Funeral Services Saturday For Prof Chappelear
Professor George W Chappelear 55 longtime biology head at Madison College Harrisonburg Va died suddenly October 4 while at a movie He guided biology department and campus landscaping and served in multiple scientific and civic societies Survived by wife Nannie Binford two daughters and siblings Services set for 10 a m at Lindsey funeral home Harrisonburg and 2 30 p m at Upperville Va graveside with Episcopal Church rites
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George W. Chappelear
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Chappelear
Upperville High School
Richmond College
Virgo Polytechnic Institute
Miller Manual Labor School
Albemarle County
State Teachers College
Chappelearnade
S. P. Duke
Virginia Historical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Virginia Academy of Science
Huguenot Society of
Charleston
S. C
Lindsey Funeral Home
Harrisonbureg
Episcopal Church
Upperville
Red Head Poem by C. I. Chapman
A dated fragment poem from August 13 1944 celebrates a woman's hair described as burnished red turning chestnut in sunlit light. The verses compare curls to copper red roses and praise the subject in a tranquil, affectionate tone.
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Bex
Ce I. Chapman
Ration Calendar Readies Wartime Stamp Validities
The notice lists indefinite validity for Book Four red meat and fats stamps A8 to ZS and Ad to R5, Book Four blue stamps A8 to Z8 and A5 to R5, sugar Book Four tens 30 to 33 for five pounds each, stamp 40 for five pounds to Feb 28 1945, Book Three airplane stamps 1 and 2, a new shoe stamp effective Nov 1, gasoline coupons nationwide 11-A and 13-A with varied gallon limits, and heating period four and five stamps for the heating year plus new period validity.
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Ano Ee
Clarke Agent To Sell Walnuts
J. W. Olcott Clarke County agent says fall sale of Black Walnuts in shell will be at 3 dollars per 100 pounds if a truckload gathers in October. Hulls must be removed and walnuts dried a week then bagged. Receiving stations at Berryville and Boyce. contact Olcott in Berryville for details.
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J. W. Olcott
Clarke County
Berryville School
Boyce
Olcott
Berryville
Sunday Services At Stephens City
The Rev. Arthur Carper will guest minister at Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City for the morning service on Sunday October 8.
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Stephens City
Arthur Carper
Trinity Lutheran Church
Veterans Roll Call Lists Wounded and Missing Names
Sunnyside area servicemen are listed with hometowns and ranks including Pvt William Nalley of New Market and Capt Wm G Pingley of Riverton. A separate wounded list notes numerous soldiers from Opequon Gore and Winchester among others and urges corrections for missing names.
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Sunnyside
Wm. Nalley
Mary Nalley
New Market
James Orndorff
Mary Jane Dunlap Orndorff
Winchester
Wm. G. Pingley
Pauline Pingley
Riverton
Bill Beverly Pollard
Lewis Pollard
Nen Thomas
T. S. Thomas
Carl Son
H. R. Triplett
N. Cameron St
Harold Leslie Rogers
Robert, Rogers
W. Gerrard St
City
John L. Sealock
Jesse L. Sealock
S. Kent St
Gilbert F. Shade
Homer Shade
Cross Junction
James F. Swartz
Helen Swartz
Indian Alley
Millard Timbrook
James E. Taylor
Harry JI. Taylor
S. Braddock St
Alfred Bland Tucker
David Wisecarver
Emma Wiseraver
Woodstock Lane
John Wohlford
John
Wohlford
Wolfe St
Ray J. Rudolph
George Rudolph
Star Tannery
Robert Kendrick
Harold Kenstrick
Gore
Wm. Martin
Pearl V. Martin
James L. Cain
Opequon
Earl Miller
H. J. McDaniel
Hayfield
Hugh Pitcock
Eugene Purtlebaugh
O. D. Ritter
White Post
T. Set
Clyde Sale
Mountain Falls
Dunban Sale
Joseph Skiles
Stephenson
Elby Spurs
Middleroad
Leland Teets
Stephens City
Oliver Tinsman
Berryville
Maurice A. Blosser
Richard C. Boyce
Paul Brown
Thomas Clark
W. E. Cochran
Glenwood Dodson
Austin Farmer
Harold Foreman
Godfrey Kline
Donald E. Legge
Douglas Orndorff
Ralph Manuel
Harrison Miller
Joseph Moore
Russell McKee
Richard Bertie
Perry Russell
Glenn Seabright
Henry Seal
Philip Shread
Raymond Spurlind
Robert Stevens
John Steward
Alonzo Whit
Virginian Bazooka Hero Sinks Seven German Vehicles in Italy
Pfc. Asa E. Farmer of Isom Virginia fired his Bazooka for the first time in combat on the Fifth Army front in Italy and accounted for two halftracks a light tank four jeeps and others. A farm lad who served since February 1943 he previously trained only on practice ranges and is the son of Mr and Mrs George Farmer. His brother Corp Troy Farmer also serves in Italy.
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Italy
Virginia Farm
Fifth Army
Asa E. Farmer
88Th Infantry
Isom
George Farmer
Farmer
Fairfax
Corp
Troy Farmer
Real Estate Transfers in Clarke County Virginia
Clarke County Clerk records show multiple conveyances in Berryville and Millwood. Transactions include Harvey R Fincham to Monte Gamblin and Nellie Mae Tomblin for two parcels totaling about 3 8 and 3 4 acres, and several other parcels near Berryville and Millwood with nominal consideration.
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Circuit Court
Clarke County
Virginia
Harvey R Fincham Et Ax
Monte Gamblin
Nellie Mae Tomblin
Berryville
Don L. Henderson
Edith R. Henderson
Winchester- Berrys Ferry
Laurence I. Peaket
Ashby Boyles
Estelle B. Boyles
Shenandoah River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Battletown
B. B. McKay
Holliday Hollingsworth
Elmer Erickson
Millwood
Frank Neville
Nora F. Hardesty
Chas.w. Pierce
Treadwell Street
Helen L. Smith
E. Blackburn Moore
Ralph N. Dorsey
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Elizabeth Fox Moore
W. Cabell Moore
Brady Largent Succumbs at 315 South Stewart Street
Brady Largent, age and residence listed at 315 South Stewart Street, dies. Survived by widow, a son Captain Rinard Largent of the 303rd Engineer Corps, three daughters Louise Carpenter Janet Largent Ellen Largent, two brothers F. L. Largent and Vance H. Largent, and sister Edna M. Hockman. Funeral Sunday at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with Masonic graveside rites at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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South Stewart Street
Rinard Largent
303Rd Engineer Corps
Camp Pickett
Louise Carpenter
Janet Largent
Ellen Largent
Winchester
F. L. Largent
Vance H. Largent
Washington
Edna M. Hockman
Slanesville
W. Va
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
Winchester Hiram Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Winchester Commandery
John G. Fosbriik
M. B. Clowe
Roy A. Larrick
J. Lee Miller
Harry H. Bowers
C. 8. Hartman
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Jones
Life expectancy in the United States reaches a record high
In 1942 the average length of life was 64.82 years, the highest figure on record. This historical note marks a peak in American longevity during the era.
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United States
K. B
Sun Breaks Through as Farmers Cheer Warm Weather
Citizens around Winchester greeted the sun with cries of delight as temperatures peaked at 83 degrees. The Weather Bureau predicts five days of sunny weather, but locals are warned against cleaning raincoats too eagerly after prior disappointments.
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Winchester
Weather Bureau
County youths register in draft in Frederick County
Seven Frederick county youths have registered with the county Selective Service Board following their eighteenth birthdays. They are Curtis Orndorff Star Tannery Kenneth Gerald Colwell Reliance James Herbert Berry Jr Stephens City Eugene Davis Funkhouser Winchester Rt 2 Charles Stuart DeHaven Stephenson Ralphard Cecil Sherman Middletown and Elmer Lee Kerns Mt Williams.
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Frederick County
County Selective Service Board
Curtis Orndorff
Star Tannery
Kenneth Gerald Colwell
Reliance
James Herbert Berry, Jr
Stephens City
Eugene Davis Funkhouser
Winchester Rt. 2
Charles Stuart DeHaven
Stephenson
Ralphard Cecil Sherman
Middletown
Elmer Lee Kerns
Mt. Williams
Voters Must Register By October 9 For Election
The Star notes the registration deadline applies to men voters as well as women. Those already registered at their precinct need not re register until the national election on November 7. Unregistered voters must complete registration by October 9.
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Star
Stonewall PTA Postpones Regular Meeting Tonight
Stonewall High School Parent-Teachers Association will not hold its regular monthly meeting tonight due to busy fall work. The November meeting will be held as scheduled on November 3 in the high school auditorium.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Stonewall High School
17 Year Old Girl Fights Off Assailant. Belt Key Evidence
Members of the district of Columbia homicide squad roped off about a half acre to search for clues. They found a man's black leather belt which may bear on the case. Blood stains were found at a spot away from the body, discovered shortly after 8 a.m. by two park department laborers. Police theorize the attack and possibly the slaying occurred there, 22 feet from a road, with the killer dragging the body farther from the roadway to avoid car headlights.
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District of Columbia
Park Department
U S Bombers Strike Deep In Pacific Campaign
Maj Gen Clair Street says U S bombers and submarines destroyed or damaged nine Japanese freighters off the Philippines Amboina and Ceram. In two days 33 Japanese ships accounted for, including four warships. Freighter and four destroyers sighted at Iwo Jima indicate possible reinforcement of the bomber garrison 750 miles south of Tokyo.
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Cess
Clair Street
13Th Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Amboina
Ceram
U. S
Iwo
Volcano Islands
Japan
Tokyo
Republicans Urge Voters to End Fear and Vote
A speech urges fear of soldiers’ families to end, promises early return to civilian life, rejects wartime controls in peacetime, calls for voting rights expansion especially for women, and pledges a stronger prosperous America for returning heroes with greater opportunity.
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United States
Berlin
America
Funeral Services for Benner Child in Winchester
Jerry Leonard Benner three month old infant son of Floyd and Mrs. Benner of Stephenson died Wednesday in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents a brother Ronald and sister Betty Jo at home. Omps Funeral Home conducted services at 2 PM with Rev. J S Ducknall. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. This marks third Benner family death in six weeks.
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Jerry Leonard Benner
Floyd Benner
Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ronald
Betty Jo
Omps Funeral Home
J. S. Ducknall
Mount Hebron
Benner
Charles Franklin Rush
Paul Rush
Brucetown
Franklin Benner
Ruth Benner
Water From Fay Spring Used By City Officials
City Manager S Lee Grant announced last night that Fay Springs water is used toward the latter part of each week. Rouss and Shawnee Springs dip during the dry spell but have partially regained loss. Seasonal uses by by product plants consume much water, so the auxiliary supply was needed to keep the wet reservoir filled.
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S. Lee Grant
Fay Springs
Rouss
Shawnee
Brother of local man dies in New Jersey home
Mrs H B Keckley receives word that her brother George William Forsyth 59 died at his Hasbrouck Heights N J home. Forsyth resided here earlier and ran a feed and grain business with his brother in law. He is survived by a widow and two sons. another son was killed in North Africa.
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H. B. Keckley
East Piccadilly Street
George William Forsyth
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Forsythe
Mr. Keckley
North Africa
War Fund Drive Meeting Monday in Winchester
The War Fund Drive committee will meet Monday evening October 9 at 8 o clock to discuss plans for the local drive. Sponsored by the Winchester Elks Club, the drive will begin soon. Committee members include Melvin McChesney as chairman Lawrence Miller co chairman J H Yost special gifts Grant Pollock radio publicity J Pinckney Arthur Joe Kalbach industrial solicitation Mrs Dorothy McCann Rice residential solicitation Howard Cahill business district solicitation and Mrs Landon Whitacre county solicitation.
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Winchester Elk’s Club
Melvin McChesney
Lawrence Miller
J. H. Yost
Grant Pollock
J. Pinckney Arthur
Joe Kalbach
Dorothy McCann Rice
Howard Cahill
Landon -Whitacre
British push in Peloponnesus reported with no official word
British forces in the Peloponnesus were said to have captured enemy security bat talions in several areas, but no official confirmation on front line extent. In southern Albania British units harassed German communications near Sarande, while Allied artillery shelled the Yugoslav coast from Dalmatian Islands.
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Peloponnesus
Albania
Sarande
Corfu
Sarande-Delvine
Dalmatian
Greece
Salonika
Rion
Corinth
Battle Flushes Across Europe as Allied Forces Press On
Soviet and Western fronts report heavy fighting around Fort Driant near Metz and in the Nancy region. Patton’s forces push through German defenses with Long Tom artillery, while RAF bombers hit Saarbrucken and Belgian theater actions widen the Allied corridor toward Holland and Belgium.
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Nancy
Third Army
Holland
Neder Rhine
Waal
Arnhem
Nijmegen
George S. Patton
Fort Driant
Dornot
Metz
Moselle
Patton
Saarbrucken
Sivry
Seventh Army
Vosges
Belfort
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Maldegem
Antwerp
Brugge
Bruges
Putte
Zuid Beveland
Walcheren
Tilburg
S-Hertogenbosch
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Nijmegen-Aachen
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Reported in Baltimore and Chicago
Market notes show unchanged quotations for produce butter and eyes while live stock quotes remain steady. Baltimore reports cattle hogs sheep with mixed prices and small receipts. Chicago shows steady demand with good and choice weights firm, cannners lower, and sheep prices inching up.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Chicago Grain Quotes Quiet Start on Oct 6
Chicago grain futures edged fractionally lower in light trade as demand remained weak. Wheat futures saw December at 1.65 5-8 and May at 1.61 3-4 to 5-8, while corn and oats also posted modest declines and various months traded in narrow ranges. Rye futures showed December at 1.07 1-2 to 1-4 with other months near 1.06 to 1-2 and 1.01 3-4 to 1-4.
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Chicago
Rye
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct quiz answers listed: 1 service to any veteran, 2 North Dakota, 3 Venezuela, 4 Bananas, 5 Pennsylvania, 6 Twenty years, 7 Film actor, 8 Children with wings of angels, 9 Norway Denmark Germany Netherlands Belgium France, 10 Deer.
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the Legion
North Dakota
Venezuela
Pennsylvania
Children With Wings of Angels
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Keep the invasion rolling Buy War Bonds today
WW II era plea urges citizens to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds immediately urging collective action and financial commitment to sustain military campaigns and domestic mobilization.
Stock Market Report Brisk Start Yields Select Rail Gains
New York stocks opened with brisk bidding but soon slowed as offerings appeared. Rail and industrial leaders posted further gains with some securities hitting new yearly highs while overall market showed mixed movement and pockets of profit taking.
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New York
Local Markets Flour Title Unclear
Local wholesale market flour sale brief note with disclaimer about typographical errors and market listings not guaranteed accurate by The Star.
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Star
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Duren
Ubach
Stock Market Report
Seh Ettee
Eves
Roosters Coheveevovsevesy
Cevenenees
Eeseess
John B. Dunlop
Kierloe
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