Bahamians to Aid Local Fruit Work This Fall
County plans to bring 100 Bahamian laborers next week to assist thinning apples and picking peaches plus early apples with 750 in total expected by September 1. Workers will camp on Fairmont Avenue and start Monday cutting weeds and repairing shelters. Stine urged growers to file requests and noted more arrivals possible in August.
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I. Fred Stine
Harley Dunbar
War Food Administration
Blacksboro
Fairmont Avenue
Stine
Georgia
Forney Reports For Service Induction Move
Billy Pierce Forney of Winchester reported yesterday for induction into the armed forces. He proceeded to Richmond for the process.
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Billy Forney
Billy Pierce Forney
Winchester
Armed Forces
Richmond
German positions hold near Monts Bayeux road
A U S Army report says German forces still occupy nearby Berigny, near Monts, with no large enemy breakthrough. Patrol clashes along the American sector produced small casualties while secondary roads remained hazardous and weather limited advances. Allied air support resumes locally after a weather pause.
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Monts
Bayeux-St. Lo
Berigny
Supreme Command
Montre
Submarine Losses Elevate War Casualties and Looted Gold
Navy communique reports USS Trout and USS Tulibee overdue and presumed lost. Loot recovered from Corregidor includes gold silver and securities of the Philippines held by High Commissioner Sayre, with banks mines and residents' assets involved. Next of kin of Trout and Tulibee casualties have been notified. Fenno, former Trout commander, now commands at sea.
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Philippine
Navy Comunique
Uss Trout
Tulibee
Trout
Tullibee
Navy
Fenno
Sibert
JBT Receives Treasury Citation for War Service
Wendell Barney presents the Winchester Frederick County War Finance Committee with a United States Treasury citation for meritorious service during the Fifth War Loan Drive. The Junior Board of Trade will hold weekly luncheons starting in August and release Splinters monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Barney
Winchester-Frederick County
Eq Molden
Andy Babb
Ed Molden
Grove
Winchester Golf Club
Turning Point and 10,000,000 Foreigners In War Outlook
Badoglio stressed the scale of German leverage with 10,000,000 foreigners including prisoners and forced laborers. He warned that all other Germans are in the army and predicted a revolt would arise when the army weakens.
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Badoglio
Wicker Denounces Glass Attacks as Cowardly
Former State Senator John J. Wicker Jr. of Richmond denounces Republican chairman I R Dovel for attacking Senator Glass who is ill. Wicker calls the moves unworthy of Virginians and praises Glass for his public service and resilience amid disability.
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Richmond
John J. Wicker, Jr
Senator Glass
Wicker
I. R. Dovel
Dovel
Harry F. Byrd
Glass
Dover
Byrd
Darden
Virginia Republican
Carter Glass
Virginia
Berlin Raids Report Major Allied Bombing Campaign
The report states about 6,000 American heavy bombers from Britain and Italy dropped around 18,000 tons of explosives on German targets including aircraft plants air fields ball bearing plants and rail yards. Weather limited Normandy air activity and some German flying bombs struck London as Mosquitoes continued night bombings in Berlin marking their 13th straight night operation and 16th this month.
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English Channel
Britain
Italy
Germany
Normandy
Channel
London
England
Berlin
More Paralysis Is Reported in Virginia Outbreak
Richmond Virginia July 22 two additional Poliomyelitis cases one in Kenbridge and one in Carroll county raised the statewide total to 78 since June 1 and 84 since January 1 Dr H H Henderson acting director of the Bureau of Diseases said the outbreak remains centered in the southern and western parts of the state the Kenbridge patient an 18 month old white boy and the Carroll county patient a 30 year old white woman surface in July with 70 cases in July eight in June and six in the first six months versus 21 by July 22 last year the annual total last year was 61.
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Richmond
Kenbridge
Carroll County
H. H. Henderson
Bureau of Ee Diseases
Caroll County
Virginia Led In Truman March
Virginia pledged anti Wallace delegates claimed a key role in shifting sentiment after the first roll call for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Senator Byrd engineered a switch of the solid southern bloc from Bankhead to Wallace then to Truman as southern support rose and Alabama's votes moved to Truman.
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Chicago
Virginia
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Byrd
Bankhead
Alabama
Wallace
Colgate Darden
Truman
South
Truman Wins Narrow Nomination Battle At Democratic Convention
Truman edged Wallace for the second place nod at the Democratic National Convention with 1 031 votes to 105, amid a party rift between CIO PAC allies and city bosses. The roll also shows votes for Douglas, Cooper, Barkley, McNutt, and others, with several delegates absent. The session ended in a mixed mood as Dixie dissent lingered and gavel protests erupted.
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Henry A. Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
James A. Farley
Senate
Truman
Wallace
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Paul V. McNutt
CIO
Dixie
Kenneth D. McKellar
Edward Kelly
Chicago
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Kelly-Flynn-Hague
Robert E. Hannegan
Sidney Hillman
Mrs. Jane Adams Succumbs After Illness in Winchester
Mrs. Jane Adams died at 9 pm at the home of her daughter Mrs. R. P. Lewis 410 North Kent Winchester after long illness and pneumonia. She was 78 or 79, widow of Isaac Adams who died in 1936. Survived by five children William H Adams Mervel W Adams Mrs R P Lewis Alma Adams Ma bel French, a brother Walker Dailey and a sister Mrs Deal Kerns. Funeral 2 pm Monday at 410 North Kent. burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Jane Adams
R. P. Lewis
North Kent Street
Frederick County
Isaac Adams
William H. Adams
Piedmont
W. Va
Mervel W. Adams
Alma Adams
Winchester
Mabel French
Baltimore
Walker Dailey
Deal Kerns
McKeesport
Mt. Hebron Cemtery
Hitler Demanding Obedience Broadcast Amid Revolt Doings
A radio speech to German workers warned that Hitler’s survival does not end the struggle as mass arrests and SS patrols ring Berlin. A Frankfurt broadcast claimed continued action and urged officers to resist Himmler’s Gestapo while naming multiple Stauffenbergs.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Sweden
Berlin
Ludwig Beck
Count von Stauffenberg
Frankfurt
Wehrmacht
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Count Claus von Stauffenberger
Stauffenberg
Soil Conservation Board Meets July 28 on Farm Equipment
The Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District board of supervisors meets Friday morning July 28 at the county courthouse with members and interested parties to discuss equipment purchases for pond building drainage streams and other district work. Verne Hillman agricultural engineer from Blacksburg will attend. E. M. Funk chairs the board with I. Fred Stine as secretary and members J. L. Hershman M. J. Pease Roy L. Bageant. C. E. Koontz district conservationist and Croswell Henderson planning technician accompany shading notes.
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Board of Supervisors
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
County Court House
Verne Hillman
Blacksburg
Soil Conservation District
E. M. Funk
I. Fred Stine
J. L. Hershman
M. J. Pease
Roy L. Bageant
C. E. Koontz
Croswell Henderson
Wallace Fails To Win First Ballot For 1948 Nomination
The first ballot at the convention shows Wallace leading with 4291 votes and Truman at 3195 among 14 others. South Carolina Senator Burnet Maybank suggests the South may back Truman on the next ballot if Wallace cannot be beaten.
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Truman
Wallace
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Maybank
Washington
Senate
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Market Quotation Report
Baltimore market shows dull fruit prices with light receipts and steady egg and poultry values. Cattle and hogs in Baltimore and Chicago shift modestly with top beef and veal prices noted. summer heat affects some lots and regional comparisons accompany weekly changes.
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Baltimore
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Seea‘son
Nebraska
Soviet Bridges Cross Bug River Amid Heavy Fighting
Dispatches describe four days of fighting for Ostrov with German troops wiped out after artillery and bombardment. Soviet engineers laid pontoon bridges across the Bug and used American amphibious vehicles in crossings. The Todt line from Pskovskoe Lake to Ostrov, built over six months, was set ablaze by Germans.
Star Promises Complete Coverage Of Local National World News
The Star pledges full reporting on city and regional events along with national and global developments, delivering timely updates, analysis, and context for readers seeking thorough coverage across all fronts.
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the Star
All Back The Attack Buy War Bonds Card
War bonds drive patriotic funding as citizens urged to purchase bonds to support troops and the war effort. Citizens are encouraged to show support through purchases and public pledges, with local drives organized by community groups and businesses.
Stock Market Slips Further As Early Gains Fade
New York July 22 The market opened weak and failed a tentative recovery as widespread selling spread through most groups. Tiny early gains disappeared and stocks fell fractions to two points. About 700000 shares changed hands in two hours as rails, autos and key industrials came under pressure with bonds and commodities also nervous.
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New York
Ra Steels
Motors
Pivotal
Guam Liberation Push Ahead in Pacific War Notes
Pacific war report notes Guam liberation press ahead five weeks after Saipan landings. Carrier planes set a Pacific record with 627 tons of bombs and 147 rockets. Navy Liberators bombed Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonin Islands as Nimitz lists new strike. Japanese destroyer among targets. In MacArthur’s area, bombers sink or damage Nipponese ships near Dutch New Guinea and Timor.
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Saipan
Guam
Marianas
Pacific
Nimitz
Navy
Chichi Jima
Haha Jima
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Timor
Wheat Futures Edge Higher in Opening Trading
Chicago grain quotations show mixed wheat futures with short covering ahead of today’s close. Oats and rye also move mixed as opening prices list July and Sept contracts for wheat, oats, and rye across July, Sept, Dec, and May maturities.
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Chicago
Rye
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct quiz solutions listed include Abraham Lincoln after nomination 1864 The Third Fleet Benjamin Franklin Lecky on morals Wester marck on marriage Fortissimo very loud Campaign of 1912 Entomology Sixty four The Three Musketeers in Alexander Dumas novel Tea
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Abraham Lincoln
The
Third Fleet
Benjamin Franklin
Lecky
Westermarck
Alexander Dumas
Public Sale of Desirable Residence in Frederick County Virginia
Special Commissioners under a July 17 1944 decree in Cecil Punk v Cora B Funk offer a 42 acre Martinsburg Turnpike parcel with a two story brick dwelling in Winchester Virginia for public auction at 12 noon August 5 1944. One third cash with balance in two annual installments at 6 percent interest. bonds and deed of trust security required. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. Special Commissioner W E Edwards. certification by Lee N Whitacre dated July 21 1944.
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Cecil Punk
Cora B. Funk
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. H. Funk
Dunn & Duvall
W. E. Edwards
H. R. Kern
Lee N. Whitacre
Wig Ed Z
29th Division heroism at St Lo remembered in Meuse assault account
The 29th Division broke German defenses during the Meuse crossing and D Day fights and fought its way to St Lo. Under Maj Gen Charles Gerhardt the unit endured brutal beachhead combat while green troops proved their mettle. A Virginia major killed at St Lo was honored with a flag draped body carried through wrecked streets.
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Meuse
St. Lo
Charles Hunter Gerhardt
Virginia
Church of St. Croix
Millwood Groups Host Annual Entertainment Night
The Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth of Millwood plan a Friday event at Odd Fellows Hall with a 3 PM baseball game and an 8 30 PM program featuring the Royal Four Front Royal the Heavenly Gospel Chorus Happy Creek the Harmonizing Four Winchester and the White Post Chorus. Refreshments will be available.
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Odd Fellows and Household of
Ruth
Millwood
Odd Fellows Hall
The
Odd Fellows
Household of
Royal Four
Front Royal
Heavenly Gospel Chorus
Happy Creek
Harmonizing Four
Winchester
White Post
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Treasury Citation
By Pope Haley
Soil Conservation Meeting
Stock Market Report
Millwood Group Plans Entertainment
Perry Wright
Esso
Moorefield
Greyhound Grill
Purcellville
Ferdinand Chatard
Presser
Pingley & Carper
Peoples Service Drug Store
Apple Blossom Restaurant
Care Star
E. H. Dallwig
P. O
Buick
Underwood's Bakery
B. G
Winchester Knitting
Cleveland
Ohio
Julian D. Steele
Stephens City
North Loudoun
Loudoun
B. Kerns
Gore
Roy Craft
Call
Homer Leatherman
High View
E. R. Mason
James Gladden
Martha Gladden
Cork
Gerrard Sts
Chevrolet
BIG American Legion
Winchester Armory
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