Clarke County Young Women Complete First Aid Course
Twenty four Clarke county young women completed a first aid course sponsored by the Clarke Red Cross and the Junior Woman's Club. Instructors Earl Robinson and George Reading from Winchester taught shock and bleeding treatment and accident prevention. Participants listed include Thelma H. Alger Janet P. Blackburn Elsie M. Cadwallader Joanna H. Canter Jessie C. Carpenter Elizabeth Cornwell Gertrude Dennis Lynn Dunkle Mozelle C. Henson Lillian Laenbert A Louise Langbein Stella D. Moore Jessie L. Morris Elizabeth Lambert Moss Nina B. OBryan Edith Ritter Leslie R. Ryan Marian S. Stolle Gertrude C. Watkins Virginia Stuart Watkins Eleanor Webb Mary V. Webb Mary C. Winslow Mary Lou Pritts Wisecarver.
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Ville
Clarke County
Clarke Red Cross
Earl Robinson
George Reading
Winchester
Thelma H. Alger
Janet P. Blackburn
Elsie M. Cadwallader
Joanna H. Canter
Jessie C. Carpenter
Elizabeth Cornwell
Gertrude
Bottleneck in German war effort hints at oil and pilots limits
A war front analysis argues Germany lacks air supremacy and may be constrained by oil and lubricants shortages. It questions Hitler's invasion plans while noting RAF raids across six nations and evaluating whether Germany can sustain a large air arm.
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Britain
Hitler
England
Royal Air Force
Europe
Norway
Adriatic
Germany
Fuehrer
A Christmas Card Through the Year 1944
A brief historical verse recalls a simple pasteboard Christmas card made from rags and waste. It notes a blue card worth a cent, printing sent across the country, and mothers and sisters exchanging small tokens as 1944 ends with Christmas greetings.
Politicians In Swanky Quarters Theme Downtown HQ Moves
Washington reports detail party headquarters moves with Democrats relocating to a 25 room suite at The Mayflower Hotel and National Chairman Edward Flynn planning to live there after January 1. Republicans delay HQ reorganization awaiting a new chairman as post election finances are tallied.
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Mayflower
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Flynn
James A. Farley
Wendell L. Willkie
Lafayette Square
White House
House
Republican National Committee
Democrats
More Men Called to Colors in Fifth Corps Draft
Selective service officials announced a second draft for the army's fifth corps area totaling 15,823 men. Report dates are set for next month with quotas by state listing Indiana 3,152 Kentucky 1,435 West Virginia 1,278 and Ohio 9,958.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Army
Fifth Corps
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Two pheasants shot by car on snowy Maryland highway
Snow Hill Maryland December 23 B Clay Chapman reports he saw two pheasants flying over a field. He stopped, fired a single 22 caliber rifle shot, and both birds dropped dead as the slug pierced the head of one and passed into the other.
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Snow Hill
B. Clay Chapman
Radio Highlights Schedule Across Washington Stations
Radio listings detail 8:30 p.m. program with Met Opera tenor Crooks and Wallenstein Orchestra, 10:30 p.m. Senator Wagner on defense, 11:35 p.m. religious leaders discuss NBC rebroadcast by CBS. WINX fans get morning-to-night lineup with Traffic Court, Make a Wish, sports, music, and talks.
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WRC
Richard Crooks
Metropolitan Opera
Star of Bethlehem
Schubert
Alfred Wallenstein
WMAL
F. Wagner
New York
WJISV
James E. Freeman
Washington
Maurice S. Sheehy
Catholic University
Edward I. Israel
Synagogue Council of America
National Conference of Christians and Jews
CBS
WINX
Capital
Walter Haight
Charles Town
Shirley Povich
They
Britain
Engand
Guy Lombardo
H. W. Prentiss Hour
Senator James
Desire Proxvices
Chas
Baum
Orch
Duchin
Youths Return From Richmond Training for Commissions
Mifflin Clowe Jr Green Sea bright and Marshall Hollis from this city returned from a two week National Guard school in Richmond. Clowe ranked in the top ten with 97 while Sea bright scored 94 and Hollis 93. The class began with 110 members, was reduced to 85, and 45 passed the final exam. Clowe’s physical condition was reported favorable.
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Mifflin Clowe, Jr
Green Seabright
Marshall Hollis
Richmond
National Guard
Clowe
Seabright
Hollis
Green Guards of America Inc PFNA training women in defense skills
The Green Guards of America Inc PFNA is described as an organization offering women training in national defense activities. Courses cover rifle shooting first aid minor motor repairs ambulance service and military drilling aimed at preparedness.
No Modern Bombers In Zone Says Bradley
Rep. Fred Bradley reports from a Panama Canal trip that there were no modern bombers observed in the zone. He questions the need for defense and notes the fastest plane seen was about 140 miles per hour. The panel returned after a 12 day journey.
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New York
Fred Bradley
R-Mich
Panama Canal
Panama
National Defense Spurs Home Building Growth
The Federal Housing Administration reports national activity rising as defense needs boost construction. Across 18 weeks, 64,542 new FHA insured homes began, up 33.4 percent from last year, with Hartford 558 units up 155 percent and Cincinnati 606 up 123 percent among major gains.
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Washington
Feredal Housing Administration
FHA
Hartford
Conn
Innati
Ohio
Des Moines
Iowa
Richmond
Denver
San Francisco
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Junior Woman’s Club
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
America
Italy
London
Sir Benjamin Hall
Give Records
Columbia
Decca Popular
Hill-Billy
RCA
Zenith
West Boscawen ST
Baldwin — Kimball
RCA - Victor Record
Guitar
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Mathilda le Boyer
New York City
Isaac Brown
Brown
Swanky
Democratic National Committee
Mayflower Hotel
Catherine the Great
Russia
George W. Kurtz
Beth’ Court
Lowell Thomas
Gene Archer
Wallenstein
Dr. I. Q
Basin
Allen
News Streamliner
Bankhage Streamliner
Fred Waring
Burns and
WISV
Hill Arch McDonald
Paul Sullivan
the World Today
Amos 'N
Andy Lanny Ross Blondie
Win
Chester and Vicinity
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
E Savings
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The
Green Guards of America, Inc., B. PF. N
Scotland
Highlands
National Defense
A&p
Florida
Eatmor Brand
Luscious
Yukon Club
Holly
Jane Parker
Maryland
Marvel
Marvin
Brazil
North Braddock St
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