Mrs. Oliver Dies In Hospital Here
Mrs. Oliver 62 died of a heart ailment Thursday at Breee 26 nine wees a Wie Memorial Hospital after a period as a patient. Survived by six sons and two daughters including R. Lyle Oliver and Marion R. Oliver, plus a stepson Thomas F. Oliver. Also surviving three brothers and a sister. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Scott and Stokes Funeral Home Front Royal with Rev. Kenneth V. Shick and Rev. Fred T. Laughton Jr. officiating. pallbearers named. Interment in Rockland Cemetery Waren county.
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Lynnwood
Stone Bridge
Clarke
Harvey Eron
Cactavia
Cameron
R. Lyle Oliver
Front Royal
Marion R. Oliver
Mill Giie
James L. Oliver
White Post
Alfred Oliver
Army
France
Howard Olive
New Guinea
Raymond Revells
Happy Creek
Cleveland Shipe
Bayard
Thomas F. Oliver
Jessups
Jordan Cameron
Wade Cameron
Ada Thompson
Happy K
Wilbur Cameron
Pool
Mderro
Scott and
Short Circuit Causes Power Outage in City
Two electric wires at Washington and Boscawen streets and near Winchester Steam Laundry burned in two last night at 6 48. The outage cut power west of Kent Street to Northwestern Grade to Round Hill until 7 48. Capitol Theatre ran one show at 8 30 while Palace Theater held two shows after the outage. Officials said worn lines rubbed by a sycamore tree caused a short circuit.
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Washington and
Boscawen Streets
Kent Street
Winchester
Round Hill
Northern Virginia Power Company
Capitol Theatre
Palace Theater
Bulgars Rally for War Against Nazis Amid Balkan Tensions
The report notes Bulgarian leaders urging war against Nazi forces amid regional strain. Soviet fronts show heavy fighting near Praga in Warsaw's outskirts and a major German defensive push. Moscow signals a build up before a renewed Soviet offensive, with Romanian tensions and prisoner movements cited from Bucharest dispatches.
Ration Calendar Details Indefinite Stamp Validities
The notice lists ration stamp validity for meats fats and poods with A Z and A5 D5 stamps, sugar stamps 30 31 32 and 33, stamp 40 for five pounds, shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2, gasoline coupons 11 A and 12 A with gallons through dates, B series coupons for five gallons, and Panol Period for five persons valid Sept 30 with a May new period. The text notes entries apply across regions with indefinites and future use dates.
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Associated Press
Surgical Dressings Room Opens Tuesday
Mrs. B. B. Dutton, chairwoman of Surgical Dressings, announces a large quota has arrived and work will begin Tuesday morning at 9 30. The Thursday evening group meets as usual at 7 o'clock.
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B. B. Dutton
Surgical Dressings
Germans Fight On as Allied Forces Advance Across Europe
Descriptions of German resistance include a Berlin broadcast of “we shall never give up” and reports of wounded soldiers in Brussels. Allied advances push the enemy back while floods opened by German gates threaten northern Belgium and southern Holland. AP reports detail brutal killings in Plomion and a coast gun duel near Dover.
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Berlin
Belgium
Holland
Low Countries
Associated Press
William Smith White
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France
E Channel
Dover
Flanders
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Armentieres
Luxembourg
Nancy
15Th Army
Pas-De-Calais
Hitler
Pas-De- Calais
Finis
Folkestone
Boulogne
Calais
Allies Push Across Italy as Eighth Army Breaches Po Defenses
Allied forces advancing from Metauro river toward the Pisano Mass broke through the last enemy defense south of the River Po. American and British units swept through difficult terrain near Pisa and Florence with air support from the desert air force, while French forces moved rapidly in the Rhone valley. Supply lines lengthen as operations extend through Alpine passes and port openings progress at Marseille and Toulon.
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Arno
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Fifth
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Lyon
Voironn
Rhone
Turnon
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Charmes
Tournon
St. Agreve
Rhone Valley
Valence
Riviera
Patch
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Toulon
Navy
For.Complete Coverage Of Local, National, World Events, Read The Star
Local paper delivers full coverage across agendas and regions. Read updates on politics economy society and international affairs with concise reports and timely alerts from The Star.
With Our Men In The Service Poem From Home For Pvt C R Creamer
Mr and Mrs C R Creamer of Boyce send a WWI veteran son’s poem to Pvt C R Creamer Jr stationed somewhere in England A Winchester Business College graduate and former assistant manager at G E Bakers in Bunker Hill West Virginia a friend sent the verse The second item notes Ralph Cain stationed at Camp Carson Colorado transferred to Camp Rucker Alabama and awarded the Good Conduct Medal
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C. R. Creamer
Boyce
Aew
Pvt
C. R. Creamer, Jr
England
Mr. Creamer
Pvt. Creamer
Winchester Business College
G. E. Baker's
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Ralph Cain
Camp Carson
Colorado
Camp Rucker
Ala
Cain
Local Markets Report Cites Daily Market Accuracy
Local markets appear in The Star with daily updates while disclaimer notes no responsibility for typographic errors that may occur. The notice underscores standard practice in listing markets yet stresses editorial caution.
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The
Star
Patent Brand and Butter Market Bag Listings
Historical pricing fragment lists bag weights and per unit costs for Patent Brand and Butter products. Includes 10 lb and 25 lb bags, per cwt rates, per bbl rates, and references to middlings mixed feed scratch feed and butter fat with scattered numeric values and incomplete entries.
Baltimore Grain Prices Notice
Baltimore August 21 Wheat No 2 red garlicky spot delivered in carload quantities 1.56 1-4 with rail transportation 1.61
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Baltimore
Patton Pushes Toward Germany in World War II
Allied forces report rapid advances from Vimy Ridge toward the Belgian border with France and German retreats from Pas-De-Calais. US troops push from Sedan toward Ligny and Montcornet toward Vervins while Canadians and British celebrate Vimy Ridge as a crucial Allied victory.
Judge Denounces Ordinance Flaws In Permit Standards
Judge Harrison criticizes the ordinance for failing to specify permit standards and warns that council discretion cannot be based on its own pleasure. He notes two thirds approval may block future majorities and reiterates slaughterhouses fall under police power, while avoiding judgment on the defendant’s legality under current law.
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Harrison
Livestock And Produce Markets Report
Baltimore market update shows apples steady with no change in quotations. Eggs count 935 cases and market remains steady. Butter supply listed as none. Truck receipts are light.
Baltimore Livestock Market Quotations
Baltimore livestock prices show varied changes from the prior week. Slaughter steers steady, heifers up to 25 higher, cows up to 50 higher, bulls 25 higher, feeders steady. top steer 1220 lbs at 16.25, small lot 900 lbs at 16.00. grass cattle 14.65 to 15.80, medium 12.00 to 14.50, common 9.00 to 13.50. Vealers 14.00 to 15.00, hogs steady, sheep fat lambs 25 higher with 70 lb lambs at 15.00 to 15.50, ewes steady.
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Baltimore
Chicago Livestock Prices Move Variedly on Sept 2
Salable cattle 200 with calves none and sheep 3,500 head. Steers and yearlings mostly higher with top fed steers at 18.35 and yearlings around 18.10 to 18.00. Heifers up to 25 higher in parts while cows and bulls show strong gains. Lambs steady to higher with best native slaughter lambs near 15.10 and most sales 14.50-15.10. Canners and cutters mainly 6.00-7.75. vealers around 15.50 and down to 12.75 in lighter cattle.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Chicago Grain Quotations Busy Nervous Markets Prompt Falls
Chicago grain prices fell in a nervous market with wheat leading declines. Opening figures show wheat at 1.54 3-4 for Sept and 1.52 3-4 for Dec while rye and oats also slipped across contracts. Barley ended at Sept 1.11 1-8 and Dec 1.06 4.
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Chicago
B League Opens 1944 Bowling Season Tuesday
The 12 team B League resumes Tuesday night led by the Valley Service Station and featuring two new entries Coca Cola and South End Fire Company replacing Friendship and United Food. Other clubs include Bell Clothes Stores, Virginia Woolen I and II, Lee Baking, Novick's Transfer, Clearbrook Woolen, Glaize and Brothers, Snapp's Foundry, Studebaker, and Coca Cola. League officials include Lichliter president with Kirby Derlinger vicepresident Harry Hottel secretary and statistician and Shorty Billmyer treasurer. Membership committee members are Doug Stickley S Newcome and Billmyer.
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Evidentices
Coca Cola
South End Fire Company
Friendship
United Food
Bell Clothes Stores
Valley Service Station
Virginia Woolen I
Virginia Woolen II
Lee Baking Company
Novick's Transfer
Clearbrook Woolen
Glaize and Brothers
Snapp
Foundary
Studebaker
South End Hose Company
Lichliter
Kirby Derlinger
Harry Hottel
Loop
Shorty Billmyer
Trasurer
Doug Stickley
S. Newcome
Billmyer
Lewis Graves Injured in Action Near New Guinea
Mrs. Viola Graves of 16 West Clifford street reports her son Pfc. Lewis Graves was injured August 8 in New Guinea. Army records say he was under fire when a tree fell on him wounding his shoulder and arm. Graves entered service November 1942 went overseas January this year and serves in the Infantry after farming in the county before enlisting. If We'll Buy The Bonds theyll drop the bombs.
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Viola Graves
West Clifford Street
Pfc
Lewis Graves
New Guinea
Pfc. Graves
Answers to the daily quiz list the correct responses
The page lists ten quiz answers: 1 Roosevelt, 2 Coolidge, 3 sports radio announcer, 4 East coast, 5 a portion of East Prussia, 6 burn out, 7 French, True, 9 plant breeder, 10 Stephen Vincent Benet.
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Coolidge
East Coast
East Prussia
Burn Out
French
Plant Breeder
Stephen Vincent Benet
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Sale—Crosley Frigidaire
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National Ave
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