Mrs. Douglas Fisher Wins First Prize in Christmas Display
Valley Ginna resident Mrs. Douglas Fisher wins the top award in Winchester’s annual Christmas Festival Lights. Twenty eight additional awards include cash prizes and merchandise funded by local merchants. Judges began Sunday evening and finished near 1 am. names remain private.
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Douglas Fisher
Valley Ginna
Tom Boyd
Valley Avenue
John F. Yare
Angerona Terrace
Davis
Courtfield Avenue
Boyd
Yare
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Charles A. Pine
Purcell Plank
Gray Stone Terrace
William Armel
A. 4. Hunter
Morgan Street
West Cecil Street
Henry Moling, Jr
Braddock Street
Carson Hook
Amherst Street
George Patton
Kenneth Cather
West Water Street
Irving Carper
Woodland Avenue
H. J. Womeldorf
Gray Avenue
L. B. Larrick
Southwerk
Carl Ritter
Cameron Wingfield
East Piccadilly Street
Alan Peer
Thieves Busy in Middletown Farm Steals Reported
In Middletown, over the past week two farmers James T. Reely former postmaster and O B Ritter report thefts. Reely loses 15 Rhode Island pullets from 24, while Ritter misses about 25 bushels of grain and several farm tools. Bloodhounds tracked scents across Ritter’s fields but could not follow spoor through timber.
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James T. Reely
Middletown
O. B. Ritter
Ritter
Ten Best of 1937 Remembered by AP
List of ten major events and themes from 1937 compiled by the Associated Press. Items include Sino-Japanese war Fascists united front business recession Supreme Court battle C S O strikes burning of the Hindenburg Texas school explosion Ohio Mississippi floods Amelia Earhart loss and early Atlantic test flights.
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Associated Press
United Front
Supreme Court
Hindenburg
Texas
Ohio
Mississippi
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
League A Bowling Standings and High Scores
Stine posts lead in League A standings with top records for Amer Legion No. Va Rotary Kiwanis and Coca Cola. High team and individual marks include No. Va 554 game and Kiracofe 375 set, with season highs for Coca Cola and Amer. Legion.
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Amer
No. Va
Rotary
Kiwanis
Coca Cola
Lions
Handley
O'Sullivan
Legion
Stine
Kiracofe
Hawthorne
Yates
Kiracore
Zimmerman
Howard
H. Rainsberger
Babb
Plank
Brush Creek Community Notes From Virginia Rural Area
Mrs Ruth M Kerns visits with son-in-law Alva Lamp and plans to stay through the holidays then return home. Alva Lamp and Mrs Ruth Kerns helped butcher hogs. several local residents visited families and attended services at Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Mr Napoleon Luttrell lost a Morgan County house by fire with partial insurance. many residents suffer colds. Braithwaite works in Winchester.
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Brush Creek
Ruth M. Kerns
Alva Lamp
Thahe
Opequon Lake
P. B. Heironimus
Hagerstown
Ruth Kerns
Austin Whitacre
Edward Holliday
Lee Whitacre
Raymond Luttrell
Martin Holliday
Napoleon Luttrell
Morgan County
Laura Dailey
Bruce Whitacre
Harry O. Kerns
A. H. Lamp
Purcell. Braithwaite
Winchester
Seals Still May Be Used In Tuberculosis Fight
J Vaughan Gary president of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association urges continued Christmas seal donations. He notes funds aid year round efforts to cure and prevent TB, with new protection programs starting January 1 funded by Virginians' generosity.
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J. Vaughan .Gary
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Gary
Cooperative School Here Plans Spring Cooperative Program
Southern States Cooperative convenes eight center meetings in Virginia and Maryland with L E Raper outlining a spring program for farmers. The conferences will focus on quality standards across feeds seeds fertilizers oils sprays paints and other farm supplies to boost production. Dr T K Wolfe will address employees on quality service and price in building a sound cooperative.
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Southern States
Virginia
Maryland
L. E. Raper
Winchester
T. K. Wolfe
Richmond
Coverstone Rites Held for James A Coverstone
Final rites for the late James A. Coverstone were conducted at his home near Middletown on Saturday afternoon by Rev. LeCrone of the Church of God Maurertown where he belonged. Burial followed in Reliance Cemetery. Pallbearers included grandsons Allen Coverstone Stephens City DeWitt Thorne Washington D C and James Monroe Coverstone Jr Waterlick and great nephews Sam Cooper Jr and Harry Cooper Martinsburg W Va and James Jeskey Kernstown. Flower bearers were Warren Tamkin Wayne Marie and Jean Coverstone Manassas.
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James A. Coverstone
Middletown
Mr. LeCrone
Church of God
Maurertown
Reliance
Allen Coverstone
Stephens City
DeWitt Thorne
Washington
D. C
James Monroe Coverstone
New York City Taxicabs and Drivers Count Revealed
Question asks for counts of city taxicabs and drivers. Answer states there are 13,500 cabs and 27,000 drivers in New York City.
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New York City
Fireworks Explosion Injures Four In Amherst County Blaze
Four people were injured, none seriously, when a fireworks storage building across the river from Lynchburg exploded and burned in Amherst county. The blast damaged a garage, knocked out lines, and drew crowds as fire crews contained the fire by noon.
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Lynchburg
Amherst County
L. B. Taylor
Horace White
Coleman Falls
Elizabeth White
Fred Gottschall
Madison Heights
Gottschall
Taylor
Amherst
Williams Viaduct
White
Lynchburg Hospital
Shenandoah Bear Provides Steaks
A bear hunting party in Shenandoah County drew meat from a 200 pound bear after a chase on Saturday. Participants included Lester Rosenberger and Ted Hockman of Strasburg Tom Whittington of Toms Brook Charles Custer near Toms Brook George E. Shank of Dale Enterprise W L and O S McDorman of Hinton West Virginia and Ray Karicofe of Dayton. The killer bear’s identity remains unknown.
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Shenandoah
Lester Rosenberger
Ted Hockman
Strasburg
Tom Whittington
Toms Brook
Charles Custer
George E. Shank
Dale Enterprise
W. L
O. S. McDorman
Hinton
W. Va
Ray
Engineer Killed In Train Mishap Near Hope
A heavily loaded Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed after a rock slide at Hope Ohio. Engineer Charles Landrum aged 54 from Chillicothe died from scalding injuries after a boulder fell on the track. Coroner Joseph Strong identified the victim.
Millwood and Clarke Society Social Tales
Millwood and Clarke Society notes from Clarke Virginia recount Christmas visits. John Towsend Burwell spent Christmas at Athelone with his parents and returned to Boston. Thomas Woolfolk left for Richmond to attend a dance with Miss Bobby Conrad. Roland G. Mitchell and Charles Lee Burwell plan Norfolk dance with Miss Caroline Grandy. Local entertaining included Mrs West and Mt Airy dinners with multiple Burwell and Woolfolk family members.
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Millwood
John Towsend Burwell
Towsend Burwell
Athelone
Clarke
Boston
Thomas Woolfolk
John Woolfolk
Winchester
Richmond
Bobby Conrad
Roland G. Mitchell
Charles Lee Burwell
Norfolk
Caroline Grandy
Christmas Socials and Guests Visit Clarke County
Miss Mary Woolfolk and other Clarke youth attended the Leesburg Assembly on Monday night. Capt Ewart Johnston and Mrs Johnston dined with Mr and Mrs Percy Randolph at Berryville on Saturday. Everard Meade Jr spent Christmas with his parents at Edgewood. A small dinner party was held at Clay Hill with Percy Randolph, William Beverley, Graham Dougherty. Edward Jenkins hosted an afternoon at Red Gate on Sunday. Walter Roseler and Benjamin Harrison visited Long Wood for Christmas before returning to Long Island. Lucy Lee of Cooperstown holidayed in Clarke with Agnes and Mary Page at Saratoga. George Geenhalgh Jr spent Christmas with his parents.
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Capt
Mrs. Ewart Johnston
Mrs. Percy Randolph
Berryville
Everard K. Meade, Jr
Mrs
Everard K. Meade
Edgewood
Ewart Johnston
Clay Hill
Percy Randolph
William Beverley
Graham Dougherty
Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Walter Roseler
Long Wood
Gwynne Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Oe Neck
Long Island
Monay
Lucy Lee
Cooper’s Town
Clarke
Agnes Page
Mary Page
Saratoga
Jeanette Wright
William Wright
E. K. Meade
Roland G. Mitchell
Rebels Force Way In Rugged Areas
Franco forces push toward Lerida and Tarragona with aims at Artesa and Barcelona while government troops hold Granadella. Reports claim Borjas Blancas captured, but government dispatches deny insurgents near it as battles rage along Tremp and surrounding routes.
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Borjas Blancas
Tarragona
Lerida
Franco
Spain
Barcelona
Granadella
Llena
Tremp
Artesa
Cervera
Igulada
Hopkins Plans for Job Campaign Opposition to Roosevelt
Hopkins announces a campaign for job creation and key policy issues as five congressional priorities. He cites relief reform as a long-term national concern and outlines defense, agriculture, finance, and international relations as others.
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Congress
Tydings
Apple Prices 8 Percent Below 1936 Levels in 1938
Market data show mid September to mid November 1938 apple prices about 8 percent lower than 1936 for Stayman Grimes and Jonathans. The current crop is 10 percent heavier, exports indicate. Total fruit storage around 130 million bushels versus 118 million in 1936, with prices higher due to smaller yield last year.
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United States Market News Service
New York
Chicago
Staymans
Grimes
Jonathans
Treasury Status December 22 Treasury receipts and debt rise
The Treasury reports receipts of 19,436,723.64 and expenditures of 24,847,167.33 for December 22, with gross debt at 39,411,892.27, an increase of 1,658,846.56 from the prior day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Social notes from Springs bury and local visits
George Greenhalgh at Springsbury. Several visitors spend time with local families over Christmas including Mr and Mrs. Bell Watkins at Annefield Mrs. Robert Goodwin and son with Rev and Mrs. Goodwin. Many guests at Edgewood Red Gate The Glen and Long Branch with well known names from Lynchburg Winchester and New York.
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Robert Goodwin
Mr John Goodwin
Rev
Mrs
Winchester Elks Host Christmas Party for 400 Children
Winchester Lodge No. 867 members held a Christmas party at the Elks Home on Braddock and Piccadilly entertaining about 400 public school children. Edwin T. Snider organized, Rev. R. B. Nelson directed, and Andrew Bell played Santa. Children received oranges, candy and toys amid Christmas stories and songs.
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Winchester Lodge No
Winchester
Elks Home
Braddock and
Piccadilly
Edwin T. Snider
R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Andrew Bell
Santa Claus
Lions Form New Clubs in Virginia District 24
Lions in Winchester hear District Governor Sam D. Preton report 15 clubs assigned, 10 formed. International quota 500 yearly, 50 per month. Virginia clubs aided by Winchester members. 12 baskets with clothing and toys sent to blind families before Christmas. Dr Clinton Wunder of Dale Carnegie Institute set to speak next week.
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State of Virginia
Sam D. Preton
Winchester Club
Lions International
Virginia
Page Louderback
Lion D. O. Louderback
A. T. Baker, Jr
Lion A. T. Baker
Clinton Wunder
Dale Carnegie Institute
Dr Wunder
Rochester
N. Y
Average rainfall by month based on 1913 to 1937 data
The report lists 24 hour rainfall at 0.77 inches and year to date 28.05 inches. It shows December to date 4.22 inches. It provides monthly averages for 25 years 1913 1937 inclusive with values for January through December and the average annual rainfall of 35.36 inches.
Existence of Home Sweet Home Manuscript Confirmed
J H M A states the original manuscript of Home Sweet Home exists in the Sibley Musical Library at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York.
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Home, Sweet Home
Sibley Musical Library
Eastman School of Music
The
University of Rochester
New York
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