Democratic Platform Draft Backed by Pepper Seen as Shortest Ever
A terse 3 a.m. draft planned for the Democratic platform, led by Pepper of Florida, is hailed as the party’s shortest yet and centers on a “permanent peace” and a call for American participation in a nations association. It faces white supremacist resistance from southern delegates and potential CIO and negro group influence.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Echicago
Democratic Party
Veit
la. m
Platform Committee
Pepper
Florida
Floridan
Tennessee
Kenneth D.mckelvar
Roosevelt
John W McCormack
Massachusetts
McKellar
Whey
Dan Moody
Texas
Colgate W. Darden
Virginia
Mississippi
Moody
Ram Show Opens Clarke Ram Sale Week at Berryville Grounds
Twenty six rams were shown and judged at 11 o clock at the Berryville Horse Show grounds before the Clarke county ram sale sponsored by J. W. Olcott. Winners span Southdown Shropshire and Hampshire classes with judges led by Kenneth Litton of Ipland Farms.
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Berryville
J. W. Olcott
Clarke County
Southdown
W. Lodge Bowles
Boyce
H. H. Terry
Mosloe
W. Lodge
Owen
R. J. NeeCary
Lees
Shenandoah
New Market
Hampshire
Lunsford Farms
Monterey
Owen Thomas and Sons
Round Hi
Kencaid Brothers
Leesburg
C. C. Punkhouser
White Post
Kenneth Litton
Iepland Farms
Rounc
Ration Calendar Overview For Food and Fuel
The calendar outlines stamp validity for books and stamps. It lists Book four red blue and related stamps, sugar stamps, and gasoline 10 A coupons with indefinite or specific expiration notes through August 8. It references areas in the Northeast and the East.
Market Quotes Show Moderate Recovery With War News Boost
New York July 20 Rails led a selective recovery aided by war news and earnings prospects. Investors hesitated, betting on lower levels ahead, while leaders and laggards fluctuated with modest gains near mid session. Major movers included Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern Hayes Mfg U S Steel Chrysler Pullman Dow Chemical Standard Oil Johns Manville Douglas Aircraft. Other active names touched include Montgomery Ward Radio Anaconda Du Pont Republic Aviation American Gas Cities Service Chesebrough Pennro d.
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New York
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Hayes Mfg
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Pullman
Dow Chemical
Standard Oil (Nj
Johns Manville
Douglas Aircraft
Montgomery Ward Radio Corp
Anaconda
DuPont
Republic Aviation
American Gas
Cities Service
Chesebrough and
Pennro@d
Local Markets Corrected Daily by The Star Note
Local markets are current in daily editions though typography errors may appear. The Star disclaims responsibility for any such typographical mistakes.
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The
Star
Baltimore Livestock And Produce Market Report July 20
Produce: apples market steady, receipts unchanged. Poultry receipts light for colored fowl, market firm. roasters fryers and broilers 30-32 cents. Eggs and butter quantities listed. Cattle: receipts extremely light, mostly cows and bulls. steers scarce, heifers steady, cows and bulls steady to 25 higher. Calves active 13.50-14.50. Hogs steady 14.30 top. Sheep steady with scarce lambs. lambs 14.00-14.50. culls 5.00. Price ranges for feeders, fats, and dairy stock included.
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Baltimore
Minister Divorces Menacing Spouse
Rev. William Hall, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, obtained an annulment from his wife Mamie E. Hall after his attorney presented records showing she had been convicted in Texas of slaying a former husband and served four years and nine months of a 25 year sentence. He testified she said she would not help him in church work and demanded he sign over property, reportedly adding I killed my first husband.
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Los Angeles
William Hall
Missionary Baptist Church
Mamie E. Hall
Texas
Beaumont
Tex
Market Report: Hogs Cattle Calves Sheep Saw Mixed Prices
Chicago bid board reports salable hogs 13 000 to 16 500 with prices 12 75 to 14 00 per cwt and top 14 00 on 200 230 lb loads. Cattle and calves total 6 000 with fat steer prices 14 50 to 17 55 per cwt and best yearlings around 17.00. Sheep slow with spring lambs steady to 25 lower and ewes mostly steady, early prices quoted for native stock and stock cattle mixed.
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Figayvyselors
Chicago
Nebraska
Drunken Driving Case Disposed by Judge Rice
Judge John Rice presided as Earl L. Farmer of Cross Junction faced a drunken driving judgment. He received a $100 fine and $5.25 costs, a 30 day jail sentence was suspended, and his operator's license was revoked for oma waax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Earl L. Farmer
Cross Junction
Oma Waax
Allies Push Through Caen Area Amid Rommel Retreat
Allied forces advanced east of Caen pushing toward Troarn and Vimont while Canadians move south from Caen taking Ifs Carmelles and challenging German units at Bourguebus. The British drive neared Troarn railway outside town, Rommel weighing a major battle or withdrawal as air support limited by overcast.
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Troarn
Vimont
Rommel
Caen
Ifs
Carmelles
Bourguebus
Odon
Orne
Villers-Bocage
Novers
Troarn Plain
Paris
Faubourg de Veaucelles
St. Lo
la Barde
Thiebots
L’ange
Remilly-Sur-Lozon
Wheat futures firm as markets open in Chicago
Chicago grain quotes show wheat firm on opening with short covering, oats steady, rye easy. The report also includes a 1944 Virginia circuit court notice ordering nonresiding heirs to appear and protect interests in a real estate sale distribution case.
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Chicago
George G. Keith
George G. Keith, Sr
William Keith
Mary Virginia Keith
Louise Keith
Erwin Keith
Frank G. Keith
Circuit Court
Winchester Evening Star
Frederick County Court House
Bessie Brannon
W. E. Edwards
P. A. ST
Poultry Case Hearing Scheduled for Winchester Firm
Preliminary hearing in the case against C. F. Nicholas owner of the Winchester Poultry Company is set for tomorrow at 10 am before Civil and Police Justice John W. Rice. Harry R. Kern defends, James P. Reardon prosecutes for the city amid council actions on poultry dressing firms.
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C. F. Nicholas
Winchester Poultry Company
John W. Rice
Harry R. Kern
James P. Reardon
Winchester Common Council
Bomb Attacks Span Central Germany and Western Front
Allied air operations blasted central and southern German regions with large scale bombing. Medium bomber strikes targeted bridges and fuel dumps 50 miles behind the lines as armed reconnaissance fighters patrolled 300 miles south of the battlefront toward the Brest peninsula. Twenty seven locomotives and about 200 railroad cars were damaged with rail targets hit at Carhaix on the Brest peninsula marking a far western transport assault.
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Germany
Tyrol
Bavaria
Normandy
Nemendy
Battlefront
Borreaux
Brest
France
Carhaix
Bombing of Guam Continues Harbor Defenses Hit Hard
The report notes Guam bombardment ongoing with Rota wiped out. The ninth bombardment in a row, five in a row without break, and planes have flown daily since July 4 targeting Port Apra defenses. On Monday 650 sorties attacked the defenses behind which Saipan Japanese resisted.
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Rota
Guam
Port Apra
Cow Enters Victory Gardens Prompting Neighbor Complaint
A cow wandered into gardens on Fairmont Avenue yesterday morning and was identified as the property of J. Pinckney Arthur, Northwestern Grade. Mrs P W Boyd of 311 Fairmont Avenue reported at 11 30 that the animal ate substantial vegetation and moved to a neighbor’s yard before officers called the Stock Yard and the cow was collected.
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Victory Gardens
Fairmont Avenue
J. Pinckney Arthur
P. W. Boyd
Stock Yard
US Troops Overrun Radda Castiglion and Advance Northwest
U S troops pressed north of Siena overrunning Radda and reaching Castiglion as they move toward Monte Varchi near Arezzo. Italians push near Iesi, Ancona harbor mined. Allied air forces conduct widespread bombing of Po valley targets, 1,400 sorties with 25 planes lost and seven enemy aircraft down.
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Radda
Siena
Castiglion
Arezzo
Arno
Montevarchi
Santa Maria Nuova
Iesi
Esino
Ancona
Vittorio Emanuele
Gothic Line
Po Valley
Trieste
Fiume
Park Gamning For Win Over Minks Sunday At Middletown
Park plans a return baseball game against the Minks in Middletown Sunday afternoon. In the first meeting the Minks won 4-2 despite Park out hitting 10 to 4. Donald Duvall, a lefthander, may start for Park with Foley as battery mate. Judy, who beat Park earlier, will face them again. Local fans expected. the team departs at 1 from Rouss Fire Hall. Sandy Baker calls a practice Friday evening at 6 o'clock.
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Park
Middletown
Mink
Minks
Donald Duvall
Foley
Judy Judy
Williamsport
Wildcats
Woodstock
Park Ball Club
Rouss
Sandy Baker
Answers to the Daily Quiz Featured on Page Four
The page lists correct responses for a daily quiz: November. Lt Gen Omar N Bradley. Iron. January 20 1945. False. pe. United States Pharmacopeia. 10, mnsign.
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Omar N. Bradley
Iron
United States Pharmacopeia
Mnsign
Winchester Soft Ball League declares Tuesday game an exhibition
The league president says Tuesdays win over O'Sullivan is reclassified as an exhibition and standings revert to former positions. Players from other rosters played, cancelling ro contest implications. The earlier rainout involved a separate game between the National and the Board. Roy Crown plans a postponed meeting with South End Fire Company 1, weather permitting.
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Winchester Soft Ball League
O'Sullivan
National
Roy Crown
South End Fire Company
Club
Virginia Woolen
South End Fire Co
Royal Crown
O'Sullivan Rubber National Fruit
Resigns as Head of Commission in London Note
General Noel Mason MacFar resigns as chief of the Control Commission for the area to undergo a long medical treatment. Captain Ellery Stone of the U S Navy is named as acting chief pending a successor selection.
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London
Noel Mason MacFar
Yerione Control Commission
Ellery Stone
U. S. Navy
MacFarlane
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Sen. Pepper
Associated Press
Italy
Alphonse-Pierre Juin
Harold Alexander
Mark Clark
Stock Market Report
Ria
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Frederick County
J. M. Ryman
U. S
Park Gamning
Che
Winchester
Canada
North America Assurance Society
W. Main St
Richmond
Cin
Claas
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