Winchester Soldiers Reunite in Himalaya Rest Camp India
Sgt. John L. Hottel of Winchester writes that he met old classmate Sgt. John W. Ebert in a Himalaya rest camp for U S soldiers. The pair, both Valley boys from Handley, reminisced about Winchester and friends while awaiting return home.
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the Star
John L. Hottel
Nathan Hottel
S. Braddock Street
Hottel
India
Headquarters Company
The
Star
Sgt. Hottle
Winchester
John W. Ebert
Winchester Evening Star
Boscawen Street
Himalaya Mountains
U. S
Handley
Ebert
John
Peoples Drug Store
Bulldogs Set Nine Game Gridiron Slate This Fall
Martinsburg coach John Cobourn unveils new plays for a nine game schedule starting September 29 with Berkeley Springs. The Bulldogs face Warren County Waynesboro Harrisonburg Hagerstown Fairfax Romney Handley and others as Powell anchors the passing game with Thornburg and John Flick as targets amid expected Air Blitz style.
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Martinsburg
John Cobourn
Cobourn
Bulldogs
Waynesboro
Charles Town
Hagerstown
Berkeley Springs
Alleghany
Fort Hill
Handley
Wordlers
Warren County
Harrisonburg
Fairfax
Romney
Martins
Three McDonald brothers serving in war effort
The report lists Pvt. Don H. McDonald S Sgt Brown McDonald Cpl Douglas W McDonald and Chief Petty Officer Leo C McDonald among brothers in the service. It notes Pvt Don McDonald recovering at Ft B Hospital after a July leg injury and praises Red Cross visits. It also mentions Cpl Robert W Smith in France and Sgt K Brown McDonald in a field hospital on Saipan with prior service in Gilbert and Makin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BE. McDonald
Berkeley Springs
Don H. McDonald
Sgt
Brown McDonald
Douglas W. McDonald
Leo C. McDonald
David McDonald
S. F
Cumberland, Md
Winchester
Don McDonald
Ft. B
Pvt
McDonald
Army
Virginia Woolen Company
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Ft. Benning
Mary N. McDonald
Gray Avenue
Pvt. McDonald
The
Red Cross
Seabees
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Roanoke
K. Brown McDonald
Hawaii
Saipan
Gilbert Island
Makin Island
Charles Dick
Sunnyside
Nehi Bottling Company
Smokers Rebel Against Ban Reported In Kansas City
Mrs. Martin Decker reports her four sons Clinton 9 Frank 10 Johnnie 12 and Donald 13 have not been heard from since leaving home Monday after an incident over smoking cigarets. They reportedly left a note stating they would leave because she punished them by making them saw wood.
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Kansas City
Martin Decker
Overhee
Clinton
Prank
Johnnie
Donald
Von Papen Arrest Reported on Return to Germany
Reports from Istanbul say Franz Von Papen former German ambassador to Turkey was arrested on entering Germany after returning from Ankara. An international bank official and friend of Von Papen said he received no details of the arrest.
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Istanbul
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Ankara
von Papen
If We’ll Buy The Bonds They’ll Drop The Bombs
A terse wartime slogan argues that wartime bond purchases will deter or accelerate enemy bombardment. The message links domestic funding to military threat reduction and urges public support for bond drives amid conflict concerns.
Memorial Service for Maj Howie in Staunton
Staunton Va August 9 memorial services honored Maj Thomas D Howie known as the Major of St Lo The widow daughter Sally and hundreds of friends attended at Trinity Episcopal Church The Rev W Carroll Brooke and Rev J Lewis Gibbs led the service Howie died last month leading his men to seize key heights near St Lo during Normandy operations and his body was escorted into town.
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Staunton
Maj
Thomas D. Howie
St. Lo
Sally
116Th, Infantry
Trinity Episcopal Church
W. Carroll Brooke
J. Lewis Gibbs
116Th Regiment
Howie
Normandy
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Gene Miller
College All Stars
Chicago Bears
McDonald Brothers
Cpl
Camp Haan
Calif
Fort Bliss
Tex
England
Seal
Pfc
John W. Smith
Apple Pie Ridge
Robert W. Smith
France
Ninth Air Force
Cpl. Smith
Air Corps
Stonewall High School
Fort Bragg
N.C
Miami Beach
Fla
Denver
Col
Henry F. Seal
W. Boscawen Street
War Department
Henry F. Seal, Jr
Norman B. Keeler
Artie Keeler
Loudoun Street
Keeler
Aberdeen
Anne Arundel
al of St. Croix
Dr. Clendening
Toaster
Lanech
Pet & Pan Cleaner
Window
Helven
Vasey
Your
Braddock St
Southern Dairies, Inc
National Dairy Products Corporation
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