Walker Pays With Life For Criminal Attack On Woman
Howard R. Walker a 27 year old Black man was executed in the electric chair at the Virginia Penitentiary following a conviction for attacking Mrs Jessie H Glaize in her Winchester home on March 27 An appeal had been granted by Governor Darden and Walker confessed to the crime His body was to be turned over to the anatomical board with no immediate requests for disposition from his family and no visitors on the eve of his death Continued on Page 5 Col 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Howard R. Walker
Winchester
Virginia Penitentiary
W. Franklin
Walker
Anatomical Board
Darden
Burr P. Harrison
Corporation Court
Allied forces push back Germans near Anzio in rapid advance
Allied Fifth Army seized Cori seven miles beyond Anzio as the drive toward Rome continued. Eighth Army captured Monte Cairo and Roccasecca, while San Giovanni near Pico fell, routing German forces and tightening control around the Liri valley and Pontine marshes.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Cori
Anzio
Rome
Eighth Army
Monte Cairo
Roccasecca
Cassino
San Giovanni
Liri
Ceprano
Cisterna
Calmontone
Potine Marshes
Casilina
Valmontone
Martin Hallensleben
London
Albert Kesselring
Velletri
Pico
Via Casilina
26Th Armored Division
Air Force
Pontine
Aquino
Piedimonte
Melfa
Tragic fall in grocery store claims Mrs Miller
Mrs Virginia Seal Miller age 27 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after accidentally stepping through an open trap door in Hoye L Riley’s grocery at Loudoun and Gerrard streets. Her four month old daughter Carole Hamilton was unharmed.
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Virginia Seal Miler
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hoye L. Riley
Loudoun
Gerrard
Gee Frederick Miller
W. Pall Street
Miller
Kenneth Leach
Mr. Riley
Mrs. Miller
Thompson
Leonard Facemier
Riley
W. Alan Peery
Handley Commencement Week Opens June 11 in Winchester
The class of 1944 at Handley High School will begin commencement with a sermon on Sunday, June 11 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Col. Cliff K. Titus will speak, with Handley Glee Clubs providing music under Gwyndolyn Haynes. The following days feature a Mt Hebron pilgrimage and final exercises June 16 with awards and diplomas.
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Handley High School
Winchester Ministerial Association
E. T. Clark
Cliff K. Titus
Titus
United States Army
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Staunton
Virginia
Handley Glee Clubs
Gwyndolyn Haynes
Mt. Hebron
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John Kerr
Handley
Winchester Public Schools
Handley School
Courtney Fauver
George Boyd
Bruce Lovett
Bruce Lovett, the Incoming President of the General Organization
Grove
Edward Clark
Richard Grove
Garland R. Quarles
Bread Famine Feared as Drivers Strike in Detroit
Detroit May 26 1000 Teamsters Local 46 baker drivers walk out over demands to gain a union shop a 10 cent raise and job reclassifications. The strike idled bakeries leafing to bread shortages amid war plant routes and disrupted GM Chevrolet parts production. The NLRB and WLB urged return to work but union leaders push to continue the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Teamsters’ Uni
AFL
James Hoffa
Sam Hurst
Baker Drivers
Hurst
Ces
Coke and Chemical Workers of America
CIO
National War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
War Labor Disputes Act
General Motors
Chevrolet
Saginaw
Furth
WLB
Campbell, Wyant and Cannon Foundry
United Automobile Workers
Memorial Day urged in Winchester amid war fears
Citizens in Winchester and the county prepare Memorial Day services to honor war dead. The piece emphasizes remembering those who died for freedom and rededicating efforts toward victory and peace. Eddie Miller, a Handley ninth grader, warns that a careless curb step can cause a mangled body.
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Winchester
Eddie Miller
West Boscawen Street
Handley
Important Fruit Meeting Tonight in Frederick County
Walker McC. Bond of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association says the monthly meeting at the County House will be a key event this year as a large apple and peach crop looms. The program will cover labor needs through June and July, plus talks on price ceilings thinning and red mite controls.
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Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
County of House
Ately
Pursuit of Japanese Forces Continues Near Burma Trail
Chinese communique reports Japanese troops, driven from Tatangtzu after a battle that sent 1,000 enemy killed or captured, are being pursued west toward the Burma border. Other Chinese units mop up near an identified village west of Tatangtzu as Mamien pass area gains local success. Loyang remains contested with radio contact reportedly broken.
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Chungking
Yunnan
Tatangtzu
Burma
Tatangstzu
Mamien Pass
Loyang
Henan
C C. Tseng
Ee Ee Senan
Burma Road
Ape
Lungling
President Unauthorized To Take War Plant Seizure
A Senate judiciary subcommittee led by Senator McCarran found the President had no constitutional or statutory authority to issue the executive order seizing Montgomery Ward and Company's Chicago mail order plant. The report faulted Attorney General Biddle for backing the order and noted Commerce Secretary Jones supported military takeover. The panel urged clarity while a House committee recessed its probe until June 6.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
McCarran
D-New
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Biddle
Commerce Jones
Sewell
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Revercomb
R-Wva
McFarland
D-Ariz
House
Ward
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Commerce
Avery
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Senate
Montgomery Ward
WLB
CIO
United States
Advance on Jap air base near Maffin Bay nears success
Advanced Allied forces under General MacArthur push toward the Philippine front from New Guinea. Yanks reach the edge of an uncompleted airfield at Maffin Bay after heavy fighting, with artillery and medium tanks aiding the push. Since May 17, 971 Japanese killed, 5 captured. American losses 61 killed, 182 wounded, 3 missing.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
North New Guinea
Maffin Bay
Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
Maffin
Sawar
Wake Island
Hollandia
Aitape
Brush New Guinea
Meee
wake-Maria Bay
Toem
Wake
Virginia Livestock Market Sale Notice at Winchester
A sale at Virginia Livestock Market in Winchester is planned for Tuesday May 30. The notice lists the market as holding its routine sale on the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Livestock Market
Winchester
Germans Admit They Retreated in Italy Conflict
London report dated May 26 says Berlin broadcast confirms German troops retreated in the Cisterna area of Italy under heavy tank assault. The broadcast notes the Anglo American push to dislodge Verletri failed.
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London
Berlin
Cisterna
Italy
Verletri
Stores To Be Closed Memorial Day in Middletown
W R Strader president of the Retail Merchants Association announced stores would close in Middletown on Memorial Day Tuesday May. Public events include memorial services at National Cemetery by Robert Y Conrad Post American Legion. The All Star Middletown baseball game at Winchester ball park begins at 3 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Strader
Retail Merchants Association
National Cemetery
Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion
Middletown
Winchester
Minute Men Company 35 V R M Meeting Postponed
The Company 35 V R M meeting was postponed to Monday June 5. All members are urged by Commander Jack Brandon to report by 8 PM and bring a new member. The gathering aims at re organization and definite plans for future training and assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. 35 V. R. M
Jack Brandon
Eighty Candidates for Graduation at Handley High School
Handley High School announced eighty seniors are candidates for graduation. Four graduates from the class of 1944, Charles Jolliffe Charles Lanna Keith Ritter and Eugene King, have already received diplomas after entering the U S armed services. Remaining diplomas will be awarded at exercises on Friday night June 16.
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Handley High School
Acco
Garland R. Quarles
Armed Services of the
United States
Charles Jolliffe
Charles Lanna
Keith Ritter
Eugene King
Glenn Allen
Alice Ann Amos
Hilda Armel
Jeanne Armel
Frances Barb
Dorothy Barnes
Helen Blosser
Irene Bohrer
Nancy Bond
George Boyd
Richard Crisman
Nancy Crockett
Evelyn Curl
Douglas Ebert
Tnecille Wihter
World At War Highlights Summary Card
U S beachhead troops take Cisterna and Littoria in central Italy and push within three miles of a key road. Western Europe weathering delays for British air units. Red Armies hold position awaiting orders for a joint east west offensive. In China Chinese forces advance toward Burma, taking Yunnan fortress Tatangtzu, Chungking says resistance remains at Loyang. In Burma Allied forces repel a Japanese attempt to reinforce Myitkyina. In the Pacific McArthur advances toward a Japanese airstrip in New Guinea with Schouten Islands next on the timetable.
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Europe
U. S
Cisterna
Littoria
Italy
China
Burma
Yunnan
Tatangtzu
Chungking
Loyang
Myitkyina
Pacific
McArthur
New Guinea
Schouten Islands
Roosevelt Names Bretton Woods Meet to Tackle World Finances
President Roosevelt announced a July conference at Bretton Woods New Hampshire to address postwar financial problems. Invitations went to 42 countries plus the French Committee of National Liberation with Morgenthau leading the American delegation. The plan includes an $8 billion gold based stabilization fund to restore international finance and world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
French Committee of National Liberation
Bretton Woods
N. H
Treasury
Morgenthau
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Stephen Early
John G. Winant
Great Britain
Harry D. White
The
Congress
United States
Russia
Japanese Lose Many Soldiers in Manipur Area
Southeast Asia headquarters in Kandy Ceylon reports 8,500 Japanese troops killed in Manipur and Biswanta sector near Imphal. Despite attacks, Japanese fail to break Allied lines southwest of Imphal, retreating to the Tamu Pale road with 200 killed and eight machine guns abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Manipur
India
Biswanta
Ima
Imphal
Tamu-Pale
Winchester Memorial Hospital resumes premarital blood tests
Miss Sara Hamilton supervisor announces that the hospital laboratory has resumed premarital blood testing at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Sara Hamilton
Winchester Memorial Hospital
York Friday Night Dance With Sophisticates in Washington
RUMMAGE SALE at Centenary Church on Saturday May 27 at 10 A M. location 31 Water Street. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
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York
Washington
Centenary
W. Water St
Japanese Air Strength Dented as American Bombers Hit Marcus Wake
Japanese aerial power appears weak as U S Pacific Fleet planes strike Marcus and Wake Islands. Rear Adm Alfred E Montgomery’s task force drops 148 tons on Marcus, destroying one aircraft and wrecking a runway after two Japanese planes are shot down. Wake remains without enemy planes as 150 tons of bombs fall attempting to devastate the atoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Wake Islands
Alfred E. Montgomery
Tokyo
Wake
Miller testifies on wife affair with Dr Lind
Washington May 26 today Miller 67 testified he learned of his wife’s illicit relationship with Dr John E Lind last summer after overhearing a telephone conversation. He said he shot Lind after Lind urged his wife to sleep and ignore him. He recounted threats to report Lind to a superior and to a federal hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John E. Lind
Miller
H. Mason Welch
Lind
Welch
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