French Leaders Face Momentous Decisions Amid Crisis
In Bern May 12 with French German talks urgent, Goering may meet Petain Laval to decide on breaking relations with the United States. Abetz and Laval met at Moulins and prepared for the meeting. Laval faces three major choices: reject American proposals on Martinique, halt military cooperation with the Axis, and seek settlement of disputed points. The Martinique issue dominates French deliberations as Laval returns to Paris.
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Bern
Switzerland
Reichsmarshal
Herman Goering
Petain
Laval
United States
Otto Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Moulins
Goering
France
Clark
Martinique
Vichy
Riviera
Longer Hours Decree Tightens Labor in Occupied France
In Vichy on May 12 the German command in occupied France ordered longer working hours and required employers to report the number and categories of workers made available for other tasks. The decree, issued by General Otto von Stuelpnagel, sets minimum hours by occupation authorities and warned of increased unemployment as a result. Simultaneously Petain cut short a Riviera holiday and met Laval and cabinet members amid ongoing conferences, with details of the marshal’s return and cabinet talks officially released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Occupied
Otto von Stuelpnage
Petain
Riviera
Pierre Laval
Laval
Makdyenee
Jules
Hitler's Legions Reel Under Blows of Reds
Allied reports from Melbourne and Australia detail Japanese invasion forces after the Coral Sea defeat, with observers noting dispersed fleets and hidden remnants in the Solomons and nearby islands. MacArthur's headquarters say Allied fliers damaged two to three more ships, raising Japanese losses to about 23 or 24 in six days of fighting.
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Hitler
Caucasus
Melbourne
Australia
Coral Sea
Bismarcks
Solomons
Allied
Japan
MacArthur
Greater Number Of Patients Using Hospital
Winchester Memorial hospital reports a record occupancy and rising patient census from 84 1 2 in 1940 to 103 1 2 in 1941. The 175 bed capacity includes 35 new ward beds for white patients and modernized colored wards. The Executive Committee plans for reorganized administrative staff to manage the growth.
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Hunter
H. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Ebert and Bull
Mackey Smith To Head USO Drive
A. Smith of White has accepted the USO drive role to be conducted in the county in June. R Gray Williams of Winchester chairs the Seventh District USO which includes Clarke. Mr. Smith was appointed at a courthouse meeting in Berryville on Monday afternoon.
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A. Smith
White
R Gray Williams
Winchester
Clarke
Mr. Smith
Berryville
Winchester praises rationing effort and teachers' patriotism
A remark applauds the country for efficient gasoline rationing and highlights teachers who assisted with sugar registration and other duties as part of a broader patriotic effort guiding toward a final victory.
Wanted to buy station wagon or 7 passenger sedan
Central Taxi Service in West Virginia seeks to purchase a station wagon or seven passenger sedan. Contact through West Virginia listing.
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Central
W. Va
Murder charge filed in Grayson Farm incident
Grayson farmer Spicer faces murder charges in a case involving a girl. Police say Spicer and an associate met with Charles Oakley on a nearby farm. Details point to a fatal event at Oakley’s property and involve local area ties.
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Grayson Farmer
Spicer
Charles Oakley
Green
Highway Oiling Program Cut By War Uncertainty
F M Yellett states wartime uncertainties make it unlikely to carry out secondary road programs in Frederick and Clarke counties. Budgets set, but no surface treatments as road oils are in short supply. For now the goal is to keep roads smooth and prepare for oiling when possible, with Route 50 completion held up pending priority rating.
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Frederick
Clarke County
F. M. Yellett
Yellett
Winchester
Shenandoah River
Dan Wright Transferred to Task in India
Sanitation engineer Dan Wright of the Rockefeller Foundation left Burma and is now in India. His wife Grace Wright, in St. Petersburg Florida, reports progress despite obstacles and hopes the Japanese will not benefit from the work. The last news was April 25 and no plans were given. Wright had long served in Rockefeller assignments worldwide.
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Daniel Wright
Rockefller Foundation
Burma
India
Grace Ie
St. Petersburg
Fla
Rockefller Foundations
Germans Said To Have Blown Up Munition Works
The Soviet information bureau declared a large munition plant in Munich had exploded. It attributed the blast to rising resentment of the Nazi regime and stated the plant’s main sections were out of commission for a long time. The report notes slogans in Munich calling for an end to the war and praise for the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Munich
Soviet Union
J P Arthur Appointed Defense Coordinator in Winchester
At a Winchester Defense Council meeting Mayor Anderson named J Pinckney Arthur to head civilian defense for the city effective immediately. Dr Anderson becomes director of Civilian Defense and Col Hart of the U S Army is due to visit to review the setup and boost mobilization of volunteers.
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Winchester Defense Council
General Assembly
Anderson
J. Pinckney Arthur
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Winchester
Arthur
Col. Hart
United States Army
Trapped Seamen Die As Heroes
Fourteen seamen including a gun crew were trapped below when a Dutch merchantman was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. The ship sank rapidly with flames, boats damaged by the blaze. Twenty Dutch survivors, including Captain Johannes Peter Gilty, were saved by other craft. The skipper jumped overboard to reach a raft and was helped aboard as it held seven crewmen. No warning was heard before the torpedo struck. Two American merchant ships were later reported lost in enemy action off the coast.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Johannes Peter Gilty
Amsterdam
Judge Landis Under Doctor's Care
Chicago May 12 K M Landis commissioner of baseball received treatment for a cold and a bad upper respiratory condition today in Passavant Hospital where he was sent last night by his physician Dr Arthur F By rifled
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Baseball
Passavant Hospital
Arthur F. Byrifled
Virginia Woolen Workers Activate 24 Hour Spotter Post
Virginia woolen workers move a newly completed tower into operation with a 24 hour watch. The tower cost about $100 funded by volunteers who helped build it and more than 100 volunteers work each week. Photo credit Schecter.
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Virginia Woolen
Schecter
Kerch Peninsula Offensive Report Spars On German Push
Soviet dispatches said Germans prepared a first full fledged 1942 offensive in the Kerch peninsula. Berlin declared hell has been let loose as German Romanian troops attacked Russian positions amid air and naval actions near Crimea measures.
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Berlin
Kerch Peninsula
Russia
Crimea
Great Caucasus
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Kerch
London
Red Army
Donets River
Ukraine
Sea of Azov
British Admit Three Destroyers Sunk by Germans
The British admiralty announced three destroyers the Lively Jackal and Kipling were sunk after heavy German air attacks in the eastern Mediterranean. Beaufighters shot down one Heinkel and damaged seven more as 77 British destroyers have been lost in 32 months of war.
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Lively
Jackal
Kipling
Mediterranean
Kilpling
Admiralty
Registration Of Car Owners Underway In Winchester Area
Registration of automobile owners in Winchester and surrounding counties for gasoline rationing proceeds smoothly with a 9 pm city deadline. Teachers will assist 3:30 to 5 pm on Wed and Thu at Handley. Frederick and Clarke counties also begin registrations with afternoon hours and extended registrar duty into the evening.
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Winchester
Handley
Garland Quarles
Frederick County
Clarke County
Troopers Arrest 50 For Speeding In War Time Measure
Richmond orders strict enforcement of a 40 mph wartime speed limit on Virginia highways. Winchester troopers E. B. Mitchell B. B. Williams and George Howard have stopped over 50 drivers, most from out of state. Warnings and protests from motorists are reported, but enforcement continues.
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Richmond
Virginia
Winchester
H. K. Benham
Almys
E. B. Mitchell
B. B. Williams
George Howard
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U.S
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Clarke Richard
Strasburg
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Central Press
Pr. McGuire
Bennet J. McCarthy
Mackey Smith
USO
Dial
E. Plouadny
Jealousy
Southwest
Yellott
Dan Wright
J. P. Arthur
Virginia W. Co
Wyatt Richard
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Ters Said
Wilhelmstrasse
Mediterranean Sea
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