Students Buy Bonds and Stamps Week Total in City and County
During the week of April 19 Winchester and surrounding public schools reported bonds totaling $1,800 and stamps totaling $1,205.60 with a 3,005.60 overall sum. Honor lists show high participation with several classrooms near or at 100 percent and noted contributors include Mrs Grange, Mr Brown, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Garra tt, Miss Grove, and others.
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Winchester
Public
G@eGrange
Brown
Crowe
Garratt
Navy chief says U boats in losing battle in Atlantic
Admiral Stark for eight naval forces in Europe declares slowly we are winning the battle of the Atlantic. He cautions the U boat has done damage but is fighting a losing war while accepting a replica John Paul Jones flag for the United States Naval Army Museum.
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R. Stark
Europeanera
Belitter
Stark
Orkshire
United States Naval Irmy Museum
Along The Air: The Science Of Detection In Aviation
The Star continues its weekly column by Bob Smith exploring air minded topics. This issue discusses the science of detection as it relates to airplanes and a craft used in warfare.
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the Star
Bob Smith
Hard Coal Parley Is Continued
New York May 1 despite wage dispute certification to the War Labor Board anthracite coal operators and United Mine Workers representatives kept talks going in New York to reopen Pennsylvania hard coal mines idle since last midnight.
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New York
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Penninsylvania
VFW Post 2123 Holds Monday Night Meeting
The VFW Post 2123 will hold its regular meeting at 8 o clock Monday night on the third floor of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank Building. Commander W Woodhull Baker urges every member to attend.
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V.F.W
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
W. Woodhull Baker
Miners Vote to Strike Amid Contract Standstill
About 7,800 of 74,000 soft coal miners have voted to strike with thousands more expected to stay away. States reporting absences include Pennsylvania 51,200 and Illinois 25,000, as the stoppage threatens the industry and war effort. John L. Lewis leads the miners in refusing to work without a contract.
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John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Alabama
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Virginia
Tennessee
Illinois
P Tors
UMW
Portal
Allies Struggle for Ground in Tunisia Front
Allied forces gain and lose ground across Tunisia as American units push near Lake Achkel and Mateur while facing heavy Axis counterattacks. Djebel Bou Aoukaz assault tests defenses as British troops hold positions on Medjerda Valley floor and a Berlin radio claim notes a neutral zone around the Bey of Tunis.
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Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Sidi N’sir
Ashkel
Djebe
Djebe] Amtra. In the Jefna Sector, About Halfway Between the Ashkel and N'Sir
Jenna Shields
Mateur
Tunis
Medjerda
Berlin
Office of War Information
Axis
Tunisia
Death of Albert E. Smallwood 72 in Winchester
Albert Eugene Smallwood 72 of 205 East Baker Street died at 9 30 this morning at his home of a heart attack after two months of ill health. A plumber for 40 years he was married to Mary Catherine Ritter since April 6 1895 in Winchester. Survived by wife and two children Douglas Smallwood and Virginia McIntyre both of this city. Funeral arrangements pending with Rev. T M Swann at Braddock Street Methodist Church and Mount Hebron burial. Pallbearers from Golden Rule Bible Class and Friendship Fire Company.
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Albert Eugene Smallwood
East
Baker Street
Mr. Smallwood
George Smallwood
Clarke County
Mary Henry Smallwood
Winchester
Mary Catherine Ritter
Braddock Street
Major Air Battles on Russian Front Reported
The communique notes heavy air battles on the Russian front with only a few attackers swimming back to the German held western shore. It mentions Izium near Kharkov the Donets bend and many German losses on the Leningrad and Kuban fronts along with Russian sniper gains.
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Donets
Kharkov
Voroshiloverod
Leningrad
Smolensk
Izyum
Moscow
Kuban
Middletown High Holds Annual Junior Senior Banquet
Middletown Virginia May 1 Middletown High School held its annual Junior Senior banquet at the Wayside Inn Principal H Denis Hoover gave a brief address The Senior class president Frances Hounshell welcomed guests and the feature program included The Seeing Bye by Sarah Jane Judy A Proverb quiz entertained the seniors and twelve Middletown seniors were listed by name including John Thomas Kline Lester Bauserman Hugh Campbell Tom Shull Dorothy Stewart Jane Manuel Frances Hounshell Rachel Long Ruth Sperry Reba Riggleman William Rowles and Ruth McGolerick
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Wayside Inn
H. Denis Hoover
Frances Hounshell
Sarah Jane Judy
Charles Reely
John Thomas Kline
Lester Bauserman
Hugh Campbell
Tom Shull
Dorothy Stewart
Jane Manuel
Rachel Long
Ruth Sperry
Reba Riggleman
William Rowles
Ruth McGolerick
Scant Coal Piles Endanger War Plant Operations
Washington May 1 The steel industry warned that war plants face fuel shortages with only three weeks or less of coal on hand. A Carnegie-Illinois official in Pittsburgh said production in its plants there and in Youngstown Ohio could fall by as much as 10 percent within three to four days after a coal shutdown.
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Washington
Carnegie-Illinois
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Ohio
Three First Aid Classes Open at Virginia Woolen Plant
On April 20 the Virginia Woolen Company started three First Aid Classes to staff the plant’s stations. Each shift lists many trainees led by Mrs. George Reading on the first shift, and instructors on the second and third shifts guiding named workers through the program.
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Virginia Woolen
Virginia Woolen Company
Blanche Anderson
Nelson Baker
Mary Cassell
John Hoover
Irvin Hottle
Norval Hottle
Madalene Holland
Howard Hart
Margaret Kain Lela Lineburg
Lillie Miller
Louis McGolerick
Hazerl Whitacre
Wayne Ritter
Gertrude Benner
Thomas Smallwood
Richard Sudduth
Ruby Trenary
George Reading
Virginia Anderson
Neal Babb
Norman Dever
Ruth Dicks
Lucille Carr
Pauline Farmer
Harry Fox
Lawrence Kerns
Woodrow Keller
James Loy
Lynwood Poole
Edith Rush
Walter Statten
Dorothy Vann
J. W. Sumption
George Dever
War Powers Coal Mine Control Order Summary
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to seize and operate coal mines producing for the war effort. He may employ public or private instruments, maintain management functions, and ensure cash working conditions. He must protect workers, allow union rights, and coordinate with the Secretary of War for protection and labor grievances. He can terminate possession when no longer needed for the war program.
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Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Ickes
Interior Secretary
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Official page provides quiz solutions list with corrected choices. Names include Friedrich and March 21. Topics cover presidents, elections, true false items, and a French Guinea reference noted among the answers.
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Is — , Eeree
Theandidates
True
Pours
French Guinea
Friedrich
Five Japanese Bases Hit by Allied Bombers
The U S Navy said American bombers and fighters attacked five Japanese bases in the Solomon Islands on Thursday and Friday starting large fires at Kieta and Kahili.
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Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
Kieta
Kahili
Virginia Miners Not Trespassing
Virginia's 18 000 United Mine Workers followed John L Lewis's call not to trespass as Roosevelt's 10 o'clock deadline for full resumption of coal mining passed. Mines in Virginia were closed down almost completely except in non union Russell and Dickenson counties where about 2 500 non union workers worked as usual.
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Norton. Va
Virginia
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Old Dominion
Russell
Dickenson
Ickes Given War Powers to Run Coal Mines
The order directs Secretary Ickes to take immediate possession of coal mines and run them for the war effort. He may operate or arrange operation, protect workers, and ensure production while preserving workers rights to join unions and bargain through chosen representatives. The War Department involvement follows Interior actions to safeguard employment and production.
Baltimore Market Quotations May 1 Produce Livestock Prices
Baltimore May 1 market notes show unchanged apples potatoes and poultry receipts. U S Dept Agri quotes cattle hogs sheep with price ranges for weights and categories, including steers heifers cows bulls calves and lambs, plus top prices for selected lots and weekly comparisons.
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Baltimore
Chicago Hog Market Closes Week With Lower Prices
A small supply of 500 salable hogs was quoted nominally as prices failed to test values. The market ended the week at the lowest levels since early January with 500 head fed steers and yearlings prevalent. Receipts rose locally and at major market centers as choice grades fell 10-15, medium and good 25, and common hogs 25-50 down.
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New Mexico
Chicago
Local Sports Highlight in Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features local sports with game recaps and player updates. Readers see team standings, standout performances, and upcoming schedules in the latest edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Stock Market Holds Steady As Coal Labor Crisis Eases
New York May 1 The stock market rose slightly led by top issues despite the coal labor dispute. Most leading stocks gained fractions to around two points, reaching new high levels for the year.
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New York
Chicago Grain Quotations May 1
Grain prices rose as crop damage reports from the southwest influenced trade while uncertainty from the coinage dispute kept activity light. Opening quotes show Wheat at 1.43 7/8 to 1.44 1/4, Corn around 1.05, Oats near 0.63 1/2, Rye about 0.85 1/4 to 0.93 1/8 with subsequent months listed.
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Chicago
Rye
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore May 1 Wheat No 2 red winter priced at 1.60 1-2 per bushel with April 1.64 1-2. Corn unchanged at 1.10 per bushel. Winchester Market Wheat cited at 1.60 while corn price remains steady based on fat mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
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A. E. Smallwood
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Silvertown
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Chicago Livestock
Stock Market Report
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