Handley Trackmen Defeat Fairfax In Dual Meet
Handley High School claims a 36 to 9 victory over Fairfax as Handley dominates five events. Smith leads with wins in the 440 and 880 yard runs, Cochran takes the javelin, and Lake wins the discus, while Taylor ties for high jump and the 880 yard relay ends in a dead heat.
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Handley High School Cin
Fairfax Hish
Lax
Smith
Cochran
Taylor
Shockey
Lake
Buhl
Hoover
Hart
Turner
Powell
Wiesbuchen
Shockey and Burrow
Larue
Burrow
Pollard
Coleman
Hutchinson
Freeman
Handley
Morris Infant Nellie Louise Morris Dies
Private services were held at Mount Hebron Cemetery for Nellie Louise Morris infant daughter of Russel and Virginia Kohnes Morris of 18 N Kent Street. She was born April 27 1945 and died at 9 30 last night. The Mor ris family has no other children.
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Mount Hebron Cemetery
Nellie Louise Morris
Russel
Virginia Kohnes Morris
N. Kent Street
Morris
Ground action near Santa Fe halts enemy progress
In a key push a 27th Regiment discovered 25 cave replacements east of highway five abandoned. In the Manila watershed area the 38th Division advanced through Japanese hillside positions aided by incendiaries and tanks. Airdropped jellied gasoline and a medieval catapult helped cover the assault, yielding 136 enemy dead and reaching the Marikina Bosoboso river junction.
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Santa Fe
Eust
Manila
Marikina
Bosoboso
Veteran’s Right to Wear Service Ribbons on Civilian Attire
A World War I veteran who served six months in the Army and trained at a camp may swear service ribbons if he wishes. The guidance clarifies that veterans can wear service ribbons on civilian clothes and public uniforms.
Ration Calendar Update Through Summer 1945
Ration details list book four red stamps for meats fats and processed foods with expiry dates mid summer. It also covers sugar stamps book four and shoes airplane stamps with new validity, gasoline coupons six and fuel oil periods through August 31.
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OPA
Mrs Good Leads War Bond Sale Contest
Mrs Gladys Good a credit manager at Bell Clothes Store leads the Winchester clerks war bond drive with 16 sold. Mrs Zorpha Baker of Worths tops by amount with 500 dollars, followed by Mrs Good and Bertha Ritter tied at 400 each. Four others share second for most bonds.
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Gladys Good
Bell Clothes
Winchester
Zorpha Baker
Worths
Good
Bertha Ritter
Pifers
Canby Casey
Montgomery Ward
Henrietta Fuller
Hodgsons
Dorothy Light
Bill Wood
Hodgsonis
Army May Yet Pack Trieste Amid Occupation Talks
Trieste remained under heavy Allied and Yugoslav military presence as talks over the Adriatic port entered a final stage. Tito accepted key Allied principles including administration by the Allied Military Government, while Yugoslav reservations centered on command integration and representation within the occupation structure.
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Marshal Tito
Adriatic
London
Trieste
Russia
Council of Liberation
Eisenhower to Receive Sword and Freedom of City
The City of London Council voted to bestow General Dwight D. Eisenhower with a sword of honor and freedom of the city in appreciation of his role in defeating Germany. A committee was named to set a date for the presentation.
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London
Council of the
City of London
Eisenhower
Trial Justice Court Disposes Cases In Recent Session
Dispositions list include multiple speeding fines from Winchester Martinsville and Berryville with costs and modest penalties. A jail sentence for compulsory attendance was deferred to November 19. Other items cover dog licensing violations trespassing larceny animal destruction and a DUI related charge with suspended thirty day sentence.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Ed Lineburg
Williams
William A. Smith
Winchester
David Fogle
Tete Martin
Martinsville
L. O. Lewis
Bassett
Guy Wilbur McGowan
Front Royal
William Helton
Palace Hotel
City
C. E. Armel
Willis Smeltzer
Frederick County
William M. Bayliss
Opequon
Raymond W. Unger
Hagerstown
Savannah Grim
Middletown
Martins. Peters
Woodstock Avenue
Fred Hall
Snow Shoe
Charles J. Paget
Berryville
David Smeltzer
Stop That Itching Calpinol Ad From Rhodes Drug Store
An advertising notice urges readers troubled by Poison Ivy Oak eczema or athlete’s foot to buy Calpinol at Rhodes Drug Store today. The pill bottle style ad emphasizes quick relief from common skin irritations.
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Rhodes Drug Store
Mystery Shopper rewards three clerks for War Stamps
Mrs. Margaret Massey of the Winchester and Clarke County Garden Clubs praised three retail workers for alertness in the Mighty 7th War Loan Drive. Lola Perry at Penney's Miss Henrietta Fuller at Margaret Hodgson's and Mary Fahrney at McCrory's each received a $1 War Stamp.
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Margaret Massey
Winchester
Clarke County
Lola Perry
Penney's
Henrietta Fuller
Margaret Hodgson
Truman seeks permanent authority to reorganize executive branch
President Truman asked Congress for enduring power to restructure the executive branch to be more businesslike and efficient. He urged replacing the War Powers Act with peacetime legislation and cited the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as a focus for reform. Congress would retain veto power over presidential actions, ensuring legislative control during ongoing adjustments.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Executive Branch
Truck Strikers Return To Jobs
Chicago 6500 independent truck drivers ended a week long strike after President Truman authorized the Office of Defense Transportation to seize trucking firms. The seizure took effect at 12:01 a m Central War Time. Some trucks already moved shipments, others rolled early today without federal troop takeover.
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Chicago
Midwest
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
Truman
Office of Defense Transportation
General Hodges Arrives In Atlanta for Civic Celebration
General Courtney H. Hodges of the American First Army lands at the army air base in Atlanta from New York at 1 05 p m Central War Time to be honored in a civic celebration. Scores of army bombers and fighters roared overhead as he arrived.
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Atlanta
Courtney H. Hodges
American First Army
Army Air Base
New York
Rhine
Germany
Army Air
Truman Makes Four Cabinet Post Shifts
President Truman announced a four way cabinet shuffle adding Tom C. Clark as Attorney General and Clinton P. Anderson as Secretary of Agriculture. Frances Perkins is replaced by Lewis Schwellenbach, with Anderson also taking War Food Admin duties after Marvin Jones leaves June 30. All four new appointees are from west of the Mississippi and observers see a liberal tilt in the changes.
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Washington
Truman
West
Agriculture
Labor
Robert E. Hannegan
Frank C. Walker
Texas
Tom C. Clark
Dallas
Francis Biddle
Frances Perkins
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington State
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Special House Food Investigating Committee
Schwellenbach
Roosevelt
Treasury Urges 5000 More Agents To Catch Dodgers
Treasury secretary Morgenthau asked Budget Bureau and Congress for funds to recruit 5000 more treasury field agents immediately as tax evasion probes intensify. He cited a New York restaurant owner who disclosed 2.2 million dollars in cash income over three years and vowed prosecution if fraud is proven. The drive targets black market evasion and cites thousands of unprocessed cases.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Budget Bureau
Congress
Treasury
New York City
New York
Spring weather unusually warm and cold in Virginia
Richmond Virginia may 24 state climate expert Fay N Hibbard says 1880 started records show an unusually cold May after the warmest March in 65 years and a very hot April March totals 351 degrees above normal April 139 above normal May 58 below normal no sudden change expected but slightly milder weather by week end
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Richmond
Virginia
Fay N. Hibbard
Richmond Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Hibbard
Cruiser Houston Damaged by Two Torpedoes off Borneo
Rep. Thomas reports the cruiser Houston was hit by two torpedoes below the water line off Borneo. The stern was ripped, the ship towed to dry dock, and repair costs estimated at six million dollars. Navy declined to comment.
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Washington
Houston
Borneo
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rep
Thomas
D-Tex
Navy
Food And Handmade Articles On Sale At Stephens City High
Home Economics class sale at Northern Virginia Power Company office tomorrow May 25 offers dressed chickens fresh garden vegetables cakes cookies pies ham bacon tomato plants flowers dresses crocheted items rolls doughnuts and more. Doors open at 10 30 and proceeds aid Stephens City cannery cafeteria.
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Stephens City High School
Northern Virginia Power Company
Stephens City
Misunderstandings Held Avoidable Says Ohio Bishop
Bishop H Lester Smith told Ohio and Northeast Ohio Methodist conferences that racial tensions misunderstandings and conflict are absolutely avoidable. Speaking at the 25th anniversary consecration ceremonies he urged education and religion as paths to mutual understanding and harmony between colored and white groups. His remarks reflect his mission field experience in the South and emphasize cooperative living.
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Columbus, O
H. Lester Smith
Ohio
Northeast Ohio
South
Childhood Poems And Stories for Young Readers
A compact collection of poems and stories chosen from classic childhood favorites. Includes riddles, paper folding, scrambled names and other activities for children. Priced at ten cents postpaid.
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Chidren
General Eddy Helps Aide In Tunisian Tent Erection
Veterans aboard a troopship with Maj. Gen. Manton Eddy recall a rainy Tunisian night. A private asked for a hand and the general moved closer to aid, revealing his rank as two stars and insignia.
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New York
Manton Eddy
Columbus
U.S. Third Army
Tunisia
Stars
General Eddy
Children’s book request enclosed with ten cents
Information request from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau seeks a children’s book. The notice includes enclosed ten cents in coins and asks to mail a copy to a response address in Washington D C. It provides a form for name street or rural route city state and mail instructions.
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The
Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington
D C
Secret pipelines fuel Allied armies across Europe
Twenty as yet secret pipelines under the English Channel are supplying most of the gasoline for Allied occupation forces in Europe and releasing tankers for Pacific use. The disclosure was made today in London.
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London
English Channel
Europe
Pacific
Congressmen Say O P A Is Unfair
Two western Pennsylvania congressmen Kelley and Weiss, both Democrats, said the OPA is unfair to soft coal operators and have failed to obtain sufficient wage and price relief. An OPA official noted adjustments are made when mines lose money under the new rates.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
OPA
Kelley
Weiss
Mammouth
Western Pennsylvania
Kelly
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
James H. Reppert
Death of Himmler Confirmed After Capture in Lueneburg
The British Second Army and Reuters report Himmler, 44, killed himself with poison after being captured incognito in Lueneburg. His demise ends a career as Hitler's right hand and head of the SS, with reports placing the time at 11 04 p m. He traveled under a false name, was captured May 21, and his death follows a BBC NBC account of swallowing a vial at capture.
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Exchange Telegraph Agency
Terence Duncan
Second Army
Stape
Arres
Lueneburg
Himmler
Reuters
Hitler
Hermann Goering
Reich
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
Gestapo
Thefuehrer
Babe
Bavaria
Secret Police
Germany
Guard
BBC
NBC
Difference Between Destroyer Escort and Escort Carrier
The Navy Department states that a destroyer escort is an escort vessel smaller than a destroyer, while an escort carrier is the smallest type of aircraft carrier.
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Navy Department
Complete Coverage Of Local National World Events Read The Star
The Star provides comprehensive coverage of local and global happenings with updates on politics economy culture and notable events. Readers access concise reports and timely briefs from the paper’s staff across regions and topics.
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the Star
Virginia State Guard awards ribbons at weekly drill
Company 115, Virginia State Guard announces service ribbons for members with a year or more of service at the Amory drill this evening at 7 30. Captain W A Baker says after drill there will be Army Signal Corps war films and training reels for all personnel. Vacancies remain and former service members are urged to visit the Armory to discuss enlistment with officers.
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Amory
W. A. Baker
Army Signal Corps
Baker
State Guard
Growers Protest Union Demands Across Eastern Markets
Martinsburg West Virginia May 24 growers and allied associations oppose union driver requirements for fruit trucks at Atlantic Seaboard Terminals and a five day week for markets. Carroll R Miller National Peach Council secretary treasurer reports 21 groups back the opposition urging unity from Atlantic to Pacific against the union actions.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Carroll R. Miller
Miller
National Peach Council
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Visitor's Day At Negro Day Nursery
The Negro Day Nursery invites patrons and friends to its first Annual Visitors Day on Friday May 25 from 2 to 5 pm. The house committee will serve tea and hopes all community minded people attend to learn the progress of the first year and the need for continued support.
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Negro Day Nursery
House
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Numbers
Answers to the daily quiz are printed on page 4. The list includes Austria crustaceans Key West Florida Doctor of Dental Surgery Henry Chadwick the five books of Moses vitamin D William G Chandler Jenner and Central America.
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Austria
Key West, Fla
Henry Chadwick
William G. Chandler
Jenner
Central America
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Mrs. Good
Eighth
Trial Justice Court
General Hodges
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Pfc
Herbert Salomon
Berlin
International
D. C
Fred Neher
O.P.A
Cide
Virginia State Guard
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