Laboratory For Cotton Hosiery Now Busy Place
BELTSVILLE Pa Aug 7 A three year old experimental laboratory funded by Congress to find new uses for cotton in women s full fashioned hosiery has become a focus for industry due to trade disruption with Japan and silk shipment delays The Agriculture Department says 150 cotton based hosiery styles exist with more to follow and manufacturing methods will keep costs similar to silk with greater durability Leaders say 85 of hosiery machines can adapt to cotton production by year end and a 300 design dictionary is planned once completed
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Japan
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Attack injures five in English coastal town as shells burst
Five residents, two women and three men, were injured last evening when shells fired by German guns across the channel struck a southeast England coastal town. Local authorities reported the attack caused property damage and ongoing search for the injured.
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England
Cne Sane
Channe
Amazing tonic promises new vitality for run-down people
An ad extols 8.8.8 Tonic to restore stomach digestion and energize the red blood cells. It claims two steps—reviving stomach juices and supplying mineral matter—to revive appetite, strength, and color in cheeks, enabling better use of food and improved health.
Ickes Proposes Five Point Plan to Conserve Gasoline
Defense petroleum coordinator Ickes unveils a five point program to cut gasoline use by 20 to 35 percent for commercial vehicles in 16 eastern states. Recommendations include reducing deliveries on Saturdays limiting daily retail deliveries and urging consumers to carry packages to reduce trips.
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Defense Petroleum
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Atlantic Coast
Justice Department
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Maine
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Soviet Tanks Crush Nazi Column in Two Land Battleships
Moscow reports two Red Army tanks so massive they needed no gunfire to rout a German column. The magazine Red Star says one tank attacked the head, the other the tail, crushing 15 light tanks and 10 armored cars along the line, destroying a motorized infantry battalion and a light-tank company.
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Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Queen Elizabeth to address U.S. women on air
Queen Elizabeth will broadcast a message to the women of the United States next Sunday at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EST). The address aims to reach a broad audience across the nation.
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London
United States
Canterbury News Bits Seaside Visits and Local Travel
Canterbury Virginia reports that multiple families from Athens Ohio Hemlock Grove Ohio and Baltimore toured relatives in the area including R E Albin and Emma Flemings. Additional notes mention Nellie Painter visiting Emma Flemings and Lois Albin visiting Baltimore.
Bold Frenchman Sought by German Police
German police joined a French search for a man described as a top De Gaullist agent in Caen Normandy. He allegedly placed a wreath on a war dead monument on Bastille Day and opened fire escaping traps. a chief of police was wounded fatally. Paris Soir said the man was English, Jean Hopper, born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, using false papers. Mrs Alfred Bamber and two Strasburg children listed. Edward Dovell is home after hospital stay.
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Caen
Normandy
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Paris Soir
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Norfolk
Alfred Bamber
Strasburg
Edward Dovell
Memorial Hospital
Local Notes From Middletown and Surrounding Homes
Miss Elizabeth and Miss Audrey Mc Inturff visited Martinsburg with Mr and Mrs Samuel Cooper and were joined by Miss Helen Cooper. Visitors at the Walter Mc Cauley home included Mrs Harry McCauley and Mr and Mrs Michael Kaenich. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Hollar was buried near Woodstock. Mrs E R Conner of Refuge has died after a period of illness.
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Audrey McInturff
Martinsburg
Samuel Cooper
Helen Cooper
McInturff
Walter McCauley
Harry McCauley
Winchester
Michael Kaenich
Elyria
Ohio
Kainich
Wilda McCauley
Jesse Hollar
Washington, D. C
the Forge
Woodstock
Robert Miller
Baltimore
Gordon Keith
Silas Grim
Irvin, Shirley
William Hite
Stephens City
Stephens City Were Visiting Mrs. Grim
E. R. Conner
Refuge
St Johns Sunday School Picnic Planned for August
Bloom Virginia Aug 7 The St Johns Sunday School will hold their annual picnic the third Saturday in August. Master Julian and Richard Cooper have returned to the Cooper homestead after a week at Colonial Beach. Their parents Mr and Mrs Julian Cooper are now in Florida. Mr and Mrs William Norris of Washington recently visited Mr and Mrs J H Rosenberger at Taylor Furnace Farm. Mr John R Cooper of Radford spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs T S Cooper. Mr Steve Rosenberger has returned home after a week in Camp.
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St. John’s
Julian
Richard Cooper
Cooper Homestead
Colonial Beach
Julian Cooper
Florida
William Norris
Washington
J. H. Rosenberger
Taylor Furnace Farm
John R. Cooper
Radford
T. S. Cooper
Steve Rosenberger
How Does the Moon Reflect Light
The moon is not a light source. It shines by reflected sunlight, lit directly by the sun or dimly by sunlight reflected from the earth.
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Tired Kidneys Often Bring Sleepless Nights
Doctors say kidney function disorders allow poisons to remain in the blood and cause sleepless nights. Doan's Pills are advertised as relief to flush out wastes, helping tired kidneys and daytime sleep.
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Doan
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