Commencement Exercises At Three County High Schools
Last night three counties held graduation programs. At Middletown 19 graduates received diplomas including Etheleen Henson as Lar rick scholarship medalist and Leonides Steele as valedictorian. The Gainesboro exercises honored 16 graduates with diplomas and multiple awards. At Boyce 18 graduates received diplomas with Wilton Weaver earning the Alumni Medal. State Senator Burr P. Harrison delivered the morning school address at Berryville Parish Hall.
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Middletown
E. Olin Larrick
Etheleen Henson
Leonides Steele
Balfour
American Legion Auxiliary
Nancy Long
Rhodes
Myrtle Rhodes
Charles R. Curtis
Methodist Church
H. Denis Hoover
Charles P. Walz
Gainesboro
Gainesboro High School
Rosalie Fox
Scott Wingfield
Grace Sager
Hugh Dailey
Dan Gano
F. F.A
Future Farmers of America
Frank Ross
Junior Bayliss
Garlandine Constable
Juanita Roe
June DeHaven
Edith Braithwaite
Glee Club
R. Z. Philpott
C. B. Larrick
Fred C. Braithwaite
Harrison
Boyce
Wilton Weaver
Carroll Goodridge
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
Berryville
Burr P. Harrison
Ellen Suddith
Fort Loudoun
D. A.R
Fritzie Conley
War Extends Service Opportunity at Winchester Memorial Nursing School
Judge Williams told 13 Winchester Memorial Hospital nursing graduates to seek deeper knowledge and avoid routine as they begin service. Dr. H. H. McGuire presented diplomas, Miss Mary Jane McCone pinned pins, and graduates recited the Florence Nightingale pledge. A reception followed at the George Washington Hotel.
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Philip Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital Nursing School
Handley Library
H. H. McGuire
Mary Jane McCone
Florence Nightingale
Carl A. Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
George Washington Hotel
Confederate Honors Pay Tribute at VMI Memorial Rite
The ceremony honored Confederate officers Richard and Turner Ashby, both VMI alumni, who died in the War Between the States. Capt. Robert Y. Conrad of Co. I from Winchester died in France in 1918 and was praised as an example of the 330 VMI men who died serving the United States. Six are missing or killed in the current conflict. The speaker noted twenty three high army officers including Gen. George Marshall and three Admirals as VMI graduates. Rev. Carl Honeycutt gave the invocation and benediction as taps sounded over graves decorated with Confederate flags.
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Richard
Turner Ashby
VMI
Robert Y. Conrad
Co. I
Winchester
France
V.M.I
United States
Army
George Marshall
Navy
V.mi
Carl Honeycutt
Golden Rulers Plan Memorial Rites Tomorrow
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church plans memorial services for Dr. Lawrence Whitlock tomorrow. They meet at 9:45 a.m. for Sunday School, then proceed to Mt. Hebron Cemetery for rites at 10 a.m. Rev. T. M. Swann will speak at the grave. Special music will be performed by Mr and Mrs Roy Wickes.
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Golden Rule Bible
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Lawrence Whitlock
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
T. M. Swann
Whitlock
Roy Wickes
Mrs
Richmond Flier Dies In Crash
An army air corps flight instructor and an enlisted man were killed in a bomber crash near Lubbock Texas. The victims were Second Lieut. Thomas L. Thrasher Jr whose Richmond Virginia father is listed as next of kin and Pvt James P Nobles of Ovalo Texas.
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Lubbock, Tex
Army Air Corps
Here
Thomas L. Thrasher, Jr
Richmond
James P. Nobles
Ovalo
Texas
Duchess Visits Mrs. Larrabee During Washington Weekend
The Duchess of Windsor left Baltimore by car for Washington and Warrenton Virginia for a weekend visit with Mrs Sterling Larrabee. She has stayed with Gen and Mrs Henry M Warfield at their Maryland home since Tuesday.
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Baltimore
Duchess of Windsor
Washington
Warrenton
Sterling Larrabee
Henry M. Warfield
Pe Md
Tuesay
Seaplane and Crew Found Off Buenos Aires
La Nacion reports an Argentine merchant ship from New York to Buenos Aires picked up a United States seaplane and its crew after a forced sea landing. Acting President Ramon Castillo agreed to the U.S. State Department request to land the fliers at the nearest Latin American port.
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Buenos Aires
la Nacion
New York
United States
Ramon Castillo
U.S. State Department
Tax Committee Boosts Corporate and Individual Rates
The Sales Tax Means Committee raises corporate taxes by 2.5 billion and shifts the excess profits rate to a flat 94 percent. Individual normal tax rises from 4 to 6 percent while personal exemptions drop from 1500 to 1200 for married and 750 to 500 for single filers. Rep Robertson of Virginia argues for a general consumer tax if excise taxes prove unachievable and notes delay risks to inflation. Morganthau hopes the bill is not too little or too late.
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Means
Robertson
D.-Va
Treasury
Morganthau
Congestion at Rationing Office Delays Sugar Permits
A reporter details lengthy waits at the rationing office as residents including Mrs. Alice Campbell Mrs. Sarah Nesselrodt and Rev. R A Whitten seek sugar permits amid crowding and locked doors. The article notes transportation costs gas shortages and calls for precinct level rationing to ease rural hardships.
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Alice Campbell
Winchester
Middle Road
Dennis Cole
Stephenson
Lawrence Cole
Sarah Nesselrodt
Hayfield
Fire Blight Severe in Some Virginia Orchards
At Virginia Tech, horticulturist Prof. A H Teske said fire blight damage to apple trees is stronger this year than in a decade. He notes leaves brown, trees may die, and cracked fruit appear. He warns against pruning as it can spread blight and cites weather as a key factor.
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Blacksburg
A. H. Teske
Virginia Tech Horticulturist
Professor Teske
Teske
Permit Delays and Sugar Shortages Hit Winchester Area
The county central office in Winchester causes delays as residents travel 18 miles for permits and forget ration cards. Farmers report strawberry sales problems due to sugar permits, with 340 permits issued since June 2 and an average wait of 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Two clerks could issue about 1,152 permits weekly if solely assigned to this task.
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Winchester
Gore
Star
Memorial Service by W O W and Odd Fellows Sunday
Madison Lodge No 6 I O O F and Woodmen of the World plan joint memorial exercises Sunday at 2 30 PM in Odd Fellows Hall. Procession to Mount Hebron Cemetery with McIlwee Municipal Band. Historic City Four provide music. deceased members honored. Rev Ronald Wilson to speak. refreshments after in lodge room. rain venue lodge hall.
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Madison Lodge No. 6
Woodmen of the World
Odd Fellows Hall
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Mount Hebron
McIlwee
Robert Legg
Robert Snapp
Henry Keller
Eugene Russell
Robert Brill
John Mason
Odd Fellows
G. W. Meeeman
The
Woodmen
Ronald Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Dorsey Hottle
Stanley Mason
L. Irving Carper
Edgar Mason
Emory Larrick
Jones Funeral Home Policy Statement
A proclamation from Jones Funeral Home asserting an unwavering pledge to serve all families without regard to their financial means. The record emphasizes accessible funeral services as a core value.
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Jones Funeral Home
Want Defense Ranks Filled And Volunteers Trained In Time For Statewide Blackout
Civil defense article urges Winchester residents to enlist in Auxiliary Firemen Rescue Squads Fire Watchers Stretcher Bearers Nurse Aids and Messengers before the June 17 statewide blackout The piece cites Director Landis on the need for readiness and home front protection.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Landis
Tokyo
Papa
No More Hitlers Says Mr. Meyer
Eugene Meyer publisher of the Washington Post called for postwar vigilance to prevent a rise of future Hitlers and urged the United States to take an active role in world affairs or concede power. He spoke in an address prepared for Sarah Lawrence College graduation ceremonies. He warned victory alone does not ensure peace.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Eugene Meyer
The
Washington Post
United States
Germany
Sarah Lawrence College
Over 200 Czechs Shot by Germans in Retaliation
London reports Nazi reprisals for Reinhard Heydrich’s death killed 203 Czechs by today. His body lay in Prague Castle as 26 more Czechs were sentenced by courts set up by Heydrich’s authorities, in a ten day counter terror campaign.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Czecho-Slovakia
Prague
Heydrich
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page four list items 1 through 10 with names and terms including Admiral Graf Spee The Ford Motor Company Army bombers Nikolai True Lincoln Empire State Building On the hips and Coats.
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Admiral Graf Spee
The
Ford Motor Company
Army
Nikolai
True
U. Bonus
Lincoln
Empire State Building
Coats
Italian killer Piazza confesses to five murders in New Jersey
Vincenzo Piazza, 59, confessed to police that he killed five people in Carlstadt and Union City and was about to murder a sixth when captured. Mary Mancini, 20, testified Piazza vanished after the first two killings and alerted authorities when he reappeared at her father's farmhouse.
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Carlstadt
N. J
Vincenzo Piazza
Mary Mancini
Piazza
Union City
Central Press
Julius Brill Dies At Home In Oklahoma
Julius Brill of Kaw City Oklahoma died Tuesday June 2 after months of ill health. He leaves wife Cora Kelso of High View West Virginia, daughters Lillian Brill Sadie Muckelroy and Kenneth Brill, a sister Bessie Brill and brothers Danel and Harvey Brill. Funeral services were held in Oklahoma.
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Julius Brill
Kaw City
Okla
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Cora Kelso
John W
Diane Johnson Kelso
High View
Lillian Brill
Sadie Muckelroy
el Paso
Texas
Kenneth Brill
Ponca City
Oklo
Bessie Brill
Danel and
Harvey Brill
Yellow Spring
New Rationing of Gas Discussed
Fifty state gasoline ration directors met in New York with Walter , regional rationing executive, to discuss the new system of handling gas cards announced by Leon Henderson in Washington. The meeting was off the record and representatives from Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia could not discuss instructions given.
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New York
Walter
Leon Henderson
O.P.A
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ow Jersey
Ware
Maryland
District of Columbia
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