Rainfall deficit and drought strike Virginia region
Reports from Winchester Research Laboratory show January and February rainfall well below normal, totaling a two inch deficiency this year. Farmers fear water shortages as streams run dry and cisterns shrink while Corbin Hollow residents flee starvation, carrying belongings through the Blue Ridge to find relief. Fish die-offs in Aquia Creek blamed on rising salinity from the Potomac as cases of drought worsen across Frederick, Madison, and Luray areas.
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Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Fredericksburg
Aquia Creek
H. A. Bailey
Rappahannock River
Bailey
Potomac
Corbin Hollow
Luray
Madison County
Blue Ridge
Deford Tanning Company
Broken Back
Valentine Party Materials Ad Listing
Winchester Printed Stationers offers seals place cards tallie nut baskets napkins and table covers plus greeting cards suitable for family and friends. Ideal for a Valentine party with affordable, ready made supplies.
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Winchester
B. and C. Bread Baked for health and flavor
A concise promotional note highlights B and C Bread as healthy and flavorful. It invites readers to try the product, emphasizing baked goods that balance wellness and taste.
Funeral Rites At Brucetown For Mrs Clark
The funeral of Mrs Ana Williams Clark wife of Reverend J J Clark was held at 3 pm from Brucetown Episcopal Church. Ministers Rev Dr E L Woolf and others presided with Pallbearers listed. Burial in Roanoke Fairview Cemetery tomorrow after services at Mrs J H Hood home. Mrs Clark a former Christianburg teacher of about 20 years survived by husband and several sisters and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Williams Clark
J J. Clark
Brucetown Episcopal Church
South
E .L. Woolf
Winchester
E. A. Lambert
P. R. Diehl
W. Timberlake
J. R. Smith
Per
Brucetown
Clark
C J. Clark
J. A. Warwick
University of Virginia
A. S. Akers
Atlanta
J. H. Hood
Roanoke
R. Kenley Williams
W. L. Byrd
G. H. Campbell
Charleston
Ww. Va
Robert Williams
Kenoa
George Williams
Portsmouth
Militia Officer Chosen for Benning Infantry School
Second Lieut. George F. Miller of Company I, 116th Infantry Virginia National Guard, along with First Lieut. S. R. Morris and Second Lieut. John S. Arnold, is selected to attend the Officers Infantry School at Fort Benning from February 19 to May 22. The trio were chosen for their record and efficiency, Miller having served six years.
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George F. Miller
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Virginia
Fort Benning
National Guard
Richmond
S. R. Morris
Roanoke
John S. Arnold
Alexandria
Miller
H. L. Opie
Staunton
Company I
Leutenant
Union
Insular
Balanced Diet Showing Its Effect In School Work
The Whit acre Better Foods 4-H Club with 30 members demonstrates how a balanced wholesome diet aids school performance. Members bring home brewed meals heated in class and served with packed lunches. several earn perfect weekly scores for sustained healthy eating.
Odd Fellows to Attend Northern Virginia Meeting
Winchester and vicinity Odd Fellows motor to Alexandria for the Northern Virginia Odd Fellows Association meeting with Potomac Lodge No 38. About 300 lodgemen attend as W H Scott of Alexandria chairs. items include selecting next October meeting site and planning, conferring third degree, and an entertainment by Liberty Rebekah Lodge No 16 followed by supper. Arrangements also made for attendance at the State Grand Lodge in Roanoke in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Winchester
Alexandria
Northern Virginia Odd Fellows Association
Potomac Lodge
W. H. Scott
Northern Virginia
Liberty Rebekah Lodge
State Grand Lodge
Roanoke
Chapter Degree to Be Conferred by John Dove Chapter
The degree of Royal Arch Mason is to be conferred on three candidates at the regular monthly meeting of John Dove Chapter Royal Arch Masons at 8 o'clock this evening. A large gathering of Mason's rank is expected. Allen Gray serves as high priest of John Dove Chapter.
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Royal Arch Mason
John Dove Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Allen Gray
Cash and Supplies Aid Salvation Army Food Drive
The Salvation Army free soup and lunch kitchen served 130 meals yesterday as Major James Mars announced donations. Cash gifts include Rotary Club $15, individuals $10 and $1, Claude Cammer's firm $5, Rev. George W. Stover $5, plus coal, cabbage, canned goods, meat, eggs, and other items from local contributors.
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Salvation Army
James Mars
Rotary ‘Ub
Claude Cammer
George W. Stover
Hanlin and
Shade
Charles Garber
T. T. Lines
See City
Mass Meeting Set on February 26 for Apple Blossom Fete
Nelson F. Richards announces a mass meeting of Winchester citizens for February 26 at 8 pm at the George Washington Hotel to build plans and attract out of town support for the Eighth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The event gathers industrial leaders and railroad reps to pledge backing and discuss queen candidates.
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Nelson F. Richards
George Washington Hotel
Mr. Richards
Winchester
Belgium
France
Germany
Eng
Richards
Ldg. Hummel
Tirol
Austria
Little Boy Dies of Pneumonia in Maurertown Services
Harry S Whitacre infant son of George L and Bessie B Whitacre died yesterday at home near Albin from pneumonia at age two. Survived by parents and brothers and sisters John Jesse Shirley Denzel Harding Ruth Audrey Lois. Funeral arrangements set with Jones funeral home, body to Maurertown Va for 11 am service led by Rev Miller.
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Harry S. Whitacre
George L
Bessie B. Whitacre
Albin
John
Jesse
Shirley
Denzel
Harding
Ruth
Audrey
Lois Whitacre
Jones Funeral
Maurertown
Mr. Miller
Just Out of the Designing Department Easter gown styles
Katherine K figure control promotes slenderizing with Perfect Freedom and Correct Support. A health specialist from Washington will demonstrate models at the George Washington Hotel February 12 13 and 14. Mrs T W English is the local representative at 617 South Washington Street Winchester Va.
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Katherine K
Washington
George Washington Hotel
T. W. English
South
Washington St
Winchester
Glove Sale At The Love Shop On North Cameron Street
Leather wool and fabric gloves offered at the Love Shop on North Cameron Street with assorted styles and prices. Shoppers can browse all kinds of gloves priced to fit mid season needs.
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Love Shop
Cameron Street
Street Destruction Spurs Debate on War and Jobs
A wartime remark contrasts torn streets caused by shelling with claimed progress from contractors. The quote frames street damage as devastation versus infrastructure work tied to employment. No specific place or figures provided.
FFA Banquet 15 Held At Boyce By Clarke Schools
Clarke county scene in Boyce Va hosts the annual Father and Son Banquet attended by more than 60 members of Berryville and Boyce high school FFA clubs their fathers Clarke county officials and guests. Talks praised vocational agriculture values and cooperative spirit. supper prepared by Boyce High School home economics under Miss Mildred Wilson.
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Boyce
Future Farmers of America Vocational Agriculture Clubs
Berryville
Clarke County
Father and Son
Virginia
Future Farmers of America Organization
Boyce Agricultural High School
Mildred Wilson
Vander Linden
Boyce Baptist Church
Boyce High School Home Ecconomics
L. B. Connelly, Jr
Linwood Barnett
Clarke County Offiaes
Supe
Donald Gray
Glen Lloyd
A. F. Robertson
C. O. Dearmont
Ralph M. Ware
C. B. Carr
Clarke County School Board
Clyde B. Levi
D. G. Cooley
Berryville High School
Eva D. Massey
Boyce High School
William Fleming
Berryville F. F. A
Ashley Brumback
Middletown F. F. A
George Wright
Stephens City F. F. A
William Pifer
Boyce F. F. A
Rixey Dearmont
W. W. Burch
Harold Castleman
William Ramey
John Coe
Mr. Crim
B. B. McKay
John M. Hawkins
F. L. Largent
J. G. Burch
Brook Neville
Alex Jolliffe
J. L. Carper
Randolph Burevh
Giles Fletcher
Mr. Gruber
D. L. Ramsburg
M. F
Free Dinner Offered at Winchester Meeting for Unemployed
The Winchester quarterly meeting at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church on South Braddock Street plans a free dinner for unemployed adults attending the 11:30 a.m. Saturday service. Rev. S. S. Spriggs announces sessions Saturday and Sunday with sermons by Rev. J W. Jackson and Rev. J A Robinson, plus Sunday services and a depart of visiting ministers.
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Winchester
Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
S. S. Spriggs
J W. Jackson
Luray
J. A. Robinson
Union
W. Va
Moling and Cathers Adds New Dresses and Bargains
New dresses and other bargains have been added to Moling and Cathers sale. The retailer highlights fresh styles and value options for shoppers.
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Moling & Cathers
Public Health Talk By Miss Dugger At Berryville Club
Miss Alice B. Dugger, Virginia state supervisor of nurses, spoke on public health and Red Cross nursing before the Woman's Club at the Hawthorne Library. She cited county nurse shortages in Virginia and reported Clarke county's infant and tuberculosis death figures, urging improved staffing and nutrition. The meeting also discussed school plumbing conditions and Clara Barton’s life, with plans to seek state health inspection guidance.
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Berryville
Alice B. Dugger
Red Cross
Woman's Club
Hawthorne
Rice Levi
Woman’s Club
Ennion Williams
State Board of Health
Kate Powers
Clara Barton
The
Sae Dies Cae
Cummins
Florida
S. W. Wise Dies Of Pneumonia At Cumberland Home
S. W. Wise a Cumberland Md resident and father of Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. Weiss died at his Cumberland home at 6 pm after a week long pneumonia illness He was 82 and survived by four daughters Mrs Water Reighard Mrs Charles Lovingstein Mrs Weiss and two other daughters plus three sons Harry Edgar and Walter Wise Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Sunday at Center Street Methodist Episcopal Church with Rose Hill Cemetery burial
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S. W. Wise
Cumberland
John P. Lamb
Edna Weiss
Wise
Water Reighard
Charles Lovingstein
Frostburg
Weiss
Reproductions of Masterpieces at Handley School Exhibit
A large audience at Handley School viewed reproductions of famous painters' works and enjoyed a dramatic faculty and student performance. The school orchestra provided music and the exhibit reopens 7 to 9 pm tonight with a 25 cent admission to fund a gallery upgrade.
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Handley School
Gallery of Art and History
Handley Hreh School
Notice to House Movers for Bird Property Removal
The undersigned will receive bids for moving the large frame dwelling on Muhlenburg street Woodstock known as the Bird property when ordered by the U S Government Contractors may obtain full particulars by contacting H B Chapman Woodstock Va or Shenandoah Caverns Va (2-13-1p-21).
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Muhlenburg Street
Woodstock
U. S
H. B. Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns
Gradin Grader at Oscar Ward sale in Virginia
A sale event at Oscar Ward's livestock and farm implement sale near Stephenson Virginia features a Grading grader and farm equipment on page Fay 20 with nearby Ste phenson listed in the locale.
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Oscar Ward
Fey
Stephenson, Va
Rotary ethics found helpful in a business
George Harris head of Harris and Ewings in Washington spoke to the Rotary Club on vocational service. He cited improvements from Rotary principles such as shorter hours, longer summer vacations, and bonuses, noting his firm is the nation’s largest photographic house. He urged young members to use leisure for self improvement. W R Legge praised the Boy Scout anniversary and John Taylor read President Hoover’s Scout message. Lester D. Arnold presided.
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George Harris
Harris and Ewings
Washington
Rotary Club
Harris
Rotary
W.R. Legge
John Taylor
Hoover
Lester D. Arnold
Commons Defeats Bill to Outlaw Rum in England
London February 13 The House of Commons rejected by 137 to 18 a bill to ban alcoholic liquor UK wide. Lady Nancy Astor mocked and argued against the approach while Edwin Scryngeour of Dundee led the measure calling for prohibition as in America.
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England
Associated Press
London
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Nancy Astor
Virginia
Astor
Edwin Scryngeour
Dundee
Scotland
America
Major Fire Ends After 100 Firefighters Affected in Rochester
A five hour fire at a Main Street retail store building in Rochester led to more than 100 firefighters, including three chiefs, being hospitalized or treated for smoke and gas exposure. Smoke and carbon monoxide formed when water met burning fuel oil in the basement. Emergency aid stations and ambulance runs supported responders as damage was estimated at $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Main Street
Worthless Money Stolen In Union Station Was Found
The mutilated currency stolen by thugs in Union Station was found by police in an uptown alley. Three registered mail pouches from the Federal Reserve Bank to the Treasury were not recovered. The $807,000 in bills, wrapped in eleven bundles, were located near Fourteenth Street.
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Associated Press
Washington
Union Station
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Treasury
Fourteeth Lock Oh
Church Aims Readiness Amid War Costs and Missions
The Grace Lutheran Church men’s Bible class and allied Lutherans from nearby states listened to Rev. Dr. G Morris Smith president of Susquehanna University Selingsgrove Pa deliver a keynote address at their annual banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Morris Smith
Susquehanna University
Grace Lutheran Church
West Virginia
G Morris Smith
Selingsgrove
Grace Church banquet honors Dr Smith and Lutheran aims
Dr Smith addressed about 150 men at Grace Church dining hall on West Boscawen Street, urging modern approaches to today’s challenges. He cited European affairs, mission funding, and education as key Lutheran concerns, while praising church support and noting connections to Roanoke College.
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B. & C. Bread
National Avenue
Whitacre Four- H Club
Hilda Whitacre
Linda
Hugh
Robert Dailey
Maggie
William Alvis
Elwood Fletcher
Gurnie Braithwaite
George
Blanche Buzzard
Northern Society
MAL Amass
FFA
Boyce BY Clarke
Miss Dugger
State Health Board
Cumberland Home
Handley
Strasburg
Europe
United States
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Church
Smith
Roanoke College
Salem
J. Few Brown
Mr. Shumate
Toms Brook
C. E. Sea
Strunk
Grevyer
Columbia S. C
Harry C. Stouffer
Evva Stouffer
Dr. Greever
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