Covington Named Air Conditioning and Heat Supervisor
Henry H. Covington former NV Power Co assistant district manager and Army Air Forces lieutenant colonel has been appointed air conditioning and heat supervisor for the Potomac System with headquarters in Hagerstown Maryland. He took over August 1 after honorable discharge and will advise PE system engineers on air conditioning ventilation and heating and cooking power applications. Covington studied engineering at Virginia Military Institute and previously worked with Virginia utilities. the family plans to move to Hagerstown when a residence is found.
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Henry H. Covington
Northern Virginia Power
U.S. Army Air Forces
Potomac
Hagerstown
Covington
Army Air Forces
Air Corps
Cors
21St King Command
Saipan
Japan
Guam
21St
U. S
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia
Cov
Covingtons
Army Debates Size of Postwar Force in Senate
Senate debate centers on cutting Army strength from near 7 million to 3 million by end of 1946. Johnson argues the larger force is unnecessary for Japan, noting Senate recess and pending appropriations as delaying factors. Army officials cite a May 5 War Department plan to wind down a 6.97 million force.
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Washington
War Department
Selective Service
Johnson
D.-Colo
Senate
Oth
Japan
Coloradoan
New Scout Executive Assumes Duties in Shenandoah Area
Herbert J. Wilkins is the new Scout Executive for the Shenandoah Area Council serving five Northern Virginia and four West Virginia Panhandle counties. He succeeds Basil F. Searkey who joined the armed forces in May. Wilkins came from the Tidewater Council where he was assistant Scout executive since 1942. He is married with a young daughter and was a Rotary Club member in Portsmouth. His family will join him once a home is found.
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Herbert J. Wilkins
Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
Virginia
West Virginia Panhandle
Winchester
Basil F. Searkey
Armed Forces
Wilkins
Tidewater Council
Portsmouth
Rotary Club
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validities and Dates
The Associated Press outlines ration calendars for meats fats and foods blue stamps, sugar, gas and airplane stamps with good through dates August to November. It notes no plans to cancel APY programs and lists stamp groupings and gallon limits.
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Associated Press
OPA
Funeral rites for Professor William H McIlwee spotlight local tribute
Hundreds attend last rites for William H McIlwee 66 longtime director of Handley High School Band and Winchester City Band. Service at Market Street Methodist Church featured simple readings by Rev R W Vanderberry and a eulogy praising his rugged sincerity. Delegations from Keyser W Va attended with civic groups and local bands serving as pallbearers. Final burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery with active pallbearers named.
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Market Street Methodist Church
William H. McTiwee
Handley High School
Winchester City
R. W. Vanderberry
Messinee
Keyser
W. Va
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Modern Woodmen of America
MclIlwee
Mae Virginia McIilwee
Lurena Mae McIlwee
Emma McIlwee
A. E. Rice
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Cecil Grimm
Joseph Hodgson
Nelson Page
Philip Hunter
E. Russell Hook
I.S. Hale
E. P. Browning
Garland R. Quarles
Many Workers Quit In Steel Mills Across Nation
Labor strife halts production in at least 36 industries leaving about 40,000 workers idle. At Youngstown Ohio’s Brier Hill plant 1,300 maintenance workers quit. all departments except coke ovens closed. CIO United Steel Workers call the strike unauthorized after a shift change dispute.
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Brier Hill
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
CIO
United Steel Workers
Milwaukee
Birmingham
Ala
General Motors Chevrolet
Norwood
War Labor Board
Cleveland
George H. Bell
United Automobile
Red Cross Blood Donation Registration Clinic Notice
Registration for blood donation will be held in room 22 at People's Drug Store 3 North Loudoun Street. Volunteers may register from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM tomorrow through August 8 9 and 10. Most healthy persons aged 18 to 59 who weigh over 110 pounds are eligible to donate.
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Red Cross
Armed Services
People's Drug Store
North
Loudoun Street
Coast Guard Reservists and GI Bill Benefits Questioned
The Coast Guard Headquarters states that a member discharged from the Coast Guard Reserve may or may not be entitled to GI Bill of Rights benefits. The inquiry seeks clarity on eligibility and applicable provisions for former reservists.
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Coast Guard Temporary Reserve
U. 58. Coast Guard
More Paralysis Cases Reported
OND Virginia August 2 three new poliomyelitis cases were reported two in the Richmond area where the disease is prevalent. A 15 year old white boy previously listed as polio was re diagnosed with another undetermined illness. Authorities await autopsy results on a 23 year old negro woman who died after poliomyelitis admission though hospital officials doubt polio caused the death. Additional nurses arrived easing hospital strain with respirators available to handle a possible outbreak.
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Ond
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
St. Phillip Hospital
Medical College of Virginia
St. Philip
Berryville Beach Show Draws About 25 Entries
About 25 entries were listed for the Berryville Benen show at Berryville High School tonight at 8. If rain hits, the event moves indoors. Entries include pointers and setters across puppies and mature classes, with winners advancing to a championship and cash prizes from entry fees. Local markets brief notes follow with product prices and feed items.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
E. B. Jackson
Local Graded Egg Market Report
Market report lists egg grades and prices with whites and browns in 41 Grade A large extras 39 Grade B whites 36 Grade A mediums 36. Prices reflect mixed consignments and grade distinctions.
Mixed August Weather in Winchester Brings Showers Then Sun
Winchester woke to overcast skies and light rain then glimpsed a feeble sun around 1 PM. Forecasts predict more cloudiness and scattered showers with heat and humidity tonight and Friday. Day's high reached 80 with a 10 degree fall to 70, and .03 inch rain at the research lab, totaling .59 inch over two days.
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Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Japanese Hoped For Cheap War Says Record Publisher
J. David Stern of the Philadelphia Record, after a 25 000 mile Pacific tour, says Japan miscalculated a short war. He cites their propaganda driven belief in a quick victory and notes American naval power and floating drydocks would anchor a lasting war of attrition. He quotes a Marine general favoring holding every island with an American cemetery where Americans died.
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Philadelphia
J. David Stern
Philadelphia Record
Hitler
Stern
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Pacific
Attlee Resumes Cabinet Work in Downing Street
Prime Minister Clement Attlee returned from Potsdam to form his Labor government. He meets with President Truman and Premier Stalin to finalize ministers and a 15 August Parliament speech. Key advisers Cripps Dalton Greenwood, Alexander appeared at No 10.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Labor
No. 10
Downing Street
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Truman
Stalin
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Hugh Dalton
Exchequer
Arthur Greenwood
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Rainfall Sets Record in Clarke County July
Clarke County records a July rainfall high of 12.12 inches at the courthouse per county agent J. W. Olcott. A 1.85 inch storm Tuesday night flooded Main Street stores as sewers failed. A Winchest er farm barn owned by Bruce and Daily Slonaker burned in a lightning strike with 30 tons of hay and farm equipment lost.
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Clarke County
J. W Olcott
Court House
Olcott
Main Street
Bruce
Winchester
Alvin Belfort
Dress Up Day Set for City Playgrounds Friday
The Dress-Up Day postponed by rain will be held Friday afternoon at Handley and Virginia Avenue playgrounds. Children parade in colorful costumes and the Kiwanis Club sponsors the event with an annual show planned for next Wednesday across all playgrounds.
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Handley
Virginia Avenue
Kiwanis Club
Reporter Killed In Plane Crash On Okinawa
John Cashman 28 war correspondent for International News Service and nine crew members died when their Liberator reconnaissance plane crashed in a rainstorm near Okinawa airport. He survived earlier Navy service, won attention for a Medal of Honor story, and died alongside colleagues. Funeral services were held on the island. Survived by widow and young son.
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Okinawa
John Cashman
International News Service
Ernie Pyle
Te Island
Cashman
Woodhaven
N. Y
Navy
John
Pocket-Size Dictionary Ad in Winchester Evening Star
An advertisement promotes a pocket-size dictionary with 378 pages and 21000 definitions priced at 25 cents postpaid. It notes supplements on current words, abbreviations, mispronunciations and foreign words, with a durable cover for home, school or office. Supporters are urged to mail twenty cents and join the push to buy war bonds.
Storm Disrupts West Va Traffic
In Charleston area a severe rainstorm disrupted highway and rail traffic. Fred Spaulding of Ronda was rescued from an earth slide and hospitalized after being trapped waist deep for hours. U.S. Route 60 near Chelyan Bridge and State Route 61 were blocked by debris and slides.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fred Spaulding
Ronda
Kanawha County
Eee
Cabin Creek
Spaulding
West Virginia
Chelyan Bridge
Montgomery
Army Keeps 85 Point Discharge Score For Now
The Army will keep the 85 point credit for discharge for about 800000 men and plans a revision to discharge a further 709000 by June 1946. Secretary Stimson noted no date for the new score and a new calculation will credit service after May 12 1945, allowing some men to qualify for discharge in the interim period.
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Washington
Army
Stimson
Churchill Given Lasting Praise
The Big Three message to Winston Churchill at the Berlin conference decries his wartime leadership and says the world recognizes the greatness of his work. Presidents Truman and Attlee and Generalissimo Stalin thank him for his untiring efforts and role in laying foundations for lasting peace.
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London
Winston Churchill
Truman
Protests Over War Criminals Compared To Animals
In OLSO Norway on August 2 a protest by the Norwegian Society for the Protection of Animals criticized comparing war criminals to animals. The group urged that war criminals be labeled as devils and not equated with animals.
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Olso
Norway
Norwegian Society For the Protection of Animals
Churchill Tribute Motion Blocked in Australia Parliament
Prime Minister Joseph Chifley refused to allow debate on a House motion praising Winston Churchill, arguing it could be seen as politically biased. The proposal sought to record admiration for Churchill’s leadership and Britain’s wartime achievements.
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Canberra
Joseph B. Chifley
House of Representatives
Churchill
Britain
British Commonwealth
Draft rules for men aged 38 and job changes
The Selective Service System says men 38 years old have not been drafted for several years. A man within draft age should consult his local draft board before changing jobs.
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Selective Service System
Special Services At Carpers Valley
The Rev. F. T. Fulcher leads special services at Carpers Valley starting Monday evening August 6 at 8 o'clock and continuing for a week, excluding Saturday night, and closing Sunday morning August 12 at 11 30 o'clock. The public is invited.
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F. T. Fulcher
Answers to the Daily Quiz Issued for Page 4 Readers
Correct responses list quiz answers. Borneo, Theodore Roosevelt, Field Marshall Jan Christain Smuts, the Amazon region, woman opera singer, the 92nd Infantry, sufficient, low rich ground, National Board of Fire Und erwriters, True.
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Borneo
Theodore Roosevelt
Field Marshall
Jan Christain Smuts
Amazon
South America
92Nd Infantry
Sufficient
National Board of Fire Underwriters
True
Winchester Club golf qualify round set for Sunday
The Winchester Club hosts a Sunday qualifying round for the club championship. The 16 players with the lowest gross score advance to the championship, expected to start within 10 days. Wilson Pugh defending champion.
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Winchester
Sargent
Wilson Pugh
Winchester Club
Local News Briefs Highlight Community Events
The Star reports on neighborhood happenings across the city including civic meetings, school activities, and public notices. Readers are invited to follow ongoing coverage for schedules, results, and community impact.
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