Senate to get full report on San Francisco charter
Two U S senators will fly to Washington with the draft United Nations charter after the San Francisco conference. President Truman’s July Berlin meeting feasibility looms as hearings begin in early July. Vandenberg and Connally prepare reports and position on ratification as key to the league creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
San Francisco
United States Senate
United Nations
Berlin
Senate Committee
Senate
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Truman
Washington
International League
United States
Russia
Britain
China
France
League of Nations
Bond Premiere Sold Out at Capitol Theater
The Seventh War Loan Bond Premiere at the Capitol Theater is sold out with 966 seats reserved, representing over $61 000 in E Bonds. Wendell Bar ney will speak briefly, and the film The Affairs of Susan starring Joan Fontaine and George Brent will be shown. Bond buyers have a chance at the Victory Bowl drawing on June 29 with $300 in bonds from O Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theater
Lamar Keen
Wendell Barney
Winchester
Susan
Joan Fontaine
George Brent
Dennis O'Keefe
Don DeFore
Rita Johnson
Walter Abel
O'Sullivan
Volunteer Guardsmen Called to Berryville Camp This Weekend
Captain Baker urges all Co. 115 Va. State Guard members to attend camp in Berryville Virginia this Saturday and Sunday. Early arrival is requested with a 1 30 PM armory report for early detail and loading tasks.
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Va. State Guard
Berryville
Armory
W. A. Baker
War Production Plans Struck by Nationwide Labor Wave
The nation faces a surge of work stoppages with nearly 70 000 workers on strike across multiple states. The War Labor Board intervenes in several disputes including a major walkout involving 15 000 CIO workers in 10 cities and a 6 000 strong action at Ford City and Creighton, Pa. Detroit sees Packard Motor Company shut down delaying aircraft and Marine engine production. WLB cites a 6 day strike at Goodyear and unrest in glass plants in Mount Vernon Crystal City Henrietta and elsewhere. Trucking and other sectors show serious interruption as soldiers assist in breaking the stoppage and various plant walkouts persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Ford City
Creighton
Detroit
Packard Motor Company
AFL
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
W.L.B
George W. Taylor
Pacific
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Mount Vernon
Crystal City
Henrietta
Okla
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
Toledo
Ottawa
Shreveport
Charleston
W. Va
Chicago
International Harvest Company
R R, Donnelley and Sons Printing Company
WLB
Tri-State
Jackson Favors Collective War Crimes Trial Plan
Justice Robert H. Jackson announced a U S plan to prosecute Germany's arch war criminals in a single collective trial with four powers to oversee. The British, French, Russian and American representatives would meet in London to draft a list of major offenders and set trial procedures.
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London
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Germany
Jackson
Britain
Russia
France
British Foreign Office
Supreme Court
U. S
Gestapo
Jusice Jackson
Washington
Truman
Local E Bond Drive Urges $11,000 Daily in Winchester
Winchester and Frederick county citizens are urged to buy E Bonds at $11,000 per day to hit the June 30 quota. Wendell Barney, local War Finance chairman, said current sales total $286,973.75 against a $425,000 goal and that a intensified drive may be needed in final days. Last week’s E Bond sale topped $50,000 with $38,000 the prior week. Local veterans groups also urged World War I participants with adjusted service certificates to invest proceeds in War Bonds.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Barney
Patton Calls War Readiness Essential For Future Conflicts
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. argued it is foolish to avoid preparing for another war after serving through two world conflicts. He said readiness prevents fires and wars and urged young people to understand the costs of unpreparedness, amid criticism from a Stars and Stripes feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mass
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Star and Stripes
U. S. Army
Patton
Paris
U.S. Army
Stars and Stripes
Ar A
Sanmy ‘Alif
Filipinos Block Fleeing Japs in Luzon Campaign
In the Luzon fighting, Filipino guerrillas block Japanese retreat in the Cagayan valley as the 37th Ohio Infantry Division advances toward Tuguegarao. Guerrillas seize Tuguegarao and a river crossing, while Japanese tanks suffer losses. Australian Ninth Division reports a landing on west Borneo near Seria oil fields and gains near Lutong airfield as Japanese abandon positions.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Ohio Infantry
Tuguegarao
Aparri
Tuguebarao
West Borneo
Ninth Division
Seria
Cagayan River
Cagayan Province
U Lagan
Borneo
Lutong
Russia Keeps Battle Training in Siberia Says Moscow Radio
The Red Army command in Siberia continues training reserves under battlefield conditions. Lt. Gen. Kuphanov, commander of the Siberian military area, praised hundreds of thousands of Siberian soldiers and said the war in Europe is over but military schooling and reserve training do not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red Army
Siberia
Moscow Radio
Kuphanov
Siberian
Germany
Europe
Baruch Urges Destruction of Germany’s War Capacity
Former adviser Bernard Baruch told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that the United Nations should dismantle Germany’s war potential industry by industry. He urged a comprehensive plan with Russia, a European reconstruction council, and a strong American economic policy to prevent a return to cartelization while promoting postwar living standards and labor reparations for key wartime actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations
Germany
Europe
Senate
Russia
San Francisco
Baruch
European Reconstruction Council
Britain
Nazis
Gestapo
Junkers
General Staff
Geopolitikers
War Bill Seeks Overwhelming Force to Top Japan
A $38.5 billion War Department supply bill goes to the House with an Army pledge to press victory in the Pacific through an overwhelming use of force. Generals Marshall and Arnold testify to plans for 1,000 B-29s daily and 2.7 million tons of bombs in the new fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Japan
Appropriations Committee
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Far East
Europe
Mauon
Guam
Spray Schedule for Apple Worms in June
An entomologist from Winchester Research Laboratory recommends a spray in apple orchards not later than June 25 to be completed by June 30 for all varieties except Transparents Dutchess and Early Harvest. The mix is 2 lb powdered bluestone 4 lb lime 4 lb lead arsenate per 100 gallons, added in that order. Delaying spray risks worm damage, as codling moth last brood is most effective late June into early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Rainfall Reaches Six Inches in Winchester Area
Rainfall in Winchester totaled 6.06 inches for June with .31 inches added yesterday as a gusty storm swept in from Stephenson. A freak twister ripped barn roofs near Ebert farm and Kenilworth estate while hail blew down fences and trees. The storm cooled temperatures and forecasts called for generally fair, warm weather with scattered showers in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Stephenson
C. R. Anderson
John Ebert
Kenilworth
Ebert
Hopewell
Harry Stotler
E. P. Rudolph
Gainesboro
Middle Atlantic State
New York
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rouss Park Opens For Summer Season
Rouss Park is open for the summer with equipment available and water in the small pool. Mrs. A. M. Brannock and Miss Helen Fahnestock lead the program. Park hours are 9 to 5:30 Monday through Friday and Sunday 2 to 5 in the afternoon.
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Rouss Park
A. M. Brannock
Helen Fahnestock
Bingo South End Fire Co Friday Night Prize Event
A Friday night bingo at the South End Fire Company on June 22 1945 at 8 30 P M offers a $150 cover prize and additional prizes. Proceeds support the fire company and related community activities.
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South End Fire Co
Japan RAF raid and Okinawa tolls tally public war report
AP notes daylight raids on five Japanese aircraft plants and a naval arsenal. Nimitz cites Okinawa losses at 6,990 killed or missing and 29,598 wounded through Tuesday. Japan reports 90,401 killed and 4,000 captured. Guerrillas advance in the Philippines near Tugueramo. Australians reach Miri Seria fields in Borneo. Chinese forces strike Liuchow airfield and report enemy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Adm
Nimitz
Japan
China
U. 8
Liuchow
Linchow
Kweilin
Jap Naval Arsenal Hit By U S Super Forts Raid
United States bomber forces struck the Osaka and Hiro arsenals and blast walls at Kure today. The raid hit five other targets including Kagamigahara and Kobe area plants. Japanese claims say 26 raiders were shot down or damaged and overall square miles of urban damage rose.
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Japan
Osaka
Hiro
Kure
Mitsubishi
Kawasaki Aircraft
Kagamigahara
Nagoya
Kawanishi Aircraft
Himeji
Ashashi
Kobe
Mitsubishi-Mishima Aircraft
Tamashima
21St Bomber Command
Amagasaki
Copperhead Bites Scout at Rock Enon Camp
Keith See, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Herman See, was bitten on the ankle by a copperhead at the Boy Scout Camp Rock Enon last night. He was taken to Gore and then Winchester Memorial Hospital where doctors described his condition as satisfactory this morning. He helped prepare the camp for the season and was accompanied by Jimmy Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith See
Herman See
Woodland Avenue
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rock Enon
See
Rock En
Lee
Jimmy Taylor
Gore
Will owner call for black coat left at Mrs Bar tons
A note requests the owner to retrieve a black coat left at Mrs Robert Barton on Tuesday. It mentions a possible mix up or alien mistake and provides a reference tag 6-22-lp-11.
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Robert Bartons
Cabinet Warned To Be Prepared For Invasions
June 22 report from Guam says mop up patrols on Okinawa hunt Japanese sniper nests ahead of a planned Allied invasion from the island base 325 miles south of Japan. Suzuki warned of an impending invasion of Kyushu, while Nimitz noted Okinawa as a forward naval anchorage and staging base for attacks on Japan.ō
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Kantaro Suzuki
Kyushu
Okawa
Pacific Fleet
China
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Mikado
Imperial Fleet
U. S
Wanted Summer Apples for Market Price
E. W. Barr seeks summer apples of all varieties at highest market price. Specify packed or unpacked. Winchester Cold Storage packing house. Phone 4455.
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E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage
Winchester Day Cleaning Works Notice of Shop Closure
The plant will close July 2 to 7 for employee vacation. Customers should call for garments before closing as pickups will be impossible during that week. Beginning June 20 rationing of cleaning to three garments per family per week due to high demand.
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Winchester Day Cleaning
South Braddock Street
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alan Bruce Wasser
West Point Military Academy
The
Gen
W. S. Hough
Winchester Evening Star
Ays
Philippines
Tugueramo
Miri and
Sarawak
Copperhead
Keith
Maine
Winchester Seed CO
By Robbin Coons
Adm Nimitz
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