Notice and rates from The Evening Star
The Evening Star published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Co Winchester Va. Readers urged to report delivery delays or irregularities. Subscriptions and rates noted. advertisements due by 9 PM the day before publication. Russia will send trains into conquered territories as electric power becomes available for military and civilian needs.
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Evening Star Co
Winchester Va
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Russia
Beacle the rocks in the wilderness given drink from depths
Fragmentary psalm style fragment describes Beacle guiding rocks and giving them drink in wild depths. The text emphasizes nature and divine provisioning through a biblical cadence.
Robot bombs threaten London as Churchill cites 100 to 150 daily
Churchill tells Parliament robot bombs from French coast sites have caused more than 10 000 casualties and are now a major threat. Allies bomb coast hubs and ramp up air defenses aiming to destroy about 90 percent before they land, reflecting a broader mobilization to blunt German weapons.
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Churchill
London
French
Lst
England
Atlantic
Russia ahead in reconversion planning and orders
Power Trains II reports Russia is advancing reconversion plans and placing orders in the United States for tools. One order covers ten mobile power trains, each eight cars long and generating 5,000 kilowatts. The key car weighs 1,640 tons and uses a steam turbine to drive an electric generator.
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Russia
United States
Editorial Observes MacArthur’s Pacific Leap Toward Japan
An editorial notes Allied advances across the Pacific in World War II. It describes MacArthur’s push from Biak to Number and signals a strategic shift toward the Philippines and likely Formosa or China, with the Marianas and Saipan as pivotal milestones. It highlights the implied threat to Japan and the aim of reclaiming the Philippines.
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Japan
Pacific
Australia
Hawaiian Islands
Saipan
MacArthur
Biak
Philippines
Formosa
Central Pacific
Kusaie
Ponape
Truk
Yap
Palaus
Marshalls
Marianas
China
Numfer
Davao
Wartime racing boom sparks call for new taxes on bets
Jamaica New York drew nearly 80 000 racegoers in two days with bets totaling 4 344 304. Experts predict American mutuel pools could reach a billion dollars this season. Relief workers now attend races and buy luxuries, provoking calls for a 30 to 40 percent excise tax to fund the war effort.
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Milwaukee Journal
Jamaica
New York
Congress
False invasion flash shows radio and press link
Newport News Times Dispatch critiques a false invasion bulletin spread by a news agency. It argues radio outlets often relay dispatches from reporters and agencies before editors verify facts, highlighting the risk of early broadcast errors and the influence of journalism on radio commentary.
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Newport News Times Dispatch
Associated Newspapers
Gosh All Hemlock
Man Dewey Bricker Noted Resident Of Frankfort Ind
In Frankfort Indiana a man named Dewey Bricker is identified as a resident in the readable fragment. The note places Bricker in the city and state context without additional details.
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Frankfort
Ind
Dewey Bricker
Two Roanoke Induction Flights and Local Scores
News notes include two city men and several county men heading for induction at Roanoke. The Park nine beat the S C Independents 3 to 0. Frederick County School Board seeks bus drivers amid a local update.
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Roanoke
Park Nine
S. C. Independents
Frederick County School Board
Sargent to Organize Legion Pool Swimming Class
Sargent plans a swimming class at the Legion pool. Luther Miller sustains serious injuries from a hay wagon fall near Welltown. Twenty years ago funeral services were held for Charles M. Samsell in Stephens City. Washington bureau forecasts showers this week. Company I and Headquarters Company depart for the state encampment at Virginia Beach.
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Snag” Sargent
Legion Pool
Luther Miller
Welltown
Charles M. Samsell
Stephens City
Washington Bureau
Virginia Beach
Bank official shoots blue white crane in Jefferson County
Mr. George Fansler of Farmers and Merchants National Bank shoots a large blue white crane in Jefferson County West Virginia. He plans to mount it. W C Johnston's barn at Whitacre burns at night. Dogs raise alarm.
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George Fansler
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Jefferson County
W. Va
W. C. Johnston
Whitacre
Denny Leaves Winchester for Texas Family Reunion
Mr. Charles Denny visits his mother Mrs. Joseph Denny in Winchester then travels to join his family in Texas. Mr. Charles Seabrook earns an appointment to enter Annapolis as a midshipman. Miss Jane Moore and ovarty depart Winchester for the St. Louis World's Fair after winning a Star contest prize.
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Charles Denny
Joseph Denny
Winchester
Texas
Charles Seabrook
Annapolis
Jane Moore
Ovarty
St. Louis
Yard party praised by Star editor in small towns
Forty five years ago Mrs. Sydney Burr hosted a yard party with several young guests. The Star editorial writer extols the merits of the yard party noting its value and charm in small towns and villages.
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Sydney Burr
Star
Local Markets Note on Daily Market Listings
The Star notes that local market listings are correct daily but disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
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Star
Market Quotations Mixed as Volume Dips in New York
New York market notes a stable tone with volume below average. Early trading shows fractional gains and losses near the fourth hour. Rails show slightly stronger support while industrial leaders face restrained buying. Bonds steady and commodities mixed.
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New York
Rails
Chicago grain quotations open with mixed prices
Chicago grain prices opened with slight declines in wheat amid hedging weakness and mixed rye while oats advanced slightly in tight trading. Early quotes show July wheat at 1.58 1/8, Sept 1.57 3/4, Dec 1.59 7/8, May 1.61 1/8. Oats Sept 73 3/8, Dec 72 1/2, May 72 1/4. Rye July 1.14 7/8, Sept 1.15 3/8, Dec 1.17 1/4 to 1/2, May 1.20 1/8 to 1/4.
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Chicago
Quiz questions page turner asks for correct answers
Seven quiz prompts range from WWII military areas and invasion fleets to literary figures and world leaders. Questions cover Mungo Park, The Eternal City, Hap, Cuba’s president, Hester Prynne, Belle of the Yukon, UNRRA head, and vivicillin as penicillin substitute.
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English Channel
Mungo
UNRRA
Read The Star Daily Reports of Events
The Star Chronicle covers Berryville Boyce and Clarke County events with brief notices and local updates. Local residents and officials appear in entries detailing community happenings and public affairs.
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Berryville
Boyce
Clarke County
Baltimore July 12 Market Reports for Livestock and Produce
Produce and poultry markets show dull apples with varied U. S. grades and mixed prices. eggs firm with light truck receipts. Baltimore livestock quotations at 11 a.m. list cattle slow with dairy cows 9.50–10.50, veal 14.00–15.00, hogs steady near 14.40 top, sheep and lambs uneven, with fat lambs around 14.00. Chicago and overall market activity noted with slow demand and varied weights.
Crossword clues in compact fair theme
Readable crossword clue list with numbered prompts covering expressions of sorrow vessels ascends selects beehive sunny retrofitted hints attic rough lava staff for flax writing fluid cue poker stake land measure boy s nickname kind of roll peruse against Masurium symbol To make choice outline of a body Molybdenum peel part of to be about Persia booth claw of a lobster remain helps relative fragrant smelt is tells piece of skeleton close to string wall paintings sphere of action confection rowed cold arid table land cereal grain IMALT Yesterday s Answer The stitch bird calcium
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Persia
Booth
Livestock Market Report Steady Lambs and Sheep Prices Listed
Steady markets for salable sheep with 1,000 head on sale and a total of about 3 500. Spring lambs mostly steady to 25 lower with shorn ewes steady. Native spring lambs in good and choice grades bring 14.50 to 14.75, bucks discounted to 1.00, top around 15.00, sparingly. Medium to good springers run 12.50 to 14.00, common and medium 10.00 to 12.00, yearlings scarce. Shorn slaughter ewes 4.00 to 6.25 by grade, most common to good 4.50 to 6.00.
Well Buy The Bonds Theyll Drop The Bombs
The message warns that purchasing the bonds will prompt clarification of a looming threat. Officials urge vigilance as financial moves are linked to security risks, with wording implying urgency and possible consequences.
Jesus on Money and the Kingdom First
The article reviews Jesus teachings on money highlighting parables of the rich householder the rich ruler and Zacchaeus. It stresses that the love of money brings spiritual ruin while endorsing prioritizing the kingdom of God and His righteousness to properly place worldly concerns.
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Jesus
Zacchaeus
God
The Poisoned Cocktail Mystery Ends in Trust
Ellery Queen uncovers Nora trapped by fear and motive to kill Rosemary, revealing she poisoned Jim and Rosemary’s rival and staged three letters for leverage. Nora’s plan unraveled as Jim bears the burden, and Pat faces the truth while Carl vows to marry and bury the case.
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Jim
Ellery
Carter Bradford
Patricia Wright
Mr. Queen
Myron Garback
Garback
Rosemary
Pat
Nora
Carter
Patty Darling
Carl
Cart
Darling
You
Patty
Dakin
Bradford
Roberta Roberts
Bat
Emmy DuPrés
Wrightsville
Lola
Ellery Queen
Gus Olesen
Gus
New York
Santa Claus
On Wees
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