War Bond Booth To Be Presented In Winchester June 1944
Plans complete for a 6 15 p m ceremony presenting a replica of the discount court house war activities booth. The Jeep and driver will be donated for a city ride with $1 550 in bonds pledged. The event features a flag raising by the Iran Legion Post and a long list of local officials and groups attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Robert Grove
Fonday
JBT
Girls’ Ath- Wea ‘Toon
GAA
Y. Conrad
Iran Legion
G. Ireland
Legion
Robert Grove Ting
Grove
War Activities Committee
Booth
C. R. Atnderson
S. Lee Grant
Emily Harbaugh
P.a McVicar
Andy Bowen
Red Cross
R. Gray Williams
Ed Iden
Stewart Bell, Jr
Wendel
H. B. McCormac
Edith Garrabrandt
Basil Starkey
Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County War Board
Fréd Stine
Farm Labor Recruit Service
Board of Trade
Winchester
Ration Calendar Clarifies Stamp Validity Through 1945
The Associated Press notes stamps for meats fats and processed foods extend indefinitely. Sugar stamps four thirty through thirty two stay valid for five pounds, with home canning supplies allowed. Shoes airplane stamps one and two remain indefinite. Gasoline coupons vary by region with limits through August and September. New period one coupons usable immediately at local ration boards.
Bear Hunting Season Regulated by Virginia Commission
Virginia Inland Fisheries Commission fixes bear hunting season from November 1 to January 5 in most counties including Nansemond Norfolk and Anne? That year 1944 regulation rescinds conflicting rules and becomes effective September 1 1944 with a bag limit of one bear. Chairman Snow signs the regulation in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virgin
Virginia
Nansemond
Norfolk and
Anne
Commission of and Inland Fisheries
Snow
Local Bond Sales Near One Million Threshold
Winchester Frederick county bond sales near one million dollars with 942 404 25 in sales through June 28. Local quota reached 33 1 percent while the overall 70 percent mark looms. Bay State’s Winchester leads with 136 366 75 versus 99 206 25 here. War Finance Committee chairman Wendell Barney expects our city to surpass Winchester next week.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Federal Reserve Bank
Trail Massachusetts
Winchester
Mass
Bay State City
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
War Bond Drive Clarifies Bank Purchases And Prizes
The War Finance Committee states bank bond purchases do not count toward the Fifth War Loan quota or civic competition. The bond booth run by the Quota Club and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows posted $10.00 in sales yesterday and $125 by noon. Mrs H Clay deGrange won a hammered silver bracelet donated by Pvt Robert Pizzano for the top E Bond buyer. the item was made by Mohammendan craftsmen in Or an North Africa and given to Ruth Pizzano of Winchester through the Quota Club member. County 4-H and home demonstration clubs from Middletown Stonewall Shawnee and Friendly Grove staffed the booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Er of
Odd Fellows
H. Clay deGrange
Mohammendan
Oran
North Africa
Robert Pizzano
Ruth Pizzano
Winchester
Park To Play Away On July 4
Winchester Park hosts a Soldier baseball team from Woodrow Wilson General Hospital Staunton in a return game against the Service Club. The contest starts at 3 oclock tomorrow with the away game set for Tuesday July 4 at Staunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Staunton
Service Club
Repeated Nazi Attacks Beaten in French Theater
Allied reports describe heavy fighting as 250 Lancasters and Halifaxes bombed German armor at Villers-Bocage, with Rommel’s forces suffering losses on the Odon. British units repelled a stout counterattack and preparations continued as Dempsey’s army reorganized. Mopping up Cherbourg advances proceed while air strikes disrupt rail movement.
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Rommel
Villers-Bocage
Odon
Supreme Headquarters
Miles Christopher Dempsey
Second Army
France
Dempsey
Russia
Joseph Lawton Collins
U. S. Army Corps
Cap de la Hague
Cherbourg
Bubble Contest Draws Many Kids Across City Playgrounds
The Winchester Recreation Department held the first playground bubble blowing contest at three sites. Winners included Dickie Crenshaw and Bill Bradshaw at Handley School, Ronald Johnston Levene Combs and Dolores Cleveland at Virginia Avenue, and Celester Carter and Grace Carter at Douglas School. Marble tournament planned for July 6 plus holiday hours at Rouss Park and Douglas School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Department
Handley School
Dickie Crenshaw
Stewart Sr
Bill Bradshaw
Handley Blvd
Bill Deckert
Virginia Avenue
Ronald Johnston
E. Piccadilly
Levene Combs
Woodstock Lane
Dolores Cleveland
Highland Ave
Douglas School
Celester Carter
N. Kent St
Grace Carter
Rouss Park
Handley
Virginia Ave
Golf Tournament Opens July 8 For Byrd Trophy
Qualifying rounds begin today and run through Tuesday July 4 for the Byrd Trophy at Winchester Golf Club. Committee members are Robert Grove James Mason and Edwin Glaize. The cup was not awarded in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grove
James Mason
Edwin Glaize
Winchester Golf Club
Bombers Attack In Formosa Harbors Takao
American Liberators from China joined Admiral Nimitz in the central Pacific to strike Takao a major Japanese shipping hub in Formosa. A Stilwell dispatch says the raid damaged docks and installations with few details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Chester M. Nimitz
Central Pacific
Takao
Formosa
Joseph W. Stilwell
Saipan
Marianas
U.S
Philippines
Fifth Army Advances in Adriatic and Italian sectors
German withdrawal in the Adriatic allowed the Eighth Army to reach Civitanova near Ancona with light opposition. British South Africans west of Lake Trasimeno pushed forward and expelled Germans from Gracciano. Indians took Monte Del Lago and Corciano was reached, with forces advancing toward Perugia.
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Cecina
Adriatic
Eighth
Civitanova
Ancona
Lake Trasimeno
Gracciano
Monte del Lago
Magione
Corciano
Perugia
Ground Battle on Saipan as Marines Press Strong Points
Saipan sees 60 percent of the island under U S control as marines and infantry confront the island fortress after weeks of heavy fighting. Japanese cave systems and underground defenses complicate assaults with brutal close combat and limited relief for front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Saipan
Garapan
Central Pacific
Miners Trapped As Rescue Teams Press Fire At Clover Fork Pit
Rescue squads led by state and federal mine inspectors battled fire gas and smoke to reach 18 miners trapped two miles back in Ridgeway Darby Coal’s Clover Fork pit near Harlan Kentucky. Entry was made at 5 p.m. and by mid morning crews were 300 feet from the tunnel, facing extreme heat and fumes. Families waited at the surface as volunteers stream in from other pits. Officials said no cause had yet been determined as rescuers focused on freeing the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Clover Fork
Ridgeway Darby Coal Company
John Burkhart
Kentucky
Pvt Sartelle At B 29 Advance Base In China
Pvt John E Sartelle son of Mr and Mrs Harry M Sartelle Winchester reports from an advance unit in China with the U S Army Air Corps ground forces He says B 29 bombers took off from his base for the second raid on Japan and all bombers returned safely He was sent overseas in February after serving in North Africa and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Sartelle
Harry M. Sartelle
Winchester
Doris Sartelle
China
Pvt
Sartelle
U. S. Army Air Corps
Tokyo
Pvt. Sartelle
North
Africa
India
A. Moore Calmes Laid To Rest In Berryville
Services held at Mt. Hebron Cemetery for A. Moore Calmes prominent Berryville lumberman who died Thursday evening at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Rev. R. B. Nelson officiated. Active pallbearers were Nattie Humston Shade Moore Julian Glascock Ben Crampton all of Berryville Victor W. Wheeler and J. Wilmer Carpenter. Honorary pallbearers were Lacy Humston Albert Bradford George H. Levi George Morgan and Dr. A. P. Osborne, all of Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hebron
A. Moore Calmes
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
R. B. Nelson
Nattie Humston
Shade Moore
Julian Glascock
Ben Crampton
Victor W. Wheeler
J. Wilmer Carpenter
Lacy Humston
Albert Bradford
George H. Levi
George Morgan
A. P. Osborne
Grain Yields Report Highlights Local Harvest Averages
Grain yields from several farms show barley around 40 bushels per acre on 20 acre plots. Butler reports 802 bushels from 20 acres and 18 1 2 bushels for 20 acres of rye. Funk yields 40 bushels per acre on 20 acres of barley. Orndorff's 29 acres of barley yield 1000 bushels averaging 34 1 2 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Butler
Mr. Butler
E. M. Funk
Middletown
E. B. Orndorff
Conway Farm
Fred Stine
Regiment Vichy Is On Way Out
Reports from Madrid indicate Germany will erase Vichy dependence in the coming week and assume civil functions in France. Vichy ministries, courts, and propaganda may be handed to the Nazis while German military courts take over legal matters. The Vichy radio altered its schedule to resemble German broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Vichy
France
Hungary
Romania
Interior
Justice
Chinese Advance In North Burma
The North Burma front reports Chinese troops holding the northern landing strip at Myitkyina and advancing east toward the encircled Japanese. A Chinese column pushed down the Maiigna Ferry road as Americans join the pressure on the city. In the Mogaung area mopping up continues at the valley and base, while Kohima Imphal forces in India take 200 Japanese prisoners and push toward Ukhrul with a night counter-attack repulsed on the Palel Tamu front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Maiigna Ferry Road
Mogaung
Mogaung Valley
India
Kohima-Imphal
Ukhrul
Sareikhong
Imphal
Palel-Tamu
Yugoslav Partisans Lead Offensive East of Skoplje
The Yugoslav partisans, attacking German forces east of Skoplje, killed 600 officers and men and captured 1414 prisoners, according to a communique broadcast by the free Yugoslav radio via the FCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Skoplje
Free Yugoslav Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Copenhagen Strife Deepens as German Troops Seize Key Buildings
The Free Danish press reports Germans occupy Copenhagen town hall and key offices while a 100 percent general strike cripples the city. Casualties exceed 700 with hospitals overwhelmed and ambulances transporting the wounded. fires burn in streets as Sweden-Denmark links falter and ships halt cross‑border services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
National Bank
Malmo
Denmark
Sweden
Sjaelland
Roskilde
Dewey Homecoming in Albany Promises United Nation
Governor Thomas B. Dewey declares America the most united nation as he returns to Albany. He says the November election will show Allied vigor and unity in wartime, rallying about 2,500 supporters in Capitol Park after a parade. Feinedberg introduces him. Mayor Harris greets the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas B. Dewey
America
Dewey
Capitol Park
Capitol
Benjamin F. Feinberg
Chicago
Frank E. Harris
Nazi Flying Bomb Attacks Continue Across Southern England
German flying bombs struck southern England with increasing frequency as workplaces and homes faced damage and casualties. Prime Minister Churchill toured anti-aircraft sites while a German propaganda report described the weapon as a rocket propelled winged bomb capable of speeds around 375 miles per hour and carrying over a ton of explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
Air Ministry
International Information Bureau
German Propaganda Agency
Associated Press
Rites Sunday For Matthew Breeden
Funeral services for Matthew Breeden 66 of Reliance will be held at 2 30 Sunday afternoon at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg with Rev Ted Tick officiating. Interment will be at Reliance Cemetery. He was a son of Mr and Mrs James Breeden. survivors include two daughters Mrs Irma East Harrisonburg and Miss Florence Breeden Ruckersville. and a son Roy Breeden St Leonard s Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Breeden
Reliance
Stover
Strasburg
Ted- Tick
Reliance Cemetery
James Breeden
Irma East
Harrisonburg
Florence Breeden
Ruckersveille
Roy Breeden
St. Leonards
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices from Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore market reports note stable potato and egg prices amid dull produce trading. Cattle and hogs show mixed movements with steers steady to higher and hogs generally firm, while sheep demand remains sparse. Chicago quotes: hogs steady with top at 13.75. cattle and calves mixed, with higher prices for choice grades and declines for poorer lots.
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Baltimore
Nore
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
War Bonds Buy The Weapons For Our Invasion Effort
War bonds are described as the fuel that arms the invasion effort. The text emphasizes that financial support directly equips the armed forces and sustains the campaign. It underscores national resolve and collective duty to fund military capability.
Wall Street Bearish Shift After Independence Day Lull
Stock activity shows a July day lull with large out‑of‑town orders pushing volume to about 600000 shares. Oils lead gains with Standard Gas Baltimore & Ohio Armour advancing. many favored issues like Wilsonco Houston Oil Sinclair Oil and Eastman Kodak rise while laggards include U S Steel Chrysler General Motors and International Harvester. Curb actions feature Arkansas Natural Gas A Cities Service Electric Bond Share and Tishman Realty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe Lad
York
Wal Rr
Standard Gas
Baltimore & Ohio
Armour
Wilsonby Co
Houston Oil
Sinclair Oil
Standard of Cal
Texas Co
American Telephone
Ethlehem
Hudson Motors
Douglas Aircraft
Electric Power & Light
Eastman Kodak
Lockheed. Aviation Corp
Common
U. S. Steel
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Chrysler
General Motors
International Harvester
Anaconda
United Aircraft
Hayes Mfg
Budd Mfg
Arkansas Natural Gas “A
Cities Service
Electric Bond& Share
Tishman Realty
Extravagant Claims Made By Japs
London reports that the Japanese Imperial Headquarters claimed in a Tokyo broadcast that two aircraft carriers and two warships were sunk south of the Bonins on June 24. The communique also said 55 enemy planes were shot down and 46 Japanese planes were lost, with no Allied confirmation.
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London
Tokyo
Bonin Islands
Quotations Chicago Grain July 1 1945
Chicago grain quotes show hedge selling and mixed oats and rye. Wheat futures opened weak with May 1945 delivery firm. July 1.58, Sept 1.59, Dec 1.66 5-8. Oats and rye also displayed varied openings while May wheat held firmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct responses listed for the Page 4 quiz include waterway between Denmark and Sweden. A misquoted line about Smithville. The word Geographer. A true/false item marked false. The Salvation Army, Mandalay. Reference to the Virgin Islands of the U. S. A Bird. The phrase Hail Mary. The number twenty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Sweden
Smithville
Salvation Army
Mandalay
Virgin Islands
The
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Fifth Army
Regiment
America United
Boyce
Clarke County
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Winchester and
Frederick County
Winchester Woolen Co
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Virginia Woolen Co
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Nat'l Fruit Product Co
U. Ee
Baltimore Livestock
Stock Market Report
Bird
Carroll Barber Shop
E. Piccadilly St
H. W. Swartz
South End
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