Ashes of Airmen Recovered From Shanghai Graveyard
The U S War Crimes Commission disclosed that the ashes of three Doolittle fliers executed by the Japanese were recovered in a Shanghai area cemetery on October 15 1942. Witnesses added new details about the shooting while court martial records linked to the fliers had aided American proof of discriminatory treatment.
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Changhai
U.S. War Crimes Commission
Shanghai
America
United States
Tokyo
James Doolittle
Dean Edward Hallmark
Dallas
Texas
Resignation and leadership change at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company accepted Lloyd B. Wilson's resignation as president effective Sept 1 1929. Mark Sullivan succeeded him. The note references wartime aviation actions in Japan and China, including accusations against Lt William Glover Farrow from Darlington South Carolina for piloting a strafing mission on Nagoya grammar school, and Tech Sgt Harold A Spatz from Lebo Kansas a B 25 gunner whose unit crash landed in China leading to eight airmen captured by Japanese forces.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Lloyd B. Wilson
Mark Sullivan
Tokyo
William Glover Farrow
Darlington
S. C
Nagoya
Harold A. Spatz
Lebo
Kas
China
Man Leaps To Death From West Virginia Hospital Window
MARSBURG, W. Va., Sept. 27. JJ Rush Boarman, 39, died at 4 30 yesterday morning from injuries after plunging through a third story hospital window screen and falling to the pavement. He entered City Hospital Tuesday as a medical patient and nearly struck two pedestrians. He suffered multiple injuries including fracture to right leg and arm, nose lacerations, face wounds and a dislocated jaw. Boarman, native of Berkeley County, was unmarried and survived by his mother and eight siblings including Harry Boarman of Winchester, Virginia.
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Marsburg
W. Va
JJ Rush Boarman
City Hospital
Boarman
Berkeley County
Harry Boarman
Winchester
Northern Virginia Feeder Calf Sale Plans Set
Members of the Northern Virginia Feeder calf sale committee met Tuesday night and completed plans for the sale to be held on October 12. Present at the session were J H Cunningham of Fauquier.
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Northern Virginia
J.H. Cunningham
Fauquier
County cattle sale eyed with 430 consignments reached
J W Olcott LT Larrick Clarke county and Raymond Hoover Shenandoah county note 430 cattle consignments reached with 500 limit pending. About 25 to 30 producers in the county area plan consignments. Sixty percent are steer calves. Hereford and Angus split evenly with more steers. All heifers from bangs tested herds. Virginia production officials and VPI staff to grade and conduct sale with H H Terry as auctioneer.
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J.W. Olcott
LT. Larrick
Clarke County
Raymond Hoover
Shenandoah County
Hugh Brill
I. Fred Stine
Frederick County
Stine
Theive County
C. P. McClaugherty
Virginia
M. L. Dalton
George Litton
VPI
H. H. Terry
Mistoe
Special Services At Reliance And Stephens City
Special Sunday observances set for Reliance and Stephens City with Sunday School at 10 in Reliance and 2 at Stephens City U B Church. A program of songs and recitations follows at Reliance with W F Shipe to speak. Reliance Male Quartet to provide music. Rev H K Richardson to deliver the 3 pm sermon atSleepy Creek U B Charge, formerly Reliance pastor.
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Reliance
W. F. Shipe
Public Invited to Services and Gatherings
Charge expresses desire to meet with many friends at vice. The public is cordially invited to both the above services.
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By Richard Cushing
Aladdin
Miller’s
Garland Spillman
N. Loudoun St
Lloyd B, Wilson
Man
Chatham Makes
Chatham’s
Reliance and
Stephens City
Ironing Board
Service
Druc Stores
Erie
Scott
Pertussin
Dillard's
Wampole
Creo-Terpin
Barbara Gould
Rae
Ye Tai
Creomullion
Richard
Westinghouse
MAZDA
Pacquin
Eno
Minrolar
Emerson
Neet
Conti
Castile
Ise
Bromo- Seltzer
Monterey
Queenscraft
Ogre
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