More Power To You staged by Stephens City High School
A comedy titled More Power To You will be presented by the Junior Class of Stephens City High School on Friday and Saturday at 7 45 PM in the school auditorium Miss Garnet Hamrick of Winchester directs. The cast includes Elva Bowers Christian Ebersole Lillian Snyder Lester Singhass Sylvia Carper Mary Gay Marker Anna Lee Grim Charles Mudd Banks Lohr and Denzil Fawcett with photo credit to Lemley.
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Stephens City High School
Garnet Hamrick
Winchester
Lemley
Elva Bowers
Christian Ebersole
Lillian Snyder
Lester Singhass
Sylvia Carper
Mary Gay Marker
Anna Lee Grim
Charles Mudd
Banks Lohr
Denzil Fawcett
Germany tightens grip on Norway as troops consolidate
Berlin reports say German forces in Norway are thoroughly consolidated, challenging Allied attempts to dislodge them. German transports continue to move troops to strengthen positions at Oslo Fjord while Denmark extends Nazi control to Bornholm. Oslo and Elverum are cited among occupied and fortified points with destruction of three British destroyers.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Norway
Denmark
High Command
Bornholm
Sweden
Elverum
Oslo
Oslo Fjord
Norwegian battalions disarmed as German attack hits Elverum
European Bulletins report in Berlin that 80 Norwegian officers and several battalions were disarmed and 500 rifles and four cannon seized during a sudden German assault on Elverum, town housing Norway's king. Crown Princess Martha crossed into Sweden. In Brussels, hundreds protested near the British and French embassies with police guarding the German embassy.
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Berlin
Elverum
Norway
Kaakon
DNB
New York
Martha
Sweden
British Wireless
CBS
Brussels
Two Norwegian subs sunk in action off Norwegian coast
Reports from Copenhagen and London note Norwegian coast sinkings of two submarines with Allied broadcasts. British air forces claim 19 German aircraft destroyed since Sunday while RAF losses total six. State Department approves removal of Americans from Norway Sweden and Denmark. Denmark faces bread shortages with restricted food sales and nighttime automobile bans.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Washington
State Department
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
United States
Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Winchester News: Be Kind To Animals Day Observed
Sunday designated Be Kind To Animals Day with the local branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging public attention during Be Kind to Animals Week. City council discussed uniform tourist home signs and issuing them with licenses, citing Buffalo, New York as a successful example.
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The
P. C. A. Hope
Winchester
Buffalo
N. Y
Six Independents Run For City Council Posts in June Election
At least six Independent candidates seek city council seats in the general election set for Tuesday June 11. From Second Ward are Grover Cooper W P Anderson incumbent and Ernest A Carper while First Ward contenders include James H Myers and Earl E Cuthbert. The slate also lists C Arthur Robinson mayoral challenger to Dr C R Anderson and adds several incumbents and former members on the Democratic ticket. Anderson heads the Independents and Myers is tied to Winchester Dry Cleaning with community affiliations noted.
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Grover Cooper
North Cameron
W. P. Anderson
North Braddock
Ernest A. Carper
Peyton. Myers
James H. Myers
Hanley Avenue
Earl E. Cuthbert
Millwood Avenue
C. Arthur Robinson
South Stewart
C. R Anderson
Herman Hable
O. L. Jamison
Jamison
Hable
Percy Miller
Allen T. Hawthorne
John T. Kremer
W. W. Dellinger
Lee Coble
Ben Belchie
Anderson
Light Committee
Common Council
Poor and Claims
Myers
Winchester
Masonic Order
Braddock Street
Blossoms Expected in May Ahead of Apple Festival
Dr Ansel B Groves of the Winchester Research Laboratory said it is too early to predict exact blossoming. He noted blossoms will likely appear in early May and coincide with the Apple Blossom Festival set for May 2 3, with rare exceptions in past decades.
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Ansel B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Wanted Good Home for Two Small Dogs
Wanted good home for two small dogs. One yellow female with trimmed ears and one black and white spotted female about the size of a fox terrier. Must be loved and cared for at once. Phone 1182.
Home Made Cakes and Pies by Jack Coff Bnoe
Local ad notes homemade cakes and pies offered by Jack Coff Bnoe with contact phone 649 for orders in the community listing.
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Jack Coff Bnoe
Uncertain Deadline for June Election Filing
The June election deadline sparks dispute with opinions split on whether notice is due tonight or tomorrow midnight. The Star sought guidance from Attorney General Staples, who declines ruling unless invoked by a local official, noting election day is not counted.
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The
Star
Associated Press
Staples
Petrie and Clevenger File for Stephens City Council
Two candidates David C. Petrie and J. E. Clevenger join eight candidates for Stephens City council with six seats to be chosen in the June 11 election. Incumbents include Mayor W Lomax Parker and six village councilmen. Petrie works at O Sullivan Rubber. Clevenger at Valley Service Station in Winchester. both residents of Stephens City. Middletown incumbents Fred Larrick mayor and five others filed for re election on the Democratic ticket with no opponents yet.
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Stephens City
Julian Baker
David C. Petrie
J. E. Clevenger
Robert Campbell
J. W. Hartley
Holmes Yeakle
S. A. Sargent
A. Rust
W. S. Cook
W. Lomax Parker
Petrie
O’sullivan Rubber Company
C. L. Wright
Ben E. Rogers
G. Wilson Borden
Handley Band Preps for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Handley High School band under Prof W H McKlwee began practice in the business district for the March 3 grand feature parade at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. New uniforms have been ordered and will arrive in time for the festival. The Handley band has long played prominent roles in the festival parades.
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W. H. McKlwee
Handley High
Handley
Roosevelt Sends Broad Reorganization Plan to Congress
President Roosevelt submitted a major reform package to Congress aiming to save 300000 dollars annually and improve service. The plan folds the Civil Aeronautics Authority into Commerce, abolishes the Air Safety Board, moves the Weather Bureau to Commerce, and shifts the Food and Drug Administration to the Social Security Administration with exceptions for insecticides and naval stores.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
Safety Board
Air Safety Board
CCA
Civil Aeronautics Board
The
Can Cy
Allen
Fommer New’ York Herald Tribune
Thomas Hardin
Fort Worth
Tex
Weather Bureau
Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
Jure Department
Oral Security Administration
Kiwanis Meeting Plans Camp Use for Underprivileged
Kiwanis members in Woodstock Strasburg Front Royal and Winchester will meet Monday at 2 PM in the council chamber to discuss using a camp in the George Washington National Forest for underprivileged children. James Richard Wilkins spoke on camp operation and invited inspections of the site. President Ansel Groves and VP L I Miller were elected delegates to the Kiwanis International convention in Minneapolis with Garland Canter and W Alan Peery as alternates. Arthur Robinson won the attendance prize donated by Charles Pine.
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Kiwanis Club
Woodstock
Strasburg
Front Royal
Winchester
Council Chamber
George Washington National Forest
James Richard Wilkins
CGC
Ansel Groves
L. I. Miller
Minneapolis
Protest Rallies Across Mexico Over Oil Arbitration
Thousands of Mexicans joined nationwide demonstrations on April 11 to oppose U.S. push for arbitration in the two year oil dispute and to back Mexico's stance on foreign owned industry.
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Hun
United States
Mexico
Virginia AAUW Meet Sets Two Day State Convention
The Virginia AAUW state convention convenes at 9 a.m. with Dr. Dorothy Stimson dean of Goucher College as chief speaker for the opening session at the George Washington Hotel. A dinner meeting follows at seven p.m. with Dr. Stimson slated to speak.
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American Association of University Women
Dorothy Stimson
Goucher College
Baltimore
George Washington Hotel
Stimson
Winchester
Herbert Lar
Meta Glass
Sweet Briar College
State Liquor Store Sales Rise Reported in 1939
A summary from OND, Va dated April 11, 1939, shows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board reporting a 12.35 percent year to date increase in the first eight months of the fiscal year. Officials provided no reason for the sales rise.
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Ond. Va
Eary
Alcohholic Beverage Control Board
War Highlights From Allied Naval Theatre In Europe
The Associated Press reports Germany lost 18 warships including four cruisers and 10 transports in a naval battle off Norway with allied losses of four ships. Churchill acknowledges two more British destroyers sunk, Britain reports Germans have under four cruisers left. Scapa Flow raid reduces German air power by about one tenth of 60 planes. Recapture of Bergen cited in Norwegian radio. Norway orders cooperation with Allies and civilians arm to resist. Soviet reinforcements move toward Romania border. Danes face rationing and travel limits. Norway joins Allies. Bergen recaptured. German convoy broken by submarines. Germany hints at possible air raids on Britain from Nordic bases. US safeguards Danish Norwegian bank holdings. fleets may shift to American registry.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Norway
London
Churchill
Scapa Flow
Weems Rules For Plaintiff In McCormac V Ebert Suit
Judge Donald Weems ruled for the plaintiff in the McCormac versus Ebert case over possession of the first floor of a Braddock and Amherst corner building now used by the defendant as a garage and showroom. An appeal by Harry Kern Sr. was noted and the matter certified to Corporation Court for trial before Judge Philip Williams.
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Donald Weems
McCormac
Methodist Cluselts Bake Ham Dinner Sponsored Event
A local church group sponsors a baked ham dinner at the estated scene on May 18 evening. The notice confirms community fundraising and fellowship details.
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Methodist Cluselts
Etasted
French Premier Reports 18 German Vessels Sent To Bottom
The French premier announced a fierce naval battle resulting in eighteen German ships sunk. Submarines reportedly inflicted heavy losses in a prolonged clash at sea, as Allied forces pressed the engagement against German naval units.
Bergen Seaport Recaptured As Allies Press Berlin War
A radio from Bergen reports the Norwegian commander says the seaport has been recaptured from German forces. Other reports say German planes circled Kongsvinger railway station and dropped light bombs while Norwegians destroy bridges to hinder German advances and isolate troops.
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Stockholm
Bergen
Kongsvinger
Sweden
French Army Suspends Leaves Amid Possible German Offensive
The French army in Paris suspends all leaves as preparations intensify for a potential German attack on the Western Front. The measure signals heightened alert and mobilization efforts by French forces.
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Paris
Britain and Germany clash in Norway naval air war
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons great losses have been suffered by the German navy as Germany presses its invasion of Norway. Premier Reynaud in Paris said 18 German ships including four cruisers were sunk in Norwegian waters, while Allied losses were four warships.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Norway
Scandinavia
Hitler
Napoleon
Spain
Reynaud
Paris
Britain
Churchill
House of the Pr
Thom
Ion Za Ied
Denmark
Shetland Islands
Western Front Activity Warns Of Possible Heavy Fighting
Paris reports formal military advisory to the French calls for readiness on the western front between the Moselle and Rhine amid signs of possible attack. The front may flare up suddenly as preparations observed at various points suggest looming combat. Reynaud says 18 German warships sunk in Norwegian battles, four cruisers among them, while French ships down two German scouts near Paris.
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Paris
Havas
Europe
Moselle
Rhine
Reynaud
High Command
Old Prerogative In Evidence Again
Census Supervisor W Q Hall recalls a caller who admitted misreporting her age to a census taker. She claimed her real age was 45 while telling the enumerator she was 43. Hall noted he had to correct his own age similarly.
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Louisville
W.Q. Hall
Hall
Reading from lines on censorship and wartime policy
A clipped wartime report discusses censorship rules and government control over what can be transmitted by correspondents. It references Iceland Denmark liberation, Churchill remarks on German ships, and a closed Allied corridor with harsh statements about Norway and blockade efficiency.
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Iceland
Denmark
Churchill
Kattegat
Iar
Norway
Hitler
Garland Rogers Moves to George Washington Barber Shop
Garland Rogers, formerly with the South End Barber Shop, has relocated to the George Washington Barber Shop as of April 9, 1951.
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Garland Rogers
South End
George Washington
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Western Front
Appasen
Skagerrak
Bulletins
Handley Band
House
Virginia Aauw
Dr. Stimson
Goucher
Bucharest
Iba
Rumania
Bessarabian
Rumanian Defense Industries
Hamar
England
Weems
Ebert
Capital
Chevrolet
H. W. Ebert
Style Shop
N. Main St
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