D J Howard Elected Governor of Rotary District 186
Dowell J. Howard, Winchester Rotary Club past president, is elected district governor of Rotary International 186th District, to succeed Dave Shearer of Johnson City. Delegates at Bristol session also voted to hold the next district conference in Winchester in spring 1941. Nomination by Covington follows a secret ballot among 71 voters. Howard’s background includes education work at the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech, with prior roles in agricultural education and administration.
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D. J. Howard
Rotary International
Dowell J. Howard
Winchester Rotary Club
Bristol
Va.Tenn
Howard
Dave Shearer
Johnson City
Tenn
Havana
Cuba
Winchester
Covington
Henry H. Covington
Winchester Club
W. H. B. Marshall
Christiansburg
Cecil Coty
Harrisonburg
I. C. Campbell
Elizabethton
A. Gilbert Cummings
Bedford
O. A. Thomas
E. E. Mayhew
Fincastle
C. W. Callahan
Greenville
Howne
Ef Art
Brookeville
University of Maryland
Vo-ng
Boyce
Winchester Rotarians name district governor and choose Bristol site
Winchester Rotarians celebrate D. J. Howard election as district governor at the convention in Bristol and announce next year’s Spring conference to be held there in 1941. Apple Blossom Festival colors are displayed citywide as warm weather nears. Reports from South Carolina note azaleas and other spring blooms at their peak.
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Winchester
Bristol
D. J. Howard
Blue Ridge
South Carolina
Greatest Hosiery Value in His ao
Newberry page fragment shows a hosiery value feature with partial readable text. The clip emphasizes discount pricing and store promotion details tied to Newberry's department merchandise.
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Hisao
Newberry
Open Door to Open at 137 W. Bos cawen Saturday
The Open Door at 137 West Bos cawen will be open for business Saturday April 27 from 1 PM to 1 PM.
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W. Boscawen
Notice of business connection with The Riteway Cleaners
A notice states the writer is now connected with The Riteway Cleaners and sees the business of an old customer in Gearing. The date reference 4 26 Ip 26 appears as part of the notice details.
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Riteway Cleaners
District meet of Seventh Virginia Legion posts held in Berryville
Legionnaires from the Seventh District of Virginia gathered in Berryville for a district meeting in the American Legion building. District Commander W H Ellifritz presided as department officers and local leaders gave reports and addressed resolutions, noting district membership and Virginia surpassing 11 000 Legionnaires for the first time.
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Seventh District
Virginia
American Legion
Berryville
W H. Ellifritz
Strasburg
Presid
W. Glenn Elliott
Richmond
Deece
Abe Siegel
D;e
Nelson F. Richards
Roanoke
Frank Wray
Harold Scheuer
N. M. Ewell
Standardsville
J. F. Spates
Berry
George Williams
Harrisonburg
Robert Y. Conrad
Elliott
Legion
Indictments Dozen in Horse Race News Ring
A federal grand jury indicted the Western Union Telegraph Company and 18 individuals for conspiracy to violate federal laws in horse race news dissemination. Four Chicagoans face radio news violations, three others charged with lottery law breaches, and ongoing investigations link to M. L. Annenberg and Continental Press Service.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
William J. Campbell
United States
M. L. Annenberg
Campbell
Continental Press Service
Cleveland
Annenberg
James H. Wilkerson
Grand Jury
Frederick County man held on multiple burglary charges
Elwood Smith aged 39 of Frederick County is jailed on breaking and entering and larceny charges. A hear ing will be held before Trial Justice A J Tavener. He is accused of stealing radiators from the Richard dwelling and of breaking a packing shed on Albert W Stine s farm. The thefts included a boiler parts and a rotary pump later recovered in a wooded area.
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Elwood Smith
Frederick County
A. J. Tavenner
Smith
Robert DeHaven
Wyatt Richard
Richard
Albert W. Stine
Middle Road
Winchester Junk Company
Mill At Wadesville Marks 140 Years Of Operation
Mill at Wadesville on the Opequon near Clarke county has operated for about 140 years owner Lewis Pidgeon 80 says they are maximizing sawing capacity Timber is hauled from Frederick Clarke Jefferson and Berkeley counties The current mill is the third on the site built by Isaac Pidgeon in 1812 rebuilt after the Civil War and again in 1903 now housing various machine shop operations Continued on Page 7 Col 5.
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Wadesville
Pidgeon
Clarke County
Lewis Pidgeon
Valley
Frederick
Clarke
Jefferson
Berkeley
Isaac Pidgeon
Loudoun County
Petersburg
Samuel
Wheeler Refuses Vice Presidential Nomination
Friends of Senator Wheeler deny interest in the Democratic vice presidency. Wheeler has said he is not available for second place, while Western Senator Thomas of Utah urges a western running mate. Governor Arthur James of Pennsylvania emerges as a Republican pre convention contender with an NBC address tonight.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt
Robert la Follette
Senator Thomas
Utah
West
Thomas
James
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Archbishop Orders Special Prayers for Peace in May
Baltimore April 26 The Most Rev Michael J Curley archbishop of Baltimore and Washington ordered special prayers for peace to be offered daily during May in all churches and institutions under his jurisdiction. He cited Pope Pius XII's appeal via Cardinal Maglione to pray for peace during the Mary month.
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Baltimore
Michael] J. Curley
Washington
Pius XII
Cardinal Maglione
Virgin Mary
Vets To Install New Officer List
Winchester Post No. 2123 VFW will install its newly elected officers at 8 pm next Monday April 29 in its North Loudoun street rooms. Samuel D. DeVaughan of Alexandria will lead the ceremony with state officers present. Former Mayor William W. Glass is the principal speaker, with West Drew Bell and Rev. Robert B. Nelson on the program. Members of Robert Y. Conrad Post are invited and refreshments will be served.
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Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North
Loudoun Street
Samuel D. DeVaughan
Alexandria
Department of Virginia
Veterans of
Winchester
Frederick County
William W. Glass
Westdrew Bell
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert Y. Conrad
Executive Dies in Pittsburgh Soap Firm Office
Harry W. Falck aged 41, president of Falck and soap manufacturers, died of disease today at his office in the company plant in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Harry W. Falck
Falck and Soap Manufacturers
Allies and Germans Battle Fiercely For Key Position
German forces with artillery and low flying planes compelled Allied troops to limited withdrawals near Dombas a vital railway junction 110 miles southwest of Trondheim in south central Norway. Both sides push for decisive action around Trondheim as RAF planes clash with German air power and British defenses conduct counterattacks.
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London
Dombas
Norway
War Ministry
Steinkjer
Lillehammer
Germany
Trondheim
Oslo
Gudbrandsdal
Andalsnes
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Stephens City Garage Destroyed by Quick Moving Fire
Lester S. Ramey of Stephens City owned a garage that burned this afternoon after sparks from tools sharpened by Slim Neff ignited gasoline. Firefighters from the Independent Hose Company confined the blaze to the building, with about 1700 dollars in damage and no insurance. Reverend F L Roof sounded the alarm around 2 PM as neighbors feared spread to the adjacent cooperative before containment.
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Lester S. Ramey
Stephens City
Neff
Independent Hose Company
Southern States Cooperative
F. L. Roof
Lutheran Church
German Trade Negotiator Arrives in Budapest for Talks
Dr. Karl Clodius, Germany's chief export and trade agreement negotiator, arrived in Budapest on April 26 to pursue an increase in trade between Hungary and Germany. The visit aims to advance discussions on economic cooperation and favorable terms for both nations.
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Budapest
Karl Clodius
Germany
Hungary
War Highlights Across EuropeReport AP summaries
War ministry says German troopships sail from Baltic ports near Sweden amid fear of a new invasion. British and German columns move toward clash in Osterdalen valley as Norway fight intensifies. Berlin claims Oslo bombed by British planes and reports damage to a British ship. occupation lines extend. Britain offers Sweden aid if needed and seeks broader bloc ties to Japan and Russia. Yugoslav delegation arrives in Moscow for a trade pact talks. Switzerland signs Allied trade pacts to keep German supplies flowing.
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Assocated
Paris
War Ministry
Baltic
Sweden
Stockholm
Osterdalen Valley
Norway
Williams Addresses New York Virginia Alumni Dinner
rector R Gray Williams spoke at the University Club in New York for the annual Virginia Alumni Association dinner. The event drew many Virginia graduates in the city and featured introductions by Hon George Gordon Battle and attendance by Judge Carroll Walter. A luncheon followed at the Down Town Club.
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R. Gray Williams
University of Virginia
New York
University of Virginia Alumni Association of New York
University Club
Williams
Virginia University
Stanley D. Pearce
Paul B. Barringer, Jr
Beverley C. Smith
Harter F. Wright
William Hobbs
George Gordon Battle
Carroll W. Walter
Winchester
Supreme Court of New York
Down Town Club
Electrocuted for Wife Slaying in Virginia
Wilmer Davis aged 25 from Southampton County was executed in the electric chair at the Virginia Penitentiary between 7 and 8 a m for the slaying of his wife Bessie West Davis. The victim died from injuries described as caused by a public safety item. Davis, sentenced last February, was the first Southampton County man electrocuted since 1905 when a Black person died in a related deputy sheriff case.
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Richmond
Wilmer Davis
Southampton County
Bessie West Davis
Davis
Walter Bryant
Armstrong Ad Offers Porch and Window Work in Town
E. W. Armstrong Co. advertises porch and window services at 639 39 E Picadilly St with contact details and weekday timing notes.
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E. W. Armstrong
E. Picadilly St
Allied Norwegian forces push German lines near Roros
Reports say Allied and Norwegian troops pushing back German units to five miles south of Roros after advancing from Storen in the Glomma valley. Artillery enters action on both sides with aerial equipment and clashes noted along the Trondheim front as German air activity decreases.
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Stockholm
Trondheim
Roros
Glomma
Storen
Osterdalen
German Air Power Presses Norway Drive
Berlin reports sustained German air superiority against Allied forces in Norway. High command says air bombardment hit ships, cargo facilities, and troop concentrations while German ground troops push forward in multiple sectors. Allied losses include a minesweeper and a transport vessel.
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Berlin
Germany
Norway
High Command
Trondheim
Oslo
DNB
Headquarters Co Gets Excellent Federal Inspection Report
Lieutenant Lawrence C. Hollis reports Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion 116th Infantry Virginia National Guard received an excellent report at the annual federal inspection from Major E A Kinderwater United States Army. Tonight Company I 116th Infantry will stand inspection at the armory at 8 o'clock Captain Paul Hartman commands Company I Major Kinderwater is stationed at Altoona Pa.
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Lawrence C. Hollis
116Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
E. A. Kinderwater
United States Army
Paul Hartman
Kinderwater
Altoona
Apple Blossom Festival prep and flood marks noted
Shenandoah area brief mentions pictures of Dorothy Steffan and Senorita Lillian Somoza for festival coverage. Flood high marks at Pidgeon’s Mill show June 1889 peak, March 1936 near half that height. A honey locust tree was moved to Leesburg for replanting. Parking and pedestrian zone lines are being painted ahead of the festival.
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Shenandoah
Columbia
Ind
Republican
Dorothy Steffan
Mississippi Valley
Fort Wayne
Journal-Gazette
Washington
Senorita
Lillian Somoza
Pidgeon
Opequon
Johnstown
John G. Gold
Paper Mill Road
Leesburg
Fight for Central Norway Rages as Britons Meet German Column
From Stockholm April 26 British troops advance south from Storen to confront a mechanized German column moving up the Osterdalen valley toward Trondheim. Norwegian volunteers slow the Nazis at Roros while Germans dig in. British commando progress improves Trondheim with French troops and airlifted reinforcements continuing.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Stockholm
Norway
Storen
Osterdalen
Trondheim
Roros
Gudsbrandsdalen
Ringebu
Miss Rebecca Morgan to Represent West Virginia
Miss Rebecca Morgan of Charles ton West Virginia has been named the state’s official representative at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 23. She is from Gunston Hall and daughter of Mrs J T Morgan, with her father serving as chairman of the State Advisory Board of the Social Security Administration. appointment made by Governor Holt.
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Rebecca Morgan
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Miss Morgan
Ab Gunston Hall
J. T. Morgan
Leston
Social Security Administration
Holt
Police Special Cover Requests At Apple Blossom
Applications will be for special police at police cover Apple Blossom in C. W. Hollis Chief of Police.
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Apple Blossom
C. W. Hollis
OLLIE JEFFERSON PROPERTY AUCTION IN BRUCETOWN
In Brucetown about five and a half acres and a seven room brick house will be sold in front of the house at noon on Saturday April 23. Local officials announce the auction event.
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Ollie Jefferson
Brucetown
Park bids for Winchester Park grounds due April deadline
All sealed bids for the grounds at Winchester Park must be in the hands of the Park Committee by April 29. Committee members listed include W. A. Baker Conner Cy Mee.
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Sions
Winchester Park Allon Grounds
W. A. Baker
Conner
Cy Mee
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Legionnaires
Seventh Area
Western Union
Federal Grand Jury
D. Harold Oliver
Stephens City Garage
Britain
Iron
Japan
Russia
Moscow
Berne
Switzerland
U. Va
Hitler
Rorps
Allied
Namsos
St Tiles
Headquarters Co
Cola
Henry McKee
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