Rites Monday for E A Duncan Winchester Deacon
Funeral services for E A Duncan a Winchester area resident who died yesterday in St Petersburg Florida after a winter visit will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at the Church of Christ where he served as a deacon. Interment will follow at Hillsboro Loudoun with church elders acting as pallbearers. He is survived by eight children Rhea Oscar Pred Walter Duncan Mrs May Kleesing Mrs Maude G Mrs Ruth Winchester and Mrs Fletcher of Princeton.
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E. A. Frederick County
St. Petersburg
Fla
Winchester
Rhea
Oscar
Walter Duncan
May Kleesing
Prederick County
Maude G
Bethel, O
Ruth . Winchester
Fletcher
Princeton, W. Va
Church of Christ
Punk
Inter
Hillsboro
Loudoun
Miss Verta Racer Named in Beauty Contest
Berryville Virginia April 19 Miss Verta Racer daughter of Mrs Charles Racer and the late Mr Racer has been chosen by the Junior Board of Trade of this county to represent them in the Shenandoah Valley Beauty Test in Wood on Friday night April 25. Winner will be called Miss Shenandoah Valley and ride in the Apple Blossom festivities in Winchester with two runners up. Racer was named Miss Deer County in a local contest last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Verta Racer
Charles Racer
Racer
Junior Board of Trade
Shenandoah Valley
Wood
Shenandoahy
Apple Blossom Fes
Winchester
Market Street Methodist Church to Host Sunday Congregational Meeting
A congregational meeting of Market Street Methodist Church will be held immediately after morning service on Sunday. The committee on securing a new pastor will be presented, discussed, and voted upon. Committee members include Delmar Robinson, chair, Mrs. A Harold Rowe, John I Groat, A C Halvosa, and Rev. Land Evans Hopkins. Dr. McTyre will preach on "Language on the Flowers" and preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Comitee
I. Delmar Robinson
A. Harold Rowe
John I. Groat
A. C. Halvosa
Land Evans Hopkins
Mctyre
Ing
Shenandoah A Cappella Chorus To Sing Here Tomorrow
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music A Cappella Chorus of 35 voices under H Caleb Cushing will give a sacred concert at United Brethren Church on Sunday morning April 20 at 11. The group includes students from seven states and focuses on sacred selections and spirituals during worship hour. The tour runs April 20 to 27 visiting Winchester Martinsburg Somerest Connellsville Greensburg Brad dock McKeesport Carnegie Pittsburgh Wilkinsburg and Scottdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Bridgers
United Brethren Church
North Braddock Street
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Cappela Chorus
H. Caleb Cushing
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
South
Virginia State Board of Education
National Association of Schools of Music
United
Cushing
Covington
William and Mary College
Westminster Choir School
John Findley Withemeon
Rec
Bartone
Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Harrisonburg
Dayton
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Somerest
Penna
Connellsville
Greensburg
Braddock
McKeesport
Carnegie Music Hall
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Scottdale
Conservation talk highlights struggle for Britain and wildlife
Robertson Lees reports on Britain facing dire supply shortages and a looming western hemisphere threat while a 12.5 billion tax measure heads to hearings. He praises game and wildlife conservation progress, cites modern farming impact, and notes a meeting of Berryville Clarke sportsmen with 250 members and an open session scheduled for April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Hitler
Major Roberston
Arthur
J. P. Arthur
Carl H. Nolting
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
M. D. Hart
Thomas G. Herring
Webb Midgette
F. W. Pingley
Frederick
G. N. Shepherd
Warren
Elon D
Cherry Blossoms At Height Orchard Near Winchester
Co L Nicodemus owner of this section's only commercial cherry orchard said bloom will be at its height tomorrow. He invited the public to visit the orchard accessible by U S Route 11 to the Wellton pike then left near the York cabin camp. The orchard lies west of the Pennsylvania railway on the south side of the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Nicodemus
Wellton Pike
Winchester
York Cabin Camp
Nicodemus
Pennsylvania Railway
Answers to Today's Quiz
The page lists quiz answers covering topics from weather to geography and history. Items include temperatures, Schizanthus, Peace, Maine, North Dakota, the War of 1812, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Mount Vernon, a description of a fantastic ornament, and the Prime Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schizanthus
Peace
Maine
North Dakota
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Mount Vernon
Prime Minister
Illness Is Fatal To H S Shiley
Henry Sheridan Shiley, 75, farmer of Stephens City in Frederick County, died at his home after a long illness. He was born September 7, 1866, married Nancy White in 1892, and is survived by six sons, three daughters, two brothers, and many relatives. Funeral services Monday at Middletown Methodist Church with interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sheridan Shiley
Stephens City
Frederick County
John
Sarah Kissel Shiley
Kinsylvania
Virginia
Nancy White
Robert H
Luther D
Leslie S
Middletown
Earl W
Strother R
Clarence W. Shiley
Winchester
Bertha E. Shiley
Lillie M. Shiley
Virginia A. Smith
William B. Shiley
Pikeside
W. Va
James S. Shiley
Opequon
J. T. Brown
Green Hill Cemetery
Harvey
Clinton
George
James
Marvin
Wesley Shiley
Nazi Front Holds Olympus Line in Balkans Clash Report
Allied front lines along Mount Olympus remained unpenetrated as heavy Nazi attacks were repulsed and prisoners taken. An Australian detachment near Servia fought back to British lines with 150 captives. Germans reportedly suffered 300 dead as Greek front defenses held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Olymis
Dusan Simovic
Yugoslavia
Athens
Germany
Croatia
New D A R Elects Mrs William H Pouch President General
Mrs William H Pouch of New York has been elected President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the 50th annual continental congress in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Pouch
New York
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Welfare Boards Gather for Virginia Social Work Conference
Welfare boards from across Virginia prepare for the forty first Virginia Conference of Social Work at the Hotel Roanoke April 23 to 26. About 600 social workers are expected to attend with speakers including William L. Painter and Dr. William Draper Lewis. Discussions cover housing mental hygiene case work recreation and child welfare with focus on proposed changes to child welfare laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Roanoke
William L. Painter
State Department of Public Welfare
W. A. Garnett
James E. Rogers
National Defense Council
Hugh Pomeroy
Oliver C. Winston
United States Housing Authority
George H. Preston
Maryland
Hoge Ricks
Elwood Street
James N. Williams
Richmond
William Draper Lewis
American Law Institute
Painter
Virginia Conference of Social Work
Carroll R. Minor
Marion Yingling Frost
Agnes Clark Fulcrod
Danville
Raleigh C. Hobson
John Falwell
We Welfare
Local Names Listed in Obituary or Notice Fragment
A fragmentary list includes individuals such as Edgar Stone, Woodrow Wilson, Charles Wilson, Velma Wilson, Mrs. Kathryn Yost, Mr. and Mrs. John Zeigler, and several others connected to a genealogical or civic notice. The text features numerous personal names without clear event details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Whittaker
P. B. Wright
Jack Widmeyer
Arthur Whitt
W. R. Willis
Harry H. Wills
John Warick
Elva Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Wilson
Velma Wilson
Ace Woolingham
S. C. Wher
Kathryn Oe Yost
John Zeigler
Fertilization Key To Growth In Home Gardens
Virginia Tech experts discuss balanced fertilization for vegetables, noting nitrogen phosphorus and potassium roles. Excess nitrogen harms fruit and tubers. manure adds organic content but lacks phosphorus. A 4-12-4 balance is recommended with 1000 to 500 pounds per acre guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
L. B. Dietrich
Virginia Tech
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Update
Treasury status shows receipts amounting to 14,086,875.25 and expenditures of 51,976,187.06. Gross debt stands at 47,174,807,259.73, with an increase of 4,974,494.81 over the previous day.
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Mr. Duncan
Verta
Glaize& Bro
Shenandoah
Robertson Lees
Great Britain
Munkirk
Siens
H. S. Shiley
Mt. Olympus
Mount Olympus
Aliakm
Grevena
Rome
Ioannina
Epirus
Greece
Porto Edda
Albania
Chirara
Albana
Berlin
Turkey
Neue
German High Command
London
Basra
Persian Gulf
England
Scotland
Cammer Tire Co
Handley Schoo
Salvation Army Campaign
W. W. Beattie
Frances Charles B. Baker
Baker and and- Boyer
W. H. Bosserman
Erson
Sam Brooks
W. E.ridgeforth
R. E. Buncutter
Robert Bell
Rebecca Bell
Lewis Barton
Earl Boyd
Emma G. Ball
Gladys Braithwaite
Joseph Bayliss
Albert Boswell
Helen Boswell
Jasper Baker
Blondell Borden
Thelma Boyd
Stanley Bowers
Arthur L. Brown
J.E. Beattie
Leroy Brown
Strother Boyd
Clifton Braithwaite
F. Birmingham
H. W. Boyd, Sr
Robert W. Bowers
John R. Bowman
Fanny Creshaw
J. W. Crider
Robert Y. Conrad
Roberta Conrad
Norman Carper
Kelley Clem
Franklin Cain
Charles Clark
Katie Cubbage
Marshall Castleman
Robert Carter
Mary Carter
Thomas Cooper
Eloise Carroll
Kathryn County
Walter Claus
Charles Cain
Clinton Carrell
Robert E. Cadwaller
L. W. Carroll
C. H. Cain
C. S. Cather
Edith Chapman
Olivia Dellinger
Mary Dova
Paul DeHaven
Jos. W. Dent
Dorothy H. DeHaven
Leland Dick
Jesse S. Dyles
Lena O. DeHaven
Eagle Market
Mary Emery
Graves Emerson
Helen Ebersole
Sylvia Earl
Lynn Finter
Lewis Foltz
Allen
G Garber Ice Cream Co
Misses Rose
Emma Grim
Girl's Athletic Association
George Washington
Wade Guard
Douglas Grim
Randall Gardner
Virginia Gardner
Charles Good
Russell Good
Una Good
Mildred Greathouse
Richard Goode
Edward J. Harris
George Haddox
Margaret Hodgson
Wm. P. Harty
M. Herrell
Marshall Howe
Audrey Hitt
Ethel Hershman
Hartzell Haines
H. H. Haines
W. Russell Herrell Mason Hitt
Esther Haines
Nettie Hitt
Earl Hough
Clarence E. Hartely
Selma S. Headley
Edith B. Holloway
Freday S. Havermale
Marjorie C. Hartley
Grace S. Herrell
Norma S. Halse
Nina Hormer
Jasper
Jolliffe
Laurens Jones
Jones’ Funeral Home
J. B. Joan
Hilda Jenkins
Hilda Johnson
Lester Johnson
P. W. Jones
Julia Jones
K Emory Keeper
H. D. Koontz
D. L. Kinter
Leslie Klies
Virginia Knight
John Kline
Paul Kerry
Alma Kerry
Essie F. Light
Mr. Linkous
Dee F. Long
Herbert Larrick
Arlie Long
Lupton Orchard Supply Co
Lucy Luttrell
Marshall Licklider
Katherine Lockhart
Nadine Lee
Harry Luttrell
Robi. M. Lockhart
Charlotte Larrick
R. O. Lovejoy
Lila B. Light
R. H. Morrison
James March
Homer Middlekauff
James Miller
Anna S. Meade
Carrie Madigan
Frances Madigan
G. L. Madigan
Herman Madigan
Mary E. McCarty
George McFarland
Mildred McFarland
Silas McFarland
Daniel McFarland
James McFarland
V. J. McFadden
Mary McCone
Dea McInturff
Maynard Mcee
National Fruit Corp
Alfred F. Nixon
W. G. Ottley
Jesse C. Oakes
Oscar Nebel Co
Norwood O’roark
Elmerates
Rebecca
Cassie Progeon
Pingley
Carper
Mrs. Noble Pierce
Jane Parris
People’s Service Drug Co
Alfred Parlett
Gertrude Pye
Anita Patton
Franklin Pingley
Irene Pierce
H. H. Pierce
Ralph Renard
Violet Russell
Helen Riley
Maurice Riley
Earl Rinker
Agnes Racey
W. H. Ritenour
Myna R. Rinker
Virginia E. Rogers
Ruth Racey
Wm. Snapp
Jos. A. Schroth
C. B. Smalls and Son
D. M. Sprinkle
Howard .Shockey, Sr
L. L. Schreck
D. H. Senciadiver
Shawnee
J. A. Stretchberry
Sears Roebuck & Co
Herman Stine
Margaret Sullivan
Laura Seldon
Louise Sutton
June Sh
Ward Thresh, W. BE. Touch
Leesburg
D.A.R
Stone, Edgar Tree
L. A. Urtel
V. Virginia Glass and Sand Co
Richard Veitel
W. Vogelpohl
John W
Rosenberger and CO
Northern
E. Piccadilly St
Merk
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