William H. Brown Serves in the Mediterranean
William H. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil Brown of 643 N Main St Chester, serves as a crew member of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea in the Mediterranean. The Coral Sea and other Fleet units protect U S interests while the Sixth Fleet operates under Admiral Rich L Conolly. Brown serves as an airman and may visit prominent Mediterranean sites during duty.
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Wil- Brown
N. Main St
Chester
Coral Sea
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
Rich L. Conolly
U. S. Naval Forces
Atlantic
William H. Brown
Music Hath Charms In Western India
A commercial radio station in Goa wins listeners from government radio causing tension in Western India. Listeners favor Indian film songs not common on all India radio. Indian business leaders support Radio Goa while critics led by MP Joachim Alva urge advertisers to drop programs and press outlets to avoid publishing schedules.
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Bombay
Goa
India
Radio
All- India Radio
Joachim Alva
Radio Goa
Sentencing of Spy Is Postponed
Philadelphia authorities moved to delay the sentencing of Harry Gold a 39 year old chemist who admitted delivering atomic secrets to Russian agents. U S District Judge James P McGranery kept December 7 as a firm sentencing date after prosecutors sought a later date and defense urged delay.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
U. S
James P. McGranery
A. S
Gerald Gleeson
McGranery
Gleeson
Gold
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Middletown Social Roundup Sees Guests and Birthday News
Middletown residents report visiting guests from Pittsburgh Hyattsville and Woodbridge. Mrs Emma Ritter observed her 83rd birthday with family from Lynchburg Arlington and local friends. The Middletown Fire Auxiliary hosts a chicken and oyster supper Saturday at the school cafeteria to aid funds for a new fire hall. James Rutherford and Leslie Wright hosts in White Plains New York have returned.
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Middletown
Mallinson
William Aber
Barnette
Pittsburgh
Ethel Hammil
Washington
Manson Lineburg
Hyattsville
Leonza Stickley
Wallie Stickley
J. S. Peebles
Charles
Richmond
Emma Ritter
Near Town
Ruth Hottel
Arlington
Ina Dalton
Lynchburg
E. E. Rogers
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Herbert Wilkins
Sue
Mt. Rainer
C.S. Hartman
Richard Boyer
Kentucky
John Zirkle
New Market
Kathleen Lincoln
Woodbridge
Wayside Inn
Phil Good
Ed Good
Lucy Everly
Edinburg
Church St
Women's Auxiliary
Middletown Fire Company
James Rutherford
Leslie Wright
White Plains
N. Y
Lawrence A Williams Arrives at French Riviera
Lawrence Alphonzo Williams a USN sailor from Stephens City arrives in Toulon for a week long visit with the crew of destroyer USS W. M. Wood a Sixth Fleet unit under Admiral Richard L Conolly. The Wood has been conducting extensive fleet exercises and will use the Riviera port for shore leave.
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French
Toulon
Mediterranean
Lawrence Alphonzo Williams
Seaman
USN
Stephens City
W. M. Wood
Wood
Sixth Fleet
Richard L. Conolly
U. S. Naval Forces
Atlantic
Riveria
First WWI baseball players to enter military service
J H A Bill Embrich an outfielder with Harrisburg in the Inter State League was called for duty within six weeks after registration day October 16 1940. Hugh Mulcahy a pitcher for Philadelphia was the first major league player to be called up.
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Bill Embrich
Harrisburg
Hugh Mulcahy
Philadelphia
Egyptian Farmers Fight Locusts Across Nile Delta
Egyptian farmers battle a renewed locust invasion that crossed from the Red Sea region into Egypt. The pest threatens agriculture, including cotton, as a full scale anti locust campaign proceeds along the Nile.
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Red Sea
Ethiopia
Somaliland
French Equatorial Africa
Sudan
Egypt
Nile
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Western
Garber Ice Cream CO
Lawrence A. Williams
French Riviera
Cairo
Middle East
Nile Delta
Ciris
Kinney’s
Winchester
Herkimer
Gore Home
Anny
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Sales Co
North Loudoun St
Roy Rogers
King of
the Cowboys
Tau
Yin
Kia
Anchige
Eres
Cay Low
Poces SR Ae
Ozark Ike
By Ray Gotte
Wildcats
Mighty Origin
Blondie
Chic Young
MR Beasley
Henry
Oie
By Carl Anderson
Phil
Big Sister
Etta Kett
BY Les Forgrave
BY Paul Robinson
Tom
Cathy
Mey
Fate
Mara
Muggs and
Skeeter
BY Wally Bishop
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