King Pays Tribute To Fighters Of U S And War Aims
Admiral King praised American resolve and production capacity in a wartime address broadcast from W R V A Richmond. He said the United States will win the war and restore freedom, while warning of sacrifices ahead at the College of William and Mary ceremony where he received an honorary degree.
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Ae In Chief
United Tes Fleet
Admiral King
King
Columbia Broadcasting System
W.r.va
Richmond
College of William and Mary
John Stewart Bryan
William and Mary
College
RAF Bombers Hit French Dutch Ports in daylight sweep
RAF fighter bombers struck France and Holland ports in daylight raids. Caen railway yard and Mondidier train were hit, a lone Boston bomber attacked Leeuwarden. Weather delayed operations, with light German activity over Britain.
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London
Britain
Hitler
R.A F
Frances
Caen
Mondidier
Amiens
Leeuwarden
Holland
Amsterdam
Germany
Byrd urges revision of sugar set up for canning
Virginia Senator Byrd writes to Leon Henderson urging immediate review of sugar allotments for canning and preserving under the pancine program. He seeks faster service for special certificates and higher sugar quantities, warning that delaying could waste valuable food as preserving season begins.
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Byrd
Leon Henderson
OPM
Virginia
French Coast Residents Advised to Evacuate Coastal Zone
The BBC warned residents in German-occupied French coast regions to flee inland, saying coastal areas would become a theater of operations. The French language broadcast urged leaving from the Belgian border to the Pyrenees, noting future capital importance operations and civilian danger.
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London
Bb.c
France
Pyrenees
Spain
St. Nazaire
Winchester Eyes Gas Saving Plan From Traffic Signals
MA Winchester proposes curbing automatic traffic signals to save gasoline. He urges use only during heavy traffic and peak commute times, noting after 6 p.m. traffic is light and signals may promote reckless driving. He argues motorists should face minimal penalties and cites weekly gasoline waste in Winchester.
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Winchester
President asks Congress for over 30 billion dollars
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a war budget totaling about 39.4 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, 1943, boosting the three year war chest to over 200 billion. He cited revised needs reflecting changing conditions and requested authority to reallocate up to 12.7 billion in war material to aid the United States.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Appropriations
War Department
Army of the
Philippines
Pacific Islands
United States
Calvin Martin Dies Suddenly At Home At 68
Calvin M. Martin 68 well known resident of the city died suddenly from a heart attack at 4 15 pm Saturday at his home 325 East Piccadilly Street He had attended Confederate Memorial exercises earlier in the day and had visited friends and patients His loss is mourned by family and many friends in the community
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Calvin M. Martin
East Piccadilly Street
Ty Postaryghortly
Mount Hebron
Mr. Martin
Winchest
Comwoes
Eee Force Posee Presbyterian Arch
Charley Rouss
Air Wardens and Fire Watchers Meet Tonight at Hall
An important meeting of air raid wardens and fire watchers is set for tonight at 8 o'clock in the Saraheas Hall. The note urges all wardens and watchers to attend regardless of prior meetings or attendance.
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Air Wardens
Fire Watchers
Saraheas Hall
Lt Carbaugh Arrives Safely in Australia
First Lieutenant Peggy Carbaugh of the Army Nurses Corps arrives in Australia after a Pacific crossing from San Francisco. Her parents in Stephens City, Virginia, learn of her safe arrival via cablegram. She is among a group of Army nurses under her charge, previously stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey.
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Peggy Carmoneh
Army Nurses Corps
Australia
Pacific
San Francisco
H. M .Carbaugh
Stephens City
Down Under
Lieut. Carbaugh
California
Stephenson
Oesay Neespital
Fort Monmouth
N J
Keep Em Fleeing Army Air Corps Chief Urges
In a June message from Lieut Gen Henry H Arnold head of the Army Air Forces to Lieut Gen Delos Emmons commander of the Hawaiian group he praises Pearl Harbor’s half year anniversary. Arnold lauds American airmen and craft as the finest and urges to keep up the good work and keep em fleeing.
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Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
U.S
Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Delos C. Emmons
Arnold
America
Roosevelt weighs fireside chat on rubber gas policy
President Roosevelt told a House committee he may address the rubber and gasoline problems in a fireside chat after gathering facts. The committee, led by Representative Kleberg, counts about 250 members backing its stance against nation wide rationing until reasons are clear. Under the new plan non essential drivers gain extra gas while B coupon issuance drops due to tighter controls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Kleberg
D.-Tex
Lea
D.-Calif
Holmes
R.mass
Excellent Rain Falls in Windsor Area
A heavy shower with lightning moved through Windsor Sunday evening. At 8 am the rainfall reading stood at 0.81 inches. June total reached 1.41 inches and the year total 14.92 inches. Rains are expected to continue, aiding year to date deficit. The first six months’ average is 17.56 inches.
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Winchester
Sevastopol Still Stands Amid Intense German Assault
Moscow reports Sevastopol, the Soviet naval base in Crimea, remains firm after seven months of siege. Nazi air and ground attacks, aided by 528 German planes and heavy losses for the attackers, failed to break the defense as Soviet forces held off the three day assault.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Russia
Crimea
Black Sea
Soviet Information Bureau
Twenty One County Boys Inducted Into Army June Twenty Six
Twenty one Frederick county youths have been notified for induction into the army on June 26. They will proceed to Fort Myer Virginia via the Selective Service Board. Names include Bayliss Harton Ope Quon Russell Mac Murry Newlin Raymond Asbury Tevalt Russell Stewart Allamong Calvin Jackson Smith Rosby William Elliott Grimes Thompson Harry James Lyons Charles Oscar Crockett Leo Graham Route 2 York Pa Taylor Wood Roll Clay Middletown Ralph Smith R.F.D. No. 3 Win Marshall Stephens City Va.
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Frederick County
Fort Myer
Selective Service Board
Bayliss
William Harton
Opequon
Russell
Robert MacMurry
Winchester
Newlin
Raymond Asbury
Tevalt
Russell Stewart
Stephens City
Allamong
Calvin Jackson
Hayfield
Smith
Russell Isaac
Zanesville
Elliott
Rosby William
Grimes
Thompson
Harry James
Cross Junction
Lyons
Charles Oscar
Crockett
Crowser
Leo Graham
York
Taylor
Middletown
Ralph Smith
Win- Marshall Stephens City
Teachers Volunteering For Sugar Rationing Effort
The Frederick County School Board urged teachers to help ease sugar rationing by issuing special certificates for canning and preserving. Plans call for emergency rationing posts at Star Tannery Worcesster and other towns. The board also allowed borrowing 5000 dollars for current expenses and noted county defense coordination ongoing.
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Lealh Lines
Frederick County
C. M. Rosenberger
Star Tannery
Worcests
Middletown
Boscawen Street
Hi Yard
County Victory Garden Committee
C. R. Anderson
Sloan Kuykendall
Commonwealth
Reckoning Day Is Not Far Off Says Gen Arnold
Lieutenant General H H Arnold, commander of the United States Army Air Forces, told the Iowa Wesleyan College commencement audience that for every plane shot down, Japan has lost four. He predicted a near reckoning and touted future pilots Colin Kelly and Butch O'Hare, Jimmy Doolittle, and a growing air offensive. He cited a score of destruction: 33 aircraft sunk and 44 transports, freighters, and tankers sunk or damaged.
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Mount Pleasant
H. H. Arnold
United States Army Air Force
Iowa Wesleyan College
Tokyo
Colin Kellys
Butch O’hares
Jimmy Doolittles
Army Air Force
Reuben Funk Killed by Train Near Waterloo
Reuben N Funk of Clarke county was struck and killed by Norfolk and Western passenger train No 14 near Waterloo yesterday around 2 PM. He was survived by his mother and two sisters and will be buried at Macedonia Cemetery after a funeral at Enders Funeral Home Berryville.
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Reuben N. Funk
Punk
Margaret Cadwallader Funk
Clarke County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Waterloo
Clarence W. Glasscock
White Post
Boyce Station
Funk
City And County Brevities From a Distant Page
Local notes report an old iron oven found during cellar excavation at a J C Penney site in the northeast corner. Bird nest patterns nearby spark a local prediction. A motorist near Loudoun and Oak avoided danger by inches. Shenandoah county rain muddied Cedar Creek yesterday afternoon as streams rose.
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Herman Hable
J. C. Penney Com
Shenandoah County
Air Corps Exam Here Tonight At Valley Airport
Graduates of the Civilian Pilots Training Program and other men aged 19 to 26 may take the mental examination to enter the Army Air Corps. Lt Robert Redding will arrive from Washington to administer and grade the test at 7 30 PM at the Municipal Airport. A Naval officer will be present Wednesday for the U S Navy Air Corps screening.
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Valley Airways
Army Air Corps
Robert D. Redding
Washington
Jenee Schedi
U. S. Navy Air Corps
J Norris Hering, Organist and Music Director
J Norris Hering, Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, artist diploma recipient from Peabody Conservatory, director of music at Maryland Casualty Company, listed in Who's Who in Music. Biographical details available. appointment dial 5883.
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J. Norris Hering
American Guild of Organists
Peabody Conservatory
Music Maryland Casualty Company
Hiram Lodge Members Attend C M Martin Funeral
All members of Hiram Lodge are requested to attend the funeral of C. M. Martin Tuesday afternoon at 1 p m at the temple.
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Hiram Lodge
C. M. Martin
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