Frederick Archives Draw Researchers From 26 States
The Frederick County Clerk’s office reports 148 visitors in 1940 to its Visitor’s Book. Records show researchers from 26 states and 16 Virginia counties, including Alabama California District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois New York Ohio West Virginia among others.
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Huntington Library
Los Angeles
Cal
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Julian Baker
Virginia
Alabama
California
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Washington
States
Virginy
Prince Edward
Oke
Rockbridge
Baker
Frederick County
Potomac River
Augusta
Winchester
America
Blue Ridge
Kentucky
Tennnessee
Middle West
State Library
Daughters of the American Revolution
Free apples promote Virginia apples in Winchester
Inquiries into giving away apples to visitors during holidays and the Apple Blossom Festival. Local residents including Lawrence E. Clarke Garland Spillman John P Lamb Sr Beverley Perry and Rev Robert A Whitten weigh in on hospitality publicity and promoting sales with discussion of funding costs.
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Winchester
Lawrence E. Clarke
Garland Spillman
John P. Lamb
Beverley Perry
Virginia
Robert A. Whitten
Notable Names Mentioned by Old Shenandoah Valley Academy Item
The passage lists several individuals and institutions of interest to residents, including Maj. D. R. De Merritte Hono lu Mrs. John Logan Marshall Clemson College D C Rev John Logan Marquiss D D Redlands Cal H J Zimmerman Director Division of Cotton Products Washington Dr John W Wayland Madison College Harrisonburg Dr Anna Gardner Duke University and Mrs Boone Porter formerly Edith Goldsborough Robinson Louisville Ky, granddaughter of Richard A Robinson, benefactor of Shenandoah Valley Academy.
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D. R. de Merritte
Honolu
John Logan Marshall
Clemson College
D. C
John Logan Marquiss
D. D
Redlands
Cal
H. J. Zimmerman
Washington, D. C
John W. Wayland
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Anna Gardner
Duke University
Boone Porter
Edith Goldsborough Robinson
Louisville
Richard A. Robinson
Shenandoah Valley Academy
English Youth Guests Of Rotary Club Program
The Rotary Club hosted three Winchester England youths visiting in the area as guests along with local students and hosts. Laurens Jones showed a traffic safety movie for the Junior Board of Trade, while George Jones was praised for his traffic safety work by club presidents J. Pinckney Arthur and H. F. Byrd Jr.
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Rotary Club
Winchester
England
Brenda Carter
Richard Griffith
Betty Edmunds
Roger Edmunds
Charles R. Anderson
Mary Babb
Mary Claytor
Madi College
Harrisonburg
Gordon Whitham
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Phe
British and German naval actions and North Africa siege report
The article notes Count Felix von Luckner addressing survivors after sinking a ship off Sumatra. It also reports Australian infantry breaking through in the Bardia siege, the sinking of an Italian submarine Thunderbolt, and Britain seeking United States destroyers to protect convoys as losses mount to about 4.5 million tons in 16 months.
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Felix von Luckner
von Luckner
Sumatra
Bardia
North Africa
London
Admiralty
Thunderbolt
Great Britain
United States
Lord Halifax
Washington
Death Takes Mrs. Grove 61 Widow of Watchmaker
Mrs Gertrude Frye Grove widow of William C Grove died at 9 this morning at her sister’s home No 32 Amherst Street after a protracted heart illness in the sixty first year. Survived by four daughters and four sons with two sisters. funeral from Amherst Street home Sunday at 2 with Rev T M Swann officiating. Interment Mount Hebron.
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Gertrude Frye Grove
William C. Grove
Jin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
Grove
James M. Frye
Loudoun Street
Mildred Grove
Norwood
Ohio
J. N. Bowman
Toledo
W. J. Call
Johnson City
Tenn
Phillips' Ashes Cast On Shenandoah River
Funeral rites for Mr. Phillips drew many former associates from Toledo and elsewhere. He inspired with inventive plans, including a three foot telescope aimed at Mt Wilson. Survived by wife Beatrice Modica and four sons. born in Canada, son of Rev Thomas D. Phillips.
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Mr. Phillips
Toledo
New York
Phillips
Ellerslie
Springsbury
George P. Greenhalghs
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Canada
Thomas D. Phillips
England
Beatrice Modica
H. G. Phillips, Jr
Dayton
Leonard G. Phill Toledo
Thomas Illips
Waits
Pheet
Honolulu
Death of Mr. Wiest 83 longtime Gerardstown merchant
John W. Wiest aged 83 a Gerardstown undertaker and merchant for 62 years until retirement died Thursday around 1 am at his home after a period of ill health. Survived by his wife Ida Katherine Likens two sons four daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 30 from the home with Revs Fielding and Daffin officiating and interment in Gerardstown Cemetery.
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John W. Wiest
Gerardstown
Jacob and
Katherine Bleinsinger Wiest
Berkeley County
Ida Katherine Likens
Frederick County
Louis Washington
Carl W
Gerrardstown
B. E. Hollis
Inwood
James Crider
Winchester
James Lewis
Blanche Wiest
Mary Hildebrand
James Carman
York, Pa
H. Shroades
Chambersburg
G. H. Fielding
T. H. Daffin
Gerardstown Cemetery
Japanese Come Back With Charge Against Marine
Japanese military officials defend the December 30 cabaret incident involving five United States Marines. They say the Marines were celebrating and that the arrest was not Japanese instigated. The North China army HQ headed by Lieut General Hayao Tada issued the statement.
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Peiping
United States
Hayao Tada
China
Allen H. Turnage
United States Marine
Great Steamer Queen Elizabeth Reaches Capetown
Britain disclosed that the 85,000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth arrived at Capetown South Africa from New York en route to an undisclosed destination.
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London
Britain
Capetown
South Africa
New York
Veteran Editor Returns To Post Amid Defend America Row
William White resumes country editor duties as he steps down from chair to let a successor lead the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. The New York group, which has raised $225000 from 12,000 donors, will elect an executive committee and name an interim chair. White remains honorary chair and criticizes appeasement while urging strong support for aiding Britain and keeping the lifeline to the Allies intact.
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Eas
William White
America
LaGuardia
White
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Emporian
Laval
United States
Great Britain
Mrs. Bayliss Rites Tomorrow in Kernstown
Final rites for 74 year old Elizabeth C. Bayliss wife of Arthur H. Bayliss of Kernstown will be conducted from Jones Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 pm by Rev. L G Bridgers United Brethren Church. She died at her daughter Ada Chapman’s home in Pennsylvania yesterday after a two week heart illness. Pallbearers listed as Russell and Leslie Ramey Kenneth Chapman Osborne Chapman and Maynard Woodrow Reed. Interment will be in Mount
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Elizabeth C. Bayliss
Arthur H. Bayliss
Kernstown
Jones
L. G. Bridgers
United Brethren Church
Maynard
Woodrow Reed
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Dublin Bombings Charged To Nazis
Ireland vows punishment as army engineers move to destroy magnetic sea mines found near Enniskerry Wicklow. German origin suspected with silk parachutes and fragments examined. Dublin protests to Berlin demand reparation and safeguards. Authorities investigate other bomb incidents.
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Ireland
Enniskerry
County Wicklow
Germany
Treland
Britain
Berlin
Curragh
Julianstown
Duleek
Borris
Te Department
New Congress Debates Defense Policy And Roosevelt Agenda
The article previews a new Congress facing tax rises and debt limits while debating defense strategy and piecework on the arsenal for democracy. Roosevelt’s plans include a loan to Britain and a large 1941 42 budget favoring domestic defense and supplies.
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Congress
Week of Prayer Observed Across Methodist Circuits
The Week of Prayer will be observed on the Bunker Hill and Ridgeway circuits with services at 7 45 except for the evangelistic meeting starting January 12 at 7 45 at Bunker Hill Methodist Church led by Rev E W Culp of Maryland. Services list Arden Darkesville Gerardstown Little Mountain White Hall Paynes Chapel and Rest with ministers G H Fielding and C B Smith alternating.
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Bunker Hill
Ridgeway
Methodist Church
Arden
G. H. Fielding
Darkesville
C. B. Smith
Gerrardstown
Bunker Hill Methodist Church
E. W. Culp
Maryland
Axis To Unite When Necessary Axis To Unite When Necessary
Berlin reports that German air force units in Italy signal Axis unity to face Britain, stating the axis will combine military forces wherever required. This marks the first official German acknowledgment of a Nazi air corps on Italian soil.
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Berlin
Italy
Britain
Diplomattisch-Politische Korrespondenz
President Seen Having Sufficient Emergency Power
Washington January third A White House legal expert says the President currently holds sufficient emergency powers to meet defense program needs. He notes no formal emergency declaration is required or possible to advance preparations and cites powers from statutes and constitutional authority.
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Washington
President Sends Hopkins Abroad
President Roosevelt says Harry L. Hopkins will travel to England to maintain personal contacts with the British government. Hopkins will have no formal mission or duties and is not the permanent ambassador due to health. he plans to depart soon for a two week stay. Kennedy’s resignation as ambassador is not yet formally accepted until a new envoy is approved by the Senate.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Senate
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Hopkins
England
Commerce
Bremen Raid Lasted All Night Strikes on Shipyards
London dispatch says the second British raid on Bremen in two nights lasted all Thursday night with enormous fires. The air ministry bulletin reports the RAF returned to continue destroying shipbuilding yards and factory disorganization of the city.
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London
Bremen
Air Ministry
Where Was Uncle Tom's Cabin First Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly appeared serially in The National Era, an anti-slavery newspaper from Washington, D. C., in 1851.
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National Era
Washington, D. C
Boston Wool Market Report Shows Steady Quotation Trends
Boston market notes wools arriving domestically moved slowly yet quotations remained steady. Market activity was subdued with manufacturers and dealers watching demand levels and price signals in a quiet trading environment.
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Boston
Treasury Receipts and Tariff Totals Reported
Treasury status shows receipts of 9 193 168.36 and duties totaling 456 024 631.488 41 for the date, compared with the previous day’s 22 863 951.03. The figures outline the day’s tax and tariff income in a concise ledger.
Greece Answers to Today's Quiz
In nine clues the reply notes Greece as the focus and nine is not. the tenth clue refers to natives of India serving in the British army.
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Greece
India
One Woman’s 80 Day Plan Promises Weight Loss
A message advocates a daily 80 day regimen claiming a woman can lose 20 pounds of fat by a simple morning glass while improving liver and bowel health and guiding caloric intake. It promises no hunger if followed consistently and hints at a final weigh in.
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Frederick
Jones Funeral Home
Winchester “Furniture Co
South Main St
Winchester, England
Mrs. Grove
Shenandoah
Goodrich Truck Tires
Easy Terms
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Mr. Wiest
James Cridfer
Great Steamer
William Allen White
Dublin
House
White House
USS
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Patricia Nolan
Dorothy Iram
Revere
Axis
Boston Wool 4 Market Report
Ashington
The
Treasury
Northern
Bros
Smith Bros
Winchester Evening Star
O Mark
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