Union Bank considers merger or sale as assets surge
Union Bank directors vote to convene stockholders to choose between merging with Shenandoah Valley National Bank or selling assets to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester. Bank emphasizes business as usual during notices and cites profit pressures on small banks prompting asset liquidation if favorable. Allied commands vow immediate renewed air offensive on Italy blaming Badoglio government for delays.
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Union Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester
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Feed Shortage Sparks County Meeting On Tuesday at Courthouse
Farmers and livestock producers convene Tuesday at 1 30 PM in the county courthouse to discuss a very serious feed outlook amid short crops of wheat and barley and a projected 80 to 85 percent corn yield. Dairymen hog producers and poultrymen face tight protein supplies as local mills struggle to supply popular feeds.
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Frederick County
Offensives Built For Major Pacific Strikes Against Japan
Washington reports Allied leaders plan a series of large offensive thrusts on Japan once current preparations finish. Navy Secretary Knox signals a shift from island hopping to direct attacks on key bases such as Truk and Philippines, with MacArthur driving a southwest Pacific push to sever Japanese supply lines.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Navy
Knox
Truk
South Pacific
Philippines
China
Roosevelt
Malay Peninsula
New Guinea
Twelve young ladies to receive diplomas at Memorial Hospital
Congratulations are given to twelve graduates at Memorial Hospital as they prepare tomorrow night to dedicate themselves to their duties. The ceremony acknowledges their unselfish devotion and ability to meet obstacles on the road ahead.
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Memorial Hospital
Haman
Griddle to reopen Monday with better service
After extended rations The Griddle will reopen on Monday August 2 offering the usual good food with quicker, friendlier service.
Twelve Nurses Graduate Tomorrow Night at Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church hosts graduation exercises at 8 PM for twelve student nurses from Winchester Memorial Hospital. The event highlights women's wartime service with volunteers in uniform from local organizations. The procession will include the 42 student nurses.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Miss Wolfe Cited for Perfect Attendance in Virginia Hospital Class
Miss Mary Wolfe of 3 burg earns citation for perfect attendance at Cessor Hospital over three years. A rare achievement noted as she and uniformed hospital volunteers march to church with Red Cross and Navy Nurse Corps aides. Commencement by B Nelson, diplomas by Miss Hamilton. graduates listed with Dr. and Mrs. McGuire and Miss Beulah Mae Brown among honorees.
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Mary Wolfe
3Burg
Cessor Hospital
Sara Hamilton
Wolfe
Eleanor R. Aldhizer
Army Nurse Corps
Walter Reed Hospital
Luella Harriman
Navy Nurse Corps
B. Nelson
Christ
McGuire
Beulah Mae Brown
Hamilton
Vidaweet
Frances Page Named Presiding Officer by Society
Miss Frances Page, acting as presiding officer for the S P C A meeting, stands to lead proceedings as the organization discusses welfare efforts and community service plans.
South End Fire Company Sets August Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company will be held Monday evening August 2 at eight o'clock in the company hall. All members are asked to attend. Capt. Howard Hart serves as captain.
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South End Fire Company
Band to Rally at Capitol Theatre in White Uniforms
Band will meet Sunday after noon at 2 PM at Rouss Fire Hall then march to Capitol Theatre for a rally. Members should wear all white uniforms.
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Rouss Fire Hall
Capitol Theatre
Rotarians Top Lions Record In Shangri La Drive
The Rotarians raised $186.45 at Shangri La drive, beating the Lions Club previous day total as part of a drive to fund a carrier for bombing Tokyo. Peyton Marshall led the Rotary committee with Lamarr George Barnsley and Wontell Barney, aided by about 15 members. Sales boosted Shangri La total to $52 563.10.
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Shangri-La
Lions Club
Tokyo
Peyton Marshall
Rotary Committee
Lamarr George Barnsley
Wontell Barney
Drummond Case Heard Today in Freedrick Court
In Trial Justice Court of Freedrick County Justice W E Edwards presides over Kirby Drummond of the Armel Front Royal Road charged with threatening to do bodily harm and to kill Miles Greathouse. Greathouse testified he shot and wounded Drummond’s dog suspected of killing his chickens.
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Trial Justice Court
Freedrick County
W. E. Edwards
Kirby Drummond
Armel
Front Royal Road
Miles Greathouse
Drummond
Must Keep Coffee Records Intact
The ration board instructed retailers to keep coffee records and ration book accounts intact until further notice. It also set guidelines for inventories as of midnight on the 28th, requiring full retrial coffee inventories.
Allies Advance in Sicily Press Drive Seizes Agira
Allied forces press toward northeast Sicily as American and British troops gain along the coast and seize Agira after a heavy barrage. Navy torpedo craft strike Axis supply ships while patrolling off Sicily and the Italian mainland. Air and sea actions widen the noose around enemy positions near Messina and Rome.
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North Africa
Sicily
Eighth Army
Catania
Seventh Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Messina
Rome
Agira
Patterson
German Revenge Threat Reported in Ankara
A neutral source claims Italy did not accept Eisenhower surrender terms because Germany threatened revenge. The threat allegedly came during talks involving Italian ambassador Guariglia and German ambassador von Papen before Badoglio's cabinet left for Rome.
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Ankara
Turkey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Raffaele Guariglia
Fritz von Papen
Badoglio
von Papen
Italy
Europe
M Day parade features Midgit for War Stamp drive
A local parade last Tuesday night dubbed M Day featured Midgit the McClure midgit male aiding a War Stamp sales drive for Shangri La. Dr. F I McClure of 124 Aeres Dock Street steered the mule amid five Midgits owned by the family at their farm near the city. The youngest animal was born Thursday.
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Midgit
McClure
Shangri-La
F. I. McClure
Aeres Dock Street
Dr. McClure
Barr
Highlights Of World At War
Italy-German civilians told to leave strike torn Italy today as air and land battles continue across Europe. RAF bombers shift to Remscheid near the Ruhr while Allied daylight raids hit the French coast. Soviet gains push toward Orel as Nazi reinforcements falter. Navy hints at major attacks on Japan, and U S tanks assault caves in the Munda campaign. American air losses are placed against Japanese destruction in a week.
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Italy
London
Bill
London Daily Mirror
Remscheid
Ruhr
German Reinforcements Fall Before Red Army Near Orel
Soviet front lines report heavy fighting as German troops flown in from Stettin are overwhelmed near Orel. Four thousand Germans killed or captured while the Red Army advances up to six miles and takes 20 villages. Airlifted units and hand to hand combat are noted in ongoing operation.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Orel
Stettin
Irustra
SINGER SEWING MACHINES SERVICE NOTICE
Singer sewing machines serviced repaired and rebuilt due to parts shortage. Complete overhaul 3.50 plus parts. Outside service calls minimum 1.50. Contact H F Seal dial 3211 104 West Boscawen Street.
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Singer Sewing Machines
Singer
H. F. Seal
Dial
W. Boscawen Street
Germans Advised to Leave Amid Italy Crisis
German civilians in Italy were urged to return home by their consuls as diplomatic talks and Vatican actions intensified. Reports from La Suisse claim Italy’s police chief Renzo Chierici and his assistant were assassinated. Croatian demonstrations for Istria’s separation triggered arms surrender orders in Trieste within 48 hours.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Vatican
la Suisse
Geneva
Renzo Chierici
Chasso
Trieste
Istrian
Milan
Pave Peace Aims Sharpen Italian Move Toward Accord
The article notes Marshal Badoglio seeking to reorder Italian foreign policy to pave the way for peace. A Basler Nachrichten Rome correspondent cites Italy as being in a war emergency that should be lifted without heavy cost to the people. Cardinal Maglione met with diplomatic envoys as talks continued in Rome and London, with U S Britain and Soviet Russia reportedly coordinating.
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Vatican
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Basler Nachrichten
Italy
Sion
Badoglio
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Ehese
London
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Ital
Flames Wage Battle to Drive Japs from Rock Caves
Allied reports describe tanks and flame throwers used to burn Japanese positions in rock caves and foxholes around Munda in the Solomons. American units advanced several yards as the month-long fight for the airbase continued with heavy combat along the jungle front.
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Munda
U. S
Mun
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Winchester items note apple label gift and family ties
Major George Smith aboard in the South Pacific sends a Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider label to Winchester friends Fred Thwaite Ray Robinson and J P Arthur to frame as a keepsake. Wilbur Feltner asks if Col Barton of Winchester is related to Mrs R T Barton. Widow of R T Barton Sr, former F and M Bank president, is in touch. A large brown moth sighting is reported at Star Office with notes on its species and diet.
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George Smith
Army Medical Corps
Winchester
South Pacific
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
Fred Thwaite
Ray Robinson
J. P. Arthur
Wilbur M. Feltner
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Brazil
Col. Barton
R. T. Barton
Col. R. T. Barton, Jr
Otice Raver
Encyclopedia Tannica
North American
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Kiska Island
North Pacific
Harriet Adams
Gaines- Frances
Virginia
Frances Page
Prescoe Ge S
Howard Hart
Rotarians
Associated Press
Burma
RAF
Mayu Penin
Frank Brutto
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