Red Army advances through Slovakia and near Bratislava front
Moscow reports lances through the Bratislava Gap into the Danube valley reaching areas near the Austrian frontier. Tobukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army drives from Cserna toward Panhagen and Moson near the Danube as German defenses retreat north and Russians approach Nitra and the Moravian Gap.
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London
Red Army
Bratislava
Danube
Moscow
Stalin
Feodor Tobukhin
Cserna
Panhagen
Vienna
St. Johann
Moson
Wieselburg
Wether
Gilmore
Austria
Nitra
Hron
Slovakia
Europe
Ivan Konev
Silesia
Viena
Prague
Maehrisch Ostrau
Moravian
Kahlholz Cape
Koenigsberg
Frische Mehrung
Danzig
Frisches
Gdynia
Pawne
Parking Plans For Dam Hearing Attendees In DC
Residents from northern Virginia and nearby West Virginia attending hearings in Washington Tuesday are guided to park between the Tidal Basin and 23rd Street in West Potomac Park. After crossing the Arlington Memorial Bridge, follow 23rd Street, Lincoln Memorial Circle, Independence Avenue, and park parallel to the south curb near 17th Street. Call Moore and Dorsey, Berryville 150, to leave a name for the trip.
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Northern Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
S. Park
Independence
Tidal
23Rd. Street
West Potomac Park
Arlington Memorial Bridge
23Rd Street
Lincoln Memorial Circle
Independence Avenue
Park
17Th Street
Moore and Dorsey
Berryville
Fleet Bombards Kerama Islands Under Heavy US Assault
March 29 report from Elmont Waite Guam states the U S Fleet hammered Kerama Islands for six days with large rifles and carrier aircraft. Nimitz news notes 38 planes destroyed and 19 ships crippled as Pacific operations extend toward Okinawa marshalling air raids and submarine pens at Union Bay.
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Elmont Waite
Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Radio Tokyo
Kerama Islands
Nimitz
Militar
Union Bay
Pacific Fleet
Ryukyus
Auto tags time as Winchester eyes wartime car care
MR WINCHESTER recalls hard winter coal shortages and school drift. Now residents lounge as auto tag season returns reminding motorists their cars age with the war. Heads note demand outstripping rental space and street chatter likens it to Apple Blossom Festival night.
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Winchester
Army funds cut if Nazis surrender soon
War in Europe ending within two months could trim the Army's 1946 appropriations by about 8 billion dollars, while the Navy supply bill remains largely intact. Budget officials expect an Army budget around 40 billion if fighting continues, dropping to 33 to 34 billion with a European victory.
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Washington
Europe
House
War Department
Snyder
D.-Pa
Navy
Pacific
Capitol Hill
Japan
President seeks passage of war manpower bill
President Roosevelt met with Senate leaders to push manpower legislation, urging passage to aid war effort. He stressed failure would hinder wartime conduct while approval would bolster armed forces. Barkley and Thomas participated in the White House conference as House and Senate advisers gauge support amid claims of sufficient votes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Barkley
Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
House
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Miners vote for strike boosts Lewis in wage talks
National Labor Relations Board returns show 208,718 yes and 25,156 no votes from 90 areas in the largest strike poll to date. Total ballots cast 236,418 of 311,281 eligible, with 1,026 challenges and 1,518 voided.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Virginia Textile Output Up in 1943 Figures
State Department of Labor and Industry reports Virginia textile output in 1943 at 4.345 billion dollars, up 169 percent over the five year base. Machinery production rose 168 percent, tobacco products hit 774.15 million dollars, up 123 percent over the base period. Food industry also climbed 159 percent with 259 million dollars in 1943.
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SIS le Man
Virginia
State Department of Labor and Industry
OPA Specialist To Speak Tonight On Price Regulation
Herbert H. Howard, OPA Commodity Price Specialist, visits Roanoke to talk with apparel and home furnishings merchants at 8:00 p m in the Blue Room Washington Hotel. He will explain MPH 580 and the required pricing chart due to the Roanoke District Office by April 20 1945.
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Herbert H. Howard
Roanoke District Office of Price Administration
Washington Hotel
Roanoke
War Price and Rationing Board
Help Wanted Essential Work Miller Chemical Ad
Employment notice for essential work at Miller Chemical Corp with contact phone 5563. Short sale alert references Robert Brannon sale on March 30 and directs readers to inside page 3 for details.
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Miller Chemical Corp
Robert Brannon
Wanted Pressor Apply Pingley and Co Cleaners
A small classified notice seeks a presser position with Pingley and Company Cleaners. The ad invites applications from interested job seekers and notes the listing appears in a local classified section dated March 22.
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Pingley & Carper
Public Sale Grove Real Estate March 1 1945
Public sale announced for Grove Real Estate on Saturday March 1 1945 at 11 o clock a m. Sale includes a large modern brick house and a large building lot. See advertisement for details.
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Grove Real Estate
Japs Driven Into Hills After Cebu City Fall
American forces chased Japanese remnants into hills north of Cebu City as Cebu was captured after a brisk two day drive from the island beachhead. MacArthur said Cebu's population of about 150000 suffered heavy damage from the scorched earth policy while the harbor area remained largely intact.
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Manila
Cebu City
Philippines
Cebu Island
Mosto Ca
Pardo
Boston
Mass
Douglas MacArthur
Cebu
MacArthur
Luzon
Weather Grounds Many Planes in Berlin Raids
London reports a record 36 straight night raids on Berlin as weather grounded RAF Mosquitos for the first time since February 20. Allied air powers total 75 000 tons dropped on Berlin since the war began and 200 000 sorties flown west with 56 airfields attacked.
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London
March
Berlin
RAF
West
See No Evidence Of Plane Crash In Roanoke Area
Virginia State and county police searched a mountainous area near Lurber for a plane believed to have crashed yesterday. Four fliers from Woodrum Field flew over the area, reporting no wreckage. Officials and locals expressed doubt a crash occurred. no missing plane was reported by military installations.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lurber
Marshal Harris
Woodrum Field
J. E. Kidd
Virginia State Police
Craig
Botetcourt
Oriskany
Surber
Army
Navy
War Casualties Near 900000 As of March 21
Army casualties total 780 43 to March 21 with Navy adding 92 819 for a 872 862 aggregate. Weekly rise 13 275. War secretary Stimson cites delayed-name tallies and front developments through late February. Killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners broken out for both services with dozens of thousands returned to duty.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Stimson
World War II Fronts Advancing Toward Berlin and Pacific Islands
AP highlights show First Army within 207 miles of Berlin with Third Army near 214 miles from the capital. Soviet forces breach Bratislava defenses and approach Vienna, while Gdynia and Danzig fronts consolidate for a Berlin drive. In Italy Germany repels attacks near Faenza as Pacific hostilities continue with Okinawa bombardment and Cebu City capture.
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Associated Press
Western Front
First Army
Berlin
Capital
Muenster
Seventh Army
Mannheim
Red Army
Bratislava
Austrian
Vienna
Gdynia
Danzig
Higher Point Values Set for Canned Veggies and Pork
The OPA announced higher April ration point values for peas asparagus pork pork products and fats and oils effective Sunday. Senate probes into meat prices continue with officials arguing price boosts do not help farmers or the war effort while a new food inquiry forms at Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaptnerton
Mareh
OPA
Senate
American Farm Bureau Federation
Livestock Committee
Washington
House of Commons
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Senate Agriculture Committee
James F. Brownlee
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Newsprint Prices Raised Across Zones by $3 a Ton
The Office of Price Administration announced an immediate $3 per ton rise in newsprint ceiling prices for all deliveries in 10 zones. The base zone ceiling for No 4 paper climbs to 62 dollars, boosting producers’ annual returns by about 10 million dollars. Washington report notes normalization of earnings after price controls since March 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
OPA
United
Allied Forces Break Through Ruhr Front Near Duisburg and Mannheim
American Seventh Army captures Mannheim and crosses the Neckar while British and American forces push through the Ruhr break. Duisburg surrenders as First and Third Armies advance toward Berlin. large segments of Westphalia and the Rhine region fall under Allied control with heavy German resistance collapsing.
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Westphalia
Ned Nordness
Muenster
Osnab c
Hanover
Ruhr
Orth
Berlin
Ampenburg
Rhine
Lahn
Marburg
Neckar
Mannheim
Aschaffenburg
Schweinheim
Niederberg
Bonn
Westphalian
Montgomery
Duisburg
Ninth Army
Prisoners Lost Much Weight In German Camp
Eleven hundred emaciated prisoners including 290 wounded Americans were freed from a German camp after the U S Seventh Army captured Heppenheim. They reported starvation diets averaging 700 calories daily and brutal conditions with some men losing up to 100 pounds. They described meager rations of bread and thin soups.
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Heppenheim
Germany
U. S. Seventh Army
Easter Jewelry Brightens Frocks in Hodgson and Brown Display
A Hodgson and Brown showcase promotes novelty jewelry to elevate Easter outfits. The sale highlights floral brooches and playful pendants intended to complement dresses and hats for the spring holiday.
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Hodgson & Brown
For Sale Four Used Baby Carriages and One Twin
Four used baby carriages and one twin carriage offered for sale at ten dollars each. Contact 1248S Loudoun Street.
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Loudoun S
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MR Winchester
William F. Arbogast
Faenza
Tokyo
Hannover
Frankfurt-On-Main Falls
Bulletin
New York
CBS
James M. Long
Paris
Duisbug
Frankfurt
Third Army
First
Lewis Hawkins
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