Memorial Services and Parades Debated for V J Day Observance
Inquiries across Winchester show split views on V J Day observance with mayoral stance against outward demonstrations while about half favor celebratory actions. Citizens propose quiet prayer services or a public parade and community event at Handley Stadium plus church attendance and gratitude.
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Ester
Winchester
Dave
Edward S. van Leer
Steens City
Fred Updike
Boscawen
Jessie Crisman
North Down Street
Clay Baily
Purcellville
B. H. Potts
Valley Pike
John L. Thornton
N. Loudoun Street
Betsy Conklin
Handrey Boulevard
Mary Washington College
Dusty” Rhodes
Rhodes Drug Store
Boscawen Street
Eddie Gilmer
Glaize Avenue
R. G. Hengeveld
Handley Stadium
Ward Thresh
Shirley St
Alton Powell
Stewart Sr
Funeral Rites Planned for Dr Clar ence A Davis
Funeral services are set for Dr Clar ence A Davis a longtime local drug store proprietor who died Sunday night at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a four month illness The service will be at 3 PM Wednesday from his Handley Boulevard home with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery The Masonic Order will conduct rites Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are listed by name.
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Puneral
Clarence A. Davis
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Wlil
Handley Blvd
W. O. Talbert
Mount Hebron
Masonic Order
James R. Alexander, Jr
Richard B. Brown
Jacob H. Yost
Vernon C. Eddy
Claude Grim
Myer Hamberger
Ansel Solenberger
Lee Miller
G. L. McCarty
Alva C. Richards
Norman Brooks
M. J. Baptist
George Bushnell
Boyd V. Unger
Charles O. Dearmont
Allen Gray
Grover Schlack
Donald McFadden
Youths Throw Rock Break Windshield at Armory
Mrs. Earl Bunting told police that three boys aged 14 to 16 threw a rock at her car near the Winchester armory, cracking the windshield which will need replacement.
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Earl Bunting
Winchester Armory
Oliver Brill Hearing Continued
A preliminary hearing for Oliver Brill of Star Tannery on possession of illegal liquor and distilling apparatus is postponed to Tuesday August 21 at 11 oclock. In related cases Judge W Erle Edwards heard John C Rutherford Berryville fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding and Ernest Scognamiglio Brooklyn NY paid 20 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Oliver Brill
Star Tannery
W. Erle Edwards
John C. Rutherford
Berryville
Ernest Scognamiglio
Brooklyn
N.Y
Ration Calendar shows stamps and expiry dates
The notice lists wartime ration details for meats fats processed foods sugar and gasoline with stamp ranges and good through dates. It notes book four stamps valid through late August to November and book three airplane stamps valid indefinitely. Gasoline coupons cover varying gallon amounts with expiry dates and new period for 1945 46 season.
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Associated Press
OPA
Will of C. Fred Barr Probate Records Estate to Widow
The September 1931 will of C. Fred Barr witnessed by Florence M. Barr and the late William T. Barr leaves all estate to his widow Mary Wall Barr. It has been probated and recorded with Mrs. Barr as executrix on a 20 000 bond. Appraisers named J. H. Yost Robert Bell O L Jamison Ethel Rinker and G F Rinker.
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C. Fred Barr
Florence M. Barr
William T. Barr
Mary Wall Barr
Barr
J. H. Yost
Robert Bell
O. LU. Jamison
Ethel Rinker
G. F. Rinker
Beginners Swim Course At Rouss Park Finishes
A June 25 to July 31 1945 Red Cross beginners swimming course led by Mr George concluded with a final test day for a group of boys and girls. The certificate recipients include Billy White Russell Partlow Ellen Rivers Glynn La Vecchi Jerry La Vecchi Glynn La La Vecchi Daniel Martin Billy Shank Bobby Geanious and Douglas Miller.
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Rouss Park
George
Red Cross
Billy White
Russell Partlow
Ellen Rivers
Glynn la Vecchi
Jerry la Vecchi
Glynn la la Vecchi
Daniel Martin
Billy Shank
Bobby Geanious
Douglas Miller
Argument Closes In Petain Trial
Fernand Payen, defense counsel for Marshal Petain, argues the general tricked the Germans but not the Allies. The verdict by 12 parliamentary jurors and 12 resistance jurors is expected after today’s closing. Payen likens Petain to Laval and asserts Petain’s honor over self preservation.
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Paris
Fernand Payen
Marshal Petain
High Court of Justice
Payen
Defense Council
Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Germany
Court of Appeal
Gen. de Gaulle
France
Fifteen Build Permits Asked for Winchester Plan
James Shockey spoke with federal housing authorities in Richmond and learned that only 15 applications have been received for permission to build dwellings under the Winchester program. The plan calls for 60 units built by private enterprise with 39 approved before October 1. Shockey, head of the chamber housing committee, urges all interested to file promptly. forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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James Shockey
Richmond
Winchester
Shockey
Winchester Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Duke Of Windsor Pays White House Courtesy Call
The Duke of Windsor accompanied by an aide met President Truman at the White House in Washington. It marked his first contact with Truman since he became president. The visit also included a prior call on Secretary Byrnes, with royal remarks withheld for publication.
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Washington
Duke of Windsor
Truman
White House
J. Balfour
Byrnes
Supervisors Take No Action On Stonewall High Expansion
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors took no action on a request for five additional rooms at Stonewall high school. Principal Bryant Harper urged the need due to rising enrollment and noted Clearbrook residents would contribute toward one third of an estimated $10 000 cost. The group discussed a post war plan for a central high school, with estimates around $300 000, and plans to secure site data for federal aid. no commitments were made.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Stonewall High School
Bryant Harper
Frederick County School Board
Harper
Clearbrook
Stonewall
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
Ayler
Board of Supervisors
U S Awaits Jap Note Continues On Tokyo Surrender Talks
U S waits for a response from Japan after Tokyo hints at a Potsdam style offer with emperor remaining as sovereign. White House silence ends as Commodore Vardamann arrives and big four delay persists. Allied air and sea forces press the campaign with B-29s resuming strikes on Manchurian rail yards and ships.
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Truman
White House
Tokyo
James K. Vardaman
Executive
Charles G. Ross
Bern
Asia
Honshu
Air Force
Guam
Mrs Estrada To Be Buried Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Grim Estrada who died in Washington will be held Wednesday at 4 pm from Jones Funeral Home. Rev J S Duckwall will officiate and interment will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Robert OLeary David Kater Ralph Kater Clarence Orndorff Charles Clark and Ernest Orndorff.
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Mary Grim Estrada
Washington, D. C
Jones Funeral Home
J. S. Duckwall
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Robert O'Leary
David Kater
Ralph Kater
Clarence Orndorff
Charles Clark
Ernest Orndorff
Allies urged equal relief for liberated nations
Will Clayton urged that Italy receive aid on the same basis as other liberated nations. France Greece Ethiopia Albania and Yugoslavia should be considered before any enemy state. Albania was not yet in UNRRA or the United Nations, but the Yugoslav representative said she would be shortly.
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Will Clayton
U. S
Italy
France
Greece
Ethiopia
Albania
Yugoslavia
UNRRA
United Nations
Appraisement Set For Ray P. Curtis Estate
An appraisement valued at 5011 dollars and 98 cents was filed for the estate of the late Ray P. Curtis in the city clerk’s office. Appraisers named were John Shine, Joseph B. Newiin, and Edward March.
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Ray P. Curtis
John Shine
Joseph B. Newiin
Edward March
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz solutions: 16 inch, light with dark stripes, one sixth, true, he was one of the male members of the organizations, popular name for London police HQ, 1941, Kansas, St Swithin's Day weather lore, East River New York City.
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London
Metropolitan Police Office
Kansas
East River
New York City
Switzerland Memorandum In White House Dispatch Prompt War News
The coded message to Japan failed to show surrender, Swiss officials alerted Washington and Bern. Byrnes delivered the Swiss memorandum to President Truman after a White House visit, while reporters pressed Ross who sought clarification before the Duke of Windsor exited the executive offices.
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Bern
Washington
Byrnes
White House
State Department
Truman
Ross
Duke of Windsor
Japan Accepts Capitulation Offer Amid Uncertain Times
Swiss broadcast cited by BBC claimed Japan accepted the capitulation order and that an imperial message accepting the Potsdam declaration would be transmitted soon. Tokyo and Bern exchanges suggested Hirohito might remain on the throne, with lengthy messages translating and routing through multiple hands to the White House.
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Tokyo
White House
Truman
Japan
Potsdam
Hirohito
United States
Russia
Great Britain
China
BBC
Japanese Information Bureau
Domel
Bern
New York
Washington
Associated Press
Paris
Switzerland
American Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Asia
Farm Wage Board Meeting Tonight
The Frederick county Farm Wage Board will hold a hearing at 8 o'clock tonight to set wages for German POWs and Bahamans for farm and orchard work in September October and November. The present 40 cent per hour contract ends August 31. County Agent I Fred Stine says 150 Bahamians due August 20 will arrive about September 1 instead of the original date.
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Frederick County
County
I. Fred Stine
Crisman Funeral Set For Thursday
Funeral services for Samuel Philip Crisman, a well known city resident, will be Thursday at 4 PM from Jones Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. S. L. Flickenger will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery with Bryan Stotler, Walter Triplett, Edward Jones, Marion Anderson, John W. Grove, and George Eagle serving as pallbearers.
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Samuel Philip Crisman
Jones Funeral Home
Global Victory Celebrations Spread From Indianapolis to Manila
Surrender biles moved through Monument Circle in Indianapolis and crowds celebrated in Denver downtown with cars rolling by. Manila celebrations spread to Americans and Filipinos tossing Japanese currency into the air while Honolulu lit up with searchlights tracer bullets and rockets. In Victoria British Columbia thousands of civilians and sailors threw rocks at a liquor store until police dispersed the crowd.
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Biles
Monument Circle
Indianapolis
Denver
Manila
United States
Honolulu
Victoria
B. C
Russians Press Drive Across Manchuria Invasion Moves
The report describes Russian forces advancing along western Chinese rail routes toward Mingsing and Mien tuho near the Khingan range, with landings at Ambetsu and Etsurou on Karafuto to outflank defenses. Russian marines had captured Japanese ports Rashin and Yuki in Korea, about 90 miles southwest of Vladivostok.
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Ed Wenchuan
Aershan
Mhsinking
Mientuho
Harbin
Pokotu Pass
Tokyo
Karafuto
Ambetsu
Etsurou
Rashin
Yuki
Korea
Vladivostok
Chicago Grain Quotations Aug 14 1948
Chicago grain quotations show a steady start in a lively but light trading day. Opening prices list Sept wheat at 1.64 3 8, Dec 1.63 1 8, May 1.61 7 8 to 3 4, July 1.52 1 2. Corn Dec 1.14 3 8 to 1 4, May 1.13 1 2, July 1.11 3 4. Oats Sept 58 3 4 to 5 8, Dec 58 1 2 to 5 8, May 58 7 8, July 58. Rye Sept 145, Dec 138 3 4, May 1.33 1 4, July 1.25 1 4.
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Chicago
Market Quotations for Produce and Livestock
Baltimore market notes show weaker apple quotations and steady to active cattle and hog markets. Prices listed for beef cows, cutters, calves, hogs, and sheep reflect grain fed premiums and regional demand, with Chicago and national quotes confirming steady to higher trends for select lots.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Stock Market Edges Up on War Peace Expectation in Quiet Session
New York traders awaited White House word on Japan peace reply as stocks rose fractions to over a point. Rails and steels recovered some losses while bonds stayed steady, cotton rose, and grains slipped. London market finished irregular.
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New York
White House
Wall Street
Financial
London Exchange
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John W. Rosenberger & CO
Braddock Dial
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C. M. Rosenberger
G. W. Lemley
H. M. Fout
Wiliam Carpenter
H. C. Light
Walter Hoover
H. L. McCann
Madeline Myers
F. W. Pingley
F. M. Yellot
Mrs. Estrada
Curtis
The
Crisman
Reds
Rich
White Palace
Va. W. Va
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Stock Market Report
Dr. Bundesen
AT & Brother
Averill
Glaize
N. Cameron ST
Eta
White
Black
Manitex Rugs
J.C. Penney CO
Winchester, Virginia
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