Standard Oil Officials Deny Personal Gain From German Ties
At the Standard Oil annual stockholders meeting W F Farish and four directors testified under oath that they had not received any personal compensation from the company or related German partners including I G Farbenindustrie. The session, one of the largest in memory, addressed earnings shrinkage and higher shipping costs while opponents pressed for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Floyd
Snt
Standard
Farish
Seaboard
Es Ae
W. Farish
Standard Oil Company
N.J
I. G. Farbenindustrie
Parish
Philip Blumenthal
Elizabeth Booling
New York
Top Honor Of Career Bestowed On Dr. McGuire
Winchester physician Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire elected president of the American Ophthalmological Society during a three day session at Hot Springs Virginia He has long served Winchester since 1899 and led the Winchester Memorial Hospital as head since its opening forty one years ago He is a past president of the Medical Society of Virginia and the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology Oto-Laryngology He is a nephew of the late Dr Hunter McGuire personal surgeon to General Stonewall Jackson and holds fellowships in the American College of Surgeons He has been a member of the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia and served on the Winchester city council for ten years He is vice chairman of the city School Board
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Hot Springs
McGuire
Winchester
North Braddock Street
Allen Greenwood
Boston
Aiem
Medical Society of Virand
Virginia Society of Ophthalmology
Hunter McGuire
Stonewall Jackson
American College of Surgeons
University College of Medicine At
Richmond
Winchester Memorial Hospital
The
Medical College of Virginia
Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary Romania
President Roosevelt urged Congress to recognize a state of war with Bulgaria Hungary and Romania saying they declared war on the United States as instruments of Hitler. He noted these nations act in support of Nazi military aims and may extend attacks on the United Nations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rumania
House of Garuentatives
United States
Eer
Bulgaria
Hungary
Hitler
United Nations
Romania
Japan
Germany
Italy
Europe
Iran
Caucasus
War Materials Land In Russia After a Fight
A large United Nations convoy carrying American and British wart supplies for Russia reached a north Russian port after five days and nights of fighting German U boats and enemy aircraft. The admiralty reported only six or seven Allied ships sunk, refuting German claims of heavier losses.
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London
United Nations
Russia
Admiralty
Aci
HE Wtenteatty
Heinkel
Junkkers
Alastair Hay
Winchester Honor Roll for Servicemen Proposal
The Junior Board of Trade plans to create an Honor Roll for service men in Winchester and Frederick County. The project will be large and ongoing until after peace is won, requiring broad community assistance and many records. Local citizens urged to help by providing details of relatives in any armed forces.
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Board of Trade
Servce
Winchester
Frederick County
Plans For June 6 Observance With Confederate Veteran
City to honor the last living Confederate veteran George W. Dellinger at Stanwall Cemetery with flags and flowers on Friday afternoon. Handley Band will play, Rev. Carl Honeycutt leads invocation, Burr P. Harrison introduces speaker, Col. William Cooper delivers speech. In rain, exercises move to City Hall courtroom.
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George W. Dellinger
Stanwall Cemetery
Handley Band
Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Burr P. Harrison
William Cooper
M. I. _ tion
Carl Honey
Four Hurt In Auto Crash Near Laurel Maryland
Four people from Berryville and Washington were injured in an automobile crash near Laurel Maryland last Wednesday. Paul L Wheeler of Berryville Shirley Lickey now in Baltimore Miss Elizabeth Hereford of Berryville and Washington Miss Helena Underwood of Washington were treated at St Agnes Emergency Hospital with Wheeler sustaining a fracture and expected to be hospitalized for some time. The accident was attributed to a tire blowout.
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Paul L. Wheeler
Berryville
Shirley Lickey
Baltimore
Elizabeth Hereford
Washington
Helena Underwood
Laurel
Wheeler
St. Agnes Emergency Hospital
Honor Roll Of Men In Service Planned By JET
The Junior Board of Trade voted to sponsor a Roll of Honor naming Frederick County and Winchester residents in the armed services. The project depends on data from relatives, a Star data request will follow, and the board hopes to display the honor roll near the county courthouse. The effort may become a permanent World War II memorial after the war.
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JET
Junior Board of Trade
Frederick County
Winchester
Star
Service Tomorrow For Mr. Sheetz
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 o clock in Mt Hebron for F Douglas Sheetz who died Saturday in Cleveland Ohio. The Rev Roland Wilson will officiate with pallbearers Dr Robert McC Glass Henry Brown Lee Fisher O L Jamison Char P McVicar and Harold Sheetz Jr. He is a brother of Mrs Victor L Denny H C Sheetz Sr and George F Sheetz of Detroit.
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Mt. Hebron Toomorrow
F. Douglas Sheetz
Cleveland
Ohio
Winchester
Martinsburg
W.va
Kurtzeee Bega
Roland * Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Robert McC. Glass
Henry Brown
Lee Fisher
O. L. Jamison
Char~ P. McVicar
Harold Sheetz
Mr. Sheetz
Victor L. Denny
H. C. Sheetz
City
George F. Sheetz
Detroit
Winter oats prove workable in Frederick County
Fred Stine reports a 7 acre Stine farm plot north of Frederick yields well for winter oats with four foot plus stalks using 300 pounds of 2-12-6 fertilizer per acre. He notes higher yields versus spring oats in the second year of cultivation.
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Frederick County
Fred Stine
Stine
Progress in Virginia Education Marked at Farmville Commencement
Dabney S. Lancaster Virginia state superintendent notes education gains yet room for improvement during Farmville State Teachers College graduation. He cites liberal Assembly support and urges graduates to pursue honor truth and service. J. L. Jarman lauded. Sara Frances Cline delivers salutatory and Mary Hunter Edmunds valedictory.
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Farmville
Virginia
Dabney S. Lancaster
Farmville State Teachers Co
Esee
Ae Ua
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Lancaster
J. L. Jarman
Farmville State Teachers’ College
Sara Frances Cline
Mary Hunter Edmunds
Browning Elected Chief Air Raid Warden
At Sarah Zane Hall last night E P Browning was elected chief air raid warden to succeed Grover Cooper with P G Ireland as assistant. Hengeveld, who was nominated, ran close and urged unanimous support. The new chief warden announced a meeting of the entire air raid warden organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Hall
E. P. Browning
Grover Cooper
P. G. Ireland
Ph Hengeveld
Browning
Hengeveld
Nightly Blackouts Ordered Along Coast
Nightly blackouts across coastal New York New Jersey and Delaware were ordered by Major General Thomas A. Terry to curb shore glare that silhouets ships at sea for submarines. The rules target all windows skylights and exterior signs and assign enforcement to state and local authorities with military exemptions for army navy targets.
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Thomas A. Terry
Second Corps
RAF Wields 1036 Planes Against Essen Krupp Works
Churchill announced a second heavy raid in three days targeting the Krupp munitions works in Essen. The RAF used about 1,036 bombers in a night assault, with more massive attacks promised once the U S air force joins.
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KRUPP
London
RAF
Germany
Essen
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Air Force
United States
Cologne
Lions Club Boosts War Fund Drive in Winchester
Sev enth District chairman for fief USC War Fund Campaign R. Gray Williams spoke at the Lions Club luncheon in Winchester and Frederick county. Of 63 members present, 53 donated on site while 10 pledged to contribute via Ralph G. Hengeveld before night. Herman S. Barr, club president, stated every in town member will give before the campaign ends. The club currently lists 72 active members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Gray Williams
USC
Berryville Negro Plea Rejected by Governor
Governor Darden informed counsel for Samuel Legions a Berryville Negro under death sentence for attacking a white married woman that no executive action would be taken while legal appeals remain. Legions is scheduled for execution on June 12 after his Leesburg home attack conviction in Loudoun County Circuit Court.
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Richmond
Darden
Samuel
Berryville
Legions
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Will Receive Diplomas On Friday Night
Shortage of details accompanies the note that commencement and class night programs will be combined. The class members named include Betty Lee Perry Evelyn Long Mary Thompson Marie Walter Gertrude Kettlewell Frances Cooley Jacqueline Keeler Les Ridings Virginia Willis Messal James Steele Denis Hoover principal James Coffman John Kettlewell and Donald Judy. Photo by Lemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee Perry
Evelyn Long
Mary Thompson
Marie
Walter
Gertrude Kettlewell
Frances Cooley
Jacqueline Keeler
Les Ridings
Virginia Willis
Messal
James 2
Steele
Denis Hoover
Donald J Judy
James Coffman
John Kettlewell
Lemley
British Air Offense Expands in New Phase Under Churchill
Churchill told the House of Commons 35 bombers failed to return as raids unleashed widespread fires and signaled a new phase in the British campaign against Germany. He warned future raids may vary in scale and approach as 6,000 fliers participated. Air ministry reports describe attacks on Ruhr targets including Essen and air bases in Germany France and the Low Countries.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Air Ministry
Ruhr
France
Low Countries
Cologne
Essen
Waite
Soardani
Awning Advert for Porch Windows and Terrace
Brief ad fragment promotes awnings for porches windows and terraces offered by a local company. Limited readable text hints at product types and installation services.
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R.A.F
Standard Oil
W. 8 Farish
James W. Gerard
Gerard
Ately 500
Presen Gerard
Thurman Arnold
End
Justice
LG. Farbenindustrie
German Dye Trust
Arnold
Hunter H. McGuire
Dr. McGuire
Hunter Holmes McGuire
American Ophthalgalaean Society
U.S. Air Force
Bulletin
Folkestone
Eng
James Lofton
Stephens City
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Reba Riggleman
Middletown High School
Juanita Brill
Sydney Gore High School
Col. Cooper
J.B.T
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Wallace Lutz
W. P. Anderson
Llewellyn Jackson
W. A. Bailey
Mrs. Lutz
Margaret L. Hodgson
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