Mrs Boyd Switzer Dies In Staunton After Illness
Mrs Nellie Switzer widow of Rev Boyd V Switzer former Braddock Street Methodist pastor died early this morning in Staunton Virginia after about three weeks illness She was about 65 native of Rockingham County and had many Winchester friends Survived by son Boyd G Switzer of Staunton Funeral from Central Methodist Church Staunton at 4 o clock Sunday with interment at Mount Crawford
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Nellie Switzer
Boyd V. Switzer
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Staunton
Canners To Pay 81c Per Bushel For Tomatoes
L Z Beamer of VPI urged county tomato growers to ship only quality fruit to certified canneries. Growers should keep culls on the farm and apply about 1000 pounds of 5-8-7 fertilizer per acre. Contracts with canners were urged as certification spreads, with 81 cents per bushel paid under certified contracts.
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L.z Beamer
VPI
Court House
Uged
Man Dies in Riverside Trailer Fire
James McIntyre age 34 brother of E M McIntyre of Winchester died in a trailer camp fire at Riverside North Carolina early Sunday morning. E M McIntyre returned from Gainesville Georgia where funeral services were held Wednesday. He was questioned by police about the incident as a sleeper in the trailer burned beyond recognition while another sleeper escaped. Survived by wife two children four brothers and sisters and mother residing near Gainesville.
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James McIntyre
E. M. McIntyre
Winchester
Riverside
N. C
Gainesville
McIntyre
Good Friday Service at Centenary Church Tonight
Centenary Church commemorates Christ on the cross with a 7:45 p m Good Friday service featuring Adoration of the Cross and a sermon by Pastor Seka.
Mt Airy School Supports Red Cross War Fund Drive
Mt Airy School contributed six bonds and 4.10 in stamps to the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Betty Vonn Brill, chairwoman, announced the February and March effort.
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Mt. Aairy School
Red Cross
Republicans Endorse County Representative to National Convention
The meeting moved to adopt the unit rule at both conventions and the city committee endorsed a county party member as the National Convention representative in Chicago in June. W. C. Deming of Front Royal presided as chairman with H. Russell Potts of Winchester as secretary. A. C. Halvosa, Deming, Potts and E. P. Browning spoke.
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Republi
Chicago
W. C. Deming
Front Royal
Republican Committee
H. Russell Potts
Winchester
A. C. Halvosa
E. P. Browning
Invasion Admonitions From General Bradley
An Allied war dispatch reports General Bradley warning troops about the German threat. He urges leaders to keep morale high and not judge too quickly, noting the enemy may use dirty tricks and even fake white flags before attacking.
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Bradley
Reds Are Doing Extremely Well
President Roosevelt told a press radio conference that the Russian military drive was going extremely well and has reached the western end of the Black Sea, jeopardizing German-held territory. He said the Red Army now has more places to go and could expand west south or southwest, potentially attacking the Balkans, while noting he cannot prognosticate and knew nothing about Romanian peace rumors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Black Sea
Germany
Balkans
Romania
London
Heritage to Attend Farm Labor Meeting
E. O. Heritage in charge of farm labor camps in the state will speak at the Frederick County Farm Labor Committee meeting tonight at 8 at the County Court House. H. L. Dutton, state supervisor of emergency farm labor, will discuss statewide plans to cope with labor shortage. Walker McC. Bond will preside.
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E. O. Heritage
Frederick County
Farm Labor Committee
Heritage
County Court House
H. L. Dutton
Dog Bites Child in Fourth Street Incident
Four year old Thomas Lee Racey was bitten on the leg by Chester Luttrells dog at 568 North Loudoun Street. Police had the dog examined by a veterinarian who found no rabies signs. The dog will be kept at home under observation for a few days. The child sustained no injuries.
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Thomas Lee Racey
Gibbons Street
Chester Luttrell
N. Loudoun Street
Luttrell
Milton
Egg weighs over eight ounces from Wisecarver’s Rhode Island Red
Mrs. Emma Wisecarver of 741 Woodstock Ave reports an egg from her Rhode Island Red hen weighing over eight ounces and measuring beyond eight inches. The hen is part of a 35 bird flock owned by her son Pvt. Ralph Wisscarver, stationed in England.
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Emma Wisecarver
Woodstock Ave
Star Office
Rhode —Island
New Guinea War Moves Reach Timor and Bougainville
Allied air and sea operations sweep the Southwest Pacific attacking Timor, Waterfall and Wide Bays, Bougainville, and the Truk isles. Ground moves close on Bogadjim as Truk suffers a 14th strike. Nimitz reports Liberator raids on Truk and Dublin.
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New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
Dili
Koepanz
Timor
Tw East
Bogadjim
Madang
Truk
Dublin
Solomons
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Seventh Army Air Force
Probe Accuses Mail Tampering Amid Wartime Censorship Debate
Excerpted remarks from Rep Coffee claim Miss Kellems sent letters to Count Von Zedlitz in Buenos Aires, alleging Nazi ties and wartime secrecy. Kellems calls the accusations lies, arguing privacy of mail was illegally breached and vows legal redress.
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Coffee
Count von Zedlitz
Buenos Aires
Scrapping Unit System Seen First Step in Labor Policy
Washington April 7 The scrapping of the unit system for farm deferments is the first step expected as Selective Service moves toward a broader policy. A modified national service act is likely and local boards gain latitude in postponements. Age averages for the armed forces may drop, with emphasis on proving indispensability for 18 to 26 year olds.
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Washington
Con
John M. Costello
Congress
Selective Service Boards
Pearl Harbor
United States
Small Army of Reporters To Cover Invasion
London April 7 The coming invasion of Europe will receive the most comprehensive news coverage in history. Three hundred six American and British correspondents and photographers are accredited with the U S Army. Associated Press leads with 35 of 215 American presses and radio interests represented.
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London
Europe
U. S. Army
Associated Press
Extra whiskey ration books lead to pair arraigned
James Robert Mayhew and Ben McFallis of Strasburg were arraigned in Civil and Police Court for registering for more than one whiskey book. Judge Rice found them guilty and fined $50 plus costs. They were taken into custody by ABC inspector Tom Bailey. The charge cited violation of section 95 Order A-10 of the Virginia ABC Acts.
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James Robert Mayhew
Ben McFallis
Strasburg
Rice Foun
Tom Bailey
ABC
Death Summons Mr. B. B. Chichester
Word of the death reaches Winchester of Bradshaw Beverley Chichester who died in Philadelphia on March 30. He was the third son of Captain Arthur Mason Chichester and Mary Beverley Chichester, born seventy years ago at Ivon in Loudoun, with a long family prominence in the county. In youth he was a familiar figure in Winchester and a frequent visitor of J. Bradshaw Beverley and family.
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Winchester
Bradshaw Beverley Chichester
Philadelphia
Mr. Chichester
Arthur Mason Chichester
Mary Beverley Chichester
Ivon
Loudoun
Chichester
Winches
J. Bradshaw Beverley
Twilight Services At Grace Church
Grace Church holds a 6 45 p m Good Friday Twilight by the Cross service led by Rev William A Wade D D formerly of Baltimore. Sunrise service at 6 30 a m Easter day from Mount Hebron Cemetery wall led by Dr Harry F Baughman Gettysburg Seminary with choir singing. Dr Baughman also conducts 11 o clock worship. no singing service Sunday.
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Grace Lutheran Church
William A. Wade
D. D
Lutheran Motherhouse
Baltimore
Grace Church
Gettysburg
Dr. Baughman
Danger Defects Found In Planes
Cincinnati April 7 Melvin L Hiller army inspector testified at a court martial that dangerous defects were found in five of the first nine engines from a batch of 100 disassembled at Wright Aeronautical. The engines, returned from an army depot in Columbus Ohio, showed cracked bearings and other defects but two were in pretty good condition.
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Cincinnati
Tom
George H. Brett
Frank Andrews
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Melvin L. Hiller
Columbus
Hiller
Stettinius Arrives for Key Foreign Policy Talks
Edward R. Stettinius Jr US under secretary of state arrives in London for important policy talks with Anthony Eden and foreign office experts. Discussions likely cover Finnish peace, Spain negotiations, and Allied moves to loosen Hitler's hold on the Balkans amid rising criticism in Commons and Congress.
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London
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
U. S
Stettinius
Commons
Congress
Washington
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Spain
Balkan
Hitler
Tire Slashing Report At 307 E Piccadilly Street
Hazel Bass of 307 E Piccadilly Street reported to police that someone slashed a tire and let air from another while her car sat near her home yesterday morning. A garage repairman said the front tire was cut with a knife and police sought a man described as a negro in a brown coat and cap seen loitering nearby.
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Hazel Bass
E. Piccadilly Street
Germans Battle To Escape From Trap Near Odessa
Soviet war bulletin reports Axis forces pressed toward the Black Sea coast near Odessa with German and Romanian troops herded toward escape routes. Red forces penetrated Razdelnaya, advanced toward Ekarpova and Grosulova while others pushed along the Kuyalnik to Marianovka and Sverdlova as Second Ukrainian Army advances near Iasi.
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Black Sea
Dniiester
Odessa
Razdelnaya
Bessarabia
Malinovsky
Ekarpova
Grosulova
Kuyalnik
Maryanovka
Sverdlova
Moscow
Ivan S. Kénev
Prut
Iasi
Bricker Urges Self Interest to Retain World Bases
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio calls for intelligent self interest in postwar policy and retaining strategic bases abroad. He argues nations should approach postwar problems with mutual respect while keeping commitments sovereign and constitutional. Bricker campaigns for the GOP nomination, visiting Oregon, California and Washington.
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Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
United States
Executives Club
Bricker
Pacific Islands
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Oregon
California
Washington
GOP
Orthodox Patriarch Attacks Pope Authority in Earthly Vicar Concept
Moscow April 7. Metropolitan Sergei of Moscow challenged the Pope as Christ s vicar in an article in the Journal of Moscow citing biblical texts. He argued Jesus did not appoint a single universal ruler and proposed a possible council leader instead. Sergei, 76, was elected Patriarch last September.
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Moscow
Sergei
All
Universal Council of Bishops
All Russia
Hastings Navy depot blast leaves eight dead
In Hastings Nebraska an explosion at the naval ammunition depot killed eight people and injured 34. Five bodies are believed unrecoverable as a naval inquiry probes chemical procedures and duty personnel. A 10 000 pound blast echoed 125 miles with 20 of the injured released from treatment.
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Hastings
Nebr
M. C. Miller
Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot
Miller
Easter Drama Featured in Church Program
The Church of Christ on West Cork Street hosts a Sunday 7:30 p.m. Easter program led by Rev. Charles R. Line. The highlight is the drama The Lighted Cross with participants including Mrs. Robert Hockman and Miss Lillian Hanen among others, plus special music and offerings.
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Church of Christ
West Cork Street
Charles R. Line
Power of Jesus
C. R. Anderson
Betty Jane Shuflyer
Divine Love
Wilda Sirbaugh
Robert Hockman
Lillian Hanen
Juanita Fletcher
Josephine Body
Taylor Barr
Joan John
Colleen Sager
Ruth Grim
Ray Duncan
Winifred Kline
Easter Schedule at Christ Church
Special Easter Sunday services at Christ Episcopal Church include Holy Communion at 8 a.m. by Rev J A Figg of White Post, Sunday school at 9 40 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. led by Rev Dr W D Smith, and Easter Sunday school at 4 p.m. with B F Arthur Jr superintendent. Rector Rev Robert B Nelson is recovering from a knee injury and will be unable to resume duties for several days.
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Christ Episcopal Church
J. A. Figg
White Post
W. D. Smith
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Et Large
Robert B. Nelson
Fire Ravages Wardensville Overnight
A massive blaze destroyed most of Wardensville along Main Street ending with extensive losses. Firefighters narrowly avoided injury as a brick chimney collapsed near them while efforts focused on saving the theater and business district. Power and telephone services were knocked out, with crews restoring lights by late evening and emergency lines established at the Methodist parsonage. Losses include about 30 000 to 40 000 for Mr Lee and widespread property damage with few savings.
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Main Street
Capon
F. P. Hook
Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Company
Wade Guard
Lee
Lynn Orndorff
Roy Orndorff
Mr. Lee
M. L. Seldon
S. Coffman
Winchester Milling Company
Warrensville
Missing Boarder Sought By Police
Police search for James A. Ramey a about 55 who left a boarding house Tuesday to go to work at the Virginia Woolen Company and has not been heard from. He checked in at 443 North Braddock Street, wore a medium brown suit and glasses, and may have a chest cold. Ramey has a wife and family and recently returned from Florida.
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James A. Ramey
Providence
R. I
W. G. Fleming
North Braddock Street
Virginia Woolen Company
Ramey
Man Surrenders on Alcohol and Destruction Charge
A man wanted on charges of being drunk disorderly and destroying property surrendered at Police Headquarters yesterday. He was arraigned before Judge John Rice and paid an $18.25 fine plus costs.
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Marshall Hockman
John Rice
ODT Names Representatives for Deferment of Young Transport Workers
Special representatives have been appointed in 48 capitals to assist state directors of selective service in handling deferment requests for transportation workers under 26. General Young said no decisions on which workers will be kept in their jobs have been made and deferment applications will be held until quotas for transport branches are set in Washington.
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ODT
Washington
Byes Industries
Intersa
General Young
State Directors of Selective Service
Auotas
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Boyd Switzer
Mt. Airy
Colgate Dental Cream
Colgate Tooth Powder
Silco Cut P Stores
Mr. B. B. Chichester
Christ Church
Wardensville
Elmo Orndorff
L. M. Walker
Clifton Jenkins
Warsinage
Herbert Stallings
Cavan
Oureu
McGernick
McCormick
Evening Star Daily
Winc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Re Savings
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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