President Urges Universal Military Training For Nation
President Truman calls for universal military training of one year for all youths before age 20, creating a general reserve for rapid mobilization. He outlines a postwar structure with a small regular force, strengthened National Guard, and a general reserve of trained male citizens.
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Navy
Army
Marine Corps
United States
Congress
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Truman
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validities and Extensions
The Associated Press explains rationing Book 4 stamps A1 to E1 expire October 31 while F1 to K1 run through November 30 L1 to Q1 through December 31 and R1 to V1 through January 31. Sugar Four Stamp 38 valid through December 31 for five pounds. Shoes Book three airplane stamps 1 2 3 and 4 valid indefinitely. OPA states no plans to cancel any.
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Associated Press
OPA
Teol Fungicide Ad At Boyd's Drug Store
An old advertisement promotes Teol as a powerful foot germ killer. It claims 90 percent alcohol aids penetration to reach bacteria and promises a money back offer if not satisfied. The ad urges applying full strength for itchy sweaty or smelly feet.
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Boyd's Drug Store
Winchester Mayor Urges Armistice Day Observance Move
Winchester mayor Dr. C R Anderson asks residents to observe Armistice Day on Monday November 12 with business suspended from 11 am to 12 noon. The American Legion Robert Y Conrad Post No 21 plans a victory celebration that day in honor of the occasion.
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C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Anderson
Robert Y. Conrad
Fire Devastates Baltimore Bowling Center and Times Theatre
Explosion roared through a Baltimore bowling center injuring manager Frank Bodani and damaging Times Theatre. The blaze, sparked near 1:30 a.m., drew Chief Howard Travers and responders for over three hours. No injuries reported among bystanders as crowds gathered near the Pennsylvania Railroad area.
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Frank Bodani
Lo] K. Schecter
Bodani
Howard Travers
Times
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fred Ford Asousands
Bus Driver Acquitted in West Virginia Accident Case
Montell Zickelfoose of Clarksburg West Virginia Capitol Greyhound driver was acquitted of reckless driving charges arising from a recent accident. The case was heard by Judge John Rice in Police Court.
Touch Football Thrills As Bears And Midgets Win Opener
Bears beat St Bees 12 0 with Nelson scoring from 2 yards and Barr rushing as Coffelt passed for the second TD The Bees defense stalled in the final period while Harry intercepted in the Bee end zone Midgets topple Jr Bees 12 0 with Dicks catching two DeSchon passes for a 6 0 halftime lead DeSchon then hit R Hockman for a late TD Three games set for Sunday Jr Bees vs Tigers Midgets vs Troop 3 Bees vs Blue Streaks at PW Camp fields recruitment urged for boys up to 19.
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Blue Streaks
Troop 3
Bears
St. Bees
Jr. Bees
Nelson
Barr
Coffelt
Harry
Kane
Stricker
Hildebrand
Legge
Campbell
Adams
the Bees
Haymaker
Bly
Royston
Albin
McKee
Wingfield
Bush
Har
R. Hockman
Boxwell
Lemonis
Salomon
Michael
Huff
A. Bly
M. Michael
Carper
Tigers
Bees
Boy’s
Railway Express Agency
Former Sergeant Tops Venezuela Government
Luis Valmore Rodriguez a 45 year old former United States Army sergeant will be sworn in as interior minister in Venezuela's new revolutionary government after a four day uprising that toppled President Isaias Medina Angarita. He directs foreign relations with oil firms and foreign investors and pledged to respect investor rights while aligning with hemispheric cooperation.
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Caracas
Luis Valmore Rodriguez
United States Army
Isaias Medina Angarita
Valmore
Romulo Betancourt
U. S
el Pais
Democratic Action Party
Carlos Morales
Morales
Chapultepec
Parker Dies After Hospital Stay in Winchester
Glenna Splawn Parker 33 died Friday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. A Stephens City native and Frederick County resident, she is survived by husband Briscoe Parker and siblings Charles and Maurella Splawn. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. A T Gaskins. burial in Stephens City.
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Glenna Splawn Parker
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Stephens City
Frederick County
Briscoe Parker
Charles
Maureella Splawn
U. S. Army
Maggie Brooks
Winchester
Estella Washington
Isabelle Ford
New Jersey
Harrison Splawn
Jones Funeral Home
A. T. Gaskins
Star Readers Get Complete Local and World Coverage
The Star provides comprehensive coverage of local events alongside national and world news. Readers gain timely reporting, in-depth features, and updates across politics economics culture and sports with trusted analysis and clear storytelling.
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Advance Weather Forecast for Winchester Oct 24 28
Cloudy skies today end the warm spell in Winchester. The five day forecast calls for fair and cool Wednesday, increasing cloudiness and warmer Thursday with rain Thursday night, clearing Friday and turning colder. Saturday stays fair and cool, with Sunday bringing more clouds and rain into Sunday night or Monday.
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Winchester
Prominent West Virginia Attorney Mason Dies at 76
Charles Town mourns James M. Mason Jr a renowned attorney who helped defend union leaders in the 1921 armed conflict in southern West Virginia He was grandson of James M Mason a Confederate envoy to England and linked to the Mason Slidell affair Mason studied at Alexandria with Newton D Baker and earned his law degree at the University of Virginia
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Charles Town
W. Va
James M. Mason, Jr
West Virginia
Mason
James M. Mason
England
Great Britain
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Alexandria
University of Virginia
Truman May Not Visit In Dixie
The White House said President Truman may cancel a trip to North Carolina and Georgia next month due to a heavy schedule. He planned brief stops November 2 in Charlotte Statesville and Raleigh North Carolina November 3 in Atlanta Georgia and November 4 for lunch with Warm Springs Foundation patients.
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White House
Truman
North Carolina
Georgia
Eben Ayers
Charlotte
Statesville
Raleigh
Atlanta
Warm Springs
Atients
The
Warm Springs Foundation
Deputy Davison, Ill. Deputy Walked Week With Broken Leg
Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Davison, who also works as a miner in Du Quoin Illinois, walked around for a week on a broken leg after an ankle fracture went untreated. A doctor finally found the broken bone during X ray development. Davison recalled enduring the pain with the remark what a man doesn’t know doesn’t hurt him.
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DU Quoin
Ill
Sheriff's
Ben Davison
Davison
Lawyers in Congress count by chamber
Population figures show 67 lawyers in the Senate and about 214 in the House. Senate total is 96 members and the House has 435.
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U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
House
With Our Men In The Service
Cpl Willard P Gibson son of Powell and Mattie Gibson of 119 East Lane Avenue is in France attached to the 598th Quartermaster Laundry Company after transfer from Germany with Patton's Third Army. He went overseas in January 1944 and prior to service ran the Gibson Print Shop.
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Cpl
Willard P. Gibson
Powell W
Mattie B. Gibson
East Lane Avenue
France
Germany
3Rd Army
598Th Quartermaster Laundry Company
Cpl. Gibson
Gibson Print Shop
Magruder Receives Bronze Star for Distinguished Service
Cpl. William B. Magruder of Bethesda Maryland is awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in the European Theater with the 101st Airborne Signal Company. His actions span the Normandy campaign Holland and Bastogne defense from June 6 1944 to May 8 1945. He recently turned 21 and is stationed at an embarkation camp in France awaiting return home. His 19 year old brother Pfc. James T. Magruder is believed to have arrived in Japan for occupation duty with the 387th Infantry, 97th Division after wartime service in Europe.
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Cpl
William B. Magruder
Elbert T. Magruder
Bethesda
101St Airborne Signal Company
Magruder
Winchester
Clarke County
Wm. B. Magruder
Army of the
Woodow Wilson High School
France
Japan
Macgruders
Pfc
James T. Magruder
Eto
Ruhr
387Th Infantry
Indictments in Federal Court Reach Seventeen in Harrisonburg
A grand jury at the fall term of United States District Court in Harrisonburg indicted 17 individuals. Roscoe William Gregory drove from a Kernstown filling station without paying for gas and was later captured after abandoning his car. he faces an auto theft charge. Ernest Stanley Gingery, who passed through town last March with a worthless check to Roy Carter of Berryville Pike, is charged with forgery. Local residents Ralph Fansler L. L. Hockman and H. J. Flowers were called for federal jury duty.
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United States District Court
Harrisonburg
Roscoe William Gregory
Kernstown
Ernest Stanley Gingery
Roy Carter
Berryville Pike
Hagerstown
Ralph Fansler
L. L. Hockman
H. J. Flowers
Set Date For CVVFA Convention In Martinsburg 1946
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association schedules a three day convention in Martinsburg during the third full week of August 1946. Activities include a home-coming theme and a parade as the feature event. Members Sarah Zane Reuss and South End participate.
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Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Martinsburg
Sarah Zane
Reuss
South End
CVVFA
Humphrey Enrolls in Drexel Institute Training
A. E. Humphrey, salesman for the Winchester District of Gulf Oil, is attending a special training course at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. The program is expected to run for several weeks.
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A. E. Humphrey
Winchester
Gulf Oil Corporation
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Hold Rites For Woman Struck by Local Motorist
Funeral services were held at Round Hill Virginia for Elizabeth A. Larsen 85 who was struck and killed Sunday night by a car driven by M K Shirkey of Winchester Shirkey was questioned and will attend the inquest set for tomorrow He leaves three sisters a step daughter and is a noted local resident burial was in Lakeview Cemetery Hamilton Virginia
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Round Hill
Elizabeth A. Larsen
M. K. Shirkey
Winchestr
C. H. Christensen
Warren
Lakeview Cemetery
Hamilton
Ashwood Fined After DUI Guilty Verdict
Ashwood charged with driving under the influence was found guilty by Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and a 30 day jail sentence was suspended. Charles EJi Ashwood and Mr. Will iams are named in the record.
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Charles Eji Ashwood
Williams
W. Erle Edwards
Palmer to Erect Store Building at 731 Berryville Avenue
Palmer receives permission to build a one story brick store at 731 Berryville avenue. The 70 by 33 foot structure is valued around 5000 dollars. J H Riley approved to remodel 701 Braddock street into a plumbing shop and apartment costing about 2000 dollars. A new front is added to the Fred 8 S. Boyd building at 5 North Loudoun street by Joe Goldberg of Washington DC costing about 3000 dollars. J D Adams authorized to add to a frame house at 721 Woodstock Lane with an estimated cost of 300 dollars.
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Tagbert E. Palmer
Berryville Avenue
J. H. Riley
Braddock Street
Fred 8 S. Boyd
North
Loudoun Street
Blooms
Joe Goldberg
Washington, D. C
J. D. Adams
Woodstock Lane
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
The page lists correct responses for ten questions including Brownshirts, Charles G. Ross, British Prime Minister, Little Rock, the word bee, Paris France, Bethesda Maryland, Richard Wagan, Atlantic, and an Army Air Transport Command C-54.
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Charles G. Ross
Little Rock
Bee
Paris
France
Bethesda
Maryland
Richard Wagan
Atlantic
Army Air Transport Command
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