Highway Postoffice Service Inaugurated on Washington to Hagerstown
The highway post office began from Washington to Hagerstown with officials aboard to oversee operations. Crowds greeted buses at Front Royal and Strasburg as the service promises earlier mail delivery from Washington Philadelphia and New York to the south. About 50 000 covers were collected by philatelists on the first trip from readers nationwide and abroad.
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United States
Postoffice Department
Front Royal
Strasburg
Re Page
Winchester
Eine the Postoffice
Wright
Page
Star
Highway Post
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Smith W. Purdum
John D. Hardy
W. Johnson
H. N. Link
Albertt G. Biesenweg
Highway
Warning to all involved in gambling operations in Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Maryland Judge Joseph D Mish opened February term of the Circuit Court with a warning to bookmakers numbers racketeers slot machine owners and others identified with gambling He pledged firm action against all violations and cited the crusade against gambling by former Judge Frank Wagaman as a guiding example Also notes a trivia question about the Pleiades legend with reference to Atlas Pleione and Pawnee lore
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Hagerstown
Joseph D. Mish
Circuit Court
Mish
Frank G. Wagaman
Resignation of Pastor Accepted for New Call
The assistant pastor will dissolve pastoral ties with the current congregation to accept a call to Holmes Presbyterian Church. The government plans a large fort in Northampton county to guard Chesapeake Bay, making the fort one of the world’s largest. A thousand acres have been bought for the site and Winchester Presbytery will consider the request on February 24.
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Holme’s Presbyterian Church
Charles
Northampton County
Chesapeake Bay
Winchester Presbytery
Churches Host Guardsmen in Morning Worship
Members of two National Guard units attended service at the Presbyterian Church where Rev. Ronald O. Wilson preached on Gates of a New Life from John 1 4. He described Jesus as life and light, a prophet and judge whose life changes all life. Floyd Haines led the Chanters in several selections.
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National Guard
Presbyterian Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
Wilson
John
Tor
Jesus
Christ
Floyd Haines
German Bomber Forces Forced Landing Near Moura
A four engine German bomber made a forced landing near Moura Portugal last night. Citizens reported five crew members changed to civilian clothes and fled toward Spain. Berlin said Nazi air raid struck a British convoy off Portugal sinking 24 500 tons of shipping. Authorities search for the crew.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Moura
Wai 1
Spain
Rites Held for Mrs. Erb in Berryville Cemetery
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 1 30 from the family residence for Mrs. Nan nie Sowers Erb 70 widow of Justice Erb and daughter of the late George W and Olivia Sowers The Rev L A Parker officiated and interment followed at Kee Hill Cemetery Berryville
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Nannie Sowers Erb
Clarke County
Pacific Ocean Goes On Rampage at Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach residents rushed sandbags as waves over 30 feet high lashed the coast fearing damage like December. Builders hope for relief as a higher tide threatens shore structures and beachfronts face renewed danger.
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Pacific Ocean
Redondo Beach
Calif
Republicans Told To Give Bill Thought
Washington February 10 Senate Foreign Relations Committee enters final week on the British aid bill with Senator Austin urging Republicans to give the measure thoughtful study and avoid blind opposition. Willkie testifies tomorrow and others press for amendments while Democrats consider House findings and the Dirksen amendment amid concerns over executive powers and plant expansion.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austin
R.-Vt
Senate
House
Vermont
Wendell L. Willkie
Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Willkie
Alf. M. Tandon
Dirksen
R.-Ill
West Virginia Horticultural Society to Meet in Martinsburg
The forty eighth annual meeting will feature Dr. D F Fisher of the U S Department of Agriculture and Dr Ford Quitsland Farm Credit Administration addressing apple research topics. Fisher will discuss What Happens To Our Apples Between the Tree and the Consumer at 2 45 p m Wednesday. Quitsland and his associate Dr M P Rasmussen of Cornell will present findings on retailing fresh fruits published in FCA bulletins. Dr Walter S Hough of Winchester Research Laboratory will speak Wednesday morning on spraying calendar.
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Apple
D. F. Fisher
Ford Quitsland
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Martinsburg
Fisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Quitsland
Farm Credit Administration
M. P. Rassmussen
Cornell
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Wins National Notice
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia earned official national recognition in a U S Department of Interior Travel Bureau calendar of events for 1941. The calendar lists it among famed events such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena alongside the Gasparilla in Tampa.
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Winchester
U. S. Department of Interior
New Orleans
Pasadena
Calif
Tampa
Florida
Interior Department
Travel Bureau
Heinz firm head Howard Heinz dies at 63
Howard Heinz, 63, successor to the Heinz empire, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia after a relapse following an operation. His death leaves Henry J Heinz III and Mrs. Heinz at the bedside with the Heinz company continuing its horseradish and preserved foods business built on the 57 Varieties legacy.
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Philadelphia
Howard Heinz
Pittsburgh
H. J. Heinz Company
Jefferson Hospital
Henry K. Mohler
Heinz
Henry J
Jack) Heinz
Yale University
George Dieckman
Winchester
Snow Bowl carnival and Spring Fiesta events listed
The note lists events including a Snow Bowl carnival in en Fla Camden Maine and a Spring Fiesta in New Orleans Louisiana as upcoming community happenings.
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En, Fla
Camden
Maine
New Orleans
Widow Vertie Weller 64 Dies In Martinsburg Home
Vertie Virginia Weller 64 widow of James Clayton Weller died Friday evening at her daughter Mrs Neva Hoffman’s home in McKeesport Pa. Survived by daughter Betty Dora Hoffman two sons Earl C Weller and Earl Weller Jr three sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Earl Weller’s Winchester Avenue Martinsburg with burial in Greenhill Cemetery Martinsburg John Cemetery.
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Walter C. Allamong
Vertie Virginia Eiler
James Clayton Weller
Neva Hoffman
McKeesport
Weller
Wellac
Hoff
Earl C. Weller
Martinsburg
Betty
Dora Hoffman
Earl Weller
John W. Morrison
Stephenson
Pikesid
Chris Ker
Hamilton Webber
Falling Water
Avie Webber
Marinsburg
Earl
Winchester Avenue
Burg
Greenhill
Clarence H. Corkran
John Cemetery
Martinsuré
Brooks Mapp Named Commissioner of Fisheries in Virginia
J Brooks Mapp of Keller Accomack County is Virginia's new commissioner of fisheries replacing his late brother G Walter Mapp. Governor Price said the appointment ensures seamless leadership to restore the seafood industry. Mapp has not held public office and has practiced law on the Eastern Shore since law school graduation.
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Richmond
J. Brooks Mapp
Keller
Accomas County
Virginia
G. Walter
Parel
Price
App
The
Eines of Virginia Law School
Answers to Today’s Are Below on Page Four
A fragment states answers printed on page four with scattered mentions of the American Expeditionary Forces Lincoln Fort Sumter South Carolina and a reference to Kip The Vampire Jacksonville. The text appears incomplete and lacks a coherent narrative or full context.
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American Expeditionary Forces
Lincoln
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
iPiece
Jacksonville
Kip
Crochet Filet Chair Set and Scarf Ends Pattern 6871
Crochet pattern 6871 presents a filet chair set and matching scarf ends in an elegant design. Instructions guide crochet enthusiasts to create a decorative chair cover and use the larger motif for scarf finishing. Suitable as a unique shower gift with a delicate handmade touch.
Supreme Court to Attend Rites For Van Devanter
Willis Van Devanter 81 retired associate justice of the Supreme Court died of a heart attack after poor health. He will be buried tomorrow at Rock Creek Cemetery with honorary pallbearers from the court. Epiphany Episcopal Church to host funeral with Senate chaplain Ze Barney Phillips presiding.
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Washington
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Rock Creek Cemetery
Epiphany Episcopal Church
Ze Barney Phillips
Senate
Justice van Devanter
Taft
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Clarkeity
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Ofgherd & Farm Supply
Ronald S. Wilson
Erb
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Liberty Rubber
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen Sta
Long Island
Jerusalem Road
Hempstead
L. I
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Slayer
A. L. Tipton
Texarkana
Ark
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John Dale Hilliard
Young Tipton
W. Va
U. S
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Heinz Firm
South Main Bt
W. C. Allamong
Brooks Mapp
Lae A Re ‘Stores CO VI Amwell
Winchester Dept
14Th Street
N.Y
van Devanter
Rees
Winchester Evening Star
Washington, D. C
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