Cadets Top Handley In Narrow Track Meet Win
RMA Cadets defeated Handley High School 44 to 34 in a close home track meet. Levi led with sprint and distance wins, Crim tied for high jump, and Cochran won the javelin for Handley hopes.
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RMA
Handley
Randolph Macon Academy
Handley High School Yester
Crim
Levi
Cochran
Shaffer
Mead
Kearns
HHS
Plum
Lineweaver
Hammer
LeRue
Wiley
Lake
Boyd
Speid
Ard Jensen
Glenn
Hamman
Hover
Melton
Danko
Pdum
Renn
Brain
Ner
Renfrew
Powell
Hoover
Strafing Attack on Rabaul Records Allied Strike
ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS REPORTS MAY 4 1944 heavy bombers fighters and attack planes contributed to a major raiding effort against Rabaul in the northeast tip of New Britain. Two American planes were lost to anti aircraft fire. MacArthur notes a first major strike in weeks as bombers hit Rakada air strip and surrounding targets while dive bombers and fighters damaged barges and enemy dwellings.
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New Guinea
de Rabaul
New Britain
Fech
Douglas MacArthur
Sum Aera
Rakada
Duke of York Island
Rabaul
Mokmer
Biek Island
Schouten P
Carolines
Fourteen Injured in Blast on Liberty Ship Undergoing Work
In Baltimore on May 4 fourteen shipyard workers were injured in an explosion in the hold of a Liberty ship being outfitted at Bethlehem Fairfield. Four victims were seriously hurt and a diver was to inspect the hold when conditions allowed. the ship listed and then was righted later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bethlehem Fairfield
J. M. Willis
Willis
E Key Highway
Answers to the Daily Quiz Retrieved from a 1940s publication
The item lists quiz answers including Maritime Commission and dates January 20 and March 4, names Vivien Kellems Oliver Cromwell Richard Cromwell, Swiss Alps, a $15 000 000 sum, a quoted line about a captain and lieutenant, and the letter e as the answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Commission
Vivien Kellems
Oliver Cromwell
Richard Cromwell
Ration Calendar Notes Stamp Validity Extended
The Associated Press notes ration stamp validity. Red stamps A through Q8 remain good indefinitely. T6 activates May 7 and lasts indefinitely. Blue stamps A through Q8 stay valid. next five series not valid after June 1. Sugar four stamps 30 and 31 valid for five pounds. stamp 40 good through late 1945. Shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2 valid indefinitely. certain line numbers and regional areas extend to August 31.
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Associated Press
School Board to Meet Tomorrow for Teacher Decisions
The Frederick County School Board will hold a special meeting at 10 am tomorrow. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline said the session will review approximately 20 teachers up for reappointment and consider additional hires. The board will also hear a request to convert teachers to 12 month pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Kline
Meat rationing shift faces criticism in Baltimore
Baltimore packers and meat dealers split over removing most meats from rationing. Some call it a step forward while warning chaos could follow if general rationing returns in the fall. Trade officials question the value of points removal without guaranteed meat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Harry W. Walker
Baltimore Independent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home
A call to support the United Service Organizations war relief fund as volunteers describe efforts to housing meals and morale for troops, sailors, and families. The notice urges donations to sustain lodging programs and transient shelters for service members in need.
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USO
Fragmentary note hints at miles of burning and crowds
Fragmented OCR text mentions burning and crowds in a context of distance and numbers. Details are unclear but imply a miles scale and many people involved. No identifiable names or places are readable.
Clarke Chamber of Commerce reports 12 months of progress
Clarke County chamber outlines 12 months of activity at Grace Church meeting. Highlights include liquidating pool debt of 1 674 dollars, endorsing Boy Scouts annual fund drive, Christmas Tree receipts, community chest study, building debt clearance of about 2 100 dollars, establishing a full time secretary, and post war planning for new industries housing and employment. Also notes Red Cross campaigns and small allocations for Red War Fund and hospital needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Chamber of Commerce
Roy O. Locke
Clarke County
Red Cross War Fund
Red War Punch
Newton D. Baker Hospital Council of Red Cross
Adarondak
Japanese Claim Big Plane Losses in U S Naval Attack
A Berlin broadcast cited Tokyo saying Japanese anti-aircraft guns and planes shot down 75 American planes and damaged 25 more during the U S Naval Task Force raid on Truk and nearby islands. The report notes a prior Japanese claim of damage to one aircraft carrier while Admiral Nimitz reports light American losses with about 30 air crew missing and no warships damaged.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Tokyo
Truk
Chester W. Nimitz
Ward Official Seized By FBI in Montgomery Ward Case
FBI agents were stationed at the Ward plant under Attorney General Francis Biddle while a federal seizure fight proceeded. Judge William H. Holly weighed briefs and evidence as the government and company disputed the actions. Lowell, a Ward executive, described removing poster thumb tacks to read it in his office.
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Lowell
Biddle
Richard Hosteng
FBI
Ward
Francis Biddle
Montgomery Ward
William H. Holly
Wake Island hero returns to Pacific front
Marine Colonel Walter L. J. Baylor, last man off Wake Island, reports from the Pacific that a new war favors the United States. He credits Wake’s stand with fierce courage and predicts decisive results against the enemy. Baylor’s wife Virginia Katharine and daughter Virginia Marie live in Cherry Point North Carolina. his mother resides in Lebanon Pennsylvania.
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William B. Allen Jr
Woodstock
Marine Corps
Associated Press
South Pacific
Walter L. J. Baylor
Wake Island
Pacific
Wake
Baylor
Bayler
Virginia Katherine
Cherry Point
N. C
Virginia Marie
L. A. Bayler
Lebanon
Mrs Grim Receives 25 Year Service Emblem
Mrs. Grim Mary E Grim an employee of the Winchester office of the Cresapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia yesterday received a ruby service emblem for 25 years of service The award was announced by S R Sammis local manager The presentation was made by J D DeButts District Traffic Manager Lynchburg at a luncheon at the Fort Loudoun Restaurant yesterday afternoon
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Mary E. Grim
Winchester
Cresapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
Kiwanis Hear Capt Paul Spillman Speaker
Capt Paul Spillman recently repatriated from a German prison camp spoke at the Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting. Dr. R. H. Kerlin presided with absent Dr. H. S. Pifer. H. C. Sheetz Sr introduced the speaker. J. L. Thornton was guest of Ralph Lawson.
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Paul Spillman
United States
Winchester
Clarke Democrats Name Delegates at May Mass Meeting
Clarke County Democrats named 30 delegates to the Roanoke State convention on July 8 at a mass meeting in the Clarke County Court House. Ralph N. Dorsey was named chairman and George H. Burwell secretary. Delegates voted uninstructed under the unit rule and approved a resolution praising Representative A Willis Robertson for his service including Ways and Means. The list includes Senator Harry F Byrd and many local figures.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Court House
Roanoke
Ralph N. Dorsey
George H. Burwell
A. Willis Robertson
Highg Congress
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
House
Harry F. Byrd
E. Blackburn Moore
A. Mackay Smith
Charles C. Dearmont
G. Kenneth Levi
George H. Levi
Raymond Grubbs
Robert Lee Withers
Lor G. Kackley
Edward B. Lee
Wilton B. Stuart
Clay Carr
Rose MacDonald
Elsie Cadwallader
Jack Enders
Frances Seabright
Hobson McGehee
Morton C. Mumma
J. Edward Thoma
William D. Burtner
Sams. Thomas
Alice Sommaripa
Edward McC. Williams
Albert A. Cox
Will Fenton
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Nina Dortch
W. R. Thompson
Protection For Army Cooks
An advance New Guinea base posts an order protecting army cooks from insult by mess personnel. It declares that no one shall curse a cook on or off duty, recognizing cooks as human and doing their best. The bulletin also bans loud or uncouth remarks about fruit juice described as battery acid.
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New Guinea
Allied air power pounds Bucharest and Mailly depot in major raids
Allied air forces report heavy raids on Bucharest with Liberators Wellington and Halifaxes striking targets. The Mailly depot near the invasion route faced severe attacks as RAF planes fought fierce German fighter resistance and claimed several enemy aircraft brought down.
Middletown Dominates Berryville as County League Halftime Ends
Middletown wins 11-1 behind Eugene Clem as Berryville falls into a two way tie for last. Gore loses 4-3 to Stephens City in a tight pitcher’s duel. Boyce crushes Gainesboro 12-1 with Vorus homering and Coulson Tav hitting for extra bases. Second-place ties form as league race narrows.
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Middletown High School
Be Ille
Gore
Stephens City
Boyce
Gainesboro
Middletown
Eugene Clem
Berryville
Clarke County
Wisecarver
Clem
Emmons
Orndorff
Richard
LaFollette
Lamp
Keller
Vorus
Coulson
Tavpe
Taylor
Lieyd
Limi
Denny
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Aitape
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
Anzio
U. S. Navy
International Soundphoto
Clarke Chamber of Commerce
Berryville and
Robertson
Sgt
Bill Allen
Last Marine
Mrs. Grim
Winchester Poultry Company
C. F. Nicholas
Capt
Clarke Democrats
The
Mediterranean
Bucharest
Britain
Italy
RAF
Air Ministry
Stonewall
Boycee Stonewall
S. Braddock ST
John W. Rosenberger & Co
DIAL
Hampshire
W. S. Bromley
U. S
Cocaio
North America Assurance Society
Richmond
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