Tornado Sends West Virginia Bonds Far Distances
Reports describe a West Virginia tornado that scattered two bonds and a note to distant towns. Letters reveal owners in Shenandoah Valley areas including Miss Ethel Gower and Miss Rosie Oliderio, with damaged homes and injuries among families. A separate due note from Oakland, Maryland, was found near Stephens City.
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Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Maryland
H. G. Sonner
Strason
Front Royal
Ethel Gower
Téra Alta
W. Va
Hoye Run
Robbie Kniseley
Mt. Jackson
Rosie Oliderio
Shinnston
Detroit
Shinsto
Pleasant Hill
John Romano
First National Bank
Oakland
Vernon Ridings
Stephens City
Germans Press Through Italian Tough Ground Near Siena
Allied forces push north of Siena amid heavy rain and minefields north of the city. Units seize Castelnuovo Berardenga Jaze and Monte San Savino while advancing toward Arezzo as German resistance slows and withdrawal appears likely.
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Siena
Eighth Army
Castelnuova Berar
Jaze
Monnte Sansarino
Arezzo
Casion
Florentine
Mammo
Oliven
Edec
Okesman
Tiber
Italy
U. S
Brascy
Pitesti
Mernia
Pioesti
Ration Calendar Details for Foods and Coupons
The notice outlines validity periods for ration books and coupons including foods, fats, sugar, and oil. It lists book numbers A8 through Z8 for certain items, stamps for ads, and specific expiration dates such as August 8 and September 71 for various gallon allowances.
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Ugar
FiveYearOld Donald Swartz Dies After Illness
Donald Edward Swartz five died this morning after rheumatic fever illness. Funeral services set for Friday at Jones funeral home at two o clock with Rev C H Anderson officiating. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was born June 30 1939 in Winchester and survived by his parents William A Swartz Sr and Gladys E Swartz and four brothers William A Jr Robert E James F and Richard A all of Winchester.
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Donald Edward Swartz
William A. Swartz
Woodstock Lane
William A
Gladys E. Swartz
Winchester
William A., Jr
Robert E. James F
Richard
Scarlet Fever Quarantine Placed Near Middletown
Frederick County health authorities ordered a quarantine sign on Walter Miller’s premises near Middletown after two children in the home were diagnosed with scarlet fever. The order was signed by Dr. G. G. Snarr and other county health officers.
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Frederick County
Walter Miller
Middletown
G. G. Snarr
C. R. Anderson
T. A. Williams
Doughboys Hold Front Amid Fierce Fighting Near Caen
Allied reports describe heavy ground fighting along the Carentan to Tilly-sur-Seulles front with German counterattacks repulsed by Montgomery’s artillery. Canadian and British advances near Carpiquet and Caen faced stiff German resistance, while Allied air and naval actions supported the Caen bridgehead and sank several German vessels.
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Carentan-Tilly-sur- Seulles
Gavrus
Odon
Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Command
Verson
Carpiquet
Caen
Carpiquet Ig
le Havre
Channel Islands
St. Malo
Isle of Jersey
U. S. Eighth Air Force
France
War progress and submarine sinkings noted by officials
Navy officials report the war proceeding well though long, with Forrestal stating the war remains extended. U S submarines have likely sunk or damaged 791 Japanese crafts, about 640 of which are confirmed destroyed. Predictions warn of Nazi airfields to be attacked on land with infantry units facing Japanese forces.
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Forrestal
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists correct quiz responses: 1 New South Wales 2 Sgt Charles Kelly 3 Daniel Defoe 4 United Bine Workers 5 Peter Paul Rubens 6 5 280 7 9 00 a m 8 Rhinoceros 9 Canberra 10 186 000.
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New South Wales
Sgt
Charles Kelly
Daniel Defoe
United Bine Workers
Peter Paul Rubens
Rhinoceros
Canberra
Nine County Men Registered In June
Nine county men who reached their 18th birthday last month registered at the Frederick county Draft Board office under the Selective Service Act. The registrants include Virgil Lee Whitacre, Harry Edgar Banks of Stephens City, Luther Propes of Middletown, Sandy Baker Larick Jr of Gore, Charles Maxwell McFarland Rt 3 Carroll Gray Smith of Bartonsville, Linder Byrd Unger Rt 3, Malcolm Joseph Bayliss Bloomery Star Route, and Ward Lee Clark Rt 1-A.
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Frederick County
Draft Board
Virgil Lee Whitacre
Whitacre
Harry Edgar Banks
Stephens City
Luther Propes Carpet
Middletown
Sandy Baker Larick, Jr
Gore
Charles Maxwell McFarland
Rt. 3
Carroll Grey Smith
Bartonsville
Linder Byrd Unger
Malcolm Joseph Bayliss
Bloomery Star Route
Ward Lee Clark
Rt. 1
Larrick Re-Elected School Board Head
Fred J. Larrick of Middletown was re-elected chairman of the Frederick County School at the annual re organization meeting this afternoon. Elizabeth Lucas Sheetz was renamed clerk and Leo Dick was elected vice chairman. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline served as assistant clerk in Sheetz absence due to illness. All board members attended except George Bywaters.
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Fred J. Larrick
Middletown
Frederick County
Elizabeth Lucas Sheetz
Leo Dick
Germans Evacuate Kowel Amid Baltic Front Collapse
German forces evacuated Kowel as Red Army drives surged toward Latvia and Lithuania. Berlin acknowledged rapid Soviet advances near Wilno and Kaunas while Germans faced stiff resistance along Minsk to Wilno and the Poland corridor of railways. Moscow reported Soviet gains across Narva Bay and near Daugavpils with rail lines critical to supply networks under threat.
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Kowel
Poland
Moscow
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Finland
Narva
DNB
Melansaari
Lammasaari
Teikassaari
Latvia
Lithuania
Ivan Bagramian
Dvina
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Wilno
Kaunas
London
Warsaw
Leningrad
Bialstok
Grodno
Daugrapils
Riga
Europe
Baltics
Polotsk
East Prussia
Wilno-Kaunas
Old Poland
Molodeczno
Two Cats Badly Damage In Crash
Winchester police searched for Pvt. Alfred Emory driver of a 1936 Pontiac coach after a Berryville Avenue collision with William Lee Jackson of Baltimore. Johnson put damage at 350 to his car. Marjorie Johnson injured. Ethel Evans jailed for drunken and disorderly conduct, fined ten dollars and costs.
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Winchester
Alfred Emory
Boling Field
Washington, D. C
Berryville Avenue
William Lee Jackson
Bond Street
Baltimore
Johnson
Marjorie Johnson
Boyce
Ethel Evans
Police Recover Bageant Car
A four door Dodge owned by Ralph Bageant stolen from in front of the Capitol Restaurant last Saturday night was recovered by city police. Officers found the vehicle at Yorks where it had been abandoned earlier Saturday night.
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Ralph Bageant
Capitol Restaurtant
Yorks
Clarke Soldier Wounded in France
Pfc. George R. Owens 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Owens of Clarke county, was seriously wounded in France on June 14. Inducted November 9, 1942, he trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga, and then served overseas with the Ninth Division infantry. families awaiting fuller reports in Washington.
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Berryville
Nellie Owens
Clarke County
War Department
George R. Owens
France
Pfc
Owens
George W. Owens
Camp Wheeler
Court orders records for contested McCormick will case
The hearing on the will of Charlotte McCormick is postponed to August 29. The court requires produced by 10 am tomorrow records about her life physical and mental condition from entry to Western State Hospital until death.
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Charlotte McCormick
Western State Hospital
Car Stolen From West Amherst Street
Police seek missing 1941 Chevrolet coupe reported stolen Monday night from West Amherst Street. Complaint filed by F. L. Glaize. car titled to Philip B. Glaize. No clues as to the vehicle’s location as of this morning.
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West Amherst Street
F. L. Glaize
Philip B. Glaize
Trains Run On Schedule After Freight Derailment
Trains operated on schedule today after yesterday morning derailment of a tender from Strasburg Junction to Pers Ferry West Virginia. No injuries occurred and track was cleared by 3 o clock. The Winchester arrival was delayed about five hours with the train reaching Strasburg Junction after 4 30 PM.
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Strasburg Junction
Pers Ferry
W. Va
O'Lock
Inohenter
Winchester
Unrest Spreads in Central America as Leaders Resign
News from San Jose notes unrest across Honduras Nicaragua with reports that Honduras President Tiburcio Carlas Andino has resigned and delegated powers to Vice President Abraham Williams. Salvadorean radio reports a passive resistance movement in Nicaragua as President Anastasio Somoza's resignation is expected momentarily.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Prensa Libre
Tiburcio Carlas Andino
Abraham Williams
Anastasio Somoza
Winchester Common Council Meets Tonight Over War Camp Plan
The Winchester Common Council convenes at 7 30 tonight after a holiday break. Citizens oppose a proposed prisoner of war labor camp in the northeastern area citing traffic and a nearby school. Capt Franklin of the Third Service Command Baltimore plans to attend to discuss camp setup.
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Winchester Common Council
Franklin
Thir Service Command
Baltimore
Accused of Beating His Infant Child in Winchester
Elwood Emmons of Winchester was arrested Monday by Officer Richard Borden on a warrant sworn by Chief W Hollis. FBI records show Emmons was known to police since 1929. He is charged with assault and battery of his infant child. case not heard as of morning.
De Gaulle to Visit Washington for Talks With Roosevelt
General Charles De Gaulle arrives in Washington for talks with President Roosevelt after an elaborate welcome. He is scheduled to meet the President in the first high level encounter since his Algerian departure, with officials and a formal sequence of receptions planned.
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Washington
Charles Derat
French National Committee
Tomor
Roosevelt
Algiers
de Gaulle
Gaston Palewskey
Lef
Emil Marie Bethouart
Hull
If We'll Buy The Bonds Theyll Drop The Bombs
A political note argues that funding via bonds will reduce threat of attack. The opinion cites defense spending and national security, urging cautious fiscal support to deter aggression.
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