Offiers Of P O A Installed At Recent Meeting
Officers of the Patriotic Order of Ameri ca were installed for the year at a recent meeting led by District President Mrs Anna Boxwell assisted by chaplain Mrs Virginia Anderson and conductoresses Hazel Lake and Mildred Funkhouser. New president is Mrs Carrie Wheatley with assistant Sarah saene. New vice president is Bessie Costello with Anna Boxwell as assistant. Other officers include Mrs Jessie Stoller conductoress and Mrs Rose Hanen assistant conductoress with sentinel Miss Oneta Ritter and guard Kate Mills. Chaplain Gertie Puller orator Ida Brown trustee LeNora Ward past president Hazel Lake and other listed color bearers. The annual weiner roast will be at Edgewood on the Front Royal turnpike tomorrow night with transportation from Odd Fellows Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Order of America
Anna Boxwell
Virginia Anderson
Hazel Lake
Mildred Funkhouser
Carrie Wheatley
Iicil
Saene
Bessie Costello
Erie New Me
Jessie Stoller
Rose Hanen
Oneta Ritter
Kate Mills
Gertie Puller
Ida Brown
LeNora Ward
Butler
Ida Cain
Lilly Brill
Comfort Cooper
Weiner
P.O. A
Edgewood
Front Royal Turnpike
Odd Fellows Hall
Sale of City Lots in Winchester Virginia Auction
Decree dated July 30 1938 directs a public sale in Winchester Virginia of three city lots. Sale set for September 3 1938 at 11 00 A M in front of the County Courthouse. Terms: one third cash with balance in two annual installments plus interest six percent. sale secured by deed of trust and insurance on buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
H. K. Benham
V. James N. Moling
North Braddock Street
North Avenue
Martinsburg and Winchester
West Braddock Street
H. W. Butler
Braddock Street
Sebert Smith
East Piccadilly Street
Kent Street
Piccadilly Street
E. F. Smith
Star Shaped Tomato Report From Stephenson Farm
Ned Carter of Stephenson reports a star shaped tomato from his crop. The fruit shows a five pointed star marking on the side likely caused by a blossom pressing against the skin. Carter notes the star is clearly discernible and well formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Carter
Stephenson
Mrs Reynolds Denied Custody in Virginia Court
In Henrico county circuit court Judge Julien Gunn named Julian Louis Reynolds guardian of Richard Roland Reynolds, blocking Mrs Helene Fortescue Reynolds from removing their one year old son to New York. The 24 year old sister of Thalia Massie faces separate custody and support claims amid accusations of intemperance and jealous temper, with past incidents cited including champagne consumption and a pistol incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Helene Fortescue Reynolds
Virginia
Julian Louis Reynolds
Richard Roland
Julien Gunn
Henrico County
Young Reynolds
Postponed Softball Games Rescheduled in Winchester League
The first half schedule delays for Winchester softball were moved to tomorrow afternoon. Matchups include Co. I against Va. Woolen at Sunny Side, Jr. B. of T. versus United Food at Park, and A. P. versus Elks Club at Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia West Virginia disagree over highway ownership dispute
Virginia and West Virginia reach an understanding over a 1,800 foot stretch of state route 23 that sits across the drainage line along a mountain ridge. The road was built six years ago with Virginia paying construction costs on the portion crossing the line and both states agreeing to split maintenance responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehew
Highview
Burr H. Simpson
Virginia
Atlantic
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Marksmen Compete In Cumberland Two Day Tournament
Police pistol marksmen from state and city agencies and major companies gather at Constitution Park for a two day tournament opening today hosted by Cumberland police. About 100 officers attend from Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania including the state patrol plus Baltimore Washington Cumberland and county units. Celanese Corporation of America also fields a team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Constitution Park
Cumberland Police Department
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Washington
Celanese Corporation of America
Exposed Bathers Criticized at Eastern Church Conference
A regional Evangelical and Reformed Church gathering in Lancaster Pa heard a proposal for a federal artists commission to decide who may appear in public in modern bathing suits. Rev Paul P Stonesifer of Chambersburg Pa argued such a body would return to the showers those who offend the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Commission of Artists
Paul P. Stonesifer
Chambersburg
Streamlined Emblem Replaces Elephant in Republican Heroic Image
The Republican party has redesigned its emblem to feature a rampant charging pachyderm with trunk aloft and tusks thrust forward, replacing the earlier gentler elephant image. The shift signals a bolder, more aggressive branding for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican Party
Yesteryear
Guards Removed From Tennessee
Tennessee guards poised for Memphis voting day were redirected to training in Mississippi. Governor Browning denounced federal injunctions, claiming state troops remain under his sovereign authority and threatening to deploy if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
National Guard
Tennessee
Mississippi
Gordon Browning
John D. Martin
National Democratic
E. H. Crump
Crump
Browning
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
Somerville, Tenn
Martin
Shelby County
Election Commission
Col
R. H. Bond
117Th Infantry
Jackson
Fairgrounds
Jersey Breeders Field Day Picnic Set for Orange Virginia
Frederick county Jersey breeders are invited to a field day at Cleveland Dairy Farm Orange Va Friday. The program opens at 10 with R F Hill Jr presiding and welcomes from Miss Callie Clark. Talks include breed trends by Lynn Copeland and a 4 H Dairy Demonstration Team clinic. A noon picnic lunch precedes a 1 pm business meeting and herd type classification by S M Salsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Orange
Frederick County
Cleveland Dairy Farm
R. F. Hill, Jr
Callie Clark
Virginia Jersey Cattle Club
Lynn Copeland
S. M. Salsbury
Ohio State University
Delegates Gather for Clarke County Route 12 Meet
Berryville Clarke County Chamber of Commerce hosts delegates from Front Royal Shenandoah Elkton Waynesboro Stanley Grottoes Harpers Ferry and Frederick Md to discuss Route 12 modernization and potential northward extension through White Post Boyce Berryville to Charles Town Harpers Ferry and Frederick. Congressman A Willis Robertson key speaker notes Virginia highway system origins and tourist business importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
White Post
Boyce
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Frederick
A. Willis Robertson
United States House of Representatives
General Assembly of Virginia
Virginia
Robertson
Louis Spilmas
Eastside Highway Association
P. T. Shirey
Front Royal
Florida
New York
H. T. McDonald
R. B. Wolfe
I. G. Bierer
P. M. Shirey
C. C. Lauderback
Luray
E. W. Larkin
D. G. Ale- Shire
Robert T. Morrison
William Robinson
Stanley
Louis Spilman
Paul Freed
Waynesboro
J. Frank Littell
J. 8. Pirkey
Greta
W. E. Hisey
Shenandoah
R. Wolfe
John Shires
H. Robinson
Elkton
W. A. Moon
Gochenour Takes Two-Week Fireman Holiday
Members of the South End Fire Company joked that driver William Gochenour is on a fireman's holiday. His vacation began yesterday and is to last two weeks, though he was not away from the engine house all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
William Gochenour
Gochenour
South
Nurses Visit Ill Children Report From District Nurses
District Nurse Association reports 312 visits last month includ ing 174 to 27 adults and 47 to 12 school children. Transport aided by Friendship Fire Company ambulance and welfare department cooperation. Infants with colitis, two schoolchildren to hospital, one adult to Mont Alto, another to Winchester Memorial for X ray and surgery. Preschool prevention exams and a picnic for underprivileged children coordinated by Rev. C W Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
University Hospital
Mont Alto
Friendship Fire Company
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Welfare Department
C. W. Lowe
Weeding Out Inactive Grants in Public Works
The Public Works Administration rescinded a 1.125 million dollar Boston grant for a new City Hall and began weed ing out inactive applications. It approved 175 additional non federal projects and raised total authorized construction since June 22 to 1,081,484,930 dollars. Boston lost funds for failing to accept prior offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
Boston
Harold A. Gray
British refuse to admit guide dog without quarantine
Hazel Hurst a 22 year old blind woman from Oneonta New York arrived in London aboard the American Merchant with her German shepherd Babe. The British Ministry of Agriculture after serious consideration refused to admit the dog without quarantine despite sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hazel Hurst
Oneonta
New York
Babe
America
Ministry of Agriculture
Swordfish Wounds Fisherman in Sea Encounter
In Boston on August 2 a Coast Guard cutter answered a distress call from a fisherman badly wounded after a swordfish rammed his dory. The fish pierced the vessel and the man's leg prompting rescue by the Cayuga and a nearby trawler report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Coast Guard
Week's Vacation At Atlantic City Offered By Legion Post
Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion offers a week's vacation at Atlantic City at the Hotel Senator for two people including meals and rooms and transportation. In addition there will be 18 gifts presented on August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Senator
Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion
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P.O.A
Actin
James P. Reardon
Dunn and Duvall
Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
Annie Sah
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Elks Club
Academy
Road Commission
Hampshire
Celies
Streamline Emblem
West
East
Epping Forest
England
Gilwell Park
Winchester Furniture Co
Main St
American Jersey Cattle Club
D. J. Young
Extension Dairyman
Smithsonian Institution
Farley
Sylvianne Li
Masaka Tateishi
Hawaii
People’s Drug Store
Bell
Boscawen
Loudoun
Clarke Commerce
Mr. Gochenour
Evening Star
Omps Funeral Home
Aversa Tute
the Fur Shop
Commercial Seal Loan & Finance Co
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