Burkes War Sacrifice View Slips In Coal Panel Hearing
Former Senator Edward Burke told a War Labor Board panel Southern coal producers lack a union spokesman at New York talks. He urged sacrifices to win the war, while miners’ union absence left the panel short of a response. Production resumed as 3000-plus miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio returned to work after weekend protests over fines.
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Washington
Edward FR. Burke
Southern
War Labor Board
New York
UMW
Morris L. Cooke
Burke
Walter White
U. S
John G. Lewis
Cooke
David 8. Robertson
Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
Miners’ Union
W. M
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
American Thunderbolts In Action In European Areas
London reports that 400 mile per hour American P-47 Thunderbolt fighters have entered European operations under the Eighth Air Force. They supported the Antwerp raid on May 4 with heavy escort, flying at high altitude and carrying eight 50 caliber machine guns. Several aircraft have been lost. The Thunderbolt, built by Republic, matches the Typhoon in size and eclipses the Spitfire in length by two feet. Brig Gen. Julian S. Hatcher, head of Ordnance Field Service, oversees a wide range of material support from bombs to tanks and jeeps, and is linked to the Frederick County Hatcher family.
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London
Eighth
Air Force Fighter Command
Antwerp
United States
Air Force
Africa
United States Army Air Force
RAF
Republic Aviation Corporation
Connecticut
Julian S. Hatcher
Ordnance Field Service
Hatcher
General Hatcher
Frederick County
Richard F. Hatcher
Rough Sledding Indicated For Trade Programs
In a House address Representative Doughton urges renewal of Roosevelt era powers to negotiate reciprocal trade pacts. He argues a failure to do so would invite jubilation among Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini and stresses the need for international cooperation over isolation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
Ways and Means
Coughton
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Congress
Hall
Senate advances civilian supply plan to House
The Senate approved legislation creating an independent civilian supply administration with equal claims to goods as the armed services for the home front. Critics led by McNary argued against a new agency, while supporters and WPB head Nelson urged passage, confident of votes to push the measure through.
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Washington
Armed Services
Senate
House
WPB
Donald Nelson
McNary
Ore
Oeanie
War Production Board
Maloney
D-Conn
Seedee ae Final Report Details Winchester Clinic
A fractured report from Friday in Winchester outlines plans for ongoing clinics with volunteers essential to support military personnel. The text emphasizes the small but vital life impact of each contribution in honoring soldiers and sailors who have fallen, noting volunteers are readily available to assist.
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Seedee
Winchester
Local Clinic Blood Drive Highlights Student Walker
Miss Esther Stine an 18 year old near Hayfield walked about 10 miles to Winchester on Route 3 to donate blood at a Presbyterian Church clinic. Red Cross Motor Corps members then drove her home, while other volunteers collected blood from many young and old donors Friday and Saturday.
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Presbyterian Church
Esther Stine
Hayfield
Miss Stine
Winchester
Red Cross Motor Corps
Captain Ebert Resting After Strenuous African Tour
Captain Harry Ebert, navigator on a US Army Air Force heavy bomber, arrives in Washington from New York and travels to West Virginia to reunite with his wife in Romney. His mother in Philadelphia also greets him, as he rests between a 10,000 mile in two days journey and a stop at Charles Town to watch spring horse racing.
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Harry
Dutch) Ebert
United States Army Air Force
Winchester
USAAF
Washington
New York
West Virginia
Romney
H. W Ebert
Philadelphia
Jean
Charles Town
Livestock Sale Returns $7,537 To Consignors
A Winchester Livestock Auction sale yielded $7,537 for 29 head of cattle. Shorthorn cattle from Virginia Maryland New Jersey sold. top bid $435 for C A Miller Keyser W Va. Perfection consigned by R E Barley and Siebert Smith brought $315. Continued on Page 2 Col 1.
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Haps Wee
Winchester
Frederick
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Maryland
Vania
New Jersey
Steee Bee
C. A. Miller
Keyser
W. Va
Red Gate
Boyce
Efter
ENS Thomas B. Cmt
R. E. Barley
Boro
Siebert Smith
Sugar limits set for home canning this year
The Office of Price Administration fixes a 25 pound per person cap on sugar for home canning and freezing of this year's fruit crop. Sugar for jams and jellies is allocated at five pounds per person, with the standard rate one pound per four quarts of product. Beginning May 15 rationing will continue and blue stamps at eight points per quart may be used for jams.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss M. Brown
Spanish Leader Calls for World Peace in Almeria Address
Generalissimo Francisco Franco urged a peaceful end to the war in a speech at Almeria, saying both sides lack power to destroy the other and calling for a serene, principled peace. He linked the appeal to Axis support and ongoing global conflict, noting unity with the Holy Pontiff and sovereignty.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Almeria
Waa Anes
Africa
Franco
Francisco Gobez
Jordana
Barcelona
Spain
Six Are Hurt In Auto Crash Near Martinsburg
Six people injured in a head on collision five miles north of Martinsburg on U S Route 11 occurred around 6 pm. Four from Winchester worked at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown and were treated at Kings Daughter hospital. The other car’s driver Guy Patterson from Chambersburg Pa. had a broken right arm. passenger John Harrison sustained facial and arm cuts. West Virginia state police are investigating.
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the Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
J. D. Patterson
Elwood Patterson
James Royston
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Kings Daughter Hospital
Guy Patterson
Chambersburg
John Harrison
West Virginia
War era horse hunt for a friend in North Carolina
Dan Wright, missing in action at times in Burma, China and India, writes that the U S will win but only after hard knocks. He asks Coleman Dunn to find a thoroughbred mare in foal or with foal for an Army officer friend in North Carolina, listing precise color and height specs and promising to pay. Charlie McCann is engaged to locate the horse.
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Coleman Dunn
Dan Wright
Burma
China
India
U. S
Mr. Wright
Rockefeller Foundation
Mr. Dunn
Coleman
North Carolina
Wright
Charlie McCann
Vice
Gein Clumban
Thane
Aaa P. S
Reds Penetrate Outer Defenses Of Novorossisk
Moscow reports say Red Army forces penetrated Novorossisk outer fortifications and press on. Soviet air and ground actions claim 930 German planes destroyed in a week and renewed activity in the Donets basin as part of a broader offensive plan.
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Moscow
Red Army
Novorossisk
Kuban
Lishchansk
Donets
Caucasus
Temryuk
Berlin
Rellnaga
Allied Forces Encircle Cap Bon as Axis Surrender Looms
Allied naval and air units close in on Cap Bon Peninsula while German and Italian troops resist near Tunis. The U S Second Army claims surrender of all Axis units southeast of Bizerte as negotiations for unconditional capitulation proceed under Major General Krause with General Bradley.
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North Afri
Cap Bon
Second Corps
Bizerte
Tun
Africa
Krause
Afrika Corps
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
In Tunisia End Game Signals New Front In Europe
North Africa reports suggest Tunisia war nearing end as Allied forces press on to invade Europe. German and Italian remnants in Africa are described as being crushed by the Allied advance.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Forced labor corps built European fortifications
Report describes concentration labor groups from Norway to the Balkans pressed into building fortifications as Allied air raids intensify in the Mediterranean and on the Russian front, highlighting the heightened European threat.
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London
Norway
Balkans
Hitler
Mediterranean
Red Army pushes toward Novorossisk outer fortifications
Nations report Red Army breach of Black Sea base outer works at Novorossisk as Soviet air forces unleash a heavy attack against enemy communications. In the Pacific, Tokyo reports an American submarine shelled a village on Hokkaido, signaling intensified pressure on Japanese territory.
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Russia
Red Army
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Pacific
Tokyo Radio
Hokkaido II
Annual Meeting of Hospital Directors at Winchester Memorial
The Board of Directors of Winchester Memorial hospital will meet tomorrow at 1 p m at the hospital. Dr H H Mc Guire president announced the session will include officer elections and the annual report followed by luncheon. The executive committee will convene after the directors meeting.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
H. H. McGuire
Pee
Public Sale Notice Card
Public sale announced with details available on page five. Official notices indicate relevant action, deadline, and involved local authorities.
Allied push destroys Axis pockets in Tunisian campaign
Reports say the British First Army closed the Tunisian wedge trapping about 80,000 Axis troops in the Cape Bon peninsula. German forces flooded the Medjerda mouth area as the 7th Division moved from the south. air squadrons attacked pockets while vessels sank or burned. Prisoners reach into the tens of thousands.
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Krause
Medierda
Gulf of Nis
Seventh Division
Cans
Boroweitz
15Th Armored Division
Hamman Lif
Gulf of Tunis
Creteville
P Ninsula
First Army
Cape Bon Front
Bataan-like
Dunkeraue
Rationing Office Closed Thursday
The War Price and Rationing Office will be closed on Thursday for a personnel meeting to review distribution formation and the status of Ration Book No. 3.
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Manga Yi
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Francis M. Lemay
Nelson
Bulletin
Capt. Ebert
Edward Kennedy
The
Associated Press
Formosa
Tunis
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