1 000 Expected At Bond Supper
The New England baked bean supper at the armory grounds will be held Saturday evening for 1 000 attendees. War Finance Committee Chairman Wendell Barney notes tickets must be bought by tomorrow evening. Attendees bring their own silverware. Mrs J Norman Ochs, chairwoman, lists large quantities of ingredients for the meal including cornmeal graham flour and white flour, molasses raisins milk and beans. A guest of honor is Pharmacist Mate 3 C John L Glaize, formerly with Hansbrough and Carter. Tickets are $1.00.
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New England
Armory Grounds
War Finance Committee
Wendell Barney
J. Norman Ochs
Mass
Norman Hitchcock
Lee S. Roberts
Women’s Division
Winchester
Tokes
Maurice Bird
John L. Glaize
Hansbrough and Carter
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
British Forces Report Strong Continental Build Up
The spokesman said Allied forces have landed men and heavy arms on the continent in large volumes despite Channel gales. He noted pilotless Nazi planes as a limited threat and praised Allied air superiority. In the Pacific, Admiral Nimitz’s victory near the Philippines boosts Allied advances toward Japan, with B 29 raids on Yawata described as just the start of intensified campaigns.
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Wreath
England
Tojo
Stimson
Pacific
Nimitz
Philippines
Japan
Yawata
Bombing Raids Build Pressure Across German Fronts
Allied air power sustains a high tempo with a Berlin raid by over 1 000 U S bombers and 1 200 escort fighters, while missions from Britain to the Soviet Union extend reach. Bombing focuses on disrupted rail networks east of the battle area and rocket base sites near Cherbourg, with fighters ferrying shuttle runs beyond the Russian border.
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Styria
Italy
Berlin
U. S S
Reich
Britain
Soviet Union
Pas de Calais
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
St. Quentin
Dreux
Warship Haruba Attacked by Captain Colin in Philippine War
Description notes armament including 14 mile guns and torpedo tubes. Mentions the Haruba being attacked by Captain Colin of the Philippines during the war.
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Colin
Philippines
Reds launch two new drives against Finland in war’s third year
Soviet forces push from Viipuri toward the border on the Karelian Isthmus and advance north of Lake Onega, threatening Helsinki as Moscow seeks an armistice. The campaign targets German-held districts and Finnish lines near Medvezhegorsk amid a cabinet crisis in Helsinki.
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Finland
Moscow
Viipuri
Karelian
Lake
Ladoga
Helsinki
Reuters
Stockholm
Associated Press
Svenska Dagbadet
Soviet Union
Murmansk-Leningrad
Onego
Onezhskoe
Lake Onega
Medvezhegorsk
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Russia
Roosevelt Seen Likely To Seek Fourth Term Nomination
Governor Ells Arnall of Georgia says President Roosevelt will accept a fourth term if nominated by the Democratic National Convention. Arnall notes Roosevelt may declare willingness to follow party decisions after the Republican meeting and pledged Georgia’s electoral votes to the party nominee. He suggests southern Democrats seek unity and presses for votes to be cast for the nominee despite regional tensions.
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Washington
Ells Arnall
Georgia
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Texas
Mississippi
South Carolina
South
China Based Planes Sink Japanese Ships Over South China Sea
Fourteenth Airforce Liberators sank a 5,000 ton supply vessel and a 2,700 ton ship in a sweep over the south China Sea. The B 24s damaged and probably sank a 5,600 ton vessel. Fighters hit several smaller vessels aiding Chinese troops near Changsha.
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Chungking
Fourteenth Airforce Liberators
South China Sea
Joseph W. Stilwell
Changsha
Guillotine Town Is Established In Southwest France
Reports from Mont-De-Marsan and Dax say German and Vichy forces set up a guillotine in Dax to execute French patriots. Informants claim many victims and note severe reprisals after Allied Normandy invasion. Partisan activity reported in Paris, Lyon, and Ain despite orders to halt uprising.
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Trun
Spain
Dax
France
Mont--De- Marsan
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French National Committee
Algiers
Maquis
Paris
Allainville
Lyon
Ain
Alps
Vichy
Vichy Fornes
Local Club Schedule Highlights Weekday Events
Calendar lists events from North Frederick Day on Saturday the 24th through Friday the 30th including Beta Sigma Phi Greeks Organization Web Civic League Lions Club Quota Club and I C C F Red Blue White activities across days.
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North Frederick
Mon
Beta Sigma Phi
Greeks Organization
Web
Civic League
Lions Club
Quota Club
Mrs J W Rinker dies in hospital rites Saturday
Annie Laurie Rinker 72 Middletown died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a heart ailment dating from June 5. She was wife of J W Rinker and mother of two daughters and two sons, with eight grandchildren. Services Saturday at 3 00 p m at the late home with Rev R B Moore officiating and Mt Carmel Cemetery burial.
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Annie Laurie Rinker
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Eric A
Mary Smith Robinson
Rinker
J. W. Rinker
Memorial Hospital
Reliance United Brethren Church
Herbert Jones
Alfred L. Snapp
Relief
William A
Harry B
Winchester
John T. Robinson
Mary Warfield
Baltimore
Ida Robinson
John Rinker
R. B. Moore
Middletown Methodist Church
H. Dennis Hoover
Robert Campbell
Emory Cooley
Claude Cooley
Walter Little
Glenn Wilkins
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Smashing Japanese Naval Defeat Delivers Setback to Nir Force
Relentless U S carrier strike cripples 14 ships in two days. Japanese loss includes 15 20 planes. 353 of their planes downed. Mitscher's force sinks or damages ships while Spruance fights to finish. Crews abandon planes into life rafts as dawn reveals the cost.
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Guadalcanal
Nimitz
United States
Spruance
Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Philippines Sea
Midway
Coral Sea
Jane’s
Kongo
Hiei
Haruna
Isima
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Clarke County
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Kiwanis Club
Hiram Lodge—Masons
Elks Club
Stephens City
American Legion and Auxiliary
Middle Road
Evandale
Gravel Springs
Gore
West Frederick
Stonewall
Shawnee
Friendly Grove
Nir
Asco
Florida
Crax
Farmdale
Asco Orange
James River Brand
Smithfield
U. S
Clapp’s
Junior Foods
Aida
Swan Soap
LUX
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Merle
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