Winchester Day celebrated by local citizens at Fort Meade
Local residents joined a large crowd to honor the 116th Infantry at Fort George G. Meade Maryland. The event featured the Chanters and McIlwee Municipal Band with a 3 pm review, luncheon with officers, and a police escorted motorcade. An accident near Fairfax disrupted travel but no serious injuries reported.
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Fort George G. Meade
116Th Infantry
McIlwee
Ington
116Th Infan
Dr. Anderson
C. P. McVicar
R. B. Nelson
Andrew Bell
A&rr
Winchester
Fairfax
J. O. J. Green
Green
Miss Thomas
Wheeler Seeks $100 Monthly for Soldiers in Ranks
The measure proposed by Wheeler would set a monthly payment of 100 dollars for soldiers in active service. It also allows release for men who had reached 28 on July 1, 1941, and enables the War Secretary to discharge active duty personnel if continued service would cause undue hardship in the ranks.
Miss Marker and Robt Dailey Named 4-H All-Stars
Miss Mary Gay Marker of Opequon and Robert Dailey of near Whitacre were elected All-Stars at the 4-H Club short course at Virginia Tech. The honor recognizes excellent work by 4-H members. Marker and Velma Hodgson led discussion groups and helped draft a bill of duty summarizing convention reports.
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All
Virginia 4-H Club
Mary Gay Marker
Edwin R. Marker
Opequon
Robert Dailey
Lester Dailey
Near Whitacre
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
B. and O. Freight Car Loads Rise in Week
New York July 28 Reuters reports freight cars handled by railroads for the week ended July 26 show Baltimore and Ohio at 66,799 cars, up from 66,369 the prior week and 40,867 a year earlier.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Crossword Clue Guide for Daily Puzzle
Listed clues range across 1 5 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 25 26 28 29 30 31 33 and more with Across and Down hints. Answers include clock face sphere coerce oil source and other common terms from 4 Guided to 49 Bulky timber with typical crossword wordplay.
Died Saturday Charles H. Henson of Middletown
Funeral services for Charles H. Henson 65 of Middletown will be held this afternoon at Grace Methodist Church with brief rites at the residence at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery. He died at Memorial hospital after several days illness. Survived by wife Ethel Jackson and three children Mildred Conner George Bywater Ethyleen Henson, plus three brothers and a sister.
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Charles H. Henson
Middletown
Grace Methodist Church
J. T. Brown
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Henson
Memorial Hospital
John W. Henson
Mary Ritenour Henson
Ethel Jackson
Winchester
Mildred Conner
George Bywater
Opequon
Ethyleen /ffenson
Claimed Draftees Seek Release From Extended Service
The Senate Military Committee backed legislation to extend the service period for all army personnel, signaling commitment to national defense. The House committee delayed action to hear opponents, including Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Benge of Cincinnati, seeking an investigation into army deaths, and Mothers of U. S. A. leaders voicing dissent from extended service.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
Stuart Benge
Cincinnati
Rosa M. Farber
The
Mothers of U. S. A
Detroit
Ether Green
Reds claim halt to German drive in sixth week of war
Moscow reports say the Red Army halted German progress toward Smolensk and Kiev in the sixth week. It credits destruction of two German divisions, fierce defense of Moscow and Leningrad, and Red air operations that forced Luftwaffe to retreat. It also notes naval actions sinking a German cutter and a transport, and attacks on Baltic vessels.
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Black Sea
Constanta
Labe Luftwaffe
Moscow
Verdun
Smolensk
Zhitomir
Kiev
Red Army
Leningrad
Russia
Baltic
Finns Report an Encirclement on Karelia Front
Finnish troops on the northern Karelia front completed another large encirclement of Russian forces. The official note says the operation yielded a notably large amount of war material and that the offensive is proceeding satisfactorily according to plan on all fronts. Names of the occupied areas cannot be disclosed at present.
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Helsinki
Tom Thumb origin in legend and knighthood
The original Tom Thumb is a dwarf from legendary history no larger than a man's thumb who was knighted by King Arthur.
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Tom Thumb
Man’s Thumb
King Arthur
Miss Foreman Crowned Gore Picnic Queen At Local Event
Miss Eunice Foreman was acclaimed Miss Gore Picnic at a Saturday afternoon gathering. Herbert Smoke won the fiddlers contest, receiving a $5 prize as crowds watched Midshipman Harry King Cooper crown the new queen. The event, sponsored by Gore Camp No. 15 553 Modern Woodmen of America, drew a large turnout with judges W H Wisecarver F W Pingley and William Good.
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Herbert Smoke
Mount Williams
W. H. Wisecarver
F. W. Pingley
William Good
Washington
Gore Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Harry W. Windle
Nazi Drive Around Leningrad Sees Mixed Gains and Reports
The bulletin from Hitler’s HQ claims Russian resistance remains stiff while German advances near Leningrad and Mogilev are reported. Berlin notes high command says operations proceed along the Baltic to Black Sea front as German forces claim encirclements and prisoner captures.
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Union
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Germany
High Command
NBC
New York
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Reynolds
Foreign Relations Committee
DNB
Volosovo
Red Army
Baltic-to-Black Sea
Mogilev
Smolensk
Voelkischer Beobachter
Freed After 27 Years Duryea Cleared in Father Slaying
Chester B. Duryea 70 walks free after 27 years since his 1914 murder indictment for killing Gen. Hiram Duryea was dropped due to lack of evidence. He was deemed sane in 1940 and entered a not guilty plea.
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Chester B. Duryea
Hiram Duryea
New York
Duryea
Women Strikers Arrested at Meyersdale Shirt Factory
A dozen women from the CI.O Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union were arrested at the Meyersdale shirt factory gates after a clash with manager John Conville. Police say the confrontation occurred as strikers tried to block entry. three women and both men were treated for injuries. The group, seeking recognition and higher pay, awaited a hearing before Justice H. S. Whipperman.
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Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Somerset Township
Csis
Answers to the Daily Quiz Page Four
The page lists quiz solutions: France, Alcatraz, No, Black Sea, True, Anchors Aweigh, Twenty years, 1919, King Peter II, and a windfall.
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France
Alcatraz
Black Sea
Organize For Conservation Of Farm Land In Virginia
At a recent meeting Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District elected E. M. Funk as chair and Fred Stine as secretary. Floyd Trent of the State Soil Conservation service may devote full time to Frederick County efforts. Trent is to draft a county program per year old recommendations as H. L. Dunton of the state program attended. A multi year plan invites farmer participation.
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E. M. Funk
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Fred Stine
Floyd Trent
State Soil Conservation Service
Grottoes
Frederick County
Trent
H. L. Dunton
State Soil Conservation Program
Mrs Blanche Knight 80 Dies in Clarke County
Mrs Blanche Knight 80 widow of Clarke county merchant William Knight died at 9 am at the Knight home in Clarke county after a long illness. Born January 17 1861 she was a Winchester resident earlier and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survived by son Taylor Clarke county and daughter Mrs Mabel Shackleford Silver Springs Md with several grandchildren. Funeral at First Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 30 with Rev E T Clark D D officiating. Burial Mount Hebron. Remains at Kurtz Funeral Home until service.
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Blanche Knight
William Knight
Clarke County
Knight Home
Knight
Winchester
William Grubbs
Charlotte Foreman Grubbs
First Baptist Church
Mount Hebron
Kurtz Funeral Home
Peach Harvest Delays Until Next Month Across Counties
The main peach crop will not be harvested until next month as El bertas ripen. County growers include John Rees near White Hall, Stockdale at Albin, Fred Ridings in Stephens City, and H. Clay deGrange. In Shenandoah County large producer is Judge F S Tavenner.
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Elbertas
John Rees
White Hall
Mr. Stockdale
Albin
Fred Ridings
Stephens City
H. Clay deGrange
Shenandoah County
Judge F. S. Tavenner
Alice Lavender Dies In Morning
Mrs. Alice Lavender colored widow of Giles Lavender died at 8 30 this morning at 430 North Kent Street after a brief illness in her 64th year. She was born Alice Carter of Front Royal and is survived by son James Carter from a former marriage, daughter Mrs. Lucy Thomas, and five grandchildren Nora Robert Louise Emma and Nathan Carter. Funeral Thursday at 3 PM at Shilo Baptist Church with Revs Laws and Newman officiating. Burial in Orrick Cemetery.
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Alice Lavender
Giles Lavender
North Kent Street
Alice Carter
William and
Louise Carter
Front Royal
James Carter
Lucy Thomas
Nora
Robert
Louise
Emma
Nathan Carter
Shilo Baptist Church
Laws
Newman
Orrick Cemetery
Letters to Greece Routed via Cape of Good Hope
Letters addressed to Greece must now be carried around the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and thence overland through Iran and Turkey.
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Greece
Cape of Good Hope
Indian Ocean
Iran
Turkey
King George of Greece Inspects Auckland Battalion in London
While Greece endures Nazi occupation, King George surveys the Auckland infantry battalion in London. His bodyguard, drawn from troops who fled Greece, accompanies the inspection to bolster resistance esprit de corps.
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George
Greece
London
Aukland Infantry
Night Court in Frederick Clears Docket
Judge Tavenner held night court at the police station to clear a crowded docket. He bonded a drunken driver, then heard five cases including DUI convictions for Arthur Dean Abner Wiands and Irvin Forsythe with fines and jail terms, plus speeding and reckless driving penalties.
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Arthur Dean
Abner Wiands
Irvin V. Forsythe
Speeders
John P. Filescher
James Jenkins
W. J. Ray
Cumberland
Jack Ruelius
Pittsburgh
Robert Y. Frazier
Edgewater
N. J
Wayne Guthrie
Winchester
Newton Beeler
Turner Lee Smeltzer
Abnerriands
W. E. Stinespring
West Union
W. Va
Needlepoint Patterns for Crucifixion and Saints Set
Pattern 7065 offers directions and full sized color charts for a 6 x 9 inch image and two 5 x 7 inch pictures of the Crucifixion St Anthony and St Theresa. The small designs can be used individually or in a group.
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St. Anthony
St. Theresa
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Wheeler
LaGuardia
Donald S. Lennard
Michigan State Police
Huntington Williams
Baltimore
Arthur W. Wallender
New York City
Miss Marker
Rob’t Dailey
W. A. Quick
Daily Crossword
Famil
Romulus
Pete
Ead
C.H. Henson
Grace Church
RAF
Britain
America
John Staples
Royal Air Force
Lakeland
Fla
School of Aeronautics
United States
Miss Foreman
Gore
Smoke
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun St
DIAL
Berryville
Leesburg
King George of
Tavenner
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Bruce
Bruce Reamline
John W. Rosenberger and CO
Delalal
Parts & Service
Amepige Aicel Pn Vel
Winchester Dept
W. 14Th Street
N. Y
Household Arts, Inc
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