Charles Wood Killed in Gloucester Point Truck Accident
Charles Wood forty four a former White Post resident was killed Sunday night when the truck he drove for Baines and Bautz Co from Towson Maryland to Newport News struck a tree at Gloucester Point Virginia. The driver possibly fell asleep. He was a son of Ida Walker Wood and the late Mose Wood of Page County. Surviving are his mother his widow Mrs May Graham Wood and children Mrs Frank Huff Cleo Wood Chas Wood Jr and James Wood. Also one brother Marshall Wood and three sisters Annie Stoneburger Dorothy and Lena Wood. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM at White Post Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wood
White Post
Baines and Bautz Company
Towson
Newport News Struck & Tree
Gloucester Point
Ida Walker Wood
Mose Wood
Page County
May Graham Wood
J. A. Figg
Donald Coffman
Walter Coffman
Strasburg
Strasburg Junction Road
Billy Baker
Lillian Baker
Young
Coffman
Jl H. Wakeman
Route 1
Middletown
Mr. Wakeman
Nelson Putnam
James Coffman
G. G. Crawford
Charles L. Crabill
Harold Miller
Stover
Jerome Coffman
Rosie Marie
James E. Coffman
Near Strasburg
B. F. Richard
Tampa
Fla
Winston
Home Nursing Class To Start Thursday
First meeting of the Red Cross home nursing class taught by Mrs. Miriam Culler will be held in the home nursing room of the George Washington Hotel on Thursday afternoon, May 11, at 2 o'clock. The class will meet two afternoons a week, the days to be decided at the initial meeting. All women of Winchester interested in taking this course are urged to be present Thursday.
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Red Cross
Miriam Culler
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Mid-Week Prayer Service Led by Rev Duckwall
Grace Lutheran Church hosts a 7 30 prayer service conducted by Rev J H Duckwall pastor of Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church. Public is invited to attend. The text notes war material output excluding plants totals about 55 million dollars weekly.
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Grace Lutheran Church
J. 8. Duckwall
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Arhida
Land history ties Baker Drug Store to 1752 lineage
Louis Baker asserts the Baker family has owned the land under the Baker Drug Store since 1752, tracing to Hendrick Becker who naturalized as Henry Baker in 1765 after immigrating from Germany. Meanwhile city service stations saw mixed A-9 rationing coupon business as two gallon weekly allowances ended and A-10 coupons began Tuesday.
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Waynesboro
Louis Baker
Baker Drug Store
Baker
Hendrick Becker
Germany
Henry Baker
Shortage of White Men’s Shoes in City Stores
A survey of seven shoe shops shows white men’s shoes are scarce with only last year’s stock available. Stores report limited whites and two tones, while women’s white footwear remains plentiful. Call 3424 for a news brief.
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Milady
Night Bombers Hit Genoa and Berlin In Broad Dawn Raid
Allied air forces engaged in a large scale raid program across Italy France Belgium and Germany. British heavy bombers struck Genoa Livorno Gennevilliers and Berlin while daylight attacks targeted rail centers and airdromes with heavy losses reported for German fighters.
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Danube-Alps
Mediterranean Air Force
Genoa
Livorno
Italy
Gennevilliers
Law
Mosquito
Berlin
RAF
French Channel
Reich
Britain
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Bobby Zirkle Dies From Burns in Home Accident
Bobby Carl Zirkle born May 19 1941 died from burns sustained in a home accident. He died at Harrisonburg Memorial Hospital two hours after being transported by ambulance. Survived by parents Ray O and Barbara Ellen Goolladay Zirkle four sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements set at the Zirkle home with burial at Solomon's Church Cemetery near Forestville. Body at Dellinger Funeral Home Mt Jackson then moved to the Zirkle home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Carl Zirkle
Harrisonburg Memorial Hospital
Ray O
Barbara Ellen Goolladay Zirkle
Forestville
New Market
Jacob Allen Zirkle
Charles Lester
Clarence Edward Zirkle
Willie Catherine
WAC
Washington, D. C
Anna Mary
Jane Marie
Gloria Fay
C. S. Zirkle
Zirkle
Tragic Bicycle Accident Claims 9 Year Old Near Strasburg
Donald Coffman aged 9 of near Strasburg was killed when a bicycle he rode on the crossbar collided with a wood truck on Strasburg junction road. The driver and helper were not charged. the boy died at the scene. Survived by siblings and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Coffman
Strasburg
Eight Army Thrusts Wedge in Italy Front
Allied forces renewed attacks on Genoa and Livorno as heavy bombers remained grounded due to bad weather. Marauders, Bostons, Thunderbolts, Warhawks and invaders struck north of Rome while an Allied loss count was announced. Lieutenant Michael A. Wagner of Baltimore was credited with an MB-109 kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Livorno
Rome
Michael A. Wagner
Baltimore
Rare Antiques Auction at Abraham's Delight Winchester VA
Auction to be held on May 25 1944 at 627 South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia beginning at 10 AM. Household furniture from the Hollingsworth estate includes two Victorian sofas two Empire sofas six Windsor chairs tester beds pianos mahogany and walnut furniture chairs tables and accessories. Benham H. R. committee selleck notes this is the finest group of furnishings in the community and an opportunity to acquire esteemed pieces from an old estate.
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South
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Russell
Sheraton
Benham H. R
A. B. Hollingsworth
Appraisements Recorded in Frederick County Court
The Frederick Circuit Court clerk lists eight appraisements including Thomas Jeremiah Marple deceased with $745.61 and Sadie A. Yeakley deceased with $2,122.92 among others. Appraisers include Earl Bailey, J. W. Bagent, N. L. Dick, and several named assistants.
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Frederick Circuit
Thomas Jeremiah Marple
Earl Bailey
Robert L. DeHaven
Harry L. McCann
Mary J. Ashwood
W. H. Himelright
Kenneth L. Bell
John I. White
Lohring Lineburg
E. E. Fawcett
Venner Lineburg
H. L. McCann
Sadie A. Yeakley
J. W. Bageant
J. Fred Thwaite
G. J. Light
Raleigh Cook
George Cook
Perry Elliott
N. M. Havermale
N. L. Dick
A. B. Crosen
Utah Crossen
N. K. Larrick
C. L. Nicodemus
A. B. Solenberger
C. M. Grim
George L. Good
F. L. Good
B. L. Larrick
James M. Larrick
Allies Intensify Air Campaign Before Invasion
Allied air forces push to weaken German fronts with raids on ammunition dumps and key rail hubs. Reports from London and occupied Europe cite intensified strategic bombing and heightened Allied readiness as invasion approaches, with German defenses described as under siege.
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RAF
North Africa
Germany
Kurt Dietmar
Berlin
Europe
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Hubert Pierlot
Belgium
United Nations
Charlotte of
Luxembourg
London
Moscow
Sevastopol
DNB
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Vichy
Litigation Ends as Government Seizes Plant and CIO Wins
Avery returns to his position after Jesse Jones ends federal possession of the Chicago Montgomery Ward plant. The CIO wins a collective bargaining election, while the government seeks to dismiss its injunction petition amid ongoing court deliberations on the seizure legality. Judge Holly faces final decisions as officials dispute the case’s purpose and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea
Smith
Holly
Avery
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Chicago
Jones
CIO Union
CIO
Cona
Come Commerce
Roosevelt
Ward
Montgomery Ward
Jesse
William H. Holly
West Virginia Governor Election Precinct Tally Report
In Charleston on May 10 partial results from 1,759 of 2,796 precincts show Holt leading Democrat votes with 32,381 and Meajows 83,133 while Funkhouser tops Republican with 61,218 against 49 remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Holt
Meajows
Funkhouser
Tardy Buyers Of City Tags To Get Tagged
Police Chief C. W. Hollis orders arrest of city car owners не displaying city auto tags. He vows no excuse for motorists with cars on streets not properly licensed.
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C. W. Hollis
Will of Minnie Ola Hardy Recorded in Probate
The will written in 1942 with a 1943 codicil is admitted to probate in Corporation Court. Witnessed by Helen Funkhouser and H K Benham, it directs debts and burial arrangements, leaves $200 to Mt Hebron Cemetery trustees, and bequests to Gr B B Dutton, Mrs Wade Mangum, Matthew Davis, Frances Coxler, Lucy Belle Holt, plus a UDC pin to Mrs Mangum. Residue to niece Mrs Mangum. executor Harry J. Cressler with $10,000 bond. appraisers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ola Hardy
Helen Funkhouser
H. K. Benham
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Gr. B. B. Dutton
Wade Mangum
South Braddock Street
Methodist Home For
Gaithersburg
Matthew Davis
Opequon
Frances Cox Ssler
Winchester
Lucy Belle Holt
Clarksburg
Russians Move Guns To Sevastopol Bay In Final Mop Up
Russian artillery units hauled about 60 guns to the north shore of Sevastopol Bay and bombarded enemy ships in the inlets while infantry closed in from the east and south to complete the攻sten trench assault.
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Moscow
Sevastopol Bay
Ward's union wins election and seeks contract extension
The CIO at Ward's United Mail Order Warehouse and Retail Employer won the bargaining vote 2 440 to 1 593 and asked the War Labor Board to order a contract extension beyond December 8. Ward's refused the WLB order, prompting a federal seizure. Avery stated Ward's never consented to a contract with maintenance of membership or a closed shop.
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CIO
Ward's
United Mail Order
War Labor Board
WLB
Avery
Ward’s
Bombing Run Targets Wiener Neustadt German Factory
Allied air forces raid Wiener Neustadt in Austria hitting the Messerschmitt plant as 2000 Allied aircraft pound European defenses from Britain. Fifteenth Air Force continues day light heavy bomber campaign in Italy with aims to destroy factories and rail hubs.
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London
Italy
Alps
Messerschmitt
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Europe
Fifteenth Air Force
Naples
Ankara
Bucharest
Romania
Knin
Sibenik
Vienna
Mrs Ruby Shipe Dies at 32 in Martinsburg
Mrs Ruby Shipe 32, cousin of Miss Felta High and Mrs Albert Seal of Winchester, died at 2 10 this morning at her Winchester Avenue home in Martinsburg West Virginia after ill health since December. Husband Donald Shipe is the sole survivor. no children. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Ruby Shupe
Felta High
Albert Seal
Winchester
Winchester Avenue
Martinsburg
W. Va
Donald Shipe
Colored man held in chicken theft arraignment planned
Walker, colored, is held on a larceny charge for stealing chickens from the Hanover Dressed Poultry Company building. A warrant filed by C. R. Bis a states the break in occurred at night and about 52 chickens valued over $50 were taken. He is to be arraigned for a preliminary hearing tomorrow morning in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnd Walker
Walker
C. R. Bisa
Hanover Dressed Poultry Company
Germans Admit They're Caught Sevastopol Evacuation Report
London dispatch reports Berlin radio says German and Romanian forces evacuated Sevastopol after two days of heavy bombardment and now hold the western tip of the Crimean peninsula as Sevastopol lies ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ae Berlin
Bem
Setopol
Sevastopol
Nestlé Milk Product Promoted as First Choice for Babies
An ad style claim touts Nestlé evaporated milk as doctors approved for babies and irradiated for extra Vitamin D. It markets the product as the world’s first choice for babies and notes adults use it for coffee and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nestly
Nestlé
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. Wood
America
Rumford
Bobby Zirkle
Eighth Army
B. and S. Poultry CO
Times Square
New York
N. Y
Manhattan
U.S. War Bonds & Stamps
West Va
Ola Hardy
Stalin
By Austin Bealmear
Ruby Shipe
Southern Dairies, Inc
National Dairy Products Corporation
Joan Davis
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