McDonald Said Lost At Sea
David E. McDonald of near Berkeley Springs West Virginia has been reported missing since June 29 1943. He was believed aboard the U S Redwine sunk off the coast of Africa. He left a wife Thelma and a daughter. He had brothers serving in the armed forces in the Pacific and at Fort Benning Georgia. He had been employed in Cumberland prior to enlisting in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. McDonald
U. S. Redwine
McDonald
J . McDonald
Ina McDonald
Berkeings
W. Va
Don H. Mc
Benning, Ga
Douglas McDonald
Camp Haan
Leo McDonald
West Pacific
B. McDonald
Hiere
Pacific
Irs
Thelma McDonald
Cum
T Dick
Arthur Sham- Laugh
Emile M. Amrose
Sunnyside
Ambrose
France
J. W. McDonald
Cumberland
Navy
Military Rites For Genl Roosevelt Held In Normandy
Generals and kin gathered at the Normandy cemetery for Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr and his son Quentin Roosevelt as his body rests on French soil. Officers from the First and Fourth Divisions attended alongside Omar Bradley and other high commanders in the solemn service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Lore Roosevelt, Jr
Quentin
Jin
Omar N. Bradiey
Uss
France
Roosevelt
Ipre Fourth Division
Fire destroys shops and church at Alfred Ontario
Fire destroyed the shops of J. Joseph's Industrial School for delinquent boys and a church in Alfred Ontario. Wind spread sparks toward nearby buildings but no casualties occurred. Firefighters used chemicals due to lack of water, with bucket brigades aiding, and water came from adjacent communities.
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed Correct Answers
Answers printed on Page 4 reveal quiz solutions: Princeton, Gary Cooper, DDT, over three million, Dalmatian, false about training, Rayon, six, South America for Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, and it has.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prance
Gary Cooper
South America
Mount Ac
Ncagua
Argentina
Ration calendar details four red and blue stamp validity
The notice outlines wartime ration stamps: Meats fats and processed foods stamps valid in Book four red or blue through given ranges, sugar and home canning stamps valid five pounds or five gallons through specified dates, shoes stamps indefinite, and area specific coupons 10 A through B coupons for gallons with end dates. New period one coupons to be used immediately after removal from ration boards.
City and County Realty Transfers List Winchester Area
Transfer notices show Corinne Grim to M E Lamp on Germain Street and Dick lands on Cameron Street. Pingley to Harmon and to Elliott, and multiple parcels near Winchester Gore and Vaucluse with varied acres. Transactions include front Royal Pike Old Oak Grove School property and Orchard Avenue lots with values from 4 500 to 330 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Corinne C. Grim
Mamie E. Lamp
E. Germain Street
M. R. McChesney
Sherman W. Dick Leland Dick
N. Cameron St
Frederick County
Harry E. Pingley
Grantham
N. Harmon
Wardensville Grade
Lula Edmonds
Arthur R. Armel
E. W. Bryan
Gore
John F. Theis
Guy E Stager
S. E
Vaucluse
Madge Fauver
Rt. No. 50
F. L. Harris
P. H. Fixx
Orchard Ave
Coens
H. S. Larrick
Flainder Lee Maten
Stonewall District
W. R. Thompson
Lmct
Yeaa
Macedonia
Virginian Captures First Japanese Main Islands Photos
Captain Winfree A. Lordelett, 24, of Hopewell Virginia, flew a P-38 reconnaissance mission from China on Oct 31, 1943. He photographed areas of Japan and returned with film and weather data, likely the first American photo reconnaissance of the Japanese home islands. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a 2,000 mile East China Sea round trip, citation disclosed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Winfree A. Lordelett
Japan
Hopewell
East China Sea
Chicago Grain Quotations
Wheat futures mixed oats steady rye weak at open. Wheat Sept 1.57 1 4 Dec 1.59 1 8 to 1.59 May 1.60 1 4. Oats Sept 72 1 2 Dec 71 1 2. Rye July 1.12 3 4 Sept 1.13 2 8 to 3 8 Dec 1.15 1 4 to 3 8 May 1.17 3 8 to 1 2. Barley July 1.26 1 4 Dec 1.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific War Update From Southwest Pacific Front
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports bombers carved new craters on Yap and Woleai airstrips as Truk in the Carolinas region is steadily neutralized. Nimitz notes Marshalls based Liberators damaged or shot down more than three quarters of enemy fighters from the 16th to 19th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yap
Woleai
Guam
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Carolinas
Truk
Saipan
Nimitz
Funeral services for Shull family held at Cedar Creek Church
Taps sound for Taps Shull family members from Winchester. Survivors include Ann Barr Connie Lee Clay Ow en Barr and Jimmy Shull. Deceased leaves three sisters Bessie Showalter Emma English Bertie Claggett and four brothers Charlie Russell Fred Shull Dr Ernest Shull and Horace Shull. Services Monday at 2 PM at Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church Marlboro with Mt Hebron Cemetery interment and Col James C Baker Camp grave side rites. Commander Leighton requests uniformed members. pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mello
Red Cross activities keep pace with war effort in Winchester
At the Winchester-Frederick County Red Cross meeting, officials reported extensive wartime service. Volunteers logged hundreds of hours in Victory Exchange, Blood Donor, and canteen work, with meals served and dressings produced. Frank Naddeo resigned as publicity director amid steady activity across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Naddeo
Winchester - Frederick County
Co. P. McVicar
W. L. Dudley
C. Vernon Eddy
John 8. Scully
Gurses
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Motor Corps
Martinsboro
Charlottesville
Newton Baker Arts and Skills
Armel School
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Douglas School
Home Service
Frank Naddeo
C. P. McVicar
Susan H. Kabler
Stewart Bell, Jr
R. E. Griffith
I. Fred Stine
H. B. McCormac
Camp and Hospital Council
E. E. Harbaugh
Plunteer
Lee Odell
J. V. Arthur
S. C Brooks
George G. Snarr
Courts Martial May Start Soon
Washington reports that courts martial for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short may begin before December 7. Special inquiry boards were appointed after Pearl Harbor to extend the statute of limitations and consider dereliction of duty charges. Admiral Orin G. Murfin will chair the Navy panel and Lt. Gen. George Grunert leads the Army board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Pear Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Forrestal
Orin G. Murfin
War
Stimson
George Grunert
Eastern Defense Command
British Claim Many Han Casualties on Caen Front
A staff officer said since D-day more than 7,000 Germans were captured and at least four times that number in casualties inflicted on the enemy on the British front. The lull on Montgomery's left wing continued as British forces held the salient across the Odon toward the Orne. Rommel showed nervousness with repeated air reconnaissance over the British bridgehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caen
Normandy
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Odon
Orne
Erwin Rommel
Argentine Quints Celebrate First Birthday in Argentina
Argentina's Diligenti quintuplets marked their first birthday today in Buenos Aires. Franco Jr and Maria Fernanda lead growth among the five, each around 26 pounds or less, with the siblings Maria Cristina Maria Esther and Carlos Alberto all nearing 23 pounds. Their mother, Senora Franco Diligenti, hailed the milestone after a year of healthy, active development despite common colds and teething pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Franco, Jr
Maria Fernanda
Maria Cristina
Maria Esther
Carlos Alberto
Senora Pranco
Gen Newgarden and Four Killed in Plane Crash Near Chattanooga
Gen Paul W Newgarden commander of the 10th Armored Division and four others including Col Renn Lawrence were killed when an Army plane crashed during a storm near Chattanooga. Capt Lester M Nichols announced the fatalities as the men traveled from Fort Knox to Camp Gordon for a troop review. Col Howard Clark said strong winds and an explosion caused the craft to disintegrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paul W. Newgarden
10Th Armored Division
Lester M. Nichols
Camp Gordon
Newgarden
Renn Lawrence
Fort Knox
Augusta
Howard Clark
Fort Oglethorpe
Gen. Newearden
West Point
Army War College
Chicago
Col. Lawrence
Body of Admiral Cather Cremated
Rear Admiral David C. Cather of Frederick County died recently in Los Angeles. His body was cremated and his ashes will be interred with military ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D. C., at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, July 25, per his brother Harry L. Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Cather
Frederick County
Los Angeles
Calif
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Harry L. Cather
Clarke County 8 Men Report For Active Service
Clarke County Draft Board releases eight men who reported to Roanoke for active service. Names include Harry Shepherd Hopkins Gay nor Leonard LaFollette Charles Herbert Clevenger Robert Leevan der McFillin James Cassius Shipe Harry Arlen Carroll Charles Thomas Marlowe and Arthur Hurd. Army and Navy reports confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Berryville
Clarke County Draft Board
Roanoke
Harry Shepherd Hopkins
Gaynor Leonard LaFollette
Charles Herbert Clevenger
Robert Leevander McFillin
James Cassius Shipe
Harry Arlen Carroll
Army
Charles Thomas Marlowe
Arthur Hurd
Navy
Circus Returns To Winter Quarters In Hartford
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus began preparations to leave Hartford for winter quarters in Sarasota after the fire disaster that struck the city. The article notes Hartford as the scene of the greatest circus disaster the world has known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Sarasota
Soldier Treated Here For Wounds
Cpl. Marvin Wines, 23, U S Army, was moved from Winchester Memorial Hospital to Front Royal Remount Station after gunshot wounds to the foot. The accident happened around 5 30 Wednesday July 12 at the Elias Wines home on the Front Royal pike. The big toe was blown off and the second toe damaged. Dr H C Smith of Boyce treated him and sent him to Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was due back at Chanute Ill three days before the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Marvin Wines
U. S. Army
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Front Royal Remount
Elias Wines
Front Royal Pike
Double Tellante
Front Royal
H. C. Smith
Boyce
Wines Residence
Smith
Wines
Chanute
Ill
Smith Held For Grand Jury In Larceny Case
William Smith age 35 held for grand jury after arraignment on larceny of a pocketbook containing 65 dollars and two checks. He claimed no knowledge of how the pocketbook entered his car. State Trooper Mitchell found it in the back seat area. Witnesses testified the purse belonged to Mrs. Wilbur J. Clark and was missing after a party at Mrs. Sadie Creswell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
RFD
Smith
Mitchell
Wilbur J. Clark
Acton Heights
Winchester
Sadie Cresswell
Millwood Pike
Commonwealth Attorney
James P. Reardon
Harry Kern
Strosnider
Plank
City Men Register With Draft Board In June
Three city residents aged 18 registered with the City Draft Board on June. The registrants are Eugene Dutton Cochran of 601 National Avenue Walter William Carpenter of 201 E Pall Mall and Charles James Pappas of 225 N Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Draft Board
Eugene Dutton Cochran
National Avenue
Walter William Carpenter
E. Pall Mall
Charles James Pappas
N. Loudoun Street
Germans Use Fire Crackers as Nerve Weapons in Normandy
Lt. Nick Shapis of Perth Amboy New Jersey reports German troops in Normandy using fire crackers as nerve weapons. The devices, stamped made in Japan, have slow burning fuses with varying lengths, causing intermittent pops resembling sniper fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Nick Shapis
Perth Amboy
N. J
Japan
Life or Death Tone in Nazi Propaganda Warns of War Phase
An Associated Press report quotes Joseph Goebbels urging peace against Bolshevism while Madrid dispatches from Das Schwarze Korps warn the current war phase is grimmer than before with no mercy left in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Goebbels
Madrid
Das Schwarze Korps
London Evacuation Record Sets War Time Benchmark
London officials report the evacuation program as the largest wartime effort to remove civilians. Henry Wilink said 207,468 registered and 152,652 were moved from the capital in 13 days ending yesterday. Several areas suffered damage from flying bombs, while relief followed with nurseries and schools relocated from bomb target zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry A. Willink
Beer Deliveries to Fighters Replace Supply Lines
RAF fighter bombers carry beer to Normandy personnel on landing strips. Planes fly non combat missions to replenish ale, with beer barrels slung from bomb racks under wings. Crews nicknamed the unit the air beer delivery service ABDS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
France
RAF
Normandy
Air Beer Delivery Service
Russians Launch Offensive Across Baltic Fronts
Soviet forces push through Lithuania and Latvia as Gen. Ivan Bagration drives toward Kaunas and the Niemen line weakens German defenses. The Red Army seizes key towns including Zholst and Wolkowysk and crosses the Niemen while Germans battle to hold retreat routes. Reports claim 2,500 Germans killed and 800 captured in the pchkae sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Ivan Bagramian
Lithuania
Riga
Estonia
Wilno
Daugavpils
Panaverys
Siauliai
Latvia
Moscow
Red Army
Grodno
Verstelishki
Wiercieliszki
Zhidomlya
Niemen
Americans Close In On Lessay and St Lo Fronts
A War Desk report states American forces push from St Germain sur Ay toward Lessay within two miles, with another advance from Saint Patrice de Clarids. Earlier reports note capture of Les Granges and Gonfreville, four miles north, while a separate push from La Barre de Semilly narrows the St Lo deadlock and an African column nears from the northwest toward the Vire river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pissot
St. Germain-sur-Ay
Periers
21St Army Group
St. Patrice de Clarids
Les Granges
Gonfrefreville
St. Lo
la Barre de Semilly
Vire
Creterville
Baltimore and Chicago Market Quotation Roundup July 15
Baltimore reports steady to weak cattle and hog prices with cows down 50-75, steers 1190 lb top on grass, calves 14-15, hogs 10-14 top, eggs firm, butter receipts high. Chicago hog sale slow, hogs 180-270 lb at 13.75 top, cattle market mixed with feeders and steers weak to 25 lower, vealers unchanged, lambs 14-15 final ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltim
WFA
Office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
White Sox Plan Tryout Game With Zepp Virginia
Winchester White Sox manager Sam Ensogna announced tentative plans for a game with Zepp Virginia tomorrow at the Fairground diamond at 2 30 Sunday. If not held, the team will conduct a brisk workout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ensogna
Winchester
Market report shows mixed activity after weekend pause
New York July 15 stock trades mixed with selective gains in rail and industrials amid war and earnings optimism. Notable movers include General Outdoor Advertising and Consolidated Laundries while several blue chips retreat or lag. bond shifts were uneven with some issues under water and others inching higher as the market balances portfolios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ree
Snederini
Motors
Indus
W. P. Bor Ls
Ultimate Seanavenion
Fajardo Sugar
Morris & Essex
Consolidated Laundries
American Power & Light
Oil Properties
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Westinghouse
Sears Roebuck
Dow Chemical
Union Carbide
VU. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Willys - Overland
Montgomery Ward
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
Consolidated Edison
Technicolor
Creole Petroleum
Cuban Atlantic Sugar
Electric Bond & Share
Niagara Hudson Power
Burlington
Baltimore & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
New York Central
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Illinois Central
Atlantic Coast Line
St. Paul
Rock Island
Delaware & Hudson
New Haven
New York Ontario & Western
International Great Northern
Missouri Pacific
U. S
Judge Ozlin Dies After Long Service on Virginia Commission
Judge Ozlin died after a career with Virginia’s Corporation Commission. He had served as local attorney for the Federal Bank of Baltimore and later as director of the Farm Credit Administration of Baltimore. Survived by a widow Virginia Masten and five brothers, funeral set for 4 PM Sunday at Kenbridge Baptist Church. Governor Darden called his work on the commission outstanding and valuable to Virginia business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Commission
Ozlin
Kenbridge
Federal Bank of Baltimore
Bank
Farm Credit Administration of Baltimore
Virginia Masten
Victoria
Mattie Ozlin
South Hill
T. Ashby Taylor
Meredithville
S. T. Ozlin
R. L. Ozlin
New York
H. W. Ozlin
Lynnhaven
Perry A Ozlin
Chase City
W. J. Ozlin
Judge Ozlin
Kenbridge Baptist Church
Govenor Darden
Commonwealth of Virginia
Hiss
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McDonald Said
L. Roosevelt
City & County Realty
Virginian
Nippons Report
Admiral Cather
Clarke County
Winter Quarters
Lessay
White Sox
Zepp
Stock Market Report
BIG American Legion Square Dance
Winchester Armory
Uncle Joe
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