Ley Captured As Nazi Labor Chief Dr Robert Ley Taken In Berchtesgaden
American forces captured Dr Robert Ley once a top Nazi labor leader at Berchtesgaden. The seizure confirms Ley’s identity after he denied being Ernst Distelmeyer. Key captures include Fritz Sauckel and Bernard Stredele. London war crimes conference slated May 31. Others at large include Goebbels, Bormann, Hitler’s fate unresolved.
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Paris
Robert Ley
Hitler
U.S. Third Army
Germany
Austria
Ernest Kaltenbrunner
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
101St Airborne Division
Ley
Fritz Sauckel
Berchtesgaden
Bernard Stredele
Kreisleiter
United Nations War Crimes Commission
London
Julius Streicher
Ribbentrop Antagemite
Bormann
Goebbels
Leylas
Goering
Ernst Distelmeyer
Frank X. Schwartz
Franz
Labor Front
Company 115 Va S G to wear khaki tonight
In a regular weekly drill at 7 30 p m Company 115 Va S G will wear khaki uniforms for the first time this spring by order of Captain W A Baker. Those who have not yet received theirs should wear the standard O D shirt and trousers.
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Sion
Company 115
Va. S. G
W. A. Baker
O. D
Commencement Exercises At Handley Start June 3
Handley High School will hold the graduation kickoff with a Sunday evening sermon June 3 at 8 in the school auditorium. Rev. Robert A Whitten will preside, with Dr. John W. Rustin of Mount Vernon Place Church as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Handley School
Winchester Ministerial Association
Robert A Whitten
John W. Rustin
Mount Vernon Place Methods Church
Washington, D. C
Rustin
Glenville
Georgia
Emory University
Columbia
Mount Vernon Place
Washington Federation of Churches
Washington Community War Fund
Kiwanis Club
Austin
Mount Vernon
Service School
Glee Club
Vivace Club
Gwendolyn Haynes
Handley Glee Club
Carroll Morrow
Bruce Lovett
Edward Clark
Richard Huff
Dan Saxe
Garland R. Quarles
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Judge Handley
John Kerr
Peace League Charter Likely Within Weeks At UN Conference
San Francisco May 17 A new peace league charter appears likely within about three weeks as UN conference work accelerates. Big power tensions rise over a security council plan and regional defense ideas while Moscow slows. The big five push for a June windup despite doubts from Gromyko and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
San Francisco
Peace League
Security Council
General Assembly
Conference Committee
Russia
Moscow
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Stettinius
Germany
Big Five
Dumbarton Oaks
Wellington Koo
China
Paul Boncour
France
Britain
Earl of Halifax
Japanese Battle Fanatically On Mindanao Island
Manila May 17 Jap forces on Mindanao press a last ditch stand in Bukidnon as the 40th and 24th Divisions advance amid heavy fighting near Davao and Del Monte. Allied aircraft silenced naval guns while PT boats and a daylight crossing hit enemy craft in Davao gulf. Further east, Luzon fronts tighten around Too Dam watershed and Infanta as Manila awaits decisive action.
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Dean Schedler
Manila
P—aAmerican
Sayre Highway
Mindanao
24Th Division
Davao City
Theo Maramag
Valencia
40Th Infantry
del Monte
Sayre
Philippine
Bukidnon
Macajalar Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Davao
Talomo
Davao Straits
Davao Gulf
Pisco Point
Luzon
Tubu
43Rd Infantry Division
Too Dam
First Cavalry
Infanta
Delicious Candys Now Available at Valley News Stand
Candy sale ad lists 5c bars at Whities Twin Diners Indian Alley. Also classifieds offer nanny position at 326 Amherst St and sale of complete dinnerware at Sears Office 121 S Loudoun St with 1p to 4t times.
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Valley Newstand
E. Piccadilly St
Amherst St
Whitie's
Indian Alley
Sears
S. Loudoun St
Dial
Americans Share Limited Foods In Various Ways
Washington May 17 The OPA explains rationing is only one way Americans share scarce foods. Bowles says per capita figures include direct and indirect access such as manufactured foods and restaurant meals, with shrinkage and trimming losses reducing usable meat to about half of the 115 pound annual figure.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Clearance of Coats at Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Coats discounted 16 percent at Lovett’s Shoe and Dress Shop located at 156 58 N Loudoun. All sales are final. May 17.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Loudoun
Dealers Meeting on Meat Quota at George Washington Hota
Notice to dealers with or seeking meat quotas to attend a meeting at George Washington Hota Thursday evening at 8 o clock. End text shows date pattern 5 16 16 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Germans At Work Helping To Win War From Japan
Paris dispatch notes German prisoners in Allied hands are mobilized to aid the Pacific war effort. They recondition equipment and ship parts for redeployment, repair roads, crate supplies, and work farms to help avert famine in central Europe next winter.
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Japan
James M. Long
Paris
Pacific
Far East
Atlantic
Europe
German submarine surrenders enter Portsmouth port
The fourth surrendered submarine entered an American port at Portsmouth and moored by the U 873 and U 805 in the Piscataqua river. Forty nine crew members of U 1228 were taken ashore and nine remained aboard. The craft was commanded by Oberlieutenant Frederick Wal helm Marienfeld.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Piscataqua River
Frederick Walhelm Marienfeld
Chinese Forces Withdraw From Foochow After Japanese Reinforcements
Chinese troops pulled back from Foochow on Tuesday night after Japan reinforced forces in the five day clash. Chinese says they fought into the city last Friday and inflicted 400 casualties. Foochow, an old treaty port on the China coast, may be a landing area for American forces in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
East China
Foochow
China
Special Pillows at Grove's Price Two Dollars a Pair
Special pillow sale advertised at Grove's on 125 S Loudoun with price two dollars per pair. The brief notice appears in a local classified snippet and notes a reduced rate for a short run.
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Grove's
S. Loudoun
Crippled Children Clinic Friday at Winchester Memorial
The Crippled Children's Clinic sponsored by the District Nurse Association will be held Friday and Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Hours are 3 to 5 Friday and 9 to 2 Saturday. Dr. Robert V. Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital will supervise. No adults admitted and no appointments accepted.
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Crippled Children’s Clinic
District Nurse Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert V. Funsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Cigarette Shortage Expected to Ease by Year End
New York May 17 Predicts easing of cigarette shortage within two or three months as shipments to foreign troops decline Industry members expect Philip Morris to raise civilian allotments by 50 percent starting June 1 The National Association of Tobacco Distributors says civilians still will face lines but the shortage will ease through 1945.
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New York
Europe
Philip Morris & Co., Ltd
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Pingley and Carper Cleaners Restrict Garment Limit
Pingley and Carper Cleaners announce a new policy restricting customers to a maximum of three garments per visit. Effective immediately, the limit applies to all customers and all types of clothing.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Six World War II Veterans to Attend Bond Rally
Winchester officials announce six World War II veterans will attend a Monday nine o clock bond rally at the Capitol Theatre to urge more war production for Japan. Front Royal volunteers join the event. two local heroes from Front Royal will also speak.
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Wendell Barney
Winchester
Japan
Park Theater
Front Royal
Royal
Thomas W. Morris
U.S. Army
Mack Moris
Votes For Woods Pact Gain Support In Committee
In Washington on May 11 administrationists claim sufficient strength for postwar economic bills. The House Ways and Means Committee approved 14 to 11 a tariff authority bill and the Bretton Woods plan for a world bank and currency stabilization fund faces a House Banking Committee showdown next week. Chairman Spencer Day says he has enough votes to advance ratification.
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Washington
Bretton Woods
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Administration
Banking Committee
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Spencer Day
Senate
Air Forts Start Huge New Fires On Japs Island
Air Forts launched a massive B 29 raid on Nagoya Japan after midnight dropping more than 3 500 tons of fire bombs on a 16 square mile area near the harbor and Mitsubishi plants. Japanese reports claim nine bombers shot down with limited enemy air resistance and searchlights brightened the night.
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Guam
Nagoya
Iwo Jima
Fujisawa
Tokyo
Canary Docks
Incen- Japan
Madison
Til
Atsuta
Mitsubishi Aircraft
Aichi Aircraft Company
Mizuko
Atsuta Engine Company
Dean
Norfolk
Watered Milk Found In Virginia Dairy Farms
Richmond report quotes Smith of the dairy and foods division saying substantial quantities of Virginia milk are diluted with water. Testing of 198 producers showed 13 percent below 3.25 percent butterfat, with one Shenandoah Valley producer selling two thirds milk and one third water. He sent over 90 warning letters and warned of prosecutions after notices.
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Richmond
Smith
Dairy and Foods Division
State Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Casualties Mount in Okinawa War Front
San Francisco May 17 radio Tokyo, jittery over Okinawa battle, told the Japanese people there is no room for optimism. The war situation has entered a grave stage as Japanese troops face overwhelming odds and a severe, concentrated enemy offensive.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Okinawa
Okinawa Battle Sees Americans Break Heart of Naha
Allied forces on Okinawa push into Naha and Shuri area as Maj. Gen. Lemuel Sheperd Jr. Sixth Marine Division moves through Asato Estuary. Reports show Japanese losses exceed 46 thousand with 36 thousand still on island.
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Guam
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Tenth
Naha
Shuri
Yonabaru
U. S
Lemuel C. Sheperd Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Asato
96 Infantry Division
Elon FP. Andrews
Wilmington
N. C
77Th
96Th
First Marine
Pedro A. del Valle
Wana
Okin
Tenth Army
Lees
Barber Shop Opens for Harry E. Anderson
A local barber shop announces its grand opening services dedicated to Harry E. Anderson. The notice highlights new client welcome and service availability in the community.
Shady Rest Dances With Woody Carlisle This Weekend
Square and round dances led by Woody Carlisle at Shady Rest. Event runs Sunday with two sessions from 12:30 PM and 9:00 PM. Admission listed as eleven to ten dollars. Local organizer announcements note dance format and contact details.
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Shady Rest Square
Woody Carlisle
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Dr. Ley
Adm
Doenitz
Alonzo B. Carney
Norfolk County
Handley
Ens
Peoples Cleaning CO
Mr. Bowles
Housewives Wonder
Robert Ripley
Woods
James Lindsley
Bulletin
Commission
By Leif Erickson
Yontan
Katena
Sakishima Group
Ryukyus
Korea
Harry E. Anderson
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