Women in Uniform Highlighted in Wartime News
1st Lt. Robert E. Manuel of Winchester has earned the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Livingston Louisiana issued by Major General Harris M. Melasky. Manuel, with ties to Winchester, is married to Mary Carolyn Manuel and the son of C. B. Manuel. Pvt. Ralph A. Cain transfers to Camp Carson Colorado. Tech. Sgt. Victor R. Combs spends a 15 day furlough at home before returning to Fort Sill Oklahoma. His brother Pvt. Lonnie W. Combs Jr. visits Staunton VA and is stationed at Woodrow Wilson General Hospital.
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Robert E. Manuel
West Boscawen St
Winchester
86Th
Blackhawk
Harris M. Melasky
Camp Livingston
Manuel
Mary Carolyn Manuel
C. B. Manuel
N. Cameron St
Stimson
Ralph A. Cain
Camp Haan
Cail
Camp Carson
Colorado
Mary Cain
Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
Colo
Fort Sill
Oklo
Pfc
Lonnie W. Combs, Jr
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Staunton
Virginia farmers lag in spring work amid shortages
A backward season and labor and equipment shortages hinder Virginia farmers from meeting acreage plans. The May 6 weather and crop report notes field work averaging seven days behind normal, yet five uninterrupted days were recorded the week ending May 6. Crowns of rye, barley, wheat, oats, alfalfa, tomatoes, beans, and sweet potatoes show varied progress across counties, with tobacco in good condition and blue mold noted in Halifax.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Weekly
Loudoun County
Prince Edward County
Halifax County
Accomac County
Smyth County
Charlotte
Brunswick
Unvarying Rule to Provide Funeral Services
An unvarying rule at Jones Funeral Home states they never refuse services to any family based on financial circumstances, ensuring care is provided to all in need.
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Jones Funeral Home
Doodle Bug War Photographer The Grasshopper Air Crew
War correspondent Sid Feder describes the Anzio beachhead scene with Navy and Army pilots riding in two seat Piper Cub doodle bugs. Sam Wellborn of Bradley Arkansas uses the craft to spot enemy artillery and guide U S guns, outmaneuvering German fighters. Lt Norman Collins notes new German artillery concentrations.
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Anzio
Jerry
Pittsburgh
Messerschmitts
Sam
Norman Collins
Chicago
Outfit
Bill McKay
Arp
Texas
Doodle Bugs Recall Close Air Duels Overhead
Retired pilot Lt Charles Kessmier recalls Me 109 dogfights with the Doodle Bugs over Newark Ohio. He describes narrowly escaping and flying low through a ravine before returning home. Bradley notes the Me's can no longer keep up and the new threat is anti aircraft fire.
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Charles Kessmier
Newark
Ohio
Bradley
Lipstick Warning at Milwaukee Episcopal Communion
Milwaukee women were urged at the 97th annual Episcopal Diocese meeting to refrain from lipstick when sharing the chalice or to take only the bread during Holy Communion. The pamphlets also called out others for irreverent use of the chalice.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Episcopal Diocese
Episcopal Diocese of
Gandhi Headed For Bombay
Mohandas K Gandhi an Indian Nationalist leader freed from internment last week is expected to reach Bombay on Thursday and stay at Juhi Beach ten miles north of the city. His son Devadas Gandhi and Mrs Sarojini Naidu former president of the Indian National Congress have already departed Poona for Bombay.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bombay
Juhi Beach
Devadas Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Indian National Congress Party
Japs Claim They Repulse Attack Near Bougainville
A Tokyo broadcast cited by U S government monitors said two Allied destroyers attacked Japanese positions on Shortland Island off Bougainville. The report claimed the Japanese garrison repulsed the assault and that one destroyer was damaged.
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New York
Tokyo
U. S
Shortland Island
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Damag
Ster denied chalice to men with dirty mustaches
A report notes that a chalice was refused to men described as having dirty mustaches and unkempt beards, highlighting the social or ceremonial snub depicted in the piece.
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Ster
Ford plants in Canada to resume war production
Four Ford Motor Co of Canada plants near Windsor Ontario prepare to restart after a vote with 50 of 14,000 strikers opposing. About 2,000 workers at two feeder plants idled by a second April 20 strike will also return. The decision follows union pleas and a Wartime Labour Relations Board ruling that a valid collective agreement exists and grievance procedures be clarified in Ottawa.
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Windgor
Ont
Ford Motor Co
Canada
The
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Canadian National Wartime Labor Relations Board
Ottawa
Justice O Connor Schedules Hearing After Strike Vote
Board chairman Justice G B O'Connor sets a hearing for two after being informed of the strikers decision.
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G. B. O'Connor
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Evameloud
Miller’s Hardware and Household Supplies
By Sid Feder
St. Peters
Rome
Sam Wellborn
Bradley, Ark
Wellborn
End Navy
Loudoun
Ward
Gandhi
Ford
NWLRB
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Haldeman
Ead
Baker's Drug Store
Johnny
Mother
Montgomery Ward
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