Allies strike Soerabaja and New Guinea advance
Tokyo radio reports Soerabaja in the Netherlands East Indies was raided twice by Allied bombers on May 17 and 18 as task forces from India and U S Pacific forces push toward Java's key base. A second report notes MacArthur's advance in New Guinea expanding air and ground pressure toward Palau Halmahera and Hal.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Soerabaja
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
India
U. S. Pacific
U. S
Indian Ocean
Tokyo
Pacific
Sir. Somerville
Ceylon
Sabang
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
Java
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Ee Island
Halmahera
MacArthur
Philippines
Palau
Poppy Day Publication Reprints In Flanders Fields Poem
Winchester residents view Poppy Day and the VFW reprint the famous WWI poem In Flanders Fields. The piece recalls Lt Col John McCrae's verses about sacrifice and memory amid war.
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Winchester
VFW
Flanders Fields
John McCrae
7Ers Fields
Dies Promises Big Sensation At Proper Time
Rep Martin Dies of Texas who will not seek reelection says he will expose in June a documented denunciation of the New Deal. He argues the Communist menace is underplayed by the national administration and promises disclosures more sensational than any he has announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Tex
Martin Dies
D-Tex
United States
Washington
Huston Post
Here
Dies
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
Many Relatives Remembered In Miller Will
The will of Catharine E. Miller, dated November 24, 1941, is probated with $26,000 in cash bequests and named executor Dr. A. D. Henkel. The Virginia home at 209 Fairmont Avenue and land east of the C. V. Railroad go to Virginia M. Henkel. Clarke county farm Mansfield and bank assets are to be sold with distributions to listed relatives and churches, plus specific gifts to Grace Lutheran Church and other charities. Executors qualified with a bond of $88,000. appraisers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine E
Carl T. Cather
Elnora Barr
A. D. Henkel
Fairmont Avenue
C. V
Virginia M. Henkel
Mansfield
Clarke County
Casper Miller
Ada V. Miller
Bettie Henkel
Frank Quantz
Alfred S. Henkel
Elsie Hufford Fontaine
Gertrude Hufford
Louise Zirkle
Helen Zirkle
Josephine Moore
Rebecca Funkhouser
Anna Ritchie
Fannie Henkel Smith
Jennie M. Greene
Rebecca Bell
Alexander Devis
James A. Miller
Martha Henkel
Julia Henkel
Lucy Kelley
Grace Lutheran Church
B. M. Sullivan
E. B. Cooper
Richard E. Griffith
British Fliers Shot By Nazis
London May 19 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said 47 RAF officers were in a camp near Dresden with 76 officers taking part in a break. Fifteen were captured alive and 14 were at large. Some were shot resisting arrest and some during a new escape attempt. It was the first such episode of the war. The government is shocked and has asked Switzerland to notify relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
RAF
Dresden
Eden
House of Commons
Switzerland
Germans Fears Fresh Renew Of Soviet Drive
London May 19 Heavy German bombing of rail hubs Rowne Sarny Sholbunovo signals a planned Soviet offensive likely to be coordinated with a Western invasion. Berlin broadcasts warn of invasion from many beaches while German forces mass troops near Poland.
Scout Officials Attend National Boy Scouts Meeting in New York
Basil Starkey scout executive John S. Scully Jr. and Col. Ashby Miller of Winchester returned from the annual National Council meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Walter Head of St. Louis was re elected president of the Boy Scouts of America. Reports show Scouting grew five percent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Starkey
John S. Scully
National Council
Col. Ashby Miller
Winchester
New York City
Boy Scouts of America
Scouting
United States
Waldorf Astoria
Walter Head
St. Louis
Mr. Head
Scouting Activies
Allied Air Armies Strike Berlin As 1500-Plane Raids Resumed
London reports American Fortresses Liberators and fighter escorts, joined by RAF Mosquitos and Typhoons, launched a massive up to 1,500-plane assault on Berlin and Brunswick after a five day pause. The heavy bombardment disrupted German broadcasts and marked a major renewed air offensive over the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Brunswick
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Germany
U. S
Strategic Air Force
RAF
France
Hannover
Brandenburg
Revolt Plot In Turkey Nipped
London reports a Pan Turanman group in Ankara plotting to overthrow Turkey's government. Martial law said to be imposed in Istanbul as raids uncover documents on a nationwide plan. An earlier Ankara dispatch noted arrests in a Nazi financed Gray Wolf group. No direct proof of foreign control given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oeetn
Pan- Turanman
Ankara
Istanbul
Ministry of Information
Turkey
Gray Wolf
Germany
Hitler
German Line Hit. Allied Forces Press Drive in Southern Europe
French troops aided by U S tanks break the Hitler Line at Sant Oliva and force a reported dis orderly retreat. U S heavy bombers renew air offensive across German skies toward Berlin with strikes in northern France and Belgium. Eastern Europe sees German raids on Russian lines in Poland as Sarny Rowne and Zdolbunow yards are hit. In Burma Merrill’s Marauders reach Myitkyina outskirts while Stilwell’s troops press toward a junction with Chinese forces from Yunnan. Pacific actions include MacArthur capturing most of Wakde Island and further bombings across Palau Halmahera and NL Indies.
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James M. Long
London
Red Army
Hitler
Rowne
Sarny
Sholbunovo
Reich
Berlin
Norway
Bay of Biscay
Luftwaffe
England
Scotland
Turkey
Europe
Britain
London Daily Mail
Lord Ironside
Home Guards
Imperial Defense Staff
Daily Mail
Channel
Germany
Moscow
DNB
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Bristol
U.S
Sant’ Oliva
France
Belgium
Poland
Zdolbunow
Eastern
Asia
Merrill
Myitkyina
Burma
Stilwell
Yunnan Province
Pacific
MacArthur
Wakde Island
Palau
Halmahera
Netherlands East Indies
New Guinea
Ask Official Nod On Work Fight
Washington May 19 Supporters of work or fight legislation seek White House endorsement as key to passage. Senators Brewster and Bailey argue presidential backing would rally Democrats and Republicans. Defense and war agency leaders, including Nelson Forrestal and Patterson, urged the bill before the Senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Brewster
Rme
Senator Bailey
Donald Nelson
Senate
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Robert P Patterson
Abbey at Monte Cassino Rebuilt Debate After Ruins
Maj. Norman Newton of Cambridge Mass says reconstruction of Monte Cassino Abbey is possible after examining the ruins. He notes the interior of the three lower cloisters remains visible but cross colonnades and the great stairway are pulverized.
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Eighth Army
Cassino
Norman Newton
Cambridge
Mass
Monte Cassino
Newton
Holiday Spirit To Prevail In City On Flag Day
Winchester hosts Flag Day events and the Fifth War Loan Drive opening on June 14. R Strader of the Wiichester Retail Merchants Association says businesses will close at 1 PM for a 7:30 PM ceremony at Handley Bowl and a Navy Orchestra concert. A German Messerschmitt plane exhibit is featured with a War Department loan.
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R. Strader
Wiichester Retail Merchants Association
War Finance Committee
Navy
War Department
Treasury Department
Virginia
Winchester
Crimean Beach Horror of Nazi Retreat at Chersonnes Cape
Sevastopol reports describe the grim aftermath near Chersonnes Cape after the Crimean campaign ended May 12. The scene shows burned barges, beached corpses, and 25,000 Nazi prisoners taken, with a veteran officer calling it grimmer than Dunkirk.
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Sevastopol
Chersonnes Cape
Hitler
Crimea
Romania
Fourth Ukrainian Army
Dunkerque
Black Sea
Committees For Post War Planning Being Organized
At a Winchester and Frederick County meeting the executive board announced 15 committee chairmen for the Co-ordinating Council for Post War Planning. Names include W. W. Baker, Harold G. Brown, E. L. Molden, O. C. Clark, Miss Annie Preston Starling, E. P. Browning, Harry McCann, Mrs. J. V. Arthur, Ralph Hengeveld, and Mrs. R. F. Lewis. Next May 25 meeting set. each chair may add three to four members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
George Waslington
W. W. Baker
Harold G. Brown
E. L. Molden
O. C. Clark
Annie Preston Starling
E. P. Browning
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Minor operation for Dot Lamour in Hollywood
Actress Dorothy Lamour rested comfortably after a minor operation in Hollywood. She entered the hospital on Wednesday for observation on the advice of her physician Dr. Raymond McBirney and would begin work on a new project after a few days of rest.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Raymond McBirney
French Americans breach Hitler line at Sant Oliva center
Allied dispatch from Naples notes French troops and U S tanks broke the Hitler line at its center driving toward Sant Oliva four miles from Pico. The Germans retreated from Gustav defenses as American French forces press near Itri and the Appian Way while British and Polish units advance from Cassino.
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Naples
U.S
Sant’ Oliva
Pico
Pontecorvo
Esperia
Liri
Sea
Gustav
Jungle Fighters Pressing Drive Against Nippons
Allied forces in Southeast Asia report Merrill led jungle infantry and air reinforcements penetrating near Myitkyina after capturing its air drome. Indian Gurkha brigade blocks Tiddim road south of Imphal, isolating the 33rd Division, amid heavy fighting with Japanese forces on multiple fronts. Casualties and equipment losses are noted as the conflict widens west of the Salween.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Frank Merrill
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Merrill
Nawraw Sakan
Mogaung-Myitkyina
India
Tiddim
Imphal
Kohima
Salween Front
Salween River
Chaitou
Shweli River
Mamien Pass
Bingo Friday Night At Rouss Fire Hall
Farmers recall Winchester sale at Virginia Livestock Market on Saturday May 20 at 1 p m featuring Angus Hereford and Short horn bulls and cows.
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Rouss
Winchester
Virginia
Allied Forces Inch Toward Simmering Front Near Itri
Allied forces pressed toward the Hitler line in southern Italy as Fifth and Eighth Armies aimed to destroy the German 10th army. French troops captured Monticelli near Esperia and pushed toward Sant Oliva while Pole units neared Cassino and Piedmont, with the Pontecorvo–Terracina axis showing vulnerability to flank action from Anzio.
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Itri
Poteco
Fondi
Terracina
Anzio
Fifth Army
Pontecorvo
Sant’ Oliva
Pico
Stri
Eighth Army
Cassino
Piedmonte
Rome
Liri
Monte Pag
Temperature Drops From Warm Spell To Cold Night
Temperatures plunged from the 80s to 48 last night and 2.30 today showed only 64 degrees as a cold night looms, per the Winchester Research Laboratory. LANTS Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Sweet Potato Plants. Tomato and other Plants. Winchester Seed Company (5-17-1p-31).
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Winchester Seed Company
York Friday Night Dance With Sophisticates
At Yorks every Friday night dance with the Sophisticates from Washington Dance from 9 30 till 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Washington
Clothing storage notice and job ad
Please come and get your clothes from our storage. All clothes left over 10 days will be donated to charity if not removed this week. PINGLEY & CARPER announce a young man wanted to learn the optical trade at 47 S. Loudoun St. Apply now.
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Pingley & Carper
S. Loudoun St
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By Eddy Gilmore
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Appian Way
Jungle Fighters
Nippons
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