British Air Group To Visit Fairchild In Hagerstown
The 35th Squadron of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 93 officers and about 100 enlisted men, will visit Fairchild Aircraft Division plants in Hagerstown Maryland on Thursday August 8. Flying in 16 Lancaster bombers and 2 Yorks, they recently completed the first Trans Atlantic flight of a full bomber squadron in battle order and are touring the United States as guests of the Army Air Forces.
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British Air Group
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Hagerstown Md
35Th
United States
Army Air Forces
Hambletonian field set for $28,047 winner's pot at Goshen
In Goshen New York the 21st Hambletonian heats tee off with 11 trotters chasing 28 thousand and 047 dollars. Favorites Chestertown Victory Song Deanna and Westfield Girl lead a strong group. 25 000 attendance expected as first mile heat begins at 3 p.m. EST. Tom Berry will ride Chestertown after a spill while Ben White will drive Deanna. Don Scott bred by Will Reynolds also competes.
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Goshen
Chestertown
California
Walter Smith
Los Angeles
Victory Song
James B. Johnson, Jr
Rochester
Mich
Deanna
Westfield Girl
E. J. Baker
St. Charles
Ill
Bill Cane
Tom Berry
Tom
Ben White
Don Scott
Will Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Meeting Speaker to present annual report at Stephens City
Southern States Cooperative District Manager H B Manuel of Strasburg will present the annual report at the members meeting in Stephens City tomorrow. More than 400 farm people are expected to attend.
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Southern States Cooperative District
H. B. Manuel
Strasburg
Stephens City
UNRRA Fades as New UN Agencies Rise in Geneva
In Geneva the fifth UNRRA general council ends its work with plans to terminate by December 31 for Europe and March 31 for the Orient. US UK and Canada fund most, while new bodies like the International Refugee Organization prepare to take over, though gaps remain in feeding and housing millions displaced after the war.
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Paris
Geneva
League of Nations
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations
UNRRA
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Europe
Herbert H. Lehman
Fiorello H. la Guardia
IRO
International Refugee Organization
United Nations Economic and Social Council
U. N. General Assembly
New York
John G. Winant
Economic and Social Council
Congress
TRO
World Health Organization
Council Plans for Rebuilding Devastated Areas Postwar
The Economic and Social Council created a subcommission to aid devastated areas with long range rebuilding and rehabilitation. It has no funds or operating plans to assume UNRRA functions or provide early aid to the homeless next year.
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WHO
UNRRA
Economic and Social Council
Kilgore Sweeney West Virginia Primary Winners
In West Virginia Kilgore leads the Democratic primary with 177 885 votes to 18 646 for J Buhl Shehan while Sweeney has 48 252 to 23 286 for Claude Hill as returns from about 1900 precincts come in Kilgore faces a potential November clash with Sweeney in a rematch from six years ago.
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Charleston
W. Va
Harley M. Kilgore
Thomas B. Sweeney
Kilgore
Sweeney
Legion to Hold Virginia Golf Championship at Hermitage
Gus K. Tebell announced a Virginia Department golf tournament to crown the 28th Legion convention sport winner. The August 19 event at Hermitage Country Club decides who advances to the national meet in San Francisco September 29 to October 4 during the Richmond convention.
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Gus K. Tebell
American Legion
Department of Virginia
Virginia
Hermitage Country Club
Tebell
The
Legion
Richmond
San Francisco
Booth Sought for Murder in Page Jail After Wife's Death
Luray Virginia August 7 Raymond Booth of Beltsville Maryland is jailed in Page County on a murder charge in the death of his wife Frances Jones Booth 24. Police say Booth confessed after his wife fell from an automobile during an early Sunday ride and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. He was captured at his father in law’s home near Shenandoah after a trip to Beltsville following the accident.
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Page County
Aubrey Jones
Booth
Jones
Frances
Shenandoah
Timber Ridge Church Picnic Announcement
The Timber Ridge Christian Church Sunday School will hold their annual picnic on Saturday August 10 starting at 6 p.m. Refreshments include home made ice cream cake sandwiches watermelon and soft drinks. Members and friends are invited.
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Timber Ridge Christian Church
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Sunnyside
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