Congress Approves Huge Army Bill
The House quickly passed a record breaking 42.8 billion dollar War Department appropriation with no debate. The Senate, after 31 minutes of discussion, approved a 42.82 billion dollar army supply bill and sent it back to the House for final action.
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War Department
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Anglers Prepare For Bass Season This Weekend
Anglers ready for bass season as the upcoming weekend brings opening days for many and anglers expect productive trips on local waterways. Strong reports point to early bite as boats prepare gear and schedules for the anticipated runs.
Gey cuty ae Jos Wo be af Cameron
Gey city report fragment mentions Jos and Cameron with unclear context. The readable text centers on two named individuals and a potential place reference. Details are insufficient to confirm events, roles, or dates.
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Cameron
Special Attention Advertisers and Subscribers Notice
The Star will not publish on Saturday July 4 due to National Holiday. Subcribers are asked to note the schedule change and advertisers should adjust deadlines accordingly.
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Sister of Mitchell Declares Bombing Key to Defeat Germany
Ruth Mitchell, sister of the late Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, returns from Europe and asserts bombing by planes will defeat Germany. She notes a Yugoslav Chetnik fighter she met joined in 1941 and endured 12 German camps. she describes Chetniks as fighting magnificently in the mountains.
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Billy Mitchell
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Yugo- Slavia
Appalachian Growers Name Same Officers
Annual session of Appalachian Growers in the George Washington Hotel re elected the same officers serving since the previous year. C Purcell McCure of Greenwood Virginia remains president with H W Skinner of Chambersburg Pennsylvania as vice president and Malcolm M Brown of Martinsville Virginia continuing in the leadership role.
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Winchester men volunteer for Navy and Army service
Five Winchester men volunteered for duty with the armed services. Dr McGuire is noted in Washington DC. Dr Stuart serves with the 65th Hospital Unit at Duke University.
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Treasury closes costliest fiscal year in history
Treasury ends a year with total expenditures around 32.5 billion dollars, far surpassing World War I costs. Preliminary figures show direct war outlays near 26 billion, with overall spending for all government activities higher, while taxes hit a new peak and bond sales amount to about 20 billion.
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Treasury
United States
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D. Smith
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Chemical War Expert To Be Here Wednesday
Lt. P. F. Kurtz of the Chemical War Service Ft Belvoir will give an illustrated talk on chemical warfare at Handley High School Wednesday night at 8. The lecture, for Auxiliary Police and civil defense others, will replace the armory drill period and cover bombs and gas with gas samples for identification.
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P. F. Kurtz
Chemical War Service
Ft. Belvoir
Lt. Kurtz
Rufus Martin the Bed Makers Work Shaped Movie Sets
Rufus Martin, a 68 year old Irish native on Kent Street, turns rough lumber into carved beds and furniture. His walnut posters and canopy beds have appeared in films, with two beds once sold to Joe Savage and later used by a moving picture company in New Orleans and California. He works with Grover Clevenger, and his beds remain a staple in local woodcraft.
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Manchester
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Martin
Joe Savage
Kernstown
Moving Picture Company
Mr. Martin
Lynchburg Office Killings End In Siege At Law Building
In Lynchburg Virginia T Franklin Daniel a Virginia House of Delegates member and T Gibson Hobbs city attorney were shot to death in the law building shortly after 1 pm Warren Myers a 51 year old salesman was arrested in Wantel s locked office and charged with murder He was placed in a detention cell at police headquarters Hobbs was shot first and died at Virginia Baptist Hospital Daniel three floors above followed a few minutes later A stenographer reported Myers moved through the building as police blocked entries and he appeared to surrender before further shots were heard.
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Gibson Hobbs
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Virginia House of Dlegates
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Wantel
Hobbs
Virginia Baptist Hospital
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Allies Meet With Hull on Postwar Relief Talks
Secretary of State Hull opened a day of talks with allied representatives to discuss emergency relief and postwar problems. He planned a afternoon session with Sir Frederick Leith-Ross and other officials to cover recovery, reconstruction, and resources for China and United Nations agencies.
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Mt View Cream Station Closed All Day July Fourth
Notice states the Mt View Cream Station will be closed all day Saturday July 4. Frederick Cooperative Bureau also reports both departments closed all day on July 4.
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Frederick Cooperative Bureau
All Departments Raked For Rubber
President Roosevelt ordered all government departments and agencies to turn in rubber for the scrap collection campaign. The drive, extended to July 10 after a poor showing, aims to boost totals beyond the 219000 tons reported yesterday.
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Washington
Harold Smith
Roosevelt
Woodrum Flies Solo in Aviation Student Test
Rep Woodrum of Virginia completes a four week training course and makes his first solo flight at Congressional Airport earning gold wings. He plans to continue training toward a private pilot license while noting his aim to test employment ideas for men over 45. He flew with fellow students including J Patterson and a daughter Martha Ann who later earned a private license.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Chinese Report Some Advances
Chinese high command says Japanese forces 80 miles south of Nanchang in Kiangsi province advanced again in the ongoing two week battle along the Honan Shansi border. It reports both sides suffering heavy losses in unabated encounters.
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Skunk Parade Delights East Piccadilly Residents
City briefs note a half grown skunk wandering the street near Mt. Hebron Cemetery as residents watch from windows and discuss the nuisance. The item sits among local notices including Army Air Corps bulletins, blackout rules, and county community updates.
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East Piccadilly
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Britain’s Imperials Are Reinforced
Red Star reported Russian forces trapped German infantry that breached lines near Kursk and closed in behind the wedges. The Nazi attack was slowed as enemy tanks were not brought up, with more than 200 German tanks destroyed over two days.
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Germans Fail Crossing Severnaya Bay in Rubber Boat Assault
New York reports on June 30 that British radio said 8,000 Germans were slaughtered in a failed attempt to cross Severnaya bay near Sevastopol in hundreds of rubber boats. The BBC report was heard via CBS.
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Red Cross Aids 15 Nations With War Relief Funds
The American Red Cross reported foreign war relief goods valued at 60 732 194 as of 30 1942. Government funded supplies for 12 countries totaled 46 254 864. Emergency and defense acts funded these supplies under 1941 and 1942 measures. Sea losses were minimal with only 653 113 of 24 092 037 government purchased items lost at sea.
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American Red Cross
Six Winchester Men Bound for Fort Myer Induction Scrutiny
Twenty two Frederick county selectees departed for Fort Myer for final physicals before induction. Six Winchester men were called, three volunteer officials and three selectees. Martin Coughin and G. F. Wallis and C. P. McVicar Jr. await Saturday exams but were sent home due to lack of time.
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Fort Myer
Winchester
C. P. McVicar, Jr
G. F. Wallis
Martin Coughin Wie
Rommel’s 175 mile drive met stiff Allied resistance
Allied reinforcements bolstered British Imperial armies as Axis columns pressed toward Matruh and Tobruk. U S airmen hit Axis targets while Rommel’s panzers pushed near Fuks and the death valley of the Quattara depression. Churchill shifted command to Auchinleck as fighting intensified with heavy casualties.
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