Air Tactics Press Campaigns Through Italy and France
Allied air forces unleash a renewed offensive over Germany France and Italy with 2 500 planes and 5 000 tons of bombs hitting railways airfields and fortifications behind Hitler line. U S bombers lose two aircraft and shoot down two fighters as 750 to 1 000 escort fighters accompany waves across the Dover Strait and targets include Villacoublay Orly Champagne and Reims.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Hitler
West Wall
France
Villacoublay
Orly
Paris
Champagne
Reims
U. S
RAF
Berlin
Germany
Boulogne
Orleans
Lemans
Tours
Air Force
Communists Dissolve Party Form New American Association
The Communist party of the United States voted to dissolve after 25 years and form a new non party organization. Earl Browder urged reelection of Roosevelt as delegates from New York Illinois and California carried the motion unanimously. The group will operate under a new name and liquidate party affairs.
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New York
Communist Party of
United States
Earl “Browder
Roosevelt
Illinois
California
Browder
Riverside Plaza Hotel
Churchill
Stalin
Téheran
William Z. Foster
Tke
American Communist Association
American Communist Political Association
Teheran
Allied carrier strike hits Soerabaja Java base
Allied forces from Nimitz MacArthur Mountbatten joined for the first time to damage Soerabaja in the Dutch East Indies. Carrier planes hit oil and dock installations and 35 000 tons of shipping while Liberators bombed railyards. About ten Japanese ships were hit and several vessels damaged with minimal Allied losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Nimitz-MacArthur-Mountbatten
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Soerabaja
Douglas MacArthur
Great Java
Soeraba
Pacific
Netherlands Indies
Java Sea
Java
Darwin
Australia
Fifth War Loan Drive Opens in Winchester and County
Mayor MA Winchester praises civic and official interest in the Fifth War Loan Drive set to open in Winchester and Frederick county on Flag Day June 14. She commends the War Finance Committee for innovative plans and notes healthy competition with Winchester Massachusetts as a strong, attention gaining idea for the region.
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Winchester
Frederick County
War Finance Committee
Mass
Edward Jacobs Dies In Burning Home Near Boyce
Edward B. Jacobs, 62, noted breeder and trainer of thoroughbred horses, perished in a fire that destroyed his home near Boyce. Firemen rescued none as the frame house collapsed. the body was found beneath fallen timbers after flames died. Jacobs lived alone except for a sleeping hand, Lawrence Pollard, who was away at the time. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Sybil Meade Jacobs, and was a Warren County native who spent most of his life in Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Jacobs
Boyce
John H. Enders Fire Company
John Revell
Benjamin Romine
Jacobs
Lawrence Pollard
William. Jacobs
Warren County
Clarke
Sybil Meade Jacobs
Near
Reverend Wilson Addresses Winchester Nurses Graduation
The eleven graduates of Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will hear Rev Dr Ronald Wilson at 8 p m tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church. Dr Hunter H McGuire will confer diplomas, Miss Virginia Hollar presents pins, and a reception follows at Church House from 9 to 11. Names include Catheryn Angelo Geraldine Clem Emma English Lucy Fawcett Margaret Herbert Rebecca Keeler Nannie McKay Betsy Porter Esther Reed Bernice Ritter Ruth Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert Nelson
Hunter H. McGuire
Virginia Hollar
Church House
Sara Hamilton
Catheryn Angelo
Millville
Geraldine Clem
Woodstock
Emma Jacquelyn English
Winchester
Lucy Belle Fawcett
Opequon
Margaret Frances Herbert
Martinsburg
Rebecca Fontaine Keeler
Midetown
Nannie Leona McKay
Betsy Burger Porter
Winches
Germans Held On Promised Aid From Hitler in Crimea
Russian forces report capturing 246 enemy officers in the Crimea with one lieutenant general, six colonels, 11 lieutenant colonels and 14 majors. A German artillery colonel Hans Messinger says Hitler ordered Crimea held and promised ships and planes to reinforce them as Sevastopol fell.
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Hans Messinger
Hitler
Sevastopol
Messinger
Crimea
Perekop Isthmus
Sivash Sea
Sergei Birinzov
Birinzov
Nine Race Horses Burned To Death At Churchill Downs
Fire destroyed a barn at Churchill Downs early today killing nine thoroughbred race horses and a pony. About 30 stallions were released as the blaze spread through the loft above Pensive’s stall. The missing horse was M. Goff's Big-a, a stable mate of Skytracer, with derailed value estimated between thirty and fifty thousand dollars for the nine horses.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Pensive
Broadcloth
Gramps Imace
Gay Bit
Comenow
Autocrat
Warren Wright
Speeling
Joe Wagner
M. . Goff
Big
Skytracer
Iceland Votes To Set Up Republic
Reykjavik reports a three day referendum on ratifying a new constitution to sever ties with Nazi-occupied Denmark and establish a republic. Voters favor acceptance despite King Christian X’s wartime plea. Constitution to take effect June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Denmark
Christian X
Square Dance at Shady Rest Announcement
Shady Rest hosts square dances on Thursday Saturday and Sunday at 1 PM. Admission and club details not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Rest
Two Recognized For Long Service
Wilbur M Krise district manager of Northern Virginia Power and Harry W Rainsberger substation operator in this city were honored for long service. Krise, Winchester manager since 1933, joined the Quarter Century Club in Hagerstown after 25 years with the company with prior service dating to 1918. Rainsberger, a charter member since 1938, received a special award for 35 years of service at the meeting in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur M. Krise
Northern Virginia Power Vo
Harry W. Rainsberger
The
Electric Company
Krise
Winchester
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison System
Waynesboro
Martinsburg
Rainsberger
Quarter Century Club
Tion
Warmer Weather Over Straits
London reports warmer conditions over the Dover straits with a clear sky and light easterly breeze. The sea was smooth after a chilly night and visibility was reduced by haze. high tides at Dover came at 11:40 and 11:53 a.m.
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London
Dover Straits
Dover
Death Of Girl Is Investigated In Hertford County
Miss Mabel Whitley twenty one was found dead in Meherrin River near Murfreesboro North Carolina. Autopsy by Dr. Morgan B. Raiford cited blows to the head and a possible pregnancy as the cause. Body recovered by pulpwood crew. watch stopped at six. Funeral planned near Como Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
H. F. Whitley
Como Community
Wanted Young Man To Learn Optical Trade
Classified notice seeking a young man to learn the optical trade at 47S Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun St
Clothes clutter prompt charity donation notice
Storage owner warns that clothing in the premises will be donated if not removed within this week. Items left after 10 days will go to charity per Pingley and Carper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Il Regime Fascista claims Mihailovic assassination in Serbia
Geneva bulletin quotes Il Regime Fascista reporting Gen Draga Mihailovic killed by Tito partisans on a central Serbia highway. The Geneva press ran the claim with reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
la Suisse
Geneva
Belgrade
Il Regime Fascista
Draja Mihailovic
Joseph Broz
Tito
Serbia
England’s Tail-First Plane Revealed as Pusher Monoplane
London reports a new tail first flying craft, a pusher monoplane with engine and main wing at the rear. It features twin vertical stabilizers at each wingtip and sturdy horizontal stabilizers at the front, signaling a novel design in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
German ace Rudolf Frank Dies in Night Fighter Action
London report confirms the death of German air ace Rudolf Frank after a night fighter engagement. He had achieved 45 air victories before the loss.
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London
Ber-lin
Rudolf Frank
U S Bomber Base in England Faces Water Crisis
May 20 reports a U S bomber base in England has banned baths until further notice because of a severe water shortage and a breakdown of emergency pumping equipment at one American division headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
England
Bulgarian Premier Bosilov Offers Resignation Reported
New Bulgarian cabinet crisis appears as Premier Dobri Bosilov offers to resign in a German news agency broadcast to Balkan press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dobri Bosilov
Coal Wage Pact Is Not Settled
Washington May 20 The War Labor Board approved the bituminous wage agreement but kept daily wage rates and conditions unchanged. About three fourths of miners will receive $40 back pay in four installments starting June 1. the rest likely will not. Southern Operators led by Edward R. Burke dispute the contract and WLB authority, challenging travel time payments and voluntary back pay under wage stabilization and court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Southern Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers
Southern
Edward R. Burke
Favors Expanding Social Security to Farm Workers
Arthur J. Altmeyer of the Social Security Board urges extending the program to include 12,000,000 farm workers and their families. He notes eight years of operation show how agriculture can fit under the program, which had originally excluded farm people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Altmeyer
Social Security Bulletin
Federal Security Agency
Congress
Laborers at once. Va. Apple Storage.
A brief note reports labor actions at once affecting Virginia apple storage operations. Details are limited in the fragment, with no full names or dates provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Storage
World At War Highlights Across Fronts In Europe Asia
Allies seize strong Nazi fortifications across the Italian front and push back the German line. U S troops take Gaeta on the west coast as Allied air raids hit northern France rail hubs. Russians advance near Vitebsk while Japs are driven from Myitkyina in Burma. British block east of Ko each. In the Pacific, Dutch East Indies operations target Soerabaja and Wakde airstrip near completion.
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Eastern
Asia
Myitkyina
Burma
Koa
Pacific
Dutch East Indies
Soerabaja
Vita
Wakde
Japs Driven From Base In Burma
Allied forces press the drive in Burma as Chinese and American units encircle Myitkyina from three sides. General Merrill’s Marauders cross the Irrawaddy below the city to sever its main line of supply. In eastern India British forces seize a roadblock near Jessami and push against light resistance toward Ko hima. Southwest of Imphal, Allied troops advance as the campaign to open a land route to China continues.
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Southeast Asia
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
China
Briz
Frank Merrill
Irrawaddy River
Imphal-Kohima
India
Jessami
Kohima
Imphal
Irrawaddy
Zigyun
Sugar Rationing Application Plans in Winchester
Citizens may obtain sugar rationing coupons for home canning from March 1 1944 to February 28 1945. Applications must be mailed on OPA Form R-323 with spare stamp No 37 attached. One form covers all residents at a single address and must list each family member.
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OPA
Large Stores of Booty Taken In Italian Thrusts
General report from the Liri Valley by Lynn Heinzerling describes German forces retreating beyond the Hitler line toward the west in disorder while Italian front lines at Monte Cassino, Highway 6, and towns Piedimonte Quino Pontecorvo present costly future fighting. Mount Cairo looms over the area.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Eighth Army
Liri
Cassino
Hitler Line
Monte Cassino
Piedimonte
Quuino
Pontecorvo
Mount Cairo
Allied forces push back Nazi line in Italian front drive
Allied troops seize a string of German defenses along the lower Italian front and press vigorous advances toward a switch line from Pico to Terracina. German losses include Campodimele. Italians and French push Itri Gaeta Aquino Pontecorvo as 5,500+ Nazis are captured and Monte Pizza reportedly falls.
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Naples
Pico
Terracina
Campodimele
Hitler Line
Amerccans
Itri
Gaeta
Eighth Army
Liri
Aquino
Pontecorvo
Anzio
Monte Pizza
Nazis Prepared But Too Late at Cassino Front
Naples May 20 A captured order of the day shows German forces were prepared to meet Allied summer offensive in Italy at 11 p m on May 24. The command urged all 14th Armored Corps to fight to the breath and drive the enemy from the Cassino front.
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Naples
Italy
14Th Armored Corps
Cassino
National Park
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America
White House
East Indies
By C. Yates McDaniel
Edward Jacobs
Millwood
R. S. Wilson
Esther Elizabeth Reed
Paeonian Springs
Bernice Louise Ritter
Ruth Simpson
Turkey
By Eddy Gilmore
Simferopol
Crimean
Adolf Hitler
Republic
Bulletins
Welltown Church
Associated Press
Europe
U. SS
Vitebsk
Stanislawow
Steven
Bulletin
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