Nelson voices full confidence in Reed
Washington reports that War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson declared full confidence in Philip D. Reed, chief of the WPB bureau of industry branches, amid Senate committee criticism over Reed's role in converting industries to war production.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Philip D. Reed
Wp.b.’S
Bureau of Industry
Reed
Truman Senate
Nelson
Truman Committee
Philip Reed
Truman
Wwevate
Coness Electric
Senate
House
Brewster
R.-Me
D.-Mo
Donald M. Melson
W.P.B
House Committee
Lt Ebert Sees Action After Eight Months Training
Lt. Harry W. Ebert the first Winchester boy to receive aoc 10 1941 assignments after Maxwell Field training then Field. He trained as a navigator and led his classes before a five week post commission promotion to 1st Lieutenant at Ft Myers Florida. While in Florida he married Ella Grace Collette a teacher. His mother reported one letter from him since he went overseas stating his overseas trip in a bomber ferried to the war zone was uneventful.
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Harry W
Dutch) Ebert
Winchester
Aoc
Maxwell Field
Ebert
Ft. Myers
Fila
Florida
Ella Grace Collette
Elkins
St. Ebert
War Parley Silence Amid Talks With Churchill and Rommel Threats
London dispatch notes Churchill's Washington visit aims to secure more aid to hold the Middle East Egypt and Suez against Libyan German pressure. Rommel's Libyan successes raise fears of diverted British forces and possible new Axis offensives toward Egypt Malta and the oil region as reports of a second European front circulate.
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London
Churchill
Washington
United States
Middle East
Libya
Egypt
Ukraine
Caucasus
Hitler
Middle Eastern
Suez
Indies
Russia
Roosevelt
Suez Canal
Marshal Rommel
Rommel
Iraq
Crete
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Malta
Italy
Africa
Britain
Europe
Carpenters Wanted at Winchester Cold Storage
Help wanted notice seeking three carpenters for Winchester Cold Storage Company. Labor opening with employment posting likely detailing location and job duties in a historical classifieds style.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Public Sale Notices At Fairfax Inn
Household furniture to be sold at public sale on Saturday June 20 at 1 PM rear of Fairfax Inn. Auction includes Emmanual and AG items with 6-19-1p-1t and 1T-3t designations.
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Eee Oes Se We
Emmanuel
Fairfax Inn
Clarke Truck and Basket Bottoms Destroyed in Crash
Berryville June 1 Glebert R Smallwood a Berryville basket company employee narrowly escaped death when his truck left U S Route 1 sixteen miles south of Fredericksburg at 3 30 a m after a blowout The truck owner and driver jumped from the cab as the vehicle overturned and burned off the road bed It was loaded with basket bottoms en route from Fayetteville North Carolina to Berryville Smallwood carried insurance on the truck
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Berryville
Gilbert R. Smallwood
Berrville Basket Company
Fredericksburg
Smallwood
Fayettesville
N. C
Moresby Raided Amid Allied Base Attacks in New Guinea
In New Guinea the Allied base at Moresby faced its 62nd raid, marking a persistent air assault campaign. The action underscores ongoing conflicts in the Pacific theater with repeated nighttime raids on strategic targets.
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New Guinea
Perry Awarded Fay’s Spring Project Contract
The Perry Construction Company won the Fay's spring auxiliary water project bid at 63 736 42 with two conditions the city would pay the contractor bond premium if construction is halted and the city would buy any leftover materials from Stuart M Perry. The 90 day job is expected to cost about 59 177 42 after savings from plan changes. Delivery of the first pipe is scheduled for August 1.
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Perry Construction Company
Fay
Stuart M. Perry
Perry Company
Percy Miller
Water Committee
A. Lee Coble
Anderson
W. P. Anderson
C. D. Barnett
R. Frank Barr
W. W. Dellinger
Miller Streit
Perry
Train wrecks and sabotage thwarted in France
German troop trains were damaged in France as saboteur attempts surfaced. Railway workers were rewarded for preventing harm after a troop train was burned but controlled, a bridge was found mined and halted an express, and rails were repaired.
Applications For Sugar Flowing In At O C C Office
The C O C office reports 126 sugar applications handled yesterday with each file needing about 15 minutes of clerical work. The office will operate 9 am to 5 pm daily to assist with rationing as new volunteers are expected and staffing changes occur.
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Chloedell B. Kater
Mary Gail Cather
C.O.C
C. O.C
Boy Bitten by Dog in Berryville Attack on a 12 Year Old
Norman Haymaker Jr. about 12, son of Mr and Mrs Norman Haymaker of Middleburg, lapsed into unconsciousness after a German police dog pounced on him near a tree root. He suffered three bites on the shoulder and was treated as a rabies precaution. The boy, a Presbyterian student, was to attend a school picnic with classmates today.
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Berryville
Norman Haymaker, Jr
Norman Haymaker
Middleburg
William H. Rhoden
Clarence Houghton
Inferno Engulfs Woolworth Store in Two-Alarm Blaze
A two story Woolworth building was consumed by flames shortly after the first alarm, with a second alarm following quickly. Fire crews battled the blaze as the structure became completely enveloped in fire. No further details on injuries or cause were provided in the fragment.
Ways-Means Unit Still Pondering Post-War Levies
The House Ways and Means Committee continues to study post-war tax measures. It has backed the principle of post-war tax credits to corporations but has not yet approved a specific vote on any proposal. A tentative plan would raise the corporation excess profits tax to a flat 94 percent from the current graduated rate, with possible Treasury exemptions and uses for the proceeds.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
Treasury
Minute Men plan two Virginia militia companies in county and city
Frederick County and Winchester probe formation of two Minute Men militia units under Governor Darden. Meeting June 23 at 8 p m at Winchester court house to sign up members of the Game and Fish Protective Association. members must provide rifle or shotgun and ammo and an automobile for five men.
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Virginia Reserve Militia
Frederick County
Winchester
Adjutant General of Virginia
S. Gardner Waller
Darden
Virginia
Minute Men
United States
Brandon
Winchester Emergency Defense Company
Herman Barr
Game Association
Clark Gable May Join Air Forces Film Unit
Washington reports Clark Gable underwent a physical at Bolling Field and, if he passes, would be commissioned as a major in the Army Air Forces. The plan would have him make films for the air forces, following similar work by Lieut. Jimmy Stuart.
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Washington
Washington Evening Star
Clark Gable
Bolling Field
Army Air Forces
Star
Gable
Air
Ree
Jimmy Stuart
Carole Lombardo
City And County Brevities Add Blackout
Five commendations for valuable service at the control room include Mrs. Lou Hollis Rice and others not listed. The notice mentions a rule about keeping pets safe during blackouts, including watch dogs. A letter to the Lonely Bachelor is noted as published yesterday and not echoed by the newspaper.
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Lou Hollis Rice
Eniet Ritlald Wares
C. A. R. W. Browning
Ening
John Alden
Spanish Vessels Sink in North Atlantic Clash With Nazi Dives
British admiralty reports a sea air melee off the French coast left four Spanish fishing trawlers destroyed and the 1120 ton destroyer Wild Swan sunk after Junkers-88 dive bombers attacked. Eleven trawler crewmen were saved.
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London
Atlantic
Wild Swan
Admiralty
Roosevelt Churchill meet at White House shifts world focus
The White House said no statements would be issued this week after Churchill arrived with military advisors. The Roosevelt Churchill talks in Washington are seen as pivotal for wartime strategy including a potential second front and naval plans for convoy defense and coastal protection.
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Associated Press
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Churchill
United Nations
Washington
Russia
V. M. Molotov
London
Europe
Turkey Denies German Charges Over US Bombers
Turkish officials reject German accusations that four US bombers deliberately flew over Turkey en route to targets on the Black Sea coast. Anatolia Agency cites US declarations that planes did not intend to fly over Turkish territory and that forced landings occurred only at Ankara and Arifiye for safety.
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Anekara
United States
Turkey
Black Sea
Constanta
Istanbul
Ploesti
Anatolia Agency
Washington
Ankara
Lawrence A
Steinhart
Arifiye
London
Reuters
Berlin
DNB
New York
Sugar Ration Registration For Industrial Users Set
Industrial sugar rationing for July and August will be registered June 20 in the City Hall Council Chamber from 9 to 4. Filers include boarding houses restaurants bakeries and other manufacturers. Bring current sugar on hand and an original registration if possible.
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Cc. P. McVicar
Chamber of the City Hall
Fateful move looms as Churchill arrives amid war talk
Churchill's arrival aboard the Roosevelt in a tense wartime moment sparked debate over a second front. German forces claim decisive success as they breach northern defenses around Sevastopol. Allied analysts warn of renewed pressure on Libya Egypt and the Caucasus as North Africa and Soviet fronts evolve.
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Churchill
Mcident
Roosevelt
Wolf Hitler
Great
Black Sea
Crimea
Caucasus
North Africa
Egypt
Semone Crewes
Washington
Day Stephen Early
Another American Vessel is Sunk
The navy reports a small United States merchant ship was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean. Survivors have been landed at an east coast location for medical aid and repatriation.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Caribbean
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