Allied Air Forces Mount Global Assault Ahead of Rome Push
Allied air forces continue a massive bombing surge across France Belgium and Germany as Fifth Army coordinates toward Rome. More than 6 000 planes target rail centers and airfields while 8 000 tons of bombs fall from midnight to dusk. American heavy bombers spearhead strikes on northern France and Belgium with RAF bombers hitting Aachen and Berlin targets. Continued attacks on Toulon Lyon Brussels Charleroi and southern Germany signal a broad invasion pressure as German defenses battle back.
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London
Italy
Berlin
France
Belgium
West Wall
Europe
U. S
Aachen
Toulon
Lyon
Rhone
Germany
Reich
Muhlhausen
Brussels
Charleroi
Ger
TERN
Britain
American
Allied breakthrough near Rome links Anzio and Terracina fronts
Allied Fifth Army joins forces from the Anzio beachhead and the Terracina front in a 60 mile offensive toward Rome. U S troops reach contact with beachhead patrols as German defenses retreat along the coast. Air and ground actions destroy hundreds of enemy transports and strengthen the unified push to the Italian capital.
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Associated Press
Europe
Anzio
Central Front
Appian Way
Allied
Naples
Fifth Army
Terracina
Rome
U. S
Harold Alexanander
England
Italy
Artena
Valmontone
Cpp
Priverno
Valmontome
Pontine
Detroit Bakery Truck Drivers Go Out On Strike
Detroit bakery truck drivers walked out in a union led action halting deliveries of bread and baked goods to stores and restaurants. About 1 000 drivers from 46 bakeries joined the strike which left about 90 percent of metropolitan Detroit bread supply curtailed though critical deliveries to armed forces and institutions continued. The walkout followed demands for higher base wages and a 12 percent commission, up from 6 50 and 10 percent.
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Detroit
A. F. L.teamsters’ Union
Sam Hurst
Bakery Drivers Local 51
Hurst
Local 51
War Labor Board
WLB
No Appeal Filed in Walker Case Before Execution
Late this afternoon in Richmond it was reported that Howard Walker, a colored man, would be electrocuted tomorrow morning for the criminal assault of a young white married woman in Winchester months ago. No appeal petition had been filed with the Supreme Court of Appeals, and Governor Darden's 30 day reprieve remains in effect until tomorrow. An attempt for a writ of error was denied in Winchester by Judge Burr P. Harrison in Corporation Court.
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Richmond
Howard Walker
Winchester
Supreme Court of Appeals
Darden
Walker
Burr P. Harrison
Corporation Court
Safety slogan contest promotes careful driving and safety
MA WINCHESTER notes the Smash the Seventh S safety drive ended but warns against carelessness. Several hundred students entered the contest as part of the JET drive with strong motives to prevent accidents. Teddy Legge of 370 National Avenue urges that it is better to be careful than crippled.
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Teddy Legge
National Avenue
Eat
Handley
Nazi Propaganda Covers Up Setbacks in Crumbling German Cities
Lisbon May 25 Nazi propaganda efforts aim to brace the public against invasion shocks while glossing over recent military setbacks. The Crimea evacuation is hailed as a Dunkirk miracle and German rail workers are praised for sustaining supplies despite destruction of railway centers. German economists claim self sufficiency if occupied territories are included.
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Lisbon
Crimea
Dunkerque
Germany
Geman
Strike Continues by Lumberjacks in Northwest
A wild cat walkout by about 32,000 of 130,000 Northwest lumber workers continues after the NWLB denied a wage increase. Production dropped by 5.5 million board feet daily as 1,500 Spokane workers halted 50,000 boxes of ammunition and rations. Local CIO IWA members in Portland plan to stay out until a mass meeting Monday, despite IWA and negotiating board calls to return to work.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest Lumber Industry
National War Labor Board
AFL
CIO
Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Portland
CIO International Woodworkers of America
NWLB
International Executive Board
The
IWA
International Negotiating Committee
York Friday Night Dance at Washington Dance Hall
At York every Friday night, the Washington Dance hosts an event from 9 30 to 12 30. The note emphasizes weekly social dancing with hours and venue.
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York
Washington
Seas Square Dance at Shady Rest
Square dance event at Shady Rest featuring sessions Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday with 1 pm starts and weekend schedule.
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Shady Rest
Negro Troops Confined After Brookley Field Shooting
Brig. Gen. James A. Mollison orders all Negro troops at Brookley Field confined to the military area after an early morning exchange of shots between white military police and Negro soldiers. One white civilian shot, no fatalities. gunman unidentified. General promises impartial justice after investigation.
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Mobile
Ala
James A. Mollison
Mobile Air Service Command
Brookley Field
Mollison
Potomac Waste Recovery Plan Heard by Committee
The Potomac River Interstate Commission executive committee approved a plan to study recovering valuable materials from industrial wastes discharged into the Potomac. The research would involve selected mills and schools, pending approval by the War Production Board. The effort includes Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, with Senator George Williams of Romney W Va as chairman.
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Washington
Potomac River Interstate Commission
War Production Board
WPB
Potomac
E. R. Coton
Commission
Virginia Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
George Williams
Romney
W. Va
Old Southevon
Long
Merins Virginia
Daniel L.er
Harold Camp
Army
Russo Bulgarian Break Possible Within Few Days
Diplomatic officials in Washington say Russia may break with Bulgaria in days, a move likely to force a reconsideration of an American break with Finland. The two situations are similar enough to affect each other, with broader pressure on Satellites and a tightening front around Bulgaria, Finland, and Romania.
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Washington
Russia
Bulgaria
Finland
Thetellite Front
Balkan
Germany
Nazi Heads Seek To Ease Shock
London reports German propaganda urged calm over Italy retreates. Propaganda claimed invasion from the west is imminent and that Italian battle serves as a prelude to continental invasion by Allied armies. Volkischer Beobachter warned of severe battles expected this summer and argued Allies seek to divert German defenses.
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London
Italy
Izvestia
Hitler
Volkischer
Berlin
Congress Praises OWI As War Budget Is Approved
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 1.033 billion dollar bill backing 18 home front war agencies for the coming year. It lauded the Office of War Information for valuable war effort support and noted improvements in domestic services. The War Shipping Administration received 530.35 million to recruit crews and run a merchant fleet projected at 4,209 vessels and 43 million tons. Admiral Emory Land and merchant marine aides were highlighted for record shipping in 1943.
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OWI
Office of War Information
War Shipping Administration
Merchant Marine
United States
Emory S. Land
Heavy artillery expansion signals long inland war plan
Washington reports a major shift in army supply to heavy artillery and large shell ammunition. New plants will reopen and production will rise 400 to 500 percent, adding about 750 million dollars over 18 months. The program targets 155 mm howitzers, 8 inch guns, 240 mm weapons, and the 155 long Tom.
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Washington
Europe
Italy
Winchester and Wendell Bond Contest Sets Quotas
Winchester Massachusetts and Wendell Barney launch a friendly E Bond quota contest for the Fifth War Loan Drive. Winchester faces a $380000 quota against a $300000 town, with a percentage basis to determine the winner. Civic groups meet at the George Washington Hotel to organize a Red White and Blue three team competition into a double barrel event.
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Winchester
Mass
Wendell Barney
Winchester-Frederick County
Massachusetts
Ney
Hine
Barney
George Washington Hotel
Yanks Move On Jap Airfields in New Guinea Action
Allied Sixth Army troops advance toward two Japanese airfields near Maffin Bay Dutch New Guinea crossing the Tor River after a five day stalemate. Air strikes reported toward Truk and the Carolines as Liberators unload 84 tons while enemy interceptors engage in a 30 minute duel. one Liberator lost.
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Pacific
U. S
Sixth Army
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Maffin Bay
Tor River
Bey
Sawar
Hollandia
Douglas McArthur
Truk
Carolines
Clarke to Honor War Dead Sunday Memorial Service
Clarke county to pay tribute to war dead with a memorial service Sunday afternoon at Green Hill Cemetery sponsored by the American Legion. Rev. R. K. McDonald will deliver the principal address with introductions by Charles J. Enders. Readings include America and America the Beautiful, followed by a salute by Co. 114 Virginia State Guard.
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Clarke County
Green Hill
American Legion
R. K. McDonald
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Charles J. Enders
Lloyd Williams Post
America
L. A. Parker
The
Baptist Church
America the Beautiful
Virginia State Guard
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts Permete
American Legion,Co
State Guard
Clarke County Motor Corps
John Enders Fire Company
Red Cross
Chinese Forces Capture Tatangtzu in Burma Front
Chinese dispatches report Tatangtzu, a mountain village 29 miles northeast of Tenghuns, fell after encircling and annihilating over 1,000 Japanese defending the Burma road corridor. Allied progress continues near Myitkyina as the 22nd division pushes five miles along the Mogaung river and Stilwell notes the airport seizure in a prior surprise attack.
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Asia
Salween Front
Tatangtzu
Tengchung
Loyang
Honan
Imphal
Chungking
Tengghuns
Burma
Henan
China
Myitgkyina
Mogaung River
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Spillman Unable To Keep Engagement With Red Cross
Paul Spillman who recently returned from Germany where he spent 26 months in concentration camps was to speak to Red Cross volunteers. The engagement set for Friday May 26 at 2 p m was canceled, announced at Red Cross headquarters this afternoon.
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Paul Spillman
Germany
Red Cross
Awning Winch and Stoves Sold in Stephenson County
Auction listing includes an Awning Winch with two spinning wheels and three coal oil stoves. Sold items located near Laura Snyder one mile east of Stephenson, Virginia. Date codes reference May 18 May 25 and May 1 to May 3.
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Laura Snyder
E. Stephenson
Singer sewing machine for sale at 104 W. Boscawen St
Late model drop head treadle sewing machine offered for sale in guaranteed perfect condition. Located at 104 West Boscawen Street. Classified ad continues on Page 2 Col. 5.
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Singer Sewing Machine
W. Boscawen St
Special Attention ADVERTISERS And The Star Closure Notice
The Evening Star will not be published on Tuesday May 30 1944 Decoration Day national holiday.
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Evening Star
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Edward Kennedy
Cisterna
Comunique
Detroit Bakery
Parke-Davis
Chrysler
By Wade Werner
By John M. Hightower
C.W.I
Congress Group
William F. Arbogast
Capitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Clarke
Spillman
Molden
Loudoun
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