Winchester Park Triumphs Over Middletown Minks 10-1 in Five-Hit Win
Winchester Park avenged earlier losses to the Middletown Minks with a 10-1 victory. Park jumped on James Judy for five hits and four runs in the first inning, added three more in the second, and rode Brumbaugh’s five strikeouts to a five-inning win before he left with a strained back. Emmert doubled and tripled, driving in runs, while Keller, Johnson, and Emmert sparkled at the plate.
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Winchester Park
Middletown Minks
Brumbaugh
Tiffney
Eugene Jenkins
C. Cooley
Keller
Emmert
Michael
Johnson
Luby
Park
Mink
Burch
Purcellville Upsets Virginia Woolen 5-1 in City League
Purcellville All Stars defeated the Virginia Woolen softball team 5-1 after four runs in the first inning and one in the third. Virginia Woolen finally scored in the seventh on a lone run. Lake led the Woolen bats with a three bagger, while Wilson added a double for Purcellville.
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Virginia Woolen
Purcellville All Stars
Purcellville
Lake
Wilson
Notice to creditors in estate of Alvin H. Hummer
Creditors and anyone with claims against the estate of Alvin H. Hummer must settle with Caroline H. Allen at Bloomery Star Route. Provide details or proofs of claim. contact at phone 6139.
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Alvin H. Hummer
Caroline H. Allen Bloomery
General Walker Killed Leading Normandy Assault
Brig Gen Nelson M Walker a Pittsfield Mass native and infan try division assistant commander was killed leading a hedgerow assault in Normandy. He died within hours from a machinegun wound after receiving the Legion of Merit and Purple Heart in prior service. His son Lt Perrin Walker serves as an aide to the division commander. His widow Mrs Doris Walker lives in Pittsfield with daughter Nancy engaged in Red Cross work.
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Normandy
Nelson M. Walker
Pittsfield
Mass
Perrin Walker
Gen. Walker
Army
Washington
Pearl Harbor
France
Doris Walker
Nancy
Local sports headline from The Evencie Star Daily
The Evenice Star Daily highlights regional sports action with brief game results and player notes from local teams. Coverage includes score updates and upcoming matchups for the week.
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Evenice Star Daily
Strike Leaders Get Walking Papers
Four leaders of the Philadelphia transportation strike were dismissed from their jobs after being released on $2,500 bonds on Smith Connelly Act charges. The four named leaders are James McNenamin, Frank P. Carney, William C. Dixey, and Frank Thompson. Maj. Gen. Hayes warned workers they must return to duty at the scheduled time or risk permanent job loss.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphian Transportation
Army
James McNenamin
Frank P. Carney
William C. Dixey
Frank Thompson
Weekly price column clarifies Form FPR 50 mailing rules
The column corrects earlier guidance on Form FPR 50 submissions. One copy must be mailed to the War Price and Rationing Board, the other kept for records. It notes a 1943 date printed as 1944, states August 31 1944 as the effective change, and warns of possible price ceiling shifts and added premiums. It also covers MPR-2 notices for restaurant pricing and announces August base price for sweet potatoes at 3.25 to wholesale buyers in Virginia.
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Coumn
War Price and Rationing Board
Roanoke
Virginia
Winchester
Pacific Ace Tops Japanese in Southwest Pacific
Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, 23, Ridgewood New Jersey, shot down his twenty first Jap plane in a Halmahera raid to become the leading American air ace active in the Southwest Pacific. Maj. Richard Bong of Poplar Wisconsin with 27 planes is now back in the United States.
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Thomas B. McGuire
Ridgewood
N. J
Halmahera Island
Southwest Pacific
Richard Bong
Poplar
Wis
Ground Training May Be Available At Local Schools
George Scheder at Winchester Municipal Airport announced a plan to offer two hundred hours of ground training to local high school students. The program, taught by qualified high school faculty, will be funded by the State Board of Education for salaries and by local groups or student fees to cover the rest. The course equals pre cadet training and could be limited by cost. details are being finalized with a hoped launch.
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Winchester
George Scheder
Blacksburg
State Board of Education
Local Schools Back Army Program Across Several High Schools
The government sponsored program has drawn enthusiastic response from Winchester Clearbrook Stephens City Boyce Berryville and Gore high schools. The Army sees the project as vital for training Fortress and Fighter pilots and preparing youth for leadership in the air age of tomorrow.
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Winchester
Clearbrook
Stephens City
Boyce
Berryville
Gore
Army
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Ralph Judy
James Judy
Purcee Ponts
Simpson
Dillon
Wilson Davis
Longerbeam Grubbs Ward Ainsworth
Tiffany
Woolen B. Patton
Willey
Clevenger Burch Lake
Legge Anderson
H. Patton L. Grim Larrick
Ashley’s Coal and Wood Yard
E. Cork St
Walker
Russell Perkins
Moorestown, New Jersey
Ford
Army Aircraft Warning Service
Mt.Laurel
Rouge
The
Ford, Mercery
Lincoln
Buat
Olga Stoker
Bugs Armstrong
Congoleum
W. B. Snider & Son
WAC Womens Army Corps
Debarking i
Hawaii
Women's Army Corps
U.S. Army
Army Recruiting Station
Gats of
Wac
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