Camp White Rock Closes With Banquet and Scout Awards
The annual Boy Scout Camp at White Rock ended with a banquet and a Scout Court of Honor. Many youths received Tenderfoot Second Class First Class and Merit Badges including names from Troop 21 Winchester and Troop 1 Winchester. Letters were awarded for years of attendance and visiting officials attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp White Rock
White Rock
Troop
Winchester
Russell Rhinehart
Allah Harmon
Frank Kalafat
Poof Boyce
Jack Casey
Maurice Willingham
Junior Feliro
John Charhbers
Joe Casey
Joe Curry
Tevious Bailey
Roger
Donald Tinsman
Walter Cain
Loe Campbell
Lee Camp
Mg Tn
Emory Tinsman
David Hurley
I. Pred Stine
Dr. J. Casey
Bruce Gorham
John J. Scully, Jr
B. F P. Arthur, Jr
Versus Sirbaugh
Irvin Cather
Merlin Bly
Harold Rowe
Virginia business views fair results on tourism’s impact
The State Conservation Commission reports Virginia business sentiment favors a favorable New York World’s Fair effect on 1939 patronage. Of hotels and tourist services surveyed 27 expect positive, 14 negative, five neutral. travel during spring declined about five percent from 1938 due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
State Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission
Virginia Peninsula
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah National Park
Hindu Lord Sinha Wins Lords Seat Breakthrough
Hindu M P Lord Sinha, second Baron of Raispur, secured a two year battle to prove his right to a seat in the British House of Lords and became the first Hindu ever admitted to the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Sinha
Raipur
House of Lords
Hatch Bill Study Begins As Virginia Leaders Await Details
Virginia officials and party leaders waited for Department of Justice interpretations of the Hatch bill before judging its impact on federal officeholders and political activity. Officials noted limited information, no resignations reported, and Gov Price said he would consider a state employee political activity restriction. Federal and state officials said the law may bar some federal workers from conventions or active partisan roles but would not strip citizenship rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Joel W. Flood
Appomattox
United States
Western Virginia
Department of Justice
Edwin Cox
State Central Democratic Committee
John Currie
Young Democratic Clubs of
Virginia
Genevieve Boguess
Young Democrats
Capitol
Price
Currie
John V. Cogbill
U. S
Eastern
Divorce Decree in Burkhart Desertion Case
A divorce decree is entered in Frederick Circuit Court in Wilson J. Burkhart v. Pearl Burkhart on desertion grounds. Either party may remarry after a six month waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Wilson J. Burkhart
Pearl Burkhart
Treasury Status Aug 5 Receipts Expenditures and Debt
Treasury report shows receipts of 34,066,649.00 and expenditures of 41,439,197.61. Gross debt stands at 40,683,869,486.12. Increase over previous day is 3,269,270.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Origin and spread of potatoes
The article notes the potato originated in the Americas, not Europe. It states potatoes were unknown in Europe until post Columbian exchange, and they reached North America late in the 16th century when brought to Virginia from Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
South America
Columbus
America
Old World
Europe
North America
Virginia
Peru
Nurses Busy With Ailing Local Folk
July report from the District Nurse Association notes 335 visits by Miss Mary Pearson and Miss Evelyn Dean. They conducted orthopedic work, X rays, TB tests, prenatal and postnatal care, and visits to children and adults, with donations of an ice box and a mattress to a needy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
Martin Wisecarver
Mary Pearson
Evelyn Dean
University Virginia Hospital
Blue Ridge
Baker and Anderson
Purebred Hogs Are Auctioned at Winchester Sale
Audley Farm of Clarke county consigned the top animal at a Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders' Association sale at Winchester stock yards. Sixty four head averaged 33.11 per head. Top Duroc Jersey went to Audley Farm for 92. top Hampshire gilt to Audley Fann for 110. top Poland China gilt to Valley Farm for 60. Buyers from PA WV MD and TN attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audley Farm
Clarke County
Virginia
Shirey Brothers
Spout Springs
Berryville
Windsor Farm
Upperville
Hampshire
Audley Fann
W. M. Terrell
Lahore
Valley Farm
Coatesville
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
Mellon Heiress Adopts Two Month Old Heir in Pittsburgh
Mr and Mrs Richard K Mellon of Pittsburgh adopt a two month old boy who becomes a potential heir to eleven million dollars left to Mellon by his father Richard B Mellon brother of Andrew W Mellon former Secretary of the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Mellon
Richard B. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
11 year old Joan Lunce travels solo to New York aboard Batory
A Copenhagen born soloist arrives aboard the Batory in New York at age eleven. She is traveling with her uncle who continues to the Malay Peninsula, sending the girl home alone to Croton on Hudson New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Joan Lunce
New York
Croton-on-Hudson
N. Y
Malay Peninsula
New Ready Safety Glass Promises Stronger Auto Glass
Franklin Institute scientists describe laminated high-test safety plate glass as a major traffic safety advance. Winchester residents can obtain it from John W. Rosenberger & Co. The glass uses polyvinyl acetal resin between thin glass layers and proves stronger and more elastic, with self sealing edges and easier on site fitting. It resists cold brittleness and cushions impact, reducing eye strain and injuries from shattered doors and windshields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Instiute
Philadelphia
Winchester
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Rosenberger
Franklin Institute
Engineering Triumph
Eden's calm forecast faces Britain with a ready war footing
Eden and other observers argue there will be no war if Germany and Italy respect Britain's temper. But Britain's vast preparations proceed with a navy build up oil rationing a food ministry stockpiles and 2.5 million bomb shelters as Churchill style caution grows. The axis doubts Britain will fight while Goebbels taunts and Munich echoes warn England may act only when forced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ign
Chamberlain
Germany
Italy
John Bull
Eden
England
Japan
Britain
Goebbels
Tientsin
Munich
Hitler
France
Czecho- Slovakia
Danzig
Albania
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Eden
Europe
London
Oldest Cotton Mill Machinery Displayed in Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institute in Washington displays the .48-spindle spinning machine built by Samuel Slater and first operated December 20, 1790, at Pawtucket Rhode Island, as the oldest cotton mill machinery in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Samuel Slater
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Notable speakers announced for Massanetta Springs Bible Conference
Dr. Paul H. Vieth of Yale Divinity School will headline a series of lectures on adult education at Massanetta Springs Bible Conference August 14-20. Other speakers include Dr. F Crossley Morgan, Dr. Bernard C. Clausen of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Abner Robertson, with additional experts from religious education and agriculture announced for the two week program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Vieth
Yale Divinity School
Massanetta Springs
William E. Hudson
Vieth
International Council of Religious Education
F. Crossley Mogan
United States Department of Agriculture
George West Diehl
First Presbyterian Church
Corpus Christi
Texas
Darry Flood Byrd
Berryville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troop 1
Hector Ritter
Paul Carper
Richard
Hailar
Halha River
Outer Mongolia
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Diehl Signal
Westinghouse
INO. S. Solenberger & CO
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Steam Laundry
Speaker Bankhead
Eaker
William Bankhead
Hindu M.P
Victor Bread
Saeateed Ree
Hatch
Briggs
Andrew G
North America Assurance Stefanashy
University Hospital
Pr. Kinney's Shoe Store
Atlantic
Rosenberger Company
Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Company
Finance Co
E. Boscawen St
Anthony
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press Foreign
Sacramento River
Land of Nod
Abraham Lincoln
Yellowstone National Park
Illinois
SILCO
Dr. Vieth
Massanetta
John W. Rosenberger
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!