Pantelleria Island Surrenders and Warships Cover Landing
World war headlines report Pantelleria Island surrender under naval guns as British forces land. In Washington a powder keg atmosphere grows over coal miners fines and stalled wage talks between United Mine Workers and operators.
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Pantelleria Island
Washington
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Ickes
UMW
Ezra van Horn
WLB
van Horn
Alegal Ickes
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Tenessee
Kentucky
Pantelleria Surrenders After Fierce Allied Air Assault
Allied forces land at Pantelleria after a record air bombardment and naval support. The island 60 miles from Sicily, 45 from Africa, surrenders following white flags on hill 74 and a noon landing. 37 enemy ships shot down, six Allied planes missing. 8,000 garrison estimate. Pantelleria water supply strained by famine.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Pantelleria
Sicily
Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Europe
Cap Bon
Tunisia
Special
Tyrrhenian Sea
Atla A
Decisio
Pantelleria Harbor
London
Air First
City Hall Lawn Seeks Concrete Walk for Honor Roll
Winchester notes the Service Men's Honor Roll area at City Hall has worn turf due to foot traffic. A concrete walk and apron in front of the board would protect the lawn and keep pedestrians out of mud in bad weather. A suggestion also includes anchoring at the building corner.
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City Hall
Nine Surrender Gas Coupons In First Post Ban Hearings
Nine people appeared before the local ration board in the first hearings since the non essential driving ban was reimposed. They surrendered their entire gas ration books as penalties for non essential trips. Several cases remain pending and will be heard next Thursday night. The board urged strict compliance and noted that only essential driving is allowed.
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Iinceding
Kain
Joseph R. Miller
OPA
Washington
Virginia Soldiers Among Wounded
Washington reports 186 additional U S soldiers wounded in action with Virginia ties. Names include Pvt Joseph B Bowles of Norfolk and PFC Everett Taylor Wiley Jackson Taylor of Boone Mill plus Pvt Melvin H Thomas of Danville. All three wounded in the North African Theatre of Operations.
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Washington
United State
Virginia
Josephb. Bowles
Joseph B. Bowles
Norfolk
Everett Taylor
Wiley Jackson Taylor
Route 3
Box 58
Boone Mill
Melvin H. Thomas
Virgie Haynes
Chatelain Avenue
Danville
Rummage Sale by Eastern Star in June
Eastern Star announces a rummage sale on June 17 18 and 19 from 10 a m to 9 p m at 188 Brad dock Street site previously Cammer's Dry Cleaning. Proceeds support organizational activities.
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Eastern Star
Braddock
Cammer’s Dry Cleaning
James B. Yates Veteran Teacher Dies Suddenly
James B. Yates 51, longtime Industrial Department educator, died last night after illness following a faculty meeting. A native of Maine, he studied at the University of New Hampshire, taught in Minnesota, coached at Handley School, and married Elsie Ramsburg with daughter Virginia. He belonged to the Presbyterian Church and Masons, with summer plans in Kennebunkport.
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James B. Yates
Quarles
Yates
Schop
J. P. Spell
B. B. Dutton
Maine
Mr. Yates
George and
Elizabeth Yates
University of New Hampshire
Winchester
Minnesota
Handley School
Miss Ramsburg
Elsie Ramsburg
Virginia Black Yates
William Yates
Kennebunkport
Presbyterian Church
John Dove
Royal Arch Masons
Oy Dendered Tak
Mount Hebron
Convenient Hours To Be Arranged For Nurses' Aides
Urgent need for nurses aides at the local hospital prompts arranging work hours for the new class. Applicants who filed for the program should send details so shifts fit around student duties. A committee member says the need is real and urges prompt response as patriotic Red Cross service.
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Red Cross
Exercises Set For 8 Oclock Senior Diploma Day
Eighty eight members of the John Handley High School senior class will receive diplomas at an 8 o clock ceremony tonight. Several seniors have already graduated to military service, leaving the year with a small turnout. Following the death of James B Yates the Handley faculty, students plan a Memorial Day trip to Mount Hebron Cemetery to honor the departed. The program includes the Bower removal, Robert Whitten directing, with Gwendolyn Haynes as conductor and Sadie Finkelstein as accompanist. Salutatory Tevious Bailey and the Class Gift will be presented.
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John Handley High School
James B. Yates
Handley
Mount Hebron
Bower
Robert Whitten
Gwendolyn Haynes
Sadie Finkelstein
Tevious Bailey
Leon
Russians Claim Air Supremacy In Kuban Valley
Moscow dispatch reports the Russian Air Force has gained air superiority in the Kuban Valley after two months of heavy fighting. German forces are said to avoid direct engagement without strong air support as Soviet forces press a summer offensive.
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Kuban Valley
William McGaffin
Moscow
Kuban
Red Army
Lishchansk
Donetson
Berlin
Russia
59 Injured in Richmond Bus Collision
A midnight crash at Grace street and Second in Richmond involved a Greyhound coach en route to Lynchburg and a city VEPCO urban bus. Police and hospital reports list 59 injured from Roanoke and other Virginia points. emergency treatment was given at the Medical College of Virginia and by Navy medical staff.
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Richmond
Greyhound
Richmond Street
Sea Bus
Virginia Bictrin
Floyd Avenue
Grace Street
Greyhound Bus
J. 8. Fortenberry
Roanoke
Lynchburg
VEPCO
Medical College of Virginia
Vinton
Virginia
Babe
Andrew Fudge
Christiansburg
USO
Navy
VECO
Justis W. Baber
Opium and Firearms Seized Near Hunter's Point Yard
State narcotic agents seized opium in stick form bearing Persian markings and firearms near the Hunter's Point navy yard prohibition zone in San Francisco. The operator of a San Francisco drug store was arrested. Authorities say the opium is the first seen since the war and evidence points to a large international ring.
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San Francisco
Hunter’s Point Navy Yard
O’parrel
Roosevelt Urges Italians to Leave War for Freedom
President Roosevelt declared that the surrender of Pantelleria was good news and urged Italy to exit the war. He said the United Nations would ensure Italians choose a non Nazi, non Fascist government after Fascism is toppled and Germany expelled. He blamed Mussolini for Italy’s plight and noted Anglo American actions arise from Mussolini’s past policies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pantelleria
Italy
United Nations
Argentina bans code messages from Axis embassies
Argentina's provisional government bans all code messages in international radio to curb Axis activity. The decrees suspend December permissions for German Italian and Japanese embassies to transmit 100 words daily in code and deny cable access to the Axis while plain language radio remains allowed. The move aligns with Rio conference aims and marks the first act of President Pedro Ramirez's administration.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Axis
Sean Nee Eo Denie
United Nations
United States
Pedro. Ramirez
Rio de Janeiro
eSee Se
Surrender and Allied advances mark world war headlines
Allied forces announce surrender terms after 19 days of nonstop aerial and naval assault with troops entering Sicily. MacArthur’s bombers strike 100 Japanese planes at Rabaul while 40 tons of explosives hit New Britain. De Gaulle demands purge of pro Vichy officials amid crisis. RAF bombs Kaelefa and Rathedaung in Burma as battles rage across regions.
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Sicily
Southwest Pacific
Gen. de Gaulle
Burma
Kalefa
Rathedaung
Bathedaung
Fragmentary ad notes bingo prizes and clothing sales
The clipped item mentions bingo with prizes of 250 dollars and a clothing sale at Piccadilly. It indicates customers may be compelled to buy elsewhere at their expense and references page continuation and Opera. The legible portions suggest a local ad page snippet with promotional lines.
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Piccadilly
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