War Loan Drive Teams and Booth Schedule Planned
Winchester and Frederick County launch official Fifth War Loan Drive with D Day slated for the civic and fraternal groups. Teams Red White Blue formed with veterans merchants citizens clubs and youth organizations. The schedule lists daily booth duties from June 14 to July 7 and county days with 1.3 million dollar quota including 300000 in E Bonds.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Ams
Esc - Beachhead
County Court House
Loudoun Street
Mass
Wendell B. Barney
War Finance Committee
Veteran of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Little Garden Club
Elks
American Legion and Auxiliary
Lions Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Eagles
Fire Comes
Rotary
Civic League
Fghters of the American Revolution
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Junior Board of Trade
Girls Athletic Association
Masonic Lodge
University Women
Child Guidance Club
B'nai B'rrth
Greeks Organization
Quota Club
Kiwanis
Barney
Retail Merchants Association
The
W. R. Strader
Eagles Club
Guy Webber
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Aauw and Guidance Club
W. al Peery
William Wheatly
William Argenbright
W. F. W. and Auxiliary
W. W. Baker
B’nai B
Jewish Womens Club
Abe Levin
Rotary Club
Harold Brown
Ruth Solenberger
Constantine Sempeles
V. R. Strader
Johnsenberger
Martin Isecarver
Earl Mason
Ethel Jolliffe
Earl Edwards
JET
GAA
Robert Grove
Lucille Sencindiver
C. F. Schenck
B. M. Roszel
H.S. Offer
Lee Miller
Elks Club
W. W. Glass
Stephens City
Middle Road
Evandal
Grave
E Springs
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful remedy for tender feet, pain and odors with a money back guarantee if it fails to end soreness. It claims rapid, penetrating relief for corns and calluses and restored foot comfort for daily activities.
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Moone
Minister’s Charges Sent To Governor
The State Hospital Board referred to Governor Darden its view of charges by Rev. W. Carroll Brooke of Staunton that he was ejected from the DeJarnette Sanitorium. Superintendent Dr. J. S. DeJar nette asked the governor to review the case. Brooke says he was removed May 18 while visiting a parishioner.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
Darden
W. Carroll Brooke
Staunton
DeJarnette
J. S. DeJarnette
Stewart promoted to lieutenant colonel in England mission
Jimmy Stewart, former movie star, promoted from major to lieutenant colonel by Brig Gen James Hodges. Serving as group operations officer, he has flown 14 combat missions since January and participated in attacks on Berlin Brunswick and Frankfurt in Britain since last November.
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England
Jimmy Stewart
James Hodges
Stewart
Britain
Berlin
Brunswick
Frankfurt
Umberto Urges Italians to Redouble War Efforts
Crown Prince Umberto called on all Italian soldiers sailors and airmen to redouble efforts alongside Allied troops. He said victory by the Allies would restore Italy's standing among nations and praised the people's moral force and renewal after a war not desired but heroically borne.
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Rome
Umberto
Guest Minister at Stephens City
The Rev. Rudolph Ludwig of Crockett Virginia will be guest minister Sunday at Lutheran churches in Stephens City. He will preach at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11 o clock and at St Paul Lutheran Church at 830 p.m. The Stephens City church has been pastorless after Rev Frank L Roof left for Greenville Tennessee.
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Rudolph Ludwig
Crockett, Va
Lutheran Church
Stephens City
Trinity Lutheran Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cedar Creek
Frank L. Roof
Greenville
Tenn
Bombardment of Germans Pressed Invasion Day Actions
Allied air and naval activity intensified with bombardment along the Cherbourg coast. A 2000 foot smoke column rose from the Fougéres yards as trains, stations, roads, and encampments were hit behind the lines.
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Cherbourg
Fougéres
Lisieux
Argentan
Caen
Saumur
Johannes Blaskowitz
France
Reynolds Store District Notes Sunday Visits and a Big Snake
Miss Tressie Dick recovering after an operation at Memorial Hospital Winchester. Several families from Siler, Berkeley Springs, Angers Store and Winchester visited neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. N. L. McIntire and Mr. Irving Nesmith. A 72 inch snake was killed in Mrs. Walter Moore’s yard, one of the largest for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley Springs
Violet Peacemaker
Catherine Dick
Winchestre
J. K. Nesmith
Irving Nesmith
Angers Store
W. Va
Jack Holliday
Susan B. Lewis
Walter Moore
C. W. Moore
Floyd Luttrell
Cross Junction
Sam Widdemyer
Berke
Suze
Missionary Dr Zeena Rothermel to Speak at City Church
Dr Zeena Rothermel missionary to Mandalia India will be guest speaker at the Church of Christ non denominational meeting in Friendship Fire Hall this Sunday at 6 00 p m. The article highlights her early education in Cleveland and Buffalo and how she and her husband founded the Mandalia station turning many to the Lord.
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Zeena Rothermel
Mandalia
India
Church of Christ
Friendship Fire Hall
Tonawanda High School
Buffalo Normal and Training School
Chicago University
University of Michigan
Zeena
Mr. Rothermel
Akron
Ohio
Cleveland
College of Missions
New York Harbor
Rothermel
Dr. Rothermel
Farm Labor Prospects Expand for 1944 Peach Season
Bahamian workers will be available again for all farm and orchard work with plans to bring them in for peach picking if needed. A camp of 2500 German prisoners of war will be available for processing and farm tasks from September 1, 1944 to March 15, 1945, though only about half may be used. A State Highway Convict camp near Stephens City has five to ten convicts for farm work. U.S. Department of Agriculture and other Washington agencies can provide staff during vacations. Local housing arrangements will be required. Farmers urged to file labor requests with the county agent.
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Stephens City
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers list reveals Harriman quiz key with boxing, Eire, Algiers, 35000 tons and payment forms. It notes a false link to Pave and a false term, concluding with the Frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides.
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S . W. Averell Harriman
Eire
Algiers
Pave
Palse
Frigate Constitution
Service Members Noted In Promotion and Station Details
Corp Miller W Saffell from Camp Shelby Miss has been promoted to sergeant per word to his wife Mrs Myrtle Saffell of 1422 Greystone Terrace. Saffell has served since May 4 1943 and previously worked at the Food Center. Seaman 2 C John Gus Chambers son of Mr and Mrs Gus Chambers of 209 E Baker Street is stationed at the Naval Training Center Memphis Tenn Chambers enlisted in 1942 and was called October 27 1943.
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Cpl
Miller W. Saffell
Camp Shelby
Miss
Myrtle Saffell
Greystone Terrace
Sgt. Saffell
Food Center
Seaman
John Gus Chambers
Gus Chambers
E. Baker Street
Naval Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Seaman Chambers
Allied Forces Push North Toward Rome in Adriatic War
Allied Fifth Army under Lt General Mark Clark advances from Rome toward Caprarola and Lake Bracciano, taking Sutri and reaching near the Tyrrhenian coast at Tarquinia. Eighth Army drives toward Chieti while repelling German shellfire. Monterotondo falls as Leese’s forces push beyond it. Nazis from the 20th Luftwaffe field division captured among prisoners.
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Fifth Army
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Lake Bracciano
Caprarola
Lake di Vico
Viterbo
Tarquinia
Civitavecchia
Tyrrhenian
Luftwaffe
Italy
Denmark
Hermann Goering
Adriatic
Crecchio
Eighth Army
Tollo
Tiber
Monterotondo
Sir Oliver Leese
Normandy Invasion Says 10 German Divisions Active
Allied dispatches report ten German divisions in action in Normandy with 15 to 20 Allied divisions landed. Canadian forces push through wooded farmlands, lift pressure near Caen and Bayeux as air and armored operations intensify.
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Normandy
Caen
Carentan
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bayeux
Ross Munro
Paris
Eisenhower
Munro
Berlin
Read The Star Complete Coverage Promises Local and World News
The Star offers extensive coverage of local and national events along with world news, aiming to keep readers informed through comprehensive reporting, timely updates, and diverse sections.
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the Star
Needs No Advice From Greene
Major Henry A Wise, a Virginia Republican and national committee man, said he needed no advice from John Locke Greene on ethics. Greene, Arlington County Republican and anti Wise faction member, urged Wise to resign from the national committee slate contest. Wise, reached at his hotel, said he had not seen Greene's statement and would not comment beyond saying he tries to live up to what is ethical and decent.
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Washington
Jjune
Henry A. Wise
Virginia
John Locke Greene
Green
Arlington County
Chicago
Wise
Weather Forecast for Zone Four and Zone Five
Advance forecast for June 10 to 14 shows Zone Four with considerable cloudiness and near normal temperatures. Showers occur interior eastern New York and in mountains Saturday with occasional showers across the district Sunday through Tuesday. precipitation near normal. Zone Five expected to have considerable cloudiness with near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation in the form of showers and thunderstorms throughout the period.
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New York
Trout Stocking Expands In Back Creek And Cedar Creek
About 250 legal size trout added by the Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association. The fish from Lee Town Federal Hatchery range 6 to 20 inches and were placed Wednesday in Back Creek and Cedar Creek, per Croswell Henderson.
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Back Creek
Cedar Creek
Winchester and
Frederick County
Clarke County Deed Transfers Report From Berryville Virginia
Clarke County Clerk records show several land transfers. Roy W Thompson and wife to Camilla Rutherford and Page Rutherford 2 parcels on Walnut Street Berryville with improvements. Sallie R Donovan to Ernest Woodworth and Olive Woodworth for a parcel on South Church Street. Adelaide Buchanan et al to Alexander Lewis and Sallie Lewis for a Webb Town village lot. Lucy Webb to Alexander and Sallie Lewis for Berryville Castleman Ferry Turnpike parcel. Rutherford to L C Snapp for Longmarsh District land near Berryville on Berryville Winchester Turnpike.
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Circuit Court
Clarke County
Roy W. Thompson
Camilla
Rutherford
Page W. Rutherford
Walnut Street
Berryville
Sallie R. Donovan
Ernest Woodworth
Olive C. Woodworth
South Church Street
Adelaide Buchanan
Alexander Lewis
Sallie M. Lewis
Webbtown
Battletown
Lucy Webb
Castleman Ferry
Camilla Susan Rutherford
L. C. Snapp
Longmarsh
Berryville-Winchester
Americans Lead Dawn Attack at French Beach in War History
A late dispatch from APs Lewis Hawkins reports massive casualties as American first division and British 50th Northumbrian Division spearhead Tuesday dawn assault in France. Canadian infantry seized additional prisoners amid fierce fighting. The beach sector described as deadly with shocking death and destruction from the sea landing.
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France
Allied Command
Berlin
Bayeux
Carentan
Cherbourgin
Supreme Headquarters
Falaise
Paris
Bayeux-Caen
Rommel
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
North Africa
Penteaer
U. S
Sicily
Lewis Hawkins
Associated Press
Blood Donors Sought For Serviceman Beneath War Theme
Volunteers may donate blood at a Winchester Virginia Red Cross clinic on June 16 17. Donor appointments open at 10 o clock in Room 22 over Peoples drug store. Cards to relatives in the armed forces available on request at the clinic.
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Western
Europe
Red Cross Blood Donor
Peoples Drug Store
Red Cross Staff Assistants Schedule Volunteer Appointments
Red Cross staff assistants will be on duty at headquarters to arrange appointments for volunteers daily except Sunday through June 16 from 10 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Complete health and diet requirement details may be had in person or by phoning 6502.
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Red Cross
Seene
Mrs Derflinger to be Buried Saturday in Middletown
Mrs Mary Elmira Derflinger wife of Norton D Derflinger died yesterday at her Middletown home after years of ill health She was born April 30 1861 at Riverton a Dunkard Church member Surviving children include John W Derflinger Brunswick Md Mrs Ralph Comer and Mrs Bennett Golliday both of Middletown and Mrs Ernest Ault Brunswick Md A brother T A Mauck of Baltimore Also surviving funeral services are set for 1:30 pm tomorrow at her daughter Mrs Bennett Golliday home followed by rites at Union Church Meadow Mills Burial will be in Carmel Cemetery Middletown
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Mary Elmira Derflinger
Norton D. Derflinger
Middletown
Bush Green
Warren County
Riverton
Dunkard Church
John W. Derflinger
Brunswick
Ralph Comer
Bennett Golliday
Ernest Ault
Brunswick, Md
T. A. Mauck
Baltimore
Union Church
Meadow Mills
Aa Carmel Cemetery
Middlewn
Shifflett Rites Held for Charles A. Shifflett
Funeral services were held at the late home this afternoon for Charles A. Shifflett age 68 who died Wednesday at the hospital here. Interment was in the Old Stone Church Cemetery with pallbearers named B F Strother Weldon Nicholas Joe Hancher Ray Bageant Carl Webber and Tom McKee.
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Charles A. Shifflett
Old Stone Church
B. F. Strother
Weldon Nicholas
Joe Hancher
Ray Bageant
Carl Webber
Tom McKee
Merchants Meet To Plan War Bond Drive
Brady W Largent chair of the Retail Division of the War Finance Committee calls a meeting at Penney's tonight at 8 15 to plan participation in the Fifth War Loan. The official committee plus any retail merchant may attend with Wendell R Barney addressing. Representatives from the Special Events section will offer promotional ideas and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Finance Committee
Brady W. Largent
Penney’s
Largent
Bond Committee
Wendell R. Barney
WFC
Salesman Dies of Sudden Heart Attack in Berryville
Ross C. Holley of Lockport Felt Company Newfane N Y died at Carter and Ashby Garage West Main Berryville after delivering gas and entering the building. Coroner Dr C H Iden ruled heart attack. Body prepared for burial and to be shipped to Lockport New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross C. Holley
Lockport Felt Company
Newfeae
N. Y
Carter and Ashby
West Main Street
Berryville
John H. Enders
Norton and Western
Genessee Street
Lockport
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Reynolds Store
Miller Saffell
John Chambers
English Channel
Greece
Patras
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greene
Clarke
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Mame
United States
Shifflett Rites
Charles Town
West Virginia
Jockey Club Inc
Charles Town, W. Va
Uthern
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