Gainesboro High School to Diploma Twelve Students
Principal Pred C Braithwaite announces Gainesboro High School will award diplomas to 12 seniors on May 30 with graduation exercises at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The class includes Curtis C Braithwaite Robert J Hughes Sidney S Secrist Nathaniel S Smith Glenn H Wisecarver Edith Braithwaite Louise C Franks Virginia B Kern Vada P Michael Bessie M Ruble Catherine Hazel Marguerite I Wisecarver. Valedictory by Louise Franks. Baccalaureate on May 26 at 8 p m. speakers include Rev R B Nelson Rev Larrick and Rev Joseph Collis. Awards from Winchester Junior Board of Trade to Health Unit Essay Contest winners.
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C. Braithwaite
High School of the
Gainesboro
Lasrer
Gaines
Curtis Clinton Braithwaite
Robert Joseph Hughes
Sidney Smith Secrist
Nathaniel Sydnor Smith
Glenn Harold Wisecarver
Edith Braithwaite
Louise Caroline Franks
Virginia Brown Kern
Vada Pearl Michael
Bessie May Ruble
Catherine Hazele
Marguerite Imogene
Uibiner
Treasury Status Report May 13 Receipts and Debt Rise
Treasury figures show May 13 receipts of 17.96 million and expenditures of 34.38 million. Gross debt stands at 42.75 billion, up 2.76 million from the previous day.
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GTON
The
Treasury
Four Fleeing Convicts Nabbed in Rockingham County
Four escapees from a West Virginia prison camp at Tuttonsville Randolph County were captured without resistance in the Mt. Olon Par nassus area of Augusta County by Rockingham officers and state police. The men Merle Neighbor Herman Sponagie Benjamin Clark and John Harnsberger were jailed in Rockingham awaiting West Virginia officers arrival after pleading hunger and lacking food since their escape. They led officers to a stolen mule and coats hidden near a truck abandoned on Tilman road in the George Washington National Forest as state and local officers closed in. They were seen near Natural Chimneys and Monterey before surrendering.
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West Virginia
Tuttonsville
Randolph County
Unday
Mt. Olon-Parnassus
August County
Rockingham
Merle Neighbor
Herman Sponagie
Benjamin Clark
John Harnsberer
Rockingham’ Couny
Bulfin Riser
Clarence Eff
Hugh Tobin
Kiser
Parnassus
Bulfin Kiser
Neff
Robin
Lieut. M. Lynn
E . Kiser
Lynn
Jame
Tilman Road
George Washington National Forest
Stokesville
Briery Ranch
Monterey
Monaco
Stokese
British General Tolver Paget Key to Norwegian Withdrawal
Major General Bernard Charles Tol ver Paget is credited with organizing the successful British withdrawal from Andalsnes Norway. The operation faced Nazi bombing raids yet recorded exceptionally small losses and showcased valued leadership on the Western Front.
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Bernard Charles Tolver Paget
Andalsnes
Norway
Berryville Beats W. C. H. S. 10 5 In Error Filled Game
Berryville High defeats Warren County High School 10 to 5 on home field avenging last week’s loss. Fifteen errors mar the game as Front Royal pitchers yielded 8 hits led by Bobby Houghton. Berryville bunched seven in the 5th inning to seal the win with two-hit efforts by Henson and Bob Berry and contributions from Pitts Pitta Emmatt Lee Lickey Carlisle and Pope.
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Berryville
Berryville High
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Warren County
Bobby Houghton
Cory Heflin
Henson
Bob Berry
Pitts
Pitta
Emmatt
Houghton
Lee
Lickey
Carlisle
Pope
Potts
Administratrix Qualified in Court for H. C. Oates Estate
Grace EF. Oates has qualified in Corporation Court as administratrix of the estate of the late H. C. Oates.
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Grace EF. Oates
Corporation Court
H. C. Oates
Answers to Today's Quiz Print on Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Brazil and Yale. The page notes 2 to 1 and mentions Fe Hellespont and the Democratic Party. Aluminum appears as item 7.
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Fe Hellespont
Brazil
Yale
The
Democratic Party
Aluminum
Nice Things Are Written About Valley
Articles in eastern metropolitan newspapers praise Shenandoah Valley attractions and the coming peak tourist season. They cite Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, and improved accommodations from Martinsburg to Roanoke, urging locals to support beautification and cleanup campaigns.
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Shenandoah Valley
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Staunton
George Washington National Forest
New Yorkes Writers
Shenandoah National Park
Martinsburg
W. Va
Roanoke
Virginia
Dc. G. Gran
Chamber of Commerce
Squalus Renamed Sailfish After Navy Commissioning
At Portsmouth New Hampshire on May 15 the submarine Squalus was commissioned as the Sailfish. Admiral Cyrus W. Cole attended and praised the rescue divers who saved 33 crew members. Four Squalus survivors were assigned to the Sailfish, including Lloyd B. Manness Gerald C. McLess Leonard De Medeiros and Eugene D. Craven.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S
Navy
Morton Co. Mumma, Jr
Cyrus W. Cole
Portamouth Navy Yard
Lloyd B. Manness
Greensboro
N. C
Gerald C. McLess
Richmond
Kans
Leonard de Medeiros
New Bedford
Mass
Eugene D. Craven
Thayer, O
Steenkoven Family Fears During Nazi Invasion
In War Zone Santa Monica residents fear for Gladys Steenkoven Connie and Peter trapped by the Nazi invasion of Holland. Steenkoven, a tulip grower from the Haarlem district, divides time between the Netherlands and the United States.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Gladys Steenkoven
Connie
Peter Steenkoven
Holland
Steenkoven
Haarlem
Netherlands
United States
Parachute Operations Described in German Army
Berlin May 15 The German army trains parachute soldiers for secret operations beyond regular infantry. Parachutists jump from planes at 125 mph landing about 13 feet per second after a three thousand foot drop, then assemble far from targets under armored fire. Supplies include pemmican soy beans dried fruit and chocolate plus anti fatigue tablets and canned foods for eight days. They carry a short barreled firearm.
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Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Parachute
I' Ers
Germany
Poland
Emen Emael
Liege
Air Force
High Command
Clarke Red Cross Mass Meeting Organizes War Drive in Clarke
Clarke County chapter holds emergency mass meeting at Berryville court house to raise a $600 quota for war relief. Chairman Graham Dougherty announces Senator Harry F. Byrd as honorary chair, with sub chairmen named for districts churches and clubs to solicit funds and mobilize house to house campaigns.
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Clarke Red Cross
Berryville
Harry F. Byrd
Dougherty
Battletown District
Clifton Price
J. D. Griffing
Longmarsh
John O. Hardesty
C. T. Hardesty, Jr
Chapel
J. Tyson Dortch
Harry Turner
Greenway
R. G. Mitchell
C. C. Punkhouser
Ernest Locke
M. F. Wisecarver
R. N. Dorsey
Bruce Gorham
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Pastor Edwin Smith to Lead Grace Lutheran Service
The prayer service at Grace Lutheran Church will be conducted tonight by Rev. Edwin Smith of Gravel Springs Parish. He will substitute for Mr. Honeycutt, who is on vacation. The service begins at 8 o'clock.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Edwin Smith
Gravel Springs
Lutheran Church
Smith
Honeycutt
Awning Damaged at Trenary Furniture Store
A truck operated by John Berger sideswiped a support and tore the awning in front of Trenary Furniture Store on South Loudoun Street. Owner estimates damage at about $30. The vehicle could not be moved pending authorities.
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Trenary Furniture
Loudoun Street
Johnberger
Clarke county women mobilize in clothing drive for relief
The Nations Headquarters announced campaign goals for general war relief. Clarke county's chapter works to meet its clothing quota with layettes sent yesterday. On Thursday afternoon Mrs J H H Clagett Miss Nannie Thomas and Mrs H B Whiting will cut dresses for ten women at Berryville High School. Mrs Loring Rackley chairs the clothing committee and hopes Senior Woman's Club members and church groups will sew. Mrs John B Neill leads the distribution committee.
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Nations
Clarke County
Boyce High Pears
J. H. H. Clagett
Nannie Thomas
H. B. Whiting
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