Storm leaves damage across Clarke County farms and towns
A northwest storm struck Clarke County near Berryville and Winchester causing unroofed barns at the Clagett farm and others, shredding corn and harming wheat. Light rainfall was reported in Winchester and hail damaged orchards along Cedar Creek Grade and the Middle Road with extent still being assessed.
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Clarke Co
Gaylord
Ralph Richardson
H. W. Hayslette
James Galloway
J. M. H. Clagett
Claggett
Thomas
Clarke County
Winchester
Middle Road
Cedar Creek
Gore
Allies Seek Air Supremacy With British Allies
London June 1 Lieut General Henry H Arnold head of US air forces says conferences with British leaders aimed at maximizing combined air strength against Germany. He calls air superiority essential and praises RAF raids on Cologne as a wonderful show while hoping American planes join soon.
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London
Henry H. Arnold
United States Air Forces
Germany
Arnold
Britain
Europe
RAF
Cologne
R.A
United States
British Isles
Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless From Rhineland Attack
Allied news from the Rhineland states a massive cleanup as Cologne attack responses drive removal of homeless populations. British aerial campaign shows early decisive land victory in Libya and impacts from a 6 million pound RAF bombing raid.
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Rhineland
Cologne
Kuykendall Appointed Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney
James Sloan Kuykendall of the Winchester Bar was named by Judge Philip Williams to fill the unexpired term of W. Earle Edwards as Commonwealth Attorney for Frederick County. The term ends January 1, 1944. Kuykendall will continue private practice with R. Gray Williams and has long been active in state and federal courts.
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James Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Commonwealth
Frederick
R. Gray Williams
University of Virginia
Kuykendall
Harry K. Benham
Supreme Court of Appeals of Appeals of Virginia
United States Court For
Western District of Virginia
Supreme Court of the United
Fourth Circuit
Bars of
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia State Bar Association
Virginia Bar
American Bar Association
Winchester Names Two New County Officials
MA Winchester reports Frederick County appoints W. Erle Edwards as Trial Justice and J. Sloan Kuykendall as Commonwealth Attorney. The piece endorses their public service and notes broad approval, while stray rumors about an old station name are mentioned amid garbled text.
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Prederick County
W. Erle Edwards
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Air Wardens Election Set For This Evening
A meeting at 8 o'clock in Sarah Zane Hall will elect a chief air raid warden and an assistant. Miss Mary Lou Steele will serve as secretary. The nominations committee and several named individuals will present a report before the vote. A lecture on fire defense by Chief Fire Warden Taylor L Barr will be given, and preparations for the Virginia all night blackout next month are discussed. All signed up civilians are urged to attend.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Mary Lou Steele
Ee Hengeveld
Harry
Herbert Miller
Fred L. Glaize
J. D. Cammer
Miss Steele
Taylor L. Barr
Virginia
Byrd Endorses USO in Letter to Grim
Senator Byrd endorses the United Service Organizations in a letter to Clifford D. Grim, Winchester and Frederick County campaign chair, praising USO clubs for morale and homesickness relief and expressing hope that Winchester and Frederick County will meet their fundraising quotas.
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Byrd
USO
Grim
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester
United Service Organizations
United Service Organizations, Inc
United Service Organization
Virginia cuts road surfacing to 25 percent of normal
County boards of supervisors were informed that only 25 percent of the bituminous surface treatment program for 1942-43 could be undertaken due to war needs. Chief Engineer C. B. Mullen cited material shortages and certification requirements for essential war-related roads, with reduced maintenance and reliance on locally available materials.
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Ment
County Boards of Supervisors
Mullen
Public Roads Administration
Legal Fight Develops Over Pollock Estate in Frederick County
A major probate dispute arises in Frederick County Circuit Court as Judge Philip Williams weighs two purported wills of Mrs Lane Pollock. Proceedings set for Monday June 15 will decide which document is valid and whether a trial is needed to resolve the contested will. The two wills date August 12 1941 and March 11 1942 and were probated in Arlington and at the Frederick clerk’s office respectively. Allison Kline of Middletown is named executor.
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Frederick County
Circuit Court
Philip Williams
Lane Pollock
Pete Pollock
Anes
Arlington
Julian Baker
Allison Kline
Middletown
Local Board Liberizes Sugar Canning Rules
Local rationing office announces a loosened sugar rule allowing one pound per four quarts of canned fruit and an extra pound per family member for preserves. Price Administrator Leon Henderson cautions supplies are not unlimited and urges minimal needs to protect Spring and early Summer crops. He stresses citizen integrity and aims to maximize sugar for home canning amid shipping limits.
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Price
Leon Henderson
Henderson
City And County Brevities Highlight Richard Kern Honor
Lieut. Richard Kern a former Handley athlete received the Williams Award at Virginia Tech. The award goes to a VPI football team member who showed the highest degree of character and leadership.
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Richard “Dick” Kern
Handley
Virginia
Priday
Williams
VPI
German Tank Divisions Trapped in North Africa Action
Cairo dispatch reports most of Rommel’s Afrika Korps in retreat amid intense pursuit by British forces. Gen Ludvig Cruewell reportedly captured after his plane was shot down. remaining German tanks and transports walloped by British armor and air power near Ain Gazala to Bir Hacheim.
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Cairo
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Neil M. Ritcher
Ludwig Cruewell
Africa Corps
Rommel
Yugoslavia
Ain Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Allies Target Germany With Massive Bombing Campaign
London reports air experts expect Germany to collapse by fall from massive Allied bombing. Cologne endures the day’s largest raid in history as over 1,000 RAF bombers strike the Rhine region. RAF daylight missions followed over northern France.
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London
Germany
Cologne
R.A.F
Rhineland
Hitler
Europe
RAF
France
School Girl Slain by Butcher Knife Near Charles River
Fidella Briand an 18 year old student was pursued and slain along a parkway beside the Charles River basin by a knife wielding assailant who gave his name as Harry Adams 28 of Somerville a Boston University student group chased the attacker but could not stop the tragedy. The suspect a cook by trade claimed Albania origin and police linked the name to a prior arrest in 1940 for lewdness.
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Crean
Charles River
Back Bay
Boston University
Fidella Briand
Suburan Woburn
Fisher Business School
James Leonard
Harry Adams
Somerville
Boston
Harold Breski
Bridgeport
G. Wilson
Breski
Albania
Midget Jap Sub Makes Sneak Raid In Sydney Harbor
Japanese midget submarines believed launched from four mother ships attacked Sydney harbor. The raid sank an old ferry and prompted intense defense fire with searchlights, depth charges, and gunfire. witnesses reported periscope glimpses and harbor turmoil lasting through the night.
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Sydney Harbor
Sydney
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Fourth Navy Casualty List Reports 64 Dead 54 Wounded
The Department released its fourth war casualty list showing 64 dead and 54 wounded among 2,193 missing for the period through May 10. Combined with earlier tallies, total dead reach 2,991 and missing 2,495 with 907 wounded reported.
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Washington
Department
Navy
Allied drive and massive raid target Europe and Cologne
May invasion of Italy looms as a possible second front against Hitler while Allied air power delivers a record bombing of Cologne. The assault uses over 1,250 planes, with hundreds of thousands displaced in the Rhineland. Air leaders promise closer RAF and US cooperation in decisive blows.
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Italy
Libya
Hitler
Reuters
Rhineland
Cologne
Henry H. Arnold
United States Air Forces
R. A. F. Command
A. T. Harris
German Bombers Raid Canterbury Night Attack
Canterbury suffered damage and casualties after a nighttime raid by about 50 German planes. The cathedral city faced blasts from high explosives and incendiaries, with historic buildings and homes affected while officials withheld specifics on cathedral damage.
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London
Canterbury
England
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Berryville
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
Green Hill
H. G. Lane
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press
Russia
United Nations
China
Australian
Kuykendall Is
Erle Edwards
Romney
W. Va
University of
Potomac State College
George Washington Univrsity
Ffic
Carey
Stephens City Club
Stephens City
Dorothy Warren
Betty Moore
Margaret Smallwood
Darlene Boyce
Evelyn Easter
Betty Jean Snapp
Pauline Rhodes
Lemley
Pollock Estate
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