Germans Told Martinique to Brace for U S Attack
In Vichy on May 22 reports circulated that Martinique defense forces were ordered to prepare for an American attack. Le Matin said the fortress guarding France’s gold reserves would be blown up as a last resort and that defenses were being strengthened. Aircraft carrier Bearn and cruiser Emile Bertin were said to remain in the Caribbean amid maneuvers.
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le Matiri
Paris
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Fort de France
Carribbean
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Antilles
Martinique Assurance From Hull on U S Policy
Secretary Hull told reporters there is no current threat to Martinique and no imminent U S action. He noted no changes on the island despite German activity in Europe and said routine naval exercises by French ships did not prompt US concern.
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Hull
Martinique
United States
of Hull
Europe
Caribbean
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Vichy
Germany
Intercepted French Tanker Steicherazade Bound for North Africa
British naval patrols halted the 13,467 ton French tanker Steicherazade in the Atlantic en route to Casa Blanca with oil from a U S port. The ship, granted a navicert earlier, left Houston May 10 after repairs in New Orleans and had ties to Gulf trade with France before the war.
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London
Atlantic
Casablanca
North Africa
United States
Syria
Houston
Texas
New Orleans
France
71st Coast Artillery Plans Winchester Stop June 4
About 700 officers and men of the 71st Coast Artillery mobile anti aircraft regiment will spend the night in Winchester on June 4. Officers inspected armory grounds and Winchester Park with local officials and will travel via Middleburg and Skyline Drive on their return.
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Winchester
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Baker
WPE
Armory
Winchester Park
Eugene N. Brooks
Fredericksburg
Middleburg
Brooks
Lieut
Wool Bids For 1941 Crop To Be Opened Next Tuesday
Frederick county farmers learn bids on the 1941 wool crop will be received at Roanoke Virginia Tuesday at 10 o clock. K A Keithly of the United Wool Growers Association will handle the bids and announce the price. Indications point to higher prices this year with forty five cents offered and the crop valued around thirteen to fifteen thousand dollars.
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Roanoke
K. A. Keithly
United Wool Growers Association
Harrisburg
Farm Bureau
Colle Agency
Cooper
Ballots Counted At Ford Plant In CIO Topping Ford Vote
Detroit May 22 The National Labor Relations Board reports early results from the Ford Rouge and Lincoln plants show Lincoln factory votes counted give 100 for the United Automobile Workers CIO and none for the AF of L. Three ballots were for neither union with 80 000 votes expected to be tallied today in the largest NLRB election.
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National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Lincoln
United Automobile Workers (Cio
American Federation of Abor
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Federal
NLRB
Bids Sought for N. and W. Overpass Project
Clarke county announces bids to build a new overpass and approaches to carry Route 50 over the Norfolk and Western tracks. Bids will be opened on June 5.
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Norfolk and Western
Clarke County
Winchester Day At Fort Meade To Be June 30
Winchester Day at Fort George G. Meade will be observed on Sunday June 3 Lt Schmidt said after talking with Lt A H Jackson Regimental Recreation Officer of the 116th it appears the best time for the local group to visit the camp will be the next At Home of cantan with June appreciation expressed for the interest shown by local citizens in the program
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Schmidt
A. H. Jackson
116Th
Cantan
Lees
Four Lifers Persuaded Not To Break Prison Break
Warden James A Johnston reported four desperate convicts at Alcatraz attempted a two hour break from the mat shop. Captain Madigan aided by persuading them to stop and he activated the emergency alarm after their failure.
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Alcatraz Prison
James A. Johnston
Johnston
San Francisco Bay Island Penitentiary
Madigan
Oln
Runaway Deputy Fuehrer Hess Fired Upon By Briton
London May 22 Rudolf Hess the runaway deputy fuehrer of Nazi Germany bailed out of his Messerschmitt May 10 after being hit by an RAF Defiant fighter plane Air Secretary Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons. He said Hess was hot on the trail following the crash and that Hess may have been wounded before his capture as a prisoner of war.
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Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Archibald
House of Commons
Aes
Blonde showgirl dies after fall from penthouse terrace
Frances Stuts Huppman, a former showgirl and beauty contest winner, fell from a fifth floor penthouse terrace on West 15th Street. She sustained severe injuries including the loss of her left arm and both legs, and a skull fracture. her right arm was amputated.
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Stuts Huppman
West
Hearing In Rappahannock Tragedy Set For Saturday
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thomas Dewey Cameron 15 and two other youths in Rappahannock County regarding a tragedy. Commonwealth's Attorney W Frank Moffett expects Judge Alexander to attend and discuss steps if a special grand jury is convened.
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Thomas Dewey Cameron
Rappahannock County
Ogee
Moon Wife
Ethel. Johnson
Commonwealth
W. Frank Moffett
Alexander
Fatal Accident Hearing Set For May 3rd
Lacey C. Newland 68 a Baltimore and Ohio retiree was killed when struck by a truck while walking south Edinburg. The driver William Morrison 31 of Winchester swerved to avoid, was bonded for a May 31 Woodstock hearing. Newland born July 10 1875 near Edinburg longtime local resident and railroad man.
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Lacey C. Newland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Newland
Novick
William Morrison
Winchester
Morrison
Woodstock
Grottes
Baltimore and Ohio
Willard
Ohio
Joseph
Harriet Frances Fins
Chas
Chas. Stoneburner
Wilbody
Mr. Newland
Mrs. Gilpin is Chosen Director Of Garden Club
The Garden Club of America elected Miss Aline Katefox of Southport Connecticut as president for 1942 and set Minneapolis Minnesota as the meeting site after a Milwaukee Wisconsin one day visit. She succeeds Mrs Samuel Seabury of Hartford Connecticut, Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin of Winchester Virginia, Mrs Melvin E Lawin of Wakefield Rhode Island, Miss Esther D Waterman of Southport Connecticut and Mrs Seabury.
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Rochester
N. Y
Garden Club of America Today
Aline Katefox
Southport
Conn
Minneapolis
Southport, Conn
Seabury
City Teachers Frolic Today At Front Royal Park
The annual picnic for teachers from Handley John Kerr and Virginia Avenue schools takes place this afternoon and tonight at Front Royal recreation park near Cedarville. About 70 faculty members and guests will depart around 4 p m to enjoy golf tennis swimming boating and a steak supper prepared by school dietician Mrs Norman Ochs. Nancy Larrick serves as Winchester Teachers Association president and Mary Bell Baer as general chairperson with Ruby Shiley Eleanor McCartney and Evelyn Montgomery assisting.
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Handley
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Front Royal Recreational Park
Cedarville
Norman Ochs
Nancy Larrick
Winchester Teachers Association
Mary Bell Baer
Larrick
Bell
Ochs
Ruby Shiley
Eleanor McCartney
Evelyn Montgomery
Navy flier dies in Pearl Harbor plane crash
The navy reports the death of Lieut Ralph Dempsey Smith and Chief Radioman Clarence Widner Allen in a naval plane crash near Pearl Harbor. Both were attached to the carrier Enterprise. Smith is survived by his widow Mrs. Pearce Smith and his father C E Allen. the weathered text notes other family links in Maryland and Texas.
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Navy
Ralph Dempsey Smith
Clarence Widner Allen
Smith
Pearl Harbor
Enterprise
Peeeae Stradwick Smith
Smith Hee
Eserstown
Ates
Nellie Mayo
Car inspection time here again
Police headquarters announced the period when vehicles must display an inspection sticker on the windshield. The notice urges drivers to comply as inspections become required by the stated deadline.
Faster Ships To Carry Supplies Says President
President Roosevelt predicts more and faster ships will be built to carry supplies through the open waters of the seven seas. In a letter to Maritime Commission Chair Emory S. Land he says merchant marine is vital to national welfare and a decisive factor in keeping the nation free. He urges all Americans to support the effort, noting ships will be manned by trained seamen and built by workers. the letter was read at ceremonies in Washington Navy Yard.
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Roosevelt
Seven Seas
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Washington Navy Yard
Invasion Fears Raised by Uniform Confusion in Britain
London observers ponder how Britain could be invaded if disguises blur lines between uniforms. Churchill’s charge about German troops in New Zealand gear sparks debate on how ordinary clothing and varied outfits could mask an attack.
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Churchill
New Zealand
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Westminster
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Coul
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Loormen
Air Force
British Navy Sinks Auxiliary Vessel Queenworth
May 22 dispatch reports the British admiralty announced the sinking of the auxiliary naval vessel Queenworth near London. Further details on location and cause were not immediately available.
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London
Queenworth
Nazi aerial on Crete and Syria drive in World War II
AP dispatch reports heavy Luftwaffe activity over Crete with thousands of bombing runs and a double foothold at Candia and Malemi as British ships repulse landings. Germany claims ships sunk or dispersed while 14 000 air troops are in action and tanks may follow.
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Crete
Candia
Malemi
London
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Suda Bay
Great Activity By French Army In Middle East
JERUSALEM May 22 French troops move in Syria and Lebanon as Beiruts French warships begin exercises signaling readiness to meet force. Some Free French sentiment exists among locals and airmen, with reports of desertions to Gaulle forces. Borders stay open though highways guarded amid recent bombings and German airfield activity.
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Middle East
J. Reilly O'Sullivan
Associated Press
Syria
Lebanon
J. Reilly O’sullivan
Jerusalem
Beirut
Henri Dentz
East
Dentz
Reuters
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Palestine
AFI
Charles de Gaulle
Iraq
Mercury Heads for High Ninety in Valley Heat
The Winchester Research Laboratory reports a high of 95 at 2 30 as heat grips the valley. Skies may turn overcast but no showers are promised while yesterday's high reached 93. Rain remains badly needed for crops though fruit trees show no current stress from the dry spell.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Crete Battle Deepens as German Parachute Troops Enter Candia
Churchill reported German sky troops invested Candia Crete as fighting intensifies with large parachutist forces. British warships repelled sea landings while Cairo headquarters noted a temporary foothold at Malemi near Canea. France warned over collaboration. several German transports and Greek boats sunk by British vessels.
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Cairo
Sky
Malemi
Canea
Crete
George 1
Churchill
France
Vichy
Geremany
Empire Headquarters
Hats Delight Shoppers With Two-Day Sale
Friday and Saturday offer hats priced at 1.00 and 1.95 dollars as advertised by Mary S Yeakley.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Rummage sale and events at local churches and halls
Rummage sale by Willing Workers at Highland Ave Church on Saturday May 24 at 9 30 a m. Details include 130 S Main near Cork and gifts for graduates. Also square dance every Friday night at Oak Grove and Blossom Pictures Apple Blossom Festival films at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Brill's Taxi service listed.
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S. Main
Cork
Oak Grove
City auto licenses past due notices mailed
City notices sent May 1 for overdue automobile licenses. Police Chief C. W. Hollis warns enforcement actions may follow. Mason’s Cab contact 4313 provided for renewals.
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Arama Beeney
C. W. Hollis
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