Russians Battle With Nazi Foe Develops Strongest Spring Attacks
Russian dispatches say fighting with the Germans for the Caucasus is developing steadily and is the strongest attack by Nazi forces this spring. London quarters doubt a breakthrough, noting no major victory and suggesting German claims of 40,000 Red prisoners are exaggerated. Moscow remained officially silent amid reports of massed troops and multiple projected offensives.
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Berlin
Hitler
Ukraine
Kerch
Moscow
Associated Press
Caucasus
Europe
Balkans
London
Taganrog
Kharkov
Winchester Pledges Dependable Storm Fan Presentation
Mr Winchester states he will be relied on to present the storm fan accurately, promising faithful portrayal when shown in its true light.
Warned Leaders Clash Over War Effort and Unions
A letter from the Garou Automobile Workers cautions Lewis about dangerous paths and urges him to rally workers to wartime effort. CIO leaders accuse Lewis’s United Mine Workers and his brother’s CI O group of raiding locals as plans to expel Murray from the UMW and pull miners from the CIO unfold.
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Garou Automobile Workers
Oyer
Twe al Pe
Cc. I. O
R. J. Thomas
Bodies of Miners Killed In Blast Are Hauled Out
Rescue crews recovered bodies from a West Virginia coal mine blast as officials updated the death toll. Early reports listed 56 dead with 21 still inside. later accounts spoke of 54 believed killed and 47 bodies found, as workers faced obstructed passages and mournful spectators.
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Osage
W. Va
Christopher Coal Company
Ogage
West Virginia
Whem
Dy Lac
Strasburg Youth Among 150 Rescued From Two Ships
A staff writer reports a rescue of 150 men from two ships after a sinking incident. The narrative includes a Nipponese James Taylor involved in a risky recovery and states a sequel is planned. Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.
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Strasburg
U. S
Wiliets P
Sean
Nippon
James Taylor
Wreck Survivors Land At Norfolk
Forty four survivors including an eight man Navy gun crew of a merchant ship torpedoed off West Africa in April were landed at Norfolk May nine. Nine of the sixty five African longshoremen died and another died en route. Captain Seimens of Brooklin reported the ship struck by a torpedo at night but did not sink immediately and the crew abandoned ship as it took on water. A rescue vessel carried survivors and the ship was later inspected on the scene.
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Norfolk
Africa
Navy
Turkef G. SeIness
Brooklin
N. Y
Selmess
Econ
Stephens City to Graduate 61 in Largest Class
Stephens City will award diplomas to 61 seniors on June 4 at the Methodist Church after Class Day rites. The baccalaureate sermon is May 31 at 8 p.m. in the same church. Middletown and Stephens City high schools list nineteen graduates each in a sizable regional class.
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Stephens City
Middletown
H. Denis Hoover
Studen Thelma FE. Morehead
Elsie Mame Painter
Mildred Louise Perry
Betsy Josephine Perry
Hilda Marie Racey
Avery
Erlene Warren
Edith May Whitmore
Audrey Olivia White
Charlotte Elizabeth Wyant
Clara Eloise Albin
Beatrice Charlotte Anderson
Rhoda Kathryn Baker
Yvonne Juanita Bayliss
Janice Louise Bucher
Bernice Irene Carper
Helen Margaret Clark
Eileen Louise Clark
Anna DeHaven
Virginia Marie Frances Ewing
Louise Kelchner
Zoe Headley Lemley
Volunteer Firemen To Meet Tonight
Volunteer firemen urged to attend a meeting tonight. A bingo party Thursday night at the hall will raise proceeds for the new fire alarm. Door gift set at $100. public invitation extended.
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Bres
Tevitea
Bingo Night at P O E 211 N Street
The article advertises a bingo event at P O E 211 North Street held at 8 p m on Wednesdays and the first Friday of the month.
Heavy Rain Boosts Clarke County Crops Amid Drought
Clarke County and Berryville logged soaking rains with 0.64 inch in past 24 hours. Two showers, one at 5:30 p.m. and another at 10:30 p.m., improved corn and overall crops while Frederick County farmers report fair conditions amid drought concerns.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke
Berryville
C. C. Petlinier
Chinese Battle Lines Shift as Mekong Front Opens
Chinese communique reports Japanese troops pushing north of Thailand into the Mongko border region near the Mekong. Chinese forces say they engaged the invaders at Mongko while another column eyes Kongkum on the Salween. On the northern front, Chinese attacks cut lines between Mandalay and Lashio and Bhamo and Myitkyina, isolating Japanese units as Yunnan fronts flag the Burma road incursion.
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Ecg
Mekong
Thailand
Hongluk
Mongko
Kongkum
Salween
Burma
Mandalay
Lashio
Bhamo
Myitkyina
Yunnan
China
Hawngluk
Thanks Teachers For Sugar Work
Richmond Virginia May 13 Leon Henderson Federal Price Administrator and Governor Darden praised Virginia school teachers for registering the population for sugar rationing A telegram from Henderson credited superintendents principals and civilian volunteers with the rapid nationwide registration The governor said the teachers deserved the primary credit for shouldering the heavy burden and expressed deep gratitude.
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Richmond
Leon Henderson
Darden
Virginia
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
United States
Wanted to Buy Station Wagon or T Passport Sedan
Central Taxi Service of Martinsburg West Virginia seeks to purchase a station wagon or a seven passenger sedan. Classified notice requests interested sellers to contact the taxi office.
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Central Taxi Service
Martinsburg
W. Va
Axis Claims Breakthrough On Kerch Isthmus Amid Heavy Combat
German field headquarters claim decisive progress on the Isthmus of Kerch as heavy fighting continues near the Kerch Strait. Soviet reports deny major gains, noting continued battles across the Crimean panhandle with large forces involved. The clash includes significant losses for Soviet forces including prisoners and equipment.
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Kerch Peninsula
Kerch
Kerch Strait
Caucasus
Hitler
Pera Oe High Command
Handley Senior Play on Friday in School Auditorium
Handley High School seniors present Young April a three act comedy Friday May 15 at 8 oclock in the school auditorium. Cast includes Morris Cather Anne Woolfolk Mary Pappas Doris Register Helen Cooper Wayne Whitham and others. Directors Sor and Sirbaugh Charles Robinson and Earl Nicholson lead the production. Local sponsors include Gk Wades Gray Young Mens Shop and the school.
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April
Handley
Aoe
Morris Cather
Anne Woolfolk
Mary Pappas
Doris Register
Helen Cooper
Wayne Whitham
Ae Carter
Bill Edgar Frisby Smith
Eugene Memigre
Kramer
Mary Beattie
Alta Ayers
Poesia
Dawe
Lee Te Aa Ber
Pro Axis Chief Laval Faces Growing Political Hurdles
In Bern on May 12 reports say Pierre Laval the Vichy pro Axis premier encounters new obstacles to his plan of France’s full military collaboration with Germany. Laval met Otto Abetz in Moulins after talks with Petain and Darlan, while Goering stayed in Paris amid hints of shifts in French relations with the United States and the status of Martinique.
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Bern
Switzerland
Vichy
Paris
Pierre Laval
France
Laval
I Moulins
Otto Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Petain
Jean Darlan
Goering
Reichsmarsal
Hermann Wilhelmus
Jacques Doriot
United States
Martinique
Caribbean
Ger
Senators Push Resolution to Waive Gasoline Rights
Senator Downey announces plans to seek a floor vote tomorrow on a resolution removing any special gasoline rights for lawmakers under the rationing order. At Capitol rotunda tables, many members applied for unlimited X cards for official business use, while Rep Faddis asserts no apologies for the cards and criticizes bureaucratic authority.
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Washington
Downey
D.-Calif
Paddis
D.-Pa
District of Columbia
Faddis
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Ray Hines
Peggy Golightly
Philip Purtle
Jolliffe
MR Winchester
Lewis
United Automobile Workers
Arden Skidmore
David Christopher
James F. Taylor
Taylor
Middletown High
Midletown
Frances Cooley
Sarah Ridings
Marie Walter
Leonides Steele
Jacquelyn Keeler
Pricilla Messal
Virginia Willis
Gertrude Kettlewell
Evelyn Long
Ethleen Henson
Betty Lee Perry
Donald Kremer
Anna Mary Thompson
John Kettlewell
James Coffman
James Judy
George Wright
A Garrett
Russell McCall
Friendship Fire Company
Clarke Co
Crimean Panhandle
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