Shenandoah Area Scouts Grow as Camp Rock Enon Opens
A Shenandoah Area Council executive board meeting at Rock Enon Camp praised Basil F. Starkey for leading the newly established council camp. The report shows 42 troops with 777 Scouts in the area and 368 new Scouts since January, with 356 attending Rock Enon over four weeks and 237 second class tests passed along with several advances to higher ranks.
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T. A. Lowery
Charles Town
Lowery
W. W. Baker
Ecolorea
Rock Enon
Laurel Run
Leetown
Wery
Shenandoah
Camp Rock Enon
Order of Arrow
Philip Hunter
Order of the Arrow
National Lodge
Col. Miller
Col
Ashby Miller
C. P. McVicar
C. Vernon Eddy
Joseph Moore
Starkey
B. A. Poland
Croswell Henderson
Gene Lurber
Robet Graham
Ration Calendar Details for Food and Fuel Stamps
The Associated Press notes indefinite validity for most book four ration stamps covering meats fats and processed foods, sugar allowances up to five pounds, and gas coupons with region dependent dates. It lists specific stamp types and expiration dates including airplane stamps and oil products, with new period one coupons available after receipt from ration boards.
Killed in Action in France Pvt Robert Jenkins
Pvt Robert Jenkins known as Pete Jenkins was killed in action in France on July 3. Born Sperryville January 19, 1925 he later moved to Winchester and attended city schools. He served since May 4 1943, trained at Camp Croft, joined the 29th division and took part in the D Day invasion. He is survived by his mother Myrtle Jenkins two sisters Mrs John Lowery and Mrs Arthur Streit Jr and a brother Clifton in the Navy.
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Robert Jenkins
Pete Jenkins
France
Myrtle Jenkins
The
Star
Pete
Sperryville
Winchester
Camp Croft
John Lowery
Arthur Streit, Jr
Clifton
Navy
4-Hers Help Boost Milk Production In 1944
Rural youth in Virginia contributed to a national milk production surge in 1944 driven by the National Kraft 4-H Dairy Production Activity. 4-H members learn and demonstrate dairy practices as part of the food fights for freedom program, with medals, war bonds, trips, and scholarships awarded to top county and state participants and champions.
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U. S
Virginia
Boys’ Club
Gordon A. Elan
Elan
Chicago
If We'll Buy The Bonds They'll Drop The Bombs
A political cartoon critiques bond purchases as a pathway to war, implying fiscal decisions linked to militaristic action. The piece portrays the government leveraging debt to fund bomb threats and escalations, urging caution over public spending amid security concerns.
Encourage Cover Crops In County
Frederick County farmers may earn 1.50 per acre under the 1945 AAA program for establishing winter cover from fall seedings of wheat oats barley rye or mixtures. A protective cover is required and the crop must not be harvested for grain though it may be pastured cut for hay turned under as green manure or left as a go down crop next spring. Seed bed preparation and early sowing are advised to withstand winter freezes.
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Frederick County
AAA
E. M. Funk
Navajo Area Flocks to See New AP Telegraphs
Residents in Gallup New Mexico visit the Daily Independent to inspect the newly installed Associated Press teletypes as part of the electric smoke signals era.
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Gallup
N. M
Navajo Aera
Daily Independent
Associated Press
Service Ballots May Delay Count Two Weeks
A wartime analysis notes service ballots may delay election results by two weeks or more after Election Day if the race is close. Seven states Pennsylvan ia California Washington Colorado North Dakota Nebraska Rhode Island can push deadlines into late November to early December.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dewey
Pennsylvania
California
Colorado
North Dakota
Nebraska
Rhode Island
New York
Army
Navy
Merchant Marine
Cooperatives Reform Charters Under New Tax Rules
The Augusta Culpeper Frederick Page Shenandoah and Rockingham Cooperative Farm Bureaus revise charters and by laws to meet new tax exempt rules for non profit status. They must allocate capital retained from patronage refunds and deferred payments to patrons by patronage volume each year to maintain genuine non profit status.
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Augusta
Culpeper
Frederick
Page
Shenandoah
Rockingham
State Extension News
Lower ceilings on maternity dresses set by OPA
Washington August 7 price ceilings as low as 1.89 dollars each for maternity dresses and 1.05 for maternity slips were ordered by the Office of Price Administration to boost supplies of scarce garments. The lowest retail prices apply for stores buying from manufacturers. dresses sell at 2 dollars and slips at 1.15 dollars for stores sourcing from other suppliers.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed Here
Correct responses printed on Page 4 include True for item one and item ten, the sentence My wife and I will go for item two, False for item three indicating iridium, eighteen for item four, ten thousand dollars for item five, Shangri La for item six, the crew and officers rescued for item seven, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee for item eight, The American Revolution for item nine, and True for item ten.
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Iridium
Shangri-La
Oae
Reccue
Republican National Committee
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