Frederick County 4 H Livestock Team Wins Spot in Judging Event
Aldie High School tops the judging contest with a score of 800 at the Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Association sale event in Winchester. Middletown FFA placed fifth and Stephens City FFA seventh. Frederick County 4 H ranked fourth as teams from Clarke County and Ashburn also competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
W. A. Quick
Middletown F. F. A
Stephens City F. F. A
Fred Dobbins
Aldie
Burl Carpenter
Ed Cather
Clarence Cather
Middletown
Malcolm Brumback
Gervis Grim
James Garrett
Stephens City
Franklin Brumback
Roland Snapp
Billy Norman
Aldie High School
Loudoun
Ashburn
Clarke County
Fredericks County
Middleer FP. F. A
Front Royal .P. A
Stephens City F. F
Leesburg F. F.A
Toms Brook F. F. A
Stras
Public Sale of Ford Automobile at Winchester Court House
The undersigned Administrator will offer for sale at public auction in front of the County Court House at Winchester Virginia at 10 o clock A M Saturday April 19 1941 one 1935 Model Ford Coach in excellent condition Cash terms Coleman Dunn Auctioneer J B Bywaters Sheriff Admr of Harrison Scott Dec d 4 9 16 18 31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Ford
Coleman Dunn
J.B. Bywaters
Harrison Scott
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Designated
Postmaster W Nelson Page announced Rural Mail Box Improvement Week from May 5 to promote better boxed surroundings. Officials urge painting unpainted boxes and printing owner names to aid substitution carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Page
Postoffice
Local FFA and 4-H youths win in Clarke County cattle show
In Clarke County the FFA and 4-H clubs dominated the cattle judging with prizes of five dollars to the Aldie chapter and two fifty to Ashburn and Clarke County 4-H. Officials included Paul Swaffer of VPI as judge and Fred Dobins managing the event at the sale opening.
New Potomac River Bridge Bids Invited at Sandy Hook
The Maryland State Roads Commission will advertise for bids to build a new Potomac River bridge at Sandy Hook two miles below Harper's Ferry, WV. The project costs about 700000 dollars. Virginia plans a road to connect the bridge with WV and a highway to Washington. WV will build a Shenandoah crossing entering the Potomac at Harper's Ferry. traffic will flow Maryland to Virginia then WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Sandy Hook
Harper’s Ferry
W. Va
Public Roads Commission
Virginia
Shenandoah
Potomac
Maryland
West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Answers to Today’s Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list ten items. The responses include times, historical figures, occupations, and elements such as noon Patrick Henry author metal element dauphin eleven buttress mathematician yes Martha Washington and Donizetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Dauphin
Buttress
Martha Washington
Donizetti
Adjustment of Crop Losses Is Underway
Crop-insurance adjusters have begun inspection of losses under the 1941 program. Farmers with wheat field losses should notify the county committee. Total losses trigger prompt classification after federal approval. partial losses may be appraised for alternative uses ahead of harvest.
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E. M. Punk
AAA Committee
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Funk
Council Fails To Vote On Meters In Winchester Meeting
At a Winchester council session residents debated parking meters with speakers for and against. A motion to adjourn passed as meter installation drew mixed views. An ordinance approved permitting a filling station and zoning change for apartments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Hawthorne
Tom Kremer
C. Douglas Barnett
W. W. Dellinger
Mr. Miller
W. P. Anderson
Percy Miller
Meter Committee
Hable
Loudoun Street
Earl Crowser
Frank 8. Miller
Metery
Parkers
Winchester
J. H. Henry
H. J. Moling, Sr
J. H. Moling, Jr
W. A. Baker
Ford Luttrell
Luttrell
J. P. Arthur
A. C. Robinson
Grant Permit Council
G. G. Snarr
Boscawen and
Braddock
Fairmont Avenue
Thornton Bryarly
Frederick County Orchardists Meet April 25 in Winchester
Frederick County horticultural committee schedules a fruit growers meeting Friday night April 25 at 8 pm in the county courthouse Winchester. A. H. Heske VPI will discuss current problems and a Technicolor film Apples All American will be shown. Carroll er Appalachian Apple Service arranges the screening and a speaker will discuss the new Army surplus commodity outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Horticultural Committee
County Court House
Winchester
A. H. Heske
Horticulturist
VPI
and & Gound
Mrs Bridgers Elected Head Of Mission Society
Mrs. L. G. Bridgers of Winchester was elected president of the 25th annual Fomens Missionary Association of the Virginia Branch of the United Brethren church at Elkton. New officers include R. L. Brill first vice president, J. Paul Gruver second vice president, R. F. Hicks secretary, and W. B. Orebaugh treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Fomens Missionary Association
Virginia
United Brethren Church
L. G. Bridgers
Winchester
R. L. Brill
Keyser
W. Va
J. Paul Gruver
Martinsburg
R. F. Hicks
Large Crowds Attend Lions Charity Fun Festival
The sixth annual Lions charity fun festival at the armory drew a large crowd with door prizes awarded to Eloise Carroll Garland Baptist F O Rudolph Chester Palmer and John Senda ver. Tonight and tomorrow close the six day program with the 1941 Chevrolet Convertible Coupe major prize to be awarded by W Nelson Page. The Lions Club and the Hospital Auxiliary work to boost attendance and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Eloise Carroll
Garland Baptist
F. O. Rudolph
Chester Palmer
Oes March
John Sendaver
W. Nelson Page
Lions Club
Rites Tomorrow For Milton Dillard
Milton Dillard 64 died yesterday at his daughter Beulah White’s Berryville home. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. from Jones Funeral Home with Rev A O Lyons officiating. Burial in Bunker Hill West Virginia cemetery. Pallbearers named Allen Burkhart Edward Wood Carl Cooy Claude Cline Bud Burkhart Mr Bender. Funeral home and cemetery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Milton Dillard
Beulah White
Berryville
Jones Funeral Home
A. O. Lyons
Allen Burkhart
Edward Wood
Carl Cooy
Claude Cline
Bud Burkhart
Mr. Bender
Bunker Hill
W. Va
London Bomb Attack Through Reporter Eyes
Eddy Gilmore recalls the London bomb blast of April 17 through a frontline correspondent’s lens. He details the blast’s chaos, neighbors aiding each other, and the shared relief of finding refuge and coffee with a New York born survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Washington
Foreign Service
Selma
Ala
London
Dr. D O Foley 69 Dies in Mt Jackson
Dr. D O Foley aged 69 died at Memorial hospital after angina pectoris. He had practiced in Mt Jackson since 1896 and was a longtime community leader and Masonic member. Born June 18 1871 at The Plains he left a large family including brothers C K Foley of Berryville and others. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM from his Mt Jackson home with Masons in charge and burial at Mt Jackson Cemetery.
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Jackson
de Davia Oswald Foley
C. K. Foley
Berryville
Memorial Hospital
Foley
Mt. Jackson
Masons
Mt. Jackson Lodge
the Plains
Benjamin Franklin Foley
Sarah Jane Rust Foley
Loudoun County
Medical College of
Virginia
Betty Apperson
James W. Foley
Winterhaven
Fla
B. S. Foley
Richmond
W. R. Foley
Boyce
C. E. Foley
Front Royal
Lena Byrne
L. J. Foley
Warrenton
C. J. Clarke
Masonic Lodge
E. P. Hackley
J. Lee Stoneburner
Frank Pence
R. J. Ae
Brig Gen Anderson Sees Nation Fully Armed in Two Years
Brig Gen Anderson, assistant superintendent, outlines a forecast that the nation could be fully armed within two years if current pace continues. He notes regional defense councils in eight divisions with Shenandoah Valley headquarters at Staunton and recalls his Virginia service and teaching work at S VA under Dr Roszell. The article mentions a Virginia Federation of Wien Clubs meeting and a May 15 club gathering for a program on composers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Anderson
Pace
Commonwealth
Anderson
Dres
Ee Ee
Virginia
Warren County
Roszell
V. M. IT
Son
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
F. Robertson
Wan Chicas
Virginia Federation of Wien Clubs
Washington
Wardman Park
Alexis
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Frederick County F.F.A
Valley Shorthorn Breeders
Ford Automobile
Tven
Sey
Florhide
PNT Styling Headquarters
Fairfax Lane
Pittsburgh
Ints Paints
Burg F. F. A
Boyce F. F. A
Handjey
Billy Lewin
Clarke
County
Tommy
Levan Maddox
Richard Cather
Frederick
John Pangle
Strasburg
Paul Swaffer
Fred Dobins
Clarke Country
Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeder’s Association
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
South Main
Mrs. Bridgers
Mission Society
Lions’ Charity
Milton Dillard
United States
Mt. Evans
Colorado
Eddy
Daddy
Tom Yarbrough
Chikasha
Okla
A. P
al Wall
Longmont
Colo
Yarborough
Askes Biblen
American Red Cross
Tom
Wall
New York
Doric DE
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
D.O. Foley
Harrisonburg
Valley Pride
B&c Bakery
United Food Stores
Cnet Ee
NAVY
Airlines
Bern
Southern States Cooperative
CIS Tr Mae Wi
Cooperative Service Agency
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