Miners and Operators Plan Talks to Avert Mine Tieup
United Mine Workers and soft coal operators prepare a mid afternoon meeting to seek a basis to avert another mine shutdown as the War Labor Board wage travel time dispute keeps tension high. Over 20 000 miners have already stopped work amid the no strike truce deadline.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Tial
Marvin McIntyre
West Virginia
Claud B. Campbell
Roosevelt Miller
Leslie Dials
Joe Estep
8. H. Moore
Norman Wilson
New East Asian Command to Direct Final Blow at Japan
Britain appoints Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell as viceroy of India and announces a new East Asia command to direct the final death blow against Japan. No. 10 Downing Street promises India self rule after the war and notes further announcements. Allied air forces report a major Sicilian and Sardinian bombing campaign, including Messina and Comiso targets.
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London
Great Britain
Archibald Percival Wavell
India
East Asia
Japan
Wavell
Britain
United States
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Sir Archibald
Lord Wavell
Linlithgow
Apn O
National Apple Crop Will Be Extremely Short
National Apple Institute reports a total crop of 94 233 000 bushels for the current season, down from last year’s 126 000 000. Most states show declines led by Washington and New York, with scab damage and weather blamed for the poor outlook. Growers await price ceiling data, fearing caps may hinder production or fail to aid consumers.
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National Apple Institute
Washington
Nationale Institute
Californi
North Carolina
Missouri
Kentucky
Cali
Washington State
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Apple
Nazis fortify Denmark with mobile defense and towns
German forces in Denmark increase to about 200,000 troops concentrated in Jutland, building large towns to house 10,000 soldiers each as anti invasion nerves centers. Sabotage by Danes continues with passive police aid. defense measures include fortified western areas and shifting dunes along coast.
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Jutland
Denmark
France
Balkans
Brande
Japs Lost 94 In Big Air Fight
Washington reports the Guadalcanal battle ended with 94 Japanese planes destroyed. Allied forces credited the effort to a mixed crew of Army Navy Marine and New Zealand pilots flying 74 fighter sorties to win the air clash.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
Army
Marine
New Zealand
109 Men Leave For Maneuvers At Bull Run
Delegations from the 11th Battalion area depart in advance to Bull Run for field exercises. An advance detail left the armory at noon to set up camp and prepare for the main body. The camp opens at five with Winchester and Frederick county men fed by local kitchen details on the field range of the V. P. F. They may sleep outdoors if time permits.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Bible School to Close Sunday Service at Montague Avenue Church
The Daily Vacation Church School will close with a church school day service Sunday night June 20 at 8 p.m. at Montague Avenue Methodist Church. An award will be given during the service. The public is invited.
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Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Star Cuts Circulation and Distribution Methods
In response to government limits on newsprint and fuel, The Star will reduce circulation in certain areas and restrict distribution methods Readers are advised to place advance delivery orders with the newspaper or their local dealer
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The
Star
Lt Williams Dies In Pacific Crash
Lieut Neal G Williams 38 an Air Corps operations officer with the Marines was killed in a South Pacific crash. Details were unavailable. His wife Miss Love Allamong and mother in law Mrs C W Allamong of 535 North Loudoun St were notified by telephone. Williams who grew up in Georgia had served in the Marine Corps since age 17 and earned gallantry decorations. He visited Winchester and Norfolk before being ordered to Hawaii and later to the Southwest Pacific theatre.
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Neal G. Williams
Air Corps
United States Marines
South Pacific
C. W. Allamong
North
Loudoun Street
Lieut. Williams
Williams
San Diego
Lieut
Georgia
Marine Corps
Willams
Pearl Harbor
Norfolk
Winchester
Hawaii
Southwest Pacific
Race Classic Won By 15-To-1 Shot
Josh Deal, a 15 to 1 shot owned by Dorothy Paget, won the Derby at Newmarket by a head and a half, with Umiddad second and Nasrullah Persian Gulf fourth. Kingsway, the favorite owned by A. E. Saunders, finished fifth after an official ruling. The race covered one mile and 885 yards for three-year-olds, amid war-era relocation from Epsom Downs to Powearvet.
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Newmarket
England
Josh Deal
Dorothy Paget
Britain
Aga Khan
Umiddad
Nasrullah
Persian Gulf
Kingsway
A. E. Saunders
Tate
Epsom Downs
Poweuarvet
Come And Get Your Clothes Held Up For Lack Of Stor
A fragmented notice notes operations delayed due to storage shortages. It reflects ongoing supply issues and impacts on service availability with few readable details.
War Production May Short of Estimates Warns of Equipment Shortages
Undersecretary of War Patterson said May production fell below estimates and warned that ongoing shortages of critical equipment could harm overseas troops. He called May the most critical period in military supply during a press conference.
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Patterson
Public Notices and Classified Snippets Continue On Page 2
Column continues with public notices and household references dated June 26. Includes names Calvert Gray A City and page cross-reference to page 8 for full details.
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Calvert
Gray
Garbage curb pickup rules announced
Beginning June 21 residents must place all garbage on the curb at 7 00 a m in suitable containers. Brush should be handled as specified in notice 6 17 19 1p 26.
American Aerial Might Reaches Peak In Pacific
Washington dispatch notes U S air power has grown to a dominant level with new planes and seasoned pilots flowing into instruction roles. Navy officials highlight veteran fliers returning as instructors as they expand air superiority over Guadalcanal and press the offensive.
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Pacific
Labor Canvass Plans Stated At Winchester Meeting
Plans for a farm labor canvass were discussed at a meeting of Black leaders held at the George Washington Hotel last night. The discussion focused on a survey to be conducted in Winchester next week and related organizing efforts.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Army to Cancel Leases on 206 Hotels for Army Air Forces
The War Department announced leases on 206 hotels used by the technical training command of the Army Air Forces will be cancelled in mid July. The plan allows housing air personnel in conventional barracks without new facilities. The cancellation will cut annual rent by about 4.6 million dollars. Miami Beach and Atlantic City see significant reductions in leased hotels.
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Washington
War Department
Technical Training Command
Army Air Forces
Air Forces
Army
Miami Beach
Atlantic City
R F C Acts to Aid Small Packers in Crisis
Washington June 19 Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones ordered the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to immediately underwrite any financing needed by small packers to prevent widespread shutdowns. The move aims to keep scores of small operations afloat amid financial strain.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Recon- Finance Corporation
Eee
Highlights Of World At War Summary of Mediterranean air strikes and Pacific actions
Allied air forces hammer Sicily and Sardinia rail targets and Greek rail lines while attacking shipping off the Greek coast. Dusseldorf and other targets suffer heavy damage. British and American raids reach five Japanese islands north of Australia. Secretary Knox touts new planes at Guadalcanal.
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Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Greece
Grecian
Washington
Knox
Guadalcanal
Red Army Advances on Orel Front Report
Berlin claims 2,000 German troops killed in week of fighting near the hinge sector. Officials say over 20,000,000 Russians killed, wounded, or captured in two years of war.
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Russia
Orel
Berlin
British Official Reports German U-Boat Fleet Offensive in May
A British official states Germany deployed its largest U-boat fleet of the war in May to disrupt Allied shipping. He notes British losses were the lowest since the United States entered the conflict.
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U. S
British Report Düsseldorf In Ruins After Night Attack
London reports 1000 acres devastated with the count expected to rise to around 1500 acres after aerial photographs of the Ruhr and Rhineland night raid. Muenster and other locales are cited in the assessment by the ministry.
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London
Muenster
Ruhr
Rhineland
Allied Air Raids Hit Sicily and Sardinia in Night Operations
A war bulletin reports heavy Allied air activity around Messina and the Italian mainland with strikes on ferries power stations rail yards and docks. RAF and American bombers attacked Comiso Milo Olbia and Syracuse while Liberators swept the Aegean. Casualties listed include 11 killed and 20 injured at Syracuse and ten killed at Messina.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Messina
Comiso
Sicily
Middle East
Northwest African Air Force
Milo
Olbia
Golfo Aranci
Sardinia
Trapani
RAF
Saas
Aegean
Greece
Associated Presa
Rome
Syracuse
Berlin
Algeria
Peace emissaries reported from Algiers amid French peace talks
In London a terse report cites rumors of peacemakers in Algiers as France engages emissaries for African peace efforts amid ongoing negotiations. The sparse dispatch notes a tense atmosphere and unnamed diplomats discussing settlement terms.
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London
Algiers
Potomac Edison Notice Summary
Potomac Edison company issues a public notice regarding its electric service actions. The notice references regulatory or compliance steps and affects customers in the service area. Details include potential rate or service changes and expected implementation timeline.
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Virginia
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11Th Battalion
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Lt. Williams
Long
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