U S Pacific Fleet Presses Midway Attacks as Ships Crippled
Allied forces continue advances toward Midway while enemy ships suffer heavy damage. An explosion at the Elwood Arsenal in Joliet Illinois kills at least 21 and injures dozens, destroying the shipping building in the largest ordnance loading plant. An inquiry will probe possible sabotage.
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U. S. Pacific
Midway
Joliet
Mammoth
Elwood Arsenal
David P. Tunstall
Army
Eect
Tunstall
Elwood Ordnance Shell Loading Plant
Don. M. Hoffman
H. L. Shultz
Gen. James
Tokyo
Elwood
Eee Ordnance T.N.T
Midway Island
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Clarke County High School diplomas issued to fifty seven
Commencement exercises were held last night at Berryville and fifty seven students received diplomas. The class roster lists Albert Lee Gay Denny Charlotte Foltz Charlotte Williams Louie Vorous Esther Lee Maxine Ogden Betty Sing hass Kate McKay Betty Rumbarger Marie Wisecarver and others in three rows with names including Melvin McFarland John Lee Nora Orndorff Louise Tapscott Marylou Kane Rocap Ann Lee Enders Rose Ellen Ramsburg Pauline Ashby Genevieve Knight Susan Trussell Jean Clark Josephine Lancaster Nell Osborne Carter Betty Locke Robert Smalley Sterling Frank John Deserable Kenneth Lee Rice Levi Jr David Chiles Hart Linwood Wheeler Ralph Cochran Elmer Suddith Charles Enders Harold Pitta. Photo by Lemley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Tor
Albert Lee
Gay Denny
Charlotte Foltz
Charlotte Williams
Louie Vorous
Esther Lee
Maxine Ogden
Betty Singhass
Kate McKay
Betty Rumbarger
Marie Wisecarver
James Livengood
Melvin McFarland
John Lee
Nora Orndorff
Louise Tapscott
Marylou Kane Rocap
Ann Lee Enders
Rose Ellen Ramsburg
Pauline Ashby
Genevieve Knight
Susan Trussell
Jean Clark
Josephine Lancaster
Nell Osborne Carter
Betty Locke
Robert Smalley
Sterling
Frank
John Deserable
Kenneth Lee
Rice Levi, Jr
David Chiles
Hart
Linwood Wheeler
Ralph Cochran
Elmer Suddith
Charles Enders
Harold Pitta
Lemley
Exercises At Boyce This Evening
Dorothy Dove leads an evening session with participants Joe Glasscock Iris Chapman Thelma Smallwood Fritzie Conley Ellen Sud dith Madelin Willngham Maurice Willingham in the first row Second row also includes Earl Zumbro Edward Shepherd Wilton Weaver Hunter Deavers and William Vowell A Lemley photo credit accompanies the feature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dove
Joe Glasscock
Iris Chapman
Thelma Smallwood
Fritzie Conley
Ellen Suddith
Madelin Willngham
Maurice Willingham
Earl Zumbro
Edward Shepherd
Wilton Weaver
Hunter Deavers
William Vowell
Lemley
Japanese Use of Poison Gas Against China Prompts U S Warning
President Roosevelt announced the United States had received authoritative reports that Japan used poisonous gases in China. He pledged retaliation if Japan persists, warning such action would be treated as aggression against the United States and its allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
China
United States
State Department
United Nation
Uo.u
Air Wardens To Meet On Monday At Sarah Zane Hall
An important meeting is scheduled for all air raid wardens and fire watches at Sarah Zane Hall on Monday night at 8. Attendance is urged for those who have attended previously and those who have not.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Police Warn Ban On Track Parking To Be Enforced
Chief of Police C W Hollis today warned that the ordinance restricting trucks on city streets will be strictly enforced. The rule bars parking in front of churches or places of worship without occupant permission, with penalties starting at five dollars for the first violation and higher for subsequent ones.
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C. W. Hollis
Winchester scrap drive urged as steel shortage grows
Word from the scrap metal collection front warns the county campaign has underperformed and a shortage of steel looms. Residents are urged to bring or send scrap metal to the hitching yard yard promptly to support Pine defense efforts and prevent curtailment of the defense program.
Take Steps To Reduce Congestion As Sugar Applications Increase
Rationing officials announce plans to issue sugar permits through the Chamber of Commerce with new rural distribution to cut travel. Applications for gasoline tires and tubes will also be available at the Chamber office tomorrow. County residents complain about trips to Winchester for sugar permits and a plan favoring larger rural communities is discussed. Mr. McVicar cites limited personnel as a factor in rearranging issuance to ease congestion.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
McVicar
VPF Company Announces New Shoes and Parade Schedule
Capt W A Baker commander of Winchester Company 114 VPF asks members to report at the armory at 7 30 tonight without uniforms for drill and tan shoe measurements. Tomorrow the company meets at 10 30 for a Memorial Parade marching to the city parking lot near the George Washington Hotel corner.
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W. A. Baker
Winchester Company 114
VPF
Ing Perenitv
George Washington Hotel
Paul Rosenberger Receives Commission to First Lieutenant
Paul Rosenberger has been commissioned as first lieutenant and ordered to Camp Sutton North Carolina for training on June 7. Since graduating from Augusta Military Academy he has served as treasurer of John W Rosenberger & Company contractors and builders and held a lieutenant role in Company 114.
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Paul Rosenberger
Camp Sutton
N. C
Augusta Military Academy
Lt. Rosenberger
John W. Rosenberger & Company
Thirteen Nurses Complete Course Graduation Tonight
Judge Philip Williams will address the Handley Library auditorium exercises at 8 pm marking the graduation of 13 nurses from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dr H H McGuire will present diplomas and Rev Carl Honeycutt will deliver the invocation and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Handley Library
Winchester Memorial Hospital
H H. McGuire
Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Henritta Marie Mudd
Towson
Margaretta Moss Buckner
Berryville
Strasburg
Evelyn Marie Winchester
Woodstock Son
Winchester
Ethel Mullen
Leesburg
Josephine Gibson
Ee Mary Palmer
Geneva Strasburg
Lois Virginia Pangle
Helen Ann Sager
Wood
What Every Retailer Should Know About Price Regulations
Bulletin No. 2 on General Maximum Price Regulations provides guidance for retailers. The issue outlines key rules, compliance expectations, and filing requirements to ensure adherence to price limits and related enforcement practices.
For Sale Bill of Lavina A on Rouss Ave
Miller properties listed in for sale bill of Lavina A at 22 Rouss Avenue. Additional details appear on page 3 of the issue.
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R. T. Bryarlp
Lavina A
Rouss Ave
Miller Properties
Higher Priority Rating Expected For Fay Spring Water Project
Washington reports an improved priority rating for the Fay’s Spring auxiliary water supply project after a delay caused by War Priorities Board review. The War Priorities Board is expected to act favorably as the final hurdle. W P B assures materials will be available for bids. Common Council authorizes condemnation to secure needed rights and court action is anticipated in Frederick Circuit Court. Commissioners will assess properties and determine if city offers are fair.
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Washington
War of the
eWar Priorities Board
W.P.B
Common Council
Frederick
June 6 events feature Col William Cooper guest speaker
A June 6 program in Charlottesville plans a 10:30 parade from City Hall with the Handley Band and Cadet Corps, VPF 114, five companies, and George W. Dellinger, the lone Confederate veteran. Rev Carl Honeycutt will give the invocation and Burr Harrison the speaker introduction. If rain, events move to City Hall and Stonewall Cemetery graves were decorated with flowers and flags.
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William Cooper
City Hall
Handley Band
Handley Cadet Corps
VPF Company 114
George W. Dellinger
Carl Honeycutt
Burr P. Harrison
Fire Chief Taylor Barr To Attend Gas Defense Classes
Taylor Barr and Roy Cather were chosen to travel to Richmond for gas defense classes June 11 to 13. After completion they will return to Winchester to instruct local classes in the defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Barr
Fire Department
Roy Cather
Richmond
Roe
Winchester
Awning Ads From E. W. Armstrong Co
Porch window and terrace awnings advertised by E. W. Armstrong Co. Phone 4643. Located at 39 East Piccadilly Street with Tuesday and Friday insertions.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
Dial
E. Piccadilly St
War productions gain focus as Roosevelt plans talks with Lyttelton
President Roosevelt will meet British production minister Oliver Lyttelton to align Anglo American war output. The visit could lead to joint production committee coordination in the United States and London.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oliver Lyttelton
Lyttelton
Probsey
London
House Refuses to Vote C C C Funds
Washington June 5. The House, by a teller vote 158 to 121, refused to approve a $75.8 million allotment to the Civilian Conservation Corps as part of the Labor Department supply bill. Rep Tarver of Georgia urged the extra funds and cited an executive order to consolidate the C C C with the National Youth Administration. The President is considering a consolidation order.
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Washington
Appropriations Committee
House
Civilian Conservation Corps
Teller
Representative Tarver
D.-Ga
C.C.C
Labor Department
Social Security Board
Federal House
National Youth Administration
Tarver
Rouss Fire Co. Meeting Notice With Ladies Night
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. announces its regular monthly meeting Friday at 8 pm. This is ladies night so every member should attend and bring their lady. Special entertainment and events promised.
Tremendous Cologne Damage Reported in First 1000-Plane Raid
A German dispatch via Das Es Nyheter quoted by Stockholm reports massive destruction in Cologne from Britain's night raid. Ten thousand people affected. fires burn in destroyed schools churches hospitals museums and warehouses. many quarters empty. city eager for patience to repair the devastation.
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Stackholm
Britain
Cologne
Stockholm
Dasens Nyheter
Koelnische
Zeitug
Nazi
Cologne Gauleiter
100 Graduates Across Two Schools In Frederick Clarke
Graduation exercises were held at two schools with a total of 100 diplomas awarded. Stephens City led with 61 seniors, while Berryville graduated 39. Top awards went to Mary Bell Watts for outstanding student, Nancy Brumback for American Legion Auxiliary honor, and Avery Warren plus James Letterman for perfect attendance. Berryville speakers included Nell Osborne Carter salutatorian Pauline Ashby Robert Smalley and Gray Denney valedictorian.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Stephens City
Mary Bell Watts
Nancy Brumback
American Legion Auxiliary
Avery Warren
James Letterman
Berryville
Clarke
A. F. Robertson
Nell Osborne Carter
Pauline Ashby
Robert Smalley
Gray Denney
Nation
Gainesboro ‘High School
Gobel
Whisk Bacce
Middletown High
Frederick Clarkewn County
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Rosa Stickel
Genevieve Pifer
Clara Adams
Audrey Peyton
Isabelle Lewin
America
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
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Australia
Gen
Douglas
Arthur
Sydney Harbor
Ned
Suarez
Madagascar
Africa
Far Pacific
Washington Naval
Dutch Harbor
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Panama Canal
Wake
Guam
Nimitz
Cru
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Dr. McGuire
WPB Power Division
Sarah Zane Fire
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