President Expects No Walkout by Coal Miners
President Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that he expects no strike by coal miners against the government. A War Labor Board panel heard northern operators claim the United Mine Workers demand would raise costs by 2.88 dollars per ton and add half a billion in Appalachian production costs, while Lewis disputed the estimates and declined to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Appalachian Belt
Bhuident Young L. Lewis
Lewis
WLB
Charles O'Neill
Northern
O'Neill
Winchester youths rally to aid farmers in war effort
Non farm boys and girls from Stephens City pledge to help boost food production for victory. Reports hint at high school participation and possible delays in book readiness, but emphasize that energetic youths can contribute this summer. The drive is seen as a definite factor in winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Regular meeting of Sarah Zane Fire Company urged
Sadeee reports a regular meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Company at 7th Street at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. L. M. Crabill is captain at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadeee
Sarah Zane Fire Company
L. M. M. Crabill
Air base on Amchitka shortens distance to Kiska raid target
U S forces announce an air base on Amchitka in the western Aleutians only 63 nautical miles from Japanese held Kiska. The base cut flight time to 12 minutes for a 300 mph bomber enabling heavier daily raids since March 1. Military communique notes six raids on Kiska and four on Attu last Wednesday with Kiska raided 215 times in two months.
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Kiska
Washington
United States
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Navy
Amchitka Island
Adrianoe Islands
Amchitka
Attu
North Pacific
Russians Drive Wedge Against Axis Near Kuban Front
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army offensives in the Caucasus severing German and Romanian supply lines north and south of the Kuban River. Soviet forces gain ground toward Novorossisk aided by air power, with German counterreserves and strict discipline amid difficult terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Kuban
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Red Star
Investia
Farm deferments granted by city board for 16 registrants
The Frederick County United States Department of Agriculture War Board recommends farm classifications for Winchester City Selective Service Board registrants. Names with 2C or 3C classifications are listed, including Clyde H. Allamong and Edward Ruffmer, among others. Several individuals are denied farm deferment, including Chalmers Nelson and Turner Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
United States Department of Agriculture War Board
Winchester City
Charles Jesse Kline
Samuel Preston Henshaw
Haven McDonald Wolfe
Harry E. Hickerson
Turper Ashby Bowen
Rollin Morgan Larrick
Giles H. Lavender
George E. Barrett
Glenn Alt
Frederick County War Board
Chalmers Lee Nelson
Turner A. Martin
Richard G. Green
Theodore M. Myers
Mitchell L. Everhart
Local Oil Firms Strive to Meet Winchester Gasoline Needs
Gasoline supply in Winchester remains stressed with shortages. Distributors report war-driven demand causes tight quotas though some expect improvements next summer. Public outlook for a broader gasoline allowance remains doubtful amid ongoing pipeline and supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Star
Esse
Shooting at Selfridge Field prompts second civilian wounding
A second shooting at Selfridge Field wounded a civilian by a sentry less than a day after the arrest of a former officer. Congressman Shafer (R Mich) described the incident as occurring around 4 a.m. today amid ongoing concerns at the army air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selfridge Field
Midh
Army Air Base
Shafer
R-Mich
Richard
Colored Elks Educational Program at Mt Carmel Friday
Public invited to an educational program at Mt Carmel Baptist Church Friday night May 7 with principal speaker Dr. Sarah Brown. Public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Elks
Mt Carmel Baptist Church
Sarah Brown
Vegetable Plants For Sale At The Flower Shop
Readable ad notes vegetable plants for sale at a store and green seeds offered by The Flower Shop. No further details on varieties or prices are provided in the fragment.
Five Allied Ships Sunk by Nippon U Boats East of Australia
Allied headquarters reports Japanese submarines sank five Allied freighters in the life line waters east of Australia. One American ship, the 81 aboard under Captain C C Endstrom, Alameda, had all crew except the last to leave stay aboard until the deck flooded. A largest Australian freighter went down with limited loss of life. two small Australian freighters were torpedoed and sank within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Australia
Eehi
C.C. C. Endstrom
Alameda
Clarke Colored Men to Report for Army Induction
Clarke county registrants who passed physical exams at Roanoke are ordered to report for service. They will report at 8:45 in Berryville and depart by train at 2:00 for Fort Meade Md. Names include Iden Allen Bray Moten Carter Holmes Holmes Johnson Jackson Morgan Pendleton Snyder and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Roanoke
Selec Service
Oleh
Army
Fort George G. Meade
Raymond Iden Allen
William Chandler Bray
Ai ‘Lee
Haywood Moten
The
Amos Carter
Marshall Henry Holmes
Richard Lewis Holmes
Wiliam Johnson
Fred Columbus
Jackson
Shirley Thornton Jackson
Robert Cornelius Morgan
Frances Scully Pendleton
Nolds
Spencer Gordon Snyder
Library Adds Reference Books
C Vernon Eddy Handley Library librarian announced state aid enabled updating the reference collection. The list includes 1943 International Encyclopedia of Music Who's Who in America 1942 43 and Who's Who in England edited by A J Kunitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
Virginia
International Encyclopedia of Music
America
8. J. Kunitz
Bingo Log Pri Night at Rouss Fire Co
An evening bingo event at the Rouss Fire Company offers prizes totaling 250 dollars. Doors open at 8 30 with Thursday and Friday night sessions listed for the first week of the month.
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Rouss Fire Co
Thur
Pri
County War Board List Defers Farm Classifications
Frederick County War Board recommends registrants for farm deferment including Boyce Purcell T Clark Douglas H Davey Grover Garrett Al ston Wayne Gore Ralph Ralph Hutton J V K Light J A Morrison William A Shirley Eugene Snapp Charles L Timbrooks Ervin Whitmore Kenneth H Norris Andrew O. The board grants No Farm Deferment to W Ballowe and John Perry.
Davies Leaving To See Stalin
President Roosevelt said Joseph E. Davies would depart for Moscow to deliver a personal letter to Joseph Stalin. Roosevelt refused to reveal contents or whether Davies would respond. He noted Davies, ex ambassador to Russia, would not stay long and would return with news from Moscow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Davies
Russia
Winston Churchill
Pri
Waster
Espionage Admitted by Polish Government-in-Exile Officials
In Moscow on May 7 Andrei Vishinski said Polish government-in-exile representatives in London engaged in espionage in Russia and that some admitted guilt and been sentenced. He noted Kołt was minister of information for the Polish government in London, appointed March 19. He cited investigations into Polish-Russian wartime relations and referred to the Red Cross inquiry into alleged mass executions in Smolensk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Andrei J. Vishinski
London
Russia
Kot
Vishinski
International Red Cross
Smolensk
Stonewall High to Present Matrimony Program for First Graduating Class
Stonewall High School prepares to stage Matrimony featuring Rennie Roy Clara Mae Ashton Neil Driver and Juanita Scrivener as the first graduating class. Copies of the Stonewall annual will be distributed soon. Stephens City merchant W Lomax Parker reports selling about 85 000 Bermuda onion plants this spring.
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Stonewall High School
Rennie
Roy Clara Mae Ashton
Neil Driver
Juanita Scrivener
W. Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Bermuda
Allied push nears Bizerte base as Tunis nears
Allied forces report storming within nine miles of the great Bizerte naval base and capturing over 1,000 prisoners in two days. British First Army moves to 12 miles from Tunis as General Alexander vows to drive the enemy to the sea. Red Armies halt Nazi counterattacks near Novorossisk in the Caucasus as combat costs mount. Stockholm hears of German anti tank ditch construction and Norwegian resistance grows amid invasion jitters.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Great Bizerte
British First Army
Tunis
Alexander
Russia
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Allied forces push near Salamaua as ships sunk east of Australia
In the Southwest Pacific and China theaters, Japanese submarines sink five ships east of Australia while Gen MacArthur reports Allied supply flows remain virtually undiminished. Allied troops take a village five miles from the Salamaua base in New Guinea as Japanese forces suffer heavy losses in Shansi and Honan.
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Southwest
Pacific
Australia
Revised Resolution On Fiscal Reports
Text of a revised resolution adopted by the Common Council in 1943 to require institutions in Winchester to file annual fiscal reports with the Finance Committee. Reports must show a year end operations statement with receipts and itemized expenditures, plus prior year comparisons, certified and notarized. Excludes receipts from outside activities not essential to the organization’s function. No appropriation without submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Winchester
Council
Finance Committee
Legionnaires Set 1943 Convention for Omaha
The American Legion executive committee voted to hold the 1943 convention in Omaha Nebraska on September 21 22 23. The decision follows rejection of Chicago as a convent venue and cites Omaha as the logical choice amid discussions.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Exservice Men
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Allied forces overrun Tunis defenses in northern Africa
Allied Headquarters report British First Army and U.S. Second Corps have penetrated and overrun positions around Tunis and Bizerte. Ferryville, Le Bardo, and suburbs of Tunis captured as heavy fighting continues with Axis transport disrupted and more prisoners taken.
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North Africa
Tunis
First Army
U. S. Army Corps
Ferryville
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lake Bizerte
Naval Base
U. S. Second Corps
le Bardo
Alexander Vows To Drive Into Great Sea
North Africa, May 7. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander told his forces we have reached the last phase of this campaign and are going to drive the enemy into the sea in a special order public today. He urged the troops forward to victory and declared the final battle will be fierce and long.
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North Africa
Harold Alexander
Public Sale Noted in Classified Page 5
Readable fragments indicate a public sale notice appears on page 5 with limited details about action and officials involved. Further specifics are not provided in the available text.
Flowers For Mother's Day Sale Announcement
Mother's Day special offers on cut flowers available at seven dollars for one bouquet and two dozen stems. Limited quantities, early purchases encouraged.
Axis ships sunk reported in Tunisian Straits broadcast
Grant Parr reports 25 axis ships sunk in the Tunisian Straits as a powerful sweep against surface transports. Capt Ludwig Sertorius notes German troops spirit appears broken. Allied detachments reach beyond the suburbs as deep penetrations collapse enemy positions along the northern Tunisian front. British First Army advances within 14 miles of a target line.
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Grant Parr
Tunisian
Parr
Ludwig Sertorius
N. B
First Army
Giles County Forest Fires Brought Under Control
State Forester Fred C. Pederson said Giles County fires that began Monday are under control. Crews are snuffing embers and quelling scattered blazes on the mountains. Camp Pickett assistance is returning after aiding due to a power shortage. Local Pearisburg boys were recruited when the fires on Run and Brushy Mountains got out of control.
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Pearisburg
Fred C. Peder
Giles County
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Aleutian Islands
Selfridge
Nippon
MacArthur
By C. Yates McDaniel
Clarke
Usda War Board
Davey
Grover
Garrett
Alston Wayne
Gore
Ralph
Ee Ralph
Hutton
Stalin
By Eddy Gilmore
John Thomas Kline
Middletown
Hoover
Stockholm
China
Shansi
Honan
Legionnaires
Bulletin
Great Sea
Tae Tae A
Giles
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