Red Cross Annual Campaign Planned in Winchester and County
Organizing committee led by C Ridgely White launches Red Cross roll call drive in Winchester and Frederick County with a 4500 member goal up from 2000 last year. Armistice Day through Nov 20 marks drive period at George Washington Hotel with headquarters and enrollment desks open daily.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
C. Ridgely White
White
Harold G. Brown
F. L. Largent, Jr
J. H. Loudoun
Tom Bess
Ralph Sprinkle
Dan Leatherman
H. A. Funk
National ‘Organization
George Washington Hotel
Panama under pressure as Jaen Guardia named acting head
Panama swore in Ernesto Jaen Guardia as acting head of government amid Panama Arias regime tensions over armed ships and US war aid to Britain. Reports place Arias in Barranquilla and Havana with secrecy while US officials weigh a coup d etat and regional defense concerns.
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Ernesto Jaen Guardia
Panama
United States
Arias
Great Britain
Three New Members Adopt Grange Duties at White Hall
White Hall Grange No. 870 held its regular meeting to admit three candidates Luther Hart Jr Oscar Stark and Marvin Tyler to the order. W F Artrip was voted in and will receive the degrees later. The degree team included J B Lewis master and others with Mrs A W Wright Ceres and Miss Betty Jean Miller Flora among officers.
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White Hall
Sesson
Luther Hart, Jr
Oscar Stark
Marvin Tyler
W. F. Artrip
Grange
J. B. Lewis
C. D. Dye
Robert Russell
Marjorie Lewis
Wayne S. Guthrie
A. W. Wright
Ceres
Pomona
Ethel Barett
Flora
Betty Jean Miller
Vagrancy and Drunkness Docketed in Trial Court
The Court of the Trial Justice in Norwich Conn convicts Carl Christen for vagrancy with 10 days jail. Fred Segrey of Ashland N C faces drunk charge with $5 and costs. George Martin of Camden N J cited for vagrancy and drunkenness with $5 and costs. Ben Jenkins and Brown Sherman noted with drunkenness fines and costs.
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Carl Christen
Norwich
Conn
Fred Segrey
Ashland
N. C
George Martin
Camden
N. J
Ben Jenkins
Mr. Jackson
Brown Sherman
Woodstock
Water Supply Flows and Drought Impacts Reported
City manager reports September water use rose by about 600000 gallons daily over last year with peak demand over 3000000 gallons. Rouss Shawnee and Old Town springs provided 2850000 gallons that day, revealing the system near danger due to drought and reservoir capacity under one day’s supply.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
ADI
MEY Ees S.cenes
Rouss Spring
Old Town Spring
Rouss
Old Town Springs
Shawnee Spring
Romney Church Plans Expanded Program in Romney
The Church of Christ in Romney West Virginia announces expansion for the next year under Rev. Charles R. Line. He will preach mornings and evenings on the second Sunday and fourth Sunday mornings monthly with increased pastoral oversight. A parsonage is planned by fall 1942 plus other activities after clearing all indebtedness and adding 19 members. The Hampshire District convention will visit Romney in August 1942.
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the Star
Romney
W. Va
Charles R. Line
Gore
Church of Christ At
Romney Field
Bethany College
Line
Hampshire
Romney Church of Christ
Claims Resistance Is Broken on the Soviet Front
German high command boasted that Russia’s Red Army was almost destroyed on the Bryansk Vyazma front. They claimed 60 to 70 divisions were bottled up and urged Britain to fear a full Nazi response. Russians withdrew from Orel as civilians and soldiers fought the advance toward Moscow.
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High Command
Russia
Vyazma
Timoshenko
Bryansk
Moscow
Dietrich
Britain
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Orel
Moscow-Kharkov
London
Hitler
Far East
Shanghai
Zchang
Yangtze River
Ichang
United States
Berlin
Heinrich von Stahmer
Nanking
Dozen More Czechs Put To Death
Berlin report says twelve more Czechs were executed after death sentences from courts martial in Prague and Bruenn. The tally in Bohemia Moravia protectorate reaches 152 with executions for economic sabotage and plans for high treason and gun possession.
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Berlin
Prague
Bruenn
DNB
Bohemia-Moravia
New Bond Sale Going Strong Says Morgenthau
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau reported the sale of 1.2 billion dollars of new 2 12 percent bonds to investing organizations was proceeding well. The 26 to 31 year bonds opened for sale with subscriptions mainly coming from insurance companies mutual savings banks and other long term investors.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Eminent Hopkins Surgeon Dead
Dr. Dean DeWitt Lewis aged 67, professor emeritus of surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical School and former surgeon-in-chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital, died at his Roland Park home after a period of illness. A native of Kewanee Illinois, he was president of the American Medical Association and active in many medical societies.
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Baltimore
Dean DeWitt Lewis
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lewis
Roland Park
Kewanee
Ill
American Medical Association
Request For Coal Price Cut Denied in West Virginia Coal Case
The Bituminous Coal Division denied Trra x Coal Company Chicago a 10 cent per ton cut in Dorothy seam coal’s minimum price. The request aimed to keep coal from being displaced at Minneapolis Gas Light Company’s water gas plant by Hazard No 6 seam coal from Kentucky.
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Washington
Tracr Coal Company
Chicago
West Virginia
Pickands Mather and Company
Minneapolis
Kentucky
White Sox Pitcher Weds White Sox Treasurer
Chicago Oct 9 Pitcher John Dungan Rigney of the Chicago White Sox and Miss Dorothy Comiskey White Sox treasurer were married today at St Thomas Apostle Church in a ceremony for immediate family Only Rigney 26 and his 24 year old bride left for a motor trip and will return to live in Chicago about November 1
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Chicago
John Dungan Rigney
Chicago White Sox
Dorothy Comiskey
White Sox
James O'Donnell
St. Thomas’ Apostle Church
Rigney
Those Who Borrow Plan To Pay
President Roosevelt informed Senator Vandenberg that the Netherlands has agreed to full cash reimbursement for lend-lease materials and that Britain is studying a repayment system for aid. The letter, released by Vandenberg, noted basic repayment principles were formulated and sent to London.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Netherlands
White House
London
Bioff Demanded Two Million, Schenck Asserts
Nicholas M. Schenck testified that he and another executive gave William Bioff $100,000 in cash at the Waldorf Astoria as Bioff sought $2,000,000 from the motion picture industry. The exchange occurred with George Browne present during the extortion trial of Browne and Bioff.
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New York
Nicholas M. Schenck
William Bioff
Bioff
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
George E. Browne
Schenck
Browne
Washington Women Reach Finals in Golf Championship
Washington players Betty Meckley and Myron Davy advanced to the final of the Women's Middle Atlantic Golf Association championship at Five Farms in Baltimore. Meckley, a two time former titleholder and Maryland champion, beat Baltimore’s Schraderberg 1 up after 20 holes. Davy defeated Trace 3 and 2 to set up a title showdown tomorrow.
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Baltimore
Betty Meckley
Myron Davy
Washington
Five Farms
Portsmouth House Project Approved in Virginia
President Roosevelt approved a United States Housing Authority loan for a 174 unit dwelling project in Portsmouth Virginia. The project is estimated at 913000 dollars with 821700 dollars financed by the U S H A loan and assistance from Representative Harris of Virginia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Housing Authority
Portsmouth
Harris
D-Va
Viereck Out Denial Over Use of Doctor Murchison Name
The article reports Dr. Murchison denying any permission for Viereck to use his name in articles sent to newspapers. He states he does not know Viereck personally, has had no communication with him, and recalls only a casual meeting years ago when Viereck visited about Japanese cotton goods imports.
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Viereck
Dr. Murchison
Rouss Firemen and Princess Depart For Turkey Festival
About 50 members of the Rouss Fire Company left Winchester for Harrisonburg to march in the Turkey Festival firemen’s parade at 7 pm. Pat Dunn drove the aerial truck, one of the region’s finest, while Mary Gail Cather the flying princess of Winchester left for the festivities with Lt. George Schecter piloting her plane. Garland Baptist provided an official escort with his own aircraft for Miss Cather who will return by plane Saturday morning after the festival.
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Rouss Fire Company
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Pat Dunn
Rouss
Rouss Company
Mary Gail Cather
George Schecter
Garland Baptist
Miss Cather
Ritter Grand Jury Target in Virginia Crash Case
Private Linwood Ritter of Headquarters Company 88th Brigade from Berryville Virginia has been ordered to appear before a grand jury for further investigation into a spring highway collision that killed 1st Sgt Linwood Ritter of the same Berryville unit. He previously faced a preliminary hearing in Hyattsville Maryland on voluntary manslaughter charges and was released on $500 bond. He remains with his unit at Fort Bragg as maneuvers continue.
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Berryville
Linwood Ritter
88Th Brigade
Ritter
Hyattesville
Joseph Moore
Fort Bragg
Washington Boulevard
Fragmented Trivia Clues From a Historical Quiz
A list of disparate prompts includes Kariban style phonetics, Belgium yellow flag hints, Elizabeth Gaskell, battleships, George Washington, Rev Edward J Flanagan, a true false check, wit, and a Maharajah as a closing cue.
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Belgium
Ae Elizabeth Gaskell
George Washington
Edward J. Flanagan
False
Wit
Maharajah
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Thomas
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Romney Church
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Loew
Winchester Furniture
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Stokol
Unio
Turkey
Hugh Ritter
Grand Jury
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Rosenberger'’s
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