Camp Wakanda 1942 Staff From Winchester Area Named
Winchester District Methodist Camp announces 1942 staff under Rev. Garland Evans Hopkins. Associate Director Rev. J W Turner of New Market. Camp Business Manager Rev. George S Lightner of Edinburg. Senior Counselors include C J Clark Virginia. Lloyd Miller. Pete Himelright Norfolk. Mrs J W Turner New Market. Mrs A T DeMarzo Winchester. Miss Ruby Shiley Winchester. Mrs Jack Lindsay Winchester. Mrs Herman Barr Winchester. Miss Anna Lee Hite Edinburg. Mrs W L Darnell Harrisonburg. Junior Counselors include Olga Burke Front Royal. Ava Nell Brock New Market. Rhodes Huntsberry Jr Winchester. Eben Beale Harrisonburg. Wilbur Johnston Winchester. Douglas Wisman Edinburg. Joan Shore Harrisonburg. Doyle Peer Winchester. Charles DeHaven Brucetown. Elizabeth Curry Front Royal. Janet Solenberger Woodstock. Edward Crutchfield Norfolk. Table Leaders include Charles Johnston Winchester. Rose Warner Woodstock. Catherine Travers Brucetown. Ward Kincaid Dayton. Marvin Johinson Winchester. Doris Baigny Winchester. Jacqueline le Winchester. Jack Gibbons. Eugene Stricklerurg. etc. Substitutes listed: Ralph Marry Winchester. Bobby Hunts Winchester. Jan Schneider feet. Nell Bryant ester.
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Camp Wakanda
Winchester
Garland Evans Hopkins
J. W. Turner
New Market
George S. Lightner
Edinburg
Virginia
C. J. Clark
Jackson
Lloyd Miller
Norfolk
Pete Himelright
A. T. DeMarzo
Ruby Shiley
Jack Lindsay
Herman Barr
Wincheser
George 8. Lightner
Anna Lee Hite
W. L. Darnell
Harrisonburg
Olga Burke
Front Royal
Ava Nell Brock
Rhodes Huntsberry
Eben Beale
Wilbur Johnston
Douglas Wisman
Joan Shore
Doyle Peer
Charles DeHaven
Brucetown
Elizabeth Curry
Janet Solenberger
Woodstock
Edward Crutchfield
Arles Johnston
We Rose Warner
Therine Travers
Waid Kincaid
Dayton
Marvin Johinson
Doris Baign
Jacqueline le
Jack Gibbons
An Eae Strickler
Urg
Tty Urgess
Mershall
Ralph Marry
Bobby Hunts
Jan Schneider
Feet
Nell Bryant
Ester
Registration Totals Echo Wartime Draft Effort in Winchester
About 534 young men aged 18 to 20 registered in Winchester and Frederick County yesterday marking another registration under the October 1940 Selective Service act. Clarke County logged 152 registrants, bringing the regional total to roughly 535 with 277 registering in the city and 257 in the county. Officials cautioned figures are unofficial but close.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Reed
Fragmented quiz and reader names in August notices
Readable lines list individuals like Robert Mussell and Woodrow Waylor from Winchester and Hayfield with addresses. The fragment includes quiz answers for Army Navy Marine Coast Guard questions and mentions months, names, and scattered numbers from the page.
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Agust
Robert MacMussell
Winchester
Lac Glowser
Hayfield
Woodrow Waylor
Rt. 1
Fred Bove Palmer
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
East Indies
Henry Hudson
Eee
Michigan
Egypt Battles Raged as Axis Presses on Sevastopol
The article reports intensified fighting on multiple fronts as Axis troops push toward Sevastopol with 225,000 attackers a reported figure and British forces under Auchinleck prepare fresh rearguard and supplies. Soviet dispatches claim heavy losses for the Germans on Kursk and a decisive Egyptian test looms with Suez at risk and Churchill facing a confidence vote.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Kursk
Kolkhov
Crimea
Balaklava
Sevastopol
Fort Malakov
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Egypt
Libyan
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Twelve Farmers Sell Produce At Curb Market
Twelve farmers gathered for the Winchester Curb Market at Kent and Boscawen, inaugurated to aid city housewives and provide a market for farmers. Far from the previous week’s two sellers, they offered high quality produce as Grover Schlack noted buyers were rapid, with plans to continue. Sellers included Grover Schlack Sam Giffin Elston Luttrell Homer Line Mrs Fred Oates Walker Larrick N C Williams Mrs L F Spiker Mrs William Larrick Harry Lafollette Mrs W C Norman Wade Settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Kent
Boscawen
Grover Schlack
Sam Giffin
Elston Luttrell
Homer Line
Fred Oates
Walker Larrick
N. C. Williams
L. F. Spiker
William Larrick
Harry LaFollette
W. C. Norman
Wade Settle
Rural Ministers School Slated For Fort Defiance
The Rural Ministers Summer School moves from Blacksburg to Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Va July 6 10 under Virginia Rural Church Conference Board auspices. Program opens Monday at 8 30 am. No local ministers serve on the board's executive committee.
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Rural Ministers
Blacksburg
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Virginia Rural Church Conference Board
McCrory Company Picnic Held at Boyce Home
McCrory company employees gathered yesterday at the Gainesboro road home of Mr and Mrs Ray Boyce for their annual picnic. Fifty two workers and guests enjoyed games and refreshments directed by manager Dan J Hince. Prizes were awarded to Ray Boyce Ester Lee Owen Snapp Paul Bayliss Mary JacksonFlota High Kathleen Garrett Alice Snapp Phylis Helmick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCrory Company
Ray Boyce
Gainesboro
Dan J. Hince
Ester Lee
Owen Snapp
Paul Bayliss
Mary Jackson
Flota High
Kathleen Garrett
Alice Snapp
Phylis Helmick
Will Entertain At Southern Inn
The Southern Inn dining room, closed for some time, will be available for large private parties. Mrs. F L Buckley, manager of the Hotel Jack Coffee Shop, said the hotel cafe cannot handle big gatherings without disrupting regular patrons, so events will be hosted at the historic inn across the street. The Kiwanis Club met there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Inn
F. L. Buckley
Hotel Jack Coffee Shop
Old Inn
Kiwanis Club
Rotarians To Meet At Golden Glow
The Rotary Club holds its regular luncheon this week at the Golden Glow restaurant. Outgoing officers will present reports and new officers will be inducted. Clifford D. Grim is named the new president.
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Rotary Club
Golden Glow
Clifford D. Grim
Gibson Hobbs Lynchburg Lawyer Fatally Shot in Office
Lynchburg city attorney T Gibson Hobbs is killed in his office. Franklin Daniel a Virginia House of Delegates member was shot minutes later. Hobbs had long ties to Mrs. J B Bittinger’s home and had defended an Illinois firm in a major suit linked to Warren Myers, the salesman tied to the slayings.
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T. Gibson Hobbs
Lynchburg
J. B. Bittinger
Franklin Daniel
Virginia House of Delegates
Mr. Hobbs
Illinois
Warren Myers
Star
Maj Woodson Appointed as Leader by Commander
The commander states pride in the force supplying its own leadership and welcomes Major Woodson to the role after his transition from trooper.
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Woodson
15 Minute War Bond Drive In Winchester Stores
Retail stores in Winchester cooperated fully in a 15 minute war bond drive from noon to 12 15 PM under the Retail Merchants War Savings Committee. Woolworths hosted the event with McIlwee’s Municipal band and Red Cross volunteers. reports note one store sold 15 dollars in stamps and others near that level. Clarke county Junior Women’s Club members staffed booths in all stores to boost Virginia’s quota.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants War Savings Committee
Woolworths
MclIlwee
OUD
Red Cross
Ralph Pifer
Clarke County
Virginia
Churchill face internal split as Tobruk falls in North Africa drive
British observers forecast overwhelming support for Prime Minister Churchill in Parliament while critics urge a split of his leadership. Wardlaw Milne accuses Churchill of errors in defense, administration faults, and overambitious claims, citing Libya and Singapore losses and urging accountability for lagging weapon production and joint service coordination.
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Churchill
Defense Ministry
Stephen King-Hall
Wardlaw-Milne
Britain
Duke of Gloucester
George VI
House of
Gloucester
Libya
Singapore
Orient
19 Known Dead In Crashes of Planes
West Virginia searchers found eight victims at first with more later as a plane bearing American Airlines insignia crashed near Premier village in a coal region. Army personnel, a birthday card found among the debris, and wreckage strewn over 200 yards describe a mountain crash that left most bodies burned beyond recognition.
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Premier
Welch
West Virginia
Virginia
Lawrence Runyon
Yeager
American Airlines
Erwin Stratman
Floyd Hyet
Guy 8. Hill
Army
Seach
Coalwood
Engineer Killed In Train Crash Near Whigham Georgia
The Atlantic Coast Line Southbound Southwind collided with another train near Whigham Georgia between 5 and 5 30 am. One engineer, G T Anderson of Montgomery Alabama, was killed and about 150 passengers were injured, none seriously. Fireman Mickey Brown broke a leg. brakesman J Nichols was shaken after leaping to safety. Both locomotives were damaged but passenger cars remained on track.
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Cairo
Atlantic Coast Line
Southwind
Whigham
Cario Hospital
H. H. Wind
Cario Messenger
G. T. Anderson
Montgomery
Ala
A. L. (Mickey) Brown
J. ©. Nichols
Prefer Army To Long Jail Terms
Charles Julian Myers and Thomas Turner, two youthful colored boys, were convicted of shooting and knifing each other respectively and sentenced to jail. The report notes a preference for army service over lengthy imprisonment.
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Charles Julian Myers
Thomas Turner
Hollywood Grill seeks beer wine license in Winchester
John H. Cook of 434 North Kent Street Winchester Virginia will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on July 11 1942 to apply for a license to retail beer and wine above 3.2 percent alcohol to be consumed on premises at Hollywood Grill. The notice identifies the applicant and location in Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Hollywood Grill
John H. Cook
N. Kent St
Winchester
Colored defendants enlist as trial judge approves army
Trial Justice F L Lar bent Jr reports terms by Myers and Turner who volunteered for induction after a mis demeanor trial. Myers received a year for shooting Turner in the head while Turner got six months for stabbing Myers in the thigh. They chose the army when the court offered an alternative. The bullet barely injured Turner and Myers’ leg wound healed in days.
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F .L. Larbent, Jr
Myers
Turner
Army
Trial Justice Court
Senate bill seeks navy nurse rank parity with army nurses
Washington report notes House passes a bill to raise naval nurses to an officer grade comparable to army nurses. During debate Representative Lamson asked if the navy would become “a lot sissy,” prompting Vinson to defend the navy as virile and unchanged in spirit.
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Washington, al
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Navy
Vinson
Naval Committee
Rep
Lambertson
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Winchester Area
Jones Funeral Home
Auchinleck
Canal
Suez
Mediterranean
Red Sea
John Warsaw-Milne
Siberia
Japan
Manchukuo
London
Russia
Domei
Far Northwest China
Suiyuan
Outer Mongolia
Rural Ministers School
THE
United Food Stores
Eagle's Meat Market
Riley's Market
Cameron & Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Valley Avenue
S. Braddock St
Braddock St
Cameron St
National Ave
W. Piccadilly St
Berryville, Va
Maj. Woodson
Chevrolet Sales Co
Tobruk
Feerga
Lana Turner
George R. Kindred
Charles Fountain
Boeing Aircraft
Seattle
Wash
Treasury Department
Central Press
Nojax
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Dial
Nail
Hogue Creek
WM. H. Clowser
Scott T. Larrick
du Pont
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Ions Oe
Creamery
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
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