Girl Scout Annual Expense Canvass Plans Announced
Clifford D. Grim and Mrs. Harold G. Brown announce that all plans for the Girl Scout Annual Expense Canvass are complete. A committee led by Grim and several women captains are organized and ready to canvass Winchester, urging community support to back today’s Girl Scouts as future citizens and leaders.
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Clifford D. Grim
Harold G. Brown
Girl Scout Council
Grim
Winchester
Jomor
Stee
Big Spring
Texas
Roosevelt Denies Profiting From Big Loan To Texas Network
Elliott Roosevelt says none of the 200000 borrowed from John Hartford went to personal use and all funds went into the Texas state radio network. He cites the 55 percent stake valued at 1.5 to 2 million and describes stock transfers to creditors, ex-wife, and children as he moved to settle his affairs after joining the Army.
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Hollywood
Elliott Roosevelt
John Hartford
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Texas
Roose‘Yelt
Variety
Hartford
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
Correct responses list for page one questions. False dt ended on V J Day. Names include Mamoru Shigemitsu Yoshijiro Umezu Hans Frank Rudolph Dunbar and Chief Justice of the United States. Locations mentioned include the Black Sea Ofuna Camp and The Carolinas.
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Yoshijiro Umezu
Black Sea
Ofuna Camp
The
Carolinas
Rudolph Dunbar
Hans Frank
United States
Ration Calendar Details Through Year End
Ration calendar updates list red stamps for meats and fats valid through late Sept to Dec 31, book four stamp 38 sugar valid through Dec 31, some stamps bypassed, plane stamps 1 2 3 4 shoe rationing indefinite. OPA states no cancellation plans.
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OPA
Boys Club Plans Seven-Team Touch Football Season
Sacred Heart Athletic Club for Boys completes plans for a seven team touch football season from October 7 to November with two leagues junior and senior. Teams include Tigers Midgets Jr Bees Bears Blue Streaks and Bees. Games on Sundays use two hand touch and 20 yard first down with open field play at Winchester POW camp. Trophy sponsors are George Washington Garage and Firestone Stores.
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Sacred Heart Athletic Club
Tigers
Bears
Snider
Winchester
George Washington Garage
Firestone
Guy F. Jenkins
Pete Edwards
Abner Johnson
John McGilley
Sound Crop Insurance Urged For Six Million Farmers
E M Punk, county AAA chairman, argues for a crop insurance program to protect farmers who grow food and fiber. He notes existing insurance types and calls farmers and business men to support Wheat Crop Insurance and contact the County AAA office in Winchester by September 29 deadline.
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E. M. Punk
AAA Committee
County Aaa
Winchester
German Firms In Chinese Hands In Shanghai Move
Armed Chinese troops seized German business firms in Shanghai and posted guards outside many German homes in a move seen as preliminary to interning Germans. The German bank and I G Farbenindustrie were among buildings taken, with troops described as protecting Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
I. G. Farbenindustrie
Big Dye Trust
Tang En-Po
Local Sports Highlight in The Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features local sports with focus on community teams and upcoming games. Coverage includes score notes, player highlights, and schedules from regional high schools and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
John R. Lee Dies at 61 Near Burnt Factory
John Richard Lee, 61, died at 11 30 this morning at his home near Burnt Factory after months of ill health. A Clarke county native, he was born to the late Arthur and Frances Lee. He married Renie Hillyard of near Bruce town, who survives with children Richard Her ne Helen Nellie Elsie and Maye. He leaves eight brothers and sisters including Arthur Jess Charles Lee of Burnt Factory Daniel Lee Clearbrook Walter Lee Winchester Mollie Hillyard Middleway and Annie and Edith Lee of Winchester. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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John Richard Lee
Burnt Factory
Clarke County
Arthur
Frances Lee
Renie Hillyard
Brucetown
Richard
Herne Helen
Nellie
Elsie
Maye
Jess
Charles Lee
Daniel Lee
Clearbrook
Walter Lee
Winchester
Mollie Hillyard
Middleway
W. Va
Annie
Edith Lee
Negro Day Nursery to Stage Oct 5 Program
Children from the Negro Day Nursery will present a musical literary program and a mock wedding at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on South Braddock Street Friday evening October 5 at 8 30. Refreshments will be sold to benefit the nursery and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Negro Day Nursery
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
Negro Day Nursery
Disarming of Japanese May Begin After Reinforcements Arrive
Reports say disarming of Japanese may begin on a large scale next week after strong British and French reinforcements arrive. In Saigon there was considerable shooting downtown on Wednesday night and fires in warehouses and small factories. Nightly arson targets food stores as Annamese try to curb French food supply, risking local victims.
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Gon
Saigon
Annamese
Airplane dusts Clarke Orchard in 30 minutes
Aerial spraying of 25 acres at Rosemont Orchard near Berryville used a hormone spray to prolong apple on-tree time. The plane skimmed treetops and sprayed lower branches, with ground dusting taking two days previously. If successful, the method may expand to Martin Mountain Orchard in Allegany, Maryland next month.
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Rosemont
No. 2
Berryville
Martin Mountain
Allegany
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Paw Paw
W. Va
Northwest
Poultry Eases Rations May Signal End of Meat Limits
Washington reports a bumper poultry and turkey crop may ease or end meat rationing by November. Officials expect one third of 1,200,000 pounds of poultry and turkey meat to reach civilians in late year markets while armed services have secured most year needs. Higher supplies of red meats plus poultry could meet demand as reconversion unemployment, strikes, and competing goods reduce consumer buying.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Turkey
Armed Services
Police School To Deal With Juvenile Delinquency
The third week of the Winchester Police Training School ends tonight with a lecture on methods to handle juvenile delinquency. An instructor from the Federal Bureau of Investigation will lead the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police School
Winchester Police Training School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. W. D. Myers Fined by Police Court
Dr. W. D. Myers of W Boscawen Street was found guilty on charges of gravity while under liquor. Judge John Rice imposed a 100 dollar fine plus costs. Myers’ operator’s license was revoked for one year and a 30 day jail term suspended.
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W. D. Myers
W. Boscawen Street
John Rice
Myer
Balkan Ministers Face Deadlock Over Balkan Treaty Talks
The Big Three foreign ministers Byrnes Molotov and Bevin try to break a procedural deadlock on drafting treaties with Romania Hungary and Bulgaria. Russians push for fewer adversaries citing Potsdam Armistice terms while British and American support the five nation principle and the French protest.
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U. S
James F. Byrnes
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Potsdam
Braden to Advise on Argentina Policy After Return
Washington reports Spruille Braden will become assistant secretary of State for Latin American affairs and the president's hemispheric advisor on Argentina policy. Braden, en route from Argentina, urged U S reevaluation after Peron regime arrests and siege tactics aimed at constitutional democratic elements.
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Washington
Truman
Spruille
Braden
Argentina
State Department
United States
London
Byrnes
Puerto Rico
Buenos Aires
Col
Juan Peron
Seige
Americas
Peron
MacArthur Seeks War Time Economic Restabilization
General Douglas MacArthur demanded detailed plans before reopening stock exchanges and warned of reorganizing the Bank of Japan. Domei reported a large note increase since the August truce and Nippon's shipping capacity plummeted from 6 million to 1.5 million gross tons. Asahi cited 31,000 seamen killed or wounded with figures expected to rise.
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MacArthur
Stock Exchange
Bank Domei
Bank of Japan
Tokyo
Japan
Domei Agency
Nippon
Asahi
Ramey Burns Case Update At Local Hospital
W Boyd Ramey sustained first and second degree burns Wednesday while trying to start a stalled truck. The gas ignition set his clothes ablaze as Carlton Ramey and C N Braithwaite were in the cab. Carlton was burned on the hand and treated. Braithwaite suffered shock and was cared for.
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W. Boyd Ramey
Ramey
Carlton Ramey
Rt. 3
C. N. Braithwaite
Divorce Suits Settled In Local Court
John L. Romick granted absolute divorce from Margie P. Romick for adultery. married April 10, 1943. Neither may remarry within four months. Garland D. Fiddler desertion case merged into absolute decree for Cathryn C. Fiddler. Both heard in Corporation Court by Judge Kurr P. Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Romick
Margie P. Romick
Garland D. Fiddler
Cathryn C. Fiddler
Corporation Court
Kurr P. Harrison
Textile Industry Strikes Surge Across Several States
A sweeping textile and related industry strike threatens up to half a million garment workers with loss of work if supply cuts persist. Dyers and Finishers Employers Association call the walkout a surprise. Pennsylvania coal pits close as 59 mines shut. West Virginia and New York City see large idle workforces. AFL lumber and oil strikes contribute to production curtailment. New York building service strike nears arbitration as mediation talks begin. Wages and hours dominate the dispute.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Charles Vermorel
The
Dyers & Finishers Employers Association
West Virginia
Pacific Northwest
CID
AFL
Detroit
New York City
Star- Press Daily Reports of Berryville Events
Berryville notes detail local happenings in Clarke County with focus on incidents, meetings, and public notices. Names of residents and organizations appear as readable details, outlining community activity for the day.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Market Quotations For Livestock And Produce In Daily Trade
Baltimore and Chicago markets report mostly steady to active trading. Cattle and calves show limited offerings and steady prices. hogs at ceiling levels. sheep steady with small pack lambs noted. Prices listed for West Virginia lambs, sows, and slaughter grades vary by class and weight.
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Baltimore
West Virginia
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Grain Quotations
Chicago prices open lower on frost doubt with December Wheat at 1.72 1 2 cents and Corn at 1.17. Oats and Rye futures also show declines across December and May contracts as traders weigh weather amid the crop outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rye
Patton Reports Direct To Eisenhower On Denazification
Gen George S Patton Jr has gone to Frankfurt to report to General Eisenhower on denazification and other aspects of his eastern military district administration in the American occupation zone Eisenhower summoned him to appear early next week Patton met with Robert Murphy Eisenhowers political adviser and an army investigator discussed Nazi removal from public office in Bavaria while third army officials released new statistics claiming denazification progress is ahead of other zones
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U. S. Third Army
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
Frankfurt On the Main
Eisenhower
Patton
Robert Murphy
Murphy
Anonymos Army
Pee
Bavaria
Third Army
Senate Near Vote On Employment
Washington Sept 28 A plan aiming to secure continuing full employment moved toward a Senate vote. Debate focused on whether jobs would be the federal government's paramount objective and a Hatch amendment softened the language to align with national policy.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
D.-N.m
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Associated Press
Boy’s Club
John R. Lee
MTS AU
Aye Eae
Bruce
Nen
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock
Clarke
Dr. W. D. Myers
Balkan
M’arthur
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Boyce
Dallas L
Hill's Toy & Novelty
N. Loudoun St
Purina Chek
R-Ton
Checkerboard Feed Store
N. Cameron St
Gen. Patton
Sisalkraft
Cameron Street
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Schools
Handley Library
Handley Fund
Winchester Furniture Company
South Main Street
Dial
Miller’s Hardware and Household Supplies
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