Mentzer Shines as Park Set to Face Visco se Nine
Mentzer has allowed only 72 hits in two games for Town Park facing Front Royal’s Viscose nine. He pitched 12 scoreless innings so far this series, with Staunton and Brumbaugh as upcoming opponents. Johnson and Burch lead local hitters with four hits each in two games, as Park schedules a 3 PM start with fair weather and expected full attendance.
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Mentzer
Town Park
Front Royal
Staunton
Williams
Brumbaugh
Park
Luby
Garver
Wildcats
Ohnson
Burch
Patton
Keller
Judy
Newcomer
City Sees March Weather Fluctuations Across Weekend
The city recorded 50 degrees last night with a brisk wind after a brief shower. Rain totaled .03 inches in the afternoon before a chilly noon with a 60 degree reading and a forecasted warm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Clowe Buys Back North Loudoun Jewelry Store
M. B. Clowe announced that the jewelry store on North Loudoun street, once owned by the Thomas Company and run by him, is now fully owned and operated by Clowe under Clowe's Jewelry Store. He began in 1904 taking over from his father H. W. Clowe, who founded it in 1876. In 1938 he sold to the Thomas Company but continued operating for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Clowe
Loudoun Street
Thomas Company
Clowe
Mr. Clowe
H. W. Clowe
Services At Rest White Hall Sunday
The Rest Methodist Church in Winchester will hold an 11 o'clock Sunday morning service led by Rev. W. O. Talbert. The White Methodist Church will have an 8 o'clock Sunday evening service led by Rev. R. B. Moore of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
W. O. Talbert
Winchester
Rest Methodist Church
R. B. Moore
Middletown
White Methodist Church
Police Court Docket Includes Drunkenness Sentences
Judge Ree Rice presides as Jon Hutton of 544 N Lou Street is fined $5 and costs for drunkenness and serves remaining 12th sentence suspended. Also Gore, Virginia resident 226 Bay Kerns faces drunk, costs in Police Court.
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Gineea
Ree Rice
Jon Hutton
N. Lou Street
Bay Kerns
Gore
Forces push toward Manila water sources as battles rage
American forces continued bombardment and ground assaults in the Manila area. The 38th Division moved toward the Wawa Dam, securing high ground near Mount Batangan amid heavy resistance and about 200 enemy deaths. In Mindanao, the 31st Division captured Valencia and two all weather airstrips in the island's center.
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U. S. 38Th Division
Wawa
Manila
Mount Batangan
Mindanao
U. S. 31St Division
Valencia
Tokyo Bombing Targets Industrial Areas in Major Raid
Tokyo and surrounding industrial zones faced intensified B 29 attacks with Mamamatsu as the primary target in a force raid. Earlier small raids on Nagoya and Mamoru added to widespread damage and fire destruction of urban industry facilities.
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Lemal
Japan
Tokyo
Mamamatsu
Nagoya
Mizuho
Aichi Aircraft Works
Program Given For Retail Rally at Tokyo Bond Drive
The Retail Merchants Association to stage a rally with a Tokyo bond theme. A B 29 raid pictorial, a 20 minute Marianas film, and the patriotic I Am An American. Ralph Pifer will head the event with six World War II veterans giving talks. Plans for retailer participation in the Seventh War Loan Drive will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Bond
Tokyo
Marianas
Ralph Pifer
Retail Merchants Association
Delegates To Sign Article XVII At Virginia Hall
The 40 delegates to the war voters Constitutional Convention will return to the old House of Delegates hall at noon Tuesday to sign a hand lettered copy of Article XVII bearing Virginia’s seal and adjourn formally. Col. E Griffith Dodson directed preparation for the display, noting the adjournment was to allow any further action on war voting to augment or correct recent General Assembly legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House of Delegates
E. Griffith Dodson
Virginia
Dodson
Constitutional Convention
Geenral Assembly
Allies seek peaceful settlement over Trieste and Venezia Giulia
Allied commanders urge Tito to withdraw across the Austrian border and avoid incidents while pursuing a peaceful end to disputes over Venezia Giulia and Trieste. Tito replies that the issue is political, not military, and insists Yugoslavia's right to occupy areas seized by its troops east of the Isonzo river. The United States and Britain seek cooperation, with the Soviet Union fully informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Alexander
Marshal Tito
Trieste
Italy
Austria
Belgrade
Belgrade Dispatch Said Marshal Tito
U. S
Washington
Ministry of Information
Venzia
Guilia
United States
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Isonzo River
AFHO
Yugoslavia
Union Says Gas Strike Is Unauthorized By C I O
The C I O Oil Workers' International Union in Charleston asserts the compressor strike at United Fuel Gas Company is unauthorized and threatens industrial fuel supplies. International rep William R Wonsettler says an inside union, fostered by the company, is to blame. Union officials seek arbitration with government agencies as conciliators prepare to intervene in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
C. I. O. Oil Workers’ International Union
United Fuel Gas Company
William R. Wonsettler
Uted
Cobb and Lewis
Wonsettler
International
Fort Worth
Texas
U.S
U.S. Conciliation Service
Harry A. Wallace, Jr
United Fuel
Wallace
United Fuel Mains
Funeral Monday For Mrs. Alice Orndorff
Mrs. Alice Symons Orndorff wife of James S Orndorff died in Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg W Va aged 39 after two weeks illness She was born March 31 1906 in Loudoun County moved to Martinsburg twenty years ago She and her husband lived at 303 South Kentucky Ave She worked at the Interwoven Woolen Mill until last July Survived by husband seven sisters and two brothers Funeral at First Baptist Church Martinsburg Monday at 1 pm burial in Hamilton Loudoun County conducted by Reverend John W Brown and Reverend Wilton Tinsman
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Alice Symons Orndorff
James,s. Orndorff
Loudouin County
Kings Daughter's Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
John Symons
Loudoun County
Orndorff
South
Kentucky Avenue
Ann Hindman
Joyce Longerbeam
Clarendon
Roy Santmyers
Bluemont
Raymond Myers
Purcellville
Ollie Fogle
Havre de Grace
William Roberts
Milton Miller
Pikeside
John T. Symons
U.S. Army
Germany
James N. Symons
U. S. Army
Philippines
First Baptist Church
Hamilton
John W. Brown
Martinsburg Baptist Church
Wilton Tinsman
Mission to Open at Catholic Church
The Rev Father Julian Bullock of Sacred Heart Church announces a mission for May 20 to May 27 followed by forty hours of devotion. Masses are at 7 and 8 am with evening services at 7 30 pm each day. Rev Michael Collins of Marist College Washington DC will conduct the missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Bullock
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Michael Collins
The
Marist College
Washington, D.C
Special Music At Men's Bible Class Grace Lutheran
The Rev. W. E. Eisenberg will lead the Grace Lutheran Church Men's Bible Class Sunday at 9 45. Louis Knieling will perform a cello solo Mignonette by Friml with accompaniment by Miss Mildred Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran Church
Louis Knieling
Friml
Mildred Jones
J W Morrow to Lead Bible Class at Braddock Street Church
J W Morrow will teach the Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church Sunday morning May 20 at 9 45. All members urged to attend and bring a friend. Visitors will receive a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Morrow
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Answers to the Daily Quiz Correct on Page Four
The page lists quiz answers including Ie New York City about thirty days Joseph W Martins Jr and Reneen. It notes a plant from which dye is obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Joseph W. Martins, Jr
Reneen
Mis-Handling of Sugar Stocks A Targeted Report
A House Food Committee source says a sharply critical report will accuse OPA and War Food Administration of mishandling sugar stocks and warn of an imminent war era sugar shortage. The document requests reduced foreign allotments, cites a 400000 ton over draft, and urges stricter rationing to save remaining sugar.
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Washington
House Food Committee
House
OPA
War Food Administration
Combined Food Board
Epi
Spain
Italy
Switzerand
Four Bills Signed by Governor Darden Include Education Funds
The omnibus bill plus Senate Bills 53 and 57 and House Bill 91 were signed. It appropriates 2,225,000 for teacher raises, 1,112,530 for visual education, 50,000 for adult education, 144,000 for vocational ed, 40,000 to revive agriculture departments in 22 high schools, and 170,000 for vocational training. Effective July 1, the war voting exemptions take effect immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
President Truman to Speak at Medal of Honor Ceremony
President Truman will deliver a 400 to 500 word address to a joint session of Congress on Monday at 1 p.m. Eastern War Time. The Medal of Honor will be awarded to T. Sgt. Jake Lindsey of Lucedale Mississippi for heroism as an infantryman. The White House announced the speech will be broadcast on all major networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Jake Lindsey
Lucedale
Miss
White House
Lt. Grove Released As War Prisoner
First Lt. Edward H. Grove, 24, of Valley Avenue, freed by Germans after missing in action April 14 while leading patrols with General Patton's Sixth Armored Division. He married Janet Rockwell of Winchester. they have a son, Edward H. Grove III. Sister Helen Grove also mentioned.
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Edward H. Grove
Janet R. Grove
Valley Avenue
Red Cross
Grove
Claude M. Grove
Valley Pike
Germany
Patton
Sixth Armored
Central
Janet Rockwell
Winchester
Helen Grove
Market quotations and livestock prices from Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore and Chicago market reports show unchanged potatoes and poultry, with mixed cattle and hog prices. Slaughter steers, heifers, and feeder cattle move at varied level. spring lambs and western lambs show strength. hogs hold at steady to firm quotes. overall tone notes week-to-week comparisons and ceiling prices in multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
WFA
Office of Market News Service
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
California
Chicago Grain Quotations May 19
Grains were steady to firm in quiet early futures trading with opening prices for Wheat May at 1.76 7 8, July 1.64 3 4, September 1.61 3 4 7 8, December 1.60 3 4. Corn July 1.15 3 4 7 8, September 1.14 3 8, December 1.10 7 8 1.11. Oats May 0.65 7 8, July 0.61 7 8, September 0.59 1 4, December 0.59 5 9 3 8, Rye May 1.43 1 2, July 1.37 3 8, September 1.28 1 8 1 4, December 1.27 1 8 1.27.
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CAGO
Jly
Rye
Stock Market Report Shows Forward Thrust Amid Postwar Demand
New York May 19 The stock market extended its gains amid profit cashing pauses and rising sessions. Investment demand centered on postwar consumer spending and earnings prospects for firms switching to civilian production. Dividends and quarterly results supported favorites while May 15 short interest rose to 1,486,504 shares, the largest bear position in about seven years. Bond market stayed narrow with some railroad issues edging higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
E Mason To Teach Open Door Class
The Men's Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will meet Sunday morning at 9 45. E W Mason will teach the lesson. Members are urged to attend and bring a friend. Visitors will be welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
E. W. Mason
U S Delegates to Get Moscow Reply on Charter
Small nations push for reservations and inter American defense voice as talks at the conference continue. Peru’s foreign minister says world court veto should rely on force, while committee votes empower the assembly to debate all international relation matters. Secretary Hiss proposes ending the conference by June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Canada
Manuel Gallagher
Peru
General Assembly
Stettinius
Alger Hiss
China Situation Shifts After Port Evacuation
The article notes European changes affect China and reports Chinese forced from a treaty port earlier this week as Japan reinforced positions. Foochow lies 125 miles northwest of Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Europe
China
Foochow
Formosa
Nippon Forces Hold Off as Okinawa Battle Rages
Japanese troops tenaciously resist near Shuri Castle as U S Marines and Army units push through Okinawa. Casualties rise while artillery and mortar fire from eastern hills threaten advancing lines in a four mile defensive perimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eniwe
Guam
Shuri Castle
Okinawa
Aggressive Okinawa Defense Funnels To Sugar Loaf Hill
Army field commanders report the enemy poured full weight into defending Sugar Loaf hill to shield the Shu ri line flank. Thunderbolts of the 318th fighter group operate from a new Okinawa airfield completed in 12 days by veteran Army engineers as Marine and Navy planes fly from captured strips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Loaf Hill
Shuri
Army
Air bases built in Aleutians boost U S defenses
A battalion that constructed air dromes in the Aleutians and Alaska for 26 months materially stiffened American defenses against Japanese suicide plane raids from the mainland. The Japanese agency claimed five American ships were sunk or heavily damaged near Okinawa yesterday, unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleutians
Alaska
Comei
Okinawa
Wanted High Class Cook For Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Wanted high class cook with no Sunday work and top wages. Also a reliable firm seeks a young lady for office work one or two days a week. Send qualifications to P O Box 117 city. Also a request for a small house or apartment in town by June 1 for a family of two. Phone 4394. Items include a modern 6 room brick semi bungalow at 321 Shawnee Ave Alfred Hummer and a used 1938 Indian motorcycle at Firestone with war tires and tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
P. O. Box
Shawnee Ave
Alfred Hummer
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Declar
Alice Orndorff
Howard Flieger
Lt. Grove
Baltimore Livestock
Stock Market Report
E. Mason
Moscow
Rhodes Drug Store
Nippons
SILCO
Robert Lee
Winchester Steam Laundry
C. Welch
Ed Seal
Fairmont Ave
Walter Dailey
Moore Calmes
Senseney Road
Crampton and Henson
Berryville
Firestone
Swimley’s Plant Nursery
Brucetown
Estey
E. F. Kent
Millwood
North Main St
Alexei
Palace Theatre
Cumberland
Maryland
Beatty’s
Kitzmiller
John Rawlings
Virginia Avenue
Red Gate Farm
Edward
Dial
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Corp
Smithfield Ave
American Oil & Paint Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Jonah Good
Grimes
Ves
Fairmont
Cameron St
N. Main St
Pine Motor Co
Apple Blossom
T” Gas Ration Co
J. Leslie Reed
Clearbrook
John C. Rutherford
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