Park Trims The Remount 6 3 Take Early Lead
The Winchester Park defeated the Remount Depot soldiers yesterday afternoon in a game highlighted by Maddrey and Luby hitting and Bobby Houghton pitching. Park led 6 3 after two frames, Remount tied it at 2 2 in the fourth, Park answered with Maddrey driving in two more in the sixth. Luby went 3 for 3 while Houghton and Johnson teamed as battery mates. Mathus allowed many hits for Remount.
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Winchester Park
Remount
Maddrey
Luby
Bobby Houghton
Tech
Madareyteempang
Peledge
Houghton
Johnson
Mathus
Park Patton
Kellar
Royston
Michael
E. Johnson
W. Park
Pledge Maddrey
Emmett
Patten
Pope
Brent
Webber
Minks Edge Independents 4-2 in Stephens City
Middletown Minks defeated the Sens City Independents 4 to 2 at Stephens City. Jud pitched five strikeouts for the Minks while Spaid allowed four across six. Carbaugh relieved Spaid in the sixth, Kendall was knocked out by heat and Lee Fawcett replaced him. Pete Garrett’s triple nearly cleared the bases before being thrown out at the plate. A Sunday game against the Park may be postponed due to Middletown players’ work schedules.
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Middletown
Minks
Sens City Independents
Stephens City Independents
Stephens City
Jud
Spaid
Independents
Henry Carbaugh
Kendall
Lee Fawcett
Pete Garrett
Park
Middletown Oe
Wheat futures slip as harvests loom in Oklahoma and Kansas
Chicago grain quotations show wheat opening lower amid cautious trading ahead of harvests in Oklahoma and Kansas. Corn oats and rye hold steady with July, September and December positions listed. prices range around July corn 1.05 and oats 0.64 to 0.75.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Kansas
Rye
Bowling League Banquet Held Last Week
The Bowing League banquet at the Parish Hall featured toastmaster Julian A. Everly. Team No. 3 won the Ladies League with high scores by Helen McDonald and Margaretta Brown, while Team No. 2 led the Men's League with Arthur Golightly and C. E. Miley Jr. high honors. Proceeds fund post observation upkeep.
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Garland Brown
Helen McDonald
Margaretta Brown
M. C. Willingham
Philip Grim
Dick Golightly
Arthur Golightly
C. E. Miley, Jr
Braxton Strode
Jack Casey
Frank Lee
Charles McGhiney
George Rodgers
Anne Herbert
Charlotte Lee
Virginia Soldiers Killed in Africa Reported
The War Department announced three more Virginia soldiers among 286 killed in action in Europe and North Africa. Included are Pvt. Walter P. Beavers Jr. of Bishop whose father is Walter P. Beavers Sr., and Pvt. Stuart F. Snow whose father is Edward Snow of Standarsville. All but four deaths occurred in Africa.
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Ashington
War Department
Walter P. Beavers, Jr
Walter P. Beavers, Sr
Bishop
Stuart F. Snow
Edward Snow
Standarsville
Africa
Boy Drowns During Demonstration in Virginia River
Fredericksburg VA June 7 Roy Fines 17 of Stafford drowned while swimming three miles upstream during a rescue squad demonstration to save a man from drowning in the Rappahannock River. His body was recovered but resuscitation efforts failed.
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Fredericksburg
Rappahannock River
Roy Fines
Stafford
Pine
De Gaulle Critics Denounce Petain In Algiers Rally
In Algiers a mass meeting of De Gaulle supporters denounced Petain as an Evangel of Decadence and Lava’s vichy regime as a traitor band. The event, attended by about 2 000 admirers, followed Allied North Africa landings last November and highlighted the exile government’s stance.
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Algiers
Marshall Petain
Pierre Lava
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Africa
Let The Star Make The Contact Its The Result That Counts
The Star outlines effective advertising strategies emphasizing direct contact with audiences. The piece promotes clear messaging, measurable outcomes, and using trusted distribution channels to maximize reach and response. It highlights practical tips for businesses seeking efficient ad campaigns and tangible results.
Market Quotations Livestock And Produce Markets
Baltimore June 7 market report shows prices for various items. Hogs and bacon cuts vary 2 1 2 to 4.50 per unit with several grades. peppers and tomatoes not listed. Poultry prices include broilers 30 to 32 cents. eggs reported at 2095 cases with whites 38 to 41 cents. butter not listed.
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Baltimore
Ben Davis
Baltimore and Chicago Market Livestock Totals June 7
U S Department figures show cattle, hogs, calves and sheep trading in Baltimore and Chicago. Prices range across weights with steer averages around 15.00 to 16.50, hogs from 13.40 to 14.70, calves 10.50 to 17.00, and sheep near 16.50 to 17.00 for spring lambs amid steady to lower bidding and mixed demand.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agri
Stock Market Slips After Mild Opening Rally
New York stock market opened higher but drifted lower through the day as leaders fell fractions to two points while selling remained subdued. Brokers noted calm trade with profits taken at times as the Leathy average rose to new peaks since late 1939 and investors awaited a major Allied European move.
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New York
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore market shows No 2 red winter wheat at 1.57 per bushel for June delivery. Winchester market lists wheat at 1.55 and corn at 1.10 per bushel with mentions of mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Chinese Expand Pushes Japs, Recovers Points Near Yangtze
Chinese forces inflicted heavy losses on Japan during attacks on Chaishih in Hupeh, north east of Ichang, and on reserve columns. Japanese planes raided Jiangshan 110 miles northeast of Chungking after a brief air raid alarm on the capital, and struck at Enpo provisional capital of Hupei. Chinese troops reportedly recaptured strategic posts south of the Yangtze between Ichang and Shasi. More than 1,000 Japanese fleeing Itu were killed or wounded in mop up through Sunday. U S flyers attacked Tangyang 35 miles northeast of Ichang and the Pailoki airdrome, 140 miles down the Yangtze from Ichang, opposite Yochow.
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Chaishih
Hupeh Province
Ichang
Jiangshan
Chungwing
Enpo
Yangtze
Shasi
Itu
U. S. Flers
Tangyang
Prices for hogs cattle calves and sheep steady in Pittsburgh
Salable hogs 600 and cattle 350 offered with steady prices across weights and grades. Hog prices run from 13.50 for light stock to 14.85 for midweights. cattle show steers 15.75 to 16.50 and cows 9.00 to 13.00, calves 16.50 to 17.50, and sheep with lambs at 14.75 to 16.00 while ewes and wethers range 5.00 to 9.00. Also note an advisory block promoting Dr Clendening’s article on health on page 4.
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Pittsburgh
Dept. Agri
Roosevelt Kin Kills Friend With Rifle At Home
Ten year old William Roosevelt tripped over a .22 rifle at his Westchester Pike home and the gun discharged killing 11 year old Lewis Hutchinson. Coroner W J Bushong said the bullet pierced the lung and liver. An inquest will be held. Billy was released to his mother.
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Philadelphia
William Bonner Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Lewis Hutchinson
W. J. Bushong
Montgomery County
Young Hutchinson
Ardmore
Billy
Elizabeth Donner Winsor
James Hagan
Ever Ready Bible Class Meeting Set At Loudoun Street Church
The Ever Ready Bible Class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Lottie Fuller 518 South Kent Street Tuesday evening June 8 at 8 o'clock.
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Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street
Burgess Meredith Joins London Air Transport Command PR
First Lieut. Burgess Meredith arrived in London and is assigned to the public relations office of the air transport command. He traveled from Washington and joins the agency amid wartime publicity efforts.
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London
Burgess Meredith
Air Transport Command
Efgei
Washington
Local Markets The Star Daily Market Notes
Market pages list daily prices and summaries for local commodities. The Star notes potential typographical errors but provides current figures and market movements for investors and shoppers.
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The
Star
Local Market Prices for Patent and Bran Bags
Local market listing shows patent flour prices per barrel for various bag weights from 12 to 98 pounds with rates ranging from 8.35 to 9.15. Bran and corn meal feed prices appear with middlings and mixed feed prices listed around 2.63 to 2.69 per unit.
150 Locomotives Of Germany Are Knocked Out
London reports that in May the RAF damaged 150 locomotives and disrupted Germany's communications. Attacks hit freight trains, signal boxes, sidings and barges. some aircraft returned with wire tangled in undercarriages and soot on wings.
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Germany
London
Nce
Tee Ae Eee
Adolph Hitler
Soln
Kansas VFW censures Rep Lambertson for Roosevelt sons' records
At the Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars 23rd annual encampment in Emporia on June 7 a resolution censuring Rep W P Lambertson for criticizing the Roosevelt sons military records in Congress was adopted. The measure commended the Roosevelt family military conduct.
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Empporia
Kas
Rep
W. P. Lambertson
R-Kas
Congress
Roosevelt
Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelts
Italian Rock Pounded Again in North African Air Raid
Allied forces struck Pantelleria and La Spezia as medium and heavy bombers led a wide assault over the weekend. RAF Baltimores and Bostons with USAAF Havocs and Mitchels, escorted by Spitfires and Lightnings, joined southern Sardinia strikes and a daylight bombing of La Spezia targeting battleships Littorio Vittorio Veneto and Roma. British subs pressed operations in Italian waters.
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North African Command
Pantelleria
la Spezia
North Africa
Arthur Coningham
RAF
U. S
Sicilian Strait
Monserrato
Porto Ponte de Romano
Sardinia
la Specia
Italy
Middle East
Corsica
London
Admiralty
Harold V. Boyle
Associated Press
North
Africa
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Aire
Rawson Quits As Leader in Argentine Revolution
The decree dissolving Congress frames creation of a new congress at an unspecified time. Observers doubt Rawson aligns with ultra right ministers, while Ramirez is seen as more rightist. Reports from Montevideo flag neo‑right moves and avoid calling for elections, hinting at a non elected legislative structure. Congress had been paralyzed as lower house opposed the government‑dominated Senate.
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Rawson
Ramirez
Argentina
Montevideo
Legisla
Congress
Castillo
Senate
Help the Boys Keep In Touch With Home While in the Service
In wartime effort residents urged to support troops by sending The Star newspaper to service members. Readers encouraged to subscribe or mail copies to soldiers stationed overseas or inland, ensuring letters and papers reach those serving.
J H Campbell 44 86 Died Sunday At 3 O Clock
J H Campbell born November 11 1856 near Edinburg Shenandoah county was an early apple exporter in the Winchester Frederick area. He died Sunday. funeral set Tuesday at Kurts Home with burial at Mount Hebron. He married Margaret Beemer in 1887 and had no children. three sisters survive.
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Mr. Campbell
Shenandoah County
Edinburg
Robert Hy
Isabelle Ann Pitman
Bell
Frederick County
Festus Hahn
Old Stonewall
Winchester
Kernstown Methodist Church
Margaret Beemer
Lethia Miller
Frances Wayland
Washington, D. C
E L. McIntosh
Rainier
Minnie Beemer
Kurts
Walter
Mount Hebron Cemetery
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Meddrey
Omps Funeral Home
Virginia
Petain
Stepsano Bros
Joan
Los Angeles
Gertrude Barry
Charles Chaplin
Chicago Livestock
Priday
J.W Grove Furniture CO
Stock Market Report
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen
Meredith
Weerwee
Old S Roosters
Potomac ‘By-Products Ca
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Ww. Va
Raps Lambertson
San
Congr
J. H. Campbell
Dean J. W. Cammer
Amos Eugene Campbell
E. B. Timilake
Will Miller
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Service Department
Reddy Kilowatt
Northern Virginia Power CO
Miller’s. Hardware
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Colgate Dental
Colgate
Jay
Silco Cut Price Store
Loudoun St
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