McDaniel Dies in Baltimore Hospital at 52
Quint McDaniel, 52, a Gore community resident, died after six weeks illness in City Hospital, Baltimore. Survived by wife Ruth Hurt and three sons Burley James and Charles, plus three daughters, ten more relatives. Funeral held May 31 at James Henry's home and Saint Mary's Cemetery in Baltimore.
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City Hospital
Baltimore
Quint McDaniel
Gore
McDaniel
James E. McDaniel
White Post
Ruth Hurt
Frederick County
Burley
James
Charles
Florence Jerkins
Woodstock
Janis McKee
Winchester
Edna Dunlap
James Henry
Saint Mary's Cemetery
McDonald
Wye Gore Baptist Church
Calvin Garvin
Will Muse
Office Girls At Ford Plant Object To Slacks Rule
Ford Motor Company office girls at the Highland Park plant refused to wear slacks preferring dresses and sat idle as they came to work in dresses. A company official cited safety concerns while a hearing on the matter is set for the regular labor-age meeting Wednesday morning.
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Ford Plant
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Bernice Clark
Highland Park
Bolt From Blue Strikes Virginia Dairy Farm
A lightning bolt from a clear sky struck Buena Vista Farms near Pulaski on a weekend, killing 54 cows and injuring five people. The bolt toppled a telephone pole and melted a wire fence while a worker was knocked into L. S. Robinson’s lap. A prior strike occurred in 1937, burning a barn.
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Pulaski
Buena Vista Farms
L. S. Robinson
Robinson
Memorial Rites At Ebenezer Christian Church Set
Ebenezer Christian Church plans a full memorial service next Sunday with Bible school at 10 30 A M morning worship and an afternoon program. Due to rationing attendees are asked to bring a box lunch for noon. The pastor Rev S J Goode will lead the service.
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Ebenezer Christian Church
S. J. Goode
Market quotations for livestock and produce in Baltimore
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago show mixed livestock and produce quotes. Apples and potatoes hold, eggs steady, butter strong. cattle and hogs in Baltimore steady to mixed with cannners down, calves and sheep showing varied ranges. Chicago and Pittsburgh trade open lower, with bulk hogs 13.75 to 14.25 and sheep around 14 to 16 depending on type.
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Baltimore
Rail
Bliss U. S
U. S
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Dept. Agr
Pittsburgh
Dept. Agri
Three Are Granted Farm Deferment
Frederick County USDA War Board has recommended Harold Milton Lamp 2C Willis F Smeltzer 3C and Richard D Tevait 2C for farm deferment and the Selective Service Board has classified them accordingly under regulations.
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Frederick County
Usda ‘War Board
Selective Service Board
Lamp
Harold Milton
Smeltzer
Willis F
Tevait
Richard D
Justice Roberts to Join Radio Forum Panel
The MBS network announces Justice Owen J. Roberts of the U S Supreme Court will join a four member panel on its American forum program to debate whether peace can be organized on federal union lines. Clarence K. Strett Sen George M Gillette and Rep Bartell J Jonkman also participate. This marks Roberts first appearance on the forum.
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New York
MBS
Owen J. Roberts
U. S. Supreme Court
Clarence K. Strett
George M. Gillette
Iowa
Rep
Bartell J. Jonkman
Michigan
Justice Roberts
Sooner Alumni Office Records 20000 Address Changes
In Norman Oklahoma on June 8 the University of Oklahoma alumni office reports more than 20 000 address changes in the past year for students now in the armed forces or war work.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Wheat No 2 red winter at 1.57 a bushel with June delivery. Winchester Market Wheat 1.55 a bushel. Corn 1.10 a bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimor
Winchester
Chicago Grain Quotations Opening Prices Slide
Lack of demand at the opening lowers all grain futures as trading remains light. Wheat July 1.44 1 2 to 5 8 Sept 1.44 5 8 to 3 8 Dec 1.46 3 8 Oats July 65 Sept 63 Dec 63 1 8 to 64 Rye July 95 3 8 to 1 4 Sept 97 to 96 7 8 Dec 99 7 8 Aviation production in 1943 will cost about one seventh of the national income.
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Chicago
U. S
Local Sports Highlight In The Evening Star
The Evening Star presents local sports coverage featuring standout performances and weekend results from area teams. Key athletes and upcoming matchups shape the latest edition.
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Evening Star
Stock Market Slump as Traders Cash In Ahead of Invasion
New York stocks fell mid session as profits were cashed on the long forward drive. Offerings remained light but buying timidity grew and leaders slipped about 2 points near the fourth hour. Brokers cited the looming Allied European invasion as a key excuse for trimming, with tax, labor outlooks, and the Argentine situation dampening sentiment.
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New York
Young Roosevelt Holding Rifle When It Went Off
An inquest into the death of 11 year old Lewis Hutchinson Jr. will be held in Norristown after statements attributed to William Donner Roosevelt say he was holding a .22 rifle when it fired fatally. Roosevelt, grandson of the President, said he entered a house to fetch arrows and the rifle discharged as he moved it. Officials call the event accidental.
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William Donner Roosevelt
Col
Elliot Roosevelt
Lewis Hutchinson
Edgemont
William
Curtin Vinson
International
Norristown
Lewis Hutchinson, Jr
W. J. Rushong
Delaware County
William B. McClenahan
Elliott Roosevelt
Young Roosevelt
Lewis
Rushone
McClenacan
Allied leaders discuss amphibious ops near Lampedusa
King and Nimitz report landing on Lampedusa. Knox says no confirmation from British sources. When asked about Churchill’s London speech predicting complex amphibious operations, Knox offers no comment but calls the remark conservative.
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Lampedusa
Mediterranean
Knox
Churchill
London
China says Japanese invasion limited damage and seeks outside help
A Chinese spokesman claimed the invaders plundered only a few tons and caused limited damage. Another official argued China needs a larger air force and heavy weapons to retake key Yangtze positions. A counsellor downplayed fears of economic collapse while urging external aid in arms and supplies.
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China
Yangtze
Chungking
Chang Ping Chun
Executive Yuan
German Invasion Plan Details Barrage and Landing Strategy
The article outlines a potential Allied invasion scenario with a heavy naval barrage against European coastal batteries followed by aerial bombardment. Landing craft carrying 120 men each would bring 50,000 troops in the first wave, supported by light weapons and small tanks. U boat packs and air power would disrupt the operation, with an estimated 13,000 of the initial 50,000 reaching a bridgehead.
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Ture
Food Supplies For 1944 None Too Plentiful
Washington reports the Agriculture Department warns of tight unrationed foods in 1944 with eggs cereals fruits and vegetables below last year. Early freezes slash apricot cherry peach plum and prune crops. Butter and cheese stocks remain plentiful but feed grain production may not meet 1943 levels and potato per capita and winter crop outlook are constrained.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Economics
Divorce Decrees Granted in Frederick Circuit Court
Frederick Circuit Court grants divorces in two cases Arthur A. Jenkins versus Naomi K. Jenkins and Elizabeth D. Frye versus Henry M. Frye. Each decree bars remarriage for six months.
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Frederick Circuit Court
Arthur A. Jenkins
Naomi K. Jenkins
Elizabeth D. Frye
Henry M. Frye
Routine Meeting Of Clarke County Supervisors
The Clarke County Board of Supervisors held its regular June meeting at Berryville Courthouse. The session covered routine matters of minor importance.
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Clarke Board
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Berryville
Southwest Area Seeks Removal From Gas Shortage
Efforts are under way to lift Pulaski and nearby southwest Virginia counties from the critical gasoline shortage area. Walter Cartier says Pulaski Chamber of Commerce and local groups are acting, noting there has never been a shortage of gasoline in Pulaski and nearby counties west of Roanoke, near parts of West Virginia Tennessee Kentucky and North Carolina.
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Pulaski
Southwest Virginia
Walter Cartier
Tragedy at Hopeton Crossing Claims Four Lives
At Hopeton Virginia a Pennsylvania Railroad Delmarva Express collided with an old truck carrying four passengers including Sam J. Matthews 62 and three children Nellie May Grinnalds 11 Samuel Thomas Grinnalds 6 and Joanne Bundick 8 all from Parksley. The truck was hurled about 60 feet and all four died instantly while Matthews died shortly after. Matthews widow and three children survive.
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Hopeton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hopeton Crossing
Sam J. Matthews
Nellie May Grinnalds
Samuel Thomas Grinnalds
Parksley
Joanne Bundick
Grace Methodist Church
Matthews
Grinnalds
Earl Grinnalds
Joanne
Cecil Bundick
Former Educator In Rationing Office Near Bristol
Roy C. Brown, formerly vice president at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, has been appointed field rationing officer for the Office of Price Administration. He will cover nine southwest Virginia counties and Bristol city from the Lebanon field office, starting today. OPA field attorney Raymond J. Boyd announced the assignment, succeeding Francis M. Hoge of Marion, now associate food rationing officer at Roanoke district.
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Bristol
Roy C. Brown
Virginia Intermont College of
Office of Price Administration
Lebanon
Virginia
A. Raymond J. Boyd
OPA
Brown
Francis M. Hoge
Marion
Ted
Roanoke
Antler count not reliable age cue in Wyoming deer
In Cheyenne Wyoming analysts note that antler points do not reliably indicate a deer's age. A shed antler collection shows an eight year old buck with only five points, proving growth varies and age cannot be inferred from antlers.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Marshall Returns From Overseas
Gen. George C. Marshall army chief of staff has returned from overseas after accompanying Prime Minister Churchill to North Africa following strategy conferences in Washington.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
War Department
Marshall
Churchill
North Africa
Seat-to-population ratio in U S motion picture theatres
In the United States there is one motion picture theatre seat for every twelve inhabitants.
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United States
Expert Produces Sorghum Variety for War Effort
Manhattan Kansas June 8 Waxy Club a sorghum variety produced at Fort Hays Branch Agricultural Experiment Station is released for commercial production. L E B Call director Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station says the cross of Scoti Red and Club Kafir yields grain with a waxy endosperm used by food manufacturers as a starch substitute. Tapioca from tropical roots is restricted by the war.
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Manhattan
Kas
Fort Hays Branch Agricultural Experiment Station
L. EB. Call
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Sailor Joins Army at WAAC Training Center
Goosecreek Texas native Jessie Mae Sailor an auxiliary in service at the Third WAAC Training Center in Fort Oglethorpe Georgia swaps navy blue for army khaki to begin duty.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Jessie Mae
Goosecreek
Tex
WAAC
Five Virginia Men Held By Japs Prisoners of War
Washington reports 252 U S servicemen listed as prisoners of Japan. Five Virginians are named with their mothers' addresses including Norfolk and Ringgold, plus Boykins, with notes that families have been notified.
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Virginia
Washington
United States
War Department
Japan
Bower P. Aker, Jr
Mattie Pearl Aker
Mar
Garland L. Hall
Lillie V. Hall
West Thirty-Fifth Street
Norfolk
Edward H.snead
John Snead
Ringgold
David A. Topping
Nellie Allen Topping
Church St
Randolph R. Vick
Katie Vick
Boykins
Alarmed Knoxville clock theft ends with lone item
Harold reports a break in his Knoxville home on June 8 with only an alarm clock stolen. The note adds a quirky aside about raccoons being among the few American animals without a European counterpart.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Harold
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Stock Market Report
King and Nimitzee
Colgate
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Anny
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Mark Twain
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Akron
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