Veteran Virginia Woolen Co mechanic dies at 57
Alonso Delbert Custer 57 longtime Virginia Woolen Mill mechanic died at home 333 Fairview Ave at 11 45 last night after declining health since December 25 1942. Born Boyd Maryland January 23 1885 he left a son Gordon Custer and a daughter Pauline Unglaub plus five sisters and three brothers. Funeral plans pending arrival of his children and body to remain at Omps Funeral Home.
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Alonso Delbert Custer
Virginia Woolen
Fairview Avenue
Mr. Custer
Boyd, Md
George D. Cust
Frederick
Barbara Olson Custer
Montgomery
Pearl Mazur
Silver Springs
de Nicholson
Washington, D
Bombing Raid Targets Chauk and Lanywa Installations
War bulletin reports heavy bombers attacking houses, fuel dumps and oil field storage tanks at Chauk 52 miles north of Minbu. Other bombers struck at Lanywa north of Chauk as large black smoke columns rose three miles into the air.
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Chauk
Minbu
Lanywa
President Seeks 62 Billion In Federal Appropriations
The proposal totals 59 billion dollars for various agencies and programs. Major allocations include pay and travel 12 305 686 000 subsistence 2 487 641 000 clothing and equipage 1 894 038 000 transportation 1 556 839 000 signal corps 4 658 898 000 force 655 481 000 medical department 455 112 000 engineer service 2 576 404 000 ordnance department 8 038 925 000 chemical warfare service 342 260 000 manufacturing plant facilities 749 000 000 and miscellaneous 705 302 500.
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Signal Corps
Medical Department
Engineer Service
Ordnance Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Eden pledges stronger Allied air offensives against Europe
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told a Conservative party conference that Allied air power would intensify against Europe with increased bomber action. He praised Churchill as the greatest Englishman and said the forthcoming months would bring escalating air attacks, while warning Germany and Italy of continued pressure and ship construction gains in the Atlantic.
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London
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
United States
Eden
Europe
Churchill
Washington
Germany
Hitler
Goebbels
RAF
Bomber Command
Italy
Mussolini
Congress
Conservative Party
Slaying Suspect Shoots Himself
TULLAHOMA TENN May 20 A negro cafe operator identified as George Slim Johnson sought in the rape slaying of 19 year old Army officer wife Norma Faye Scoggin Des Moines Iowa shot and wounded himself in Nashville when police sought to arrest him He was taken to Nashville General Hospital where his wound was described as not fatal Patrolmen Harold Stringfel and C P Lynch held him after he fired at them Information from Pittman Ward a 20 year old negro civilian is a material witness in the case
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Tullahoma
Tenn
George
Slim) Johnson
Nashville
Norma Faye Scoggin
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold M Stringfel
Cuslow
C. P. Lynch
Nashville General Hospital
W. C. Hale
Pittman Ward
Darden Calls for Bigger State Police to Curb Speeding
Governor Darden told the Ninth Annual Virginia State Wide Safety Conference that a greatly expanded state police force is needed to reduce speeding on Virginia roads. He noted fewer accidents but stressed strict road policing. Other speakers included Richmond Public Safety Director William C. Herbert and military officers. A parade of about 5,000 Richmond school children was planned for the Jefferson Hotel portico.
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Richmond
Virginia
Darden
William C. Herbert
Marion S. Battle
Washington
Henry C.reninger
Baltimore
OCD
Jefferson Hotel
Big Concentration Of Allied Ships Reported By Berlin
Berlin radio claimed 72 ships were in Gibraltar today including the aircraft carriers Argus and Formidable and battleships Nelson and King George V. The report, unconfirmed by Allies, said 25 ships arrived from the Mediterranean with one American and two British merchant ships damaged and a British destroyer damaged.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Tobo
Argus
Formidable
Nelson
King George V
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Mr. Strowbridge Dies at 80 in Gainesboro Va Funeral Saturday
Isaac Strowbridge aged 80 died yesterday at Memorial hospital at 3 10 p m a native of Berkeley county West Virginia He lived with Clifton Price in Gainesboro Va His wife Bea Dailey died years ago He was a Pine Grove Methodist Church member Four brothers Edward Martinburg David Cedarville John Vadalia Hunter Grimes survive Funeral Saturday May 22 at 4 pm from Pine Grove Methodist Church Rev Lav erick officiating Interment in adjoining cemetery Remains at Omps Funeral Home
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Isaac Strowbridge
Memorial Hospital
Berkeley County
W. Va
William Strowbridge
Mary Adams Strowbridge
Clifton Price
Gainesboro
Bea Dailey
Pine Grove
John
Vadalia
Hunter
Grimes
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Mr. Lavérick
Omps Funeral Home
Nazis Estimate Allied Losses In Africa and Middle East
Berlin radio quoted a German report claiming Allied North Africa losses of 50 000 dead 200 000 wounded and 120 000 captured with 18 generals among prisoners and seven generals killed. Deputy PM Clement Attlee told the Commons British Commonwealth forces had about 220 000 killed wounded or missing. German and Italian losses cited at 227 000 and 400 000 respectively.
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Associated Press
Berlin
North Africa
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Africa
Middle East
Britain
Italy
Attractive Ava Gardner Rooney Wins Interlocutory Divorce
In Los Angeles on May 20 Ava Gardner Rooney secured an interlocutory divorce from Mickey Rooney, who was absent from court. The judge, Thurmond Clarke, heard her claim of mental cruelty and that Rooney’s attorney would not stay home nights, noting she considered their marriage a mistake.
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Los Angeles
Ava Gardner Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Mickey
Miss Gardner
Willson
N. C
Thurmond Clarke
Attor
Italians Debate War Terms and Postwar Order
The Italian Senate committee heard a minister describe wartime problems and warn that the Allies may demand unconditional surrender. He outlined preliminary postwar aims including liberty for work and freedom of the sea, as discussed by Mussolini and Hitler.
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Associated Press
Trian
United Nations
Berlin
Bastianini
Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
Farther Gasoline Cuts Urged By Secretary Ickes
Secretary Ickes said further reductions in gasoline use are needed to end the crisis. He indicated possible new restrictions beyond the noon eastern pleasure driving ban and suggested extending limits to the middle west if supplies must be redirected eastward. He stressed non essential driving should be banned and blamed past allowances for the current shortage.
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Washington
Ickes
East
Middle West
Office of Price
Lovett Defense Triggered by Ickes Remark in Senate
Secretary Ickes defended Dr. Robert Morss Lovett, Virgin Islands secretary, saying if he has communistic sympathies he is a Hottentot. Reporters said Ickes protested after, as a House bill barred funds for paying Lovett and other FCC staff salaries.
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Washington
Robert Morss Lovett
Virgin Islands
Ickes
Senate
House
Lovett
Goodwin B. Watson
William E. Dodd
Federal Communications Commission
Italian Island Air Battle Over Sardinia and Sicily Continues
Allied and Axis air forces clash along the Sicilian coast, with 50 enemy fighters attacking Fortresses off Milefield. Fortress gunners claim several destructions, P-38 escorts claim three more damaged aircraft, and Allied losses are reported by both sides amid a 20 minute dogfight reaching 24 000 feet.
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Sicilian
Wynde
Islands
Milefield
Stanley E. Hall
Portsmouth
Sardinia
Sicily
High Command
Rome
Associated Press
Algerian
Gainesboro Fun Festival Called Off Due to Gasoline Rules
J L Givens Gainesboro High School agricultural instructor announced this afternoon that the Gainesboro Fun Festival set for Friday evening has been called off because of federal restrictions on gasoline use for pleasure driving.
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J. L. Givens
Gainesboro High School
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