Local War Hero Lt Bell Remembered in Winchester
Veteran Lt Bell, born October 23, 1917 in Winchester, served in Europe from Vienna to Budapest earning the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart. He returned to the U.S. in September 1944 and served with the Air Transport Command in Wilmington ferrying planes nationwide.
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Vienna
Budapest
Europe
States
Winchester
Air Transport Command
Wilmington
United States
Bell
Handley High School
J. Victor Arthur, Insurance
Maryland Casualty Company
Local Ad Praises Oroline Hair Tonic For Groomed Look
An old advertisement touts Oroline Hair Tonic as the key to a neat groomed appearance. It mentions how the tonic controls unruly hair and promotes a polished style with a bottle sold widely.
Civilian Flying Course Instructor in Winchester Area
A local obituary notes the death of Bell a resident active in the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Junior Board of Trade. He taught a Sunday School class and trained in a civilian flying course at Winchester Municipal Airport under Lt George Schecter. He is survived by his parents a brother and a half-brother.
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Winchester Municipal
George Schecter
Winchester St
Bell
Big Three Yields Spotlight After Election
Churchill and Eden may return to London with a victory, while Attlee would take over talks if Labor wins. Potsdam diplomacy seen as unaffected by leadership changes. Jefferson Caffery and Soviet aide reportedly summoned as talks reach a pivotal stage.
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Churchill
Eden
London
Potsdam
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Britain Awaits Results of July 5 Election to Determine Churchill’s Fate
London reports no visible excitement as Britain awaits returns from 640 districts. The 5 July parliamentary election could decide if Winston Churchill remains prime minister to lead the war against Japan. Early returns expected by noon tomorrow. 11 university seats and one Hull district counted later may swing the House of Commons balance.
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Bassador
Alexander E. Bogomol
France
Britain
London
Churchill
Japan
House of Commons
Hull
Former Okinawa Governor Shimada Killed in Battle
SAN FRANCISCO July 25 The Japanese Domain agency said former Okinawa governor Satturu Shimada was killed in the fight for Okinawa. On July 9 he was cited for exemplary conduct in rallying Okinawans for a lost stand.
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San Francisco
Domein Agency
Satturu Shimada
Okinawa
Shimada
Mrs Grace Cole Dies At Home
Grace Virginia Cole 47 wife of Floyd Cole of this city died at 8 35 this morning at home 503 Atwell avenue after eight months illness Death was due to complications She was born January 2 1898 in this city daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Ferguson Stoffer She leaves son Robert and daughter Mildred three brothers John Stoffer Daniel Stoffer Albert Stoffer and sister Mrs Maude Strickler Also survived by many nieces and nephews The body lies at Jones funeral home pending funeral arrangements
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Grace Virginia Cole
Floyd Cole
Atwell Avenue
Daniel and
Mary Ferguson Stoffer
Market Street Methodist Church
Local Feed Store Break-In Reported on Amherst Street
Harry Murphy and Brother store on Amherst Street was broken into last night. Police say a north side sliding door was pried, a Coca Cola machine lock held, and a cash drawer found open but empty. A safe top money box was pried but failed to open. the item was recovered by officers.
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Harry Murphy and Brother
Amherst Street
Harry Murphy
Borden and
Rudolph
Police
Local Captain Hartman dies under uncertain war losses
Captain Hartman served in the Philippine campaign and was captured at Bataan in spring 1942. He died when a Japanese prison ship was sunk in the Pacific on December 13, 1944, after being moved from Bilibid Camp in Manila. He was an engineer with O Sullivan Rubber Company before service and a Handley School athlete. He was 29, born November 1914 in Allentown, Pa, survived by his parents and sister Mrs. Ethel Houston of San Bernardino, Calif.
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Philippine
Bataan
Hartman
Philippine Prison Camp
Number 1
Billibid
Manila
U. S. Rangers
Engineer Corps
Bilibid
Pacific
Young Hartman
O'Sullivan
Armed Forces
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Standard Lime and Stone Comany
Martinsburg
W. Va
Oing
Winchester Troop 9
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout
Handley School
Allentown
Ethel Houston
San Bernardino
Calif
Local Wholesale Market Flour and Livestock Prices Listed
The notice lists wholesale and retail prices for flour varieties such as Short Patent and Patent Brand in 10, 25, 48, and 100 pound bags, plus corn meal, mixed feed, chicken and turkey feeds, and livestock categories including cattle, calves, lambs, hogs, sows, and poultry. Prices are given per cwt or head, with regional figures and local market terms.
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Seoee
Dave A Ase
Aire
Springers
Athia
Tosibredag Eostrats
If We’ll Buy The Bonds They’ll Drop The Bombs
A rhetoric heavy line asserts that funding bond purchases will provoke air raid or wartime retaliation. The phrasing suggests a political stance linking debt strategy to security consequences and public fear.
Annual Services At Rock Enon Church
The Rock Enon Christian church holds its annual homecoming on Sunday August 5 with morning and afternoon services. Rev S J Goode leads, with other ministers and laymen expected. A revised church membership roll will be read and members urged to attend.
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Rock Enon Christian Church
Rock Enon
S. J. Goode
Local Markets Corrected Daily at The Star
Local markets page lists daily corrected quotes and prices. The Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
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The
Star
Market Quotations Mixed as Stocks Edge Toward Recovery
New York July 25 stock market edges toward recovery as rails steels and blue chip issues lead a tentative comeback on low turnover. Traders await British election results and Potsdam news with talk of reconversion problems and potential upturn signals.
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New York
Potsdam
Chicago Grain Quotations
Chicago news notes early futures show wheat and oats weaker with small losses. Rye mixed as September advances fractionally. Opening quotes: Wheat Sept 1.63 3-4 to 5-8 Dec 1.63 3-4 May 1.63 7-8. Corn Sept 1.18 1-2 Dec 1.18 1-2 May 1.18. Oats Sept 64 3-8 to 1-4 Dec 64 3-4 May 65. Rye Sept 1.43 3-8 to 1-2 Dec 1.38 to 1-38 1-4 May 1.34 1-2.
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Chicago
Rye
Exhibition to Open with U S Army Honor Guard in Copenhagen
Two hundred soldiers from the Gen. Washington Regiment of the U S 29th Infantry Division arrived in Copenhagen under Maj Gen Charles H Gerhardt to form an honor guard for a Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force war exhibition opening August 1.
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Copenhagen
Washington
U. S. 29Th Infantry Division
Charles H. Gerhardt
Supreme Headquarters
Livestock and Produce Markets Report July Prices
Baltimore market reports firm produce with varied bids for apples dairy items and eggs. Cattle hogs sheep and calves show mixed moves with limited demand and price ceilings noted for hogs and beef cattle in mid 10s to teens per cwt. Chicago Livestock offers active hogs and steady but weaker steer prices with top steers near 18 dollars.
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Baltimore
Bu. Bas
W. Va
U. S
Market Report on Beef Cattle Sheep and Lambs
Heavy beef bulls top at 15.25 with vealers weak near 16.00. Stock cattle slow with 13.00 to 14.75 seen. Salable sheep about 1,500 of 3,500 total. spring lambs slow and bids about 25 cents below Tuesday’s. Native spring lambs good to choice 15.85, light at 12.75. good to native springers at 16.00. ewes 7.00 to 8.35.
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Baltimore
WFA Office of Market Services
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Marshall Boone Granted A Divorce
Marshall Boone has been granted a full divorce from Elsie Knight Boone on desertion grounds. The 1920 marriage produced three minor children.
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Marshall Boone
Elsie Knight Boone
Outdoor Fireplaces and Barbecues Booklet Offer
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 56 page Government booklet Fireplaces and Chimneys. Readers can order by sending ten cents postpaid to the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
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The
Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
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Truman
Stalin
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
Winchester Ice Companies
Winchester Cold Storage
Grace Cole
Eeveees
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun
Rock Enon Church
Rey
Rabel
Stock Market Report
Baltimore Livestock
Bea Afa
Delia American Palmist
Martinsburg Pike
Miller’s Hardware
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