Berryville Clarke COC votes to stay active and grow
Berryville Clarke County Chamber of Commerce members unanimously decide to keep the group alive, plan monthly meetings, and push town improvements. Ralph N. Dorsey cites silk mills post office and swimming pool as key benefits while noting pool debt lowered to about 2000 dollars with memberships and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Ralph N. Dorsey
Silk Mills
Dorsey
Joseph F. Moore
E. P. Berlin
Railway Express Co
G. M. Canter
R. B. Iting
J. C. Baker
Hobson McGhee
Grace Episcopal Church
John D .Richardson
Pocketbook Lost Then Found at Police Station
Peter Pompeo misplaced his $95 pocketbook in Portland on July 7. He began searching before police informed him it had been recovered on the station floor. The item’s retrieval completed his routine morning visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Peter Pompeo
Pompeo
Answers to the Daily Quiz Appears on Page Four
The page lists quiz answers including Molotov, Nimitz, and a Colonel. It notes the item labeled Congressional Record, asserts No. 6 is free, and identifies Shakespeare's As You Like It, England, Merle Oberon, and Maine as answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vyacheslav Molotov
Chester W. Nimitz
England
Merle Oberon
Maine
Winchester Girl Scouts Aid Civilian Defense
Girl Scouts of Winchester assist civilian defense as mothers helpers enabling mothers to attend Red Cross classes or work at OCD or Red Cross offices. Led by Mrs. W Barron Glover and Mrs. Frederick M Rutter, Troops 2 7 and 8 high school girls donate as messengers delivering wool collecting knitted items and running errands for Red Cross and OCD. In July they help sell defense stamps at two local stores several afternoons weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts of
Winchester
Red Cross
Office of
Civilian Defense
Red Cross Office
W. Barron Glover
Frederick M. Ru
Tter
Girl Scout
OCD
First Aid Saves Life of Marine at Norfolk Yard
Mrs. Bernadine Neathery a Norfolk Navy Yard safety office typist used first aid to stop heavy bleeding from Pvt. First Class Edward B. Howton a U S Marine Corp after a bus truck crash. Howton was taken to Portsmouth Naval Hospital and is reported recovering. Neathery earned a commendation from Rear Admiral Felix Gygax. A further first aid class will start in Winchester in July.
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Bernadine Neathery
Norfolk Navy Yard
Edward B. Howton
U. S. Marine Corps
Howton
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Felix Gygax
Winchester
The
Red Cross Ce
Baltimore Market Quotation Roundup July 7
Livestock and produce prices reported for Baltimore and Chicago markets. Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep show varied moves with under tone steady to lower, notable declines in hogs and mixed gains in select cattle. Chicago totals list salable hogs and cattle with price ranges and sow softness.
Stock Market Slips From Rally Amid Mixed Trading
New York July 7 traders faced mild irregularities as efforts to extend Monday gains faltered. Russian war news sparked profit taking while Egyptian bulletins offered support. Inflation worries rose slightly with volume below the previous session as a mix of gains and losses appeared. Large and mid cap names moved unevenly including Eastman Kodak United Aircraft Cerro De Pasco Pullman Air Reduction while U S Steel American Telephone Santa Fe Standard Oil Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Chrysler Du Pont and American Can showed mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eastman Kodak
United Aircraft
Cerro’ de Pasco
Pullman
Air Reduction
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
N. J
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda
Chrysler
du Pont
American Can
Chicago Grain Quotations July 7
Wheat opens fractionally higher on short covering after a sharp prior session drop. Corn and oats rise with nearby and deferred contracts. rye also moves higher across July and September positions.
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Chicago
Rye
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore on July 7 reports Wheat No 2 Red Winter Gar licky spot domestic old 1.14 1-2 July 1 14 1-2 with CORN 94 97. Winchester Market shows New Wheat 1.04 per bushel and Corn 90 cents per bushel based on deliveries at mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Livestock market report for Pittsburgh buyers
Pa Department of Agriculture notes salable hogs 100 head active at steady prices cattle 100 head active at steady prices sheep 250 head steady to strong lambs 15.00 to 15.50 with some selects at 15.75 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Livestock
Pittsburgh
Dept. Agr
Clarke Children Placed in Virginia Society Care
Clarke county turns to the Children's Home Society of Virginia as three children enter care. Since the society’s 40 year existence, 25 Clarke children have been cared for. The organization plans a July county drive to boost funds for ongoing foster and adoption work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Agnes R. Page
Clarke Campaign
Miss Page
Children’s Home Society of
Virginia
Local Markets The Star Notes Market Corrections
Local markets section notes daily corrections and states the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors. It emphasizes accuracy while acknowledging possible typos in listings and prices.
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The
Star
Local Retail Flour and Feed Prices Abstract
Local market listing shows prices for flour in 12 and 24 pound bags with variations by type and brand, including patent brand options and bulk bags. Also listed are corn meal feed, scratch feed, lambs, and hog weights with price ranges and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomer
Eoerecess
Ereesees
Eichees
Eooe
Sovvescees
With Our Men In Service News Notes From Winchester World War II
Miss Lucille Dailey writes of Elmer Braithwaite now corporal somewhere in Australia and health good. Army Air Corps recruit Lewis Castleman from Winchester trains at Camp Wheeler Georgia and awaits letters at his Camp address. Mrs Castleman remains in Winchester while her husband serves. Local former Handley High teacher C Dudley Bennett serves in the army and vacationed at Capon River cabin. Pvt F H Fansler moved from Pearl Harbor to the South Pacific while home on furlough selectees Wilbur Jenkins John Kur linski H R Kern Jr Dudley Bennett Charles McVicar and Harry Haines prepare for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Dailey
Silers
Elmer Braithwaite
Australia
Frederick County
Thestralians
Corp
Elmer J. Braithwaite
Ha. Sq
A.B. Gq
A.P.O
San Francisco
Merenes Castleman
North
Loudoun Street
Army Air Corps
Camp Wheeler
C. Dudley Bennett
Handley High School
A. K. Sirbaugh
Capon River
West Virginia
Pvt
F. H. Fansler
Hawaii
U. S. Coast Artillery
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Winchester
Wilbur Jenkins
John P. Kurlinski
H. R. Kern, Jr
Dudley Bennett
Charles P. McVicar
Harry “Soddy” Haines
Farmer Council Forms to Fight an Invasion
Formation of the Interstate Farmers' Council is announced with five Virginia leaders as directors. The non profit group includes Maryland Virginia West Virginia Delaware and Pennsylvania coop and farm groups funding to protect farmers rights to operate. Virginia directors include B B Derrick Meade Ferguson George Irvine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Farmers’ Council
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
P. C. Turner
Parkton
John L. Lewis
Council
Baltimore
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Farm Journal
Turner
Interstate Farmers Council
John Lewis
B. B. Derrick
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Association
Meade Ferguson
Virginia State Grange
Richmond
George Irvine
Richmond Cooperative Milk Producers Association
Local farm groups names and affiliations listed
L. E. Raper of Southern States Co op Richmond and M. D. Heiser of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Harrisonburg are identified as representatives in the article segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Raper
Southern States Co-op
Richmond
M. D. Heiser
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Harrisonburg
Local Visit Recaps and Travel Updates in Isaac Creek
Miss Iris Poland visited her Rio West Virginia parents over the week end. Pauline Shaffer of Rigly West Virginia stayed with her mother Mrs. Samuel Kerns. Mr and Mrs Earl Morri of Washington DC hosted visitors. Edwin Trathen of Charlotte North Carolina spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W H Trathen. Mrs S W Riley returned home after fifteen days in Columbus Ohio under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Test Your KNOWLEDGE Try Star Quiz On Page 4 Daily
Readers are invited to try the Star Quiz on page four of today’s Daily paper. The feature offers a quick knowledge challenge likely to engage readers during leisure time.
Public sale of Frederick County realty in 1942
Public auction at noon on Tuesday July 28 1942 in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester Virginia. The 89 acre farm in western Frederick County near Winchester joins Ste phenson Brumback Williams and Smoke. Terms include one third cash day of sale and balance in one and two year deferred payments with six percent interest. Trustees M M Lynch and James P Reardon conduct the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Fleming
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick County
Joseph Stephenson
Frank P. Brumback
Charles Williams
Edgar Smoke
M. M. Lynch
James P. Reardon
New Gas Registration Set For This Week in Clarke
Clarke County announces registration for the new gas rationing program at Berryville Boyce and White Post from July 9 to 11. Registration runs 1 30 PM to 5 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM with site administrators listed for each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Boyce
White Post
Berryville
Clark County
Boyce and
A. F. Robertson
Clarke Schools
D. G. Cooley
Charles E. Miley
Kathleen Thompson
Treasury Daily Status July 3 Receipts and Debt Update
Treasury reports for July 3 show receipts of 46.8 million and expenditures of 159.5 million. Total debt rises to 77.490 billion, an increase of 21.51 million from the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Position of the Treasury
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Clarke Coc
Thelma
Nojax
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Baltimore Livestock
U. 8
S. Dept
Chicago Livestock
U.S
United Food Stores
B. W. Sargent Fair Play
Mogic’s
Riley's Market
Brown’s
Larrick’s Cash Store
Baley Brothers
Harris & Co
Cash & Carry
Ramsburg’s
Loudoun St
Valley Avenue
Braddock
S. Braddock
Cameron &J
National Ave
W. Piccadilly St
Stock Market Report
B. & M. Chevrolet Sales Co
Agnes Page
Home Society
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen
Army
Navy
Marineorps
Lewis Marshall Castleman
Farmer Council
Potomac Aon Co
Harpers F W. Va
Isaac Creek
Frederick County Realty
Northern
Virginig
Robertson
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock St
Miller’s Hardware
Jones’ Funeral Home
Winchester, VA
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