No Strike Now Looked For In Bituminous Mines
Plenary talks in Washington between CIO United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis and southern operators signaled a reduced chance of a strike by about 10,000 southern soft coal miners. Widening farm and industry concerns include dairy price talks led by Owen D. Young, the Weirton steel stance on reinstatement, and a call for government takeover of the American Potash plant amid ongoing labor disputes.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
CIO United Mine Workers
L. Bhersole Gaines
North
Alton
Til
Eastern Cartridge Company
AFL Chemical Workers
Dairy Farmers Union
New York
Vermont
Pennsylvania
New York City
Owen D. Young
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
Youngs
Weirton
Winchester Urges Fireworks Ban for Safety Reasons
Before the event about 14 year old Embrey, residents planned urging the Common Council to pass a safety ordinance banning all fireworks. The plea cites noise and fire hazards as reasons, noting gasoline storage tanks and two large retail stations where youths shot fireworks, risking severe injury.
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Embrey
Common Council
Winchester
Clarke County Board Rejects Scaleby Purchase for High School
Clarke County School Board announced it will not purchase Scaleby estate from Kenneth N. Gilpin for a county consolidated high school. The board cited Raymond V. Long’s survey and financial considerations and unanimously found the offer impractical. The statement hinted taxes would rise as a result.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Scaleby
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Raymond V.) Long
Gilpin
Illness Fatal To C S Smith Rites Monday
Winchester pharmacist Ike Smith 42 died at Memorial Hospital after a heart ailment followed by pneumonia. Survivors include wife Teresa Owens, stepdaughter Winifred Owen Bailey, siblings and relatives across Virginia North Carolina and Georgia. Funeral Monday at 4 30 from Mrs R S Smith home with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Eresa. Owens
Winifred
Owen Bailey
Elizabeth Kern
Winchester
John Smith
Hagerstown
R. W. Kinsey
Spartansburg
5. C
S. Marvin
Griffin
Bainbridge
Jack Smith
Kernstown
R. S. Smith
Annie
Massie
Middle Road
British cut off Syrian corner from Mosul drive
British troops reportedly reached the Syrian Turkish frontier along the Mosul railway cutting off the northeast corner of Syria. The border town Kamechlie held, Deir-ez-zor encircled, with two English Indian divisions in action. French circles see a planned pincer with the southern attack aimed at severing Syria from Turkey.
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Vichy
Mosul
Syria
Kamechlie
Deir-ez-zor
Iraq
Turkey
Grandfather Dies After Waiting For Granddaughter
William Jefferson Strode, 57, picked up his granddaughter Audrey Stewart, 6, for a weekend at his home. En route he stopped at eight filling stations, fell ill, and died in the hotel room noted by attendants. Audrey waited, then slept as dawn came and investigators ruled a heart attack.
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Los Angeles
William — Jefferson Strode
Audrey Stewart
Audrey
Strode
Eden: Britain Determined to Destroy Hitler and His Ideals
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reaffirmed Britain's resolve to defeat Adolf Hitler. He stated Britain would not negotiate with Hitler under any circumstances and would continue the fight until the job is finished, inviting all who will assist.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Eden
Hitler
Fourth of July Weather Dampens Picnic Plans
Rain washed out many Fourth of July events with 1.33 inches falling, Woodmen of the World coordinating a possible late picnic. A fireworks related accident injured Ralph Embrey, 14, as three crashes near Winchester caused injuries and about $700 in damages. Patrol officer E. B. Mitchell reported two soldiers from Fort Belvoir involved in a rear crash on Route 50. Usry sustained severe injuries. Clark, a Haferstown resident, was fined for reckless driving after a crash on Gerrard Street. Dowdle’s vehicle overturned near Berryville with charges for reckless driving and intoxication conditions.
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Ralph Embrey
Clyde E. Embrey
South
Loud— Street
Key
Winchester
Fort Belvoir
Paris Mountain
Pvt
Edward Chapman
Corp. Usry
Chapman
E. B. Mitchell
Robert Gibson
Keyser
W. Va
Les Clark
Hagerstown
City Trial Justice Court
Gerrard
South Loudoun
Pole
Clark
William Simons
Front Royal
Robert C. Dowdle
Berryville Pike
Dowdle
Fred Barry
Barry
Men Over 28 Deferred By City Selective Service
Orders received by city and county Selective Service defer men over 28 for 30 days awaiting Congress action. In the meantime men above 28 and under 35 may still volunteer for their year's service.
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Selective Service
Congress
Japanese Toll Figures Reported as War Deaths
Imperial headquarters announces 109,250 Japanese deaths in four years of fighting in China and clashes with Soviet forces at the Manchukuoan border. Chinese deaths listed at 2,015,000.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
China
Manchenukuoan
Nurses recount Maasdam sinking amid rough seas
American Red Cross nurses who survived the Maasdam sinking describe the sea as extremely rough as lifeboats capsized. They spent an hour or more in the water before rescue, while convoy ships dropped depth charges and a submarine was sighted by crew members.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
John Gordon
Red Cross
Shirley Ralph
Jamaica
N. Y
Lillian Evans
Cambridge
Mass
Maasdam
British Advisers Land In Russia
Colonel G Symonds former chief fire adviser at the home office and Colonel A Croad shelter construction expert arrived in Russia on a Home Security Ministry mission to advise the Soviet on civil defense. Symonds invented the stirrup pump used in London fires. Croad studied bomb damage effects and will relay shelter improvement plans.
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London
G. Symonds
Home Office
A. Croad
Russia
Home Security Ministry
Symonds
Croad
Virginia Bridge and Road Program Pushes $18 Million Budget
Richmond reports an $18 million bridge and road program for the fiscal year ending last Monday. Contracts totaled $12.93 million, up nearly $5 million from the prior year, with 329 miles of road work and six bridges widened or built. Major items include the Riverton bridges project at $1.256 million and a $440,500 combined bridge and overpass on Route 8 near Pearlsburg, Giles County. Additionally, $4 million was spent on convict roads and $1.1 million on the department’s own projects using free labor.
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Richmond
State Department of Mhighways
Riverton
Shenandoah River
Crooked Run
Norfolk and Western Railway
New River
Route 8
Pearlsburg
Giles County
Royal Air Force Slashes Back At Invasion Ports
British daylight raids on Lille and Abbeville hit steel works and a railway yard while a 4,000-ton German vessel off the Belgian coast was sunk. Night operations targeted Brest Cherbourg docks and Rhine targets with two German fighters shot down.
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Royal Air Force
London
Continent
Lille
Germany
Abbeville
Channel
Belgian
Rhineland
Atlantic
Boulogne
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Bismarck
Brest
British
Air Ministry
RAF
Iig
Cherbourg
Atlantic Battle Not Won Says Labor MP Shinwell
BRISTOL July 5 Emanuel Shinwell Laborite MP and critic of the government declares it is a mistake to think the Atlantic battle is won He urges speedier ship construction to replace losses and to demonstrate complete mastery in the Atlantic He warns of possible delays in American shipbuilding and calls for avoiding cutbacks on ship loss reports.
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Bristol
England
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Shinwell
Atlantic
America
Germans claim gains on Dnepr front as Soviet lines bend
German high command asserts control along the Dnepr banks about 300 miles from Moscow with a two week Nazi loss figure near 750,000. Berzina water trap and panzer advances press Stalin’s line while Red Army withdraws from Dvinsk Lepel. Britain hits western Germany and occupied coast for the 24th time in 26 nights as Luftwaffe counters in the Midlands.
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Associated Press
Dnepr
Moscow
Russia
Berezina
Stalin Line
Germany
Luftwaffe
Industrial Midlands
Missing Marines Reported Safe After Torpedoed Ship Sinks
The navy stated the last three marines of a group of 11 missing after their transport ship was torpedoed have been found safe. Names disclosed were G. Collom of Summerland Mississippi Shelby Jones Franklin ton Louisiana and Herman W Trail Kentucky. Eight others were already rescued and landed. The location of safe arrival was not released. Earlier, navy secretary Knox said 49 men and two officers from a 62 man detachment reached England safely on different vessels.
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Washington
Navy
London
Summerland
Miss
Shelby ©. Jones
Pranklinton
Herman W. Trail
England
North Atlantic
Knox
Maasdam
President Roosevelt Convenes Advisers for Policy Review
President Roosevelt meets with top defense and foreign policy advisers at the White House after a ten day Hyde Park stay. Attendees include Sumner Welles Acting Secretary of State James V Forrestal War Secretary and George C Marshall army chief of staff Royal E Ingersoll chief of naval operations. He also issues a proclamation adding vegetables and chemicals to export license controls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Sumner Welles
Stimeon
Navy
James V. Forrestal
George C. Marshall
Army
Royal E. Ingersoll
Naval
Rain and mishaps dot Winchester brief items
Officer Emery Rogers faced an awkward moment when his funds were left at home as he and his date dined in Front Royal. July rainfall totaled 3.34 inches, near the July average. A fishing trip to Weems, Virginia involved Dr. Floyd I McClure and two sons. Raymond Baumgardner escaped uninjured after a truck crash at Happy Creek bridge. Mrs. L M Nulton and Mrs. Joseph Wright were slightly hurt. A traffic-light outage at Gerrard and Loudoun followed a broken four way overhead shaft.
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Emery Rogers
Winchester Police Department
Front Royal
Raymond Baumgardner
Schenck
Happy Creek
L. M. Nulton
Joseph Wright
Baumgardner
Gerrard
Loudoun
Germans Reach Dnepr Front in Drive Toward Moscow
German high command announced a two week drive toward Moscow after crossing the Berezina to the Dnepr banks. Russian claims of heavy German losses were echoed as Berlin claimed several thousand prisoners taken and notable advances, with Hungarian forces credited for claiming Kolomea and Stanislavok. British Eden warned of a wider war and pledged intensified efforts to destroy Hitler, while Moscow prepared civil defense with experts to advise on air raid safety.
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Associated Press
Berezina
Dnepr
Moscow
Pinsk
Kolomea
Stanislavok
Mosul
Iraq
Syria
Anthony Eden
Britain
Hitler
Russia
Eden
Ey Ollow
Drut
Russian Troops Given Little Aerial Support
Imperial front dispatch details a swift German advance into southern Poland with minimal air cover for Soviet defenders. The reporter describes vast Russian prisoner camps, shredded equipment, and rapid German offensives as thousands of soldiers retreat under Luftwaffe pressure. He notes many conscripts and a few professional officers among the battered ranks.
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Lwow
Old Poland
Germany
Red Army
Poland
Russia
Richter
D. Germanus
Rus
German Official Hangs Himself in New York City
Mount Vernon New York July reports say Julius Otto 54 a clerical staffer at the German consulate in New York City hanged himself with a sash cord in his bathroom after his wife Josephine found the body on the floor. Otto had been in poor health and low spirits following plans to return to Germany. Police and medical examiners began investigations.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Julius Otto
Attac
Gener
New York
U. S
Josephine
Amos’ . Squire
Otto
Washington
Kurt W. Nostiz
de Dent
Hermann Mattes
Germany
Evening Star Enters 46th Year
The Evening Star marks its 46th year of publication with the Winchester Star noting the historic start and prior issues. The message reflects on the paper's longevity and ongoing role in the community.
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Evening Star
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Willis Real Estate
Clarke Board
C.S. Smith
Rob’t. S. Smith
Elks
Syrian
Dvinsk
Lepel
Winchester Research Laboratory
Floyd I. McClure
Ralph and
Wayne
Johnny Kaknis
Skeeter” Lowery
Bert Hoover
Rangway
A. J. Tavenner
Weems
Rappahannock
Bay
Bengal
Udge
Alvin J. Steinkopf
Minnesota
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