Local service updates from World War II list privates and officers
The column notes Pvt William D Griffith at Camp Barkeley Texas in the Medical Corps after enlisting March 15 1944 and his brothers Pvt Roy C Griffith at Camp Swift Texas and Pvt Ernest Griffith at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Master Sgt Donald B Clowe has arrived at a Miami Beach redistribution station. Three local men return from overseas service Tech 4th Grade Lewis W Smith Jr from the Dental Pacific Theater, Tech 4th Grade Randall S Keller from the European Theater, and Frederick K Wine from the European Theater. Grover W Morrison Jr an apprentice seaman at Bainbridge MD and Second Lt Robert D Templeton now at Wright Field Ohio are also listed with prior employer details and addresses.
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William D. Griffith
Ernest Griffith
Pennsylvania Avenue
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Medical Corps
Griffith
Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Company
Air Force Headquarters
Donald 8. Clowe
M. B. Clowe
Miami Beach
United States
Third Service Command
Richmond
Lewis W. Smith, Jr
Wis W. Smith
Winchester
Route 1-A
Dental Paci
Randall S Keller
B. K. Keller
Stephens City
Frederick K. Wine
Upperville
Army Air Corps
Grover W. Morrison, Jr
Bainbridge, Md
J. W. Rosenberger and Company
Navy
Robert d. Templeton
Walter T. Templeton
the Plains
Wright Field
Ohio
Air Technical Service Command
Orval R. Cook
Lt. Templeton
Virginia Public Service Company
Alexandria
Ting
Camp Lee
Templeton
Bruning
Nebr
No Change In Whiskey Rations
Richmond Virginia October 31 The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced whiskey allotments for next month will stay at two fifths per customer. Domestic gin becomes ration free as a single change. Coupon 56 validity rules expand for domestic and imported whiskeys and brandies. Twenty two new beverage items added including bourbons blends and wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Death Still Flys Over England
A flying bomb hit a small hotel in southern England early today killing at least five people and injuring many of the 35 guests including several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock
Market reports show light receipts and steady to firm prices across produce and livestock. Includes detailed hogs calves sheep and cattle bids in Baltimore and Chicago with notes on weights, quality, and end-of-month comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Office of Distribution
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Stock Market Rises on Mixed Armament News and Election Caution
New York stocks show selective recovery as armament stocks buoyed by Churchill war length outlook while investors await election results. Gains measured in fractions up to about two points with Douglas Aircraft Grumman Boeing United Aircraft U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Santa Fe and others leading. Some names slip including Goodrich American Smelting Electric Power Light and International Nickel. Better performers include Knott Raytheon Technicolor and Fansteel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Curchill
Douglas Aircraft
Grumman
Boeing
Glenn Martin
United Aircraft
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Goodrich
American Smelting
Electric Power & Light
Oliver Corp
International Nickel
Knott Corp
Fansteel
Raytheon
Technicolor
Chicago Grain Quotations and Parachute Question
Grain futures opened dull with wheat up slightly and rye higher. Prices for oats, barley, and rye futures are listed with various month figures. The quiz asks whether nylon parachutes last longer than silk, with silk rated seven years and nylon stated as lasting indefinitely.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort Benning
Saicy Anderson
East James Street
Pvt. Anderson
Sgt. Clowe
Florida
Morrison
Richard Anderson
Richard R. Anderson
B. F. Goodrich
E. Piccadilly St
Ashley’s Coal and Wood Yard
E. Cork St
Miller’s Drug Store
Garland Spillman
Prop
Dot
Stock Market Report
Caldwell
DR. Caldwell
Ice Guard
Caldwell Senna
Zelan
Riley
Sta’s
Tris
Vigoro
Rene
Spalding
Altigs
South
Loudoun St
George Washington Garage
Stephano Bros
Phila
John L. Lewis
Dewey
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Hillman
Mr. Hillman
Julian W. Mack
U. S
J. H. Henry
Rey
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