Roosevelt asks Congress to dispose surplus guns for Allies
President Roosevelt asked Congress for power to dispose of surplus guns and munitions and warplanes to aid Britain and France. He indicated authority exists to turn in planes and ammunition to manufacturers, and urged speed in production for Allied needs. He also declined to endorse universal compulsory military training beyond first paragraph of an editorial.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Britain
France
Legisla
Alps
New York Times
Steiner
White House
Twenty seven seniors to receive diplomas at Berryville tonight
A Berryville ceremony will grant diplomas to twenty seven seniors as part of the school’s event. Leaders plan further fundraising for war relief with a goal of two thousand dollars, while the Red Cross coordinates production of garments at the Baptist Church sewing room under Mrs. Griffith and Miss Gray.
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American Red Cross
Segnan
Cuask
First Baptist Arch
General Irman
Fitinnal
The
Baptist Church
R. E. Griffith
Mary Jane Gray
Red Cross Production
Clark
Griffith
H. J. Womeldorf
E. T. Clark
George Snarr
Claude Cammer
Daniel Lupton
Walker A. Bond
H. A. Funk
George Bacion
R. A. Whitten
Dan Henry
Mary J. Gray
Walker McC. Bond
Mary Jane
Carl Honeycutt
8. Brooks
Edythe Ballard
Berryville High Class of 1940 Roster in Photo
The Class of 1940 at Berryville High School is shown in a yearbook photo. Front row includes Virginia Harris Louise Bell Cecil Wolfe Helen Levi Phylis Roberson Robert Pope Helen Hess Rebecca Car, with a second row of Joyce Davis Ruth Smith Paul Isteste Lee Kackley Ruth Lancaster and Dorothy Russell. Julia Pitta attended when the picture was taken.
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Berryville High School
Virginia Harris
Louise Bell
Cecil Wolfe
Helen Levi
Phylis Roberson
Robert Pope
Helen Hess
Rebecca Car
Joyce Davis
Ruth Smith
Paul Isteste Lee
Kackley
Ruth Lancaster
Dorothy Russell
Julia Pitta
Shipping delays shadow Rex liner voyage
Rome reports say Rex is unlikely to sail for America on June 10 as planned with shipping circles suggesting Italian ships seek refuge in neutral ports. In London, a man in a British staff captain uniform was arrested at Hertfordshire Hospital amid Queen Elizabeth's visit to wounded soldiers.
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Rome
Rex
America
London
Hertfordshire Hospital
Elizabeth
Flag Week Observance Urges Union Pride and Flag
Ma Winchester urges citizens to join George P. Morris in Flag Week observance. The call emphasizes unity across states and hearts and hands bound by the Flag of Our Union, urging national solidarity and remembrance.
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Republic
Union of Lakes
Union of States
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs Snyder Widow Ber tie Oyler Snyder
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertie Oyler Snyder widow of John H. Snyder will be held tomorrow at 3 PM from the residence 114 North Avenue with Reverends Carl Honeycutt and Herman McKay officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hebron. Pallbearers include Gilfeather. She died at 1 AM after a long illness.
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Bertie Oyler Snyder
John H. Snyder
North Avenue
Carl Honeycutt
Herman McKay
Mount Hemron Dome
Gilfeather
Snyder
Ridgeway Florida June PACa Chicken Plate
A brief classified item notes a chicken plate event at Paynes Chapel in Ridgeway Florida on June 7 11 13 time block 6 p.m.
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Ridgeway
Fla
Paca
P. Paynes’ Chapel
World Famous House-of-David Ball Club versus Park Club
World Famous House-of-David Ball Club faces Park Club at Winchester Park under floodlights this evening. Game plays at 8 o'clock with no price increase.
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House-of-David” Ball Club
Park Club
Winchester Park
Rouss Fire Co Sets June Meeting and Event
Regular monthly meeting of the Charley Rouss Fire Co to be held Friday evening June 7 at 8 o'clock. Every member urged to attend. Special entertain men.
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Charley Rouss Fire Co
Groundhog Is An In And Outer
A young groundhog captured by Fred Lintz a power company lineman is described as an in and outer and may appear almost anywhere. It recently escaped its pen and wandered into a building wall where its head appeared to bystanders. FP W Bailey notes mountain people call groundhogs whistle pigs and speak of feeding them to deer hunters as fox squirrel.
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Fred Lintz
Power Company
West Piccadilly
FP. W. Bailey
Students March to Mount Hebron
More than 2,000 Handley School students marched through the city bearing flowers for graves at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The Handley Band led the procession. graduates to receive diplomas later that night at Handley auditorium. Flag Week events marked June 7 14 with a stadium gathering and a diploma ceremony for 104 students.
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Handley
John Handley
Handley Band
Handley Auditorium
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Handley Stadium
Garore
Star
Public Sale of Household and Antiques Friday in Edinboro?
Household and kitchen furniture to be sold at public auction including some antiques. Sale set for Friday June 14 at 1 p.m. at 605 South Market, Ed Rainsberger. Proceeds to be used as credited in the notice.
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S. Market
Rainsberger
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening June 7 at 8 p m. All members are asked to be present. Loryn M Crabill, Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Berryville Class Of Twenty Seven Graduates Tonight
Berryville High School will graduate 27 seniors at 8 o clock tonight. The event features two additional speakers alongside valedictorian and salutatorian, with topics on today’s high schools and Clarke County’s expectations. Louise Bell named valedictorian and Joyce Davis salutatorian. Helen Levi and Robert Pope give talks. Ralph Ware expected to award diplomas to seventh graders entering high school. Open air exercises last twilight, with a large crowd and glee club performances, arch procession, and a Programs of welcome to annual dedication and class songs.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Gradute
Robert Pope
Helen Levi
Clarke County
Louise Bell
Leonard H. Bell
Joyce Davis
Bell
Archie FP. Robertson
Ralph Ware
Hgh
Glee Club
Main Street
Shepherd
Eld
Bill Levi
Janice Smallwood
Virginia Harris
Rebecca Carter
Helen
Sythe
Paul Simpson
Dorothy Kackley
Julia Pitto
Roy Potts, Jr
Ruth Lancaster
Raymond Kackley
Helen Hess
British air raids hit railway centers in Belgium and Germany
British fliers conducted night raids on railway centers and freight yards in Belgium and northwest Germany, with the air ministry announcing the strikes.
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London
Belgium
Germany
Air Ministry
Summer heat hits Shenandoah Valley with 92 degree high
Summer weather arrived in the Shenandoah Valley with temperatures rising above ninety. In Winchester and vicinity the day's high reached 92 degrees, the year's highest so far, with 89 degrees recorded today and a next high around 91 noted earlier in the week.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Truck Demolished In $3 500 Wreck
A westbound produce van driven by William Moxley and his helper Floyd Bigsby overturned on Route 7 near Opequon creek at 5 45 this morning. The pair escaped with a few scratches as 7 tons of fruit and MH gu eas were damaged. truck and cargo valued at about 3500 dollars. The load was for Sanitary Grocery stores in Strasburg and valley towns. the truck belonged to L A Elliott Motor Lines.
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Opequon Creek
William Moxley
23Rd Street
Floyd Bigsby
I Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Strasburg
L. A. Elliott Motor Lines
E. Street
W . Moxley
Southworth Named Cardinals Manager Succeeding Blades
Billy Southworth, manager of the Rochester club in the International League, was named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Ray Blades. The appointment was announced in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Billy Southworth
Rochester
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Blades
Paris Sees Busy Passenger Rush as Front Closes In
Paris faced a mass exodus as trains filled and reservations vanished with the front only seventy miles away. Many stations were crowded and travel options scarce as citizens hurried to leave the area.
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Paris
Export Ruling Steers UK Trade to Sterling or USD Francs
London reports the government orders all exports from the United Kingdom to the United States and Switzerland must be paid in sterling at the fixed official rate or in United States dollars or Swiss francs.
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London
United Kingdom
United States
Switzerland
It All Depends on Two Keys in War Outlook
German sources say Italy’s entry hinges on destroying the French air force and drawing French attention to a Paris siege operation. The report notes the plan’s reliance on a decisive air strike and a major diversion against Paris.
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Italy
Paris
Byrd Seeks Congress Stay to Tackle Defense, Finance
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged Congress not to adjourn on June 22 claiming the body must handle defense preparations and the financing of armament programs. He warned that the next weeks could deeply affect the nation and stressed Congress must not abandon its constitutional duties.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
England
France
Square Dance at Castleman's Ferry Saturdays
Weekly square dance at Castleman's Ferry on Saturdays. The note lists a Friday time with code but confirms ongoing social event for locals.
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Castleman's Ferry
City And County Brevities From A 1914 Virginia Scene
Items note David Sowers of Mount Williams with a 1914 Model T and Ashley Fox with a 1926 model. Stewart W. O rare to receive a chemical engineering degree from UVA with top marks. A Wood County Ohio bus refuels near a Virginia camp as out of town youngsters visit. J J Crawford will not have his name on Strasburg ballots, rubber stamp voting available. Courtfield avenue trees give Winchester a forest look as residents remark on the city’s greenery.
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David Sowers
Mount Williams
Frederick Fox
Opequon
Ashley Fox
Sowers
Luray
Stewart W. O’rear
University of Virginia
University
Baltimore
Virginia
Wood County
Ohio
J. J. Crawford
Strasburg
French Planes Hammer German Tanks In Paris Front Fight
French and British air forces claim destruction of 400 German tanks as Weygand urges troops to hold the soil of France. German high command says Weygand’s line was broken through on the entire front as cannnon-armed planes wreak havoc on advancing columns. Italian ships ordered to neutral ports amid looming war uncertainty.
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Associated Press
France
Paris
Italy
New York
Ido Verrando
Maxime Weygand
French Proud of Famous Weapons
Paris June 1 The French praise their aerial cannon and famous 75s field pieces that fire explosive shells three inches in diameter. Mounted on plane motors and aimed from the cockpit they attack Nazi tanks with shells that puncture thin armor and kill crews. A military spokesman calls them the No 1 enemy of tanks.
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Paris
France
Germany
Gayda Challenges Pepper Over Mussolini War Views
Ultra rightist Gayda quotes Senator Pepper claiming Mussolini would feel the American lash if urged Roosevelt peace plans. Pepper warned Mussolini would rue the day if he continued his course. Gayda calls for verification of who spoke first and notes an ocean separates words from deeds.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Pepper
D-Fla
Il Giornale D’italia
Gayda
United States
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Il Duce
America
Gripping World War II Frontline Tactics Spar In Paris Sky
Reports from the front describe fierce house to house combat as French and British troops defend positions with orders to hold at all costs while German dive bombers endure mounting losses. Berlin proclaims aims of total conquest though blitzkrieg slows. Americans in London urged to return home if not needed, as air raids and naval curfews shape daily life.
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Sat ii
Withedrawal
Weygand
Berlin
Germany
France
London
England
U. S
Washington
Genegg
Paris
M Kingdom
War Today interpretation by DeWitt Mackenzie page cross reference
Continued on Page 9 Col 2 7 The War Today offers an interpretative analysis by foreign affairs writer DeWitt Mackenzie of the Associated Press. The note directs readers to another page for the full article.
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DeWitt Mackkenaiay
MacKenzie
The
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Red Cross
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George P. Morris
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Rouss Fire CO
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