Production Resumes At 2 Rubber Plants In Akron
At Goodyear Akron plant crowds clash with pickets as 2 PM shift arrives amid a broader three plant stoppage affecting about 38,000 CID workers. Fist fights erupt outside gates until Goodyear police restore order. Company cites cross union picketers from Goodrich and Firestone.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
CID
Goodyear
Goodyear Company
Goodrich
Firestone
Akron War Plant Stoppage Eases With Partial Restart
Production resumed at two of four Akron rubber plants amid CIO union protests over a War Labor Board wage decision. Goodyear and B F Goodrich reported up to 75 percent and 14 000 idle workers respectively, while Goodyear noted low output from an unbalanced plant and union leaders predicted further returns as access issues cleared.
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Akron
Akron Rubber
CIO
War Labor Board
Goodyear Tire
White Gen Company
Soetee Tire and Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich
William S. Vaught
United Rubber Workers
Vaught
Goodyear
F R Oakes Dies In Roanoke Virginia
F R Oakes, father of J C es of this city, died in Roanoke Virginia on Sunday. He was in his eighties and the death was not unexpected. The funeral will be held in Roanoke Tuesday afternoon. Further details were not available here today.
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F. R. Oakes
J. C. Es
Virginia
Mr. Oakes
Roanoke
Victory Exchange Seeks New Quarters Amid War Effort
Clay deGrange appeals for new quarters as the Victory Exchange, run by S. L. Magerfields in Worth’s building, must relocate for war work in Winchester. The program turns unsold items into War Savings stamps, with about 200 sellers already paid in stamps. Volunteers are urged to help find new space through Mrs. deGrange.
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Clay deGrange
Vic
S. L. Magerfields
Worth’s
Winchester
deGrange
Notice of Service Station Closure
The Jackson Service Station on Main Road will be closed on Sunday until further notice. Readers are advised to monitor for updates and avoid the facility during the shutdown period.
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Jackson
Tit - Pare
Furter
Wreck Kills 14 on Pennsylvania 14 Near Camden
A southbound Lehigh Valley passenger train with about 1 300 aboard derailed on a curve near Delair Camden New Jersey killing 14 and injuring at least 89. Officials said the engine was speeding and an investigation by railroad police and the FBI began as workers cleared the right of way.
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Leenger
Atlantic City
New York
New Jersey
Camden
Delair
C. H. Bohr
Eee York
Conn
Tr. N
Louis Schapiro
New York City
Pennsylvania
Wr. Higginbottom
Railroad
Heart Officials
Oe Federal Bureau of Investigaion
Sharper Actions In Sevsk Area War Updates
Moscow reports sharp action in the Sevsk Kursk base as 44 German planes were shot down Saturday amid a large fighter bomber attack. Four more Nazi planes were downed and the Soviet communiques say 313 enemy aircraft were bagged this week. Reinforcements rush to fronts as Leningrad activity claims German losses and fortifications.
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Moscow
Sevsk
Kursk
Soviet Information Bureau
Berlin
Orel Kursk
Leningrad
Roosevelt and Churchill Confer Through Early Morning Hours
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill renewed talks with their advisory staffs, continuing into the early morning. Churchill and staff had spent the weekend at the British Embassy and returned to the White House last night. The President retired about 2:30 A.M. No definite schedule for today, with two outside appointments planned Marriner Eccles and George Harrison.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
George Harrison
Railway — Brotherhoods
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Workers Must Obtain Permit to Change Jobs Under War Plan
A Winchester worker seeking work beyond his normal commuting area must first obtain a statement of availability from the United States Employment Service. Statements from employers are not enough for out of area hires, and all such in migrant workers are processed through USES. The rule applies to workers whose last job supported the war effort and is part of the wartime stabilization plan covering Virginia and neighboring states.
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Winchester
United States Employment Service
Walter M.ier
Shade
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Maryland
Columbia
City and County Brevities Highlights And Notices
Winchester reports show sixty two car owners cited for failure to display city licenses over the past weekend. Officers will dismiss citations upon purchase of the tags. J R Brandon VRM Captain urges members to attend weekly moving picture sessions and meetings each Monday at 8 30 p m to review field work methods. Honor Roll expansion for Winchester and Frederick county men continues, with most of the original board filled and only a small section remaining.
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Tom Halterman
Winchester
Frederick County
J. R. Brandon
Virginia Reserve Militia
VRM
Flooding from Wolf Lake Levee Break Forces Massive Displacements
The Wolf Lake Levee collapse along five miles of the Illinois riverbank sends floods into Union and Alexander counties, prompting evacuation of about 4,500 residents and threatening Cairo. Across Missouri and other states, sea walls fail and tens of thousands lose homes as Mississippi rises to levels not seen since 1844. Red Cross, Coast Guard, Army and state relief workers operate in a multi state emergency.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Middle West
Wolf Lake
Illinois
Muddy River
Union County
Office of Civilian Defense
Alexander County
Ohio River
Cairo
Til
Clarkville
Perry County
Claryville
Belgique
McBride
Menfro
St. Genevieve
Opequon Pastor Delegates to Presbyterian Assembly
The Rev. Carlyle McDonald of the Opequon Group will represent Winchester Presbytery at the General Assembly in Montreal starting Thursday night. An alternate chosen at the presbytery Spring meeting, he travels with his father the Rev. W. T. McDonald of East Hanover Presbytery.
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Carlyle McDonald
Opequon
Montreal
N. C
Winchester
McDonald
Winchester Presytery
Arthur S. Gear
Storm
East Hanover Presbytery
City And County Men Accepted for Military Induction
The Winchester and Frederick County Local Selective Service Boards released May 19 lists of men accepted for Army Navy and Marine Corps service. Inductees from Winchester include Bruce Claude Sheard Branson Jacob Funk and James Douglas DuShane among others with several ordered to report May 26 at 6:15 a.m. to proceed to Camp Lee Virginia by bus. County registrants accepted by the Army Navy and Marines are named with full rosters including Samuel Dwight Wohlford Clyde Whirley and Winny Elmer White among many others.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Richmond
Joseph Caesar Ritter
Charles Lester Glover
Paul Evelyn Bromley
John Willie Lloyd, Jr
Thomas Henry Sutler
Herbert Franklin Stultz
Charles Ellsworth Boyd
Roy Hayes Miller
Melvin Glen
Camp Lee
Robert Bell Johnson
Meredith Russell Shumaker
William Lawrence Lichliter
Arthur Wilson Spaid
Clarke Percell Fincham
Harvey Jackson Lake, Jr
William Godfrey Zirkle
Julian Kenneth Armel
Kenneth Sirbaugh
Homer Ervin Peer
Richard Allen Hunter
Maurice Otis Blosser
William Clayton Chapman, Jr
Arthur Leon Whitlock
William Jacob Dicks
Garland Frederick Seabright
Samuel Dwight Wohlford
Edward Clark Dovell
Clyde Whirley
Lonnie Wilson Combs, Jr
Harry Myer McKeever
Pred Loring Long
Joseph Lemuel Orndorff
James Newton Hottle
Thurman Stuart Perry
David Edward Malone
James Orville Nesselrodt
John Franklin Kenney
Loyd Wilson Ambrose
Marines
Winny Elmer White
Earl Lee Armel
Burns hospital bound youth after gasoline ignition near Gore
Robert Marple age 18 of near Gore is hospitalized at Memorial with burns to his left leg from a gasoline fire at the Riley filling station west of Gore. He had spilled gasoline while fueling a truck and a match tossed nearby ignited the clothing. Prompt action by bystanders saved him from worse injuries. doctor says condition satisfactory and not expected to be permanent. Stanley Riley, station owner, drove him to the hospital.
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Robert Marple
Gore
Memorial Hospital
Riley
Marple
Stanley Riley
Dog head test finds no rabies in reported case
Winchester police received a report from Dr. L T Giltner head of the Pathological Division of the U S D A Washington stating microscopic examination of the dog head for rabies showed no infection. Authorities will be advised if any rabies develops.
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Winchester
L. T. Giltner
Washington
Giltner
Miller's Hardware Sells Dog Muzzles
Just received shipment of dog muzzles at Miller's Hardware listed as new stock. Limited quantities noted for in store sale.
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Miller’s Hardware
Middletown High Shifts Baccalaureate to Thursday Night
Middletown High School principal H Denis Hoover announced a tentative change of the baccalaureate date to Thursday night June 3 to combine ceremonies with other commencement features due to the OPA ban on pleasure driving. Most area schools had planned Sunday May 30 baccalaureate with May 30 or the following Thursday for commencements.
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H. Denis Hoover
Middletown High School
Middletown
Allied Bombers Hit Pantelleria In Three-Flight Raid
U S medium bombers and fighters attacked Pantelleria three times within five hours, followed by a RAF Wellington raid on docks and air field. Allied losses were two aircraft. total Axis planes destroyed in five days nears 305 in the theater, with other enemy planes downed by Middle East and Malta squadrons.
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North Africa
U. S
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Middle East
Malta
Decimomannu
Sardinia
San Giovanni
Sicilian
Attacks Continue On Japs Bases In New Britain
Allied air forces pressed raids on Japanese bases in New Britain. Cape Gloucester saw a fifteenth raid, Gasmata a twelfth, Kavieng in New Ireland attacked by Flying Fortresses. A Liberator force met ten Zeros near Gasmata, with two Zeros shot down. Liberators returned safely. A single Catalina attacked Port Moresby without damage.
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New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
Kavieng
New Ireland
Port Moresby
RAF Sets Record Bombing Dortmund in Ruhr Raid
In the greatest air attack in history the RAF dropped over 2,000 tons on Dortmund and other Ruhr targets. Bombers, two hours non stop, caused vast fires while British losses were 38 aircraft.
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England
London
RAF
Dortmund
Ruhr
Germany
Duisburg
Essen
Channel
Winston Churchill
Ni Africa
Middle East
Dortmurn
Mr. Churchill
Ruhr Valley
Eder Ami Mohene
Ruhr An Weser
Dortmund-emscan
Berlin
Associated Press
Lee
Air raid on Dortmund marks greatest bombing of war
RAF bombers dropped more than 2000 tons of bombs on Dortmund rail and canal hub in the Ruhr. The attack follows Prime Minister Churchill’s hint that air power could drive Reich toward defeat.
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RAF
Hardhit Dortmund
German Ruhr
Churchill
Reich
Japanese Counter Attack Hits Attu Retreating
The Japanese launched 15 twin engined bombers in an effort to disrupt the American push on Attu Island but were repelled. US forces continued mop up of three isolated pockets of Japanese resistance on Attu.
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Aleutians
Attu
Rocky Island
Navy
Chinese sources warn of large Japanese Yangtze offensive
Semi official Chinese reports say Japan prepared a major assault along the Yangtze and possibly at Chungking, signaling a potential large scale operation in central China.
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China
Yangtze River
Chungking
Russians announce four sector reconnaissance on long front
Russian forces reported active reconnaissance in four sectors signaling a possible surge in violence as the front remains tense and unsettled amid ongoing military activity.
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Russia
Turkey to Appoint Ambassador to Greek Government in Exile
Ankara reports indicate Turkey may name an ambassador to the Greek government in exile, signaling belief the Greek government will return to Athens after Allied victory.
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Ankara
Turkey
Osmar and General Hauling Solve Golfers' Transport
Seven golfers escaped OPA limits by riding Osmar Swanson the drayman and his wagon to the golf course. The group including Nelson Page Dr Allen Hawthorne Jack Minnigerode Arnold Phil Sprenkle Edgeside and Bill Hendrie rode to the course with Mos Mickey Swanson and his horse for a photo session before walking to the hill. Two more golfers Jimmy Yates and Jim McLaughlin rode bicycles and joined after a tow. The 18 hole round was completed on Shanks mare.
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Osmar Swanson
Drayman
OPA
Swanson
Osmar
Mic Swanson
Ever
Jack Minnigerode
Washington Street
Nelson Page
Allen Hawthorne
Minnigerode
P. S
Shank
Police Work On Breakin Cases in Winchester
Winchester police investigate multiple break ins with $20 stolen and cash register damaged. An attempt to open the Dr Pepper Bottling Company office safe via a conduit cracks the combination. James Gates of Loudoun Street reports a theft of a pocketbook valued at $176 plus papers.
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Winchester
Dr. Pepper Bottlin Company
James Gates
Loudoun Street
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