State Convention Of Eagles Opens Here Tomorrow
Winchester Lodge No. 824 hosts the 38th annual state convention at Sarah Zane Hall starting at 10 am with delegates from 10 Virginia aeries including 40 from Richmond. FBI special agent W W A Murphy will give the opening address as local officials welcome delegates.
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Winchester
Order of Eagles
Sarah Zane Hall
Virginia
Richmond
W.W. A. Murphy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Golightly
Funeral arrangements are set for Emma Elizabeth Golightly who died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Services will be Thursday at 4 PM at Montague Avenue Methodist Church with Rev. John Teter and Rev. Ralph Cather officiating. Interment at Mount Hebron. Body moved to daughter Mrs. Charles Clark’s home at 319 Highland Avenue. Pallbearers: Russell Orndorff, Roy Dellinger, Lee Brinker, Pred Thomas, Albert Taylor, Albert Clark.
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Emma Elizabeth Golightly
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
John Teter
Ralph Cather
Willig
Mount Hebron Dome
Jones
Charles Clark
Highland Avenue
Russell Orndorff
Roy Dellinger
Lee Brinker
Pred Thomas
Albert Taylor
Albert Clark
British American Plans Eyed For War With Japan
King says talks in England with Marshall and Arnold covered broad terms for coordinated effort against Japan when British forces can assist. Marshall and Arnold may return to the United States after tours of invasion points in Europe and North Africa. The observer notes difficulty in explaining why German counterattacks did not exploit the Allied poration advances.
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King
Japan
Pacific
Europe
England
George Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Marshall
Arnold
United States
France
Italy
North Africa
Forrestal
Venice Star Daily Local Sports Highlights
The Venice Star presents a digest of local sports featuring standout performances, team updates, and notable results from area high schools and clubs. Key names and scores spotlight regular season action and emerging talents.
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Venice Star Daily
Two More Nippon Airdromes Fall
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Biak island added two more Japanese airstrips, giving the Allies four on the Schouten islands near New Guinea. Yank infantry, supported by tanks and artillery, cut Japanese ridges yesterday and moved toward Sorido and Borokoe airfields, closer to Biak’s main strip.
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New Guinea
Biak Island
Schouten Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Sorido
Borokoe
Biak
Mokmer
Owi Island
Equator
Yap
Carolines
Celebes
Borneo
Timor
Netherlands East Indies
Darwin
Australia
Allied troops advance in Burma seize Nip village
Southeast Asia Command reports Allied forces advancing from Tiangzup in northern Burma captured Nip, six miles south, inflicting severe casualties on retreating Japanese. Tiangzup, 40 miles north of Myitkyina, fell after six weeks of heavy fighting. Gurkhas and Kachin Levies took part in the Nalp operation.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Tiangzup
Burma
Nip
Louis Mountbatten
Myitkyina
Berlin Is Blasted By U S Heavies
Allied air raids struck Berlin and the Hannover and Brunswick areas with daylight bombing. RAF Mosquitos pounded Caen and Chartres rail yards in Normandy while Tempest fighters downed pilotless aircraft. A Swedish landing reported twelve American bombers reaching Sweden. a carrier in Genoa harbor was damaged by Thunderbolts. Newsweek correspondent William Schenkel reported missing.
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Hannover
Brunswick
Dover Strait
Meridon
Caen
Normandy
Chartres
Seymour Feldman
George Whitman
Coshohocken
Feldman
Sweden
Stockholm
Naples
Mediterranean Air Force
First Tactical Air Force
Genoa
New York
Eders
Newsweek
War Department
William Schenkel
Silver Spring
Wees
Shenkel
Ewsweek
Akron
Ohio
Shenren
Cleveland
Fourth of July Celebration Bond Purchase Prompted
A brief note urges securing another in bonds for a real Fourth of July celebration. It references financing the event through a municipal or organizational bond. No dates or names provided.
Ideas Exchanged On World Peace
London reports that Britain and the United States have exchanged ideas on a world peace setup, though no decision has been reached. Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee told Commons that discussions are intermittent and were highlighted during Edward R. Stettinius Jr.’s recent visit.
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London
United States
Roosevelt
Clement R. Attlee
Commons
Americans Smash To Waterfront
Allied command denied German reports of ships shelling Cherbourg from the sea. Cherbourg port defenses include seven heavy forts. British advance near Onchy and Hottot as heavy counterattacks reported held. Gale and rough seas disrupt supply unloading while air strikes target Cherbourg forts. Americans near the Cherbourg main highway exit area.
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Cherboure
Normandy
Tilly- Sur-Suelles
Onchy
Tilly
Channel
Cherbourg
Aougueville
Preninsula
County Men To Enter Service In The Army Navy
Within ten days eighteen Frederick county men are ordered into active service per the county Selective Service lists. Names include David Levi Bashore to Camp Lee May 18 and Paul Miller to Camp Lee for the Army. Others report to Roanoke for Navy induction June 27 and Army induction June 28 to Camp Lee. Emmons Edward Sager and Hugh Franklin Dailey are among the final group slated for June 29 at Camp Leje.
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Frederick County
Selective Service Board
David Levi Bashore
Camp Lee
Paul Miller
Marlboro
Winchester
Army
Leroy Adams Snapp
Opequon
James Russell Inskip
Stephens City
Camp le
Emmons Edward Sager
Hugh Franklin Dailey
Local residents named in transfer notices across towns
Cross Junction and Gore figures Calvin Kane Owens Lacy H Anderson and Kenneth William Taylor are listed along with Gervis Grim of Stephens City as transfers from Dundalk to new postings. The note references Cross Junction Clearbrook Gore and related communities.
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Cross Junction
Calvin Kane Owens
Clearbrook
Lacy H. Anderson
Gore
Kenneth William Taylor
Gervis Grim
Stephens City
Coe
Dundalk
Sunday School Picnic at Christ Church Held Tomorrow
The Sun day School of Christ Episcopal Church will hold its annual picnic tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock on church grounds and parish house. B F Arthur Jr, superintendent, will lead the event. Congregation members and friends are invited to join with the young people for the occasion.
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Christ Episcopal Church
B. F. Arthur Jr
Peace Feelers Put Out Long Ago
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Britain received in December information about Nazi peace terms but ignored it. He said the notes bore signs of a German trick to sow distrust among the Allies.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons
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State Convention of Eagles
G. C. Ritter, Jr
Robert B. Nelson
C. R. Anderson
Winchester Aerie
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Charles G. Stadelmeyer
William P. Weatherall
C. G. Stadelmeyer
James O. Jones
W. C. Burke
T. B. Cooper
Guy A. Weber
R. E. Penn
Ira Sirbaugh
Puller Gorham
Abe Whitlock
R. H. Lake
Robert Patton
Russell Herrell
Carroll Dovell
W. A. Miller
Arthur Puller
C. F. Hottle
R. A. Shaffer
Mrs. Golightly
Nippon Airdromes
Berlin
U. S
Pas-de-Calais
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
Yank M.p.’S
U.S. Navy
James Tanham
Texas Company
War Labor Board
Tanham
WLB
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Zie Sahit
PERM
Anent
America
Peoples Service Drug Store
North
Loudoun Street
Winchester, Virginia
Savon
Bravel
Aieesi
Sam
Firestone
North Braddock St
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