Ward's Rift With CIO Not Settled
CHICAGO May 11 The Montgomery Ward CIO union dispute remains unresolved after government intervention including a 13 day federal seizure. Sewell L. Avery says no pact with maintenance of membership or closed shop while the issue must be decided in court. Union leader Wolchok calls for early certification and a contract, awaiting NLRB results before talks. No federal comment was offered as Judge Holly weighs whether to dismiss the injunction.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward- Cio Union
Sewell L. Avery
CIO
Avery
William H. Holly
Ward
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
WLB
Samuel Wolchok
National Labor Relations Board
Wolchok
Montgomery Ward
Holly
Priday
Winchester Hospital Opens Doors for National Hospital Day
Tomorrow afternoon from two to five o'clock Winchester Memorial Hospital invites the public to tour its various departments. The Women’s Volunteer Corps will conduct guided tours highlighting services aimed at community health.
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National Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Women's Volunteer Corps
New Ceilings Established for Dry Groceries
Washington May 11 wholesale ceilings for dry groceries are set nationwide under the Office of Price Administration. As with retail ceilings these prices will be determined by OPA district offices and take effect by end of June where uniform retail prices operate. The plan covers 97 percent of retail food stores and includes canned fruits and vegetables coffee sugar cereals soups and similar items.
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Washington
Office To Price Administration
OPA
Mrs Slonaker Re elected Head Of Auxiliary
The 38th annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Winchester Presbytery concluded at Strasburg Presbyterian Church with Rev John McLaughlin of Shepherdstown installing new officers. Re elected president is Mrs R Bruce Slonaker of Winchester for another year. New officers include Mrs Julian Glascock Summit Point treasurer and others from West Virginia locations.
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Winchester
Strasburg Presbyterian Church
John McLaughlin
Shepherdstown
W. Va
R. Bruce Slonaker
A. C. Mary
Thomas Jones
Berryville
Lucy Woodworth
Burlington
William Dean
Bunker Hill
Synod’s
Presbytery
Home Missions
Bertha Williams
Ada Glass Baker
Julian Glascock
Summit Point
W. W. Stickley
Strasburg
Foreign Missions
Frank A
Church Editor To Be Guest Speaker
R E Elmore of Cincinnati Ohio editor of the Christ and is editor of the tot ation Herald will speak at the Friendship Fire Company auditorium. Morning service at 11 00 oclock and evening at 8 oclock with Elmore as a speaker from the Cincinnati Bible Seminary Evangelism conference held April 1944 in Cincinnati. Attendance exceeded 2000 with more than forty four participants reported.
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R. E. Elmore
Cincinnati
Christ
Totation Herald
Friendship Fire Company
Bro. Elmore
Ohio
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Eagles Notice for Mother's Day Service at United Brethren Church
All members urged to attend Sunday May 14 at 2 30 PM for Mother's Day services at United Brethren Church scheduled for 3 00 PM Public cordially invited Secretary.
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United Brethren Church
For Sale Registered Cocker Spaniel Pups
For sale a litter of registered Cocker Spaniel puppies. Contact 4203 for details and pricing. Includes health history and breed line information. Call now to inquire about availability and adoption terms.
CRESS Square Dance at Shady Rest
The CRESS Square dance event occurs at Shady Rest on Thursday Saturday and Sunday starting at 1 PM. tf
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CRESS
Shady Rest
Overloaded Store Seeks Clothes Pickup This Week
PINGLEY & CARPER urge customers to retrieve clothing items from storage within the week or donate leftovers after 10 days. The notice emphasizes immediate removal to avoid charity donation.
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Pingley & Carper
Return Of Vets To Civil Life Is To Be Speeded
Secretary Stimson says the Army will accelerate separation to speed veterans back to civilian life. A Fort Dix center tests the model for nationwide use with 48 hour processing from arrival to homeward train. Veterans receive orientation medical exam final pay travel pay and first mustering out pay plus job guidance and records. The center offers banking travel offices and counselors to aid in life after service while no one is forced to accept assistance. WACs officers and enlisted will be served later. disabled cases still separate via Army hospitals.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
Fort Dix
Germans Claim Russians Bridgehead Wiped Out Near Sevastopol
German and Romanian troops press the attack south of Grigoriopol as Moscow reports heavy damage to Sevastopol. The German communique claims a Russian salient six miles long and four deep west of the river is destroyed, and a major port setback impacts Black Sea supply lines.
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Sevastopol
Grigoriopol
Galati Gap
Romania
Carpathians
Danube
Moscow
Black Sea
Crimea
Ukraine
Marshal Stalin
Warns French To Keep Off Roads During Invasion
London reports by BBC and Vichy radio flash details of invasion preparations. Allies urge French civilians to avoid highways to clear troop movements while Germany cuts passenger trains to assist troop shifts. Emergency units in Britain ready to aid civilians near invasion routes. Civil administrations in the Netherlands and Belgium near reestablishment after liberation.
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London
France
Europe
London Radio
Vichy
BBC
Vichy Radio
Atlantic Wall
Berlin
Netherlands
Belgium
Britain
United States
Nazis Pour Hot Fire Into Allies
Allied headquarters in Naples reports a German artillery barrage on the Anzio beachhead with about 4,000 shells in thirty minutes. The attack comes as German forces in the Cassino area continue bombing and strafing forward Allied positions while Eighth Army movements remain unconfirmed.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Anzio
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cassino
Europe
City Woman Loses Hand In Workplace Accident
Mrs. Beatrice Wisecarver of 8 West Cork Street lost her right hand above the wrist in an accident at the Virginia Woolen Company where she worked in the card room. The injury occurred about 4 30 p m and she was taken by ambulance to the hospital where attendants reported her condition as satisfactory.
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Beatrice Wisecarver
West Cork Street
Virginia Woolen Company
Wisecarver
Final Rites For Mrs. E. A. Palmer
Funeral services for Mrs Alice E A Palmer of Richmond Virginia will be conducted by Rev Beverley M Boyd at Grace and Holy Trinity Church Interment follows at Hollywood Cemetery The deceased a Wil mington North Carolina native was daughter of Robert Henning and Virginia Cassidy Henning and sister of the late Mrs John Banks Munsom She had lived on West Franklin Street and in the Chesterfield Apartments and belonged to Grace and Holy Trinity Church the Woman's Club and the Colonial Dames
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Richmond
Alice
Randolph Wellford
Monument Avenue
Beverley M. Boyd
Grace and Holy Trinity Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Palmer
Wilmington
N. C
Robert Henning
Virginia Cassidy Henning
John Banks -Munson
South Third Street
West Franklin Street
Chesterfield Apartments
Grace and
Holy Trinity Rains
Woman's Club
Colonial Dames
Bill Beverley
Milton Valley
Berryville
Elizabeth Palmer Beverley
Julia Duval Beverley
Alice Palmer Beverley
Million Dollar Bills Spark Church Endowment Spur
Two $1,000 bills were found in church offerings at Centenary Methodist and St. John's Methodist in St. Louis within two days. Officials say a single donor likely gave both, with the St. John's bill placed in an envelope marked For St. John's Endowment Fund. Bishop John C. Brookfield praised the gifts as an epidemic they'd welcome to continue.
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ST. Louis
Centenary Methodist Church
St. John’s Methodist Church
St. John’s Endowment Fund
John C. Brookfield
Centenary Church
St. John’s
Naval Skirmish In Channel Off Dutch Coast
London reports British light coastal forces clashed with a German patrol fleet off Walcheren in the English Channel. A German trawler was sunk and another damaged, with British vessels suffering minor casualties and one trawler left burning. A separate German claim spoke of actions near Elba Island in the Mediterranean.
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London
English Channel
Admiralty
Netherlands
Elba
Mediterranean
Walcheren
Handlian Gremlins Portray School Activities
The 1944 Handlian annual features gremlins drawn with permission from Walt Disney. Irene Johnson Art Editor and Aspacia Sempeles assisted, with Pavey Lupton Betty Hengeveld Dottie Barnes and Keith Ritter listed in staff roles. The year’s edition credits Set C. D. as sponsor before his Army Air Corps induction.
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Walt Disney
Irene Johnson
Aspacia Sempeles
Assistae
Pavey Lupton
Ae Betty Hengeveld
Dottie Barnes
Keith Ritter
Handlian
Set. C. D. Ee
Army Air Corps
Farmers And Orchardists Asked To Estimate Labor Needs Immediately
County agents urge Frederick farmers and fruit growers to submit harvest plans and labor needs. A questionnaire asks crop type and expected yield, transport capability, and seasonal labor requirements. Prisoners of war may be recruited for county work this fall with housing facilities considered for year round use. Some youths 14 to 17 have been recruited for farm duties while adults are sought for usual seasonal help.
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Fred Stime
Frederick County
Mellow
Stine
Lions Nominate Wheatly President
A slate of new officers was unanimously approved at the Winchester Lions Club meeting. They will be voted on May 30 and take office July 1. William S. Wheatly was nominated president with George Sanders Ralph Hengeveld Ben Cather as vice presidents and Earl Mason Charles Biggs Lion Jamer Howard Cahill as secretary treasurer.
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Winchester Lions Club
William S. Wheatly
George Sanders
Ralph Hengeveld
Ben Cather
Earl Mason
Charles Biggs
Lion Jamer
Howard Cahill
Tail Twister
Philip N. Hunter
Robert Smith
Ray Garrabrandt
Bryant R. Harper
Paul Anderson
G. L. Coleman
Clayton Cochran
John Cammer
Marvin D. Weaver
Ofcio
Newsboys to Attend Carnival at Bee Lights Show
About 35 Winchester Evening Star newsboys are invited as guests of the Bee Lights Shows at the old Fair Grounds tonight at 7 30 under the American Legion Robert Y Conrad Post 21. The festival continues with rising crowds and the daily $10 in War Stamps prize went to Charles M Carter.
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Winchester Evening Star
Bee Lights
Old Fair
Robert Y. Conrad
The
American Legion
Charles M. Carter
York Inn Round Dance Tonight With Music at Nine Thirty
The event at York Inn features a round dance starting at 9:30 with live music. All eyes on the social gathering as attendees join in the evening activity.
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Samo UE Ces
York Inn
World At War Highlights Across The Fronts
Western Europe U S bombers enter 27th day of pre invasion strikes with fresh raids on the German coast and Budapest defenses. German trawler sunk in channel clash while two more damaged. Southern Europe German artillery pounds Anzio as Eighth Army withdraws. Eastern Front quiet. Japanese drive in China peaks as forces cross the Yellow River threatening the Peiping Hankow railroad. Stilwell’s Chinese units advance in Burma.
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Western Europe
U. S
Europe
Budapest
Asia
China
Yellow River
Peiping-Hankow
Stilwell
Burme
No Let-Up In Great Assault Upon Germany
Allied air forces continue a multi day offensive against German rail hubs and airfields in western Europe. American Liberator bombers with escort planes hit eight rail centers behind the Atlantic Wall while RAF and Allied bombers strike in daylight and night raids across France and Hungary.
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London
Europe
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Switzerland
Germany
Liberator
Srisbers
Ge Ler
France
Paris
Italy
Britain
RAF
Berlin
Eight Thousand Japanese Dead in Imphal Plain Campaign
Allied communique reports heavy losses for Japan in North Burma as Chinese and Allied forces push toward Mogaung Myitkyina. Casualties include at least 6,000 dead on the Imphal plain and 2,000 at Kohima, with fighting near Palel and Kanglatonabi.
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Mogaung
Myitkyina
Burma
Kohima
Palel
Imphal
Iril
Kanglatonabi
New Draft Rules Discuss Deferment for Older Draftees
Advance reports indicate a shift to deeming employment in essential industry as the sole deferment criterion for men 30 and over. The current policy limits deferment to necessary workers, with a full continuation of deferments for only key or essential personnel as expected to affect calls of men over 29.
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Hershey
Essenge
Preas
Loudoun Notice With Phone Reference
A brief public notice from Loudoun includes the contact phone 5702 and marks Tuesday and Thursday as active, with the date code 2-15-tp indicating a time frame for the postings.
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Loudoun
Help Wanted at Pingley and Carper Cleaners
Help wanted advertisement from Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Positions for duo Girlie and checking department likely listed with an employment notice and contact details.
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Pingley
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War Department
E. A. Palmer
Lions
Wheatly
Newsboys
Eastern
Tower Dnestr
Imphal Plain
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