Front Royal Park Nine Renew Season Rivalry At Park
The Front Royal and Winchester Park baseball teams meet Sunday at Rouss Park for the season’s first test. Start time is 3 PM, with seating stretched to accommodate fans from Warren and Frederick counties. Park’s lineup features Luby at first, Patton, Judy in the infield, Johnson, Burch, Abe in the outfield, Mentzer on the mound and Keller behind the plate.
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Winchester Park Nine
Ee. Viscose
Front Royal
Winchester
Rouss Park
Warren
Frederick County
Park Nine
Williamsport
Staunton
Ow Strong Frederick Hustlers
Bradford Michael
Royal
Park
Brumback
Luby
Williams
Patton
Judy
Johnson
Burch
Abe
Mentzer
Keller
De Valera Defends Ireland Neutrality Policy
In Dublin on May 17 Prime Minister Eamon De Valera defended Ireland's neutrality replying to Winston Churchill's broadcast attack. He argued no thinking person could ignore Ireland's neutral stance and praised Churchill for resisting temptation which he said helps advance international morality and peace.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Churchill
de Valera
Erie
Britain
Nor- Ireland
Guar
England
Ration Calendar Details for Meats Fats and Gasoline
Ration calendar lists Book 4 red stamps Y5 Z5 and A2 through good through June 2. Blue stamps H2 through M2 good through June 2 and N2 through good through June 30. Other stamps extend through July 31 and August 31. Airplane stamps and gasoline tokens noted with period dates and expiration timelines.
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OPA
Gas Compressor Stations Face Shutdown Over Union Demand
N. W. Va. May 17 A shutdown of two United Fuel Gas compressor stations north of Charleston and at Charleston distribution center was threatened after CIO International Oilworkers Union ordered barring of non union workers. Ten non union employees at the Lewis station were kept off by pickets three weeks ago. Independent union seeks a National Labor Relations Board election for about 1500 outside workers, prompting the action. A station closure would disrupt gas flow to plants in Ohio Pennsylvania New York and West Virginia and to millions of domestic users.
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N. W. Va
United Fuel Gas Company
Harry A. Wallace, Jr
United Fuel
CIO International Oilworkers Union
Cobb and Lewis
Elk River
Charleston
Walace
Lewis Station
National Labor Relations Board
Wallace
CIO Group
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Hitler's fit of hysteria over Roosevelt death in Berlin bunker
Paris reports Adolf Hitler erupted in hysteria upon hearing the news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. The former secretary Gerhardt Herrgessenl described Hitler's frantic reactions, periodic laughter, and a lingering, rare absence of a smile afterward, in the chancellery at midnight April 12.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Berlin
Liberation
Gerhardt Herrgessenl
Hitler
Lorenz
Herrgessellt News
Rival To My Heart Opens In The War Friday
A new romance by Ann Pinchot follows Gail Benton a young woman doctor who battles prejudice and hospital resistance to win an assistant chief of staff post and the man she loves. The serial begins in tomorrow’s Star edition.
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Ann Pinchot
Gail Benton
Dog Bites Child Two Dogs Seized for Observation
City police responding to a complaint from Mrs. Glen Dean at 124 1-2 Peyton Street captured two stray dogs after a child was bitten. The animals were turned over to Dr. Charles Milton for observation. Police officers Wisecarver and Milburn handled the response.
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Glen Dean
Peyton Street
Charles Milton
President Truman Pleased With World Peace Conference Progress
The White House says President Truman is gratified by very satisfactory progress at the San Francisco conference toward establishing an international peace organization. Press Secretary Ross reports the talks are ahead of schedule and productive, with the president briefed by Secretary Stettinius.
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Washington
White House
Truman
San Francisco
Charles G. Ross
Stettinius
Baptists To Meet In Berryville May 19 Program Set
The Winchester Berryville May Quarterly Meeting of the Bracket Morrell Association convenes at St. Luke Baptist Church Berryville May 19 with registration at 2 30 P M and an afternoon business session followed by preaching The Sunday program includes conference sessions Sunday School and discussions on war impact on church attendance A Victory Program at 8 P M features the Missionary Chorus of Alexandria Rev E T Johnson pastor of St Luke Baptist Church is moderator and Miss Madelyn Minor is secretary
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Winchester
St. Luke Baptist
Berryville
Bracket- Morrell Association
Missionary Chorus of Alexandria
E. T. Johnson
St. Luke Baptist Church
Miss Madelyn Minor
Britain and United States United on Polish Question
Secretary of State Stettinius stated there are no differences between American and British views on forming a new Polish provisional government. He dismissed the New York Herald Tribune report and said no letter exchanges between Roosevelt and Churchill altered the Crimean agreement’s Poland aspect.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
New York Herald Tribune
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Crimea
Poland
Jhe State Department
Offi
Question of War Guilt of Karl Doenitz Studied
London May 17 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Commons the question of war guilt of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz was under investigation and that newspaper reports claimed he had been arrested. He said swift justice for Hermann Goering was hoped for and that trials would start after consultations with Allies.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons Today
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Doenitz
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Swift Justice
Hermann Goering
Eden
San Francisco
Engineers Will Close Office Here
The United States Engineer Field Office in the George Washington Hotel will close on May 31 and move to Norfolk to take on a new task. Twenty three families will be involved in the relocation, per Kenneth V. Coltrin chief engineer.
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United States Engineer
George Washington Hotel
Norfolk
Winchester
Kenneth V. Coltrin
Bus backs into car on East Piccadilly Street
A bus backing out of Smith's Garage struck a parked car on East Piccadilly Street across from Smith's Garage this morning damaging the auto owned by Lewis A. Pollard of 22 East Clifford Street. Milburn's Office investigated the incident.
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East Piccadilly Street
Smith
Lewis A. Pollard
Clifford Street
Milburn
Let’s All Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
A wartime appeal urges readers to support victory through purchase of war bonds. Citizens are encouraged to invest in national defense and sustain the war effort with financial backing.
Aberdeen Angus show and sale nets 15355 in Clarke
Fifty acres of prime stock produced 15355 at the third annual Aberdeen Angus cattle show and sale at Berryville Virginia. Highlands Farm Round Hill owners bred the grand champion bull and female bought by Dr. Thomas E. Hughes of Richmond. Reserve and senior champions came from LeBaron Farm Warrenton Arbor Hill Farm Staunton and Highlands Farm. Average bulls 564 females 299 with local consignors Chapel Hill Farm Woodley Farm Bellfield Annefield. Watkins managed the sale with a committee including Litton McLaughlin Olcott.
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Berryville
Berryville Horse Show
Highlands Farm
Round Hill
Thomas E. Hughes
Richmond
Hughes
LeBaron Farm
Warrenton
J. A. Hindergarden
Midland
Arbor Hill Farm
Staunton
Chapel Hill Farm
David Donovan
May Try Settling Polish Dispute
London May 17 Foreign Secretary Eden and Sir Archibald Kerr arrived from the San Francisco conference to join Churchill in talks on the Polish dispute. U S ambassador Harriman was expected soon and Polish leader Mikolajczk could be drawn in. Prospects for an accord before a new Big Three meeting were slim.
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London
Anthony Eden
Archibald Clark Kerr
Russia
San Francisco
Churchill
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczk
Truman
Stalin
Kerr
Harriman
Circus Tent Collapse Sends 3500 Flee To Safety
In Greensburg Pennsylvania May 17 the Clyde Beatty Wild Animal Circus saw about 3500 spectators led to safety as the big top buckled in a fierce storm. Performers kept acts going while swaying poles and torn canvas whipped around. Staff calmly guided patrons to the exits as lights were cut to prevent fire and the canvas finally fell. A circus representative praised the orderly crowd.
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Greensburg
Clyde Beatty
Wild Animal Circus
T “Big Top
Rankin Opens Drive to Curb Subversive Un American Activities
Rep. Rankin of Mississippi launched a congressional campaign to define and abolish UnAmerican activities. The House Un American Activities Committee member proposed stiff penalties including a 10000 dollar fine or ten years in prison, plus ban on federal office and possible loss of naturalized citizenship. He urged early hearings, predicting quick passage in both chambers.
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Washington
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
House
Unamerican Activities Committee
Essa
Senate
Navy plane crashes near Beltsville Maryland
A large Navy Lockheed Transport crashed near the U S Agricultural Research Station at Beltsville Maryland shortly after noon. It was not known if there were casualties as doctors and ambulances rushed to the scene. The aircraft had departed from Anacostia Field on a local flight and passenger numbers were not immediately available.
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Beltsville
Navy
Lockheed Transport
Anacosta Field
Dog Pit Pack Attacks Woman in Miami Death
Manslaughter charges filed against Joe Munn of Hialeah after nine pit bulls killed 39 year old Coretta Zinke, ethnologist and lecturer. Police say the dogs were trained for pit fighting. Munn denies dog fights in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Joe Munn
Hialeah
M. Hudson
Oppenborn
Coretta Zinke
Zinke
St. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
Alaska
Fiji Islands
Hudson
Munn
Ask Reconversion Of Auto Trade
Labor presses for swift reconversion of the auto industry as 200,000 cars are projected this year. WPB officials signal a green light as soon as possible but not before July 1, with 409,000 cars expected in the first three months of next year and cautious plans for 2,000,000 cars next year.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Henry P. Nelson
Nelson
Unofficial Jap Peace Feelers Grow In Number
Washington May 17 Japanese diplomats and business men in neutral capitals are stepping up unofficial peace feelers since Manlia Fall and Okinawa invasion. They request neutral inquiries among Americans about real ideas on peace terms and hint at accepting almost anything short of unconditional surrender. No definite terms or official offers have been received or confirmed by OSS officials.
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James D. White
Washington
Manila
Okinawa
Japan
Office of Strategic Services
Nazi Raider Skorzeny Captured by U S Third Division
Lt Col Otto Skorzeny famed for March 1943 Mussolini rescue was captured by the U S 15th Regiment in an Alpine valley village after a prior surrender and release. He is described as six feet four inches tall with a pronounced scar on his left cheek.
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U. S. Seventh Army
Otto Skorzeny
Benito Mussolini
Italy
U. S
Arl
War's Casualties Still Mounting
Washington reports American combat deaths near a million with Army losses at 878,939 through May 7 and Navy losses at 107,275. Philippine campaign totals reach 46,638 with 10,342 killed and 35,699 wounded. Japanese dead or prisoners exceed 237,256, with more than 360,000 killed in the Guadalcanal Papuan theater. Army and Navy breakdowns list killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners with exchanges and returns noted.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Patterson
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Sugar Shortage Imperils American Diet in 1945
New York reports the worst sugar shortage since the war began with civilian supplies capped at about 5 million tons for 1945 and stamps extended through August 31. Industrial cuts threaten baked goods, ice cream, sodas, and candy as drought lowers Cuban sugar output by 600k to 700k tons.
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New York
Mother Hubbard
United States
Ody Fin Lamborn
Lamborn and Company
Ralph Ward
American Bakers’ Association
Cuba
Plunge Fatal To Officer's Wife
Mrs Marjorie Lowdes 27 wife of Army Captain Tasker G Lowdes of Cumberland Md died at Lenox Hill Hospital from injuries after plunging from a fifth floor Park Avenue apartment She had visited her six year old daughter and was to return to New York Hospital police said
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New York
Marjorie Lowdes
Lenox Hill Hospital
Park Avenue
Tasker G. Lowdes
Cumberland
New York Hospital
Winchester Police to Install Motorola Radio System
The Winchester Police Department has received a construction permit and is expected to begin installing new Motorola radio equipment tomorrow.
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Winchester Police Department
Meat shipments promised to coal mining areas
West Virginia and Pennsylvania coal mining regions were assured by OPA officials of immediate meat shipments. Rep Bailey and colleagues urged weekly direct shipments of beef pork and lard to Morgan town Fairmont Logan county and Cambria county to prevent protests and work stoppages due to meat shortages.
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Washington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
OPA
Rep. Bailey
D-W. Va
Morgantown
Fairmont
Logan County
Cambria County
Bailey
Hedrick
D-W Va
Campbell
R-Pa
H. V. Anderson
C. D. Martin
Germans Face Years of Hard Labor for Reparations
The piece notes Russia Britain and France mobilizing war prisoners for reconstruction after German defeat. It cites Lt Gen Lucius D Clay and Eisenhower saying a labor drive will last years with the Reich stripped for labor. Supreme Headquarters offers limited details on disarming remaining German forces.
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Europe
Russia
Britain
France
Lucius D. Clay
Eisenhower
Germany
Reich
Supreme Headquarters
War Veterans Remember Daring WWII In Rally Report
First Sergeant of a famed Ranger unit earned the Distinguished Service Cross for Normandy landings. Milton B Haduch of the 101st Airborne jumped into Holland and was wounded near Nijmegen. Bernard Frenkil saw invasions of Africa Sicily and France. Veterans replace Robert Ripley on Virginia tour as local war finance officials announce rally plans with Navy and Marine Corps films and bond sale details.
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Normandy
Holland
Milton B. Haduch
101St Airbone
Arnheim
Nijmegen
Bernard Frenkil
Africa
Sicily
France
Robert Ripley
Virginia
ODT
War Finance Committee
Navy
Marine Corps
Virginia State Guard Schedules Drill and Summer School
Company 115 Va. 8. G. will drill at 7:30 PM with khaki uniforms required. those without khaki wear O D shirt and trousers. Summer training runs July 22 to August 18 at Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach with a four week school plus a five day camp.
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W. A. Baker
Baker
Virginia State Guard
Richmond
Europe
Truman
White House
United States
Japan
Churchill
National Guard
State Guard
Camp Pendleton
Virginia Beach
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
Correct responses list Berlin false sleet Munich Gettysburg Address Words of President Lincoln True Haiti seven short and six long Day Daniel Defoe President pro tempore of the Senate
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Berlin
Munich
Lincoln
Haiti
Daniel Defoe
The
Senate
Calpinol Promises Relief for Itch and Skin Ailments
Rhodes Drug Store advertises Calpinol as a remedy for itching from Poison Ivy Poison Oak eczema and athletes foot urging readers to purchase at their local drug store for quick relief.
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Rhodes Drug Store
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