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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1942

Page

8

Winchester Club News Briefs: Nursing Class Civic Drive and Meetings

A Winchester home nursing class under Mrs. Jack P. Lindsay completes the course with listed participants. The Eastern Panhandle Civic Music Association drive ends Saturday night at 8. Various club meetings and gatherings are scheduled with hostesses named and locations given.

Winchester Jack P. Lindsay C. R. Anderson Jane Bicker Mary Warden Boyd Harold Brown Douglas duShane Margaret Flickinger Justin Funkhouser M. R. Glaize H. R. Kern Civic Music Assoc Eastern Panhandle Civic Music Association Marshall Kline Morningside Drive Civic Music Aces

West Coast Defense Alert After Dutch Harbor Attacks

Washington reports two Japanese air raids on Dutch Harbor near Alaska, triggering alerts along the Pacific from the Aleutians to Panama. officials say initial damage was limited with few casualties as defenses tighten and warnings spread among civilian and military authorities.

Washington United States Dutch Aleutians Panama North Amercan Canada States Dimond Gg Delega Congress Alaska Navy Philippines Seattle California Los Angeles County Defense Council Balboa Panama Canal Zone Dutch Harbor Kurile Islands Japan Unalaska Island Kuriles Pacific Burma Northern Pacific United Nations North Pacific Islands Aleutian Tokyo C. 8. Freeman 13Th Naval District

With Our Men In The Service

Capt. Randolph P. Shields of the Medical Corps U S Army spent last night with his aunt Miss Sophie Baker and is now on temporary duty in New York. Sergeant Millard Timbrook of Co I returned from three months detached duty at Fort Meade Md and rejoined his unit at AP Hill Reservation near Fredericksburg. Capt and Mrs Harold Stanley and their son Brice resumed duty in Washington after a 10 day furlough with Mrs Stanley’s parents at Sierra Vista Farm and relatives in Pennsylvania.

Curtis Blye Berryile Avenue West Coast Pearl Harbor T. H Blye Lester Blye Woodstock Avenue Handley High School Emory Keyser Woodrow McLaughlin R. L. Larsen Philip Habbe H. W. Copps Aubrey Gilliam Russell Dunlap Allen Russell Lester Miller Branton Funk Jerry Judy Danny Pizzannos Jean Baker Bob Jones College Cleveland Randolph P. Shields U.S. Army Sophie Baker Shields New York Millard Timbrook Timbrook Amherst Street Co. I Sgt Fort Meade AP. Hill Reservation Fredericksburg Capt Harold Stanley Brice Washington Mrs. Stanley Paul Keenig Sierra Vista Farm Capt. Stanley Pennsylvania

57 Examined At Recent District Nurses' Clinic

Fifty seven patients were examined at the orthopedic clinic held at Winchester Memorial Hospital with Dr. Robert W. Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital as clinician. The district nurse association reported a large clinic with several shoe alteration recommendations and therapy referrals. Two X rays aided diagnosis. one school child admitted to UVA Hospital for treatment via the crippled children's bureau and sent to Blue Ridge Sanatorium through tuberculosis drive.

Winchester Memorial Hospital Robert W. Funsten Universty of Virginia Hospital Dstrict Nurse Association Mary Pearson Farmer Evelyn C. Dean University of Virginia Hospital Crippled Children’s Bureau Blue Ridge Sanatorium

Men In Camps Endorse USO In Messages To Drive Chairman

Two Winchester servicemen, 2nd Lt. H. B. McCormac Jr. and Cpl. William L. Harris at Camp Lee Va., add their endorsements to the local USO war fund drive. McCormac says the USO boosts morale and provides homey entertainment with volunteers. Harris extends best wishes for success to the drive to fund wholesome fun for soldiers during off duty hours.

Winchester H. B. McCormac William L. Harris Camp Lee U.S.O America Clifford D. Grim U.S.O. War Fund Committee McCormac U.S.C. Club Tmegram Cpl. Harris

Public urged to reveal details of Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor

Seattle senator Wallgren urged publishing defense details after Japanese aircraft attacked the Alaskan naval station. He questioned bomber and fighter counts and claimed disclosure would not reveal military secrets. He warned the incident signals a broader Pacific war and raised concerns about Canada and Pacific coast defenses.

Seattle Mon C. Wallgreen D-Wash Dutch Harbor Senate’s Truman Alaskan Naval Station Japan Canada Pacific

Poison Ivy Eradication on Victory Garden Lot

Community asks how to remove poison ivy from a Victory Garden site and what steps to take if skin contact occurs. The material references a YMCA style service circular offering complete guidance by mail, and answers on serving cheese selections and a dessert bridge custom.

Star Service Bureau Tes Thirteenth St Washington

Cavalier Club members to compete in Eastern Small Bore event

In Richmond Virginia three Cavalier Rifle and Pistol Club members J Herman Atkins Barney Gray and Gilbert Moriconi will compete in the twenty first annual Eastern Small bore Rifle Association tournament on July 25 at the Quantico Marine Base.

Richmond Cavalier Rifle and Pistol Club J. Herman Atkins Barney Gray Gilbert Moriconi Quantico Marine Base

Hayden mechanism contains sun moon Milky Way planets

A Hayden device houses the sun moon Milky Way and the planets within a compact mechanism in New Orleans. The description notes how the celestial bodies fit inside this early model and references its display or study setting.

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