Disciples of Christ Valley Convention Concludes
The 96th annual Disciples of Christ Valley Convention closing at Walnut Springs Church near burg reports 2,676 members, four churches up, and total contributions of 22 954.51 to local work with 5 182.48 for missions. Helen Boggs led six Vacation Bible Schools serving 243 children. state missionary secretary appointment discussed.
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Disciples of Christ Valley Dist
Walnut Springs
Burg
Ming
Galilee
Woodstock
Winchester
J. Leslie Saum
Saumsville
Tstician
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg
Evangelizing “Board
Helen Boggs
R.J. Clowser
Educational and Diug Committee
Miller Ray
Edinburg
Philippines
Orregidor
Swinifred Watson Smith
D. D
Richmond
Charles R
L. L. Hockman
Magmie Sonner
F. Boyer
E. Stickley
Warren Pxdwin
Guy Rhodes
Beulah Gill
J. D. Womack
L. L. Hock
Ray Wolford
Sipson
I. N. Foster
Bruce
J. O. Phillips
G. Counts
J. Goode
Pleads Guilty in Bicycle Theft Case in Winchester
Robert William Phillips of Rt. 1 Winchester pleaded guilty in Seat of Trial Justice W Erle Wards court to taking and selling a bicycle belonging to James Jourdan. He received a suspended sentence of six months in jail and a $25 fine conditionally suspended for one year and restitution within 60 days.
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Robert William Phillips
Winchester
James Jour
Phillips
Trial
Justice Court
Carson Shaffer
Newton Encht
Straspg
Ration Calendar Details For Meats Fats And Sugar
The notice lists ration stamp validity for Book Four and four stamp values, with August 31 end dates and September 1 renewals. It notes rationing for gasoline fuel oil stoves and processed foods ending Wednesday, August.
New Panels For Honor Roll Near Completion
Fred Ritter of the Junior Board of Trade Honor Roll committee said the panel expansion should finish by next week. About a thousand names are being added as servicemen not yet listed on Boscawen Street are lettered onto new panels. The committee urges civic help to ensure all local service members are included and to report any omissions after installation. Ritter shared a letter from a Winchester family noting two servicemen, Bud and Bubbs Puller, who died in war, urging their names be added. The board will keep posting names as long as drafts continue, then publish a memorial list thereafter.
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Fred Ritter
Board of Trade
Boscawen Street
Ritter
JBT
Mr. Ritter
Winchester
Col
Leigh Puller
W. Stewart Street
Leigh, Jr
Bud
George
Bubles
Bubbles
Episcopal Church
West Point
Manila
U. S. Naval Academy
Pacific
Shomor
Herbert Larrick
Water Shortage Hits Roanoke
Roanoke faced a critical water shortage after 1.4 million gallons were used to fight a blaze at the Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal warehouse. Fire damage was estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars as 1 900 000 gallons exceeded weekly average by 1 400 000 due to heat.
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Roanoke
Charles E. Moore
City Water Department
Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal Company
W. P. Hunter
Moore
Dispute Averted By Censorship During Wartime Speech
Byron Price said wartime voluntary censorship averted a bitter free speech clash, stressing that press and radio maintained freedom while withholding dangerous military information. He praised editors and broadcasters for cooperating with the government to protect national unity.
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Washington
Byron Price
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Broadcasters
Veteran Marines Land at Yokosuka in Pacific Campaign
The Fourth Marine Regiment, reinforced to about 5 800 troops with nearly 5 000 supporting Marines and Bluejackets, landed at Yokosuka naval base and airfield at 10am under Brig. Gen. William T. Clement. Lt. Col. Fred D. Beans commands the unit revived in 1944 from raider battalions. Royal Naval and Australian forces also participated under Allied command.
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Yokosuka
Fourth Marine Regiment
Pacific
William T. Clement
Sixth Marine Division
Bataan
Australia
Fourth
Fred D. Beans
Annapolis
Fourth Marines
Fleet Marines
Bluejackets
Clement
Leathernecks
Royal Naval Battalion
Cmdr
H. C. O Bull
Royal Australian Naval Commandos
P. L. Norcock
H. J. Buchanan
Melbourne
Carney Faces Removal Over Legislative Investigation
Carney may be removed from office after a legislative inquiry led by Delegate James N. Garrett. House and Senate subcommittees recommended removal for dereliction of duty, though many serious charges were exonerated. Appointed in 1942 to succeed C. W. Coleman, he allegedly agreed to a monthly stipend for Coleman’s retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Garrett
House
Senate
Courts of Justice
Carney
General Assembly
C. W. Coleman
Six Teaching Vacancies Plague County Schools Ahead of Opening
Superintendent Leslie D. Kline says at least six teaching posts remain open as county schools prepare to start next Thursday. The vacancies include two principalships at Miller and Bryarts, with substitute teachers likely used. The school board meets Saturday to discuss drivers contracts and fuel wood, amid repair delays and seat shortages at Stonewall and Stephens City.
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Leslie D. Kline
Kline
Miller and Bryarts
Stonewall
Stephens City
Farmer buyers emerge as big market in postwar survey
The article notes 20 to 25 percent of men on farms want to buy trucks, automobiles, tractors, and other farm machinery, with demand also for household furnishings, electric power equipment, more land, and farm buildings. It lists cities hit by layoffs and mentions ration changes including tires and meat points.
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OPA
War Manpower Commission
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Los Angles
Cleveland
Newark
WMC
Onother
Igriculture Department
Wainwright Arrives, Talks With Group Before Tokyo Move
Gen Wainwright, imprisoned since Corregidor surrender, travels with his staff as they are escorted to apartments. The party, including Dooley and Pugh, reflects on past ordeals and looks ahead to reunion with MacArthur's forces in Japan, while officers recall Corregidor and Bataan.
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Cane
Corregidor
Chungking
Pugh
Dooley
Tokyo
Japan
Wainwright
MacArthur
Sid Huff
Salamanca
N. Y
Willoughby
Huff
Col
Andres Soriano
Corregidor and
Bataan
Escape Death in Plane Crash Near Winchester
A plane bound from Akron to Washington DC crashed on a highway scattering wreckage into McCormick field. Bystanders assisted survivors while Dr. Frank Tappan assessed injuries and transported them to Winchester hospital. The pilot noted the aircraft as a total loss though not on fire.
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McCormick Field
Frank Tappan
Clarke County
Winchester Hospital
Akron
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Eeok
Market Quotations and Live Stock Prices From Multiple Cities
Baltimore and Chicago market reports show firm apple quotes with McIntosh at 4.55 and Grimes at 4.70, light egg receipts, and wholesale butter and egg prices. Cattle prices in Baltimore drift with slow demand and mixed steers, heifers, cows, and calves. hogs and sheep remain steady with indexes and top weights noted.
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Baltimore
Bubas
N. J
U. S
Chicago
Iu. S
Berryville News Highlights From The Star Report
Berryville daily brief from The Star notes local events in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County. Citizens attend community gatherings and officials announce new services and dates for public meetings.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Stock Market Holds Balance Amid Light Pressure
New York stock activity showed steadiness as leaders retreated under light pressure. Dividends earnings and reconversion prosperity optimism supported shares while price ceiling fears labor disputes and anticipation of a technical correction kept caution in markets.
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New York
Chicago Grain Quotations Aug. 30
Rye futures open higher on export trade rumors while wheat remains firm. Corn oats slip fractionally. Opening prices list Sept wheat 1.64 1 2 to 3 4 Dec 1.63 7 8 to 1.64 May 1.62 1 4 to 3 8. May corn 1.13 3 4. Oats Sept 57 7 8 Dec 58 3 4 May 59 1 8 July 56 3 8. Rye Sept 1.45 3 8 to 1 2 Dec 1.38 1 2 to 5 8 May 1.32 1 8 July 1.26 3 8. Barley May 1.05.
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Chicago
Byrd Urges Full Public Inquiry on Pearl Harbor Disaster
Sen. Byrd of Virginia called for a full public inquiry into Pearl Harbor. He urged open court martial for General Short and Admiral Kimmel or a congressional investigation, saying the published reports lack all facts and the public deserves full disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Pearl Harbor
Short
Admiral Kimmel
Congress
Plans Afoot For Feeding Europe Postwar Aid
President Truman said the State and War Departments and the Foreign Economic Administration are crafting plans to feed Europe as postwar financing programs like Bretton Woods come into operation. Details were not given as plans are being studied, with British representatives to join discussions after the lend-lease program ends.
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Washington
Truman
State and War Departments
Foreign Economic Administration
Europe
Bretton Woods
Elephant hearing and sight detect subtle actions
Elephants hear with ease even minute sounds such as a camera click. Their eyes quickly detect rapid or unusual movements at about 30 yards.
Truman-backed proposal aims at 25 dollar weekly unemployment aid
John W. Snyder urged the Ways and Means Committee to standardize a 25 dollar weekly unemployment compensation for 26 weeks. He projected 6 million unemployed by year end and 8 million by early spring amid reconversion. He warned living standards would drop for displaced workers.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fire destroys haystack on Huebner farm near city
Fire destroyed a haystack on Capt A F Huebner's farm early this afternoon and briefly threatened a nearby chicken house with 2 000 laying hens. Cause unknown. Neighbors alerted the Huebners and a county fire truck arrived after a delay, quickly extinguishing the blaze. The chicken house side was scorched but no other damage occurred.
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A. F. Huebner
Huebners
Answers to the Daily Quiz Set
Correct responses to quiz items printed on Page 1 Philadelphia Pa include: question 2 asks shouldn't you go home, question 3 defines a tropical disease affecting the liver, question 4 names the Emperor of Japan, question 5 notes a plastic surgeon, question 6 cites Buddhism, question 7 identifies Senator Johnson of Colorado, question 8 phrases in place of a parent, question 9 names Sir Walter Scott, and question 10 notes continued diplomatic recognition.
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Philadelphia
Emperor of
Japan
Senator Johnson
Colorado
Sir Walter Scott
Two Men Guilty of Robbery in Indian Alley Case
Two men were found guilty of second degree robbery on two counts in Corporation Court before Judge Burr P. Harrison. Preston received five years with one sentence suspended and 10 years probation. Brooks faces a suspended five year term and 10 years probation, with confinement at the reformatory until age 21 on one charge.
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Burr P. Harrison
Corporation Court
Preston
Harrison
Brooks
State Reformatory
Winchester
Indian Alley
Local Sports Highlight In Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports with brief game summaries and team highlights. Key players and standings are noted, reflecting community sports coverage and upcoming matchups.
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Evening Star
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Disciples of Christ Valley Convention
The
Associated Press
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock Street
Gen. Wainwright
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Stock Market Report
PINE
Abbott, Proctor & Paine
New York Stock Exchange
East Main Street
Virginia
Miller and Anderson
E. Boscawen ST
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
DIAL
Morton
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