Blood plasma stacked in Italy like cordwood in hospital ward
An eyewitness report from Fifth Army Front Italy on May 15 describes the shock ward of an emergency hospital where blood plasma fills rows like cordwood to rescue wounded men. Civilians and soldiers from many places await operations as plasma restores circulation and hope amid battle.
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Fifth Army Front
Italy
Santa Maria Infante
Ohio
Buffalo
Detroit
Decatur
Ala
Jersey City
Omaha
Lowell
Mass
Atlanta
Cato Crash
University of Virginia
Ruth Eastman
Pulaski
Senate blocks poll tax plan amid filibuster clash
The Senate rejected a cloture petition 37 to 41 on a poll tax measure tied to voting for federal officers. Southern opponents stalled the bill with a long filibuster, warning debate could not be limited and implying no vote could be forced. The House had passed the bill, but Senate rules permit unlimited debate.
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Senate
House
Foremen’s Association of America
Robert H. Keys
FAA
Association
Rileys Seek Supreme Court Review Of $27,609 Verdict
In Frederick Circuit Court Saturday counsel for eight A Riley and William E Riley moved to set aside the verdict for ester A Bliott Jr. of 27 609 arguing error in instructions and sudden emergency doctrine. Judge Harrison denied the challenge and Elliott was ordered to recover the amount with interest. Attorneys sought a 120 day stay to apply for a Writ of Error and Supersedeas from Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, granted with a suspension bond.
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8. A. Riley
William E. Riley
Frederick
Ester A. Bliott, Jr
Burr P. Harrison
Elliott
Rileys
Burglars Force Cop to Drive for Getaway in Warwood
Patrolman Wayne Rayle was forced at gunpoint by two burglars to drive away from a Warwood Dairy office and Warwood High School crime scene. The robbers then fled on foot while police cruiser remained, with an estimated cash stolen from safes.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wayne Rayle
Warwood
Warwood Dairy Company
Rayle
Coal Production Shows Decline
Harold L. Ickes announces week of May 6 coal output fell from the prior week. Bituminous production estimated at 12,150,000 tons versus 12,360,000 last week, yet 1944 year to date shows a 4.8 percent increase over 1943. Pennsylvania anthracite output reached 1,278,000 tons, down 66,000 from the previous week, with 5.1 percent year rise for 1944.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Solid Fuels
Ickes
Pennsylvania
Allied Air Strikes Hit Brenner Pass and Po Valley
Allied bomber forces attacked the Brenner Pass line with bombers hitting the 3500 foot Avision viaduct at both ends and likely the middle. In three strikes over the Brenner Gap around 500 to 750 bombers were used in Italy against six rail yards and two air ferry fields with good results. More than 30 enemy aircraft were seen, 10 shot down, while several Allied planes were reported missing. The air war continues as Britain and the United States seek to destroy the German air force.
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Reich
Channel
Brenner Pass
Avision
Brenner
Alps
Po Valley
Reuters
Italy
Mediterranean Army Airforce
Brewer Youth Dies In Hospital
Funeral services are set for 9 year old Kenzil Brewer son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Brewer of the Fawcett Gap area near Cedar Creek Grade. He died Sunday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Friends meet at Omps Funeral Home at 2 pm and the cortege proceeds to St John Lutheran Church for rites by Rev E B Smith. Interment follows in the adjoining cemetery. He leaves eight brothers and sisters including Dorothy Winifred Anna Marie Hazel John Elwood and a infant brother.
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Kenzil Brewer
Floyd Brewer
Fawcett Gap
Cedar Creek
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omps
St. John Lutheran Church
E. B. Smith
Dorothy
Winifred
Anna Marie
Hazel
John Elwood
Chinese Forces Launch Drive
Chinese forces press a major offensive in northern Burma and southwest China. Maj Gen Claire Chennault's Sky Dragons backed the drive as Mitchells attacked targets across Burma and China. Wei Li Huang, known as 100 Victory Wei, commands the thrust seeking a link to India via Ledo and Burma roads.
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Burma
Claire L. Chennault
Sky Dragons
Wanpahsa
Burma-Thailand
Mangshih
Lungling
Hannan
Tengchung
Tatang
China
I Idia
Ledo
Wei Li-Huang
Wei
Yunnan
Henan
Yellow River
Loyang
Peiping-Hankow
Suiping
Chenghsien
Chumatien
Measles Cases Reported in City Elementary Schools
City schools nurse Mrs. Gertrude H Organ said several children at John Kerr and Virginia Avenue schools are out with a mild form of measles. She checked a room and found 10 absent. cases described as three day measles common among youngsters.
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Gertrude H. Organ
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Knife wound victim treated after Saturday tavern incident
County officials investigate a knifing at the Fort View Tavern near Macedonia. Buck Franklin of near Stephens City was treated for a badly slashed threat at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released. the assailant remains unknown.
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Fort View
Front Royal Pike
Macedonia
Buck” Franklin
Stephens City
H. S. Pifer
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Franklin
Allied push across Rapido and Liri fronts advances
Allied forces press along the Rapido and Liri rivers as Gurkhas clean fortifications in San Angelo and tanks move south. Bridges are thrown across the Rapido while engineers dive to inspect wrecked Kano bridges. The German defense is surprised and withdrawals threaten Cassino from the south as French and British efforts converge.
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Gustav
Hitler
San Angelo
Rapido
Liri
U. S. Army
Kano
Cassino-Formia
Arunei
Ausonia
Spigno
Arune
Pignataro
Cassino
Gustav Line
Poles Battle Nazis in Rocky Donegrino Front
Polish soldiers fight a fierce clash on rocky ledges in the Donegrino region against German forces. Heavy casualties mount as tanks struggle to traverse ruined terrain while Polish troops regain momentum in a desperate bid to reclaim homes and families.
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Donegrino
Detroit Foremen Continue Strike Amid War Plant Turmoil
Detroit foremen employed at 13 war plants and allied firms staged a three week walkout demanding independent union recognition. Police reported disturbances including a broken car window and a scout car surrounded during questioning. About 3,300 foremen remained idle. Packard’s closure affected 30,000 workers. Ford’s River Rouge rolling mills briefly reopened after a related CIO protest over a union member’s discipline.
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Detroit
Andrew F. Jackson
Aeronautical Products Company
Murray Corporation of America
Detroit Area
War Labor Board
Packard Motor Car Company
Rolls-Royce
Packard
Rolling Mills
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Saumsville Youth Drowns While Fishing Sunday
Floyd Richman a 14 year old Woodstock High School student drowned Sunday afternoon in a pond at Lake View Dairy Farm. He ventured out in a leaking boat alone and sank before reaching shore. Firemen failed to revive him. He is survived by his parents and five siblings. funeral at Mt Zion Lutheran Church tomorrow at 11.
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Floyd Richman
Woodstock High School
Walter Richman
Saumsville
Lake View
Richman
Bonds Held by Toilers Show Three Months of Unemployment Help
Representative Harness reported a poll of workers in 50 plants finding average defense workers could cash bonds within about three months if jobless. Ninety percent would need to sell bonds within one week to two years, with 93 percent wishing to stay in current jobs postwar and 85 percent opposing dumping surplus goods on the market.
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Washington
Harness
R.ind
House Military Committee
Peaches Under Ceilings Spark Senate Protest
Senator Caraway denounces proposed price ceilings on peaches despite Bowles indicating price rules for fresh fruits and vegetables are being drafted. Bowles assures regulations will consider hardships in the peach industry and notes peaches are a hazardous crop with potential losses.
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Washington
Senator Caraway
D-Ark
OPA
Chester Bowles
Caraway
Bowles
Winchester Woman Seeks Details On Soldier Husband
The War Department released a list of men killed in action including Lt. William H. Branum. His wife Mrs. Evelyn R. Branum is listed as Winchester. Branum is not listed with the county or city board and his wife cannot secure further ties.
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Mene
War Department
William H. Branum
Evelyn R. Branum
Winchester
Branum
Three Civil and Police Court cases heard this morning
Judge John Rice presided over three civil and police matters. Howard Coleman and N Kent Sr were found guilty of drunk and disorderly conduct with fines of 1 cent and costs totaling 6.75 dollars.
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John Rice
Howard Coleman
N. Kent Sr
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