City and County Realty Transfers Chronicle
Real estate transfers list numerous transactions in Winchester Middletown and surrounding areas detailing buyers sellers parcel sizes and payments including parcels near Middletown Valley Turnpike Route 50 Brucetown and Leetown with prices from 10 to 10 500 and notes of valuable consideration. The long list names buyers such as Francis W Whitehead Edith Fletcher Fred C Inskip James Rogers Melvin Duff and others with properties ranging from farms and improving improvements to vacant lots and dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
W. McGolerick
Francis W. Whitehead
Harris Orchard
Stewart C. McFarland
Edith Viola Fletcher
Kern Street
Frederick County
Coranette Hammack
Fred C. Inskip
Valley Turnpike
Middletown
Harry C. Miller
John M. Dickson
Berryville Turnpike
Jordan Springs
R. C. Clemet
Roy A. Lee
Richard Ave
Omer T. Webb
Luther Hamilton
City
L. C. Snapp
Brucetown
Ida B. Hammack
Paul A. Hammack
Railroad Street
Ottolie K. Clark
James P. Rogers
Church Street
Hugh R. Reynolds
Melvin T. Duff
F. C. Boyce
John B. Lillis
Chamberville
Chester C. Richsison
Harry D. Wigginton
Lewis Pidgeon
Helen Elizabeth Renner
Wadesville
William Snow
Slavender S. Jackson
Leetown
Mary C. Wood
George E. Custer
Valley Mill Road
Berryville Pike
Wind Storm Lets Chickens Roam From Two Colds Coops
A Waterbury man reported 25 chickens missing from a coop but canceled the report after five minutes. Wind gusts blew open both coops but the birds wandered to the second coop where its door had blown shut, and were later found there.
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Waterbury
Conn
Shihman Again Continues as Battlefront Shifts in China
Dispatches report the Japanese garrison at Shihmen retreating northeast as fighting centers on the Linli to Shasi corridor. Chinese field messages claim heavy Japanese casualties while efforts aim to sever the Linli Yangtze route and thrust toward Shasi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shihmen
China
Linl
Linli
Yangtze River
Shasi
Citywide influenza outlook cited as mild risk
Dr Allen dismissed cat fever in Winchester and labeled the illness a mild influenza. Mrs Organ surveyed schools finding 139 absentees and few contact cases with no Handley increase. Hospitals reported no current influenza patients and no visitor bans. Companies noted small absenteeism and urged simple precautions to prevent an epidemic. Parents urged to keep ill children home and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Winchester
Garon
RAF Mosquitos Raid Western Germany for Fourth Straight Night
The RAF Fleet Mosquito bombers attacked western Germany last night, returning safely after the raid with no losses. U S Air Forces also reported 15 German fighters downed by Eighth Air Force bombers, totaling 187 this month, while Marauder bombers hit a fighter base near Amsterdam. Major General Frederick L. Anderson cautioned against over optimism over bomber losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Air Ministry
Eighth Air Force
Schippl
Amsterdam
Frederick L. Anderson
Eighth Force Bomber Command
Asks Extension of Wage Scales in Steel Contracts
Philip Murray president of the CIO United Steelworkers of America announced the union has asked the War Labor Board to order extension of existing labor contracts with steel companies unwilling to sign a proposed new contract before the current one expires. The petition warns termination could occur without full negotiations. Murray released the petition as union officials met with five United States Steel subsidiaries to press for a 17 cent an hour wage increase in a series of wage conferences involving about 500 steel companies. The requested supplemental agreement would be retroactive to the contract’s execution date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO - United Steelworkers of America
War Labor Board
WLB
Murray
United States Steel Corporation
Japan Adds 20 Percent Fee on Nonessential Goods
Berlin radio reports Japan has imposed a 20 percent surcharge on all non essential commodities and on admission to sports and entertainment. The same report notes the Japanese Musical Culture Association bans members from performing with musicians from non Axis countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
Berlin
Japanese Musical Culture Association
Tax Collectors Are To Work Late
The Richmond office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and 21 state branches will stay open until midnight tomorrow to accept last minute payments from those owing Uncle Sam a tax bill on or before December 15. Four groups must file returns and pay by closing time: second payments on estimated 1943 returns, farmers with required returns, those who underest imated by 20 percent or more and must file amended returns, and lower income earners who earned $100 or more since September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Uncle Sam
N. B. Early
Striker Rites Here Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Estelle Striker will be held at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon at Jones Funeral Home. She was the widow of the late Robert Lee Striker who died Monday after a prolonged illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
Pearl Estelle Striker
Robert Lee Striker
U S Bombers Harass Shipping in Aegean Sea
United States medium bombers attacked enemy shipping in daylight in the Aegean yesterday. They sank a sailing ship, set a large vessel afire, and scored a direct hit on a motor ship, according to the Middle East Air Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
United States
Aegean Sea
Middle East Air Command
Market quotations for livestock and produce in Pittsburgh Chicago and Baltimore
Salable hogs and cattle prices listed across major markets in Pittsburgh Chicago and Baltimore. Hogs move steadily with weights from 100 to over 350 pounds and sows steady to higher. calves, steers, yearlings, and sheep show varied gains and steady demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romestern
Pittsburgh
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Chicago Grain Quotations Move as Prices Weaken
Chicago December grain prices weaken while awaiting ceiling price details and subsidy news. Wheat opens mixed with Dec at 1.70 3-8 and May at 1.66 3-8. oats hold around 82 for Dec and rye and barley slip modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cash Grain Association
The
Board of Trade
Explosion on Shangri La carrier leaves one dead
At Norfolk Navy Yard two welders were engulfed in an explosion aboard the unfinished Shangri La. Lewis Perry White died from suffocation and burns. Jesse Haralson suffered second and third degree burns and was hospitalized. Sparks from welding ignited gases in a false bottom compartment. No damage to the ship was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Lewis Perry White
Jesse Haralson
U. S. Marine Hospital
German Ruler In Belgium Quits
A Brussels dispatch to Social Demokraten reports Gen Baron Alexander Von Falkenhousen resigns as commander of German occupation forces in Belgium. He is to be replaced by SS Gen Richard Jaungklaus, a close Himmler associate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Brussels
Social Demokraten
Baron Alexander von Falkenhousen
Richard Jaungklaus
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Stock Market Report Sees Mixed Day in New York
New York stock activity Dec 14 shows downward trends with little urgent liquidity. The market features profit taking, awaiting European developments, tax questions, and mixed moves among leaders and industrials as several big names drift or retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
du Pont
Johns-Manvise
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Woolworth
Douglas Aircraft
J. C. Penney
Republic Steel
Electric Bond & Share
Cities Service
American Cyanamid
American Gas
Creole Petroleum
N. J. Zinc
Sound Power
Local Markets Update From The Star
Local markets are reported daily and the Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors. Readers are advised to verify prices and details with market listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Better Synthetic Rubber Coming
William H. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific Railroad and former rubber director, urged Omaha Legion members that the postwar synthetic rubber program should not be scrapped. He predicted American chemists will develop a rubber within six months that will meet all needs and make the program self supporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
William H. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
America
Omaha Post
American Legion
Postoffice Robbed At Christiansburg
ROANOKE Va Dec 14 The postoffice at Christiansburg was robbed last night of a small undetermined amount of cash and possibly items from rifled Christmas parcels. Entry was gained by breaking glass in two rear doors and cutting away metal screens. Mail was in after hours and rifling not extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Christiansburg
Santa The Kiddies Want A Stamp In Every Stocking
Santa Claus themed page features wishes of children asking for stamps in each stocking. A light seasonal item noting holiday expectations and small-town cheer with family imagery and Christmas spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa the Kiddies
Holtsclaw Rites Planned After Berryville Death
Floyd Lee Holtsclaw 56 of Clarke County died Monday of a heart attack after a night shift at Berryville Basket Co. He leaves a widow Nora Lewin and eight children, four sisters, and four brothers in law. Funeral at 3:30 Wednesday at Berryville Methodist Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Lee Holtsclaw
Berryville Basket Company
Basket Company
Thomas and
Lottie Waters Holtsclaw
Clarke County
Nora Lewin
Welby T
Vinnie
Margaret
William
Etta Holtsclaw
Beulah Everhart
Ira McDonald
Mabel McDonald
Floy J. Holtsclaw
Laura Grim
Mamie Peppers
Maude Waters
Amanda Heflin
Methodist
Berryville
Green Hill Cemetery
Doris Cromwell Is Enjoined From Nevada Divorce Action
Doris Duke Cromwell tobac co heiress was enjoined by the New Jersey Court of Chancery from pursuing a divorce suit filed in Reno Nevada. Master Dougal Herr granted a permanent injunction at the request of her estranged husband James H R Cromwell former U S minister to Canada. The court found she remains domiciled in New Jersey and has not transferred her domicile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Doris Duke Cromwell
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Reno
Nev
Dougal Herr
James H. R. Cromwell
U. S
Canada
New Jersey
Vicksburg Cruiser Launched at Newport News Navy Yard
The cruiser Vicksburg slid into the James River from Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock yards as champagne was smashed on her bow by Miss Muriel Hamilton daughter of Mayor J C Hamilton of Vicksburg Mississippi. She called the sponsorship the finest Christmas present and greatest honor a girl could have.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Navy
Vicksburg
James River
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Muriel Hamilton
J. C. Hamilton
Miss
Hamilton
Deanna Durbin Granted Divorce in Quick Proceedings
Deanna Durbin, the singing star, won a divorce from Lt. Vaughn Paul after a brief Los Angeles hearing. The couple, married two and a half years, had a property agreement in place and Vaughn did not attend the court session. Durbin, 21, cited constant criticism of her radio work as a stress factor.
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Los Angeles
Deanna Durbin
J.G
Vaughn Paul
Vaughn
Epidemic of Influenza Grips Germany
A neutral physician arriving from Berlin reports Germany is swept by an influenza and grippe epidemic comparable to Britain's. He notes many cases in the Rhineland and Prussia and says Berlin authorities prepare for possible spread to the already demoralized city after Allied bombings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Germany
Britain
Berlin
Rhineland
Prussia
Call of 3 1 4 Percent 1944 46 Treasury Bonds
Treasury announces redemption of all outstanding 3% 1944 46 bonds dated April 16, 1934, effective April 15, 1944, with interest ceasing on that date. Holders may exchange called bonds for other US debt before redemption, per issued circulars. Further details in Department Circular No. 666 dated July 21, 1941. Henry Morgenthau Jr Secretary of the Treasury. Treasury Washington December 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Department
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Mountain Fire In Blue Ridge Burned Thousands of Acres
A forest fire that began Saturday night in the Blue Ridge region of Jefferson Woni Clarke counties Virginia was brought under control last night. Firefighters crossed into Clarke county and threatened several summer homes. no buildings were damaged though some yards came close to fences. Mrs. J C King called it the worst forest fire she has seen in 25 years, burning over thousands of acres of timbered area. The fire area was still patrolled by wardens the following day.
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Blue Ridge
Jefferson County
Woni
Clarke County
J. C. King
Gilpin Orchard
King George VI Quiet Birthday Amid Prideful Send Off
King George VI, recovering from influenza, spent his forty eighth birthday quietly with Queen Elizabeth and Princesses. Congratulatory messages poured in from across the British Empire. The King thanked Londoners for their good wishes and expressed hope that the coming year would bring a clearer prospect of peace for the people of London and their courage and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George VI
British Empire
Senate Group For Freezing Social Taxes Through ’44
The Senate Finance Committee voted to freeze social security taxes through 1944 at 1 percent for both employers and employees. Senator Vandenberg led the move opposing an automatic tax increase, citing larger than needed reserves. The panel also backed requiring unions and non profits to file financial returns, raised the excess profits tax rate on corporations to 95 percent, and kept the 80 percent overall corporate tax ceiling.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
House
Turkey Not Neutral in Reality, Says Ulus Paper
Ankara radio quoted Ulus declaring Turkey is not neutral and is actively aiding the United Nations. The article notes Inonu’s Cairo talks with Roosevelt and Churchill have strengthened this stance, stating neutrality exists only legally, not in practice.
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London
Ankara Radio
Ulus Today
Turkey
United Nations
Llus
Ismet Inonus
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Belgians Hanged By Germans
The Germans announce the execution of eleven individuals for sheltering Allied airmen. Ten Belgians were hanged at Antwerp on charges of sabotage and assault with explosives and firearms.
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London
Antwerp
Dial 3424 For Your Socials
By dialing 3424 you may inform friends of entertaining guests travel or homecomings. The Star will publish these personal notices on this page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E¢Lan
David Unger Dies Near Rest Va Rites Thursday
David Franklin Unger 71 died yesterday at home near Rest Virginia after months of ill health. Born June 26 1872 in De Haven Frederick County he was survived by a widow and three children. Funeral services by Rev John Teter will be held Thursday at 2 30 pm at the Rest Methodist Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The body lies at Omps Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Franklin Unger
Rest
DeHaven
Frederick County
William Unger
Morgan County
Susan Braithwraite Unger
Minnie Kline Unger
John Teter
Rest Methodist Church
Mount Hebron
Omps Funeral
Obituary: Newton H. Burkhart 50 Dies at Veterans Hospital
Newton H. Burkhart 50 died at 12 20 this morning at Perry Point Veterans Hospital Perryville Md after a year as a patient. He was World War One veteran and a painter. He is survived by wives former Miss Beulah Snapp two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Thursday 1 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev officiating. Interment St Paul Lutheran Church cemetery. Pallbearers named Godfrey Bly Clayton McCauley Leroy White Herman Hable Maynard Snapp Clifton Gow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton H. Burkhart
Perry Point Veterans Hospital
Pereryville
Jacob Burkhart
Chambersburg
Rachel Tegault Burkhart
Mt. Wilere
Frederick County
Burkhart
St. Paul
Beulah Snappichary Avenue
City
Jonas Burkhart
Kerfistown
Clarence Burkhart
Philadelphia
Virgil Burkhart
Opequon
Wilmer Burkhart
Jones Funeral Home
Rev
The
St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
Godfrey Bly
Clayton McCauley
Leroy White
Herman Hable
Maynard Snapp
Clifton Gow
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Shihman
Stab
Striker
Belgium
Stock Market Report
Evans
Atent Brava
Postofice
F. L. Holtsclaw
Doris Cromwell
Freedom
Frederick van Nuys
Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee
King George
Senate Group
David Unger
Newton Burkhart
Jack
ACK
Mom
Presto
B&o
All American
R. B. White
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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