Winchester chamber awards pamphlet and map printing contracts
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce board awarded the printing of 50 000 city pamphlets and 10 000 Skyline Drive maps to Pifer Printing. The pamphlets feature a color portrait of Miss Mary Bowman and a photo of apple trees, with black and white site illustrations and a city map including tourist homes. The Skyline Drive map covers the section from Swift Run Gap to Rockfish Gap and U S Route 250, about 39.8 miles, with elevations listed on the reverse.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Skyline Drive
Winchester
Pifer Printing Company
Miss Bowman
Mary Bowman
Handley High School
State Chamber of Commerce
Bowman
L. Neill Woods Jim
Swift Run +Gap
Rockfish Gap
Chamberlain refuses time for Finland intervention motion
London February 29. Prime Minister Chamberlain declines to grant a Commons debate on a motion by Comdr. Oliver Locker-Lampson urging Allied intervention in Finland. He says no time will be found due to imminent peril of Finland's overthrow.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Oliver Locker-Lampson
Finland
Answers to Today’s Quiz Revealed on Page Four
Answers listed for quiz questions include Exodus 20th Chapter War between the States 1863 Chinese philosopher No they have tiny eyes Horse racing Hugo Black Germany It is erected on their common boundary Airplanes.
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Hugo Black
Germany
Americans Donate Much For Finland
Washington February 29. Americans respond to Finland’s war against Russia with varied gifts from a Missouri mule to a muzzle loading rifle. Items arrive at the Finnish legation in the capital, with proceeds to fund mules, mounts for officers, ammo, and more. Donations come from diverse citizens, including a New Jersey bachelor, a Texas penny sender, and a Minneapolis housewife, highlighting a broad, heartfelt effort.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Finland
Russia
American Legion
Paris
Virginia Hunt
Massachusetts
Legation
Minneapolis
Texas
Watton
Mich
New Jersey
Welles Seeks Diplomatic Directions in Zurich Meeting
Sumner Welles, Roosevelt's special European investigator, met in Zurich with Leland Harrison before sending a report to Washington on talks with Italian leaders in Rome. He plans to travel to Berlin to meet Hitler, then Paris and London, avoiding the border via Switzerland. Welles and aide J. P. Moffat said there is nothing new to add to their Rome statements.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Europe
Leland Harrison
United States
Berne
Washington
Rome
Welles
Berlin
Hitler
Paris
London
J. P. Moffat
Fellowship Club Marks Five Years With 175 Members
The Fellowship Club of the Baptist Church in Harrisonburg celebrates five years and 175 members representing all faiths. Rev. James W. Wright D D of Harrisonburg will speak Friday at 6 45 PM. Wright has taught at Madison College and led Rotary, with global travels and Yale and Chicago degrees.
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James W. Wright
Harrisonburg
Baptist Church
Fellowship Club
Miles Music Company
P. G. Ireland
Wright
First United Brethren Church
Madison College
America
Europe
Asia
Yale University
University of Chicago
Virginia
Marshall Off To Inspect Defense Work In Hawaii
General George C Marshall army chief of staff leaves for Hawaii on an aerial inspection tour. He has already visited Panama Puerto Rico and Brazil and will boards the newest trans Pacific clipper in San Francisco. En route he will stop overnight at Tucson Arizona with General John J Pershing a longtime WWI ally.
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Washington
George C. Marsall
Army
Hawaii
Panama
Puerto Rico
Brazil
Marshall
Bolling Field
San Francisco
Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Man Who Appeals Is Given 199 Years
Peter Nowak, 32, who claimed a bench trial gave him a bum rap for 1938 rape, won a new trial after appealing to the State Supreme Court. A jury convicted him yesterday and imposed a 199 year sentence.
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Chicago
Peter Nowak
State Supreme Court
War Map of Europe Offer With Boundaries
Advertisement for a new color map showing present day and pre World War boundaries, detailing tentative Polish and Russian occupations. Includes country information on the reverse, priced at ten cents, with reply mail to Washington D C.
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Europe
Poland
Germany
Russia
FFA Boys Host Kiwanis Club in Stephens City
Stephens City high school FFA chapter members entertained the Kiwanis Club at the weekly luncheon. Ansel Solenberger introduced the students and R E Ayler. Members Ralph Snapp and Eugene Snapp performed songs. A quiz led by Jack McAboy highlighted FFA facts. Enrollment rose from 58 to 77. project income totaled 14 851.46 with per boy net profits averaging 72.24 at Stephens City and 77.44 at Middletown.
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Future Farmers of America
Stephens City
Kiwanis Club
Ansel Solenberger
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
Ralph Snapp
Eugene Snapp
Cecil Teets
Winston Huffman
Snapps
Middletown
R. L. Martin
Arlington County
Ansel Sollenberger
Ollin Downey
Hagerstown
Earl Shade
Groves
B. B. Dutton
Rip van Winkle
Dan Henry
Woodmen Receive Refund Payments Nationwide
Hickory Camp members in this city joined nearly 300000 Woodmen of the World members as refunds totaling a million dollars were paid in recent days. Each check depended on certificate length and annual payments. Emmett Bradshaw, president, said living members and beneficiaries have received 317 million dollars over 50 years.
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Hickory Camp
Woodmen of the World
T. G. Smoak
Virginia
de Emmett Bradshaw
Two Air Raids Hit Helsinki During Day
Helsinki endured two air raids with the second starting at 2 15 P M Six planes appeared in the first raid but were repelled by anti aircraft fire The dispatch noted John F Hasey of Bridgewater Massachusetts aiding an ambulance unit on the Lake Ladoga front.
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Helsinki
John F. Hasey
Bridgewater
Mass
Lake Ladoga
Unionists Enjoined After Rift With AFL UAW at Plant
CIO United Automobile Workers forced 19 AFL UAW members to leave the Electric Auto-Lite plant in Toledo Ohio. Judge Lee N Marlin issued an injunction. AFL members said eggs were showered on them an iron cuspidor thrown a bottle struck with a wet towel and an old shoe.
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Toledo
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Afl-Uaw
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Lee N. Marlin
AFL
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Berryville, VA
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Washington, D. C
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington ,D. C
N. Main St
Clara Taylor
Will Rogers
Vicki Vatro No
Loudoun & Cork Sts
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Hart
Henry
Mary Beasley Hart
Brandy
Culpeper County
C. I
Bell
Stewart Lane
Front Royal
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