Berryville Residents Plan Municipal Pool Project
Berryville and Clarke County business and civic leaders met at Woodley to approve a municipal swimming pool. Estimated total cost 4500 dollars for a 70 by 35 foot pool with depths from 2½ to 7½ feet includes a purifier, bath houses, showers, and lights. Lloyd Williams Post American Legion donated the adjacent lot. town council offers the behind fire department site.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Moore
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
McCormick's Lane
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
H. C. McGehee
Ralph N. Dorsey
A. Garland Wiliams
Chamber of Commerce
Edward B. Lee
Junior Board of Trade
Chamblin C. Funkhouser
Lions Club
Virginia Inquirer asks about compulsory car insurance adoption
The Inquiring Reporter notes 3900 traffic deaths in five years and widespread property damage in Virginia. Readers from Arthur Spaid to Ed Molden advocate compulsory insurance or similar protection, arguing it shields owners and victims and may lower costs and encourage safer driving.
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Virginia
Arthur Spaid
Postman
J. E. Metz
Peoples
ED Molden
Rites Tomorrow For Mr. Edmonds
Cornelius Edmonds 79 died Saturday night at his Easton Lane home after a lingering illness. Survived by widow Etta Siford and brother William Edmonds, he lived in Winchester many years and operated hotels and a grocery in Washington before returning to 238 East Fairfax Lane in 1937. Funeral Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home 2 PM with Rev. H. G. Balthis officiating. Interment Mt. Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers B. Brooke Smith Elmer L. Adams Walter H. Bush Galvin M. Martin W. Benton Snider C. Herbert Frye.
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Cornelius Edmonds
Easton Lane
John and
Mary Cain Edmonds
Etta Siford
Frederick County
William Edmonds
National Avenue
Washington
Winchester
East Fairfax Lane
Jones Funeral Home
H. G. Balthis
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
B. Brooke Smith
Elmer L. Adams
Walter H. Bush
Galvin M. Martin
W. Benton Snider
C. Herbert Frye
Shenandoah Valley Forecast Sees 25 Percent Tourism Gain
Staunton April 28 Shenandoah Valley Inc annual conference heard Virginia tourist travel is expected to rise 25 percent in 1940 over 1939. J Stuart White and Robert F. Nelson called for boosted budgets and advertising. E. E. Keister was elected president. other officers named. banquet heard Judge Leavy on forests and national importance.
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Staunton
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
J Stuart White
Virginia Conservation Commission
Robert F. Nelson
State Chamber of Commerce
Keister
E. E. Keister
Strasburg
Earl] L. Valentine
Lexington
Charles H. Leavy
Fifth Congressional District
Washington
K. R. Hyde
Roanoke
John P. Ackerly
John Miller
New Market
John R. Payne
White
Tidewater
Alleghany
James B. Racey
J. C. Goodwin
Milton Whiting
Curtis Brown
Augusta
M. O. Culpeper
Finley Tynes
Felix Edmunds
Clarke
Frank Wray
Botetourt
W. A. Reed
J. W. Austin
J. C. Lawrence
C. H. Rieley
Frederick
Harry L. McCann
Andrew Bell
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Lee Grant
Page
Denver F. Aleshire
Robi T. Morrison
Remembrance of Manila Bay Battle and National Music Week
A reflective piece recalls the 1898 Manila Bay contest led by Commodore Dewey and the enduring presence of U S Marines at Cavite and nearby stations. It notes Cavite life and Filipino habits, mentions Dewey’s death in 1917 and Olympia at Philadelphia. National Music Week runs May 4 to 11.
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Manila Y
George Dewey
Bay
Corregidor
Cavite
United States
Olongapo
Manila
Navy Yard
Pilippinos
Dewey
Manila Bay
Olympia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Gridley
Kemper urges voluntary mediation and careful priorities for defense needs
Kemper praises Defense Mediation Board for a good start and lauds businessmen for wholehearted defense production. He urges careful raw material priorities to avoid harming civilian industries while pushing all out for defense, urging Britain like balance and warning against state supremacy and laws by decree.
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Defense Mediation Board
Kemper
Britain
Germany
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page. Names include Men Yes Bleriot Addis Ababa Launcelot Elaine No Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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Men
Bleriot
Addis Ababa
Launcelot
Elaine
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Clarke Youths To Participate In Boys State
Berryville April 26 Charles Enders Jr and James Glasscock were chosen by Berryville and Boyce high schools to represent their classes at the American Legion Old Dominion Boys State held in late June. Delegates, whose expenses are covered by the Legion, will elect a governor select state senators and send delegates to the assembly to study state government operations.
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Berryvilas
Charles Enders, Jr
James Glasscock
Berryville High School
Boyce High School
American Legion
Old Dominion Boys State
Boys State
Richmond
Assembly
Glasscock
C. W. Glasscock
Boyce
Enders
Chas. J. Enders
Berryville
Miss Lupton Elected by Winchester Teachers
Miss Mary Glenn Lupton was elected lieutenant of the Winchester Education Association, part of 72 teachers and staff. She is a Randolph‑Macon graduate from Handley School and has served as corresponding secretary. Other officers include Withrow Legge as vice president and Susan Saulsbury as treasurer, with duties starting September 4.
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Mary Glenn Lupton
Winchester Educal Association
Lupton
Randolph-Macon
Handley School
Handley Pol
Virginia Education Association
Richmond
Withrow Legge
Susan Saulsbury
Ella Grace Collette
Ruth Solenberger
Nancy Larrick
Marion Laughton
Mary Belle Bear
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Robert Newlin
Mr. Edmonds
Shenandoah Valley
E. E. Keister, of
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Geo. Washington
Loudoun St
Geo. T. Barnsley
Handley Group
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Hamman’s
Friedman Selby
Sientiffic Shoes
Hamman
Dollar Store
North Loudoun ST
Pittsburgh Paints
Florhide
Glaize and
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