances
As Italy marks three years in the war, Pantelleria and nearby Italian mainland outposts face intensified bombardment and siege. Allied press speculates on a possible landing while Italian forces resist surrender requests. A special Allied communique defends the bombardment as necessary to prevent greater suffering.
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London
Italy
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Tunisia
Sicily
Rome
Stimson Denies Immorality In WAACS
Secretary of War Henry Stimson dismissed rumors about immorality in the WAACS. He said the corps strengthens the army, with 65,000 members freeing four combat divisions for front line duty. He defended the WAACs as a cross section of American womanhood and called the rumors completely false after a thorough investigation.
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Washington
Stimson
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAACS
Mssomer 'S Army Auxiliary Corps
New Air Attacks Against Munda
The Navy reports a new air attack against the enemy air base at Munda on New Georgia Island in the Solomons. It also notes enemy losses on Attu Island now total 1,845 killed and 20 captured. Sixteen more enemy fighters were reported killed on Attu with five more taken prisoner.
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Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
South Pacific
Attu Island
Aleutians
Navy Comandeaione No
Clarke County motorists face rationing hearings after inquiries
Three motorists in Clarke county have appeared before rationing authorities for alleged pleasure driving and all were exonerated after proving good cause. Further inquiries indicate additional cases are likely to go before hearings.
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Clarke County
Vigorous Aerial Battles Raging In Russian Area
Moscow dispatch reports escalating air battles as German and Soviet air forces clash across the Don valley and Volkhov front. Dozens of German planes downed. Soviet claims include heavy enemy losses and multiple airfield strikes.
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Moscow
Bataisk
Rostov
Don River
Don
Don _ basin
Volkhov Front
Leningrad
Kursk
Pravda
Communist Party
Richard Hagerman
France
England
Smolensk
Lishchansk
Donets
Shai
Come And Get Your Clothes From Pingley And Carper Cleaners
Notice warns customers that operations are delayed due to storage shortage. Clothes must be removed at once or will be stored elsewhere at customer expense. Prominent call to action from Piccadilly Street cleaners Pingley and Carper.
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Pingley & Carper
Wanted Used Ice Boxes and Oil Stoves Ad
W B Snider and Son seeks used ice boxes and oil stoves. Call 3232. Classified notice from W B Snider & Son.
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W. B. Snider & Son
Invasion News From Gen Eisenhower Headquarters
Highlights from World at War report new Allied actions in the Mediterranean including Pantelleria and Lampedusa as Gen Ike announces Italian seizures. Moscow reports violent air battles around Leningrad while Axis troops press in Montenegro as RAF tally notes 874 Allied planes lost in five months. Curtin signals near Allied push against Japan in the Southwest Pacific.
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Associated Press
Italy
Pantelleria
Lampedusa Island
Eisenhower
London
AIR War
RAPF
Europe
Virginia Visitors Favor Merged Women’s College Plan
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors expressed general approval of Governor Darden’s plan to merge Mary Washington College at Fredericksburg into the University of Virginia system as the state’s Liberal Arts College for Women. The board met June 9 and supported working out details with Dr. J L Newcomb and O Conor Godrick noting approval of the governor’s May proposal.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Board of Visitors
Darden
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
University of Virginia
J L. Newcomb
Board of Visitors
O’conor Godlrick
Radford State
Virginia
Fresh Allied Attacks on Pantelleria and Lampedusa
Allied air forces renewed raids against Pantelleria and Lampedusa as part of a broader Mediterranean offensive. British Commandos conducted night operations, returning with light losses. RAF long-range fighters from the Middle East ranged over the Aegean Sea, sinking several vessels and damaging Italian ships. Italian radio claimed continued resistance at Pantelleria and reported Allied aircraft losses, while Rome cited casualties from nearby Sicily bombings.
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North Africa
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Sicily
Lampedusa
Malta
Telleria
Abelleria
Rome
Middle East
RAF
Aed Sea
St Spezia
Italy
Stee
Littorio
Torio
Catania
Bombings Making Nazis Jittery
Stockholm dispatch reports Berlin nerves frayed by bombings as the invasion threat weighs on Nazi leadership. Citizens wonder if strikes hit nearby targets, reflecting wartime tension and heightened scrutiny from officials.
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Harbor
Tighthouse
Feee
Mediterranean Sea
MT. Imbricoll
W. Va
MR Winchester
Winchester
Copenhaver
Harry Benham
McSherry Lupton
Fred Brumback
Harry Copenhaver
Mr. Benham
Frederick
William McGaffin
Russia
Montenegrin
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Curtin
Burma
Upper Chindwin River
U. Va
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