Beaverbrook Press Magnate Eyes Allied Invasion Talks
Washington May 12 Lord Beaverbrook publisher of the London Daily Express and adviser on lend lease appears with Churchill in the capital for talks on the European invasion. He has long urged a second front and may join discussions on timing and strategy with Roosevelt and Churchill.
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Washington
Speee Tieton
Suse Neweboy
Max Aitken
Hiis
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Lord Beaver- Brook
London Daily Express
Lord Weaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Acto
Still More Rain Needed To Aid State Crop Growth
Virginia reports continued dry and variable weather for the week ending May 8. Some relief from dry conditions, but crops remain behind schedule with frosts in Bath and Augusta harming fruit crops. Wind and heat strain pastures and hay prospects. field work seven days behind normal.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Crop Reporting Service
Bath
Augusta
Accomac
Northampton
Market quotations Livestock And Produce Markets
Baltimore market notes firm Apple prices and light potato sales. Chicago hogs and cattle show active trading with mixed price shifts. hogs steady to higher, cattle mostly steady to slightly weaker, sheep active with lambs steady to higher on western wool sorts and clipped ewes above 8.50.
Local Livestock Prices Reported for Steers and Hogs
Market summary lists bid ranges for cattle and calves including steers 16 to 16.90 for choice and 15 to 15.75 for good, heifers 15 to 16.50 choice, fat cows top 12.75, bulls butcher 15.50, veal calves top 18 with bulk 17.25, lambs 17 top and 16.50 good, hogs top 14.25 with packer stock 14.15, feeder and stocker steers 13 to 16 and 50 to 99 per head respectively, fresh cods and springs 65 to 185, and pigs 6 to 10 per head.
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Baltimore
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S
Red Army pushes in decisive phase of war on multiple fronts
Izvestia reports the war has entered its decisive phase as the Red Army presses offensives across the front. Soviet forces claim air and artillery blows against Novorossisk positions with 56 enemy planes shot down, while 13 German tanks are knocked out and heavy losses amid Donets river attacks near Lishansk. Artillery duels persist near Rostov and Sevsk, with Red Army scouts penetrating German lines and air raids targeting Bryansk Orel and even Kiev supply centers.
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Red Army
Izvestia
Germany
Novorossisk
Donets
Lishhansk
Voroshilovgrad
Leningrad
Volkhov
Rostov
Sevsk
Kursk
Bryansk
Orel
Kiev
Quiet stock market after open shows loading rail strength
In New York May 12 a ragged market saw several pivotal shares bog down under modest selling pressure while cargo rails led with steady tone. Trading slowed after an active start and most price moves stayed fractional with mixed gains and losses as investors waited on Churchill’s Washington visit for clearer Allied strategy. Leading names included Santa Fe New York Central Southern Pacific Union Pacific Southern Railway Chrysler Western Union United Aircraft and Texas Co.
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New York
Churchill
Washington
Santa Fe
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
Chrysler
Western Union
United Aircraft and
Texas Co
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore market summary shows Wheat No 2 red winter around 1.59 per bushel for May delivery with small decline. Winchester Market lists Wheat at 1.58 per bushel. Corn trades near 1.10 per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
British Armor Makes Circuit
Allied forces report decisive pressure in Tunisia with German and Italian units surrendering or seeking armistice after isolation of the Zaghouan Massif and captures near Diebel Achkel. Air force raids on Marsala Pantelleria and Catania cripple Axis positions as ships and warehouses burn.
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Africa
Zaghouan
Pfeifer
Zaghouan Massif
Tunisia
Mathinet
France
Diebel Achkel
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Sicly
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Marsala
Sicily
Little Isle
Malta
Desert Air Force
Catania
Porto
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Ad Improves Digestion
An old advertisement copy extols Carter’s Little Liver Pills to “wake up your liver bile” and aid digestion. It promises relief from bowel discomfort and gas, urging readers to try the remedy for improved stomach function.
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Carter
Soldiers and Relatives Share News From War Service
Pvt. H. B. Ginn now at Camp Crowder Missouri in the Signal Corps invites messages. John Clay Jones promoted to 1st Lieutenant at Camp McCain Mississippi. Lt. J. M. C. Davis in North Africa sent Christmas gifts and Mother’s Day letters. Pfc. Thomas H. Manuel Jr on 10 day furlough from Camp Tyson Tennessee due to grandfather’s death. Pvt. Richard Lee Ashby at Fort Custer Michigan requests correspondence. Cpl. Joseph B. Luttrell in Pacific theater letters home. Pvt. Charles Ward returns to Geneva Nebraska after Atlantic City transfer. Pfc. Dallas M. Fogle moving from Keesler Field Mississippi to Chanute Field Illinois for schooling.
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Thomas H. Manuel, Jr
Camp Tyson
Tenn
Pfc
Manuel
R. E. Manuel
Washington, Va
Elsie Haines
Winchester
T. H. Manuel
Veterans Hospital
Kecaughton
Specific Ceilings To Be Ordered For All Liquors
The OPA plans to set fixed wholesale ceilings for all liquors based on March 1942 costs with added operating costs and new federal taxes. A roll back of whiskey gin and other spirits is expected this month or next, with specific ceilings for each type and fixed retailer markups.
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Washington
OPA
Ernest G. Even
New York
Rites Friday For Mr. Stipe
Funeral services for Stewart Samuel Stipe will be held at the late home on Berryville Avenue Friday at 3 p.m. led by Rev. Carl Honeycutt. Pallbearers include Randolph Stipe John Newcome Earl Newcome Elwood Elliott Harry Newcome and Raymond Shirey. Burial follows in Mt Hebron Cemetery with body moved to the home from Omps Funeral Home at 5 p.m. today.
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Stewart Samuel Stipe
Berryville Avenue
Carl Honeycutt
Randolph Stipe
John Newcome
Earl Newcome
Elwood Elliott
Harry Newcome
Raymond Shirey
Mt. Hebron
Omps Funeral Home
200 Convicts Paroled In Virginia On First Board Review
Richmond Va May 12 William Shands Meacham director of the state parole board said the board has heard its first 1000 cases and 200 persons are at liberty on parole. Board members Devine and Button will tour convict road camps visiting Dinwiddie Amherst Lebanon Strasburg and Agricola. They will inspect shot camps where diseased prisoners are kept during early parole if non contagious and treatment continues.
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Richmond
William Shands Meacham
State Parole Board
Meacham
Russell B. Devine
Robert V. Button
Church Road
Dinwiddie County
Agricola
Amherst County
Lebanon
Strasburg
Production Moves At Charleston Despite Explosion
Production of war materials continued at the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant in South Charlestown after an explosion killed three workers and injured 12. Superintendent R K Turner cited a reactor vessel failure and gas ignition as the cause. Victims were Robert Hanson, 33. Earl Latham, 32. Albert S Lawrence Jr., 34.
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Charlestown
Big South
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
R. K. Turner
Robert Hanson
Earl Latham
South Charleston
Alberts
Lawrence, Jr
St. Albans
Gallagher Fractures Vertebra In Jeep Fall
American evacuation hospital report from North Tunisia May 10 states war correspondent Wes Gallagher suffered a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebra when a jeep overturned near Bizerte. He is not in danger and will be bedbound for six to eight weeks and wear a back brace for four months.
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Tunisia
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Bizerte
Capt. Hires
P. Jones
Lawrence, Kas
Gallagher
The Star Daily Reports Berryville Boyce Clarke County
The Star covers local events in Berryville and Boyce with updates on Clarke County affairs. Community happenings, notices, and brief reports reflect daily life and civic activity.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Liquor Shortage Grips Virginia Peninsula Stores
In Newport News and Hampton Phoebus an alcohol drought hits as no rye bourbon or blended whiskey remains. Stores report depleted shelves with only limited Scotch and no replenishment until the weekly supply day, due to reduced allocations from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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Newport News
Virginia
Acipton
Phowacampton
Virginia Peninsula
Hampton and
Phoebus
Sta
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists correct quiz answers including General Headquarters, Canadian Women's Auxiliary Corps, Thomas Jefferson, a calking material, Alone, Key West Florida, Clare Boothe, Yes, Crustaceans, and French.
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General Headquarters
Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Corps
Thomas Jefferson
Key West
Fla
Clare Boothe
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