Junior League delegates set district goals for next year
Frederick county delegates join Shenandoah District Virginia meeting to approve objectives for 1933. Goals include boosting Community Leagues to 100, Banner Leagues to 140, increasing membership 25 percent, and reporting from every League with county and state affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League
Frederick County
Shenandoah
Virginia
Dorothy Anne Sooth
James Armes
Gladys
Mattaroy White
Branson
Ann Tabb Light
Nellie Robinson
Brucetown
Harold Adams
Florence Mi Bryarly
Clara Carper
Katherine Unger
Carpers Valley
Gertrude Kremer
Mary Carper
Evandale
Mildred Lind
Elsie Miller
Friendly Grove
Udell Long
Leroy
Cooper
Gravel Springs
Edith
Carmen Himelright
Gainesboro
Harriett Adams
Jane Fout
Gore
Pauline Crowser
Hallie Merriman
Good Samaritan
James Massey
Harrison Strasnider
Greenwood
Frank Ashworth
Lewis Lamp
Kernstown
Roy Rudolph
Billy Dodson Kauffman
Eric Beery
Jean Duvall
Lamps
Hilda Hamilton
Bessie Boyce
Mount Airy
Gladys Fawcett
Zant
Stephens City
Robert B. Nelson
Stolen 1933 Chevrolet Coach Notice from Winchester and Martinsburg
Car stolen from Winchester Virginia a 1933 Chevrolet Coach with West Virginia plate 133-026 Motor number 3378110 Serial 12 C A 21240 Black fenders black top green body and yellow wheels Reward offered for information Notify Howard L Shade Martinsburg West Virginia or Winchester Police Chief Winchester Virginia by April 27 1934
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
West Virginia
C. A
Howard L. Shade
Martinsburg
W. Va
Effort Made To Avert Strike Of Majestic Silk Mills
In Buena Vista Virginia federal and state labor officials visited to help conciliation as Majestic Silk Mills workers plan a strike tomorrow. About 150 of 200 workers prepared to quit and picket peacefully if possible while officials consider actions to avert the walkout.
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Vena Vista
Vista
Apala
Majestic Silk Mills
Buena Vista
D. M. Chaplin
International Textile Workers
John Hopkins Hall
Richmond
S. A. Minter
State Labor Department
Richardson
United States Department of Labor
Hall
John A. Chumbley
National Labor Board
Federation
State
Cavaliers Are Honored At Old Landing Site
Governor Peery led Virginians in commemorating the Cape Henry landing 327 years after the first settlers began building a nation. A temporary memorial will stand where the ceremony took place, with religious rites conducted by Bishop A C Thomson and later tea hosted by the Princess Anne Women’s Club at the Cav alier Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norfolk
Virginia
Cape Henry
Peery
Apple of the Eye Expression Origin
The apple of the eye refers to the pupil and was once thought to be a round solid ball. It is used to denote a cherished object or person and conveys strong affection and admiration.
Change in Grading Law for Apples Proposed by Virginia Board
Virginia horticultural society board votes to recommend changes to apple grading specifications. Domestic grade defined as one variety, clean, not overripe, free of decay, with limits on internal injury, surface scab, and total weight allowances. Culls to be apples not meeting U S or Virginia standards. The St Joseph River note appears as Michigan geography.
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U. S
Virginia
Machado, Cuba’s Exile Leader, Hides as Powers Seek Arrest
Gerardo Machado, former Cuban president, remains in hiding in New York as federal authorities in four states pursue extradition on murder and embezzlement charges. Police seek the exiled ruler who vanished from his East 91st Street apartment after a federal warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Gerardo
Island Republic of
Cuba
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
East 91St Street
Machado
Larey
Bahamas
United States
Garret W. Cotter
U. S
Raymond V Mulligan
Holiday Festivities Spark Winchester Celebration
Entertainment planned for Queen and Court, private and public balls at Hotel Dru silla and Rouss Spring Park. Soddy Haines and His Virginians play at Jordan Springs, Apple Blossom Ramblers at Rouss Park. The city buzzes with theatre, crowds, and early blossoms despite forecasts of frost.
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Hotel Drusilla
Jordan Springs
Rouss Spring Park
Soddy Haines
Apple Blossom Ramblers
Rouss Park
Winchester
Main Street
Senate silver bloc backs Dies bill in Washington
Photos capture a Senate silver bloc meeting in Washington as supporters demand the Dies silver bill. Senator Borah of Idaho addresses the group while Senator Smith of South Carolina and Senator Dill of Washington listen. Robert H. Hemphill provides analysis and Rev. Charles E. Coughlin comments on the proposal to nationalize silver to boost prices toward 1926 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Silver Bloc
Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
C. C. Dill
Robert H. Hemphill
Financial Authority
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Plan Training School For Boy Scout Workers
A training school for Boy Scout workers was planned by the local training committee. It runs Tuesday May 8 and continues every Tuesday and Thursday for five weeks at Braddock Street M E Church South Troop No 3 meeting room. It targets scoutmasters assistants junior assistants troop committee members and fathers of boys. The program mixes general education topics entertainment and Scout lore with a public invitation. Committee members are Rev A R VanCleve Laurens Jones and Eugene B Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Boy Scout Organization
Braddock Street M. E. Church South
A. R. VanCleve
Laurens Jones
Eugene B. Cooper
State Expects 20 Per Cent Gain In No Autos
Officials in Richmond expect a 20 percent rise in automobile registrations and a 10 percent gain in gasoline tax receipts to offset a $1,800,000 decline in automobile license taxes from the last General Assembly. Early motor vehicle reports anticipate a substantial registration increase, possibly above the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Motor Vehicle Division
Look Young With Mello-glo Looking youthful with new powder ad
An old newspaper ad promotes MELLO-GLO face powder claiming a smooth natural look and long wear. The piece then shifts to a Frederick County Virginia court notice dated 1934, detailing a master commissioner’s inquiry into the estate of J W Bennington, heirs, property division, lien priorities, and creditor claims with a May 1 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker’s Drug Store
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Waldo W. Bennington
Conley Bennington
Chy. O. B
J.W. Bennington
J. W. Bennington
Waldo Bennington
Waldo Benningn
J. W Bennington
Dec
Loudoun St. Winchester
J. W. Baker
Chy
Frederick Co
Jas
P. Reardon
P. Q
Vehicle registration tax aligned with car usage expected to balance
The text notes registration climbs with more cars in service leading to higher gas consumption profits of 5 cents per gallon to the state road fund. It states that lowering license rates should boost year‑long car use and the annual license tax would roughly equal last year’s total despite the rate cut.
Desirable Winchester Property Offered at Trustee Sale
By deed of trust dated February 5 1925 William L Zirkle and wife offer 40 and 42 South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia for public auction May 5 1934 at noon in front of the courthouse. Property includes a stone brick building store room upper apartment four garages. Terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Zirkle
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Court House
Loudoun Street
Fair Play
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Paw
Notice to Employers on Revised Workmen's Compensation Manual
Aetna Life Insurance Company and other Virginia workmen's compensation carriers seek state approval to revise the manual and adjust rates effective July 1 1934. Changes are largely editorial to clarify rules, with about 125 classifications eliminated and about 100 amended to include chauffeurs drivers and salesmen. Hearing set May 17 1934 in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Aetna Life Insurance Company
State Corporation Commission
Workmen's Compensation and
Bureau of Insurance and Banking
State Office
Richmond
Workmen's Compensation Inspection Rating Bureau of Virginia
Broad-Grace Arcade
Workmen's Compensation
Aetna Life Insurance Co
E. E. Cadnus
Inspection Rating Bureau of Virginia
Tree Frogs Change Color In Camouflage Ability
Tree frogs exhibit color change to blend with surfaces. Other notes describe a dog outperforming a man in sustained work, and a no smoking sign tied to severe punishment in Dagestan. The text also recounts sharks as among Earth's oldest fishes with a 350 million year history.
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Caucasus Mountains
Dagestan
Earth
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Resolutions Committee
Robert Nelson
R. H. Gardiner
Majestic Company
Beuna Vista
Old Landing
Hershey
Tesheys ‘He
Tye Lzea Eve
Ginia Society
To Growers’ Council
Michigan
Third River
St. Joseph River
Michigan River
Senate
Boy Scout
Kanawha
Clinch
Skuaeeee Cabsi Boone Pooup Stoner
Tennessee
THE
Hunter’s Return
Kentucky
Watauga
Russell's Station
Dunmores
By J. Carroll Mansfield
Kit Kirby
Hasteners
Lige and
Nancy Bowman
Kit
Ohio
Aimegiing
Wenders
Kelvinator
John S. Miller & Co
J. S. Solenberger & Co
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