With Our Men In The Service
Parents and friends are invited to share updates about soldiers. Pvt. Clark guards at Portsmouth Virginia. Archie Lowery writes from overseas with no mail yet. Corp. James Keffer recovering at Fort Belvoir hospital after furlough. Pvt. Robert Anderson returns to Key Field after 10 days with family.
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Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Corps
Mable G. Henry
East Boscawen Street
Archie Lowery
Pvt
San Francisco
Cal
James Keffer
Loring Wright
Fort Belvoir
Keffer
Corp
James E. Keffer
Robert Anderson
Key Field
Army Air Base
Mercian, Miss
Mrs. R. & Barge
Northwestern Rade
Tanker Torpedoed Twice in Mediterranean convoy
Berlin reports the German high command says a tanker in a strongly protected convoy was torpedoed twice by a German submarine in the Mediterranean off Palestine.
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Berlin
Mediterranean
Palestine
Russian General Reported Taken in German Communique
German high command said July 14 that Lieutenant General Vliassov commander of the second Soviet shock army has been captured in the Volkhovo region southeast of Len. Vlassov was noted in a December 12 Russian communique as leader of Soviet forces that routed the German second tank and 106th infantry divisions and recaptured Solnechnogorsk 35 miles northwest of Moscow.
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Berlin
Vliassov
Volkhovo
Len
Vlassov
Solnechnogorsk
Moscow
Sixty Five Girl Scouts Set for White Rock Camp
Plans complete for annual camp at White Rock Gore Virginia. Sixty five scouts plus fifteen directors and aides depart Monday at noon for a five day program. Each scout buys a round trip bus ticket and pays camp fees. Luggage to camp by truck, mail to Camp White Rock Gore VA, mothers to provide cake in lieu of ration. A long list of reserving scouts named. Physical examination and health certificate required before camp with certificates presented to the nurse.
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White Rock
Gore
Jo Anne Armstrong
Betsy Arthur
Elizabeth Baker
Anne Cover Barton
Frances West Brown
Helen Miller Brown
Anne Butler
Margaret Ann Cammer
Elizabeth Cather
Mary Louise Conner
Mary Dunham
Jacqueline Eagle
Mary Louise Gershank
Betsy Glaize
Anna May Grubbs
Betty Jo Halterman
Elizabeth Anne Halvosa
Massey Hawthorne
Barbara Ann Hough
Marianna Howard
Ann Elizabeth Jones
Maxine Keckley
Ellen Largent
Sarah Leatherman
Elizabeth Lichliter
Jamney Lupton
Pavey Lupton
Cary R. Marshall
Peggy Merriner
Goldier Miller
Jean Margaret Miller
Helen Mills
Margaret Moore
Agnes Morrison
Christine Morrison
Betty Louise North
Virgilia Pifer
Audrey Polhamus
Donna Pollack
Evelyn Preston
May Racey
Jean Robinson
Dorothy Scott
Mary Secindiver
M. L. Sealock
Retha Shirkey
Billy Jean Smith
Catherine Solenberger
Jane Sowers
Barabara Sprenkle
Kitty Cover Stephenson
Patricia Stephenson
Betty Stuart
Hilda Taylor
Johann Thornton
Phyllis Thornton
Marianne Walters
Anne Woolfolk
Anne Beverly Wright
Westwood Wright
Mary Lou Zacharias
Gibson
Oyee
Troop 2 At Camp White Rock Report
A Camp White Rock log recalls Troop 2 arriving at 2 45 p m on Sunday with tents pitched and dinner served at 5 30 pm. The week features daily routines and events including camp fires, swimming, a field day won by Troop 3 Winchester, a water carnival won by Troop 40, and a cost stunt victory by Troop 3. Albert Cline scribe.
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E. M. Martins Mountain Top
Troop 3
Winchester
Troop 40
Albert Cline
Fourth of July kiddie parade prizes announced
Winners in the patriotic poster contest led the Junior Board of Trade parade Saturday morning. Patty Ann Bixby and Judy Grover took first prize, Over Paul Glass second with a defense stamps sign, Junior Patterson third, and Kirby Reed noted for a mention. Anderson and Belchie hosted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Reed
Eease Anderson
Ben Belchie
Local Veterans Aid Youths To Enter Air Cadets In Army Air Corps
Winchester 18 to 26 year olds may enlist via the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post which offers preliminary physical and mental tests and coaching to help qualify for Army Air Corps entrance exams. Cadets receive 75 dollars a month during training and may earn air corps commissions after graduation. Local VFW committee members oversee the program and provide refresher instruction to address weaknesses. The post plans to raise funds to aid the national effort to supply bombers, with two dollars per member as its contribution.
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Winchester
Army Air Corps
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. W. Baker
Army
V.F.W
Henry Arnold
Army Air Forces
Air Corps
V. F. W. Post
J. G. Fosbrink
Walter A. Shade
W. L. Earl
Sam
Max Singer
Winchester drunk case faces suspended sentence
Emmerson Gray of Fairfax Alley appears in Civil and Police Justice Court charged with drunken behavior. Judge suspends 30 days in jail and imposes a $9.25 fine with conditions.
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Emmerson Gray
Fairfax Alley
Speeding and Reckless Driving Fines Listed in Court
Trial Justice Court names defendants C Paul Shoaf of New Castle Pennsylvania speeding 9.25 dollars Harry J Snyder of Waynesboro Pennsylvania speeding 9.25 dollars Maurice Routzen of Frederick Maryland speeding 14 25 dollars Rof R Boyce Jr of Glarbrook reckless driving 14 25 dollars Jasper Perrell Edwards of Louisa Spurgens McDade Richmond ee pee a Pearl Ertman Wilmington Delaware speeding 9 25 dollars
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C. Paul Shoaf
New Castle
Harry J. Snyder
Waynesboro
Maurice Routzan
Frederick
Rof R. Boyce, Jr
Glarbrook
Jasper Perrell Edwards
Louisa
Spurgeons McDade
Richmond
Baltimore Market Quotation Update for July 14
Livestock prices mixed with apples and poultry largely unsettled. Cattle steady with calves and hogs mostly lower or steady across weight ranges. sheep offer limited demand with light trading and a weaker undertone. top calf and lamb quotes listed amid varied market activity.
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Baltimore
Livestock Prices In Chicago And Pittsburgh Markets
U S Department report notes salable hogs at 13 000 to 18 500 with strong bids for heavy weights. Hog prices range from 14 10 to 14 80 for various weight classes, sows 13 35 to 13 90, lambs 11 25 to 14 40, ewes 4 50 to 6 00. Cattle and calves show firm to higher bids, steers 12 50 to 15 00, heifers 12 75 to 13 50, cows 8 50 to 9 50, vealers 14 00 to 15 00. Pittsburgh market reports hogs 250 head steady, steers 13 25 to 14 25, calves 200 steady, sheep 300 slow with lambs 14 50 to 15 00.
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Chicago
U. S
Pittsburgh
Dept. Agri
Italian Claims High Command Reports Egypt Battle Gains
The Italian high command announces effective attacks in the Egypt battle and many British prisoners taken, including a battalion commander. German fighters claim nine Spitfires shot down and a four engined Liberator destroyed. The RAF reports only one loss in aerial combat yesterday.
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Rome
Egypt
Malta
Tobruk
Cairo
High Command
Bengasi
Aidrome
la Venezia
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore July 14 prices for Wheat No 2 Red Winter Garlicky domestic at 1.15 per bushel and Corn 96 to 99 cents per bushel with Winchester Market listing Wheat 1.05 and Corn 90 cents. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Market Drift Amid Tepid Volume On July 14
New York stock leaders showed a tendency to slide with no strong selling panic. Although most issues hovered lower for much of the day, some gains appeared in select issues as brokers blamed the cloudy tax picture and war news for dull sentiment while inflation remained a factor. Bond and commodity trading was uneven with early laggards including Bethlehem Steel Santa Fe Chrysler Allied Chemical Union Carbide Sears Roebuck and Western Union. Leads included American Airlines Consolidated Edison Chesapeake & Ohio General Electric and Douglas Aircraft.
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New York
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
Chrysler
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
Sears Roebuck
Western Union
American Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Chesapeake & Ohio
General Electric
Douglas Aircraft
Local Markets The Star Not Responsible for Typos
Markets update notes daily figures but The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors or misprints in the local market listings.
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The
Star
Patent Brand and Feed Prices Quick Reference
The listing shows patent brand prices for various bag sizes per bushel and per barrel, including 12 and 24 pound bags with prices around 6.60 to 7.40. It also lists Corn Meal Feed and Middlings prices, hogs and lambs weight ranges, Bee Mash and various grower mashes, and retail creamery butter.
Congress May Force People To Save
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George predicts Congress will require compulsory savings from earnings to curb inflation. He argues regular deductions from pay and income could offset war raised national income and prevent price surges. Administrator Henderson warns the rise could widen the gap between incomes and goods by 20 billion dollars.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Leon Henderson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Zodiacal light cause after twilight and before dawn
The zodiacal light seen in the western sky after twilight and in the eastern sky before dawn is thought to be sunlight reflected by a cloud of meteoroids orbiting the Sun.
Corn Prices Rise as Wheat Dips on Quiet Demand
Chicago grain quotations show corn futures advancing to six week highs on strong industrial demand. Wheat opens slightly lower due to light buying interest. Opening quotes include Wheat Sept 1.22 1/8 and Dec 1.25 1/4. Corn July 88 7/8, Sept 90 3/4 to 5/8, Dec 94 to 93 7/8. Oats July 47 3/4, Sept 48 1/2, Dec 51, May 54. Rye Sept 70 1/8, Dec 74 1/8.
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Chicago
Rye
Two Men Held on Attempted Burglary Charge in New York
Patrolman Albert Fishman saw two men sprinting toward him at 4 a.m. and doubted their bus story as no bus was due soon. Soon four more men arrived claiming to have seen the pair trying to enter a closed delicatessen. Mathew Leverson and Edward Condon were held without bail on attempted burglary charges.
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New York
Albert Fishman
Mathew Leverson
Edward Condon
Treasury Receipts and Debts Reported for July
Treasury figures show receipts of 23.3 million dollars and expenditures of 291 million. Total public debt stands at 78.16 billion, with an increase of 158.9 million from the previous day.
Record of Extreme Heat and Combat in Chungking Area
In Chungking area Changking temperatures reached 102 degrees as a heat wave extended through Szch wan and nearby provinces. Chinese and Japanese troops clashed in Angsi under 94 degrees in the shade while civilians sought refuge in dugouts and river currents. An ice maker in Chungking struggled to meet demand.
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Chungking
Changki
Weather Bureau
Szchwan
Angsi
Yangtze River
Schwer Fom
St. Louis
New Gasoline Plan For Twilights
The Office of Price Administration abandoned a plan to prohibit gasoline sales within a 50 mile zone along the rationed area western end. A new plan will be announced before the coupon rationing becomes effective in the state area by July 22.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Air Raid Deaths in June UK Reach 300s
London reports from the home security ministry state that three hundred or more people were killed or missing, with 337 in hospitals, due to German air raids on the United Kingdom in June.
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London
United Kingdom
Home Security Ministry
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