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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
9
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Brucetown residents report visits and travel. Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre and Mr J R Smith spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Marion Marshall near Berryville. Mrs Mary Whetzell left for Martinsburg after a week at home. Mr and Mrs W T Swimley of Winchester visited Mr and Mrs S J Swimley. Mr and Mrs William Grove of Martinsburg visited Luther Welch and family.
Richmond Virginia June 4 an air force of tiphia wasps will be released around Richmond as the first step in a spring campaign against Japanese beetles under state entomologist G T French. A second wave of imported flies will follow to parasitize beetles. A third tactic involves releasing a bacterium to reduce the beetle population in many sections of the state.
In Tappahannock Virginia on June 4, it notes that at least one of Charles Sherwood's children has attended Tappahannock High School each year for 30 years and that his youngest child Miss E. G. Sherwood earned her diploma this week.
Camp Lee Virginia reports May total of 659 425 in war bonds and stamps raised by soldiers. Major H L Landolt, bond officer, announced the tally today.
Washington reports that Mexico’s belligerent entry could tighten Axis controls and push Latin American nations toward a unified anti Axis stance. Chile and Argentina face pressure as Mexico moves toward war footing, with implications for neutrality and regional diplomacy.
The article notes closer liaison between United Nations staffs and Mexican defense authorities. It highlights Mexican bases on the east coast for anti submarine patrols and expects precautionary garrisons on vulnerable coasts. It argues Mexico’s stance aids diplomacy and psychology, reducing Axis influence in Latin America.
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