Winchester plans youth softball league this summer
Winchester recreation program aims to start after school closes with a ten dollar entry fee for the city softball league. President Gee supports needed funds for league stability and prizes from end season treasury. Games are at Rouss Park with some at the old Fairgrounds. the Virginian Woolen Co diamond may host a four team loop at the plant.
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Winchester
Gee
Virginia Woolen Company
Rouss Park
Fairground
Seabright Rites Set For Sunday
Funeral services for Baker Seabright who died yesterday in a Staunton hospital will be held at 3 30 Sunday afternoon at the Joneston Home officiated by Rev Paul O Dick pastor of the First Brethren Church Interment will be at Ridings Chapel Pallbearers are Stuart Perry Edward Bowen Hubert W Whitacre C E Alt John Anderson and Earl Cuthbert
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Seabright
Staunton
Joneston
Paul O. Dick
First Brethren Church
Ridings Chapel
Stuart Perry Edward Bowen
Hubert W. Whitacre
C. E. Alt
John Anderson
Earl Cuthbert
Pope Voices Fear of War Threats to Rome and Future Scourge
The Pope warned that total victory would bring a bloody, social and economic catastrophe. He urged Rome be spared from war and condemned any assault as murder before God, while describing efforts to aid refugees and secure food by sea and negotiations for a future just order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Associated Press
London
Peter
Zenith
Indictments Filed Against Washington Lawyer Laughlin
Baltimore June 2 James J Laughlin a Washington attorney prominent in the sedition trial was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts charging obstruction of justice He allegedly sought to offer false alibi evidence and affidavits related to the 1942 Sanders Keith bank messenger robbery case A bench warrant and $2500 bail were set for his arrest by Judge William C Coleman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James J. Laughlin
Washington
Capital
Laughlin
Hilliard Sanders
William Leo Keith
Ee: Md
Sanders
Florida State
Florida
Keith
W. Calvin
William C. Coleman
Miss Etta Grim Laid To Rest After Rites At Home
Relatives and many friends paid their final respects today to Miss Etta May Grim 69 buried in Mt Hebron Cemetery following rites at the late home. The services were led by Rev R W Vanderberry. Pallbearers were Carroll Willis Carlton Staples Kenneth Shenk Herbert Pope and Nelson Baker. Two brothers Robert and Claude and two sisters Misses Anne and A Pearl Grim survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta May Grim
Mt. Hebron
R. W. Vanderberry
Carroll Willis
Carlton Staples
Kenneth Shenk
Herbert Pope
Nelson Baker
Robert
Claude
Anne
A. Pearl Grim
Shot Fired Through Window At Woodland Ave Home
Nellie H. Daniel reported a shot through the window of her mother's home at 1160 Woodland Ave. A .22 caliber bullet pierced the west window pane, passed the blind and curtain, and lodged in a door. Mrs. Mary D. Haines suspects the shot was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie H. Daniel
Woodland Avenue
Woodland Ave
Borden
Mary D. Haines
W. O. W. Hickory Camp 34 Meeting Tonight
Hickory Camp No. 34 of the W. O. W. holds its regular meeting at 8 o clock in the lodge hall. O. T. Powell will be a guest and all members are urged to attend. Refreshments to follow the business.
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Hickory Camp No
O. T. Powell
McNutt Warns War-Ending Optimism Harms War Efforts
McNutt criticizes expectations of an early war end as dangerous to the war effort. He cites shortages in foundries, forge shops, rubber, ship repair, logging and lumbering, with textile manufacturing coal mining and electric systems also strained. He notes voluntary manpower programs with possible sanctions for non compliance and discusses area committees setting worker priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNutt
WMC National Management-Labor Policy Committee
Carr elected president of Clarke County Lions Club
Clay B. Carr was elected president of the Clarke County Lions Club at a meeting at the Southern Restaurant. New officers include Maurice Wisecarver first VP John Hardesty second VP C E Miley third VP W D Burtner secretary treasurer Guy Shackleford Lion Tanner Ed B Lee tail twister. Delegates named to the State Convention are Clay B. Carr and W D Burtner for June 7 8 in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clay B. Carr
Clarke County Lions Club
Southern Restaurant
Maurice F. Wisecarver
John Hardesty
C. E. Miley
W. D. Burtner
Guy Shackleford
Lion ‘Tanner
Ed. B. Lee
Albert Cox
Hollie H. Hollingsworth Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Hollie H. Hollingsworth 74 retired merchant of Millwood will be at 3 o'clock Sunday at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. The Rev Dr L A Parker will officiate and Masonic rites will be at the graveside in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollie H. Hollingsworth
Millwood
John H. Enders
Berryville
L. A. Parker
The
Baptist Church
Hollingsworth
Mt. Hebron
Bricker Calls for Postwar Tax Cuts and Labor Policy
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker urged that taxes be reduced as soon as possible after the war and a national labor relations policy be set to end conflicts aggravated by New Deal policies. He spoke at a Baltimore luncheon during his eastern tour, insisting a realistic tax plan is needed to revive investment, production, and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Labor unrest eases as major strikes wind down
Strikers end most outages with 18 000 lumber workers returning to duties in the Pacific Northwest and 1 900 Parke Davis bakery staff plus 1 000 drivers resuming work in Detroit. Extra buses cover trolley routes as wage disputes linger before the War Labor Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
International Woodworkers of America
CIO
AFL
National War Labor Board
Detroit
Parke, Davis & Co
A Gt
War Labor Board
Moscow reports mixed fronts as Soviet counterattacks and retreats
The Moscow communique claims Soviet counterattacks regain ground in some sectors while Romanian infantry suffered heavy losses after advancing on Soviet positions. It also notes Finnish fronts with two major Russian attacks near the Karelian Isthmus and between Lakes Ladoga and Onega, and a two hour skirmish southeast of Stanislawow in old Poland with 100 German deaths.
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Red Army
Moscow
Finland
Karelian
Leningrad
Ladoga
Onega
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Vitebsk
White Russia
Courts rule War Labor Board orders not reviewable
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia holds WLB orders are not subject to review by courts. The ruling, by Judges Miller Edgerton and Arnold, concerns appeals by Motor Freight Carriers Inc representing about 300 trucking firms in Boston and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
War Labor Boards
Employers’ Group of Motor Freight Carriers, Inc
Boston
New England
Miller
Edgerton
Arnold
War Labor Board
WLB
Montgomery Ward and Company
Montgomery Ward
Justice Department
Lost car recovered in Opequon theft report
William Hooke of Opequon Virginia reported a 1935 Chevrolet owned by Alvin Hooke stolen from in front of the B and C Bakery. The vehicle was later found parked on Washington street after Hooke forgot he had moved it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hooke
Opequon
Alvin Hooke
Washington Street
Hooke
Mrs. Margery V. Lewis Buried in Frederick County
Final rites held at Omps Funeral Home for 87 year old Mrs Margery V Lewis widow of J T Lewis of Frederick County who died Tuesday night at a daughter’s home in Washington The Rev E B Smith Bethel Lutheran Church AlbIn conducted the service reading Abide With Me and Sometime We Will Understand Burial was at Mt Hebron Pallbearers were Howell Allen Bond Roy Butler Bob Butler Edwin Buncutter and Guy Smith
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Omps
Margery V. Lewis
J. T. Lewis
Frederick County
Washington
E. B. Smith
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
Mt. Hebron
Howell
Allen Bond
Roy
Bob Butler
Edwin Buncutter
Guy Smith
Allies strike across western Europe in rail and road blitz
Air and ground forces report heavy raids on French rail hubs including Saumur and Brittany coast targets. British and American crews describe concentrated bombing with thick smoke and new target markers as the 246 attacks on 94 railroad sites widen beyond France to Belgium Holland and even toward Brunswick Germany.
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Verely
Vichy Radio
Saumur
France
Nantes
British Air Ministry
England
Second Tactical Air Force
Borkum
Europe
Belgium
Holland
Brunswick
Germany
Channel
Countries
Wilhelm Ritter von Schramm
Berlin
French seize Nazi battalion commander over meat theft
Allied reports from Naples state the French captured a Nazi battalion commander accused of ordering the arrest of an artilleryman on charges he ate 10 of 11 portions of meat, depriving others of warm rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Hard Storm at Star Tannery Reported by County Superintendent
Leslie D. Kline county superintendent, in the vicinity yesterday afternoon, reported a severe electrical and rain storm at Star Tannery with much more precipitation there than here. He noted high streams on his return toward Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie D. Kline
Star Tannery
Winchester
Rome Front Inches Forward in Italy Air Bombardments Increase
Allied forces pressed toward Rome as Americans reached Velletri and Lariano, seizing key heights and pushing along the Via Casilina to Valmontone. British French units tightened the noose toward Ponte Di Morolo while airstrikes destroyed vehicles and railcars northeast of Rome.
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Velletri
Peschio
Artemisio
Berlin
Valmontone
Rome
Lariano
Albert Kesselring
Hermann Goering
Casilina
Artena
de Luce
Lanuvio
Campoleone
Eighth Army
Via Casilina
Frosinone
Ferenz
Valmontone-Velletri
Monte Artemisio
Fifth Army
Artena-Valmontone
Ferentino
Sgurgola
Highway 6
Morolo
Montelanico
Eighth
Verlo
Montevarchi
Arezzo-Florence
Massive Allied Air Blitz Across Pacific War Theaters
U S Pacific Fleet reports coordinated air strikes from three theatres over the Carolines Wake and Kuriles. Bombers from southwest central and MacArthur fronts hit Ponape Truk Woleai and Alet Island while others reached Guam and Wake with fires seen across vast distances. All aircraft returned safely and actions spanned Sunday to Tuesday.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Carolies
Japan
Huriles
Wake
Southwest
Central Pacific
Carolines
Guam
Kuriles
Douglas McArae
Adm
Chester W. Nim
Nimitz
Ponape
Truk
MacArthur Theatre
Admiralty Islands
Alet Island
Woleai
Two More Seed Cases Decided in Clarke County Court
In Clarke County Circuit Court Judge Juyne Burr Harison disposed of two Clover seed cases. Harry Robinson, 28, colored, received two years for larceny of seed worth 48 dollars and was ordered to pay Winchester Seed Company 48 dollars plus costs within 30 days. Wilbur Alger of Charles Town pleaded guilty to transporting seed for Clarence Lichliter, but no sentence was imposed. he was placed on six months probation with bond for appearance if probation is revoked, after earning 15 dollars for hauling seed. The morning session ended with court adjournment in Clarke County.
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Bear . Va
Juyne Burr P. Harison
Clarke _ cuit
Harry Robinson
Harrty Seabright
Winchester ‘Seed Company
Robinson
Wilbur Alger
Charles Town
Clarence Lichliter
Alger
W. J C. Armstrong
Royal
Clarke County
Rixey Smith Denies Ties to Roosevelt Reelect Committee
J W Rixey Smith secretary to Senator Glass said he has no involvement with the committee of unions to reelect President Roosevelt. He notes his private role on the organizing committee and that full personnel may be announced June 7.
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Washington
J. W. Rixey Smith
Glass
D.-Va
Roosevelt
Fairfax County
Smith
Roanoke
Roosevelt Club
Committee of 100
Harmon Veterans Head For Rome
Harmon is a veteran of the Tunisian campaign and leads the American First Armored Division under Major-General Ernest Nom as it operates with the Fifth Army toward Rome. King George VI is noted for receiving British decorations earlier this year for meritorious acts in the Mediterranean.
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Naples
Ernest Nom
Theth Army
Harmon
Sereerals V
Orge VI
Mediterranean
Handley to Play Nine Game Football Schedule
Otis Sargent unveils Handley High School football schedule for fall with nine games. The slate opens September 29 at home against Berkeley Springs and includes matches with Waynesboro Fairfax Hagerstown Martinsburg and Warren County in a home and home setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis “Snag” Sargent
Handley High School
Berkeley Springs Indians
Harris- Waynesboro
Fairfax
Handley
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Warren County High
Handley Jaycees
Berkeley Springs
Colored Woman Charged with Bigamy
A warrant issued on Cester Street charges a colored woman with bigamy. Milton Peterson is the complainant and a date has been set for the hearing.
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Bigamist
Cester Street
Milton Peterson
Dodge Sedan damaged in street collision
An accident report filed with the City Police states a 1936 Dodge Sedan driven by Ruth James Turner of Merrimans Lane Winchester was struck by a truck from Gordon Transfer Company Timberville North Carolina. The damage is estimated at about 20 dollars. No injuries or arrests followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth James Turner
Merrimans Lane
Winchester
Gordon Transfer Company
Timberville
N.C
Episcopal Bishop to Visit Winchester for Confirmation
Rt. Rev. W. Roy Mason, suffragan Bishop of Virginia, will be at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday morning June 4 for confirmation. He will be hosted in Winchester by Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Roy Mason
Diocese of
Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
L. M. Allen
Ritter Dies in County at 78 After Monthslong Illness
John A. Ritter 78 died at 11 30 this morning at the home of sister Mrs Ellen Kerns on Senseney Road after a months long illness caused by a heart condition. He was a Frederick county resident and a retired farmer, married to Maggie McDonald who died seven years ago. He belonged to Stephens City Methodist Church. Surviving are three sisters Elizabeth Plank Millie Boxwell and Ellen Kerns. Funeral services Sunday at Macedonia Methodist Church with the Rev Dr E T Clark officiating. Relatives meet at 3 30 at the Kern home before the cortege to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Ritter
Ellen Kerns
Senseney
Robert Ritter
Harriet Cornwell
Ritter
Frederick County
Maggie McDonald
Stephens City
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Gene Miller
Middletown
Seabright
Pope
Etta Grim
W. O. W. Meeting
Lions Club
Bricker
W.L.B
Rixey Smith
Harmon Veterans
Dr. Clendening
Sargent
Warren Lee
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Warren County
Boyce & Clarke County
LEE Baking Company
Miller’s Drug Store
Garland Spillman
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