Former French Premiers Draft Books After War
George Tucker reports Paris June 4 that ex leaders Paul Reynaud Daladier and Leon Blum, recent prisoners of war, plan literary work to rebuild prestige. Reynaud moves fastest with two books in weeks, while Blum weighs magazine and book offers brokered by American publisher Weill.
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Paris
France
Eir
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Daladier
Edouard Daladier
Leon Blum
Paul Weill
Gser
United States
Blum
Weill
de Gaulle
Carrier Attacks Above Pearson Plane Reported
The account places the attack about 700 feet above Pearson's aircraft. The pilot's aim was poor, causing the object to drop several hundred feet behind them. Pearson noted the containers might have held explosives but they vanished from view.
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Pearson
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct quiz solutions listed: Ezra Pound pocket s Czecoslovakia and Austria IT have hardly any money Naha Little Bo Peep No only in monthly instal ments Domei Federal Bureau of Investigation Alabama
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Ezra Pound
Czecoslovakia
Austria
Naha
Domei
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alabama
Local sports Are Featured In The Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports with updates on teams, players, and upcoming events. Readers get brief game notes, standings, and schedules from the neighborhood gridiron and court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evenirs Star Daily
Ration Calendar Update From Associated Press
The ration calendar lists Good through dates for meat and fats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, gas, and fuel oil stamps. It notes new stamps valid from August and June adjustments, with no planned cancellations and increased allotments for railroad boards starting June 11.
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Associated Press
Spock
OPA
New Guinea Assignment for Red Cross Official Haines
George R. Haines arrives in New Guinea to serve as an American Red Cross assistant field director in the Southwest Pacific. Formerly with Haines Marble and Granite Memorials in Winchester he is a Handley High School graduate who attended Randolph‑Macon College. mother Mrs. George R. Haines resides at 321 West Leicester Street.
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George R. Haines
Leicester Street
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
American Red Cross
Haines
Winchester
Handley High School
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Japanese balloon bombs threat warned by Nakajima
Propagandists claim the United States will face near term balloon bomb attacks carried by pilots in the stratosphere. Lt Col Shozo Nakajima says Japan has launched hundreds of balloon bombs daily since March 10 and predicts large scale raids after experiments conclude.
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San Francisco
United States
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Shozo Nakajima
Nipponese Armed Services
Nakajima
U. S. Army
America
Japan
Veterans' Contact Unit Opens in Harrisonburg
The Veterans Administration establishes a Harrisonburg Contact Unit at 2 South Main Street in the National Bank Building Rooms 308 and 310. George L. Dovel, Contact Representative, leads with a secretary, serving veterans of Spanish American War through World War II and dependents. The unit coordinates with federal, state, and local groups to aid veteran programs and prompt action.
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Veterans Administration
Roanoke
National Bank
South Main Street
Harrisonburg
George L. Dovel
Dovel
Railway Mail Service
Post Office Department
United States Naval Hospital
Port Eustis
Virginia
Huasrisonburg
Army
WAC
Navy
WAVES
Coast Guard
SPARS
Marines
If We'll Buy The Bonds They'll Drop The Bombs
A political cartoon theme warns that funding bonds may lead to increased military action. The message contrasts fiscal support with escalation, implying a link between public borrowing and wartime expenditures during a tense era.
Baccalaureate Services In County High Schools
Baccalaureate services last night drew well attended crowds in Frederick County high schools except Gainesboro where ceremonies had ended. Rev. Paul E. Dick of Winchester urged seniors at Gore High to trust in faith as Abraham did to reach future goals. At Stephens City, Rev. Ronald S. Wilson spoke on Revelations a new earth themes. Stonewall High saw Rev. John Teter stress enthusiasm and sacrifice for success. Middletown High featured Rev. W. S. Tongue urging prayer and divine guidance for greatness. All services had colorful floral decor and music.
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Gainesboro
Frederick County
Paul E. Dick
First Brethren Church
Winchester
Gore High School
Abraham
Stephens City High School
Presbyterian Church
Wir
Ronald S. Wilson
Chester
John Teter
Montague Avenue
Stonewall High School
Christ
New Market
Middletown High School
W. S. Tongue
Congregational Church Bids Farewell to Old Debt
The Congregational Christian Church notes the passing of Old Man Debt on June 2 at the Winchester bank. Trustees E W Cather Roy A Larrick and Loy H Hook announce a funeral at the church Tuesday at eight o clock with cremation on the lawn afterward and a social hour by the church ladies. Members and friends are invited.
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Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester
E. W. Cather
Roy A. Larrick
Loy H. Hook
Heroes Welcome for Bradley Spaatz in Philadelphia
Philadelphia greets General Omar Bradley and General Carl Spaatz with a victory parade and rally at Independence Hall. Major General Anthony McAuliffe joins the group, naval salutes planned, governors and mayors present, after Spaatz and Bradley arrive at Northeast Airport.
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Philadelphia
Omar N. Bradley
Carl A. Spaatz
Independence Hall
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Bastogne
Edward Martin
Bernard Samuel
Northeast Airport
EWT
General Spaatz
Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Bovertown
Troops Land at Luayan to Route Japanese South of Davao
American forces opened an amphibious shore to shore operation against light opposition as they landed at Luayan on the western shore of Davao gulf, 75 miles south of Davao city, to speed the isolation of Japanese troops in the southeast sector.
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Mindanao
Luayan
Davao Gulf
Davao City
Hodges Narrowly Escaped Capture in Ardennes Breakthrough
General Courtney Hodges faced a German push near Liege Belgium on December 18 1944 sending staff to Liege and moving to Chaufontaine as Maj Gen Matthew Ridgeway’s 82nd Airborne arrived. Hal Boyle reported Hodges praised Bradley and hoped to cover the Pacific campaign after rest.
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New York
Courtney H. Hodges
Marshal von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Boyle
Strugle
Hodges
First Army
Pacific
Japan
Spa
Belgium
Liege
Matthew B Ridgeway
82Nd Airborne
Chaufontaine
Ridgeway
First
Europe
Omar Nelson Bradley
Culpeper Hit By Terrific Storm
A heavy windstorm swept Culpeper county damaging more than a dozen farms. Dairy operator Michael Mahoney was shaken when an automobile he rode in was hit. Barns at Mahoney and Somerville farms were unroofed or destroyed and three cows died at Somerville. Trees and property suffered widespread damage.
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Culpeper
Michael Mahoney
Martha Somerville
E. N. Boyle
Trial Justice Court Disposed Of Several Speeding Cases
The Court of Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards disposed several traffic matters. James I. Brumback of Winchester faced speeding charges with ten dollars and costs. Virgil Shade of Toms Brook faced speeding with ten dollars and costs. Charles B. Hess of Harrisburg area faced reckless driving with twenty five dollars and costs. Weldon Easter of Birmingham faced improper passing with five dollars and costs. Robert A. Biggs of Winchester and James W. Liggett of Brooklyn faced speeding with ten dollars and costs. Joseph Wiseman of Toms Brook faced speeding with five dollars and costs.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
James I. Brumback
Winchester
Charles B. Hess
S. Braddock Street
Virgil Shade
E. Gerrard Jr
Weldon Easter
Birmingham
Ala
Robert A. Biggs
James W. Liggett
Brooklyn
Joseph Wiseman
Toms Brook
Chinese Forces Near Two Major Air Bases Near Liuchow Shaoyang
Chinese forces advance within 28 miles of Liuchow and five to six miles of Shaoyang as offensives push along the China front. Tsinkong falls. Liuchow expected to revert to Chinese control. U S 14th Air Force supports attacks while enemy supply lines are hit. An American unit, the Mars task force, has been in China for weeks.
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Chungking
Liuchow
U. S
Kwangsi Province
High Command
Hunan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shaoyang
Paoching
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tsinkong
Chienkiang
Claire L. Chennault
Huan Province
Chihking
Yellowiver
Liang River
Yangtze
Canton-Hankow
Hengyang
Shao Yang
Changsha
Indo-China
Hankow
Hongkong
Szelo
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Burma
China
475Th
124Th
Anderson proposes fixed three month food quotas for all agencies
Washington reports that Chairman Anderson of the House Food Committee proposed fixed three month food quotas for Army overseas civilian needs to prevent raids on civilian cupboards. He suggested this to President Truman as hearings into scarce dairy products begin and a cross country tour is planned.
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Washington
Anderson
D-Nm
House Food Committee
Army
Truman
Mr. Truman
Cool Weather Grips Midwest as Frosts Hit Gardens
Temperatures across the upper Mississippi Valley and upper Great Lakes stay abnormally cold with all time June records in parts. Frosts in Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Illinois damage tender vegetables. Cranberry Bogs Wisconsin reports 20 degrees.
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Victory Gardens
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Upper Great Lakes
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Cranberry Bogs
Wis
Michigan
Mid-West
Weather Bureau
Lester Larrick Dies At Gore
Letcher L Larrick died Sunday morning at Gore at 11 30 in failing health for a year He was 48 born January 17 1897 Nero W Va He had worked in Baltimore before illness Surviving are his mother and an adopted daughter Miss Elizabeth Weakley Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm from the Gore home and Shiloh Methodist Church led by Rev C H Anderson Pallbearers listed.
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Letcher L. Larrick
Gore
Azzie Larick
Smith Larrick
Nero
W. Va
Baltimore
Elizabeth Weakley
Shiloh Methodist Church
C. H. Anderson
W. H. Wisecarver
Harry Anderson
Harry Nelson
Bryan Kerns
Buddy Perry
William Wolford
Two Local Men Sentenced In Police Court
Two local men Paul Miller and Hubert Campbell received 30 day jail terms plus fines of five dollars and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct. The docket also includes Ernest Bolton Eugene Lewis Charles Fisher Robert Castleman Maynard Cove and Lawson Lafollette with varying fines for drunkenness loitering and fighting.
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Paul Miller
North Loudoun Street
Hubert Campbell
East Kern Street
Rice
Ernest Bolton
Southwerk Street
Eugene Lewis
South Braddock Street
Charles Fisher
Robert Castleman
North Braddock Street
Maynard Cove
Mt. Falls
Lawson Lafollette
East Pall Mall Street
Window Break at Railway Express Agency on Piccadilly
A window at the Railway Express Agency offices on E Piccadilly Street was broken around nine o'clock Saturday night. A complaint says one man shoved another into the window. both men fled and witnesses did not know them. Winchester agent J W Morrow listed.
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Railway Express
E. Piccadilly Street
J. E. LeMaster
J. W. Morrow
Winchester
Imperial Palace Official Resigns and Cabinet Shakeup
The Tokyo radio announced Tsuneo Matsudaira resigned as minister of the Imperial Household and was succeeded by Sotaro Ishiwata. Matsudaira cited responsibility for the May 26 palace fire. A Domei dispatch from Singapore reported a partial shake up in Bose’s provisional government ministries.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Sotaro Ishiwata
Associated Press
Matsudaira
Tokyo
Matsuidaira
Imperial Palace
Provisional Government of Free
Work Stoppage Hits Toledo Pure Oil Refinery
Toledo June 4 Work suspended at the Toledo Pure Oil refinery as local CIO oil workers refuse to cross a picket line from Dawes Field West Virginia. Superintendent H L Smith says 300 workers affected and Clyde Shamblin notes Dawes Field membership has been disputed since last August. He says Toledo union will picket Pure Oil refinery at Port Neches Texas tomorrow.
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Toledo, O
Toledo Pure Oil
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Da‘res
W. Va
H. L. Smith
Clyde Shamblin
Toledo Union
Dawes
Port Neches
Tex
Charges Again Filed Against Nicholas for Slaughter House Violation
A second warrant is issued against C. F. Nicholas trading as Winchester Poultry Company for operating a slaughter house within 200 feet of a dwelling in violation of a city ordinance. Nicholas was found guilty in the Corporation Court with a $500 fine. Charles R. Bish of Hanover Poultry Company also faces a warrant for similar violation. No hearing dates set.
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C. F. Nicholas
Winchester Poultry Company
Nicholas
Corporation Court
Charles R. Bish
Hanover Poultry Company
Winchester Faces Unseasonable June Chill
Winchester residents endured one of the coldest June days as the temperature barely rose to 53. At 3 pm it stood three degrees above last night’s 50 low at the Research Laboratory. Rain and clouds persisted with .18 inch fall Saturday night and fires rekindled in homes and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Children's Day Services At Galilee Church
The Galilee Church of Christ near Grimes on Welltown road will host its annual Children's Day service Sunday evening June 10 at 8 15 o'clock EWT. The program features choirs readings recitations solos and dialogues led by Betty Benner Harry Mason and many local participants with offerings for home missions and a benediction to close.
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Galilee Church of Christ
Grimes
Welltown Road
Booster
Harry Mason
Betty Benner
Jesus
Booster Choir
Nancy Gardner
Pageant Sisters
Lena Fishek
Louise Leight
Betty Clevenger
Booster Girls
Donald Leight
Columbia
Charles E. McVay
the Temple
Mary Fisher
God
Marilyn Gardner
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Red Cross
Veterans
Quaker City
Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
12Th Army
Germany
Spaatz
Hodges Narrowly
Trial Justice Court
The
Ohio Valley
New England
Mt. Manadnock
Peterbore
N. H
Connecticut
Lester Larrick
Bryan Brumback
Middletown
Galilee
God Is
Mary Scott
Charles Leight
Glenwood Nicholson
Richard Fisher
Betty Hawkins
Helen Crim
Marie Clevenger
Victor Crim
Preston Hodson
Ruby Fisher
Maxine Nicholson
Scented Bowers
James Crim
Margaret Deal
Estel Nicholson
Marilyne, Gardner
SILCO
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Braddock
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