Navy Decorates Pacific Heroes for Meritorious Duty
Navy announces decorations for three officers in operations against Japan. John Wilkes of Charlotte North Carolina earns the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service. Lt Commander William L Wright of Corpus Christi Texas and Lt James C Dempsey of Germantown Pennsylvania receive the Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism. Wright and Dempsey previously earned Navy Cross. Dempsey born in East Port Maryland and entered the Naval Academy in 1927.
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Navy
John Wilkes
Lotte
N. C
William L. Wright
Corpus
Dempsey
East Port, Md
The
Academy
Pur le Heart Founded by Washington in 1782
The military order of the Purple Heart traces its origin to General George Washington who established the award in 1782. This early emblem honored veterans and evolved into a modern decoration recognizing wounded or killed service members.
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Military Order of the Purple Heart
George Washington
Bible Class Scouts Picnic At Reservoir Behind Handley School
The Dr Frank T McFaden Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church will sponsor a Boy Scout picnic for Troop Two this Friday at 6 30 near the reservoir behind Handley School. The event aims to become an annual affair. Committee chair Alton Powell leads Leonard Sirbaugh Ryland Conner and Phil Hunter with Hunter serving as Scoutmaster. A picnic supper with hot dogs and fixes will be served.
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Frank T. McFaden
The
Presbyterian Church
Handley School
Alton Powell
Leonard Sirbaugh
Ryland Conner
Phil Hunter
Troop Two Urged to Attend Enjoyable Affair
The note requests Troop Two to be present and participate, aiming to make the event a pleasant and lively gathering for all attendees.
Nutrition Class For Colored Residents
Those who wish to join the Red Cross Nutrition Class held in the kitchen of the Northern Virginia Power Company under Miss Fligner may do so Thursday night June 10 at 8 p.m. Members must be on time as the door will close promptly at 8 10 p.m. The class covers a simple course in foods.
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Red Cross
Northern Virginia Power Company
Miss Flickinger
RAF chief Harris says mass bombing can surpass Cologne impact
London reports Air Chief Marshal Harris predicts joint British American raids could exceed the Cologne attack in scale. He warns 1,000 bombers a night are not yet possible but will come, and Germany will face a massive strategic offensive backed by the United States. He notes caution against overestimating results and cites Japan's potential confirmation.
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London
Germany
RAF
Cologne
A. T. Harris
R.A.F
Bomber Command
Harris
Japan
Goering
Warser
Rotterdam
Coventry
Plymouth
Luebeck
Rostock
Targer
United States of America
Russian defenses hold Crimea base amid seven month siege
The Red Army denies continued reports on the Crimean naval base resisting Axis siege. Details describe heavy artillery and mortar fire repelling German thrusts, with losses claimed on both sides and local reconnaissance battles noted along the mainland front.
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Crimean
Deails
Adolf Hitler
An Cay
Zovikov
Bureau
Widow’s Pension Appeal Route Under VA Denial
A widow can appeal VA pension denial to the same office within one year of the denial notice. Each appeal is reviewed by the Board of Veterans' Appeals in Washington DC.
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Veterans
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
The
Veterans’ Administration
Washington, D. C
Winchester Emergency Defense Force Seeks Additional Men
The Winchester Emergency Defense Force announced a need for several more volunteers to serve as auxiliary police and duties of the company. About 45 members are currently in the unit. volunteers should report to the armory at 8 o'clock this evening.
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Winchester Emergency Defense Force
New U. S. Cruiser Santa Fe Launched in Closed Ceremony
The cruiser Santa Fe was launched at the New York Ship Building yards in Camden New Jersey in a closed ceremony. A water bottle from the Santa Fe river was broken over the bow by 14 year old Caroline Travelyan Chavez of Santa Fe after the water was blessed by the Archbishop. Wartime conditions limited attendance to naval officers officials workers and sponsor party members.
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Camden
N. J
Santa Fe
New York Ship Building Corporation
Caroline Travelyan Chavez
America
Young Churchmen To Organize
The Rev. John Teter asks youths aged 12 to 24 and their workers to meet Friday at 8 p m in White Hall Methodist Church to form an organization to promote youth work across six circuit churches. After a brief business session, lawn games and refreshments follow.
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John Teter
North Frederick
White Hall Methodist Church
Feast of Sacred Heart Observed With Masses and Prayers
Church of the Sacred Heart to observe its Feast with communion on Friday. Fr. Robert E. Hannon announces 7 and 8 o clock masses with Eucharistic exposition. Prayers for victory and lasting peace, benediction at 7 30 p m, confessions Thursday 5-6 and 7-8.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Henderson Opines on Wage Stabilization not Freezing
Price Administrator Leon Henderson addressed the National Association of Retail Grocers in Chicago. He argued that wage stabilization and wage freezing are different, supporting stabilized wages while opposing blanket freezes. Hector Lazo read the message.
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Chicago
Leon Henderson
National Association of Retail Grocers
Association
Ame
Hector Lazo
Office of Price Adminstration
Henderson
Boston Honors Allied Heroes at Citywide Victory Parade
Boston celebrated 13 combat veterans from American and British forces for actions against Axis forces. Crowds along a parade route watched at the navy yard and Fore River shipyards as workers race to complete ships. Lieutenant Carrithers, honored for bomber navigation, expressed mixed feelings about the spectacle. A half holiday for students and state workers accompanied the event.
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Boston
New York
Europe
Boston Navy Yard
Bunker Hill Monument
Navy
Great Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
William C. Carrithers
Manitou Springs
Colo
Discrimination Denied In Vottoway County School Bus Case
In Richmond on June 9 the school board attorney and Superintendent Wrigglesworth filed an answer in U.S. district court denying discrimination against Negro pupils in free school bus transport. They admit inability to serve all Negro children but say it is not due to race, citing district consolidation and scattered rural locations as the cause of transportation challenges.
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Richmond
Cunsel
Vottoway County
W R. Wrigglesworth
United States District Court
Annswer
Jula Winn
Robert Winn
Oscard
Sup. Wrigglesworth
H H. Watson
Crewe
Blackstone
Burkeville
Decree in Charles J. Gordon Estate Case Virginia
In Frederick County Circuit Court a decree directs a commissioner to report on the estate of Charles J. Gordon deceased including real and personal assets and interested parties. The order sets a June 23 1942 filing deadline for creditors and accounts as Winchester notices proceed.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Charles J. Gordon
Ida May Owen
M. M. Lynch
Winchester
Loudoun Street
Rsad Teainicdn Caotons Dadien
Sheriff of Nelson in Critical Condition After Arrest Incident
Nelson county Sheriff K. M. Baker was described as critical at University Hospital in Charlottesville after a Saturday arrest scuffle. Trooper W P Lovingston said suspect miles Thom of Nelson county is held without bail on charges of kicking the sheriff in the stomach and causing a punctured intestine with peritonitis developing.
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Lynchburg
K. M. Baker
Nelson County
Univers'y Hospital
Charlottesville
W. P. A . Lovingston
Miles Thom
Haden
Thompson
Richmond Officers Killed In Air Crash In Australia
Captain Richard M Cone of Richmond was killed in a non combat airplane accident in Australia last Friday. He is survived by his widow Virginia McDaniel and two sons with a daughter in Syracuse. Cone attended John Marshall High School and Virginia Tech before his service.
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Richmond
Richard M.cone
Milton Cone
Australia
War Department
Cone
Virginia McDaniel
C. Yates McDaniel
Associated Press
Syracuse
John Marshall High School
Virginia Tech
Desertaion divorce suit filed in Winchester Court
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on May 30 1942 Charles E Holsinger sues Willa Nelle Holsinger for a divorce a mensa et th e ground desertion. An affidavit alleges the defendant is not a Virginia resident and she must appear within ten days after publication. A copy will be published weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star and posted at the courthouse front door by June 1 1942.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Charles E. Holsinger
Willa Nelle Holsinger
Winchester Evening Star
P. J. Marshall
John W. Rice
P. A
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Uncle Sam
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H.C. Sheetz &Son
J.S. Solenberger & Co
Ntsberry
Marshal Harris
Yermakov
U. 8. Navy
Gould P. Groves
U. 8. Marine Corps
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Groves
Alzheimer, Ark
U. S
Sacred Heart
C. P
Phonephoto
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Washington
Mountbatten
Maurice Fitzgerald
First Air Force
Atlantic
Nelson
Baker
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