Roosevelt Meets Congress Leaders After Vacation
President Roosevelt returns from a plantation stay to confer with Congressional leaders on the legislative outlook. Senator Barkley reports no new major legislation and no talks on seizure actions against Montgomery Ward Chicago plants. President feels well, no fever or bronchitis, with further checkup planned.
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Washington
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Bernard M. Baruch
Georgetown
S. C
White House
Wallace
Rayburn
House
McCormack
Mr. Roosevelt
China
Stettinius
London
Secre
Hobcaw
Hull
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Lowon
Ross I. McIntire
Reds Launch High Intensity Air Attacks on Sevastopol
Soviet bombers and fighters pounded Sevastopol in a weekend assault as Moscow claimed heavy losses for German and Romanian troops. The garrison of about 25,000 men held the fortress amid reported Soviet air and naval activity.
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London
Sevastopol
Moscow
Red Army
Crimean
Black Sea
Romania
Winchester Carnival at Fair Grounds T: Winchester Carnival at Fair Grounds
The Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion hosts a carnival at the old Fair Grounds tonight through week’s end. The event supports the Legion’s community work during wartime, offering entertainment while funding their activities and goals.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
the Legion
Singer sewing machine and extras for sale
Late model drop head Singer sewing machine guaranteed perfect condition. Also hand vacuum and pinking machine. Located at 104 W. Boscawen St. (1p-1t).
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Singer Sewing Machine
W. Boscawen St
Final Red Cross War Fund Drive totals for Winchester Frederick
Final report shows the 1944 Red Cross War Fund Drive raised 34840 in Winchester and Frederick County, exceeding a 30700 quota. Divisions include Special Gifts 2254.08, Business 357.75, Special Groups 2222.91 with a 1000 donation from the Greeks Society, Residential 2796.98, Commerce and Industry 13196.21, Frederick County focus 2804, Colored Division 139.56, plus local theater collections 1371.42. Drive chairman Andy Bowen credits chairmen and workers for success.
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Winchester
Frederick County
J. W. Arthur Down
Ethel Jolliffe
C. H. Sabien
E. L. Molden
Greeks Society
Hele Sgood K. Lupton
Commerce and Industry
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Acs
Wyatt H. Richard
Coane Industrials
Emma P. Robinson
Andy Bowen
Drive
Japanese Forces Press On In Manipur Front
Southeast Asia headquarters reports Japanese forces have pushed on the Manipur Hill front in northeastern India to regain lost positions while suffering heavy losses. Allied patrols along the Kohima road have advanced about 28 miles north of Imphal, and the road is blocked in 15 miles of its 60 mile course through hills.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Manipur
India
Kohima
Imphal
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Caribaea
Pale
Announ
Clarification of Draft Directives Sought by Officials
Washington May 8 MajGen Hershey leads sessions with state draft directors and territorial representatives to secure a uniform interpretation of Selective Service provisions. The talks will not set new policies though discussions may cover drafting men over 26 in essential war work.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hawaii
Alaska
U. S. Territories
James T. Coatsworth
Hershey
Ee Selective Service
Vision of Christ Seen Over Ipswich Sky
The Rev. Harold G Green says he verified reports of Ipswich residents who witnessed a vision of Jesus on a cross in the sky during an April 27 air raid alert. He noted the cross and figure endured about 15 minutes, with hundreds in St Nicholas Church hearing the sermon on the omen.
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Ipswich
England
Harold Godfrey Green
St. Nicholas’ Church
Jesus
St. Nicholas Church
Carnival Opening Delayed Reopens Tuesday at Fair Grounds
Officials postponed the carnival opening to Tuesday at the old Fair Grounds. The festival will officially begin Tuesday night and run the rest of the week with rides and shows operating as planned.
Supreme Court Rejects Rehearings on Texas Primary Rights
The Supreme Court denied two rehearing petitions in a Texas Democratic primary voting rights case. Houston election judges argued the 8-1 ruling upsets a previous decision allowing Negroes to vote in Texas primaries. They contended party officials conduct primaries at private expense, not under state control.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Houston
Wright
James E. Li
Democratic Party
Rain Totals at Winchester Lab Over Weekend
A total of 2.67 inches of rain was recorded at the Winchester Research Laboratory over the past weekend. The weather featured heavy Saturday rainfall with 2.17 inches by Sunday morning and a thunder gust Sunday afternoon dropping a half inch with a touch of hail and no reported damage.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Wae
Friday Dances at York Inn to Start May 12
Mr DeMazzon announces weekly Friday dances at the York Inn beginning May 12 with a band from 9 30 pm to 12 30 am. The main ballroom closes at 1 00 am per Frederick county law, lounge service continues after. Dance attendees pay 12 cents tax per person.
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DeMazzon
York Inn
Freerick County
Nazis ready to seize enemies in western Europe
An informant claims Nazi Germany built a vast western European police to arrest and execute political enemies at once upon Allied landings. General Von Woyrsch is named to command. Germany allegedly plans swift mass roundups with firing squads, watches Norway, and prepares lines of defense from Jutland to the Baltic. Dutch regions including The Hague are said to be closed to general visitation.
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London
Europe
Germany
Hitler
von Woyrsch
Western
Norway
Oslo
Stockholm
Jutland
South Holland
The
Hague
Darkness in lend lease program sparks questioning
Senator Ellender labeled the lend-lease system shrouded in darkness and urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to clarify reverse lend-lease returns from Britain and Russia. He supported extending the program while seeking tougher safeguards. McKellar called for tapering the aid as the administration requested about 3.5 billion dollars in new lend-lease funding for the fiscal year beginning July 1, part of a 1945 budget nearing 7.19 billion dollars.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Elliender
United States
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Great Britain
Russia
Miss Preston Leads Victory Queen Contest at Handley High
Evelyn Preston tops the Victory Queen contest at Handley High School with Anne Buckley and Nancy Bond in second and third as votes come from War Bond and War Stamp purchases. A junior high event mirrors the pageant with two top girls to join the queen’s court. The Flag Day ceremony includes a pageant rehearsal, a banquet by the Elks, a dance, and related activities.
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Evelyn Preston
Handley High School
Anne Buckley
Nancy Bond
Fran Brown
Pea
Francis P. Gaines
Washington
City
Elks Ace Dance
Bombers Attack German Convoy Off Norway
Carrier borne planes of the Royal Navy hit two German convoys off Kristiansund and in the English Channel. Barracudas sank a medium supply ship and damaged three vessels. Two tankers and an escort were bombed. two German planes were shot down and two British aircraft were lost. French coastal forces engaged in the Channel battle, probably sinking a supply ship and a trawler.
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London
Royal Navy
Norway
Admiralty
Fleet Air
Kristiansund
Gom Soneheim
Recreation Council In Session Tonight
The Winchester Recreation Council meets at the George W ton Hotel tonight for its regular annual session. Four directors with expiring terms will be elected and a discussion on the summer recreation program will follow. Arthur H. Jones of the National Recreation Association will speak.
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Winchester Recreation Council
George W Ton
Winchester Iron Department
Recreation Council
Arthur H. Jones
Southeastern
National Recreation Association
World At War Highlights From Europe and Romes
Western Europe reports a 2000 plane U S raid on Berlin followed by another Sunday strike on the German capital. Marauders hit northern France and night RAF bombers strike Nantes Tours Salbris and the Normandy coast. Germans expect invasion within three weeks. Southern Europe sees Bucharest bombed for a third time in 24 hours by a 1000 plane force with rail and refinery damage. U S S destroyers shell dumps at Anzio while Crete is bombed. Eastern Europe notes heavy Russian attacks near Sevastopol. Romanians claim action east of Siret between Prut and Moldova rivers with Red Air bombings.
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Associated Press
Western Europe
U. S
Berlin
France
Nantes
Tours
Salbris
Normandy
Europe
Bucharest
Romania
U. S S
Anzio
Crete
Sevastopol
Siret
Prut
Moldova
Red
Austin Bealmear
London
Brunswick
Ber
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean
Balkans
Siow
Ninth Air Force
Rouen
L Liberators
L. Houston
Helena
Mont
Focke-Wulf
George van Hersett
Spokane
Wash
RAF
Rennes Ai Field
Rae
Leans
Nor
British Empire Leaders Resume Strategy Meetings
The British Empire leaders met in a broadcast address to discuss a "beat Hitler first" policy and maintain pressure in the Pacific. The talks aimed to exchange ideas, signaling how the empire views the war and seeking to project unity of the empire on the world stage. Canada near U S border. international alignment remains unsettled.
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Tralia
Hitler
Pacific
Canada
International
Nerve Centers Smashed By RAF Bombers
Allied air forces unleash massive daylight and night raids across Berlin Brunswick Bucharest and northern France as Liberators and Fortresses pound targets. Air crews report dogfights with German fighters including ram attempts and near misses over Brunswick.
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