Soviet ring tightens around Kamenets Podolsk as Red Army advances
Stalin announced the fall of Kamenets Podolsk, a key German rail and highway junction near Czernowitz, as Soviet forces encircle the stronghold from the Dniester. Soviet troops near the Prut river threaten Romania, with Iasi and Odessa regions in reach.
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London
Kamenets Podolsk
Dniester
Czernowitz
Stalin
Proskurov
Red Army
Prut
Rumania
Russia
Moscow
Red Star
Byeltsi
Iasi
Jassy
Black Sea
Odessa
Nikollaev
Hitler
Hungary
Romania
Red Cross War Fund Near Goal with Four Days Left
A. J. Bowen reports the War Fund Drive is just over 20 000 of a 30 700 goal with four days remaining. The appeal urges small gifts to join a larger effort and notes 100 percent contributions from Nehi Bottling Company and Winchester Cold Storage Company.
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A. J. Bowen
Red Cross War Fund
Winchester
Red Cross
Nehi Bottimg Company
Em- Winchester Cold Storage Company
Allied artillery targets Cassino hotels in renewed push
Allied forces renewed artillery effort at Cassino aiming to destroy the Continental Hotel and Hotel Des Roses held as gun emplacements. Ground fighting concentrated near Anzio with patrol activity and limited infantry shifts while air power hit northern Italy targets as snows cripple roads north of Cassino.
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Allied
Naples
Cassino
Hotel Des Roses
Anzio
Italy
Continental Hotel
Samee
Rome
Some Progress Made By Japs In India Invasion
Japanese forces push toward Kohima and Imphal while battles rage along the Naga hills and Ukural area. Allied units report tanks knocked out on the Tiddim Imphal road and heavy fighting in several sectors as Chinese and American trained troops advance in the Moganik Valley toward Myitkyina and the Mandalay railway artery.
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Charles A. Grumich
New Delhi
India
Kohima
Imphal
Naga Hills
Ukural
Lord Louis Mitten
Onders
Asam
Tiddim-Imphal
Moganik
Shadurup
Frank Merril
Myitikyina
Burma
Mandalay
Myitkiana
Sumprabum
Tingpai
Men Never Change Says Ancient Comic Poet
A fragment from a humorous antiqui ty poem quotes a chorus of women asking why men marry if women are a plague. The lines joke about male hypocrisy and constant fussing over women, with a scene of Renae watching men glare from indoors.
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Arlaeaeee
Renae
German expect new Russian offensive toward Warsaw
Stockholm reports Berlin military circles anticipate a major Red Army assault aimed at Warsaw. The Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau says large Soviet forces are assembling east of Kovel, about 170 miles southeast of Warsaw, with fighting reported near Movel.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Warsaw
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Kovel
Movel
Red Blue Stamp Expiring Dates Eliminated
The Office of Price Administration announced the elimination of expiration dates on red and blue food ration stamps from now on to align with shoes and sugar policy and prevent hoarding of unspent tokens. The change makes currently valid red and blue stamps in ration book four indefinitely usable, though some field offices reported delays in notices and token shortages persisted as households turned in stamps.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Aaa
OPA
Dallas
Tex
Eee
Dewey Is Wrong Hull Asserts
Secretary Hull rejected Governor Dewey's charge that the State Department asked British censors to suppress political news for American papers abroad. He insisted the press must stay free and called Dewey's accuracy 100 percent wrong.
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Washington
Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
State Department
Dewey
Press Photographers’ Association
Byron Price
Ambassado
Supreme Court Upholds OPA Rent Control Program
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the OPA rent control program in an 8-1 decision. Justice Douglas delivered the majority opinion in the case involving Mrs. Kate C. Willingham of Macon Georgia.
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Washington
Supreme Court
OPA
Douglas
Kate C. Willingham
Macon
Roberts
Chester Bowles
Federal District Court
Willingham
Congress
Annual Banquet Of Winchester Junior Board Of Trade
The Winchester Junior Board of Trade hosts its Ladies Night Banquet at 7 30 Friday evening March 31 in the Sara Zane Fire Hall. New officers will be installed and Petty Officer Carl Campbell, aboard a Pacific war theater carrier, may attend during a brief leave with his wife.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Sara Zane
Carl Campbell
Campbell
Star editor meets Pacific island reconnaissance officer
Lt. Joe Butler writes to his father that he met Lt. Harry Byrd Jr. on a Pacific island and showed him sights from a jeep.
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Joe Butler
U. S
Harry Butler
Harry Byrd, Jr
Pacific
Square Dance at Stonewall High Tonight
Stonewall High School hosts a square dance Friday night with admission 40 cents for students and 50 cents for adults. Tickets at the door. Event listed for March dates with times.
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Stonewall High School
Baltimore Evening Sun predicts next draft group
The Baltimore Evening Sun says the 26-29 age range will be next in Selective Service discharges under a new pattern by age. It notes that deferments were already applied to 18-21, and boards now concentrate on men under 26 as they prepare for the 18-25 group.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Evening Sun
Evening Sun
Scout Official To Visit City
Scout officials from the region will arrive tomorrow to spend two days with local leaders. A meeting of the executive board is set for 8 o’clock Tuesday night at Handley Library auditorium. Mr Urffer will be a guest at the session.
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Charles Urft
Elphia
Siemans Nea Council
Handley Library
Urffer
Italian Notables Among Massacred By Nazi Officers
Naples reports claim 300 Italians were executed in Rome by German troops including former premier Vittorio Orlando and Mario Badoglio son of Pietro Badoglio. Premier Badoglio says no confirmation. Vatican protests reportedly reached German authorities but may lack influence.
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Naples
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Mario Badoglio
Pietro Badglio
Badoglio
Orlando
Italy
Portal Wage For Miners Upheld
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that underground iron ore miners must receive portal to portal pay for travel from mine mouth to ore digging site. Justices Roberts and Stone dissented. The decision applies to several Alabama mines and rejects using underground time as a device to dodge minimum wage requirements.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justi Murphy
Tennessee ~Cal, Iron and Railroad _Company
Siloss-Sheffield Steel and Trot Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Jefferson County
Alabama
Federal Circuit Court
New Orleans
Circuit Court
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Congress
Roberts
Stone
Italian Hostages Shot Report in Rome
Italian hostages were shot in Rome in reprisal for the killing of 32 Nazi troopers during the Fascist anniversary celebrations. Thousands more were arrested as part of the crackdown by German forces.
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Rome
Hospital to Resume Pre Marital Blood Tests On May 1
Dr H H McGuire president of Winchester Memorial Hospital announced the hospital would resume pre marital blood tests around May 1 after a temporary halt earlier in the month. The pause followed a state request for changes in the testing process.
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H. H. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Tocal Hospital
Scout Camp Preparations at Rock Enon Underway
W W Baker camping activities chairman with Horace Browne and George Reading inspected Rock Enon to plan opening work. The artificial lake dam construction is the main item with repairs to the spring reservoir and kitchen. A screened dining porch and campsite selections are also on the agenda as preparations proceed.
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W. W. Baker
Horace Browne
George Reading
Rock Enon
Browne
Shawnee
Mr. Reading
British Cabinet May Be Shaken
London reports rising criticism of the government and possible reshuffles. Anthony Eden may leave the foreign office and Lord Beaverbrook could move from Lord Privy Seal while Lord Cranborne could succeed in the Dominions portfolio. Churchill defends the coalition and cites wartime achievements.
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London
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Lord Beaverbrook
Privy Seal
Eden
Churchill
Lord Cranborne
Dominions
House of Lords
British Isles
British Commonwealth and Empire
Winchester Firemen Meet Monday Evening
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen Association will hold a meeting Monday evening March 27 at eight o'clock in the South End Hall. All members are requested to attend as important business will be discussed. W. Argenbright, Chief.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemans Association
South End
W. Argenbright
World At War A P Dispatch Highlights Global Fronts
AP reports Soviet artillery hits along the Prut near Romania as Tatnopol and Kamenez surround. British heavy bombers drop 2240 tons on Essen while striking Hannovers and other targets. US daylight raids hit French and D U coast. In Italy Allies and Germans clash over Cassino as Germans seek a fresh offensive. Burma sees Japanese advance toward Imphal with stiff Allied resistance. Pacific notes mention Bougainville assault plans and Liberator strikes on Onekotan Island.
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Essen
U. S
Pacific
Bougainville
Onekotan Island
Ecuriles
Nippons Fail To Break Defenses On Bougainville
Allied successes at Bisnarck Sea and Empress Augusta Bay thwart Japanese efforts on Bougainville Island. Japanese troops suffered heavy losses with 300 dead inside American lines in a failed assault. American forces and air power struck Japanese positions and disrupted supply areas. Elsewhere, Allied forces tightened control around Manus and Seadler Harbor as Mirau Island construction continued under heavy bombing.
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Ais
Pacific
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Admiralty Islands
Lorengau
Manus Island
Frid
Amo
Ndrova
Manus
Pityilu Island
Seadler Harbor
Bismarck Sea
Mirau Island
St. Matthias Group
Sale of Entire Stock from George P Sedwick Marlboro
Announcement for an 11 a.m. sale of all stock, merchandise, and goods by George P. Sedwick of Marlboro Virginia. Other details appear in the notice.
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Mar Seth
George P. Sedwick
Marlboro
Bombers Hit Essen and Hannover In Allied Night Attacks
Allied air forces blasted Nazi targets in southwest and central France and Essen, with U S bombers supported by fighters, targeting Hannover’s rubber plants and rail yards. The raid followed a heavy Luftwaffe night offensive on Essen as RAF and U S missions extend into a mid wartime campaign.
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Cassino
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Fiume
Maniago
Venice
Rimini
Vicenza
Balkans
Londcon
France
Essen
Krupp ‘Works
U.S
Hannover
Courtrai
Belgium
RAF
U. S
Air Ministry
Germany
Sir Archibald
Low Countries
Reich
Riteway Cleaners to Acquire Local Cleaning Firms
The Riteway Cleaners announce the purchase of CSAS CORES OS SOC The Peoples Cleaning Company and will operate the new business at the same location. All business will continue under existing operations.
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Riteway Cleaners
the Peoples Cleaning Company
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