Legion Installs Halvosa As Post Commander
A. C. Halvosa was installed as commander of Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 in a ceremony at the Fosbrink home on Red Bud Road. Officers include Eugene Dearing, P. G. Ireland, and others with department district officers conducting the installation. The post reported 225 members, a record high, plus wartime drives and service to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Halvosa
C. F. Schenck
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Joan G. Fosbrink
Red Bud Road
Philip R. Fowle
Department of Virginia
Eugene F. Dearing
P. G. Ireland
Leonard I. Miller
William R. Armel
L. E. Hill
Robert T. Jones, Jr
Fish Is Winning Clark Trailing In New York Nomination Race
Rep. Hamilton Fish holds a lead over Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey in New York G O P re nomination bid while Democratic Sen. Bennett Champ Clark appears unseated in Missouri. Roy McKittrick leads Clark in unofficial Missouri returns with 147 128 to 129 691 and 30 000 absentee ballots pending Friday. In Kansas U S Senator Clyde M Reed wins GOP nomination over Carl E Friend. Fish has represented New York 29th District for 24 years.
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Associated Press
Hamilton Fish
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Clark
McKittrick
Kansas
U. S
Clyde M Reed
Parsons
Carl E. Friend
Lawrence Lumberman
Fish
City Gets Welcome Rain
A steady morning rain disrupted the weekly Curb Market but the .60 inch rainfall was welcomed by farmers. The rain eased by noon, leaving overcast skies and a high of 73 at the Keycera Research Laboratory. Grover Schlack noted many buyers at market before the shower.
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Keycera Research Laboratory
Grover Schlack
Virginia surpasses quotas in Fifth War Loan bonds
Virginia exceeded all bond type quotas in the Fifth War Loan, setting a state record. Through July 31 total sales reached 216,130,000 dollars, 138 percent of the 157,000,000 dollar quota, according to James S. Easley, managing director of the State War Finance Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State War Finance Committee
Jamess. Easley
Let’s All Back the Attack Buy War Bonds Campaign
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. The drive promotes financial support through bond purchases, highlighting patriotic duty and national unity during the conflict.
Rites Conducted For Mrs Vanorsdale
Mrs Virginia Vanorsdale of near Berkeley Springs West Virginia died at Martinsburg City Hospital after months of illness. She was 79. Survived by daughters Mrs Charlie Sipes and Mrs Henry Sipes of Berkeley Springs Mrs Reynold Jenkins of Winchester sons Bradley and Elmer Vanorsdale of Berkeley Springs and Theodore Vanersdale of Martinsburg. Funeral services were held yesterday.
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Virginia Vanorsdale
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Martinsburg City Hospital
Vanorsdale
Charlie Sipes
Henry Sipes
Berkeley
Martinsburg
Germans Claim Florence Sighted In Open City Move
Berlin says Florence is open to protect monuments while the tower of Pisa is damaged by enemy shells. Allied reports dispute the claim with no confirmation of Italian fortifications or German troops in Florence.
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London
Florence
Pisa
Germany
Berlin
Thief Steals Car. Family Sees It Parked En Route
The Murray car was stolen in Annapolis Maryland while parked in front of an office. Marjorie Murray, en route to Fredericksburg for Mary Washington College registration, saw the car parked beside a highway north of here from a moving bus. State troopers recovered the vehicle unharmed but out of gas. the family planned to return to Annapolis with the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Churshall Murray
Annapolis
Marjorie
Mary Washington College
Here
Murray
Utility Beef To Be Freed Soon
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announces utility grade beef steaks and roasts will be ration-free starting August 13. Commercial good and choice grades stay rationed. cutter and canner grades remain free. An earlier order to remove utility and commercial grades from rationing takes effect August 1.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
Office of Price Administration
Car of Lime Burns Near Glaize Brothers
A box car of unslaked lime on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad siding between North Market and North Kent streets caught fire around 12 30 PM and was frought under control by the Winchester Fire Department. At 3 PM the blaze reoccurred as two trucks answered the alarm near the Glaize and Brother boiler house.
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Baltimore and Ohio
North Market
North Kent Streets
Winchester Fire Department
Glaize and Brother
Republican Governors Open Conclave in St Louis
The nation's 26 Republican governors led by Presidential Nominee Thomas E. Dewey opened meetings in St Louis to discuss solutions to friction between local and federal governments. Governor William H. Wills of Vermont hailed Dewey and Bricker as key to liberal government, urging a team approach and calling the event a push to bring government back to the village pump.
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ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
William H. Wills
Vermont
Dewey
New Yorker
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Springfield
Ill
Union Station
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
Wills
Bricker
Fifth War Loan Exceeds Goal in Record Financing
The fifth war loan reached 20.63 billion dollars, surpassing the 16 billion goal by 4.64 billion and setting a new record. Secretary Morgenthau called the total excellent news for the fighting men as plans begin for a sixth loan possibly opening Armistice Day and closing Pearl Harbor anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Pearl Harbor
Two Cases Sent To Clarke County Grand Jury
Two cases were held for action by the Clarke County grand jury before Trial Justice Lor ing C. Rackley. William A. Vance is charged with fraudulent intent to realize on a fire insurance policy and setting fire to his dwelling on March 19. Claude Hagens is charged with feloniously attacking Lewis Bell with a knife on July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Grand Jury
Loring C. Rackley
William A. Vance
Claude Hagens
Lewis Bell
Drunk and Disorderly Convictions in Civil and Police Court
Judge John Rice presided this morning over cases in Civil and Police Court. Eva F. Whetzell of 446 N. Loudoun Street was found guilty of drunk and disorderly conduct with a $10 fine plus costs. Lynn Brannon of Fairmont Ave Extended was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Eva F. Whetzell
Loudoun Street
Lynn Brannon
Fairmont Ave
Ridgeway Hearing Set For Tomorrow
Charles Milton Ridgeway of Frederick County faces arson charges for two fires on July 9 and July 23 at the C Irvine Cather orchard causing about 1500 dollars in damage He is arraigned at 1030 tomorrow morning before Trial Justice W Erle Edwards after being released Monday on 4000 dollars bond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Milton Ridgeway
Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
Ridgeway
C. Irvine
Philadelphia race clashes halt city transit and looting
After a work stoppage over alleged negro hiring, Philadelphia faced race riots with 300 arrests and widespread looting. Police estimated 10 hurt, including a man beaten with a brick, while 10 000 police and 7 000 auxiliaries patrolled as buses and trolleys remained idle. Navy and Army transportation disruptions cut production by up to 70 percent in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marquard
Charles Higgins
Higgins
John Rappaport
Philadelphia Transportation Company
John Young
Ridge Avenue
Young
Navy
Army
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Fort Dix
N. J
CIO Transport Workers’ Union
Fire Chief Displays Four of A Kind
Winchester Fire Chief Argenbright showed a strange ear of corn to the Star office. The main ear bore three smaller ears attached and four lima bean-like growths clustered on the largest ear. The item sparked jokes about growing succotash on the cob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argenbright
Winchester
Nature
Star Office
Trial Justice Court Disposes Case In Gainesboro
The Court of Trial Justice V. Erle Edwards Ray Adams Gainesboro disposed of a case involving no license offense. They imposed a fine of ten dollars plus costs. The outcome reflects local enforcement actions and court procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Trial Justice
Erle Edwards
Ray Adams
Gainesboro
Carnival Cites No Action on Dumont Shows
A warning against children under 16 attending carnivals is deemed sufficient. No action will be taken against the Dumont Shows finishing their week in the city.
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Dumont
Frederick County
National Foundation For
Richmond
Virginia State Department of Health
National Foundation
C. R. Anderson
Laurens Jones
Ben Belchic
Nazis Cut Off in Baltic Sea Areas
Nazi forces face encirclement in the Baltic region as Russian air power threatens attempts to break through. Front dispatches indicate mobility is severely restricted for trapped units and relief efforts are under heavy fire.
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Baltic Sea
Soviet Drive Seals Baltic Trap as War Pushes East Prussia
Soviet forces close in on the Baltic states trapping German units in Riga and Kaunas. Russian offensives race toward East Prussia with Cherniakhovsky near Eydtkuhnen and Zakharov’s Second White Russia Army advancing toward Lomza. German defenders flee as Moscow reports fast progress and new enemy generals captured.
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Baltic
East Prussia
Baltic States
Riga
Bagramian
Leipaja
Germany
Warsaw
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Kaunas
London
CBS
Moscow
Cherniakhovsky
Eydtkuhnen
Antigne
Lomrza
G. F. Zakharov
Red Army
Siedlce
Franke
Deblin River Crossing Incident Report
A fragment notes a body or object thrown across the Vistula in the Deblin area, located about 57 miles southeast of Warsaw, indicating a disturbance near the river and potential incident exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vistula River
Deblin
Warsaw
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Halvosa
Post
Service Committee
Dardanelles
Rathens
Burga
Aegean
Constanta
Fadardanelle
Smyrna
Black Sea
Parkara
Ory
Adana
Turkey
Istanbul
Aegean Isles
Bulgaria
Glaize Brothers
Civil & Police Court
Trial Justice Court
Hitler
Latvia
Estonia
Cletis Ciers
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Loudoun St
Wara
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