Virginia Tech Day planned as high school seniors visit
Between 900 and 1,000 male high school seniors are to visit Virginia Tech for Tech Day events April 19 and 20. Alumni, faculty, and students will showcase engineering labs, exhibits, and athletic events including a track meet with Clemson and a baseball game versus William and Mary. A regimental parade and evening program feature speeches by Tech president Julan A Burruss and demonstrations by cadets and clubs.
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Blacksburg
Virginia’ Tech
Tech
V P. I. Board of Visitors
Chidson
W William and Mary
Aft
V. P
Corps of Cadets
Julan A. Burruss
Virginia Tech
Aragram
C. F. Faison
Petersburg
J. W. Massey
Post Oak
Maroon Mask Dramatic Club
Southern Colonels
Glee Club
Memorial Hall
Canterbury Notes Chronicle of Local Visits and Society
Mrs William Headley spent Monday with daughter Mrs Leroy Franklin. Mrs R E Albin hosted guests for ten days. Mr Carrie Mackey of Lemoyne Pa and Mr and Mrs Thorvald Neils visited Middletown Tuesday. Miss Nellie and Mae Paints weekend with Miss Emma Fleming at Luray. Mrs Howard White visited sister Mrs Clarence Hartley. Sympathy extended to Hartley family. Miss a has returned home, guest of Miss Georgiana Neff. Mr and Mrs Marvin Painter visited Lloyd Allen in Lebanon Sunday. Eleanor Franklin visited Cedarville Tuesday. Pairview Ladies Aid met at Mrs Home Wednesday with attendees listed. refreshments served. Next meeting at Mrs Christine Rogers north Loudoun Winches.
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William Headley
Leroy Franklin
R. E. Albin
Carrie Mackey
Lemoyne
Thorvald Neils
Middletown Tunday
Nellie and
Mae Paint
Emma Fleming
Luray
Howard White
Clarence Hartley
Hartley
F. M. Lucas
Miasahall
Georgana Neff
Marvin Painter
Lloyd Allen
Lebanon
Eleanor Franklin
Cedarville
Pairview Ladies Aid Society
Henry Mears
Fred Dovel
Bessie Derflinger
Christine Rogers
Llady Painter
Putnam
Homer Welsh
Beatrice
Mildred Painter
Anderbert
Christine Ro
North Loudoun
Winches
Farr Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
A funeral for Farr will be held tomorrow in Loud at Loud Peter Cemetery. The service is scheduled with local authorities and family involvement expected in the arrangement.
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Farr
Invasions By Germany Rapped By Robertson
Staunton April 15 Congressman A Willis Robertson of Virginia deplored German invasions of Norway and Denmark and called out the danger to democracy. He urged every citizen to exercise the right to vote to sustain democracy and urged county Democrats to support John D ff of Staunton and Louis Spilan of Waynesboro as Virginia delegates to the Chicago national Democratic meeting.
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Staunton
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Norway
Denmark
Augusta County
Democratic Committee
Robertson
United States
John D.ff
Louis Spilan
Waynesboro
Virinia
Chicago
News of Battle Pleases Premier
VIRGINIA BEACH April 15 Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King of Canada arrives for a three week rest and says he is delighted by the British naval victory at Narvik and declines further comment on the war. He appears tired and is joined by U S and Canadian officials during his stay.
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Virginia Beach
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Narvik
U. C. Tubbs
S. Department of State
Frank
T. A. Uverm
Ottawa
Mines and Resources
N. P. Lambert
Canadian Senate
Girls Selected For Youth Work Virginia Project
Sixty girls will be chosen for a National Youth Administration work experience project in Abingdon Virginia. Deputy NYA administrator J T Edwin Burke said it will be the largest of its kind in the state. The program blends work experience with homemaking training across nursing, tearoom, restaurant, and housekeeping courses planning making clothing and furnishing. Local cooperation includes Abingdon Washington county and the Abingdon Chamber of Commerce.
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Richmond
National Youth Administration
Abingdon Bay
J. T. Edwin Burke
Virgnia Nya
Abingdon
Washington
Abingdon Chamber of Commerce
No Material Gains Reported On Western Front
Paris dispatch notes French and German thrusts into each other’s lines in the past 24 hours ended with no change in positions. French forces claim brief penetration in the Italian sector before withdrawing, causing German casualties. Weather hindered air operations on both sides Sunday.
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Paris
Sher
Ick
W Jackson Arrives at Old Point Comfort for Vacation
W Jackson chief assistant executive officer of the Department of Mines and Resources arrived at Old Point Comfort Virginia on Saturday for a week or ten days of vacation and sightseeing.
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W. Jackson
Department of Mines and Resources
Old Point Comfort
Feeding Of Milk Toogs Advocated
Virginia dairy expert R G Connelly urges dairymen to use surplus milk on farm for pork herd replacements and veal rather than selling at low prices. He cites butterfat trends, calf production for future herds, and practical milk to veal strategies to raise quality meat and improve long term dairy efficiency.
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Blacksburg
R. G. Connelly
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Connell
Shipping Warned About Big Guns Near Chesapeake Bay
The boom of big guns in practice firing near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay prompted Capt. G. E. Bryan to warn ship captains to keep clear within 20,000 yards of the observed area. The heavy gun firings at Fort Story and Fort Monroe targets will continue until April 24.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
G. 8. Bryan
U. S
Old Point Comfort
Bryan
Coast Defense Artillery
Fort Story
Fort Monroe
Mt Williams News Roundup of Illness and Visits
Mrs Mary Ashwood remains ill with complications as Mrs Ruth Ambrose suffers a severe cold. Myrtle Clowser's condition stays serious after five weeks. Visitors to the Crowser home include many residents from Winchester Lamps Kernstown and nearby towns. Other notes tell of moves and family visits across Mount Williams and Chambersville.
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MT. Williams
Mary Ashwood
Ruth Ambrose
Myrtle Clowser
Crowser
Carl Fox
Lamps
Obie Peer
Kernstown
Charles Peer
Charles Town
W. Va
Paul Gall
Bowen and Fauver Visit Relative on Bufflick Road
Harry Fauver and family near Winchester join Mr and Mrs Walter Bowen and their son Jimmie for a Sunday visit with Edward Bowen and family on Bufflick Road. Mrs Boyd Brewer, previously ill at home, is improving. Mrs George Hummer, who has
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Harry Fauver
Winchester
Walter Bowen
Jimmie
Edward Bowen
Bufflick Road
Boyd Brewer
George Hummer
Ill health and family visits noted in local roster
The column records illness lasting over a year with little improvement and lists weekend visits among local families. Names include Mrs. Madge Fauver Miss Irene Fauver Miss Edebel Pitcock Earl Fauver Anna Mae Boose Grace Watts William Hollis Clowser Dorothy Anna Ma the Win chester friends Mrs. Paul Wolverton and six children Mt. Pleasant visitors Edna Pitcock family and others in Luray Charles Town and Maryland.
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Madge Fauver
Irene Fauver
Edebel Pitcock
Edna Pitcock
Earl Fauver
William Fox
Anna Mae Boose
Grace Watts
William Hollis Clowser
Luray
Dorothy
Anna Ma
Winchester
Paul Wolverton
Mt. Pleasant
Emma Wallace
Keller
H. R. Smithey
N.C. Williams
Zirkle Williams
Opegion
Ruth Ambrose
Maryland
Erith Peer
Charles Town
W. Va
Bessie Cam
Winches
M Clowser
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Jayne Eie
Betty
Gotham
of Greater New York Fund
Bapeyl
Miles Music
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