Mrs. Farmer Dies In City Home
Mrs. Alice Farmer, aged 84, widow of W. Farmer, dies at her daughter’s home at 19 Page Street. Survived by two daughters and four sons with four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 from Shinlo Church with interment in church cemetery.
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Odd A. Carper
Page Street
W. Farmer
Lehen
Martin and Rachael I
Hampshire County
W. Va
Farmer
Shinlo Methodist
Alice Ann
Lyda Alverne Farmer
Shinlo
J. Goode
C. H. Anderson
Alice Farmer
Virginia Growers Committee Formed for WFA Purchase Program
The following Virginia Growers Industry Committees have been set up to advise and assist the WFA in this purchase program. Walker McC. Bond chairman Winchester L J Turner Washington James M Gorsline Staunton William Young Staunton Roy McClanahan Charlottesville J R B Williamson Salem.
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Virginia Growers’ Industry
Haveeen
WFA
Walker McC. Bond
Winchester
L. J. Turner
Washington
James M. _ Gorsline
Staunton
William Young
Roy McClanahan
Charlottesville
J. R. B. Williamson
Salem
British and Allied Forces Score in Dodecanese and Greek Skies
British naval action on Levitha island ends with German surrender after bombardment and landing parties. Allied planes strike six German airfields near Athens and Salonika while Balkan Air Force jets disable ships, transport, and airdromes. In Albania the Delvino HQ is destroyed by rockets as operations continue over the Aegean.
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Pase 1
Dodecanese
Levitha
Mandethen
Enlevitha
Samos
Cairo
Gerheld
Athens
Salonika
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Ked
Balkan Air Force
Gulf
Corinth
Peloponnesus
Balkan Airforce
Allied
Albania
Delvino
Germans Establish Torture Chamber In Local Rooms
The report describes a German torture chamber here with large post cabinets for confinement. Victims were forced to stand, with glass and nailed walls preventing leaning. They collapsed from exhaustion after prolonged abuse.
Ration Calendar Update for Foods and Staples
The notice outlines extended validity for ration stamps across books four blue and red stamps for foods. It also mentions new shoe stamps and airplane stamps with indefinite validity, and A coupons usable through November. A new period coincides with heating season and dates vary by region.
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Northeast
York
Wounded in Holland Pfc Clayton W Chapman Notified
Mrs. Cora Chapman of 137 West Boscawen street received word from the War Department that her son Pfc Clayton W Chapman was slightly wounded in action on September 16 in Holland. He was employed by Zero Pack before entering the service 17 months ago.
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Cora Chapman
West Boscawen Street
War Department
Pfc
Clayton W. Chapman
Holland
Wilbur C. Chapman
Zero Pack
Rally Day Services Planned at Loudoun Street Church
The Rev Ronald S Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian announces special Rally Day services for tomorrow. Sunday School focus invites all children not regular attendees. Sermon at 11 00 by Mr Wilson titled The Heritage of Our Children. Evening 730 designed for men with The Religion of the Modern Man. Ada Glass Baker named religious education director starting October 1. Leslie Golliday begins duties as church organist.
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Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Ada Glass Baker
Opequon
Leslie Golliday
Pubs Shattered by Flying Bombs in London and South England
Flying bombs struck southern England and London causing extensive damage. A sheet of gunfire rattled houses miles inland as two bombs were destroyed in flight. Seven policemen were injured when a bomb wrecked a block of business houses. Two pubs were shattered and patrons cut by glass splinters.
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London
England
Final Rites Held For Al Smith
New Yorkers gathered in mass at St Patrick Cathedral for the requiem Mass of Alfred E. Smith the four time New York governor and 1928 Democratic candidate. Crowds along Fifth Avenue watched as his casket lay in state overnight and police estimated 220 000 filed by the bronze casket in silent tribute in the cathedral area.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York State
Fifth Avenue
Smith
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Arrest Expected in D. C. Murder of Dorothy Berrum
Washington police and military officials said an arrest was likely soon in the murder of 18 year old Dorothy Berrum a War Department clerk whose body was found on Potomac Park golf course. They questioned a service member and a Navy man not suspected of complicity and a taxi driver who drove the girl and her escort to the isolation site.
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Washington
Dorothy Berrum
War Department
Potomac Park Golf Course
Potomac River
Washington Ship Channel
German Navy Prepares Scuttling in Aegean Harbors
A German naval commentator said the navy plans to scuttle ships in Aegean harbors. Vessels brought from Romania along the Danube to the Iron Gate have already been sunk, creating a hard obstacle for enemy shipping and hampering supplies. Similar scuttling efforts are forming in the Aegean Sea.
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Aegean
German Transocean Agency
Romania
Danube
Iron Gate
Aegean Sea
If We'll Buy The Bonds Theyll Drop The Bombs
A political slogan appears in the clipping urging funding through bonds with a strong warning that debt will lead to military action. The note emphasizes the link between bond measures and wartime expenditures.
Mailing Privileges May Be Limited
Washington October 7. Chairman Anderson says Congress may set reasonable limits on free mailing privileges as 13 Republicans reportedly mailed 3 116 000 copies of a speech at government expense. The White House notes Roosevelt erred in calling printing free. mailing costs outweighed printing costs.
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Washington
Anderson
House Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Rep. Taber
Frank
New Yorker
House Appropriation Committee
White House
Rep
Busbey
R.ill
CIO
Political Action Committee
John Kephart Dies at Bluemont in Leesburg
John William Kephart of Bluemont died at his home at 9 o clock this morning after a period of illness. A Loudoun County native born August 21, 1904, he was 40. Survived by wife Hyacinth Robey Kephart two children William V. and Loretta A. and siblings Pearl Gray Ellen Rossignol Clarence H Lawrence Lee Oscar Kephart. Funeral at Leesburg Baptist Church Monday October 9 at 3 pm with Rev. G W Caulkins. Interment Leesburg Cemetery.
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John William Kephart
Bluemont
Loudoun County
Oscar M
Martha Laycock Kephart
Hyacinth Robey Kephart
William V
Loretta A. Kephart
Pearl K Gray
Willkie Resting Comfortably After Illness
Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 Republican presidential nominee, is resting comfortably at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York with a throat infection and mild lung congestion. Dr. Benjamin Salzer said improvement is expected within 24 hours. Willkie was hospitalized September 6 for a stomach ailment, and the illness arose two days ago.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Benjamin Salzer
Lenox Hill Hospital
Willkie
Evacuation Order for Warsaw Population Reported
The Polish Telegraph Agency said Germany ordered the evacuation of Warsaw's roughly one million residents and plans to deport a labor portion to concentration and labor camps. The Polish government in London urged the United Nations to intervene to prevent the crime.
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London
Polish Telegraph Agency
Germany
Warsaw
United Nations
Dagwood’s creator Arthur Lake welcomes baby daughter Marion Rose
Hollywood reports Dagwood actor Arthur Lake and wife Patricia Van Cleve Lake welcomed a baby girl named Marion Rose weighing eight pounds four ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital. The couple already has a two year old son, Arthur Patrick.
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Hollywood
Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Patricia van Cleve Lake
Good Samaritan Hospital
Marion Rose
Arthur Patrick
Japs Claim Great New Air Force Ready For Action
Tokyo propaganda broadcast heard by FCC monitors claims Japan now has aircraft ready for action that far exceed the enemy’s first line air force. The broadcast says Japan is poised to deal a sledge hammer blow on the enemy.
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San Francisco
Japan
Tokyo
United States
FCC
What is a session of Congress
The term generally means that both Senate and House are in session meeting for the transaction of business. The length of a session varies with some running 300 or more days.
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Congress
Senate
House
Two Injured as Floor Caves In at Cumberland Depot
A section of the upper floor at the Cumberland Valley Railroad depot in the city collapsed Thursday night under heavy weight. John G. Over a Pennsylvania Railroad staff member sustained scratches and a German POW matched a slight foot injury. National Fruit Products rented the floor for storage. several canned goods toppled from racks. The POW recovered at a local hospital and returned to the prison camp.
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John G. Over
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad
National Fruit Products Company
Over
National Fruit
Card of Thanks for Fire At Residence
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness shown after the fire at our residence on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Loy.
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Lester Loy
First Army Breaks Through in Vosges and Near Antwerp
Allied forces push toward the Vosges passes and Tilburg as First Army advances miles from the Bus sang Pass. Canadians secure a bridgehead west of Antwerp while fighting near Ossendrecht and the Schelde. Air power conducted heavy bombing across the Reich.
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Vosges
Lower Holland
Tilburg
Leopold Canal
Antwerp
Ossendrecht
Mount of the Schelde
Reich
Courtney H. Hodges
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Ubach
Geilenkirchen
Beggendorf
Duren
Metz
Associated Press
Edward Ball
Thunderbolts
Rhine
Sivry
Nancy
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
le Thillot
Belfort
Beveland
Walcheren
Baltimore Market Quotations for Livestock and Produce
Baltimore and Chicago market reports show mixed moves in produce and livestock. Cattle, hogs, sheep prices noted with reference to weights, loads, and weekly changes, including top prices and firming trends in several categories.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock Baltimore
Ccw
F.a.office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Stock Market Report With Mixed Leads And Year Highs
New York stock activity shows buyers favoring specialties while recent leaders fade from light profit taking. Merchandising stocks lead. rails and coppers modest gains. Turnover for the year nears 1944 peaks with around 400000 shares traded in two hours. Prominent performers include Gimbel Woolworth and Macy among gains. U S Steel Bethlehem and Goodyear lag. Curb support centers on Aircraft Accessories Aluminum of America and New Jersey Zinc while Cities Service and American Gas lag.
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New York
Gimbel
Woolworth
Associated Dry Goods
Electric & Musical Industries
Worthington Pump
Consolidated Cigar
Kennecott
Oppenheim Collins
National Department Stores
Marshall Field
Macy
Southern Pacific
Sears Roebuck
Tri-Continental Corp
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Continental Motors
Great Northern
American Can
Goodyear
Aircraft Accessorise Corp
Aluminum of America
N. J. Zinc Glen Alden Coal
Southern Phosphate
Cities Service
American Gas
Callite
Chicago Grain Quotations
Chicago grain quotations show fractional declines in early trading as offerings stay moderate and buying lags. Wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley futures for nearby and May to July contracts move lower on light volume and cautious demand.
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Chicago
Answers to the Daily Quiz Printed on Page Four
The page lists correct responses: Brest for question 1, the Selective Service Act of 1940 for 2, France for 3, "Where are you going?" for 4, Apple orchards and grape vineyards for 5, Jefferson Davis for 6, 1940 on September 27 for 7, Julius A. Krug for 8, Samuel Butler for 9, and Juneau for 10.
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Brest
France
Jefferson Davis
Julius A. Krug
Samuel Butler
Juneau
Star Coverage Promises Complete Local and World News
The Star urges readers to rely on its complete coverage of local, national, and world events for timely, in depth reporting. It emphasizes comprehensive stories, steady updates, and trusted sources across regions.
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