Virginia Librarian Chosen to Represent State at ALA Meet
Vernon Eddy, librarian of this city, will represent the commonwealth of Virginia at the annual American Library Association conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 26 to June 1. His commission is signed by Gov. James H. Price and Peter Saunders, secretary of the state. Eddy, immediate past president of the Virginia Library Association, was elected at the Old Point Comfort meeting last October to serve as the association’s representative in Cincinnati, in a dual capacity.
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S. Vernon Eddy
Commonwealth of Virginia
Amer- Library Association
Cincinnati
Ohio
James H. Price
Peter Saunders
Eas
Richmond
Eddy
Virginia Library .Association
Old Point Comfort
Awaiting Sentence For Making Threat Against Woman
John N. Ellis 21 awaited sentencing after conviction by a Circuit Court jury on assault charges. Edith Hartzer 23 testified Ellis posed as a census taker to gain access to her sister in the Schweirs subdivision, then attempted to attack her before she fled and summoned a motorist and police.
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Upper Marlboro
John N. Ellis
Rainier
Ellis
Edith Hartzer
Washington
George Weed, Jr
Schweirs
William E. Hawes
Cheverly
Conoco Station Opens Tomorrow at North Avenue Site
The Continental Oil Company launches its most modern unit in the territory at North Avenue and North Loudoun Street tomorrow. Guy A. Webber leads the new station with two assistants, featuring enclosed washing and greasing areas, tile rest rooms, and landscaped surroundings maintained with Little Garden Club oversight.
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Continental Oil Company
North Avenue
North Loudoun Street
Guy A. Webber
Continental
Little Garden Club
For Rent Classified Ad Snapshots
Two room apartment with private bath. Phone 985-W. Also rooms for rent at 303 Fairmont. Two furnished rooms at 524 S Braddock St. A heated three room apartment with private bath will be vacant May 1st at 109 S Rent.
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Fairmont
S. Braddock St
S. Braddock
Padre Crowley Desert Priest Honored After Fatal Crash
A tribute to Father Crowley known as the Desert Padre who served a vast California parish from Lone Pine to Death Valley. He died in an auto crash near Easter after daily 80 mile treks to celebrate mass in Furnace Creek and Bishop, inspiring courage and faith among desert dwellers. The piece honors his lifelong commitment and calls Christians to embrace risk and active faith.
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The
Sierra
Desert
California
Father Crowley
Mojave
Death Valley
Hemisphere
Lone Pine
Furnace Creek
Bishop
Christ
Funeral Rites At Strasburg For Mrs White
Funeral services were conducted at Strasburg yesterday afternoon by Rev. F B Lingle for Mrs Anne Moffett White wife of Dr B R White whose death occurred Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in the family lot at New Market. Survived by husband and four sisters.
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Strasburg
F. B. Lingle
Lutheran Church
Anne Moffett. White
B. R. White
New Market
Sam Zea
D. M. Zea
Kenneth Campbell
R. S. Wright, Jr
C. S. Grove
A. L. Vaughan
C. J. Borum
Jack Lashley
Mrs Crenshaw Wins Freedom In Divorce Court
Reno dispatch reports Louise Waller Crenshaw former Washington debutante granted an uncontested divorce from William Graves Crenshaw 3d New York oil magnate on grounds of cruelty. They wed in New York in 1935 and have since lived there with Washington and Virginia connections. Crenshaw of New Orleans lineage graduated from Annapolis in 1933 before entering the air business.
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Reno
Nev
Louise Waller Crenshaw
Washington
William Graves Crenshaw 3d
New York
Gunston Hall School
Capital
Ogontz School
Philadelphia
Crenshaw
Virginia Hunt County
New Orleans
Annapolis
Navy
Cattle Struck by Truck on Valley Pike Injures Herd
Deputy Sheriff investigated after a large truck hit cattle on Valley Pike near Vaucluse. One cow suffered serious injuries while others sustained minor bruises. The cattle were owned by W. M. Stickley and the truck’s front end was damaged.
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Valley Pike
Vaucluse
Robert de Haven
W. M. Stickley
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND GRID ITEMS
A compiled set of crossword clues across across and down entries including pains, coin of Ecuador, hike, flat, stitch, past, bedrowsy, haughty, helmsman, city in Florida, Nebraska, astringent fluid, to, anesthetic, moth, reason, pass a rope through, metal tag, evade, conjunction, mimic, a lawsuit Latin, tilt, artless, daunt archaic, terrain, coin of India, flying mammals, land measure, Irish play, prickly fruit envelope, religious image, Italian riv, sow, famous ancient city, spurts, proceed, exclamation bestion, split, pulse, strength, likeness, huge, magnate, peas collectively, item of enting fore holiday, tell, falling, grow old, aloft, partly, city in Alaska, twofold, claim on property, Russian emperor, Constellation, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Helmsman
Florida
Nebraska
India
Alaska
Baltimore and Ohio Reports Decline in March Income
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad today reported March net railway operating income of 749,392, down 276,098 from March 1939. For the first quarter of 1940 net income totaled 4,663,726, a drop of 92,942 from Q1 1939.
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March
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Capitol
FI Lynn
Miron H Nopkins
Virginia
CTY
Randolph Scott
Humphrey Bogart
Lionel
Library Meet
Rhodes Drug CO
Prescriptinen
Gabardines
Gray & Eddy
Farmers & Merchants National
Farmers & Merchants
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Conoco
South Braddock
Welltown Pike
John Ebert
Harrisonburg
Geo
Yeakley
Clearbrok
N. Loudoun St
Delux Porcelain
E. Piccadilly
Hayfield
Baker's Drug Store
Braddock
Coutains
West Virginia
Moore Insurance & Realty Co
Charles Town
W. Va
Barr’s
Peerless Traction Engine
J. R. Kremer
Hable’s
Pontiac
Smith Garage
P.” Care Star
B. Myers
W. Water
Rawleigh
Frederick
Fauquier
Winchester
Edwin B. Estes
Berryville Ave
New
Shenandoah
Maurertown
U. 5
Elsie Robinson
Mrs. White
Lupe Velez - Leon
Errol
Kit Carson
Dick Tracy
Winchester Small Loan & Finance CO
E. Piccadilly St
Daily Crossword
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Sunrise
Winchester Milling Corp
Hansbrough
Carter
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Arthur
General Insurance Insurance
Bell Phone
Rouss Ave
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
HM. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
QC Esso
J.C. Humphries Richmond
Esso .Extra
Willis H. Owens
Norfolk
Rarway Mail
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
the Commercial Small Loan and Finance CO
E. Water St
Geo. W. Kurtz
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