Miners Split as Some Return to Work Amid Strike
Fourteen hundred striking miners went back to work near California Pennsylvania while 500 stayed out, leaving over 2,600 idle in three states as President Roosevelt said workers who are government employees cannot strike. J and L pits saw partial returns after district officials met, with 600 men at Willow Grove and Rail and River No 6 resisting after fines. A new threat loomed that thousands more would resume strikes unless operators sign a UMW contract by the end of a 15 day truce.
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Pittsburgh
California
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Shannopin
Bobtown
Vesta
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Workers of America
Willow Grove
Neffs
Rail and River
McClainsville
Hanna
Coal Company
Guy Mulleman
Powhatan Mining Company
Powhatan Point
Ohio
United Mine Workers
UMW District 5
David Jones
Women Enlisted for Farm Work In Virginia OWVS
Women 18 and older will enroll as volunteers in the American Women's Voluntary Services for farm work in Virginia. Registration begins May 24 in Winchester at the county agent's office. A 3 week General Farming course will run May 24 to June 12 at Blacksburg. registration ends May 20. Fees total 2.00 with room and board about 10.00 weekly. transportation covered for those promising three months of work.
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Virginia
Arthur Kroch
Berryville
Winchester
Krock
VPI
Blacksburg
Thee Dept. of Agriculture Extension Service
Thee
D. C
American Women's Voluntary Services
Civilians Celebrate Allies Breakthrough in Tunis Fighting
On May 7 British tanks rolled into Tunis amid street battles with German 88 mm guns as Nazi troops withdrew toward Cap Bon. French civilians cheered and shared wine as the Eighth Army and First Army made a rapid 20 mile advance into the Tunis area, with tanks and Sherman supports punching toward the city.
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Tunis
Cap Bon
Eighth Army
First
Dunkerque
Manouba
Sidjoumi Marsh
Tunisia
Allied forces press Tunis offensive with five figure prisoner tally
Allied communique reports \nmany thousands of prisoners captured in Tunisian advance with total five figures expected. Eisenhower vows continued pursuit as Americans seize Bizerte and Tunis, while British and French forces widen the breach along the southern front. Bradley now commands the U S Second Corps as Axis resistance collapses and mines hamper coastal advances.
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Allied
North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pont du Fahs
First Army
Bir M’cherga
Tunis Road
Ksar Tyr
Medjez-El- Bab
Subsidizing Prices Under Review in Federal Budget Talks
Washington reports a $2 billion annual program to subsidize living costs is under administration review. Separate measures aim to cut retail prices on beef veal pork lamb mutton coffee and butter starting June 1, financed by RFC via subsidies to processors with penalties under price control.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Brown
Eveey
Russell
Bankhead
Congress
Americans Step Up Attacks On Attu
American planes from new Aleutian bases raided Attu seven times on Thursday and attacked Kiska five times. The Navy disclosed the operations from Amchitka island, 63 nautical miles from Kiska and 233 from Attu, in a May 6 to 7 sequence of raids involving P-40s B-24s B-25s and P-38 fighters.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Attu Island
Navy
Kiska Island
Amchitka Island
Kiska
Attu
Amchitka
Navy Yestern
South Pacific
United States
New Georgia Island
North Pacific
Liberator
Eastern Star Annual Sermon Set for Grace Lutheran
McKinley Chapter No. 19 Eastern Star will attend Grace Lutheran Church in a body Sunday at 7 30 p m to hear the annual sermon delivered by Rev Carl A Honeycutt pastor of Grace Church Members must assemble in the Men's Bible Class Room by 7 15 p m to proceed into the church
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McKinley Chapter No
Order of the Eastern Star
Grace Lutheran
Carl A. Honeycutt
Grace Church
McKinley Chapter No. 19
Grace Lutheran Church
Pvt Dodson Leaves Hospital After Wounding
Mrs Adlee Dodson of Route 1 Boyce receives word from Maj Gen J A Ulio that her son Pfc Glenwood M Dodson wounded in the North African theater has been discharged from the hospital. He left the hospital on April 16 and will be notified of any further details.
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Adlee Dodson
Route 1
Boyce
J. A. Ulio
War Department
Pfc
Glenwood M. Dodson
Pvt
Dodson
Vegetable Plants For Sale At Store And Greenhouses
The Flower Shop advertises vegetable plants for sale at the store and in greenhouses.
Lieut Ebert Expected For Furlough From Med Raid
Lieutenant Harry Evert navigator aboard the plane of the first U S force to raid Italians in the Mediterranean is expected in Winchester tonight or tomorrow for a furlough of 15 to 30 days. He reached New York yesterday after traveling nearly 10 000 miles in 48 hours. He has earned several citations and decorations for his service and has been shot down behind enemy lines.
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Harry
Dutch) Evert
United States
Mediterranean
Winchester
Ebert
United States Army Air Force
North Africa
New York
Star
American Tanks Flower Strewn as French Cheer Arrival
In Bizerte Tunisia on May 7 American tanks rolled into the Mediterranean port as a delighted French crowd showered flowers. Axis retreating squads fled docks and canals while Yankee tank crews advanced with artillery and strafing lines of prisoners.
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Bizerte
Tunisia
Axis
Comae
Bimarshes
Mediterranean
O. m
Fish Army
Senate Finance Group Approves Modified Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted 12 to 7 for a modified Ruml Carlson pay as you go tax bill. It would abate either the 1942 or 1943 liabilities of taxpayers, whichever is lower. The panel completed work on skip a year legislation amid rapid debate.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
George
D-Ga
Gerry
D-Rid
Bailey
D-Nc
Clark
Missouri
Walsh
Massachusetts
Lucas Ofllinois
Radcliffe
Mary
George, Barkley
D-Ky
Connally
D-Tex
Byrd
D-Cole
Guffey
D-Pa
LaFollette
Rami Carlson
Grant Escapes Plane Crash in Wheeling Report
In Wheeling West Virginia Major General and other Army personnel were aboard a plane that suffered a crash but details of the injured were not immediately released by the hospital.
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Grant
Wheeling
General Hospital
Bradley Leads U S Drive Into Bizerte Under Ike
Allied dispatch from North Africa announces Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley commanded the U S Second Corps offensive into Bizerte, taking over from Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. on April 17 as forces shift north. Ike vows the fight continues until all German presence is removed from Africa.
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Tunis
Bizerte
Omar N. Bradley
George S. Patton
U. S
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton, Jr
Eisenhower
Bradley
Patton
Maknassy
Flowers for Mother's Day at The Flower Shop
Mother's Day sale announced by The Flower Shop featuring cut flowers and potted plants. Special arrangements available for delivery and in-store pickup.
Allied Troupes Break Axis Hold in Tunisia Campaign
Washington reports rapid Allied advance in Tunisia with Patton’s 2nd U S Army Corps storming Hill 609 near Mateur and seizing Ferryville and Bizerte. British First Army captures Djebel Bou Aoukaz, cutting off any potential last stand in Cap Bon.
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Washington
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
U. S. Army
George 8. Patton
Djebel Tahent
Hill 609
Mateur
Ferryville
First Army
Djebe
Three Named In Indictments Returned Today
The grand jury returned true bills against Vallie Jenkins for unlawful felonious assault on her husband Samuel Jenkins and against William Koontz for stealing 77.95 from Montgomery Ward on March 27. John Joseph Cavanaugh faces charges of theft of currency and bank notes worth 42.50 and a 10 ring from Marshall Stryker on January Cavanaugh, formerly of Piedmont West Virginia, was arrested in Winchester for alleged church vestry thefts.
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Vallie Jenkins
Samuel Oo
Jankine
Paper Mill Road
Jenkins
Southwestern State
Marion
William FP. Koontz
Montgomery Ward
John Joseph Cavanaugh
Victory cheers as Allied forces capture Tunis and Bizerte
Allied triumphs in North Africa spur celebrations worldwide. Russians hail the Tunis and Bizerte captures as a prelude to Allied invasion of Europe. British workers cheer with factory loudspeakers blasting the news while Chinese observers see a turning point in the war. German raiders are halted near London after a morning air alarm. Allied bombers strike Japanese bases at Babo in Dutch New Guinea, with fires visible 70 miles away.
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Associated Press
Tunis
Bizerte
Europe
Australia
Babo
Dutch New Guinea
Americans poised to drive Japanese from western Aleutians
U S occupation of Amchitka Island raises new threat of air raids from the Japanese. American forces move to seize western Aleutians amid ongoing conflict in the North Pacific.
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North Pacific
Aleutians
U. S
Amchitka Island
Burma Japanese Push Advances Near Mayu Ridge
Japanese forces score a fresh advance east of Mayu Ridge signaling a direct threat to British troops guarding the India route. The move heightens tension in the region as Allied lines hold along the Burmese front.
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Burma
Mayu Ridge
India
Eleven Die In Dalhart Army Plane Crash
Eleven airmen died and one was injured when a large plane crashed near the Dalhart Army air base. Names were withheld pending next of kin notification as a board of Air Force officers investigated the accident.
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Dalhart
Tex
Dalhart Army Air Base
Air Force
Retired Engineer James Brooks Visits City Office
James Emery Brooks of Glen Ridge New Jersey, a 74 year old retired civil engineer, visited The Star Office. A Le high graduate and former engineer in the New England and New York metropolitan district, he writes letters to editors nationwide and abroad, averaging one letter to 200 editors monthly. He opposes a fourth Roosevelt term, stating the country is gone if re elected. He likens his editorial correspondence to poker, saying you never know what you will draw.
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James Emery Brooks
Glen Ridge
N. J
Star
Lehigh
Brooks
New England
New York
United States
London
Roosevelt
VPF Members To Report Sanday
Capt Baker commanding officer of Ge 115 VPF issued instructions for unit members to report to the armory at 2 30 tomorrow evening. Members without khaki uniforms should wear old clothes.
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W. A. Baker
Ge 115
V.P
Sg Rhaki Cae
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Virginia Tech
Bulletin
William B. King
U. S. Second Corps
Harold Alexander
United Nations
Aleutian
Eastern Star
Hospital
Lieut
Winchester Navigator
Senate Finance Group
VPF
Sanday
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