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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1942
Page
7
A fragment describes British Commandos as a swift assault unit that swarmed toward an island in a reconnaissance feint. The invasion did not occur, yet the commandos and military minds emerged as a focused attack force with quick decisive actions.
Feature recalls the generation of commandos and raids across Europe and Africa. It recounts early British night forays into German occupied France, Lofoten raids with Norwegian cooperation, Bardia strikes, and tales of silent, skilled raiders who could strike, vanish, and vanish without a trace.
The column lists numerous Christmas and New Year gatherings in Rest Church area. Families like Ridgeways, Wilsons, Stipes, Seneeadivers, Snyders, Smallwoods and Schlacks host dinners and informal parties in Winchester and nearby towns. Guests include relatives from Baltimore Washington D C and Pennsylvania. carol singing and Watch Night service marked the holidays.
Edward Lupton and Miss Frances Gangeway spent the holidays with relatives in Fairmont while others, including Harry Stipe, Mrs. Blanche Stipe, and families from Hagerstown to Martinsburg, traveled to relatives for Christmas. Public schools at Ridgeway held a Christmas program with Santa Claus in attendance.
Berryville Virginia reports Mrs. J. W. Riley visiting her brother and sister-in-law on Front Royal Pike. Oscar Kave and wife spent New Year in Washington with Mrs. Kave’s sister and brother-in-law. Mrs. J. W. Riley travels to Washington to stay with her daughters Mrs. Doro.
A fragment from a 1941 United States petroleum notice references a limit or cap phrasing. Readable details are sparse but indicate a regulatory stance on petroleum quantities within the period. The exact action, entities, and dates are unclear from the fragment.
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