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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1939

Page

5

Berryville Senior Play Set For April 20 21

Berryville Virginia April 6 The Berryville High School senior drama Lass of the Berryville Moon will be staged in the school auditorium on Thursday and Friday April 20 and 21 at 8 o clock. The cast includes Charles Wise Carver Oscar Hamilton Kenneth Shenk Carlton Emmart Joe Harris Samuel Simpson Kitty Polhamus Dorothy Lee Jean Levi Hilda Huff Margaret Buckner Verta Racer Louise Fuller Lorra ine Singhass Ann Smith Naomi Longerbeam Edna Heironi mous Elwood Affleck Elizabeth Wolfe Ernest Elsen and others in the ensemble.

Berryville Edna Heironimous Mabel Wooton Babs Elwood Affleck Robert Twill Bob Pnl Elizabeth Wolfe Ernest Elsen

Virginia to honor 64-year man George Miller as longest serving employee

Virginia industry will honor George Miller 77 year old nightwatchman at a statewide meeting April 14. Miller has worked at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond for 64 years and will receive a gift from Old Dominion Industry for loyal service.

Richmond Virginia George Miller Virginia Manufacturers Association National Association of Manufacturers Miller Tredegar Iron Works Old Dominion Industry

Longest continuous service worker chosen in state search

A state wide search selected the employee with the longest continuous service record. The survey found over 100 Virginia employees with more than 40 years and 30 with more than 50 years of service.

Virginia

Cadet Injured at Alumni Field

William Edward Doolan of Washington a 20 year old fourth classman at Virginia Military Institute had his large intestine penetrated when struck in the abdomen by a javelin thrown by another cadet on Alumni Field yesterday.

Lexington William Edward Doolan Washington Virginia Military Institute Alumni Field

Good Friday Worship Set At Tenary Church

The Good Friday service at Tenary Evangelical and Reformed Church continues the Prom Page One schedule with meditations by ministers from Loudoun Street Presbyterian South Winchester Methodist Church Church of Christ Dayton Ohio United Brethren. Vocal and organ performances precede and follow each meditation as worshipers observe the three hour service beginning at noon with silent prayer and hymns. Members of the Ministerial Association urge community participation during the solemn hours.

Tenary Evangelical and Reformed Church Ronald S. Wilson Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Harry Balthis South Winchester Methodist Church Charles Hume Funk Church of Christ D. T. Gregory Dayton Ohio United Brethren Church Scott Atkinson Gounod Marshall Kline Calvary Maunder Leonard Sirbaugh May Carper Wayne Omps Ministerial Association

U. Va Alumni Plan Organization Continued

The piece lists numerous University of Virginia alumni with names across Middletown Stephns City and Millwood and notes Captain Norton Pritchett and other officials involved. Included are G. L. Branner K. H. Hooley John J. Pickerall R. E Aylor James R. Shryock and many others.

Norton Pritchett University University of Virginia G. L. Branner Kernstown K. H. Hooley Will L. Owings John J. Pickerall Middletown R. E Aylor James R. Shryock Stephns City Te de Lie Funtzing

Virginia Allocates 7.6 Million in Secondary Road Funds

Richmond April 6 allocation of 7 633 660 for the state secondary highway system for the fiscal year starting July 1. The total includes 3 262 135 77 from the county gas tax and 3 687 574 23 in additional funds. Salem district receives 1 7755 904 41 while Staunton district leads with 1 041 385 91. County allocations list Allegheny 127 217 46 Augusta 197 205 12 Bath 54 351 32 Clarke 58 264 01 Frederick 76 342 75 Highland 31 614 88 Page 79 384 17 Rockbridge 107 796 27 Rockingham 175 587 08 Shenandoah 96 738 90 Warren 36 883 95.

Richmond State Highway Department Salem Staunton Allegheny Augusta Bath Clarke Frederick Highland Page Rockbridge Rockingham Shenandoah Warren

Claim Anti Nazi Bloc A Failure

Berlin reports the German view that Chamberlain’s effort to form a encircling bloc against Germany has failed regarding Poland.

President Roosevelt Visits Marines At Warm Springs Camp

President Roosevelt spends part of his vacation at Warm Springs Georgia where he lunched with the Marines guarding the infantile paralysis treatment center and later watched a drill by 4 officers and 67 men for crippled patients. The Marines under Col. E. T. Brooks hail from Washington DC barracks.

Warm Springs Roosevelt United States Marines White House Warm Springs Foundation Col E. T. Brooks Washington, D. C

Goebbels Requests Silence During Egypt 24 Hour Visit

Germany's Propaganda Minister Dr Paul Joseph Goebbels arrived in Cairo for a 24 hour visit. Egyptian Prime Minister Moham ed Mahmoud Pasha requested he avoid press statements because of Egypt's diverse foreign communities and racial mix.

Cairo Germany Paul Joseph Goebbels Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha Mahmoud Pasha

Britain and Poland Reach Accord on Mutual Help

The British premier announced a Polish British military agreement and a British loan to Poland as part of a broader peace effort. Home Secretary Hoare said steps were taken to deport Nazis and agents from Britain with no diplomatic immunity for Nazis. Albanian officials denied an Italian protectorate while Belgrade sources claimed Italy seeks Adriatic control to secure loans. The permanent pact will mirror the temporary assurance and commit mutual aid if either country faces indirect or direct threats to independence.

Berlin Chamberlain Germany Poland London Wilhelm Keitel Hitler Albrto Pariano Italy Innsbruck Albania Beck Warsaw Portsmouth Samuel Hoare Commons Secret Police Britain Sir Samuel Willie Gallacher Gestapo Belgrade Square Gallacher Duke of Kent Geoffrey Mander Home Legation Belgrade Yugoslavia Greece Balkan Adriatic Great Britain

Wall Street Hit By Wave Of Selling

New York traders faced a broad selloff on April 6 with multiple indices sliding as investors moved to lock in gains and reassess amid a volatile session. Major banks and industrials led the declines with tech shares also falling.

Stocks Drop Amid Albanian Tensions On Busy Exchange

Stock prices fell between 1 and 4 dollars a share during a mid morning rush of heavy selling led by fears of conflict as Italian troops could invade Albania. Du Pont Allied Chemical Bethlehem Steel and Douglas Aircraft were among the hardest hit as traders prepared for Good Friday and the holiday markets.

Stock Exchange Zog Europe DuPont Allied Chemical Bethlehem Steel Douglas Aircraft

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