Socials and Personal News From Winchester Area
Miss Gladys Fawcett marries John Marshall in a June ceremony. Anne Moore Jones engaged to Capt. Carson Frailey. Births and hospital updates across Clarke and Winchester areas. Remarriages, engagements, and family notices fill local social page with names, towns, schools, and military ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Fawcett
John Marshall
Anne Moore Jones
Frailey
Bernard Moore Jones
Richmond
Anne Moore
Carson Gray Frailey
Carlson Peter Frailey
Washington
Frederick County
Miss Jones
St. Catherine’s School
Erskine School
Boston
Mass
Parsons School
New York
Capt. Prailey
Mercersburg Acadecy
Mercersburg
Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland Law School
Naval bombardment targets Kiska in seventh Aleutians attack
U S Pacific fleet heavy gun bombardment against Japanese positions on Kiska Island followed by a raid by army bombers as US forces press a campaign to clear the western Aleutians. Japanese defenses returned fire with no American losses reported. a 3,700 foot runway was reportedly completed on Kiska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Pacific Fleet
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Kiska
Navy
Associated Press
North Pacific
Funafuti
Ellis Islands
South Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Solomons
Australan
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Foggia
Battapaglia
Salerno
Naples
Capodichino
Catania
Seventh Army
Palermo
Priato
Augusta
Sicilian
Quota Club Plans Parade During Shangri La Day
The Quota Club’s board approved a parade to be held Tuesday evening at 7 45 featuring the Shangri La program. The club will staff a booth Tuesday. Complete parade details will be published tomorrow after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Americans Capture Palermo in Swift Sicilian Breakthrough
Allied reports say American armored columns breached Palermo with minimal resistance after landing at Gela twelve days earlier. Patton praised his troops as Canadian flankers also performed well, while Axis blame traded between Rome and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Harold Alexander
Sicily
Tor Gag
Palermo
Gela
Castelvetrano
Enna
Balkans
Roosevelt Hopeful Rome Open City After Allied Press Conference
President Roosevelt said Allies still hope Rome will be declared an open city to spare it from bombing. He noted Rome's airports and marshaling yards aid munitions transport, and that raids there aim to save lives, not seek retaliation. He reported no papal communication on the bombing and stressed Italian fascist resistance blocked the open city plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Pius XII
Italy
Sicily
Britain
Brazil Bans Private Motorcycles to Save Gas
Government action follows National Petroleum Council recommendation to conserve gasoline for wartime needs. Private automobiles had already been banned last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
National Petroleum Council
Brazil
New Labor Crisis Prompts Push for Price Rollback
President outlines program to meet looming labor shortages as William Green and Philip Murray press for price rollbacks to September 15 1942 levels or abolition of the Little Steel formula. They warn without action the wage and price controls may unravel the stabilization program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee A. Appley
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Combined
Labor War
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Union
Chie
Price
Brown
Soviet forces push south amid continued German resistance
The Soviet communique reports advances miles south of Orel after overcoming strong German counter-attacks. engagements formed in the Donets river basin south of Izyum and southwest of Yoroshiloveray, deemed of local importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel
Donets River
Izyum
Yoroshiloveray
Overcomes Handicap In Recruiting In a War Time
Kansas City July 23 . O R Stevens 62 hired to prepare recruiting posters for street display was locked in the basement of the Maritime Service He called the military police who referred him to city police who referred him to the fire department Firemen rescued him through a transom As night wore on he recruited two seamen by telephone through the Maritime Service system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
O. R. Stevens
Maritime Service
Stevens
Fire Department
Government Weighs Diverting Potatoes To Livestock Feed
Washington July 23 The War Food Administration says its grower price support purchases have swollen to about 4 000 cars of early variety potatoes with 3 000 cars still on hand and at risk of spoilage. Proposals are considered to sell some to hog feed as most stock was bought in North Carolina with a few cars from Oklahoma Arkansas and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New York
Schedule Of The Home Agent For Week In July
Schedule lists Miss Elizabeth Sprouse as home demonstration agent with July 26 to July 31 activities. Meetings include 4-H Home Demonstration and Neighborhood groups, canning and food conservation demonstrations, and curb market events at Mt. Williams Reynolds Store and Clearbrook, with several homes visited by demonstration clubs and club girls attending sessions at Middletown School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sprouse
Mt. Williams
Red Bud
Friendly Grove and
Star Tannery
C. M. Rosenberger
L. 8. Triplett
Russell Feeley
Curb Market
Clearbrook
Stonewall
A. L. Frye
Clearbrook School
Middletown
Reynolds Store
Officials Publish List Of Stores Collecting Salvaged Fats
A recognized list names Winchester shops where salvaged fats may be left for use in explosives manufacturing. Stores include Anderson's Meat Market Loudoun street, Bailey Bros Cameron, Largent's Sanitary Cash Store Cameron and Piccadilly, Riley's Market Valley avenue, and others across Loudoun and Cameron streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Anderson’s Meat Market
Loudoun Street
American Stores, Inc
Bailey Bros
Cameron, Snider
N. Cameron
Buhl
Chas. W
N. Loudoun
Cash and Carry Grocery
W. Piccadilly
Eagle’s
Loudoun
Lousone Food Center
N. Lououn
Golden’s
Great A. & P. Tea Co
Harris, L. E., & Co
National
Kay-Gee
Keffer
J. E
E. Piccadilly
Kremer
Luther C
W. Pall Mall
Largent’s Sanitary
Cameron and Piccadilly
Larrick’s Cash Grocery
Braddock
Lunsford’s Grocery
Ext
Massey
S. Cameron
Patton
A. R
Help the Boys Keep In Touch With Home While in Service
Readers are urged to send letters and keep soldiers connected with home via The Star. Community members are reminded to forward messages and news to troops serving away from family.
Clue Fill Answers Bring Bathing Size Monster
A mini wordplay set hints at a medium to bathing word, a classic monster, and the word rested.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. D. Truesdell
Arlington
Paul M. Felton
Edison E. Fawcett
Mt. Falls Route
Stephens City High School
Winchester Business College
War Department
Myron B. Ged
Petersburg
Halifax High School
Virginia Military Institute
Alice Ritchie
Peggy Thornton
Arlington, Va
Set
Leon Wolfe
Sgt
Nancy Lee Wolfe
Wolfe
Mae Goode
L. M. Goode
Sgt. Wolfe
Fort Dix
N. J
Longerbeam
Jack Martin
Jeanette Longerbeam
Daucity
E. T. Clarke
Sgt. Martin
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Carter Mullikin Castleman
Mr. Castleman
Ales Mullikin
Clarke County
Charles Castleman
Loudoun County
Front Royal
Castleman
Lee Brown
Cooper Apartments
East Piccadilly Street
Raymond Penn
Washington, D. C
Mr. Brown
Sarah Zane
Hospital News
James 8. Goode
Mrs. Roy
L. J. Roy
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Boyce
Herrel
Memorial Hospital
John Herrel
Gore
Thompson
Troy Thompson
Fanny Allder
S. M. Allder
Berryville
Allder
Roy Mitchell
Clarke
the Glen
Winchester St Ope Hospital
Pancoast
Robert Pancoast
Purcellville
Garland Lloyd
West Virginia
Berrys
Clarence Lloyd
Flickinger
Frederick
8S. L. Flickinger
At& Sp
M Hall
Women’s Guild of Centenary Church
Hood College
George H. Fansler
Boyd Headley
Sallie Green
S. L. Flickinger
Miss Garber
Atlantic City
Evelyn Garber
George T. Garber
Greenwall Ave
Bayard Rucker
Upperville
Braddock Street
William H. Miller, Jr
Herbert Miller
West Cork Street
Nashville, Tenn
Miller
Miami Beach
Fla
North Carolina State College
Capt. Marshall
Salvation Army
Asbury Park, N. J
Winchester Boy Scout Organization
Ray Gerrabrandt
Stanley A. Mate
Golden Glow
Mate
U. S. Navy
William Cutterer
Hagerstown, Md
Cutterer
Frances Siler
Page Louderback
Margot Anne
G. L. Larrick
Romney
W. Va
Louis Dinkle
R. L. Kline
Mesdames
Ben Belchie
W. R. Sirbaugh
Miss Virginia Butsler
Huntington
Elmer Haddox
Berkeley Springs
Elsie Lauderback
Betsy Anderson
George Lemley
Mountain Falls
Maxie Baker
Strasburg
Omar Bly
Brooks’ Pharmacy Service
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Chapman Motor CO
Huntsberry
Weller’s
Anae
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Haldeman
Island
Messina
Cania
Arnold Schwinn
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
East Piccadilly St
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Usumantt
Este Food C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Timberlake
Moling & Cather
Service Department
Northern. R Co
Miller’s Hardware
Sherwin-Williams
Daily Crossword
Association
Son of Adams
Tally
Desire
Notion
Canvas Shelter
Region
P Ini
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