Park to Play Rappahannock Nine at Rouss Park
The Rappahannock All-Stars travel to Winchester to meet Park in a Sunday baseball game at the Reuss diamond starting at 3 o clock. Park carries six straight wins while the visitors boast Culpeper and Washington players and a bolstered lineup. Settle or Mentzer pitch with Keller catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rappahannock
Park
Culpeper
Washington
Ramey
Settle
Mentzer
Warren County
Brumbaugh
Keller
Pvt Shackleford Accidentally Shot in France
Pvt. Fred Shackleford whose death was reported last week in France was accidentally shot, a wire to his mother Mrs. Mervin Shackleford of Berryville said. He joined the National Guard in 1941 at sixteen and trained at Camp Meade A P Hill and Camp Blanding before overseas duty in September 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Fred Shackleford
France
Mervin Shackleford
Berryville
Shackleford
National Guard
Camp Meade
A. P. Hill
North Carolina
Camp Blanding
Boyce Soldier Harris Shepherd Wounded in France
Wounded in France and hospitalized in England, Private First Class Harris Shepherd of Clarke County was among Clarke county’s first inductees. Parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Shepherd report the serious injury with few extra details available. He is connected to the University in Clarke county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Ernest Shepherd
Near Boyce
Pfc
Harris Shepherd
France
England
Pfc. Shepherd
Clarke County
University
Japan Iso Octane Deal Tied to Universal Designs
Universal prepared iso-octane plant designs for Mitsubishi and Nippon Oil licensed by Japan Gasoline. In 1939 Universal engineers aided Japan in plant construction. War and Navy Departments approved the 1938 deal, with Japanese officials visiting Riverside facilities for four months. After moral embargo, Japan Gasoline sued for 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Mitsubishi Oil Company
Nippon Oil Company
Japan Gasoline Company
Universal Engineers
Japan
Martin
War and Navy Departments
Japan Gasoline
Riverside
Ill
Ent
Boyes
Ration Calendar Update for Food and Fuel Stamps
The notice lists indefinite validity for meat and fat red stamps A1 to Z8 and A5 to G5, blue stamps A8 to L5, and sugar stamps 30 to 33 with exceptions. Shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2 remain valid, and gasoline coupons 11-A and 12-A cover three gallons in specified regions through late 1945 with other area coupons extended or expiring as directed by ration boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Walker Bond Heads Southern States Co op Board in Winchester
At the annual meeting in Sara Zane Fire Company Hall more than 495 farmers elected Walker M. Bond of Winchester and R. Lee Barney of Gainesboro to the board of directors. Bond was chosen chairman for the coming year and the cooperative announced a 4 percent patronage refund totaling 2018000. The report praised the emergency hay program aiding drought areas and noted earnings near a quarter of a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Cooperative
Winchester
Sara Zane Fire Company
Joseph H. Funkhouser
Walker M. Bond
R. Lee Barney
Gainesboro
Mr. Bond
Russ Furman
Southern States
Commodity Credit Corporation
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Purman
National Tax Equality Association
Leadership Training School at Grace United Methodist Middletown
A leadership training school for Young People will be held at Grace Methodist Church in Middletown starting Sunday September 10 at 7 30 pm and continuing through September 3. Miss Virginia Henry of Richmond will teach The Methodist Youth Fellowship and arrive Sunday to begin classes at 7 30 pm. Special adult classes with Miss Henry are set for Monday and Wednesday at 2 30 pm. Credits will be issued for the standard training school and youths from surrounding communities are invited. Worship services precede sessions, led by Grace Methodist Youth Fellowship members, with Doris Wright directing Our Boys in the Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Virginia Henry
Richmond
Methodist Church In
Virginia
Miss Henry
Middletown
Youth Fellowship
Doris Wright
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The printed page lists quiz solutions including a high explosive, the Women s Army Corps, a missing item referenced as No. , a naval barrage quote about breaking with force at shore, Madam Chairman, green coloring matter, and Neptune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Army Corps
Gaum
Neptune
President Still Has Longing For Hyde Park Home
President Roosevelt, pressed amid questions on Thomas E Dewey's Philadelphia speech, reiterated he would like to return to Hyde Park not out of exhaustion or defeat. He said world conditions require him to stay in the presidency if the people want him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas A Dewey
Hyde Park
Dewey
Philadelphia
Keeping Up Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
New Deal
Mely
Ministerial Group To Meet Monday
The Winchester Ministerial Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday September 11 at 10 30 in the Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
Germans Push Into Northern Italy as Allies Hold Rimini Front
Allied dispatches report the Eighth Army pinning German forces on ridges near Coriano and San Savino while pressing inland toward the Adriatic coast. Italian weather hampers movement and air operations as British naval bombardments target Rimini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Salerno
Fifth Army
Cassino
Rome
Eighth Army
Marane
Harold Alexander
Coriano
Adriatic
San Savino
Castelnuova
Pian di Castello
Sir Oliver Leese
Italy
Great Plains
Rimini
Albert Kesselring
HMS
Loyal
Scarab
Former Clarke Officer Wounded In France
Lt. Laurence Castleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Castleman of Harpers Ferry, W V, wounded in France, writes he is recovering in an English hospital after a bullet struck his right shoulder and exited near his spine. He commanded a platoon of thirty in reconnaissance duty since June 15 and reports good appetite and steady walking as he heals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Castleman
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Clarke County
Laurence Castleman
France
England
Castleman
Truck Load Of Coffee On Fire
A truck carrying 335 bags of government coffee caught fire near Elliott yards as an acetylene torch was used for repairs. Fifty four bags were destroyed. the rest were moved to Camp Meade for inspection. Fire crews from South End and Rouss battled the blaze for nearly an hour. The cargo was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Camp Gee
Meade
Elliott Motor Lines
Elliott
Camp Meade
South End
Rouss
French Advance Presses South and West Besancon Frontlines
Allied forces report gains along the Loue river south of Besancon and near Le Valdahon as French troops push toward Pontarlier and towns along the Saone valley. German resistance stiffens with tanks and mortars amid strategic river and railway lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besancon
Seventh Army
George S. Patton
Third Army
Loue River
Foret de Chaux
Paray
Quigey
le Valdahon
Pontarlier
Jura
Saone
Chalon- Sur- Saone
Mont-Sous-Vaudrey
Quingey
Villers-Farlay
Salins
Chalon-Sur-Saone
Belfort Gap
Doubs River
Rhone-Rhiney Canal
Six Months For Panhandling for Winston Hutton
Winston Hutton of Winchester was arraigned in Police Court and sentenced to six months on the State Farm for panhandling. He has a long city police record dating to 1940, with prior six month and twelve month terms for similar offenses and a 30 day suspension on a recent sentence. He formerly lived in Gaines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Hutton
Winchester
Hutton
Gaines- 0
Local Sports Prominence Highlighted in The Evening Star
The Evening Star Daily showcases local sports coverage with brief game notes and athlete features. Details include team standings, standout performances, and upcoming matchups across city leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Farm Accident Fatal To Floyd Driver
Floyd R. Driver 43 a Clarke county farmer died this morning at 6 15 in Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after his team of horses ran away yesterday afternoon He was in a field adjusting harness when he stepped down onto the wagon tongue and the frightened horses dragged him several yards He had five broken ribs a fractured hip and internal injuries He remained conscious until near death and talked to a hospital orderly just before dying He is survived by his mother and many sisters and brothers Funeral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd R. Driver
Clarke County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Driver
Friendship
Lucy Rosenberger Driver
Henry L. Driver
Rockingham County
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Front Royal Road
Evelyn Driver
WAC
West Coast
Warren Driver
Chambersville
Roller
Broadway
George Diver
Winchester
Ralph Driver
Hugh Driver
Oveseas
Kentucky
Lurry Driver
Allied Drives Push Toward Siegfried Weakened German Defenses
American forces break into Belgium and Luxembourg advance across the Albert Canal Meuse and Moselle rivers. Hodges First Army seizes Huy and pushes toward Liege as Third Army fights through Metz area. Germans retreat from Sedan while Allied air and ground pressure force German reserves to blur their defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toul
Albert Canal
Beringen
Léuven
Bourg-Leopold
Antwerp
Courtney H. Hodges
First
Huy
Meuse
Namur
Liege
Aachen
Charlemagne
Belgium
Moselle
U. S
Metz
Ball
Pont-a-Mousson
Third
Normandy
Siegfried Line
Ben
Sedan
Police Raid Bookie Establishment In Indian Alley
City police led by Chief C. W. Hollis and Officer Emory O. Rodgers raided an elaborate book making setup on Indian Alley at 2 PM. They broke down the door finding a ticker tape printer and betting pads among equipment. Three rooms indicated a large clientele. arrests expected soon under an issued warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hollis
Emory O. Rodgers
Indian Alley
Laurel
Jury Called For William Smith Case Set For Wednesday
Twenty local men have been summoned for jury duty next Wednesday in Corporation Court when the case against William Smith indicted for felony is scheduled. The prospective jurors include John W. Cammer Raymond F. Bumgardner Lester D. Arnold Gordon H. Mackie R. G. Hengeveld Harold C. Jones Walter W. McPhail Raymond P. Carper Herman H. Hable Landon G. Boyer William T. Jones R. P. Alverson J. Arthur Chaney R. A. Chrisman Carl T. Gather Harvey L. Brumback Russell O. LaFollette Benjamin F. Davis William L. Brannon and Arthur D. Boone. Smith is charged with the alleged theft of a pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Elta Clark of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
William Smith
John W. Cammer
Raymond F. Bumgardner
Lester D. Arnold
Gordon H. Mackie
R. G. Hengeveld
Harold C. Jones
Walter W. McPhail
Raymond P.carper
Herman H. Hable
Landon G. Boyer
William T. Jones
R. P. al
Trailers Approved for 175-Unit Camp Near Carrie Gratchen Land
The Federal Housing Administration has approved sending trailers for a planned 175 unit camp on the former Carrie Gratchen land, now owned by John Rosenberger in the city south. The site has been leased and workers to live in the trailers will be recruited from afar, mainly West Virginia, to staff local fruit by product plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Carrie Gratchen
John Rosenberger
West Virginia
Middletown Firemen Back Town Well Drilling Plan
At a joint meeting the Middletown Fire Company and its Woman's Auxiliary endorsed drilling an eight inch well to supply fire protection and home use. A bid will be let soon for the project. The group also approved hall renovations and regular Friday night drills until cold weather. 300 feet of 11-2 hose arrived, bringing totals to 700 feet of 2 1-2 inch hose and 300 feet of 1 1-2 inch hose. C. L. Wright presided. turnout was large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Fire Company
Woman's Auxiliary
Fire Company
C. L. Wright
Oil Stove Blast Damages Middletown Home
A coal oil stove exploded in the basement of Mr and Mrs Carson Reely on the Strasburg road near Middletown. Fire units from Middletown and Stephens City contained the blaze quickly. Mrs Reely, alone at the time, had lit the stove to heat water. flames damaged wiring and the entire seven room frame house contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Reely
Strasburg
Middletown
Middletown Fire Company
Stephens City Fire Company
Reely
Recruits Target Local Processing Plants After Campaign
About 50 people enrolled yesterday to report for work in local processing plants through the U S Employment Service and a special sound trailer. The trailer toured the county with stops at Boyce White Post and Stephens City and will return this week. Plants include National Fruit Shenandoah Apple Cider and Heinz seeking more workers for day and night shifts and possibly a four hour evening shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
County Court House
Boyce
White Post
Stephens City
Walter Shade
U. S. Employment Service Office
National Fruit
E. B. Jackson To Head Clarke Drive
Clarke county Lions Club selects E. B. Jackson of Berryville as chairman of the Joint War Fund Drive. The drive aims to match last year’s Clarke county quota with support from civic clubs and leaders. Lion Bill Green to lead the annual Fun Festival October 12 13 14 benefiting sight conservation funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Lions Club
E. B. Jackson
Berryville
Clay B. Carr
Bill Green
Sight Conservation Fund
Clarke County Schools Open For 1944 45 Term
Clarke county schools opened at nine o'clock for the 1944-45 term. Bus routes largely unchanged except Mr Kent's run extended to Boyce to serve Providence Chapel area. Students slated for half day to start with organization and general assignments. Children turning six by October 1 may enroll and all must have smallpox vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Kent
Boyce
Providence Chapel
No Peace Overtures Reported From Germany
President Roosevelt said no peace overtures have come from inside Germany to the Allies. He noted Dumbar ton Oaks talks on international security were near completion and that excellent progress has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Dumbarton Oaks
All-Star Softball Team Chosen For Virginia Woolen Series
Representatives from South End Fire Company National Fruit Royal Crown Cola O Sullivan and Junior Board of Trade selected an All-Star squad to face the Virginia Woolen club in a post-season series. Ed Molden led the meeting on Loudoun Street as voting formed two teams with Royal Crown and South End heavily represented on the first and second squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South South End Fire Company
National Fruit
Royal Crown Cola
O’ Sulivan
Junior Board of Trade
Virginia Woolen Club
Ed Molden
Loudoun Street
Stine
Cather—Lewis
Michael
Royal Crown
Coffelt
O’sullivan
Cadwallader
O'Sullivan
Lillis
South End
Lineburg
Brown
Hart
Mitchell
Royal
National Pruit
Abner Johnson
Howard Hart
Frank Kellam, Jr
Charles “Ikey
Kellam
Invasion rolling appeal for war bonds continues
A wartime public notice urges continued support for victory bonds to fund military efforts. The message emphasizes urgency and ongoing campaigns, urging citizens to purchase bonds to sustain national defense and wartime operations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rouss Park
Walker Bond
Furman
Frederick
Clarke
Floyd
Clarke Farmer
Clendenino
Clarke Drive
Virginia Woolen
Knotsman
Anderson
Ayres
Robinson
Junior Board
Muse
Hoover
Lovett
Olga Reat
Bugs Armstrong
Congoleum
W. B. Snider & Son
Malaga
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