Bond Selling Contest Between Winchester Mass and Winchester Va
War Finance Committee discussed a friendly competition with Winchester Massachusetts to boost the Fifth War Loan drive. Plans include exchanging chefs for an outdoor public dinner in July, with bid nights tied to War Bond sales and a head chef from each city supervising the meal preparations. The Boston suburb’s size compares to this city.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Virginia Ham
Boston Beans
Barner
Winchester
Mass
Massachusetts
3Arney
Boston
British Capture Cassino and U S Forces Share Victory
First dispatch from war correspondent Larry Allen reports Allied advances near Cassino with British forces capturing the Cassino area as U S troops join a notable joint victory. Allen describes German defenses and intact communications as the invasion approaches, with insight from eight months as a POW and notes on German rail hubs and troop movements across Poland to Marseille.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
Allen
Tobruk
Libya
Germany
France
Greater Reich
Marseille
Poznan
Gorlitz
Dresden
Munich
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Rhineland
Amueres
Berlin
Reich
Stimson Warns of Nazi Propaganda on Invasion Dates
Secretary of War Stimson warned Americans that Nazi propaganda aims to sow doubt about the Allied invasion, urging secrecy on military plans and patience as D-Day approaches. He urged the press and public to beware spurious reports while awaiting the news.
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Washington
Stimson
Europe
United States
Commencement Choices Highlight Impact Of War Time
MA Winchester notes that hundreds of thousands of graduates face pivotal decisions as time for commencement nears. Boys report a clear path through service after graduation, while girls weigh options from college and careers to domestic roles or women’s military service amid wartime job abundance.
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Armed Services
Government to Buy Soft Coal to Stockpile for Winter
The War Production Board approved a plan to have the Defense Supplies Corporation purchase large quantities of soft coal to keep mines busy through the summer and ensure adequate home supply this winter. The arrangement would cover loading charges and set price schedules to avoid losses, with the ceiling primarily on soft coal and possible inclusion of anthracite.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Solid Fuels Section
Interior Department
OPA
Roy D. Johnson
R-Ii
Johnson
Defense Supplies Corporation
Ralph McClure Held For Attempted Incident
Ralph McClure aged 19 of South Braddock street was taken into custody by city police after an attempted incident involving a 5 year old girl yesterday afternoon. He is held on a warrant charging attempted offense. Officers Boyd and Rodgers arrested him at 7 30 p m near Strickler and Wagner's behind the Railroad hearing for Grand Jury action.
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Ralph McClure
S. Braddock Street
McClure
Boyd and
Rodgers
Strickler and Wagner
Sheep Shearing Machines Arrive at Miller's Hardware
New shipment includes electric sheep shearing machines along with knives and combs. Miller's Hardware advertises several models and prices for farmers and shepherds seeking efficient wool harvest.
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Miller’s Hardware
No Special Rule For Rust Workers
Richmond May 18 Co F Joyner Jr state motor vehicle commissioner says a solution may come soon to a dispute over Virginia license tags for Rust Construction Company workers in Front Royal. He notes many workers earn 150 dollars weekly and argues against special highway privileges without license fees. A conference advised the foreman workers receive a 60 day sojourn without plates.
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Richmond
F. Joyner, Jr
Front Royal
Joyner
Washington
Rust Construction Company
Virginia
Wanted Used Electric Appliances for Cash
Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store at 15 S Loudoun buys used electric appliances for top cash. Call 5702 for details. Advert appears in Tuesday and Thursday classifieds.
Overloaded Store Seeks Clothes Pickup This Week
PINGLEY and CARPER announce an overflow clothing storage. All clothes left over 10 days will be donated to charity if not removed within the week.
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Pingley & Carper
Banker Charged With Larceny in Virginia Case
Frederickburg report says W Reevs Gardner, former vice president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank, was arrested on a larceny warrant. President John Gouldman Jr. notes a $100,000 fidelity bond covers the alleged shortage and the bank expects no loss. Gardner had been on leave since April 1. formerly a state bank examiner.
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Fredericksburg
Commonwealth
W. B. F. Cole
W. Reevs Gardner
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
John F. Gouldman, Jr
Goldman
Gardner
Gouldman
State Bank
Wanted Young Man to Learn Optical Trade
A young man is sought to learn the optical trade. Apply at 47 S Loudoun St. for details and enrollment.
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S. Loudoun St
American Bombers Strike Balkans Targets In May 18 Raids
Allied Headquarters reports U S heavy bombers attacked Ploesti in Romania Belgrade Nis in Yugoslavia and supported by fighter escorts. Weather limited observation at Ploesti while 500 to 750 heavies with escorts possibly 1500 planes took part.
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Allied
Naples
Balkans
Ploesti
Romania
Belgrade
Nis
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Algiers
Gripsholm unloads Red Cross mail for American POWs
In Barcelona on May 18 the Gripsholm awaited unloading about 1,600 Red Cross mail parcels for American prisoners of war. The exchange ship would depart for home via rail to Germany, with prior swaps of 900 Americans and Britons for German civilians. Larry Allen AP war correspondent was among the civilians exchanged.
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Larry Allen
Gripsholm
Barcelona
Germany
Atlantic Wall
France
Spain
Red Cross
Reich
Gadisca
United States
Marseille
Washington
State Department
North Africa
United Kingdom
New York
Associated Press
Frederick County School Board invites bids for wood coal 1944 45
The School Board of Frederick County will receive bids for wood and coal for the 1944 1945 school year on or before the 3rd. Leslie D. Kline, Division Superintendent.
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Frederick County
American Scout Force Fights Japs Furiously
Allied forces in New Guinea fought their sixth day against Japanese patrols along a coastal corridor 34 miles southeast of Aitape. The battle, part of a broader push toward Wewak, involves ground action amid rugged 4500 foot mountains with Allied air bombardment supporting troops and a described Japanese troop concentration.
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New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
Madang
Bunabun
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Alexishafen
Wake Island
Japan
Schouten Islands
Bougainville
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Chinese Occupy New Positions West of Salween
Chinese high command announced advances in the Salween westward offensive forming a pincer against Japanese lines in Yunnan. Guerrillas seized Supinan pass while American air support from the 14th Air Force aided 20,000 Chinese troops driving toward Mamien and Mengta against the Burma road corridor.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Frank D. Merrill
Asiatic
Stilwell
Mogaung
Mya
Zerill
Dumon
Merrill
Hukawak
Ledo Road
Yunnan Province
Chungking
Salween River
Burma Road
Yunnan
Chinese High Command
Supinan Pass
14Th Air Force
Tatangtza
Mamien Pass
Mengta
York Friday Night Dance With Sophisticates
At York's weekly event the Sophisticates from Washington host a Friday night dance from 9 30 to 12 30. The dance promises lively music and social gathering for attendees in the city.
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York
Washington
Allied claim Cassino fall and Formia seizure in Italy
Allied headquarters Naples reports the British Eighth Army captured Cassino fortress and Benedictine monastery while American troops took Formia, southwest, as the Gustav line collapses. Monastery Hill and Cassino fell after months of siege, with German Green Devils wiped out in key strongholds. Other objectives along the Fifth Army front were seized but not immediately identified.
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Naples
Eighth Army
Cassino
Formia
Italy
Monastery
Green Devils
Monastery Hill
Fifth Army
Fifth
Allies advance on multiple fronts as Cassino falls
In Southern Europe Allied troops seize Cassino and Formia while advancing to Rome via Liri Valley. French Polish and British forces push toward the Hitler line. Bombing continues in the Balkans as Soviet forces mass for an upcoming offensive. In the Pacific American and Australian forces tighten the gap from Madang toward New Guinea with attacks on Wadke and Schouten.
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Lied
Cassino
Rome
Formia
Liri
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
Europe
Minsk
Old Poland
Reds and Poles Try To Close Diplomatic Breach
Washington May 18 The United Nations crisis shows cautious hope as Russia and Poland start patching up their differences. A Polish council resolution urges separating the president’s succession from the commander in chief role, potentially allowing Raczkiewicz to appoint a new successor beside Sosnkowski.
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Washington
Russia
Poland
United Nations
Polish National Council
London
Wladyslaw Raczkiewez
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Allied forces seal off Cassino as pincer drives toward Formia
Allied troops push through the Liri valley creating a decisive pincer that cuts Highway 6 from Cassino to Rome and blocks the German retreat. Polish units seize Hill 593 at the Gustav and Hitler lines while American troops approach the Itri Appian Way junction. French centers in Esperia shell inland routes as Cassino falls under intense pressure. More than 1,500 Germans captured. the First Parachute Division suffers heavy losses.
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Eighth Army
Liri
Cassino
Rome
Itri
Appian Way
Formia
Gaeta
Esperia
Hitler Line
Stri
Naples
Ataeed
Slie
Berlin
Square Dance at Shady Rest This Week
A square dance event at Shady Rest is announced for Thursday Saturday and Sunday with 1 pm start times. The notice lists days as Thurs Sat Sun and notes time for the dances.
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Shady Rest
Winchester Seed Company Planting Notice
Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Sweet ase plants offered by Winchester Seed Company with tomato and other plant varieties listed in a seed catalog entry dated May 17.
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Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Tomato
Winchester Seed Company
Rummage Sale at Market Street Loudoun
Rummage sale on Friday and Saturday at 181M Market St Loudoun from 10 p m to 5 p m. Proceeds benefit the W S C with items for home use and decoration.
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Loudoun
Fri
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