Rites Wednesday for Mrs Bell death in Clarke county
Mrs Gertrude Boyd Bell widow of Walter L Bell died at Cedar Hall Farm near Berryville Sunday morning at age 58. She leaves two sons Arthur L Bell and Walter R Bell and five daughters and a large extended family. Funeral at the residence Wednesday at 3 30 PM with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Gertrude Boyd Bell
Walter L. Bell
Cedar Hall Farm
Berryville
Clarke County
Arthur L
Walter R. Bell
Newton Renner
John Payne
Arnold Rutter
Virginia
Elaine Bell
Robert
Lee
Samuel
John Boyd
Hendrick Costello
William Lichliter
William Marcus
William Smallwood
Gedar Hall Farm
Green Hill Cemetery
FP. L. Ayler
Fred Morris
Arthur Lee
Ralph Ware
Will Moore
Hugh Ritter
Trial Justice Court Dismisses Nichols Reckless Driving Case
This morning in the Court of Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards, Charles Edward Nichols of 4 Woodstock Lane Rt 3 Winchester faced reckless driving charges. The disposition and amount cited appear to be incomplete in the record.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Charles Edward Nichols
Woodstock Lane
Winchester
Estate of Philip Klompus Appraised at 26768.01
The estate of the late Philip Klompus was appraised at 26768.01 dollars and filed in the city clerk’s office. Appraisers listed were John I. Sloat Harold Edwards and Cc. M. Grim.
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Philip Klompus
John I. Sloat
Harold Edwards
Cc. M. Grim
Japanese Empire Hammered in Major Firebomb Raids
The 20th Air Force carried out widespread firebombing on six Honshu cities and Osaka oil refinery, with massive losses among combatant ships and merchant craft. Air raid alerts continued as Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay vowed further warnings to enemy cities.
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Esse
Kyuga
Ise
Haruna
Aoba
Nimitz
Massachusetts
Quincy
Newfoundland
Abbot
Hale
Tokyo
Tsu
Aomori
Ichinomiya
Ujiyamada
Agaki
Honshu
Uwajima
Shikoku
20Th Air Force
Shimotsu
Osaka
Curtis E. LeMay
Ration Calendar Shows Stamp Validities Through Autumn
The Associated Press notes shelf dates for meat fats and processed foods stamps, sugar, shoes and gasoline. Live stamps for various book numbers extend through August to November 1945 with several categories expiring August 31 and others carrying indefinite validity or new 1945-46 season validity.
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Associated Press
OPA
97th Conference Program Slated
Roy A. Larrick announces the 97th annual Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Conference to be held August 8 and 9 at Bethel Church near Elkton Virginia. Theme is Serving in and through the church with talks by Rev D M Spence Rev G H Veazey Rev Robert A Whitten Dr F C Lester and Elon College president Dr L E Smith among others. Election of officers will conclude the session.
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Roy A. Larrick
Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Conference
Bethel Church
Elkton
Winchester
D. M. Spence
G. H. Veazey
Timberville
Women’s Missionary Conference
L. H. Hook
Proffered War Material Ties to Vichy Trial Details
The article notes French figures linked to Col. Petain and wartime dealings. It cites Jean Zay’s prison murder in Rio and Georges Mandel’s execution of Germans influence, with Alice Mandel awaiting testimony. Witnesses include Edouard Herriot and Major Jean Lostanau Lacau demanding court hearing. The prosecution aims to finish its case against Petain for treason through German intelligence.
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Herriot
Algiers
Massilia
Jean Zay
Rio
Georges Mandel
Alice
Mandel
Ert
Cagoulards
Popular Front
Petain
Pierre Laval
Madrid
Jean Lemaire
Jean Lostanau-Lacau
Paul Mongebaux
Alice Mandel
Edouard Herriot
France
Vichy
Germany
Held Services Today For Mrs Dyke
Funeral services for Mallory H Dyke who died Saturday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital were held today at 2 o clock at St Johns Lutheran Church Mt Williams. Rev E B Smith officiated and interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were William Crowser William Wiley S J Lineburg J L Barr R G Chapin and C M Rosenberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory H Dyke
Winchester Memorial Hospital
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Mt. Williams
E. B. Smith
William Crowser
William Wiley
S. J. Lineburg
J. L. Barr
R. G. Chapin
C. M. Rosenberger
Police Court Roundup Judge Rice disposes cases
Jonah Walker of 438 Kerns Row jailed 30 days and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct. Gordon A. Custer of Baltimore Maryland fined five dollars and costs with 30 day jail sentence suspended. Fred G. Schuller of Brunswick Maryland fined ten dollars and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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John Rice
Jonah Walker
Kerns Row
Gordon A. Custer
Baltimore
Fred G. Schuller
Brunswick
Grange Meeting On Restricted Basis In Richmond
BLACKSTONE Virginia July 30 W Powell Hurt master of the Virginia State Grange announced the annual meeting will be held in Richmond October 30 31 on a restricted basis per Office of Defense Transportation request The Richmond meeting last week of the executive committee planned a program emphasizing farm labor needs aid to returning veterans and improved facilities for farm produce delivery
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Blackstone
W. Powell Hurt
Virginia State Grange
Grange
Richmond
Office of Defense Transportation
Fenwick urges farm safety education in Virginia
Lt. Col. Charles Fenwick candidate for Lieutenant Governor told Berryville farm group safety on the farm is as vital as in industry. He cited doctor shortages in rural counties and surveys showing 15 percent of rural doctors may not return after the war, plus 15,000 to 17,000 farm deaths yearly. Cub Scouts demoed accident prevention and two safety films were shown.
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the Star
Berryville
Charles Fenwick
Court House
Fenwick
Virginia
Col
Berlin Section Allocated to French Control
The Allied Control Council for Germany announced at its first meeting that a section of Berlin has been allocated to French control.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council For
Germany
Yanks Seek Score Against Japan Over Beer-Laden Freighter
On Okinawa a Japanese torpedo plane hit a freighter carrying beer, the beer was destroyed but the ship survived. The incident fuels Allied anger as troops eye a reckoning for months of thirst.
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Okinawa
Japan
Foster Now Heads Communist Party
William Foster today heads the re constituted Communist party under a new constitution not yet public The announcement followed the national convention of the Communist Political Association Foster’s election as chairman marks a repudiation of Earl Browder Browder led the party’s presidential ticket in past elections and is not on the national board or national committee of the re formed party
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New York
William Foster
Communist Party
Foster
Communist Political Association
Earl Browder Foster
Browder
War Mobilization report urges reconversion division with operating functions
The document argues for a strong reconversion division within the Office of War Mobilization to streamline peacetime transition. It criticizes the Army's slow manpower reduction and calls for careful release of essential personnel to accelerate industrial reconversion.
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Ing
Office of War Mobilization
Army
Japan Prepares for Long War With Ration Cuts
The article notes a 10 percent ration reduction aimed at preparing for a prolonged war. It mentions a planned nationwide address by Suzuki about the forthcoming "battle of the streets" that did not occur and was not explained by Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzuki
Tokyo
Crash On Route 50 Injures Seven
A two car collision west of Winchester on Route 50 injured seven people seven from two vehicles. Russell Miller 20 of Middlesntown Navy suffered severe head wounds while others sustained cuts bruises and lacerations. Lineweaver and Costello drivers faced minor injuries and a reckless driving charge was filed. No injuries in a separate city incident.
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North Mountain
Winchester
Henzel Lineweaver
Stephens City
Earl Lineweaver
Thurston W. Costello
Inkerman
W. Va
Russell Eugene Miller
Middletown
U. S. Navy
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert J. McKay Jr
South Williamsport
Russell Miller
F. L. Woolf
Tilden E. Strasnider
Loudoun
Gerrard
John O. Bowman
Housing Problem Tops Attlee Cabinet Agenda
London July 30 The housing shortage for Britain's homeless was named a top priority in the Labor government's draft parliamentary program. Attlee's first session will start August 15 with a Labor majority after a delay to complete his cabinet. Other aims include demobilization, tax relief, nationalization of basic industries, and a social insurance plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Doane
London
Britain
Attlee
Potsdam
Louisiana Sugar Crop Near All Time High
Baton Rouge Louisiana reports sugar production this year close to a record 450000 tons, about 100000000 mouthfuls, reflecting successful breeding of sugar cane over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Chinese Foreign Ministry Vacated By Premier Soong
In Chungking on July 30 Wang Shihchieh, former head of the Chinese mission to Britain, is named Minister of Foreign Affairs replacing Premier T. V. Soong. Soong, Foreign Minister since Dec 23, 1941, became premier last Dec 4 but kept the foreign portfolio. He recently returned from talks with Premier Stalin and other Soviet officials in Moscow.
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Chungking
Wang Shihchieh
Britain
T. V. Soong
Soong
San Francisco
Stalin
Moscow
Memorial Service at Files Chapel in Frederick County
A memorial service will be held at Files Chapel near Howard's Chapel in Frederick County on Sunday August 5 at 2 PM. Friends and church members are invited to attend a peaceful afternoon reuniting with old friends.
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Files Chapel
Frederick County
Howard’s Chapel
Destruction Urged for Japan In Broadcasters Message
Rear Adm. D C Ramsey Maj Gen Curtis E Lemay and Gen Spaatz warned Japan of unprecedented force. Ramsey said invasion already began via blockade and bombing, Lemay offered city erasure pamphlets, Spaatz promised fleets of 1000 B 29s and record tonnage. They urged surrender while vowing overwhelming devastation.
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Guam
Japan
Adm
D. C. Ramsey
U.S. Fifth Fleet
United States
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Air Force
Ramsey
Mutual
Lemay
American Broadcasting Company
Gen. Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Soldier Arrested On Old Charge
A Brooklyn soldier named Charles Bergstrom 43 was arrested on a 1941 Sing Sing prison break homicide charge. Police said he aided three inmates during the seven hour jailbreak and smuggled in guns. Bergstrom had just returned from overseas service.
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New York
Sing Sing Prison
Charles Bergstrom
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Ossing
Bergstrom
Camp Shanks
N. H
Newark
N. J
James Thomas Ryan
Assets of Virginia State Banks Rise Nearly Twenty-One Percent
Virginia state banks report total assets of 697,515,677 on June 30, 1945, up from 557,893,733 a year earlier. Loans and discounts rose to 139,485,000, U S securities to 366,516,000, demand deposits to 303,206,000, and time deposits to 201,855,000, per the Bureau of Banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Bureau of Banking
United States Securities
SCC
Squirrel Causes Minor Turmoil at Grohall Home
In Waukegan Illinois a squirrel invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grohall while they were at work. The intruder pulled curtains, knocked lamps, marked walls with dirty paws, and slept on freshly laundered bed linen. The Grohals quipped that the animal could have washed first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Robert Grohall
Grohals
OPA approves price increase for Virginia semi-anthracite coal
The Office of Price Administration authorized an immediate rise to an average 52 cents per ton above producer ceiling prices for Virginia semi-anthracite coal. Higher production costs cited as the reason, with hikes ranging from 25 to 75 cents per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
OPA
Snake Handlers Rally After Troops Seize Rites
A Virginia hill country snake handling cult protested state action as 5 000 spectators watched when Governor ordered officials to intervene. Troopers killed four snakes during the disruption and removed several participants to restore order at the ceremony.
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ST. Charles
Colgate Darden
A. P. Staples
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Urges Agreement on War Trials
An American source said Justice Robert H. Jackson told British, Russian and French representatives that agreement on war crime trials must be reached this week. He warned the United States would act alone if talks stall, naming Hermann Goering and other major Nazis as potential defendants.
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London
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
U. S
United States
Supreme Court
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Julius Streicher
Robert Ley
Adolf Hitler
Rail Strike Threat Looms Over Britain After Walkout
J E Binks of the National Union of Railwaymen urged workers to stay on the job as negotiations with rail companies for minimum wages and hours proceed. He spoke at a Liverpool mass meeting where 20 000 rail staff joined a Sunday walkout disrupting northwest England services. The union seeks four pounds ten shillings weekly and 12 days paid vacation.
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London
Britain
J. E. Binks
National Union of Railwayment
Binks
Liverpool
England
Ear can distinguish about 500000 tones
A scientific note states the human ear can distinguish about 500000 different tones. The claim emphasizes the ear's large perception range and helps illustrate auditory discrimination capabilities.
Full Employment Urged as Vital for Peace and Recovery
Senators pressed for a legislative employment program arguing postwar idleness fed a shift to socialism abroad. Wagner warned that full employment at home is essential to lasting peace, while Murray warned of looming conflict if America lacks job opportunities for all workers.
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Washington
Churchill
England
Wagner
D-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Roosevelt Would Quit U. S. Army
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late President, asked to be released from active duty in the Army Air Forces. The request, submitted to Gen. H. H. Arnold, awaits action. The War Department gave no reason or date. Separate inquiries focus on a $200,000 loan from John Hartford to finance a Texas radio venture and its tax implications.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Roosevelt
H. H. Arnold
War Department
John Hartford
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Texas
Hartford
House Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Coun
Laval Ordered Back To Italy From Spain
Madrid reports Pierre Laval ordered by the Spanish government to return at once to northern Italy after flying from Germany to Spain. The former Vichy premier was told to leave Barcelona on a German plane and head toward Paris, amid his refusal to surrender voluntarily to the French. German crew members reportedly wish to surrender to the Allies.
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Madrid
Gifra
Pierre Laval
Italy
Spain
Germany
Vichy
Barcelona
Paris
Laval
No Proof That Hitler Is Dead
Berlin July 30. Col Alexander Gorbatov Russian chairman of the Allied Command for Berlin says there is no definite proof Hitler is dead and the former leader might be alive in hiding. He notes a dentist jawbone rumor but has no verified evidence.
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Berlin
Alexander Gorbatov
Hitler
Fuehrer
Red Army
Gorbatov
Fire Fighters Hold Lines Against Oregon Forest Fire
Fire fighters slashed wide lanes around the danger of a 100000 acre oak forest fire in Oregon and crews on the flaming southern front held their lines. Logging in five northwest counties was ordered shut down to prevent new fires as patrols worked through favorable weekend weather.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Ted Rainwater
Widow of Asquith Dies in London at 81
Mrs Margot Asquith widow of Herbert Asquith former prime minister died in London at age 81 in the day’s obituary.
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Asquith
London
Margot Asquith
Oxford and
Winchester band leader McIlwee dies at 59
Longtime band director and choir leader Mr. McIlwee died in Winchester. He reorganized the City Band later named McIlwee Municipal Band in his honor. Funeral at Market Street Methodist Church. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by widow Mae Virginia and daughter Lorena Mae. Active in church and Rouss Fire Company. pallbearers listed.
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Handiian
McIiwee
McIsiwee
Winchester
McIilwee
Keyser
Oakland
Cumberland
Reney
W. Va
Market Street Methodist Church
Rouss Fire Company
Mae Virginia McIlwee
Lorena Mae McIlwee
Emma Mcllwee
A. E. Rice
R. W. Vanderberry
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Truman Views on Soldiers Families and Europe Return
President Truman told Stars and Stripes he did not favor sending American soldiers' wives overseas to Europe. He emphasized bringing GIs home quickly to solve family separations and cautioned against removing U.S. forces too fast, while prioritizing low-point men for overseas duty to maintain the peacetime balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Stars and Stripes
Europe
U. S
Answers to the Daily Quiz Correct responses listed
The page presents quiz answers including Senate Foreign Relations Committee, five states Florida through Texas, the Sakhalin island area, Bogota, and items Alabama Gulf of AMERICO Lord North Japan Turkey Minnesota.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Island of
Sakhalin
Bogota
Gulf of
Americo
Lord North
Japan
Turkey
Minnesota
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Mrs. Bell
Trial Justice Court
Appraise Estate
Snyder
Ems
Austria
Foreign Ministry
Files
Squirrel
Darden
Henry Lesesne
U. S. Army
Say Laval
U.S
Canada
Acceen
Eldeaien
Washington Street
North America Assurance Society
W. Mein St
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