Cadet Nurse Corps Seeks Applicants in Virginia
Virginia recruits for Cadet Nurse Corps offer full-ride scholarships covering tuition fees room and board books uniforms and a monthly stipend. Women 17 to 35 with good health and grades who gain admission to a nursing school qualify. 60 000 cadet nurses needed this year. Information available at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Virginia Schools of Nursing
Cadet Nurse Corps
United States Public Health Service
Richmond
Jessie W. Faris
School of Nursing
Faris
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Passenger mile defined as travel of one person one mile
A passenger-mile is the unit used to measure passenger travel. It represents one person moving one mile.
Soldier Rickard Returns Home With Old Hickory Division
Staff Sgt. Bergie L. Rickard of 723 South Kent Street Winchester is en route from Europe with the Old Hickory Division. He helped break up Germanys counter offensive in Normandy and is now being processed at Camp Oklahoma City in assembly area command France.
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30Th Infantry
Assembly Area Command
France
Bergie L. Rickard
South Kent Street
Winchester
Europe
Germany
Normandy
Camp Oklahoma City
30th Infantry Division St Lo Breakthrough and Ardennes Action
The 30th Infantry Division led by Major General L. S. Hobbs landed D-Day plus four in France, spearheaded the St Lo breakthrough, crossed into Belgium and Holland, and breached the Siegfried Line to encircle Aachen. On December 17 1944 the division moved south to halt Ronstedt's Ardennes offensive, fighting near Stavelot Malmedy and driving German forces back, with SS Panzer troops captured and Nazi radio conceding defeat to Roosevelt.
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Assembly Area Command
L. S. Hobbs
St. Lo
France
Belgium
Holland
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Ronstedt
Ardennes
Stavelot-Malmedy
Roosevelt
Soldier Rickard Linked to Rhine Crossing Honors
Rickard, husband of Mrs. M C Rickard of 723 South Kent Street, earned the Good Conduct, Purple Heart, ETO with five battle stars, Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Expert Infantryman badges after serving in the 30th and 9th Armies during the Rhine crossing and advance to Magdeburg. He is noted among veterans who fought across more than 200 miles to the Elbe.
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9Th Army
Rhine
Elbe
Magdeburg
Uon. S
Rickard
M. C. Rickard
South Kent Street
Berryville Daily Event Report Highlights Local Activity
Berryville reports a surge in community events across Berryville and Clarke County including meetings, markets, and school activities. Officials in Boyce coordinate with county agencies to share updates on public services and local initiatives.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Jim Turns Beasts Hero of Bloomington Zoo Tale
Local lion Jim spent seven years at Mill Park Zoo before sold to an animal trainer. He later toured as a circus star returning to town, earning fame for his dramatic reversal from cage life to stage success. The Army Transport Coamo left Gibraltar in December 1942 with 16 Americans and was declared probably lost by the War Department in 1945.
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Bloomington
Jim
Miller Park Zoo
Gibraltar
New York City
War Department
Is This Trip Necessary for Deserters at St Helena
Demobilization posts an unusual problem for an officer and four other ranks in the British army stationed at St Helena 1200 miles from Africa. No guaranteed ship home and peacetime sailings from the island occur only every four weeks.
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London
St. Helena
Napoleon
England
Courting in Court in Manizales Sparks Bond Fight
In Manizales Colombia two students sue for the right to woo their sweethearts. A municipal judge ordered bond posted at the request of the girls' parents to prevent elopement or improper courtship actions.
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Manizales
Columbia
Defendant Calls Lawyer For Rights In Court Action
A male defendant invokes legal counsel to assert his rights in a pending court action affecting his relationship with a sweetheart. The brief remarks indicate routine defense steps in a domestic or personal dispute.
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SHELL
R. E. Buncutter
S. Braddock St
DIAL
Mr. Devghe Edwards
Edwards
Dwight Edwerds Conpary
Safeway Stores
American Viscose Corporation
Front Royal
United States Employment Service
Office of the
Front Boyl, Virginia
Kiernan
WINC
PENNE
Eae” Bayon House Coats
Tae
Joles Millinery
Jose
Ladie
Bes
British India
Bonn
Settee
Toi
Panama
Reg. U.S
Pat
Penney’s
Doan
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