Mrs Beatley Dies At Her Home In Winchester
Elizabeth B Beatley 65 died at 4 30 am at 800 Amherst Street after a five year illness. Born July 24 1880 in Shockeysville Va she lived in Winchester 25 years. Survived by husband four brothers and two sisters. Funeral Sunday July 29 at 4 pm from 800 Amherst Street with Rev R W Vanderberry. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Elizabeth B. Beatley
E. Beatley
Amherst Street
Stuart H
Alvinndra Luttrell
Morgan County
W. Va
Shockeysville
Methodist Church
Cumberland
Beatley
Joseph T
A. C
W. F. Luttrell
Winchester
Jennie V. DeHaven
Baltimore
Laura E. Luttrell
R. W. Vanderberry
Market Street Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Harry Cook
Hugh Brill
Hayes DeHaven
George Patton
Smith Clark
Carson Hook
Roy TaFollette
John Nixon
Churchill's wartime leadership and career highlights
The article surveys Winston Churchill’s rise to prime minister on May 10, 1940, his famous blood toil sweat and tears pledge, and his role in forging ties with the United States. It covers his wartime coalition government, resignation and caretaker period, and outlines his long parliamentary career from 1900 through World War II. Churchill’s birthplace Blenheim Castle and family connections are noted, along with key positions held.
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Gallipoli
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
France
Low Countries
Commons
Churchill
United States
Britain
America
Roosevelt
George VI
Japan
Labor Party
Blenheim Castle
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
Jennie Jerome
New York
Lord
Hancock
Board of Trade
Admiralty
Churchill Cabinet Ousted in Labour Victory Headlines
Britain’s election swings power from Churchill as Labour confers large gains. Attlee expected to form new government with strong Labour trio Bevin Morrison and Attlee. Churchill aides and ministers suffer major defeats across parliamentary races.
Ration calendar details for meats sugars shoes and gas
The Associated Press outlines rationing validity in 1945 including meat and fats book four red stamps through July 31 and Aug 31 for various ranges, blue stamps through Sept 11 or Oct 31, sugar five pounds through Aug 31, shoes and gasoline coupon validity, and new period one coupons for 1945 46 expiring Aug 31.
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The
Associated Press
OPA
Whitlock Escapes From Road Camp
Emmitt Whitlock of Winchester on a state road gang escaped at 11 a m from Road Camp 13 at Falls Church. He is 37, 148 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, brown hair and eyes. He had been convicted of disorderly conduct and illegal co habitation with a fine of 250 dollars plus costs, which he defaulted.
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Emmitt Whitlock
Winchester
Whitlock
Falls Church
Answers to the Daily Quiz list of items
The page provides corrected answers to requiz questions: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. states Alabama Arizona Arkansas. Lewis B Schwellenbach. Mackinac Island Michigan. Thomas Gray. The Iron Chancellor. Paul M Herzog. London. political activities by Federal employees.
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stvenson
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Thomas Gray
the Iron Chancellor
Paul M. Herzog
London
Senate poised to ratify United Nations Charter by weekend
Washington officials expect a final vote on ratification by Saturday or Monday at the latest. Senate leaders weigh two paths for postwar use of American troops with differing views on a joint resolution vs a full treaty. Barkley and Connally express confidence after the basic agreement is ratified, with no plan to backtrack.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Lucas
D-Ill
House
White
Maine
Taft
Ohio
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Sharp Earthquake Measured Near Fordham University Seismograph
A sharp earthquake about 630 miles from New York was recorded at 6 34 a m EWT today on a Fordham University seismograph. Direction not determined. Rev Joseph J Lynch reported the event.
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New York
Fordham University
Joseph J. Lynch
Barr Rites Honor Prominent City Leader
Pallbearers included Jacob H. Yost Robert S. Bell Fred S. Boyd William C. Miller Harry Miller C Vernon Eddy Dr B M Knight Jr and Garland Spillman for Barr aged seventy five a longtime prominent citizen He is survived by widow Mary Elizabeth Wall a daughter Elizabeth Barr at home and a son Edward W Barr of Winchester Two nephews Staff Sergeant Arthur B Hunt with the 5th Army Air Force in the Pacific and Fred S Hunt of Winchester.
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Jacob H. Yost
Robert S. Bell
Fred S. Boyd
William C. Miller
Harry Miller
C. Vernon Eddy
B. M Knight
Garland Spillman
Barr
Severty
Mary Elizabeth Wall
Elizabeth Barr
Edward Wail Barr
Winchester
Arthur B. Hunt
5Th Army Air Force
Pacific
Fred S. Hunt
Bomb Damage Continues to Blight Japanese Fishing Center
New reconnaissance photos show Chosi a major manufacturing area with 61,000 residents, normally supplying an eighth of Japan’s total fish catch, now 364 per cent levelled. The continuation updates on damage to a key coastal town and industrial hub.
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Chosi
Japan
Leaders discuss Far Eastern affairs amid Potsdam moves
Truman and Churchill exchange views on Far Eastern conduct as Mountbatten rushes to Potsdam on urgent instructions. The Daily Mail notes Mountbatten’s Potsdam visit as highly significant, recalling his flights from India Burma to the Philippines to confer with Douglas MacArthur. At dinner, the president hosts Caf frey Murphy and Somervell. Arab League member nations include Iraq Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Lebanon Trans-Jordan and Yemen.
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Stalin
Churchill
Truman
Daily Express
Mountbatten
London
Potsdam
iThe Daily Mail
India- Burma
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Jefferson Caffery
U. S
France
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Gen
Brehon
Somervell
U. S. Army Service Forces
The
Arab League
Cairo
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Lebanon
Trans-Jordan
Yemen
Michigan Prison In New Hands
A new administration assumed temporary control of a southern Michigan state prison, after charges against top officials of permittee gambling and domination by criminals. Garrett Heyns became acting warden, replacing Harry H. Jackson, with Ralph Benson as chief assistant. State police were prepared to assist if needed as guard measures were stepped up for the 5,000 inmates.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Lansing
Michigan Corrections Commission
Garrett Heyns
State Cirections
Harry H. Jackson
Heyns
Ralph Benson
State Branch
Marquette
Harry F. Kelly
U S Landing On Puket Fails Report
San Francisco July 26 an unconfirmed Japanese man cast reported today an American reconnaissance force landed at Puket Island off the West end of the Malay Peninsula yesterday but was driven back to the sea by the Japanese garrison. Puket lies in the Bay of Bengal about 625 miles north of Singapore in the British area of operations. The dispatch said the landing force was identified as American.
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San Francisco
Amelian Reconnaissanee
T. Puket
Islarmi
Malay Peninsula
Lut
Puket
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
Comei
Graduates at West Point and Annapolis Now Count 1896
The June 5 U S Military Academy at West Point graduated 851 cadets while the June 6 U S Naval Academy at Annapolis graduated 1045 midshipmen. Presidents who were military men include Washington Monroe Jackson Taylor Polk Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Tyler Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison McKinley Roosevelt and Truman.
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West Point
Annapolis
U. S. Military Academy
U. S. Naval Academy
United States
Washington
Monroe
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Taylor
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Tyler
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Truman
Devers backs single crushing blow against Japan
General Jacob L. Devers, new chief Army ground forces, said the plan is to mass a force for a single crushing blow against Japan. He noted about 7,000,000 troops could be redeployed for the Pacific war, with eight weeks of retraining for returning furloughed soldiers and new entrants to form reorganized outfits.
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Washington
Jacob L. Devers
Japan
Patterson
Devers
6Th
Paific
Chinese Capture Namyung City in Cauled War Report
Chinese high command announced Namyung has fallen northeast of Canton near the Canton Hankow railway. Japanese garrison retreats toward Kukong as Wolfram shipments from the nearby mining district may restart. Namyung had been abandoned by the U S 14th Air Force in January.
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Chungking
Namyung
Canton
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tayu
Wolfram
Strasburg and Stephens City Join Valley Athletic League
Bryant Harper, president of the Valley Athletic League, announced six man football membership is complete with Strasburg and Stephens City as the fifth and sixth schools joining Berryville Boyce Stonewall high schools and Hedgesville in Virginia and W Va. The league will plan a 1945 football schedule and may host a season finale cup sponsored by Clarke Courier.
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Bryant Harper
Valley Athletic League
Harper
Strasburg
Stephens City
Berryville
Boyce
Stonewall
Virginia
Hedgesville
W. Va
Woodstock
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayjor
Clarke Courier
Hit and Run Driver Pleads to Fine in Virginia Court
R. V. Mason of Martinsburg was fined 100 dollars and costs after a Pennsylvania hit and run on a county highway. A six month suspended jail term was imposed if he avoids Virginia law violations for one year. The felony was downgraded to a misdemeanor. Other cases heard included Frank Lavender with no operator license and Howard T. Burkhart for speeding. J. W. Patterson was acquitted of assault charges.
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R. V. Mason
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania
W. Erle Edwards
Virginia
Edwards
Frank Lavender
E. Pall Mall Street
Howard T. Burkhart
Washington, D. C
Wilton Kerns
Rt. 3
Winchester
J. W. Patterson
Kern
First Virginia State Guard unit attends Camp Pendleton school
Company 115 Va State Guard lists eight men as the first group to represent the unit at Camp Pendleton. They left the Armory at 3 15 am last Sunday, traveled by company truck, and reached the camp at 1 40 pm. Capt Baker says the limit on attendees has been removed and urges interested members to notify him for the next three schools. A second group will depart this Sunday with several assigned and more possibles. Each group will spend one week at the camp learning state guard duties under instructors.
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Liberal Party
Labor
William Beveridge
Archibald Sinclair
Churchill
Attlee
Sir Stafford Cripps
India
L. S Amery
Darety
Lord Halifax
Washington
Lincoln George Isaacs
M. P
Trades Union Congress
Labor Party
Commons
A. Hancock
Woodford
National
Maj
Randolph Churchill
Duncan Sandys
Bracken
Admiralty
Brendan Bracken
James Grigg
Richard K. Law
Amery
Walter Womersley
Harold MacMillan
Leslie Hore-Belisha
National Insurance
Geoffrey Lloyd
King George VI
Buckingham Palace
Downing Street
R. A. Butler
Britain
State Guard
Camp Pendleton
Alton Sanderlin
Vernon L. Lichister
Charles H. Giffin
B. W. Pitcock
Lewis E. Vaught
F. M. Fogle
Charles Mason
Fred A. Wilson
W. A. Baker
Chas. A. Garber
Isaac F. Allamong
W. A. Adams
Eugene I. Grant
R. D. Cooper
Harry L. Shirley
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Clement R Attlee
Comons
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Requiz
Marshal Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Berlin
James F. Byrnes
Molstev
U. S. Signal Corps
International
Europe
Victor Wickersham
Oklahoma
Paul Gardner
Manchester
N. S
Walt Horan
James G. Fulton
Penna
Chester E. Merrow
N. H
J. E. Whitmore
New Hands
Namyung City
Kukong
Canton-Hankow
Caton
Sptember
Virginia State Guard
Winchester Ice Companies
Winchester Cold Storage
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