Fourth Annual Invitation Track Meet Here Friday
The Handley track meet returns for a fourth year with seven schools entered. Host Handley joins Martinsburg Romney Hedgesville and three Virginia teams Fairfax Waynesboro and Mt. Jackson. The event starts Friday at 3 PM with Otis Sargent coaching.
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Handley
Otis Sargent
Martinsburg
Romney and
Hedgesville
W. Va
Fairfax
Waynesboro
Mt. Jackson
Berryville Volunteers Sought For Spotter Post
In Berryville Virginia on May 1 Rev E D Vaughan announces the Berryville plane spotter post headquarters will be donated by R M Ritter and erected on a Rosement Circle lot. A meeting for observers is set for Monday at 7 pm with seventy volunteers known and eighty four needed to fully staff the post.
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Berryville
E. D. Vaughan
Berryville Presbyterian Church
R. M. Ritter
E. Blackburn Moore
Ralph N. Dorsey
Rosement Circle
Vaughan
Thomas M. Elsen
Harris Pharmay
Charles Crim
Maurice Longerbeam
Delly Hart
Bob Lee
Billy Shepherd
Bessie Whiting
Charles McIntosh
Edward Owens
Alberta Owens
Beverley Whiting
Jett Spates
Holmes Carlyle
Vernon Racer
Bill Henson
Buddy Levi
Archie Robertson
E. N. Barnett
Ann Lee Enders
Bill Shackleford
Lewis Glover
Tom Elsen
Stevens
Marie Crow
William Beverley
Floyd Dorsey
Bob Schenk
Eddie Hart
Max Skelton
Harold Scheuer
Ed Stough
J. J. Harris
John B. Neill
L. G. Kackley
A. F. Robertson
Maurice Wisecarver
Bill Barnett
Virginia Page
Tyson Dortch
Ollie Thomas
Rice Levi
Joseph Moore
Annie Stribling
Charles Budditch
Eddie Berlin
Kermit
Carroll Rhoden
W. D. Burtner
The
Boyce Post
Jamestown Day Exercises Cancelled for War Duration
Jamestown Virginia cancels the annual Jamestown day commemorations marking the 335th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement. The ceremonies, held on May 13 for 50 years, are cancelled for the duration of the war.
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Jamestown
J W Mason Dies In Martinsburg Rites Sunday
John W. Mason 82 a Shockeysville resident died at 2 45 AM in Martinsburg West Virginia at his daughter Mrs H E Jenkins home He leaves five children a brother and two sisters The funeral is Sunday at 1 30 PM from Mrs Jenkins home to Files Chapel Rev Joseph Collis and Rev L C Messick will conduct services Interment Files Chapel He was a member of Shockeysville Methodist Church.
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John W. Mason
Shockeysville
Martinsburg
W. Va
H. E
Mason
Frederick County
James H
Ellen Luttrell Mason
H. E. Jenkins
A. M. Mason
O. C. Luttrell
Whitacre
I. W. Crouse
Grimes
D. C. Dick
Stotler’s Cross Roads
C. C. Mason
Files Chapel
Japanese Forces Storm Mount Pinatubo on Luzon
Japanese dispatch reports from the Philippines say Allied resistance remains on Luzon as Mount Pinatubo positions were stormed and occupied on April 29. Domei quotes field dispatches describing a smashing assault that forced enemy troops to flee in disorder.
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Tokyo
Blackout test prompts widespread cooperation in towns
The blackout drill drew near universal compliance across towns and counties. Only one citizen refused to cooperate, calling it foolishness, while Stephens City reported 190 percent cooperation and several towns including Middletown and Cross Junction followed mayoral and coordinator orders to darken homes and farms.
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Club
Library
Stephens City
Middletown
Gore
Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Whitacre
Albin
Cresbrook
Brucetown
Bartonsville
Anderson
Report Nazis Continued On Page 1
Morrison said in a shoreditch speech that Nazi actions were frenzied, comparing a mad lout to a cool opponent. He argued German propagandists admit raids cannot be saved by Americans and urged continued resistance.
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Morrison
Shoreditch
Fall of Lashio Will Not Halt Aid To China
Chinese and British forces in Burma report Lashio fell to Japanese forces while pledging continued Chinese aid to North Burma and alternative India to China supply routes. British troops withdraw to protect overland routes to India as Japanese thrusts threaten Mandalay and Lashio.
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Lashio
China
Murderer Hangs in Oxford for Strangling Doreen Hearne
Harold Hill a 26 year old soldier was hanged at Oxford for the murder of Doreen Joyce Hearne aged eight whose strangled body was found with a girl playmate.
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Oxford
England
Harold Hill
Doreen Joyce Hearne
Axis leaders in accord amid secret meeting on eastern front
Reported communique recalls Hitler and Mussolini meeting at the Fuehrer’s headquarters nearly eight months ago ending Aug. 29. No Japan participation noted. Stalin contrasts with May Day order as Axis claims earlier victories face Soviet resistance in the Moscow region.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Eastern Front
Japan
Axis
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Britain
Sunderland
M. Zakharov
Central
Moscow
Abandon Plans For Registration Of Women For Wartime Activities
President Roosevelt announced plans for voluntary registration of women for wartime tasks were dropped after Paul V. McNutt consulted the Social Security Board advisory council. He said about 1.5 million women are registered with local employment offices, with 1,500 offices available for registration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Social Security Board
Federal Advisory Council
Cooperation Lack I Training For National Defense
A Virginia state committee found colleges and universities show little cooperation in defense training. Led by Dr. William H. Stauffer, the group recommended forming a coordinating committee to assign training tasks, consult with federal agencies, assess needs, and allocate or defer duties to better equipped schools.
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Richmond
Vsa
Virginia
Darden
William H. Stauffer
Welfare
Abandon Plans To Build Ships At Richmond Yard
A May 1 report from Richmond says the Navy halted a 20 million dollar shipyard project on the James River site. A Navy Bureau official said the yard is being surveyed for alternate war work, with plans for James River Shipbuilding Company ships abandoned. Senator Byrd planned talks with Navy officials to seek use of the property for war effort.
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Richmond
Navy
Navy Bureau of Ships
James River
James River Shipbuilding Company
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Byrd
Washington
Capt Jacobson To Recruit Doctors
Major General James C. Magee, surgeon general of the Army, designated 27 recruiting boards in eastern states to commission physicians and dentists under 45. Boards will recruit immediately to speed medical officer intake. similar boards to be named for western states. Virginia officers Captain R. M. Jacobson and Captain John B. Clark cited.
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Washington
James C. Magee
Army
Mississippi River
War Department
Mississippi
Virginia
R. M. Jacobson
John B. Clark
Infantry
Editor to Speak at University Honor Celebration in Charlottesville
In Charlottesville Virginia on May 1 the principal speaker for the University of Virginia honor system celebration on May 16 will be Virginius Dabney editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Charlottesville
the. University of Honor System
Virginius Dabney, Ae
The
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Price Order Sets Ceiling on Solid Fuel Charges
The Office of Price Administration imposed a ceiling on charges by 45 000 wholesalers and retailers of all solid fuels. Production prices were also capped, using December 15 31 1941 levels. Wood excluded. May 18 effective. Dealers must post prices and obtain licenses. Government may subsidize transport to hard hit regions, notably New England.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New England
Freighter Sunk in Five Minutes Off Atlantic Coast
A small freighter was torpedoed by a submarine and sank within five minutes off the Atlantic coast. Six crew members are believed dead, while 37 of 43 aboard were rescued after two hours in a lifeboat. Survivors landed at Lewes, Delaware, four with minor injuries. A Dutch merchant ship was also torpedoed and sunk, with survivors landed at an East Coast port.
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Lewes
Del
Atlantic
Fourth Naval District
Washington
Navy
No Major Clash In Russia As Yet
May Day brought no major clash on the Russian front. The Red Star claimed Hitler's spring offensive was a myth and that the Red Army had converted plans into a fable. Fighting remained undeveloped along the front with no grand scale onslaughts observed.
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Kuibyshev
Red Star
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Kentucky Derby Contenders Rise From Texan Trio
Kentuckians point to three three year olds from Texas farms in a strong Derby field at Churchill Downs. Ben Whitaker's Valdina chestnut and Requested from Emer son Woodward's Valdina farm are favored with Mrs Payne Whitney’s Devil Diver and Shut Out, while Hollywood from Whit ney’s outfit also figures in the bets.
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Louisville
Texas Cow Country
Churchill Downs
Ben Whitaker
Valdina
Hollywood
Answers to the Daily Quiz
A reader quiz list presents seven answers: Henry Ford, Balbo the marshal tale, Tea, Iron, barrel making, Statue of Liberty, and True. The page hints page 2 contains the answers with Dora Spenlow as item ten.
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Henry Ford
Marshal Tale Balbo
Statue of Liberty
True
Violinist
False
Dora Spenlow
Tariff Officials Consider Slashing Red Tape at Border
Washington May 1 Officials weigh a Roosevelt backed plan to suspend duties and customs inspections on war goods at the Canadian border to speed cross-border transfers. Some say action slow or unlikely. others cite the army and navy logistics burden as justification for reform. The idea stems from the Canadian-United States joint war production committee's December proposal.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Army
Joint War Production Committee
Mussolini to brief ministers on Hitler talks in Salzburg
Premier Mussolini will report to his council of ministers in Bern on his two day conference with Adolf Hitler at Salzburg. Dispatches indicate the talks focused on increasing the Axis war effort and that hopes for peace this spring had been abandoned.
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Bern
Switzerland
Mussolini
Council of Ministers
Adolf Hitler
Salzburg
Rome
Chevy Chase Club Damaged by Fire
Fire at Chevy Chase Country Club caused about 1000 dollars in damage early today. The blaze started in the ballroom and spread to the club office and kitchen before firefighters gained control.
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Chevy Chase Club
Washington
Chevy Chase Country Club
Court Trial Record Faces Grand Jury Outcomes
In the Court of the Trial Justice Charles C. Huff 21 of Front Royal Road is charged with breaking and entering and sent to Grand Jury. George Braithwaite of Sensency Road faces driving while intoxicated and no operator's permit with fines and jail terms. Leroy Ruffner of 223 North Loudoun Street charged with petty larceny and jail time plus costs.
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Charles C. Huff
Front Royal Road
Grand Jury
George Braithwaite
Sensency Road
Leroy Ruffner
N. Loudoun Street
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore report shows Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.21 1 4 per bushel with May delivery. Winchester Market lists Wheat at 1.15 per bushel. Corn priced around 90 cents. Prices reflect domestic deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Signs Point to Major Japanese Thrust Against Australian Supply Line
Washington dispatch reports concentration of Japanese warships and troop transports around the Marshall Islands. Analysts say Japan could threaten the American supply route to Australia from Jaluit, with options to move toward New Caledonia, Samoa, or Hawaii. The strategy may involve blockade or a frontal assault, with American forces already operating in the Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands. A church service is noted for 3 o'clock led by Rev. T. M. Swany.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
South Central Pacific
Australia
Jaluit
New Caledonia
American Samoa
Hawaii
Mandated Islands
Bay of Bengal
India
Japan
America
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
Woodmen To Plan Unveiling At Hickory Camp Tonight
At the Hickory Camp Woodmen of the World meeting tonight at 8 o'clock final arrangements will be made for an unveiling event.
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Hickory Camp
Woodmen of the World
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B. F. Goodrich Silverton Store
J.W. Mason
Luzon
United Food Stores
B. W. Sargent
Brown's
Larrick’s
F. Massey & Son
L. E. Barris & Co
Cash & Carry Groc Ramshore
Cameron & Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Valley Avenue
Braddock St
Corregidor
Chingking
Hsenwi
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Taunggyi
Léilem
Burma
Far Pacific
Central Pacific
Sir Thomas Blamey
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Corregidor Island
Lae
New Guinea
Salamaua
Chisyunnan
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Richmond Yard
Capt. Jacobson
Kentucky
Sporting Goods
Meller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun
Border
D. Harold Oliver
Duce
Winchester Business College
Marshall Island
By John M. Hightower
Mt. Hebron
J. W. Rathman
T. M. Swany
Valley Pride
the Food Center
M. Leudoes St
John W. Rosenberger
Sanails
United Food
Davis
Chevrolst
Germain
Braddock
Ily
N. Loudoun St
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