Aid Sought for 20 Hospitals Bombed in Britain
Mrs. Ed Lib leads a drive to aid twenty badly bombed London hospitals including Charing Cross Guy's Hampstead Royal Free and others. The Bundles for Britain unit will accept gifts earmarked for hospitals or Belgian relief through designated local contacts and New York receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed- Lib
Britain
Charing Cross
Guys Hospital
Hampstead General
Memorial Hospital
Mount Vernon and Radium Institute
National Htal
Prince of Wales General Hospital
Queen Charlotte Hospital
Queen Mary’s Hospital
East End
Queen's Hospital For Children
Royal Free Hospital
Royal National Orthopaedic
Royal Northern Hospital
St. George's Hospital
University Hospital
Winchester
Belgian Relief Fund, Inc
Bundles
New York
England
E. M. Whiting
West Clifford St
B. B. Dutton
S. Washington St
Robert T. Barton
Melvin Green
Scout Troop 40 Meeting Reports and Patrol Updates
The Scout Troop 40 supper hosted by the Fellowship Club of First Church featured a talk by Dan Sievers and a brief business meeting. Flaming Arrow Patrol leads the present contest as plans for a troop hike and tests advance with several scouts passing compass and other tests. Charles Streit and Frank Duckworth joined in an investure ceremony, with reelection of Wolf Patrol leaders Frank Kalofat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts
Troop 40
Fellowship Club
Aous
Dan Sievers
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Peter Oldham
Phil Hunter
Frank Sencindiver
Allen Orndorff
Compass
Wolf Patrol
Frank Kalofat
Charles Streit
Frank Duckworth
Shirley White
Scribe
Cummins Transferred to New Camp Amid Big Snowstorm
Reliance notes report Mr. C H Cummins moved 40 miles to a new camp not yet finished. The town saw its first big snow of the season with over twelve inches. Mrs O H Gruver recovers from illness. WMA meeting at Mrs Henry’s home drew about twenty five members. Rev Walz will hold meetings for two weeks starting Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. L. Derflinger
Jean
Jack
Washington
F. L. Derflinger
Walz
Lucian Brumback
Pace of Life in Budapest Slows to War Tempo
A New York report from March 11 describes Budapest as the last gay European capital slowing under war pressure. Rationing rises, prices surge, and German influence shifts policies while shortages trigger queues, demonstrations, and tighter restaurant control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Europe
New York
Blue Danube
Balkans
Germany
Hungary
Kolozsvar
No clear headline given of wartime logistics shift
Article notes British acquisition efforts failing for tires and gasoline due to British intervention. It mentions a rapid narrow gauge railway to Transylvania to supply troops, potato shortages linked to munitions cellulose needs, and Hungary aligning policies with Axis powers while public opinion remains pro British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orithy
Onte
Transylvania
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Indictments Returned Against Eight in Shenandoah Court
A Shenandoah Circuit Court grand jury indicted eight persons at the opening of the term. Marshall Henry and Thurman Croner Kersner, arrested in West Virginia after an alleged Saturday night drug store holdup, were charged with armed robbery. Three others pleaded guilty to counts including breaking and entering, illegal manufacturing, and felonious assault. Spencer’s brother Joseph pleaded not guilty. Luther Shadwell and William Hood faced separate charges. A jury acquitted C. Wood of a drunken driving appeal. Court to reconvene Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah Cuit
Marshall Henry
Thurman Croner Kersner
West Virginia
James Spencer
William Henry Barb
Staylor Hambleton
Phillip Williams
Spencer
Joseph
Luther Shadwell
William H. Hood
Frederick County
C. Wood
Gore
Police Justice Court
Strasburg
Gets Ten Years For A Slaying
Bud Bowles, 22, a Harrisonburg resident for a year, convicted of second degree murder in the August 11 stabbing of Joe Wade on Effinger Street. A Rockingham circuit court jury sentenced Bowles to ten years in the penitentiary, claiming self defense after Wade threatened to kill Alice Madisan. Wade, who worked on a farm near Melrose Caverns, died at a hospital shortly after being found injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Bud Bowles
Joe Wade
Effinger Street
Rockingham
Bowles
Wade
Alice
San
Hobson's kisses scandal echoes in naval lore
The Spanish American War era craze known as Hobson's kisses centered on Admiral Hobson during a Kansas City visit. Nearly five hundred women reportedly kissed him at receptions while young ladies and other women in line followed suit and the public noted the unusual social obsession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond P. & Gon
Hobson
Kansas City
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Star Tt
Berlin
Rome
Bucharest
George W. Kurtz
Cammer Tire Co
Handley Schoo
Vic Arthur, Jr., Scribe
Toop 2
Reliance
Brooks
Winchester Dept
W. 14Th Street
Houservey Arts. Inc
Massachusetts
Brockton, Mass
Edwin Shanke
Special News Service
the Star
Waz
By Edwin Shanke
Tele
Hun
Romania
Dis
Transyvania
Lisbon
Auth
Portland
CEM
ENT Association
Richmond, Va
Melrose Caverns
M. W. Trenary
Belleya
Our
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank of Savings
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Plymouth Division
Bowes
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