Jack Brandon Named Captain of Local Minute Men
Jack Brandon was chosen captain of Frederick County and Winchester Minute Men, a six man company. Wyatt H. Richard and Hale C. Moore were elected first and second lieutenants. Members and volunteers will be listed to the Adjutant General for commissioning. Commissions await as squads of five form from each district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Brandon
Frederick County
Winchester Minute
Wyatt H. Richard
Hale C. Moore
Adjutant General
Gardner Waller
Seeek
Adj
Waller
Brandon
Sweep Along Volga Looms as British Raids Hit Ruhr
British RAF bombers struck German targets in the Ruhr Valley during a night raid numbering 200 to 300 aircraft. Duisburg appeared to be the main objective, with fires set at industrial sites as German forces face pressure near the Don and Rhine corridors. In Egypt, Allied air attacks supported by El Alamein fronts repelled Axis advances with tanks destroyed and several enemy aircraft shot down. Prisoner reports from Italian sources claimed many captured, including a British battalion commander, though German lines described only local fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Volga
Boguchar
Don
Kazansk
Kigulins
Ruhr
Germany
Duisburg
Duesseldorf
Rhine
Egypt
Eighth Army
el Alamein
el Daba
Cairo
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
The page lists quiz answers including twenty years for question one and anti aircraft for two. It names Aleutians for three and James Cagney for five. It also notes true for four and Ernest Gruening for another. Venezuela and tea appear among the listed responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cagney
Revelation
Who's Who At Camp Wakenda Poll Reveals Camp Favorites
Camp Wakenda lists top awards in a Methodist program with Jack Gibbons named best spirit and most popular boy, Olive Rose Warner as top girl, Betsy Arthur as most popular girl, and Betsy Arthur as most beautiful. Betsy Arthur and Ralph Harry receive several honors while camp weeks run July 13 to June 20 for enrollment periods. Information from Miss Bettie Duvall at Market Street Methodist Church, Winchester, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell's Fort Valley
G. E. Hopkins
Jack Gibbons
Harrisonburg
Bobby Huntsberry
Winchester
Dick Blackie
New Market
Betsy Arthur
Elizabeth Halvosa
Jane Barry
Olive Rose Warner
Woodstock
Fannie Lou Burke
Front Royal
Ralph Harry
Kitty Stephenson
Edinburg
Marvin Hutchinson
Buddy Eagle
Bettie Duvall
Four Known Dead In Oil Blaze In Waynesville
A massive explosion at Standard Oil Company of New Jersey's distributing plant in Waynesville North Carolina killed at least four people and injured eight others. The blast occurred at 3 30 a m during unloading of a gasoline transport and set 40000 gallons of fuel alight destroying the plant two nearby houses and other buildings. Police chief J L Stringfield said a hose leak likely touched off the blast and the fiery explosion was seen for miles with tongues of flame lighting the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
N. C
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
J. L. Stringfield
Proposals for French Warships Rejected by Vichy
Welles disclosed two proposals for French warships and their rejection. He said the Roosevelt administration hoped Vichy would reconsider, believing the offers in France’s interest to safeguard ships. Fort De France was noted as the seaport, distant from Vichy and far from German and Italian reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Martinique
Fort de France
Vichy
Welles
France
Eden Sends Bastille Day Message to France
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the French that Britain celebrates France’s independence day with hope for liberation from tyranny. His message was read on the BBC French program last night and dropped in leaflets in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Anthony Eden
Britain
Tonight
High View 4 H Club Meets for Sewing and Planning
The High View 4 H Club held an all day sewing pattern and machine session at Miss Sprouse's home with a luncheon. A joint meeting and farm defense unit organization was postponed to Friday July 17. Residents are urged to attend for committee appointments on Fire Fighting First Aid and Transportation. A speech on Inflation and the Farmer and His Commodities will be given and Mr Stine will show moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High View
4-H Club
Miss Sprouse
Stine
Fighting French Observes Bastille Day Across Occupied France
Reports describe German rule tightening as saboteurs face harsh penalties including hard labor and reform school for relatives. Hostages seized to deter sabotage and celebrations banned in occupied areas while De Gaulle urged resistance from London. Petain laid a wreath at Vichy amid subdued observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiens- Sotteville
Houdin
Pas de Calais
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Stockholm
Berlin
Holland
General de Gaulle
London
Roosevelt
Petain
Vichy
Marshal Petain
City and County Realty Transfers Summary
Realty transfers list multiple properties around Winchester and Stephens City. Transactions show buyers and sellers including Alice G Good Lawrence Kerns and Katie Boyd Glaize with token payments of 10 dollars, others paying thousands for tracts of land and improvements in race street Shenandoah Avenue and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice G. Good
Lawrence Kerns
Woodland Avenue
Annie M. Harris
Joseph C. Bayliss
North Kent Street
B. H. Harper
Race Street
Katie Boyd Glaize
Julia C. Davis
Shenandoah Avenue
Edmond
Mason
Frederick County
Lottie M. Wolfe
I. Russell Bowen
Stephens City
E. Wycliffe Anderson
Ida S. Anderson
Stonewall
Winchester
Norman P. Ruble
Stonewall District
F. L. Harris
Luther
Emily Baker
Orchard Avenue
Hazel M. Weisner
Effie C. Bray
Emmett F. Knight
George W. Hulver
John H. Rosenberger
Back Creek
St. John's Church
Draft Boards Set Rules for Dependents Policy
Local boards have been advised by national and state headquarters of the selective service system that calls must be met on schedule during the amended dependency policy. Boards may vary from general order to fill calls, provided registrants with dependents were classified under former regulations. Colonel Neal said full effect requires complete classification of ages 20 to 44, about 60 days per registrant, then the new induction order prioritizes single men without dependents, then with dependents, then married men with varying war effort involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Dutch Queen Visits New York Arrives From Hyde Park
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in New York from Hyde Park and is met by Mayor La Guardia and dignitaries. She is escorted to the Waldorf Astoria and will attend a Netherlands club reception for about 4 000 guests before departing the city tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilhelmina of the
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hudson Valley
F. H. la Guardia
Waldorf-Astoria
Canada
England
Lee, Mass
Juliana
Alexander Louden
Netherlands
United States
Louden
Netherlands Club
Bundist Luedtke Admits Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
William Luedtke the 39 year old national secretary of the German American Bund admitted to a federal conspiracy charge for advising bundists to refuse else serve in the armed forces and break the alien registration law by changing his plea to guilty. He faces up to seven years in prison and $20000 in fines plus denaturalization. co defendants had pleaded not guilty and trial set for July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Luedtke
Bund
Luedtke
Bascom
Denver
Army Maneuvers Mark Dress Rehearsal Before Shooting Starts
In Wadesboro North Carolina on July 14 the Sixth Army Corps enters a 90 day training phase with real equipment replacing wooden guns. Maj Gen E J Dawley calls this the last dress rehearsal before combat. The United Service Organizations supply 5 million writing sheets and 4 million envelopes to soldiers while operating ten mobile USO units for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadesboro
N. C
Sixth Army Corps
E. J. Dawley
United Service Organizations
U. S. O. Motion Picture
Postal Employees Win Certificates For Buying War Bonds
Dan J. Hince, general chairman, presented certificates of merit to National Association of Letter Carriers Local 694 indicating over 90 percent of members are buying U S War Bonds through a systematic plan. The certificates authorize the Minute Man flag and July 17 as American Heroes Day to boost bond sales nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan J. Hince
National Association of Letter Carriers
U. S
Minute Man
Hince
Claims Ad Is In Error
The Star reports an advertisement in the June 16 issue by a person claiming to live at the old Freeman farm in Ryan Loudoun county Virginia offering for sale antique glass china and Confederate papers on weekends The ad is under the name George Stephen Decatur and states he resided in Winchester in 1929 Allan J C Schieck Washington attorney for the Freeman farm owner says Decatur has no stay at the Freeman farm and no one else at Ryan knows him No sale exists on the farm owned by Miss Edna Vosp erk or current occupants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Old Freeman Farm
Ryan
Loudoun County
George Stephen Decatur
Winchester
Allan JC. Schieck
Washington
Freeman Farm
Sten
Decatur
Schieck
Edna Vosperk
Last Rites Held For John O Knight
Funeral services for John O Knight 42 who died at University Hospital Charlottesville followed a brief illness were held at Gilbo Christian Church Louisia. He was a son of Mrs Alice McDaniel of Winchester and the late Charley Knight Green County. Survived by his mother step father sister Mrs Dave Collier Barrysville and four half sisters and a half brother including Mrs Elwood Tranham Newport News Mrs Chester Palmer Winchester Mrs Glen Burcham Winchester Alma McDaniel and Howard McDaniel Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Knight
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Gilbo Christian Church
Louisia
Alice McDaniel
Winchester
Charley Knight
Green County
Jack McDaniel
Dave Collier
Barrysville
Elwood Tranham
Newport News
Chester Palmer
Glen Burcham
Alma McDaniel
Howard McDaniel
Rooms for Rent Classified in The Star
Local classified section listing rooms for rent, with descriptions of size, furnishings, and rental terms. Includes contact methods and neighborhood cues for prospective tenants seeking affordable lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Administrators Named for Two Estates in Court Records
Administrators named for two estates. Mrs. Clark M. Spaid appointed administratrix of John A. Spaid estate and posted $15 000 bond. Co administrators Mary Lees Noerr and Helen H. Wright for Mrs. William G. Hardy estate posted $3 000 bond. Appraisers named: Ollie Cooper W S Clark Ford Luttrell H M Seabright George W Patton John D Glaize H W Copenhaver Salome Crisman Ralph S Fansler E P Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark M. Spaid
John A. Spaid
Corporation Court
Ollie Cooper
W.S. Clark
Ford Luttrell
H. M. Seabright
George W. Patton
Mary Lees’ Noerr
Helen H. Wright
Two Red Cross First Aid Classes Open Tonight
Two new Red Cross classes begin this evening with a Standard First Aid course at 7 30 p m at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall led by Taylor Barr and an Advanced First Aid class at the Rouss Fire Hall led by Bernard Groves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Taylor Barr
Rouss Fire Hall
Bernard Groves
Fight On U-Boats World Wide Says Knox at Quincy
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged a global campaign against the submarine menace during a tour of Atlantic coast facilities. He said resources including aircraft carriers cruisers and destroyers would be used and voluntary recruitment would continue with selective service possible if needed. He noted fishing industry disruptions to sustain anti submarine operations and warned no vessel would be spared if subs persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Frank Knox
Atlantic
Squani Naval Air Base
Navy
Knox
Sea Arm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Brandon
Minute Men
Volga
Ernest Gruening
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Camp
United Food Stores
Eagle's Meat Market
Riley's Market
Brown's
Larrisk’s Cash Store
Bakey Brothers
Barris & Co
Ramsters's Store
Cameron & Piccadilly Sts
Loudoun St
Loudoun S&j
Valley Avenue
Braddock
S. Braddock
W. Piccadilly
Berryville, Va
High View Club
Alsace-Lorraine
Guard of Honor
Sancher Desperey
Northern
Virginia
Norway
Wilhelm Morganstierne
Central Press
Bundist
New Army Hotel
Congress
Chicago
Bennett Coons
Bernice Pelton
Stevens
Armed Services
Clarke County
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth
Braddock & Cecil
Aety
John W
Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock St
Uncle Sam
Jones Funeral Home
Dil
ONC
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