Curb Market Opens Amid Empty Kent Street Lot
Winchester’s curb market started with disappointment as only two farmers appeared at the Kent street site for the Food for Victory event. Market master Grover Schlack and county agent Fred reported plans to contact interested sellers. next market day set with 7 am to noon hours.
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Winchester
Kent Street
Homer Line
Siler
Samuel Giffen
Senseneny Road
Grover Schlack
Fred
Winchester Garden Clubs
Schlack
Sta’ ‘Armers Wit
Argent St . Stine
Argentina Protests German Sinking as Ortiz Resigns
President Roberto Ortiz resigns, transferring power to Acting President Ramon Castillo amid a sharp U.S. coast incident and Argentina's protest to Berlin over the sinking of the freighter Rio Tercero. Castillo faces a tense diplomatic scene as Argentina seeks cautious neutrality with Axis relations ongoing.
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Charles H. Guptill
Buenos Aires
Roberto M. Ortiz
Ramon S. Castillo
Germany
Castillo
Ortiz
Argentina
Chile
Axis
Senate
United Stat
Ese Guinazu
Long Castillo
Berlin
Foreign Office
Ruiz Guinazu
Greman
Guinazu
War
Navy
Interior
Lowe
Bingo and sale notices from local flyers
Community notices list a Thursday bingo night in Rouss Hall with 150 dollar prizes at 8:30 p m. plus sales for Montmorency cherries at 25 cents per gallon from E O Tabb in Bunker Hill and an array of public and yard sale items including farm equipment, harness, and a Ridgeway yard party with soup and senenknas served at 7 p m both on June 25 27 and other dates.
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Rouss Hall
Montmorency Cherries
Orchard
E. O. Tabb
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Inwood
Ridgeway
Thurs
85 More Men To Be Inducted At An Early Date
Selective Service boards report 85 additional Winchester and Frederick county men, raising total inductees to 184 for the period ending July 6. Three volunteers will join as officer candidates: Charles P. McVicar Jr., Harry Stover Haines, and George Francis Walls, departing June 30. On July 1, 62 Winchester men travel to Charlottesville for induction. on July 6, 20 county men follow. Names listed include Williams, Heine, Jenkins, Combs, Fowler, Teeters, Whitlock, Lynn, Largent, and Roy.
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Winchster
Frederick County
Charles P. McVicar, Jr
Harry Stover Haines
George Francis Walls
Winchester
Charlottesville
Harry Robert Daniel Williams
Kenneth Gordon Heine
Wilbur Harold Jenkins
Floyd William Combs
Edgar Clark Fowler
Jesse Teeters
Garland William Whitlock
Mosby
E. Lynn James Largent
Hackley Roy
Local Veterans Win Prize At State Meeting
The Colonel James C Baker Veterans at Lynchburg won the Dr R Gordon Simmons Cup for having the largest percentage of veterans registered. Winchester camp displayed the cup in Gray and Muddy window. Past Commanderoe T Cook named chief of staff of the Virginia War Veterans Department. Officers elected: Matthews junior vice commander. Auxiliary officers: Mrs F McHoney president and Mrs Evelyn Tyree junior vice president. Richmond chosen as 1943 encampment city.
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James C. Baker
Lynchburg
Winchester
R. Gordon Simmons
Oe T. Cook
Department of Virginia
United A War Veterans
Matthews
F. McHoney
Fannie Anne Senior
Wee
Calvin Martin Leaves Estate To His Church
The will of Calvin M. Martin, an elder in the Presbyterian Church, provides that the entire estate with certain exceptions shall go to the congregation after his widow Mrs. M Gertrude Martin's life interest expires. One thousand dollars goes to his sister Sadie A Thompson of Martinsburg West Virginia. All personal effects go to Mrs. Mart in trust to the Ohio Valley National Bank, with income to Mrs. Martin. An Additional Will states money set aside for church use is tithing money of God's money to Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester. Estimated total estate about 22000 dollars. Appraisers named B M Sullivan H Harper Paul L Massey S C Brooks and R Frank Barr.
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Calvin M. Martin
Presbyterian Church
M. Gertrude Martin
Sadie A. Thompson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Martrust
Ioah Valley National Bank
Martin
B. M. Sullivan
H. Harper
Paul L. Massey
8. C. Brooks
R. Prank Barr
Stolen Cattle Incident Resolved After Misunderstanding
An alarm in Strasburg claimed 12 cattle valued at about 1319 were missing from a stock yard belonging to C. K. The tale unraveled as John Mayers of near Hatfield Pa had arranged to buy a dozen cattle from Mr. Geyser. A driver, mistaken, loaded what he believed were two cattle for Geyer and headed toward Pennsylvania.
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Strasburg
C. K
Geyer
John Mayers
Hatfield
Geyser
Intruder Held By Residents At Barbara Jones Home
Chief C W Hollis said intruder entered the residence at 1423 South Loudoun but nothing of value was taken. Harry and Robert Taylor restrained the man until police arrived.
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Harry
Robert Taylor
Hollis
Barbara Jones
South
Loudoun
Sor Oates
Winchester names commissioners for water right takings
Judge Philip Williams in Frederick Circuit Court appoints commissioners Leslie H. Ramey Carroll S. Solenberg er Charles F. Staples Allen Bond and H C Clagett to handle condemnation cases for Winchester. They will meet July 6 at 10 a m to qualify and receive duties for securing rights of way for an auxiliary water supply from Red Bud Run below Fay Spring. Stuart Perry has the construction contract and work will start after rights and materials are secured.
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Philip Williams
Frederick
Winchster
Logan R. Fay
E. B. Clevenger
John W. Reed
Leslie H. Ramey
Carroll S. Solenberger
Charles FE. Staples
Allen Bond
H. C. Clagett
Julian Baker
Common Council of
Winchester
Red Bud
Fay Spring
Stuart Perry
Harvest Crews Struggle as Barley and Wheat Slow in Frederick County
Farmers report about 75 percent of the wheat remains unharvested in Frederick County due to heavy rains and strong winds. Barley in northern areas lies uncut as lodging and straw growth hinder records, while the southern half shows about half of wheat harvested. Corn prospects look strong if the season stays favorable and threshing has not yet begun.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Scotia
Submarines Westward Debuts in Buenos Aires film
In Buenos Aires on June 24 a German company UFA unveiled a new motion picture Submarines Westward. Advertisements tout the film as a theme of palpitating actuality following the incident with the Rio Tercero captured by a German submarine.
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Buenos Aires
Ee Setate Argen
U.F.A
Has Last Laugh On Lawyer Delaney Pays Taxes After Phone Bet
Charlotte reports a comic tax dispute involving James L. Delaney who claimed a joke bet over beakt taxes costing $34.20. Delaney paid the amount immediately after a prank phone call implied it came from him.
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Charlotte
James L. Delaney
Delaney
Dalaney
Bomb Fighting Film This Week
An official film depicting methods of fighting Oak and Palace Theater. Friday Saturday it will be at the Capitol. A was held at the at tel Saturday at 12:15. The public is urged to see this portentous picture.
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Palace Theater
Tom
Capitol
Attel
Salvage 58 000 Pounds Rubber In First Week
The Winchester and Frederick county rubber salvage drive reports 58 000 pounds collected in the first week. Campaign chair R E Buncutter and Dr L M Allen urge greater effort ahead of the June 30 close. Mary Lou Steele voices reader support in the Star’s Voice of the People Column.
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Winchester
Frederick County
R. E. Buncutter
L. M. Allen
Mary Lou Steele
Star
Voice of
Mr. Buncutter
Dr. Allen
The
Voice of the People
Corporal Emerson Henkel Missing In Action At Sea
Mrs Viola M Henkel of 620 South Stewart street reports her son Corporal Emerson D Henkel missing in action at sea since June 15. The army adjutant general in Washington advised the loss with a letter to follow. Henkel had been in Iceland with an anti-aircraft coast artillery unit and had recently hinted a return to the United States.
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Winchester
Viola M. Henkel
South Stewart Street
Adjutant-General of the Army
Washington
Emerson D. Henkel
United States
New England
Iceland
Henkel
Nova Scotia
New York
Handley High School
Army
Baltimore
Claude M. Henkel
Merchant Marine Service
Navy
Bombay
India
Yugoslav Vessel Sunk In Gulf
Survivors said the small Yugoslav merchant vessel was torpedoed about 25 miles off shore in the Gulf of Mexico. All hands were saved after eight hours, with some men sighting the attacker's periscope. The sinking raises AP’s western Atlantic total to 309 ships since Pearl Harbor.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Caribbean
United Nations
Triplet Births Prompt Local Milestones and Band Sendoff
The Haines couple welcomed three sons Howard Douglas Philip Davis and Charles Riley born June 8. Mrs Haines just left the hospital. Pet Milk Company offered a year of milk for the babies. A Handley esplanade band concert at 8 p m will honor ex service men and future draftees. A McIlwee band plan for a Friday farewell features a send off 7:45 a m with a brief program and lunches.
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Howard Haines
Howard Douglas
Philip Davis
Charles Riley
C. R. Riley
Ce Seeeatponen
Pet Milk Company
Washington
Handley Esplanade
McIlwee
Claude Grim
Robert ¥. Conrad Post No. Ane American Legion
Rommel’s Flank Pressures British in Egypt Front
Battle reports say Rommel’s forces executed a flanking sweep around British lines in Egypt as Soviet forces face a major German tank push near Kharkov. In Sevastopol the siege intensifies with massed German assaults, while Chinese forces claim gains against Japan in Kiangsi and near Kwangfeng.
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Rommel
Russia
Associated Press
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Crimean
Minute Men Organized by Winchester Frederick Group
Winchester Frederick Game and Fish Protective Association formed a Minute Men unit with about 20 volunteers and four more signaling interest. A three-person committee will coordinate with auxiliary police and the Adjutant General for duties and possible cross locality service under General Waller. The plan aims for 50 soldiers in Winchester and 50 in Frederick County, ages 16 to 65, each with a shotgun, to counter sabotage and act as a holding force until better equipped forces arrive.
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Winchester-Frederick
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Reserve Militia
Minute Men
Waller
Axis artillery bombardment signals possible start of Egypt battle
British reports say strong Axis columns of tanks and motorized infantry move along the coast toward the Egyptian Libyan frontier. Observers note an artillery barrage often precedes a land attack as Rommel may strike toward Fort Maddalment and Salum with plans to outflank the British positions near Tobruk and Beavatianv.
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Egypt
Erwin Rommel
The
Pharoahs
Claude ‘Auchinleck
Bevattianv
Mediterranean
Salum
Rommel
Fort Maddalent
Salam
Eid el Shegga
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Republic
Patsy Anderson
E. N. Anderson
Berryville Pike
Memorial Hospital
Rockyountain
Patsy
Norman Topping
National Institute of Health
Topping
U.S
N. Loudoun Street
Nicodemus Orchard
Calvin Martin
C. W. Hollis
Buncutter
Corporal Henkel
Gulf
Roger D. Green
Semeon Temoshenko
China
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kiangsi
Kweiki
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Kwangfeng
Tobruk
Winchester Evening Star
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