Sjostrom speaks on woolen mill history at Lion’s Club
Ludwig G. Sjostrom of the Virginia Woolen Mill was guest speaker at the Lion’s Club luncheon. He traced wool manufacturing from home spun cloth to factory systems, noting early factories in Europe and the 1760 American tea cloth factory in Hartford.
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Ludwig G. Sjostrom
Virginia Woolen Mill
Lion’s Club
Sjostrom
Italy
Netherlands
France
England
America
Hartford
Connecticut
Marvin Weaver
H. B. McCormas, Jr
Virginia Woolen Company
J. F. Yare
Winchester Woolen Mill
S. Frank Stout
Front Royal
Hubert Kerr
Howard Reese
Cumberland
Earl Crowser
William E. Bierlin
Philadelphia
Richard Veitel
Egg Jones
Moorefield
Last Chance For Filing A A A Refund Claims
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering warns that December 31 is the final day to file with collectors for refunds of taxes under the agricultural adjustment act and for inventories held on January 6 1936 of items made from commodities taxed under the act. Congress extended filing periods to December 31 1939, reopening many claims previously rejected as too late.
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Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Bureau
Fred Waring Pays His Football Bet
Fred Waring the orchestra leader paid off a football bet by leading a crowd through a Fifth Avenue china shop. Waring, in top hat and tuxedo, caused damage worth 25 dollars when the bull charged a display table. He paid for the damage as part of losing the bet to radio announcer Paul Douglas. Former Governor Harold G. Hoffman attended to referee any arguments.
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New York
Fred Waring
Fifth Avenue
Waring
Ferdinand
Paul Douglas
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Finnish Report Details Red Offensives on Karelian Isthmus
Finnish communique describes heavy fighting on the Karelian Isthmus and eastern front near Tolvajarvi and Muola. Claims severe enemy losses and captured weapons. Also reports Finnish air sorties and bombardment of enemy bases. In Gulf of Bothnia a German freighter Bollheim was sunk with conflicting survivor accounts of a Russian submarine attack.
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Helm Line
Karelian
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
Muola
Tolvajarvi
Loimola
Regen
Gulf of Bothnia
Mantyluoto
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Townwear
Good Housekeeping
Adv
Sterad
Winchester
Lion’s Meet
Omps Funeral Home
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Servng
Ls Honey
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SPEED
Auto Supply and Service
IN Radio
General Electric
Loudoun Street
Wissnesees
Frederick Count
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