Strike Denunciation and Foremen's American Union Order
The Foremen's Association of America called off a Detroit area war plant strike after Army Air Forces chief Arnold warned it could hinder bombing efforts. The national board ordered an immediate return to work, as 50,000 idle workers faced possible domino effects on German war production.
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Cassino
Washington
Foremen’s Association of America
Detroit War Plants
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
WLB
William H. Davis
Foreman’s Association of America
Washington, D. C
Arnold
Germany
Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Briggs, Murry, Hudson
Gar Wood
Nazis Admit Possible Fall Back of Hitler Legions
Nazi radio commentators acknowledged that Hitler's legions might be forced to fall back on both eastern and western fronts. Reports also said Rommel completed a checkup of the Atlantic Wall while von Rundstedt was named supreme commander of anti invasion defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONCON
United Nations
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Atlantic
Kurt Dittmar
Hitler
Rommel
Stockholm
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Johannes Blaskowitz
Supreme Command
Dittmar
Paris
Moscow
A I. Yermashev
Chinese Forces Widen Gap On Hankow Railway
Chinese high command reported Japanese vanguards probing west of the Peiping Hankow line and south of the Lunghai line as Loyang in Henan remained in Chinese hands after heavy fighting. China said counterattacks had recaptured portions of the railway between Kioshan and Mingkiang, signaling ongoing battles and uncertain gains.
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Chungking
Peiping - Hankow
Lunghai
Loyang
Henan
China
Tunekwan
Yellow River
Disvetches
Chumatien
Kioshan
Women in War Effort Call for Active Duty
MA Winchester highlights the call for American women to join the war effort by taking over vital Army jobs behind the lines. He stresses the war's scale and urgency, arguing that able-bodied women are needed alongside men to help soldiers win sooner.
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WAC
America
First Cover Spray For Codling Moth Should Start Now
Entomologist W. Hough urges immediate start on codling moth cover spray in orchards needing more than four days. May 19 start if four days suffice, with materials for 100 gallons including lead arsenate lime and sulfur. Moths have emerged in large numbers, signaling a concentrated attack from late May through June. plan four sprays between now and end of June for best control.
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Frederick County
Rummage Sale Announced on Market Street and Loudoun Road
Market St location for the Rummage Sale hosted by W. S. C. S. at 181 N. Loudoun runs Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds support church activities.
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Market St
N. Loudoun
Fri
Farmers Remember Winchester Sale Purebred Cattle
Virginia livestock market hosts a purebred cattle sale featuring Angus Hereford and Short Horn bulls and cows on Saturday May 20 at 1 p.m. The event name reflects a Farmers Remember Winchester Sale listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Livestock Market
Plants by Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Sweet Potato Seeds
Winchester Seed Company lists Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Sweet Potato Plants along with tomato and other plants offered. Includes catalog line with product codes and page reference 5-17-1p-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Winchester Seed Company
Sedition Trial Marked By Verbal Uproar In Court
Fresh verbal uproar erupted in Federal District Court as Chief Prosecutor John Rogge attempted to begin his opening statement in a case accusing 29 defendants of seeking a Nazi form of government. Marshals were summoned to restore order after repeated interruptions by defense attorneys.
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Washington
U. S
Federal District Court
John Rogge
Rogge
Edward C. Eicher
Justice Eicher
James Edward Smythe
Moscow
Claude A. Thompson
James J. Laughlin
Local Actions on Russian Front
London reports German broadcasts predicting large Soviet offensives on the Lwow Kovel and northern Romanian fronts. Moscow says only localized action on the lower Dnestr and in an undisclosed sector could occur soon. Soviet forces claim heavy enemy losses northwest of Tiraspol and a tank unit victory killing 400 Germans. Polotsk and Riga rail line heavily bombed per Moscow.
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London
Lwow-Kovel
Moscow
Dnestr
Tiraspol
Polotsk
Riga
Freed Prisoners In Good Spirits In Spanish Exchange
In Barcelona on May 17, about 900 British and American prisoners and 700 German prisoners and civilians began disembarking from the liner Gradisca and the Gripsholm in the second exchange through Spain. The Gradisca, swastika flagging, bore wounded British and American servicemen, many in good health and high spirits, while German officials and Nazi guards accompanied the scene. The Gripsholm ferried 338 wounded Germans and 375 civilians. Gradisca carried 814 wounded Brits and 18 Americans with 67 civilians including women and children. Civilians hail from North and South America. Each ship carries about 200 stretcher cases.
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Barcelona
Liers Gripsholm
Gradisca
Spain
Gripsholm
Capitol Hill Cheers Over Expenditure Cut
President Roosevelt announced a net war expenditure cut of 4.8 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, drawing cheers in Congress amid election year worries over taxes and debt. Republicans said further reductions and tighter planning are needed to sustain wartime effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Stonewall Commencement Set for June 6
Eighteen seniors from Stonewall School are candidates for graduation: 15 girls and 3 retr. Commencement begins June 4 with baccalaureate and ends June 6 with the graduation program at 8 30. Rev Ronald Wilson will deliver the sermon at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church.
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Stonewall School
Bryant Harper
Harper
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Robert Lee Dick
William Lewis
Elmer Nixon
Frances Bageant
Reva Carter
America Crim
Elizabeth Crim
Cornelia Gordon
Anna Kerns
Helen Kirk
Doran Lamp
Rebecca Lodze
Jane Metzea
Louise Moomaw
Ada Russell
Lorine Rus
Mary Russell
Jeanne Gru
Stilwell Closes In On Kamaung In Burma Drive
Southeast Asia front reports Stilwell's North Burma forces near Kamaung, nine to fifteen miles from the Mogaung Valley base, as Chinese troops press from the Salween toward Myitkyina and Tarongyang. Japanese counterattacks at the Malakawng roadblock cost 40 men. The advance tightens the encirclement in northern Burma with Myitkyina about 40 miles east.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
North Burma
Kamaung
Mogaung
Salween River
Burma
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Kamaing
Mogaung River
Malakawng
Tarongyang
Manpin
Air Medal Awarded Lt Philip C Meade for 15 Germany missions
Lieutenant Philip C. Meade son of Mr and Mrs Louis B Meade of Millwood Clarke County has completed 15 missions over Germany and occupied Europe and earned the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster He is a navigator with the Eighth Air Force in England and a Handley High School graduate His brother Sergeant Louis B Meade Jr also serves in England in a mechanized cavalry unit The Clarke county Meade family has a long public record in Virginia.
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Philip C. Meade
Louis B. Meade
Millwood
Clarke County
Army Air Corps
England
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Europe
Meade
Handley High School
Winchester
Louis B. Meade, Jr
Virginia
Cloudy Weather Halts Allied Bombers Over Europe
May 17 report from London notes persistent poor weather paused Allied aerial offensive. Canadian Mosquitos claimed one enemy plane over northern Germany, with one Allied loss. British Mosquitos hit Berlin with two tonners, while heavy bombers were grounded, delaying invasion coast repairs.
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London
Norhern
Germany
Berlin
England
Britain
Allied drive into Liri valley nears Cassino fall
Allied fronts report British and Indian forces ejecting the enemy from most Liri Valley positions as Gustav line south of the Liri is overrun. American and French troops push toward the Adolf Hitler line near Cassino and Mt D Oro with tank and artillery support.
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Liri Valley
Hitler Line
Naples
Cassino
Liri
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Anzio
Italy
Ceprano
Lend
Gulf of Gaeta
Gustav Line
Pignataro
Castellanorato
Formia
Scauri
Oe Op
Cannes
World At War Highlights Across Fronts Amid Offensives
Allied forces push toward Hitler line in central Italy and breach southern Gus tav line near Pignataro as Cassino battles rage. Western front weather limits bomber operations while Berlin faces Mosquito bombers. In Asia Allied strikes from Burma to Salween aim to reopen the Burma road. In the Pacific Jualit atoll and targets in the Kuriles and Carolines receive heavy air attack.
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Pacific
Jaulit Atoll
Marshalls
Shumushu
Kuriles
Pulawat
Carolines
Shoutenpee
British Hammer Monastery On Cassino Heights
British artillery pounded the Benedictine monastery above Cassino in the Liri valley as the Eighth Army widened its Rapido bridgehead. The bombardment marked another heavy blow in the Mediterranean theater with fierce shelling and continued danger to German parachute troops in the ruined town.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Liri
Italy
Cassino
Mediterranean
Europe
Eighth Army
Rapido River
Richard M Heidrich
Sanaro River
Lost glasses near hospital with reward offer
A reader reports a lost pair of glasses in or near a hospital and offers a liberal reward. Call 3866 or 6453 to return them.
Lost Clothes In Storage Declared For Donation
Storage notice warns that all clothes left over ten days will be donated to charity if not removed this week. Pingley & Carper help wanted ad for office and checking duties.
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Pingley & Carper
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OWI
Red Army
Hankow
By Spencer Mocsa
W. 8S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Lois del. Washburn
Nase
Capitol Hill
Stonewall
Rev. Wilson
P. C. Meade
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Western Europe
Eastern
Eastern Asia
British Hammer
Cassino Heights
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