Terrific Storm Hits Winchester Area Causing Damage and Injuries
A powerful late afternoon storm swept from the north into Winchester and nearby towns, dropping 2.30 inches of rain in parts including 2.18 inches in 45 minutes. Lightning struck several spots, damaging a car windshield, trees, and meter poles, with at least three people lightly injured. Heavy hail in Kernstown and Stephens City damaged car tops and orchards. flooding occurred in Winchester streets and cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Middletown
Winchester
Carl Campbell
Star Office
Acorn Heights
Kernstown
P. W. Boyd
Middle Road
Hardy Grim
Trinity Lutheran Church
William Parker
Clearbrook
Chambersville
Whitacre
Boscawen
Cameron
George Washington
Cameron Street
Charles Street
E. E. Brengle
Berryville Avenue
French Leaders Still At Odds Over Plenary Session
Algiers June 16 The French crisis over the dispute between Gen Henry Giraud and Gen Charles De Gaulle continued as Giraud rejected a De Gaulle request for a full plenary session of the committee of liberation and its commission De Gaulle suggested a 5 pm meeting but informed observers doubted the meeting would occur today or tomorrow signaling a renewed showdown. Bingo Sarah Zane Hall Thursday June 17 830 pm Door prize 225 00 (6-16-to-20).
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Algiers
Henry Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
de Gaulle
Committee of Fetional Liberation
Commission
Ters
Sarah Zane Hall
Severe twister damages farms near Berryville Clarke county
A late day tornado east of Berryville damaged the area with a three quarters mile wide and two miles long path. Numerous barns lost roofs and a large barn at Mrs. Arthur Krock’s farm on Route 7 was demolished ruining 35 acres of corn and as much wheat. C C Funkhouser county agent notes replanting needed. Trees toppled especially around Mason Osborne’s home. Rain was widespread with heavier showers near Boyce White Post.
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Clarke County
Winchester
Frederick County
Berryville
Arthur Krock
Shenandoah River
Route 7
C. C. Funkhouser
Mason Osborne
Clarke
Boyce
White Post
Divinity Degree Conferred on Rev Shirkey by Trinity U
Rev Albert Patterson Shirkey pastor of Travis Park Methodist Church received the doctor of divinity degree from Trinity University San Antonio Texas. He studied at Dolph Macon College Ashland Virginia where he won the Sutherlin oratorial medal and led Sigma Phi Epsilon. He graduated Union Theological Seminary Richmond in 1931 and held leadership roles in Virginia and Baltimore Methodist meetings.
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Trinity University
San Antonio
Tex
Albert Patterson Shirkey
Travis Park
Methodist Preachers’ Meeting
Young People’s Assembly
Virginia
Baltimore
Washington
United Methodist Preachers
Open for Soumidewa teen ban relief plan becomes issue
Unclear text indicates a demand to keep facilities open and mention of a Soumidewa teen ban relief measure due by 10 p.m. The fragment references local governance or youth policy but lacks concrete names, dates, or places to specify a full notice.
War Bureaus Praised For Record Outposts And 1944 Budget
Washington reports a $2 939 441 504 omnibus appropriations bill lifters 18 war agencies including the OPA War Production Board and OWI praising their progress on the home front. Committee comments note achievements amid mistakes and promise continued improvements with staff and efficiency questions acknowledged.Donald Nelson projects military and production strength with air force spending to dominate by 1943 end. Pren tiss M Brown asserts price policy aims amid war mobilization.
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Washington
Congress
Home Front
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
Censorship
Office of War Information
War Shipping Administration
Appropriations Committee
OPA
Donald Nelson
Tar Heels Fuel Complaints Prompt Virginia Gas Inquiry
Richmond Virginia June 16 The News Leader reports OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown promised an investigation after Senator Harry Byrd filed a strong protest over North Carolinians using Virginia gasoline for pleasure driving. Byrd said Brown was sympathetic and would look into curbing Virginia’s fuel flow while North Carolinians roll by.
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Richmond
News-Leader
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Brown
Byrd
North Carolina
William C. En
Ar Ae Cs
Alanis Nace
Chaplain Obtains License To Wed Oona O Neill
Chaplain Chaplin obtained a marriage license with Miss Oona O Neill at 8 40 a m. He is 54 and she 18. The couple left the courthouse within minutes without public plans announced. The Los Angeles Times noted mixed views among Chaplin's friends regarding timing tied to a court case.
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Chaplain
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Ira Altschul
Chaplin
Miss O'Neill
Los Angeles Times
Joan Berry
Tojo says war situation in Japan grows tenser in Diet
Premier General Hideki Tojo told an extraordinary Diet session that the war situation is increasingly tense with signs of a large scale Allied offensive. He warned of grim battles ahead and announced Japan is crafting new methods to defeat the Allies while not acknowledging recent setbacks on Attu and in China.
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Associated Press
Hideki Tojo
Japanese Diet
Tokyo Radio
Diet
Japan
Attu Island
Aleutians
China
Office of War Information
Pacific
Tojo
Plan Canvass Of Winchester For Farm Aides
At a Farm labor recruitment committee meeting last night a campaign was planned to mobilize Winchester residents to assist in cultivation and harvesting. Scouts service clubs and other groups will be contacted with a city canvass possibly closing businesses during critical periods to free workers. Volunteers were active and ready to help.
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Farm Labor Recruitment Committee
Winchester
British Monarch George VI Tours Africa Secret Visit
King George VI toured North Africa secretly visiting Allied sites, warships, convalescent camps and a beach where 3,000 troops swam. He met soldiers, inspected commands led by Eisenhower who received the Knight Grand Cross, and praised American and British forces.
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Belman Morin
United States
North Africa
King George VI of
England
Howard
Oran
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Order of the Bath
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
George
France
Canada
South Carolina Denies Refusal to Fund National Campaign
Winchester Smith, chair of the State Democratic Executive Committee, said reports that South Carolina refused National Democratic campaign funds are untrue. He denied writing to the National Executive Committee and noted a small informal meeting occurred after a funds request. J. M. Smith added no letter had been written and no refusal occurred.
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Columbia
D. C
Winchester Smith
Barnwell County
Democratic Executive Committee
South Carolina
National Executive Committee
Smith
J. M. Smith
Executive Committee
National Committee
Public sale of household goods and appliances in Winchester
Household furniture including living room suite breakfast set Magic Chef gas range and Prima washing machine offered at cash terms. Sale set for Saturday June 19 at 1 p.m. at 15 East North Avenue conducted by Roger W. Wingfield.
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Magic Chef
Prima
E. North Ave
Roger W. Wingfield
Five Italian Airfields Are Blasted By Allies' Bombers
Allied air forces attack five Italian airfields as part of a broad European offensive. King George VI secretly visits North Africa to inspect British and American forces and awards Eisenhower the Knight Grand Cross. Western air war reports RAF bombers targeting Denmark to Brittany. Soviet leaders pledge a major strike from the east. Tojo warns of an imminent Allied push. McArthur’s planes hit Rabaul and advances near Lae. Allied air action also targets Burma and China with rail disruption near Yochow.
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Denmark
Brittany
Berlin
Bombing of Japanese Positions in Solomon Area Reported
United States planes bombed Japanese positions in the central and northwestern Solomon Islands. The Japanese launched a counterattack on Guadalcanal, with no damage reported to American forces.
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Solomon
Washington
United States
Navy
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Flying Fortress
Liberator
Kahili
Shortland Island
Buin
Florida Black Man Fatally Beaten After Jail Break
Marianna Florida June 16 four masked men took 31 year oldCellos Harrison from Jackson county jail and beat him fatally. Deputy Sheriff A J McMullen said no bullet holes were found and Harrison died of head blows. Night attendant Tom Belser recalled the jail escape and abduction.
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Marianna
Fla
Cellos Harrison
Jackson County
Harrison
A. J. McMullen
Tom Belser
Belser
Invasion moves irritate Nazis reports from the Med
Reports from across the Mediterranean suggest Allied forces may be moving to Syria and surrounding regions. Ankara sources hint Syria Turkey border closures aim to limit information leaks as British and American buildup grows. Officials stay silent while observers link talks between Cunningham and Turkish leaders to possible Turkish alignment.
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London
Mediterranean
Ankara
Syria
Turkey
U. S
Palestine
Iraq
Iran
Daily Herald
The
British Broadcasting Corporation
Germany
John Cunningham
Levant
Cunningham
Ismet Inonu
Sukru Saracoglu
Berlin
Britain
Frank J. O’brien
Associated Press
City and County Brevities From The Local Page
J W Hillyard of 257 Millwood avenue owns a duck that laid a lane shaped egg resembling a gourd, possibly due to gourd seed. Lucky Sempeles in Winchester Eng sent Claudia Snell a German pepegne fragment. W F Artrip on Bufflick Road recalls a childhood incident after finding a black bag in wax. Juanita Holt 24 saving for war bonds. she has bought three bonds and aims for a fourth.
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J. W. Hillyard
Millwood Avenue
Lucky Sempeles
Claudia Snell
Winchester
Eng
Perpegne
W. F. Artrip
Bufflick K Road
Bailey Brothers
Artrip
Juanita Holt
G. E. Holt
Route 1
Allied Air Power Pounds Sicily in Round-the-Clock Assault
An Allied offensive from an advanced North Africa base targets Sicily airfields including Sciacca Bocca di Falco Castelvetrano Borizzo Milo and Pantelleria. Hundreds of tons of bombs cripple runways, destroy planes, and damage targets as RAF Beaufighters and heavy bombers lead the raid with heavy enemy losses reported.
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North Africa
Mediterranean
Sicily
RAF
Um Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Sciacca
Milo
Bocca di Falco
Castelvetrano
Severe Injury To Japs In Burma
RAF bombers and fighters reported widespread attacks on Japanese targets in Burma with no losses. The raid destroyed a warehouse at Akyab and attacked transport stores at Maungdaw, huts near Buthedaung, and Japanese troops in the Kale valley. Beaufighters probed the Mandalay railway corridor between Pyinmana and Kyaukse.
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New Delhi
Burma
Akyab
Maungdaw
Buthedaung
Theizang
Sinauhe Myaunk
Kale
The
Communiaque
Beaufighters
Mandalay
Pyinmana and
Kyaukse
Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe Schedules Weekdays
The Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe will not operate on Sundays due to gas rationing and essentials. It will remain open the rest of the week from 7 a.m. to midnight serving home cooked meals plate lunches and fountain service. owner M. K. Shire.
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Golden Glow
M. K. Shire Key
Carper Notice Urges Immediate Removal of Clothes
A terse notice warns that clothing items must be removed promptly to avoid being stored elsewhere at the customer's expense. The message emphasizes urgency with an imperative to act now and to collect the belongings.
Rummage Sale at 18 S. Dock Street
Community rummage sale scheduled June 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 18 S. Dock Street, formerly Cammer's Cleaning. Proceeds support local projects.
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Rummage Sale Eastern
S. Dock St
Cammer’s Cleaning
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Leona Lauck
Texas
Soumidewa
Prom Price
Prentiss M. Brown
Old Dominion
Mr. Brown
Plan Canvass
Labor Center
Africa
Bostows Bath
Eisenhower
George VI
North
Europe
Gibraltar
Allied
Russia
Leningrad
Orel
McArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Bint Rabaul
Lae
New Guinea
Eniny
Arakan
Yangtze River
Yochow
Florida
Joseph Morton
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