Nazi and British Air Clash Over English Coast
German and British aircraft fought over the southeast English coast for three hours last night and into today as crowds on the cliffs watched jets engage the invaders and drive them out to sea. A suspected German plane was heard off the Northeast coast with no anti aircraft fire.
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London
England
Namsos
Andalsnes
War Office
Arctic Norway
Narvik
Haakon of
Norway
Col
Cotto Ruge
Trondheim
Rites Tomorrow For Conrad Oates
Funeral services for Conrad Oates age 54, lumberman, who died at his Shawnee Avenue home on Wednesday evening of a heart attack, will be held tomorrow at 2 PM. Rev W L Dud in charge with Rev Cartney H Anderson assisting. Pallbearers include A K Oats, Carl Sirbaugh, Ray Sirgh, Roy Larrick, Albert Larley and Fred Oates. Honorary pallbearers listed. Burial will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Conrad Oates
Shawnee Avenue
W. L. Dud
Cartney H. Anderson
A. K. Oats
Carl Sirbaugh
Ray Sirgh
Roy Larrick
Albert Lar- Ley
Fred Oates
W. S. C. Burwell
B. B. McKay
Fred Fugittae Heitz
Joseph Kalbach
J. DeHart
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Temple University official reports coroner's jury verdict on teen shooting
Physical education director Professor Heineman leaves Norristown county jail after visiting his son Robert. Heineman carried news that a coroner's jury recommends fatal shooting of 16 year old Edith Snyder.
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Temple University
Heineman
Norristown
Robert
Edith Snyder
Dutch Arrests Under Martial Law Report
The Hague May 4 Premier Derek Jan De Geer said 21 individuals were arrested and interned overnight under martial law for acts endangering the Netherlands. He cited personal acts, not political views, and noted the measures aim to safeguard national security and deter violations of neutrality. One detainee named M. M. Rost van Tonningen, Nazi deputy and editor of Nationale Dagblad, was highlighted as a danger to countrymen and defense readiness.
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the Hague
Derek Jan de Geer
Netherlands
de Geer
M. M. Rost van Tonningen
Nationale Dagblad
21 Die In French Wreck Near Valton Bridge Collapse
Paris reports Twenty one killed and twenty five injured when a local train crashed through a flood weakened bridge near Valton in Allier Department. The fourth coach crossed a collapsing span and baggage car left rails. Foxes cleverness cited in a separate quiz item with examples of cunning in avoiding traps and fleas.
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Paris
Valton
Allier Department
Old Fredericksburg apothecary may become national pharmacy shrine
Predicrerburg reports the Guild of Fredericksburg will offer to convey the pre Revolutionary apothecary shop to the American Pharmaceutical Association when it meets in Richmond. The shop, started circa 1750 by Hugh Mercer, holds prescriptions and historic bottles and once served Mrs. Mary Washington with a dose of bark and a toddy.
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Predericerburg
George Washington
Shrine of
American Pharmacy
Ci ’ Guild of
Fredericksburg
American Pharmaceutical Association
Richmond
Hugh Mercer
Vanian
Ting
Mercer
Mary Washington
George
Madame Washington
British Warship Seen In Aegean
SALONIKA Greece May 4 British naval forces in the Aegean have been strengthened with reports of a warship offshore and merchant ships bringing news of intensified activity. Salonika residents eye developments as the port is seen as a potential Mediterranean prize in the war.
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Salonika
Greece
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Dewey Declines West Virginia Delegate Candidacies
The Dewey campaign announces it will not sponsor convention delegate candidacies in West Virginia on May 14. Officials say enthusiasm exists but the campaign is following the same approach as in Massachusetts by not endorsing delegates pledged to Dewey.
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Dewey
West Virginia
New York
Ptarters
Mncy
Massachusetts
Mr. Dewey
Germans Claim Sinking Big Battleship
German high command announced the sinking of a major British battleship after dive bomber strikes, claiming fires rose over 1500 feet. They said the attack may have hit the magazines, debris remaining after the explosion, while Winston Churchill’s response was awaited.
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Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Arctic
Narvik
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Norway
High Command
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Namsos
Firemen's Parade awards and details from Toona pageant
The 20 000 Saw Firemen's Parade featured 18 marching units. Awards honored best drum and bugle corps from Fayette City to Sharpsburg and best float and decorated car. Cups provided by Hodgson and Brown, parade began at 8 pm with no delays or mishaps.
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Toona
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
Fayette City
Sharpsburg
Harrisonburg
Hodgson and
Brown
Southeast soldiers and planes pour into the Dodecanese
Reports say Italian garrisons on the Dodecanese have been reinforced by about 50 000 troops and air units concentrate on Leros near Athens. Rhodes hosts fifteen Italian submarines as strategists note the islands’ control of the Aegean entrance and potential base against Turkey, vital to Britain and France.
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Page One
Dodecanese
Leros
Athens
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Dardenelles
Turkey
France
Britain
Eee
India
Australia
New Zeland
Hinckley for Commerce Post
President Roosevelt disclosed he likely will appoint Robert Hinckley as Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Hinckley, currently chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, would replace Monroe Johnson who recently joined the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Robert Hinckley
Commerce
William D Hassett
Hinckley
Commerce Department
Aeronautics Authority
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Monroe Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sara Delano Roosevelt
New York City
Frederick County Home Demonstration Agency Week Program
The Home Agent program outlines meetings for May 6 to 11. Activities include a County Homemaking Board session with new officers, North Frederick Club with kitchen equipment care, Shawnee Club demo, White Hall 4-H Club on fruits and biscuit making, and a Saturday market business meeting.
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Frederick County Home Ao
County Homemaking Board
County Board
Hugh Punk
George Bywaters
Carroll Solenberger
Irene Stipe
Walter Adams
Walter Larrick
North Frederick
Lester Dailey
Shawnee Club
White Hall
Diner Entered in West Virginia Hold on Suspect
A man named Robert Hewitt, a former Lee Lamp Diner employee on Indian Alley, is held in Clarksburg W V after a burglary at the diner last night between midnight and 3 AM. About $60 in mostly change was missing from a cash cache, with about $30 accounted for at the arrest site.
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Robert Hewitt
Lee Lamp
Indian Alley
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lamp
Hewitt
Police Court Roundup: Drunks, Disorderly Defines City Docket
William Watson of Pittsburgh aged 21 faces drunk and disorderly charges with fines totaling 15 dollars and 25 cents. Carl McKee 27 of 300 East Kent Street is charged with unauthorized use of an automobile and driving while intoxicated on Handley Boulevard with 110 dollars and 25 cents plus 30 days. Manuel, a city officer, and Schaub of Hagertown made the arrest. Aliie Corbin 39 of Upperville is drunk with a 10 dollar fine. Preston Jackson of North Kent Street is drunk with a 10 dollar fine. Thomas Lever Route 1-A is drunk and disorderly with a 15 dollar 25 cent fine. Charles Harper Jr of Peyton Street is disorderly with a 10 dollar 25 cent fine. Lloyd Rennie 609 South Kent Street is disorderly with a 7 dollar 75 cent fine. Harley Carper alias Harley Fowler 24 of Berryville is charged with petty larceny a bicycle theft and faces one month in jail plus costs.
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William Watson
Pittsburgh
Carl McKee
East Kent Street
Handley Boulevard
Manuel
Schaub
Hagerstown
Aliie Corbin
Upperville
Preston Jackson
North Kent Street
Thomas Lever
Charles Harper, Jr
Peyton Street
Lloyd Rennie
South Kent Street
Harley Carper
Harley Fowler
Berryville
Italy vows to repel any Mediterranean attack
Rome reports a warning that Italy will fight off any threat as Allied naval forces mass in the Mediterranean. Virginio Gayda cites joint British French moves and notes the Mediterranean remains quiet while Britain and France reinforce their fleet near Alexandria.
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Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
England
France
Alexandria
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gayda
Norway
North Sea
Reward Offered for Hitler Capture in May By Pittsburgh Group
Samuel Harden Church president of the Carnegie Institute acts for Pittsburgh residents to offer a one million dollar reward for the capture of Adolf Hitler to be delivered to the League of Nations for trial during the month of May. At this writing the funds remain intact.
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Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Celebrities Fail To Obtain Marriage License in Virginia
Col Gonzalo Gomez a New York leader and son of the Venezuelan dictator and Joyce Mathews sought a license at the Berryville clerk's office but were refused due to Miss Mathews being under legal age. The party toured from Leesburg toward Winchester before returning to New York, with the show girl’s father said to be vacationing in White Sulphur Springs.
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Borryville
Col
Gonzalo Gomez
New York
la Gen
Juan Vicente Gomez
Joyce Mathews
J. Ed Thoma
Miss Mathews
Gomez
Loudoun County
Russell
Leesburg
Berryville
Winchester
Lucy Allen
The
Star
Associated Press
Washington
Eastern Air Lines
White Sulphur Springs
W Va
United States
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Cammer Tire CO. Op
Handley School
Ays
Ickers
Bickers
North Braddock St
A Beiter
Pine Motor CO
Doge
Plymouth
Prof
B. W
OLDS
Chapman Motor Coo
Loudoun St
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
American Pharmaceutical Society
Aegean
Man Motor Co
Shenandoah Apple Candy Co
Mummers’ Division
Eugene Lofton
Robert Crismore
Calvert A Too
Ben Chapman
Southeast
Islands
Stra
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Buncutter Tire CO
Robinson Hatchery
Kernstown
Hopkins
Brother
West Philadelphia
Albert Bloch
Oscar
Wan
Albert
Eustachio Paolicelli
Bell
Sunshine
Parlett Funeral Home
Gainesboro
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Westinghouse
Emperor Washer
Pia
Zune Die
N. Braddock St
Anderson
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