Hear Farm Wage Rates At Frederick County Tonight
A public hearing is set for Friday night July 28 at 8 o'clock at the county house to determine wage rates for farm labor in Frederick County for August through November 1944. Testimony will be heard from farm operators agricultural workers and other interested parties regarding wages for crops harvested and housed in the area using interstate and foreign labor. Members of the Frederick County Farm Wage Board include Shyrock E W Barr Harry Stelle H T Snapp Roy Boyce and W Larrick Jr.
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Frederick County
Postponed Royal Crown Schedule Sets Games With Virginia Woolen
The Royal Crown Cappers announce a rescheduled slate after a vacation week. The top league Virginia Woolen faces them on Monday, July 34 followed by the Fruitmen on Tuesday, July 25 with all players due by 1 15 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Crown “Cappers
South End Hose ‘“Firemen
Cappers
Virginia Woolen
The
Fruitmen
Abner Johnson
Royal Crown
Preaching Sunday At Rural Mission
The Rev. J. R. Albaugh will conduct public worship and preach at 3.30 Sunday afternoon at the Helping Hand Mission in Indian Hollow. Everyone is invited. Mrs. Henry McVicar requests those with cars share rides with those without transportation.
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J. R. Albaugh
Helping Hand Mission
Indian Hollow
Henry McVicar
Ohio men released to Maryland in car theft case
Arthur Bittinger of Lowellville Ohio and John Reep of Charlotte North Carolina were held on attempted theft charges and released to Maryland authorities. Two Baltimore detectives picked up the men Tuesday and they will face theft charges for a Dodge car taken in Baltimore.
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Arthur Bittinger
Lowellville
Ohio
John Reep
Charlotte
N. C
Maryland
Baltimore
Allied Air War Report From Europe Continues
Allied air forces flew between 6 000 and 7 000 sorties yesterday across Britain and Normandy though weather limited ground support. Night battles raged over the Normandy front with Mosquitos attacking convoys north of Paris and near Seine crossings. German claims of losses included nine Allied planes on the Courtrai mission.
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Normandy
Paris
Seine
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Britain
Ration Calendar Details Valid Indefinitely Across Regions
The Associated Press reports ration updates for meats fats and processed foods with Book four stamps extended indefinitely. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds, stamp 40 for home canning through February 28 1945. Shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2 stay valid, gasoline ration 10 A three gallons through August 8 in some regions, 12 A three gallons through September 71 B 3 4 C 3 4 valid everywhere for five gallons. Fuel oil four coupons valid in all areas through September 20. New period one coupons available immediately from local rationing boards.
Clarke Ram Sale Sets New Virginia State Record
Berryville Virginia ram sale at the Horse Show grounds drew many buyers. Virginia Purebred Sheep Breeders Association sponsored with George Litton in charge and J W Olcott as sale manager. Total sales reached 801 dollars, top price 66 dollars for a Hampshire ram from Landsford Farms Monterey bought by J D Huffman Middletown. Frank Simpson Bayard bought six rams. Buyers included John Milleson Gwynn H Jones Clay Carr Charles Pine J T Kremer H G Jones Col R M Cutts and Alfred Cochenour.
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Berryvile
Virginia Purebred Sheep Breeders Association
George Litton
J. W. Olcott
Coleman Dunn
R. P. Keithley
N. and W. Railroad
Hampshire
Landsford Farms
Monterey
J. D. Huffman
Middletown
C. C. Funkhouser
Clarke County
Frank Simpson
Bayard
John Milleson
Gwynn H. Jones
Clay Carr
Charles 4. Pine J. T. Kremer
H. G. Jones
Col. R. M. Cutts
Alfred Cochenour
Woodstock To Play Sox Here
The Winchester White Sox host Woodstock at the Rouss diamond Sunday at 2 30 p m. The Sox seek a return to winning after a defeat by Hancock Md and aim to apply pressure in the matchup. Woodstock dropped its last two starts against Middletown and Frederick County 17 0 last weekend. All Sox players should arrive at the diamond by 1 30.
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Winchester
Eden Faces Questions on German Crisis in Commons
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden faced rapid inquiries about Germany as the House of Commons met. He said he has no information beyond what members already hold and will inform the House when ready, requesting time to review incoming reports. He emphasized he will announce a statement promptly when in a position to do so.
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London
Anthony Eden
Germany
House of Commons
Divorces Granted in Winchester Court by Judge Harrison
Several divorces granted in Winchester Corporation Court by Judge Burr P. Harrison. A partial divorce in the case Marion D. Combs vs Ray W. Combs dated October 2 1943 merged into a full decree with six months to remarry and desertion cited. Dana Nelson Davis received a partial divorce from James C. Davis on desertion. married June 1942.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Burr P. Harrison
Marion D. Combs
Ray W. Combs
Dana Nelson Davis
James C. Davis
Italian Front Advances Pressed Amid Harsh Bombardments
Allied forces pushed near Città di Castello and Arezzo as German positions weakened along the Italians’ left. Second front activity included heavy bombing over Friedrichshafen and Munich with 17 enemy planes downed and 15 Allied losses.
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Montemarciano
Ancona
Iesi
Eighth Army
Citta di Castello
Umbertide
Arezzo
Ricasoli
Florence
Fifth Army
Certalbo
Empoli
Antifasseto Canal
Livorno
Pisa
Roosevelt Expects Permanent Peace If Re-elected
Chicago Stadium July 21 Roosevelt declined to run in the usual sense saying he will report facts and correct misrepresentations. He predicted four more years would bring permanent peace and full employment, with a postwar world organization to maintain peace and a strong domestic economy. He noted no pledge on a running mate, though hinted a chosen second would shoulder campaign duties.
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Chicago Stadium
Roosevelt
Pacific
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wallace
Truman
Senate
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Boy of Ten In German Uniform
Baltimore July 21 A 19 year old sailor on an LST with several thousand German POWs recalls aboard a young prisoner. He says a ten year old boy wore a German uniform and two others were thirteen during June landing operations on the French coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Europe
William R Meagher
LST
Non Support Charge In McCoy Case
Defendant James O. McCoy must appear before Judge Burr P. Harrison next Saturday morning July 29 to answer a non support charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred McCoy
James O. McCoy
Burr P. Harrison
Sgt. Timbrook Dies In France
Sgt. Timbrook dies in France in September 1942. He was born July 25 1913 and previously worked for O Sullivan Rubber. He married Sarah Dutterer August 7 1941 and lived at 132 Amherst Street. Survived by wife, parents, several siblings, and brothers Andrew in South Carolina and Allen in Hawaii. sister Ira Oates near Winchester.
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Florida
Timbrook
Sarah Dutterer
W. F. Dutterer
Cedar Grove
Amherst Street
Virginia Woolen Company
Sat. Timbrook
I. H. Timbrook
Romney
W. Va
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Sgt
Andrew Timbrook
South Carolina
Pvt
Allen Timbrook
Hawaiian Islands
Ira Oates
Bufflick Road
Winchester
German Editors Get Out Pop Editions
German radio instructed editors of army newspapers to publish a Hitler special edition praising the troops. U S government monitors heard a plan for a layout with photos of Hitler Himmler Guderian and Stumpf, the Reichs air force chief.
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Pop
New York
German Radio Today
Adolf Hitler
Tler
U. S
Hitler
Heinich Himmler
Heinz Guderian
Hans Stumpf
Luftwaffe
Reich
Berlin Calm After Hitler Assassination Attempt Speech
Berlin newspapers issued special editions at 7 A M with Hitler's speech on the assassination attempt. The public remained calm after an initial rush to vendors. Berliners expressed satisfaction and waved flags while life returned to normal duties.
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London
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Nazi Transocean
New School Busses Approved For 5000 This Year
The Office of Defense Transportation approved the purchase of about 5,000 new school buses for the year.ODT Director J Monroe Johnson announced the decision today.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
J. Monroe Johnson
Russians Drive Deep Into Poland West of Lwow Front
Soviet forces surged across the trans-Lithuanian railway capturing Skopishki and threatening Lwow as they push toward Brest Litovsk and Lublin. The Red Army advanced 60 miles along the Bug river, narrowing paths to Warsaw and routs German garrisons at Doroshex and nearby fortresses. The Moscow communique boasted 900 towns and villages captured as the front widened toward East Prussia.
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Poland
Warsaw
Lwow
Skopishki
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Riga
Memel
Bug River
Doroshex
Brody
Rawa Ruska
Opalin
Sokal
Red Army
Brest Litovsk
Lublin
Korbee Kobryn
Lubin
Augustow
East Prussia
Moscow
London
East Prusia
Wlodzimierz
Kowel
Stalin
Niemen
Germany
New Mark Up On Seed Prices Authorized by O P A
The Office of Price Administration announced a new markup for farmers selling legume and grass seeds to planters. Markups range from 2.20 to 54 hundredweight over basic maximum prices, varying by seed type, effective July 26.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
French Patriots Blow Up Munition Dump in Eastern France
Report from London says French patriots at Crugey sabotaged German air force munition dumps, destroying about 10,000 tons of munitions across more than 7,000 rail cars between June 19 and 22, in the largest sabotage since D-Day.
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London
Crugey
France
General Nelson M. Walker Reported Killed in Normandy
A letter from Brig Gen Nelson M Walker's son confirms the general's death in action in Normandy France. He was attached to the Army general staff and had been awarded the Legion of Merit last February for developing soldier training.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Nelson M. Walker
Normandy
Doris Wyke Walker
Perrin Walker
Army
Ceneral
Walker
Legion of Merit
Wallace Roosvelt Split in Democratic Convention Moves
Delegates in Massachusetts New York Rhode Island and Ohio show splits among Wallace Roosevelt and Truman factions as Barkley Bankhead and Lucas emerge as potential rivals. Texas delegates protest over states rights and race issues amid convention turmoil.
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Massachusetts
Wallace
Truman
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Ohio
New York
Rhode Island
Paul Fitzpatrick
Flynn
Tammany
Edward Laughlin
Brooklyn
Frank Kelly
Bankhead
John Bankhead
Alabama
South
Mississippi
Texas
Svide
Paul V. McNutt
Alben W. Barkley
Lone Star
Conventin
Graduation Of Nurse Aides In Impressive Ceremony
Ten nurse's aides received certificates and caps in an Episcopal Church ceremony led by Rev. Ronald S. Wilson. The speaker urged consecration faith and a prayer for peace, noting time given is a life and eternity. Graduates included Anne Sommerville Hatcher and others from Purcellville and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Ronald S. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Jimmy McLeod
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Charles P. McVicar
Red Cross
Wilson
Virginia Hollar
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Leona Quick
C. R. Anderson
Church House
Anne Sommerville Hatcher
Dorothy Marie Cooper
Frances Yager Rickers
Emma Charlena Grim
Mary Elizabeth Beattie
Allison Cooper Kern
Norma Annette Whitefield
Dolly Elizabeth Hermansen
Betty May Jackson
Anne Elizabeth Lyon
Purcellville
Winchester Poultry Slaughterhouse Ordinance Hearing
Prosecution and defense sparred over a city ban on poultry slaughterhouses arguing lawful business rights and special legislation limits. Winchester officials cited a two thirds council vote and required location plans and health approvals before permitting a slaughterhouse. Local citizens watched the proceedings in large numbers.
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Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Winchester Poultry Company
City of
Winchester
Common Council
Board of Health
Tablet in Memory of Lt Joseph B Thomas Christ Church
A tablet with inscription honoring Lieutenant Joseph Benjamin Thomas of the United States Army is placed in Christ Episcopal Church chancel. Born March 11 1916 he was wounded at Salerno and died in Africa on November 22 1943. A prayer for the dedication will be offered during the morning service Sunday July 23.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Joseph Benjamin Thomas
United States
Salerno
Africa
Joe
Cool Weather Highlights Summer After Thunderstorm
Local residents enjoyed one of the coolest days for the season as temperatures slid to 59 degrees overnight. The day reached 77 at 2 30 pm with thundershowers adding .20 inches of rain in Winchester, bringing the month’s total rainfall to over two inches.
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Winchester
Pontiac Sedan Hit on South Braddock Street
A Pontiac sedan belonging to Robert Boyce was damaged last night after being struck by a Michigan car driven by Mary Gardner of Battle Creek. Fred Gardner, a 3-year-old, sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyce
South Braddock Street
Michigan
Mary Gardner
Battle Creek
Fred Gardner
Americans Sweep Ashore on Guam With Minor Resistance
Guam landings proceeded in all areas as planned with air and naval gunfire softening beaches. The advancing forces face familiar terrain of hills and caves, similar to Saipan, as Marines push inland. Admiral Nimitz and Gen Geiger coordinate from Saipan to Guam, with heavy carrier air strikes and land bombardments continuing.
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Saipan
Guam
Marianas Islands
Pacific
Apra
E East
Nimitz
Ei Espread
Fou
7Th Army
Richard L. Cody
Sicily
Salerno
Roi
Namur
Kwajalein Spout
Roy 8. Geiger
U. S. Marine Corps
Third Amphibious Corps
Iger
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Fifth Fleet
Raymond A. Spruance
Gilberts
Marshalls
Marc A. Mitscher
Truk
Marianas
Rota
Cionint
Tinian
Carolines
British Armored Push In Caen Front Stalls For Weather
Allied forces report slow advance in the Caen area with Rommel’s defenses holding, while American sector progress near St Lo remains limited. German counter fire and rain hamper operations as Allied air forces hammer Germany with daytime bombing sorties.
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Erwin Rommel
Montgomery
Italy
Normandy
Germany
Troarn
Caen
Vimont
Paris
Ernieville
Frenchville
Verrieres
St. Andre-Sur- Anne
Orne
Evrecy
Rommel
St. Lo-Bayeux Road
St. Lo
Char N. Bradley
Lessay
The
Reich
Austria
Silver Service Presented to George A. Jackson at Richmond Luncheon
A luncheon for Southern States Cooperative employees at the Hotel John Marshall in Richmond, Virginia honored George A. Jackson, president of the Cooperative Seed and Farm Supply Service and Richmond manager, with a silver service gift for 20 years of service. Southern States Cooperative, an organization of 155,000 farmers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, includes the Cooperative Seed and Farm Supply Service as its subsidiary.
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Southern States Co- Operative
John Mareshall
Richmond
George A. Jackson
Cooperative Seed and Farm Supply Service
Southern States
Southern States Cooperative
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
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Air Ministry
England
Associated Press
Clarke
Woodstock
Sox
Eden
Mr. Roosevelt
R. S. Wilson
St. Thomas
Christ Church
Tory
Somerset Ham
the Neatheston
China
Statue of Liberty
BIG American Legion
Winchester Armory
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