Winchester service men feature in anti aircraft and air force training
The Army Ordnance Depart ment notes Karl Snyder McDonald of Winchester Virginia completed a special anti aircraft artillery maintenance course at the Pontiac Ordnance School run with Pontiac Motor Division. Private John A Kern Jr earned wings after five jumps including a Sicily style night drop, and Private Viking Freer Dyas Sr trains at Tennessee Polytechnic for five months before aviation cadet appointment. Other local servicemen, families, and training assignments are listed with home addresses and recent schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Ordnance Department
Kairl Snyder McDonald
Winchester
Pontiac Ordnance School
Pontiac Motor Division
Karl Snyder McDonald
An Department
John A. Kern, Jr
John A. Kern
U.S. Market Street
United States Army
Sicily
Viking Freer Dyas
Zionsville
Penna
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Army Air Fce Flying Training Command
Annual Stockholders Meeting Notice
Annual meeting of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. of Winchester Virginia will be held Tuesday January 11 1944 at 11 am to elect directors and conduct other business as required. J Yolt cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
Winchester
Virginia
J. Yolt
Architects of victory allied leaders and deputies described
A historical feature profiles eight supreme Allied commanders across theaters and their deputies. It lists leaders such as Mountbatten in Southeast Asia MacArthur in Southwest Pacific Chiang Kai-shek Nimitz Eisenhower Vassilevsky Wilson Paget and more with deputies Stilwell Blamey Kenney Fletcher Halsey Spruance Alexander Devers Eaker Tedder Montgomery and others shaping strategic battle plans for the United Nations. The piece credits Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin for overarching decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alexander M. Vassilevsky
Eastern Front
Henry M. Wilson
Mediterranean
Bernard Paget
Middle East
Joseph W. Stilwell
Cific
George C. Kenney
Air Forces
Frank J. Fletcher
North Pacific
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Raymond Spruance
Central Pacific
Harold Alexander
Italy
Jacob L. Devers
U. S
Ira Eaker
Allied Air Forces
Arthur Tedder
Western Front
Bernard L. Montgomery
International
Blood donors urged to donate in Winchester drive
A World War II letter from Ed gar L. Jones recounts desert hospital scenes and urges readers to donate blood. The article notes a Blood Donor Clinic in Winchester January 13-14 and stresses volunteers are needed to supply blood for wounded soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Jones
North Africa
Vogue Magazine
Star
Acros
Field Hospital
Miss Ferguson
Winchester
Trustees Sale of Frederick County Property
The trustee under a 1940 deed of trust offers for sale at 11:00 AM February 5 1944 in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester Virginia a 102 acre farm near Chestnut Grove Gainesboro District with dwelling barn outbuildings a peach orchard and timber. Terms call for one third cash at sale and balance in two equal annual installments with interest six percent evidenced by purchaser bonds and a deed of trust and insurance on the buildings. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Berlin DeHaven
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Chestnut Grove
Gainesboro
W. E. Edwards
Dunn & Duvall
Right Radio Wrong Car Mystery Stuns New Jersey Owner
EAST RUTHERFORD N J Jan 3 The New Jersey motorist who found a radio mysteriously installed in his automobile should crave an explanation he can consult M L Hufford Hufford called for his car radio at a repair shop and put it in what he thought was his own automobile He went into an ice cream store and when he returned to the car that really was really his own the other vehicle and the radio had gone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Rutherford
N. J
New Jersey
M. L. Hufford
Hufford
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home
Community fundraiser supports USO efforts to offer lodging meals and companionship for service members and their families during deployments and training abroad. Local volunteers host events to raise funds and awareness for the nonprofit’s comfort and travel aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Four Convicts Recaptured After Ames Prison Break
Four convicts who escaped from Anamosa State Reformatory were recaptured in Davenport Iowa after a melee that left a guard stabbed and the warden and a guard captain kidnapped. The men Frank Brown John Burl Ralph Cassidy and Steve Ratliff were held by authorities with Ratliff the only one without prior escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Anamosa State Reformatory
Frank Brown
Poplar Bluffs
John Burl
Oamvana
Ralph Cassidy
Steve Ratliff
Marengo
Ratliff
Brown
Forrest Warren
Warren
Herbert
Warren Yates
Bry
Cassidy
Frank Martin
Martin
Martin House
Orville Graham
Graham
Amosa
Ward L J. Womachkaz
Dan
Youth Organizes Navy Prayers in Pueblo
A Pueblo boy who joined the Navy noticed no prayer meetings at sea and started his own. He held the first gathering for eight sailors and within weeks attendance surpassed 100, reflecting growing faith among service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
Navy
Sales Directory Listings January to March in Virginia Areas
A sequence of farm sale notices lists dates from January 7 to March 6 with times at 10 a m for stock, implements, machinery and household goods. Locations include Clarke county Berryville Boyce Millwood Stephens City and Jefferson county with sellers Preston Moffett C M Nicode mus Geo Baker F C Inskip C O Vorous Dick Solightly and D P Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Moffett
N. Orlean
Nicodemus
Clarke County
Berryville
Geo
Baker
Boyce
F. C. Inskip
Stephens City
C. O. Vorous
Peb
Dick Solightly
Millwood
Hayfield
Prede
D. P. Welch
Jack
Cootie Hazard Eliminated Says Colorado St College Expert
Fort Collins Colorado January 3 194? Agricultural researchers led by Homer H Henney of Colorado State College say the cootie is a major wartime nuisance now eliminated as an insecticide by accident during agronomic studies The discovery discussed at a Chicago land grant meeting promises Army savings by removing delousing stations and reducing soldiers hours spent inspecting undershirts for cooties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colo
Homer H. Henney
Colorado State College
U. S
Receynt Meeting of Representatives Land Grant Colleges and Universities
Chicago
Henney
Bowling roundup shows LaFOLLETTE at top with 401 series
Russell LaFOLLETTE dominates the lanes with a 401 five game set and 19 spares and 9 strikes. He edges Ralph Gore by one pin in a late roll off as Dr Allen Hawthorne and Albert Larrice post solid scores and Mabel Williams adds to a 532 five game total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Lafollette
Lafpollette
Allen Hawthorne
Ralph Gore
Keith Ritter
Russell Lafollette
Albert Larrice
Mabel Williams
Place Buying War Bonds At The Top Of Your New Year's Resolutions
A bold New Year’s pledge to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds takes prominence in local resolutions. Citizens, led by community groups, commit to financial backing as a patriotic duty and moral obligation. The drive aims to bolster national savings and aid military operations.
Hunters Bag 15 Elk in Giles County Three Day Season
In Virginia’s Giles county a three day hunting season yielded 15 bull elk and 40 cows bagged by more than 1,000 hunters. A ten point bull was among the prizes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County
Valley Bowling Standings and Scores Report
Valley Services leads a busy bowling night with Forfeit by Friendship and close results among Glaize Bros United Food and Bell Clothes. Top individual games feature Chaney S C 140 and team highs include Novick Transfer 573 and Virginia Woolen No 2 568.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Baking Wees Teveséeds
Foundry
Ee Fa Sour Ee Leanaewee eTae Valley Basic
Friendship
Glaize Bros
Lee Baking
V. W
Novick Transfer
Va. Woolen
Vax Woolen
Valley Service
Bell Clothes
Studebaker
Rip Van Winkle Modern Style in Mississippi
A Mississippi resident writes to the district Office of Price Administration reporting rationing in the region. The letter complains of sugar shortages and notes the lack of a sugar book, warning that rationing may be spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Washington
District Office of Price Administration
Danger Lurks In The Back Yard
Cpl Reuben Rogers returned home on furlough from an anti aircraft battery after 19 months in a dangerous assignment. While he and companions chopped a tree a passing plane made the tree fall and a limb struck him causing a compound leg fracture and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullins
D. C
Cpl
Reuben Rogers
Rogers
Woman’s Intuition, 198 Pounds Worth in Hickory Mystery
In Hickory North Carolina a local widow Mrs M P faced a puzzling incident after a 150 pound claim and a failed attempt to publish a notice. The narrative mentions a brief hunting scene and an intended photographer visit, hinting at a community mystery surrounding a recent death or loss.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis Graves
Camp Pickett
H. P. Graves
New London
Conn
F. M. Graves
Seaman
J. B. Graves
Bedford
Springs
Viola Graves
Aie T. Harman
F. C. Harman
Piccadilly Street
Bainbridge
Seaman Harman
Sampson
New York
Allen T. Harman
S. 2
R. M
Pvt
Lohring E. Anderson
England
John Elliott
Stamaton
States
Sheriff Bywater
George L. Baker
A. L. Baker
N. Braddock Street
Gulfport Field
Big
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
J. Baker
Vir= Woolen Co
Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
Jayne
Jaynes
America
Hudson
Hudson-Soft
Stilwell
Australia
Canaday
United States
Africas
Blamey
Kenney
Fletcher
Spruance
Alexander
Devers
Tedder
Montgomery
Olga Stoker
Armstrong
Congeleam
W. B. Snider & Son
Cootie Hazard
J.W Crove Furniture CO
Hitler
Alvolxute
1944
Axis
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SF Yw
Hickory
N. C
N. By
Firestone
N. Braddock
DEAD
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