War Veteran John B Ritter Dies At 53
John B Ritter 53 a World War I veteran wounded in action died at Memorial Hospital Monday at 9 am after a three month illness attributed to heart trouble He was born May 15 1890 in Clarke county attended Nineveh public school and worked as a plasterer in Kernstown for 30 years He survived by two brothers Ernest W Ritter Arthur Ritter and a sister Mrs Grace Shackleford Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm from Jones Funeral Home with Rev L C Messick officiating Interment in National Century Pallbearers named Espero Milora Pultz Charles Lockhart Ith Himelright Henry Ren and Russell Lamp
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Memorial Hospital
Mr. Ritter
Mathias R
Mary E. Perry Ritter
Clarke County
Nineveh
Kernstown
Ernest W. Ritter
Arthur Ritter
Winchester
Grace Shackleford
Berryville
Jones
L. C. Messick
United Brethren Church
National Century
George Milora Pultz
Charles Lockhart
Ith Himelright
Henry Ren
Russell Lamp
Stephens City Independents Defeat Remount Depot 6-5
The Stephens City Independents edged the Remount Depot 6-5 in their fourth meeting. Henderson pitched for the Independents, allowing seven hits and earning the win. Each side had six hits, with doubles credited to Mathus Longer Henderson Peladge and Tegtmeier.
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Stephens City
Henderson
Mathus
Peladge
Tegtmeier
Remount
Baseball Cap Strikes Out Submarine
HOUMA La July 6 Coast Guard pilots adopted long visored caps as standard gear claiming glare reduction helps spotting subs. One pilot recalls diving to 200 feet, depth charge attack, oil slick, and a successful hit the first day wearing the cap.
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Houma
Thd States Coast Guard
White
Park Beats Middletown in 13-Inning Victory
The Park defeated Middletown 3-2 in 13 innings Sunday to avenge two earlier losses. Patton drove in the winning run after Keller opened the 13th with a double, Michel followed with a single. Middletown’s Gar rett collected five of six at bats and scored both Middletown runs.
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Middletown
Hirth
Fur We Parx
Judy
Garrett
Patton
Keller
Michel
New York Sports Roundup Reflects Baseball and Football Talk
National League proxy Ford Frick declines comment on Bill Cox protests while Phillies attendance hints Cox knows his game. Army Notre Dame football matchups loom as New York eyes a big version of the Army Navy game. Various notes include Mickey Owen decision making, Medwick squeeze play, Tommy Kerrigan’s 61 round, Arne Andersson as Svenska Venzks, and Hap Burgess quip about the Minneapolis Millers.
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Bill Cox
Phillies
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Frick
Cox
West Point
Army
Notre Dame
Navy
Marines
Mickey Owen
Joe Medwick
Mickey
Medwick
Tommy Kerrigan
Siwanoy
Arne Andersson
Svenska Venzks
Gunder Haegg
Gene Venzke
Glenn Cunningham
Andersson
District Nurses Report Activity For June Month
The District Nurse Association reports June activity with 175 total visits. Six prenatal, 12 postnatal, 13 infant, 24 preschool children, 18 school children, 97 adults, and one tuberculosis patient received care. Transportation by Red Cross Motor Corps. Services at University of Virginia Hospital Blue Ridge Sanatorium and Winchester Hospital. Three preschool tonsil removals coordinated with Winchester Memorial Hospital and surgeons.
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District Nurse Association
University of Virginia
Red Cross Motor Corps
Blue Bridge Sanatorium
Piedmont Sanatorium
Winchester Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Allied Air and Sea Attacks Hit Sicily and Crete
Allied air forces and British troops step up operations across the Mediterranean. American and British aircraft bomb five Sicilian landing fields as 200 plus Axis fighters clash above Gerbini. Crete raiders strike Axis airfields and oil dumps, while key ports Trapani and Palermo show heavy damage.
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Associated Press
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Catania
Marsala
Bizerte
Gerbini
Mediterranean
Sicily
Sardinia
Crete
Cairo
Ministry of Information
London
Trapani
Palermo
Answers to the Daily Quiz list of correct responses
The page presents a compiled answer key for a daily quiz. It lists items including Herbert Hoover, Goslings, Sancho Panza, Daniel C. Roper, binary yes or no confirmations, Alcatraz, the phrase The data are correct, Desdemona, and Carnivorous as the supplied correct answers.
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Goslings
Sancho Panza
Daniel C. Roper
Alcatraz
Illness Fatal To Mrs. Miller At Mt. Williams
Mrs. Alice Miller 75 widow of Arthur Miller died at 9 55 this morning at her son Ivan Millers home in Mount Williams She born June 27 1868 in Wardensville WV to Michael Kline and Sarah Kline She was member of Baker Run A B Church later attended St Johns Lutheran Church Surviving children include L S Pritchard Elmer Bott Ivan Miller Elmer Ambrose H M Spillman M L Harvey and Pvt Marion Miller Also survives sister Ella Finley 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral from St Johns Church Thursday at 2 pm with Rev E B Smith officiating Burial in adjacent cemetery Remains rest at Omps until service.
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Arthur Miller
Ivan Miller
Mount Williams
Miller
Wardensville
W. Va
Michael Kline
Sarah Landacre Kline
Hardy County
Baker's Run A. B. Church
Baker
St. John’s Lutheran Church
L. S. Pritchard
Washington
Elmer Bott
Rio
Mt. Williams
Elmer Ambrose
H. M. Spillman
Falls Church
M. L. Harvey
Lanaham
Marion Miller
The
Coast Artillery
Manchester
Conn
Ella Finley
St. Johns Church
E. B. Smith
Stroke Fatal To John S. Briscoe
John Straith Briscoe, former Baltimore attorney and head of the legal department at United States Fidelity and Guaranty in Baltimore, died at his Jefferson county home after a stroke. He was a Johns Hopkins and Maryland law graduate and survives his widow, a daughter, and a half sister. Burial is planned at Edgehill Cemetery.
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Baltimore
Byron Shepherd
Edgehill Cemetery
Funeral services for Martha Holliday observed
Funeral services for Martha Holliday, 18, who died July 2 at Memorial Hospital, were held at the Baptist Church near Reynolds Store with Rev. L. L. Shreck officiating. Pallbearers included Mrs. Lilly Holliday, Mrs. James Brannon, Mrs. Robert Luttrell, Mrs. Earl Vance, Arlene Wilkins, and Mrs. Homer Peer. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Memorial Hospital
Baptist
Reynolds Store
L. L. Shreck
Cedar Creek
Lilly Holliday
James Brannon
Robert Luttrell
Earl Vance
Arlene Wilkins
Homer Peer
Frederick County Democratic nominees announced
Lee N Whitacre is nominated for Clerk of the Circuit Court Harry L McCann for Treasurer John B Bywaters for Sheriff J Sloan Kuykendall for Commonwealths Attorney and candidates for Board of Supervisors Back Creek Gainesboro Opequon Shawnee and Stonewall districts named by H C Huyett chairman of the Frederick County Democratic Executive Committee.
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Democratic Executive Committee
I. William 8. Huyett
Democratic
Frederick County
Lee N. Whitacre
Harry L. McCann
John B. Bywaters
Commonwealth
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
C. M. Waeger
Gainesboro
M. Fout
Opequon
G W. Lemley
Shawnee
William Car- Eight
Stonewall
H. C. S. Huyett
Dusaetmen
Treasury Studies Swollen Incomes
Washington on July 6 reports officials discuss expanding basic exemptions to include normal income when calculating wartime taxes. The proposal would tax higher earners more as incomes rise, aiming to avoid hardship and widen the revenue base. Research teams note lack of historical data complicates defining normal income for a postwar system.
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Washington
Grossino
Joha Doe
Powee
Richard Roe
Read The Star Daily Reports of Berryville Boyce Clarke
Berryville residents and Clarke County readers are updated on local events through The Star daily reports. The paper covers community news, notices, and brief notes from Berryville and surrounding areas.
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Berryville, Boyce & Clarke County
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