Scouts Urge Waste Paper Drive To Aid Shortage
Local scouts urge citizens to save and sell waste paper to ease a defense shortage as less than 28 percent of US paper is reclaimed. Scout executives in Winchester area organize troop collections, with details sent to troops and families and a list of contact leaders for paper scrap pickups.
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v@eah Area Council
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Leon Henderson
Office of
Price Administra¢gion
America
Ted States
Army
Navy
E. B. Cooper
Phi Inter
Ray Ga
Marines Citation Sparks Wake Invasion Drive
Washington December 17 The Navy Secretary Frank Knox praised the Wake Island defense by United States Marines as an example to spur production and speed war efforts in Hawaii where marines still hold Wake and meet the challenge.
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Washington
Jary
Navy
Knox
Wake
United States
Hawaii
Scores Direct Hit On Jap Vessel Near Miri
A Dutch bomber scored a direct hit on a Japanese destroyer covering enemy landings at Miri on Borneo's north coast near the Sarawak border. Miri lies near the junction of British Sarawak and British North Borneo with Dutch control in the southern part.
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Tavia
Dutch East Indies
Japa
Miri
Sarace
Borneo
Sarawak
British North Borneo
White Hall Grangers Aid The Red Cross
The White Hall Grange No. 870 met at White Hall School with Master J B Lewis presiding. Plans were laid for community Christmas baskets with contributors asked to place food at J B Lewis's home by Monday night. Five dollars was voted for the Red Cross War Fund. The hour featured poems prose and scripture tied to Christmas and a "Merry Christmas" game.
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White Hall Grange
White Hall School
J. B. Lewis
Red Cross War Fund
Frederick County
Safety Rules For Christmas Lights Inside And Out
City Manager issues safety rules for indoor and outdoor Christmas lighting. Inspect insulation and sockets for damage, use approved extension cords, avoid metallic contact with live elements, and prefer nonflammable snow substitutes. Outdoor rules stress outdoor rated sets, proper waterproofing, downward socket mounting, and UL approved materials.
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City Managers Office
Clarence Cather Wins 4-H Meat Contest
Clarence E. Cather of the Round Hill 4-H Club is named Frederick County meat animal winner after competing against 41 members with livestock projects. He raised 6 fat pigs this year and has 11 years in 4-H, earning All-Star status. Paul Reynolds of Saumville 4-H Club won Shenandoah County with 55 competitors, also showing 6 fat pigs. Both receive gold medals for outstanding livestock work.
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Clarence E. Cather
Round Hill
Frederick County
Clarence
Paul Reynolds
Saumville
Shenandoah County
Paul
Migration figures in 1941 nine months arrivals
During the first nine months of 1941 the entrance of 85,452 persons was reported all in need of manual employment. The line notes migrants travel to California seeking work as part of wartime labor movements.
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California
D. A
Middletown Aircraft Station to be housed in Old Town Hall
Middletown plans an aircraft warning station to be housed in the old town hall with a telephone line to be installed. The Community League contributes five dollars for fuel and supplies while town funds and a six dollar Christmas prize fund fall short, prompting calls for donations and new volunteers led by Mayor Fred Larrick and observers C R Curtis and B F Rogers.
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Middletown
Old Town Hall
Middletown Council
H. Denis Hoover
Community League
Fred Larrick
C. R. Curtis
Frederick Records Discussed By Clarke County Society
Judge Phillip Williams reviews historic Clarke County records and their travel through time from 1743 to the present, noting the 156 bushel baskets worth of material and the 1772 marriage records now accessible after preservation efforts. Also highlighted are figures on government trailer sales and production for defense workers since 1941.
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Frederick County
Williams
A. Mackay Smith
John Osgood Blanchard
Elizabeth Amis Cameron
Roanoke
N. C
Archie
William Amis
North Carolina
Sir Archie
Virginia
Harry Wooster Smith
Wooster
Mass
Governmnt
Eight Volunteers Sought to Work in Bank Saturday
Red Cross Emergency War Fund drive in Winchester and Frederick county seeks eight young ladies to work in local banks this Saturday. The goal is to raise 10 000 dollars this week, with Rev Carl A Honeycutt directing the drive and inviting volunteers to call him.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
Carl A. Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Ronald S. Wilson
Britain
Chennault to Lead Chinese Air Offensive Against Jap Bases
Lieut. Col. Claire L. Chennault, noted U.S. army pilot, will direct a Chinese air offensive against Japanese bases, which military sources say may come any time. The 51-year-old Texan became air force adviser to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek earlier this year.
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Claire L. Chennault
U.S. Army
Texan
Chiang Kai-shek
West Coast Watches for Possible Jap Air Attacks
A Sacramento issued alert describes ongoing preparations for possible Japanese bombing. It notes a shift from panic to permanent blackout plans, resumed Christmas shopping, sandbagging in schools, and home blackout drills. It also mentions blue headlights being illegal unless official and early bedtimes for blackout readiness.
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Sacramento
Marine’s Message Now Historic
A terse message “Send us more Japs” relayed from marines on Wake Island drew congressional commendation today. Rep. Cannont praised it as historic, comparing it with Perry’s and Dewey’s famed wartime lines.
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Washington
Wake Island
Cannont
D-Mo
Perry
Dewey
Gridley
Sportsmen To Hold Election Friday
The Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association will hold its annual meeting and officer election Friday night at 5 30 at the courthouse. All members are urged to attend on time. Outdoor sports enthusiasts not members are invited to attend.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Suffers Attack After School Case Sentencing
Charles Amick of western Frederick County near the West Virginia line was sentenced by Trial Justice Taverner to 10 days in jail for failing to send his children to school. He suffered a heart attack and was taken to Memorial Hospital. Costs of 4.25 were imposed. Two other men Ira Whitacre and William Fletcher faced charges but action was deferred due to their failure to observe the compulsory attendance law. Officials said Amick had for years refused compliance and that lenient court treatment was common.
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Charles Amick
Frederick County
West Virginia
Justice Taverner
Memorial Hospital
Ira Whitacre
William Fletcher
Amick
Benefit Supper At Gore School
Gore High School hosts a Christmas themed benefit supper Friday offering chicken and oyster stew with a Male Quartet of Gore performing. A varied entertainment program includes games and other acts as the public is invited to attend.
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Gore High School
Gore
Presbyterians Hold Annual Service Tonight at Church
A program of pageantry scripture and song lasting about an hour will be presented at the Presbyterian Church tonight at 7 30. Entitled The First Born Among Many Brethren the program will be by representatives of all church departments and is a service of rededication for each member. A candle light close will end the program. On Friday night the annual Christmas party will be held at the church.
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Presbyterian Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
Answers to the Daily Quiz Reported on Page Four
The list provides quiz solutions: Alabama and Georgia. six Henry. Auld Lang Syne. Samuel L. Clemens. Boston. Carafe. Seventeen years. True or False mark. Administrator of Veterans' atin. No.
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Alabama
Georgia
Henry
Aul Lang Syne
Samuel L. Clemens
Boston
Carafe
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