Local Man Plans 500th Parachute Jump At Winchester Air Show
Richard Hockman of 531 N Loudoun St will perform two parachute jumps on each day of the Winchester Festival Air Show May 2 and 3 at Winchester Airport. He will bail from a biplane piloted by George Schecter at 2 pm and 5 pm on all three days, from 2000 to 3000 feet. Hockman, jumping since 1938, has about 500 jumps including 40 in the Army with the 82nd Airborne. he also plans a Memphis show May 18–19 with Dutton's Daredevils filmed by MGM.
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Winchester
Richard
Dick) Hockman
N. Loudoun St
George Schecter
Hockman
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Blockade of Admissions at Baker Hospital Announcement
Colonel E L Cook, commanding officer of Newton D Baker General Hospital, says no new admissions to Baker Hospital will be allowed except in emergencies. The measure covers military and other eligible patients, with transfers continuing as patients are moved out.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
E. L. Cook
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Growing Vegetables in Town and City Guide
Advertises a complete guide for urban vegetable gardeners. Describes culture problems of crops from asparagus to turnips and includes spring and fall frost maps with accurate timing tables for quality yields.
Washington Evening Star Bureau Report Note
The fragment lists postal routing details for the Washington Evening Star Bureau with reference to N E and a state mail address in Washington D C. It indicates archival or circulation notes rather than a full article.
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Eye St
Washington Evening Star
N. E
Washington, D. c
Burial service for Richard Henry Little held in Virginia
A burial service was held at Immanuel Episcopal Church for Richard Henry Little 76 former Chicago Tribune war correspondent and columnist who died Saturday at his Virginia home where he had retired in 1936 The report notes his career and death.
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Richard Enry Little
The
Chicago Tribune
Virginia
Deceased Man With Florida Prison Record Revealed
Winchester police report Thomas J. Wellstead aged about 65 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He used aliases Thomas J. Hudson and Thomas Hudson and claimed birthplaces Chicago New York and Boston. The Jones Funeral Home seeks Florida prison records and next of kin details.
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Winchester
Thomas J. Wellstead
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mooney
Florida State
Thomas J. Hudson
Thomas Hudson
Chicago
New York
Boston
Jones Funeral Home
Florida
D. Jainett
Staunton
Jones Funeral
Wellstead
Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Restaurants Get Extra Sugar For Festival Customers
Winchester restaurants receive 100 pounds of sugar for Festival crowds via the OPA and Ration Board. The sugar ration, drawn from March–April or May–June periods, reduces the next two months. Future allowances should rise with increased customer counts.
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Winchester
OPA
Ration Board
Area Price Control Board
Richmond
Chiropodists Warn Foot Size Rising Among Young Women
Atlantic City reports Chiropodist Society of New Jersey says survey of shoe retailers shows Sedans young women now have feet up to three sizes larger than previous generations. Dr Jonas C Morris notes trends could push many to size 10 1 2 E by age 25.
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Atlantic City
Young Po
Chiropodist Society of New Jersey, Inc
Jonas C. Morris
Audubon
Ciet Oo
Societz
The Sad Story of War Assets and Their Pigeons
A quirky historical note recounts War Assets Administration selling pigeons from Signal Corps stocks to reduce costs. By mid February 20 000 pigeon pairs had sold for six dollars, while each bird’s annual grocery load was about 4.92 dollars. The program faced heavy mailing demand and public confusion as thousands of letters and crates poured in.
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War Assets Administration
War Asserts
Famed Third Army Group to Lead Festival Display at Handley Field
Major Joseph A. Johnson Jr announces that the Army displays will run May 1–5 at Handley School Athletic Field. The 43d Mechanized Cavalry Group from Fort Meade will headline, with 160 officers and enlisted men and more than fifty vehicles under Major Whittock.
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Third Army Group
Joseph A. Johnson, Jr
U. S. Army
Winchester
Handley School Athletic Field
43D Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaisance
Fort George G. Meade
Jepudapek
Winifred Scott
Third Cavalry
Fort Union
Virginia
Washington
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Fred Drury
European
England
France
43D
20Th Corps
Patton
Seine River
Mause
Luxembourg
Moselle
3D Cavalry
3Rd Cavalry
Saar
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Fulda
Reguisburg
Danube
Germany
Alps
Marshall Tito
United States
43D Cavalry
Camp Bowie
Texas
Admiral Nimitz
General Wainwright
Whittock
Army Organized Reserve Corps Contacts Veterans in This Area
Major Isaac Hoppenstein, new commander of the Warrenton Reserve Sub-District, says the Corps will contact veterans to explain the new setup and handle administrative duties. The plan aims for three million officers and enlisted. training will use active duty tours and Army schools. Hoppenstein, a Combat Infantryman with a Bronze Star, hails from Lynchburg and is a 1937 VPI graduate who served in World War II campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines.
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Richmond
Isaac Hoppenstein
Cer
Warrenton Reserve
Third Military Area
Warren Green Hotel
Hoppenstein
Army Organized Reserve Corps
Congress
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Reserve Corps
Old Reserve Corps
Lynchburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Majorstein
New
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