Rotary hears vivid Pacific warfare account by Campbell
Chief Petty Officer Carl Campbell US Navy on furlough spoke at the Rotary Club about his 21 months in Pacific combat aboard carriers Ranger Essex Lexington and Yorktown. He described Okinawa battles typhoons, carrier damage, crew loyalty, and the 27 day engagement with battle stations manned around the clock.
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Rotary Club
Petty x
Carl Campbell
U. S
Japan
Pacific
Okinawa
Campbell
Saratoga
Enterprise
Franklin
Bunker Hill
Navy
Mexsana Soothe For Baby Skin Irritation
A distressed baby may cry due to diaper rash and sting. Mexsana is advertised as soothing relief for minor skin itching and discomfort, a family favorite for minor skin troubles. Demand Mexsana.
Blood plasma drive urged to back fighting men
A speaker urged support for the Blood Donor Clinic and called on all eligible citizens to donate a pint of blood. He stressed the critical need for plasma for soldiers on the battle front.
Frederick County 4-H Members Attend District Camp
Twenty Frederick County 4-H members travel to Powell's Fort Valley for the district camp. Leaders include Mrs H P Lovett Mrs Madeline Myers I Fred Stine and Raymond Hoover. Camp divides into Cherokies Blackfeet Mohawk with Buddy Countryman elected big chief and Jack Lillis scribe.
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Frederick County
Powell's
Fort Valley
Wendell Phillips
Harold Phillips
Wayne Miller
Jack Lillis
Sidney Rogers
Carlton Ramey
Freddy Stine
Irvine Cather, Jr
Charles Warner
Glenna Paterson
Beverly Boone
Betty Jo Briathwaite
Betty Blue McKllwee
Janet Owens
Delores Henry
Laurel Ann Munttzing
Delores Farmer
Jean Farmer
Roxanne Rogers
Lou Ann Cather
H. P. Lovett
Madeline Myers
I. Fred Stine
Raymond Hoover
Cherokies
Buddy Countryman
Front Royal
Wendall Phillips Whitacre
Wendall Phillips
Dr J M Casey Installed As New Legion Commander
Dr J M Casey of Boyce was elected commander of Lloyd Williams Post No 41 American Legion at the annual meeting. New officers include Reginald Morrison as first vice commander Ernest Shull as second vice commander M G O'Brien adjutant Jetson F Spates service officer T M Hooker finance officer J W Olcott historian John Zombro chaplain William Martz sergeant at arms. Delegates to the state convention include Dr Casey and Mr O'Brien.
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Berryvile
J. M. Casey
Boyce
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
Reginald G. Morrison
Ernest Shull
M. G. O'Brien
Jetson F. Spates
T. M. Hooker
J. W. Olcott
John Zombro
William Martz
Casey
O'Brien
Charlottesville
Three Accused of Conspiracy Indictment Names Three Defendants
A federal grand jury indicted Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen Andrew Roth and Philip Jacob Jaffe on charges of conspiring to steal government records and files. Arrests followed in New York and Washington June 6 by the FBI. Also detained were Kate Louise Mitchell Mark Julius Gayn and John Stewart Service, not named in the indictment.
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Washington
Justice Department
Naval Reserve
State Department
Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen
Washington, D. C
China
Office of Far Eastern Affairs
Andrew Roth
Arlington
Office of Naval Intelligence
Philip Jacob Jaffe
New York
Amerasia
Defendents
FBI
Kate Louise Mitchell
Mark Julius Gayn
John Stewart Service
Foreign Service
Fortune Telling Booklet Offered For Fifteen Cents
An old notice advertises a 48 page booklet titled Fortune Telling explaining how facial features reveal character and offering cards tea leaves and coffee ground readings. It promises signs omens and superstitions and invites readers to mail fifteen cents plus name and address for a copy.
Diverse Reaction On Capitol Hill Over Japanese Surrender Offer
On August 10 diverse voices on Capitol Hill debated Japan offering to retain the emperor. Senators Stewart Mitchell Langer Tunnell Wiley Magnuson Chavez weighed unconditional surrender versus accepting a negotiated emperor's role.
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Washington
Stewart
D-Tenn
Mitchell
D-Wash
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Langer
R-Ndak
Hitler
Tunnell
D-Del
Tas
Wiley
R-Wis
Magnuson
Chavez
D-Nm
Distinguishing Secretaries of the Treasury and Treasurer
The Secretary of the Treasury is a cabinet officer charged by law with managing national finances. The Treasurer of the United States handles receipt and disbursement of public moneys deposited in Washington and other authorized depositaries. The Secretary heads the Treasury Department.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Apple Harvest and Crop Conditions Amid Heavy Rains
Local agriculture reports heavy rains damaging wheat and corn while delaying harvests. About 30 percent of local wheat crop lost. two-thirds of 2000 acres exposed to rains. Tomato vines rot, late potatoes scarce, and early potatoes damaged. Corn shows improvement despite moisture and some wind damage. Alfalfa slicings continue with potential fourth cut. Peaches fair quality with splitting. Elberta variety slated for mid August. Stavman apples sizing with some splitting.
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Craly
Elbertas
Stavman
Japanese Offer May Allow Emperor to Hold Sovereignty
President Truman, Byrnes, Stimson, and Forrestal discussed a possible Japanese surrender after a Domei report claimed Japan would capitulate if the emperor could keep sovereignty. Allies stressed Potsdam terms non negotiable, no official surrender offered yet, and officials anticipated developments.
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Ross
Japan
Moscow Radio
Potsdam
Tokyo
Comei
Nippon
Truman
Byrnes
Stimson
Navy Forestal
U. S
Forrestal
Domei
Secret Service
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Navy
Bell's Office Open Every Saturday
Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and local DMV agent said his office stays open Saturdays until five for people buying auto tags.
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Bell
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Division of Motor Vehicles
Soldier discharged for disability without overseas duty
The War Department states a soldier found physically disqualified for military service will be discharged regardless of whether he has had overseas duty.
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The
War Department
Cheers From Yank Troops On Guam
Radio reports that Japan was willing to surrender under Potsdam terms were heard on Guam but not officially confirmed. Officers and men cheered loudly as Nimitz received the report without comment, while his command pressed on with operations and plans for a long war despite Japan’s weakness.
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Guam
Japan
Nimitz
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District 4-H Camp
Dr. Casey
Herwin-Williams Paints
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Sherwin- Williams
Miller’s Hardware
Berlin
Winchester Evening Star. Information Bureau
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Capitol Hill
Grimm’s
East Boscawen St
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Riverton Bridges
Winchester
Royal
Tal
State Byrnes
Gimiyeet
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Virginia
Bell System
Camp Patrick Henry
Europe
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