Byrd Movement Gains Ground Amid Closed Conference
Barr framed a grass roots effort as a people’s movement with limited politician involvement. About 40 Byrd supporters met in Fairfax to back a drive opposing Roosevelt’s re election. Arlington County formed a Virginia State Committee of 100 for Roosevelt’s fourth term led by attorney Christopher Garnett.
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Barr
Rae
Fairfax
Byrd
Virginia Byta
Roosevelt
Arlington County
Virginia State Committee
Christopher B. Garnett
Garnett
Duplicates Fete Of Forty Years Ago
Mrs. D M Sprinkle wife of the National Cemetery superintendent reports her New Hampshire Red hen laid two eggs at once on Tuesday. She noted the bird lingered on the nest then laid a second egg after moving to another nest. She recalls similar twin-egg events in her flock and links the coincidence to a News of Other Years feature recalling a 40 year prior twin-egg incident in John P Sartelle’s flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Sprinkle
the National Cemetery
New Hampshire
Sprinkle
John P. Sartelle
British Planes Lost In Raids Across German Fronts
A wartime dispatch notes 96 British planes were lost in raids as RAF and Luftwaffe clashes continue. German claims cite Reichsmarschal Guerin s air force as potent. U S Thunderbolts attacked German airfields on Holland and the Dutch border region with one Thunderbolt lost and one German plane destroyed. London remained on brief alert with limited bomb effects reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallon
RAF
Reichsmarshal Guerine
Archibald Sinclair
Europe
Leipzie
Berlin
Britain
U. S
Holland
Holland-German
London
Wounded in Action Pvt Oliver Tinsman Recovers at Walter Reed
Pvt Oliver Tinsman, son of Mr Claude Tinsman of Berryville, was badly wounded by a shell near Magnano Italy on November 8 1943 his leg was shattered and later amputated at the knee. He helped wipe out German machine gun nests and with a lieutenant and another soldier reached safety. He earned the Purple Heart and another medal for his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Tinsman
Claude Tinsman
Berryville
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
D. C
Magnano
Italy
Pvt
Tinsman
Mrs. Anna Pierce Buried Today
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Anna Iva Pierce 61 at Martinsburg West Virginia after a two week illness. She was daughter of the late A J and Eliza Shade Ware born near Whitacre. The service at her Martinsburg home and Whitacre Methodist Church concluded with burial in the adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna _ Iva Pierce
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
A. J. and
Eliza Shade Ware
Eee County
Whitacre, A
Joseph Collis
Albert H Moffrichter
Whitacre Methodist Church
George W. Ports
Army Calls Haywood Washington to Report for Duty
Haywood Erastus Washington left Wednesday to report for duty with the U S Army at Camp Lee Virginia. Washington received his call from the Winchester City Draft Board and was employed by the Winchester Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood Erastus Washington
U. S. Army
Camp Lee, Va
Washington
Winchester City
Winchester Evening Star
Turkey Dinner for Mann Methodist Furnace Rally
A turkey dinner is served today and tonight at Belle Hall's home 307 East Piccadilly Street to support the John Mann Methodist Church Furnace Rally. Rev. E H Jackson, pastor, announces the event and invites all residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Hall
E. Piccadilly Street
John Mann Methodist Church
E. H. Jackson
Un-Wed Mother Held For Grand Jury
Miss Virginia E Kenney aged 21 arraigned in a preliminary hearing before Judge John Rice and held for action of the grand jury. Coroner Dr. H. S. Pifer reported findings to the court. Kenney is charged with unlawfully abandoning and exposing her infant, who died, and is held on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia E Kenney
John Rice
H. S. Pifer
Miss Kenney
Merchants Support War Fund Displays Across Windows
Merchants display Red Cross materials in shop windows and in their own dragnows to aid a war fund drive. The displays honor decorators and list participating merchants, with a world map by Handley school students and flags shown on March 1st to mark the campaign start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Wonder's
Allen Richardson
J. C. Penney Co
Lewis Barton
Lee Odell
Penney
Rodney Taylor
Leonard Riley
Margaret L. Hodgson
J. W. Arthur
Moling and Cather
John Scully
Ralph Hardy
Solenberger and Co
Clark Cooper
J. M. Steck, Jr
Montgomery Ward
Dailey Slonaker
Sloan Kuykendall
Miller and Anderson
Charlies Kabler
Northern Virginia Power Co
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Miller’s Drug Store
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Boyd's Drug Store
Brook’s
Katherine Pannill
Handley School
Ochakov Captured by Soviet Forces Near Odessa
Soviet dispatches report intensive pressure from Kiny's Third Ukrainian Army pressing toward Odessa with Malinovsky’s columns advancing from the east and north. Key towns like Lubashevka Rybnitsa and Varvarivka fell as Red Army units swept up 250 plus settlements toward the Black Sea, while Zhukov’s forces pushed toward Delatyn and Stanislau, threatening the Prut line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seer
Y. Kiny
Odessa
Ukraine
Dniester River
Kamanets-Podolsk
Malinovsky
Bug River
Great Black Sea
Voznesensk
Delatyn
Carpathians
Zhukov
Kolomea
Tysmyenitsy
Stanislau
Tlumach
Nadvornaya
Czernowitz
Prut River
Pacific War Footnotes Map Palau and Phosphate Hosts
Navy records describe Palau and nearby islands as strategic phosphate sources and distant targets in the Pacific theater. The text notes Anguar as a large mine shipping to Japan, positions Palau 4595 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor, and Guam 3800 miles away, with Palau near the Japanese held East Indies and relative distances to Manila and Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Korkor
Palau
Babelthaup
Caroline Islands
Anguar
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Guam
Netherlands East Indies
Manila
Tokyo
Groomed look guidance for hair care and shine
The article advises achieving a well groomed appearance with hair lying flat and lustrous. It emphasizes consistent styling to maintain a neat, polished look.
Congregational Church Conference Draws 150 in Virginia Valley
Twenty two churches represented about 150 attendees at the mid year session of the Virginia Valley Central Congregational Conference held at Bethlehem Church. Speakers included Rev. F C Lester and Rev R A Whitten with talks on church work China and future needs. Delegates named for Southern Conference in May and Grand Council in June. Winchester attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valley Central Congregational Conference
Bethlehem Church
Tenth Legion
A. Larrick
Winchester
G. H. Veazey
F. C. Lester
D. D
Eton College
N. C
Southern Convention of the Congregational Churches
Roy A. Larrick
Walstein ‘Snyder
Elkton
R. A. Whitten
Grand Rapids
Mich
Whitten
Edgar Nelson
Albert Spaid
Emily Jones
Montague Methodist Revival Ends With Final Sermon
Rev. H Wark Curry brings the Montague Avenue Methodist Church revival to a close with his last sermon tonight. Pastor John Teter reports strong attendance and high interest, with a large crowd expected for the final service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Wark Curry
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
John Teter
President Lets Bill Become Law Without Signing
The President took no veto action and will allow the bill to become law. Senator O Mahoney had predicted few overseas voters in November, while Democratic leaders expected passage without a signature. The issue centers on guaranteeing rights and a fair life at home for returning servicemen.
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O'Mahoney
Dwyo
Attractive window display draws thousands at hotel pharmacy
The window display of religious articles owned by Alexandria families for generations drew thousands of onlookers. Mrs. Walter S. Nicklin Sr., co owner of Nicklin's George Mason Hotel Pharmacy, was formerly Miss K Esther Harris and earlier worked in Winchester Evening Star departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Alexandria
Nicklin
George Mason Hotel
Walter S. Nicklin
K. Esther Harris
Winchester
Warden Visits Home Over Suspected Rabies Incident
County game warden W Pingley reported plans to visit Ed gar McDonald near Minebank to investigate a dog bite amid reports of odd behavior. He noted no rabies cases in the county since a mad dog bite incident at White Hel last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FPF
W. Pingley
Edgar McDonald
Minebank
Pingley
Ella Snapp Laid To Rest In Opequon Church Services
Mrs. Ella Headley Snapp widow of Charles W. Snapp farmer of Opequon was laid to rest this afternoon after services at Hogues in Opequon and St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. F. L. Roof officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs. H. M. Rhodes of Middletown and Mrs. E. D. Funkhouser of Opequon and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Oliver McDonald Robert Bywaters Percy Hershman Robert Oren and Granville Snapp.
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Ella Headley Snapp
Hogue
Opequon
St. Paul Lutheran Church
F. L. Roof
Charles W. Snapp
Daughers
H. M. Rhodes
Middletown
E. D. Funkhouser
Oliver McDonald
Robert Bywaters
Percy Hershman
Robert, Oren
Granville Snapp
Rollin M Larrick Enlists in SRU Navy Unit
Winchester man Rollin M Larrick reports for active duty with the SRU Navy Ship Repair Unit at the Richmond recruiting station. He was sworn in January 8 as an Electricians Mate second class, is 32, married with two daughters, and previously an orchard manager for the Fred L. Glaize estate in Frederick County.
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Rollin M. Larrick
Winchester
SRU
Navy
Richmond
Post Office
Larrick
Frederick County
Fred L. Glaize
Glaize
Estate of Newton H Burkhart Appraised at 9300 in Court
The estate of Newton H. Burk hart is appraised at 9300 and filed in Corporation Court. Appraisers listed are G. F. Butsler, Harry Copenhaver and J. V. Arthur.
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Newton H. Burkhart
Corporation Court
G. F. Butsler
Harry Copenhaver
J. V. Arthur
Sugar packets tied to Renner car the same as stock sugar
Testimony by FBI lab expert John Stanley linked two packets of dextrose sugar found in Renner's car to the stock at National Fruit Products. Renner did not prove the in-car sugar came from Wholesale Grocery Company nor explain how it arrived there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk
Renner
National Fruit Products
John Stanley
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Page Four
Correct quiz responses include Mexico as Q1 Seventy as Q2 and Arizona as Q8. The set also shows 1611 Muskrat Q5 The Bible and the Koran Q3, Washington Cape Alava Q7, Four Q8, More Q9 and Oahu Q10.
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Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Cape Alava
More
Oahu
Stock Market Report Wide gains in rails oils and sugars
In New York on March 31 selected rails liquors oils and specialties trended higher with some broadening gains while industrials largely held steady. American Sugar rose over 3 points to a 1944 peak as favorites such as Atlantic Coast Line Santa Fe Goodrich Montgomery Ward Skelly Oil Texas Co Hiram Walker and Distillers Corp led advance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oy Clair
Jane
Cell-O
Kastensis Modak
Ward Baking
Atlantic Coast Line
Santa Fe
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Skelly Oil
Texas Co
Hiram Walker and Distillers Corp. Steels, Motors
Eigen
Venezuelan Petroleum
Pantepec
Cuban Atlantic Sugar
Northeast Airlines
Aluminum of America
Baltimore Produce Market Report Calm Across Apples Poultry
Baltimore March 31 market notes show produce and poultry sections largely unchanged with apples and sweet potatoes steady. Roasters fryers and broilers light demand. fowl and eggs listed with modest totals reflected in the daily market recap.
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Baltimore
Market Report: Livestock Quotations Steady Across Categories
Receipts moderate with steady tone from Thursday. Butter prices at 181,224 pounds. Cattle receipts show various categories with cattle steady. cows, calves, and bulls quoted from 5.00 to 11.75 for top sausage bulls. Hogs active at 14.50 top. sheep and lambs offered steady with good to choice wool lambs quotable 16.50-17.50 and fat ewes at 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
WFA
Office of Distribution
Market Summary of Hogs Cattle and Steers
Chicago traders report a slow hog sale with 9.00 to 14.00 per hundredweight ranges, sow prices down about 35 cents, and top hogs at 14.00. Calves and beef cattle show moderate activity with bulk grades 14.00 to 16.25 and some loads of Iowa fed steers at 17.00. Buyers in the week’s end push prices east, with limited offerings of high quality beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cw. F. A
Iowa
Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Prices
Auction notes show good load at 1040 lb and heifers around 14.25. Cows active on beef at 9.50 to 12.90 with cutters 8.75, heavy bulls to 12.00. Dealers sold odd lots as salable sheep reach 2,500 to total 3,000 head.
Market Report: Lamb Prices Mixed Across Loads
The report notes moderately active trade with several loads of Colorado sea lambs priced around 16.35 to 16.50 per pound and lighter lots at 16. for 99 pound pelts. Three decks of lambs average 86 to 89 pounds with prices near 15.50 to 15.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
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Siemens-Schubert —Electrical Works
Ruhr
Munich
Furth
Tie Messerschmitt
Pine Motor Co
Anna Pierce
Army
Merchants Aid
Ochakov
Navy Roaring
Congregational Church
Montague
Mrs. Ella Snapp
Appraise Estate
Tony
U. S. No
Maine
California
Stock Market Report
Chicago Livestock
Sadie A. Yeakley
Albin
Lela I. Smith
Admix
Dunn, Auctioneer
Esso
Standar
New Jersey
Doits Company
N. Kent St
Winchester, Va
Car
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