Plans for 3.2 beer legal sale in Virginia arise in Winchester
Winchester residents plan to handle legalized 3.2 beer as the Virginia Legislature prepares an extraordinary session in Richmond to pass the beer bill. Equipment displays and local inquiries signal strong interest in home services and beer gardens. details of the measure remain guarded as draftsmen finalize the bill for Governor Pollard.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
William R. Shands
State Division of Legislative Research and Drafting
Pollard
Assembly
W. A. Garrett
Ridgeway
Senate Finance Committee
Wilbur C. Hall
House of Delegates
Ashton Dovell
House
Shands
Saxon W. Holt
United Brethren Picnic At Adams Grounds Near Gainesboro
The Unit ed Brethren Sunday School holds its annual picnic at Adams Picnic grounds on Back Creek near Gainesboro. A shuttle from the church on North Braddock Street leaves at 1 pm for attendees, with supper served around 6 pm for those working late.
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United Brethren Sunday School
Adams Picnic
Back Creek
Gainesboro
North Braddock Street
Plums and Peaches for Sale on Valley Pike
Farm advertises plums and peaches for sale on Valley Pike. Line notes date 8 16 18 and listing marker 1p 21 with contact I N Good.
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Valley Pike
I. N. Good
Rattlesnake Dish Proposed for Page County Menu
Luray Virginia August 16 Special to The Star landscape architect L M Harris of California urges Page County chefs to adopt rattlesnake meat. Harris notes the snake is delectable in California where it is prized as a brain tonic and bone builder. G Freeman Pollock owner of a Blue Ridge resort buys rattlers captured by Civilian Conservation Camps for local preparation.
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California
Page County
Luray
L. M. Harris
Harris
Shenandoah National Park
G. Freeman Pollock
Blue Ridge
Trinity Church Receives Major Gift of Pipe Organ
The Stephens City congregation gains a two manual pipe organ donated by Mrs. Emma Sillik of Towson Maryland. The instrument features 14 stops 4 couplers 1750 speaking pipes and 45 display pipes. It is placed to the right under an arch with a new choir left in front. Dedicatory services will follow later this month.
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Emma Sillik
Towson, Mo
Stephens City Church
Trinity Lutheran Congregation
Stephens City
Towson
Trinity Church
Funeral of Mrs. Katherine D. Branch Attended by Many
Mrs. Katherine D. Branch wife of Eugene R. Branch manager of the George Washington Hotel died after a brief pneumonia illness at Memorial Hospital. Her funeral service was held at Kurtz funeral parlors attended by local friends and presided by Rev. Father Paul Heller. Floral tributes filled the service and were shipped to Martinsburg and Jersey City for interment. Mrs. E. R. Branch Sr. and Henry Branch of Asheville NC attended.
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Katherine D. Branch
Eugene R. Branch
George Washington
Memorial Hospital
Jersey City
N. J
Branch
Kurtz
Paul Heller
Church of the Sacred Heart
Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
E. R. Branch
Henry Branch
Asheville
N. C
Detective Dudley Diggs Becomes American Citizen
Universal’s upcoming shocker The Invisible Man features detective Dudley Diggs who spent 29 years completing naturalization papers and has recently attained citizenship.
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Dudley Diggs
Universal
Invisible Man
NRA chief warns racketeers over blue eagle ads
Washington warnings from NRA head Hugh S. Johnson target unscrupulous advertisers who use an honor roll to collect names of blue eagle signers. Justice Joseph Cox of DC Supreme Court upholds NRA principles while noting limits on injunctions against Ickes orders. President Green denounces steel industry pushback as NRA steel code talks continue with Perkins present.
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Associated Press
Washington
Blue Eagle
Hugh
Johnson
N. R A
Roosevelt
Joseph Cox
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Cox
S. M. Cox
Rockingham
Texas
Ickes
William Green
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Francis Perkins
Green
Labor Advisory Board
Miss Perkins
W. A. Irvin
United States Steel
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
BE. T. Weir
National Steel
L. E. Block
Inland Steel
Hugh Morrow
Sloss-Sheffield
Tom Gridler
Republic Steel
General Johnson
Lawrence Tierney Praised For Public Spirit In West Virginia
Charleston Gazette editorial lauds Lawrence E. Tierney of Bluefield for unselfish work in southern West Virginia coal fields aimed at public welfare. The piece notes Tierney’s lineage, public spirit, and honest dealing, recalling his father’s qualities. The obituary or continuation is indicated to follow on page seven.
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West Virginia
Lawrence E. Tierney
Bluefield
Charleston Gazette
Katherine Baker
Tierney
Charlston Gazette
Lawrence 8. Tierney
McDowell
Mercer
July Busy Month for Winchester District Nurses Association
The Winchester District Nurses Association reports 480 nursing and instructive visits in July. They treated grippe, acute tonsillitis, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and babies with summer complaint, with several TB, scarlet fever, and typhoid cases admitted to sanatoriums. An orthopedic clinic was led by Dr Robert V. Tunsten.
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Winchester
Miller
Robert V. Tunsten
University of Virginia
Public sale and notices from local groups and events
SARAH ZANE FIRE CO special meeting Thursday night at 7 30 o clock. Important business. R B Brown Captain John Dixon. Noted fortune teller will be at Jordan Springs Thursday and Friday night to tell if your lover is true. Public sale Household and kitchen furniture Saturday Aug 19 1 p m Woody Bakers farm near Bartonsville. Russell Carter.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
R. B. Brown
John Dixon
Jordan Springs
Woody Bakers Farm
Bartonsville
Frederick County Board Hears Routine Matters
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in the County Court House for its August session. They handled road concerns, paid livestock claims, and disposed of routine business with full attendance. They petitioned the State Highway Commission to abandon several unused roads and to reclassify others as county roads, with some to be restored to the secondary system if petitioned by taxpayers.
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Frederick
R. S. Smith
Leo N. Whitecre
J. M. Massie
County Almshouse
State Highway Commission
Star Tannery
Capon Road
West Virginia
Cave Road
Gore
Rockman’s Spring
Public Sale Bank Stock Auction at Court House
Five shares Shenandoah Valley and thirty shares Union Bank stock to be sold for cash in front of Court House at noon Saturday August 19. Duvall and Dunn auctioneers.
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Shenandoah Valley
Union Bank
Court House
Duvall and Dunn
Wanted peaches Hales and Elbertas orchard run
Help wanted for peach picking at Oswald and Taube Co. job located at Robinsons Cold Storage. Apply at the company. Local classified style brief notice.
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Orchard Run
Oswald & Taube Co
Robinson's
Trio of Bullet Victims Tells of Fatal Car Crash and Deputy Ties
Bodies of three men with bullet wounds were found near Grundy Virginia in a bloodstained auto. Papers tied to the deceased included J. H. Akers deputy sheriff of Princeton and other West Virginia names. Witnesses said the driver was shot and the car went over a bank as others were killed.
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Associated Press
Raven
Buchanan County
Grundy
West, Virginia
J. H. Akers
Princeton
W Va
O. L. Hickman
Leo C. Webb
Widemouth
Tioga
Bluefield
Mercer County
Cone
Akers
Largest Calf Born In West Virginia At Webb Farm
A Holstein bull calf weighing 112 pounds arrived at E. C. Webb's Burlington farm during a rainstorm last Thursday night. Webb plans to feed it to assess its final weight, noting typical calves weigh 60 to 70 pounds.
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E. C. Webb
Burlington
W. Va
Judge rules slap justified if wife calls husband names in Funkhouser case
In Trenton, Vice Chancellor Malcolm G Buchanan ruled a husband was perfectly justified in slapping his wife for calling him bad names. Ruth Funkhouser sought custody and maintenance. the judge denied custody but set maintenance actions for later.
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Funkhouser
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Malcolm G. Buchanan
Ruth Goodwing Funkhouser
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Winchester
New York City
Deal
Geraldine
Ruth
Freehold
Alex Trapp
Patrol Jamboree at White Rock Scouts Hold Camp Event
Scouts from Troops 1 and 2 camped at White Rock for a two day jamboree. Troop 1 won with 898 points while Troop 2 scored 834. Owl Patrol led the contest as Charles Gibbons guided the patrol. A field meet and life saving tests highlighted the event with awards for junior and senior lifeguards. Cacapon Hall will be dedicated as the camp mess hall with Rotary and Shenandoah Area Council officials in attendance.
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White Rock
Troop 1
Charles Harper
Jimmy Grove
Tom Rodman
Cook
Henry Schneider Bently Kern
Norman Cooper
Frank Yeakle
Howard Stine
Joe Ritter
Charles Gibbens
Billy Boyce
James Thompson
Harry Hanst
Robert Gibbens
Neill Woods
Frank R. Horton
Haave
Henry Schneider
Brown Ritter
William Bonnette
Raleigh Felton
Charles Elting
Walter Massey
Richard Largent
Harry Farr
Bill Ryan
Owl Patrol
Charles Gibbons
Flying Eagle Patrol
Troop 2
Ricard Largent
Cacapon Hall
Winchester Rotary Club
John F. Rodman, Jr
Shenandoah Area Council
Boy Scouts
City Council Accepts Offer and Delinquent Tax Sale Postponed
At a deferred meeting the Winchester city council heard from Northern Virginia Power Co. and approved extending delinquent property sales to September 18. The session also granted a filling station permit, discussed street concessions, and noted highway funds and Route 50 condition complaints.
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Northern Virginia Power Co
Glass Heirs
B. B. Dutton
Ray Robinson
W. O. Talbot
Herman H. Hable
South Braddock and
Pall Mall Streets
Fred L. Glaize
Charles R. Anderson
F. Frank Barr
W. W. Dellinger
Fred W. Forney
H. Hable
Charles H. Harper
J. H. Henry
L. C. Hollis
P. J. Marshall
Percy D. Miller
W. Nelson Page
John H. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Marshall
Forney
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Gerrard Street
Gerrard and Braddock Streets
Handley Boulevard
Barr
Hable
State Highway Department
Winchester
Berryville Avenue
Highway Department
Virginia
United States
Luther Pannett
Boyd G.headley
Jones Brothers
J. H. Lamp
Harper
Lamp
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Justice Cox
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Grandpa
Jessie Costello
Salem
Mass
Andy Fyfe
Costello
Lawrence Tierney
Charleston Paper
Kerney
W. A. Baker
District Nurses’ Association
Russell Carter
Scene Express
Cascade
Jack Yeatman
Tiene ‘Fritz
Highfield
Camp Ritchie
Camp
Yeatman
Wynesboro
Smithsburg
Ella M. Schrodt
Mt. Rainier
John G. Mulligan
Schrodt
Mulligan
Etta Newkirk
Baltimore
Nicodemus Orchard
Camp White Rock
City Council
Nvapower CO
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