Park Front Royal Baseball Series Resumes Sunday in Winchester
Park Front Royal rivalry continues as the All-Stars travel to Winchester on Sunday September 24 to even the series. Warren County plans to start Mentzer on the mound after Brumbaugh’s earlier attempt. Park fields a nearly identical lineup with Keller Patton Emmert Burch Mitchell Johnson Burhap and Luby. A record crowd expected with a pre game ceremony and mayoral involvement noted from Front Royal.
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Front Royal
Winchester
Brumbaugh
Warren County
Mentzer
Entzer
Keller
Patton
Emmert
Burch
Micfiel
Johnson
Burhap
Luby
Favortes
Park
Keeler Lincoln Zephyr Hit While Parked
C R Keeler of 324 West Boscow street parked in front of the Palace Theatre Monday when his 1936 Lincoln Zephyr was backed into by a vehicle driven by Robert De Haven. Damage described as slight.
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C. R. Keeler
West Boscow Street
Palace Theatre
Robert de Haven
Carrier Strike Costs Rise in Pacific Battles
Allied forces press a fierce fight on Peleliu and Angaur as 81st Division overcomes lighter resistance, with 300 miles of MacArthur’s advance as bombs rain on Halmahera and Celebes. Network reports show heavy American naval and air support shaping the battle.
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Peleliu
Esc
Pacific
William Ewing
Ao Network
Imurbrogol Mountains
United
Manila
Enry
Palaus
Interat Peleliu
Peleiu
Angaur Island
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Morotai
Philippines
Adit Halmahera Island
Tam and
Celebes
Ration Calendar Details Through 1945 Revisions
The document lists ration categories for Meats fats and other items with stamps and dates, noting blue token discontinuation October 1. Sugar stamps and basic airplane coupons are described with validity through late 1944, 1945, and the heating year, plus general validity changes for gas oil and period four and five coupons.
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Associated Press
Braddock Street Church Reorganizes with New Officers
Braddock Street Church held a meeting September 21 with Dr. R O Bryant presiding. Reports on the year’s work were received and plans for the new year outlined. Stewards and other officers were elected, including Cecil H. Bailey and Earl E. Baker, with several named as honorary stewards and district and reserve roles established.
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Methodist Church
R. O. Bryant
T. J Hawkins
Cecil H. Bailey
Henderson Bailey
Earl E. Baker
Herman S. Barr
R. Frank Barr
E. P. Bean
Andrew J. Bowen
W. E. Bridgeforth
C. 8. Burgess
H. W. Butler
J. W. Crider
H. W. Ebert
Robert D. Glaize
Henry T. Goode
S. Lee Grant
Douglas Grimm
George R. Haines
Clyde B. Hall
Lynwood Hammond
C. E. Ho
John I. Sloat
John L. Glaize
Verlus Sirbaugh
George Snider
Upton Snider
Roy B. Wickes
Emory N. Larrick
James H. Myers
Howard Shockey
S. R. Willey
J. H. Rosenberg
J. H. Rosenberger
Walter M. Shade
J. W. Rosenberger
C. E. Hofer
J. Walter Knee
Hoye Riley
Walter Shade
C. S. Burgess
C. P. McVicar
Norval Hottle
Myrtle Miller
John L. Kater
O. Jamison
P. G. Ireland
Ella Miller
J. Wesley Shiley
L. L. Shreck
Clyde E. Hall
E. L. Keller
Robert Legge
Russian forces seize Rakvere and advance toward Leningrad area
The Kremlin announced capture of Rakvere and 300 settlements along the Gulf of Finland and a 30 mile isthmus between the gulf and Lake Peipus. Russians pressed toward Tapa with rail lines to Leningrad Tallinn and Riga as German defenses falter near Tallinn and in Transylvania, signaling strategic pivots in the eastern front.
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Dukla Pass
Kremlin
Rakvere
Gulf of Finland
Gulf
Lake Peipus
Tapa
Leningrad
Tallinn
Riga
Helsinki
Budapest
Transylvania
Leonid A. Govorov
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Romania
Hungary
Hitler
Govorov
Estonia
One-Half Navy Personnel At Sea
More than 1.5 million naval officers and men are at sea with U S fleets or on overseas duty. The figure, rising as new ships join, represents about half of the total Navy personnel.
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Washington
United States
Advance Weather Forecast for Zones Four and Five
Zone Four expects a mostly clear cool weekend with sunny days and very cool nights turning warmer by Monday then showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs in the high sixties to seventies, lows in the forties to fifties with frost in sheltered valleys in NY and PA Sunday and Monday. rainfall under half an inch. Zone Five forecasts a cool weekend with scattered showers Monday and Tuesday, then drier by Wednesday. highs under 70 Saturday rising toward 80 by Monday, cooler again by Wednesday. morning lows upper thirties to low forties with local frost in sheltered valleys and total rainfall about half an inch.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Rites Tomorrow For Silias Roe
Funeral services are set for Silias G. Roe 85 a longtime Frederick County farmer. He died yesterday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Born January 2 1859 he lived his life in the county. Survived by three sons James Roe Edward Roe and Norman Roe. Service at Ebenezer Church near Gore at two o'clock Saturday afternoon with interment in the church cemetery.
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Silias G. Roe
Siler
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Roe
Roe
Frederick County
James Roe
Richmond
Edward Roe
Norman Roe
Winchester
Ebenezer Church
Gore
E. B. Smith
Albin
Traffic In State About Normal
The secondary road system remains crippled by bridge and fill wash-outs with total damage estimated between half and three-quarters of a million dollars. The Southern Railway repairs parts of its Washington to Atlanta main line around Lynchburg and Charlottesville with detours via Wynesboro and Richmond. The line south of Lynchburg to Danville reopened, while the Danville Richmond feeder was detoured around a damaged fill at Clover.
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Associated Press
State Highway Department
Southern Railway
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Southern
Wynesboro
Richmond
Danville
Danville-Richmond
Clover
Would Leave Ford Stay In Business
Grant C. Brown a 61 year old Pontiac inventor reduced his federal court damage suit against Ford Motor Co from two and one half billion dollars to a few millions after discovering the firm did not have that much in assets He claims infringement of a patent obtained Oct 19 1926 on a four wheel brake equalizer He asked for a jury trial Ford patent attorney Joseph Farley said the suit resembles about 170 others he has handled in 15 years and asked for a summary judgment.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Grant C. Brown
Pontiac
Brown
Joseph Farley
Ford
Roosevelt plan to guarantee free news exchange proposed
President Roosevelt is expected to propose that peace loving nations guarantee a free exchange of news to promote better understanding and safeguard future peace. Congress endorsed news freedom in a resolution adopted unanimously. the State Department prepared a policy statement awaiting proclamation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
Founder of the first Christian monastery
Saint Pachomius, an Egyptian convert around 320 A D, founded a community at Tabenna on the Nile. The monastery reportedly grew to about 7,000 inhabitants by his death around 348 A D, according to Palladius.
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Pachomius
Tabenna
Nile
Palladius
Bing Crosby Never Played In Any Major League Baseball Club
The Sporting News reports that Bing Crosby was never a member of any major league baseball team. The question asks if Crosby played on a league club, and the answer is no.
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Bing Crosby
The
Sporting News
American Bombers Hit Kassel and Munich Fronts
Bulletin from London reports 1,200 American heavy bombers based in England and Italy raided Kassel behind the Siegfried line and Munich behind the Belfort gap area, marking a major air offensive.
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London
England
Italy
Kassel
Siegfried Line
Munich
Belfont Gap
Former Bulgarian leaders detained by Moscow radio report
Moscow radio announced in Sofia that two former Bulgarian premiers Bogdan Philov and Dobri Bosilov were arrested. Also named were former regent Prince Cyril and the German ambassador to Sofia.
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London
Bulgaria
Bogdan Philov
Dobri Bosilov
Cyril
Sofia
Moscow
Finland Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Japan
Finland severed diplomatic relations with Japan according to a radio report aired tonight from London.
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London
Finland
Japan
Brussels government resigns under Premier Pierlot
Brussels radio reports that the government of Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot has resigned, signaling a political shift in Belgium.
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London
Brussels Radio
Hubert Pierlot
Germans Abandon Large Peloponnesus Area Reported
Reliable reports say German forces have abandoned most of the Peloponnesus, the southern portion of Greece, an area of 8,356 square miles about a sixth of the country. The region is nearly island like, connected to the mainland by a narrow land bridge west of Athens.
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Cairo
Peloponnesus
Greece
Athens
German General Captured in Southeast France by Seventh Army
The tenth German general killed or captured by the American Seventh Army in southeast France has been traced to a farmhouse cellar near the Belfort gap west of Lure. Maj. Gen. D. Rodowski, commander of Clermont Ferrand garrison, was seized with one non commissioned officer. Laval published a newspaper there as the drive from the Riviera scattered his force.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Seventh Army
France
Belfort Gap
Lure
D. Rodowski
Clermont Ferrand
Pierre Laval
Riviera
Japanese Capture Wuchow Reported on Siang River
Chinese Army spokesman announced that Japanese forces have captured Wuchow an important port on the Siang river in eastern Kwangsi province. Wuchow lies about 180 miles west of Canton and 170 miles southeast of Kweilin where American air bases were located. Advices said the Japanese were within miles of Wuchow.
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Wuchow
Siang River
Kwangsi Province
Canton
Kweilin
Five Japanese Admirals Die in Action, Tokyo Broadcast Says
Five more Japanese admirals have died in action, according to a Tokyo broadcast reported today by United States government monitors. Seven other officers were wounded in the same clash, the broadcast indicated.
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New York
Tokyo
United States
Local Markets Note Includes Typo Disclaimer
Local markets page states the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in daily listings. It notes market correctness is maintained but errors may appear. It emphasizes routine corrections and update processes.
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The
Star
Allied Push in Holland and Patton Drive Near Metz
Allied forces fight across a broad Holland corridor as British and American units press toward Nijmegen and Arnhem. Patton’s Third Army drives 19 miles past Nancy toward Metz while American and German armor clash in heavy battles.
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Lower Rhine
Waal
George 8S
Patton
Nancy
Arrancourt
Normandy
Nijmegen
Arnhem
Berlin
First Airborne
Air-1yv
Holland
BBC
CBS
Eindhoven
Someron
Wintele
Herman B. Ramcke
Brest
England
St. Nazaire
Brittany
Rhine
George
Metz
Europe
Luneville
Meurthe
Flin
Baccarat
Strasburg
Third
Seille
Chateau - Salins - Moyenvic - Dieuze
Remiremont
Belfort
Patch
Alexander M. Patch
Vermondans
Pont-De-Ronde
Grand Bois
Aachen
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Stolberg
Mrs. Lillian Hardesty Dies in Middletown at 86
Mrs. Lillian Hardesty 86 died this morning at Kline's Nursing Home Middletown after ten days of illness due to complications. Born July 17, 1858 in Stephens City she was daughter of Charles H. Barnes and widow of R D Hardesty merchant of Berryville. She leaves two nephews Charles M. Barnes and Dr. R M Grim. Funeral at Stephens City Methodist Church Sunday 4:30 p.m. with Rev. Walter Smith. interment Stephens City. body at Jones Funeral Home.
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Lillian Hardesty
Kline
Middletown
Stephens City
Charles H. Barnes
Ohio
R. D. Hardesty
Berryville
Services For Rev W E Ferrell
Funeral services will be held in Luray at 2 30 tomorrow for the Rev W E Ferrell 47 pastor of the Luray Church of Christ He died of a heart attack on a fishing trip in Matthews county A native of Norfolk he had pastored in North Carolina and Texas before moving to Luray three years ago He led the Valley District Disciples convention last August was president of the Luray Ministerial Association and home service chairman of the Red Cross locally.
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Luray
W. E. Ferrell
Luray Ministerial Association
Home Service
Red Cross
Dewey Gains Editorial Support From 67 Daily Papers
Editor and publisher reported that Thomas F. Dewey has the editorial backing of 617 daily newspapers with a total circulation of 21,439,768 in response to a nationwide survey. Roosevelt supporters totaled 220 papers with 4,676,510 circulation, while 230 papers remained undecided.
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New York
Newspaper Trade Journal
Thomas F. Dewey
Roosevelt
Plans For Clarke Revival Heats Up In Berryville
The Rev. D. J. Davis of Charles Town Baptist Church will assist Dr. L. A. Parker of Berryville in revival meetings starting November 12 at the Berryville Baptist Church.
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D. J. Davis
Charles Town
W. Va
Baptist Church
L. A. Parker
Berryville
Services For Little Miss Whirley Today
Nancy Pearl Whirley, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hayden Whirley of Gaithersburg Maryland formerly Stephenville Texas died Wednesday in Rockville Maryland hospital. She is survived by her parents three brothers and four sisters. Funeral rites were held today at 2 PM from the Stephenville Methodist Church.
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Nancy Pearl Whirley
Hayden Whirley
Gaithersburg
Stephens City
Rockville
William
Bobby
Floyd
Mildred
Lula
Ella
Myrtle
Louise
Car Stolen From In Front Of Home
A 1937 Buick sedan owned by Floyd Pittock was stolen from 402 North Kent Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday. A Plymouth owned by Milton C Hollingsworth was damaged on South Loudoun Street near Montgomery Ward Store. driver Lester C McDonald of Sunny Side assisted in settling about $75.
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Floyd Pitcock
North Kent Street
Milton C. Hollingsworth
Shenandoah County Schools
South Loudoun Street
Montgomery Ward
Lester C. McDonald
Sunnyside
OPA Apology Over 30000 Words About Turkeys
The Office of Price Administration apologizes for sending a 30000 word reply to a Clyde Ohio farmer's wife that omitted requested ceiling prices for turkeys live dressed and drawn. Rep Weichel says the response was a lengthy but irrelevant answer to her price inquiry.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Weichel
Rohio
OPA
Congressional
Clyde
Weichell
Storage Space Crowded As Apple Crop Delivers High Demand
Winchester Cold Storage manager T. S. Thomas reports full capacity with 26 000 barrels of apples stored toward a 375 000 barrel limit. Robinson and Virginia Apple Storage also report full or near full space and baskets in short supply as peak season nears.
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T. S. Thomas
Winchester Cold Storage
Robinson
H. Delmar Robinson
J. H. Steck
Virginia Apple Storage
Virginia
Erle Edwards To Address Winchester Jaycees
Erle Edwards will speak at the Winchester Junior Board of Trade luncheon at the Trianon. Ralph Yount leads the program with president Bobby Grove presiding. Christmas boxes are being sent to local Jaycees overseas.
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Erle Edwards
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Trianon
Ralph Yount
Bobby Grove
Basil F. Starkey
Shenandoah
Starkey
Campock Enon
Rudolph Crisman
J. B. Redman
Winchester
Legion Post
Grove
Jaycees
Bricker Attacks Roosevelt Campaign in Maine Speech
Gov. John W. Bricker said the Roosevelt fourth term campaign is in CIO political action committee hands. He argued the New Deal abdicated leadership to the Browder-Hillman axis and warned the PAC controls millions of dollars influencing the race.
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Portland
John W. Bricker
Roosevelt
CIO
Ohio
PAC
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed in Page Four
Correct responses list quiz answers: Lt Gen Alexander M Patch Henry Hudson twenty one eighty eight with 52 white and 36 black The Commander or The Guide False made from sheep intestines Michigan Gov Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts As a lonely widow sitting by the wayside May.
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Alexander M. Patch
Henry Hudson
Eigty
Michigan
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
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Dewey
Clarke
Little Miss Whirley
McCormick
Baltimore
Maine
Turkey
Evening Star
B.goodrich Stores
E. Piccadilly St
B. F. Goodrich Tires
Army
Studebaker
Office of Scientific Research and Development
War Department
Studebaker Engineers
Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
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