Rites Tuesday For P. A. Racey
Funeral services for Paul Alvin Racey 23 of near Charles Town W Va will be held Tuesday December 5 at 10 am from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev George S Lightner and he will be buried in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville He died Friday morning at Hopemount Sanatorium near Terra Alta and Kingwood W Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Alvin Racey
Walter E. Racey
Charles Town
W. Ve
John H. Enders
Berryville
George S. Lightner
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Hopemount
Terra Alta
Kingwood
W. Va
Mary Blond Dies in City
Blond, colored native of Clarke county, died Sunday evening December 2 at 6 15 at her residence 124 West Leicester Street in this city. She is survived by Lillie Blond Travelers Sallie Blond Medley of Baltimore Md Catherine Blond Harris of Winchester David and Thompson Blond of Harrisburg Pa and now Blond of Washington DC Final arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Blond
Clarke County
West
Leicester Street
Lillie Blond
Sallie Blond Medley
Baltimore
Catherine Blond Harris
Winchester
David and Thompson Blond
Harrisburg
Blond
Washington, D
Negligence (Continued from Page 1) Report on Loss
In Indianapolis a ship sank within 15 minutes after enemy action. Official loss attribution cited enemy action while details remained unclear. In a Peleliu hospital interview August, McVay suspected an underwater torpedo attack as his guess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Associated Press
Morrie Landsberg
Peleliu
McVay
Puzzle Answer Set Reflects US States and Figures
A compact list presents a mix of facts and names: Alaska and Florida as locations. Hitler and Goering as historical figures. James Buchanan as a U.S. president. Indiana and Florida again. the sixth item titled the sixth. a shoe as an object. and statements true or false about various prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Hitler
Goering
True
Florida
the Rose
James Buchanan
Shoe
Indiana
Collision on Cameron and Monmouth Streets Causes $150 Damage
An estimated $150 damage resulted from a car collision last week at Cameron and Monmouth Streets. Vehicles were a 1939 Buick coupe driven by Harold Lee Sibert of 916 Orchard Avenue and owned by Grace L. Guise of York Pennsylvania, and a 1937 Chevrolet operated by Richard Spurling of Loudoun Street and owned by H. W. Jackson of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Monmouth Streets
Harold Lee Sibert
Orchard Avenue
Grace L. Guise
York, Pa
Richard Spurling
Loudoun Street
H. W. Jackson
Winchester
Appeal Case Is Continued For Helen High
Judge Burr P. Harrison continued the appeal case of Helen High until the first day of the next term. She remains free on a $500 bond after a 12 month sentence on a drunkenness charge by Judge John Rice, with prior court appearances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen High
Burr P. Harrison
Miners Threaten General Strike in South Wales
Sidney reports a possible broad coal strike in New South Wales as 5,000 miners vote four to three for stoppage. The miners union has 18,000 members and seamen in most provincial capitals have joined by halting shipwork carrying New South Wales coal. Seamen walked off ships at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
New South Wales
Hobart
Tasmania
Influenza Outbreak Affects Schools In Several Areas
Continued cases linger around 10 percent while Berkeley county Hedgesville reports many ill. Mercersburg Academy closes due to influenza until January 3 as Christmas holidays approach on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley County
Hedgesville
Mercersburg
Pa) Academy
Mother to see children at San Francisco murder trial
A San Francisco socialite, Irene Mansfeldt, 45, will allow her three children to testify. Irene Mansfeldt’s daughter Irene 15, son John 14, and Tory 12 will take the witness stand, marking a dramatic moment in the murder trial stemming from the October 4 shooting of Mrs. Vada Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Irene
John
Tory Mansfeldt
Vada Martin
Two Million GI Men Released From Europe
Charles Hudgins, 21, of Norfolk Virginia, the 2 000 000th soldier to return from the European Theater, will be released at 2 30 p m today from the Fort Meade separation center. Hudgins served 22 months overseas and has 70 points. His wife lives in Norfolk and his mother in Baltimore.
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Fort George G. Meade
Charles Hudgins
Norfolk
Fort Meade Separation Center
Hudgins
Fula Potter
Baltimore
Difference Between Midget and Dwarf
There is no difference between a dwarf and a midget for humans. Dwarf applies to other species, while midget is used only for humans. Dwarf is considered more scientific as a term than midget.
War Department stance on returning Regular Army medical officers from the Pacific
The War Department has no regulation governing return of a regular commissioned medical officer from the Pacific. Regular officers are subject to duty whenever needed and for as long as necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
United States
Pacific
Graves Guilty of Hit and Run and Disorderly Conduct
Ron Graves, 16 W Clifford Street, was fined 40 dollars plus costs and given a suspended 30 day jail term on two charges hit and run and being drunk and disorderly. He struck Father John McGilley’s car in front of Sacred Heart Church on Loudoun Street. The vehicle sustained about 100 dollars damage. Police reported he used abusive language at the Trailer camp when taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh P. Graves
W. Clifford Street
Graves
Father John McGilley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Loudoun Street
John Rice
John W. MacMillan
Charles A. Ricketts
Stephenson
Clarence J. Ford
Winchester
Ernest John Hottle
West of
Wilson Miller
Jackson Avenue
Peter Catlett Nicholson
Grimes
Thurman Dinges
William C. Dinges
Chester L. Dinges
Bluemont
Apple Blossom
Bill Doran
James Atkins
E. Baker Street
Thurston A. Timbrook
S. Kent Street
Robert M. Files
Martinsburg
W. Va
Slight Auto Collision In Braddock Gerrard Intersection
A 1941 Chevrolet school bus driven by A. D. Davis of Gore Virginia and a 1937 Plymouth sedan driven by the Rev R. B. Nelson of 503 S. Washington Street collided last Thursday at Braddock and Gerrard Streets. No injuries and total damage about 45 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Davis
Gore
R. B. Nelson
S. Washington Street
Braddock
Gerrard Streets
Hurricanes to meet Holy Cross in Orange Bowl
The University of Miami Hurricanes won the bid to play Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fia
University of Miami Hurricanes
Holy Cross
Hitler planned to smash Czechoslovakia by force
A top secret directive cited by U S prosecutors shows Adolf Hitler stating on May 30 1938 his unalterable decision to attack Czechoslovakia militarily in the near future four months before the Munich Pact. Sid ney Alderman said the plot used a friendship pretext via Locarno Pact while Hermann Goering supported the claim with his own assurances of non aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuehrer
Prague
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Sidney S. Alderman
Local Soldiers Arrive In States
The Star reports via Associated Press that Santa Maria docked in Boston December 1 with Pfc. Charles B. Allen of this city aboard. December 2 arrival Lincoln Victory carried Pfc. Walter E. Fanning, also of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Associated Press
Santa Maria
Boston
Charles B. Allen
Lincoln Victory
Walter E. Fanning
VFW Auxiliary Set To Meet For Christmas Gift Work
The VFW Auxiliary will meet at 315 Gray Avenue the home of Mrs. James E. Keffer at 7 30 p m tomorrow to wrap Christmas presents for patients at Newton D Baker General Hospital in Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
James E. Keffer
Gray Avenue
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
Local Markets Reported With Daily Market Listings
Local markets section notes daily listings though typographical errors may occur. The Star clarifies it does not assume responsibility for minor mistakes in the printed data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Local Retail Market Flour and Feed Prices Summary
A dated market note lists prices for Patent Brand flour in 10 to 100 lb bags, corn meal in yellow and white, various feeds, milled middlings, butter, and egg market items. Prices are shown per cwt or per bag with many entries left as None or approximate, reflecting a general local groceries and farm supply catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cis Coop Cseuis Rentovete
Ecco
Seeeseses
Eawlsiee Voveeseadm
Eseee Hk MN
Proposals For Production Strike Tensions Rise
The text notes ongoing union actions under UAW procedures with no return to work until votes. It cites a 12 day strike idling about 225000 workers in 70 plants and a new demonstration pushing total idle workers past 600000. It mentions CIO National Maritime Union with 99000 members calling a 24 hour stoppage starting at 8 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
AFL
Pacific Northwest
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
Scout Exposition Plans Outlined at Winchester Meeting
At a special meeting of Scout Leaders from Clarke and Frederick Counties held at Winchester Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening December 4 at 7 30 p m district commissioner EB B Cooper urged all Scout masters Cubmasters commissioners and troop and pack committee chairs to attend The meeting will select subjects for the Scouting Exposition to be the main feature of the February Anniversary Celebration of Scouting in America Dr Ronald G Wilson named Exposition Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Winchester Presbyterian Church
EB. B. Cooper
America
Ronald G. Wilson
Police Court Disposes Cases Involving Drunkenness and Disorder
Judge John Rice presided over recent Police Court dispositions. Defendants include John W. MacMillan with DUI penalties and license suspension, several individuals for drunk and disorderly conduct with fines from 5 to 10 dollars, and multiple disorderly conduct charges at local establishments.
Burning Papers Mention War Risk From Japan
The staff meeting on December 6 discussed a warning that something warlike by Japan was likely. Miles testified that Lt. Col. Henry C. Clausen obtained the affidavit as senators described. The message, seen as crucial, was noted by senators as a key Washington to field command communication before the Pacific strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Notice of Debt Responsibility by J. E. White
The statement declares that the undersigned, J. E. White, will not be responsible for any debts other than those personally incurred. No further context or details accompany the notice.
Notice to Public on Virginia rail rate parity with ICC
Virginia railroads file to revise intrastate class rates to parity with ICC ad interim rates in interstate traffic under Case 8224. Hearing December 19, 1945 at 10 a.m. in the State Corporation Commission courtroom Richmond. Possible 10 percent increase in Official territory and new minimums to Southern Virginia. N Hawkes, Agent for Virginia Carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
N. Hawkes
Hearings Open On Dec 7 1941 Code Destruction Orders
The transcript covers questions about why leaders did not act on a message that Japanese codes were ordered destroyed. Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles may be questioned, with Gen. George C. Marshall set to testify for several days. Controversy centers on whether the Navy received or ignored the Dec 3 1941 dispatch to destroy codes and ciphers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas
Sherman Miles
Army Intelligence Division
Ted
Gearhard Gesell
Navy
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Honkkong
Singapore
Batavia
Malina
Washington
London
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P. A. Racey
Mary Blond
Sunoco
Stoun
Wera
I Tod
Sunoco Dynafuel
South Wales
Ron
Hermann Goering
Germany
VFW
Short
D-Ill
Pacific Fortress
J. E. White
Hess
Rudolf Hess
Cameron Street
Winchester Furniture Company
South Main Street
Dial
Cash
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Arthur Schopenhauer
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
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