Mrs Whitten Re elected President Wa Central Mission Society
At the annual meeting of the Wa s Missionary Society of the Valley Central Conference, Mrs R A Whitten of Winchester was re elected president. Other officers named include Mrs G H Veazey vice president Miss Clarine Andes secretary and Mrs N F Painter treasurer. Mrs Wisseman Greensboro spoke on Building for the Day After Tomorrow citing a Chinese boy's prayer for the day after tomorrow amid war lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa's Missionary Society of the Valley Central Conference
The
Congregational Christian Church
Mayland Church
W. E. Wisseman
Greensboro
N. C
R. A. Whitten
Winchester
G. H. Veazey
Market
Clarine Andes
Harrigsonburg
N. F. Painter
Luray
Wisseman
Ant
R. P. Sanger
Charlotte Hilyard
Mabel Higgs
Charge Against Garvin LeRoy Reduced to Reckless Driving
A drunken driving charge against Garvin LeRoy of 305 Virginia Avenue was reduced to reckless driving after a three car accident last night. A hearing for Carper is scheduled for early next week, with exact time undetermined.
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Garvin LeRoy
Virginia Avenue
Carper
Civilians to Man Air Defenses in Sweden Dispatch
Stockholm reports civilians are to man anti aircraft positions as soldiers are relieved for the fronts. The move aims to maximize manpower amid mounting aerial threat, reflecting a broader mobilization effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Gerany
Sweden
Italian minister ready to assume duties in Badoglio cabinet
Italian Minister Raffaele Guar prepared to assume duties of his office in the Badoglio government and to report on talks with Turkish officials and German envoys in Istanbul. The Rome radio said Guar met Von Papen in Istanbul for the first time since Mussolini's fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INDON
Raffaele Guar
Badoglio
Tic
Navy Blimp K-74 Lost After Submarine Gunfire
A rigid airship designated K-74 was attacked by a surfaced submarine and forced to land at sea after taking a hit. All but one crew member are presumed missing in action. next of kin have been notified.
War effort appeal urges food aid and contact
A wartime notice proclaims EAKM work is war work and calls the public to provide food for victory, directing readers to call 6101 for assistance or participation.
Italians Ponder Future Course
Rome radio in a French broadcast to France said the Italian people are considering the terms proposed by the enemy and aware of the dilemma. The U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service noted no Italian broadcasts to Italy on the line. The message cited Churchill and Roosevelt pushing unconditional surrender and continued use of Italian territory by Allied forces against Germany.
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New York
Rome
France
U. S
Italy
Fascist Party
United Nations
Germany
Lady Astor Fined In Ration Case
Lady Astor the Virginia born MP was fined 50 pounds and costs of 10 pounds after pleading guilty to a rationing violation at Bow Street Court. The magistrate considered her statement that she meant no harm to Britain's war effort. The Board of Trade prosecutor noted a letter to Lunsford Eeetherican Red Cross regarding a fur jacket.
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London
Lady Astor
Bow Street Court
Britain
Board of Trade
Astor
Lunsford Eetheerican Red Cross
Yandell
United States
Local Markets Update From Daily Star
Local markets are listed as correct and updated daily by The Star. The publication notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in the listings.
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Star
Local Wholesale Market Flour and Feed Prices
A historical price list shows flour grades Short Patent and Patent Brand for 10 to 98 pound bags with per hundredweight and per barrel rates, along with 10 to 25 pound bag pricing. It includes mixed feed, middlings, corn meal, dairy feed, and poultry and livestock prices such as broilers, leghorn fowls, roosters, cows, steers, calves, lambs, sheep, and hogs. Also listed are country butter and various bread products with associated weights and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cic Ce Cecse
Help the Boys Keep In Touch With Home While the Service
A note urges readers to send letters and parcels to service members and to send THE STAR newspaper to troops overseas as a morale gesture. The call emphasizes steady contact, timely mailing, and sustaining bonds between soldiers and their communities.
Navy Department seeks civilian workers in Winchester
The Navy Department and the Civil Service Commission will interview applicants in Winchester today and Saturday for civilian positions in Washington. Openings include auditing assistants typists and stenographers with immediate appointments offered to qualifiers. Housing and dormitory facilities are arranged for selected candidates.
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Navy Department
Civil Service Commission
Winchester
Washington, D. C
Navy
Washington
Civil Service Room
Post Office
Stimson Consults Eisenhower in North Africa Visit
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson during a North Africa tour consulted General Dwight D. Eisenhower on war strategy. He inspected air bases, spoke with troops, toured Tunisian battlefields, visited Carthage and met wounded at army hospitals.
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Allied
North Africa
Henry L. Stimson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
Carthage
Youthful Radio Star Smothered in Backyard Cave Death
San Francisco report states 13 year old Stephen Floyd George Jr. known as Roy Manners and Little Lord Fauntleroy on Hawthorne House was smothered to death in a backyard cave collapse. Firemen found him under four feet of earth after two playmates raised the alarm. Deputy Coroner John Angell led the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Stephen Floyd George, Jr
Roy Manners
Lord Fauntleroy
John Angell
Italian Unrest and New Elections Promised After War
Rome censorship limits reported by Swiss Telegraphic Agency say unconditional surrender remains Italy’s stance. Rome radio blasts criticize Allied terms as too drastic while strikes continue in northern factories and German forces move to quell separatist unrest. Badoglio promises postwar elections within four months and relief for Mussolini era restrictions as fascists in Forlì react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Swiss Telegraphic Agency Today
Casablanca
Italy
Great Britain
Fiume
Trieste
Bologna
Corriere Della Sera
Milan
Badoglio
Rome Radio
Stefani
Associated Press
Forli
Mussolini
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock and Produce Quotations
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago on July 30 show steady cattle, hogs, and sheep markets with varied receipts. Prices span cattle 8.25 to 14.70 for different grades, hogs around 13.40 to 14.70, and spring lambs at 14.00 to 15.00, reflecting grain fed trends and regional demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Apples—Firm
Kubas
U. S
Williams Reds
Duchess
Gravensteins
Baltimore Livestock Baltimore
Market News Service
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Pittsburgh Livestock Pittsburgh
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore reports grain prices with Wheat No 2 red winter at 1.60 for July, 1.60 spot, Winchester Market Wheat at 1.55 per bushel, Corn at 1.16 1 2. Prices assume mill delivery.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Chinese Continue Attacks Near Hangchow Amid Railway Moves
Chinese forces press sustained attacks on Japanese garrisons near Hangchow 100 southwest of Shanghai. An army spokesman announced at a press conference that the Japanese halted traffic on the Hangchow railway to move troops reinforcing various garrisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hangchow
Shanghai
Italian Troops Hold Strong Positions Near Major Italian Cities
Reported Italian forces are entrenched at Milano and Bologna with belief peace with the Allies near. They could complicate German occupation of the Po Valley if they choose to act. The overall scope of Germany's plans remains unclear.
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Milano
Bologna
Wall Street Drops After War Cabinet Meeting Sparks Peace Scare
New York traders reversed gains as many top issues declined amid light volume. The session opened with cautious buying but losses widened toward the fourth hour after the British War Cabinet met, renewing fears of peace talks and Mussolini's resignation. Bethlehem Steel showed faint support while firms like U S Steel and General Motors fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mussolini
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
Goodrich
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
J. I. Case
International Harvester
Parity Advances Lead Grain Prices Rally in Chicago
Chicago July 30 reports from the Agriculture Department show parity price increases for grains between June 15 and July 15. Opening quotes: Wheat Sept 1.44 3 4 to 1.45. Dec 1.46 1 2 to 3 8. May 1.48 1 4. Oats Sept 70 5 8 to 1 2. Dec 10 3 8. Rye Sept 1.02 48 to 3 4. Dec 3 4 to 5 8, May 1.07 7 8.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Allied Air Offensive Gains Steam Over German Targets
American heavy bombers continued a around the clock assault on Germany and occupied lands. Allied forces hit Woensdrecht Holland and other targets in France and Germany while German raids on Britain caused minimal damage. More than 7 000 tons of bombs fell on Hamburg Essen and more with few losses reported for the week ended July 28 and 49 Americans listed as missing later rescued from the North Sea observers said.
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Germany
Woensdrecht
Holland
Merville
Coulommiers
Mantes
Forges
France
Schleswigjagel
Britain
Rouen
Mervinne
U. S
Fortrage
St. Omer
Air Ministry
Hamburg
Essen
British Isles
Frederick L. Anderson
8Th Air Force Bomber Command
North Sea
England
Sie
Eng
Berlin Broadcast Claims Heavy German Attack On Allied Convoy
German reports say heavy bombers attacked an Allied convoy northwest of Portugal sinking one 10,000 ton ship and hitting two others of 7,000 and 8,000 tons. A separate claim says six ships totaling over 50,000 tons were sunk in Atlantic operations. An Allied transport ship listing and damaged was towed into the Tagus by three tugs in Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Associated Press
Portugal
Atlantic
Lisbon
Tagus
Perfect hit with champagne marks launch at shipyards
At Walter Butler Shipyards in Superior Mrs. J. Emmett Gleason wife of Charlottesville mayor launched the frigate Charlottesville. She struck a perfect hit with a bottle of champagne as the ship slid down the ways amid band music and cheers.
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Superior
Wis
Old Virginny
J. Emmett Gleason
Charlottesville, Va
Charlottesville
Walter Butler Shipyards
Wellingtons Bombard Axis Shipping Near Rhodes and Paros
Cairo reports RAF Wellington bombers attacked Axis shipping in Alimnia harbor near Rhodes leaving smoke from a merchant vessel. Beaufighters damaged five enemy schooners near Paros in the Aegean. No RAF losses were reported.
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Cairo
RAF
Alimnia
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Paros
Aegean
Court records list drunken driving and reckless driving cases
Judge John Rice hears Civil and Police Court cases including Howard Feelers of Charles Town aged 34 cited for drunkenness with $5 costs. Harry Ritter 41 for drunken driving with $100 and costs, $5.25, 30 days suspended, license revoked for one year. Andy Bean 40 of West Bend Street for drunken driving with $100 and costs, $5.75, 30 days suspended, license revoked for one year. Clarence Lichliter 32 from Berryville for reckless driving with $25 and costs, $4.25, license suspended for 6 months.
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John Rice
Civil and Police Magistrates Court
Howard Feelers
Charles Town
Harry Ritter
Andy Bean
West Bend St
Clarence Randolph Lichliter
Berryville
Lions Boost Shangri-La Drive Sales Yield Large Bond Totals
Lions Club officials say campaign sales are bonafide with no backdating. Mayor Anderson Marvin Weaver and Ralph Hengeveld led a large audience including children as the Shangri La drive continued. Since 29 meetings stamps totaling 1646.59 dollars have been bought, averaging about 57 dollars per meeting, surpassing the planned bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Anderson
Marvin Weaver
Ralph Hengeveld
Lions Club
Roosevelt on Italy policy and self determination in war
The president said care in dealings with Italy hinges on its fascist ties and arms surrender. He urged self determination for Italians but warned rapid self rule is unlikely in the first week. He avoided naming Badoglio and declined further discussion on personalities as Britain aligned with his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Fascist Party
Badoglio
Roosevelt
London
Allies discuss asylum for Axis leaders headline
Britain, the United States, and Soviet Russia reportedly agreed on their stance after raising the question of Benito Mussolini escaping, with coordinated consideration of the issue and possible asylum arrangements among the three powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Britain
United States
Soviet Russia
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the Daily Quiz list the correct responses for questions numbered 2 through 10 as printed on Page ee Allen White. Items include Seuae ee rating, spoil the broth, Comedienne, 20,000, Thailand Siam, and Palmistry.
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Allen White
Seuae Ee
Comedienne
Thailand
Siam
Palmistry
President Warns Neutrals On War Actions
The president discussed neutral stance and dealings with Italy's Badoglio government. He contrasted conditions of victory with the risks of entering anarchy, noting that postwar control requires troops and clear aims. He stated no deal with fascists.
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W. L. Dudley
Aries
Dep't
Stimson
Eisenhower
Shangri-La
Stock Market Report
Majestic
Mr Ad
Wellingtons
Civil & Police Court
Sanforized
Ninon
Olga Stoker
Armstrong and
Congoleum
W. B. Snider & Son
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