Capitol To Host Shangri-La Matinee Tomorrow
The Capitol plans a war rally with a 90 minute program starting at 2 P M including McIinees Band, a 3 PM stage show featuring Courtney Mae Fauver Paul Miller and others, and a brief speech by Hon R Grey Williams. Admission is 1 War Stamp for most and free for scouts and service members.
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Capitol
McIinee
Rouss Fire Hall
Courtney Mae Fauver
Paul Miller
Don Gray
Kenneth Windle
Don Patton
R. Grey Williams
VPF
VRM
Niger
Envier
Allied air and sea assaults push Japanese back in Pacific
American forces blasted coastal positions west of the Munda airstrip with Dauntless and Avenger bombers as U S Navy torpedo planes struck near Bairoko Harbor. Liberator bombers hit Ballale air drome while shipping was crippled and enemy barges sunk. fighting continued between Mubo and Salamaua with Japanese air attacks repelled near Bena Bena.
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U. S. Navy
Bairoko Harbor
Munda
Bairoko
Douglas MacArthur
Ballale
Solomons
New Britain
New Guinea
Vitiaz Strait
Mubo
Salamaua
Bena Bena
Giraud Named Commander in Chief of French Forces
Gen. Henri Giraud was appointed commander in chief of all French forces while Gen. Charles de Gaulle became president of the Council of National Defense. The move aims to unite the two French forces as they previously led separate armed forces.
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London
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Council of National Defense
Reuters
North Africa
de Gaulle
Algiers
Giraud
French Committee For National Liberation
Park, Front Royal Remount Clash Set for Sunday
The Park travels to Front Royal Sunday to face the Remount Team in what could be the Parks first away game of the season. Mentzer and Keller will be the Park’s batteries. Remount expected to field unknown starters. Game starts at 2 30.
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Front Royal
Mentzer and Keller
Funeral Services For Mr. Dunham
Funeral services were held at 10 o clock Monday for John Marvel Dunham of Ridgeway who died July 24. Rev. Chester B. Smith and Rev. Mr. Collis officiated. Survived by widow Ethel Barrow and four children. Interment in Gerardstown. Born August 24 1899.
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Ridgeway
W. Va
John Marvel Dunham
Chester B. Smith
Mr. Collis
Fred Ridgeway
Charles Cameron
Julian Cooper
Earl Smallwood
Noah Smallwood
Robert Collis
Grantham Gardner
Kenny Roberts
Gerardstown
Soviet War Bulletin Updates Fighting On Several Fronts
Troops in the Kuban bridgehead halted by strong attacks south of Lake Ladoga were repulsed. The bulletin reports 148 Russian tanks destroyed in two days, enemy assaults near Belgorod repelled, eight Soviet fighters downing 23 enemy planes, and heavy Soviet losses inflicted on German forces in Donets basin near Voroshilovgrad.
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Mskaya
Kuban
Lake Ladoga
Belgorod
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Red Army
Leningrad
Book holders inspection deadlines
The notice requires second inspection before October 30 for some book holders and before September 30 for others. It states a 60 day window from the date of the last inspection to complete the process.
Cremer H Bailey Heads N Virginia Power Employers Group
Cremer H Bailey of this city has been elected chairman of the Northern Virginia Power Co Employers Association in this area. He is storekeeper at the local offices. The association is one of ten spread across Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The groups promote war effort campaigns and aid to service members through gift boxes letters and fund drives.
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Cremer H. Bailey
Northern Virginia Power Co
Bailey
Power Company
Hagerstown
Frederick
Cumberland
Frostburg
Maryland
Martinsburg
Berkeley
Springs, Romney and Keyser
West Virginia
Waynesboro
Red Cross War Fund
Vacation Bible School Opens at Little Mountain Church
The Little Mountain Methodist Church announces Vacation Bible School begins Monday August 2 at 9 am. Pastor Rev. John Teter will lead two classes with assistants Mrs Vergie Lewis Mrs L H Ashton and Miss Leona Luttrell. Helen Kirk serves as secretary. Boys and girls aged five to fifteen are invited.
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Little Mountain Methodist Church
John Teter
Coventers To Leave For Camp
The Covenanter Boys of the Presbyterian Church depart for their annual camp on Monday morning August 2. Twenty five Covenanters will spend ten days at Camp Covenanter at Capon Hillside near Capon Bridge.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Covenanter
Capon Hillside
Capon Bridge
Election books returned urged by county official
John W. Harper stated the shortage of paper requires judges in Frederick County to return election books containing Virginia election laws for use in the November general election. Voter interest in the upcoming Tuesday primary is low due to a lack of contests.
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John W. Harper
Frederick County
Virginia
Allies Push Through Sicily and Sink Enemy Vessels
Allied forces report progress in Sicily with parley by air and sea. American torpedo boats sink a large merchant ship near Patti, while other units attack Cape Orlando and Cape Vati cano areas. Surrender of Favignana Levanzo and Marettimo reported as coastal operations continue.
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Levanzo
Marettimo
Sicily
Trapani
Rome
Practica di Mare
Grottaglie
Taranto
Sardinia
Locri
Cape Spartivento
Sicilian
Gulf of Patti
Cape Orlando
Gulf of Eufemia
Cape Vaticano
Aporeey Sete
Giardini
Taormina
Catania
Secret Force In Europe Restless Awaiting Orders
European underground movements oppose Axis rule and press for action. Reports from Madrid Cairo and Paris indicate rising activity with Greek guerrilla attacks in Greece and clashes between communists and veterans in Paris. Berlin and Vichy dispatches note manpower shifts and growing underground resistance.
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Madrid
Cairo
OWI
Berlin
Athens
Vichy
Paris
Russia
Bern
Switzerland
France
Zurich
Weltwoche
Slovenes Reach Udine Region in Northern Italy
The Yugoslav government in exile said fifth and sixth Slovenian brigades fighting in Italian territory broke through enemy lines to reach the Udine region and were recruiting local Slovenes to oppose the Axis. Reports also said patriots attacked a German Bulgarian punitive force near Zagecar, wrecking a train and taking the commanding officer prisoner.
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London
Italy
Udine
Trieste
Zagecar
Funeral Services for Infant James Gibson Priest
Funeral services were held yesterday for infant James Gibson Priest son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Priest of Berryville He was born July 28 and died 1642 hours later Survivors include parents and one brother Robert Priest The service was by Rev Dr L A Parker of Berryville Baptist Church and burial was in Green Hill Cemetery.
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James Gibson
Calvin Priest
Berryville
Robert Priest
L. A. Parker
Berryville Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Drummond Silent After Threats In Front Royal Incident
In Front Royal a shooting scare arose when Drummond warned there would be firing that night after Greathouse allegedly shot a dog. Greathouse fled to a Viscose plant bus, while Drummond claimed the shotgun was unloaded and used only to lure the wounded dog for exercise. Witnesses included Mrs. Coe and Mrs. Miles Greathouse for Greathouse and Drummond’s daughter-in-law and his son for Drummond. The arrest warrant issued July 30 by Sheriff DeHaven led to prosecution by Commonwealth's Attorney Kuykendall with Dram a attorney Harry Kern.
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Drummond
Greathouse
Front Royal
Edith Golightly Rites Monday
Edith May Golightly ten year old daughter of Raymond J Golightly and Mrs Elsie McKinney Golightly of 1317 South Loudoun street died at Memorial hospital from a heart condition. She was a native of Frederick county and is survived by sisters Gertrude and Jane Rose. Funeral services will be at the residence Monday at 2 PM with Revs Paul Dick and Jph Cather officiating. Interment Mount Hebron.
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Edith May Golightly
Raymond J. Golightly
Elsie McKinney Golightly
South
Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Gertrude
Jane Rose
Paul Dick
Jph Cather
Mount Hebron
Allies Resume Air Offensive Amid Italy Crisis
Allied leaders coordinate actions over the weekend as Churchill and Eden bolster unity with Roosevelt and Moscow warnings. Italy’s collapse appears near with Badoglio urged to accept unconditional capitulation terms while rumors swirl of a new peace pathway under Eisenhower’s framework.
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Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Roosevelt
Moscow
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
London
United States
Russia
Germany
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Algiers
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Holy See
The
Daily Mirror
Badoglio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Radio
Rome
Mussolini
Marshal Badoglio
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Madrid
Chiasso
Milan
Vittorio Ruggere
DNB
Istrian
Fiume
Triest
Pola
Bern
Switzerland
Fifth Army
Latin
Tuscany
Umbria
Ation
Dapethan
RAF raids Remscheid in first wartime attack on city
London reports the air offensive shifted to Remscheid as RAF bombers struck the German steel center near the Ruhr in the night raid. Mosquitoes and Beaufighters hit air fields and rail targets in France and Holland while 17 planes and 15 bombers and 2 fighters were reported missing.
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Remscheid
Ruhr
Hamburg
Boulogne
France
Holland
Ministry
Alexanderwerk A. G
DNB
Berlin
Remscheide
Union Bank May Merge or Sell
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Union Bank propose a merger to form a new Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Under the plan Union Bank stockholders would receive two shares in the consolidated bank for each Union share, with a $35 per share cash option for those not taking the merger stock.
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Partners
Merchants National Bank
Union
Union Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Consolidated Bank
Shenandoah Bank
Special Term of Frederick Circuit Court Notified
In compliance with Judge Harrison instructions clerk Lee N Whitacre posts that a special term of Frederick Circuit Court will begin Monday morning no jury will be required and officials are informed.
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Harrison
Lee N. Whitacre
Frederick Circuit Court
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Quoted July 31
Market summaries show light receipts and firm tendencies in Baltimore with cattle mostly lower for slaughter steers and mixed on other classes. hogs steady. sheep trends show fat lambs weaker. Chicago quotes steady to higher on fed cattle and yearlings, with strong demand for choice steers and heifers and varied results for cows and bulls.
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Baltimore
Stock Market Report Faces Broad Decline in Volatile Session
New York July 31 The market faced a broad decline as Italian tensions influenced trading. Prices slipped about 2 points with many issues down 3 to 5 while volume rose in the second hour to about 700,000 shares, marking one of the widest weekly setbacks since the climb began last spring.
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New York
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore grain market closes with No 2 red winter wheat at 1.60 spot and 1.61 July prices. Winchester Market lists wheat at 1.55 per bushel. Corn trades at 1.16 1/2 per bushel. Prices reflect mill delivery.
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Baltimore
Winchester
W. W. Glass To Teach Classes At Presbyterian Meeting
The Dr. Frank T. McFade Bible Class of the Presbyterian church will meet with the Open Door Bible Class at 9.45. Jay H. Lowden will lead songs. A cordial invitation is extended to all to join.
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Frank T. McFade
The
Presbyterian Church
Jay H. Lowden
Livestock Auction Report Shows Mixed Slippage
Vealers sold to 15.75 with salable sheep 100 of 600 total. Compared with Friday last week spring lambs 50-75 lower and yearlings 40 to 1.00 lower while sheep held near steady. Top native spring lambs 15.25 early and 14.85 late. bulk medium to good 13.50-15.00. top yearlings 14.10 and bulk 12.75-14.10. Slaughter ewe prices 8.00 and other grades 7.00-8.00. most sales near 7.75-8.00.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Union Stockyards Co
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
CW. F. A
Wyoming
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