Attu Stronghold Fishhook Ridge Falls to U.S. Troops
U S forces capture Fishhook Ridge on Attu Island, a key Japanese strongpoint, as Navy reports say American troops scaled 60 degree snowy ridges under heavy fire. The victory tightens lines into Chichagof Harbor and Bay Pass area with remaining Japanese forces confined to a small sector northeast of Chichagof Valley.
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Washington
United States
Fishhook Ridge
Attu Island
Fish Hook Ridge
Attu
Chichagof Harbor
Navy
Naval
North Pacific
United States Army
Japan
Bay Pass
Lake Cories
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Chichagof Valley
Oar Ridge
Chichagof-Holtz Bay
Robbery Suspects Arrested After Bank Incident
Two youths Archie Wells 17 of Roanoke Virginia and Oscar Lee Brooks 19 of Lynchburg Virginia were arrested at the Commercial and Savings Bank after entering to trade money for currency armed with .32 caliber revolvers and a large knife. They were believed to be wanted in Ohio and West Virginia on automobile larceny and breaking and entering charges. Brown tricked them into the office and seized a revolver. Wells fled but Brooks was captured by officers Emory Rodgers Ernest Dove and State Trooper J S Fant with help from bookkeeper Merlin Bly. The pair arrived by eastbound bus after abandoning a stolen Chrysler.
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Commercial and Savings Bank
Ohio
West Virginia
Commercial and Savings
Brown
Archie Wells
Indiana Street
Roanoke
Oscar Lee Brooks
Church Street
Lynchburg
Carl Brown
Fred A. Crisman
Wells
Mr. Brown
Tennessee
Carl
Virginia
Emory Rodgers
Ernest Dove
Merlin Bly
Miller Jenkins House
Cameron Street
J. S. Fant
Bly
Brooks
Winchester
Joint Memorial Rites Set for June 6 by Woodmen and Odd Fellows
Memorial services will be held Sunday June 6 at 2 30 PM at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Dorsey Hottle and L Irvin Carper organize Woodmen arrangements and Emory Larrick with Edgar Mason lead Odd Fellows. A speaker will be announced later. Members should meet at the hall at 2 PM.
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Woodmen
Odd Fellows
Mt. Hebron
Dorsey Hottle
L. Irvin Carper
Emory Larrick
Edgar Mason
Winchester Firemen to Meet Monday Night
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday night May 31 at eight o’clock in Sarah Zane Hall. All firemen are requested to attend.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Sarah Zane
South End Firemen to Hold Sunday Services
The South End Fire Company will hold special services at their hall at 8 30 p m Sunday with Rev Goode as speaker. Members and families are urged to attend and the public is invited to participate. Howard Hart, Captain.
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South End
South End Fire Company
J. Goode
Howard Hart
Acts To Break Up Auto Stealings
RICHMOND Virginia May 29 Major C W Woodson Jr superintendent of State police said state police would take immediate action to stop automobile thefts After 18 cars were reported stolen last night 17 were taken in New News and Norfolk The state police will act to break up this condition at once
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Richmond
C. W. Woodson, Jr
Major Woodson
New News
Norfolk
Woodson
Byrnes Selection May Still New Deal Criticisms
Washington May 29 speculation swirled that Byrnes selection as director of war mobilization aims to create an executive assistant president and centralize authority to avert public political battles. Observers also ponder whether Byrnes will judge or referee the war agencies and set a clear policy framework for production manpower and welfare. The plan would oversee a new mobilization committee to review broad national policy.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Jeffers-Patterson
London Press Flooded With Invasion Stories
London newspapers frontpaged invasion talk amid speculations of an Allied blow to Europe. Reports cited Rome radio and Roosevelt Churchill talks, with claims of thousands of landing barges and a massive amphibious operation. The Daily Express and others highlighted air attacks on Leg horn and Pantelleria while Eden framed Italy as open to attack.
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London
Washington
Axis
Rome
Italy
Associated Press
Navy
News- Chronicle
Europe
America
Daily Express
Germany
Pantelleria
Leghorn
Anthony Eden
Portsmouth
Daily Mail
Hitler
Balkans
Winchester Nurses Aides Ready To Serve
A group of 15 Winchester Nurses Aides volunteer to replace nurses serving with the armed forces. They complete an 80 hour course before serving, with a photo showing front to back rows of named aides including Mrs Crenshaw and Miss Lupton.
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Winchester
Richard Crenshaw
A. C. Halvosa
Ralph Crisman
Robert Shirkey
Julia Beaver
Elsie Matthews
William Barrett
Evie Fellows
Robert McNally
Robert Yerby
Ruth Rogers
Lynn Barett
Margaret Lupton
Robert Glaize
Louise Duncan
Jolliffe
Missing Army Air Corps Lieutenant Lindsey Reported
Lieut Winston S Lindsey Jr of the Army Air Corps is missing according to a War Department notice sent to his parents Mr and Mrs Winston S Lindsey of Boyce Virginia He enlisted two years ago and had been stationed in Montana He had been attached to a ferrying unit and attended the University of Texas His parents have moved back to Clarke county recently The last communication from him arrived three weeks ago.
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Winston S. Lindsey
Boyce
War Department
Winston S. Lindsey, Jr
Army Air Corps
Lindsey
Air Corps
Montana
Resey Gradua
University of Texas
Clarke County
Lieut
E. A. Lindsey
Mrs Kreimer Died Today at Frederick Maryland
Mrs Martha Ritter Kreimer 33 died at her home in Frederick Md at 4 am after years of ill health The daughter of the late Clayton Ritter and Della Ritter she was born in Winchester July 19 She attended Handley High School and trained at City Hospital Frederick She was a member of First Baptist Church Winchester Survived by husband John T Kreimer mother Della Ritter and brothers Charles T Ritter and Clayton Ritter Jr Funeral plans pending with Jones Funeral Home to receive remains tomorrow afternoon
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Martha Ritter Kreimer
Frederick
Clayton Ritter
Della Sanford Ritter
Winchester
Handley High School
Nurses’ School
City Hospital
First Baptist Church
John T. Kreimer
Ritter
Charles T. Ritter
Clayton Ritter, Jr
Baltimore
John Ritter
Jones
Lions Club to Sponsor Dental Clinic in Frederick County
A. Hobert, president of the Lions Club, announced at a board meeting that the club will sponsor a school dental clinic in Frederick County next fall. This joins the eye clinic already run by the Lions for several years as part of their public service program. Committees are appointed and details to be announced.
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A. Hobert
Lions Club
Frederick County
Lions
Reds Locked In Bitter Struggle With Nazi Force
Moscow dispatch reports intensified aerial duels northeast of Novorossisk and tank battles near the Kuban bridgehead as German and Russian forces clash. Russian sources claim German losses, with air battles cited and no confirmed Red Army offensive.
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Moscow
Novorossisk
Red Army
Berlin
Red Star
Red Army Organ
Kuban
Caucasus
Holiday Ended At War Plant In Toledo
At Spicer Manufacturing in Toledo production of axles and transmissions for military vehicles resumed after a four day holiday that had halted the Willys-Overland jeep line for lack of parts. About 4 000 Spicer workers were affected by the closure and 1 000 Willys employees were idle due to no axles. The return followed a labor dispute settlement leading to the reclassification of machine operators in the axle division. local CIO head Haney called the action a lockout.
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Toledo
Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
Jeep
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Spicer
Willys- Overland Jeep
Lloyd J. Haney
Haney
Thomas Burke
CIO
United Auto Workers
Big Italian Port Of Leghorn Is Blasted
London May 29 The air ministry reports 12 000 RAF crewmen took part in raids this week on Dortmund Duesseldorf and Essen in operations described by Lord Sherwood as the first of a campaign to intensify. He warned Italy to expect greater air attacks, with strikes aimed at Sicily Sardinia and the mainland despite Rome radio opposition.
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London
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
Essen
Lord Sherwood
Dumfries
Scotland
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Rome
Allies Press Aerial Raids Across Europe In May Campaign
Allied air hours push bomb tonnage to new RAF highs as heavy bombers strike Dortmund, Essen, and Jena targets. Night actions sink six German motor gunboats off Cherbourg while Berlin dispatches claim major dam damage and a potential 20,000 death toll from Moehne and Eder floods.
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London
English Channel
France
RAF
Air Ministry
Fleet Air Arm
Cherbourg
Dortmund
Ruhr
Moehne
Eder
Duesseldorf
Essen
Krupp
Germany
Carl Zeiss
Jena
Abbeville
Berlin
Bern
Paul Schmidt
England
Allied Fortresses Fly Over Continent In Unescorted Raids
A large force of Flying Fortresses conducted raids over the continent returning to base by mid afternoon. They flew at 20 000 feet in close formations and were barely visible on the return. No targets or combat scores were announced.
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London
Folkestone
Memorial Day Observances and Local Notices
The city and county publish brief notes on Memorial Day observances with closures and exceptions. The Home Nursing Group photo should be credited to Jolliffe Studio, and the Nurses Aides picture also needs attribution. Patsy the burro is mentioned in the food for victory program.
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Jolliffe
Red Cross
Patsy
Burro
William LaRue
Peomae
Refineries and Shipyards Devastated in Leghorn Raid
Allied air forces from North Africa blasted Leghorn Italy bombing oil refineries docks and shipyards in the port 160 miles north of Rome. Two dozen Liberators hit Foggia and 80 tons of bombs fell on the air base 80 miles east of Naples. The raid marked Leghorn’s first bombing as British and American planes also targeted Pantelleria and Augusta with heavy bombers hitting the Castelvetraro Sicily airfield and rail facilities.
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North Africa
Italy
Leghorn
Rome
Cairo
Foggia
Naples
London
Livorno
Harr
A Sc
United States
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Castelvetraro
Sicily
Augusta
Fly
Desert Air Force
Europe
Ansaldo
Dwicht D. Eisenhower
Wehrfichter
United
Men to Leave for Camp Lee May 31 1943
A list shows men accepted by the U S Army at Richmond Induction Station must report at City Hall at 6 15 am Monday May 31 1943 to be shipped to Camp Lee. Bus leaves Bus Terminal at 6 40 am. Names include Paul Evelyn Bromley John Willie Lloyd Jr Thomas Henry Sutler Herbert Franklin Stultz Charles Ellsworth Boyd Melvin Glen Nesmith Bruce Claude Sheard Branson Jacob Lawrence T Fauver. On May 24 Joseph Caesar Be accepted by the States Navy. Joe formerly of the police force served as desk clerk and later as man.
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U. S. Army
Richmond
Camp Lee
Paul Evelyn Bromley
John Willie Lloyd, Jr
Thomas Henry Sutler
Herbert Franklin Stultz
Charles Ellsworth Boyd
Melvin Glen Nesmith
Bruce Claude Sheard
Branson Jacob Lawrence T. Fauver
Joseph Caesar
The
States Navy
Joe
Man
Eagles Special Notice Initiation May 30 at 2 PM
The Eagles announce a special meeting and initiation tomorrow May 30 at 2 PM. All members and applicants are urged to attend, with Lee serving as secretary for F. O. E. 824.5.
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Lee
Memorial Day Play Store Closure Notice
An all day closure is posted for May 31st for Memorial Day activities with the Play Store affected. The notice specifies a complete shutdown during the holiday.
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Memorial
Sees Play
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Stockholm
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Leningrad
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