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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1944

Page

2

Plan Cottage Prayer Meeting in Winchester Homes

A cottage prayer meeting will be held at 506 Highland Ave the home of Mr and Mrs Lee in Winchester. Captain Clyde Koon of The Salvation Army will conduct the meeting inviting all to attend and to host future home meetings in the fall and winter months. Contact Captain Koon at 808 South Loudoun Street for those interested in hosting.

Lee Highland Ave Clyde Koon Saltian Army Winchester Captain Koon Salvation Army Loudoun St

Colored Men Leave For Induction

Three city colored men reported for induction after a statement from the Winchester City Draft Board. The men named are Henry Lee Crawford, Herman Randolph Washington, and Herman McNeal Jackson.

Winchester City Henry Lee Crawford Herman Randolph Washington Herman McNeal Jackson

Hooker Named Chairman of Scout Troop 18 Committee

T. M. Hooker of Berryville appointed chairman of the Boy Scout Troop 18 committee in Clarke County to fill the vacancy left by R. Carter Jr. He becomes assistant to District Commissioner Laurens Jones of Winchester and will oversee Clarke County Boy Scouts including Berryville and Cub packs.

R. Carter T. M. Hooker Berryville Clarke ‘County Carter Laurens Jones Winchester Clarke County

Clarke Schools To Hold PTA Meetings

The Berryville and Boyce Schools announce their first Patrons League meetings of the current session for Monday night September 18 at eight. Berryville hosts in the high school auditorium and Boyce in the Boyce High School building. Parents meet new faculty members and programs will be announced.

Berryville Boyce Boyce High School

Hurricane winds threaten coast as alerts issued

Coastal warnings over 60 to 75 mph forecast along the Atlantic shore with Norfolk expected to see 50 to 60 mph winds and four foot tides. Flights and military flying are affected as Norfolk Navy and Army facilities prepare while New York cautions against scare reports and possible nonarrival.

Beach S. C New York Weather Bureau New York Beach Va Inija Beach al D. Hustead Norfolk Weather Bureau Norfolk Norfolk Army Air Field Pennsylvania Central Airlines Norfolk Ipal Brinkley Weather Bureau

Ration Calendar Shows Stamp Validity Extend Marks

The calendar lists blue stamps and red stamps with periods for meats fats and oils. It notes book four stamps valid indefinitely for certain categories and gasoline and fuel oil coupons with regional and date validity through November and the heating year.

Associated Press Ise

Stephens City Scouts To Erect Building

Independ ent Hose Company of Stephens City unanimously voted to donate a building lot for a Boy Scout hall. Scout master Harold Teets spoke at the monthly meeting and a site committee Gar land Lemley J D Steel and Hugh Racey was appointed. C C Rhodes was authorized to test tires and oil weekly. Next meeting October 10 at eight in the fire house.

Independent Hose Company Stephens City Harold Teets Teets Garland Lemley J. D. Steel Hugh Racey C. C. Rhodes R. E. Ayler

Pay Checks To Be Cashed On Saturday

Berryville banks will offer Saturday afternoon cashing of payroll checks from 4 30 to 6 00 pm for six weeks to aid apple industry workers and local merchants. No other banking business will occur during these hours while regular hours remain 9 am to 2 pm daily including Saturdays.

Berryville

Palace Talks Map War Aims and Postwar Plans

May Issue Joint Comment reports Roosevelt and Churchill shaping wartime strategy and postwar economics at Chateau Frontenac. It notes MacArthur to command the Philippines while Nimitz leads initial strikes on Japan, with other chiefs of staff and dignitaries present.

Japan Chateau Frontenac Roosevelt Churchill Chiefs of Staff Pacific Douglas MacArthur Philippines Malaya MacArthur Chester W. Nimitz Churchill William Glasgow Canada Australia New Zealand R. M. Firth Richard Law Washington Urra Council Montreal Mackenzie King Roosevelt Canadian National Broadcasting Network Dominion Stephen Early Robin Cruikshank Treasury Morgenthau Emory S. Land Transport Lord Leathers Bri

Clarke Officer Earns Bronze Star Medal in WWII

Lt. Edward H. McDonald, husband of Bank of Clarke County employee Mrs. Helen L. McDonald, received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service with the Fourth Infantry Division during operations in Germany. He joined the National Guard in 1941, trained at Fort Meade, and earned his commission in Aberdeen before overseas duty in January.

Edward H. McDonald Helen L. McDonald Bank of Clarke County Berryville Fourth Infantry Division First Army McDonald General Hodge Germany National Guard Fort George Meade Aberdeen Lt. McDonald Edward L. McDonald Fort Belvoir

Clarke Quail Stock Being Supplemented

At the Clarke County Conservation Association monthly meeting in Berryville thirty two grown quail were released in the county a week ago. The committee hopes to release one hundred more by season’s end. The association voted to petition for a county game warden and urged citizens to back the proposal. A request was sent to Leetown Federal Hatchery for use of their bulldozer to aid farm pond construction in the county.

Clarke County Conservation Association Berryville Leetown

Stalin Opens All-Out Drive on War Fronts Across Front

Soviet operations push toward Lomza and Narew as Zakharov probes a bridgehead and Rokossovsky with Berling press Warsaw. German defenses crack under pressure while Hungarian and Romanian thrusts falter and Yugoslav Tito reports contact with the Red Army.

Rokossovsky Zymunt Berling Warsaw Bor Narew Lomza Praga Czecho-Slovakia Berlin Sanok Krosno Moscow Tukla Pass Szekler G. F. Zakharov East Prussia Ivan Petrov Kosice Carpathians Tito Nezotin Yugoslavia Red Army Balkans Zakharov Konstantin K. Rokossovsky Zygmunt Berling Petrov Transylvania Osorhei Cluj Carpathian Campulung Romania Rodion Y. Malinovsky Timisoara Belgrade Krustpils Latvia Forry Exir

Siegfried Line Being Smashed

Allied forces press the Siegfried Line while weather limits air activity. American units advance in the Luxembourg border area near Maastricht and Liege and report Aachen and Rotgen area actions. British and Canadian troops push toward Eindhoven as German defenses weaken along a long front in Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy, and Thionville.

Aepen Germany Trier Reich Siegfried Line Rhine Supreme Headquarters Normandy Courtney H. Hodges U. S. First Army Netherlands Limburg Aachen Naastricht Liege Berlin Metz Paris Borgen Lammersdorf Clervaux Luxembourg Associated Press Edward D. Ball Third Army Our Thionville Moselle Third Nancy Strasbourg Neufchateau Charmes U. S. Seventh Army Belfort Langres Neutcha Holland Maastricht

Winchester Lions 20th Anniversary Highlights and Guests

The Winchester Lions observe their twentieth anniversary with head of club leadership and a list of attendees including Sam Preston, Dr. Hawthorne, Hove Riley, Leo nard Sirbaugh, and many others. District notables W M Black and George H Dietrich expected. nearby clubs invited. program features God Bless America and honors guests.

Mr. Larrick Dr. Anderson Dr. Hawthorne Mr. Newlin E. T. Clarke H. Elmer Griffin David H.sencindiver Hove L. Riley Herbert W. Miller Sam D. Preston Clarence F. Schenck P. G. Ireland Henry T. Goode J. Bryan Stotler J. Kenneth Wheeler Herman S. Barr Chester A. Hobart Marvin D. Weaver Winchester Club Sam Preston Leonard W. Sirbaugh Kenneth Rush Hove Riley E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Romney Martinsburg Charles Town W. Va Berryville Purcellville Leesburg Front Royal Warrenton Culpeper Elkton Luray Staunton Harrisonburg Woodstock Strasburg W.M. Black Black First Lions Club Virginia Ellis Loveless Mack A. Sauer W. W. Averett Lynchburg George H. Dietrich Richmond

Answers to the Daily Quiz

Correct quiz responses list the 10 items with single words or short phrases. East Baltic John D Rokefeller Sr 1935 Golf professional Michigan Greater evergreen tree New Zealand Airplane.

East Baltic John D. Rokefeller, Sr Michigan New Zealand

Market Quotations and Baltimore Livestock Prices

Produce prices show apples unchanged and fowl market dull for Leghorns with receipts moderate. Eggs portable at 3 401 cases. butter 22 230 pounds. Baltimore livestock quotations at 11 a.m. list cattle with steers 12.00-15.50 and heifers up to 16.00, hogs 15.05-30, sheep and lambs firm to higher, Chicago and national quotes included for hogs cattle calves and sheep with varied weights and prices.

Baltimore WFA Office of Distribution Chicago Livestock Chicago

Stock Market Report New York Sept 14

Buying timidity and mild late selling weighed on today’s stock market as a tentative recovery stalled. Traders noted cautious sentiment across many issues with some modest gains in select issues despite overall pressure.

New York

Market session reports mixed early but gains limited

Scattered spots of resistance developed as deals moved with low priced shares. Activity started relatively lively with sizable blocks, then tapered before midday. Major fractions fell late with a few plus signs. Leading decliners included U S Steel Santa Fe International Harvester American Telephone Goodyear Kennecott Sears Roebuck Woolworth Johns Manville Allied Chemical Texas Co. Texas Pacific land trust stayed active on the upside. Occasional gainers were Montgomery Ward Delaware Hudson Bethlehem Steel Southern Pacific and Oliver Farm.

U. S. Steel Santa Fe Inter National Harvester American Telephone Goodyear Kennecott Sears Roebuck Woolworth Johns «Manville Allied Chemical and Texas Co Texas Pacific Land Trust Montgomery Ward Delaware & Hudson Bethlehem Steel Southern Pacific Oliver Farm

Chicago Grain Quotations Resume After 15 Month Pause

Trading on the Chicago Board of Trade resumes after a lengthy suspension with active pits and lower prices for deferred wheat oats and rye. Wheat figures fall from Sept and Dec positions while corn and oats show mixed moves as rye holds near prior ranges.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

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Clarke Schools PTA Stephens City Scouts J. H. Riley Clarke Stalin Daniel DE Luce N. Loudoun Street Garland Spillman Winchester Lions Stock Market Report Filbert JH. Filbert, Inc Baltimore, Maryland Hagerstown Fair Hagerstown, MD Broadway Grandstand Hollywood Hell Cetlin Wilson
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