Frederick County Delegation Leads Student Cooperative Meet
A large Frederick county delegation led by Miss Anne Preston Starling attended the high school section of the Student Cooperative Association meeting at Springfield School. The program centered on hobbies with demonstrations and skits by many students from Frederick and surrounding areas.
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Frederick
Student Cooperative Association
Springfield School
Frederick Luray
Prederick County
Anne Preston Starling
Gore
Corinne Wingfield
Louise Berryhill
Kernstown
Ralph Rinker
Richard Grove
Mt. Airy
Lucille Snapp
Betty Jean Snapp
Stephens City
Nancy Parker
Ifvelyn Easter
Mildred Hack
Clifton
Strosnider
Thomas
Miller School
Miller
Betty Moore
James Ro Wart
Marie Schroden
Jeanne ‘Hoover
Beverley Rogers
Betty Lou Havermale
Jeanne Gruber
Stotse Lowrey
Round Hill
Emily Fawcett
Virginia Herrill
Jeanette Racey
Carolyn Courtney
Brucetown
Mary Eloise Russell
Reba Carter
Robert Boden
Lottie Cas Hileman
Branson
Helen Grubbs
Hazel Bageant
Donald Cline
Ruth Brill
Carper's Valley
Clifford Nicksom
Kenneth
Keller
Whitehall
Iris Chapman
Josephine Alark
Cornelia Gordon
Elizabeth Grim
Nancy Lodge
Glenvill Whitacre
High View
Mary Catherine Grim
Mt. View
Dorothy Harbaugh
Mary Bell Watts
Henry
Frederick County
Dan Henry
Ancy Parker
Evelyn Easter
Glenville ‘Whitacre
Thresa Malone
Charlotte Shilley
Robyn Anne Williams
David Sargent
Jeanne Hoover
Lester Kilham
Mary Byrd Hudson
James Robert
Lewis ‘Keller
Louise Mudd
Marie Schroeder
Virginia Herrell
Thomas Mauck
Betty Jean Havermale
Clifton Strosnider
Catherine Travers
Ileana Orndorff
Miss Starling
Swedish Paper Reports German Pursuit of King and Crown Prince
Svenska et said today German forces continued pursuit of the king and Crown Prince Olav, with the child hidden near the Norwegian Swedish border. The report noted air alarms would follow and that the monarch’s exact location remained undisclosed.
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Holm
Svenska Et
Olva T
German Warships Bombed At Bergen
The Admiralty reported naval air arm planes bombed Bergen Norway destroying a munition warehouse and attacking German warships. Three large transports or supply ships were hit and a motor torpedo boat was machine-gunned. One aircraft made a forced sea landing. crew escaped. Weather hindered operations.
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London
Admiralty
Naval Air Arm
Bergen
Norway
Norwegian
Fleet Air Arm
Germany Claims Fresh Victories In Bergen Battle
German dispatches report Britain lost ten bombers in the Bergen attack and two German planes were sunk. Berlin said eight British bombers were shot down and two more destroyed per DNB. German forces advanced from Kristiansand toward Hageland while Oslo was reached by strong detachments as Norway’s air defenses were bolstered.
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Berlin
Britain
Bergen
High Command
DNB
Kristiansand
Norway
Hageland
Kristiansa
Oslo
Mrs Fraser Heads AAUW Meeting in Winchester
The Winchester AAUW elected Mrs. Fraser to lead efforts on refugees and international relations. The group endorsed the four square program and pushed three educational acts for Virginia, praising Dr. Gillie Laren and noting Dr. Meta Glass's luncheon address.
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AAUW
Katheryn McHale
Miami
Fla
Virginia
Gillie Laren
Winchester
Edith Light
Lola Moore
H. 8. Larrick
J. S. Scully
Dorothy Stimson
Meta Glass
Mary Clay Hiner
Mildred Taylor
Jean Lou Pully
Sweden Prepares To Defend Neutrality As War Nears
Sweden gears up to defend neutrality amid Nazi moves in Norway. Airfields along the southern coast store taxicabs to block landings. bomb shelters go up and vehicles are repurposed for charcoal to save gasoline. Prime Minister Hansson warns no territory will be ceded, and must intensify military preparations as war comes to Sweden’s door.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Pehr Albin Hansson
Hansson
Roosevelt Likely to Stay Quiet on Third Term
Washington April 13 reports say President Roosevelt probably will offer no statement on a third term until after the GOP convention June 24. Democratic Senator Lee argues the President remains silent to avoid fracturing party unity and to respect the nominating process.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alligators Debut In Film Scene At Sea Hawk Shoot
Two six foot alligators plunged into a swamp set in Burbank for The Sea Hawk. They submerged as scripted and did not surface for hours, leaving cameramen absent when they finally resurfaced.
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Burbank
Calif
Italian Fleet To Do Maneuvers In Spring Training
In wartime secrecy the Italian fleet gathers to embark Monday for maneuvers described as spring training. Indications point to Taranto as a naval preparation site while concentration points remain undisclosed.
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Rome
Taranto
Community Forum Set For April 26 in Clarke County
Clarke county to hold its first community forum April 26 at the Berryville high school auditorium. Ed Lee announces a school consolidation debate with Mrs Dougherty and Carr for the negative side and Miss Rose MacDonald for the affirmative. Other committee members include Riley Donovan and Carr.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Ed Lee
Junior Board of Trade Committee
Boyce
Lee
Graham F. Dougherty
Clay B. Carr
Rose MacDonald
Archie F. Robertson
Charles Riley
David Donovan
Clay Carr
British Reconnoiter at Stavanger Drome in Air Raid
A coastal command aircraft reconnoitered the Stavanger aerodrome. Salvos of heavy bombs caused extensive damage to a hangar and an aircraft. One British plane was attacked by a twin engine fighter. the rear gunner, wounded, fired until the attacker went down in flames.
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London
Coastal Command
Stavanger
Mass Meeting Set for April 27 at 2:30 PM
Frederick county Democratic committee names April 27 at 2 30 PM as the mass meeting to select delegates and alternates to the State convention in Roanoke in June. Present were John Harper George Smith Earl Rinker E B Brannon Clayton Pingley W S Huyette Zeller Bageant Asa Rainsberger W R Thompson Lomax Parker Julian Kline George Sedgwick Elijah Pifer Thomas Rosenberger John R McKeever.
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W. S. Huyett
Frederick County
Democratic Committee
Roanoke
John Harper
George Smith
Earl Rinker
E. B. Brannon
Clayton Pingley
W. S. Huyette
Zeller Bageant
Asa Rainsberger
W . R. Thompson
Lomax Parker
Julian Kline
George Sedgwick
Elijah Pifer
Thomas Rosenberger
John R. McKeever
Danes Say No Sign of Naval Battle Near Kattegat
In Gilleleje Denmark locals report no sightings or sounds of a British naval clash near the Kattegat though reports claim ships and planes attacked German troopships. Residents recall the 1916 Jutland bombardments as a contrast and note calm harbor life and awaiting ferry service to Halsingborg across the strait.
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Gilleleje
Denmark
Kattegat
Skaggerak
Jutland
Skagen
Halsingborg
Sweden
Halsinborg
Helsingor
Belgian Army Guards Posts Across Brussels Region
The Belgian army placed military guards at government offices radio stations and air fields near Brussels due to rising tension. An official spokesman cited general tension with no new leave granted. Similar measures occurred during January crisis amid fears of a German advance through the Low Countries.
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Brussels
Beligum
Netherlands
Low Countries
Winter Cold Inspires Look at 1940 Apple Crop Prospects
Dr. Walter S. Hough compares April cold in the area with 1928 and 1929, noting early blossoms in hyacinths and forsythia damaged but fruit trees mostly in green buds. He cites 1928 weather two degrees colder than today and a 34 carload peach crop in 1929, concluding no ground for alarm about the 1940 apple crop despite some losses.
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Walter S. Hough
Hough
Frederick County
Dies Says Germany and Russia Plot Proceedings Against Recruiters
Anthony Demaio of Hartford a former Lincoln Brigade officer refused to discuss his passport at a committee hearing. William C McQuistion of Frederick said he saw Demaio kill two men in a Barcelona cafe, later clarifying one died instantly and the other at a hospital. The dead included an American Mathews and a Canadian Moran, both stragglers from the army.
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Spain
Anthony Demaio
Hartford
Conn
Lincoln Brigade
William C. McQuistion
Frederick, Md
Demaio
Barcelona
McQuistion
Mathews
Moran
Cromwell Best Man For Jessel At Marriage
Detroit April 13 George Jessel the 42 year old comedian and Lois Andrew 16 were wed today with James H R Cromwell United States Minister to Canada serving as best man Cromwell said his Ottawa to St Thomas flight was grounded by bad weather and he met Jessel described as an old friend Jessel has been wed and divorced twice his first wife Florence Courtney and second Norma Talmadge
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Detroit
George Jessel
Lois Andrew
New York
James H. R. Cromwell
United States
Canada
Cromwell
Ottawa
St. Thomas
Ont
Jessel
Noa Jessel
Plorence Courtney
Norma Talmadge
Bombers in serious conflict off Norwegian seas
British and German air forces clashed as German warships retreated toward home ports after aiding the Norway expedition. The British air ministry reported eight British planes lost and two more missing at sea, with four German fighters shot down. The Baltic fjord action near Kristiansand and the Stavanger fighting described heavy losses on both sides.
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London
Norway
British
Air Ministry
German Messerschmitt
Pees
Kristiansand
Skagerrak
Stavanger
DNB
Narvik
Arctic
Thank Offering at Christ Church Corporate Communion
The United Thank Offering will be presented at a Corporate Communion in Christ Episcopal Church on Monday at 11 o clock. All women of the church are urged to attend.
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United
Christ Episcopal Church
Mrs. Amanda Brown Dies. Infant Son Also Passes
Mrs. Amanda Jane Brown of Woodland avenue died this morning at 8:25 in her 31st year. An infant son born today also died. She is survived by husband Bernard, several stepchildren including Charles Brown Winchester and Alexander Brown Nain, Mrs. Raymond Baker and Mrs. Robert Reardon both of this city, Jack Brown Gainesboro, and Linden Pingley Chambersville, plus a brother and sister in Petersburg. Funeral arrangements set with Omps Funeral Home. service Monday at 10:30 a.m. by Rev. Courtney Anderson. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Amanda Jane Brown
Bernard Brown
Woodland Avenue
Brown
Charles Brown
Winchester
Raymond Baker
Robert Reardon
Alexander Brown
Nain
Jack Brown
Gainesboro
Linden Pingley
Chambersville
Petersburg
Omps
Woodlawn Avenue
Courtney Anderson
Mount Hebron Cemetery
European war seen as likely by Dr Bruner at Maryland conference
Dr Herbert Bruner of Columbia University warned 1200 teachers at the State Teachers Association regional conference in College Park that Europe faces an extended war and dictatorship may spread. He said the United States may need to lead postwar settlement, and cautioned against banning German culture in schools. Dean Harold Benjamin urged focus on the three S's: smiling, strong, and successful students.
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College Park
Herbert M. Bruner
Columbia University
Southern Maryland
State Teachers’ Association
Bruner
United States
Harold S. Benjamin
University of Maryland
Census Enumerator Logs Long Day at Rogers Home
Census worker Frank Green spent almost a full day cataloging a large Rogers family in Wichita Kansas, tallying eighteen residents including children and seniors in a single household.
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Wichita, Kas
Frank Green
W. B. Rogers
German Advance Across Norway Tied to Damaged Rail and Dam
German crews on ships Glommen and Lake Oleven moved toward Romerike then Tyrifjord and Vikesund near Oslo as fortifications rose in valleys to shield a ring. Refugees said they sped toward Sweden to avoid capture while Norwegians damaged a dam at Solbergsfors and cut Oslo power. Telecommunication lines between Oslo and Berlin were reportedly knocked out.
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Glommen
Oslo
Solbergsfors
Berlin
Romania halts German freight imports amid unneutral warning
Romania blocks German freight materials as Germany threatens to press for Allied trade curbs. Premier Tatarescu met with the general staff amid signs of a firm government stance. German warnings reportedly label Allied favors as unneutral, with a Romanian list of embargoed commodities sent to officials by Dr Claudius, the Nazi economic troubleshooter.
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Germany
Rumania
Reich
Gheorghe Tatarescu
Mar Clodius
Buchar
Christ Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Rev. R B Nelson pastor conducts 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 9.45 a.m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon on Christ and Human Frailty.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Answers to Today’s Quiz Listed With Page Four Items
Answers to today’s quiz are printed on page four. The readable items include sheep and the names Hugh Johnson and Montgomery with stray references to Constriction Celluloid St. Josephs River Golden Gate Bridge and a fragment about Weir Lane and Peacoat.
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Hugh Johnson
St. Joseph’s River
Golden Gate Bridge
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