Shenandoah Production Credit Assn Holds Sixth Stockholders Meeting
Julian A. Everly treasurer announces the Shenandoah Production Credit Association will hold its sixth annual stockholders meeting at Zane Fire Hall on Wednesday in 1940. The group, formed in 1934 with HQ at Strasburg, Va, serves Frederick, Clarke, Warren and Shenandoah counties and moved to Winchester in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weedey
Julian A. Everly
Shenandoah Production Credit Associations
Zane Fire Hall
Ee Se Ae Shenanddoah Association
Strasburg
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester
Actress In Plunge To Death Aboard Italian Liner
Police investigate the death of a blonde actress identified as Miss Laszlo who arrived in New York after saying she planned a Hollywood career. Witnesses mention duels in Budapest and a husband with banking interests in Cologne. Neighbors note her father was a motion picture author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Laszlo
Cana
Miss Laszlo Ned
Germany
Cologne
Big Country
Mallattan
Budapest
Hollywood
New York
Finland Day Benefit Hunt For War Sufferers
December 28 at the Ken neth Gilpin home in Clarke county hosts a fundraiser for Finnish and other war sufferers. A gala ball, cards, supper and music by a top orchestra will unite Winchester and nearby residents for relief efforts. Tickets led by Mrs J W Arthur Mrs Nelson Page and Miss Anne Kerr Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
Finland
Winchester
Kenneth Gilpin
Clarke County
J. W. Arthur
Nelson Page
Anne Kerr Russell
Northwest gales ease but coast storm warnings stay
Severe gales disrupted rail service and shipping along the Pacific Northwest on December 16. A tree felled by the wind derailed a Spokane Portland and Seattle passenger locomotive near Astoria, though no injuries were reported. Communications were disrupted and ships avoided the Columbia River mouth due to the mile a minute wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Astoria
Ore
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad Company
Columbia River
Indictments in Foreigner Cases Prompted by Grand Jury
Three individuals and one corporation were indicted for failing to register with the State Department and for criminal conspiracy to enable the corporation to evade alien propagandist registration. Accused are Raphael Rush and others connected to Amtorg and Bookniga Corporation. Two Amtorg employees Boris Nikolsky and A Illyin refused to testify, being held in custody until release arranged by Justice officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penn Grand Jury
State Department
Raphael Rush
Orman
Go Fkers
Bookniga Corporation
Henry G. O'Donnell
Floyd M. Rett
Murphy Murphy
Department
Justice
Amtorg Corporation
New York
Boris Nikolsky
A. Illyin
Nikolsky
Illyn
United States
Peyton Gordon
United States District Court
Horace J. Whitman
O'Donnell
Rett
Harry Stewarts Case to Jury Continued Trial Commentary
The defense and prosecution clash in court over Harry Stewarts murder trial. Key witnesses include Captain Boyd Dr Miller and Sheriff Bywaters as Kuykendall counters the state and defends Stewart amid claims of passion and alleged adulterous entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
Harrison
Stewart
Kuykendall
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry Benham
B. P. Harrison
Strosnider
B Weian
Louise
Harriwens
Bywaters
Martinsburg
Williams
Rev C R Line to preach at Church of Christ tomorrow
The Rev C R Line will deliver the sermon at 11 oclock tomorrow morning at the Church of Christ during the annual Mission service theme Christ and the World Community. At 630 oclock the evening services will join for a program supporting peace announced by Rev C H Funk pastor.
Services Sunday for Henry Kerns
Henry Kerns prominent farmer died at his home near Cross Junction Thursday evening. Funeral services will be at Ebenezer Christian Church tomorrow at 2 o'clock with interment in the adjacent cemetery. The Rev. B. J. Goode to officiate. Friends and relatives meet at the home at 1 o'clock to transport the body to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kerns
Cross Junction
Ebenezer Christian Church
J. Goode
May Requisition All Copperware
Rome reports a government decree authorizes future requisition of copper ware if needed for war. Any holder with two kilograms or more must declare the amount within 15 days or face requisition, unless the copper is part of essential factory machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ban Sought On Aircraft Materials Export
The United States outlined a moral embargo stopping shipments of plane making materials to nations that bomb civilians. Letters to manufacturers warned that hard steel and aluminium supplies are restricted, with Russia and Japan named as targets of the embargo. Speculation linked possible effects on Germany as molybdenum imports rise, though no formal mention. The embargo relies on public opinion rather than enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Germany
Kernstown League Set Final Meeting With Christmas Program
The Kernstown Community League will hold its year end meeting on Tuesday December 19 at the school. No business is planned and under four teachers students will present a Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown Community League
German Warship Graf Spee Given 72 Hour Montevideo Deadline
News reports state the Uruguayan government set a 72 hour limit for the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee to stay at Montevideo. The deadline began when the ship entered the harbor, with observers noting British forces patrolling nearby and a heavy French battleship reportedly joining the blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Spee
Dunkerque
London
British Press Association
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
The
Press Association
Finnish Warning Sparks Irony in Soviet Ranks
Pravda denounces Canadas stance in a special Canada article. It accuses Britain and France of backing war continuation and notes rising living costs, discontent among wheat farmers, and public questions about participating in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Pravda
Communist Party
Gan
Canada
Italy and Nazi Pact Fueled by Neutralization Talks
Ciano, in a setting with Black shirts, blamed Britain and France for the Nazi nonaggression pact with the USSR and postwar Europe's troubles. He defended Italy's war prep timeline and said negotiations aimed at neutralizing Russia and averting encirclement, noting a planned Germany Russia nonaggression pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciano
Italy
Tr Duce
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Berlin
Salzburg
von Ribbentrop
British Seaman Langsdorff Recalls Duel With Ajax and Achilles
The German captain Langsdorff describes his predicament in the Exeter battle near the Uruguayan coast. He faced two British cruisers the Ajax and the Achilles as the Graf Spee’s fate narrowed. Enormous damage followed and Langsdorff sought sea escape while the Exeter held northern position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Langsdorff
Great Britain
Germany
Ajax
Achilles
Exeter
Langsdorff
Graf Spee
What sea animal furnishes ivory
The tusks of the walrus are of solid ivory.
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Shenandoah ‘Association
Sarah Zane Hall
Antietam Paper CO
Hagerstown, Md
Lovett Brothers
N. Loudoun St
TEGAS
Harry Stewart
Kernstown League
Platz
Gonationel
Pacar
Ieee
General Electric
Phonograph
Nese
Miles Music CO
S. Loudoun ST
Vicinity
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr
Southern
Washington, D. C
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