Cedars being removed in Frederick County under ban
A program led by Frederick County fruitgrowers directs cedar removal in Stonewall Opeq uon and Shawnee districts at the request of about 40 growers. Four crews cut thousands of cedars to curb cedar rust and comply with a Virginia law forbidding cedar planting in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Wa Blitzkrieg
William Beverley
Winchester
G. T. French
Rich County Fruitgrowers Association
Stonewall
Opequon
Shawnee
Beverley
Prederick County
Ester
Police Court Dockets From Judge Don Weems
Cases heard before Judge Don Weems in the city trial court include Alice Elliott Forney of Southern Street charged with drunk and disorderly behavior with $10 and costs. Conrad Welfley of Amherst Street cited for drunk and disorderly with $5 and costs. John Ash of North Heudoun Street described as colored faced with drunk and disorderly and $10 and costs. Russell Brill of Star Tannery cited for no license with $5 and costs. Philip Lanham of Boyce charged with reckless driving and $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Weems
Trial Ice Court
Alice Elliott Forney
Southern Street
Conrad Welfley
Amherst “Street
John Ash
North ‘Eudoun Street
Russell Brill
Star Tannery
Philip Lanham
Answers to Today's Quiz From Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include A five dollars fifty cents B four fifty and the entry Pustanelle. The questions reference Cities Commerce and Labor. fe inno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pustanelle
Commerce and Labor
Fe Inno
Original Currency of Bank Exhibited at Shenandoah Valley Bank
A week of January 6 11 will feature original currency from the Bank of the Valley in Virginia issued after a 1819 directors meeting. Denominations include 100 50 20 5 and branch notes. total issue set at 1 326 000 with 126 000 surplus. Also notes on stock certificates and bank employee bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Bank of the Valley
Virginia
Alleghany Mountains
Blue Ridge
Winchester
Romney
Moorefield
Leesburg
Farmville
John I. Sharrocks
Baltimore
Upward Revision of British Aid Hailed in Congress Remarks
Senators voiced mixed reactions to the President's speech on aid to Britain. Holt warned war mobilization pressures may push the United States toward war. Ball praised aiding England but sought more production details. Vandenberg urged a clear war-aim statement if no peace possible, while others said the talk clarified U.S. objectives and aid strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
D-Wva
Senate
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Ball
R.-Minn
England
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Dent
Schwartz
D.-Wye
Bulow
Woodrum
D.-Va
Rep
Michener
R.mich
Great Britain
Capper
R.-Kas
Night of Terror and Balkan Tensions World War II Update
London endured a night of terror with waves of incendiary bombs and heavy explosions as German raids pressed across the capital. In the Balkans German forces moved toward Bulgaria as troop estimates jumped to six hundred thousand. British air and sea actions targeted Naples and German raiders while Libya's Bardia siege continued with Italian defenses increasingly active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Balkan
Europe
Rumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Black Sea
Germany
Naples
Italy
Bardia
Libya
Death Comes To a Veteran
Arthur Johnston of Gary Indiana died in Gary last Friday night. He was a familiar figure in Winchester where he vacationed annually. Survived by his wife Edyth Jackson of Winchester and three Gary brothers, he served in the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. Funeral was in Gary with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gary
France
Mrs. Sarah C. Peffer Dies at 50 in Frederick County
Mrs. Sarah C. Peffer aged 50, wife of W. A. Peffer, died at 936 Woostock Lane at 10 this morning after a lingering illness due to complications. Born July 2 to Amos and Sophia Owens, she leaves husband, three sons Truman Charles Earl, one daughter Esther, a brother Scott Owens, and four sisters. Visitation will be at the home Wednesday 2 PM before funeral at Macedonia Methodist Church with Rev. H. G. Balthis officiating. interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah C. Peffer
W. A. Peffer
Woostock Lane
Amos and
Sophia Owens
Frederick County
Truman
Charles
Earl
Esther
Scott Owens
Middletown
Lizzie Price
White Post
Cora Tharpe
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bertha Stottlemyer
Charles Town
Amelia Dick
Winchester
Macedonia Methodist Church
H. G. Balthis
Clark Gable Seeks Johns Hopkins Exam For Shoulder
Clark Gable arrived in Baltimore with Carole Lombard for a Johns Hopkins Hospital evaluation of a chronic right shoulder injury from the San Francisco film. He said the issue is not serious but slows him. a three to four day stay was planned after the preliminary exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Clark Gable
Johns Hopkins Hospital
San Francisco
Louis Hannan
Carole Lombard
Gable
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
National Defense
Pastor Owens Accepts Call to West Virginia Charge
The Rev. Julian T. Owen informed Cedar Cliff Presbyterian members he will assume the Falling Waters charge in West Virginia, likely February 1. He will succeed Dr. J. A. McMurray and the Falling Waters charge includes Hedgesville Tomahawk and Spring Mill parsonage near Hedgesville. Mrs. Owen will continue music teaching in Stephens City and Middletown until schools close next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian T. Owen
Cedar Cliff
Falling Waters
West Virginia
Winchester Presbytery
Martinsburg
W. Va
Robert Wood
Vidson College
Owen
Dr. McMurray
J. A. McMurray
D. D
Washington Street
Hedgesville
Tomahawk
Spring Mill
Stephens’ City
Middletown
Mrs Grim Dies at 71 After Stroke Rites Planned
Mrs Sara J Grim 71 widow of William D Grim died at home on East Cork Street after a stroke four days earlier. Native of Winchester she was a Grace Lutheran Church member. Survived by children Charles H Grim Sr James W Grim W H J Grim Ruth Young and Margaret Grandstaff with 18 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Funeral December 31 at Grace Lutheran Aveyfue Methodist with Rev Honeycutt and Rev Balthis officiating. Burial Mount Hebron. Pallbearers include grandsons Robert M Grim Charles Grim Jr Madison Grim and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara J. Grim
East Cork Street
Charles H. Grim
James W. Grim
Winchester
W. H. J. Grim
Washington, D. C
Ruth Young
State Line
Margaret Grandstaff
Clinton Curl
Front Royal
Camilus B. Curl
Sydnoy C. Curl
Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran
Harry G. Balthis
Montague
Aveyfue Methodist Church
Mount Hebron
Rutherford Fined In Auto Crash. Appeal Filed
John T. Rutherford of Berryville was fined 10 dollars plus costs for reckless driving in Middletown court. His attorney Captain Frank Wray filed an appeal. The crash on December 15 involved Rutherford’s car on Route 11 hitting W R Ebersole’s vehicle entering Route 627. Harriett Hamilton suffered serious facial injuries. Ebersole’s reckless driving charges were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Rutherford
Berryville
A. J. Tavenner
Capt
Frank Wray
Middletown
Rutherford
W. R. Ebersole
Harriett Hamilton
Ebersole
Tavenner
Sloan Kuykendall
Fred Larrick
Hamilton
Beverley Randolph Foils Car Theft Chase In Berryville
Beverley Randolph of Berryville chased down four suspects after spotting his father Percy Randolph’s stolen car on Rosemont Circle. The car crashed at Routes 12 and 50. suspects Charles Leggins Marshall Lewis Joseph Butler and Lewis Butler were arrested and face hearings. Evidence suggests the car may have crossed into West Virginia prompting possible federal prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverley Randolph
Percy Randolph
Berryville
Rosemont Circle
Millwood
Beverley
Pearson Sold To Cincinnati Reds
The New York Yankees announced the sale of Monte Pearson, veteran right handed pitcher, to the Cincinnati Reds for an unannounced sum. Pearson came to the Yankees from Cleveland in 1935 and appeared in only one game last season. His last win was July 15 against Bob Feller. an injured right shoulder limited his effectiveness afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yankees Today
Monte Pearson
Cincinnati Reds
Pearson
Yankees
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Threat Of Strike Being Deferred
Workers at the International Harvester plant in Fort Wayne have postponed a threatened strike for at least 24 hours. The action was to occur at 10 a.m. today unless a union contract was signed, per Labor Department conciliation commissioner David T. Boadley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
International Harvester Company
National Defense
David T. Boadley
Cleveland
Labor Department
Berryville Firemen Endure Tough Night
Berryville chief Charles Enders sustained a severe cut on his right hand while battling a blaze at C. G. Moorehead’s Double Tollgate home. Firemen and a store employee nearly succumbed to smoke as the fire damaged clothing and furniture. the family’s elder daughter first spotted the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Enders
Berryville
J. H. Enders
Joseph Funkhouser
Moorehead
Children Begin Racial Preference In Fourth Grade
In a study of 21 nationalities by Dr. H. Meltzer, American school children show racial and warlike preferences forming by the fourth grade. Between 1934 and 1939 Germany fell from near top to 12th, Italy from fifth or sixth to 14th, while China rose from 18th to seventh due to Hitler and treatment of news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
H. Meltzer
Psychological Service Center
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science Today
Germany
Italy
China
Hitler
Coldest Place Named Verkhoyansk for Record Low
Verkhoyansk in northern Siberia is cited as the coldest place with an official weather station record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The mention notes the extreme temperature as a historical benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick
Clarke County
Teegardin Farm
Columbus
Ohio
Harry McCann
Harvey Fishpaw
Albert Robinson
FE. A. Dudley
A. Mackaye Smith
Paul Shaffer
Barr
Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
BELL
Winchester — Front Royal
Wins Records
Berwick
Baden
High Command
Albania
Valona
Athens
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
Arthur Johnston
Arlington
Macedonia Church
Hopkins Hospital
Os the
Knights of Pythias Order
Friendship
Charity
Jones Funeral Home
West Va
Julian Owen
J. A. MacMurray
Shenandoah Motor Co
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Mathilda le Boyer
Isaac Brown
Enders
Clarence Grubbs
Ramsburg
Punkhouser
Haldeman’s
Northern
Bickers
Ford Tudor
Zephyr
Ford
E. Piccadilly St
Sanitary Service Market
Winchester Evening Star
Zubre
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!