Middletown Clinches Second Straight Loop Title in 1945
Middletown completed a 23‑1 over two seasons after defeating Berryville 5‑2 to clinch the Frederick Clarke Baseball League championship. Boyce and Gainesboro tied for runner‑up as Week 1945 league play wrapped, with Stonewall ending in fifth and Stephens City in sixth. Four Middletown regulars graduate next month, including pitchers Clem and Cooley and infielders Jenkins and Clem.
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Boyce
Berryville
Frederick- Clarke
Middletown
Gainesboro
Bobcats
Stonewall
Stephens City
Rebels
Clem
Cooley
Jenkins
Milleson
Smallwood
Arnold
E. Clem
Aun
Thompson
N. Tavenner
H. Tanner
Luttrell
Taverner
Denny
Pence
Driver
Stickles
Castleman
H. Dennis Hoover
Middletown Nine
Eugene Clem
James Cooley
Joe Jenkins
James Clem
Gore
Ration Calendar Updates for Meats Fats and Sugar
The entry lists validity dates for Book Four red stamps Y5 Z5 and A2 through D2 through June 2 and E2 through J2 through June 30, with extensions to Aug 31. Processed foods stamps N2 through X2 through July 31 and Y2 Z2 A1 through C1 through Aug 31. Sugar stamps 35 valid through June 2 and 36 through Aug 31, with next stamp Sept 1. Shoes stamps 1 2 3 valid indefinitely with new stamp Aug 1 and 15-A five gallon coupons June 21. B6 C6 B7 C7 five gallons. fuel oil period one through coupons through Aug 31. Year four and five expire Aug 31.
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OPA
Clowe Promoted to Major in World War II Service
Captain Mifflin B. Clowe Jr. is promoted to major after serving over three years overseas. His wife Mary Elizabeth Beckwith and family reside at 106 North Washington Street. He served with the 116th Infantry, was wounded on D-Day, earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the ETO ribbon with a battle star. He now serves as executive officer at General Eisenhower's Advanced SHQ in Reims.
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Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Clowe
Mary Elizabeth Beckwith
North Washington Sr
116Th Infantry
France
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Reims
Rites Sunday For Miss Cornwell
Miss Ida Cornwell dies at 45 after a heart attack at her Hayfield home. Survived by mother Mrs. Annette Cornwell, father Edward, brother L. E. Cornwell, and sister Mrs. Della Loy. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hayfield Pentecostal Church with Rev. Luther McFarland. interment in nearby cemetery. Pallbearers listed. body at Omps Funeral Home.
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Ida Cornwell
Hayfield
Annette Cornwell
Edward Cornwell
L. E. Cornwell
Winchester
Della Loy
Falls Church
Penecostal Church
Luther Mc
Air War Advances as US Forces Hit Tokyo Area and Okinawa Fronts
Admiral Nimitz reported heavy damage to a light fleet unit during air strikes as Mustang fighters swept Matsudo and Tokorazawa airfields near Tokyo. Carrier planes bombed Amami, Ryukyus, and Kyushu targets while Sixth Division Marines widened the Okinawa bridgehead at Asa River. Mud slows central and eastern front movements.
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Iwo Jima
Matsudo
Tokorazawa
Tokyo
Amami Group
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Kyushu
Asato
Naha
Quiz Page Answers Revealed From Page Four
The publication lists 10 quiz questions and answers including No, Rubber, “We have only a few left,” Nathaniel Hawthorne, True, Paris France, Four, bequeathing fortune to Smithsonian, Copra, America, and a note on baka bomb meaning used by American forces for a rocket death weapon with a pilot and warhead.
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Nathanial Hawthorne
Paris
France
Smithsonian Institution
America
D. A
Calpinol Offered For Poison Ivy And Bites
Rhodes Drug Store advertises Calpinol for relief from itching due to Poison Ivy Poison Oak insect bites and hives with a call to purchase at the local drug store.
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Rhodes Drug Store
Reorganization Plan Praised By Senator Byrd
Senator Byrd of Virginia praised President Truman for proposing a broad executive reorganization. He cited cooperation between the President and Congress and outlined plans from the Joint Economy Committee to abolish or consolidate agencies, reduce civilian staff, and simplify government structure while protecting Congress from veto via a concurrent resolution. He urged wide scope with exemptions for certain quasi judicial offices.
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Washington
Truman
Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Joint Economy Committee
General Accounting Office
Tam
Phillips Named Manager of Palace Theater
Richard Phillips of St. Louis was appointed manager of the Palace Theater in Winchester. He has 15 years in theater, formerly with the American Theater in St. Louis, is married with one child, and his family will join him soon.
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Richard Phillips
St. Louis
Palace Theater
Phillips
Winchester
American Theater At
Town Meeting Debates Universal Training for Postwar Era
Educators oppose the program by four to one while servicemen and veterans favor it. The discussion centers on national security and the impact of compulsory training on the nation’s youth. The final town meeting on June 5 at 7 45 pm at the George Washington Hotel invites all residents with no admission charge.
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George Washington Hotel
Arms Conference Deadlock in Yalta Formula Vote
The conference faces a split over an amendment as the Big Four must secure two thirds of the committee to approve the Yalta formula. If proposals fail, party blocs may block the necessary action, risking a deadlock.
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Yalta
Fresh Hatred Continues Against Imperial Palace Outrage
The speaker denounces the outrage against the sanctified imperial palace and vows to renew the pledge by concrete action as the nation and its people respond with strong emotions and resolve. Suzuki is noted in the quote.
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America
Imperial Palace
Suzuki
Leesburg to Play White Sox Here Sunday at 2:30
Leesburg faces the White Sox at Rouss Park Sunday afternoon as Sam Ensogna's semi pro club, after three losses away, aims for a win. Mitchell Boyd starts, with Spaid available. admission 40 cents. a large local fan turnout is expected for Winchester’s road game against Front Royal.
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Leesburg
White Sox
Front Royal
Winchester
Sam Ensogna
Rouss Park
Sox
Ensogna
Stephenson
Hancock
Mitchell Boyd
Spaid
Park
Mentzer
Eddens
Brumbaugh
Waynesboro
Air War On Japan Ends Four Part Series
The piece describes Josephine a wing tank style rescue device used by the 7th Fighter Command Mustangs aiding pilots over the Pacific. It explains air sea rescue roles, Navy coordination, and equipment including a droppable boat and various aircraft used to recover fliers across vast ocean distances.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Pacific
Josephine
Tokyo
7Th Fighter Command
Japan
Army
Navy
China
English Channel
Europe
Martin
PMB
Dr Bryant to Preach Sunday at Little Mountain Methodist
The Winchester District Methodist preacher Dr R O Bryant will deliver the Sunday service at Little Mountain Methodist at 11 o clock in the morning. He will speak on the sermon theme for the worship that day.
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Dr. Bryant
R. O. Bryant
Winchester
The
Methodist Church
Little Mountain Methodist
Help Clean Orrick Cemetery Saturday Work Day
Community members are invited to a cleanup at Orrick Cemetery on Monday morning May 28 at 8 o clock. Volunteers should bring sickle scythe rake and fork and expect to spend the day with pay and a free church dinner at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. If it rains, proceed Tuesday May 29. Call 6302 for details.
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Orrick Cemetery
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
C E Darlington Dies in Washington
Charles E. Darlington a Frederick county native and World War I veteran died in Washington D C from pneumonia. He leaves two sons and four siblings. burial and funeral arrangements were not known.
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Ben
Washington, D. C
Charles E. Darlington
Frederick County
Gainesboro
Washington
Fire Bomb Deluge Hits Tokyo Shuts Down Business District
In a second 48 hour raid, 1 050 B 29s dropped 8 500 tons of fire bombs on Tokyo. Fires burned through the Shinagawa and Marunouchi districts as embassies including Soviet and Swedish were leveled. Airfields at Matsudo and Tokorazawa were neutralized while 12 B 29s were reported lost.
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Tokyo
Ginza
Marunouchi
Alex Salm
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Palace
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Nippon
Army
Seventh
Iwo Jima
21St Bomber Command
Twentieth Air Force
Washington
Shinagawa
Salm
Rikuo Engine Co
Harley Davidson Co
Harrison Faces Other Charges In Wife Death Case
Walter Paul Harrison was sentenced to two years for involuntary manslaughter in his wife’s death and will be tried on one of four indictments for murder in her drowning. Commonwealth's Attorney said a trial date would be set for the abbreviated May term starting May 28. Harrison’s lawyer called the situation reminiscent of Mussolini’s dead body treatment.
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Richmond
Walter Paul Harrison
Hastings Court
Commonwealth
C. &. Maurice
Willis C. Pulliam
Harrison
Maurice
A. Clair Sager
Mussolini
Stephens City Girls Wallop Gore 19–2
The Stephens City girls defeated Gore 19 to 2 on the Gore diamond. Malone and Carper pitched for the winners with seven strikeouts and one walk. Malone Galliday and Martin doubled, Harper and Mauck homered, and the team totaled 22 hits. Constable and Cooper took the loss, giving up 8 hits. Triplett doubled for Gore.
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Stephens City
Gore
Malone
Carper
Galliday
Martin
Harper
Mauck
Constable
Cooper
Triplett
Repairs At Virginia Woolen Mill Resume Soon
The Virginia Woolen Company plans to restart production with the Sunday midnight shift after the mill shut down since Wednesday midnight for boiler repairs.
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Virginia
Virginia Woolen Company
Local Markets Report With Notice Of Typographical Errors
Local markets update notes that daily accuracy is aimed, but the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in listings or pricing information.
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The
Star
Local Graded Egg Market Report
Grade A whites and browns offered alongside Grade B whites and browns. Market terms show small figures and mixed lots outlined for buyers. No clear dates or sources identified.
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Market Quotations May 26
Baltimore quotes show cattle steady to mixed with cows and bulls softer, vealers mixed, hogs and lambs varied by grade. Chicago receipts small and prices nominally steady with hogs at ceiling and steers near top for year. Markets reflect light supply and mixed demand across regions and weights.
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Saeed Ube
Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago
Texas
Chicago Grain Quotations May 26
Grain markets were mixed in quiet trading with wheat and corn sliding slightly while oats held firm and rye rose up to four cents. Opening prices listed for July September and December futures across wheat corn oats and rye.
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Chicago
Rye
British Cruiser Purious Retired After War Service
The Purious, a British cruiser converted into an early aircraft carrier, is being retired. Completed in 1917, she was rebuilt six months later with a flight deck and new gun mountings to a 22 400 ton carrier and served in the Mediterranean during the war.
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London
Purious
Admiralty
Mediterranmea
Stock Market Report Shows Gains Amid Seasonal Profit Taking
New York May 26 stocks led by rail and select industrials rose to new highs not seen since 1937, though weekend profit taking cushioned the advance. Turnover about 700000 shares. carriers benefited from steady income and potential dividend boosts. Aircraft faced cuts. wheat futures rose appreciably.
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New York
Mar
McGee Restored To Duty After Court Martial
Pvt Joseph McGee of Worcester Massachusetts had his two year sentence at hard labor for punching German prisoners in France canceled. He is restored to duty and his dishonorable discharge revoked at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana after review by Acting Secretary Patterson prompted by House Democratic Leader McCormack. McGee was court martialed October 17, 1944 at Le Mans France.
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Washington
War Department
Joseph McGee
France
Worcester
Mass
Fort Benjamin Harison
Ind
Patterson
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
McGee
le Mans
Nazi Submarine Base Intact in St Nazaire
The Nazi submarine base at St Nazaire was left intact and turned over to the French in operating condition after surrender on May 11. The garrison neutralized torpedo demolition along the quay and left a 740 ton U boat in one concrete pen.
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ST. Nazaire
France
Final resting place of a top Nazi figure described
An intelligent officer recalls Himmler drinking poison and dying silently as he clutched a shirt to cover his nakedness after being stripped and examined. The account notes the quick action of the poison and Himmler's last moment before death.
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Himmler
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Ewnene
Boyce Seen Eee
Miss Cornwell
Tan
Katena
Nimitz
Senator Byrd
Arms Conference
Winchester Park
C. E. Darlington
Dowager Empress Palace
Eenees
Eewees
MONS
Chicago Livestock
Stock Market Report
DU Pont
John W
Rosenberger & CO
S. Braddock Dial
SILCO
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