Local Servicemen News From Clarke and Winchester Areas
Cpl Vernon P Collis son of Mr and Mrs William A Collis Berryville underwent an operation at Evacuation Hospital on July 30 serving in the European Theater of Operations. Three Glasscock brothers from White Post Clarke County include James M Glasscock commissioned as flight officer and training at Las Vegas Nevada. Staff Sgt Joseph B Glasscock a nose gunner with 35 missions and decorations. Sgt Billy D Glasscock an aerial photographer gunner stationed in the Philippines. Pfc Joseph Freddie Jones Berryville Pfc Charles R Albault Pfc Walter B Robinson and Pfc Taylor T Anderson of Winchester serve with the 82nd Airborne guarding the American occupation zone in Berlin after the war. Sgt Joseph W Hoover Route 3 Winchester earned the Good Conduct Medal with the 83rd Infantry Division in Germany.
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Vernon Collis
Vernon P. Collis
William A. Collis
Berryville
Pa&r
Collis
Clarence W. Glasscock
White Post
Clarke County
James M. Glasscock
Army Air Force
Las Vegas
Nevada
AAF
Glasscock
Joseph B. Glasscock
ETO
Wilmington
Del
8Th Aaf
England
Berlin
82Nd Airborne Division
Joseph “Freddie” Jones
Charles R. Albault
Walter B. Robinson
Taylor T. Anderson
Winchester
USA
Joseph W. Hoover
Lewis Hoover
Route 3
83Rd Infantry Division
Germany
United States of America
Start Tourney For Golf Club Championship
Sixteen golfers who qualified for the Winchester Golf Club championship begin the first round this week with matches due by August 29. Defending champ Wilson Pugh faces Otis Sargent. Lloyd Mead meets Fred Glaize. other openers include Jess Willard vs Dr A T Hawthorne and Jim Mason vs Ed White. Final Byrd Trophy comes next week with Pugh awaiting the Hawthorne Arnold winner.
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Winchester Golf Club
Wilson Pugh
Otis ‘‘Snag
Sargent
Lloyd Mead
Fred Glaize
Jess Willard
Dr. A. T. Hawthorne
Ralph Larson
Bill Hendrie
Lester Arnold
Grove White
Jim Mason
Ed Whiteside
Hugh Peters
Jack Minnmegerode
Bruce Gibson
John Thorton
Ee Pugh
Dr. Hawthorne
Pugh
Urges Protection For Veterans In Farm Loans
Roanoke Va Aug 23 Returning veterans must be protected against purchasing unproductive farms with money borrowed under the G I Bill of Rights, R O Delano told a meeting of 40 Farm Security Administration officials and county farm home supervisors. Delano, a state farm ownership specialist with FSA in Richmond, said veterans applying for farms must have loans that will eventually pay off and not trap them in impossible debt.
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Roanoke
G. I
R. O. Delano
Farm Security Administration
Farm — Home
Delano
Richmond
FSA
Sitton
Veterans Strike at Spicer Plant Ends Narrowly
At Spicer Manufacturing in Pottstown 66 veterans were rehired, sparking a four day stoppage. Fifty remain at the plant in machine operations while 16 worked briefly then pursued other paths or GI Bill opportunities. The dispute centered on super seniority for ex servicemen amid a 1,400 layoff last week. The firm now employs 725.
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Pottstown
Spicer Manufacturing Company
Samuel Shervone
United Auto
Mobiles
Shervone
Local Sports Highlighted In The Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports action with prominent coverage of games, standings, and standout athletes from the community teams. Readers gain updates on scores schedules and notable performances across youth and adult leagues.
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Evening Star
Japanese Ask Food Shipment for Marcus Island Garrison
The Japanese request General MacArthur to allow a transport to supply Marcus Island whose food stock is expected to run out by Sunday. They seek provisions and to evacuate sick and wounded from the outpost, located about 1,200 miles southwest of Tokyo.
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Manila
MacArthur
Marcus Island
Associated Press
Pacific
Tokyo
Auto crash claims life near South Boston
Ira Thomas Dickerson Jr., 20, of Roxboro, N C, was killed instantly and three others seriously injured when the car swerved from Route 501 and struck a tree about a mile from South Boston. State Trooper C T Coates and local police investigated.
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South Boston
Ira Thomas Dickerson, Jr
Roxboro
N. C
C. T. Coates
Local Men Seek Radio Station in Martinsburg
Martinburg in West Virginia schedules a September 13 hearing before the Federal Communications Commission on a proposal to establish the citys first radio station. Two applications are filed, led by Richard Lewis of WINC Winchester Virginia and Leslie Galliday, an announcer for WINC.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lewis
WINC
Winchester
Leslie Galliday
Lewis
City to get AB C affiliated station in announcement
The announcement states one option would place the city with an American Broadcasting Co. affiliated station while Galliday's plan would be local for now. The report notes the contrast between national affiliation and local service.
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American Broadcasting Co
Galliday’s
Domestication Marks Early Neolithic Shift
At the start of the Neolithic era about 8 to 17 thousand years ago humans began farming, keeping domestic animals, and developing pottery and textiles.
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R.S.L. A
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Edwards
Maxwell House
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Hunt's Preserves
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Morton’s Salt
Safeway Produce
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