Hit and Run Arrests After Early Saturday Collision
Three people were arrested after a slight collision on Lou and Boscawen Street shortly after 1 Saturday. A 1937 Chevrolet was involved and Elizabeth Palmer Beverley of Berryville was the struck vehicle operator. Juveniles charged with liquor offenses admitted transporting liquor from Berkley Springs to Winchester. A search of Corbin's home seized a five gallon keg and jar of apple jack. Preliminary hearing set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou and
Boscawen Street
Fles
Char- Charles William
Tubby) Wrbin
Berryville Avenue
Elizabeth Palmer Beverley
Berryville
Set
Woolf
Robert DeHaven
Corbin
Berkeley Springs
Winchester
Braden, Wisecarver
Thompson
Bill
Learns Cousin Was Killed In Action
Mrs. Amy P. Vance of this city learns her cousin Pvt. Virgil Boswell was killed in action on Luzon June 3. He served about 11 months in the cavalry after training at Fort Riley and Fort Ord. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boswell of Baltimore and nephew of Mr. Russell Whitmer of Bealtor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy P. Vance
Pvt
Virgil Boswell
Luzon
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Ft. Ord
California
Vance
Pvt. Boswell
Harry Boswell
Baltimore
Russell Whitmer
Bealtor
Minks Rout Stephenson in 21 to 3 rout
The Middletown Minks dominated Stephenson Sunday afternoon scoring 21 to 3. Duvall and Boyd pitched for Stephenson while James Judy and Eugene Clem starred on the mound for the Minks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Minks
Stephenson
Duvall
Boyd
James Judy
Eugene Clem
Minks
Strikers Continue in Multiple City Labor Actions
The piece reports on ongoing strikes across several cities. At R. R. Donnelley and Sons Printing Company in Chicago, 1,100 workers remain off the job while 650 employees of the national Malleable and Steel Castings Company are to return to work. The 10 city glass workers strike affecting about 15,000 workers shows slim settlement prospects, with Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co plants contributing 8,000 strikers and Libbey-Owens-Ford adding 7,000 from four plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. R. Donnell and Sons Printing Company
National
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Lets All Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
A wartime promotional item urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. The message emphasizes collective effort and patriotic duty to finance military operations.
Ration Calendar Details June to September Stamps
Ration calendar note outlines validity for meats fats sugar and other staples. It lists book four red stamps, processed foods stamps, shoe stamps, and gasoline coupons with specific month deadlines through August and September. The notices indicate indefinite validity for some shoe stamps and plan changes not yet decided by the OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
OPA
Uet
Controllers Institute To Visit Winchester Outing
Members of the Washington Controllers Institute arrive in Winchester for a two day outing. Earl Bunting of O Sullivan Rubber Co invites the group. P L Hockman is an institute member. Activities include tours, golf, swimming, picnics, and visits to O Sullivan Farms and Claymont Court with a stop at Jockey Club races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Controllers Institute
Washington Controller Institute
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Earl Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Company Incorporated
Mr. Bunting
Washingon
P. L. Hockman
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
George Washington Hotel
O'Sullivan Rubber Co., Inc
Winchester Golf Club
Courtfield Manor
Tokes Inn
Geo. Washington
O'Sullivan Farms
Charles Town
W. Va
R. J. Funkhouser
Claymont Court
Blakely
George Washington
Charles Town Jockey Club
Jockey Club
Bombs Don’t Stop Tokyo Weddings
In Tokyo a booming wedding trade operates in basement air raid shelters offering full Shinto ceremonies with bridal trousseau and a banquet of rice and red beans. A one hundred yen all inclusive rate applies, with brides donning air raid outfits during raids and resuming ceremonies afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Naval Station Loses None
The Naval Receiving Station of Anacostia defeated the Viscose nine at Front Royal yesterday afternoon 4-3. O Bannon earned the win, Brumbaugh took the loss. Both teams allowed eight hits. Viscose schedules two games this weekend against Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and the U S Navy Department nine, set for Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anacostia
D. C
Viscose
Front Royal
O'Bannon
Brumbaugh
Bureau of Supplies and Acounts
U. S. Navy Department
William W Wells Dies at 69 in Berryville Home
William Walter Wells, 69, of Route 1 Berryville, died at 11 this morning at his home. He is survived by his widow and two children. Funeral arrangements will be handled through Enders Funeral Home in Berryville. a full obituary will appear in tomorrow's Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walter Wells
Berryville
Enders Funeral Mome
Guards Parade and Awards for battalion at Martinsburg camp
The Winchester Guards, with three companies from Winchester Berryville and Arlington, were praised by General Williams and Col. Condron after their drill and afternoon retreat with the band from New ton D. Baker Hospital. Officers W A Baker Spillman Newcome Kercheval and 68 enlisted from Winchester attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Berryville
Arlington
Gneral Williams
Col. Condon
Washington, D. C
Everett A. Hellmuth
John C. Butler
Rectortown
C. D. Beeton
Kitchens
W. A. Baker
D. D. Spillman
Holmes Newcome
John F. Kercheval
If We'll Buy The Bonds They'll Drop The Bombs
A political slogan item appears to warn that purchasing bonds will finance wars. The piece contrasts civilian investment with military escalation and urges caution about government debt policy.
State selective service rep to hear Frederick farmers complaints
A state headquarters representative will visit the Frederick county clerk’s office on Tuesday at 10 a.m. to hear complaints about improper drafting of labor. Citizens may present specific instances where rights under the act were denied or procedural errors occurred, with Col. Jell Griffing coordinating the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Headquarters
Selective Service
Frederick County
Selective Service Local Board
Selective Service Act
Jell Griffing
Arnold calls for retention of Pacific bases for security
General H H Arnold former head of the Army Air Forces urged keeping a broad string of Pacific Island bases. He listed Marshalls Palau Volcanoes Bonins Ryukyus Wake Marcus Canton Palmyra Christmas Islands and Am erican Samoa as essential for future security and for a bridge across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pacific
America
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Arnold
Marshalls
Palaus
Volcanoes
Bonins
Ryukyus
Wake
Marcus
Canton
Palmyra
Christmas Islands
Iwo Jima
Strategic Air Force
United States
Miss Anne Carter To Be Buried Here
Miss Anne Elizabeth Carter of Statesville North Carolina died after a months long illness at the home of Robert Harrison Beck in Harrison New York. She taught in Orange Bel Aire Maryland and Elizabeth New Jersey and studied at State Teachers College Fredericksburg and at Columbia University. She is survived by one brother Joseph E. Carter of Tacoma Washington. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 o'clock from Jones Funeral Home and burial will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Elizabeth Carter
Statesville
N. C
Robert Beck
Harrison
N. Y
Carter
Carter Hall
Stephens City
B M. Carter
Joseph M
Mary Chapman Carter
State Teachers’ College
Fredericksburg
Columbia University
Orange
Bel Aire
Elizabeth
N. J
Joseph E. Carter
Tacoma Wash
Jones Funeral Home
Five Charged With Tax Code Violations
H. A. Martindale state license inspector has warrants for F. W. Whitehear Oscar Smith Asbury Farmer G. H. Hart and A. C. White for buying and selling furs without required licenses under Virginia Tax Code section 136. They must report to Court of Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards at 2 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Martindale
Virginia
F. W. Whitehear
Indian Alley
Oscar Smith
RFC Marlboro
Asbury Farmer
Gainesboro
G. H. Hart
Stephenson A. C. White
Winchester
Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Count Fleet Retired From Racing at Paris Kentucky Stud
Count Fleet has been retired from racing and is standing at stud in Paris Kentucky. The decision marks the end of his competitive career and starts his stud duties at the Kentucky facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Fleet
Paris
Kentucky
Japanese Urged to Win or Die in Homefront Directive
In a directive from Emperor Hirohito, home-front volunteers were told not to surrender if Allied forces invade Japan, effectively a win or die order. The manual was disclosed as Tokyo reported air raid damage and Imperial HQ confirmed Okinawa losses and Nippon forces in Borneo.
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San Francisco
Hirohito
People’s Volunteer Corps
Genki Abe
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Okinawa
Nippon
Borneo
Allied High Command
Balikapapan
Federal Communications Commission
Mitsuru Ushijimi
Eisenhower Returns to Capital Quietly After Parade
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Washington with Mrs. Eisenhower and Lt. John Eisenhower after a week of public receptions. The group, including Lt. Col. James KR Stack and Mrs. Stack, heads to a rest before a tea and reception at Secretary Stimson's home that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
James KR Stack
Stack
Eisenhowers
Stimson
Winchester Driver Hits and Kills Farm Horse
A car driven by Robert E. Davis of Winchester struck a farm horse early Sunday between 5 and 6 am on Route 50 near Lost Corner in Clarke county. The horse owned by Amos Huff of the Gratchen farm died almost instantly. the car sustained considerable damage. Deputy Sheriff T F Galloway investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Davis
Winchester
Lost Corner
Clarke County
Amos Huff
Gratchen
T. F. Galloway
Apologies From Okinawa Commander Reported
A Domei dispatch transmitted via FCC records quotes Lt Gen Mitsuru Ushijima apologizing to Japan's Emperor and the people as his forces launched the final Okinawa assault. He said the battle turned out contrary to expectations, with the message dated June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mitsuru Ushijima
Japan
Okinawa
Tokyo
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Ushijima
Aussies Capture Mountain Spur in New Guinea
Australian troops captured a hard won spur of Shiburanga mountain in New Guinea supported by air and artillery. The Melbourne radio said the opposition was the bitterest since Wewak as the broadcast recorded by the Federal Communications Commission reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Shiburanga Mountain
New Guinea
Melbourne Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Wewak
Night Singers Question Reflects On Mockingbird Behavior
The fragment notes that the mockingbird sings by day as well as by night, suggesting nocturnal or dawn activity, while also mentioning the nightingale in connection with singing. The text is unclear but implies day and night song patterns.
Fleet Supplied While In Action by Squadron Six
Vice Admiral William Ward Smith announced the creation of Service Squadron Six under Rear Admiral Donald Beary to support the Pacific fleet with auxiliary ships ammunition carriers cargo ships reefers and salvage vessels. The unit enables refueling rearming and provisioning at sea boosting wartime logistics and baffling the Japanese navy. Iwo Jima marked the squadron s first operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
Peak Harbor
William Ward Smith
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Service Suadron Six
Donald Beary
San Marino
Calif
Banquet Concludes Winchester NAACP Membership Drive
On Monday June 18 at 9 PM a banquet closed the NAACP membership drive at Nickens Recreational Center Winchester led by the refreshment and membership committees. Rey Alexander Easely formerly of Berryville Va and principal of W T B Williams Tr School gave the keynote address with the message New Man's Opportunities are Present. Sposwood Brown the president closed with a call to improve voting and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickens Recreational Center
Winchester
Rey Alexander Easely
Berryville
W. T. B. Williams Tr
Sposwood Brown
Brown
E Bond Drive Nears End As Laggard E Bonds Fall Short
Winchester enters the final week of the Mighty Seventh War Loan Drive with E Bond sales lagging at 292 816 dollars against a 425 000 dollar quota. Wendell Barney, chair of the war finance committee, urges a vigorous last push and calls on city and county residents to buy an additional E Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Federal Reserve
Barney
Clark Chosen To Command US Occupation in Austria
Gen Mark W Clark is selected to lead American occupation forces in the Austrian zone and may move Allied units into Vienna within three weeks. An Allied reconnaissance mission now in London recommends borders for occupation and likely dissolving the 15th Army group, with the Fifth Army also to be dissolved. American units have been assembling in northern Italy in preparation for the move.
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Rome
Mark W. Clark
United States
Austria
Vienna
London
15Th
Fifth
Italy
Veteran Education Advisors Meet at William and Mary
Garland A. Quarles attends the Conference of Veterans Educational Advisors in Williamsburg held under the Virginia Department of Education. F. O. Wygal heads the event with W. W. Savage assisting as advisors discuss returning veterans educational problems opportunities and veterans assistance laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sup
Garland A. Quarles
Veterans Educational Advisors
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Virginia State Department of Education
F. O. Wygal
W. W. Savage
State Consultation Service
Greek Troops and Greek Left Movement Tensions
The article cites a pretext for martial law and the return of the King of Greece, claiming a left movement would be crushed. It reports a blacklist being prepared with tens of thousands of names and includes Zachariadis urging vigilance against maneuvers opposing Allied understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Zachariadis
Curb Market To Operate Tomorrow
The curb market on the city parking lot will open tomorrow morning according to Grover Schlack the chairman. This marks its third week of operation with a large variety of vegetables expected to be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Schlack
Nip Ship Sunk By Flying Jeep
The Army’s tiny Flying Jeep cub reconnaissance plane sunk an enemy escape craft off Mindanao during a June raid. Pilot T. Set Gerald R. Felter and his backseat gunner felled two aboard as eight others leapt overboard. Felter strafed until out of ammo and loaded grenades at a guerrilla strip. a third Japanese perished and the vessel sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
13Th Airforce Base
Philippines
Mindanao
Negroes Island
T. Set
Gerald R. Felter
Ridgefield Park
N. J
Felter
Civil & Police Court dispositions in police court
Judge John Rice presided as Orvill M. Miller of Lehew West Virginia faced disorderly conduct with fighting and a $10 fine plus costs. Jessie Hockman of 527 Ross street was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Orvill M. Miller
Lehew
W. Va
Jessie Hockman
Ross Street
Chutists advance as 37th Division nears Tuguegarao
Maj Gen Robert E Beightler’s 37th Division pushes north toward Tuguegarao eight miles away Saturday night. Gliders carry jeeps for the first time in the theater to reinforce parachutists. AP reporter Hamilton W Varon notes Aparri landings were precise. Nearly 1000 Japanese dead found by the 33rd Division in Balud Valley east of Bagulo on Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Beightler
Russell W. Volckmann
Tuguegaroo
37Th
Associated Press
Hamilton W. Varon
Balud
Bagulo
Luzon
Okinawa Casualties Reach 101853 Dead 7902 Captured
Okinawa reports 101853 enemy dead and 7902 captured through Saturday. Japanese still infiltrating northern hills while air forces target Itazuki airfield and Sakishima group. American Mustangs from Iwo Jima hit two Honshu airfields, destroying or damaging 69 planes. three from US lost.
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Okinawa
Pacific
Luzon
Army Thunderbolt
Itazuki
Kyushu
Japan
Sakishima
Ryukyus
Iwo Jima
Enmy
Honshu
Tokyo
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct responses to page one questions list Charles as item one. Reasons include violent storms seasonality. The statement is false. California is cited. William Willett is named. Item one true. The Department of Labor appears. The aim is to assist Arab states toward independence. Numbers thirty three. Lake Michigan referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
False
California
William Willett
True
Department of Labor
Lake Michigan
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Naval Station
William W. Wells
Anne Carter
Continent
Pacific Area
U. S
Europe
Marseilles
France
Truk
Gen. Eisenhower
Capital
B. Neville Wallis
Lancasters
Bielefeld
International
NAACP
Clark
Garland Quarles
Flying Jeep
Civil & Police Court
Chutists
CSE
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Braddock
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