Concert for Finnish Relief at Baptist Church Sunday
A Sunday concert at First Baptist Church benefits Finnish refugees. Our program features sacred and classical music with Miss Lillian Oakes directing the choir, Elizabeth Grim on organ, and soloists Hubert Kerr and Andrew Babb. Proceeds go to Winchester Frederick Red Cross Chapter. 250000 yards shipped to Finland. local volunteers have made 38 dresses and 55 sweaters. The event runs Sunday afternoon at 4:00 with a free will offering.
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First Baptist Church
Ion
Possi
Lillian Oakes
Baptist Woir
Elizabeth Grim
Hubert Kerr
Andrew Babb
Winchestererick
the Red
Red Cross
New York
Winchester-Frederick
R. E. Griffith
Mary Gray
Red Ss
Old-Time Way Is Found Best
NEW WILMINGTON Pennsylvania February 23 Westminster College professors return to the letter grade system A B C replacing the old numeric marks from minus two to three. Parents and others could not understand what the numbers meant.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Hogue Creek Local News Notes Visits And Services
Hogue Creek Virginia notices guests from Winchester Pennsylvania and Maryland visit relatives in the area. The piece lists multiple family visits and illnesses. Mount Olive Church held Sunday services with a sermon by Rev L C Messick and another service scheduled for March 3.
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Hogue Creek
Messrs
Julian
Lee M. Larrick
Winchester
Lester Ware
Pennsylvania
S. T. Larrick
Ernest Adams
Dean Adams
Ida Allamong
L. M. Larrick
James Loy
Ella Bowman
V. O. Baker
L. H. Ramey
Abraham Foster
Dorothy Brown
Maryland
Nancy Foster
Clyde Haymaker
Eugene Kill
E. E. Brengle, Jr
Strasburg
Howard Robertson
Miles Dean
Ernest Nutter
Lucia
Pete Nutter
Lloyd Cooper
Marple
St David's locals share visits and health updates
St. David's Church Virginia notes visitors from Maryland and Woodstock plus local turnout. Harry McClanahan and family visited relatives, with guests including Marvin Wright and Callie Golladay. Illnesses are reported for Mrs. Chris Hockman in Washington DC and Mr. Walter's condition remains key.
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ST. David's Church
Harry McClanahan
Maryland
Robert McClanahan
Charles Ritenour
Tobias Clem
Marvin Wright
Callie Golladay
Woodstock
Will Wright
Maurertown
Irma Clem
Washington, D. C
Carl Golladay
Winchester
Arthur Clem
Carrol Walter
Roy Rinker
Chris Hockman
Washington
Clem
S. E. Walter
Annie Walter
Turkey Moves to Speed War Preparations
ANKARA Feb 23 The Turkish government plans rapid war prep by forming a government controlled syndicate grouping all exporters and importers. Prices will be set by government order under this program.
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Ankara
Death of George H. Shaver From Mad Dog Bite in Harrisonburg
Twenty four years ago this week George H. Shaver a Mt. Jackson Va native and former Winchester resident died in Harrisonburg following a bite from a mad dog. The dog had bitten sixteen others in the city all sent to Washington for examination and treatment but Shaver who also had Brights disease did not recover. Also noted is the quiet marriage of James McFarland and Miss Mary Pangle at the bride's parents home at 10 am conducted by Rev J H Hayley Grace Methodist Church.
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George H. Shaver
Mt. Jackson
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Washington
Mr. Shaver
Bright
James McFarland
Mary Pangle
R. J. Pangle
J. H. Hayley
Grace Methodist Church
Middletown Scouts Fall To Winchester In Basketball
The Middletown Scouts lost to the Winchester Scouts 43 to 25 at the local armory floor. Robinson Lauck Aikin Arthur Taylor McCann Knight played for the city team while Edmonson Hottel Pope Willy appeared for the visitors.
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Winchester
Middletown
Robinson
Lauck
Aikin
Arthur
Taylor
McCann
Knight
Edmonson
Hottel
Pope
Willy
Directors of C. and O select new board candidates
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway directors unanimously nominate all directors for re election except chairman Herbert Fitzpatrick who plans retirement April 15 The board also votes to add three members Harvey D. Gibson Harry C Thompson and James G Blaine are named as nominees Young Alleghany Corp holds nominal control details indicate a compromise among directors
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Road
George D. Brooke
Fitzpatrick
Harvey D. Gibson
Manufacturers Trust Co
Harry C. Thompson
Continental Bank and Trust Co
James G. Blaine
Marine Midland Bank Co
Robert R. Young
Alleghany Corp
State Employes Compile Payroll Data on Washington Birthday
Richmond Va February 23 State employees in several departments worked on the Washington birthday holiday to prepare payroll information requested by a House resolution. The measure, by Delegate E Blackburn Moore, seeks extra payroll details to supplement data from Comptroller Leroy Hodges.
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Richmond
George Washington
House
E. Blackburn Moore
Leroy Hodges
Highway and Budget
Comptroller’s Office
Hodges
Grimes Gleanings
Grimes Virginia notes Thomas Netherton and family move to David Ruble's farm near Grimes from Turner Fries place near Red Bud. Chester Webber ill with lumbago, better now. Mrs. Stanley Plotner ill at home. David Ruble moved to Winchester for machinist work. William Clemons and Martin Swartz from Bunker Hill, West Virginia visited Mrs Grimes. Grimes resident ill for a week. Arthur Orndorff in Martinsburg on business. Mrs. Olin Affleet of Winchester visits to care for Lucy Leight bedridden with grippe. Many with bad colds improving.
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Winchester
Lucy Leight
Rest Church Women Meet in Rest Brevities
The Woman's Missionary Society of Rest Church held its February meeting at Mrs. C. E. Ridgeway's home with Martinsburg guests Mrs. Holmes Snapp and Miss Mabel Sensendiver. Visitors included George Clark and family and more community members attended services by Rev. G. H. Fielding, who delivered an uplifting sermon.
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Rest
Woman’s Missionary Society of Rest
C. E. Ridgeway
Holmes Snapp
Mabel Sensendiver
Martinsburg
Pont Gues
E. W. Smallwood
George Clark
Ashton
Hall
Berlyn Slonaker
Paving Puzzler For Bellevue Municipality
Bellevue, Neb. February 23. Attorney W. R. Patrick says the village has 29500 dollars in paving bonds outstanding yet not a single yard of paving has been laid. The odd financial situation stirs local council and residents.
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Bellevue
Neb
W. R. Patrick
The
Vines of
Patrick
Belgians Honor Geo Washington Birthday Displayed Flags
In Brussels and Antwerp the Stars and Stripes flew over city hall and public and private buildings to honor George Washington on his birthday.
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Washington
Brussels
Antwerp
Test question answers from page four
A compact list of answers includes The Star Spangled Banner as item one a liquid producing mechanism resembling a mechanical flute for item two and names of U S government officials including the Navy Department with Theodore Roosevelt and Harold Ickes as interior secretary. Earl Browder is noted as a communist party figure and Jeroboam is cited for item ten.
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Canada
Navy Department
Theodore Qa Ae
A. Wallace
Ocare
Harold L. Ickow
Secreary of
The
Interior
Earl Browder
Commene Party
Jeroboam
Daily Crossword Clues For A Busy Solver
A compact crossword list with across and down clues including hints like jerks food fish sash shout and more. The puzzle features diverse clues such as river names pronouns and verbs and ends with a distributed by King Features Syndicate note.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
New Printing Ink Delivers Speed and Clarity
Howard W. Blakeslee reports a new ink for the pulp and paper industry. The ink melts and freezes on contact with cool paper, keeping ink and type hot, allowing higher speeds and clearer output on all papers. Breyer says no smear and no back ink, with printing limited only by press speed. Engravings with fine screen lines improve without blotting.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
Ap Press
Frank B. Breyer
New York
Cheme
Breyer
Charity Bequests Made by Norfolk Merchant Rodgers
Norfolk February 23 John H Rodgers cotton merchant and industrialist who died February 15 left charitable bequests totaling eighty thousand dollars. His will was probated in the corporation court here. The gross estate was listed at about two million one hundred forty six thousand dollars. The First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond and Norfolk attorney John B Jenkins Jr were named executors and trustees. They qualified to receive the largest charitable bequest under Rodgers will.
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Norfolk
John H. Rodgers
First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond
John B. Jenkins, Jr
Dngit CH
Rodgers
Cavaliers Lose Tight Meet as Injuries Hit Boxing Team
Charlottesville Feb 23 The Virginia boxing squad suffers a setback after a week absent with two key 127 and 165 pounders returning to the lineup. The Cavaliers lost to Penn State 41 2 to 3 1 2, while Dick Williams at 145 pounds and Ed Bur readied for action.
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Charlottesville
Nue Universy of Virginia
Alpnean
127 Pounder
Fenteer Somerville
Penn State
Cavaliers
Dick Williams
Ed Bur
Mrs. Lewis To Attend Rites For Brother-in-Law Arthur Lewis
Mrs. 8S. V. Lewis of Winchester will travel to Wheeling for final rites of her brother-in-law Arthur Lewis who died in a Wheeling hospital Tuesday. She returns to Winchester Monday. Arthur Lewis was a native of Beckley Bridge, West Virginia, and was a member of the late Edward L. Lewis, husband of Mrs. Lewis.
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V. Lewis
Winchester
Wheeling
Arthur Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Woman Held in Lake Charles Slaying of Houston Man
Mrs Tonie Henry 24 is held in the Lake Charles Louisiana slaying of Joseph P Calloway 41 a Houston salesman. Calloway's nude body was found under a haystack twelve miles from Lake Charles. Police say he was robbed forced to remove clothes kneel and beg for mercy and then shot.
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Lake Charles
Tonie Henry
Joseph P. Calloway
Houston
Mt. Falls Items From Mountain Falls Va
Mt Falls Va February notes report E C Oates injury improvement uncertain visitors Floyd Hulver Dow Roberts from Winchester visit Hulver parents B C Hulver others visit relatives in Frederick and Needmore. Handley High students Mary Velman and Darlene Barr spent weekend at homes. Lots of local visiting relatives and friends across Mountain Falls area.
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Mountain Falls
E. C. Oates
Floyd Hulver
Dow Roberts
Winchester
B. C. Hulver
Triplett
Nancy
C. D. Sale
Dunbar
Reuben Hulver
Frederick
Messrs
Denny Hershman
Boyd Bott
Needmore
W. Va
Mary Velman
Darlene Barr
Handley High School
Burson Chapman
Dunbar Sale
Harry and
Claude Bucher
Elsie Triplett
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Report for February 23
Treasury data show receipts of 8.35 million dollars and expenditures of 19.02 million. The net balance is 2.406 billion, gross debt 42.319 billion, with a day’s increase of 1.99 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Presbyterians Complete Fund for Pension of Ministers and Missionaries
The Presbyterian Church in the United States Southern section reports a $3 million pension fund to cover 2,500 ministers and 400 foreign missionaries starting April 1 1940. Initial pensions begin at $50 monthly with 2.5 percent salary contributions by ministers and 7.5 percent by churches. Missionaries follow the same pattern with home and foreign boards contributing 7.5 percent.
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Louisville
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Southern
Henry H. Sweets
Board of Pensions
Boards of Home and Foreign Missions
Sweets
Board of Ministerial Relief
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Campbell- Tipton
Rachmaninoff
Thais
Massanet
Schubert
Mozart
Dix
Little Boy Blue
Nevin
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Eoteez
Silco Cut Price Store, Inc
Wey
Winchester Furniture
Bee
Piccadilly St
St. David’s
Turkey
Marlboro
House Military Committee
U. S
Wilson
Virginia Senate
Germany
Virginia
Senate
Anti-Saloon League
James Cannon
Grimes
County Court House
N. Antoni St
Clara Taylor
L. Brumback
Mrs. E. N. Swartz
Mrs
Daisy Swartz
G. H. Fielding
Rest Church
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Leesburg, VA
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