War Production chief predicts meeting ship and tank goals
Donald M. Nelson told a House subcommittee that 18,000,000 tons of shipping will be met and tank targets will be reached with likely steel plate shortages. He said consumer outlook is very bad with tight rationing and possible limits on shoes, new homes, and rubber, while supply chains improve.
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Washington
Congress
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
House
Nelson
Roosevelt
England
Germany
Great Britain
Winchester Doctors Report for Active Duty in Nation
At least five Winchester physicians have offered services for the duration and await orders to report for active duty with the armed forces. Already serving are Dr. E. C. Stuart Jr. and Dr. James A. Miller both Navy officers. Dr. George H. Smith and Dr. Thomas A. Gibson are among those awaiting muster. A local dentist, Dr. James C. Davis, has been called to the Army.
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Winchester
George H. Smith
Thomas A. Gibson
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Navy
James A. Miller
Washington
James C. Davis
Army
Pleas Heard For Doomed Virginia Sharecropper Odell Waller
At a commutation hearing Governor Darden heard witness testimony about Oscar Davis. Henry Davis described the shooting while Odell Waller’s lawyers argued hospital records contradict earlier trial accounts. The defense noted Davis owed wages and reduced Waller’s tobacco allotment as context.
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Richmond
Odell Waller
Oscar Davis
Darden
John F. Pintery
New York
Waller
Memorial Hospital
Lynch
Davis
Henry Davis
Finerty
Annie Waller
Odell
Edmund Preston
House Appropriations approves 1.81 billion defense supply bill
The House Appropriations Committee sent to the floor a 1,810,478,615 supply bill aimed to raise national defense funding to about 228 million since June. It covers nearly twenty war agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1, with most operating on emergency allocations. The largest item, 1.11 billion for the War Shipping Administration, faces potential controversy. The Office of Price Administration would receive 95 million, constrained to prevent transfers from other funds, a point of contention with economy-minded lawmakers. The panel also cut a 1 million dollar office of censorship and trimmed other agencies to align with war needs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
War Shipping Administration
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
Budget Bureau
Op.a
O.P.A
Capitol Hill
House
Office of Censorship
OPA
Handley Grounds Suggested for Play Equipment Use
Winchester discusses placing playground gear on Handley School grounds during vacation to benefit city youth. Proponent argues it could help a large portion of the town, with supervision and careful placement to preserve campus beauty.
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Handley School
Handley Grounds
Cherries Plummeted as Cold Snap Hits Tuesday and Wednesday
Cold snap blankets region Tuesday and Wednesday impacting cherry orchards with significant frost risk. Growers report damaged blooms and potential yield reductions across multiple groves. Officials urge protection measures and monitor weather warnings.
Yard Party at Welltown Church
A yard party is planned for Thursday July 9 at Welltown Church with a rain date noted as 6 29. Attendees should expect outdoor activities and community fellowship at the church location.
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Welltown Church
Rubber drive nets 218 128 pounds collected
Officials report 218 128 pounds of scrap rubber gathered across Winchester and Frederick counties. R E Buncutter, chairman, notes campaign will continue, aiming to collect all available rubber without triggering a public burden. If reclaimed for civilian use, the total could supply four tires per vehicle.
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Aapee
Oil Company
R. E. Buncutter
Winchester
Frederick County
Whiteout for Victory Planned in Winchester Stores
Winchester merchants prepare a 15 minute Whiteout for Victory on Wednesday July 1 to promote sale of war savings stamps and bonds. Ralph Pifer chair of the Retail Merchants War Savings Committee outlines a 12 to 12 15 observation with signals like bells or bugle calls to attract customers. July quota set at 120000 and materials are being circulated to merchants with details in the Winchester Star.
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Winchester
Ralph Pifer
Retail Merchants War Savings’ Committee
Pifer
Dan Hinve
Frederick County
Treasury Department
Thomas H. Sprint
R. E. Avery
Winchester Star
VPF Members Return From VMI
Virginia Protective Force members from Winchester's Co 115 returned from a week at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. The group included Taylor L. Barr E Holmes Newcome Charles M. Patton Robert S Underwood Walter M Shade Hugh K Green James E White Edwin Snider Jr Ralph Vaugh T J Calkins Roy E Bowers Carlton H Weakley. On July 5 Capt W A Baker and Sergeants Barr and Smallwood will attend a one week officers and non commissioned officers school in the Maryland and Pennsylvania state guard.
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School For Virginia Protective Force
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Winchester’s Co
Taylor L. Barr
E. Holmes Newcome
Charles M. Patton
Robert S. Underwood
Walter M. Shade
Hugh K. Green
James E. White
Edwin 8. Snider, Jr
Ralph Vaugh
T. J. Calkins
Roy E. Bowers
Carlton H. Weak
Firemen To Seek Funds For Alarm
Four Winchester volunteer fire companies sponsor shows rides and entertainment on the Plaza between city hall and county court to raise funds for the central alarm system. Funds have been sought for over a year. Plaza use approved after other sites failed. Public invited. Attractions open all day Saturday.
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Fire Companies
Winchester
County Court
Strong Earthquake Felt In Chile
A strong earthquake was felt across Chile with tremors reported in northern and southern regions. Authorities urged caution as residents described shaking and minor structural damage in several cities. Local agencies monitored aftershocks and stability of infrastructure.
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Chile
Swedish Nazis Routed in Raettvik Riot
In the second anti Nazi riot week in Sweden, authorities prevented a Nazi meeting in Raettvik as protesters halted the gathering 150 miles northeast of Stockholm. Police reported no serious injuries amid the clash between demonstrators and a small group seeking to hold the meeting.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Raettvik
Minute Men To Meet Thursday At Courthouse
Winchester leaders plan a Thursday meeting at the county courthouse to discuss forming Minute Men companies in the city and county. General Waller says units stay in their organized communities and would act only in emergencies such as paratroop landings, not for strikes, with protection until state forces arrive. About 25 attendees expected.
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Winchester
J. R. Brandon
Winchester-Frederick
Waller
Virginia Protective Force
Adjutant General’s Office
Darden
18 to 20 Year Old Men Urged to Register Tuesday
In a continued notice local Selective Service boards remind 18 to 20 year old men to register on Tuesday June 30. Registration runs from 7 am to 9 pm with sites in Winchester Court room city hall and at Clearbrook Gore and Stephens City schools. Workers at Virginia Woolen Winchester Woolen National Fruit Product and O Sullivan Rubber are asked to register at their work locations.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Selective Service
Corporation Court
City Hall
Clearbrook
Gore
Stephens
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Company
National Fruit Product Company
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Expenses Allowed for C. E. Martin Senate Contest
The Senate approved a resolution allowing up to 4000 for attorneys fees and expenses incurred by Clarence E. Martin and others in connection with Martin’s challenge to Senator Joseph Rosier’s West Virginia seat.
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Washington
Senate Today
Clarence E. Martin
Martin
West Virginia
Senate
Joseph Rosier
Rubber drive boosts city and county collections
The JBT sponsored rubber collection on Saturday gathered pounds in 12 zones with Boy and Girl Scouts Handley cadets and others contributing. Lions Club president Herman Barr urges public help, noting a fenced yard-parking lot marked for scrap rubber. The Lonely Bachelor appeal drew 15 inquiries from residents and distant readers seeking contact.
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JBT
Handley Cadets
Lions Club
Herman Barr
Star
L. B
RAF raiders strike St Nazaire and Bremen in night attacks
London reports RAF raids on the German submarine base at St Nazaire on the occupied French coast as part of a follow up to the Bremen assault. British fighters also bombed German airfields and rail targets in northern France with one loss. Two Canadian pilots damaged an escorted merchant ship in a low level attack, leaving it heeled at a 45 degree angle.
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Wake Island
Garris
Japan
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Atoll
Admir Illiam F. Halsey
Gten
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Axis
Egypt
Matruh
The
Nile
Alexandria
Sal
Rommel
Nile Valley
Berlin
Rome
London
St. Nazaire
R.A.F
Bremen
France
Air Ministry
Germany
MD l
Twenty Frederick County Men Ordered to Report for Induction
The Frederick County Selective Service Board lists twenty more local men to report for induction. They will depart Monday July 6 at 7 45 am for Charlottesville to undergo physicals at the University of Virginia hospital, joining twenty one others already set to report. A rally in front of the courthouse will precede the departure. Names include Lawrence Wilson Robinson and Robert Lee Jenk ins among others from Winchester Stephens City Middletown and Damascus.
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Frederick County
Lawrence Wilson Robinson
Stephens City
Robert Lee Jenkins
Winchester
Roy Augusta Swartz
George Washington Gordon
Boscawen St
Arthur Lee Brill
Samuel Raymond Bly
Frank William McDaniel
Leo Alton Whitacre
Gore
Clayton Edward Hartley
Willard Rittenhouse
Rt. 2
Hetzel Montgomery Stotler
Whitacre
Edward Tracey Copeland
Alexandria
Alfred Pitman Smith
Middletown
Garnet Lee Putnam
Charles de Webster
Gardensville
Sugar Stamp Five Doubles Value Through July
Sugar stamp number five in War Ration Book One now allows two pounds of sugar instead of one. The change lasts from today through July, with stamp five covering a full month while earlier stamps covered only two weeks.
Churchill Faces No Confidence Fight Amid War Strategy Debate
London reports mounting pressure for Churchill’s removal as defense minister as Rommel’s forces advance to Matruh. analysts say chances of overthrow are slim though debate continues. Churchill’s return from the United States and joint US President Roosevelt talks are seen as softening critics and strengthening his position.
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London
Churchill
Axis
Rommel
Matruh
Egypt
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
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