Scouts To Open Four-Week Camp At White Rock Site
Shenandoah Area Council plans a four week Boy Scouts summer camp at White Rock with a tentative opening June 22. James Bennett chairs camp activities while L B Sheffield Jr directs the 1941 season providing training, leadership and troop service aimed at improving patrol and troop programs.
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White Rock
Shenane
Boy Scouts of America
Alte
W. Va
James E
Boy Scout Camp
Bishop
James Bennett
Jonn
Scully, Jr
L. B. Sheffield, Jr
Field
Winter Mountain
Natural Bridge
Courtrat State Park
Washington
W. D. Sievers
Shenandoah Area
Sheffield
License plates stolen from Clark car spotted
Boise report notes a thief who took Gov. Chase A. Clark's auto plates risks exposure as the digit 1 is clearly visible, suggesting easy tracking if used on another vehicle.
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Boise
Idaho
Chase A. Clark
Canned Copy Explained for Newspaper Publicity
Publicity material prepared by bureaus or organizations and sent to newspapers is known as canned copy. It is written information designed for easy publication by outlets and press agents distribute it to multiple papers.
Goodrich Silvertown Stores Car Lifesaver Ad
Advertisement urges drivers to equip vehicles with Goodrich Silvertown Life Saver items and lists the store phone number 102 for purchase.
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Goodrich Life Saver
Silvertown
Goodrich
Bishop Peele To Preach At Woodstock
Bishop W. W. Peele of Richmond and Rev. J Manning Potts of Roanoke will preach at 11 o clock on Tuesday and Wednesday during the Winchester district Methodist conference in Woodstock. Business sessions and committee reports on evangelism missions Christian education and other topics are scheduled with adjournment expected by mid afternoon Wednesday.
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Woodstock
W. W. Pele
Richmond
J. Manning Potts
D. D
Green Memorial Church
Roanoke
Winchester
The
Methodist Church
W. W. McIntyre
Committee On Social Welfare
Leon Evangelism
Missions Church Extension
Church Peristhente Christian Education
Easter Services By Young Folk at Galilee Church
Junior and intermediate pupils present a morning program at Galilee Church starting 11 o'clock. Opening song Christ Arose followed by recitations Go Quickly and Tell Him Irene Weatherholtz and Easter Flowers Marie Clevenger. Musical numbers include Little Birds solo Easter Helen Crim vocal duets Our Heavenly Father Betty Clevenger Yallie Weatherholtz and He Did Not Die in Vain Frances and Hazel Bageant. Benediction ends the service.
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the Galilee Church
Christ Arose
Irene Weatherholtz
Ada Russell
Helen Crim
Marie Clevenger
Frances
Hazel Bageant
Frances Smith
Vernie Watherholtz
Our Heavenly Father
Betty Clevenger
Yallie Weatherholtz
My Redeemer
Benediction
British Allied Ship Sinkings Fever
British admiralty reports week ended March 30 saw 20 ships total losses for British allied and neutral merchants totaling 77 575 tons. March average weekly loss estimated around 98 000 tons. Amended figures for week ended March 16 show 37 ships lost totaling 146 098 tons.
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London
Admiralty
1004 Farms Sign Up for 1941 Soil Building Program
1004 Frederick County farms have joined the 1941 Agricultural Conservation Program with $80,000 set aside for soil building. April 15 is the final date to sign farm plans. County officials report orders for 961.8 tons of 20 percent superphosphate and 5,085 tons of ground limestone to be delivered by May 31, plus plans to remove 19,116 trees and sow clovers alfalfa lespedera and grasses to boost soil health and payments.
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Frederick County
County of Community Committees
E. M. Funk
Grover H. Schlack
Contributing Member Banquet Ticket Request
A reader requests an annual Membership and Banquet ticket for Banquet Night on April 18 at 7 30 PM at the George Washington Hotel. The ticket is to be mailed after sending payment to Harry Seabright chairman Membership committee Winchester Seed Company 228 N Cameron Winchester Va. Include name and address.
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George Washington
Harry Seabright
Winchester Seed Company
N. Cameron
Mr. Seabright
P. O. Box
Winchester
Clarke County Red Cross elects secretary pro tem and plans convention attendance
Nan Thomas presided at Clarke County Red Cross executive meeting in Berryville outlining quarterly expenditures for clothing fuel and food and school hot lunches plus foreign war production funds. Delegates were urged to attend the National Red Cross convention in Washington April 21 to 24 and a Mayflower banquet featuring Viscount Halifax and Attorney General Robert H Jackson. Juniors will visit DC District Juniors for a reception and tea at the Pan American building.
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Berryville
Nan Thomas
Clarke County
National Red Cross
Geen Dougherty
Philadelphia
John B.nel
Louis Stolle
Washington
Mayflower
Viscount Halifax
England
Robert H. Jackson
District of Columbia
Recreation Program For Soldiers In Baltimore Area
State and city officials met with army officers to plan a coordinated recreation program for about 60 000 soldiers stationed within 40 miles of Baltimore by June. An estimated 10 000 men may visit weekends, with a central recreation center proposed independent of any single organization. Discussion was a principal slated topic.
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Baltimore
Brazil Hosts 378 Notable Waterfalls
The National Geographical Exploration Association notes 378 important waterfalls in Brazil. This figure reflects a substantial array of cascades across Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Amazonas, and nearby regions, highlighting Brazil’s rich hydrological variety.
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Brazil
Douglas School Chorus Wins At Storer
The Douglas School chorus from Winchester, an institution for colored youths, won first prize in the High School chorus division at the Tri State Music Contest held at Storer College in Harpers Ferry. The group sang By The Sea by Schubert under James Washington, a former student and Storer graduate.
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Douglas School
Winchester
Storer College
Harpers Ferry
James Washington
Douglas
Winchester Chorus
The
Sea
Schubert
Dorothy Shields
Alice Weaver
Ruth Spencer
Lucille Finley
Mary Louise Williams
Ida Washington
Mary Cook
Weaver Banks
Yvonne Kirk
Evelyn Saunders
Mary Grancés Green
Ellen Williams
Vivienne Jackson
Reginald Mitchell
Answers To Today’s Quiz List
Answers printed on page 4 include Plant Composer Edmonton President of the Continental Congress Switzerland Sir Edward Burne Jones and Sherwood Forest. This item lists multiple quiz responses without context or scoring details.
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Plant
Composer
Edmonton
The
Continental Congress
Switzerland
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Sherwood Forest
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Holland
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Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Elizabeth Perpie
Patrick Murphy
Waynesboro
Samuel and
Mary
Crim) Catlett
Brucetown
Ireland
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Wiley Mamme Ee Tete
Jay
L. K
Lohr Capper
George Washington Hotel Corp
Peele
Methodists
Lewis
U. S. Mediation
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
van A. Bittner
C.S.C
National Mediation Board
Winchester and
Boller
Red Cross
Storer
Bruce
John W. Rosenberger and Co
Braddock St
Virginia
U. 8
Shenandoah Commercial Hatchery
Maurertown, Va
Roddy Kilowatt
Northern Virginia Power Company
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
E. Gerrard ST
Ellis E
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