Annual Girl Scout Camp At White Rock Dates Set
Preparations for the annual Girl Scout camp at White Rock on the Capon River near Capon Bridge West Virginia run July 23 to August 6. Accommodations for about 50 girls are planned with registrations being received by Mrs. Solenberger. Beatrice Bell of Roanoke will again direct, aided by camp training at Edith Macy in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rock
Capon River
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Mary Katherine Aulick
Victor Arthur
Joseph Hodgson
Helen Massey
Bennett McCarthy
Herbert Solenberger
Solenberger
Beatrice Bell
Roanoke
Edith Macy
Hudson
New York
United States
Charles Town
Lynchburg
E M Fank Reported Ill Near Middletown
E M Fank of near Middletown and chairman of Frederick County Agricultural War Board and Triple A Committee is reported ill at home. His condition was serious at one point but not believed to be critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Fank
Middletown
Frederick County Agricultural War Board
Frederick County
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Joseph B Eastman for question 1 and 1938 for question 2. The list mentions an Army Post Office and President Roosevelt ert, with a false statement about ownership by stockholders. Also: questions reference the North Sea and the English Channel, Izaak Walton, Camel, and Tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Eastman
Army Post Office
President Roosevelt
Stockhold
North Sea
English Channel
Izaak Walton
Camel
Tomatoes
Your Health For Authoritative See Dr Clendening Danly On Page 4
Health column directs readers to see Dr Clendening Danly for authoritative medical guidance on page four.
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Clendening Danly
Frederick County Salvage for Victory Scrap Drive Planned
A salvage campaign starts Friday May 29 and runs to June 13 in Frederick County to collect farm scrap. Farmers deliver material to weighed sites then to a central pile at the county hitching yard supervised by C. S. Brumback. Proceeds after sale are split among contributors, paid in cash or war stamps. Julian Everly urges participation to aid war production due to metal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
C. S. Brumback
W. B. Snider and Son
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage
Virginia
Apple Storage
Julian Everly
Soviets Break Through Near Kharkov in Heavy Fighting
Soviet reports describe a widening Russian advance around Kharkov with infantry tank and artillery support driving toward villages as German counterattacks fail. Cavalry raids behind enemy lines claim hundreds of German casualties and Soviet crews dig in on captured positions while fight lines shift in the Izyum and Barvenkova sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star
Izyum-Barenkova
Kharkovy
Kharkov
Ukraine
Izyum-Barvenkova
Izyum-Barkenkova
Soviet Information Bureau
Semeon Timoshenko
Viktor von Schwedler
Izyum
Rites Held For Mrs Grim Widow Elisabeth Grim
Funeral services were held at 4 pm from 21 South Loudoun Street for Mrs Elisabeth Kurtz Grim widow of Frank L Grim. The Rev Ronald Wilson and Rev W A Wilkerson officiated. Readings included hymns and Bible verses. Pallbearers were John Vernon Eddy Richard K Eddy John H Clayton Fred S Boyd Ansel Solenberger Harry Copenhaver and Walter Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Loudoun Street
Elisabeth Kurtz Grim
Frank L. Grim
Washington Sanatorium
Takoma Park
Ronald Wilson
W. A. Wilkerson
Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
John Vernon Eddy
Richard K. Eddy
John H. Clayton
Fred S. Boyd
Ansel Solenberger
Harry Copenhaver
Walter Cooper
Axis armored push surrounds Bir Hacheim in Libya fight
In Libya near Bir Hacheim 40 miles south of Ain el Gazala Axis forces make a strong armored advance around British positions. British tank units engage as Rommel's desert army begins an offensive. details remain sparse as events unfold overnight with no clear outcome yet.
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Cairo
No Man's Land
Bir Hacheim
Ain el Gazala
London
Erwin Rommel
Desert Army
Mediterranean
Local Campaign Seeks Donations With Preselected Solicitors
Grim's committee outlines a June 10 solicitation from a prepared list. Donors can use subscription coupons printed in the local paper or mail contributions to Committee Box 78 Winchester. Clubs may arrange speakers by calling Dan Leatherman at 5481 or 3438. a speakers bureau will provide qualified members throughout the campaign.
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Grim
Winchester
Dan Leatherman
Russian Air Losses Mount in Kursk Offensive Reports
The information bureau says between May 17 and 22 German planes totaled 332 destroyed while Soviet losses reached 127. On Monday 11 German planes were shot down as Russian aerial squads claimed air superiority during the operation.
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Khartion
Dakov
Information Bureau
Mrs. Anna V. Newman 90 Dies After Brief Illness
Anna Virginia Newman aged 90 of 301 East Piccadilly street died at 9 45 this morning after a three day illness. Born in Frederick County on April 13 1852 she was twice married first to Mr. Chrismore then to W W Newman who preceded her in death. Survived by sister Mrs Bertie Chrismore of Harrisburg brother James J Chrismore of Washington three granddaughters Mrs Ernest Locke Berryville Mrs Paul Hartman and Miss Evva Chrismore Winchester and a great granddaughter Miss Eleanor Locke Berryville. Funeral arrangements pending with Rev Ronald Wilson to officiate and burial at Mount Hebron. Remains at Jones Funeral Home pending funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Virginia Newman
East Piccadilly Street
Newman
Frederick County
Chrismore
W. W. Newman
Presbyterian Church
Bertie Chrismore
Harrisburg
James J. Chrismore
Washington
Ernest Locke
Berryville
Paul Hartman
Evva Chrismore
Winchester
Eleanor Locke
Ronald Wilson
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Labor Leaders Clash Over CIO Treason Charge
The president of the Miners union and the CIO parallel head debated for over six hours at a District 50 meeting. M. F. Wideman presented a resolution condemning CIO officers and urging action against Murray, now seen as a possible move to remove him from the United Mine Workers. Murray defended their 30 year friendship amid the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.I.C
C.I.O
District 50
United Mine Workers
America
Murray
C.I.0
International Policy Committee
Lewis
British Survivors From Torpedoed Ship Reach Boston
Forty six survivors of a British merchantman rescued by a U S Coast Guard escort reached Boston reporting their ship was one of four torpedoed from a west bound convoy on May 12. They said the rescue vessel engaged two submarines with shell fire and depth charges but gave no result. They expect the rest of the crew and passengers were picked up by other escorts.
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Boston
North Atlantic
U. S. Coast Guard
Rains Improve Statewide Soil Moisture Despite Tidewater Shortfall
Rain during the week ending May 23 boosted soil moisture across most of Virginia while tidewater and southeastern counties received little rain. State reports show an average 2.40 inches for the week with max 6 inches at Wytheville and min 0.03 inch at Holland. In Bath County heavy rain washed uplands and flooded fowlands with about 15 percent of corn destroyed, but pastures recovered and other crops like clover and timothy benefited.
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Richmond
Tidewater
State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
East Central
Wytheville
Bath County
Go To Knoxville For Assembly
Representing the Winchester Presbytery at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to open in Knoxville, Tenn, tomorrow will be the Rev. A. D. Vaughan of Berryville.
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Winchester Presbytery
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Knoxville
Tenn
A. D. Vaughan
Berryville
Martinsburg clergy listed with Elders from Middletown and Summit Point
Rev. J. L. Rogers of Martinsburg and Elders R. G. Van Meter of Middletown and Julian B. Glas cock of Summit Point, W Va, named in a church or religious notice.
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J. L. Rogers
Martinsburg
Elders
R. G. van Meter
Middletown
Julian 8
Glascock
Summit Point
W. Va
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Leesburg
Gracie Fields
England
New York City
Cece Eames
Gracie
Comedienne
Central Press
United Food Stores
Largent Fair Play Store
Eagle’s Meat Market
Riley’s Market
Larrick’s Cash Store
Bailey Brothers
L. B. Harris & Co
Ramsburg
Cameron & Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Loudoun
Valley Avenue
S. Braddock St
Braddock St
Cameron St
National Ave
W. Piccadilly St
Berryville, Va
Eue
Meade Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Libya
Labor
M. F. Wideman
N. Braddock St
Younre
Greyhound
Reyho
Farmville
Sones Funeral Home
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
John W. Rosenberger & Co
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