Rebekahs Rename Shenandoah Group District 11 Meet Annually
The Shenandoah Valley Rebekah Association voted to change its name to District 11 and to meet once each year, with sessions now held jointly with the Tri-County Odd Fellows Association every 60 days. New officers include President Mrs. Ensie Edwards, Vice-President Mrs. Lola Wood, and Secretary-Treasurer Miss Ruth Booker.
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Sdinburg
Joah Valley
R H Association
Orpha Lodge
District 11
Rebekahs
Tri-Counaty Odd Fellows Association
Edwards
Ensie Edwards
Winchester Rebekah Lodge No
Lola Wood
Shenandoah Rebekah
Front Royal
Ruth ‘Booker
Winchester
Tri-County
Freddie Lounger
Eliza Cooper
Old Traveler James P. Welsh Visits Winchester
James P. Welsh the Old AAA Traveler of the Automobile Club of Michigan visited Winchester to collect material for magazine stories and radio coast segments. He photographed scenic and historic sites including Washingtons headquarters Handley School Sheridan's headquarters and the Cannonball house and a tree growing from a second story corner house.
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James P. Welsh
AAA
Automobile Club of Michigan
Possible
America
Winchester
Welsh
Motor News
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
North America
Louisiana
Great Smokies
George Washington
Handley School
Sheridan
Braddock and
Cecil Streets
Ward Week Begins Tomorrow
Ward Week sales loom large as Montgomery Ward prepares to move vast volumes nationwide. Local manager E J Gallaher cites 152 396 painters needed to cover stores and jokes umbrellas would cover five miles square, illustrating the event’s scale and variety of items.
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Montgomery Ward
E. J. ‘Gallaher
Ward
Ogra
Gallaher
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list items such as 12 Yes 2 Austrian composer Greece 4 Mississippi 1912 and 1924 6 River 7 Grandnephew 8 Dorothy Thompson 9 No 20 Malachi. The OCR reads like a loose answer key with scattered punctuation.
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Greece
Mississippi
River
Dorothy Thompson
Malachi
British Fleet Bombardment Reported Over Tri Poli Harbor
British forces attacked shipping in Tri Poli harbor as bombs rained down and fires spread. Heavy munitions exploded the darkness while defense batteries faltered and could not stop the British planes.
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Tripoli
Large indoor theatre named Radio City Music Hall hailed
The Radio City Music Hall in New York City seats 6 200 and is described as the largest indoor theatre in the world though war era censorship limits European news reaching readers in the United States.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Funeral Friday For War Veteran Frederick Brown Jr
Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at Bethel Lutheran Church Albin for War veteran Frederick Brown Jr 42 who died Monday at Walter Reed Hospital He served in World War I with the 302nd Field Artillery Battalion 77th Division AEF He is survived by his wife two daughters his father one brother and four sisters Interment will be in National Cemetery Winchester The body will lie at Parlett's funeral home in the county until service time
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Frederick Brown, Jr
Frederick County
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Ace of
Pittsburgh
302Nd Field Wee Battalion
77Th Division
Fred
Mary White Brown
Anne O'Toole
Mary Joyce
Maureen Clara
Charles
W. Re Dawson
Brown
Hagerstown
Nar. A. Wehrheim
O. E. Brown
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
E. B. Smith
National Cemetery
Winchester
Parlett
Virginians Boost 1940 Christmas Seal Campaign
Virginia residents contributed 146 121 17 to the 1940 Christmas seal drive, a 15 percent rise from 1939, at 5 4 cents per person. Richmond led city sales, and education against tuberculosis continued alongside early diagnosis efforts.
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George W. Call
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Frank S. Johns
Dr. Johns
Mr. Call
Virgans
Virginia
Teske to Attend Fruit Grower Meet in Winchester
State horticulturist A H Teske will attend a Frederick county fruit growers meeting Friday night at 7 30 in the county court house in Winchester A U S Army representative will discuss the pending program of purchasing surplus apples at the event per the county agent's office.
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A. H. Teske
Winchester
Frederick County
Court House
U. S. Army
Ofce
George Sanders Plays General Lanen in Son of A
George Sanders portrayed General Lanen in the film Son of A. His performance drew praise for command presence and icy screen presence in the wartime intrigue tale.
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General Lanen
George Sanders
Clarke County approves 60000 for Boyce high school building
Clarke County Supervisors pass the next fiscal year budget with a 60000 appropriation for a new Boyce high school building. Berryville additions are delayed. The total school outlay is 134710.41 with 172763.41 total county budget. State Board may appoint a division superintendent for Clarke County.
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Boyce
Berry Va
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Berryville
General County
General County Administration
A. F. Robertson
Brethren Hold Best Conference In Many Years
The Northern District of Virginia Church of the Brethren held its annual district conference at Wakeman Grove Church near Edinburg on April 18 and 19 with sixty six delegates from twenty five congregations. Officers were Moderator Samuel D. Lindsey Linville Readed and Homer J. Miller. Guest speakers included M R Zigler Omer B Maphis and Paul W Keller. The gathering was praised as the best attended and most inspirational in years and adopted resolutions reaffirming Christ as the answer to needs and urging full gospel proclamation.
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Church of the Brethren of the
Northern District
Virginia
Wakeman Grove Church
Edinburg
Samuel D. Lindsey
Timberville
I. C. Senger
Linville
Homer J. Miller
Port Republic
M. R. Zigler
Elgin
Ill
Omer B. Maphis
Brethren Publishing House
Paul W. Keller
Bridgewater College
Earliest Nose Reconstruction by Plastic Surgery
Justinian II, around 700, had his nose amputated in battle and later reconstructed, marking an early record of nasal reconstruction in history.
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Justinian
Mrs. Williams Buried Monday
Final rites were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. Ortney T. Williams 86 widow of Wheeler Williams at St. John s Lutheran Church in Mount Williams Virginia. Survivors include four grandchildren and the Williams children former completion of funeral details.
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MT. Williams
Ortney T. Williams
Wheeler Williams
E. B. Smith
St. John’s Lutheran Church
I. N. Wallace
A. J. Fauver
Hurl Himelright
Elmer Ambrose
Ivan Miller
N. C. Williams
Perry A. Sager
Fort Meade, Md
Kenneth Bell
Grace Sager
Mount Williams
John Truitt
Washington, D. C
Child Bride and Husband Die in Philadelphia Death Pact
In League Island Park, Benjamin Longo 21 shot Yolanda Goglia 14 and killed himself after a secret February marriage. Yolanda survived with a bullet wound, and both families learned of the union only at the hospital. Detective Curran reported the pair planned the deadly pact after Yolanda’s parents refused permission.
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Philadelphia
John C. Curran
Benjamin Longo
Yolanda Goglia
Longo
League Island Park
Yolanda
Curran
Fireworks to Cap Annual Fireman Parade Festivities
Parade kicks off May 1 at 8 00 pm with a procession led by the Ivan Parada group and dozens of official cars. Nine notable bands including Bluefield West Virginia and Altoona Pennsylvania will march, with about 20 fire companies from nearby communities in the torchlight parade. Committee chairmen meet Tuesday night at festival headquarters to finalize arrangements.
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Anette Pene
Ivan Th Parad
Pyto
Handley
Bluefield
W. Va
Altoona
Taylor Barr
Greece Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Bulgaria
Greece formally cut diplomatic relations with Bulgaria today after Bulgarian troops occupied Thrace. A note detailing the break was delivered to Bulgarian Minister Ivan Popoff in Sofia.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Thrace
Ivan Popoff
Greek Army Surrenders in Albanian Campaign
Greek veterans of the six month Albanian campaign capitulated last night after being trapped in a pincers maneuver of Fascist driving down the Ionian and a German thrust from the east through Ioannina. A modern battle of Thermopylae was reported fought 100 miles northwest of the capital.
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Ionian
Ioannina
Special Services In County U B Churches
The Pleasant Valley and Mt. Pleasant United Brethren churches in Winchester will hold On to Pentecost services. Tonight at 8 and Thursday at the Mt. Pleasant church the pastor Rev Leslie O Shirley will lead Bible studies on important subjects and asks attendees to bring their Bible.
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Pleasant Valley
Mt. Pleasant
Winchester
U. B
Leslie O. Shirley
Prayer Service at Lutheran Church Tonight
The regular weekly prayer service of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour will be held tonight at 7 30 with a sermon by the Rev. Co W Lowe. All are invited to attend.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Co. W. Lowe
District Governor Visits Winchester Kiwanis Club
Howard J. Smith of Cumberland Maryland area 1 Capital District paid an official visit to the Winchester Kiwanis Club. After the luncheon the board of directors met with Mr Smith in attendance.
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Howard J. Smith
Cumberland
Capital District
Kiwanis Club
Winchester
Mr. Smith
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Goodrich Silvertown
Tven
Flor
Fawe Sutra Trae
Fairfax Lane
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Fred Brown
Nain
Walter Reed
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Arlington
Henrico County
Albemarley
Johns
Volunteer Army of Men
Teske
Jersey
Lakehurst
N. J
Camp Dix
Lakehurst Naval Air Base
Lakewood
State Board of Education
Brethren
Leesburg
Mervel W. Adams
Piccadilly St
Stones Co. Inc, Pve Pa
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
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Kiwanis
Shenandoah Commercial
Hatchery
Maurertown, Va
Barbara Bell
Winchester Evening Star
New York, N. Y
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