Induction Morning For 33 Men At Winchester Draft
Pursuant to orders from the Winchester Selective Service Board, 33 men report for induction today at the Roanoke station. Seventeen are volunteers. they receive sandwiches and smokes from the local Red Cross canteen. Those accepted will receive 21 days furlough. List includes Ralph D Shockey, Joseph R Miller, Charles P Ritter, Wil Debbs Martin, James L Bean, Russell A Joyce, Herbert C Holliday, Preston H Clarke, Norman B Cain, Galen L Dick, Douglas L Linaburg, Charles T Cain, Gordon J Grim, Maurice L Nail, Warren E Fletcher, Marshall J Howe, Glennis L Cochran, George W Newlin, Carl F Lowery, Reginald J Smith, Clyde R Estes, Max L Foltz, Lewis E Cain, Kenneth W Easter, Clarence F Hoover, John R Michael, Fred L Shoemaker, William E Offut, Alfred C Clarke, Fred A Robinson Jr, George C Trenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Selective Service Board
Roanoke
The
Red Cross
Ralph Douglas Shockey
Joseph Rea Miller
Charles Paul Ritter
Wil Debbs Martin
James Lee Bean
Russell Abram Joyce
Herbert Clyde Holliday
Preston Harvey Clarke
Norman Brown Cain
Galen Lee Dick
Douglas Lee Linaburg
Charles Thomas Cain
Gordon James Grim
Maurice Lee Nail
Warren Emerson Fletcher
Marshall James Howe
Glennis le Cochran
George William Newlin
Carl Frederick Lowery
Reginald Jennings Smith
Clyde Wes- Robert Kelly Estes
Max Lee Foltz
Lewis Edward Cain
Kenneth William Easter
Clarence Franklin Hoover
John Robert Michael
Fred Lynn Shoemaker
William Eugene Offut
Alfred Cleo Clarke
Fred Albert Robinson, Jr
George Conley Trenary
Allied push nears Messina as Axis flee Sicily
Allied forces close to Messina artillery range with U S Seventh Army overrunning Milazzo rear guard and Barcellona, while British Eighth Army advances through Taormina. German 15-inch batteries threaten Messina Strait as engineers repair roads and clear mines ahead of the pursuit.
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North Africa
Messina
Eighth Army
U. S
Seventh Army
Milazzo
Taormina
Italy
Belman Morin
United States
Barcellona
Hermann Goering
15Th Armored
Reds Push West Aim for Dnieper in Winter Campaign
Russian forces advance from Karachev toward Bryansk on the 26 mile road cutting the main Nazi escape line. Pravda reports four Red Army divisions storming German fortifications and pursuing retreating troops into Bryansk suburbs as Stalin lauds the units. Reports note mobility hindered by mud and forest as Soviets seek to isolate German forces in the Bryansk Kharkov corridor.
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New York
CBS
Bryansk
Karachev
Cloe
Moscow
Red Army
Communist Party
Pravda
Fense
Desna
Nea
Kharkov
Brysansk
Chev
Joseph Stalin
Virginia Surplus Will Be Needed Says Darden
Governor Darden says Virginia's $42,738,835 cash and invested surplus at year end 1943 will not be excess but needed for postwar capital projects. He cites required school hospital and penal improvements and urges setting aside surplus. Comptroller Gilmer notes unobligated general fund surplus of $8,199,645 and total cash surplus of $28,967,035 across funds.
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Richmond
Darden
Commonwealth
General Assembly
H. G. Gilmer
Milan Bombardment by RAF To High Casualties
Swiss reports say thousands flee Milan after a heavy RAF raid last night lasting about an hour. Fires light up the city as bombers and fighters struck from the coast, with towers of the cathedral and the royal palace damaged and refugees pouring toward the Swiss frontier.
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Switzerland
Milan
RAF Tration
Britain
Aes
Board Approves Purchase of 22 New Bicycles
The War Price and Ration Board approves buying 22 bicycles. Listed purchasers include David L. Stultz, W Dennis, Bruce town residents, Doris A. Jones, Betty L. Bowden, Phyllis A. Stotler, Donald M. Walter, Virginia M. Hochenemith, Aubrey L. Rathman, Pred W. Babb, Kahenstock, Walton N. Strosnider, Rance F. Smith, and Janet R. Lovett.
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Rt. 2
Rance F. Smith
Janet R. Lovett
Gasoline ration values cut for Midwest and Southwest
Washington reports gasoline ration coupons reduced to three gallons daily in the middlewest and southwest to align with stricter eastern quotas. Chester Bowles says west coast and Rockies not overlooked and study continues. He notes reserve stocks may cover western regions for now and hints at possible eastern relief in September.
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Washington
Middlewest
West Coast
Rocky Mountain
Chester Bowles
Office of
Price Rtenistration
Ickes
Rockies
Midwest
Southwest
Bowles
Oth
Kentucky Draft Chairman Resigns
Bowling Green Ohio Aug 16 Tom C Wooden a First World War veteran resigned today as chairman of Wood County s Selective Service Board In a letter to Col W Goble Wooden said I can not and will not be a
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Bowling Green
Tom C. Wooden
Wood County
Selective Service Board
Pearl Harbor
Col. Co. W. Goble
Sieavarice
Wooden
Bankhead cites soaring prices for vegetables and meats
Senator John Hollis Bankhead complains food costs have risen too much for fresh vegetables and meats, while defending basic crops like corn, peanuts, and wheat. He accuses a few specialty crops of excess pricing and notes farmers suffer a figurative black eye.
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Jasper
Ala
John Hollis Bankhead
Bankhead
Congressional Farm Bloc
Commissioners In Chancery Named By Judge
Judge B P Harrison in Corporation Court appoints ten Master Commissioners in Chancery to serve until further order. Named are Herbert S Larrick John W Rice Harry K Benham James P Reardon John P Allen W E Edwards Harry R Kern Jr Thomas S Scully F L Largent Jr and R E Perrine. Decrees of reference must name the master and refer only to accounting settlements creditor matters liens and similar items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Harrison
Corporation Court
Herbert S. Larrick
John W. Rice
Harry K. Benham
James P. Reardon
John P. Allen
W.E. Edwards
Harry R. Kern
Thomas S. Scully
F. L. Largent, Jr
R. E. Perrine
Brothers Drown At Lexington Va Drowning Near East River Dam
LEXINGTON Virginia August 16 two brothers Lorenzo Southern and another youth drowned in North River near the dam at East River The bodies were recovered at 1 o clock this morning by a life saving crew The boys are survived by six brothers and sisters apart from their parents
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Lexington
Lorenzo Southerners
North River
East
Charlie
FDR To Join Churchill at Quebec War Conference
The White House said President Roosevelt will join Prime Minister Churchill in Quebec this week for war conferences. Details remain sparse as the joint chiefs of staff and cabinet officers continue meetings, with invitations and calls noted to Secretary Hull, Postmaster General Walker, and Navy Secretary Knox during travels.
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New York
White House
Quebec
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Huli
Walker
Navy
Knox
Yanks Triumph in Air Battles with Japanese
Allied warplanes sweep over the Solomon Islands and northeast New Guinea in air battles. The action demonstrates continued air superiority as crews report successful engagements against Japanese forces. Continued on page 2.
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Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Miss Mary Katherine Aulick Grows Record Tomatoes
City notes Miss Aulick and her mother Mrs. C. E. Aulick at 414 South Braddock plant gardens. A spring plot thrived despite drought. She displayed the department’s largest tomatoes, including two Oxhearts weighing 2% pounds combined.
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Mary Katherine Aulick
C. E. Aulick
South Braddock
Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Aulick
Miss Aulick
Equipment Arrives For Clarke Camp Labor Project
Equipment for a worker camp at the old Boyce school is arriving with U S Army support and town approval expected. Virginia and District of Columbia youths near draft age will fill roles under strict supervision and a self governing camp council with meals in a cafeteria.
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Boyce
U. S. Army
C. C. Funkhouser
Farm Labor Committee
Funkhouser
J. Marvin Powell
Virginia
District of Columbia
B. L. Hummel
Blacksburg
Funkhouser and Powell
Punkhouser
Carrier Shangri La Under Construction
The United States Navy Yard in Portsmouth will house a new carrier Shangri La, assigned to the aircraft carrier under construction. The official announcement notes the inclusion of Shangri La in the U S fleet as work continues at the shipyard.
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Carrier Shangri
Washington
Plane Crash Kills Navy Man Injures Another In Titustown
Norfolk August 16 Navy investigators probed a crash that killed a Navy man and injured another after the plane skimmed Sewell's Point road and hit the Robert Rowe residence. The injured crewman remained in the Norfolk Base hospital with shock and wounds as fire damaged the home.
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Norfolk
Navy Today
Navy
Titustown
Robert A. Rowe
Highart Street
Bass
Davis Brothers
Sewell’s Point Road
Rowe
Norfolk Naval Operating Base Annex
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Sicily
Berlin
Paris
Bulletin
Majorette
American Legion
Pene International
Reds
Dnieper
Ovel Salient
Sears
Loudoun
Kentucky
By Romney Wheeler
Chancery
Fdr
Churchill
Southwest Pacific
Clarke Camp
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