Romney Judges Open Home Season Versus Charles Town
Romney will host Charles Town Thursday night in the home opener after dropping two games last week. Harmison led Romney with 17 points, Garber and Hartley among top scorers, as the team aims to rebound from a 51-34 and 37-18 losses. JV game at 7 and varsity at 8 with 35 cent admission.
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Charnley High School
Jes
Wednessey Peer
Ets
Romney High School
Romney
Dolph Macon Academy Caddhe
Pioneers
Ipi- Hartley
Garber
Harmison
Charles Town
Taylor
Lovett
Lewis
Lamb
Hartley
Rannels
Veath
Keister
Gan Salt
Area High School Scores Report Last Week
Warren County High School defeated St Josephs of Martinsburg 49 to 12. Martinsburg lost to Hagerstown 29 to 22. Williamsport edged Hedgesville 30 to 29. Martinsburg plays edges here Friday night.
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Martinsburg
Warren County High School
St. Josephs
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Hedgesville
Juvenile Held For Petty Larceny in Standardsville Va
A 17 year old from Standardsville was arraigned before Judge John Rice on petty larceny charges. He was picked up when attempting to sell .22 calibre ammunition at City Plaza after Garland Vincent reported pennies and shells missing from his residence. Vincent saw the youth at the bus terminal wearing a jacket. Police were notified. judge had not announced a decision this morning.
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Standardsville
John Rice
City Plaza
Garland Vincent
Gibbons Street
Vincent
Blinded by Lights Sideswipes Parked Car on Maple Street
James B. Miller of nm Va collided with a parked auto at Maple and Walnut Streets Sunday night. He claimed he was blinded by oncoming headlights while driving a 1940 Plymouth owned by Harry C. Miller. No injuries reported and damages were slight.
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Maple and
Walnut Streets
James B. Miller
Miller
Harry C. Miller
Ration Calendar Update From OPA on Stamp Validity
The Associated Press reports ration details for meats fats and processed foods with stamp series validations and non termination dates. Blue stamps for processed foods remain valid with no term dates before March 1 and next validation February 1. Sugar book four stamps 34 remain in effect for five pounds with three month duration and ongoing weekly allowances.
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OPA
Funeral Tuesday For Dr. Davis From Summit Point Church
Funeral services for Dr. George A. Davis longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad surgeon at Summit Point West Virginia will be held Tuesday at 11 AM at the Summit Point Methodist Church. The 85 year old physician died Saturday after a short illness. He was born September 15 1859 and practiced medicine since 1880. He served as B&O Railroad surgeon from 1892 until his death and was secretary of the B&O Association of Surgeons. He was survived by his widow Virginia Bradbury Hawkins Davis two sons A A Davis of Baltimore and E N Davis of Amherst Ohio two grandchildren and two great grandchildren all of Amherst. Interment in Charles Town West Virginia cemetery.
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George A. Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Summit Point
W. Va
Methodist
Albert Ginrich
W. D. Dickey
Oakland
Davis
Albert F
Mary Elizabeth Harris Davis
Bethany Farm
Myerstown
Jefferson County
Medical College of Maryland
Middleway
B. & O. Association of Surgeons
Stone’s Chapel
Clarke County
Nanny Brooke Cain
A. A. Davis
Baltimore
E. N. Davis
Amherst
Ohio
George D. Davis
James Doughry
Eugene N. Davis
Virginia Bradbury Hawkins Davis
E. B. Timberlake
Winchester
S. N. Bonham
Garland Moore
J. F. Maccaugherty
J. W. Moore
Lacey Gibson
Keener Butsler
C. R. McCann
Edward Hinton
Charles Town
Grange Officers Installed In Joint Ceremony Friday
Middletown and White Hall Subordinate Granges along with Frederick County Pomona held a joint installation in Middletown Friday night. Byron O Brumback served as installing officer with officers listed for Middletown and White Hall Granges and Pomona Grange. White Hall meets first and third Mondays, Middletown on the second Monday, Pomona meets quarterly.
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Middletown
White Hall
Frederick County
Pomona
Byron O. Brumback
Pomona Grange
Ray L. Bowers
Nelson Grover
B. E. Rogers
Clyde Brumback
Arthur Ship
Jesse B. Lewis
Answers to the Daily Quiz on Page Four
Correct responses listed for questions including geography politics and language. Items cover directions, ranks five in the army, ill will, ice form, a mammal resembling a bear, the House of Seven Gab, Indo-China, a sudden fall, affirmation, and agnosticism.
Australia hit by worst drought since settlement
Australia faces severe drought with over 2000 wool producing sheep dead and one third of the continent turned to dust bowls. Rain is needed for months to recover. meat and crop outputs fall, costing tens of millions. Australia plans to import barley oats and maize while aiding US forces with food.
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Anberra
Australia
United States
Pacific
New Zealand
Fii
Tennessee Valley Authority
Francis E. Forde
Police Court Has Busy Morning
In Civil and Police Court Judge John Rice disposed of several cases this morning. William Beeler of 209 S Kent Street fined $5 and costs $35.75 for drunkenness. Harry Lacy of Peoria Ill fined $5 and costs $5.75 for drunken and disorderly conduct. John Garrett of Boyce fined $10 and costs $5.75 for drunken and disorderly conduct. Max Allen Koontz of Fairplay Md fined $15 and costs $10.50 for speeding and no operator license. Pvt Frank Fiorelli of the U S Army fined $5 and costs $6.25 for drunkenness. James R Butler of 422 W Clifford Street fined $10 and costs $6.25 for drunkenness. Eddie Sargent of Rt 2 Winchester fined $5 and costs $6.25 for drunkenness. Lewis Miller Cain of Rt 1 Winchester fined $10 and costs $5.75 for drunkenness.
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John Rice
William Beeler
S. Kent Street
Harry Lacy
Peoria
Ill
John Garrett
Boyce
Max Allen Koontz
Fairplay
Pvt
Frank Fiorelli
U. S. Army
James R. Butler
W. Clifford Street
Eddie Sargent
Winchester
Lewis Miller Cain
Talented Mark Warnen to perform on Borden radio show
Tonight Mark Warnen, a talented versatile musician, headlines Borden's new radio program The Perfect Foal. Ed Wenn hosts with guests Warne Elsie Elmer Tune in Wing at 7:00 PM.
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Mark Warnen
Bhestra
Borden
Ed Wenn
Gen Warne
Elsie
Elmer
Pfc Rickard Rejoins Unit After Missing in Belgium
Pfc Bergie L Rickard of the 30th Infantry Division writes his wife that he is safe after being missing in action in Belgium since December 21. He says he was out for two weeks and has rejoined his outfit, with letters that had portions censored. The family believes his division was affected by the December German breakthrough. Local friends in Winchester and county welcome the news.
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Belgium
Bergie L. Rickard
Mary Catherine Rickard
South Kent Street
30Th Infantry
Rickard
Pfc
Winchester
Pvt Ralph Frye Wounded In Belgium
Local telegram confirms Pvt Ralph Frye son of Mr and Mrs Guy S Frye in Cherry Grove near Hayfield was seriously wounded in Belgium on December 24. He has served about two years and did not go overseas until last year. His brother Benjamin Frye joined Company I of the local National Guard in February 1941.
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Pvt
Ralph Frye
Guy S. Frye
Belgium
Hayfield
Cherry Grove
North Mountain
Pvt. Frye
Benjamin Frye
Company I
National Gurd
Favor Rationing Of Cigarettes
CHICAGO Jan 15 The National Association of Tobacco Distributors opened a conference to address cigarette shortages. They discuss possible national rationing to retailers for fair distribution. Executive secretary Joseph Kolodny said stores would receive allocations but declined to reveal whether ration cards would be used. Details to be announced later.
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Chicago
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Joseph Kolodny
Association
Russia to Try German War Criminals In Own Way
Iya Ehrenburg, Moscow’s prominent newspaperman, said in Pravda that Russia will judge its German war torturers itself and entrust no one else with the task. He noted Russia is not part of the Allied War Crimes Commission in London and that Berlin dominates his thoughts day and night.
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London
Iya Ehrenburg
Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Ehrenburg
Berlin
Historic Luray Hotel Is Sold
LURAY Virginia January 15 Mansion Inn a 42 room hotel in Luray has been sold from Mims Hotel Corporation to Urban Wertenberger of Washington and Philadelphia The new owner plans improvements and to reopen the dining room which seats 100 The sale covered the cottage behind the hotel not the rest of the block still owned by the corporation Alfred Thomas of Piedmont West Virginia is present manager The inn traced its origins to the 1831 Jordan House built by merchant Gabrielle Jordan later becoming Arlington Hotel and Mansion Inn after changes by owners through the years
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Luray
Mansion Inn
Mims Hotel Corporation
Urban Wertenberger
Washington
Philadelphia
Alfred Thomas
Piedmont
W. Va
Jordan
Gabrielle Jordan
Arlington Hotel
Nimrod Rust
Walter Campbell
Falling Weather Pelts City
A snow flurry began before noon and continued into the afternoon, with highways reported clear before the snowfall. Hills and curves were treated with abrasives as temps hovered just below freezing at 30 degrees by 2 pm, up from 27 last night. Precipitation totaled .23 inches yesterday morning, with rain Saturday and some snow early Sunday.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Sacred Heart Athletic Club to Elect Officers
Officers of the Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys will be elected at a special meeting in the club room tomorrow night at 7 30. All members are urged to be present.
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Sacred Heart Athletic Club
Congress Member Is Found Dead
Rep. James O Connor, 66, of Livingston Montana, was found dead in his Roosevelt Hotel apartment. The death, the first in the 79th Congress, has an undetermined cause and staff said he had been in apparent good health recently.
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Washington
James O'Connor
Livingston
Mont
Roosevelt Hotel
Romance Enters Fala's Life at White House
Washington January 15 The life of dogdoms most eligible bachelor the Scottie Fala gained romance when Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt revealed she had received a request from a group of war veterans touring the White House for the presidential dog. She offered no details about the woman or future plans saying only that a wedding is hoped for and that the rest remained a secret.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Scottie
Miss Hanna Ambrose Buried in Stephens City
Funeral services for Miss Hanna Marie Ambrose fourteen year old daughter of Mrs. Claude LaParde of Knoxville were held at Stephens City Methodist Church. Rev. Walter Smith led the service with two hymns sung by the choir. She is survived by her mother and foster father, siblings, and relatives including Mrs. Harry Cadwallader, Miss Ethel Ambrose, Mr. Gerald Ambrose, Mrs. Esten Rudolph, and four Stephens City boys. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Hannah Marie Ambrose
Claude LaParde
Knoxville
Tenn
Stephens City Methodist Church
Walter Smith
Jesart
Valey
Ambrose
Harry Cadwallader
Ethel Ambrose
Stephens City
Gerald Ambrose
Winchester
Esten O. Rudolph
Stephenson
County
Hey
Harry Lee Cadwallader
Esten O. Rudolph, Jr
Jean Rudolph
Jacob Skiles
Dora
Braynard Campbell
Edward Cambell
Middletown
Virginia Avenue
Tennessee
Charles Ritenour
Henry Ritenour, Jr
Edward Clevenger
Jas. E. Ewing
Richard Adams
Robert Seal
Green Hill Cemetery
Major gains and routs in Bulge fighting near Houffalize
Allied forces report rapid advances around the Bulge as the First Army captures Ligneuville Beaumont Coulee and nearby towns while closing the Houffalize Vith corridor. Patton's Third Army makes limited progress as German defenses stiffen on arc lines from Wiltz to St Vith. Farther northwest, Hatten area clashes continue with German armor repelled near the Maginot line.
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Houffalize
Malmedy
Stavelot
Bulge
First
Ligneuville
St. Vith
Beaumont
Coulee
Bomigny
Baclain
Mont-Le-Ban
Helionneux
Houffalize-St. Vith
Nedrin
Laroche
Petit Mormont
Grand Mormont
Filly
Ollomont
George S. Patton
Michamps
Bastogne
Woods
Luxembourg
Wiltz
Bertogne
Lewis Hawkins
Third Army
Hartenau Forest
France
Hatten
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Maginot Line
Strasbourg
Rhine
Manilans hear of Japanese New Year gift showing
A fragment notes a Japanese officer recounting travel north from Manila to buy wines and a special screening of a pre Pearl Harbor American film titled A Yank in the RAF. Admission was 500 in inflated enemy invasion Pesos. The house was sold out.
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Manila
Read The Star for Daily Reports of Events In Berryville
Berryville news brief from The Star reports daily events in Berryville and surrounding Clarke and Boyce areas. It highlights local happenings, community notices, and brief updates affecting residents and businesses in the region.
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Berryville
Boyce
Clarke
Break Up That Cold With Chappie's Capsules
Rhodes Drug Store promotes Chappie s Cold Capsules as a guaranteed relief remedy with money back refund offer. Visit your local drug store for purchase today.
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Chappie
Rhodes Drug Store
Virginia State Guard holds chemical warfare training school
Capt. W. A. Baker said today that 30 officers and men from local Company 115, Virginia State Guard, attended the chemical warfare training school conducted Sunday at Middleburg, Virginia. Officers and enlisted personnel from U. S. Army at Ft. Meade, Maryland, ran the school for the 11th Battalion. The use of chemical agents as weapons was the main topic, followed by exhibits, lectures, and a participation demonstration.
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W. A. Baker
Virginia State Guard
Middleburg
U. S. Army
Ft. Meade
Slight Collision On Valley Pike
A side swiping collision early Sunday on the Valley Pike about 1.5 miles south of the city caused minor property damage to both cars. John Harrison of East Pall Mall Street and his wife were en route to Focal Hospital for a cut hand. a youth named Souis was a passenger. Trooper E B Mitchell investigated.
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Valley Pike
John Harrison
East Pall Mall Street
Focal Hospital
Souis
Stephens City
E. B. Mitchell
Trial Justice Court Disposes Cases in Gore and Mill Brook
In the Court of Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards Melvin L. Seldon of Gore Virginia was fined five dollars and costs for speeding. Grayson Miller Swisher of Mill Brook West Virginia was fined five dollars and costs for failing to obey a stop sign when entering a main highway.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Melvin L. Seldon
Gore
Grayson Miller Swisher
Mill Brook
W. Va
High Court Rules on Life Insurance Beneficiary Obligation
The High Court held that a beneficiary must have an insurable interest in the insured’s life and that a plaintiff employee of a hotel bore no obligation to insure the life for another. Justices Browning and Hudgins dissented, arguing cases differ and wagering features vanish when the insured pays full policy price.
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Browning
Hudgins
Third Fleet cripples Japanese sea lifeline near Luzon
Jan. 15 Pearl Harbor report says the Third Fleet cut Japan's vital south China Sea routes with ease. Vice Admiral McCain's carrier force blasts harbors ships seaplane bases and airfields along French Indo China coast sinking 25 enemy warships transports and damaging 13 others in two days. Pacific fleet lists one light cruiser and several destroyers among sunk vessels. 12 transports carrying troops were also sunk.
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Pearl Harbor
South China Sea
Johns. McCain
Associated Press
Rembert James
Japan
Indo-China
Third Fleet
James
Pacific Fleet
Philippine
Luzon
Berryville Defeats Clarke Boys 28 13 in Dual Meet
Berryville high school beat Clarke 28 13 as Jenkins led Clarke with 15 points while Manuel topped Lincoln with five field goals and a free throw. Clarke girls fell 29 24 to Lincoln as Ashby scored 14 for Clarke and Cornwall led Lincoln with 18. The Berryville girls trailed 14 12 at half and 22 21 after three.
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Berryville High School
Lincoln
Clarke Boys
Berryville Qaint
Marshall
Berryville
Jenkins
Clarke
Manuel
Berryvile Girls
Ashby
Cornwall
Tackle
Boxwell
Reed Drury
Fletcher
Marshall High School
Charles Towt
Little Washington
Wisecarver
Ft Lloyd
Bodenschatz
Zeeeal Lincoln
Let Hall
Hammerly
R. Wilson
J. Wilson
Hamilton
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LaRue
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Signal Corps
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Fala
Hanna Marie ‘Ambrose
Thirimont
Nippon
VSG Training School
Trial Justice Court
Lincoln High
Clarke Girls
Berryvill
Brown
White
Levi
New Florida
Calif
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