Local Plans For 7th War Loan Announced
Wendell R. Barney announces Seventh War Loan plans for Winchester and Frederick County. The drive will mirror past campaigns with civic and fraternal groups selling bonds and the Cadet Nurse Corps booth on Main Street. Women lead teams city and county. kick-off tonight at George Washington Hotel features speakers and war films. Flag Day June 4 marks all-day bond booth effort. promotions include bond premieres and plant drives. Citizens urged to support the Mighty Seventh and buy bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell R. Barneyy
War Finance Committee
Winchester
Frederick County
Ethel Jolliffe
Wyatt Richard
Main Street
Cadet Nurse Corp
George Wash
WFC
Aea
Barney
Seventh
Bulldozer Helps Free Bull from 18 Foot Well
Moreland Idaho May 14 A farmer Merrill Boyle used a bulldozer to dig the bull from an 18 foot well after the animal fell in. The bull rested against the machine after being pulled free, prompting Boyle to remark the bull got a bull doze during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moreland
Idaho
Merrill Boyle
Merrill
Quiz Answers From Page Four Chronicle
Listed answers include June 12 1945 teen 3.8 and the phrase Neither a cat nor an owl can see in complete darkness. The foods apple celery nuts with mayonnaise served on lettuce. Figures include Friedrich Ebert Anthony Eden Buck Andrew Jackson and the Latin blessing May he rest in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrich Ebert
Anthony Eden
Buck
Andrew Jackson
Ration Calendar Details for Meats Fats Sugar and More
The notice lists wartime ration stamps by book and color with validity dates. Meats and fats stamps from Book 4 and blue stamps for processed foods run through June 2 and July 31, with extended dates into August. Sugar stamps 35 and 36 cover five pounds through June 2 and August 31, with new issues in September. Shoes stamps from Book three and fuel oil periods four and five expire August 31 with a new stamp due August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Local Theaters Plan Bond Drive Promotions by Retailers
Sanford L. Magerfield of the local WFC announces Winchester retailers will host spectacular promotions for the current bond drive. A double prize system rewards clerks for bond sales volume and the number of buyers, with many prizes planned to involve all participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford L. Magerfield
WFC
Winchester
Third Army
Jr. Board Plans War Bond Band Dance at Armory
The local Junior Board of Trade voted to sponsor a band dance at the Armory during the Seventh War Loan. Admission will require an E Bond pledge, with army or navy music to be announced. Proceeds fund civic projects, possibly Armory chairs and tables. A potential June 6 event honors D-Day’s Normandy anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Board of Trade
Newton D. Baker
Camp and Hospital Council
Normandy
Friendly Wagers With Winchesters On E Bond Drive
The piece notes informal contests among about fifteen Winchester chapters nationwide. It cites a past Fifth War Loan baked beans versus fried chicken event in Winchester Massachusetts and reports a local chairman has made substantial wagers with other Winchester chairmen to prove the local area can outsell rivals on E bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchesters
United States
Winchester
Mass
Bond Premiers June 24 Amid War Loan Drive
Lamar Keen Theatre chairman notes Seventh War Loan activity includes two Premiere events in Winchester with Bond buyers admitted to premieres. Warner Brothers Capitol plans a June 24 first run feature and Victory Bowl promotions. Palace may match. Both theatres join national exhibitors for a Free Movie Day on June 6 for E bond holders and show ALL STAR WAR BOND RALLY with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Keen Theatre
WFC
Winchester
Warner’ Brothers Capitol
Industy
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Bing
Keen
Bob Ripley to Visit City for Bond Drive
State WFC headquaters announce Robert Ripley of Believe It Or Not fame will spend May 21 in Winchester as part of a bond drive tour. He will headline bond rallies and possibly perform at the Spital Theatre, with autographs for buyers and on the spot sketches auctioned to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFC
Richmond
Robertipley
Winchester
Ripley
Spitol Theatre
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Handley School
Army Show May Visit Winchester
Chairman Barney traveled to Leesburg to preview a Third Service Command display for Loudoun County bond-buyers. The exhibit features anti aircraft guns searchlights amphibious weasels walkie talkies a field kitchen and other military devices. He aims to bring it to Winchester during the Seventh War Loan drive. The unit includes about fifty men fifteen to twenty vehicles and a full regimental brass band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
Leesburg
Third Service Commando
Loudoun County
Winchester
Interesting Bond Booth Number 4117 Has Symbolic Meaning
The Seventh War Loan bond booth will use the phone number 4117. The 4 represents the four allied powers United States Great Britain Soviet Russia and China. The 11 signals one enemy down with one to go. The 7 stands for the Mighty Seventh War Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
China
Seventh War Loan Daily Drive Time Slot
The notice announces a daily drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Seventh War Loan. It highlights ongoing fundraising efforts and invites participation from the public through the specified hours.
City And County Women Set Goal Of $99,000
Mrs. Ethel B. Jolliffe leads the Winchester Frederick County War Finance drive as they sponsor hospital equipment purchases through E Bonds. The goal aims at 99 000 to equip a 1 000 bed hospital with pledged items including a 4 kitchen car 13 933 an ambulance train 14 000 a mobile laboratory truck 9 000 and a sterilizer for 1 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel B. Jolliffe
Woman's Division
Winchester
Pacific
Mrs. Baker Leads Materials for Local Drive
Mrs Zorpha Baker is materials chairman of the local women's division for the present drive and has been active in past campaigns. All materials for the mighty seventh are available at Worth's Store from Mrs Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zorpha
Baker
Mighty 7Th
Worth’s
Women’s Radio Division Plans Seventh War Loan Drive
Mrs. Ralph G. Hardy chairs the radio section as the local station donates fifteen minutes daily from 3 15 to 3 30 for a month to the Seventh War Loan. Wendell R Barney spoke on local drive plans and women’s groups will man the band booth and develop radio programs. Features include one act plays and transcribed Treasury programs prepared for the radio industry’s contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Hardy
WFC
Wendell R Barney
Bond Questions To Answer All Bond Questions
Miss Elsie Matthews bond instruction chairman of the women's division will answer questions about bonds. She has years of experience handling bonds and is ready to address concerns. This evening she attends a special meeting of the women's division at the George Washington Hotel to discuss bonds to be sold during the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Matthews
Miss Matthews
George Washington Hotel
Winchester urged to meet three war bond quotas this drive
Citizens are asked to buy Seventh War Loan bonds with separate goals for EZ bonds, individual bonds, and corporate bonds. Winchester has exceeded past quotas but faces tougher EZ bond targets. Officials say success depends on every citizen buying as much as possible and more to honor fallen and current servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Window Display Plans For Bond Drive By Mrs Grimes
Mrs Evelyn Grimes of the Credit Bureau of Winchester is window display chairman of the women s division. She has several plans and ideas for club activities during the bond drive and will discuss them with the bond chairman of any club wanting to boost bond sales through displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Grimes
Credit Bureau of Winchester
Let's ALL Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
A wartime appeal urges public support for bond drives urging citizens to purchase bonds to fund military needs. The call emphasizes collective effort and patriotism to finance national defense.
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Capitol Theatre
W. W. Beattie
Civic League
Helen Massey
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Lamar Keen
Dorothy Rice
Red Cross
Magerfield
Army
Navy
Treasury
Bob Ripley
Army Show
3Ilco Cut Price
Bond Booth
Cadet Nurse Corps
American University Women
Old Fredericktown Garden Club
Order of Eastern Star
McKinley
Little Garden Club & Jr. Century Club
Winchester Civic League
United Daughters of Confederacy
Girls Athletic Association
Greek’s Organization
Virginia Woolen Company
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Red Cross Volunteer Services
American Legion Auxiliary
Winchester-Clarke County Garden Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Daughters of American Revolution
Jewish Women’s Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Frederick Count
Mrs. Baker
Tae
M.jis
Rhodes Drug Company
Boscawen
Braddock
Women’s Radio Division
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