Victory Loan insignia awarded to Scout Troop 3
Scout Troop 3 of Shenandoah Area Council sponsored by Braddock Street Methodist Church, with Scoutmaster Ray Garrabrandt, is named the second troop in the United States to qualify for the Victory Loan. The honor, announced by Howard R. Patton of the National Council, cites 90 percent of members buying stamps or bonds, with the Victory Loan tied to the Troop's Scouts At War Flag. Garrabrandt notes Troop 3 has been cited by the U S Treasury in every bond drive since the third.
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Shen Area
Braddock Street Method Church
Ray Gart
Howard R. Patton
National Council
Shenandoah Aren Cil
Garrabrandt
U. S. Treasury
Theft Reported by 83-Year-Old Betty Boyd
Mrs. Betty Boyd, 83, told police $1,350 was stolen from her home. She noted the cash was missing from a hiding place in a hollow post of her brass bedstead.
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Kasisas City
Betty Boyd
Bonds Awarded to Local Residents at Hable's Palace
Calvin Lee Kump of Gore Roy William Bayliss Jr Route 1 A Winchester and Larry D Cline Rt 1 A Winchester were awarded a $25 Victory Bond by Jake Everhart manager of Hable's Palace Theatre.
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Calvin Lee Kump
Gore
Roy William Bayliss
Winchester
Larry D. Cline
Jake Everhart
Hable
Ragged Football Predicted for Next Season by College Coaches
New York Dec. 4 College grid coaches foresee 1946 as the most ragged and aggressive season in history with war veterans carrying the load. Veterans such as Pete Pihos Indiana Bob Evans Penn Dartmouth Meryl Frost Iowa are cited as elevating expectations due to teamwork and offense. Physical conditioning delayed many veterans returning from service.
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New York
Associated Press
Pete Pihos
Indiana
Bob Evans
Pennsylvania
Meryl] Frost
Dartmouth
Jerry Niles
Iowa
Under Fire War Books Available At Handley Library
A list of notable war books available at Handley Library including Up Front by Bill Mauldin, Here is Your War by Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, A Walk in the Sun, Fair Stood the Wind for France, Guadalcanal Diary, They Were Expendable, and Many a Watchful Night, with brief descriptions of each work.
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Handley Library
Bill Maudlin
Willie and
Joe
Ernie Pyle
Pyle
Sicily
France
Paris
Harry Brown
Italy
H. E. Bates
Guadalcanal
Richard Tregaskis
Guadalcanal Island
Tregaskis
William L. White
MTB Squadron 3
MacArthur
Australia
Manila Bay
America
Dunkirk
John Mason Brown
New York
Normandy
Soldier in Japan Receives Gracious Letter from Moji Boy
Pfc. Paul R. Newlin, serving in Kiore near Hiroshima, shares a letter from a Japanese boy in Moji thanking American soldiers for food and kindness. The boy recalls hardship, moved home, and lack of basic goods, and expresses hope for peace. Newlin entered service January 10 1945 with training at Camp Blending Florida and postings in Leyte and Mindanao. Address available via 3397.
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Paul R. Newlin
Kiore
Japan
Hiroshima
Moji
Kyusyei
Taiwai
Formosa
United States of America
Pfe
Newlin
Camp Blanding
Fla
Leyte
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Smith's Service Staton
Pfc. Newlin
Kenneth W. Newlin
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Health and Safety Training Course for Scouters
Henry M. Sydnor of Shenandoah Area Council announces a Health and Safety Training Course for all Scoutmasters assistants commissioners and scouters to be held December 8 9 at Camp Rock Enon. Course director is W B Carter with Harold Rowe as senior patrol leader and R C Gemmill Sr Page Louderback and Ted Lowery as patrol leaders.
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Henry M. Sydnor
Shenandoah
Harold Rowe
Winchester
R. C. Gemmill, Sr
Front Royal
Page Louderback
Ted Lowery
Charles Town
W. Va
Hazel Bageant attends Richmond School for Petroleum Secretaries
Miss Hazel Bageant secretary for the Southern States Petroleum Cooperative attended the School for Petroleum Secretaries held by Southern States Cooperative in Richmond on November 27 and 28. The session gathered secretaries from Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Virginia to learn record keeping and report making and to view the Richmond office operations.
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Hazel Bageant
Southern States Witchester Petroleum Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative
Richmond
Southern States Petroleum Cooperatives
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Southern States
Montgomery Ward Purchases $100,000 in Victory Bonds
R Larson, manager of the Montgomery Ward store, announced the company has bought $100,000 in Victory Bonds during the current drive. The purchase is credited to the Frederick County War Finance Committee.
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R#Larson
Montgomery-Ward
Victory
Frederick County War Finance Committee
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United States Lines
U.S
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Ireland
Spain
Philippines
Far East
Cloverdale
Cloverdale Spring Co
Newville, Pa
D. A. Gordon Company
Victor
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Guardians
U. S. Army Recruiting Office
North Loudoun Street
People’s Drug Store
Estees Ce
Lincoln
Dady
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