Charter Faith Reaffirmed By President On Charter Anniversary
President Roosevelt reaffirmed faith in the Atlantic Charter on its first anniversary, pledging to stand with Churchill to advance eight principles including no territorial aggrandizement, freedom of the seas, equal trade access, disarmament, and protection of human rights. He said the United Nations have embraced these aims as the basis for a lasting peace and a happier world when victory comes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
England
United States
United Nations
Churchill
Air raid wardens praised for service in Winchester
Between now and Sunday wardens will call on residents and leave mimeographed attack instructions. About 100 fully trained wardens serve Winchester citizens, risking their own safety for neighbors. Citizens are urged to show appreciation with complete support.
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Winchester
Suit Aims to Halt Black Market Steel Sales in Cleveland
James C. Gruener of the Office of Price Administration says the first civil action to stop black market steel sales will be filed in Federal Court in Cleveland. Willard Markle is accused of buying steel from warehouses and selling it to Higgins Industries at about $20 a ton above the ceiling, involving 160000 pounds in four transactions. The suit cites violations of price schedules and follows testimony from Frank Higgins at a congressional inquiry.
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Cleveland
James C. Gruener
Office of Price Administration
Willard Markle
Cleveland Steel
Gruener
Frank Higgins
Andrew Jackson Higgins
New Orleans
Washington
Markle
Higgins Industries
Higgins
Young Higgins
Gruene
Tire Purchase Reporting Under War Emergency Act
Winchester Police Department and Frederick County Deputy Sheriff are designated to collect reports of all new or used motor vehicle tires during the War Emergency. Purchasers must provide serial numbers, tire size, and name and address of sellers, with filings due within ten days to the local law enforcement officer. The act, effective May, requires reporting unless certified by a rationing board or agency.
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Winchester
James P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Sloan Kuykendall
Robert DeHaven
Frederick County
General Assembly
Police Department
De Haven Hotel Boarder Aims for Army Reconditioning
Deputy Sheriff Bob states a star boarder from the De Haven Hotel on Jail Hill was jailed intoxicated and expressed a wish to be reconditioned for service in the armed forces within three to five days. He is now housed and improving and should be ready to begin army training as a selectee in about ten days.
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Bob” Dehaven
Darden to Deliver Address at Service Men Honor Roll
Governor Darden will speak at the dedication of the Service Men Honor Roll on Sunday September 13 at 430 pm in Winchester. E Blackburn Moore will introduce him and a large gathering of state officials and ex service groups are invited to participate. The event welcomes the American Legion VFW and Winchester Company VPF with the Honor Roll listing local servicemen now in the armed forces.
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Darden
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Moore
Ieee Som Nce
Handley High School
William Tuck
S. Gardner Waller
A. P. Staples
E. R Combs
Senate
Col. Mills Neale
Selective Service
Virginia
Col
P. Saunders
Henry G. Gilmer
J. D. Griffen
Byrd
Robertson
American Legion
Whitacre to lead air craft warning posts across county
George B. Whitacre named supervisor of air craft warning posts with charge of Whitacre Siler Gainesboro and Gore posts all reporting through Whitacre Telephone Co. Post near Gore now on 24 hour duty under chief observer Russell Hook with assistants Riley Wisecarver Sawyer and Wolford.
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George B. Whitacre
Philip R. Fowle
Whitacre
Siler
Gainesboro
Gore
Whitacre Telephone Com Associated
Russell Hook
Stanley Riley
W. H. Wisecarver
James N. Sawyer
W. M. Wolford
Jesse R. Whitacre
Ebenezer Church Road
Italian Cruisers Hit Hard by US Airmen at Pylos Harbor
Four destroy three Italian cruisers at Pylos in a Mediterranean bombing. From a Middle East airfield, four engine bombers of the 98th group scored two direct hits on one cruiser, set another aflame, and damaged a third, while a fourth escaped damage and enemy anti aircraft fire was limited.
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Catro
Pylos
Husselini
Middle East
BWR
98Th
Hugo Rush
Mediterranean
Pedoponnesus
Ionian Seacoast
Americas
Repaired Tires To Be Tested In War Work Area
Richmond Virginia August 14 A survey to determine the durability of recap and retread tires used by war workers was requested by the War Department. James Cowman executive secretary to the state highway traffic advisory committee said the canvass covers over 100 people in Henrico Chesterfield and Richmond who hold tires certificates. About 25 percent report trouble with retreads and recaps with speeding deemed the main cause.
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Richmond
War Workers For Transportation
James Cowman
State Highway Traffic Advisory Committee
Cowman
War Department
J. Truman Thompson
Henrico
Chesterfield
Cowan
Woodside Patriarch Dies in Charlotte at 61
Mason W. Woodside 61 died at his home in Charlotte after a heart attack. A pioneer automobile dealer and longtime Presbyterian church officer, he counted among his descendants signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration. Funeral set for Caldwell Memorial Church at 5:30 p.m. He was father of Ralph M. Woodside of the Agricultural Marketing Administration in Winchester.
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Charlotte
N. C
Mason W. Woodside
Woodside
City
Presbyterian Church
Alice
Ralph Woodside
Ralph M. Woodside
Winchesthe Agricultural Marketing Administration
Mr. Woodside
Michigan
British Cruiser Manchester Lost in Mediterranean Action
The admiralty reports the cruiser Manchester loss during extensive Mediterranean operations. Malta convoy supplies and reinforcements reached their destination while Axis forces contend with British and American efforts. The page notes a sinking of an Axis submarine and the Eagle carrier loss, with around 700 crew aboard the Manchester.
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London
Admiralty
Manchester
Mediterranean
Malta
Rome Radio Today
Eagle
Carrie
City Delinquents Under Draft Act Delinquent list released
Local Board No. 1 in Winches ter states the following named individuals are delinquents under the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act for failing to return occupational questionnaires or provide present addresses. The list includes Warren Newton Daughtery Harry Amos Finchum William Garland Tinsman Robert Kidd Marcus Leslie T McKee Clinton M Keckley John Vermilyea Clon Charles Lowe Robert Justice Carson Letcher Redner Bar William Thomas Mason William Roy Adams Frennie Mose Reno William Blake Glaize Lewis John Campbell Floyd Lee Brill Robert Irvin Clark Lester Luther Richardson David Lewis Hich William Henry Morgan Floyd Ash Walter Marvin West Oscar Haines Kremer Silvanus Riley William Norman Thomas Charles Herman Hinton William Henry Johnson Stanley Livingstone Tibbs Clarence Myrton Russell Otis Ewig Charles Edward Brill Charles Franklin
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Wincheser
Warren Newton Daughtery
Harry Amos Finchum
William Garland Tinsman
Robert Kidd Marcus
Leslie T. McKee
Clinton M. Keckley
John A. Vermilyea
Clon Charles Lowe
Robert Jusoe Carson Letcher
Redner
Bar
William Thomas Mason
William Roy Adams
Frennie
Mose Reno
William Blake
Glaize Lewis
John Campbell
Floyd Lee Brill
Robert Irvin Clark
Lester Luther Richardson
David Lewis Hich
William Henry Morgan
Floyd Ash
Walter Marvin West
Oscar Haines Kremer
Silvanus Riley
William Norman Thomas
Charles Herman Hinton
William Henry Johnson
Stanley Livingston Tibbs
Clarence Myrton Russell
Otis Ewig
Charles Edward Brill
Charles Prank
Greer Garson To Tour Virginia After Bond Meeting
Internationally known actress Greer Garson is loaned to the War Savings Staff for September 6 to 10 for a Virginia tour. She will arrive in Winchester September 9 at 6 30 p m from Front Royal for a bond meeting at Handley School at 8 p m. She then travels to Fredericksburg with the Virginia tour opening in Danville on September 6. Her latest film Mrs Miniver is showing in Winchester August 21 to September 5.
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Greer Garson
War Savings
Treasury Department
Virginia
Tatay
Dare
Ay Bydrew Bell
Committee On War Savings
R. F. Nelson
Richmond
Miss Garson
Winchester
Front Royal
Handley School
Fredericksburg
Danville
President Jenks
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Jan Struther
Mrs. Miniver
Navy Seizes Bayonne General Cable Plant
The Navy seized the Bayonne New Jersey plant of the General Cable Corporation amid a strike and announced reopening at 4 p m. The seizure notice said any interference is an offense against the United States, posted by Rear Admiral Harold G Bowen. A navy spokesman said no immediate use of sailors or soldiers was planned to enforce the order.
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Bayonne
N. J
Navy
General Cable Corporation
United States
Harold G. Bowen
German Onslaught Crushed as Red Armies Push Back Nazis
Soviet dispatches report a German breakthrough near the Don below Kretskaya was halted by counter attacks. A Paris radio claim said parts of Stalingrad burned amid heavy aerial bombardment. In the Caucasus, German columns reached within 140 miles of Grozny oil fields after a 50 mile advance in 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Hel Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Don
Kretskaya
Volga Steel City
Paris
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Rostov-Baku
Caspian Sea
Grozny
Caucasus Range
Mt. ElborpHi
Adolf Hitler
North Caucasus
Voronezh
Moscow
Leningrad
Red Army
Vyazma
New Route 50 Causes Uncertainty For Bus Travelers
In Boyce Virginia and Millwood residents report uncertainty with Route 50 now in permanent use. Buses sometimes bypass Boyce and Millwood, arriving via the old Road 50 and bypassing expected through service. Local businesses note a slight drop in tourist traffic and a rise in local patronage remains, while gas rationing also affects activity.
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Boyce
Millwood
Rome
Mill- Benen
Randolph Rogers
Boyce Lunch
New Road
Willingham
Allied Bombers Still Blasting At Japanese Ships
Allied bombers press reports claim U S Marines push deeper into three Solomons islands Florida Guadalcanal Malaita while Tokyo silent on land actions. Homma relieved in Philippines as possible shift to Solomon defense.
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South Sea Islands
Navy
Washington
Australia
U. S S
Key Islands
Florida
Guadalcanal
Clash Expanding in Solomons Battles as Allies Bombard Warships
General MacArthur reported Allied bombers attacked Japanese warships and transports as U S Marines expanded operations in the Solomons. Weather limited observation while flying fortresses and bombers struck targets in New Guinea waters west of the Solomons. The air and sea actions marked a broadening battle into its second week with Operations continuing. Executors Sale announced for two properties of late Charles J Gordon in Frederick County with sale set for Aug 22.
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MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Solomons
the Solomons
Washington
Navy
Court House
Charles J. Gordon
Grimes, Frederick Co
Yard Party Benefit at Local Halls and Church
Yard party and supper events announced at John Kerr School and Mace donia Church. Music games and bingo nights planned at Rouss Fire Hall and nearby venues with proceeds for Friendship Fire Co. and community groups.
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John Kerr School
Benefit Friendship Fire Co
Macedonia Church
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Dr “Déhaven Hotel
Gov. Darden
J. W. Mitchell
Middleburg
W. Capitol
Frank Emmart
Pike
Berryville
Lewis
Betty Boxwell
Josephine Drury
Solomons Battle
Il Duce
By Edward Kennedy
Charlotte, N. C
Tokyo
Portugal
Central Press
Jersey
General Cable Co
Timoshenko
The
Homma
Rouss Fire Hall
Margaret L. Hodgson
Palace Theatre
Pearl Harbor
Middletown Fire Dept
Riverton
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