Frederick County Tentative Budget Shows Maintained Levies
A tentative budget for Frederick County keeps the general fund levy at 50 cents and school levy at 1 dollar with a road debt levy for Back Creek district to cover its road obligations in 1940 41. Early estimates show general fund receipts from current taxes near 28 000 with total revenues about 40 218 17 and a school allocation around 5 000 amid expenditures near 2 855.
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Frederick County Board of Had
General County Fund
Back Creek
Too Old To Quit Buy A Tag
Reno who prefers his bicycle to driving a car will need a license under the new city licensing ordinance. He says he has been riding for 200 years and will not stop now.
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Reno
Ies
Board Pushes 8 Room Grade School for Brucetown
Frederick County officials, in a joint session with the Board of Supervisors, favor early construction of an 8 room graded school at Brucetown to serve Brucetown and Clearbrook with a rough cost near 20000. The boards discussed rural school funding and the need to repair or replace the existing Brucetown building.
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Frederick County
Brucetown
Clearbrook
Board of Supervisors
A. W. Wright
Shenandoah Valley Academy
J. Fred Thwaite
Leslie D. Kline
Thwaite
Kline
Ed Gordon
Warden Urged to Enforce Law in Stephens City
On motion by Gervis Lemley the Board of Sa adopted a resolution demanding and urging Game Warden F. W. Pingley to enforce the law in Section 68 A Chapter 247 of the Code. The measure cites numerous dogs roaming at large in the Stephens City area at night.
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Gervis Lemley
Stephens City
Satoday
F. W. Pingley
Board of Supervisors
Lemley
Thephens City
Republicans To Receive Reports From District Convention
A. C. Halvosa, secretary of the city executive committee, announced that Republicans will receive reports from the district convention held last Saturday. The announcement noted that those who are properly eligible will be invited to participate or present impressions from the meeting.
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A. C. Halvosa
Halvosa
Addi
City Democrats to Name Delegates at Saturday Mass Meeting
Democrats will hold a mass meeting Saturday April 20 at 2 30 PM to choose delegates and alternates to the State convention. The city will be entitled to 11 delegates with a half vote. Noble and Chi are listed among attendees.
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Ee Ere Committee
Delet
Noble
Chi
District Legion Meeting Set for Berryville
The Seventh Virginia Deas district Legion meeting will be held in Berryville on April 3 at 2 o clock. State Vice Commander Harold Scheuer said the gathering will be attended by District Commander W H El lifritts of Strasburg and Commander E Ralph James of Hampton along with other dignitaries from posts in the district.
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Harold Scheuer
Pest
San Stigenien Reine Cae
W. H. Ellifritts
Strasburg
E. Ralph James
Hampton
Legion
Scheuer
Berryville
Planes Take Air Alarm Booster Heightened For Eight Minutes
An air alert remained active for eight minutes as planes took off and alarms sounded. Authorities emphasized safety measures while residents sought shelter and authorities coordinated response efforts.
Hoboes to Be Counted Tonight If Nomads Can Be Found
Salvation Army shelters will stay open through the night to count hoboes. Hobo jungles huts shacks and cabins will be surveyed along with tourist and trailer camps unless permanent addresses are provided.
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Tell
Salvation
Army
Police recover stolen car in three minutes. two teens detained
Police acted quickly after radio instructions from headquarters to pursue a vehicle. Ted Carson and Myron Carson, 19, admitted stealing a Pennsylvania car and were brought to Chief C. W. Hollis in five minutes.
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Pennsylvania
C. W. Hollis
Ted Carson
Myron Carson
National Avenue
Carlton Manuel
Braddock Street
Holmes Wisecarver
Wisecarver
Police investigate Route 11 crash near Winchester injures four
State police officer George Miller leads an investigation into a Sunday morning accident on Route 11 a mile west of Winchester that injured four people including 23 year old Arthur Lake. County and city authorities assist in the inquiry.
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Sak Wea
Winchester
Arthur Lake
Ce Ree
Police Star
George Miller
Two Cars Crumple in Route 7 Collision Near Clarke
Three people escaped injury in a crash about five miles east of Clarke noting both cars were badly damaged and unable to move on their own. Trooper George F and Bob Buchner investigated the collision with Carl Lee driving a model A.
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Clarke
Berryville
Ta Sonecon Eae
Here
Carl Lee
Jack Riley
W D. C
Sute
Felley Aes Paste
George F
Bob Buchner
Plans To Junk Internal Debts Charged To 17
New York April 8 A government witness testified at the trial of 17 men charged with seditious conspiracy that defendant William Gerald Bishop planned to overthrow the government and cancel internal debts while redistributing gold Healy an FBI planted witness described recordings and a Narrowsburg drill noting Bishop cited civil riots and claimed the Federal Reserve is controlled by 12 Jewish banks He also said Bishop spoke of sabotaging targets and that the Christian Front would act though the group faced an arms embargo and sought to provoke war plans
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New York
William Gerald Bishop
Associates
Denis A. Healy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Healy
United States
Bishop
Macklin Bottger
Killed In Fall On a Stairway In Cumberland
Relatives in Cumberland Md. report the death last week of Mrs. Effie Ryland Lillis 75 widow of James H. Lillis formerly of Win- Catholic Church. The body found at her home in Cumberland had been moved from the head of the stairs. She had been ill and indoors for two years and recently had a domestic issue noted in the report.
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Cumberland
Effie Ryland Lillis
James H. Lillis
Win- Catholic Church
Michael Lillis
City
Lost Scottie Named T. C. Reward
A lost dog case appears on page 11, noting a Scottie named T. C. that owner offers a reward. Contact phone number 540 for information.
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Scottie
T. C
Allied Mines Strewn to Cripple German Iron Trade
Allied naval forces mined three points off Norway to block Germany's iron ore lifeline. The operation, conducted within an hour, aimed to force coastal shipping outside Norwegian waters and was carried out without incident, according to British and French notes. Norway's Parliament debated the protest as Berlin warned of far reaching consequences.
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London
Germany
Norway
Berlin
Mrs Whitney Seeks Divorce From Sportsman John Hay Whitney
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Artemus Whitney arrives with three terriers and a German shepherd at a Reno hotel to pursue divorce from New York financier John Hay Whitney after a six week residence period. She says they separated, property settled, and she will file for divorce when eligible.
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Reno
Nev
Mary Elizabeth Artemus Whitney
John Hay Whitney
New York
Philadelphia
Whitney
Information On Lending Is Asked In Budget Dispute
The bureau faced questions about a 700 million executive plan and which agencies are involved. Byrd clashed with Democratic Leader Barkley over naming agencies and releasing past information requests. The House approved the resolution without dissent after Byrd refused to amend.
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Byrd
Barkley
House
Senate
Virginia
Rouss Company To Buy Aerial Truck
Marvin Weaver president of Charley Rouss Fire Company announced a resolution to purchase a new aerial type truck. A committee will be formed to negotiate bids and select a model after bids are obtained. The present 17 year old hook and ladder truck will be disposed of as part of the upgrade.
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Marvin Weaver
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Weaver
Endship Company
South End
Charley Rouss
Eden
Senate Judiciary approves Tavenner for Western Virginia DA
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Prank L. Tavenner Jr to be Federal district attorney for Western Virginia.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Prank
Tavenner, Jr
Western
Virginia
Sharp quake rattles Bishop residents at 5 36
A sharp earthquake was felt in Bishop California at 5 36 this morning lasting three to four seconds. It rattled windows and dishes and woke sleepers but caused no damage reports.
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Bishop
Calif
Winchester area brief reports and wildlife sightings
Wild geese confused by lights and rain near Winchester as a 35 to 40 bird flock flew southeast at midnight. Shenandoah County authorities aid amnesic man cared for at Woodstock jail. Deer, nuthatches, sparrows noted in local game notes from Woodstock and Philadelphia New Jersey postcards referenced.
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Winchester
Homer Harlee
Clifford
Harloe
Shenandoah County
Dave Crabill
Strasburg
Middletown
Woodstock
Seeensener
German steamer Rio De Janeiro torpedoed off Norway
At least 150 Germans and 80 horses were lost when a British submarine fired two torpedoes into the German freighter Rio De Janeiro four miles off the Norwegian coast. Survivors and bodies were brought to Lillesand as Norwegian boats aided rescue efforts amid icy seas.
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Arendal
Norway
Rio de Janeiro
Orea
Aav M
Lillesand
North
Lloyd’s
North Sea
Reeena Ee
Supervisors Seek Poston to Remain in Rockbridge County
The Clarke and Rockbridge supervisors urge that Virginia Highway Department Resident Engineer W C Poston be allowed to continue his work locally. Richmond ordered his transfer to another county effective May 1 after four years here. The boards also promote an unrestricted 30 foot right of way for a section of the road now in the secondary system.
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Cate
Virginia Highway Department
W. C. Poston
Richmond
Mr. Poston
Rockbridge County
Harry Ligh
Secon
Gervis Lemley
Clarke
Bition
Reso
Allied Warships Halt German Ore Shipments In Norway
Allied warships in Norwegian coastal waters halt German ore shipments as Norway protests demand removal of mines. German warships head north while Berlin predicts a tremendous effect from Allied mines and reports counter plots by Britain. Moscow says Soviet Russia Finland resume normal relations.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Finland
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Back Creek Road
Salt Lake
City Democrats
District Legion
Lake
Congress
Christian T
Christian Front
Greeny
Mrs. Whitney
Reno, Nev
Budget Bureau
Rouss Company
Grant
Shenandoah
Serre Eee Re Nem Suns Seeen Dso
Siena Si
Leek Snell
Poston
Danube
Rome
Adriatic
Uea
Mussolini
Italy
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