U S O Drive Reaches Half of 1500 Goal in Winchester Drive
Garland R Quarles, director, reports the U S O campaign for funds in Winchester and Frederick County has raised slightly more than half the 1500 goal. Twenty five solicitors work to gather support with 218 contributions so far. No overhead. volunteers serve without pay as 400+ young men are in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quakies
Winchester
Frederick
W.W. A. Baker
Cc. R. Anderson
George Barmsley
Frank Armstrong, Jr
R .Arthur
Richard Eddy
Leonard I. Miller
Nelson Page
G. R. Quarles
L. B. Sirbaugh
Harry Lonephaver
Andrew Babb
Ben Belchie
Bell
Robert A. Whi
George Snarr
John M. Steck
Alan F
R. P. Young
U. S. O. Fund
Frederick County
Army boys woo Olympia girls with notes and gifts
Olympia residents report soldiers en route to Fort Lewis from California left notes and tokens for women in the Capitol district. The playful campaign included notes tied to rocks and apples, tossed from army trucks, with messages urging letter writing to support national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Fort Lewis
California
Seary
Capitol
Washington
National Defense
Ben Lear
Armistice Talks Begin in Syria After Fractured Pact
Negotiations for a Syria armistice opened after US consulate communications in Beirut restored. British terms challenged by Vichy France, sending the cease fire talks to the Beirut Haifa road with Gen Henri Dentz authorized to act. British support for Free French pledge of Syrian independence notes no territorial aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Beirut
Lebanon
Vichy
Syria
Henri Dentz
Beirut- Haifa
Military chiefs urge law change to train drafted men abroad
Army Chief of Staff Marshall and Secretary Stimson pressed Congress to permit drafted soldiers to serve outside the Western Hemisphere and to stay in training over a year. They reportedly visited Capitol Hill to win House support, but faced little success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Army
Stimson
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Capitol Hill
House
Red Cross Trains Home Nurses and Ships Supplies
At the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter meeting, June reports show 194 volunteers contributed 2,962 hours in sewing knitting and dressings. June shipments totaled 134 sewing and 72 knitting articles sent to Jersey City for England. Mrs Claude Grim reported aid to 14 veteran families and 9 with minor services. one pension case approved for $30 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Frederick County
Veteran's Administration
Red Cross Chapter
National Red Cross
Washington
Soviets claim victory at Pinsk amid heavy German river crossings
Report cites German attempts to cross rivers with pontoon bridges along the Pinsk area halted by Soviet bombers and artillery. Disruptions left German tanks and infantry cut off, with significant prisoner and loss figures. RAF raids on northern France and Suez actions are noted alongside German and Dutch naval assertions and casualties. Military actions span Pinsk, Wilhelmshaven, St Omer, Tobruk, and Suez, with mixed attrition on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A.F
Wilhelmshaven
RAF
Germany
France
St. Omer
London
Port Said
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Libya
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Funeral Held For Mrs Bailey Widow Of William Bailey
Funeral services were conducted Friday at 2 PM from Jones Funeral Home for Mrs Anna Elizabeth Bailey 80 who died after a lingering illness Wednesday night. She was the widow of William Bailey. The Rev E Summers McGavock former pastor of the Opequon group of Presbyterian churches officiated. Interment was in Mt Hebron with pallbearers Robert Snapp W Maynard Bayliss Elmoden Pitcock John Cooper Paul Carpenter and Jess Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
Anna Elizabeth Bailey
William Bailey
E. Summers McGavock
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Mt. Hebron
Robert Snapp
W. Maynard Bayliss
Elmoden Pitcock
John Cooper
Paul Carpenter
Jess Carpenter
Answers to the Daily Quiz Weested
The reader provides ten quiz answers: 1 Rubinstein 2 Camel 3 Asia 4 Albert I 5 True 6 False he is a great grandson 7 Pawnee Bill 8 Twenty five 9 More 10 Liberia.
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Rubinstein
Camel
Asia
Albert I
True
False
Pawnee Bill
More
Liberia
Japs Not Pulling Nazi Chestnuts
Victoria July 12 Canadian Press Ichiro Kawasuk i recently appointed Japan consul at Vancouver said Japan is not deeply tied to the Axis and not Germanys vassal He noted Germans are difficult to work with but Britain is compromising and hopes for renewed trade with Great Britain Canada and Japan We are a seafaring nation dependent on world trade and differ from the Germans who are ruthless and uncouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Germany
Ichiro Kawasaki
Japan
Vancouver
Kawasaki
Uadon
Great Britain
Canada
Danish Motorship Still Loafing At Locust Point
The Danish motorship Laura Maersk lay at Locust Point as crew shortages blocked its sailing to New York. Crew refusals linked to fears of reprisals in occupied Denmark delayed clearance and heightened a US Maritime Commission custody dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Point
Baltimore
Laura Maersk
New York
Denmark
United States
United States Coast Guard
United States Maritime Commission
Annapolis Yacht Club Regattas Big Day Opens
Annapolis Md July 12 Three classes of ocean going yachts and a range of smaller craft compete in the Annapolis Yacht Club sixth annual regatta. The large craft line up at an 18.15 mile Chesapeake Bay course with Stormy Weather led by William H Labrot as top in class A. Liberty Highland Light and Spinrift among other entrants. Smaller boats race through Sunday with trophies and prizes for winners in all classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Annapolis Yacht Club
Chesapeake Bay
William H. Labrot
Charles Crane
Liberty
Academy
Al Smith Says Hello Old Potato at Democratic State Convention
Alfred E. Smith used the phrase Hello, old potato at the Democratic State Convention where Herbert H. Lehman was nominated by the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
Roosevelt
Alfred E .Smith
Herbert H. Lehman
Union Services Attract Large Turnout On Handley Lawn
Handley High School hosts Sunday evening union services starting at 7 with about 250 attendees. Rev. T M Swann spoke on "Heritage" while Floyd Haines urged all cooperating churches to unite voices. Prof McIlwee leads music as various churches provide an anthem weekly. Gar land Hopkins will speak tomorrow night replacing Dr T Clark who is out of town. In rain, services move to Handley auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
T M. Swann
Floyd Haines
Lane
Braddock Street Methodist Church
McIlwee
Garland Hopkins
T. Clark
Handley Auditorum
Royal Arch Masons Close 45th School in Waynesboro
Virginia Royal Arch Masons wrapped up their 45th annual school of instruction at Fairfax Hall Junior College Waynesboro after electing W. A. James of Beckley West Virginia as president to fill the vacancy left by E. A. Joachim of Charlottesville. Officers named include Fred J. Schmoele Norfolk vice president and S. Tate Sterrett Staunton secretary treasurer. Ninety one members attended the five day program with chapters represented from Norfolk Charlottesville Salem Roanoke Richmond Front Royal Waynesboro Staunton Martinsville Kingston Culpepper Portsmouth Arlington Alexandria and The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayynesboro
Virginia
Royal Arch Masons
Pairfax Hall
W. A. James
Beckley
W. Va
E. A. Joachim
Charlottesville
Fred J. Schmoele
Norfolk
S. Tate Sterrett
Staunton
Salem
Roanoke
Richmond
Front Royal
Whoro
Martinsville
Kington
Culpeper
Portsmouth
Arlington
Alexandria
the Plains
Cumberland Faces City Employee Pay Rise Threat
Mayor Harry Irvine and Cumberland City Council meet to avert a looming strike by street, sewer, alley and water department workers. Workers demand a 12 1 2 cent an hour raise, threatening Monday work suspension. Police Commissioner James Orr and Finance Commissioner Thomas F Conlon were out of town yesterday and were to return for today’s talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Harry Irvine
James Orr
Thomas F. Conlon
Louis Knocks Out Robinson in Exhibition Bout
In Minneapolis during the Aquatennial crowd of 8,500, heavyweight champion Joe Louis defeated Jimmy Robinson with a single mid section punch after two minutes of action. Louis weighed 212 pounds to Robinson 202, who swung early but tumbled to the canvas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Joe Louis
Jimmy Robinson
Neeves
Robinson
Rob
Louis
Peruvian Warns Of Fresh Ecuadorean Attacks At Frontier
Peru declares fresh Ecuadorean incursions along the eastern frontier and orders troops to repel any new aggression. A Peruvian commander reports Ecuadorean forces attacked Bartra on the Tigre river, with Peruvian land and river units repulsing the assault. In Washington, Peru and Ecuador envoys will meet Sumner Welles and the Argentine and Brazilian ambassadors to pursue a settlement proposal on the long standing boundary dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Ecuador
Iquitos
Amazon Jungle
Tigre River
Bartra
Welles
Washington
Sumner Welles
Three Powers
Virginia Troops Under Review by Governor Price at Camp
About 8,000 Virginia soldiers at the A. P. Hill reserve near Rappahannock Academy train under rain and will be reviewed this afternoon by Governor James H. Price and dignitaries. The 88th Brigade Combat Team, including the 116th and 176th Infantry and the 111th Field Artillery, perform in a 4:30 p.m. review, with Lt. Gen. Hugh A. Drum and other senior officers observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Virginia
A. P. Hill
Hugh A. Drum
First Field Army
Henry C. Pratt
Second Army
Milton A. Rockford
William H. Sands
Norfolk
54Th Field Artillery
88Th Brigade
Fort Meade
George M. Alexander
Lynchburg
E. W. Opie
Staunton
116Th Regiment
Edwin P. Conquest
Richmond
176Th
E. Sclatter Montague
Hampton
116Th
Pon
Many To Complete For Tennis Title
MT LAKE PARK Md July 12 More than 200 players invited for the 22nd annual western Maryland championships to be held August 11 16 Ralph E B Weber general chairman announced that men's singles begin August 11 and women's singles August 13. Men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles will be played throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Lake Park
Ralph EB. Weber
Poultry Convention Plans Prominent in Frederick County
Frederick county poultry men meet Tuesday night July 15 to plan a two day Virginia Poultry Federation convention in Winchester in November. M E Coe of Blacksburg will confer all day Tuesday with local growers and will be joined by Harry Moore for the courthouse session. An exhibition will be held at the Georgian Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia Poultry Federation
Ray
Winchester
M. E. Coe
Blacksburg
Harry Moore
Georgi W Ton Hotel
German Press Predicts Early Soviet Material Removal
Berlin dispatch reports German headlines claim the Soviet war machine is shattered and a German advance toward Moscow may follow. Officials say Russia’s collapse is foregone though front reports show confusion east of Minsk and no clear signs of new offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pinsk
Moscow
Russia
Minsk
White Russia
Service Men Will Practice Running
Men of the 29th Division and the United States Naval Academy will hold a dual track and field meet at Annapolis Saturday August 16. Tryouts for places on the 29th Division team will be held early in August under the coaching of Lieut. George Adams division athletic officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort George G. Meade
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
George Adams
Wave-length reallocation showing good results after shift
After about three months most reports indicate the March 29 wave-length reallocation moved many U S stations and is working well. At the Federal Communications Commission engineers say interference is generally reduced and reception improved though localized issues remain, and are being cleared up. The shift under the North American agreement affected stations across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Lockheed Reports Record Airplane Production in 1940 Start
Lockheed built and delivered 56.9 million dollars worth of airplanes in the first six months, far above 1940 output. Most deliveries were Hudson bombers for Britain and P-38 interceptors for the United States Army Air Corps. President Robert E. Gross called it a production record. Sales reached 19.27 million on the first half of 1960 and 12.57 million in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Lockwood Aircraft Corporation
Great Britain
United States Army Air Corps
Britain
Robert E. Gross
Lockheed
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