Winchester doctor to chair 1944 infantile paralysis drive
Dr C R Anderson of Winchester has been named county chairman for Frederick County in the 1944 infantile paralysis fund drive. The campaign starts January 17 and peaks January 30, Roosevelt’s birthday, with balls and the mile of dimes locally. Virginia residents gave about 110000 last year, and organizers aim to exceed that total. Mrs Walker Bond is county chairwoman and Ed Molden of the JBT leads local planning with Forrest Sirbaugh coordinating committee efforts.
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C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Frederick County
G. Peter Jones
Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Virginia
Jones
Anderson
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Walker Bond
Ed Molden
JBT
Forrest
Sirbaugh
Chester
Urges Better Care In Averting Mountain Fires
C F Mersch Potomac Appalachian Trail Club supervisor of trails urges extreme care by hikers hunters and visitors after forest fires burned thousands of acres in Clarke Jefferson and Loudoun counties on the Virginia West Virginia line. Late fall and early spring are high fire danger. do not smoke walk or discard burning items until fully extinguished.
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Clarke
Jeff
Loudoun
Virginia-West Virginia
C. F. Mersch
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Southern
Appalachians
Mersch
Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club
Grimes Virginia Church News and Christmas Gatherings
Grimes Grimes Virginia reports a Sunday night sermon at Galilee and a well attended Christmas entertainment. Local families share holiday visits and dinners including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hensell Miss Selma Hensell and Miss Evelyn Pugh. Weather turned cold with rain sleet and snow.
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Grimes
Harry Barr
Baltimore
Gould Lovett
Hopewell
Tudsay
Albert Luttrell
Martinsburg
Charles Hensell
Leslie Hensell
Washington
Winchester
Selma Hensell
Brucetown
A. S. Omdorff
Evelyn Pugh
Jean Taylor
John Price
Near Ridgeway
Peter Nocholsdir
Grover Teet
Walter Stottlemyer
Mary P. Orhdorff
Card of Thanks for Our Beloved Husband and Father
We thank our doctor, nurse, minister and many friends and neighbors for their acts of kindness during the sudden illness and death of our beloved husband and father. Jane Davis and Mary Alice.
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Jane Davis
Mary Alice
War Pats Skids Under World’s Laziest of Men
Fishville mayor Ed Hawthorne once billed as the laziest man in the world has given up his lazy title under wartime demand. He stored his fishing pole, hosted thousands of soldiers from nearby training centers, and now finds his once tranquil resort a bustle of cafe work, dancing, boats, and morale duties. He longs for peace and to resume his relaxing routine after the war ends.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Fishville
A. P
Ed Hawthorne
Claiborne
Beauregard
Polk
Ee Long
Louisiana
Shreveport
New York
Detroit
Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home
Campaign promotes wartime support for USO services offering lodging meals and companionship to service members overseas and at home. Fund drives urge donations to sustain clubs hospital visits and morale programs for troops and their families.
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USO
Willia Brill Dies in West Virginia Interment Here
Mrs Willia Brill longtime Martinsburg resident died in West Virginia after funeral services at the Christian Church in Mart. She was a Fauquier County native daughter of the late Benjamin and Matilda Grubb Milton and lived in Winchester in youth before moving to Martinsburg about 22 years ago. Surviving are four children two sons and a daughter in law and several sisters and grandchildren.
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Christian Church
Mart
Fauquier County
Benjamin
Matilda Grubb Milton
Winchester
Martinsburg
Winchester ‘Avenue
Settin
Harry Wilson
Virginia Avenue
Stewart Wilson
Falcroft
Joseph Woe
Local Social Notes From Capon Bridge Area
Capon Bridge West Virginia January 4. Miss Linda Adams visits parents and friends including Cpl and Mrs Edsel Giffin and Evelin Giffin from Ohio. Sgt Glen Crane from Florida spends time with family. Hilda joins from Harrisburg. June Wolford visits Winch ester parents. Mrs Henry Taft visits relatives in Youngstown. Mrs Rinard Sargent visits her parents. Mr Hall Guest moves into McKee home owned by Mrs Fannie Monroe. Mrs Dorothy Muse remains ill. Ada Gill returns home after visiting her daughter. Ray Whitacre from Winchester also noted.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Linda Adams
Man Adams
Edsel Giffin
Kentucky
Evelin Giffin
Youngstown
Ohio
Lillian Woods
Glen Crane
Lakeland
Fla
Grover Cane
Emma Crane
Hilda
Harrisbug
June Wolford
Winchester
Ray Wolford
Henry Taft
Lilliam Woods
Rinard Sargent
Ben Lockhart
Hall Guest
McKee Y
Fannie Monroe
The Star Daily Reports Berryville Boyce Clarke County
Berryville and Clarke County events are reported with updates from local agencies. Residents are urged to note meetings, weather alerts, and community activities in the week ahead.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Thirty Indicted On Charges Of Conspiracy
Thirty indicted in a federal case over a Nazi propaganda campaign to incite mutiny and disloyalty in the U S armed forces. Two women and 28 men accused of conspiring with German Reich officials and Nazi leaders to influence insubordination and refusal of duty. Named defendants include Vierick, MecWilliams, Elizabeth Dilling, William Dudley Pelley, and Deatherage among others. Twenty two defendants also face a prior indictment from last year.
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Washington
Justice Ent
German Reich
United States
George Sylvester Vierick
Joseph E. MecWilliams
Christian Mobilizers
Elizabeth Dilling
Red Network
William Dudley Pelley
The
Silver Shirts
George E. Deatherage
Knights of the White Camellia
Jois de Lafayete Washburn
Trial Court Disposes Cases Involving Speeding Drunk Disorderly
In W E Edwards court five defendants faced minor charges. Ivor M Crisman and James E Brinklow both cited for speeding and fines plus costs. A C White possession of hides. Hammond Hart green muskrat pelts. M D Powers speeding with small fines and costs.
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Court of Trial
W. E. Edwards
Ivor M. Crisman
Roy Edinburg
A. C. White
Rt. 1
Winchester
Hammond Hart
Stephenson
James E. Brinklow
Riverton
M. D
Powers
Bayard
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