Fear Clash In Ireland and U S Fighting In Egypt
In Belfast a security order bars United States troops from the streets as IRA threats loom. Police report a cache of arms and explosives believed to be IRA stockpiled for attacks on U S and British forces. One IRA member Williams faces execution for a policeman’s Easter Day killing amid ongoing efforts to gain him a reprieve.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern
Ireand
United States
Northern Ireland
Crown
Police
Ulster
Thomas J. Williams
Unity
IRA
Willams
Williams
Dublin
Draft Boards Pool Single Selectees to Balance Inductions
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey ordered state selective service directors to shift induction calls so married men are drafted less where single men are uncalled, aiming for uniform loading across boards. Local boards must complete initial classifications by October 16 to prepare for a surge in calls equal to or exceeding past monthly totals.
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Washington
Sept
Lewis
B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Diocesan Pastoral Reassignments In Virginia September
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton announced eleven September clergy changes in the Richmond diocese affecting churches in Richmond Danville Portsmouth Arlington Norfolk Winchester Colonial Beach Fort Monroe and Alexandria. Reassignments include Rev. Robert E. Hannon from Winchester Sacred Heart to Arlington Saint Agnes on September 17 and Rev. F Harold Nott becoming director of Catholic Charities in Richmond on September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Peter L. Ireton
Richmond Danville
Portsmouth
Arlington
Norfolk
Winchester
Colonial Beach
Fort Monroe
Alexandria
Harold Nott
Catholic University At
Washington
Bureau of Catholic Charities
John J. McKeon
Sacred Heart
Danville
Joseph F. Govaert
Blessed Sacrament Church
St. Paul’s Church
Robert E. Hannon
St. Agnes Church
Joseph F. Brennan
Sacred Heart Church
Julian F. Bullock
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Colonial’ Beach
the Sacred Heart Oo
Peter Ganzewinkel
St. Elizabeth
Thomas Finnegan
St. Rita’s Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Joseph G. Heye
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrement
Port Richmond
Star of
Use Gas Stamps Carefully The Board Advises
Clarke County warns motorists to use Supplemental B gasoline books carefully. Several people with B coupon books have asked for replacements, as regulations limit one B book per cycle, covering about 470 miles per month. Expiration dates depend on miles driven and shown on applications. National Fruit Product Co. advertises apples in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Dr Shields arrival noted with family ties in Shanghai
Dr Randolph T Shields the dean arrives in Chee street to join his daughter Mrs McClellan Fellows. Fellows husband Dr Fellows remains in Shanghai with Cheeloo University after over twenty years of sponsorship by Chinese government and U S agencies. Mrs Fellows recalls delays landing at Jersey City due to strict diplomatic ship checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph T. Shields
Cheestreet
McClellan Fellows
Fellows
Shanghai
Cheeloo University
Shields
States
Jersey City
Actress Greer Garson Opens Bond Tour Across States
Miss Greer Garson begins a tour of Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia with stops in Winchester and seven northern Virginia counties. The drive targets a $50,000 quota and a banquet tickets priced at $1.50 for bond buyers of $100 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Greer Garson
Old Dominion
Winchester
Yard Party at Opequon Chapel Supper Benefit
Yard party and ham supper at Opequon Chapel planned for Thursday night September 3 with a pledge fund. If rain the event moves indoors. Also notices a furniture and antiques sale on Saturday September 5 hosted by Mrs. Hunter M. Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Chapel
Thur
Hunter M. Stine
Weather Brief for Rivers at Riverton Reported Conditions
The report notes the North Fork is muddy while the South Fork is cloudy indicating differing conditions on the two river forks at Riverton.
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North Fork
South Fork
Government to buy early apple varieties this season
Ralph M. Woodside announced the annual apple deal open for bids from recognized dessert varieties. For apples sized 2 1 4 to 2 1 2 inches, No 1 in bushel baskets, the government will pay 1.25 per basket. Grimes will be stored. Jonathan Bonams will be consigned for school lunches. Contact 3493 or county agent for details. The local AMA handled about 4 368 carloads or 2 000 290 bushels last year serving Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Woodside
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Jonathans
Bonams
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Nutrition Class To Start Tuesday
On Tuesday September 8 at 10 a m Miss Margaret Flickinger will begin a Red Cross Nutrition Class in the home demonstrating a Power Company. All who are interested should notify the Red Cross office or Mrs Harold Brown, chairman of nutrition. The class will decide exact hours and dates for the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Flickinger
Red Cross
Harold Brown
Japan reshuffles foreign ministry as Tojo takes over
Japan's Foreign Minister Shigenori Tojo resigns and is replaced by Premier General Hideki Tojo. British circles say the move signals no far reaching policy change, with motives linked to wartime conduct and Allied successes in the Solomon Islands Milne Bay and potential Siberia actions.
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Japan
Tojo
Tokyo
Shigenori Tojo
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo Radio
Berlin
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Foreign Ministry
Yoshitsugu Takekawa
London
Shigenori Togo
Togo
Solomon Islands
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Russia
Siberia
Gov Darden To Address Rally In Berryville
Governor Darden will headline a large outdoor War Bond and Stamp Rally at Berryville High School. Oscar Ramsburg chairs the event with Julian Everly as co chair. junior board members include Beverley Whiting and others. A parade with V P F and Civilian Defense groups leads to the rally at 3 pm on the 12th, with Hobson McGehee in charge of the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Darden
Oscar Ramsburg
Julian Everly
Beverley Whiting
D. H. Allen
Charles Riley
Maurice Wisecarver
Wilton Stuart
Hobson McGehee
Remnants of Jap Invaders Given Heavy Stafings
Allied planes heavily strafed Japanese remnants in Milne Bay area New Guinea as Australian troops mop up. Lae air base attacked by night bombs. Kokoda and Salamaua also reported as harsh fighting continued near Port Moresby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marling Spencer
MacArthur
Australia
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
Kokoda
Owen Stanley Range
Port Moresby
Ninteere
Jap Flying Base Under Attack
United States planes attacked the Japanese airdrome at Myitkyina in northern Burma for the second day running. Bombers with escort targeted barracks, a warehouse area along a railway, and the railway terminal. Two large fires and several small ones burned. direct hits were scored on barracks. all planes returned safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Tilwell
Act
Soft Coal Price Increase Ordered by Bituminous Division
Washington Sept 1 Increased minimum prices for bituminous coal by 15 to 30 cents a ton in various sections, averaging 15.53 cents nationwide, were ordered to take effect October 1 by the bituminous coal division. Dan H Wheeler said the rise reflects new costs and will give industry and consumers time to adjust. Parties may request Interior Secretary Ickes to review Wheeler's determinations by Sept 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dan H. Wheeler
Indus
Wheeler
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Russians Say Germans Close On Stalingrad But Suffer Heavy Losses
Soviet briefings report German forces wedge toward Stalingrad from the southwest and infiltrate defenses northwest of the city. At least 48 German tanks and about 2,000 killed. Red Army recaptures village south of Krasnodar and hammers Italian forces along a Don bend. Naval parties clash on the Caucasus coast as Axis push continues toward Don and Volga.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Germany
Kodnikovski- Stalingrad Pincer Claw, the Soviet Information Bureau
Red Army
Don
Krasnodar
Caucasian
Pravda
Black Sea
Volga
Kotelnikovski
Fedor von Bock
Don Bend
Kletskaya
Don-Volga
Three Are Killed In Jersey Blast
An explosion and fire destroyed a small building at the New Jersey Fulgent Company plant in Metuchen area of Raritan township. At least three people were killed and several injured as three small blasts preceded a dramatic blast at 9:30 a.m. Fire crews contained the blaze. two severely burned workers were taken to St. Peter's Hospital in New Brunswick. Army ordnance officers arrived with soldiers stationed at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metuchen
N. J
New Jersey Fulgent Company
Raritan Township
Enos Fouratt
St. Peter's Hospital
New Brunswick
D. B. MacMasters
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
New York
American Fliers Ably Supporting Ground Fighters
Allied air and land forces in Egypt’s western desert launch a renewed attack near El Alamein as Rommel’s Africa corps engages the line. U S B 25 Mitchells, flown by Col G Goodrich and Maj W W Wilcox, support British and South African units amid heavy bombardment and minefields.
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Egypt
Western Desert
United States
Britain
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Qattara
Churchill
Sir Harold Alexander
Barnard Law Montgomery
Rommel
Mediterranean
Fe] Alame
RAF
U. S
Tokyo
Billy Mitchell
U. S. Army
U. S. Air
Desert
Col. G. Goodrich
Augusta
81St
Squa
William W
London
el Alamein
Cairo
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Ireland
U.S
Rai
R. E. Hannon
Arlington, Va
Fr. Bullock
John A. McGilley
Star of the Sea Church
Virginia Beach
St. Mary’s Church
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Marseilles
France
Vichy
Central Press
Dr. Shields
Tsiwan
Medical School
Miss Garson
Relief Church
Riverton
Gov
Covington
Carl Pointer
Peis R Taylor
Merriwether Jones
Onc
Ryan Sta
de Valen Anees
Guinea
By Eddy Gilmore
Jersey
By Edward Kennedy
el Alamein Front
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