Ban On Auto Fuel Held Inevitable
Secretary Ickes said restrictions on gasoline in the east appear inevitable and aims to have a plan in a week or two for civilian oil conservation. He favors voluntary measures first and asked the Maritime Commission to identify American ships with foreign flags that could be pressed into service to ease the east oil shortage. Transportation takes precedence over limiting pleasure car use.
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Washington
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Maritime Commission
Rally at Methodist Orphanage in Richmond June 12
Annual rally day exercises at the Methodist Orphanage in Richmond will be held Sunday under the Men's Bible Class Association of the Virginia Conference. The program runs 9 30 a m to noon with a luncheon. It is unlikely Winchester will be represented due to a pastors' school in Lynchburg.
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Richmond
Methodist
Men's Bible Class Association
Virginia
Winchester
Methodist Pastors
Lynchburg
Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Quotation Summary
Market reports from Baltimore and Philadelphia dated June 12 show unchanged produce in Baltimore with varied egg prices and steady fowl demand. Philadelphia lists butter, live and dressed poultry, and egg quotations with mixed colors and light receipts. Additional Baltimore and Chicago livestock figures report higher cattle and hog prices, steady sheep, and active dairy market movements across regions.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Chicago
Uv. Dept. ‘Agr
Colorado
Baltimore Livestock
U. 8 S
Afternoon News Is LATE NEWS Wee From Hens on The Wik
Reading from partial fragments of a late afternoon bulletin we note an item labeled Bertin and Rome with times 10 P M and 1 P M unclear due to garbled OCR. The text hints at a local news digest but offers no coherent facts or identities.
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Bertin
Rome
Py Rete
Stock Market Reports Flow Despite Lagging Advances
New York stocks ended the day with narrow gains across key groups as trading showed mixed action in motors, steels, rubbers, utilities and aircrafts. About 600000 shares changed hands with several favorites advancing modestly while others slipped or held.
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New York
Wheat and Grain Quotations from Chicago and Baltimore
Wheat and grain prices move lower on clear southwest weather and expectations of a large new crop. Chicago July wheat 1.00 5-8 to 3-4, Sept 1.02 1-8 to 3-4, Dec 1.04 to 1.04 1-8. Corn July 73, Sept 75 to 74 1-8, Dec 76. No. 2 hard wheat 1.02 in cash market. corn No. 1 yellow 73 3-4 to 74 1-4, No. 2 73 1-2 to 14, No. 3 73 1-2, No. 4 72 1-4, No. 2 white 83 1-2. Baltimore Wheat No. 2 Red Winter 1.01 1-2. Prices reflect mill deliveries. year ago wheat 86c, corn 70c.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Merchants to Discuss Shorter Day at City Hall
Winchester merchants meet at 7 30 tonight in city hall to plan a possible half day closing likely on Wednesday during July and August. Henry Moling Jr says bargain days may also be arranged next month.
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Winchester
Henry Moling, Jr
Broadcast To Be On Short Wave To Winchester Va
Mrs J V Arthur announced a Winchester England to Winchester Virginia broadcast at 7 20 tonight on short wave. It may be received on the 31 meter band 9 58 milligrams. The program last night at the same hour aimed at Bedford namesake towns in America was well received.
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J. V. Arthur
Winchester
England
Bedford
America
Warren Rudolph Wins Fourth Prize in Essay Contest
Warren Rudolph a Handley high school junior was declared winner of fourth prize in a sponsored contest and will receive a $10 award. His essay titled How We May Preserve Democracy was read. The first prize and scholarship went to an Arlington boy whose name could not be learned that afternoon.
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Warren Rudolph
Handley High School
Arlington
French Admit Losses as British Shell Syrian Lebanon Front Advances
French dispatches report heavy losses as Allied columns push toward Beirut and Damascus from Palestine and Iraq. Petain praises French troops in the Middle East while warning cooperation with Germany. British and Free French forces strike French defenses and raid Ruhr targets as night bombardment continues.
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Palestine
Mediterranean
Beirut
Lebanon
Petain
France
Middle East
Verdun
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Sidon
Syria
Turkey
Deir E Ez-Zor
Ras el Kain
Iraq
Aleppo
Damascus
Pal
Four New Soldiers Taken From Winchester Recruiting
Four new enlistments are reported for the U S Army by Sat Frank Likar of the Winchester Army recruiting station. They are Charles L Presgraves Luray Infantry Hawaii Edward R Shut CCC Camp No 1 Skyline Field Artillery Hawaii Alton L Richards Woodstock Air Corps Bolling Field D C and Robert B Vanmeter Jr Camp Fairfax Hedgesville Va Coast Artillery Hawaii All have been forwarded to their assignments. A large number of vacancies exist in the Air at this time and men for the Air Corps need only an eighth grade education.
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U. S. Army
Sat
Frank Likar
Winchester Army
Charles L. Presgraves
Luray
Infantry
Hawaii
Edward R. Shut
CCC
Hawai
Likar
Air Corps
United States
What Determines the Derby Field at Churchill Downs
At Churchill Downs the field is set by ten separate betting units under the Manual Mutual System. If more than ten horses start, the tenth unit includes all remaining horses forming the field. The Track Handicapper in Kentucky assigns the field by grouping horses with the least winning chances.
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Churchill Downs
Kentucky
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