President Defends Farm Tactics in Wheat Sale Dispute
President Roosevelt attacks group tactics in the farm appropriation stalemate and urges Congress to authorize selling 125 million bushels of wheat for feeding purposes at 85 percent parity. He says government grain sales are needed to maintain farm prices and supply for total war while ensuring beef, milk, chicken, and eggs remain affordable.
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Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Farm Security Administration
Senate
House
Why English Pronunciation Beats Yet Defies Rules
The fragment presents William Lyon Phelps illustrating English as uniquely varied in pronunciation. It questions why words like pain and pay rhyme yet paid says said, and why several pairs such as beard heard cord word differ. The piece reflects on why letters and sounds do not always align in English.
Special Attention ADVERTISERS
An advertiser notice appears in The Evening Star urging attention to ads and promotions amid a holiday period, reflecting the paper’s commercial focus and reader reminders for timely submissions.
Army to induct limited 1-B draftees with minor defects
The Army will begin inducting regular quotas of men in the deferred 1-B selective service class due to minor physical defects. Starting August 1, those with one eye or deafness in one ear among others will be inducted for limited military service if they meet other requirements, relieving fully qualified soldiers for active duty.
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Washington
Army
Corps
War Department
Car Owners Register In County On July 10
Frederick county will hold a single registration day for car and motorcycle owners to obtain new gasoline rationing cards. Superintendent Leslie Kline says schools at Middletown Stephens City Kernstown Clearbrook S V A Gore Gainesboro Mt View and Gravel Springs will host sites from 8 30 a m until all registrants are processed. Volunteers are welcome by contacting Kline’s office.
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Frederick County
Leslie Kline
Mediate
Volun
Middletown
Stephens City
Kernstown
Clearbrook
S. V. A. Gore
Gainesboro
Mt. View
Friendship Co Roll of Honor Dedicated
Friendship Fire Company last night dedicated its Honor Roll during a ceremony after the business session. Thirty five members in the armed forces were honored with Marion Anderson presiding and Rev W Dudley explaining service. Names listed include Robert Boyd Robert Britton Charles Cather Wilmer Comer Henry Covington Jr William Eagle Kenneth Fansler Miller Fletcher Brooks Plickinger Kenzel Grubbs Carl Haines Lawrence Hollis Marshall Hollis John W Jones James E Keffer Theodore Legge Dash Locks Eugene Lofton Harrison Lamsford Harry Murphy Albert McCormick Lawrence Patton Luther Peacemaker Bill B Pollard Grant Seabright John Seabright Wilbur Sibert Charles Showalters Jack Shumaker Edgar oe Ward Snyder Harry Waterman.
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Friendship
Friendship Company
Marion Anderson
Robert Nelson
W.L. Dudley
W. L. Dudley
America
Mr. Dudley
Robert Boyd
Robert Britton
Robert Campbell
Charles Cather
Wilmer Comer
Henry Covington, Jr
William Eagle
Kenneth Fansler
Miller Fletcher
Brooks Plickinger
Kenzel Grubbs
Carl Haines
Lawrence Hollis
Marshall Hollis
John W. Jones
James E. Keffer, Jr
Theodore Legge
Dash Locks
Eugene Lofton
Harrison Lamsford
Harry Murphy
Albert McCormick
Lawrence Patton
Luther Peacemaker
Bill B. Pollard
Grant Seabright
John Seabright
Wilbur Sibert
Charles Showalters
Jack Shumaker
Edgar Oe Ward Snyder
Harry Waterman
Lieutenant Harris Wins Wings In Army Air Reserve
J J Harris Jr son of Mr and Mrs J J Harris of Berryville earned his wings as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air After weekend at home he heads to Langley Field Va for active duty on Monday July 6 Training took place at Maxwell Field Montgomery Ala Southern Aviation School Camden S C and Shaw Field Sumter S C prior to an advanced course at Moody He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg two years before enlistment.
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J. J. Harris, Jr
J. J. Harris
Berryville
United States Army Air
Langley Field
Harris
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Aviation School
Camden
S. C
Shaw Field
Sumter
333 Allied Ships Sinkings Reported By AP
The Navy disclosed another United Nations vessel was sunk in the western Atlantic with 33 of 47 crew dead. 14 survivors from a British cargo ship recount two lifeboats destroyed by fire and torpedo strikes in the Gulf of Mexico last Monday. British Canadian and US warships have joined in an intensified anti submarine campaign in American waters.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
U S
Whiteout Campaign Proceeds In Clarke County Stores
The Whiteout For Victory drive in Clarke County raised over 100 in War Stamps and Bond sales. Eleven Clarke County mercantile establishments hosted booths coordinated by Rose MacDonald, with Woman's War Savings members including Virginia Watkins and Nancy Stevens assisting throughout business hours.
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Clarke
Berryville
Victory
W. Soh Luey
Eh ‘Ar
Rose MacDonald
Woman's War Savings Committee
Clarke County
Virginia Watkins
Vaida
Nancy Stevens
Josephine Lancaster
Eleanor
Betty Locke
Louise Bell
Gay — Joyce Davis
Thelma Stough
Nell .Osborn Carter
Ann Lee Enders
Leaders to Seek Recruits for Company Name Leaders to Seek Recruits
A group led by Brandon and Hale C. Moore with J. Leslie Reed C. T. Lofton and others from Winchester Frederick Back Creek Stonewall Gainesboro and Emerson Brown plan to promote enlistment and report on enlistees at a Monday night Association meeting. A prior communication from General Waller defined Minute Men duties in an emergency.
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Hale C. Moore
Back Creek
J. Leslie Reed
Stonewall
C. T. Lofton
Wyatt H. D
Army Appropriation Bill Sets Stage for Massive War Readiness
President Roosevelt signed a 42.82 billion dollar War Department appropriation to equip the United States for a planned army of 4.5 million by next July 1. The measure, described as the largest in history, was quickly approved by both chambers with few public details on spending.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Senate
House
Selectees Leave At Seven Forty Five Monday
Report notes selectees depart from Frederick County area toward Charlottesville on Monday. Parade details place a motorcade at the Plaza with a 7:18 departure time. Yard party scheduled for Thursday July 9 at Welltown Church.
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Welltown Church
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Bremen Bombed Again by RAF Bomber Force
London reports the air ministry says Bremen, a German port, was blasted overnight by a strong RAF bomber force. Thirteen enemy raiders failed to return, fires burned fiercely, and one night fighter was destroyed. Canadian pilots joined the attack calling it the most satisfying raid of recent weeks.
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Air Ministry
Bremen
Belgium
Netherlands
Coastal Command
Hudson
Navy Casualties Increase 886 in June 7 to 17 Period
Washington reports 886 naval casualties from June 7 to 17 including 190 dead 54 wounded 642 missing. Coast guard and marine corps personnel are included raising total U S war casualties since start to about 11 000. Some missing may have been rescued or reached safety without notifying authorities. Three dead and 19 missing list next of kin in Virginia no entries from Winchester area.
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Virginia
Winchester
Major Barton Is Commissioned For Air Service
Robert T. Barton Jr., 50, longtime Richmond political figure and lawyer, is commissioned a major in the United States air force. He will report for active duty and head to the air force ferrying command in Washington for assignment. Barton has a notable military and public service history spanning from 1911 through 1940 and previously held leadership roles in Richmond and Winchester. He married Eleanor Parrish Barton and has three children.
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Robert T. Barton, Jr
Richmond City
Democratic Committee
Richmond Peterburg - Hopewell
National Guard
Winchester
Barton
R. T. Barton
South Washington Street
Virginia
Major Barton
Eleanor Parrish
Edith Parrish Barton
Eleanor Randolph Barton
Robert T. Barton
Arthur M. Field
Call Issued for Bank Statements
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of June 30. Similar reports were issued by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC, covering about 13 460 banks nationwide.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Weather and farm notes in Berryville and Clarke County
County records show June rainfall with 2.88 inches across 13 days in Berryville and 5.51 inches in Frederick County with rain on 15 days. Farmers report delays due to constant showers while some crops fail to thresh. local license sales and theater scare with smoke are also noted.
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C. C. Funkhouser
Berryville
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke County
Funkhouser
Ee One
American Planes Help Back Tobruk Bombardment
American planes, crewed by U. S. fliers, joined one of Tobruk’s heaviest bombardments. In the western desert, British Egyptian forces clashed with Rommel’s Africa Corps as El Alamein battles continue.
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U. S
Tobruk
Britain
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Rommel
Alexandria
RAF
South African Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Five Ships Lost In Malta Libya Relief Operation
The British light cruiser Hermione and four British destroyers plus one Polish destroyer were lost while reinforcing Malta and Libyan front lines before being driven back into Egypt. The loss was announced in Parliament on June 23 by Clement Attlee, listing vessels Bedouin Hasty Grove Airedale and the Polish Kajawiak. the Hermione dated 1939 and other destroyers were recently completed ships.
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Hermione
Malta
Libya
Egypt
Clement R. Attlee
Dominions
Hasty
Grove
Airedale
Jane’s
Stores to Close for the Fourth in Winchester
The Fourth of July will be observed in Winchester with a parade by the Young People and with stores banks Handley Library and most other public services closing. The post office will follow the usual holiday schedule and industries are expected to close as learned.
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Winchester
Handley Library
El Alamein Battle Tightens Axis Pressure
Front line dispatches report a twilight tank battle near El Alamein ending with Rommel retreat after heavy losses. British air forces attacked enemy concentrations southwest of El Alamein as Italy claimed 2000 more British troops captured in southeast El Alamein area.
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