Reds Move Swiftly as Air Offensive Grows in Bessarabia
Russian forces push toward the Prut river in Bessarabia as Marshal Ivan S. Konev’s Second Ukrainian Army increases the pace north of the Dniester front. German claims report grim fighting near Kovel while Red Army advances southeast of Vitebsk and toward Czernowitz.
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Moscow
Prut
Bessarabia
Rumania
Dniester
Ivan S. Konev
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Kovel
Curzon Line
Old Polane
Red Army
Vitebsk
White Russia
Crimea
Boris Polevoy
Pravda
Japs Driven From Three Important Road Centers
Allied forces say they attacked a Japanese column south of Imphal Manipur and drove the enemy from three positions along the Tiddim Imphal road. Other Japanese forces crossed from Burma near Thaungdut and were about 30 miles east of Imphal. Casualties cited include 600 to 700 enemy killed in a week of fighting, with heavy losses in the Chin hills.
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New Delhi
Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
India
Manipur
Tiddim
Burma
Chindwin
Thaungdut
Tamu
Palel
Kabaw
Tamtu
14Th Army
Chin
Tanzan
Tiddim- Imphal
Arakan
China
Chungking
South China
Jury Unable to Decide in Clover Seed Theft Case
In Clarke Circuit Court the Clover Seed theft case against Clarence Lichliter was hung. Judge Burr P. Harrison reset the matter to the May term with Lichliter released on bond for May 9. Foreman Gwynne H. Jones led eight witnesses, including Harry Seabricht and Ross Boyd of Winchester Seed Company, who identified seed resold to E. Blackburn Moore and R. N. Dorsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Burr P. Harrison
Clarence Lichliter
E. Blackburn Moore
Lichlitter
Gwynne H. Jones
Commonwealth
Harry Seabricht
Ross Boyd
Winchester Seed Company
Moore
Dorsey
Berryville
Hary Robinson
Wilbur Alger
Erand
R. N. Dorsey
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
William Clevenger
Pete Chilco
Count Me Out If Housework Is the Job
A minister seeks a man servant but the applicant jokes about marriage chores ending in count out. A 75-year-old man asks a general checkup and recalls an old bargain with his wife about temper and blowing off during quarrels.
Bingo Every Friday at Rouss Fire Hall
Friday bingo sessions take place at 8 30 O clock in the Rouss Fire Hall with doors opening for players. The notice lists weekly event timing starting each Friday and invites community participation.
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Rouss
Sunday Chicken Dinners Limited Reservation Call
For sale household furniture at 232 Shawnee Ave with sale Saturday at 1 o’clock. Chicken dinners available Sundays for $1.00 by reservation via phone number 6077, 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Shawnee Ave
Remembering Sergeant's Auto Mobile Saturday Noon
The notice recalls a Saturday noon event, marked by March 24 and a 12 noon start. Details and exact location or participants are unclear from the fragment.
Harold Rogers Officially Listed Dead By Navy
Seaman Harold Leslie Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rogers of 12 W. Gerrard St., missing since March 1943 aboard a merchant ship, has been officially announced dead by the Navy Department Secretary Frank Knox. Rogers, 20, served with the armed guard and trained at Great Lakes after enlisting in October 1942. He is survived by his parents and five siblings: Helen Newlin, Elsie, Colleen, Clarence, and two others.
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Harold Leslie Rogers
Robert B. Rogers
W. Gerrard Sr
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Seaman Rogers
Armed Guard
North Atlantic
Handiey High Egies
Great Lakes
Helen Newlin
Elsie Rogers
Colleen Rogers
Clarence Rogers
Churchill Encourages Airborne Troops in England
Prime Minister Churchill visits American paratroopers in rural England and vows they will soon land on Nazi-occupied Europe soil. With Eisenhower Bradley and Brereton present he praises their training and resolves the Allied cause will prevail. Churchill, in vibrant mood, thanks the troops and projects confidence in victory.
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London
Churchill
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
United Kingdom
Lewis H. Brereton
U. S
Ninth Air Free
Moonshining Indictment and Guilty Plea Cast Light
James Good of Gore pleaded guilty to unlawfully manufacturing alcohol without a license. He was sentenced to one year in prison after an arraignment before Judge Burr P. Harrison. The charges relate to liquor made around November 30, 1943, with Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven presenting the case to the grand jury.
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James Good
Burr P. Harrison
Housewives Hoarding Tokens Leads to Token Shortages
The War Price and Rationing Board reports many complaints from local merchants about the public hoarding red and blue rationing tokens. This reduces token circulation, causes shortages for merchants, and creates inconvenience. citizens are urged to keep tokens in circulation.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Favors Limited Service Act Supported by War Production Chief
Washington March 24 Donald M Nelson head of War Production expressed support for a limited national service act. He told the House military committee a selective draft for non combat duty could ease manpower shortages. He endorsed in principle Rep Luce’s bill to conscript 4 F and men aged 38 to 45 deemed too old for frontline service. Dance notice follows.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
House Military Committee
Nelson
Rep. Luce
R.conn
Shady Rest Square Dance Schedule Notes
Shady Rest hosts square dances every Thursday and Saturday with music by Woody Carlisle. The listing notes Wednesdays and Fridays as part of a coded schedule reference.
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Shady Rest
Woody Carlisle
Sale Postponed to Scene on March 27
Postponed sale includes livestock and household items with antiques. Seller Lula M. Linabere, estate valued at 2.97 94 in De.
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Lula M. Linabere
Gilbert Renner Found Not Guilty
Gilbert Renner was found not guilty on a charge of receiving 400 pounds of sugar knowing it to be stolen property. The case, reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor, was heard before Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards after a grand jury submission.
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Gilbert Renner
Sensency Road
W. Erle Edwards
Carl Baker
Renner
Winchester
National Fruit Product Company
Edwards
Attoney Harry Kern
Mary Braithwaite
Edith DeHaven
Commonwealth
Francis Funk
Wolfe
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Hen Over Dood It For War Effort
A Grimes Virginia farmer Mr Brooke Taylor reports his hen laid an egg weighing four ounces and ten inches long The eggs are shipped to New York to be dehydrated for the armed forces overseas and the war effort.
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Brooke Taylor
Grimes
Square Dance at Stonewall High Library Friday Night
Square dance event at Stonewall School Friday night March 24 invites dancers and the community to participate. Local organizers call for square dance enthusiasts to join in the evening event.
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Stonewall
March St
Colonial Kitchen Will Be Open Tomorrow
Local dining notice states Colonial Kitchen will operate tomorrow with standard hours. Patrons are advised to check for any seasonal specials or menu changes posted at the door.
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Colonial Kitchen
Allied bomber blows hit Italian supply lines and Cassino fighting tightens
Allied headquarters reported two new bomber strikes in northern Italy targeting Florence and Padua rail yards and a railroad bridge at Pontassieve as Cassino sees fierce fighting. Marauders and Kittyhawks bombed freight yards, bridges, and coastal lines while New Zealand forces push German positions near the Hotel des Roses and continental hotel as German air and artillery counterattacks persist.
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Naples
Italy
Florence
Padua
Cassino
Campo di Marte
Venice
Pontassieve
Falconara Marittimi
Ancona
New Zealand
Hotel Des Roses
Castel Hill
Highway 6
Teano
Jurors Called In Carl Renner Case
Twenty prospective jurors summoned to Corporation Court on Thursday March 30 for the Commonwealth case against Ari Tony Renner. Renner and five others indicted in a sugar theft from National Fruit Product Co. Renner charged with unlawfully buying 1000 pounds of stolen sugar worth 55 dollars from Carl Baker. Also named are John Reid Fincham George Fincham George Clark and Carl Baker with Arthur Gaithers. Pleas guilty and report before Judge Harrison for final disposition. Gaithers released from Winchester hospital after felonious warehouse thefts of 400 pounds in October and 1000 pounds in February. he signed a confession and is expected to plead guilty when arraigned. Sentences to be passed by Robert F. and W R Coffman at 10 o clock.
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Corporation Court
The
Commonwealth
Ari
Tony” Renner
Renner
Nationalit Product Company
Carl Baker
John Reid Fincham
George Fincham
George Clark
Arthur Gaithers
Harrison
Gaithers
National Fruit Product Company
Winchester Hospital
Robert F. c
W. R. Coffman
World At War Highlights From The Front Lines
U S heavy bombers pound western Germany and northeast France in persistent air warfare delivering 7000 tons of explosives in 36 hours. RAF sorties strike Lyon and Laon rail yards. Soviet forces push along the Prut and breach near Tarniopol Proskurov. Cassino stalemate persists in Italy. Allied defenses stiffen in Burma against Japanese columns. Pacific reports note sinking of a Japanese cruiser and carrier with eight ships as bombers hit Wewak defenses.
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U. S
Germany
France
RAF
Lyon
Laon
Pacific
Wewak
Big Allied Raid Smashed German War Targets
London dispatch reports American heavy bombers and RAF night strikes pounding western Germany for a straight day. The U S Air Forces tallies 61 enemy aircraft down yesterday as bombers hit Dortmund Dortmund and other targets while fighters escorted the formations.
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London
Germany
United States
France
RAF
Lyon
Laon
Paris
Peete
Rhineland
Dortmund
Uded
Handorf
Hamm
Muenster
Bombers Do Much Damage To Japs In Wewak Sector
Allied air forces report heavy strikes in the Wewak sector of New Guinea during March. More than 2,000 tons of bombs were dropped this month, destroying air defenses and sinking supply ships while targeting fuel dumps and bases. The campaign, led by Gen. MacArthur and Lt. Gen. Kenney, included unbroken raids across 22 days with multiple ship sinkings northwest of Wewak and near Hollandia and Aitave.
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Wewak
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Madang
Douglas MacArur
George C.o.kenney
Admiralty Islands
Japan
Truk
Bogia
Alexishafen
Philippines
Aitave
Hollandia
Rabaul
Solomons
Local Help Wanted and Auction for Bank Stock
WANTED Young lady for pressing apply Pingley and Carper. FARMERS BUY NOW Main certified seed potatoes 100 lb bag 4.95 Store public sale bank stock eleven shares Farmers Merchants National Bank stock four shares Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock offered at public auction in front of court house Sat March 25 at 11 am. C I Brumback Auctioneer.
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Farmers & Merchants National] Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Court House
C. I. Brumback
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By Henry C. Cassidy
Hung
MR Winchester
Free Nations
Harold Rogers
Navy
Doug Wee
Asia
Bellihops
United Nations
By Roger Greene
Joan Berry
New York
James Lindsley
Enal
Shing
Jerry Giesler
Chaplin
Gsovernment
Joan
Giesler
David Hecht
Flam
Flamm
Miss Berry
Waldorf-Astor Hotel
Edward Chaney
Giesser
Berry
By Noland Norgaard
Carl Renner
Associated Press
Russia
Gladwin Hill
Pingley & Carper
RED Cross War Fund
American Red Cross Home Service
American Cross
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