Mrs Hummer Rites To Be Held Sunday
Rena Hummer 73 widow of George W. Hummer of near Opequon died at home after a four year illness. Survived by two sons Glenn and Ralph both of Opequon and daughter Pearl Hum mer of Staunton Virginia. Funeral services Sunday with services at Omps funeral home then Macedonia Methodist Church. Rev Harvey Ashby to officiate. Burial in adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ploza
Rena Hummer
George W. Hummer
Opequon
Jackson Dove
Catherine Kendall
Dove
Clarke County
Hummer
Glenn F
Ralph R
Miss Pearl Hummer
Staunton
John Dove
Viola
Isabella Darlington
Elizabeth Simpson
Alexandria
Carper’s Valley Methodist Church
Omps
Macedonia Methodist Church
Harvey Ashby
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures Update
Washington May 7 Treasury status reports May receipts totaling 79.99 million dollars and expenditures of 169.62 million. Gross debt stands at 135.55 billion, marking a daily increase of 376.10 million.
Feed Control By Government Is Being Advocated
With a tight livestock feed supply anticipated for the war end, officials consider extending government control over corn feed grains and protein feeds. Requisitioning midwestern surplus is proposed to keep all feeders stocked, while War Food Administration seeks Canada wheat to ease deficits though transport limits cap supply. Protein feed remains the most serious issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid A. Martin WA
War Food Administration
Canada
Mrs Bridgers Re elected President of Brethren Church Group
Mrs L G Bridgers of the city was reelected president for the ensuing year at a Berkeley Springs Virginia meeting of the igana Branch of the Woman ary Association of Brethren Church. Officers named include Vernon Rogers Keyser W Va and John Oliver Cumberland Md as vice presidents J W Lineburg Cumberland secretary Ray Hicks Winchester treasurer. Directors named Herbert Pope Winchester district and Floyd Palk Elkton Harrisonburg. Next convention set for Inwood West Virginia with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igana
Womanary Association of Brethren Church
Berkeley Springs
L. G. Bridgers
City
Vernon Rogers
Keyser
W. Va
John Oliver
Cumberland
J. W. Lineburg
Ray Hicks
Winchester
Herbert Pope
Floyd Palk
Elkton
Harrisonburg
Inwood
Winchester Bond Drive Named Cooperating Organizations
Harold G. Brown announced an alphabetized list of Winchester groups that surpassed their bond sale quotas in the Second War Loan drive. The city quota was 650000 in issue value, with participating organizations and amounts ranging from American Association of University Women 5137.50 to Rotary Club 140425.00 and including Lions Club 17479.50 United Daughters of the Confederacy 10050.00 and Winchester Hospital Auxiliary 5318.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Brown
Winchester
Mr. Brown
American Association of University Women
American Legion Auxiliary
Beta Sigma Phi
Century Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
Girls Athletic Association
Jewish Women’s Club
Junior Board of Trade
Junior Century
Little Garden Clubs
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Old Fredericktown
Veterans Organizations
Winchester and
Clarke County
Middletown Drubs Woodstock 6-3 In Open Date Meet
Middletown High School played an open date game and defeated Woodstock 6 to 3 Wednesday afternoon. Middletown collected three doubles and six singles off pitcher Swartz. O’Rielly and Gugriefed starred in fielding highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Woodstock
Swartz
O’ry and- Gugr
Court cases heard by Judge Rice in Moorefield and Ridgeway
Civil Police Court cases heard by Judge John Rice include Lawrence Vance of Kernstown charged $14, and Bruce L. Butts of Ridgeway with W. D. Kohne Moorefield W Va for drunk and disorderly, found guilty and taken under advisement pending Moorefield report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Lawrence Vance
Kernstown
Bruce L. Butts
Ridgeway
W. D. Kohne
Moorefield
W. Va
News Behind The News On Page Four
Paul Mallon outlines the day's behind the scenes developments, tracing editorial decisions, notable staff movements, and emerging stories slated for coverage. He notes context from page four readers and previews upcoming features and angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon
Market Quotations Livestock and Produce Markets
Baltimore market notes show cattle, calves, hogs, sheep steady to higher with varied ranges across weights. Chicago and Pittsburgh reports mirror a firmer tone for hogs and mixed cattle, with tag prices and loads listed for multiple weight classes and regions. Sharp gains observed in hogs and notable firmness in calves, while cattle tone remains uneven and sows hold steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
US Dept
Pittsburgh Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agri
Allied naval losses and New Guinea ground action reported
Reports detail a Norwegian freighter among Allied ships lost as Japanese submarines threaten supply lanes east of Australia. MacArthur aides estimate two percent of 1 000 000 tons of Allied shipping lost in the southwest Pacific. In New Guinea, Allied forces raid Salamaua and Lae, dispersing a Japanese outpost and seizing Bobdubi five miles from Salamaua, threatening supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Atlantic
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
America
Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Horn Gulf
Bobdubi
Waho
Stock Market Report Mixed With Cautious Tone In New York
In New York on May 7 buyers nibbled at select stocks while profit taking blurred trends. Strength appeared in spots after a lively open. rails weakened and many issues were unchanged. Demand from speculators and investors absorbed offerings as pivotals drew attention amid optimistic war news and possible technical corrections. Rail bonds strengthened as commodities remained narrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Grain Quotations May 7 Opening Prices
Wheat dropped at the opening on selling by houses with western connections. Oats steady and rye slumped. Prices shown for May July and Sept contracts across Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with bid ranges for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rye
Funeral Services Held for Miss Lena Ritter at Mt Hebron
Miss Lena Belle Ritter died April 30 at age 85 in Hagerstown Maryland after fifty years in the city. She was the daughter of Tate John Ritter and Mary Bromley Ritter born near Winchester and last of her immediate family. Services were led by Rev Paul E Holdcraft at Coffman Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery near Winchester. The grave service was conducted by Rev L G Bridgers of the United Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star Today
Aida L. Fryer
Madison Avenue
Hagerstown
Lena Belle Ritter
Miss Riter
Tate John
Mary Bromley Ritter
Winchester
Miss Ritter
Emanuel United Brethren Church
Paul E. Holdcraft
Coffman Funeral Home
Mount Hebron
L. G. Bridgers
United Brethren Church
McFarland Dies After Long Illness At 75
Benjamin F. P. McFarland 75 of 686 Woodstock Lane died at Memorial hospital at 1 30 this morning after a six month illness. He was a carpenter and survived by wife Sara Fleck and other relatives in Harrisburg and Baltimore. Funeral at Press Church with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers from Sarah Zane Fire Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin FP. McFarland
Woodstock Lane
Memorial Hospital
John McFarland
Hardy County
W. Va
Bettie Arnold
Ters
Sara Fleck
Harrisburg
Laura Moyer
Jennie Walters
Baltimore
Sun- Press Church
Emiciating
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Anthracite Dispute Hearings Attract Key Philadelphia Figures
President not expecting walkouts as hearings proceed in the anthracite dispute. James M. Pierce of Scranton and Attorney Walter Gordon Merritt prepare to present their side next week. John Durkan, former Scranton mayor, pleads for miners in a letter to Panel Chairman Morris L. Cooke, urging a living wage beyond mere subsistence due to rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia and Reasing Coal Arid Iron*Company
James M. Pierce
Scranton
Walter Gordon Merritt
John Durkan
Morris L. Cooke
Lackawanna County
Spaatz Launches Big Air Attack To Aid Troopers
Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz directed a large ground support air assault from a Tunisian base aimed at the Axis Tunisian bridgehead. Bombers pounded targets while infantry and tanks launched a massive combined offensive with fighters providing air cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spaatz
Wes Gallagher
U.S
Tunisia
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Force
Down Top
London
el Alamein
Mediterranean
Pont ‘Bu Fahs
Boston
Mitchelli
Africa
Victims of Iceland crash said to have died instantly
May 7 REYKJAVIK A veteran sergeant the lone survivor of the plane crash that killed Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews Methodist Bishop Adna W. Jones and 12 others said last night he believed the victims died instantly after the aircraft struck a mountain in bad weather. George A. Ejisel, rear gunner, waited 26 hours in wreckage before rescue. His injuries were a cut foot and lacerations on his left hand. His wife Iva lives in Columbus Ohio.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Frank M. Andrews
Adna W. Jone
George A. Ejisel
Europe
Tunisia
Iva
Columbus
Ohio
Mother's Day Program Planned at Cork Street Church
A Mother's Day program will be held at Cork Street Church of Christ Sunday evening at 7. E. P. Browning will speak on What Mothers Owe To Their Children. Miss Mary Louise Steele sings Mother O Mine with Freddy Swann at the piano. Helen Yeatras plays Adoration and Dry Those Tears with Doris as accompanist. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork Street Church of Christ
E. P. Browning
Mary Louise Steele
Wil
Mother O
Freddy Swann
Helen Yeatras
Doris
Mrs. Cornwell Rites Set for Sunday Afternoon
Emma Catherine Cornwell 73 widow of William E. Cornwell of Clarke county died in Manassas Virginia at 1155 p m Thursday from complications. Born October 23 1869 she was daughter of the late John H Gardner and Margaret Bond Gardner of Frederick and Shenandoah counties. She is survived by three children William M Cornwell Winchester Michel A Cornwell Hagerstown and Mrs Louise C Fishpaw Manassas with sisters Mrs J W Headley Winchester and Mrs Minnie M Rouzee Stephens City. Funeral from Jones Funeral Home at 4 p m Sunday with Rev E D Vaughan Berryville officiating burial Mount Hebron cemetery pallbearers J W Headley Henry Rutherford Walter Hardesty J M Fishpaw Coleman Dunn John H Bromley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Catherine Cornwell
William E. Cornwell
Clarke County
Manassas
John H. Gardner
Margaret Bond Gardner
Frederick
Shenandoah
William M. Cornwell
Winchester
Michel A. Cornwell
Hagerstown
Louise C. Fishpaw
J. W. Headley
Minnie M. Rouzee
Stephens City
Jones Funeral
E. D. Vaughan
Berryville
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Henry Rutherford
Walter Hardesty
J. M. Fishpaw
Coleman Dunn
John H. Bromley
Local Sports Headlines Highlight Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features local sports with game results and standout performances. Readers find coverage of school teams, player highlights, and upcoming matchups in concise briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
service letters from soldiers reach home front lines
Mrs. J. F. Clowser reports a letter from her son in the 1523rd Q. M. Co. at an Orlando Air Base saying he is well. Harry Daniel Brown of Nile Loudoun Street has arrived in North Africa and can be reached via his aunts Miss Minnie and Miss May Brown. Cpl. James Viltar Brown is stationed at Dalhart Air Field Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Clowser
Clowser
Nte Ptendasser
Q. M. Co. Air Base
Orlando
Fla
Harry Daniel Brown
Nile Loudoun Street
North Africa
Minnie
May Brown
Cpl
James Viltar Brown
Dalhart Air Field
Deilar
Texas
Sergeant's Sale in Winchester Va May 18 1943
By order of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the case Abram Jerome Novick versus Kenneth L McIntyre will hold a public sale at the City Hall parkaue front in Winchester on May 18 1943 at 12 o'clock noon. A Diamond T Van truck Motor AR921461 will be sold for cash under the supervision of Acting Sergeant G G Baker and Sergeant T L Barr of Winchester Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court of City of Winchester
Virginia
Abram Jerome Novick
Tradinig
Navick Transfer Company
Kenneth L. McIntyre
Deems Motor Express
Parbke
Cewr
City of
Winchester
Béering Motor No
G. G. Baker
T. L. Barr
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Clarke
Washington
Treasury
J.W Crove Furniture CO
Ney
Woman's Missionary Association
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Pittsburgh
Dept. Agri
Stock Market Report
Lena Ritter
B. F. McFarland
Lgate Sa
Palmolive “Ar
Colgate Si
Lilco Cut Price Store
N. Loudoun St
Mrs. Cornwell
Sergeant’s Sale
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
George T. Barnsley
George Washington Garage
Geo. T. Barnsley
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