Allied Bombers Hammer French Coast In Calais Region
American bombers and allied forces struck French coastal defenses near Calais in a 31st straight day of aerial offensives. Mustangs protected Fortresses and Liberators as raids targeted German installations, while Bristol faced fierce bombing from German raiders.
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Frerench , Lange
Can Flying Crators
Pas de Calais
Britain
U. S
France
Cologne
Brenner Pass
Italy
Bristol
Berlin
Engd
RAF
Low Countries
Reich
Poles Ready to Battle Nazis After Long Wait in Italy
Polish troops in Italy opened the Gustav line offensive last week facing the First Parachute Division. They fought in a rugged sector north of Cassino and Monastery Hill, pushing toward the Liri Valley as Cassino’s stronghold looms.
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Edward Kennedy
Italy
Gustav Line
Cassino
Monastery Hill
Liri
Bat
Germans Fear Allied Invasion Defense Plans
London reports quote Berlin broadcasts noting German west wall could be penetrated when invasion begins. Analysts say small waves may reach beyond Atlantic defenses as Germany prepares to reinforce airborne units. Nazi air force may resort to air transport if rail lines are disrupted.
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London
West Wall
Berlin
Atlantic Wall
Germany
Continental Underground
Britain
Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Chinese Forces Launch Drive In Western Yunnan
Chinese forces aided by American support opened a major offensive across the Salween River in western Yunnan on a front of roughly 130 miles aimed at breaking Japan’s blockade. The drive seeks to link Chinese forces with Stilwell’s units and connect Burma and the Ledo roads.
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Salween
Salween River
Burma
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
Upper
Joseph Stilwell
Ledo
Kaoli
Mekong River
Frank Dorn
Dorn
Y Force
Stilwell
China
Peng
Alps
56Th
Ping Ka
Lungling
Hongmoshu
Tengchung
Tatang Tzu
Amien Pass
Eastern Asia
Chungking
Yunnan Province
Rewon
Peiping-Hankow
Loyang
Allied air raid pummels Wakde and Maffin Bay in New Guinea
Advanced Allied forces report heavy strikes on Wakde Island and Maffin Bay coastline in New Guinea. Liberators and Big Inch Mitchells dropped 334 tons on Wakde and 200 tons on the skirdrome runway, destroying parked bombers and blasting enemy air power as Japanese fighters suffer losses amid ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Hollandia
Wakde
Maffin Bay
Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Hillandia
Long Illness Fatal To Ex Senator T R Cather
Former State Senator Thomas Russell Cather died at his South Stewart street home after months of illness. He was 56, a lawyer, banker, businessman, and publicist. Survived by his wife Edna Menear, two children, two grandchildren, and a nephew. Funeral services held at his residence with multiple pallbearers and honorary pallbearers including Draft Appeal Board members and local lawyers. Born January 22 1888 in Frederick County he studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy and Washington and Lee University graduating BA in 1908 and LLB in 1910.
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Thomas Russell Cather
South Stewart Street
Edna Menear
Fairmont
W. Va
V. A. Snow, Jr
Danville
Jane Russell Cather
Randolph-Macon Woman's College of
Lynchburg
Lois Douglas Snow
Thomas Russell Snow
Ensign J. Howard Cather
New York
John C
J. Howard Cather
Senator Cather
Ronald S. Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
R. A. Whitten
W. Nelson Page
L. E. Hill
John H. Rosenberger
F B. M. Knight, Jr
G. G. Snarr
H. W. Copenhaver
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Clifford D
Burr P. Harrison
Harry K. Benham
Herbert S. Larrick
Harry R. Kern
R. Gray Williams
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Erle Edwards
James P. Reardon
John P. Allen
Joseph B. Newlin
John W. Rice
R. E. Perrine
Wilbur R. Krise
E. C. Goss
E. G. Rusk
A. B. Solenberger
B. B. Dutton
Garland R. Quarles
Peyton Marshall
T. S. Thomas Masons
C. Vernon Eddy
Claude M. Grim
Wendell B. Goode
Claude R. Cammer
Harold G. Brown
P. W. Boyd
Julius W. Richard
Handley
W. E. Coover
H. D. Puller
John I. Sloat
Charles H. Harper
Bethlehem Ship Workers Stop at Sparrows Point Plant
Officials report about 600 workers walked out at 2:15 PM causing the closure of all three plate mills at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point plant in Baltimore. Headquarters said plant representatives were attempting to settle the dispute over a demanded change.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Help Wanted Local Office and Cleaning Jobs
Help wanted notices seek a girl for office and checking department positions at Pingley and Carper. Also listing cleaners.
Fifth War Loan Drive Quota Set at 1 300 000 for Winchester
Wendell Barney announces Winchester Frederick County aims for a 1 300 000 total in the Fifth War Loan drive with 850 000 for individuals and 450 000 for corporations. Last drive raised 1 665 353 50 with 367 412 in E Bonds and 591 654 to individuals. 498 287 50 from corporations. The drive opens June 14 with a Victory pageant coronation banquet and parade planned. Dr Francis P Gaines of Washington and Lee University will deliver the opening address.
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Wendell Barney
Winchester-Frederick County
Barney
War Finance Committee
Elks Club
Francis P. Gaines
Washington and Lee University
State War Finance Committee
Rive
Reds regroup for major drive against Germans in east
Soviet dispatches report Red Army preparing a large assault with Allied western support. Moscow says Red air forces set 30 fires at Brest Litoosk rail junction and hit Polotsk and Narva while German claims describe counterattacks along the Dnestr river, with some casualties on both sides.
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London
Red Army
Moscow
Red
Brest Litoosk
Poland
Polotsk
Russia
Narva
Estonia
Dnestr
Crimea
Ciobuciu- Rascaeti
Minute Men Meeting At Armory In Virginia
Company 35 Virginia overs holds a meeting to discuss matters affecting all members. Armory man evening organized with Jack Brandon, company commander, urging all members to attend.
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Virginia
Jack Brandon
Storage Clearance Notice at Pingley and Carper
Overloaded storage prompts charity donation of all clothes not removed this week after 10 days in storage. Items left in the closet at Pingley and Carper will be given to charity.
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Pingley & Carper
Allies Gain Ground in Burma As Offensive Expands
Allied headquarters report Chinese troops seize Tarongyang north of Myitkyina area while Burmese forces raid Tangpu near the front. Stilwell's pre monsoon drive targets Kamaing as Mogaung valley advances join Manpin and Tarongyang. British push toward Kohima and Imphal area despite enemy artillery and air opposition.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Tarongyang
Tangpu
Myitkyina
Burma
Kamaing
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Manpin
Kohima
India
Imphal
Potsangbam
Palel
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker Dies in Capital
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker wife of Dr Robert Baker died after a long illness in Washington DC She was a lifelong Washington resident and member of a prominent local family Her father a physician in Washington was born in Winchester and was brother to Mrs Robert Barton of this city
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Winchester
Abby Scott Baker
Robert
Washington
Scott
Highlights Of World At War
Allied forces advance in southern Italy and western Europe as air raids strike targets in the Po valley and northern France. Russian and Chinese actions volley with bombing and offensives across Eastern Europe and Asia, while Pacific theater sees intensified Allied bombing of New Guinea coast areas and surrounding islands.
Charges Against Chaplin Dropped in Federal Case
U S District Judge J F T O Connor dismissed a federal indictment alleging Charlie Chaplin and three others conspired to deprive Joan Berry of her civil rights. Also cleared were Thomas Wells Durant Police Captain W W White and Robert Arden after the Justice Department moved to end the action. The case traced to Berry's 1943 vagrancy arrest in Beverly Hills and a suspended sentence. Chaplin had been acquitted last month in a Mann Act case.
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Los Angeles
U. S
J. F. T. O'Connor
Charlie Chaplain
Joan Berry
Charles H. Carr
Justice Department
Washington
Thomas Wells Durant
W. W. White
Beverly Hills
Robert Arden
Miss Berry
Chaplin
New York
Shawnee District Scouts Camporee Set for Winchester
Shawnee District Scouts from Frederick Clarke counties will camp overnight Saturday at Handley playgrounds for a camporee. Nine troops participate with a parade and church service on Sunday, plus a series of demonstrations and projects led by named instructors.
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Winchester
Boy Scouts of the
Shawnee
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Handley
Handley Boulevard
Loudoun Street
Loudoun
Piccadilly
Wala
Rock Enon
Cecil Grim
George Reading
Maurice Grim
Page Louderback
Laurens Jones
Philip N. Hunter
John Kern
Maurice Pifer
Basil F. Starkey
Senate Rejects Debate Limit On Anti Poll Tax Bill
The Senate rejected a cloture petition 44 to 36 to limit debate on an anti poll tax bill. A separate 41 to 35 vote adopted a Clark Missouri plan to fund artificial limbs for veterans, shifting focus away from the House approved poll tax ban for federal officer elections in eight southern states. The vote foiled the cloture move and indicates the measure will be shelved.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Allies breaching Gustav Line as Ausonia falls in Italy
Allied forces push from the Fifth Army on the Naples front seize Ausonia and Santa Maria Infante while expanding the Rapido bridgehead. French troops reach hills near San Giorgio and Colle Castellone as Americans seize San Pietro and Ausonia advancing along the Garigliano and Ausente rivers. Eastern front reports indicate heavy fighting with 2,000 prisoners nhập.
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Allied
Naples
Fifth Army
Ausonia
Gustav Line
Italy
Vt Ie
Santa Maria Infante
San Pietro
Garigliano
Ausente
San Giorgio
Spigno
Minturno
San Grigorio
Cassino
Sir
Stalingrad
San Ambrosio
Villa Maio
Metina
Fromia
Monte Cerri
Monte
Signo
Liri
Sam Gorgio
Cantelupo
Stalin Hears of Priest's Plight
Moscow May 15. Premier Stalin has heard about the suspension of Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski a Springfield Mass Catholic priest who met him twice. Pravda published dispatches on the sequel to his return to the United States and Stalin's replies on related events. The statement marked the Kremlin stance.
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Moscow
Stalin
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Springfield
Mass
Pravda
Orlemanski
United States
Kretlin
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Edward D. Ball
Yunnan
By Clyde Farnsworth
T. R. Cather
Bethlehem Ship Workers
Reds
Robert Baker
Associated Press
Europe
Po Valley
Western Europe
U. S&s
Brest Litovsk
Wakden
Schouten Islands
Noemfoor Island
Gustav
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