Seven Mile Crawl Hero Don Hornbeck Tale
A World War II survivor Don Hornbeck crawled seven miles to American lines after being wounded on Guadalcanal. The piece recalls his bravery and links to Infantile Paralysis fund raising and the March of Dimes. It urges support for the National Foundation and notes upcoming Birthday Ball events in Winchester and Frederick County with plans for the Armory event on January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Busness
Hornbeck
Don Hornbeck
Don
Crippfer
Guadalcanal
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Iblic
National Foundation
Bowling Virginia Woolen League Report
In Bowing Virginia Woolen League Finishers beat Bombadiers 63 to 54. Walt Sellers led individuals with 132 in a game while A Lake won 359 in sets and Don Duvall scored 128 in a game. High team game went to Finishers with 580. Spin ners claimed top sets with 1552 and Comets 1515.
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Virginia Woolen League
Bombadiers
Walt Sellers
Don Duvall
Andy Lake
A. Lake
Office
Comets
Ration Calendar Details Through Early 194? Dates
The notice lists ration book stamps for meats fats and processed foods with their valid through dates. It outlines gasoline coupons by region with gallon limits and periods, shoe stamps, sugar Book Four, and various B C and Pueloi periods with regional validity and end dates.
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Rocky Mountains
Far West
Pueloi
South
Middle West
East
Hagerstown Coli seum edge Royal Crown in tight bowling match
In a close three game set at the Across The Head Pin, the Hagerstown Coliseum toppled Royal Crown Cola 647 in the final game to win the match by 15 pins. Winchester's Russell Pollette led with a 187 in game one, while Roy Crown’s top performers struggled with missed spares.
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Angello Pallidino
Haserstown Coliseum
Royal Crown Cola
Winchester
Russell Pollette
Ralph Gore
DR. Allen Hawthorne
Palaladino
Rufus Edward
Coliseum
Lee Ressiguie
Gore
Hagerstowners
Hagerstown Coliseum
Grover Morrison
Lyle Henry
Cecil Brown
Lester Keiter
Lawrence Price
Raymond Webber
Winchester Eagles
Alexandria
Alexandrian
Jimmy Cenci
Washington
Bill Aon
Earl Willey
Weavers
Va. Woolen Co
Thurs’ Cenger
Donald Duvall
Duvall
Bill Patton
Dutch Sjostrom
Dyers
Mildred Strode
Comets
Bombadier
Hagerstown
Know Your Government Bonds Series F Offered for Small Groups
Series F bonds are appreciation bonds maturing in 12 years with 2.53 percent annual yield, issued to individuals and various organizations except banks. Bonds are nontransferable and redeemable after 6 months at fixed values, with issue prices starting at 18.50 for a 25 dollar bond and scale to 10 000 dollars. Redeption is on the first of any month with one month notice.
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Treasury Department
Bradley Chosen to Lead Invasion Force In Italy
Gen Omar Nelson Bradley, the Missouri born former mathematics teacher, is named to head American ground forces for the forthcoming large scale invasion of northwestern Europe. Known as the doughboy's general, Bradley is praised for his calm leadership, methodical planning, and flanking strategies.
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Italy
Omar Nelson Bradley
Northwestern
Bradley
Tun
Bizerte
Sicily
Troina
Randazzo
Messina
Horatio Alger
West Point
Fort Benning
MacArthur
Patton
Acre
Infantry
Kipling
Mylking
Tunisia
Missouri
Ozark
Pershing
Burglars Have Queer Notions
In Belleville Illinois on January 25 burglars who broke into the Elk's Club emptied a full egg case and used it to carry off 44 quarts of whiskey, illustrating their unorthodox disposal of stolen liquor.
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Belleville, Ill
Elk’s Club
Answers to the Daily Quiz from New Britain
Correct responses list for new questions printed on ce New Britain. Items include Cast iron Rumania January 1 1944 Beethoven symphony Sealyham True Agana The lion Switzerland.
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New Britain
Rumania
Sealyham
True
Agana
the Lion
Switzerland
Langley Field Seeks Aircraft Modelmakers and Other Workers
The Langley Field Laboratory invites applicants for under aircraft modelmaker and other war job positions. Openings target men and women, minimum age sixteen, with 18 to 38 for 4-F physically qualified workers and 3-A skilled trades hires. Housing provided. interviews conducted at the U. S. Employment Service office by I Lindsay Leafe.
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National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics
Langley Field
Virginia
I. Lindsay Leafe
United States Civil Service Region
Leafe
U. S. Employment Service Office
Langley Field Laboratory
Resolve Now To Work A Little Harder For Victory In 1944
A wartime editorial urges citizens to redouble efforts at home and in factories to secure victory in 1944. The piece calls for increased productivity, sacrifice, and unity to support Allied forces. It emphasizes shared duty across communities and industries for national defense.
More Colored Boys Enlist In Navy
Three seventeen year old colored youths Marshall Douglas Williamis Samuel Clifton Bartlett and Billy Grimes enlisted in the Navy last week through the Winchester recruiting station per Lloyd Mead They were sent to Great Lakes Training Station Chicago for basic training after enlistment in Washington D C on Friday the 21st.
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Marshall
Douglas" Williamis
Samuel Clifton Bartlett
Billy Grimes
Navy
Winchester Navy
Lloyd Mead
Thomas Grimes
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Douglas School
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Don’t Sleep In Truck Cab When Motor Is Running
Midwinter cold and worn wartime engines raise carbon monoxide poisoning risk for long haul truckers. The Office of Defense Transportation warns against sleeping in cabs with engines running and notes leaks can pull deadly gas through floor boards.
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Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Eastern Bar and Grill Tops March of Dimes Collection
The Eastern Bar and Grill in New York plans a record March of Dimes drive. Bartenders and three brothers pool tips in a year round kitty and deliver the funds to the National Foundation at 120 Broadway in mid January. The group aims to surpass $1,000 as coins clink from the ceiling tip jars.
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New York
Eastern Bar and Grill
National Foundation
Broadway
Local businesses urged to back March of Dimes drive
Local merchants are urged to discover original ideas for the March of Dimes campaign. The effort supports the fight against infantile paralysis with funds aiding research and patient care nationwide.
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Associated Press
Sme Vicks
U. S. Treasury Department
Dr. Werner
Aes
Williams Was
Prederick County
Philip Williams
Rt. 1
Capitol Theatre
Bartlett
Edward W. Bartlett
N. Cameron Sr
Frederick County
New York City
James Harper
Harrisburger
Harrisburg
Lee Baking Co
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Cammer Tire CO
Handley Scho
Pabst Post
Pabst
Pabst Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Peoria
Ill
United States
Board of Judges
Clarence Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Wesley C. Mitchell
Columbia University
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Economics Department
Board of
Pabet
Armed Services
America
Fifth Avenue
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