State News Brevities T:
Vir ginia reports forest-fire control holds firm after a major Camp Campbell County blaze. The state guard costs for a threatened Electric and Power strike reach about 20000 dollars. Virginia's Woman's Clubs win annual Citizenship In Action award at the Hotel Jefferson. General fund revenues for nine months exceed last year's by 2.87 million. Harrisonburg court schedules final murder trial arguments for Ralph Garner. Governor Tuck forms a welfare commission with Judge G E Mitchell Jr named to head. First Parish steeple repaint ends with a casualty Clarence Luke injures neck watching steeple workers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rich News Leader
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hotel
Jefferson
Peter
Virginia of Women’s Clubs
Tuck
State Department of Public Welfare
G. E. Mitchell, Jr
South Boston
Methodist Conference Agenda and Committees List
The Winchester District Methodist schedule shows an afternoon program with reports on the Home and Guild, various charges, and topics such as Christian Literature Temperance Camping and Statistics. Elections will name a Golden Cross Director and a District Leader, followed by benediction. Committees include Literature Home Corporation Lay Activities and Publicity with members listed.
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Wn Home and Guild
J. Balthis
H. M. Wien
Virginia
J. C. Murphy
D. N. Calvert
J. W. Turner
John Teter
Winchester
J L Thomas Quarterly Conference Records
The fragment lists names such as H H Johnson J D Burford W G Bangle and B W Wane son with roles including Treasurer and District Pund. It references Temperance and includes several signatures or signatures blocks from the conference. The legible items point to a historical clerical meeting record with multiple officers.
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J. L. Thomas Quarterly
H. H. Johnson
J. D.burford
W. G. Bangle
Temperance
Svert
J. L. Early, Jr
B. W
Mrs. Annie Clark Passes Away After Illness
Mrs. Annie M. Clark 74 widow of James E. Clark died yesterday at 2 p m at the home of her daughter Mrs Roy Dellinger 13 Glaize Avenue following a two week illness. Born January 12 1872 Reliance she was a daughter of the late Milton and Mary Rin ker. Surviving: son Harvey Clark Winchester two other daughters Mrs Roy Smith Romney WV Mrs Leonard White Martinsburg WV Mrs Guy Powers Huntsville AL two brothers J W Rinker Middletown and John R Rinker Reliance a sister Mrs Fannie L Harper Fredericksburg 19 grandchildren 6 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 p m Montague Avenue Methodist Church Rev John Teter burial Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal. Funeral party meets at 1 30 p m at Mrs Dellinger home and proceeds to church. Remains to be removed from Jones Funeral Home at 6 p m today to Mrs Dellinger home.
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Annie M. Clark
James E. Clark
Roy Dellinger
Glaize Avenue
Milton
Mary Derflinger Rinker
Reliance
Clark
Dellinger
Harvey Clark
Winchester
Roy Smith
Romney
W. Va
Leonard White
Martinsburg
Guy Powers
Huntsville
J. W. Rinker
Middletown
John R. Rinker
Fannie L. Harper
Fredericksburg
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
John Teter
Prospect Hill
Front Royal
Jones
Miss Gregory To Be Panel Speaker At PTA Meeting
Shenandoah District PTA meets at Front Royal High School on Thursday April 25 starting at 10 a m with Miss Virginia Gregory directing the recreation segment. D Fox will discuss the theme Parents and Teachers as Community Builders followed by a panel.
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Virginia Gregory
Shenandoah
Front Royal
Front Royal High School
D. Fox
Department Istory
Randolph Macon Colles
Ashland
Miss Gregory
Supt. Hilton
Shenandoah County
Mildred Scott
Rockingham-Harrisonburg
City Softball League Seeks Two More Teams
Dick Richard, president of Winchester Softball, announced this morning that two teams are needed to complete a six team city league. The only entries so far are Virginia Woolen, Royal Crown, O Sullivan and Capitol Restaurant. Sponsoring organizations should visit Recreation Department offices Thursday at 7 30 p m to finalize 1946 season plans.
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Dick Richard
Winchester Softball
Virginia Woolen
Royal Crown
O'Sullivan
Capitol Restaurant
Richard
Recreation Department
Railroaders Conclude Closed Meeting on Wage Board
In a closed meeting today the Brotherhood of Railroaders and locomotive engineers discussed whether to accept or reject a fact finding board's wage recommendations. A rejection could trigger a nationwide rail strike or lead to further negotiations with carriers. The meeting involved about 100 train men and 75 locomotive engineers with no public decision yet announced.
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Brotherhoods
Boston torture trial hears 18 year old waitress testimony
An 18 year old typist Miss Helen Stavron testified at the Lt Thomas Farrell torture rape trial in Boston. She said she visited nightclubs with Somerville air force veteran two nights after the alleged attack in a Boston hotel room last March. She described initial injuries and fear of killing if she cried out and fled with only a sheet after the officer collapsed from alcohol.
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Boston
Westover Army Air Field
Thomas Farrell
Helen Starvray
Stavron
Somerville Air Force
Farrell
Army
Valley Airways Granted Primary and Advanced Flight Training
Valley Airways Inc at Municipal Airport received Civil Aeronautics Administration approval for primary and advanced flight training. The program targets eligible veterans to study locally on part or full time, with licenses including Private Pilot to Advanced ratings. Veterans should contact Ed Goss at Winchester Veterans Administration for details ahead of a potential April 26 VA contract.
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George J. Schecter
the Valley Airways, Inc
The
Star Today
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Schecter
Airways
Valley Airways, Inc
Veterans Administration
Ed Goss
Winchester Veterans Administration
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Fritz Kuhn to Be Released from German Internment
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Volksbund will be released by the U S Army from a German internment camp tomorrow morning. He is deemed not a threat to American forces and will likely head to Munich where his wife and two children reside in a bomb damaged home.
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Frankfurt
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Volksbund
U. S
Kuhn
Germany
Munich
Italian riot quelled as police use armored cars
An Italian press dispatch from Catania says police contingents and armored cars were needed to subdue a riotous mob protesting slender rations and the black market. The mob attacked a arendance and city hall yesterday, the dispatch said.
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Italpress
Catania
Scouts Prepare Hidden Roles at Apple Blossom Festival
Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts will perform service duties at the Apple Blossom Festival. Tasks include suspending ropes to control crowds, guiding floats, and acting as stretcher bearers for emergencies. Scouts will also set up a first aid tent and distribute apple stickers to merchants.
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Shenandoah Area
Herbert Wilkins
District Nurses Association
Wilkins
May Restore Wartime Ammunition Sale Controls
Washington April 24 The Civilian Production Administration contemplates restoring wartime controls on ammunition sales to sportsmen and hunters. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, cited a worldwide critical lead shortage as a possible reason.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Truckers Strike Ends In Richmond
In Richmond on April 24 freight movement resumed as 1,600 members of the Truck Drivers and Helpers Union Local 592 and Warehouse Employees Union No 322 returned to work. The two day sympathy strike tied up about 95 percent of freight entering or leaving the city in support of Richmond Dry Goods Company workers. Union officials said the sympathy action was ended temporarily pending a court ruling on the legality of a writ of seizure allowing the firm to move its merchandise.
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Richmond
Truck Drivers and Helpers Union
Richmond Dry Goods Company, Inc
Comope
United States Declares Month of Mourning for Chief Justice Stone
President Truman ordered flags lowered to half staff for 30 days in official mourning for Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone who died Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. EST tomorrow.
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Washington
United States
Harlan F. Stone
Truman
Stone
Man Dies After Prolonged Unconsciousness in Crash
Los Angeles reports the death of 32 year old Thomas Pinelli, an importer, following an automobile accident. He remained unconscious for 169 days before the fatal outcome.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Pinelli
Enlisted Soldier Reenlistment Limits Overseas
There is no authority allowing an enlisted man to fix his exact service length beyond eligibility for release. Reenlistments are for one year if he has 6 months served, or for 18 months, two years, or three years. Eligible men are being returned home as transportation is available.
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United States
A.L. A
Two Hospitalized After Accident
An eastbound car driven by Richard J. Hare of Norfolk collided with a Rexford New York couple on Route 12 south of Boyce in Clarke County yesterday afternoon. Hare was treated and released. Mrs. George F. Van Vranken remains hospitalized. Trooper Glascock extinguished a post impact fire in Hare’s car.
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Richard J. Hare
Norfolk
Boyce
Clarke County
Charlotte N. van Vranken
Rexford
N. Y
Hare
George F. van Vranken
Charlotte van Vranken
Van
Hughes
Winchester Memorial Hospital
One Bright Spot Foreseen Ahead of Parley of Foreign Ministers
A four power commission report on the Italian Yugoslav border is seen as a bright spot before the Big Four foreign ministers conference opening in Paris. One member says despite boundary disputes, Russians and Western powers may agree on economic and ethnic facts involved. Deputy ministers prepare for first session with chiefs set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Paris
Big Four
Big Four Commission
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Convicted on Nine Forgery Counts in Silk Road Cases
White-haired Alfred Leonard Cline, 56, ex-convict and former choir leader, was found guilty by a jury of nine counts of forgery involving estates of two deceased women. Investigations link him to a string of deaths and cremations of elderly women. Judge Kaufman set sentencing for Saturday with a maximum penalty of 126 years.
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San Fancisco
Alfred Leonard Cline
Cline
Dallas
Tex
Herbert C. Kaufman
Miss Georgeanna Fugitt Buried With Presbyterian Rites
Funeral services were held today at 2 30 p m from Omps Funeral Home for Miss Georgeanna Fugitt. The Rev Ronald S Wilson D D pastor of the Presbyterian Church conducted the services. Pallbearers included nephews Carlton Hawkins John Snyder Harry R Pingley Douglas Spillman Eugene Branch and Edward B Hinkins.
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Georgeanna Pugitt
Omps
Ronald S. Wilson
D. D
The
Presbyterian Church
Carlton Hawkins
John Snyder
Hary R. Pingley
Douglas Spillman
Eugene Branch
Edward B. Hinkins
Local Poultry Raisers To Attend Harrisonburg Meet
Poultry raisers and Poultry Federation members from Winchester and Frederick County will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Court House in Harrisonburg to hear reports on the poultry situation in the Valley. Expected at the meeting are Leon Todd ex secretary of the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council Melvin Buster USDA extension poultry specialist C I Cather chairman Frederick County Poultry Commission T B Rosenberger Leonard Williams turkey growers in the county C F Coffman Melvin See Winchester Milling Co Charles Kline manager Virginia Feed Mills and I Pred Stine County Agent.
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Poultry Federation
Winchester
Frederick County
Court House
Harisonburg
Sn Gne Pty
Leon, Todd
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
Melvin Buster
USDA
C. I. Cather
Frederick County Poultry Commission
T. B. Rosenberger
Leonard Williams
C. F. Coffman
Melvin Se
Winchester Milling Co
Charles Kline
Virginia Feed Mills
I. Pred Stine
Answers to the Daily Quiz Quiz Answer Summary
The page lists the correct quiz answers for a feature titled Answers to the Daily Quiz. It identifies Lt. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory as the subject for question one and marks question two as False.
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Edmund B. Gregory
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Valley Airways
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