General Electric outlines jet aircraft turbines research
General Electric announced plans to produce jet propulsion aircraft turbines for the War Department and to share jet propulsion specifications with another firm. It also described perfected electronic gear that measures projectile speed to 1 in 100 000, and cited current use at Aberdeen proving grounds.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
War Department
General Engineers
Harry A. Winne
General Electric
Army
Aberdeen, Md
Ordnance Research Center Proving Grounds
OPA Denies Gasoline Plea At Army Air Field
At Alexandria Army Air Field Louisiana the local ration board refused a lieutenant's request for gasoline. Chaplain Burgess E Brown intervened by asking the board not to tell more soldiers to "Tell it to the chaplain" and eventually supplied two gas coupons from his own funds.
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Alexandria Army Air Field
Burgess E. Brown
Local Social News from Mt Pleasant Virginia
Pfc. Philip W. Perry returns to Camp Maxey Texas after furlough with parents here. Peggy Hean Melhon injures arm and stays with Mrs Venner Mil hon in Winchester. Dinner and visiting guests include Perry family members and friends at various households in Mt Pleasant and nearby towns. The U B Church yard party Friday night drew a large turnout for a pleasant evening.
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MT. Pleasant
Philip W. Perry
Camp Maxey
Texas
Peggy Hean Melhon
Venner Milhon
Clifton Gough
Winchester
John Perry
James Russell
Bobby
Ralph Hilda
Davis
Daniel
Zirkle Williams
Richard Kathryn
Charles
Eva
Louise
Ruth Perry
Christine Voorhees
Charlotte Rudolph
Frances McCay
Charles Like
Carol
Pfc
L. C. Messick
James Swain
Dayton College
Atha Dyke
Ruth
Woodrow
Charles Lake
Opequon
Emmett Boyce
Irvin Boyce
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Woodrow Perry
Bufffick Road
Roy Rosenberger
U.S. Navy
Raymond Racey
Alice McCarty
Jessie Brown
Hugh McCarty
Patricia McCarty
Gerrardstown
Richard Boyce
Bill Orndorff
Mt. Williams
U. B
4-H Clubyard Party at Round Hill Church
Frederick County 4-H Club Council hosts a yard party at Round Hill Presbyterian Church on Thursday night August 3 with rain date August 4. A $25 War Bond prize will be awarded. cakes soft drinks ham and chicken sandwiches and ice cream will be sold. there will be a cake walk and string music. Church located 4 miles west of Winchester on Route 50. everyone invited.
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4-H
Frederick County
4-H Club
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Allied Offensives Weigh In On Normandy Drive And Russian Push
Allied forces aim to press the Normandy front with dawn offensives as the Red Army drives into Germany’s defenses. Observers note the Gothic Line in Italy and the fast Russian advance may force simultaneous blows on all fronts. Troop and material flows into France surge, while German forces retreat toward a possible Vistula line amid supply challenges and mobile cavalry operations.
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Normandy
Hitler
United Nations
Italy
Allied
Fourth Front
Germany
Churchill
France
Wilsa
Vistula
Warsaw
Highway Crash Report Oddity From Pittsburg
A Kansas highway accident report notes a woman suffered minor scalp lacerations a compound fracture of her dignity and a pronounced case of big and little jitters. The odd phrasing reflects the report’s unusual wording rather than clinical detail.
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Pittsburg, Kas
Keep the invasion rolling Buy War Bonds today
Wartime appeal urges immediate purchase of war bonds to support military efforts. Officials highlight national unity and the need to finance operations, calling on citizens across communities to contribute through bond sales and patriotic sacrifice.
Wanted help and vehicle for local businesses
Several short classifieds seek staff at Apple Blossom Restaurant for waitress and counter work, housework in a residence, and a general helper at Underwood's Bakery. One ad asks for a pickup truck owner to respond with vehicle details to a Winchester Virginia box address.
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Washington
Purcellville
Ferdinand Chatard
Apple Blossom Restaurant
P. O
Winchester
Senator Chavez urges Congress to reconvene for de mobilization
In Washington on July 25 Senator Chavez of New Mexico urged Congress to return August 1 for 60 days of full sessions to advance war to peace measures. He warned that Nazi collapse in Europe could require postwar plans including public works and veteran training. Senator Tydings doubted delaying controversial bills until after the election.
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Washington
Europe
Chevez
D-Nm
Congress
Germany
Chavez
Tydings
D-Md
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Winchester, Virginia
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Leesburg
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Cameron St
Ray Sheetz
Gray Ave
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National Ave
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America
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