President Warns Against Loose War Talk and Leaks
The discussion covered dangers of loose talk that could reveal military plans. Dr T V Spongeens noted warnings from foreign affairs and Lord Halifax saluted caution in council deliberations as Chur chill warned Madagascar occupation plans might leak. Soong said Chinese troops remain in Burma as Japanese consolidations occur.
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Everbody
T. V. Spongeens
Lord Halifax
Churchill
Great Britain
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Ted Williams Slated To Serve In Another Uniform
Major Culligan described the Williams case as one of the touchiest decisions at the National Association of Broadcasters meeting. Officials noted Williams will be in service or in industry, with 1944 as the target for able-bodied men to be in the armed services or industry.
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Ted Williams
Culligan
Williams
National Association of Broadcasters
Japanese Regard American As A Third-Rate Power
Japanese observers in Tokyo criticize the United States as a third rate power. The Advertiser notes limited capital and defense ability to guard long coastlines, reflecting wartime anxieties about American reach and military strength.
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Tokyo
Prom
Japanoreign
Darwin
3000 Virginia Boys Repairing War Equipment in Schools
More than 3,000 farmers and nearly 5,000 boys in Virginia high school shops repair worn machinery for the war effort. Dowell J. Howard reports school programs mend corn planters wagons and binders, easing demand for new equipment as scrap parts and recycled gear support military needs.
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Richmond
Virginia
Dowell J. Howard
State Department of Education
Indin Ce
Chapfrom
Rockefeller Jr Doubles Gift to USO Campaign in Virginia
John D. Rockefeller Jr. pledges $200,000 to the USO war fund, writing from Bassett Hall Williamsburg that he doubles his contribution as war needs rise. Prescott S. Bush, national USO chairman, receives the letter confirming the gift.
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Richmond
Virginia
National
SO War Fund
Bassett Hall
Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Prescott S. Bush
Woman of 4 Pan擦 Pan Beauty and Chopin
The prompt appears garbled and unclear. It references Chopin and a photoplay title but lacks coherent facts or events to summarize into a reliable news item.
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Panvasie
Chopin
Garden Club Members Vote to Buy Government Bonds
Members of the Garden Club of Virginia in Charlottesville vote to purchase five thousand dollars in government war bonds. Mrs Thomas Wheelright of Centralia receives the distinguished medal while award chairs are Mrs R M Jeffress and Mrs Alter S Robertson. Also announced were staff changes at Monticello ties and Garden Gossip editor Elizabeth Ra resigns due to ill health.
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Charlottesville
Garden Club of Virginia
Thomas Wheelright
Centralia
William R. Massie
R. M. Jeffress
Alter S. Robertson
Richmond
Allan Perk
Garden
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth Ra
Staunton
Garden Gossip
Eastern Shore Club
Norfolk and Vile
Mem
Auxiliary Army Bill Awaits FDR Signing
Washington May 13 The bill creating a women’s auxiliary army corps to permit 150 000 volunteers to serve non combat roles at home and abroad awaits President Roosevelt’s signature. The Senate passed it without amendment and the House approved it. Likely head is Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby with a salary of 3000 dollars, nine areas will have directors, initial training for 20 to 30 per area, and uniforms will be khaki.
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Washington
Aame Corps
Roosevelt
Senate
Regon
Edith Nourse Rogers
R-Mass
House
War Department
Oveta Culp Hobby
Houston
Tex
William P. Hobby
Stimson
Army
Army Corps
Fort Myer
Germans Secure Spanish Labor Amid Nazi Transportation Scheme
Germans obtained Spanish labor through a Nazi backed plan providing transport to Germany. The operation involved paying for workers' travel as part of a broader labor exploitation program with logistical support.
Richmond Committee Approves Housing Plan for Apartments
The State Corporation Commission approved Life Insurance Company application to build an East apartment project in Richmond. Developers expect year round rentals averaging about $15 per month per room and projected net revenue around $615,000. The project aims to offer a distinctive new housing option for the area.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Tan Life Insurance Company
Eas
Governor's Paper Supply Delayed By War Conditions
Richmond May 13 reports the governor notes wartime disruptions in paper deliveries. He cannot predict when essential paper supplies will arrive, affecting official duties and routine operations.
Rent Control Plan Outlined by Deputy Administrator Otter
Deputy administrator Paul A. Otter will run the federal rent control program under price administrator Leon Henderson. The plan, still being developed, could affect millions of Americans and requires 60 days for affected areas to stabilize rents per CPA recommendation.
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Paul A. Otter
Leon Henderson
Central Press
Virginia to supervise federal use of highways during war
Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr. supported federal efforts to streamline war traffic but rejected unlimited, unsupervised highway use. Officials said Virginia will speed transport yet protect roads, with no changes to food and milk laws deemed barriers to interstate movement.
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Richmond
Colgate W Darden, Jr
M. S. Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Battle
James A. Anderson
L. M Walker, Jr
Washington
Commonwealth
Anderson
Federal Transportation Office
Gena Walker
Darden
2 000 Stukas Break Through Soviet Lines in Crimea
A German war correspondent reported from London that more than 2,000 Stuka bombers struck the first Soviet lines in Crimea and cleared a path for the infantry. He described a wall of dust and vapor in front of the dive bombers and the now deserted front indicating the attack's impact.
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London
Crimea
Berlin
Reuters
Pope Appeals for Peace on Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Vatican broadcast a global peace appeal on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pope’s archbishop consecration. He urged all people to seek harmony and condemned war, reiterating his lifelong effort to foster peace amid unrest.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Sale of Bogus Stamps Smashed
New York authorities arrest six men on charges of conspiring to counterfeit stamps worth 52500 designed in 25 cent denominations. Secret service and postal inspectors traced the ring since February and seized plates and 210000 unperforated stamps. All defendants are New York City residents.
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New York
Secret Service
James J. Maroney
Maloney
New York City
Curb on Water Sprinkling Enforced in Norfolk
Starting next Monday Norfolk residents caught sprinkling lawns gardens or using hoses on cars windows or other items will face fines from 10 to 500 dollars. A second offender can be fined up to 500 dollars and have water service cut off with the meter removed until the person convinces the city manager to reform and pay 3 dollars to reconnect.
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Norfolk
No Virginia forest fires reported but rain needed
Richmond May 13 There were no forest fires reported in Virginia tonight but another epidemic may break out unless more rain falls soon said State Forester F C Pederson He noted discussions with district forester S J Hobarth of Bristol and said fires in the southwestern section had not been reported Other areas were quiet with fires quelled by firefighters and late week rains
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Richmond
Virginia
F. C. Pederson
Pederson
S. J. Hobarth
Bristol
Transfusion attempts fail to save child in Charleston
David Jordan, a 2 1 2 year old boy, received three transfusions during the week of April 9 but remained critical and died of lymphatic leukemia. The transfusions were performed after Mrs. Rose McMullin of Philadelphia, known as the lady with the golden blood, arranged the treatment.
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Charleston
W. Va
David Jordan
Rose McMullin
Philadelphia
Lea Earean
Rain Shortage Persists Across Virginia Crops
Virginia Crop Reporting Service says all crops still suffer from insufficient rain though light weekly showers slightly slowed declines in crop and pasture conditions. Weekly rainfall averaged 0.49 inch with Farmville at 1.03 and Richmond Onley at 0.05. April rainfall was 0.66 inch, the lowest on record, and four month total 9.23 inches versus 13.30 normal. Oats improved, barley and potatoes steady, tobacco beds in good shape except barley areas.
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Virginia
Glass Companies' Motion Denied in Antitrust Trial
In the Oregon court, Sunstone Sibbelae briefs detail the anti trust case against major glass container manufacturers. River H. Buck, attorney and founder of Buck Glass, represents the plaintiffs amid the trial proceedings.
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Ego Tay Moon
All
Aet Sontte Sibbelae
Ot Aement
Wiv
H. Buck
The
Buck Glass
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