Clarke County Game Banquet slated Friday in Berryville
Clarke county Game and Fish Protective Association holds its 12th annual game banquet at the Community Building Berryville on Friday at 7 30 pm Speakers include Carl Nolting M D Hart Representative A Willis Robertson and George Greenhalgh with Captain William Barrett among attendees Patrons League of Berryville High School organizes the dinner expecting a large crowd.
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Berryville
Clarke County Game and Fish Protective Association
Carl H. Nolting
M. D
Mac” Hart
Richmond
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
George Greenhalgh
Clarke
William Barrett
Patrons League of
Berryville High School
Free Revival At Mt Carmel Church In Winchester
Bedford Virginia evangelist announces a public revival at Mt. Carmel Free Baptist Church on South Braddock Street in Winchester. He stresses no charge for admission and invites all friends of the colored churches to attend evenings through Sunday February 3 at 8 30 oclock.
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J. D
Bedford
Winchester
Mt. Carmel Free Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
the Mt. Carmel
Public Sale of Valuable Frederick County Lands
Public sale conducted by trustees under a 1927 deed of trust for John D. Marker and wife. Two parcels along Cedar Creek Grade near Winchester Virginia to be sold at noon on February 24, 1940, with tract sizes 61 and 80 acres, improvements including an apple orchard, and terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments at 6 percent interest.
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John D. Marker
Winchester
Virginia
Cedar Creek
Frederick
Pierce, Steck
Augustus G. Pierce
Table Lane
Apple Orchard
Cooper, Newlin
Robert T. Barton
James P. Reardon
Belchic Discusses Trucking Industry At Rotary Meeting
Benjamin Belchic general manager of Novick Truck Lines outlined operations and highlights of motor transport at the Rotary Club. He said the firm employs 175, with 130 local. weekly local payroll about 3 000 dollars. The fleet logs 130 000 miles monthly across eight states and pays around 40 000 dollars in taxes yearly, including 23 000 in gas tax. Belchic noted ICC effects on trucking and introduced new Rotarian Richard Eddy.
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Benjamin Belchic
Novick Truck Lines
Ry Club
Novick’s
Belchie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry Covington
The
Rotariens
Richard Eddy
New Battleship Alabama Starts In Virginia Yard
Work began on the 35000 ton battleship Alabama at Norfolk navy yard the first capital ship laid down there since 1920. The keel rivet was tapped at noon on the 70000000 craft due for service by 1944. Senator Byrd and Alabama and Virginia lawmakers attended the ceremony with a large Alabama delegation.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Alabama
Virginia
Byrd
D-Va
Naval Air Station
Starnes
Boykin
Hobbs
Jarman
Patrick
Sparkman
Grant
Harry M. Ayres
Anniston
Ala
Star
Parents And Five Children Perish In Fire
Freeport Pennsylvania February 1 a family of seven perished in a house fire on the second floor Fire Chief William Shields named Omar Brown 44 a West Penn Power lineman his wife three daughters and two sons aged seven to sixteen were the victims in the Allegheny river town near Pittsburgh
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Freeport
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
William Shields
Omar Brown
West Penn Power Company
Shields
Revenue Freight Loads Increased
The Association of American Railroads reported 649,488 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending last Saturday. This marked a 3,666 car gain from the prior week, a 59,029 car year over year rise, and a 96,312 car increase from 1938, indicating a strong upturn in freight activity.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Dobie Confirmed On Circuit Bench
The Senate confirmed Armistead M. Dobie of Virginia to be a judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals serving Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. The chamber also approved Alfred D. Barksdale to be judge for the Western District of Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
Armistead M. Dobie
Virginia
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Maryland
West Virginia
Poles Charged Nazis With Mass Shootings in Annexed Poland
Poland’s embassies to Italy and the Vatican accuse Nazi police of shooting 15,000 Polish leaders in western Poland annexed by Germany. The claim was reported from Rome on February 1.
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Rome
Poland
Italy
Vatican
Germany
Woman admits killing 20 month old son in Philadelphia court
Mrs. Tillie Irelan sobs in court as she testifies about smothering her 20 month old son Charles with a pillow after pleading guilty to murder. The defendant described believing the child was not normal and stated she carried out the act in that belief.
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Tillie Irelan
Philadelphia
Charles
Count Oleg Cassini testifies in Merry Fahrney divorce suit
In New York court, Cassini and Fahrney testified in their double divorce case. Cassini claimed he saw the heiress with six men, describing her behavior as less than decorous and largely without money constraints.
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Oleg Cassini
Merry Fahrney
New York
Cassini
Coal Truck Catches Fire On Route 50 Near Hayfield
A coal truck owned by John Cowell of Luray and driven by an unidentified man caught fire on North mountain about a mile west of Hayfield on Route 50 at 7 last night. The driver and helper jumped clear as flames burned the cab floor. the vehicle left the road and burned in a ditch but the coal and body were largely undamaged.
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Hayfield
John Cowell
Luray
North Mountain
Here
Route 50
Star
West Virginia
Cowell
Wheat and grain prices fall to seven week low in Chicago trades
Chicago wheat slips to the lowest in seven weeks as snow and rain forecasts stir selling. May wheat 96 to 96 1 8 cents. corn around 54 3 4 to 55 1 8. Oats near 38 3 8 to 41 1 2. Soybeans around 1.02 to 1.00 3 4. Bank loans and liquidation notes weigh on the market with steady cash bids across wheat, corn, oats, and beans in Baltimore and Winchester markets.
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Chicago
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Baltimore Market Quotation Roundup on Feb 1
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago detail livestock prices and trends. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep show mixed movement with varying acceptances, while poultry and produce prices reflect a dull to steady mood. Separate listings from U S Dept Agri provide price ranges for hogs, cattle, and lambs, plus grain and feed costs.
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Baltimore
Kent Island
U. S
Chicago
Local Markets and Wholesale Market Note
Local markets page notes daily updates while The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors.
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Star
Market drifts as seven session slump persists
New York trading ends with indifference and small mixed moves. Banks and steels mostly decline while rubbers and some industries post marginal gains. overall activity remains light with fewer than 500,000 shares changing hands.
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al. Chem
Tob. B
Mrs Roosevelt Asked To Testify On District Slums
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt was invited to appear Saturday evening as the first witness in a House investigation of conditions in District of Columbia welfare institutions. Rep D Alesandro of Maryland chairs the committee that ordered the inquiry after Mrs Roosevelt visited a local home for the aged and infirm and described conditions as shocking.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
District of Columbia
Rep
D’alesandro
District of Columbia Committee of the House
Ribbentrop Says Germany and Russia Seek Balkans Peace
Berlin Feb 1 Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop states in an interview for tomorrow that Germany and Soviet Russia have no intention of warring in the Balkans. Both nations are working to stabilize the region and promote peace there. The interview was given to a Greek newspaper correspondent. further details were unavailable.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Balkans
Ately
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