Romney High changes coaches again with McElwee move
Four coaches in four seasons at Romney High School prompt more changes as Quentin Barnette leaves to coach Princeton High. Richard McElwee, a former WVU star, takes over Romney duties after Barnette. McElwee previously coached Webster Springs and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the NFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney High School
Quentin Barnette
The
Pioneers
Princeton High School
Romney
Richard McElwee
WVU
McElwee
Fork Union
Brooklyn Dodgers
Webster Springs
Minks Upset Front Royal 5-4 In Ninth Inning Drama
The Middletown Minks toppled the Front Royal All-Stars 5-4 on their home diamond. Ralph Judy drove in the decisive run after Front Royal tied the game 4-4 in the ninth. Eugene Clements scored earlier, and Claude Seokes broke his arm in the second inning before Brumbaugh took the loss. James Judy fanned 13 for the winners, giving Middletown a split in the two game series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Minks
Front Royal
All-Stars
Ralph Judy
Eugene Clem
Judy
Claude A. Seokes
Brumbaugh
James Judy
Minks
White Post Edges Lovettsville 2 1 In Tight Win
White Post eked out a 2 1 victory over Lovettsville Sunday afternoon on the Leesburg diamond. Pierce and Huff pitched for White Post with six strikeouts and six hits allowed. Line and George Kline were the Battery for Lovettsville. White Post travels to Stephens on next weekend.
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White Post
Lovettsville
Leesburg
Pierce
Huff
Line
George Kline
Stephenson
Virginia Readies Postwar Transition Plan Across State
Virginia prepares for peacetime by launching the Veterans' Assistance and Postwar Employment program. State and local leaders will coordinate federal and state efforts to retrain, reemploy, and place veterans, with citizen committees conducting county and city surveys to map postwar job needs.
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Virginia Veterans
Virginia
Chambers of Commerce
Agricultural, Trade and Labor Organizations
Selective Service System of
Virginia State Planing Board
Veterans’ Assistance
Selective Service System
Office of War Mobilization
Virginia State Plan
Commonwealth
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Letters from service members cite combat in France and training in the United States. Cpl. Fred Rudolph writes from France about hot battles, scarce sleep, and hopes to be home soon, while Pvt. Harry W. Crouse moves to Camp Lee for basic training. Seaman 2-c A J Gilliam reports from New Guinea, noting rain, mud, and local papers, and Bainbridge Navy recruit Cecil Elwood Williams begins boat training at age 17. Charles T. Cook is commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces after Turner Field graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Ritter
North
Loudoun Street
Cpl
Fred Rudolph
France
Rudolph
States
U.S. Navy
O. K
Star
Seaman Gilliam
Sunnyside
Lester Arnold
Charles T. Cook
Army Air Forces
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock
Raw market quotes show apples and poultry steady with modest receipts in Baltimore. Livestock prices in Baltimore and Chicago reflect steady conditions across cattle hogs and sheep, with modest declines in some beef categories and strength in select hogs and lambs under 15.50 per hundredweight.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Ww. F. A
Market Sees Mixed Gains As Leaders Falter On Tuesday
The New York stock market shows selective strength with aircraft makers and several industrials rallying while many leaders fail to follow through. Gains of fractional points appear after a strong opening but trend uncertain later, with deal volume shrinking. Top performers include Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Pullman General Motors Du Pont JohnsManville. Stirring losses hit Howe Sound Allied Chemical American Telephone Great Northern Phelps Dodge with forward curb leaners Pepperell Creole Petroleum Electric Bond American Gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Pullman
Goodyear
General Motors
du Pont
Johns-Manville
Howe Sound
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
Great Northern
Phelps Dodge
Pepperell
Creole Petroleum
Electric Bond & Share
American Gas
Chicago Grain Quotations Sees Mixed Open
Chicago opening grain prices show oats rye and barley down as much as 3 to 4 cents a bushel due to a larger than expected corn crop forecast. Wheat holds steady with Sept at 1.55 7 8, Dec 1.51 1 2 to 7 8, May 1.48 1 to 3 8. Oats Sept 57 1 8, Dec 57 5 8 to 3 8, May 56 1 8 to 1 4. Rye Sept 96, Dec 96 1 2 to 3 8, May 96 7 8 to 3 4, July 92 1 2 to 3 8. Barley Dec 96 to 96 1 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ladies Star League To Begin Bowling
The Ladies Evening Star Bowling League starts Friday September 15. Participants meeting at the Bowling Alley at 7:30 PM for a short business meeting. teams begin bowling at 7:45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Star League
Ladies Evening Star Bowling League
Sugar rationing message limits apple butter sugar in Virginia
Senator Byrd sought more sugar for Virginia home canning but James G. Rogers Jr. of the Office of Price Administration explained rationing follows War Food Administration guidance. Supplies are limited and adjustments depend on fruit harvests and sugar availability, with potential allowances only for fruit processing for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Washington
James G. Rogers, Jr
Office of Price Administration
Harry F. Byrd
United States Senate
D. C
War Food Administration
Heavy Gun Salvos On French Coast
Heavy initial salvos of gunfire blasted along the French coast as the battle for channel ports intensified near Calais Cap Griz Nez and Boulogne. Explosions boomed after noon suggesting ships firing broadsides or Allied airbombs striking targets along the coast.
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Folkstone
England
Calais
Cap Griz Nez
Bolongne
Ladies Commercial League Opens With Record Teams
The Ladies Commercial League starts Wednesday at 7 30 p m with eight teams the largest in league history led by defending champions South End Fire Co Dorothy Cather presides Hilda Armel stars as a lefthander aiming for a 100 average circle and the six on seven spare South End’s Lee Ressigui posts a 151 in a six seven nine spare. Several Victory League teams seek bowlers and should contact Health Center management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Co
Dorothy Cather
Hilda Armel
South End
Miss Armel
Frank Johnson
Betty Ryan
Grover Morrison
Morrison
Maynard Reed
Lee Ressiguie
Health Center Management
Sluggers Edge Wildcats 8-7 in Ninth Inning Rally
Ash Hollow Sluggers toppled the Armel Wildcats 8-7 Sunday as a ninth inning rally fell short. The winners used three pitchers while the losers used two amid a parade to the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Hollow
Armel Wildcats
Armel
German General and 18000 Surrender to French Forces
French radio in Lyon reported that a German general and 18,000 men surrendered to units of the French interior forces at Chateauneuf-Sur-Cher in central France southwest of Bourges. The FFI commander contacted American authorities. the general’s name was not released.
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New York
Lyon
Interior
Chateauneuf-Sur-Cher
France
Bourges
Cher Department
Federal Communications Commission
Williams Enlists in U S Navy from Winchester
Williams of 11 West Clifford Street Winchester volunteered for the Navy last week through the Recruiting Office in the Post Office Building. He was born August 30 1927 in Winchester and has lived in Frederick County since birth. He attended John Kerr and Handley Schools and worked at Virginia Fruit and Packing Company before enlisting. He swore in at Washington September 6 and was sent to Bainbridge Naval Training Station for boot camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Elwood Williams
Russell H. Williams
West Clifford St
Winchester
Navy
Williams
Frederick County
John Kerr and
Handley
Virginia Fruit and Packing Co
Strickler and Wagner Co
Washington, D. C
Naval Training Station
Bainbridge
Police Capture Russell Mayhew in Shenandoan County
Russell Mayhew, charged with the larceny of $190, was arrested Thursday night by local, county and state police. He was found asleep in his car on Hunting Ridge, eight miles northwest of Winchester, and lodged in Woodstock jail. A warrant awaits in this county for assault and battery against his mother, Mrs. Pearl Mayhew, near Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Mayhew
Shenandoan County
Mayhew
Hunting Ridge
Winchester
Woodstock
Pearl Mayhew
Middletown
Reserves Ordered to Report in Liberated France
Paris radio reports all French reserve officers and non commissioned officers in liberated France are to report immediately to military authorities as part of mobilization of manpower.
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London
Paris
France
Pilot Count Clemens Von Schoenborn Killed In Action
Berlin radio reports German fighter ace Commodore Count Clemens Von Schoenborn has died in action. The announcement confirms his status as one of Germany's leading pilots and notes his death on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Count Clemens von Schoenborn
Germany
Golden Rule Bible Class Names Officers at Braddock Street Church
The Golden Rule Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church elected C. Gough as president. Other officers include Rowlande, W. E. B. Frank, EB. Earl Parks, Harry Brill as treasurer, Wyhe Fisher as secretary, Charles as assistant secretary, and Robert Legge as song leader. Teachers named are C. P. McVicar, Victor Wheeler, William G. Hardy, and Rev L. L. Shreck. 9) pianist position remains. Installation set for Sunday October 1.
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L. L. Shreck
Benner
Want Colored Youths For Stewards Mates
The Navy seeks seventeen year old colored boys to train as steward mates. Apply at once at the Winchester Post Office. Applicants must be between seventeen and eighteen, with parental consent. Free blood tests will precede a Washington medical and enlistment examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Recruiting Office
Winchester
Uncle Sams
Chic Mead
Washington
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Collederle Lilly Upjohn
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Garland Spilman
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Outlin
Clarke County
Pvt
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Madeline Pugh
Whitacre
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A. J. Gilliam
U. S. Navy
Star Office
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Bainbridge, Md
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