City Election Winners Include Six Democrats and One Independent
Six Democrats and one Independent were elected to the city council with Percy Miller leading the ticket at 503 votes. Mayor Dr. R. Anderson won re election by 149 votes, carrying every precinct except Sarah Zane by 7, and City Hall by 14. New council members include Thomas Kremer and Lee Coble, while Benjamin Belchie was defeated in Second Ward. Independent Arthur Robinson earned 616 votes. J. H. Henry led in Friendship precinct but narrowly lost overall, with 434 votes to 462 for Dr. Hawthorne.
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Percy Miller
R. Anderson
Arthur Robinson
Anderson
Robinson
Henry
J. H. Henry
Friendship
Rouss
Allen T. Hawthorne
Thomas Kremer
Lee Coble
Kremer
Herman Hable
Coble
O. L. Jami- Belchie
Benjamin Belchie
W. P. Anderson
W. W. Dellinger
Star
Dr. Anderson
Sarah Zane
City Hall
Reuss
Mr Schutte At Sea For Training
Herbert Schutte a Winchester business man and sportsman is at sea receiving training in the U S Coast Guard reserve. He may return in about two weeks and is aboard a large government boat operating roughly 300 miles off the coast. He boarded the craft at Norfolk.
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Herbert Schutte
Winchester
U. S. Coast Guard
Schutte
Norfolk
Winchester considers new street names amid weed growth
MA Winchester proposes naming vacant lots streets Honeysuckle Avenue and Ragweed Lane due to rampant vegetation. If lots remain uncleared, Mosquito Boulevard could follow. Citizens urge owners to clear weeds to prevent health hazards and comply with ordinances.
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Winchester
Mosquito Boulevard
Playing Tonight and Wednesdays at New Eagle Home
Play schedule notes weekly performances at 211 N. Loudoun St new eagle home with Wednesday 8 p m shows and a first page listing.
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New Eagle
Loudoun St
Navy Orders Work On Two 45,000-Ton Battleships
The navy announced that work began on two 45,000-ton battleships and 20 other warships and auxiliaries shortly after President Roosevelt signed a 1.4 billion dollar appropriation act. The ships were assigned to New York and Philadelphia yards, with remaining vessels split between government and private yards.
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Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Philadelphia
Congress
Mogecrait
Capitol Hill
Cnbiones
Mediterranean
Italy
Hitler
Miles Music To Open Tomorrow In New McVicar Building
Miles Music Company plans a grand opening for The Music Store of Tomorrow at 38 West Boscawen Street in the McVicar Building. The three day gala features music, entertainment and notable officials including Mayor C R Anderson, President C P McVicar and Chamber of Commerce secretary Andrew Bell.
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McVicar
West Boscawen Street
Miles Music Company
Winchester
C. R. Anderson
C. P. McVicar
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Four Killed By Bombs In Switzerland
Swiss authorities reported four dead and many wounded from aerial bombs around Lake Leman. The bombs, of British origin, sparked confusion over misidentification of Swiss territory. Geneva counted the casualties with at least 18 serious injuries after five bombs hit a residential suburb.
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Switzerland
Bern
Federal Government
Lake Leman
Italy
Geneva
Wheeler Against War Candidates
Senator Wheeler of Montana warned in the Senate he would break with the Democratic party if it becomes a war party and said he would not back any presidential candidate aiming to drag the nation into war. He commented amid Senate debates on administration plans and CCC training proposals tied to the relief bill.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Democratic Party
Democrats
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Holt
D-Wva
Connally
D-Tex
CCC
Mit
Fishermen Wives Urged to Stop Mocking Husbands Tales
Washington June 12 The Fisheries Bureau director Fred Orsinger urged wives of fishermen to stop belittling their husbands stories of funny phenomena. He cited the angler fish and noted many fishermen are laughed at for tales of catches. He urged wives to believe and stay silent to avoid reducing fish supplies at home.
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Eddie Gilmore
Washington
Fred Orsinger
Fisheries Bureau Aquarium
Orsinger
Senate Edges Toward Big War Tax Bill in Emergency Need
Senate set to take up a billion dollar emergency defense tax bill after near unanimous House passage. The plan raises the federal debt limit by 4 billion and orders broader taxes to retire the debt in five years, with higher rates for surtaxes and corporate levies. Byrd sought 10 percent federal spending cuts while LaFollette pushed for excess profits tax on munitions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Coughton
D-Nc
Morgenthau
Senate Finance
House Oace
Byrd
D-Va
LaFolette
Der
R-Minn
Crawford
R- Mich
Thill
R-Wis
Thorkelson
R-Mont
Marchantonio
Al-Ny
Gifford
R-Mass
Congress
Citizens Urged To Attend Meeting
Officers of the Clarke county branch of the Committee To Defend America By Aiding the Allies invited Winchester and Frederick county residents to attend the first meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the age building at Berryville. The group aims to press Congress to supply the Allies with needed materials.
Kremer thanks supporters after election win
J Thomas Kremer thanks friends for their support in yesterday's election and pledges to merit the confidence.
Garbage pickup increases to twice weekly starting June 15
Beginning June 15 residents will have garbage collected twice weekly. Monday section pickups occur Monday and Thursday, Tuesday section on Tuesday and Friday, Wednesday on Wednesday and Saturday, Thursday on Thursday and Monday, Friday on Friday and Tuesday, and Saturday on Saturday and Wednesday. Curbside must be out by 7:00 a.m.
Anti Christian Nations Denounced at Southern Baptist Session
At the Southern Baptist Convention opening in Baltimore 5000 delegates heard Rev. W. R. White of Oklahoma City condemn anti Christian nations and modern forces as “gulf Christianity” and urge a sovereign God as the only safe totalitarian. Rev. O. C. S. Wallace of Baltimore welcomed delegates and warned of war despotism and tyranny.
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Baltimorre
Southern Baptist Convention
W. R. White
First Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City
O. C. S. Wallace
Baltimore
Plans for Nurses Benefit Bazaar Set for Late June
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting last night the District Nurse Association benefit bazaar was finalized for June 27 28 29. The event is sponsored by four city fire companies and will be on the city hall plaza with McIlwee's Municipal Band providing music on at least one night. Prizes refreshments and other features are planned.
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Chamber of Commerce
District Nurse Association
McIlwee
Back Creek Flood Deluges Rock Enon Area
Sunday reports from Rock Enon describe Back Creek rising from a placid brook to a raging torrent. The flood reached levels similar to the 1936 event with water several feet deep in roads while Winchester residents were fishing nearby.
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Back Creek
Rock Enon
Winchester
Desirable Route 50 and Route 11 Lots Near Winchester
I have several very desirable lots on Route 50 and on Route 11, three miles from Winchester. R. T. Bryarly Insurance.
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Winchester
R. T. Bryarly Insurance
The War Today
DeWitt MacKenzie, AP foreign affairs writer, provides an interpretative analysis of The War Today, examining strategic and political implications across theaters and noting evolving Allied and Axis positions. The piece highlights key policy shifts, wartime diplomacy, and potential crossroads shaping the conflict’s direction.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
MacKenzie
The
Associated Press
Turner Convicted in Criminal Assault Case in Baltimore
Ployd Louis Turner aged 27 was found guilty by a Baltimore Criminal Court jury of assaulting Blanche Hall age 16. Judge Edwin T. Dickerson postponed sentencing to later today with possible terms up to life or death. The attack allegedly occurred May 15 near Kensington Montgomery County. Prosecution by Ben G. Wilkinson and Douglas N. Sharretts. Turner admitted striking Hall but denied coercion.
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Baltimore
Louis Turner
Edwin T. Dickerson
Turner
Blanche Hall
Kensington
Montgomery County
Ben G. Wilkinson
Montgomery
Douglas N. Sharretts
Baltimore City
Lynchburg News Urges War Declaration Over Mussolini Action
In a June 12 editorial from Lynchburg Virginia the newspaper argues Mussolini's entry risks a Nazi victory and calls for the United States to declare war now. The piece praises bold action and energy for a free republic and names editor Robert C. Glass.
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Lynchburg
Lynchburg News
Italy
Mussollini
United States
United States of America
Congress of the United States
Sing News
Robert C. Glass
Washington Arrives in Galway With European Refugees
The United States steamer Washington dropped anchor in Galway Bay at 6 35 p m carrying refugees from Europe to America as night settled over the harbor.
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Galway
Ireland
United States
Washington
Europe
America
Galway Bay
Wiener’s Hosiery Sale at 128 Loudoun Street
This week only Two and Three Thread better Silk Hosiery in new shades offered at 79 cents, regularly $1.00, at Wiener’s located at 128 No Loudoun Street.
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Loudoun St
Allied Bombers Strike Italian Industrial Centers
London dispatch reports RAF bombers in a ten minute operation dropping over 100 high explosive and incendiary bombs per minute as Allied armies resist the German thrust. Egypt cuts relations with Il Duce as news flows of poilu surrenders and allied air action.
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Egypt
Il Duce
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Bombers Hit Turin and Genoa From British Isles
Heavy bombers based in the British Isles attacked military objectives at Turin and Genoa in Italy, the Air Ministry announced tonight, marking a major raid in the ongoing campaign.
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London
British Isles
Turin
Genoa
Italy
Air Ministry
Nazis Near Paris Advance Across Marne and St Valery Surrender
Berlin reports German armies push toward Paris crossing the Marne 121 miles from the capital as 20 000 French troops at St Valery on the English Channel surrender. Allied bombers strike northern Italian industrial centers while Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Italy.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marne
Berlin
St. Valery
English
Italy
Egypt
Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Romanian Black Sea Traffic Halted by Government Order
The Romanian government ordered a full suspension of maritime traffic in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Ships currently at sea were instructed to return to port immediately or not depart.
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Bucharest
Black Sea
Mediterranean
British in touch with America on refugees and aliens
London reports that the Duke of Devonshire, parliamentary secretary for the India Office, told the House of Lords the British are in touch with America on taking refugees and enemy aliens as well as other problems.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
India Office
House of Lords
America
Berryville election brief lists local victors and turnout
In Berryville two votes were cast for election clerk Joe Avis who reported being the only name on the ballot while G Kenneth Levi won recorder. Forty three votes were cast up twelve from the prior municipal election. Helen Lane won Berryville recorder succeeding Clay Carr Jr. Tom Kremer, age 29, becomes one of the youngest councilmen from the First Ward as observers note quick vote counting and early inquiries at The Star office.
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Joe Avis
Berryville
G. Kenneth Levi
Avis
Boyce
Helen Lane
Clay B. Carr
S. M. Lane
Tom Kremer
Tom
Last Ditch Defense Fights For Paris Amid World War II Blitz
French troops hold at fortress lines near Paris in a stubborn last ditch defense on the Marne fronts from Chateau Thierry to Meaux as German assaults drive toward the capital. London and Paris report cohesion between leaders while Italy and Libya see new actions and a British air raid is claimed beaten off. Public sale notices and local ads follow in the paper.
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Chateau Thierry
Meaux
Marne
Paris
Seine
Argonne Forest
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Ligurian
Genoa
London
Churchill
Reynaud
Switzerland
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Mr. Schutte
Charlottesville
Miles Music
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J. Thomas Kremer
Baptist Meeting
Wiener’s
Poilus
Bulletins
Ankara
Britain
Japan
Tientsin
China
Ottawa
Juliana
Netherlands
Quebec
John Anderson
House of Commons
Charles T. Levi
Edward Barnett
Star Office
Millwood Ave
J. Sibert
Ridgeway
Fri
Brills
Welltown
Brucetown Union
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