Reformed Church Synod Opens Annual Session in Maryland
The Reformed Church in Maryland held its annual synod opening in Md on June 16. Rev. John N. Barnhart was elected moderator and Rev. E F Hoffmeier was elected vice president. Charles F. Kimpel Jr and Leroy McCardell were chosen secretary treasurer and council member. Chaplain E T Plitt urged more chaplains and noted an increased age limit for service. Members of the Potomac order were serving with the armed forces.
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John N. Barnhart
Maryland
Virginia
E. F. Hoffmeier
Wal- Mersville
N. L
Charles F. Kimpel, Jr
Baltimore
Leroy McCardell
Frederick
Syntodical Council
E. T. Plitt
Army
Plitt
Potomac Od
War Bureaus Foresee New Rationing and Price Controls
War bureaus report price control costs reaching 25.8 million dollars by 1942 end and warn prices must be held at certain levels with subsidies. OPA officials indicate coal may be rationed. eight programs under study with six directions still undefined as another winter approaches. Synthetic rubber plants should be fully active by year end, targeting high output.
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Tao Cition
OPA
William Jeffers
Louis J. Kroeger
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the daily quiz show correct responses for questions printed on page. Phrases include a quoted line and a food item. The White House and East Coast appear among answers, with Taj Mahal and Portugal also listed. The Count of Monte Cristo is misprinted as Cris and Horatius appears as a font clue. Georgie Drew is named among respondents.
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White House
East Coast
Count of Monte Cris
Staggered Hours for Schools Proposed to Ease Bus Strain
Richmond officials propose staggered opening hours and second bus trips to extend the life of roughly 2,400 state school buses now in use. Reopening closed buildings is another idea, though many are no longer under district control. Officials warn buses will wear out within a year without changes. Surveys are being conducted across counties to reroute trips and maximize vehicle use.
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Richmond
Bu T
ODT
Veterans greet Memphis Belle crew at National Airport
Ten bronzed and smiling American heroes stepped from the battle-scarred Flying Fortress Memphis Belle at National Airport. Veterans of 25 missions over Axis Europe, the crew had flown the Belle to England eight months earlier and became the first to bring a combat bomber back from the European theater under its own power. Captain Robert K. Morgan of Asheville, North Carolina piloted the plane as officials and a cheering crowd welcomed the crew.
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Washington
U.S. A
Memphis Belle
National
Europe
England
Robert K. Morgan
Asheville
N. C
Jap Positions and Bombing Runs in Solomons Theater
The report notes Japanese aircraft attacking Vila on Kolombangara and Guadalcanal on June 15 with bombs. It identifies Kahih as a Japanese airbase near Buin on Bougainville, and places Bougainville, Shortland Island, and Yaaoon Kolombangara in the central Solomons region about 100 miles NW of the Russell Islands airbase near Guadal canal.
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Vila
Kolombangara Island
Guadalcanal
Shortland Island
Buin
Yaaoon Kolombangara Island
Solomons
Russells
Tojo Promises Allied War Strategy and Asian Independence
In a continued war dispatch Tojo asserts East Asia regions will give utmost cooperation to end the war and states Japan will aid India in expelling Anglo-Saxon influence. He pledges Philippine independence within the year and the creation of an independent Burmese state soon.
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East Asia
Japan
India
Philippines
Victory Club Meeting at Church of Our Saviour
The Victory Club of the Church of Our Saviour will meet with Mrs. George Heist on North Washington Street at 8 o'clock. Members are asked to bring their offering for war bonds.
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Victory Club
The
Church of Our Saviour
George Heist
North Washington Street
Sergeant's Sale In Winchester Auction Of Beemer Estate
By writ from the Corporation Court of Winchester the executors estate of Minnie L Beemer is auctioned. On June 25 1943 at 2 pm at 234 Amherst Street Winchester Virginia the sale includes a marble top wash stand beds and springs and mattresses a marble top buffet glassware and china a 4 burner gas range a kitchen range chairs tables and other items. Cash terms. G G Baker Acting Sergeant City of Winchester. 6 14 16 19 21 24 51.
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Fleri Facias
Corporation Court of
City of
Winchester
James P. Reardon
Minnie L. Beemer
J. H. Campbell
Amherst Street
Virginia
G. G. Baker
New Post Assigned to Coordinate War Production and Manpower
Clinton S. Golden, assistant to CIO President Philip Murray, was named to dual vice chairmanships at the War Production Board and the War Manpower Commission. He will work full time on leave from his union post, with daily pay set at ten dollars in manpower and undetermined compensation in WPB. Joseph D. Keenan was named a second WPB vice chairman, a move backed by AFL and CIO leaders and approved by the WPB management labor council representing AFL CIO NAM and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Clinton S. Golden
CIO
Philip Murray
War Production Board
WPB
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Golden
Donald M. Nelson
Paul V. McNutt
Nelson
Joseph D. Keenan
Chicago Federation of Labor
AFL
Organized Labor
McNutt
Keenan
Management-Labor Council
Hads
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S
Terrific Storm Strikes City Causing Fires and Damage
A severe storm caused multiple incidents across the area. Mrs. Webber suffered facial burns near a Brengle home after a ball of fire from a stove, while lightning ignited a Patton Street mattress and damaged a barn in White Hall. A sheep perished on Amy Porterfield’s farm and crops suffered extensive damage near Frederick. The city briefly lost power and a bolt struck Barr's Studio on North Loudoun.
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Charles Webber
Helen Brengle
Rosalie Bowman
Webber
Patton
George Patton
Amherst Street
South
Loudoun Street
Lawrence Herrell
Seat Avenue
Charles Dawson
White Hall
Amy Porterfield
Winchester
Frederick County
Kent Street
The
Power Company
Barr
North Loudoun
Senator Bridges Demands Investigation of Elmer Davis
In a Senate speech Senator Bridges accuses Elmer Davis head of the OWI of trying to silence the press over New Deal mal administration in the war effort. He criticizes Davis for attacking Washington reporters while praising newspapermen for wartime coverage and calls for a full OWI inquiry.
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Washington
Bridges
R-Nh
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
OWI
New Deal
Senate
Davis
American Newspaper Guild
Boston
America
Congress
Roosevelt
O. W. I.xxx
War Labor Board to stick to Little Steel wage formula
The War Labor Board will maintain the Little Steel formula limiting pay increases to 15 percent above January 1941 levels through 1943. Dr. George W. Taylor, vice chairman, testified before the House appropriations subcommittee on WLB funding for fiscal year 1944, noting an educational campaign and prepared instructions for wage and hour offices amid expected worker pressure as payroll deductions rise July 1.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Little Steel
George W. Taylor
House Appropriations
WLB
Taylor
Japs Lose 1337 Planes in Pacific War Theater
South Pacific Force headquarters reports 1,337 Japanese planes destroyed since July 31 in the war theater. Monthly totals are listed, with more than half of losses being Zeros.
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U. S
Pacific
Lief Erickson
South Pacific
South Pacific Force
Zeras
Coal Truck Overturned Near Winchester Causes Scattering
A coal truck overturned half a mile west of Winchester yesterday. Three unidentified men fled the scene without reporting the incident. Coal spread over a wide area. the truck, belonging to E. M. Davis of Martinsburg, was towed to Shade's garage.
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Winchester
Shade
E. M Davis
Florida Avenue
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shipyard Workers Walk Out After Riots at Beaumont
Thousands of workers at the Pennsylvania shipyards in Beaumont Texas walked off the job after clashes following a night of rioting that sent about ten people to hospitals. Authorities said the stoppage aims to force restoration of quiet amid the search for a Black suspect in the rape of a white mother of three.
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Beaumont
Tex
Pennsylvania
Purvis
Romania Weighs Withdrawal Amid Allied Receptiveness
An Ankara dispatch quotes semi diplomatic sources saying Romania, then Axis ally, is probing possible Allied reception of a war withdrawal. Turkish Allied authorities reportedly were approached via a neutral diplomat.
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Ankara
Turkey
Rumania
Greyhound Strike Is At An End
Pittsburgh witnesses a 25 hour halt as 325 AFL drivers and mechanics end a walkout at midnight. In Johnstown 300 bus and trolley operators end a three day strike awaiting War Labor Board wage dispute reconsideration.
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Pittsburgh
Greyhound Bus Lines
Johnstown
War Labor Board
Massive Allied raids on Rabaul airfields described
Allied bombs totaling up to 135 tons struck Rabaul New Britain over six days with 19 Liberators taking part in the latest raid. Observers counted 254 Japanese aircraft on three airfields but daylight reconnaissance showed heavy damage and active fires still burning hours later. Another wave hit near Lae and Bena Bena as Japanese air strength faced Allied pressure in the southwest Pacific.
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Australia
Pires
Yak
Rabaul
New Britain
Truk
Charles M. McMurtry
Associated Press
Honolulu
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Lae
New Guinea
Bena Bena
Huon Peninsula
Salamaua
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Rosenberger Speaker
John H. Rosenberger shared methods and policies of the Winchester Selective Service Board at the Kiwanis luncheon this afternoon. Ralph Yount received the attendance prize. Charles Glasgow was a guest of E. E. Harbaugh. Garland Quarles read a letter from W. Alen Peery at Camp Robinson, Ark. Lt. Gov. John S. White will visit next week. Quarles emphasized the need for farm laborers amid widespread concerns.
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John H. Rosenberger
Kiwanis
Winchester Selective Service Board
Ralph Yount
Charles Glasgow
E. E. Harbaugh
Garland Quarles
W. Alen Peery
Camp Robinson
Ark
John S. White
Mr. Quarles
Towns Recaptured From Japanese Near Yangtze
Chinese forces report recapturing Towhui 18 miles south of Shasi and advancing to Owchihkow about 38 miles south of Shasi. Other units push farther along the Yangtze toward Yochow some 55 miles southeast of Shasi, as counterdrive continues against the Japanese offensive toward Chungking.
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Chungking
Towhui
Yangtze
Shasi
Owchihkow
Yochow
Towhuit
Russians Cut Off German Defenses Northwest of Mtsensk
Moscow reports the Red Army severed a segment of fortified German defenses northwest of Mtsensk near Orel amid intense local fighting, marking a notable disruption in the front lines.
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Moscow
Red Army
Mtsensk
Orel
Home-Coming At Timber Ridge Sunday Celebrates Church Event
Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church invites all to an all day home coming event next Sunday with morning and afternoon gospel messages and special music. A noon picnic lunch will be served in the grove near the church, and attendees are asked to bring their sandwiches for a day of worship and fellowship. The 1812 founding and 1865 brick building are noted in the church history.
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Timber Ridge
Timber Ridge Congrveationsie Christian Church
Chembers
Robert A. Whitten
British Laborites Reject Communists Affiliation
In London on June 16 the Labor Party, Britain's second party in Parliament, rejected the Communist party's bid for affiliation. The annual labor conference voted 1 951 000 to 712 000 against. Herbert Morrison urged keeping the affiliation issue separate from the government’s Soviet relations.
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London
Labor Party
Britain
Communist Party
Herbert Morrison
Soviet Union
Growing Conditions Improve in Virginia Crops
The weekly crop and weather report from the U S Weather Bureau and Virginia reporting service notes generally favorable conditions for the week ending June 12. Cultivation and hay making delayed in some areas, but tobacco, tomato, and sweet potato plant setting remained very favorable.
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Richmond
Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Virginia A Reporting Service
Unionists Pledging For Bill Veto
Union leaders press White House for veto of the Connally Smith anti strike bill. Denunciations by AFL President Green and CIO President Murray were followed by statements from the AFL Teamsters AFL Textile Workers and the Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council.
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Washington
White House
Connally-Smith
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL Teamsters
AFL Textile Workers
Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council
Bonesteel Leaves Iceland Base With Strong Posture
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel announced at a farewell staff conference in Reykjavik that Iceland now stands as a base of formidable strength for American Army forces. The War Department released details of his staff talk and a farewell party at the city’s Red Cross center.
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Washington
Charles H. Bonesteel
Amercan
Iceland
Reykjavik
Bonesteel
Rekyjavik
Red Cross
War Department
Knox Sees Peace Guarded by Armed Force
Secretary of the Navy Knox told Northwestern University graduates that world peace after the war would require force if necessary. He warned the age of innocence is over and power must be maintained to deter evil and protect prestige, while resisting external domestic meddling and resisting change without war if needed.
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Evanston
Iil
Knox
Northwestern University
Reports of Talks Between Germany and Russia in Stockholm
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports a pro-German Allehanda special edition claimed reliable sources said peace negotiations recently occurred between Germany and Russia in Stockholm. The edition labeled the story a Nazi plant and said talks broke down over Russia's territorial demands.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Allehanda
Germany
Russia
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