O Sullivan Tops Royal Crown In Tight City League Tilt
O Sullivan beat Royal Crown 6 to 5 to pull into a share of third place in the city league. Swanson earned the win allowing eight hits as O Sullivan struck Johnston for 12 safeties including two Nicholson triples. Nicholson hit a threebagger in the final inning for the winning run.
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O'Sullivan
Royal Crown
Battlers
Swanson
O’sullivan
Johnston
Nicholson
Capitol Restaurant
FBI Commends Trio For Capture Of German PW's
Federal agents praise O H Peer and two townspeople for locating and capturing two escaped German prisoners of war Kurt Spiller and Wolfgang Brueckman near Star Tannery Virginia on July 2 1945. The commendation from H Nathan Special Agent in Charge notes quick action courage and community cooperation.
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FBI
O. H. Peer
Star Tannery
H. Nathan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond
Virginia
Peer
Orndorff
Spitler
Kurt Spiller
Wolfgang Brueckman
Mr. Peer
Mr. Orndorff
Red and blue ration stamps expanded in August
OPA announced today that five more red stamps and five more blue stamps in Ration Book No. 4 become valid August 1. Each stamp yields 10 points and remains valid through November 30. Red stamps cover meats and fats while blue stamps cover processed foods.
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Washington
OPA
Clarke County Blood Donor Clinic Opens Registration
Clarke county to hold its tenth blood donor clinic at the Berryville Community Building on August 11 with a 160 pint quota. Registration of donors begins Monday July 30, aiming for at least 250 signed up, with Red Cross offices staffed 9 am to 4 pm daily.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Ralph N. Dorsey
Dorsey
Red Cross
Demand for Whole Blood and Plasma Remains Strong
The report notes continued high demand for whole blood and plasma despite the ongoing war in Europe, highlighting steady needs across medical facilities and blood banks. It emphasizes the importance of donations to sustain transfusion services for troops and civilians alike.
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Europe
Churchill Cabinet Held Too Old
Lord Beaverbrook's Evening Standard argued the current Parliament had served well but was aged and lacking youth. An editorial said the returning political pendulum swung left, noting the cabinet's age diminished freshness in its proceedings.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Conservative
Evening Standard
Allots More Tires For Rationing
The OPA sets August tire quotas totaling 2.5 million passenger car tires, unchanged from July, with no new tires for A motorists yet. Advice urges conservation measures including recapping as authorities warn it will be a long time before new tires are granted. Truck tire quotas remain 368,862 for smaller trucks, while large truck tires drop from 234,308 to 200,000.
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Washington
OPA
Kline Snider To Help Judge Berryville Bench Show
Eustace Jackson announced a change in judges for the Berryville High School grounds bench show on Thursday August 2. Judges are Charles W Sydnor of Leesburg Leslie D Kline of Winchester and Benton Snider of Winchester. Three classes include pup pies six to twelve months female and male dogs 12 months and older and the championship awaits the winners.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Eustace Jackson
Charles W. Sydnor
Leesburg
Leslie D. Kline
Winchester
Benton Snider
Health Officer States No Polio Cases In Clarke
Clarke county has no infantile paralysis cases, declares Dr. A P Osborne, county Health Officer. He notes no polio cases to his knowledge and discusses the death of seven year old Donald Ray Smallwood, hospital death details still unconfirmed regarding polio linkage.
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Clarke
Berryville
Clarke County
A. P. Osborne
Donald Ray Smallwood
Earl Smallwood
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Osborne
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