Memorial Service at Bethel Baptist Church this Sunday
The sixth annual Bethel Baptist Memorial at Bethel Church Clarke County three miles south of Millwood will be held this Sunday, 27 with an all day meeting. Rev. L M Ritter will preach the memorial sermon and A Mackay Smith will outline the church’s five year accomplishments.
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Bethel Baptist Memor‘i Church
Clarke
Mill
L. M. Ritter
Vic- Baptist Memorial Historical
A. Mackay Smith
Bethel Rial Baptist Church
George Stner
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
Bethel Church
Bethel Baptist Memorial Choir
Hoover To Head Milkweed Pod Collection In Frederick Co
At a county meeting the War Board appointed Dennis Hoover as chairman to lead a milkweed pod collection drive in Frederick County. A 750 open mesh onion bag supply will be distributed. The team will share collection methods and dates via county schools and seek landowner cooperation for pods on their land.
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Coun Court House
A War Board
Frederick County
Dennis Hoover
Middletown High School
I. Fred Stine
Miss Ruthiel
Croswell Henderson
Soil Conservation Service
Archie Fry
Laurens Jones
Ag Solenberger
Pauline Rhodes
Stephens
Hoover
Series Of Tire Thefts Reported
Lawrence Grim reports the theft of a wheel and tire from his Front Royal Pike home. Earlier thefts include L A Clark on National Avenue, Edna Grisby at 116 W Monmouth, and Hayward Pitcock at 335 N Loudoun, all with tires or wheels stolen from parked cars.
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Lawrence Grim
Front Royal Pike
L. A. Clark
National Avenue
Edna Grisby
W. Monmouth
Hayward Pitcock
N. Loudoun
Londoners Refuse To Leave Town
London officials report residents refuse to evacuate despite heavy air raids on the capital and surrounding counties. Authorities cite a belief that the war will end soon and a crowded population as reasons for staying amid ongoing nighttime attacks.
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London
Mdon
Ern
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Ration Calendar Update From War Time Pantry System
The notice lists indefinite validity and expiration details for wartime ration stamps. Meats fats and processed foods use A8 to Z8 ranges. sugar stamps 30 3 32 or five geends. home canning stamp 40 400d through Feb 28 1945. Shoes stamps airplane 1 and 2 indefinite. gasoline 11-A up to 3 gallons through Nov 8 in northeast and southeast, 12-A 3 gallons through Sept 21 elsewhere. B-3 B-4 C-3 C-4 5 gallons everywhere. fuel oil period four and five coupons valid in all areas with immediate use once issued.
Polecats Edge Woodstock Nine In Close Slugfest
The Stephenson Polecats beat Woodstock 9 to 8 on Woodstock’s home diamond. Dewall pitched for the Polecats against Swartz for Woodstock. Next up is a game versus the Middletown Minks on Sunday August 27 at the one high school diamond.
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Stephenson Polecats
Woodstock
Polecats
Dewall
Swartz
Stephenson
Middletown Minks
Soviet Drive Shrinks Hitler Divisions As Warsaw Fight Grows
Soviet dispatches report a great shrinkage in German divisions after a Sandomierz trap that killed 12,000 and left 1,650 prisoners. Red Army gains include advances near Riga Tartu and the Prut Sereth area while Rokossovsky’s forces threaten Warsaw.
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Sandomierz
Hitler
Romania
Tiraspol
Prut
Sereth
Red Star
Praga
Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Vistula
Red Army
Estonia
Lake Peipus
Ivan Maslennikov
Tartu
Riga
Tukums
Bagramian
Jelgava
Latvia
Siauliai
Lithuania
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Bialystok
Ivan S. Konegv
Lohr Foreman Guilty Of Gas Thefts In Gain esboro
Lohr Foreman of Gainesboro was found guilty on two counts of gasoline theft from Bud Franks and Charles Parish. He was fined $10 plus costs and sentenced to three months on each count, two months suspended, with probation. Other cases included William N. Barrett cited for failing to stop at a stop sign with $10 and costs.
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Lohr Wood Foreman
Gainesboro
W. Erle Edwards
Bud Franks
Charles Parish
Edwards
William N. Barrett
Millwood
Scrap Collection Saturday In City And County
City and Frederick county announce a scrap collection day on Saturday August 26. Residents should place waste paper tins cans scrap metal fats and clean rags on sidewalks for curb collection by the Junior Board of Trade with Boy Scouts. In Frederick county only waste paper is collected sponsored by 4-H and Home Demonstration clubs with designated stations listed and bundles prepared as instructed.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Junior Board of Trade
Boy Scouts
Ruth McNeil
Star Tannery
W. C. Whitacre & Son
McKeever's
Gore
L. D. Williamson
Ashwood
James Fishback
Sours
Middleroad
Opequon
J. W. Lodge
White Hall
Hayfiefild
Stephens City
Middletown
Florence Falls to Allied Forces After Citywide Push
Rome Aug. 22 Allied troops complete occupation of Florence as Eighth Army patrols advance beyond the city’s northern outskirts. Gen Sir Harold Alexander says delay stemmed from resisting enemy withdrawal and street fighting would have ensued otherwise. He notes minimal damage and predicts a quick return to normal with aid from the A.M.G.
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Rome
Florence
Eighth Army
Art Center
Harold Alexander
A.M.G
Services Are Held For Mrs Keffer
Funeral services were held at Mountain View Methodist Church for Mrs Martha Cooper Keffer 88 who died Saturday morning at the home of her son W D Keffer and son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs George Lemley. Interment followed in the adjacent cemetery. She was a member of the Strasburg UDC and well known in Frederick and Shenandoah counties.
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Mountain View Methodist Church
Mountain Falls
Martha Cooper Keffer
W. D. Keffer
George Lemley
Courtney Anderson
Winchester
Chenault
Strasburg
Armel Wildcats hammer White Hall in 18 to 2 win
The Armel Wildcats routed White Hall 18 to 2 on the Armel diamond. White Hall fielded all players to counter Armel power as the Arme lineup featured Riddick, Drummond, Snyder, Cornwall, White, Grove, Drummond, Hughes and others.
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Armel Wildcats
White Hall
Armel
Arme
G. Riddick
H. Drummond
H. Snyder
D. Cornwall
L. White
T. Grove
A. Grove
L. Drummond
J. Hughes
Diplomat Conference Opens With Optimistic Tone
The opening of the Dumbarton Oaks conference carries an atmosphere of optimism as delegates begin to address specific issues. American officials note the tough path ahead and that any agreement requires formal acceptance by the Soviet, British, Chinese, and American governments and later UN approval.
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Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
French Forces Complete Encirclement of Toulon in SW France
Allied reports say Seventh Army troops have fully encircled Toulon by land cutting the last escape route for German garrison forces. American spearheads push west toward Marseille while coastal road links to the port are severed near Sandol as fighting continues in southern France.
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Toulon
Rome
Seventh Army
Mediterranean
France
Marseille
St. Julien
Barreme
Basses Alps
Cannes
Aix-En-Provence
Alexander M. Patch
Aix- En-Provence
Aubagne
Paris
Durance
le Puy
Rhone
al- Ned
Italy
Balkans
Gambois
Manhosque
Valensole
Lyon
Coudon
Cherbourg
St. Malo
Sando
Hull pledges transparency on Dumbarton Oaks talks
Secretary of State Hull told Congress he would keep lawmakers informed on progress at the U S Britain Russia Dumbarton Oaks talks. He said the meetings are technical and policy matters will be briefed, with both parties invited to preliminary conversations. Senator George said the Hull Dulles meeting could help the country by clarifying postwar policy.
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Washington
Hull
Congress
Tripower Dumbarton Oaks
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Capitol Hill
George
Germans Stretched By Mantes Gassicourt Bridgehead Fight
Allied forces pressed around the Mantes area 25 miles northwest of Paris as German defenses failed to hold. American troops reported destroying 30 tanks and 16 planes while Patton’s crossing near Fontainbleau remained unconfirmed amid a larger withdrawal. Flying bombs struck London under cloudy skies as Allied advances continued near Paris and toward the Somme.
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U. S
Supreme Headquarters
Mantes-Gassicourt
Paris
Fontainebleau
Marne
Seine
Mantes
France
Lisieux
Toulon
U. S S
Aix-En-Provence
Durance
Argentan-Falaise
Gassicourt
Patton
Fontainbleu
Belleau Wood
Dieppe
Dunkerque
Somme
Pas de Calais
London
England
Ammunition Sales Back For Fall Hunting Says WPB
The War Production Board announced plans to lift its temporary ban on ammunition sales for hunting due to crop and livestock losses. The ban, first imposed in 1943 and changed over time, may be relaxed with an order issued later this week. About 3 million pounds of brass are available in Q4 to manufacture 130 million shotgun shells 240 million rim fire cartridges and 8 million center fire cartridges.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Amunition Industry Advisory Committee
Services Held for Mrs Rose Hedrick in Cresap Park Md
Funeral services were held in Cresap Park Maryland for Mrs Rose Hedrick age 63 who died Friday at Memorial Hospital Cumberland Maryland Interment followed in Huntington West Virginia She was formerly of Davis and widow of Samuel L Hedrick daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Shirley of Frederick County
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Cresap Park
Rose Hedrick
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Huntington
W. Va
Davis
Hedrick
Samuel L. Hedrick
William Shirley
Frederick County
Gifts From Heaven Delivers Champagne to Adelaide
A U S plane accidentally opened its bomb bay doors over Adelaide Australia Aug 22 showering champagne beer eggs and oranges on residents. The airborne bounty caused shattered roofs damaged fences and a broken lemon tree but no injuries were reported. One man salvaged two bottles of Burgundy while most bottles were smashed.
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Adelaide
Australia
U.S
Father of Clarke Woman Dies in Martinsburg Area
Funeral services were held yesterday in Martinsburg for Franklin Pierce Grabier sixty six who died Saturday at his home near the city. He leaves his wife and six children including Mrs Charlotte Shifflet of Berryville Virginia.
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Martinsburg
Franklin Pierce Grabier
City
Charlotte Shifflet
Berryville
Charlottesville restricts water amid drought emergency
Charlottesville Va August 22 city council enacted an emergency ordinance to curb water use after losing both supply sources and facing a 100 day reserve. The rule bans washing cars watering lawns trees shrubs gardens sidewalks or streets and filling swimming pools.
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Charlottesville
Lana Turner Divorces Stephen Crane in Los Angeles
Actress Lana Turner testified in Los Angeles that Stephen Crane nagged her and behaved sulkily, leading to her unhappy irritable state and illness. She said she became too thin to appear before cameras and one film was halted due to illness.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Chinese forces reach Tengchung in western Yunnan
Chinese troops besieging Tengchung in western Yunnan have penetrated nearly 100 yards into the city after overrunning Japanese positions on the southwest wall. The former British consulate outside the walls, once used as a Japanese headquarters, has also been captured, according to the Chinese high command.
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Chungking
Tengchung
Yunnan
Final Tribute For Officer Massey
Funeral services are set for Wednesday morning at 16 cm in Christ Episcopal Church for the late Plight Officer Logan D. Massey killed in a plane crash in Nebraska last Friday. The Rev. Robert B. Nelson will lead rites at a church member of the deceased. The body arrived today and was taken to Kurtz funeral home. Lieutenant Pendleton, a military escort and close friend, accompanied the body and hails from Delaplane, Virginia. Pallbearers include Sgt. William Miller, William P. Massey Jr, Winston Wallace, William Clark, Henry Kern, and Lieutenant Pendleton. Interment is private in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Christ
Logan D. Massey
Nebraska
Robert B. Nelson
Kurtz
Pendleton
Miliary
Delaplane
William Miller
William P. Massey, Jr
Winston Wallace
William Clark
Henry Kern
Lieutenant Pendleton
Mount Hebron
Keyser Businessman Cletus Schaffenaker Dies
Cletus Schaffenaker a prominent Keyser business man died of a heart attack at his Keyser home Monday morning August 21 at about sixty years old. He was son of the late William and Mattie Arnold Schaffenffaker of Capon Bridge and is survived by his wife. Funeral services set for Thursday at two oclock in Keyser. He had many friends and relatives at Capon Bridge.
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Cletus Schaffenaker
Keyser
W. Va
William and
Mattie Arnold Schaffenffaker
Capon Bridge
Frederick County Schools Fill Four More Vacancies
Leslie D. Kline announces four new teachers appointed in Frederick County schools. The openings include Helen A. Hook to teach primary at Mountain View, Hilda Boyd to handle overflow grades at Stephen City, Ada Oppie as principal at Armel, and George Whitacre to teach seventh grade at Stonewall High School. The system opens September 8.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Helen A. Hook
Gore
Mountain View
Hilda Boyd
Winchester
Stephe City
Ada Oppie
Armel
George Whitacre
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Stonewal High School
Luttrell Reunion Honored by Shockeysville Cemetery Group
The Shockeys ville Cemetery Association thanks officers of the Luttrell reunion for their kindness and thoughtfulness shown last Sunday. Hayes DeHaven, secretary and treasurer, made the statement.
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Shockeysville Cemetery Association
Luttrell
Hayes DeHaven
Marshal Petain Arrested and Laval Reinstalled in Vichy
London dispatch reports that Marshal Petain was taken by German authorities and that Pierre Laval, once dismissed by Petain for collaboration, was reinstalled as chief of government in Vichy under German pressure. German troops moved toward Belfort while Berlin withheld Petain’s location, and rumors placed him in Paris or Germany, with no official confirmation.
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Pierre Laval
Vichy
Petain
Belfort
Maginot Line
Laval
Vichy Radio
France
Rhine
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Eisenhower
London
Foreign Office
Marshal Petain
Special Memorial Service Led by Rev W L Dudley
The 95th annual Disciples of Christ convention in Luray concludes with two events. Rev W L Dudley of Winchester will lead a memorial program for district deaths, while Rev Nelson M Fox of Strasburg directs a Service Star Dedication. Closing sessions feature worship by Rev S J Good and talks by Mrs Herman Reynolds and Rev John Tate.
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Disciples of Christ
Luray
Frederick
Shenandoah
Warren
Page Counties
W. L. Dudley
Winchester
Nelson M. Fox
Strasburg
H. F. Boyer
Woodstock
Warren Baldwin
Maurertown
C. B. Reynolds
Lynchburg College
Allen B. Stanger
Richmond
J. Good
Herman Reynolds
India
John Tate
Driver Forced From Road And Assaulted
Police seek identity of three men in a Plymouth car with Columbus district plates who assaulted Arthur Spaid of Highview West Virginia after his car was crowded on Route 11 north of Winchester. Spaid and passengers Roy Kendall Margaret Barrett were involved. Spaid treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Lynwood Oats in the other car says he was given a lift after an argument, but could not identify the assailants.
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Washington
Plymouth
Lynwood Oats
Yorks
Anid
Japan Nearing A Definite Conclusion In Pacific Campaign
The report notes Yap island targeted for concentrated Allied air attack after a Sunday strike. Nimitz says Yap was hit, with other Pacific targets including Truk Pagan Alamagan and Nauru. Japanese losses in Guam Saipan and Tinian exceed 44,000, while Japan presses the Hunan offensive against Chinese resistance.
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Yap
Tokyo
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Cenoe Pacific
Truk
Carolines
Pagan
Alamagan
Marianas
Atolls
Marshalls
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Correct Choices
The page provides the quiz answer key enumerating ten items. It states 3 389 000 men as item one and identifies Australia as item two, Cheltenham as item three, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy as item four, Yes for item five, a three headed dog for item six, Iceland for item seven, the Securities and Exchange Commission for item eight, the American Newspaper Publishers Association for item nine, and Both for item ten.
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Australia
Cheltenham
Secretary of the Navy
Iceland
Securities and Exchange Commission
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Both
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