Red Cross to Expand First Aid and Safety Programs
The Win Frederick County chapter adopts a resolution to broaden first aid safety and home nursing training amid national defense needs. With a nurse shortage, the chapter will train county women for home care and extend knitting and volunteer services countywide, aided by 146 volunteers totaling 1 577 hours.
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Red Cross
Win-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Civil Defense Commission of the
United States
The
Army
Navy
Frederick County
Winchester - Frederick County
Wrecked Car Owned by Lemuel Thomas Found Near Old Mill Storage
Deputy Sheriff Bob DeHaven learned a wrecked car found near the Old Mill Storage on the southern town edge last night at 10 30 is owned by Lemuel Thomas of Middletown. The driver and any passengers had fled, the car scraped the wall in front of The Elms, then veered into a ditch. no report of theft and Thomas had not been contacted by noon.
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Bob DeHaven
Lemuel Thomas
Middletown
DeHaven
Steler
Thomas
Vacation School Opens Monday at First Baptist Church
The Vacation Bible School at First Baptist opens Monday at 9 a m with Beatrice Bland of Richmond in charge. Assisting are Misses Johnson and Long from Coker College and many local church members welcome any child not enrolled elsewhere.
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First Baptist Church
Beatrice Bland
Richmond
Miss Bland
Tha Johnson
Iona Long
Coker College
Heartsville
S. C
Andrew Babb
H. M. Supinger
German Radford
J. W. Morrow
Ralph Ross
Jesse Willey
Madeline Myers
Theodore Jakimier
George Masters
Carl May
Lohring Cooper
James Shifflette
Paul Sybert
Allison Loy
J. A. Richardson
Rosalie Oak
Hunter Maddex To Manage Courts At The Park
Handley athletic coach Hunter Maddex will take over management of the tennis courts at The Park on Monday, succeeding Dick Carpenter who has run the courts for years. Carpenter leaves June 18 for Roanoke after being called for Selective Service induction.
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Hunter Maddex
Handley
The
Dick Carpenter
Carpenter
Army
Selective Service
Roanoke
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Update June 14 1948
In Baltimore on June 14 cattle hogs and sheep prices held with minor gains for yearlings and select steers. U S Dept of Agriculture quotes show top small lot yearling at 12.40 and heifer selections around 10.75 with fat cows mostly 17.00 to 18.00. Eggs steady with nearby ungraded 24 28. Philadelphia live poultry receipts light with dressed poultry prices steady.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. &S. Dept. Agrd
Philadelphia
Grain Quotations Stand Decline After Rain Rally Hit
Chicago and Baltimore reports show futures slipping about two cents a bushel after an early rally spurred by rainfall. July wheat at 1.00 1-4, Sept 1.01 7-8 to 3-4, Dec 1.03 3-4 to 5-8. Corn futures mixed from 73 1-8 to 75 and up to 77 1-8. Cash grain prices listed for No. 2 red, yellow, and white varieties with current bids and year-ago comparisons.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Vacation Church School Set At Braddock Street
The Braddock Street Methodist Church begins its fourth annual Vacation Church School Monday at 9 a.m. Directed by Mrs. J. W. Crider, worship led by Glenn Lupton. Four courses offered for beginners through intermediates with noted instructors. two week session and parent cooperation urged.
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Braddock Street
Lynwood Hammond
John Over
Courtney Mae Fauver
Emma Ridgeway
A. T. DeMarzo
New Registration Mostly For Youths
The July 1 registration targets men who turned 21 since October 16, 1940, and those who were 21 by October 16, 1919 but did not register then. The city Selective Service Office notes the day serves a dual purpose, with about 280 young men in Winchester and Frederick County expected to register.
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City Selective Service Board
Winchester
Frederope County
France Defends Syria Amid Claims of Cooperation With Germany
Berlin observers label Secretary Hull’s Syria defense claim a political paradox. They note Vichy’s stance and French resistance to invasion contradict any notion of French-German collaboration while France preserves its mandates and bases in the region.
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Hull
United States
France
Germany
Hitler
Great Britain
High Seas
Vichy
Iraq
Syria
Berlin
Cordell Hull
Larrick Elected President of Shawnee Church School Council
John W. Larrick Jr of Chambersville was elected president at the Shawnee District Council of Religious Education annual meeting held at Kernstown Methodist Church. The group approved officers and division superintendents and pledged about $30 to the State Council. A new literature program worth about $1,000 was announced by state secretary Rev Minor Miller.
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John W. Larrick
Shawnee Church School Council
Shawnee District Council of Religious Education
Kernstown
J. W. Richard
Grover Carper
W. Ww
State Council of Religious Education
Minor C. Miller
Bridgewater
State Council
L. O. Shirley
Cephas Pahnestock
W. W. McIntyre
D. D
F. L. Roof
Homer Welch
L. C. Messick
Minor Miller
Congressional Support Grows For Protests Over Robin Moor Sinking
Congress narrows in on a strong protest against Germany after the Robin Moor was sunk. Senators Barkley Wheeler and Glass urge swift action, with Hull to send a formal note citing treaty pledges and demanding reparations and safeguards for American lives at sea. 35 still missing. survivors recount the disaster as a German submarine torpedoed the ship.
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Pasenger
Welles
State Department
William Phillips
Rome
Robin Moor
Congress
Congressional
Germany
Barkley
Administration
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Glass
D.-Va
Hull
Berlin
Ozorio
South Atlantic
Roosevelt
Philip P. Williams
Rio de Janeiro
William J. Linthicum
Pernambuco
Brazil
Linthicum
United States
Sumner Welles
Long Illness Fatal To John Puffinberger 85
John Puffinberger aged 85 died at his home near Bloomery West Virginia after more than a year of illness. He leaves sons Joseph Whitacre Edward Jacob Ridge WV a daughter Ellen Long Cumberland three brothers Elijah Jern Henry and a sister Mrs George Omps. Services at Reynolds Store Baptist Church Sunday at 2 PM with Rev Larrick of Gainesboro presiding. Body at Omps Funeral Home until service time.
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John Puffinberger
Bloomery
W. Va
Jacariah
Lizzie Puffliinberger
Reynolds Store
Joseph
Whitacre
Edward
Staurston
Jacob
Ridge
Remaie
Richmond
Isaac
Ellen Long
Cumberland
Elijah
Jern
Henry
New Hampshire
George Omps
Baptist
Larrick
Gainesboro
Omps
Memories of My Dad by Mrs Virginia Kern Starrett
A reflective poem in memory of a father on Father’s Day. The speaker recalls a vacant chair by the hearth and a kindly, smiling dad whose memory remains until they join him on the other shore.
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Virginia Kern Starrett
Allied Forces Closing On Damascus in World War II
Allied forces press toward Damascus as Bevin promises safety at night and daytime alike. German raids hit England while Axis talks hint at Croatia joining Rome and Berlin Venice meetings renew Axis cohesion with Japan backing Mussolini against the United States.
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Associated Press
Ernest Bevin
England
North Sea
English Channel
Axis
von Ribbentrop
Count Ciano
Venice
Berlin
Rome
Croatia
Yugoslavia
United States
Yosuke Matsuoka
Mussolini
Duce
Japan
Italy
Germany
Charles Gray Dies at 72 in Martinsburg West Virginia
Charles N Gray 71 formerly of Winchester died at 4 this morning at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia after an extended illness He moved from Winchester to Capon Bridge about ten years ago and owned a farm He married Emily Harloe of Gainesboro in 1894 The funeral will be at his niece Mrs O T Ritter 1203 Valley Ave Monday at 3 with Revs R A Whitten C R Line. burial Mount Hebron Cemetery
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Charles N. Gray
Winchester
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mr. Gray
Capon Bridge
W.a
Beech Lake
Benjamin
Catherine Gray
Pennsylvania
Emily Harloe
Gainesboro
W. E. Harloe
Morton Harloe
Matthew Harloe
J. C. Davis
George Forsythe
A. C. Slonaker
O. T. Ritter
Valley Avenue
R. A. Whitten
Rev. C. R. Line
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Handley Teacher Volunteers For Year's Service
Handley High School faculty member Harry Craig Sipe becomes the first local teacher inducted, joining five men slated to Roanoke on June 24 and 25. The city board reports 1872 registrants with seven fugitives still unlocated and asks for public help locating them.
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Harry Criag Sipe
City Selective Service Board
Sipe
Handley High School
Roanoke
Harrah A. Holcomb
George R. Haines, Jr
Calvin D. Wendell
Hubert W. Fanning
Charles E. Oates
Charles Gordon Brown
Peyton Marshall
Leslie T. McKee
Edgar C. Fowler
Arnold McD. Holder
James T. Snuggs
W. S. T. G. Allen
Joseph A. Dubay
Edward Cornell Parrill
Seek Change In Bridge Location
Maryland and Virginia highway officials will confer on Virginia’s proposal to move the Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac upstream. Maryland’s Ezra Whitman opposes delays and any change that lengthens its approach, noting current plans call for Maryland to spend 1 million dollars and Virginia 400 thousand.
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Baltimor
Maryland
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Ezra B. Whitman
State Roads Commission
Harper's Ferry
King Solomon Said to Have Seven Hundred Wives
The claim states King Solomon had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines, a number reflecting traditional biblical attributions rather than confirmed historical records.
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Solomon
Mrs White 48 Dies in Clarke County
Mrs. Rosie Estelle White, 48, of near Double Tollgate in Clarke County, died at her home last night at 9:40. She was born in Frederick County, daughter of Samuel Kenny and the late Mary Jane Kenny. Survived by a son Leslie Stewart White of Clarke County and granddaughter Jane Estelle Lichliter, plus her aged father and six brothers and sisters. Funeral at Greenway United Brethren Church Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walz officiating.
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Rosie Estelle White
Double Tollgate
Prederick
Samuel Kenny
Mary Jane Kenny
40 Hour Week Defense Stance by Robertson
Congressman A. Robertson of Virginia says the U S cannot do better than France in security with a 40 hour week He cites defense spending topping 40 billion dollars and a monthly outlay near 800 million aiming to meet minimum material needs in about 3 years, warning of delay.
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Bnd
Robertson
D.-Va
France
Department of Labor
Barkley Predicts Progress on War Legislation and WPA Reform
Senator Barkley outlines Senate actions on wartime measures including defense plant seizure, broader government takeover powers, and routine appropriations. He notes Roosevelt praised WPA discharges after 18 months, with a possible July or August recess if war conditions hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Iow Ii
Barkley
Answers to the Daily Quiz Panel on Page Four
The page lists quiz answers for a test quentone section including Contract Bridge as item one, a larger option as item two, Colonel United States Air Corps Reserve as item three, and Excambion as item four.
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United States Air Corps Reserve
Future Farmers Ride to State Rally Across Counties
Students from Stephens City Middletown Gainesboro Handley and Gainesboro prepare for the Virginia Tech state Future Farmers of America rally with livestock and dairy judging teams shop and leadership students and band and track participants. Bus departures scheduled for Tuesday ahead of Wednesdays events.
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Frederick County
Virginia Polytechnics Institute
Stephens City
Middletown
Gainesboro
Handley
Franklin Brumback
Roland Snapp
Eugene Lupton
Lester Shickle
Danan
Malcolm Brumback
Arthur Shipe
Gervis Grim
Tom Shull
Jame Aie
Degr
Clinton Cochran
Robert Butler
Elmer Greenawalt
Henry Cline
Robert Smith
Douglas Butler
William McIntyre
Garland DeHaven
Allen Bond, Jr
Ralph Bageant
Hubert Kerr
Billy Miller
Everett Connor
Greenawalt
Oscar Bywaters
W. W. McIntyre
Injury to Mrs Archy Smith in Carpenter Accident
Injured Mrs Archy Smith sustained a painful ankle injury recently when struck by a board as she stood near Mr Smith who was engaged in carpenter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archy Smith
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Glaize
J. W. Crider
Miss Lupton
Lebanon
Americas
Far East
Damascus
Charles Gray
Bitter Residence
West Virginia
Shenandoah River
Uncle Sam
Shengas
Vesety
South Main St
Mrs. White
Clarke County
Antietam Paper CO
Future Farmers
Frederick
Handley Degree
Goodrich
Silvertown
Goodrich Slvertown
Rae
Tae
Cauwer
Tin Tee Factory
John W
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