Death of Amos Moore at 65 in Winchester home
Amos Moore, a resident of Winchester for 12 years and formerly of Florida, died at 6O this morning at his West Peyton Street home after a three year illness. He was married June 21 1930 in Baltimore to Lucy Ludwig and leaves a daughter Crystal Pine. Funeral will be held today at 3 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Robert B. Nelson rector officiating and interment at Mt. Heuron cemetery.
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West Peyton Street
Winchester
Mr. Moore
Florida
Jones Funeral Home
Robert B. Nelson
Arist Episcopal Church
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Long live France echoed in farewell royal note
The text quotes a public figure recalling mortality and urging doubt be banished among friends. He asks for courage to face bitter criticism and hopes that after death he may still aid his country. He calls for unity and ends with Long live France.
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France
Control Room to Center Civil Defense at George Washington Hotel
Special police alarms warn shelter near the O C D Control Room in the George Washington Hotel with key officers present. Dr Boyd remains at the hospital with Mrs Dutton substituting for emergency medical personnel as the blackout plan moves toward public cooperation and a successful event.
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George Washington Hotel
O.C.D
Dr. Boyd
B. B. Dutton
Boyd
Wendell Goode
Mr. Browning
Taylor Barr
Andy Bowen
Utili
Jack Brandon
Lee Grant
Serious sun exposure warned by health officials in advice
The piece cautions that intentional rapid tanning harms skin and can cause serious illness or hospitalization. Experts urge gradual exposure, noting 15 to 20 minutes first, then small increases daily, to develop a safe tan while avoiding pain and danger.
Planes May Have Carried Boats In Black Sea Route
Bern dispatch reports that Italian midget torpedo boats, seen in Black Sea actions against Russia, may have been transported by plane. Foreign Minister Ciano is quoted suggesting that if tanks and cannons travel by air, small naval units could too, amid earlier overland transport hints.
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Bern
Switzerland
I! Telegrafo
Leghorn
Black Sea
Cae
Ciano
Volunteers Press for More Help in Sugar Rationing
Volunteers rush to handle sugar rationing amid frequent interruptions from other rationing tasks. Miss Steele’s experience mirrors many citizens as Red Cross and Chamber of Commerce assist. The rationing office lags due to staff shortages while gasoline rationing looms. McVicar urges trained volunteers for half day or one day per week service.
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The
Star
McVicar
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Boone Birth Details
November 2 1734 Daniel Boone was born near Pennsylvania.
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Daniel Boone
President Signs Bill Boosting Armed Base Pay
President Roosevelt signs a law increasing base pay for the nation’s armed forces to 60 dollars a month for most ranks through second lieutenant and navy ensign with retroactivity to June 1. The measure also raises housing allowances and affects officers and enlisted personnel abroad or at sea.
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Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Bill Ais
Washington
Japanese Planes Fail To Repay Costs At Darwin Air Attacks
Allied headquarters in Australia said Japanese bombers conducted waves of 27 planes over four days against Darwin but inflicted negligible damage. In the latest raid the Allies shot down four of 18 to 25 escort fighters, with 13 Japanese aircraft lost to six Allied planes. The campaigns also targeted Port Moresby with several battles, while fighting left several Allied planes missing.
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Australia
Darwin
MacArthur
United Nations
Harbor Area
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Nazi War Plants Again Attacked Across Ruhr and Rhineland
British bombers struck Nazi war plants in the Ruhr and Rhineland last night despite lingering bad weather. Eight RAF planes failed to return, one German fighter was shot down, and a British aircraft was lost on patrol over northern France. The raid size matched an average formation, smaller than late May assaults on Cologne and Essen.Berlin radio claimed several bombers were shot down in western and southern Germany during nuisance raids.
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Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Inne
Air Ministry
France
Cologne
Essen
Berlin
Rail Junction Falls Behind Westward Advance Near Shangjao
Domei reported rail junctions reduced to less than 50 miles as Japanese forces advance west of Shangjao with a strong western column at Keweiki. Chinese troops reportedly flanked and recaptured several points as Hosueh river port in Hupeh was retaken after a brief Japanese occupation. A Jap anese soldier was identified as war weary but his name was withheld for family protection.
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Keweiki
Domei
Batsi Mon
Hosueh
Yangtze
Hupeh P
Japan
Linesnews
Hunan
President Calls For Clean-Up Of Red Light Areas
President Roosevelt urges a national drive for total physical and moral fitness focusing on eliminating red light districts in war industry zones. McNutt forwards the letter to 8 500 executives urging support for prostitution suppression and local law enforcement to protect manpower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V
Office of Defense Health and Welfare
McNutt
Fascist Party Faces Purge Of Ballast Members
German radio reported broad discussion in Italy on purging the Fascist party of ballast members. It cited the era s magazine and party headquarters notes saying mass admission burdened the movement and urged admitting only the best youths rather than inducting in bulk.
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New York
Italy
Eras
Gerarchia
Motor Use Stamps Required Before July First Deadline
The article warns motorists to buy the new federal motor use stamps before July 1 at any post office. Stamps feature mucilage on the front for pasting on mirrors and have serial numbers. The front space records make model engine number and state license, urging immediate purchase to avoid crowding.
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Uncle Sam
Ontario Attorney Heads Kiwanis International
Pred G. McAlister of London Ontario was elected president of Kiwanis International today defeating B. Stahlman Jr. of Nashville Tennessee. The clerk reported the vote followed by the committee announcing the result at the convention in Cleveland.
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Clvland
G. McAlister
London
Ont
Kiwanis International Today
B. Stahlman, Jr
Nashie
Tenn
Exective
German Women In Forced Labor
A neutral dispatch from Berlin notes wartime shifts with Fifteen million German men in various compulsory services and six million are married with children in day care. Beginning June 1 women assumed many police duties, and workers report women are badly affected by war service and sometimes sullen.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Tony
Afternoon News Is Late News
The STAR notes late timing for Afternoon News with time zones shown for London Berlin Rome and the Balkans. The report lists 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin and Rome and 11 P M in the Balkans as the adjusted schedule.
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London
Berlin
Rome
Balkans
Treasury seeks $300000 in seized all American money
The treasury orders nationwide search and seizure of an estimated $300,000 in American currency tied to Axis smugglers. Most bills are $1000 and $500 with some smaller notes. Serial numbers will be posted in banks. reimbursal for unintentional possession is stated. The money allegedly arrived via the Dominican Republic on a Spanish ship and may appear in Cuba before U.S. border.
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Washington
Treasury
Lse
United States
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore reports closing grain prices for June 17 with Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.20 per bushel, Corn 95 to 98 cents, Winchester Market listing Wheat 1.15 and Corn 90 cents per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Germans Admit Sinking Error
Germany told Argentina the submarine torpedoed the tanker Victoria off Cape Hatteras on April 17 was a miscalculation. The Victoria, a 12,500 ton vessel, was abandoned by her crew and later brought to port after the attack.
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Germany
Argentina
United States
Cape Hatteras
U S Bombers Hit Axis Ships In Mediterranean Clash
American Liberator bombers backed by RAF efforts faced Italian forces near Tobruk and Taranto. The Italian fleet reportedly failed to contact convoy escorts, while Axis shipping from Gibraltar faced heavy air attacks and British back-up.
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Middle East
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R.A
Taranto
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Gibraltar
Deacateneae
Sardinia
Sicily
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Crete
Libya
London
Bri
Con Fontaine
Mediterranean
Pleas to Save Doomed Man Pour In as Execution Nears
Dozens urged Governor Darden to intervene in the case of Odell Waller, a Pittsylvania County sharecropper sentenced to the electric chair. Attorneys and prominent figures including John F. Finerty and President Roosevelt pressed for clemency or a new appeal as the scheduled Friday morning execution loomed.
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Odell Waller
Pittsylvania County
Harlan Fetone
Dardit
Asheville
N. C
Hot Springs
Stone
Finerty
Waller
United States Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Richmond
Roosevelt
Oscar Davis
Davis
Ond
German losses mount as Soviet reports claim gains on multiple fronts
The Soviet Information Bureau reported heavy German casualties including more than 400 killed and 20 tanks lost in Brayansk and other sectors southwest of Moscow. A German village on the Kharkov front was wiped out, and Red Army artillery and air attacks claimed several enemy losses while Soviet forces pressed on in Crimea and Sevastopol.
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Brayansk
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow
Kharkov
Information Bureau
Red Army
Kerch
Crimea
Berlin
Pesteris
Fedor von Bock
Semeon Timoshenko
Sevastopol
RAF loses planes in raids on western Germany
Berlin reports German broadcasts say seven British bombers were shot down during the night as RAF aircraft raided several western and western sectors of Germany, with further details in DNB dispatches.
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West
Germany
D.N.B
Quezon Joins Pacific War Council Amid Aleutian Reports
President Quezon of the Philippine Commonwealth joins the Pacific War Council at the White House and hears a briefing on Aleutian Islands events. British Ambassador Halifax notes US actions against Japanese forces are encouraging while New Zealand's Walter Nash cautions optimism about the Pacific war outlook.
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Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Pacific War Council
Whie House
Aleutian Islands
Roosevelt
Pacific
Lord Halifax
Halifax
United States
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Nash
Body of Youth Found in Trunk in Brooklyn Lot
A burned young man about 25 was stuffed in a homemade trunk and left in a vacant Brooklyn lot near a main street. Officers and the medical examiner noted serious injuries and gasoline odors, with tire marks indicating transport by car. The taxi driver reported the 5:20 AM discovery.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manuel E. Marten
Downton
Nelson Opposed To Big Profit Tax May Hurt Outputs
Washington June 17 Chairman Donald Nelson of the War Production Board opposed a flat 94 percent excess profits tax for corporations saying it could endanger the war production program. He urged the Ways and Means Committee to consider postwar credits or exemptions to encourage efficiency and conserve scarce resources.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Doughton
Ways and Means C Ttee
Connally backs keeping talks with Vichy France
Chairman Connally of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee favors maintaining diplomatic relations with Vichy France to gauge French sentiment and help gain support for a western front if established. He stressed the opinion was personal and not a policy shift.
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Washington
Connally
Ot É Sena
William D. Leahy
France
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Leahy
United States
United Nations
Funeral Rites For Mr Lazazzera From Home
Do menico Lazazzera 53 died suddenly Monday. Funeral at 1 p m Thursday from the family home near Grimes Frederick county. Interment in Catholic Cemetery Winchester. Pallbearers named. Survived by widow Teresa Parlotto Lazazzera son Giovanni and daughter Carmine Passucci. Several relatives live in Italy.
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Grimes
Frederick County
Father Fetig
Church of the Sacred Heart
Jones
Tony Valleso
Alexander Tarico
Hector Bb, Ritter
Memorial Hospital
Teresa Parlotto Lazazzera
Italy
Lazazzera
Giovanni
Carmine Passucci
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