Modified wheat allotment plan aims to ease farmer complaints
A local committee release outlines a simple change to the wheat allotment plan to allow producers to grow enough for personal use and straw needs while setting a sale ceiling by bushels rather than acres. The proposal seeks to reduce penalties and gain wider farmer support during wartime market controls.
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Ralph Ba
Williams
See
Jhas
Chas
BE. Staples
Ralph Bauserman
Harry Williams
Class AA and A-1 Minor Leagues Listed
The Class AA leagues are the American Association International League and Coast League. The Class A-1 leagues are the Southern Association and Texas League. The Kent horse nomination costs $25 plus $500 to start.
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American Association
International League
Coast League
Southern Association
Texas League
Czech Patriots Use Fountain Pens in Train Sabotage
A Czech student saboteur uses six fountain pens as explosive devices to derail a German freight train heading to the Russian front. The operation, aided by a taxi driver, occurs at night in woods near railway yards, causing a railway incident injuring and killing soldiers. The account frames the act as a symbolic resistance by a beaten people.
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James T. Carter
New York
Boxing results from Last Night’s bouts across multiple cities
AP reports multiple decisions and knockouts from fights in New York Chicago Newark New Orleans Baltimore Allentown and Pittsburgh including Hernandez Rubio Dell Ort o Callura Stolz Banks and Charles with points and a knockout. The Rhine river source note appears as unrelated trivia.
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Chicago
Nate Bolden
Jimmy Reeves
Cleveland
Newark
Norman Rubio
Albany
N. Y
Pritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Vince Dell'Orto
New York
Jackie Callura
Hamilton
Ont
Baltimore
Allie Stolz
Billy Banks
Washington
Allentown
Baily Carrigan
Stanley Srogeee Derr
Alientown
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Charles Burley
Minneapolis
City Playgrounds Open Tomorrow For 1942 Supervised Program
The Winchester Playground Association announces the 1942 season for three supervised playgrounds in Harris Addition Shenandoah Valley and Douglas Colored School under Otis Sargent. Open daily July and August 9 to 12 and 2 to 6 with supervisors Mary Ella Flenner Charlena Grim and Lucille Lewis. Last year the three sites averaged 196 children daily with crochet tournaments horseshoes and daily game sessions.
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Winchester Playground Association
Otis Sargent
Harris Addition
Shenandoah — Valley A Y
Douglas Colored School
Mary Ella Flenner
S. Vv. A
Charlena Grim
Lucille Lewis
Douglas School
Sargent
Stalingrad Becomes Key Element In Red War Plan
Eddy Gilmore reports from aboard the Anatole Serov on the Volga that Stalingrad now dominates Red military plans. A Red Army mechanic unveils a brand new American made truck to crowds, saying more trucks are on the way and they have seen American machines before.
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Eddy Gilmore
Anatole Serov
Volga
Stalingrad
Red Army
Stalingrad Power and People in Wartime Routine
The piece highlights Stalingrad’s strategic role due to geography and wartime labor as workers fill factories producing tractors and needles. It notes young men dominate local groups, Kamyshin’s theater life, and travels through rugged Calmuck country with camels replacing horses. The narrator reflects on cultural impressions and fish meals aboard a Volga voyage.
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Stalingrad
Soviet Union
Germany
German Volga Republic
Kamyshin
Russia
Kuibyshev
Tiumenevka
Durocher Suspended by National League as Dodgers Rally
Leo Durocher, Dodgers manager, fined 50 dollars and suspended for three days by NL President Ford Frick after a dugout dispute with umpires. Dodgers beat Phillies 10 to 3 behind Ed Head and a ninth inning rally. Indians overpower White Sox 11 to 5, but lose leadoff man Stormy Weatherly to a knee injury.
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Harold Claassen
Associated Press
Leo Durocher
Brooks
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
Sunny
Ishuiee
Br Lyns
Dodger
Philadelphia Phils
Ed Head
Joe Medwick
Chisox
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Lee Ross
Joe Haynes
Pete Appleton
al Milner
Jim Hegan
Clevelanders
Roy
Stormy
No Tour For World Series
New York reports that a coast to coast World Series tour to aid war charities will likely not occur. Officials worry extended play would sap interest, ruin receipts, and fail to attract crowds outside major league parks, risking a financial and fan engagement setback.
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New York
War Charities
San Francisco
Tigers Propose 1943 Season Cut and No Southern Spring Training
Detroit general manager Jack Zeller says the 1943 season should be shortened by two months and southern spring training dropped as a war measure. He plans to present the idea at the American League owners meeting in New York July 6.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Jack Zeller
Tigers
New York
Zeller
South
Tiger Boss
Miami
Miami Beach
Fla
Air Corps
Lakeland
Haas
Recruits in Winchester Area Join U S Marine Corps
Among the newest recruits from Winchester and surrounding territory to join the U S Marine Corps are Wilson O Push Robert G W Giffin and Richard S Wine all Winchester William C Keeler of Strasburg and Ralph W Bowers off Halltown W V Wives of Pugh and Giffin reside here on 127 North Cameron street and Wine lived at 532 Fairmont Avenue All were inducted into the fighting Leathernecks at Harrisonburg Prosecuting Attorney Clarence Ey Martin Jr has been granted leave of absence by the Berkeley county W Va court and his father has been appointed acting prosecutor at Martinsburg The younger Mr Martin has accepted a commission as a lieutenant junior grade in the U S Navy and left today for schooling at Ithaca NY Pvt Lynwood Everhart spent a 10 day furlough at the home of his mother Carrie Holtsclaw near Berryville He has since returned to his camp at Orlando Fla
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Winchester
U.S. Marine Corps
Wilson O. Push
Robert G. W. Giffin
Richard S. Wine
William C. Keeler
Strasburg
Ralph W. Bowers
Halltown
W. V
Pugh
Giffin
Cameron Street
Wine
Fairmont Avenue
Fighting Leatherness
Harrisonburg
Clarence Ey-Martin,Jr
Berkeley County
W. Va
Martinsburg
Martin
U. S. Navy
Ithica
N. Y
Pvt
Lynwood Everhart
Carrie Holtsclaw
Berryville
Orlando
Fla
Indians Beat White Sox As Milnar Shuts Door
Milnar pitched four hitless innings and Jim Hegan had four singles in four trips as Cleveland defeated Chicago. Brooklyn’s Joe Medwick ended a slump with three singles in six plate appearances against the Phillies. Indian instrument imports accounted for 85 percent of supply.
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Associated Press
Alt Milnar
Jim Hegan
Cleveland
Milnar
Chicago White Sox
Hegan
Indians
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phils
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Volga River
Volga Apae
Don
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Frank Crumit
Ivan Skavinsky Skavar
Joe
Turkestan
American Legion
Phils
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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