Attu Encirclement Completed as Japs Trapped by Yanks
U S forces seal off the remaining Japanese on Attu Island after capturing a key airfield and Sarana Pass. Navy confirms Holtz Bay and Massacre Bay operations and bomber strikes in the Chichagof area. Guadalcanal and Russell Islands seen with no damage reported. Secretary Stimson notes occupation of the airfield.
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Washington
Attu Island
Aleutians
Chichagor Harbor
Attu
United States
Sarana Pass
Navy
North Pacific
Holtz Bay
Massacre Bay
Chichagof
U .S
Caelse Geoven
Chichagoff Harbor
U. S
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Russell Islands
Stimson
V. P. F. Members To Report Friday
Capt. W. A. Baker directed Winchester i Cn 115 V. P. P. members to report Friday night May 21 at 8 o clock sharp. Members not issued khaki should wear green pants and olive drab shirts.
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W. A. Baker
Winchester i Cn
Aremary
Randolph To Be On Program At Albin May 30
Rep. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia has accepted an invitation to speak at Bethel Lutheran Church Albin on Rural Life Sunday May 30. Rev Leslie Shirley will preside and Randolph may discuss the spiritual values of the American way of life.
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Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
Leslie Shirley
Randolph
Three Announce For Sheriff In Clarke County
Clarke County voters hear four candidates join the race for sheriff subject to the Democratic primary. Incumbent Sheriff Robert Buckner faces W. W. Smallwood Jr. former deputy Curtis Lewin and James B. Thomas commissioner of revenue seeks re election in Clarke County Virginia.
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Berryville
Robert Buckner
W. W
Cap) Smallwood, Jr
Curtis Lewin
Publc
Clarke County
Jam
Thomas
Wea
President Seeks Record Army Budget for Next Year
President Roosevelt asked Congress for nearly 72 billion dollars for the Army in the next fiscal year, with a large rise driven by expanded aircraft programs. A separate naval appropriation of 29.46 billion was approved, sending the measure to the Senate. The plan covers pay, food, clothing, and equipment for over 8 million personnel including 375,000 WAACs, plus overseas construction and air transport facilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Stephen Early
Uncle Sam
House
Senate
Rayburn
War Department
Final Decision Near in Dispute
The War Labor Board set dates for a final decision on the soft coal dispute by next Monday or Tuesday. Operators were told the panel report should be finished by Saturday and released when the full board acts. The panel favors portal compensation of $1 a day and some minor demands like eliminating the cap lamp rental fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Mrs Clagett Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs Clagett of Bringfield Berryville fell at her home yesterday and fractured her hip. She was taken to Winchester M H where she will undergo treatment tomorrow. Mrs Clagett was known to residents Frederick and Clarke.
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Bringfield
Berryville
Winchester MH
Clagett
Enn
Prederick
Clarke
End of Clarke Case Nearing as Jury Deliberates
The Clarke murder trial nears its end as the jury prepares to deliberate after closing arguments. Edward Clark, 28, on trial for the Christmas Eve crash that killed Violet Hounshell, 19, faced testimony about the vehicle and scene near Winchester.
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Edward Clark
Violet Hounshell
Middletown
Front Royal Turnpike
Winchester
L. G. Bowman
Commonwealth
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry R. Kern, Sr
Miss Hounshell
Hounshell
Clark
Statewide blackout shows improved compliance and speed
Richmond reports a smoother test with about 20 violations versus 61 in April. John J. Howard and Linwane Rice led rapid message dispatch to 26 centers within 38 minutes. Blue at 8 43 p m red at 8 59 p m all clear by 9 29 p m.
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Richmond
John J. Howard
Asi
Linwane Rice
Blue Ridge Hunt Cancels 50th Horse Show
The Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show scheduled for May 22 at Carter Hall is canceled to support the war effort. This marks the first cancellation in about 50 years of the event, reflecting wartime gas restrictions and national calls for conservation.
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Carter Hall
Randle Testifies in Slaying Case of Annapolis Teen
Helen Aileen Randle, 31, sobs as she tells a jury she fatally wounded Allen Willey on January 30 during a domestic dispute over a rifle. She says her husband tried to seize the gun and she acted to frighten Willey from her Bay Ridge home.
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Annapolis
Helen Aileen Randle
Allen Willey
Willey
Bay Ridge
Richmond
Randle
Case
William Curran
Rand
Germans May Forego Russian Offensive This Summer
Travelers report Germans may skip a full Russian push this summer to keep reserves for a rapid move west or south if Allied invasion occurs. Sources note focus on Balkans and Atlantic defenses as reinforcement builds in southern Europe.
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O'Brien
Turkey
Europe
Balkans
Atlantic
Atlantic Wall
Hitler
Russia
Italian Island Airfields Are Smashed Again
Allied air forces smashed Axis air power over Sicily and Sardinia destroying 73 planes in a day. Thirty were shot down in aerial combat above Milo and Monserrato while bombs hit Elmas and Cagliari harbors. four Americans were lost and several Beaufighters engaged torpedo planes.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Tunisia
United States Flying Fortresses
Milo
Trapani
United States
Monserrato
Elmas
Cagliari
Sardinian
Italy
Strike halts vital war work at Chrysler plants
Strikes by United Auto Workers CIO üy claim bargaining breakdown shut three Chrysler plants in Detroit. About 4,000 workers walked out at Kercheval and Jefferson, then 3,500 of 10,500 Dodge day shift workers joined, delaying production of anti aircraft guns bombers and tank engines. Local union president Carey blamed agitation by management as spontaneous protest. The War Labor Board faced calls for settlement mechanisms.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
Kercheval
Jefferson
Chrysler
Dodge
Kercheval-Jefferson
Ed. Carey
Uam-Cio
Chrysler Local 7
Carey
WAR Labor Board
Local notices touch on volunteers and orchards
Mrs. Lexie Carper found apples from H. F. orchards in Athens while visiting. We s Land Army volunteer turnout from Winchester and Frederick County grows. orientation course runs May 24 to June 12 in Blacksburg for animal husbandry dairy and engineering. May rainfall totals 0.88 inches. gardens benefited. blackout noted with light outside.
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Lexie Carper
Ester
Athens
H. F
Winchester
Prederick County
We S Land Army
AWVS
Blacksburg
American Woman's Voluntary Service
Allied Air Offense Extends Ninth Day Across Europe
Air offensive from Holland to southern France targets Berlin railways canals airfields and more. U S Flying Fortresses attack Sardinia and Sicily as 73 Axis planes are reported destroyed with four Allied aircraft lost. American and British air forces press operations across the Pacific and Indian theaters.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Holland
France
Hitler
Europe
U. S
Sardinia
Sicily
Germans Frustrated Crossing River In Kuban Valley
German counter-attacks in the Kuban delta were smashed by Red Army artillery and planes. Russian reports say heavy losses for Germany as they failed a second river crossing in two days amid ongoing combat along the Soviet front from the Karelia region to Novorossiysk.
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Moscow
Kuban
Red Army
Karelian
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
Volkhovo
Ore
Belgorod
Izyum
Donets
Kharkov
Red
Leningrad
Perry
Americans Drop Over 100 Tons of Bombs In Burma
The 10th U. S. Army Air Force reported a record over 100 tons of explosives dropped on Japanese positions in a 175 mile stretch of the Irrawaddy valley in Burma. Heavy fires burned as bombers hit supply stocks fuel depots and rail facilities near Mandalay Rangoon and Prome.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
10Th U. S. Army Air Force
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Rangoon
Monywa
Chindwin
Prome
Thayetmyo
Abundant Future Plans Laid Before Meeting
The United Nations Food Conference opens with prominent advisers from U S crop curtailment programs shaping an abundant future. R M Evans and H R Tolley join leaders from the Agriculture Department while Marvin Jones leads AAA links and subsidy plans to align production with fair prices.
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Hot Springs
United Nations Food Conference
United States
U.S
R. M. Evans
Federal Reserve System
Agricultural Adjustment
H. R. Tolley
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Agriculture Department
AAA
Evans
Wallace
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
May Bond Drive Lags in Winchester and Frederick County
War Bonds sales in Winchester and Frederick County for the first half of May fell short of the 75 000 goal. War Savings chairman Wilbur M Krise urges citizens to buy bonds before the month ends to meet the quota. He notes the Woman’s Division chaired by Mrs H Claye has its quota set to fund a dive bomber for the government and calls on local leaders Marc deGrange and ber utett to devote effort to boost the drive.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wilbur M. Krise
War Savings
War Sa
H. Claye
Peel
Mee Aadea
Marc deGrange
Ber Utett
Rep Smith on Town Hall Program
Congressman Howard Smith will speak on the Town Hall of the Air broadcast by the Blue network tonight at 8:30. He will debate whether the Connally Smith Anti-Strike Bill should be passed.
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Howard Smith
Blue Network
RAF Air Offensive Reaches Berlin Again
RAF Mosquito bombers again struck Berlin as part of a third capital raid in a week. Allied operations included daylight raids over northern France and night attacks on Poix Amiens Glisy Crecy En Pentieu Gamaches Eu. US Flying Fortresses hit Kiel and Censburg in a major firesbombing raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Reich
Kiel
Flensburg
Air Ministry
France
Impos
Europe
Netherlands
Poix
Amiens-Glisy
Crecy En Penthieu
Gamaches
Lys
Poisy
Sens
Bonnieres
Censburg
U. S
Atteas
Coins
England
Essex
Thames Estuary
Moehne
Eder
RAF
Help Wanted Listings for Laundry Careers
Job ad lists openings in dry cleaning and wash rooms with roles specified for one man, two press girls, an ironer and folder, a marker and sorter, and a standalone wash room position. Includes page notation (5-20-1p-21) and reads like a mid century help wanted notice.
Lee Jackson Service Station to Close Sunday
The Lee Jackson Service Station and Dining Room will be closed Sunday until further notice per local notice dated 5-20-1p-31.
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Lee Jackson
Public sale of household goods in Gerrard Street listing
Public sale scheduled for Saturday May 29 at 10 am at 14 E Gerrard St to liquidate the household goods of Mrs. Harvey Ritter. The notice references fire company activity and a clarification at 8:30 p m.
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E. Gerrard St
Harvey Ritter
Hodge's Taxi 6339 Bingo Night Draws Prizes
Bingo night at Hodge's Taxi 6339 features Sarah Zane Hs on Thursday May 20 at 8 30. Door prize listed as 175.00. Event dated 5 19.
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Sarah Zane
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U.S. Army
Bulletin
Kuykendall
Blue Ridge Hunt
Walter Mason
Axis
Tokyo
Caucasus
Southwest Pacific
Gen. MacArthur
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Oro Bay
New Guinea
Eddy Gilmore
By Ovid A. Martin
Rep. Smith
Ats Ar
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