Marine recruiting cruiser passes through Winchester for enlistment drive
A Marine Corps recruiting cruiser will leave Winchester for Staunton after a three day drive that drew applicants from Winchester and nearby areas. Charles E. Stuart announced several applications were received and two Maryland men advanced from Frederick to Washington for immediate enlistment, while Sgt. John Lovell praised Winchester residents for supporting the Marine Corps.
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Marine Corps
Staunton
U. Marine Coene
Activ. of Ae
Winester
Charles E. Stuart
Winchester
Ymen
Washington
Maryland
Frederick
Marine C
Tts
John Lovell
Marine Corps Blic Relations Section
Stainton
Corps
Nazi World War II Update Scrambles Alliances and Fronts
The German high command pledges new aerial attacks as Axis forces claim ground gains in Libya while Italians report a static Axis situation and Tobruk corridor elimination. The Polish government in exile signs a mutual aid pact with Russia, and Yugoslav fighting intensifies with Serbs losing Uzice. Rumors of anti Nazi sentiment surface in Romania via Mexican press. Reuters notes Vichy could concede naval and air bases to Germany in North Africa without French fleet help.
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Libya
Tobruk
Russia
Germany
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Hitler
Ugaddv
Jerusalem
Old Yugoslavia
Uzice
Rumania
Mexico City
Excelsior
Reuters
Europe
Vichy
French North Africa
Answers to the Daily Quiz Page
Answers list includes Germany Russia Hawthorne and Green Bay Packers. The quiz covers geography history and sports with items such as a question about Russia and Hawthorne and a dollar amount. The provided text shows misprints and spacing but preserves named entities and numbers.
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Germany
Russia
Central
Mountain
Pacific
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Green Bay Packers
Keckleys Car Damaged In East Piccadilly Wreck
Bar O Haloran 24 of Barton Maryland was found guilty of drunk driving after a car collision on East Piccadilly Street in front of H B Keckley Sr. s residence. Keckley was slightly injured as his vehicle sustained heavy damage in the 7 30 p m crash.
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Bar O'Haloran
Barton
F. L. Largent, Jr
H. B. Keckley
East Piccadilly Street
Keckley
O'Haloran
Mr. Keckley
Feed For VPF Men After Drill Tonight
The Social Club of Co. 115 Virginia Protective Force will hold a supper tonight after drill which starts at 7 30 o'clock. It is the first party of this kind to be given by the club headed by Holmes Newcome.
Japan Faces Possible Break in Washington Talks Over Far East Crisis
Reports from Melbourne say a rupture in Washington Tokyo negotiations could come at any moment. Emperor Hirohito met General Sugiyama as Britain watches closely, while Domei forecast Japan rejecting Hull's proposal and rejecting a settlement.
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Melbourne
United States
Japan
Kurusu
Indo-China
Roosevelt
Washington
Great Britain
Thailand
East Asia
Australia
Tokyo
Pacific
Singapore
British North Borneo
Panama
Hirohito
Imperial Army Headquarters
Sugiyama
Britain
Far East
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Domei
Hull
Georgia Editor Charges Against a Judge Spark Debate
The Georgia editor defends his editorial stance after criticizing a judge and vows the Post-Dispatch will not be intimidated. He argues editors must ensure facts before publishing despite pressure from powerful property interests. He adds that newspapers must serve readers, not only the wealthy.
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Georgia
The
Post-Dispatch
Bryan
Six Die In Daw son County Road Crash
Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a fast moving car and a school bus collided head on near Dawson. Dorothy Casey, 20, died at City Hospital. Four of the dead were soldiers from Fort Benning: Ben L. Peel, Clifton H. Taylor, Adam Cormer, and E N McMullen. One victim was unidentified.
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Americus
Dawson
Dorothy Casey
City Hospital
State Highway Patrol
J. P. Smith
Fort Benning
Ben L. Peel
Clifton H. Taylor
Adam Cormer
E. N. McMullen
Bridge Collapse Toll Rises With 14 Dead in Hartford
In Hartford Connecticut a massive steel section of a highway bridge over the Connecticut river collapsed during construction. At least eight workers died with the toll expected to reach 14 as seventeen more were hospitalized after being hurled 80 feet into the river. Divers recovered another body as rescuers combed the wreckage from the submerged mass of girders and pilings.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River
New London
Murder Charges Against Felon in Bus Escape
Wetzel County Prosecutor W E Lemon said he will seek a murder indictment at the March grand jury term against escaped convict Brown Gibson 28 for the death of Philip Ketchum 24 son of Warden M E Ketchum and for wounding guard Orville Metz 28 during an attempted break from a bus returning him to the state penitentiary. Capt L H Whitten identified Gibson who escaped from a Marshall county road camp this summer and was being returned with 26 other convicts to complete a one to fifteen year term for breaking and entering.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Wetzel County
W. E. Lemon
State Penitentiary
Lemon
Brown Gibson
Philip Ketchum
M. E. Ketchum
Orville Metz
L. H. Whitten
Gibson
Marshall County
R S Phillips Dies In Rochester
R S Phillips executive secretary of the International Apple Association died Thursday morning at his Rochester New York home. Funeral set for Monday at 2 30 PM from his residence. He led the I A A for 20 years and was highly regarded by apple growers nationwide, often visiting Winchester.
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Phillips
International Apple Association
Rochester
N. Y
Apple
Winchester
Trial Justice DUI and offenses in Barton and city cases
In The Court Of The Trial Justice Earl O Haloran Barton Md drives under the influence 30 days and costs. Joseph P Keating Mt Savage Md drunk 5 dollars and costs. Stanley Miller city unlawful use of firearms 30 days suspended. Raymond Pitcock Stephens City reckless driving 10 dollars and costs. Paul Franks city theft of automobile ordered to grand jury.
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Earl O’haloran
Barton
Joseph P. Keating
Mt. Savage
Stanley Miller
Raymond Pitcock
Stephens City
Paul Franks
German Artillery Shelling of Moscow Reported
A Moscow broadcast relayed by the BBC claimed German artillery shelled Moscow but that Russian forces silenced the batteries. The report aired on CBS via P-A.
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New York
Moscow
Weather forecast for Middle Atlantic early December
Washington reports an extended forecast for December 6 to 10 indicating mostly fair conditions with light precipitation over the Appalachians at the start and end of the period. Colder temperatures are expected, near or slightly above normal for the season.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic States
Appalachians
Steel Man Named President By Manufacturers
W. P. Witherow, president of the Blan Knox Co. in Pittsburgh, is elected head of the National Association of Manufacturers succeeding Walter D. Fuller. The group calls for a single defense agency and criticizes New Deal policy as fostering apathy toward defense efforts.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
National Defense Committee
W. P. Witherow
Blan-Knox Co
Pittsburgh
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing Co
Congress of American Industry
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Roosevelt
Waldorf Astoria
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House of Representatives
William H. Davis
National Defense Mediation Board
Memorial Service for Godfrey Miller
A memorial service will be held at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7 30 for Godfrey Miller. The program is sponsored by the young people with Mrs Margaret Lake presiding. It includes a prayer by Rev W A Wilkerson a solo by Miss Dorothy Green walt an original poem He Lived for Highland by Everett Conner a life sketch by Miss Alice Lake and music by the Convenanter Boys. public invited.
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Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Godfrey Miller
Margaret Lake
W. A. Wilkerson
Dorothy Greenwalt
Highland
Everett Conner
Alice Lake
Convenanter Boys
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs Huff
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Huff will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Omps Funeral Home with pallbearers Canter Lawrence Clifton Terrell Charles Smith Holmes Lewis John Dick and Walter Lee. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Amanda Huff
Omps Funeral Home
Canter Lawrence
Clifton Terrell
Charles Smith
Holmes Lewis
John Dick
Walter Lee
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Divorces Granted in Corporation Court
Mrs Mary Jenkins Wingfield awarded an absolute divorce from Lawrence K Wingfield for desertion by Judge Philip Williams. Another decree granted Benjamin A Strawderman an absolute divorce from Mamie Virginia Strawderman on statutory grounds.
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Mary Jenkins Wingfield
Corporation Court
Lawrence K. Wingfield
Philip Williams
Benjamin A. Strawderman
Mamie Virginia Strawderman
Finland Rebuffs British Ultimatum Cited by Paris Radio
German operated Paris station heard by NBC said Finland gave a negative reply to a British ultimatum demanding an end to the war with Russia. The broadcast was reported from New York on December 5.
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New York
Paris
NBC
Finland
Russia
Ship Workers At Their Jobs Again
Wilmington Delaware December 5 work resumed at Pusey and Jones ship yards on a 22 million cargo ship contract after a two day strike. over 2 000 workers returned to their jobs as the local Industrial Marine and Shipbuilding Workers union ratified a new contract. James Lawson said the agreement provides a union shop clarified pay rates and grievance arbitration.
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Wilmington
Del
Pusey and Jones
Union of the Industrial Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
James Lawson
Welders’ Strike Recommended By Union Leader
Morgantown West Virginia December 5 Lloyd Payne executive secretary of the Independent United Brotherhood of welders cutters and helpers said he would recommend to the executive board a nationwide strike of welders on government work. Army officials at the Morgantown ordnance works reported over 100 welders idle causing a serious cessation of work at the $40 000 000 plant. Payne arrived to negotiate a settlement of the jurisdictional walkout begun November 2 and announced his plan as he prepared to return to Washington.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lloyd Payne
Eecrovery
United Brotherhood of Welders
Army
Morgantown Ordnant Works
Aumonia
Payne
Washington
Hagerstown Bank Receivership Concludes Final Distribution
Bank Commissioner John W. Downing announced the seventh and final report in the Hagerstown Bank and Trust Company receivership was ratified. Final payment totaled 9.94 percent of claims, $319,240.86, bringing total creditor recovery to 61.94 percent and total distributions to about $2,000,000.
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Baltimore
John W. Downing
Hagerstown Bank and Trust Company
Joseph D. Mish
Washington County
Downing
Woodmen Of The World To Hold Tonight Meeting
The Woodmen of the World will meet tonight to elect officers and conduct other business. A social will follow the business session after it opens at 8 o'clock.
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Woodmen of the World
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore prices recap for December report shows Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.15 1-2, December. Corn ranges 84 to 86 cents. New corn 75 cents. Old corn 80 cents. Barley 65 cents. Winchester Market Wheat 1.08 per bushel. Prices based on mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
President Faces Smith Bill on Mediation and Strikes
The article reports on opposition to the Smith bill proposing a Mediation Board with statutory power and injunction enforcement to curb strikes. Labor leaders Philip Murray of the CIO and William Green of the AFL condemn the bill as a step toward totalitarianism and subversion of American democracy.
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Mediation Board
Philip Murray
C.I.0
William Green
A. F. L. Green
Murray
Army to Create Tank Destroyer Units and More
The army plans new tank destroyer and other units, with war games testing their value. Strength is under 1.6 million now, and by December 10 about 2,000 will be discharged for being over age or with dependents. Drafts and voluntary enlistments total around 26,000 monthly, barely enough for replacements. By next March, assuming no change, up to 300,000 civil life personnel may be returned to duty.
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War Department
Runaways Held By Police In Downtown Fremont
Two 16 year old boys Ted Carson and James Snyder were taken into custody by local police as runaways from Clarksburg West Virginia. Their mothers Mrs Shinn and Mrs Snyder were notified. The youths said they were headed to Washington to seek work after wandering the downtown streets last night.
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Ted Carson
James Snyder
Clarksburg
W. Va
M. C. Shinn
Delphia Snyder
Washington
McKown Will Probate In Frederick County Court
The will of W. A. McKown, a retired Frederick County farmer who died at his Winchester home, has been admitted to probate in Corporation Court with widow Mabel McKown as executrix. Bond set at 2500 dollars. Estate appraised at 7422 dollars. Mrs McKown inherits entire estate. Surviving sons John and Floyd also listed.
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W. A. McKown
Frederick County
Winchester
Corporation Court
Mabel McKown
J. 8
A and P Employees Vote Bonus Across Company
NEW YORK Dec. 3 The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company announced by John A. Hartford president that 500000 in national compensation will be paid before Christmas to all employees with six months or more service including part time workers. Similar bonus was awarded last year.
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New York
Great Atlantic and Pacific Ren Company
John A. Hartford
Presient
May Build Plan Aimed at Whole Route Survey
May Build explains that a full county wide survey of Route 12 will precede any construction. He argues that surveying the entire route before work begins prevents landowners from selling or altering property while awaiting decisions and lowers right of way costs.
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Hill Top Inn
Front Royal Road
Winchester
Double Tollgate
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge Mountain
Commission
Clarke ‘County
Gilpin
Highway Department
Fog Envelops East Coast Slowing Traffic and Flights
Rain and a light breeze chased dense fog along the eastern seaboard slowing water and air traffic. Cape Cod canal remained closed for a third day as Coast Guard logged zero visibility. A fishing dragger grounded near Great Ledge Massachusetts. no immediate danger reported. Seattle fog reduced visibility with many minor accidents. Baltimore traffic improved as rain pushed fog away. New York air and harbor traffic began to normalize after a heavy rain and breeze. LaGuardia saw no departures or arrivals until 8:45 a.m. today.
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Seaboard
Cape Cod Canal
Coast Guard
Canal
Great Ledge
Offoods Hole
Mass
Seattle
Baltimore
New York
la Guardia Field
Treasury Status December 3 Debt and Deficit Report
Treasury figures show receipts of 36.35 million and expenditures of 69.35 million. Gross debt stands at 55.18 billion as of December 3.
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Washington
the Treasury
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Aiu
VPF
R. S. Phillips
Mrs. Huff
Northern Virginia Power CO
Hagerstown Bank
Patricia
Thomas
Thomas Credit Jewelers
Associated Press
Motorola
Marvel
W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
B. Smalts & Son
Were
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
DIAL
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertowns
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