Tigers Sweep Twin-Bill in Tight Race Pushes Lead
Tigers win 8-6 at Detroit with Beck earning the deciding run after a 7-4 opener where Wakefield hit a grand slam. St Louis lost 11-2 to Boston as Andrews shut down the Cardinals, while New York beat Cleveland 7-3 to stay within reach.
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Detroit
Tigers
St. Louis
Beck
Boston
Steve O'Neil
Dick Wakefield
Philadelphia
Red Sox
Sig Jakucki
Philadephia
Bobo Newsom
Don Gutteridge
Cleveland
New York
Ernie Bonham
Yanks
Troit
St. Louis Cardinals
Nate Andrews
Chicago
Giants
Apple pack reduction dodged by wartime price advocates
OPA estimates show hurricane damage cost four million bushels of fresh apples in the Atlantic Coast area. Representative A Willis Robertson led the fight to sustain the 1943 price program, saving apple producers nationwide from losses of fifteen to thirty million dollars on the 1943 crop. Robertson has long spoken for Shenandoah Valley and national apple interests.
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Department of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast
U. S
Miller
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Quiz Answers From Page Four Reveal Ten Facts
The page lists ten question answers: Yes for Thunderbolts, Woodrow Wilson, Harpo, about fifty percent, Presbyterian, a May third birth, Dr John R Brinkley, Yes, four, and the Netherlands East Indies and.
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Thunderbolts
Woodrow Wilson
Harpo
Presbyterian
John R. Brinkley
Netherlands East Indies
Ration Calendar Updates for Stamp Validity and Changes
The calendar lists indefinite validity for four red stamps A through Z8 and A5 through G5, blue stamps to be discontinued Oct 1, sugar stamps 30–33 for five pounds, stamp 40 for home canning, airplane stamps, gasoline coupons with regional limits, oil and new period four and five ounce oil coupons. Changes reflect shifting usage through the heating year and Sept 22 to Sept 21 dates for certain coupons.
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Associated Press
Historical Display Sought For Sesquicentennial Table
Mr. Frank B. Crawford collects and arranges a historical table for the Winchester Presbytery Sesqui Centenary in Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church vestibule on Tuesday and Wednesday. Items include old Bibles hymn books sermons church lamps and other period equipment from First Presbyterian Church E Piccadilly.
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Frank B. Crawford
Loudoun Street Presbyterian
Winchester Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
E. Piccadilly Street
Crawford
Old First Church
Glaize Leads Season Opener In Ladies Star League
The Ladies Evening Star Bowling League opened with eight teams. Standings show Beta Sigma Phi and Worths tied atop the table as of September 21. Glaize rolled the highest game 138 for Beta Sigma Phi and high set 328. Worths led team scores with 522 in the opening night.
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Ladies Evening Star Bowling League
Awn
Beta Sigma Phi
Bell's
G. A. A. Eek
Star Office
Sullivan O
Glaize
Schneider
Worths
Crisman
Anderson
Bell Clothes
Butsler
Eth Worths
Five Points From the Veterans Memorial Plan
The proposal aims to broaden unemployment protection to non profit workers self employed and government staff while extending coverage to groups now unprotected. It calls for returning the employment service to state control merging it with unemployment insurance and creating a cooperative medical assurance for those unable to obtain care. It also urges states and localities to set up information services guiding veterans to job sources GI bill benefits and continued education.
German Hold On Baltics Crumbles
A continued report notes Soviet advances as Arad lies 38 miles from Szeged and 122 miles from Budapest, with Simanda captured nearby. In southern Poland Russians seize 30 villages southeast of Samok near the Czechoslovak border.
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Arad
Szeged
Hungary
Budapest
Simanda
Poland
Samok
Allies Close In On Bologna Amid Italian Offensive
The Allied communique reports a breach in the Gothic line widened by the capture of Monteciterna and high ground north of Firenzuola. American infantry push toward Bologna through the Puta Pass while Eighth Army advances from Rimini toward Ravenna and Bologna. Fifth Army drives north on mountain roads meeting increasingly disorganized German resistance.
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Rome
Italy
Monteciterna
Puta Pass
Firenzu- Ola
Bologna
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Rimini
Ravenna
Middletown Minks Open Home-and-Home Schedule
The Middletown Minks will host the Stephenson Club in the first game of a home and home series this Sunday at Stephenson. The second game will be played at Middletown.
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Middletown Minks
Stephenson Club
Stephenson
Middletown
Arnhem Defense and Allied Counterattacks Near Metz and Menton
Allied forces push into Lorraine as American Third Army repels a German counterattack south of Metz. British and Polish troops cling to Arnhem while relief efforts press north from Nijmegen. Menton falls on the Riviera. Epinal and Remiremont corridors tighten as Moselle crossings hold.
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Prum
Trier
Supreme Headquarters
Diekirch
Third Army
Metz
Lorraine
Nancy
Strasbourg
Moselle
Seventh Army
Epinal
Belfort
Remiremont
Melssy
Germany
Riviera
Menton
Arnhem
Eindhoven
Holland
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Zeebrugge
Terneuzen
Boulogne
Nijmegen Yard
Oldest Black Jewish Congregation Allegedly Found
The Negro Yearbook notes several Black Jewish congregations in New York and beyond. The Commandment Keepers are said to be the oldest of these groups, though details are unclear.
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New York City
United States
Commandment Keepers
General Eisenhower Knee Injury Reported After Plane Crash
General Eisenhower wrenched his knee when his plane forced down in a marshy French area on a return trip from the front. NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller said the supreme commander, though injured, is fit again and looking healthy as the war is said to hinge on Gestapo actions.
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Mueller
Gestapo
Earthquake Recorded at Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia
A strong quake was recorded on the seismograph at 8 13 am at the Fels Planetarium. The center was 5200 miles away near Valdivia Chile or northeast of the Marine Islands off Japan, according to Dr Roy K Marshall assistant director.
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Philadelphia
Fels Planetarium
Roy K. Marshall
Valdivia
Chile
Japan
Cat Saves Child's Life In Water Rescue
In Terryville Connecticut on September 23 a cat is credited with saving 18 month old Margaret Zelaski who wandered off while her sisters played. The cat led observers to a brook where the child lay in three feet of water and she was revived by artificial respiration.
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Terryville
Conn
Margaret Zelaski
Margaret
W G Hardy to Teach Golden Rule Class Sunday
W G Hardy will teach the Golden Rule Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Church Sunday morning at 9 45 o clock.
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W.G. Hardy
W. G. Hardy
Braddock Street Methodist Church
First Working Man in British Cabinet John Burns
John Burns, a Labour leader and advocate for the unemployed, became the first working man to join the British cabinet, marking a milestone for labor representation in government.
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O. M
John Burns
Allied 14th Army advances toward Tiddim and Tongzang
Bulletin from Southeast Asia Command in Kandy reports British 14th Army troops occupying Tongzang and moving eight miles toward Tiddim. Tiddim lies about 20 miles south of Tongzang and serves as a base for Japanese pushes into India.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
14Th Army
Tongzang
Tiddim
India
Chin Hill
Liberators Sink Japanese Troop Ship in Formosa Strait
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's air force sank an 8,000 ton Japanese troop ship in Formosa Strait yesterday. Gen. Joe W. Stilwell announced the action. In a separate incident, Hankow was hit by planes starting fires visible for 140 miles.
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Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
Formosa Strait
Joe W. Stilwell
Hankow
Anti Roosevelt Democrats Call for Fourth Term Defeat
The 80 year old Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina led an anti Roosevelt Democrat gathering that concluded a two day session by adopting a resolution urging farmers to join in defeating the fourth term.
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Washington
Ellison D
Cotton Ed
Smith
South Carolina
U.S. Congressmen Return From France Tour
Ten congressmen from both parties arrived in London after a tour of France. Rep Karl Mundt said the lawmakers came back with a vivid appreciation of the Army’s problems and the splendid job it has done.
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London
U. S
France
Karl Mundt
R.S. D
Former Governor Alfred E Smith Leaves Hospital Improved
New York reports former Governor Alfred E Smith aged 70 left St Vincent's Hospital after an August 10 admission for heat exhaustion described by hospital authorities as a much improved condition.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Taxicab Driver Seeks Revenge Injures Four Men
New York police report an enraged taxicab driver, angered after a barroom argument, waited in his cab and ran down four men early today. One man was left unconscious and in critical condition. An alarm was issued for the driver.
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New York
Correspondent Damien Parer Reported Killed in Action
New York dispatch says Paramount News correspondent Damien Parer aged 33 was killed on September 17 while filming front line operations at Peleliu Island. Navy confirmation notes he was killed by machine gun fire and had produced extensive frontline footage.
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New York
Damien Parer
Paramount News
Navy Department
Peleliu Island
Philippines
Eisenhower declares Germany’s war situation hopeless
General Eisenhower in France asserts Germany’s military situation is hopeless as the European war depends on German endurance against Allied pounding and on how long the Gestapo remains in control. He cautions the battle pace is slow and avoids predicting an end date this year.
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Eisenhower
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Gestapo
Reich
Europe
Lion Green Heads Clarke Fun Festival
Berryville Virginia Clarke County Lions Club held a Zone meeting with the regular dinner. Lion Bill Green chairs the festival committee planning the annual Fun Festival October 12 to 14 with proceeds supporting the eye clinic. raffle prizes include a pony or 150 dollars in bonds and a five dollar door prize each night.
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Berryvile
Clarke County Lions Club
Southern Cafe
Lion Schenck
Lion Bill Green
Post Office Sees Rising Overseas Packages Ahead of Deadline
The post office reports mailing about 200 packages daily for men overseas, increasing as the October 15 deadline approaches. Local carriers expect a surge before Christmas, and families are warned to mail only one package per week and ensure proper packing.
Big Job Continues as Allies Press In On Alsace Front
Report describes German tank forces under heavy pressure near Alsace Lorraine with outnumbered troops fighting four days straight. Soldiers fear no armistice if Hitler remains, expecting a drawn siege until Berlin, with guerrilla resistance possible after heavy losses.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Hitler
Normandy
Edgar Smith
Oglesby Street
Chicago
Berlin
Strict Policy Aims for Allied Military Rule in Germany
The text lists AMG goals in Germany to ensure troop safety, eradicate Nazism, uphold order, establish civil government for military operations, arrest war criminals, and control transfers of property. It notes the Allies will seize malls and communications, require surrender of firearms, regulate travel, and legalize Allied military marks as tender.
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AMG
Germany
Service Notice for Sgt. Alfred D. Curry
Sgt Alfred D Curry 32 color eG son of malaabeth Gore Laws of Stephens City has served since April 1940. He has been overseas six months and is stationed in India. Before entering service he worked at the M J Grove Lime Plant.
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Alfred D
Malaabeth
Gore Laws
Stephens City
Curry
India
M. J. Grove Lime Plant
Bricker Favors A World Court
Gov. John W. Bricker urged U S leadership in creating a world court at the Massachusetts convention. He said incipient wars should be deterred by persuasion or economic pressure and that the nation must join others if needed to prevent small wars from becoming big. He listed currency credit markets trade boundaries and other causes as targets for peace.
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Boston
John W. Bricker
United States
Massachusetts
Ohio
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International Soundahata
Satter Braten
Camp Roberts
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Bulletins
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Utrecht
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Nijmegem
al Smith
Lion Green Heads
Post Office
Highway Machinery and Supply Co., Inc
H. C. Woodall
P. O. Box
Alex
Alexandria, Va
Sgt
Alfred D. Curry
Bricker
U-S
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Braddock Phone
Orange, Virginia
T. B
Bang
Frank Walker
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