District Church Convention Opens With Notable Addresses
Delegates converge at Walnut Springs Va for the 96th Valley District Disciples of Christ convention with morning worship, business sessions, and a missionary program led by Ina M Rau and E B Wolford. Principal speakers include Mrs Winifred Watson Smith and Rev J Warren Hastings. Sessions run daily through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut 'S
Walnut Springs
The
Valley District Disciples of Christ
Charles R. Line
Gore
Nelson Pax
Strasburg
Goode
J. Goode
Winchester
Warren Baldwin
Maurertown
Evangelizing Board
Educational and Building Board
C. M. Ford
Shenandoah
John Tate
Richmond
Baldwin
Ina M. Rau
Edinburg
Valley
E. B. Wolford
Woodstock
Winifred Watson Smith
Philippines
T. J. Watson
J. T. Watson
New Castle
Voice of the Evangel
J. Warren Hastings
National City Christian Church
Washington, D. C
Fox
Charles Hume Funk
Beaver Creek
Government departments adopt 40 hour week
Interior and Post Office departments switch to the 40 hour work week, with the War Department planning to follow by September 9. The piece notes that under current shortages, scarce materials are controlled while non scarce items such as aluminum cork sand gravel and pipe fittings can accumulate.
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Interior and Post Office
War Department
Destructive Texas Hurricane Wrecks Port Lavaca and Bay City
A Texas hurricane with 135 mph winds devastates Port Lavaca Bay City Seadrift and Rockport. Homes roofs and buildings destroyed. Tides flood Sea drift and inland Bay City reports 100 mph winds. Red Cross aids storm refugees as Houston shelters 6000 people overnight.
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Port Lava¢a
Bay City
Seadrift
Rockport
Port Lavaca
Housston
Red Cross
Houston
Ration calendar notices for stamps and goods
OPA rationing bulletin lists red stamps for meats and fats valid through August 31 or September 31, sugar book stamps through August 31 or December 31 for five pounds, shoe stamps valid indefinitely. No plans to cancel rationing. Aug. date lines note general distribution and notices in force.
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OPA
Disord Sante
Retailers oppose OPA price plan as Bowles stands firm
Spokesmen for retailers denounce OPA price ceilings aimed at returning new goods to near 1942 prices. Chester Bowles ready to affirm policy, seek smooth implementation with minimal business disruption, and reject further dealer consultations despite cost data presentations.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Truman
Bible Teacher to Begin Work in Frederick County
Miss Wilson will arrive in Frederick County and start the first full week of school on September 10. The Frederick County Council of Churches met in Winchester to review her credentials and recommendations. tentative teaching list includes Middletown Stephens City Miller Stonewall Gainesboro and Gore.
Navy ships to aid ground forces in Pacific occupation
Control continues from Page 1 as Nimitz outlines that naval forces will operate in support of ground troops under the commander in chief of the Pacific army to occupy land areas, signaling a restrained show of strength in empire waters.
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Empire
Nimitz
Army Force of the Pacific
Answers to the Daily Quiz listed by page 4
Correct quiz answers from Page 4 include Cantons, the 8th Air Force, Asia, boiling water, it excluded Franco Spain, Michelangelo, Liberia, about 600 miles, Pentecost, and False.
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Cantons
8Th Air Force
Asia
Franco Spain
Michelangelo
Liberia
Final Rites Held For Benjamin Massie At Stephens City
Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Massie residence in Stephens City with Rev. R. B. Moore and colleagues officiating. Surviving are his widow four daughters and three grandchildren, along with numerous nephews and many pallbearers. Interment followed at Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Massie
Stephens City
R. B. Moore
Walter Smith
R. L. Booze
Massie
Genevieve Massie
O. J. Dorsey
Carl Martin
Winchester
Lester Branner
Washington, D. C
Cpt
Garland Dorsey
Italy
Betty Lee
Jean. Rae Branner
Earl Grove
Guy Jones
Howard Massie
Lester
Ray Murray
William Grove
Robert Hockman
Maynard Grove
Robert E. Ayler
George Ritenour
Raymond Marks
Charles Hartley
Julian Steele
Harry Warren
O. J. Funk
R. C. DeWitt
Fred Ridings
Charles Headley
Charles Watson
William Venable
Haller Beaver
Julian Larrick
Alfred Snapp
John Newell
Russell Robertson
George W. Branner
Ashby Groves
Alfred Rinker
Ernest Terault
Frank Barley
Hound Show Plans Are Completed
W. E. Jackson of Berryville announces plans for a Hound Show at Berryville High School on Thursday evening September 13 at 8 o'clock. Judges H. E. Shiley E Lefevre and F. W. Pingley from Stephenson Winchester are noted hound experts. Entries have been received and interested exhibitors can request entry blanks from W. E. Jackson, Box 141, Berryville, Va.
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W. E. Jackson
Berryville
Berryville High School
H. E. Shiley
E. B. Lefevre
Stephenson
F. W. Pingley
Winchester
Jackson
Allied Forces Land Near Tokyo Bay and Begin Surrender Talks
American and British ships approach Yokosuka and Sagami Bay as Badger's force channels Marines to guard three small islands. MacArthur's advance party lands at Atsugi with 48 transports joining the push toward Tokyo Bay. Evacuations of POWs begin, with plans to release prisoners from camps in China Manchuria and Japan via Manila within days. Yamashita signals readiness to surrender northern Luzon, while Caro lines report White crosses on Truk runways and ongoing negotiations at Rota Nauru Yap and Palau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selin
Yokosuka Naval Base
Badger
Wedderburn
Twining
Yarnall
Stockham
Suisun
Mackinac
Gardiner’s Bay
Uraga Strait
Miura Peninsula
Sagami Bay
Admiral Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Yokosuka
Halsey
Japan
MacArthur
Col
Charles T. Tench
Alexandria
Atsugi
Tench
Sagami
Honshu
China
Manchuria
Manila
Pacific Islands
Tokyo
Tomoyuki Yamashita
W. H. Gill
U. S
Luzon
Truk
Rota
Guam
Marianas
Naurau
Yap
Palau
Carolines
Scout Funds Drive Plans Discussed By Shenandoah Area Council
Roy E. Potts of Berryville led a call to plan the annual financial drive for the Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts. A council-wide campaign was urged for October or November, with district finance leaders to meet next week. The group also discussed securing a field executive and Camp Rock Enon development, plus a Two Rivers district organization for Shenandoah Warren and Page counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Potts
Berryville
Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
Potts
W. W. Baker
Camp Rock Enon
Names Scout
Herbert J. Wilking
National Boy Scout Headquarters Personnel Service
Baker
H. C. Browne
Fred D. Mapnhis
Strasburg
C. S. Hartman
Winchester
Wilkins
Two Rivers
Warren
Page
Shenandoah Area
Philip N. Hunter
Basil F. Starkey
Hunter
J. R. Poland
Martinsburg
Japanese Officers and U S Troops Reach Tokyo Bay Landing
A report from Tokyo Bay details flagship operations with John S. McCain aboard a torpedo bomber, accompanied by Lt Comdrs Andrews, McDowell, and Wedell. Japanese and American officers discuss occupation concepts while a Russian naval attache tours facilities. a light reception contrasts with unreturned salutes as Task Force 38 exits Tokyo Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. McCain
Navy
John Macinnes T. Andrews
Middletown
Del
Cliff McDowell
Turlock
Calif
Eddie V. Wedell
Coronado
Thoburn
Eizo Arisuye
Jap Army General Staff
Seigichi Kemata
Atsugi Airfield
Toshiro Shimanoguchi
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Stanford University
Comodore Anatolyi Rodionov
K. Samoiloff
Taos Soviet
San Diego
Wedderburn
Twining
Btockham
Tokyo Bay
Squirrel Attacks Women In City
City police rushed last Saturday to kill a squirrel that attacked two women on Leicester Street. Mrs. S. M. Davis reported wounds treated by Dr. B. B. Dutton, with the animal allegedly trying to enter a home. The squirrel, described as mad or under influence, was later killed by a neighborhood resident.
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S. M. Davis
Leicester St
L B Strawderman Succumbs at 42
Lonnie B Strawderman an employee of the Zeropack Plant in this city died at his home 509 North Cameron street at 12 15 AM after a week long illness death attributed to complications He was 42 sons Lonnie Jr and Buddy Strawderman survive with his mother Mrs Mary Teets Strawderman two brothers and sisters Also Lottie Minnie Julia Strawderman plus Mrs Dorothy Shumaker and Mrs Hilda Shumaker survive Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM from Jones Funeral Home with interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Branson
Mary Teéts Strawderman
Lost River
W. Va
Winchester
Benjamin Strawderman
Brethren Church
Strawderman
Lonnie, Jr
Buddy Strawderman
Bernie Strawderman
West Virginia
Lee, Alton
Lynn Strawderman
Curtis Strawderman
Timberville
Lottie
Minnie
Julia Strawderman
Dorothy Shumaker
Stephenson
Hilda Shumaker
Washington, D. C
Panera
Jones Funeral Home
C. H. Anderson
Mount Hebron
Herbert Wessendorp
Richard Gearing
Charles Penington
Robert Myers
Stanley Triplett
John Greenawalt
Loudoun Street Sunday School Picnic Planned at Cacapon Park
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Sunday School will hold a picnic tomorrow at Cacapon State Park. Activities include swimming, horseshoes, softball, and a vesper service led by Phil Hunter and Rev. J. Duckwall with transportation available from the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street
George Reading
Ake
Phil Hunter
Rev. J
Duckwall
Joe Hotinger
Harry Ridgeway
Guy Stanley
Everette Kline
De Gaulle Plans Busy Chicago Schedule After New York Arrival
General Charles De Gaulle arrives in Chicago welcomed by Mayor Kelly and Governor Green at the Blackstone Hotel. He expresses unwavering faith in France's future and calls for increased activity in economy and world exchanges to prevent instability and loss of peace. He will travel to Ottawa before returning to France.
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Chicago
Charles de Gaulle
New York
Ottawa
Canada
France
Blackstone Hotel
Edward J. Kelly
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
de Gaulle
Communists Demand Coalition as Chungking Talks Open
Mao Tse-Tung and leaders arrive with U S ambassador Hurley for talks to avert civil strife in China. The central committee issues a manifesto calling for immediate coalition government, troop disarmament for surrendering Japanese, withdrawal of national forces from border regions, and guarantees of political freedoms.
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Chungking
Mao Tse-Tung
Yenan
Patrick J. Hurley
U. S
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Communists
Central Committee
South China
Mao
Navy plans massive demobilization 2.8 million to civilian life
Navy Secretary Forrestal outlined an expanded program to discharge about 2.6 million enlisted and 264 thousand officers within a year, reducing total force to 500,000 enlisted and 50,000 officers. Overseas service credits will be added to discharge scores, mirroring Army and Marine practice, as records allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Capitol Hill
Armed Services
Forrestal
Sea Arm
Forresta
Two Cars Reported Stolen In City
Local police report two thefts in the last 24 hours. Robert W. Line of Gore said his 1931 Ford coupe was stolen with Virginia plate 447 170. J Pinckney Arthur reported a 1939 Chevrolet coupe owned by Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co stolen about 3 am with Virginia plate 445 900, believed driven west on Route 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Line
Gore
J. Pinckney Arthur
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Siamese Twins Given Week To Live
In Coldwater Arizona born early Sunday Louise and Micaila Miranda are Siamese twins joined at the abdomen with a single abdominal cavity. They were unattended for 15 hours before a doctor was called. The physician Dr Frank Edel estimates they have about a week to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Ariz
Arizona
Louise
Micaila
Jesus
Rita Miranda
Carmen Samaniego
Miranda
Frank Edel
Discharged servicemen receive airplane stamps 2 3 and 4
The question notes shoe coupons and the answer states discharged servicemen will have use of airplane stamps labeled 2 3 and 4. The item presents a wartime rationing reference with a small set of stamp numbers. The text indicates the stamps are provided to veterans on discharge.
Hanover Company Granted Injunction By State Supreme Court
Judge Henry W. Holt granted Irvin Burman trading as Hanover Dressed Poultry Company an injunction prohibiting Winchester officials from further action for 60 days. The order, effective upon $2,500 bond, blocks police and officials from disturbing the firm at 435 N Cameron St as it pursues an appeal over fines from Judge Rice for operating a poultry dressing establishment in violation of a city ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Holt
Supreme Court of Appeals
Staunton
Irvin Burman
Hanover Dressed Poultry Company
Winchester
Burr P. Harrison
Harrison
Burman
Corporation Court
Holt
C. W. Hollis
John Rice
Charles Bish
N. Cameron Street
Supreme Court
Rice
Local Markets Daily Notice
Market listings correct daily though The Star not responsible for typographical errors that may occur. Local vendors and prices shown for reference in this edition.
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Evening Star
The
Star
Baltimore Produce and Livestock Markets Summary
Produce firm with apples mainly Greenings 4.40 for 2 1/2 inch. Poultry eggs unchanged. Receipts butter 78,110 lbs. eggs 2,454 cases. Baltimore cattle slow, calves steady to 16.50, hogs active 15.30 ceiling, sheep steady 15.00-50. Chicago market notes hogs 14.75 ceiling, cattle 15.50-18.00, lambs 13.60+ for Washington spring.
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Springers
Baltimore
Bubas
W. Va
U. 8
N. W
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Washington
Expecting More Road Accidents
Richmond Virginia expects more road accidents after the speed limit rise from 35 to 50 mph. Colonel W M Myers, Richmond Safety Council director, cites poor vehicle conditions and eight year old cars as factors. He notes depleted state police and warns enforcement will be difficult.
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Richmond
W. M. Myers
Richmond Safety Council
Myers
War expenditure daily rate in June 1945 compared to 1944
The daily rate of U S war expenditures in June 1945 was 304.4 million dollars. In June 1944 we were spending 306 million dollars for the war each day.
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U. S
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Black Markets ‘Scram
Darnisians
Associated Press
P.A
White Palace
Hound Show
R. E. Potts
L.B. Strawderman
Loudoun Street Presbyterian S. S
DeGaulle
Dr. Bundesen
Hanover Company
Eveesens
Celotex Corporation
Glaize & Brother
N. Cameron ST
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