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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1940

Page

2

Shenandoah Area Scouts Return From World's Fair

Thirty one Boy Scouts from Shenandoah Area Council including Winchester youths arrived in Winchester after an all night bus trip from New York. Scoutmaster Grim of Winchester led the contingent as officials praised their four hours daily service at the fair and a 50 mile Manhattan Island boat ride finale.

Shenandoah Area Council Winchester New York Metroplis Grim B. H. Long Luray David Hurley Charles Town W. Va Manhattan Island General Motors Lawrence Bartlett Shepherdstown Kenneth Wheeler Charles Pamplin Shenandoah Philip Koontz Paul Cain Edgar Trout Martins- Leon Stutzman Emory Trainham Front Royal Carroll Mason Ned Hopper James Bartlett James Wilkins Edinburg Billy Pifer Winchester Sam Preston William Haines US Ainmaca J. van Tol Ben van Tol William Snyder Jack Manuel W Va Ben Dutton Rockwell Broyles John Alfriend Jee Strickler Arthur Lowe Boyce Stephen Stone Harold Wingert Victor Arthur, Jr Wayne Spitler Jack Casey Boyce Maurice Willingham

Market Street Church Picnic at Cacapon State Park

The Market Street Church School picnic for church members will be held Thursday at Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs WV. Rev. Herman McKay says attendees meet at the church at 1 PM for transport with games swimming and boating then supper around campfires at 6 PM. A C Halvosa Sunday School superintendent leads events.

Market Street Church Cacapon State Park Berkeley Springs W. Va Herman McKay A. C. Halvosa

Mrs. Erle 72 Dies in Los Angeles Hospital

Mrs. M. A. Erle aged 72 died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles after weeks of illness. Born February 14 1868 in Berkeley County West Virginia she lived in Winchester for 20 years. Survived by three daughters Beatrice O Taylor Virginia E B Athey and W B Breckenridge a grandson Erle L Chrismore. Body to be brought to Winchester later this week with funeral plans incomplete. She belonged to Evangelical and Reformed Church and Dorcas Sunday School Class. Hearts condition listed as cause of death.

M. A Erle Good Samaritan Los Angeles Calif Erle Berkeley County W. Va Winchester Beatrice O. Taylor New York Virginia EB. Athey California W. B. Breckenridge Erle L. Chrismore This City Evangelical and Reformed Church Dorcas

Controversy Over Guard Bill Moves Toward Enactment

Legislation empowering the president to mobilize the national guard advanced with a House Military Committee vote approving the Senate measure. Modifications retained retirement for called men, dropped unfair labor practice claims, and added mandatory discharge for guardsmen with dependents. Taft promoted a separate training corps with voluntary enlistment 18 to 34, a 1.5 million cap, and later transfer to reserves, while pay in the Taft plan rose from 21 to 30 dollars. Norris warned of a massive army and potential dictatorship, Burke defended selective service as democratic and urgent.

National Guard House Military Committee Taft Army Training Corps Ohian Burke-Wadsworth Coul d Training Corps Army Barkley Sheppard Norris Ind-Neb United States Burke D-Neb

Market Quotations Baltimore August 13

Daily price table for fruits vegetables and livestock across Baltimore Philadelphia Chicago and local markets. Includes produce like apples potatoes sweet potatoes and eggs with cattle hog and sheep quotes and grain futures from Chicago and Baltimore milling reports.

Baltimore Duchess Williams U. S Baltimore Livestock Chicago Livestock Chicago Philadelphia Produce Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Turkey

Answers To Today s Quiz

Answers to the quiz printed on page 4 list the items Wood ticks Winnie Mae Albatross India Yellow Ampersand uf of hundred 0. 9. Shakesphere in Hamlet 10. William B Bankhead.

Winnie Mae Albatross India Ampersand William B. Bankhead

Revival Series To Begin At Walnut Springs Church

Evangelistic services start August 15 at Walnut Springs Christian Church led by Rev. C R Line with gospel messages. Goode of Sardik States notes good meeting plans. Special music and church delegations expected. Laymen's League groups urged to attend. Evening services at 8 except Saturday, with 11 am and 2 pm on August 18 and 25. Former Oranda residents invited.

Walnut Springs Christian Church C. R. Line Goode Sardik Laymen's League of the Disciples of the Valley District At & P Friends of the Oranda Section

Liquor Raids In Frederick Nettle Two Arrests In Raid

County and state officers seized illegal liquor at two Frederick area locations. Gilbert Renner, 63, bonded at 500, 17 pints and two quarts seized. hearing set for August 22. Woodrow Henson raided at Middletown, 14 pints seized. he was fined 50 dollars on each count and two months in jail plus costs.

Gilbert Renner Stephens City-Double Tollgate Woodrow Henson Middletown Henson A. J.,tavenner

Wheat and grain quotes dip as war jitters hit Chicago pit

In Chicago on August 13 an attack of war jitters drove wheat prices below prior close at times by two cents and set new seasonal rules for deliveries. Corn prices held steady as the market absorbed the development of inbettor co-

England Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester Chicago Inbeteer Co

Stock Market Slumps Amid War Nerves In New York

Aug 13 New York Stocks falter as war nerves grip trading. Industrial leaders drop over 5 points with selling intensifying in forenoon and a slower pace after mid day. Transfers reach about 700000 shares with many blue chips listed in close.

New York

McKiwee Band Invited to South Boston Tobacco Festival

The McKiwee Band received an invitation to join the national Tobacco Festival in South Boston as part of the 6th annual event. The review will be at 2:30 on September 6. Courtney Jones, secretary, says prizes range from 200 to 50 dollars based on appearance playing drum major alignment and cadence.

McKiiwee Porese Boston Courtney Jones

Clarke Citizens Have Collision Near Millwood

In Berryville Virginia on August 12 Captain Ewart Johnston and E A Ed Lindsey escaped unharmed after their cars met in a semi head on crash at the crest of a slight rise on Clay Hill lane near the Berryville Millwood road. Sheriff Bennet investigated the scene.

Berryville Ewart Johnston E. A

Cudahy Returns Reprimanded Ambassador Says Not Talking

John Cudahy United States ambassador to Belgium returned on Dixie Clipper under instruction and stated he would not talk at this time after being reproved by the State Department last week for comments on the Belgian situation.

New York John Cudahy United States Belgium State Department

County Court Docket Sees Drunk and Disorderly Rulings

Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner presided cases including Mamie Anderson for drunk and disorderly with 30 days suspended and costs. Arthur Boyce faced similar charge with 30 days suspended. Frank Hawkins and R. Penn were cited, plus Louis Ashley charged with possession of untaxed liquor with $50 and costs.

A. J. Tavenner Mamie Anderson Arthur Boyce Frank Hawkins R. Penn Louis Ashley

Clarke JET Board To Meet On Compulsory Service

Dr. D Blanton Allen Clarke Junior Board of Trade president announced a directors meeting tonight to consider adopting a resolution endorsing the proposed selective military training act.

Clarke Jet Board Berryville D. Blanton Allen Clarke Junior Board of Trade

Clarke Supervisors Approve Locust Posts Aid on Route 608

In Clarke Virginia the Board of Supervisors approved a $40 appropriation for locust posts for Route 608 the Wickliffe road from Marvin Chapel to the West Virginia line and approved the July report of Trial Justice L C Kackley.

Robert B. Smith Wickliffe Marvin Chapel West Virginia Line L. C. Kackley

Nazi Raiders Back In Swarms

The report describes RAF losses and German claims as air battles over southern England surge. British pilots and ground observers tally downed planes while Berlin and London press push diverging narratives of the Battle of Britain underway and coastal bombardment rumors investigated along the southeast coast.

Eastchurch Thames River Portsmouth Aldershot Pottsburg London Britain Berlin Guardian British France

Leake Rites Held Today

Funeral services for Theodore R Leake 24 year old farm hand who took his life near here were held at Striders Funeral Home with Rev J H Haley officiating He is survived by his wife the former Lula Atkins parents and ten siblings The burial took place at Green Hill Cemetery near Berryville No motive for the suicide was made public The shooting occurred on the C H Moore farm a mile east of Leake in Charles Town West Virginia.

Lula Atkins Rap Pahannock Aubrey Leake Near Rippon James Ellis Hayward Samuel Daisy Owens Clarke County Inez Boyd Winchester May Howell Cabletown John Sissie Anna Stella C. H. Moore

Fertilizer Conference Set at Front Royal Courthouse

County agent Fred Stine announced a fertilizer conference at the Front Royal courthouse tomorrow at 10 AM. District agent W C Shackelford will lead with agronomists W H Byrne and H L Duton and Staunton station head P T Gish among speakers. Attendees should call Stine before 9 30 AM for transport if needed.

Fred Stine Front Royal W. C. Shackelford Extension Service W. H. Byrne P. T. Gish Staunton Experiment Station H. L. Duton John P. F. Ritz National Fertilizer Association

Clarke County Closes Two Rural Schools and Updates Bus Routes

Clarke County trustees announce the closure of two rural schools. M Davis will convert his shop and lab into a classroom to free another room for Davis's former classes. Bus routes are approved with designated substitutes and new water piping to Providence Chapel School. Regular patron meetings are planned and hot lunch programs expanded at several colored schools. New teachers are appointed for Berryville and Boyce high schools and elementary schools with several location changes.

M. Davis Davis Robertson Miles Feltner Greenway-Chapel Russell Kaplan Dick Price Longmarsh Battletown Mr. Brown Boyce Jessie Williams Providence Chapel Blue Ridge Will Shepherd Court House Berryville Millwood White Post Mary Katherine Kern Elizabeth Blackwell

Two Hundred Year Hebron Lutheran Church Anniversary Observed

National Lutheran Day events mark Hebron Evangelical Lutheran Church near Madison with morning rededication by Pastor C K Rhodes and Rev J J Scherer and sermon by Rev Hubel DD LLD of the United Lutheran Church in America. Afternoon addresses include Senator Harry F Byrd and Rev Ralph Long.

Hebron Evangelical Lutheran Church Madison Courthouse C. K. Rhodes J. J. Scherer D. D Synod of Virginia Reverick Hubel, DD LL. ID Pees United Lutheran Church In America Lutheran World Convention Walter H. Greever Ralph Long National Lutheran Council Harry F. Byrd Virginia Trinity Church Lancaster Dr. Sykes C. Max Huddle Smithsburg W. Boozer Leesville S. C G. C. Morgan Lenoir-Rhyne College Hickory N. C Hebron R. Homer Anderson

List of teachers and schools in Clarke County area

Ruth Berlin Garnett Levi Lillian Tt Jessie Fadley Mabel Glasscock Eleanor Fishpaw Mrs Elizabeth Burks Mae Burch Boyce Elementary School Jes sie Carpenter H Hunter Burks Elizabeth Blackwell High School Lib Lillie Garver Retha Gaunt Mary Thompson Rural Schools Rose MacDonald Opal Gardiner Millwood Henel Anders Kath leen Thompson White Post Jane Gardiner Carmel Ellie Briggan Providence Chapel Mildred Carper Pine Grove Stella D Moore Riverside Mae Wagner Marvin Chapel Georganna Glass cock Glendale Rixie Dearmont Gaylord Alma Carlisle Hawthorne Rev E T Johnson Clarke County Training School H D Logan Ag Inst Training School Walter J Miller Training School Lelia A Carter H Ec Training Opt Gladys Layton Elem Opt Ladys I Kent Elem Opt Bessie L Powell Boyce Sallie Lewis Millwood Louise Bannister Millscoe Hester Takes Harris White Post Emma A Weeks Louis ville

Ruth Berlin Garnett Levi Lillian Tt Jessie Fadley Mabel Glasscock Eleanor Fishpaw Elizabeth Burks Mae Burch Boyce Jessie Carpenter H. Hunter Burks Elizabeth Blackwell Lillie Garver Retha Gaunt Mary Thompson Rose MacDonald Opal Gardiner Millwood Henel Anders Kathleen Thompson White Post Jane Gardiner Carmel Ellie Briggan Providence Chapel Mildred Carper Pine Grove Stella D. Moore Riverside Mae Wagner Marvin Chapel Georganna Glascock Glendale Rixie Dearmont Gaylord Alma Carlisle Hawthorne E. T. Johnson Clarke County Training School H. D. Logan Ag. Inst Walter J. Miller Lelia A. Carter H. Ec Gladys Layton Elem Ladys I. Kent Bessie L. Powell Sallie Lewis Louise Bannister Millsooe Hester Takes Harris Emma A. Weeks Louisville

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