Piedmont Aviation Proposes Wide Southeast Air Routes
Piedmont Aviation of Winston Salem files CAB applications for 4965 miles of local and feeder routes serving 53 towns with 76 scheduled stops 94 flag stops and 67 pickup stations. Winchester listed on a circular route from Winston-Salem through Virginia Maryland West Virginia and beyond toward Charlottesville Culpeper Manassas and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Piedmont Aviation, Inc
Winston Salem
N. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Piedmont Aviation
Tom Davis
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem
Davis
Carolinas
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Tennessee
Ohio
Madison
Martinsvire
Rocky Mount
Roanoke
Bedford
Lynchburg
Farmville
Charlottesville
Orange
Culpeper
Warrenton
Manassas
Manassas, Va.; Washington, D. C.; Frederick, Md.; Hagerstown, Md.; Martinsburg
W. Va
Front Royal
Luray
Shenandoah
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Waynesboro
Buena Vista
Altavista
Chatham
Danville, Va
Reidsville
Greensboro, N. C
Jock Whitney Reported Held by Germans in France Rumor
The Whitney family says they are checking a rumor that Col John Hay Jock Whitney has been captured by German forces somewhere in France. Whitney, husband of Betsy Cushing and linked to James Roosevelt, headed the 8th Air Force public relations office in 1943 and later served as a liaison officer in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Hay
Jock) Whitney
France
Col. Whitney
Betsy Cushing
James Roosevelt
L. A. Beard
Payne Whitney
England
8Th Air Force
Italy
Car Destruction By Fire Destroys Garage and Sedan
A garage and a Chevrolet sedan owned by E. M. Punk near Middletown were destroyed by flames Monday night around 1 30 oclock. Lacy D. Coverstone saw the fire and woke Punk as Middletown Fire Company arrived. Firefighters confined the blaze to the building. the car was partially insured but the building had no coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Punk
Middletown
Funk
Winchester
Lacy D. Coverstone
Island Surrenders To U. S. Cruiser
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced that the island Porquerolles surrendered to the United States cruiser Omaha amid the invasion of southern France. The stubborn garrison, after days of naval bombardment, raised the white flag, completing Allied investment of the Hyeres Islands guarding Toulon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Porquerrolles
United States
Omaha
France
Navy
Forrestal
Toulon
Hyeres Islands
Russians Break German Lines Near Bucharest and Constanta
Stalin reports Tolbukhin led fast moving forces and naval units in capturing Constanta, pushing 19 miles northeast of Bucharest and taking 150 towns in the area. German resistance stiffened as Soviet advances extended toward Buzau and the Sulina corridor on the Black Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Ploesti
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Ukraiian
Danube
Stalin
Constanta
Tolbukhin
E. 8
Oktyabrysky
Black Sea
Buzau
Sulina
Warsaw
Valga
Estonia
Americans Advance From Soissons Toward Laon in Driving Push
Allied forces as Third Army under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton speed north from Soissons toward Laon within 19 miles, with Montaigu and Pont Arcy bridgeheads expanding. British troops push from Seine bridgeheads to Longchamps, Marineville, Vernon, and Louviers as Allied lines along the Seine grow to about 35 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine
U. S. Third Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Soissons
Hell’s Gate
the Aisne
Laon
Belgium
Montaigu
Sedan
France
Aisne
Pont-Arcy
Marne
Meaux
Chateau-Thierry
Longchamps
Marineville
Vernon
Etrepagny
Rouen-Paris
Ecouis
Louviers
Vernon-Louviers
Mantes - Gassicourt
Paris
Caudebec
Bernard L. Montgomery
Control Of Brush Fire Near Entino Threatens Movie Colony Homes
A brush fire blazed across about 8000 acres west of Los Angeles threatening Entino area and movie colony estates. Actor Robert Young and director Michael Curtis faced danger as homes burned and 12 cabins destroyed with up to 40 more reported burned. Fire officials warned it would take time to verify full damage while residents fought flames with hoses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Entino
Here
Robert Young
Michael Curtis
Woodland
Girard
John Alderson
Canyon
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
San Gabriel
JET Seeks Better Deal for Education Next Year
City superintendent cites a National Education Association estimate predicting a US shortage of 70 000 teachers and 15 000 classrooms without instructors. Luncheon at the Trianon drew guests including John Mann Bob Puckett Joseph Kohr Bill Jones and Lawrence Miller with Robert Grove presiding. Ed Molden announced a JET bowling team and Laurens Jones reported $485 raised from the city theatres for the Infantile is drive. The club will not meet on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
United States
Mr. Quarles
the Trianon
John Mann
Bob Puckett
Joseph Kohr
Bill Jones
Lawrence Miller
Robert Grove
Ed Molden
Laurens Jones
Army Navy grid classic set for Annapolis December 2
The Army Navy football game will be played at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis on December 2. Attendance will be strictly limited with tickets sold only to Annapolis residents and those within 10 miles. Ceremonies and parades will be omitted to economize and reduce transportation and tire use. Navy won last year's meeting at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Forrestal
Army
West Point
Governor to Name Norris to Virginia Corporation Commission
Governor Darden expected to appoint Senator Robert O Norris Jr of Lively to the Virginia state corporation commission to fill the Ozlin vacancy. The appointment may face a constitutional test over term length with the next General Assembly. Attorney General Staples questioned eligibility rules for assembly members in such appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
Robert O. Norris, Jr
Lively
State Corporation Commission
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Thomas W. Ozlin
Staples
Norris
Free French In For Helping U S To Crush Japan
The Free French and the American Navy warn of new power blows against Japan as air raids hit Nippon's inner defenses. Fitch says nearly 100 aircraft carriers are in action. Montgomery predicts early Japanese extermination with French forces joining the Pacific war after Hitler's defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Alfred E. Montgomery
Nippon
China
Burma
New Guinea
Radio France
Hitler
Aubrey W. Fitch
United States
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Fitch
Montgomery
Yap
Palau
Halmahera
Davao
Carlos P. Ronalo
Islands
India
Chindwin
Thawan
Tiddim
Soldier Sgt Woodrow Artrip Wounded in France
Mrs Olive Artrip of 315 East Piccadilly Street received a War Department telegram stating her husband Sgt Woodrow Artrip was wounded in action in France. He is attached to the 112th Infantry in the 28th Division. No further details were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Artrip
East Piccadilly Street
War Department
Woodrow Artrip
France
Artrip
112Th Infan
Swartz Acquitted in Felonious Assault Case
Yesterday afternoon Judge Burr P. Harrison acquitted Lawrence Swartz of being an accessory in the felonious assault. Arthur Spaid of Highview, W. Va. Swartz was with Herbert Raemsch when the latter assaulted Spaid with an automobile pump. Testimony showed Swartz took no part in the actual assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
Lawrence Swartz
Arthur Spaid
Highview
Armistice Report Says Bulgaria Accepts Terms
Reports from Ankara and both sides claim German withdrawal from Bulgaria as Stoicho Moshanov, Bulgarian peace emissary, informed Britain and the United States of acceptance of armistice terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Ankara
Stoicho Moshanov
Great Britain
United States
Judge Harrison Takes Poultry Case Under Advisement
Judge Burr P. Harrison heard the appeal in Winchester v Nicholas after police judge dismissed a warrant for operating a slaughter house without city council permission. Nicholas was represented by J Sloan Kuykendall and Harry R Kern. City Solicitor James P Reardon argued for the city. The case was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
City of
Winchester
C. F. Nicholas
Winchester Poultry Company
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry R. Kern
Nicholas
James P. Reardon
Winchester Corporation Court
John Rice
Hull outlines Dumbarton Oaks aim for a world peace organization
Secretary of State Hull says the Dumbarton Oaks talks focus on shaping a world security body to keep the peace and not on its future reach over food or finances. President Roosevelt imagines a body to handle broad issues, while ratification of a peace treaty would come separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Dumbarton Oaks
Ae World Organization
Roosevelt
Congress
General Organization of Security
International Air Corps
If We’ll Buy The Bonds They’ll Drop The Bombs
A political slogan-style line urging bond purchases to finance defense shows a stark call to action. The wording emphasizes a perceived trade off between funding debt and triggering military escalation, reflecting wartime rhetoric and public persuasion.
Czecho Slovak underground army goes public with gains
The Czechoslovak underground army issued its first communique from London via radio announcing the capture of Cadca and heavy fighting in Zilina Povazska Bystrica and Trencin as German forces occupy Slovakia. Cadca is a key railway junction linking Bratislava to Berlin and Krakow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Slovakia
Cadca
Moravia
Zilinia
Povarska-Bystricia
Trencin
Jablonica Pass
Bratislava
Berlin
Krakow
Zelinia
Povazska Bystrica
Zilina
Vlara
White Carpathians
Car And Motorcycle Crash Near The Elms In Virginia
A 1942 Ford driven by James Tobin of 6528 1-2 North Loudoun Street collided with a motorcycle driven by Wendell V. Albright of 128 1-2 North Loudoun Street Sunday at about 6 15 near The Elms Route 277 east of Stephens City. Both drivers sustained knee and other injuries while passengers on the motorcycle including Stella Albright and three children were unharmed. Tobin was charged with reckless driving by State Police officer F L Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tobin
Loudoun Street
Wendell V. Albright
The
Elms
Stephens City
Stella Albright
Albright
Tobin
F. L. Wolfe
William Smith Trial Date Set for September 13
The case against William Smith charged with pocketbook theft from Elta Clark will be heard in Winchester Corporation Court on September 13. A true bill was returned by a seven man grand jury. A capias is out for Robert Thompson, indicted on four forgery counts against Mrs. M. E. Whitney, but he remains at large in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Elta Clark
Winchester Corporation
Smith
Herbert Larrick
Rhabeed Herbert Lewis
W. Caldwell
Capias
Robert Thompson
M. E. Whitney
West
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Sgt
Swartz
Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Endering
Ashley’s Coal and Wood Yard
E. Cork
Harrison
America
American Bankers Association
Small Business Credit Commission
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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