County Plans Mattress Making Program Involving Cotton Surplus
A county committee will oversee mattress production using donated cotton material. Funds of 50 cover tables and incidentals as the Triple-A and WPA supervise operations. Miss Sprouse and Miss Dugan will supervise with a WPA supervisor and volunteers. order for a carload of cotton is planned around February 1.
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Agriculture
Grover H. Schinck
Farry M. Fontomas B. Lewenberger
A. F. Lillard
County Board of Superviss
Someaking
B. Whitacre
Arbert Jones
George Buaters
C. M. Rosenberger
H. A. Punk
Bessie Mason
Elizabeth Sprouse
Rachael Dugan
E. M. Punk
Middletown
South Will Have Great War Games
The Army plans summer war games in the south for 350000 soldiers as part of an expanded defense program. Major General R S Beightler Sr. says the peace-time maneuvers will be the largest in U S history with the area possibly the Desoto National Forest between here and the Gulf. The exercise pits the Second and Third armies against each other in mock combat, with regulars, National Guardsmen, and selectees forming new units from states from New York to Arizona.
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Mattiesburg
Miss
R. S. Beightler
Ohio National Guard
Camp Shelby
Beightler
Desoto National Forest
Mississippi Coast
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Arizona
Alexandria
Regular Army
National Guard
Red Army
Blue Army
Revival ends as Loudoun Street service cancels
The Rev. Ronald Wilson announced that regular prayer services at Loudoun Street Church are canceled tonight to allow attendance at the final revival at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church where the Rev. Leslie Patterson of Montgomery Presbytery preaches. The Louisiana Purchase covered 1,170,000 square miles.
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Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Church
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Leslie Patterson
Montgomery Presbytery
Few Virginians Are Delinquent Under Selective Service Act
Virginia registrants showing up for delinquency remain low due to newspaper notices of changes of address. Local boards report delinquencies to the United States attorney, who informs the FBI. Authorities stress firm enforcement but attribute few cases to ignorance.
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Commonwealth
Virginia
Mills F. Neal
Selective Service
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Departments of Justice
Department of Justice
FBI
Neal
Metaxas Dies After Brief Illness Shocks Greece
The Greek premier Metaxas dies following a brief illness. A veteran soldier and dictator since 1936 he led Greece through the early war with Italy and maintained an authoritarian regime under King George II. His death raises questions about Greece's wartime leadership and future policy.
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Metaxas
George II
Greec
Albania
Greece
Italy
Why California Navel Oranges Are Washington Navels
The washing ton navel name traces to the first trees brought from Brazil in 1870 by William Saunders of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington State and spread to orange-growing areas nationwide.
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California
Washington
Brazil
William Saunders
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington State
Scout Week Observance Planned in Shenandoah Area
Plans for Boy Scout Anniversary Week February 7 to 13 were announced by W D Sievers executive for the Shenandoah Area Council. President Roosevelt will broadcast a message to Scouts February 8 at 7 30 p m over three national networks. Special church services are set for February 9. Troops will observe Parents Night rededication Baden Powell memorial service and good turns and window displays will highlight the week.
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W. D. Sievers
Shenandoah Area Council
Roosevelt
Baden-Powell
Scouting
England
British Women To Be Drafted For War Industry
London reports a war labor conference proposes drafting women into vital factories to boost arms output. Bevin had announced plans on January 22, with possible shifts of workers from nonessential industries. Debate covers guaranteed reemployment and postwar return of bargaining rights.
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London
Britain
British Employers’ Association
Trades Union Congress
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Italy
United States
Washingon
Bevin
O Leary Rites Set For Thursday
Last rites for Bernard O Leary who died yesterday in Richmond will be conducted Thursday at 10 AM at Sacred Heart Church with Father Rev R E Hannon presiding. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Bernard Sullivan David Reardon Thomas Trier Robert Swartz Lawrence Sullivan and Donald McFadden. He is survived by his widow Miss Byrdie Grabill three daughters Mrs Albert Norton Mrs Randolph Norman and Mrs Allen Chandler two grandchildren Richard and Patricia Chandler two brothers Maurice O Leary and Arthur O Leary and sister Miss Ursula O Leary. The body arrives in Winchester today and will be at Miss O Leary’s home 511 South Braddock Street.
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Bernard O'Leary
Richmond
Sacred Heart Church
R. E. Hannon
Bernard Sullivan
David Reardon
Thomas Trier
Robert Swartz
Lawrence Sullivan
Donald McFadden
O'Leary
Byrdie Grabill
Albert Norton
Minneapolis
Minn
Randolph Norman
Allen Chandler
Richard
Patricia Chandler
Maurice O'Leary
Scranton
Arthur O’leary
Winchester
Ursula O'Leary
South Braddock Street
Col J C Boggs To Speak At Joint Church Meeting
Braddock and Market Street Methodist Churches hold a 7 45 p m congregational meeting with Colonel J C Boggs headmaster of Randolph Macon Academy as speaker He is also District Lay Leader for Winchester The event serves as a Second Quarterly Conference with Rev W W McIntyre presiding and Rev T M Swann leading devotionals A Market Street Choir anthem and a musical prelude by Mae Carper precede the service The Woman's Society hosts a reception for attendees and the Market Street Official Board meets at 7 15 pm sharp All members are urged to attend for necessary business.
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Braddock
Market Street
J. C. Boggs
Randolph-Macon Academy
Colonel Boggs
Winchester
Methodist Church
W. W McIntyre
D. D
T. M. Swann
H. R. Shelley
Mae Carper
Market Street Methodist Church
Ebert Memorial
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Board of
Clarke County Guardsmen Invited to Union Service and Gift Kit
Clarke County National Guard members will gather Sunday at Grace Church in Berryville for a union service at 7 30 p m. The event will be led by Rev Ernest H Williams with assistance from Rev Dr L A Parker and Rev E D Vaughan. Afterward the American Legion and Auxiliary will host a reception at the Legion Community building. Each guardsman will receive a prepared kit crafted by the Junior Red Cross with oversight from Home Economics teachers Miss Moss and Miss Griffin.
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Berryville
Ernest H. Williams
National Guard
Grace Church
Williams
L. A. Parker
Berryville Baptist Church
E. D. Vaughan
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
the Legion
Legion
Red Cross
Rose MacDonald
Elizabeth Moss
Miss Griffin
Purge in Latin America Targets Axis Influence
The campaign, dubbed house cleaning, has already discharged agents suspected of hostile allegiance. U S firms audit personnel in Latin America to de Germanize staffs. Violating embargo proclamations could lead to loss of licenses. State Department lists individuals and firms in twenty countries as suspect for anti American or pro Axis ties. Findings come from a four month Pan American survey by Nelson Rockefeller's office.
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United States
Latin America
Roosevelt
State Department
Nelson Rockefeller
Dr Hart To Speak At Fellowship Club05 First Baptist
Dr J L Hart of Chile South America will address the Fellowship Club at First Baptist Church this Friday night on This Western Hemisphere. A Virginia native born in Middlesex County he graduated from the University of Richmond and has spent 42 years in South America fostering US Latin American relations. The January meeting marks the club’s seventh year and growth from 15 to nearly 100 members.
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J. L. Hart
Chile
South America
Fellowship Club
First Baptist Church
Western Hemisphere
Dr. Hart
Virginia
Middlessex County
University of Richmond
South American
United States
Aid To Allies As Buying of Time for Us
The discussion highlights aid to Allies as a temporary measure while Axis powers face strategic strain. It notes German labor conditions, Japan’s weakened state, and Britain's possible endurance affecting seapower and air control. Stimson cites Kellogg Briand pact interpretations and says Congress must shape national policy now.
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Britain
Stimson
International Law Association
Association
Congress
Answers to Today's Quiz From Page Four
Answers printed for a newspaper quiz include DeWitt Clinton Randolph Field Texas The Merchant of Venice Moon Paul V McNutt James V Forrestal a British naval officer Nevada Yes Till we meet again.
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DeWitt Clinton
Randolph Field
Texas
City of a Thousand Churches
Philadelphia has over a hundred churches and is often so called by locals noting its dense religious landscape.
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Philadelphia
The Bivouac of the Dead hailed as greatest martial elegy
The Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O'Hare is described as the perfect universal martial elegy. It has been translated into nearly every European language and is regarded among the world's most beloved poems.
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Theodore O'Hare
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Clarke County
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