Firemen Gather For Convention In Staunton
Ear ly arrivals register for the 55th Virginia State Firemen's Association convention in Staunton. About 1,800 visitors are expected as sessions run today through Friday with auxiliary and state fire chiefs meeting concurrently. The program includes business sessions memorial service officers reports concerts and reel races. A grand ball Thursday night and the Friday parade cap the event with lunch and cash prize distribution at Gypsy Hill Park.
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Staunton
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
State Fire Chiefs' Association
Gypsy Hill Park
Massanutten Military Academy to open 43rd session
Massanutten Military Academy will open its 43rd session in Woodstock on Wednesday September 17 with a large expected enrollment Col H J Benchoff headmaster announces five new faculty members George L Shelley named dean arriving about September 1 with Mrs Shelley a descendant of Woodstocks founder Other new faculty include Edward L Anderson John P Ramos Allen T Foster and Stanley I Kent Captains J B Lambert L X Magnifico and others retained Renovations finish create space for a third athletic field and new dormitory in the Boyer property Six cadets attend ROTC camp at Fort Meade Md this summer and will receive commissions upon turning twenty one Col and Mrs Benchoff recently visited Fort Meade.
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Woodstock
H. J. Benchoff
George L. Shelley
Shelley
Jacob Miller
Union College
Mercersburg Academy
Edward L. Anderson
Gross Ile
Mich
University of Michigan
John P. Ramos
Richmond
Randolph-Macon College
Allen T. Foster
Yonkers
N. Y
Bard College
Columbia University
Stanley I. Kent
Hamilton College
St. Louis Day School
Peekskill Military Academy
J. B. Lambert
L. X. Magnifico
Boyer
Massanutten
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Honduras
Venezula
Fort Meade
Benchoff
Carpenters Push Wage Increase at Camp Lee
Camp Lee Virginia August conference between Wise Contracting Company Doyle Russell and carpenters union plus labor department conciliator Frank J Sheehan sought a 12 1 2 cent per hour raise on a 4 000 000 project. About 1 800 AFL carpenters threaten to strike if not granted while workers on the 2 5 000 000 quartermaster center school remain employed under government wage scales.
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Doyle & Russell
Carpenters’ Union
Construction Department
Frank J. Sheehan
United States Department of Labor
Washington
AFL Carpenters’ Union
F. C. Codding
Petersburg
AFL
Richmond
Lee Paschall
County To Defend Legal Rights
Montgomery county officials prepared to defend state rights in a fight over federal authority on defense projects. They oppose the Federal Works Agency injunction aimed at stopping county interference with septic tank installations in Radford area housing projects. Commonwealth's Attorney Bentley Hite and local and state health officials will appear before Judge John Paul in Harrisonburg.
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Montgomery County
Federal Works Agency
Radford
Commonwealth
Bentley Hite
Japan May Attack Russia From Siberia If Axis Shifts
War observer notes Japan weighs Siberian strike to avoid U S confrontation as Germany drives in Ukraine. He cautions Russian endurance falters, while Nazi advances prompt Japanese opportunism and concern over Red Army reserves and mobility.
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Nippon
Ukraine
Nnd
Dr Hall Silence On Resignation Rumor In Virginia
Governor Price avoided confirming or denying a report that Sidney B Hall has resigned as state superintendent of public instruction. Hall said he acted with the governor and any statement must come from Price. The Times Dispatch cited the unconfirmed rumor as broadly accepted in Washington. Hall plans to return Aug 29 for an education board meeting as Raymond V Long runs day to day operations.
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Price
Sidney B. Hall
Hall
Gainesville
Fla
Times-Dispatch
Capitol Hill
In Memory of My Darling Moteper
A memorial note quotes a poem about loss and distant departure. It is signed by Her Daughter Mrs Virginia Baker and echoes enduring love and a gentle farewell rather than death.
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Virginia Baker
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