Butter Ration Costs Rise Further As OPA Announces Changes
The Office of Price Administration raises butter point costs again as production falls. Farm butter goes from six to ten points, with other meats and cheeses adjusted. Processed foods see steeper increases for canned fruits and fruit juices, while some vegetables drop. Some meat cuts rise or fall, several items become point free, and certain canned goods face higher ratings.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Allied air strike sinks three U-boats off German coast
Navy reports Lieut Robert Williams and crew destroyed three German submarines and damaged a fourth in Atlantic convoy duty. Williams, from Washington state aboard an Avenger from an escort carrier, led a multi-ship attack with pilots Steiger Brewer and Schoby aiding. About 65 German crewmen were rescued. several were captured or listed as missing.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Robert Pershing Williams
Snoqualmie
Wash
Morris C. Grinstead
Letts
Iowa
Melvin H. Paden
Salinas
Calif
Williams
Paden
Earl H. Steiger
Buffalo
N. Y
Steiger
Charles W. Brewer
Tulsa
Okla
James F. Schoby
Bode Iowa
Rodney A. Farmer
Greensburg
Mankee
Black
Rampaging Reds Sweep Over Dnieper In Pursuit Of Foe
Soviet forces pushed toward key White Russian cities Gomel Mogilev and Vitebsk as pressure across Ukraine increased. The Dnieper front saw a fierce river crossing at Dnepropetrovsk suburb Nizhnedneprovsk while Temryuk in the north Caucasus was reported captured.
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Dnieper
London
White Russia
Gomel
Mogilev
Vitebsk
Kiev
Kremenchung
Dnepropetrovsk
Melitopol
Crimea
Temryuk
Moscow
Caucasus
Kerch
Berlin
Nizhnedneprovsk
Reds Reach East Bank Of Dnieper Near Kiev and Adjacent Cities
Russian forces press the eastern Dnieper front reaching the river opposite Kiev and near Kremenchug and Dnepropetrovsk. Other Soviet armies advance to within 40 miles of the Gomel rail center and push toward Mogilev.
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Dnieper River
Kiev
Kremenchug
Dnepropetrovsk
Gomel
Mogilev
Hannover Under RAF Bombers Hit German Rubber Center Again
London reports the RAF struck Hannover Emden Brunswick and Bruns wick in a heavy night raid. Thirty eight bombers and a fighter were lost with German claims of British planes shot down as the attack targets rail oil refineries rubber works and U boat bases across three cities.
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London
Royal Air Force
Hannover
Hamburg
Emden
RAF
Brunswick
Germany
Britain
Berlin
Hannover- Emden-Brunswick
Air Ministry
Continental Gummiewerke
DNB
Magdeburg
Reich
Holland
Fire Prevention Week Planned in Winchester
Fire Prevention Week runs October 3 through 9 with a State Deputy Fire Marshal visiting Winchester to inspect business houses and select industries for fire hazard elimination. Fire drills will occur in schools, posters will be distributed, and films may be shown at theaters. Details will be published in the Star.
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Winchester
The
Star
Seed wheat and winter seed oats notice
Winchester Seed Co invites seed buyers for SEED WHEAT and Winter Seed Oats. Apple pickers wanted to start picking apples by box Monday Sept. 27 at Nicodemus Orchard at 10 cents per crate. WANTED Doorman and assistant manager position at Palace Theatre.
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Winchester Seed Co
Nicodemus Orchard
Palace Theatre
City and County Bond Drive Reaches $1 106 403 Total
Officials report Winchester and Frederick County have raised 1 106 403 75 in the Third War Loan drive leaving 193 596 25 to reach the 1 300 000 quota The drive centers on E bond sales with only 1 867 E bonds totaling 117 150 sales for this class The American Legion Robert Y Conrad Post reported 80 525 in sales The Rotary Club operates a public booth near the courthouse as eight agents recorded 171 sales averaging 4 709 for 805 290 Wendell Barney warns that Thursday is the deadline for Treasury notes and certificates of indebtedness.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Robert Y. Conrad Post
The
American Legion
Rotary Club
Wendell Barney
Treasury
City Men To Leave Saturday For Camp Lee
Eighteen men from Winchester accepted at the Roanoke Induction Station on September 11 will depart at 11:25 AM Saturday October 2 for Camp Lee Virginia. They must assemble at City Hall at 10:45 AM with Douglas Cather named acting corporal of the group.
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Roanoke
Winchester
Camp Lee
City Hall
Douglas Cather
Douglas A. Cather
Donid F. Smith
James R. Lowery
Lee H Chapman
Philip D. Rainsberger
Brown May Quit As C P A Head
Washington dispatch reports Prentiss Brown, price administrator, considering stepping aside as OPA gains smoother operation. He emphasized resignation only after his program is effective and his role is no longer needed, noting recent satisfaction with Bowles management during his vacation.
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Washington
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Capitol Hill
Leon Henderson
Brown
Chester Bowles
Congress
Rev C Irvin Lewis Named Presbytery Moderator
The Winchester Presbytery opened with Rev. C Irvin Lewis of Charles Town W Va named moderator succeeding Elder L C Kackley of Berryville Va The new moderator is a graduate of Williams College Union Theological Seminary and arrived from Dallas Texas He led the afternoon session examining Arthur M Field Jr a ministry candidate Also named were Rev W A Murray of Hancock Md and Rev J W N Talmadge missionary to Korea who will speak tonight
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
C. Irvin Lewis
Charles Town
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
L. C. Kackley
Berryville
Charles H. Gibboney
Keyser
Reading
W. and L. University
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
First Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Texas
Arthur M Field, Jr
Asheville
N. C
W. A. Murray
Hancock, Md
Hardy
Grant
Berkeley
Jefferson
West Virginia
J. W. N. Talmadge
Korea
Miller's Hardware Receives Just-Arrived v1 Shipment
Just received shipment of version one hardware at Miller's Hardware. The prompt mentions a new product line. No dates or quantities provided. The item appears to be a general hardware delivery for the store.
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Ps. Miller
Rummage Sale At Market Street Methodist
Rummage sale scheduled for October 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Market Street Methodist Church located at 130N Lou doun. Organized by W S C S with proceeds supporting church activities.
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Market Street Methodist
N. Loudoun
Substitute Plan Proposed for Roosevelt by VFW Leader
Robert T Merrill, VFW commander in chief, urges a 10 point veteran welfare program as a substitute for Roosevelt six point plan. He argues the nation faces vast veteran needs as 11 million service members demobilize and details measures including six months pay after war, government care for veterans, cost of living based pensions, and widows and orphans pension rights for all who served.
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New York
Robert T Merrill
Veterans of Foreign Wars Today
Roosevelt
Merrill
VFW
British Scatter German Ships Off Le Havre
British light naval craft engaged German patrol ships off Le Havre. One German ship was blown up another set ablaze and a third badly damaged. All British vessels returned to harbor with one officer wounded.
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London
le Havre
France
Admiralty
People of Reich Jittery Over Army's Retreat
Berlin. The German public and the Axis satellites watch the Dnieper retreat with unease as Goebbels shifts propaganda to defend against a Soviet advance. Berlin notes say autumn rains may halt the Soviet juggernaut while Germans brace for further bad news in the fifth winter of war. Bulgaria Hungary Romania feel pressure as Axis loyalty strains deepen.
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Bern
Switzerland
Balkan
Dnieper
Russia
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Office of Propaganda
Italy
Berlin
Basel National Zeitung
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Stockholm
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Boris
Sofia
Bucharest
Butch the dog found as Miss Breining waits return
Butch the dog of 15 year old Ann Breining was found. Mrs. Grant Pollock was told of the dog’s location and Butch will greet his mistress when she returns from Johns Hopkins Hospital. Roy L. LaFollette announced a $5,000 war bond purchase by Hershey Creamery Co. local branch. The Beta Sigma Phi chapter credited for the sale has raised about $18,000 in total. A further $5,000 war bond sale was reported at the Shiner Theatre bond show held last Sunday.
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Butch
Ann Breining
Grant Pollock
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Roy L. LaFollette
Hershey Creamery Co
Beta Sigma’ Phi
Wage Increases Favored For Rail Employees
The White House said a Railroad Emergency Board recommended at least four cents an hour rise for 300,000 operating railroad workers under the Little Steel formula. The 2 to 1 vote favored the increase with a minority seeking 7 1 2 percent. The proposal would take effect April 1 1943 unless blocked within 30 days.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Little Steel
Strong Case
Emergency Board
Baseball Players Picking Apples in Virginia
Washington baseball figures led by Ossie Bluege joined Senators to pick apples for labor-starved growers near Virginia. Helpers included Nick Altrock Benny Bengough Dutch Leonard Mickey Haefner Wilfred Lefebvre and Jake Powell. Clark Griffith planned to join but canceled due to a business appointment.
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Washington
Washington Baseball Club
Senators
Virginia
Ossie Bluege
Nick Altrock
Benny Bengough
Dutch Leonard
Mickey Haefner
Wilfred Lefebvre
Jake Powell
Clark C. Griffith
MacArthur's Men Open Thrust For More Shore Line
Allied headquarters report MacArthur's New Guinea forces have seized 80 miles of coast from Calamaua to Finsh since September 12 and launched a land advance toward Madang 170 miles northwest. The drive moves through the Markham Valley near Kaiapit and Sagerak as Australian troops press the Finschhafen defenses. No Allied losses reported.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Calamaua
Finen
Madang
Tottering Finschhafen
Markham Valley
Lae
Sagerak
Kaiapit
MacArthur
Nadzab
Hansa Bay
Wewak
Finschhafen
Zoning Hearing Tomorrow Night on Fairmont Avenue
Common Council members meet tomorrow at 8 to hear a petition to amend the zoning ordinance. The proposal would exclude 45 acres west of the Pennsylvania railroad right of way on Fairmont avenue for a potential cold storage site by National Fruit Product Company. Heirs of George H Kinzel own the land, and nearby property holders plan to attend with objections represented by Herbert Larrick.
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Common Council
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fairmont Avenue
George H. Kinzel
National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Herbert Larrick
VPF Members To Attend Show At Capitol Theater
Capt. W. A. Baker of Winchester Co 115 VPF asks members to attend the Capitol Theater show this evening at 6 30 in uniform to view This Is The Army.
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W. A. Baker
Winchester Co
Capitol Theater
Army
Allies Capture Foggia and advance in Italy campaign
Allied forces under Montgomery and Clark push toward Naples after seizing Foggia with its air bases, while American advances north of Salerno take Lioni Castelnuovo and Melfi amid German setbacks. The press notes air the strategic gain of Foggia as a key road hub and air base threatening southern Germany and Romania.
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Big Foggia Air Base
U.S
Clark
North Africa
Albert Kesselring
Foggia
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mark V. Clark
Fifth Army
Salerno
Lioni
Castelnuovo
Melfi
16Th Panzer
Italy
Kessel-ring
Poggia
Balkans
Germany
Ploesti
Romania
Naples
Adriatic
Nocera
OPA Meeting For Truck Drivers In Roanoke
The district office of the OPA in Roanoke Virginia announces a meeting for tire inspectors and truck operators. It will be held at the Bu ey Library on September 30 at 8 o'clock due to the critical tire situation. Attendance is urged for all affected.
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OPA
Roanoke
Buey
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Brown May
C.P.A
C. J. Lewis
V. F. W. Head
Frank Brutto
VPF
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