New Jap Plane Carrier Thought Sunk By U Boat
WRS Pearl Harbor June 24 A 28000 ton Japanese air craft carrier is believed sunk in the Philippines sea after an American submarine rammed three torpedoes into the Shokaku class vessel. Navy reports say the Japan carrier is probably sunk as U S forces press the Saipan operation.
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WRS
Pearl Harbor
Philippines Sea
Nippon
Saipan
U. S
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Thitch New Guinea
Washington
Marianas
Howard Handieman
Alied
Sailpan
Tanapag Harbor
Garapan
Chicago Grain Quotations Mixed as Hedging Pressures Prices
Chicago June 24 opening grain quotations show mixed moves as hedging pressure weighs on wheat, oats, rye and barley. Wheat July at 1.56 3 4 to 1 2. Sept 1.57 to 1.56 5 8. oats Sept 68 7 8 to 68 3 8. rye July 1.10 1 2 to 1 11. barley July 1.21 4 4 to Sept 1.11 174.
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Chicago
Answers to the Daily Quiz Buzzword Corrections
Answers list the correct responses to a daily quiz. Items include U S president Roosevelt, True, three days, Jonathan Daniels, a remark about having no voice in the matter, No, ally of Great Britain, Chaucer, Yukon, and a note that he left by presidential command.
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President Roosevelt
Jonathan Daniels
Mator
Great Britain
Chaucer
Yukon
Ration Calendar Details Indefinite Validity for Many Stamp Books
The Associated Press reports ration updates listing meats fats and processed foods stamps A8 through V8 blue stamps 30 31 32 five pounds indefinite validity. Gasoline coupons 10-A 11-A valid in Northeast and Southeast three gallons through August 8 and June 21 respectively. Oil and paper canning stamps valid through specified dates. Coupons must be used when received from local ration boards.
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Associated Press
War Bonds Fuel the Weapons for Allied Invasion
War bonds are described as the financial tool funding the weapons and equipment used by American forces in the invasion. The piece emphasizes public duty and collective sacrifice to ensure victory.
Meat Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago
Produce and livestock quotations from Baltimore and Chicago markets dated June 24 show unsettled produce prices with limited receipts. Cattle and hogs volumes and prices vary, with steers and heifers mostly steady, cows weaker, and beef bulls firmer in Baltimore, while Chicago reports steady hogs and sharply lower cattle and veal, with lambs and sheep showing declines.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
W.f.a.office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
W. F
Russians Press Across Front Near Vitebsk and Karelia
Soviet army reports show advances northwest and southeast of Vitebsk with gains of up to nine miles on wide fronts and liberation of many towns. The Vitebsk Orsha railway area was cut after capturing Zaentsy. Fierce combat continues on the Finnish front with Red Army attacks across the Svir and near Lake Onega.
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Red Army
Ily Pa
Vitebsk
Orsha
Zaenters
Svir River
Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Onega
Vii- Pui
Karelian
Lake Onezhskoe
Stock Market Report Hits Mixed Front in New York
In New York on June 24 buyers lifted prices for several industrials while most major shares held flat and motors faced renewed liquidation. Volume declined with about 500000 shares traded. Leaders included Philco American Bosch Armour Wilson Certain Teed preferred American Woolen International Telephone Sears Roebuck Pullman and General Motors. Lagging issues were Hupp Motor Graham Paige Continental Motors Union Pacific Illinois Central Delaware and Hudson Westinghouse and Standard Oil New Jersey.
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New York
Philco
American Bosch
Armour
Wilson
Teed
American Woolen
International Telephone
Sears Roebuck
Pullman
General Motors
Hupp Motor
Graham-Paige
Continental Motors
Union Pacific
Ilinois Central
Delaware & Hudson
Westinghouse
Standard Oil
N.J
Storm kills and wounds hundreds in West Virginia and beyond
Death toll climbs as a white whirlwind shaped storm devastates McKeesport and surrounding towns. West Virginia authorities mobilize four state guard companies while Red Cross and Army units deliver blood plasma, food, and shelter.
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West Virginia
Red Cross
Army
Dorsey Bailey
Shinnston
Charleston
Red Cros
Army Medical Corps
Pittsburgh
A. D. Johnson
McKeesport
Youghiogheny
Johnson
West
Red Army advances hint at path to Minsk and Warsaw
Henry Cassidy reports from Moscow that breaking the strong Nazi fortress at Vitebsk would open the route toward Minsk and Warsaw for the Soviet forces. The push traverses the Mogilev district and areas northwest of the Pripyat marshes toward Pinsk, with operations noted in the Pskov Ostrov sector and against Finnish fronts.
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Tarnopol
Vitebsk
Moscow
Berlin
Pskov-Ostrov
Mogilev
Pripyat
Pinsk
Lwow
Old Poland
Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Russia
Minsk
Warsaw
Red Army
Park Baseball Team To Play At Front Royal
Winchester Park baseball team will play the Front Royal All Stars at Warren County High School diamond tomorrow at 3 PM. The All Stars hope to break into the win column after a rough start, while Park aims to repeat past success from a 10 2 victory here. Brumbaugh is expected to start on the mound. Little has not changed the lineup, and local fans plan to travel to Front Royal for the game.
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Winchester Park
Front Royal ‘All- Stars
Warren County High School
All-Stars
Park
Front Royal
Remount Depot
Winchester
Park Diamond
Brumbaugh
Warren County
Hagerstown Indians
Five Troop Ships Are Sunk
British forces push toward Caen and Cherbourg as Montgomery launches a rapid assault on the Caen front. American troops breach defenses near Cherbourg with several fortified peaks and ongoing heavy fighting across the sector.
Bass Fishermen Prepare for Annual Bass Season
Local fishermen, once unsure if the bass season opened, are now readying for trips to favorite streams. The statewide limit is 10 inches with 15 bass per day and 150 per season. licenses cost 3 dollars locally, 15.50 for non residents, and two day licenses for tourists cost one dollar.
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Ted Om
City Woman Loses Brother
George James Hoover died after brief illness at Cora Miller Hospital Woodstock at age 74. Born June 18, 1870 near Woodstock, he lived there his whole life and married Sarah C. Gochenour in 1900. Survived by wife, three children, and several siblings, with services Sunday at Antioch Church of the Brethren and burial in Massanutten Cemetery.
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George James Hoover
Fairview
Cora Miller
Woodstock
James
Virginia Coffelt Hoover
Sarah C. Gochenour
W. W. Dellinger
Antioch Church of the Brethren
Massanutten Cemetery
Fruit Growers Hear Plans for Apple Price Ceiling
Virginia growers discuss a possible price ceiling for packed apples with W F Young and Ralph N Dorsey leading, aiming to set a 48 pound bushel with a two pound tolerance. Other talks cover surplus storage, canning and cider pricing, scab control, and labor needs for processing plants.
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W. F. Young
Virginia State Horticulture Society
Ralph N. Dorsey
Clarke County
Mr. Young
Mr. Dorsey
Washington
United States
Young
Dorsey
Harry W. Butler
R. O. Fitch
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Virginia
James E. Clark Dies of Heart Attack at 72
James E. Clark aged 72 died after a heart attack on a farm near Winchester yesterday afternoon. Dr. H I Pifer, coroner, ruled the cause as heart failure. Born March 8 1859 in Chester Gap he was married to Mary Rinker of Middletown. Surviving are his wife four daughters two sons a brother and two sisters. Funeral at Montague Avenue Methodist Church Monday at 2 pm with Rev John Teter officiating. interment Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal. Body to be moved from Jones Funeral Home to daughter Mrs Roy L Dellinger’s home this afternoon.
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James E. Clark
Theeman Farm
H. I. Pifer
Mr. Clark
Chester Gap
Front Royal
William E
Ellen Watkins Clark
Browntown
Warren County
Mary Rinker
Middletown
Tornado Lashes Cambridge Md in Sudden Destruction
A late night tornado struck Cambridge Maryland causing extensive damage to homes warehouses and a high school. Dozens injured and emergency services scrambled as power and communications failed across the town.
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Cambridge
F. D. Sinclair Negro High School
Phillips Packing Company
Cambridge Hospital
Jackson
Allied air activity over central Italy and Balkans reported
Italian Chiusi area near Perugia and the Adriatic coast where Eighth Army units were driven toward Camerino and Macerata. The Mediterranean air force canceled many medium bomber missions due to weather, but Allied planes claimed 31 enemy aircraft downed in 1,500 sorties with losses of ten heavy bombers and eight other bombers. Fighter bombers struck roads, rail lines and bridges in northwestern Italy and the Adriatic coast. Heavy bombers targeted Polesti area in Romania and oil stores at Giurgiu, plus the Nis rail center in Yugoslavia.
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Chiusi
Perugia
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Camerino
Macerata
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Italy
Polesti
Romania
Giurgiu
Nis
Yugoslavia
Farmers Report Strong Barley Harvest Across County
County farmers finished barley harvesting last week with yields mainly 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Stine predicted some growers would average 35 bushels. Showers hindered hay making but alfalfa crops were stored well. Labor shortages were offset by cooperation and 10 to 12 convict camp laborers from Stephens were used.
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Stine
Stephens
PoW Work Remarks and Local Labor Plans
P I praised German prisoners of war for their work in other areas and Mr Teske said they resemble American workers. Official reports state the 250 POW camp will be located here with 1000 Bahamians to be secured for handling apples in Frederick and Clarke counties. County Agent Joe Stine noted requests for 1146 workers, including locals Bahamians and POWs, from farmers and fruit growers.
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P. I
Teske
Frederick
Clarke
Joe Stine
Camp Rock Enon Opens Sunday for Scout Camp
Camp Rock Enon in Shenandoah Area Council opens Sunday with 83 Scouts registered for a season that lasts until July 30. Troops from Winchester Boyce Berryville Wood stock and surrounding towns join a provisional group. a weekend camporee also opens with 81 registrants, expected to grow to 125.
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Camp Rock Enon
Shenandoah
Inwood
Martinsburg
Pikeside
Marlowe
W. Va
Boyce
Front Royal
Phil Hunter
Sgt. Carpenter Home From War
Richard M. Carpenter son of Mr and Mrs John H Carpenter of South Cameron street arrived home on furlough after over two years overseas He saw action on three fronts Italy Africa and England His brother Cpl John W Carpenter stationed at Camp Wheeler Ga is expected home Tuesday on furlough John recently returned from the South Pacific and saw action in New Guinea
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Richard M. Carpenter
John H. Carpenter
South Cameron Street
Italy
Africa
England
Cpl
John W. Carpenter
Camp Wheeler
John
South Pacific
New Guinea
Rouss Firemen Sponsor Marks Shows Next Week
The Rouss Fire Company sponsors Marks Shows for a weeklong carnival at the old Airport on Route 50. A 43-truck caravan from Annapolis and Washington, D C will travel from Winchester to Hagerstown. Laborers will erect the midway the Mile Long Pleasure Trail. The carnival, opening Monday night, runs through Saturday with rides like the Flyoplane, Merry-Go-Round, Moon, Rocket, Speedway, Whip, Twin Ferris Wheels and Octopus plus shows such as World’s Fair Oddities and Jump and Jive colored revue featuring Girl in the Iron Lung and more.
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Rouss Fire Company
Old Airport
Annapolis
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Hagerstown
Reuss Committee
Pennyland
Leesburg to Play White Sox Here Sunday Afternoon
The Winchester White Sox host Leesburg Virginia tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 on the Park diamond. Leesburg defeated Ensogna's nine last week by 4 to 3. Members of Leesburg are asked to be at the diamond by 1 o'clock.
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Leesburg
White Sox
Winchester White Sox
Leesburg, Va
Park
Ensogna
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Marks Shows, Inc
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