Marines Press Okinawa Drive After Flag Rise
Marine units push a flank attack on Shuri town garrison as mud slows the Okinawa campaign. Fifth Regiment patrols advance near Shuri castle while Naha falls into American hands and reinforcements move up to seal the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton W. Faron
Guam
Shuri Castle
Shuri Town
Bloody Peleliu
Pedro A. del Valle
C. Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Archibald W. Arnold
Shuri Wal Ring
Okinawa
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Fifth Marine Regiment
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Andrew D. Bruce
7Th
Naha
Naha Harbor
Shepherd
Haugland
Kabakura
Chiang Kai-Shek resigns premier post amid war effort
Chiang Kai Shek steps down as premier and passes the post to Acting Premier T Soong while remaining president and Generalissimo. The shift underlines a move to strengthen unified China as Allied pressure on Japan intensifies. Soong rises in influence, possibly signaling wider cooperation with the Big Five nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V. Soouing
China
Japan
Chiang
Asia
Soong
Executive Yuan
United Nations
Powers' Ability To Settle Rifts Is Up In Doubt
Reported strain at the San Francisco UN conference as Syria Lebanon Levant crisis tests the world league effort. Stettinius pushes to keep issues out of negotiations while Big Five seek a veto reform and trusteeship terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Syria
United Nations
Iran
Poland
Levant
Stettinius
Lebanon
United States
State Department
Washington
Britain
Big Five
Moscow
Security Council
Pacific
Six Are Killed By Jap Bomb
Washington reports a mother and five children were killed by a long range Japanese balloon bomb during a western fishing trip. The husband and one child survived as officials noted no property damage from the raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paterson
Patterson
Lodges Plan Joint Memorial Rites
Lodges from Madison No. 6 I O O F Rebekah No. 21 and Hickory Camp No. 34 Woodmen plan a memorial service Sunday afternoon June 3 at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Members meet at 3 p m then proceed in a body. Prof W H McIlwee will lead a selected band and an out of town speaker will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Lodge
Rebekah
Hickory Camp
Mount Hebron
W. H. Mcllwee
Lodge
Odd Fellows
Edgar Mason
L. I. Carper
Everett Kline
Dorsey Hottle
L. L. Carper
Maurice Trenary
Memorial Photos Sought For World War II Window Display
City and county memorial services on June 6 call for photos of all local servicemen who died in World War II. Relatives are asked to bring deceased servicemen’s pictures to Larry Hill in Winchester. photos should be submitted immediately for display and return after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hill
Winchester
Americans Withdrawn from Eastern Air Command in Asia
Calcutta May 31. All American aerial units have been withdrawn from the Eastern Air Command in southeast Asia, and Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer has relinquished command of the organization he headed since its formation on December 15, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Eastern Air Command
Southeast Asia
George E. Stratemeyer
Chinese Close In On Licchow As Japs Weaken In China
Chinese forces advance on Liuchow from the south and southwest along a 50 mile front as fires devastate the city. Recapture of Ishan on the Kwangsi-Kweichow railway and new columns threaten Liuchow, with Japanese retreat and possible Southeast Asia withdrawal in view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Runming
China
Lichow
Yungning
Nanning
Japan
Indo-China
Thailand
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Imperial
Tokyo
Liuchow
Yangtze
Amur
Wenchow
Swatow
Foochow
Yungling
Chungking
Ishan
Kwangsi-Kweichow
Pinyang
Democrats Convene City Committee Meeting Tonight
City Democrats are urged to attend a mass meeting at 8 pm in the Corporation Court room at City Hall to elect the Democratic City Committee. Please be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court Room
Democratic City Committee
Strain On Foods May Be Eased
Washington reports war production cutbacks and reconversion may ease food strain by year end. Agriculture Department economists say reduced military output and greater non food production will curb consumer incomes and shift spending away from food. High wartime buying power and limited auto radios and appliances boosted food demand, analysts note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Agriculture Department
Public Sale Set for May 31 on Gainesboro Pike
Public sale announced for May 31 at 1 p m on Gainesboro Pike at Hogue Creek Bridge. Personal property of Mrs Emma Toy to be sold per court order or notice details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro Pike
Hogue Creek Bridge
Emma Toy
Alberti Urges Peace Through Readiness at Legion Ceremony
At the National Cemetery a large crowd heard Huber E. Alberti call for world peace via preparedness. The Winchester Memorial Hospital administrator urged a public pledge to promote peace through American values, education, and allied cooperation, even endorsing a strong military posture. He warned that peacekeepers must be ready to act decisively against any insurgent lacking cause or merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cemetery
Huber E. Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Alberti
Eleventh Battalion VSG to Encamp at Berryville June 23
The Eleventh Battalion Virginia State Guard receives War Department authorization to add a headquarters company with four sections in Alexandria. Encampment for the entire battalion is set for June 23 at Berryville horse show grounds, with training for new recruits from companies 111 to 115 and headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Guard
Virginia
War Department
Alexandria
City
John P. Strauss
Berryville
Warrenton
Arlington
Winchester
Everett A. Hellmuth
Horse Show Ground
John C. Butler
Rectortown
John J. Strauss
P. C. Smith
Robert D. Beeton
Ist
James L. Hitchens
Walton Izaak Walton Chapter Hears Pollution Abatement Plans
E T Roetman of the American Viscose plant outlined Front Royal efforts to remove Shenandoah River pollution. He stated new facilities may be installed soon to eliminate harmful effluent, aiming for fishing revival below Front Royal next summer. Local officials urged industry and municipal cooperation to prevent future pollution. The chapter, now 70 members, plans an outdoor meeting and river fish fry on June 23 above Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Roetman
American Viscose Company
Izaak Walton
Front Royal
Shenandoanh
Roetman
Gene Lurber
Federal Fish Hatchery
Leetown
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia
Waltonians
Lester Arnold
Shenandoah River
F B I Official to Address June Town Meeting Debate
Lee R. Pennington of the FBI and American Legion District of Columbia will join a June Town Meeting debate on whether the country should adopt compulsory peacetime military training. Pennington speaks for the affirmative, Rev. G Aubrey Young for the negative. The meeting is Tuesday June 5 at 7 45 p m at the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee R. Pennington
American Legion
District of Columbia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pennington
G. Aubrey Young
Hagerstown
60Th Infantry
Department of American Legion
Washington, DC
YMCA
Masonic Lodge
Beta Alpha Psi
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign
Wanted Buy 16 for Dry Cleaning Dept
Classified notice seeking applicants for a dry cleaning department at Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Offers pay range of $28 to 1p and 4t per time period as stated in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Britain orders cease fire as Syria convulsion deepens
Prime Minister Churchill urges General De Gaulle to withdraw French troops from Damascus to avert a collision with British forces. Eden reports the grave deterioration with 300 plus dead and large fires in the capital as Britain contemplates tri national talks after emergency cabinet sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Damascus
Capital
London
Britain
Middle East
Churchill
de Gaulle
Levant
Syria
Anthony Eden
Common
France Urged to Alter Levant Policy by U.S. Note
The United States delivered a note to France in Paris via Ambassador Caffery urging a change in policy toward Syria and Lebanon to avoid coercive tactics. Acting Secretary Grew said France’s actions risk undermining recognition of Syria and Lebanon as independent UN members and highlighted reports of French warship landings at Beirut during Levant negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
Syria
Lebanon
Joseph C. Grew
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
State Department
Levant
Beirut
United Nations
International
1945 Kiwanis Scholarship Committee Named
Dr. R H Kerkin of the Winchester club named the 1945 Kiwanis college scholarship committee at the weekly lunch. Delmar Robinson FP Amos Shryock and Dr Ancell Groves will judge a 300 award for Handley High School graduates based on need rank and character. The meeting featured a movie on 18th Century Life In Williamsburg projected by Croswell Henderson. Guests included W W McPhail Hegerstown Cab Hamil Jones C P McViccard and William G Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Kerkin
Winchester Club
Kiwanis College
Delmar Robinson
Amos Shryock
Ancell Groves
Handley High School
Williamsburg
Croswell Henderson
W. W. McPhail
Hegerstown
Cab
Hamil Jones
C. P. McViccard
Wiliam G. Hardy
Syrian calls for French pullout amid Middle East crisis
In Paris Syrian minister Adnan Bey Atassi denounced French troops in Syria as unnecessary and demanded their withdrawal after saying Syria seeks autonomy and France ignored Syrian authority. Eden reported Damascus bombed and shelled with civilians evacuated, while Britain and the United States press options to end intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Paris
France
Britain
Jefferson Caffery
U.S
Churchill
de Gaulle
Bernard Ates
Mi East
Japan
Middle East
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Adnan Bey Atassi
Syria
United States
Alep
Aleppo
Damascus
U. S
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Gen. DeGaulle
Tenth Army
Julius D. Dusenberry
Charlotte
N. C
Fountain
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Nagmeal
John M. Hightower
Diplomatic News
Eastern Command
Licchow
VSG
Tec Army
United States Army
U. S. Army
Shenandoah
Alex H. Singleton
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