Wright Seated at Virginia State Convention for Reforms
The Virginia convention seated Wright from the 24th district by a 33 to 5 vote, with J. Sinclair Brown elected president. Former Governor George Peery led Wright into the hall as the body eyed franchise reform and voting rules for service personnel, amid a 5 to 5 committee deadlock on the district representation.
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Virginia
J. Sinclair Brown
Salem
House of Delegates
George Giro Pects
Tazewell
Dr. Wright
Marksville
Page County
H. F. Minter
Front Royal
Julien Gunn
Circuit Court of
Richmond
Permanent Organization Committee
John J Wicker, Jr
Privileges and Elections Committee
George C. Peery
Tazew
Front Royal Democrat
Charles Wright
Bridgewater Republican
Bnt
Mrs McFadden To Be Buried Here Tomorrow
Mrs James McFadden dies suddenly at her Parsons West Virginia home heart attack. Funeral services held in Parsons then burial planned for Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. She was a native of Winchester daughter of F Brooke Hodgson and Laura Snapp mn. Survived by husband sister Margaret Hodgson Ross brother Joseph Hodgson. Service led by Rev Ronald Ss Wilson with pallbearers listed.
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James McFadden
Parsons
W. Va
Winchester
Edward Goss
Mount Hebron
McFadden
Margaret Hodgson Ross
Joseph Hodgson
Ronald Ss. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Ralph Horn
Louis H. Grim
Thomas Trier
James S. Grant
Richard B Brown
J. H. Yost
Howard Grove
Harry H. Willis
New Zealanders Near Junction With Tito Force
Allied advances in northern Italy report New Zealand troops nearing a junction with Tito’s Partisans around Trieste, as Mountaineers push toward Trento and the Brenner Pass. The Eighth Army reports heavy prisoner captures and pressure toward Austria while German forces attempt a last regroup on the Piave line.
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Rome
New Zealand
Marshal Tito
Trieste
Wero
Piave River
Italy
Lake Garda
Brenner Pass
Austria
Alps
Mark W. Clark
15Th Army Group
U. S. Tenth Mountain Division
Trento
Riva
Torbole
Nago
Eighth Army
27Th Lancers
Mestre
Treviso
Piave
Nervesa
Antiquing Auction and Rexall Sale Advertisements
Antique auction set for 10 a m Saturday May 5 1945 at 211 North Main Street Winchester Virginia under Miles B Dean. Rexall sale runs Thursday Friday and Saturday May 23 4 5 offering opportunities to save at Brooks Pharmacy.
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North Main St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Rexallic Sale
Brooks’ Pharmacy
PINGLEY & CARPER Cleaners Announces New Hours
Effective May 7 the cleaners will operate five days a week Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday hours extend to 9 p.m. with Friday night open. Closed all day Saturday.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
May Day Snowstorm Dims Early Spring Greeting
May Day arrived amid a heavy snowstorm that coated automobiles and buildings and then melted on streets. Temperatures fell from 57 degrees last night to 34 degrees this morning.
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Tha Ay
Stalin Leads In May Day Parades In Moscow
Premier Stalin led a grand May Day display in Red Square with tanks guns and planes on parade. Gen Antonov declared the country cleared of the enemy for the first time in the war. Foreign observers including Edouard Herriot and the Japanese ambassador attended the celebration.
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Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Lenin
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Stalin
Red Army
Wehrmacht
Germany
Alexei Antonov
Red Square
Edquard Herriot
France
Tanks Close on Shuri as Okinawa Fight Rages
US forces from the 96th Infantry Division moved within 800 yards of Shuri, shelling outskirts buildings with 75 to 80 rounds. Lt. Robert B. Lyons of Ordway Colorado leads a tank platoon, while Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley’s division says 1,500 Japanese killed in 72 hours and the 27th Infantry Division seized Machinato airfield near Naha.
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Guam
96Th Infantry Division
Shuri
Okinawa
Associated Press
Vern Haughland
Robert B. Lyons
Ordway
Colo
James L. Bradley
96Th Division
George W. Grinerf
Machinato
Naha
Simon Bolivar Buckner
10Th Army
Weather forecast for districts four and five
The extended May 2 to May 6 forecast shows District Four cooler than normal with moderate rain around Friday. District Five rises Wednesday and Thursday then turns cooler with light showers through Sunday.
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District Four
Special Notice Correction From Shawnee Filling Station
An update states Shawnee Filling Station is not closed except on Mondays until further notice. Also a 1938 wanted ad seeks cider apples from Ridgewood Fruit Industries, with multiple dates listed.
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Shawnee
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Soviet Forces Raise Victory Banner Over Berlin on May Day
London dispatch reports Stalin calling the Berlin assault the final on May Day. Soviet troops announced victory after an 11 day battle with heavy German losses including 1,000,000 killed and 800,000 captured on the eastern front.
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London
Berlin
Stalin
Reichstag
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Ministry of the Interior
Seige
Fuehrer
Tiergarten
Brandenburg Gate
We River
Moscow
Nazia
Allied landings reported on Borneo by Tokyo radio
SAN FRANCISCO May 1 Tokyo radio said Allied assault forces landed on Borneo and hit Tarakan on the east coast in fierce combat. The broadcast claimed German garrisons repulsed the attack, though American forces have been bombing Borneo daily as they advance toward the oil rich island.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Borneo
Federal Communications Cession
Tarakan
Philippines
Sulu
Tokyo Radio
Southwest Pacific
200 More Blood Donors Needed at Winchester Clinic
Mrs. J. W. Arthur, chairman of the Winchester Blood Donor Recruitment Headquarters, says at least 200 more people must arrange appointments to fill upcoming clinic days. Ten additional donors are needed today, 20 for Thursday, and 100 for Friday, with about 75 reserve names to cover cancellations. Major Rodney Taylor remarks on the sacrifice of wounded soldiers and urges donations to honor them.
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J. W. Arthur
Winchester Blood Donor Recruitment Headquarters
McSherry Lupton
Rodney Taylor
U. S. Army
Patton Presses Toward Berchtesgaden as Allies Advance
Allied forces push toward Hitler's mountain retreat with the Third Army within 58 miles of Berchtesgaden and Patton's Seventh Army moving from Munich toward Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass. Griesbach nears Hitler's Alpine stronghold while Austrian border towns brace for further Allied advances.
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Paris
Berchtesgaden
Alexander Patch
Munich
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
Griesbach
Hitler
Braunau
Salzburg
Tam
Germany
Bavaria
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Elbe
Schleswig-Hostein
Denmark
Nar
Patton
11Th Armored
Oberkappel
Linz
Vienna
Bohemia
Moravia
Supreme Headquarters
United Nations
Schwarzenbek
Sahms
Hamburg
Luebeck
Kield
Rostock
Berlin
U. S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Fron
Eisenhower
Significance Attached To Reported Conference In Swedish Office
London May 1 Prime Minister Churchill hinted peace in Europe could come before Saturday as Count Folke Bernadotte met Erik Boheman in Stockholm after leaving Copenhagen. Bernadotte refused to say if he carried a message from Himmler and no special war position statement was given. Churchill warned no definite statement and noted possible brief remarks if important information arrives. He discussed Poland and repatriation doubts amid Allied talks, predicting rapid dissemination of any major advance while not delaying good news.
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Bernadotte
Himmler
London
Churchill
Europe
House of Commons
Folke Bernadotte
Stockholm
Erik Boheman
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Heinrich Himmler
Red Cross
Poland
Commons
Bac
Robert Bower
Pocared
Eisenhower
Astor
Seek To Maintain Decent Diet Amid Sugar Ration Cuts
Washington reports a 25 percent sugar ration cut while officials forecast higher points for fats and oils. Samuel Rosenman urges substantial civilian aid to northwest Europe, warning home front supplies will fall. An inter agency panel cites production dip and warns no total supply increase for over a year. Congress debates one man control of food matters as agencies like OPA and War Food Admin split authority.
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Washington
Samuel I Rosenman
United States
Europe
Inter-Agency Committee On
Congress
OPA
War Food Administration
Inter-Agency Committee
Leo As Crowley
Pfc Chapman Missing in Action in Germany
Pfc Clayton W. Chapman son of Mrs Cora Chapman 137 West Boscawen Street reported missing in action in Germany since April 14 attached to the Second Armored Division Patton's Third Army. He entered service May 26 1943 and has been overseas 17 months prior to his service he worked for the Zero Pack Company.
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Clayton W. Chapman
Cora Chapman
West Boscawen Street
Germany
Pfc
Chapman
Second Armored
Patton
Third Army
Zero Pack Company
Frederick County Fruit Growers Eye Charter
At a special committee meeting the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association decided to recommend charter incorporation. Guest speaker Dr. Gordon H. Ward outlined turning the group into a dues paying organization. Wyatt Richard, chair, will present the report at the May 4 monthly meeting with Dr. Ward in attendance.
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Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Gordon H. Ward
Wyatt Richard
Frederick County Pruit Growers Association
Ward
Restaurant Men To Meet Tonight In Winchester
Members of the Virginia State Restaurant Association will meet at the Glow Restaurant in Winchester tonight at 8:15 for a dinner. Elmer G is expected as executive secretary from Richmond. After dinner a demonstration of salads and other foods will be given by J. C. Overpeck of Washington D. C. All members and their wives are invited.
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Winchester
Virginia State Restaurant, Association
Elmer G
Virginia State
Tien
Richmond
Washington, C
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Tito
Hodge
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