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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
10
A Pittsburgh committee pressed to have President Roosevelt dedicate the 160 mile all weather highway known as the Pride of Pennsylvania. They cite strong local backing and national defense interest as key reasons for Labor Day ceremonies.
The Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia orders Charles W. Dinges to appear within ten days after publication to protect his interest in a suit for divorce from bed and board on the grounds of desertion. Notice to be published weekly for four weeks in Winchester Evening Star and posted at the courthouse.
Dewitt Mackenzie surveys British and German positions arguing a prolonged war favors Britain. He lists fourteen favorable factors for Britain including Royal Air Force superiority and blockade control, plus notes a likely shift to a war of attrition if blitzkrieg fails.
District 6 of the Virginia Educational Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday October 12 at New Market. Miss Ethel Spilman reports plans and Dr. Glenn Kendall TVA education chief will speak on Public School Community Relationships. The event targets school patrons PTA members and community leaders across Clarke Frederick Page Rockingham Shenandoah Augusta Highland and Bath counties and Harrisonburg Staunton Waynesboro Winchester. An unusually large turnout is expected.
Simple home services preceded by Masonic rites were held in Stuart for J. Murray Hooker 66 a Stuart attorney and former congressman who died in Roanoke hospital after pneumonia contracted returning from the National Democratic Convention in Chicago. The service honored his leadership and devotion to home folks, church, and state.
Democratic leaders and state officials attended the funeral of Rev. Carey Barker. Attendees included E. R. Combs George Bowles A. P. Staples T. G. Burch L. McCarthy Downs Griffith Dodson Mrs. Cleveland Davis Col. William M. Kemper and other officials. Capitol flags in Richmond were flown at half mast by order of the governor.
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