Victory Day Planned for Sixth War Loan Drive in City
Citizens urged to buy at least one $25 E Bond to meet the $1,250,000 quota as civic and fraternal groups join in a full day of bond selling. The campaign features a noon cap off at the Capitol Theatre with hourly sales tallies posted for public view.
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Barney
Winchester
Frederick County
Germany
Japan
Loudoun Street
Junior Board of Trade
American Legion
Lions Club
Capitol Theatre
Civic Clubs Bond Appeals on Thursday Radio Schedule
Civic and fraternal groups prepare twenty one radio programs to promote war bonds. Lions Club plans prize drawings with merchandise while American Legion and Lions share evening airtime. Interviews with wounded veterans from Newton Baker General Hospital and readings by Greek and religious organizations are featured. schedule reshuffles after a Blue Network call.
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Sen Hengeveld
Leslie
Bere
Lions Club
American Legion
Legion
Lions
Bradock Street Methodist Church
JBT
GAA
Newton Baker
Hosital
Martinsburg
James H. Pappas
Greeks Organization
Winchester
Ben Belchie
R. W. Vanderberry
Rotary
Wilson
Lewis Allen
L. M. Allen
Italy
American Field Service
Little Garden Club
Jr. Century Club
Third Army
Retail Merchant’s Association
Blue Network
Civic Club
Star Today
Treasury War Loan Series Promoted by Winchester-Frederick Committee
A Treasury Department series on war loans is distributed through the Winchester-Frederick War Finance Committee. Readers are advised to clip and save these articles as they cannot be republished.
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Treasury Department
Winchester-Frederick War Finance Committee
Treasury bonds offer long term savings with fixed growth
The notice outlines Series G and F bonds with denominations from 100 to 10 000 dollars. Issued at 74 percent of maturity value, they accrue interest semiannually and can be redeemed at Federal Reserve or Treasury, with registration options and ownership limits. Bonds are noncallable for six months, then may be called on the first day of any calendar month after that.
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Fedral Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Treasty
Bans
Othr
Tme
Corporations Buy Heavily in Sixth War Loan Drive
Washington reports corporations have invested 10.038 billion dollars in the Sixth War Loan surpassing the 9 billion goal. The drive totals reach 12.468 billion with Series BE sales at 946 million and individual sales including E bonds at 2.43 billion. The grand quota remains 14 billion.
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Washington
William Ritter joins Navy in Winchester
William Beverly Ritter, 17, of 18 East Hart Street, Winchester, enlisted in the Navy last week via the local recruiting office. He has an Army brother in England, a younger brother Jack, and sister Helen Virginia at home. Born June 10, 1927, he attended Handley School and worked for Valley Food Co. He awaits transfer to a naval training station for boot camp.
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Leo. M. Ritter
East Hart Street
Winchester
Navy
Ritter
Harry
England
Jack
Helen Virginia
Handley School
Robert Patton
Young Ritter
The
Valley Food Co
South Kent Street
Naval Training Station
Bond Sales Promote Local Women To High Ranks In Third Army
Mrs. Juanita Murphy, a Leggetts clerk, ascends from lieutenant general to general as her bond sales surpass 5000. Margaret Carper of Penneys leads the Third Army with 5800 in bonds, while Woolsworths staff see several promotions including Peggy Schindel to major general and Fay Lee from buck private to brigadier general with 2300 in sales.
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Juanita Murphy
Leggetts
Third Army
Craft Shop For Girls Opens In Winchester
The Winchester Recreation Department announces a Craft Shop for girls aged 9 to 13 opening Thursday December 7 at 3 30 PM in the Episcopal Parish House. The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 30 to 5 30 with sewing weaving toy making puppetry and making Christmas cards favors and decorations. The event invites girls to create gifts for family and friends.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Episcopal Parish House
Civic Club Bond Booth Schedule for Loudoun Street
The schedule lists operating hours for the Loudoun Street War Bond Booth tomorrow. It notes Pearl Harbor Day as a marker in the day’s events.
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Loudoun Street
Pearl Harbor
Brucetown Church Plans Christmas Program Monday
Brucetown Va December 6 Brucetown Methodist Church will present its Christmas program Monday evening December 25 at eight oclock. Guest visitors include Robert Whitacre of Baltimore Md and local residents Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre Miss Corrie Swimley has returned from Charles Town W Va where she visited her sister for several days. Various local residents visited friends over the weekend including Mr J R Smith and Miss Selma Hensell.
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Brucetown
Brucetown Methodist Church
Robert Whitacre
Baltimore
Andy Whitacre
Tom Stewart
John Hayslett
William Frazier
Metha Frazier
Clearbrook
Corrie Swimley
Charles Town
W. Va
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