Turkey Shoot Planned at Winchester Gun Club Grounds
The Winchester Gun Club announced a Turkey Shoot set for Sunday afternoon starting at 1 o clock. Squads of five will shoot separately to level the playing field. High gun was Mr. Macomb of Frontenel with 43. other scores listed.
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Winchester Gun Club
Club
Turkey Teryone
Mr. Macomb
Fronteel
H. Dusger
N. Dorsey
Worsey
Mr. Kluk
Powell
Club Livestock Exhibit Opens at Pittsburgh Show
About 400 head of livestock raised by farm youths from 38 counties in Ohio Indiana and nearby regions were brought to the Herr’s Island Stockyards for the eighth annual Pittsburgh Livestock Show. The event starts Monday with judging Tuesday and prizes exceeding $500 awarded to winners.
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Pittsburgh
Irania
Ohio
Westernland
West Virginia
Herr’s Island
Tenth Shipment Of War Garments From Winchester
The American Red Cross in Winchester and Frederick County forwarded its tenth 1940 shipment of garments and surgical dressings. Volunteers produced 2 heavy women’s dresses 25 heavy woolen dresses for girls 20 boys suits layettes 23 sweaters 1 shawl 2 mufflers and 3 additional cases of dressings.
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American Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
Red Cross
Baptist Church
B. B. Dutton
Presbyterian Church
Great Britain
France
Aly
R. E. Griffith
Volunteer Service of the Red Cross
Treasury daily status shows mixed federal receipts and debt
Treasury reports December 5 receipts of 34.696 million dollars and outlays of 27.871 million, bringing gross debt to 44.272 billion. The daily decrease is 3.138 million compared with the prior day.
Retired Journalist Speaks After Six Years in NY Radio
John J. Smith, a longtime newspaper man, voices his first words in six years from New York via the sono vox device pressed to his throat. The invention, created by Gilbert Wright, enables speech after vocal cord loss from illness.
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John J. Smith
New York
Smith
Gilbert Wright
Dr William C Burke To Lecture At Greenwood Methodist
Dr William C Burke of the State Board of Health will deliver an illustrated lecture at Greenwood Methodist Church tomorrow night at 7 45 p m. He is known to many school children as their school dentist. The talk features slides from travels including Rushmore Memorial Park and Death Valley with Scott Atkinson leading community singing.
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William C. Burke
State Board of Health
Greenwood Methodist Church
Burke
Rushmore Memorial Park
Death Valley
Britain Eyes Major Offensive Across Africa and Med
The British push a large offensive aimed at ousting Mussolini from power with possible French support from North Africa. Graziani faces 500,000 troops in Libya while Weygand’s force near 500,000 may strike from the rear. Egypt may join the war, Italian lines suffer from blockade and bombing.
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Signor
Mussolini
Nerthern Africa
Africa
Marshal Graziani
Egypt
Libya
England
Mediterranean
Hitler
Fuehrer
Weygand
French Africa
Graziani
France
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Albania
Pope Pius XII Languages Spoke At Press Time
The Pope reportedly speaks eight languages including Greek Latin Italian German French English Spanish and Portuguese as cited in the afternoon news timing across cities like London Alexandria Bucharest Berlin and Rome.
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The
Star
London
Alexandria
Bucharest
Berlin
Rome
Pius XII
Woodmen of the World Plans Annual Election
The local Woodmen of the World camp will hold its annual officer election tomorrow night at 8 at Odd Fellows Hall. A social hour with refreshments will follow. T. C. Clark retires as council commander.
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Woodmen of the World
Odd Fellows Hall
T. C. Clark
Dr Stuart Jr Purchases West Boscawen Street Mansion
Dr E C Stuart Jr has bought the brick mansion once home to the late Dr Daniel B Conrad on West Boscawen Street for 8500 dollars. The sellers were Mrs Eleanor B Carson and others.
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E. C. Stuart, Jr
E. C. Stuart
West Boscawen Street
Daniel B Conrad
Eleanor B. Carson
Four New Members Join Local Chamber of Commerce
At a recent board meeting the Cham ber of Commerce admitted four new members Sears Roebuck & Co Miles Music Store Baylass Department Store and the American Store.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sears Roebuck & Co
Miles Music Store
Baylass Department Store
The
American Store
Do Chinese eat rotten eggs
In China eggs are buried sometimes in lime to undergo spontaneous decomposition. This process changes the interior to a dark mass with a flavor not unlike a well ripened cheese.
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China
Three Children Die In Pittsburgh House Fire
In the Oakland area a fire at the Cornelius home claimed the lives of three children Wayne and Russell both 3 years old and John Jr six. Father John Cornelius was found unconscious with serious burns while Mrs. Cornelius was at the time away. Passersby broke in but could not reach the children.
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Pittsburgh
Igh
John Cornelius
Cantalay
Italy
Two-State Trade Label Proposal for Chesapeake Oysters
Maryland and Wisconsin join in a marketing plan to boost Chesapeake Bay oyster demand. They approve a two-state campaign funded by a proposed tax on oyster packing, aiming to raise 150000 dollars for promotion. The plan includes grading by standards and selling under a joint trade emblem.
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Maryland
Wisunia
Chesapeake Bay
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W. Va
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Millwood Ave
Sete Amt
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N. Y
California
Local
Washington
Treasury
Chase
Vankee
William Burke
Scott Atkinson
Toyland
Miller’s Hardware
N. Levere St
McH
Victor Records
Tommy Dorsey
Dream ‘Valley
Berkeley Square
Sammy Kaye
Lanny Ross
Miles Music CO
West Boscawen St
Dr. Stuart, Jr
COC
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Alee
Bollfast & Mercury
Ford
Sass
Vanti
Freeze
Zerone & Zerex
Speec
Safety
Thrift’s
Tot Walker
Scooters
Thrift Stores
N. Loudoun ST
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