Finance Committee Recommends Relief for Grant Duties
The Common Council finance committee led by W P Anderson urged Mayor Anderson to relieve City Manager S L Grant of civilian defense coordinator duties due to overextended responsibilities from the Fay’s Spring auxiliary water system project. The panel said one person cannot manage all duties, and Mayor Anderson planned to act upon Grant’s resignation, though Grant has not resigned and called the matter a committee and mayor decision.
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W. P. Anderson
Finance Committee
Common Council
Anderson
S. L. Grant
Fay’s Spring
Mr. Grant
Grant
Clashes On Russian Front Axis Drive Deeper Caucasus
Axis forces clash on the Russian front with German troops pushing deeper into the Caucasus amid another air attack on Iceland. The report notes intensified fighting on the eastern front and expanded aerial activity in the North Atlantic theater.
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Caucasus
Iceland
Salesmen Plead For More Gasoline Allocation
Traveling salesmen from Virginia and other coastal states press Washington officials to give them more gasoline under the OPA rationing plan. After a talk with Senator Byrd they plan to meet with Joel Dean to argue that 500000 salesmen and service workers risk losing jobs due to current allocations. They cite 4,961,137 people in manufacturing and wholesale sectors dependent on traveling salesmen and denounce the plan as discriminatory and illogical.
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Washington
Virginia
Seaboard
Senator Byrd
D.-Va
Joel Dean
Dean
Orthopedic Clinic Scheduled at Winches Saunas Saturday
A Saturday orthopedic clinic will be held from 9 a m to 2 p m at the Winches under the Saunas association. No appointments are required or allowed and only children may be treated. Robert B Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital will conduct the clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thened Wore Association
Robert B. Funsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Girl Scout Camp Breaks Tomorrow
Fragmentary item notes a Girl Scout camp at White-will be events involving campers returning by luggage and safety of luggage. it mentions tomorrow and Thursday afternoon in uncertain phrasing.
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Girl Scout
White
Tee Ae
For Sale: Fletcher Property Near City Limits
Six room residence of late C W and Elzora Fletcher and two building lots along the west side of Front Royal Turnpike to be sold at noon Saturday August 8 in front of Court House.
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C. W
Elzora Fletcher
Front Royal Turnpike
Court House
Bingo Night at F. O. E. Home on Wednesday Evenings
The notice invites players to play bingo at the F. O. E. Home located at 211 N. Loudoun Street every Wednesday at 8 p m. It references a Yared party at White Hall Ridge on Friday August 6 with unspecified details.
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Loudoun Street
White Hall Ridge
Churches Protest Sunday Shows By Little Theatre
Ministers from Braddock Street Methodist and Winchester Presbyterian oppose Council approval for a war charity play at the Little Theatre on Sunday night August 23. They cite a Church resolution and urge Council to reconsider while city officials cite a Supreme Court ruling permitting Sunday performances for charity.
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Braddock Street Methodist
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Council
Presbyterian Church
T. M. Swann
Douglas Grimm
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Ronald Wilson
Leslie
Winchester
Soa
J. P. Bear
Supreme Court
Reardon
Little Theatre
Braddock Street
Churchill Jones Named Secretary of Corrections
F Churchill Jones district supervisor for the Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia overseeing 18 northern counties and four cities with Winchester HQ has accepted appointment as executive secretary of the State Board of Corrections. He plans to start soon while remaining in his current residence. The Corrections Board, created by the 1942 Legislature, will oversee the state penal system with five members including Commissioner Youell.
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F. Churchill Jones
Auditor of Public Accounts of
Virginia
Winchester
State Board of Corrections
Jones
eThe Peece Board of Corrections
Major Youell
Correc
Auxiliary Police Meet At Armory Change Noted
Members of the Auxiliary Police force will meet tonight at 8 o clock at the Armory and not at Handley High School as previously announced. Members are asked to note the change.
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Armory
Handley High School
Gold Peaches Packed at E P Beans Shed
Gold peaches are being packed at E P Beans shed on the Old Fairgrounds property replacing Winchester Cold Storage. Local labor and packing lines are active with shipments planned for nearby markets this week.
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E. P. Bean
Old Fairgrounds
Winchester Cold Storage
WN Fete on Rutherford Lawn August Sixth
Charity fundraiser at Henry W. Rutherford's Berryville Pike lawn features ham and chicken sandwiches Hints of food and social event details from Crum's Church planned for Thursday August 6 with 3 PM start time listed in local notice
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Crum
Henry W. Rutherford
Berryville Pike
Water system progress and easement agreements approved
City officials report Fay’s Spring auxiliary water system arriving daily and expect completion by August 25. The council authorized a water rights contract with Ernest Clevenger and heirs for $1,000 cash and 18,000 gallons per month, plus riparian damages for Kackley and Stewart at $2 per rod. An ordinance authorized Fay property pipeline installations.
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Percy Miller
Ernest Clevenger
Fay Spring
Kackley
Stewart
Fay
Water Committee
Pifer Dies At 56 In Frederick County Home
Luther Daniel Pifer 56 a prominent Frederick county farmer and fruit grower died at his Stephens City area home at 12 25 pm after a two week illness attributed to hemorrhagic meningitis from sun stroke He was born July 26 1886 in Kernstown and was a deacon and member of Cork Street Church of Christ Winchester He was the son of Daniel E and a longtime local resident.
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Luther Daniel Pifer
Frederick County
Stephens City
Mr. Pifer
Kernstown
Daniel E. Pifer
Cork Street Church of Christ
Winchester
Pifer
Many Feared Killed In Crossing Crash at Crystal Springs
A train and a passenger bus collided at a crossing near Crystal Springs station. Officials report about 38 people aboard the bus and train, with many feared dead or seriously injured. Local cashier L. W. Stringer cited the scene as the crash location and initial casualty estimates.
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L. W. Stringer
Jackson
Committee On Sugar Thanks Its Volunteers
The sugar ration committee in Winchester publicly thanks 75 ladies and three gentlemen who assisted with issuance of special use sugar certificates during a hot week. About 4 630 applicants received canning sugar with help from police, City Hall occupants, and local firms during a seven day ration period. The note urges patience in lines and gratitude for sugar versus bread line hardship.
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George Snarr
Andrew Bell
E. G. Rusk
France
Rosenberger Elected to School Board Seat
Rosenberger is elected to the school board to fill the vacancy created by the death of Steck. Steck had been chairman of the Handley School Board. the seat was vacant for several weeks.
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Rosenberger
Steck
Handley Sch
Well Beley-Chooten
Rouss Fire Co. Notice for August Meeting
Charley Rouss Fire Co. holds its regular monthly meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. All members are requested to attend. David F. Hottle, President.
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Rouss Fire CO
Charley Rouss Fire Co
David F. Hottle
All-India Congress Demands Freedom to Align With United Nations
The All-India Congress working committee adopted a 1200 word resolution calling for withdrawal of British power to enable India to ally with the United Nations and fight aggressors. The group floated Gandhi with full powers to lead civil disobedience if Britain rejects independence.
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London
All- India Congress Party
India
United Nations
Reuters
Bombay
World Federation
Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi Bombay
All-Indian Congress Party
Britain
Eight die in training plane crash into Murray River
Melbourne reports eight people were killed when two R A A F training planes collided and crashed into the Murray River in South Australia. Air Minister Arthur Drakeford disclosed the incident.
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Melbourne
Murray River
South Australia
Arthur Drakeford
German air raids hit Swansea and Brighton targets
Berlin radio reports German forces attacked Britain with raids focused on Swansea one night. Britain’s resort town of Brighton and southwestern port facilities were cited as targets in yesterday’s German air offensive.
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Berlin
Britain
Swansea
DNB
England
Brighton
British submarine sinks one Italian ship in Mediterranean
The Admiralty announced that a British submarine in the Mediterranean sunk a Italian vessel and severely damaged another, forcing her to be beached.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Roosevelt to Complete Review of Nazi Sabotage Case
President Roosevelt was expected to finish reviewing voluminous evidence collected by a military commission in the trial of eight alleged Nazi saboteurs, with a ruling anticipated tomorrow or Friday. The proceedings are part of a wartime security case in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
General Bradley Arrives in Moscow to Boost U S Aid
Maj Gen Follett Bradley former commander of the first air force arrives in Moscow on a U S mission to intensify aid to Russia. He brings a Roosevelt letter to Premier Stalin and piloted a United States B 24 bomber from Washington in ten days.
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Moscow
Follett Bradley
First Air Force
United States Eastern Defense Command
Russia
Presimme Roosevelt
Stalin
United States
Boon Pong
Washington
General
Nebraska
Rivers Conditions Report From Riverton
The North Fork river is cloudy while South Fork is clear and low. condition notes update river clarity and water level measurements at Riverton.
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Riverton
Vichy French Vice Counsel Condemned for Espionage in Turkey
A Vichy French vice counsel stationed in Antakia Hatay district in southern Turkey has been condemned to death for espionage. The case sits before an appellate court after trial by a special tribunal. The official’s name was not disclosed.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Antakia
Antioch
Hatay
Syria
Cyprus
British Bombers Hit Ruhr Valley and English Channel Sweep
British air forces attacked targets in Germany s Ruhr Valley last night with two RAF planes lost. Fighters and fighter bombers followed up raids over the English Channel in clear weather as German raiders were repelled and six enemy bombers destroyed in overnight actions.
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London
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Air Ministry
RAF
English Channel
England
Wales
Britain
Berlin
Doomed Woman Granted Stay in Rice Field Slaying Case
The Louisiana Supreme Court stayed the execution of Annie Beatrice Toni Jo Henry, 26, who was set to die August 10 for the killing of Joseph P. Calloway, a Houston salesman, in a rice field slaying case.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Annie Beatrice
Toni Jo”) Henry
Joseph P. Calloway
Houston
Tex
Battle Among "Friends" on Voronezh Front Report
The German language BBC broadcast heard by CBS said Romanian and Hungarian troops fought to halt a Russian advance on the Voronezh front. Armed clashes followed between Germans Romanians and Hungarians witnessed by Russians.
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New York
Voronezh
German planes attack Grimey Island lighthouse Iceland
United States Army authorities announced that German planes attacked a lighthouse on Grimey Island near Holmavik in northeastern Iceland. The lighthouse is operated by Icelanders in the region known as The Claw.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Grimey Island
Holmavik
United States Army
Cossacks Slip Through German Lines in Kushchevka Sector
Dispatches report Cossack cavalry slipped through German lines by night in Kushchevka, killing more than 3,000 German troops and driving survivors two miles back. Russian lines held about 50 miles south of Rostov as German forces pressed from Belaya Glina.
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Moscow
Kushchevka
Rostov
Belaya Glina
Deepening Nazi Push Into Caucasus Reported By German Dispatches
German mechanized columns drive toward Russia's oil region in the Caucasus with reports of paratroop landings and air borne tanks. Hitler's SS troops capture Kropotkin south of Rostov and reach the Kuban river as Soviet forces contest the advance. Red Fleet says warships shell columns in the Sea of Azov and sink ships, while Soviet dispatches focus on the northern front.
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Caucasus
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Kropotkin
Rostov
Caspian Sea
Kuban
Red Fleet
Sea of
Azov
Red Navy
Government halts scrapping of usable mining equipment
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes directed all Bureau of Mines field engineers to stop scrapping usable second hand mining gear in the scrap metal salvage drive. He warned valuable irreplaceable mining machinery including kiln equipment crushers and other ore reduction and treatment machinery was being destroyed.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Bureau of Mines
Ickes
Brady Largent bids farewell at last regular council meeting
Brady Largent thanked the Common Council for electing him two years ago to succeed the late Fred Forney. He hinted at possible special meetings before the new council is sworn in and said he would attend if held. Alan Peery Fred Glaize J H Henry Leonard Sirbaugh will join as four-year terms. The curb market sold rice roasting cars beans peaches tomatoes cucumbers and other seasonal produce with generally good prices for shoppers.
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Brady Largent
Common Council
Fred Forney
Mr. Largent
Lawrence Hollis
Miller Streit
Alan Peery
Fred Glaize
J. H. Henry
Leonard Sirbaugh
Red Fleet Menace and Soviet Cruiser Sinking Report
A German spokesman said the Russian Black Sea fleet face increasing danger as 70 small Red navy boats massed in the Don estuary were rendered homeless. Italian torpedo boats were credited with sinking a 6,500 ton Soviet cruiser in the Black Sea. The report notes German and allied troop advances in the western front.
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Don River
Black Sea
Long Range Plans For Ridge Road
National Park Service and Public Roads Administration engineers draft postwar plans to resume work on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The scenic highway links Shenandoah Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina and Tennessee and remains an on the shelf project for postwar employment.
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Washington
Blue Ridge Parkway
National Park Service
Public Roads Administration
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah
Virginia
Great Smoky
North Carolina
Tennessee
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Matthew M. Beer
H. G. Kump
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Richard M. Duncan
Fred M. Prankenhoff
Walter C. Ploeser
St. Louis
Joseph B. Shannon
Kansas City
Roger C. Slaughter
Reed
Car Friend
U. S
Clyde M. Reed
Thale P. Skovgard
W. H. Burke
Little River Stockman
George McGill
Smith
Woodrum
Howard W. Smith
International Association of Machinists
AFL
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Moss A. Plunkett
Capital
Va. Supreme Court
Churchill Jones
Corrections
L. D. Pifer
Frederick Co
Crystal Springs, Mis
Committee On Sugar
Chidesa
All-India Congress
Gandhi
Bulletins
Gen. Bradley
White Hall
By Roger D .Greene
C. Douglas Barnett
Largent
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