General Harmon Leads 30000 Man American Constabulary Force in Germany
The veteran Ernie Harmon known as Old Gravel Voice inherits Patton’s mantle as chief of the Mobile American Constabulary in Germany. He aims to mold 30 000 troopers into a fast moving hard striking force to police the American zone. Harmon demands the best outfit in the American Army and emphasizes personal contact with his men while cracking down on inefficiency. He is a tough, plain speaking leader with a sharp wit shaped by a wartime career across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamberg
Germany
Ice
Sam
Ernie
Harmon
Italy
Mobile
George S
Gus
Patton, Jr
Reich
Trme
W. C. Fields
Paris
Hs Men
Sales Directory Listings From August Auction Dates
A sequence of farm sales notices lists auctions with dates and locations across Shenandoah Valley. Items include livestock, dairy cattle, farm machinery, household goods, and tools with consignors such as Mrs. Walter Haymaker Roy W Thompson J E Rinker John W Larick Jr and Mrs Cecil Loy. Each sale states a 1 pm start time and specific routes or streets for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Ave
Cecil Loy
Army Tank Legend Harmon Virtue Grumpy in Victory
The big Russian ally notes include Ernc who led three American heavy armored divisions and fought across Tunisia Anzio the Siegfried Line and the Bulge. Harmon Virtue is blunt and fearless claiming credit yet joking about insignia and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Ernc
Rommel
Africa Corps
Tunisia
Anzio
Celles
Belgium
Safi
Morocco
Discovery of the Galapagos Islands
The islands were discovered accidentally in 1553 by the Bishop of Panama when his ship veered off course en route from Panama to Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galapagos Islands
Panama
Peru
Heirens Confesses to Triple Slayings in Chicago
William Heirens, 17, described in detail the Degnan kidnapping and the Brown and Ross murders as investigators linked him to 29 other crimes. The University of Chicago student provided a lengthy, calm confession after six weeks of questioning, paving the path for possible life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
William J. Tuohy
Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Heirens
North Side
Brown
Proper etiquette on introducing names and hostess greetings
The piece advises saying I did not hear your name is common but better to wait for the person to repeat it. The hostess should rise and offer her hand when introduced to a man or any guest. Meat cutting with a fork is permissible when the meat is tender enough to do so gracefully.
Exorbitant Language Note and Court Sentencing Remark
A reading on word usage and pronunciation highlights phrases like very much delighted. A separate line urges three killings be met with life sentences, to be served consecutively, barring parole for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hare
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES
Puzzle clues list includes many entries with full across and down sets plus two dollar sign entry for a girl’s nickname. Solving would yield grid with French chalk to washstain and archaic terms for old times.
Virginia Eleven Reunited for 1944 Season
The 1944 University of Virginia football squad, once a top war years lineup, will reunite for preseason workouts on August 26 under Coach Art Guepe with seven or eight game starters expected back. Key players returning include Duda and Dick Davis, with others like Joe Kirkland and Rufus Roberts among linemen, while academic demands may sideline center Martin Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Art Guepe
Batk
Reguar
John A
Scarbro
W. Va
Dick Davis
San Diego
Calif
Bill Hckman
Baltimore
Frank Goodman
Louisville
Duda
Davis
Hickman
Joe Kirkland
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Rufus Roberts
Culpeper
Bruce Wood
Hampton
Martin Palmer
Ward Speer
Easton
Ray Brown
Falls Church
Bill Parrish
Richmond
Charles Launi
Arlington
John Gianakos
Brown
Kirkland
Parrish
Ganakos
Speer
Cavaliers Go 1944 Season Notch Big Wins and Narrow Loss
The Cavaliers went 1944 with decisive wins over Hampden Sydney 37-0 West Virginia 24-6 VMI 34-0 Maryland 18-6 Richmond 39-0 and North Carolina 26-7, tied North Carolina Pre Flight 13-13 and Yale 6-6 then lost to N C State 13-10, carrying momentum into 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavaliers
Hampden-Sydney
West Virginia
VMI
Maryland
Richmond
North Carolina
Yale
N. C. State
Leading German Statesman Wilhelm Marx Dies at 82
Bonn, Germany, Aug. 7. Wilhelm Marx, 82, veteran statesman and chancellor of Germany in 1923-24 and 1926-28 under the Weimar Republic, died here Monday. He had been inactive politically since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Wilhelm Marx
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Norah Carpenter
The listing gives quiz answers: 1 Norah Carpenter. 2 The Marines entered the smoking caves. 3 Acadia Nova Scotia. 4 True. 5 Drifting organic life in the se. 6 T referring to a carpenter s T Square. 7 I came I saw I conquered. 8 Green. 9 Either B A or A B. 10 No.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norah Carpenter
Smoking Caves
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Estate of J. E. Nelson Settlements Sought
Creditors and claimants against the estate of the late J. E. Nelson are urged to settle with Turner Sirbaugh, Executor, at 332 Shawnee Ave., Winchester, Virginia. Public notice dated August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woolen
Winchester Recreation Department
D. Sirbaugh
E. Willey
N. Grim
T. Clevenger
E. Lillis
E. Burch
J. Larrick
B. Pat
J. E. Nelson
Turner Sirbaugh
Shawnee Ave
Winchester
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Laura DeHaven
The family thanks friends and neighbors for flowers and cards given after the passing of their mother Mrs. Laura DeHaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura DeHaven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boyle
Isenburg-Buedingen
Frankfurt
International Radiophoto
Osier
J. W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
Berryville
Marvin Chapel
Durham
Guernsey
Jersey
Roy W. Thompson
Coleman Dunn
Rob’t Wright
Auctioneers
Geo, H. Lev
Schecter Phototon
R. Legge
R. Trenary
G. Willey
P. Gee
Roberta Lee
W. L. Gordon
Daily Crossword
Norway
Earth
McCormick-Deering
Brumback
N. Cameron &T
Virginia Eleven
Kimsul
Winchester Furniture CO
South Loudoun St
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
J. G. Holsinger & Son
Court Square
Virginia Protector
Loudoun St
Molden Electric CO
Buncutter Tire Company
Braddock
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
E. E. Harbaugh
Mer
Valley Avenue
Coke Club
Morton Downey
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