Russians Reach 50 Miles of Romanian Border as Soviets Advance
Red Army units pushed toward the Romanian frontier within 50 miles after seizing the highway leading from Soroki in Bessarabia and breaking two Romanian divisions. Dniester crossings expanded with tanks and heavy artillery, while Mogilev-Podolsky fell and a broader 500 mile front from Poland to the Black Sea saw 115 localities captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Soroki
Bessarabia
Prut
Yampol
Igor Agibalov
Red Star
Dniester
Bessarabian
Mogilev-Podolski
Lwow
Old Poland
Korsov
Vinnitsa
Odessa
Novo- Ukrainka
Winchester Sleigh Riding Caution As Hill Not Roped Off
MA Winchester notes crowds sleigh riding last night despite Jail Hill not roped off. She praises fun but urges caution as drivers speed along side streets. She recalls past rope-off rules and asks if Jail Hill will be closed tonight to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jail Hill
Civilian Defense Messengers Meeting Tonight
A meeting of the Civilian Defense Messengers will be held tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the Rouss Fire Hall. All members are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss
Frederick Grand Jury Indicts Three In Frederick Circuit Court
A Frederick County grand jury returned three true bills this morning in Frederick Circuit Court. Edward W. Harris faced two counts including theft of four Goodrich tires and tubes valued over 50 dollars and breaking into a garage. James Good was indicted for unlawfully manufacturing alcoholic beverages without a license. Letcher Larrick faced charges of unlawfully and feloniously with intent to defraud by making drawing uttering and delivering an instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
J. O. Chamberlin
Edward W. Harris
Frederick County
Washington
Goodrich
S. Boyer
Stephens City
A. C. Boyer
Francis Funk
Bob DeHaven
James Good
DeHaven
Letcher Larrick
Baker Re-Elected Commander at Veterans meeting
W F W Baker was re elected commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post at the annual meeting last night Local officers elected include Marpie Fosbrink Keffer Pix Stine and Sempeles with Carpenter Triplett Skoyies Hart named as trustees and Car penter as color bearer A meeting with Virginia VFW Auxiliary leaders was planned to discuss forming a local auxiliary and the next post meeting set for April 17 ahead of the Winchester district meeting late April or early May Deputy Commander Huch T Williams of Danville expected to attend this morning says Baker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A. Marpie
J. E. Fosbrink
J. E. Keffer
E. Pix
W. H. Stine
John Sempeles
L. G. Carpenter
V. F. W. Dist
Winchester
Huch T. Williams
Danville
Baker
Promises Proof On Bungling Promises
Rep. Miller asserts two sailors can corroborate a tale that a U S task force was trapped by Japanese in Alaskan waters due to FCC bungling. He questions FCC chief counsel and says amateurs misinformed a naval group, which sought safety but suffered a disabling outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miller
R.-Mo
U. S
Alaskan
Federal Communications ‘Commission
House
FCC
Charlies R Denny
Oes
Stanford C. Hooper
Pearl Harbor
Federal
Ohio man dies in truck crash near Akron
James Robert McKinnon, 55, of 89 South Balch Street Akron, died after a Snyder Imperial Freight Lines tractor trailer left the road near Sunnyside and rolled down a four foot embankment. Witness J T Kirby pulled McKinnon from the wrecked cab and he died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Investigators report no skid marks. driver reportedly stopped at Richard Dehaven’s home in Albin and took soda before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder Impeotor Freight Lines
Akron
Ohio
Sundiyside
James Robert McKinnon
Winchester Memorial Hospital
McKinnon
South Balch Street
J. T. Kirby
Sunnyside
Kirby
Stassen Willing II Nominated Nullable
Lieutenant Commander Harold E. Stassen announces he will not seek the Republican nomination but would accept if offered. In a letter to Secretary Knox, Stassen says he would accept only after discussion with the public, would serve in inactive duty to explain issues, and condemns using naval duties for political aims. He remains a flag secretary to Admiral Halsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Secretary of the Navy
Emox
Staessen
Kmox
Oy Knox
Staf
William F. Halsey, Jr
Cussion
Stassen
Rocket Coast Bombardment Hits Pas de Calais Front
Britain based American Liberators struck the Pas de Calais rocket coast area in a heavy raid, the second in three days, while RAF bombers hit Angouleme explosive works in southern France and Mosquito planes attacked western Germany for the eleventh straight night. German resistance was marked as negligible and no planes were lost. Angouleme lies 60 miles northeast of Bordeaux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pas- De-Calais
Cambel
Angouleme
France
Bordeaux
Bernerac
U. S
Strategic Air Force
Frankfurt
Germany
Pas-De-Calais
Channel
Leaves Bombings To Authorities At Vestry Meeting
At Christ Episcopal Church vestry meeting the Rev. Robert B. Nelson urged consideration of wartime bombing ethics. A resolution then was adopted stating the church should strengthen spiritual life while leaving military objectives and conduct of the war to the military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Passaic Bus Plunge Toll Rises to Fourteenth Victim
In Passaic New Jersey a bus plunged into the Passaic River from the Market Street Bridge. Police and Red Cross workers recovered a total of fourteen bodies with nine found by nightfall. Six survivors remain in hospitals in good condition. A tentative list of seven missing persons was issued as searches continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N. J
Red Cross
Passaic River
Market Street
Wallington
Beime
Roads Clear Again After Busy Travel Period
Roads were cleared and traffic resumed normal flow after a busy period of travel. Officials reported smooth congestion levels returning to typical patterns as daytime commuting resumed.
Highlights Of World At War
Russia reports Soviet advances as German forces push into Hungary to fill gaps in the Carpathians. Allied claims of sinking 12 Japanese ships accompany Pacific operations near Mili Atoll. Bomber Liberators target Pas de Calais as raids hit southern France. Allied troops seize a key communications center in Burma while Japan presses toward India. Finland rejects peace terms with Russia. Germans cling to Cassino as New Zealanders and Britons attack Anzio Beachhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Mili Atoll
Marshalls
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
British U Boats Sink 7 Japs in Far East Waters
British submarines in Far Eastern waters sank seven Japanese ships and damaged three in actions off the Nicobar Islands Straits of Malacca east coast of Sumatra and Sabang. One sub fought a river steamer scoring over 20 hits and leaving it sinking. A smaller vessel burned after being driven ashore under heavy fire. In Malacca Straits a sub chased a supply ship near shore as Japanese coastal batteries opened fire without damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Nicobar Islands
Straits of Malacca
Sumatra
Sabang
Public Sale of Livestock and Farm Machinery Times
A public sale of livestock and farm machinery will be held Friday March 24 at White Hall Virginia, managed by Earl C Fries. Readers are advised to attend for available lots and sale conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Fries
White Hall
Sale Postponed to Monday March 27
Postponed sale includes livestock and machinery all household furniture some antiques. Conducted by Lula M Linaberg Est with reference 3 21 24 1p 21. Auction moved to Monday March 27.
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Lula M. Linaberg
Grim Struggles Continue For Cassino Wreck
At Cassino March 21 German forces reentered the Continental Hotel wreck as Lt Gen Richard Heidrich pressed to drive the Allies from Cassino. New Zealanders resumed efforts to oust defenders in the southwest and hills while reinforcements flowed into the hotel and monastery area to block passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassino
Richard Heidrich
New
Mt. Cassino
Cassino Widening Struggle Continues Allied Fight In Italy
New Zealand troops of the Fifth Army push against German fortifications on the western Cassino edge as Nazis reinforce. Third day of renewed fighting follows two tanks knocked out in the Continental Hotel lobby and 180 prisoners taken. German hold remains on Monte Cassino slopes and other positions as emergency supplies are dropped to Allied troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Naples
New Zealand
Fifth Army
Cassino
Pierce
Enem
Rapido
Gari
Monte Cassino
U S Pacific Fleet Bombards Mili In Marshalls
Pearl Harbor march 21. American battleships and carrier planes shell and bomb Mili base in the eastern Marshalls as part of renewed central Pacific offensives. Army and Navy planes also hit Ponape in the Carolines and five other atolls with no plane losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Mar
Central Pacific
Japan
Marshall Islands
Mili
Army
Navy
Ponape
Carolines
Marshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
Majuro
U. S
Mill
Nimitz
Marianas
Strategic Sections Taken By Germans President Treated For Head Cold
President Roosevelt was treated for a head cold and stayed in the White House for a second day. Following his physician’s advice he cancelled all appointments and remained in residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Lava Flows From Vesuvius Forcing Italian Evacuations
A major eruption at Mount Vesuvius sent a lava stream 30 feet high and 200 yards wide at 40 miles per hour toward Cercola. About 5,000 Cercola residents and 7,000 from two neighboring villages were evacuated by U S Army trucks as the lava neared town halls. A food distribution and medical aid center operated in Pollena for refugees. No casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard G. Maslock
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
di Somma
Cercola
San Sebastiano
U. S. Army
Pollena
James L. Kincaid
New York City
City of Navies
U S Submarines Sink 15 Japanese Ships in Pacific Waters
United States submarines reported sinking 15 Japanese vessels in Pacific and Far East operations, including two tankers and one large transport. The Navy said total enemy ships sunk or damaged by subs reached 642, with five other freighters and tankers among the targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Eknox
Iene
Far East
United States
Navy Department
Sextuplets Reported Born Near Rivas Nicaragua
Sextuplets four boys and two girls were reported today to have been born to Paula in Potosi near Rivas Nicaragua confirmation was available
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Paula
Potosi
Rivas
Germans Occupy Key Rail Nodes Across Hungary
Ankara dispatch reports German troops spreading across Hungary and seizing strategic points including railway junctions. Bucharest source notes no resistance was mentioned. London says Allied bombers raided Bulgarian localities last night per Bulgarian official communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Hungary
Bucharest
Anadoh Ajans
Bulgaria
London
Radio Today
Urged To Resist Nazis By William Smith White
London reports on March 21 that about 100000 German troops push into Hungary to bolster the Balkan line against Russian forces in Bessarabia. Hungarians resist in places but Nazi control appears centralized. regimes discuss cultural ties while arrests and fear of Jewish persecution loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Hungary
Hitler
Balkan
Bessarabia
Danube
Stockholm
Turk Radio
Carpathian Mountains
Nicholas Horthy
Balkans
Arad
March 21 Volunteer workers join war service drive
Three and a half million volunteers enroll to support the war effort performing tasks such as driving ambulances and service cars making surgical dressings serving in canteens and expanding facilities for service men in a broad American program.
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By Eddy Gilmore
Civilian Defense Messenger Meeting
Frederick Grand Jury
City
Holland
International
Associated Press
Russia
Carpathian
Burma
Sumprabum
India
Chindwin
Finland
Ed Molden
Loudoun
Grim
Cassino Wreck
Nippon
Vesuvius
U.S. U-Boats Bay
Bulletin
RED Cross War Fund
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