Complacency Is Cited As Greatest Danger Assert Defense Leaders
Defense leaders warn complacency as the top risk to national security urging civilian defense. The article cites lessons from wartime Britain showing preparation saves lives and property. It details Winchester Civilian Defense plans and lists local organizers in police fire and utilities roles.
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America
Winchester
Niow
England
London
Tion
C. R. Anderson
Grant Police
C. W. Hollis
Taylor
P. W. Boyd
Jack Brandon
Andrew Bowen li
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Fort Mills Forts Hughes and Prank lack of transportation a raw recruit General Harold H. George Tobin Boston Braves True Polaris North Star Bermuda
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Prin
Fort Mills
Corresider
Forts Hughes
Prank
Harold H. George
Tobin
Boston Braves
Polaris
The
North Star
Bermuda
Bible School Opens June 15 At Braddock Street Church
The Braddock Street Methodist Church announces its fifth annual Vacation Bible School starts June 15 at 9 a.m. in the church school building. It runs for two weeks from 9 to 11:30 each weekday with Saturdays and Sundays off, for Intermediates and younger groups under supervision and teaching staff. The Rev. T. M. Swann urges full parental cooperation, with music and recreation included daily.
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Braddock Street
T. M. Swann
Payne's Chapel Memorial Services Announced
The Rev. B. Smith announces annual memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon June 14 at 3 o clock at Payne's Chapel. Music will be provided by the Historic City Four of Winchester: Eugene Russell, Robert Legg, Robert Snapp, and Henry Keller. Cemetery work day is planned for Saturday June 6 with attendees bringing their own tools.
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Cone
Payne's Chapel
B. Smith
Sonar
Winchester
Eugene Russell
Robert Legg
Robert Snapp
Henry Keller
Mr Carpenter Finds A Check In Town
Edward Carpenter of Round Hill found an unendorsed check believed to be for 26 dollars on the street near People's Drug Store. He left the check at the drug store for return upon proper identification.
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Edward Carpenter
Round Hill
People’s Drug Store
Memorial Services Planned at Ridings Chapel
Memorial services are being planned for Ridings Chapel on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev. C. P. Walz in the pulpit. Sunday School precedes the service at 2 o'clock. Superintendent W. S. Sargent invites members and friends to attend to avoid conflict with other church services.
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Ridings Chapel
C. P. Walz
W. S. Sargent
USO fund drive passes milestone as clubs give
John L. Glaize, treasurer of War Fund Campaign of the United Service Organizations, reports that $1,268 has been donated by Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary clubs with more gifts expected. The effort has reached a $3,200 community quota and public solicitations begin next week as industrial contributors are urged to give via the coupon printed on page two of The Star.
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John L. Glaize
War Fund Campaign
United Service Organizations
Pony
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary
Crace
Glaize
Clifford Grim
U.S.C
USO Benefit Golf Tournament At Local Club
A two day blindey golf event to aid the USO will be held at the Golf Club this Saturday and Sunday. The Star reported the details this afternoon.
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USO
Explosion at Elwood arsenal devastates plant and rattles Illinois
The Elwood arsenal in Illinois suffered a major blast destroying a brick one story unit and shattering roofs of nearby buildings. About 60 workers were in the demolished unit with no word on total casualties. The explosion, felt as far as Joliet and Hammond, disrupted regional life and followed a large munitions complex established in 1941.
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Tunstall
Elwood Arsenal
Fred Elias
Edmund
Kankakee
Illinois
T. C. Gerber
Mid-Western
Chicago
Direct Hits By RAF on Nazi Warships Reported
London reports from Norwegian sources say the RAF bombed the Tirpitz and Admiral Hipper near Trondheim with several direct hits. One ship listed, a definite list developed. April raids hit Vaernes and Oerlandet airfields, with 17 Germans killed at Vaernes. Trondheim naval base workers went on strike afterward.
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London
Admiral Hipper
Trondheim
Vaernes
Oerlandet
Germans Fire On Own Soldiers In Channel Raid
London reports a British Commandos raid against Bourgens Le Touquet defenses in occupied France. German patrol boats were sunk or set ablaze, while British troops landed with light gear and heavy armament, led by Major K. R. S. Trevor.
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London
Bourgens-Le Touquet
Jerry
Special Service
Channel
France
Trevor
T. W. Trevor
Charlottesville
Roosevelt to Convene White House Study On Gasoline Rubber Crisis
President Roosevelt began a comprehensive study of linked gasoline and rubber shortages. He summoned 11 top government executives to the White House for a conference and sketched plans to discuss gasoline rationing by mid July and a potential nationwide scrap rubber collection. Attending were Secretaries Jones and Ickes, Nelson, Henderson, Eastman, Patterson, Harold Smith, Wayne Coy, Archibald Macleish, Arthur Newhall and Joel Dean.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Commerce Jones
Interior
Ickes
the Petroleum Co
Donald M. Nelson
Price
Leon Henderson
Defense Transportation Co
Joseph B. Eastman
Robert P. Patterson
Harold Smith
Wayne Coy
Office of Emergency Management
Archibald Macleish
Office of Facts and Figures
Arthur Newhall
Joel Dean
Russians Report Wrecking German Warplane Bases
Moscow dispatches say the Red Air Force hit three German bomber bases in the far north deep behind enemy lines. About 40 German planes were reported destroyed along with damage to Nazi airfields in the Petsamo region of Finland and the North Cape area of Norway as Allied supplies reach the Arctic route.
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Moscow
Russia
Arctic Ocean
Britain
United States
Red Air Force
Murmansk
Petsamo
Finland
North Cape
Norway
To Show Movie At Ebenezer Church
A public film showing is announced at Ebenezer Church on Sunday. The event invites the community to attend and view the film.
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Ebenezer
Food Requirements Committee Formed To Control Supply
War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson created a nine member food requirements committee led by Secretary Wickard to determine civilian and military food needs and to speed up or curtail domestic output and imports. The panel, within the WPB, will set government eating policy and decisions are final subject to WPB approval.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Wthin
Nelson
W.P. B
O.P.A
Food Requirements Committee
W.P.B
L. S. Stinebower
State Department
Carl A. Hardigg
War Department
W. B. Young
Navy
W. B. Parker
Board of Economic Warfare
John Orchard
Office of Lend-Lease Administration
Roland S. Vaile
Civilian Supply
Chinese Report Slaying 10,000 Foe Within Two Days
Chungking reports about 8,000 Japanese killed or wounded in two days of fighting at Chuhsien western Chekiang rail center. Total Japanese casualties reach 10,000, signaling a potential decisive turn. Chinese say over 100,000 troops were committed to the assault.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang
Japan
Senate Proposes Compromise On Military Pay Increase
Senate conferees and House members in Washington proposed a bridged pay raise for privates. Back privates would get 46 dollars monthly and first class privates 52 under the compromise retroactive to June 1, with current pay at 21 dollars a month for four months.
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Washington
Senate
House
Submarine menace waning across Atlantic says Navy
New York June 5 Naval officials on the eastern sea frontier report the submarine danger in the Atlantic from Canada to Jacksonville is steadily decreasing. They say UN losses are just over half a per cent, with six and one tenth of a percent losses on 2,500 ships sailing from eastern ports between December 7, 1941, and May 31 this year.
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New York
Eastern Sea Frontier
Canada
Jacksonville
Atlantic Ocean
United Nations
Bahama Strikers Return To Jobs After Disruptions
In Nassau on June 5, about 1500 workers resumed work after disturbances tied to a labor dispute. Eighty arrests were reported, as the Bahamas Federation of Labor denied responsibility for the unrest following the governor Duke of Windsor’s Washington visit.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Washington
Bahamas Federation of Labor
U S Army says troops can be fully equipped for abroad
Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell, U S Army supply chief, announced in Northern Ireland that we can fully equip any troops sent overseas. He reported no delays in moving equipment to the British Isles and praised the command for its efficiency after tours of United States establishments with senior officers.
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A.E.F
Northern Ireland
Brehon Somervell
U. S. Army
British Isles
United States
British planes sink large enemy merchant ship in eastern Med
Cairo reports British torpedo carrying planes sank a large enemy merchant vessel in the eastern Mediterranean on Wednesday night. The ship was escorted by destroyers and aircraft.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
R.A.F
Ill Treatment Of Prisoners Denied
A British source said the German charge of improper treatment of prisoners in Libya is unfounded. He noted it has not been decided if London will officially respond. The British claim they have always scrupulously observed the Geneva convention for war prisoners.
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London
Libya
Jones Funeral Home Proclaims Unvarying Service to All Families
The Jones Funeral Home declares an unwavering pledge to serve every family regardless of financial means, emphasizing equal care and assistance in arranging services. The statement frames a commitment to inclusion amid diverse socioeconomic situations.
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Jones Funeral Home
Confident Nation Can Carry Debt Of 200 Billions
Roanoke Va June 5 Dr E A Kincaid a Federal Reserve economist told the Virginia Bankers Association debt of 200 billion could be supported by a national income near 120 billion yearly He warned only broad class stake in debt keeps it safe and warned against concentrating savings in upper classes Officiers were named for the association with McCall Roper and ONeill succeeding in their posts
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Roanoke
E. A. Kincaid
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Kincaid
University of Virginia
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Hotel Roanoke
Germany
France
Europe
G. C. Mccall
Norton
W. A. Roper
Richmond
Charles T. O'Neill
Charlottesville
Landon Faults Rubber Policy and Gasoline Handling
Alf M. Landon told Chicago Executives Club the government could fix rubber and farm problems together by producing rubber from grain alcohol rather than petroleum. He criticised the administration for fumbling the rubber situation from start to finish and said Congress findings show the President slowed the synthetic rubber program, leaving the public uncertain about whether rubber or gasoline was the goal. He urged clear action to protect national prosperity.
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Chicago
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Jesse Jones
British Report on Air Operations May 1940
The air ministry said in London that forty seven Axis freighters and warships were sunk or damaged by the RAF in May across the North Sea Atlantic and Mediterranean. It reported 283 Axis airplanes destroyed over Europe and the Middle East while RAF losses totaled 301 aircraft including 64 destroyed in daylight strikes on Germany and occupied territory and 130 over Europe at night.
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London
North Sea
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Air Ministry
Europe
Middle East
Germany
Fourteen Army Fliers Die in Bomber Crash near Hamilton Field
SAN RAFAEL California June 5 Fourteen Army fliers perished when a heavy bomber crashed on a hillside after developing trouble post takeoff The pilot circled to Hamilton Field but failed to make an emergency landing Flames engulfed the wreckage and no one survived at the crash site on the errog ranch three miles northwest of Hamilton Field
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San Rafael
Calif
Army
Hamilton Field
Errog Ranch
Three Belgians Executed for Sabotage in Liege
German authorities announced in Brussels that three Belgians described as Communists were executed at Liege for acts against the occupation army. The men reportedly killed two Germans and sabotaged railway lines mines and high tension systems.
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Brussels
Liege
Army Aviator Killed in Bradley Field Crash
Second Lieutenant Richard Marshall Stafford, 25, of Summit New Jersey, died when his pursuit plane crashed near Bradley Field during a routine landing. He entered service in 1941 and was recently stationed in Windsor Locks. Stafford attended University of Virginia and Newark College of Engineering.
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Windsor Locks
Conn
Richa. Marshall Stafford
Summit
N. J
Bradley Field
First Corps Area Public Relations
Boston
Stafford
University of Virginia
Newark College of Engineer
Crossword clues from daily puzzle page misread
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Payne’s Chapel
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Riley’s Market
Erapgy
Cameron & Piccadilly Bts
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Chicago Weather Bureau
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