Weekend Accidents In Clarke County Injure Three
Route 12 saw two weekend crashes in Clarke County. Lt. Beeken’s car hit a telephone pole, causing minor injuries to St. Claggett and no serious harm. Sunday, Harry Mathews’ car struck a horse and buggy, injuring Nealy Jackson and his son Floyd, with the buggy destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beek
A. P. Air Military Reservation
St Claggett
Harry Mathews
Middleburg
Nea
Ley Jackson
Boyce
Jackson
Floyd
Japanese Reinforcements Press Burma Front And Bashed Bay Port
The report notes limited contact with Chinese forces in Burma and hints at more Japanese divisions ready to reinforce. It cites Chinese withdrawal from Mandalay Bay as they vow to retake the city while Japanese advances threaten India and Lae to Port Moresby are watched. Allied air forces claim several enemy losses including bombers and transports.
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Burma
Stilwell
Ingwa
Mana
Ese
Taunggyi
Mandalay
Lashio
India
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Regal
Australia
United Nations
Moresby
United States
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomon Islands
Four Cited For Restoring Flag To Fortress Polo
Four soldiers from Corregidor earned the silver star for raising the Stars and Stripes atop the Manila Bay fortress after shellfire broke the pole. Captain Arthur Eff, Corporal Louis A. Roark, Private First Class Roy O. Batley, and Coon Harley H. Leaird braved shell fragments and dive bombers to fix the halyards and reclaim the flag as Lieut. General Jonathan M. Wainwright commended them.
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Washington
Corregidor
Manila Bay Island
War Department
Arthur ‘Eff
St. Louis
Louis A. Roark
Gypsum
Kas
Roy O. Batley
Kansas City
Harley H. Leaird
Durant
Jonathan M. Wainright
Japanese Diet to Vote Plan For Ship Building
Tokyo reports the government will summon an extraordinary two day session of the Imperial Diet from May 25 to approve a shipbuilding program. The move follows shipping shortages after heavy losses in the southwest Pacific campaigns and hints of expanding shipyard capacity. This session marks the first for the new House of Representatives after last Thursday’s general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Allied RAF strikes press Germany amid Hamburg raid and Exeter clash
British air and naval actions report renewed assaults on Hamburg despite poor weather while confirming the sinking or damage of German battleships Gneisenau Scharnhorst and cruiser Prinz Eugen. Nazi retaliation hits Exeter as casualties mount including an American ambulance driver killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluon
England
Gibraltar
Malta
Hamburg
Germany
Admiralty-Air Ministry
Gneisengs
Scharnhorst
Prinz Eugen
English Channel
Brest
Kiel
Krisitiansand
Trident
Gneisenau
Gdynia
Trondheim
Norway
Exeter
Ee Aa
April Building Permits Total $25 485 amid Construction Ban
April permits total $25 485, well below normal due to a government building ban. Major permits include Adventist church at Virginia Avenue for $10 000, and a Novick Transfer Company warehouse at 684 690 North Cameron for $11 000. Other filings cover National Fruit Product Co warehouse $2 000, and remodels for Mrs L M Allen 703 South Washington $500, Edith Fletcher 511 South Loudoun, and Leonard W Brown Berryville Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue
Novick Transfer Company
North
Cameron Street
National Fruit Product Company
Fairmont Avenue
L. M. Allen
Washing
Edith Fletcher
Loudoun
Leonard W. Brown
Supreme Court Refuses Waller Habeas Review in Virginia Murder Case
The Supreme Court declines to review Odell Waller's habeas corpus petition challenging his 1940 murder conviction for killing Oscar Davis in Pittsylvania County Virginia. Waller argued poll tax nonpayment tainted juror selection. Virginia argued objections not available in habeas. ACLU joined as friend of the court citing class discrimination concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Odell Waller
Oscar Davis
Pittsylvania County
Waller
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
Abram P. Staples
Davis
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
Answers to the daily quiz list ten items: Chile True Wellington China Square one side and multiply by six Author John L. Lewis Yes In London Eng Will H. Hays.
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Chile
True
Wellington
China
Author
John L. Lewis
London
Eng
Will H. Hays
Acoustic fence with robots guards war plants
An acoustic fence concept uses robots that hear the faintest sound and instantly report to a watchman, offering efficient protection for war production factories and their operations.
John Marshall Jr. Dies in Richmond Va at 45
John Marshall Jr. 45, of Riverton and Winchester, died at 7 a m in a Richmond hospital after an illness since February. He earlier worked for C and Plephone Co in Winchester before moving to Riverton and later joined American Viscoré Corp at Front Royal. Survived by wife Lucy Pingley, parents Mrs Jennie Marshall and the late J B Marshall, brothers S F O G Roanoke and sisters Mrs Raymond Hecht and Mrs Jack Avery. Funeral 4 p m Tuesday at Buchanan First Baptist Church with Rev D E Murray officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall, Jr
Ome Tate
Winchester
Richmond
Marshall
Jennie Marshall
J. B. Marshall
Buchanan
Riverton
Viscoré Corp
Front Royal
C. & Plephone Co
Lucy Pingley
S. Marshall
Larchmont
F. O. Marshall
Detroit
N. G. Marshall
Roanoke
Raymond Hecht
Jack Avery
Southwest Virginia
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
D. E. Murray
Social Justice Publishers Miss Hearing Over Mailing Privilege
The Social Justice weekly magazine founded by Father Charles E. Coughlin did not attend a hearing on revoking its second class mailing privileges. Officials said the publication would be discontinued and mailing privileges abandoned, with the magazine’s suspension approved by Father Coughlin and labeled clearly seditious by Attorney General Biddle. A panel of postmasters general convened at the Post Office to hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Justice
National Weekly
Charles E. Coughlin
Calvin W. Hassel
Post Office Department
Hassel
Father Coughlin
Biddle
Post Office
Walker
Three Fugitives Caught After Belvoir Guard House Escape
Three soldiers who escaped from Fort Belvoir guard house were captured after a chase on a highway near Carlisle Pennsylvania. Sheriff W Emory Bretz identified the men as George Austin Williamson West Virginia Kenneth Eckert 21 Bunker Hill West Virginia and Bernard Butler 21 Philadelphia They were jailed in Cumberland County awaiting return to Fort Belvoir.
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Carlisle
W. Emory Bretz
Fort Belvoir
Bretz
George Austin
Williamson
W. Va
Kenneth Eckert
Bunker Hil
Bernard Butler
Philadelphia
Cumberland County
C. N. Crost
No Changes In Plans For Boyce
The school board and contractor insist plans for the Boyce building remain unchanged aside from material substitutions to meet priority ratings. They aim to complete the project for the September 1942 term. Also notes an industrial alcohol yield claim comparing grain and sugar.
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Boyce
Clarke County School Board
Boyce School
Mercy in the Attics to the Front Lines Red Cross Effort
A Winchester Red Cross column details hospital work from Bataan to local churches. Mrs. B B Dutton leads nurse volunteers including Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Ridgeway, and Mrs. Sprint in making dressings. Local groups from Handley High School, Midletown, Stephens City, Cedar Grove and Winchester train in first aid and nursing as May 5 classes begin at 7 30 PM.
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Sahara Desert
Bataan Peninsula
Bataan
Cavass
Tropics
Presbyterian Church
Winchester
B. B. Dutton
A.E.P
John Kern
Fred Ridgeway
Thomas Sprint
Bertha Kline
Baster‘s Club
Handley High School
Eddie Barr
Midletown
Whitehurst
Stephens City
Grove White
Evelyn Cadwallader
Cedar Grove
R. I. Larrick
Minnie Taylor
Ada Oppie
Highland Avenue
Hunter Maddox
Handley School
Harry Seabright
George Jones
Edward Capper
South End Fire Hall
Gertrude Organ
R. C. Larrick
Dorothy Willey
Middletown
Thelma Barr
Colored School
Ethel Barrett
Clearbrook
Grace Colvin
Mountain Falls
Mary Lindsay
Home Nursing Room
Handley High Schol
Nancy Larrick
Elizabeth Massie
Bernard Groves
Herman Plumly
William Clare
Gore
the Gore High School
Slaying Charge Against Welsh Held For Action
Judge Wright ordered Welsh kept in custody until the prosecutor acts after a grand jury indicted him following a long inquiry. The indictment was later dismissed on grounds of improper conduct and intimidation by the panel. Miss Welsh's body, found March 9, 1941, in her bedroom, showed brutal injuries including a slashed throat and a severed hip flesh.
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Wright
Welsh
Young Welsh
Miss Welsh
Poultry Science Boosts Egg Output Since 1909
The Department of Agriculture reports that scientific poultry management now yields seven hens laying more eggs than nine did in 1909, signaling a substantial efficiency increase in egg production.
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Department of Agriculture
Derailment Blocks Main Rail Line Near Milford Station
Two freight cars on a northbound train derailed at Milford station on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line at 6 30 p m blocking the main track for about three hours. The orange load derailment was blamed on a broken wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Milfordtation
Here
Batista accuses Berlin radio of threats in May Day address
Havana sources report a presidential palace statement that Berlin radio threatened President Batista. In a May Day address Batista claimed the United Nations must attack hyenas and warned that Germans are low animals while noting proximity to the coast.
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Havana
Cuba
Berlin
Batista
United Nations
Priend Batista
Fishing boats ordered to remain in port in Miami area
The coast guard ordered fishing boats in the Miami Miami Beach area to remain in port. No reason given and no timetable announced. An earlier order in February kept small craft in harbor for about 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Coast Guard
Miami-Miami Beach
Mrs. Rhodes Hurt In West Piccadilly Street Accident
Mrs. Crouch Rhodes 118 N Washington street sustained bruises and shock after a rear end collision on West Piccadilly Street. She was admitted to the hospital. the car was driven by her daughter Miss Jane Rhodes. The other vehicle was owned and operated by Perry D. Miller Amherst Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Piccadilly Street
Crouch Rhodes
N. Washington Street
Jane Rhodes
Perry D. Miller
Amherst Street
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Clarke Co
Port Moresby
Lae
Markham Ley
Nadzab
Douglas MacArthur
Manila Bay
Harold Westlake
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
B. F. Goodrich Silverton Store
Fortress
Polo
R.A.F
United Food Stores
Cameron & Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Valley Avenue
Braddock
High Court
Lydia E
Pinkham
Ana
John Marshall
Richmond, Va
Belvoir Guard House
the Red Cross
Winchester-Frederick
Red Cross
Comey
Rhodes
Valley Pride
Mae Ag
the Food Center
N. Leedoen St
Aldidtinelea Maghtens
Nba
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
All United Food
United Food Store
Stokely G.B
Stokely G. B. Cream Corp
Stokely
Limas
Stokely Fey
Alaska
Stokely R. A. Cherries
United States of America
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