Local Marine Office Opens Under Post Office Basement
Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr and Police Chief Fries attend the opening of a new Marine Office in the Post Office basement. The center will aid veterans and volunteers with military matters and enlistments are open for single women 18 to 30 with no dependents, re en listings, and married men in the reserves. No draftees are being accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Fries
Marine
Warren F Floyd
Washington
J. Thomas Boyd
T-Set
Earl H. Lee
M-Set
Lawrence Fries
YMCA Fire In Richmond Destroys Records And Rooms
A stubborn early morning blaze at the Franklin Street YMCA in Richmond destroyed valuable records and gutted several rooms. Firemen arrived at 4 10 a m and spent three hours fighting the fire and rescuing half clothed residents. No injuries were reported and damage runs to thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Franklin Street Ymca
John F. Finnegan
YMCA
Notary Not Entitled to Siren on Car Says Attorney General
The attorney general ruled a notary public is a conservator of the peace only when performing notary duties attesting affidavits or sworn documents. He stated a notary is not entitled to have a siren on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almond
W. P Morris
Hillsville
License Plates Nearly Ready for Virginia Public
The Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles expects 1,119,000 license plates to be ready, produced at the state penitentiary. Steel for the plates was ordered in 1949 before steel prices rose with the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Division of Motor Vehicles
Former Postmaster Guilty of Forgery
Alexandria report. Former Postmaster French S. Brawner of Dumfries was sentenced to three years in prison for forging and negotiating government checks and a money order. Federal Judge Albert V. Bryan noted the defendant robbed his neighbors, government, and country. Brawner, 61, faced the recommendation from U.S. District Attorney George R. Humrickhouse, who cited his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
French S. Brawner
Dumfries
Albert V. Bryan
VU. S
George R Humrickhouse
Lesson In English by Roberta Lee
Guidance on word usage and pronunciation with examples. Notes common errors such as misplaced commas and mispronunciations. Includes tips to avoid mistakes in writing and speaking.
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Roberta Lee
Undefined device prompts broad language note
Arrh disease and guitar instrument fragment appear with unrelated wordplay about vocabulary and a lentivee soothing concept. The text references time in suffering and includes scattered terms without a coherent news event or report.
Sun Life Building Stands as Largest Office Block in Empire
The Sun Life Building in Montreal Quebec is identified as the empire’s largest office structure. It crowns the British Empire with its massive size and central role in commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Life
Montreal
Quebec
Anne Adams Pattern 4908 for sizes 12 to 20
Pattern 4908 offers a pin slim skirt with slashed hem and stand up collar on a fitted bodice. Includes hip-arching flaps and narrow belt with size 16 requiring 3 1 2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send twenty five cents to Anne Adams.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Home Agent Weekly Schedule Jan 8 11 a.m. to Jan 11
The Home Agent lists a series of 4-H Club meetings and related trainings from January 8 to January 11. Activities include Stephens City and Middletown club meetings by grade, James Wood Senior High School 4-H, USDA Council at the County Agent's office, West Frederick HD Club with demonstrations, and textile painting leadership sessions led by Miss Catherine Peery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood Senior High School
USDA
West Frederick
Sadie Lamp
Catherine Peery
Miss Peery
North Frederick
Whitacre Community Hall
Naomi Lewin
Northern Virginia
Middletown
Etiquette Answers on Office Address and Guest Travel
In office settings address your father in law as Mr Johnson. Invitations do not require paying guests' train fare. Use Mr before a high school boy's name, not Master.
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Mr. Johnson
Lebanon Church Social Notes and Christmas Guests
A crowded community page records visits and dinners at local homes in Lebanon Church. Several families including the Williams Hershman Beeler and Bowers households share holiday hospitality and temporary residences. The piece ends with a quiz about bear cubs and a short natural history answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara B. Keller
Lebanon
Sam Williams
Ralph Hershman
Joe McDonald
John Smith
Sandy Hook
Athel Smith
Centerville
Julius Beeler
Jay Beeler
Fred Bowers
Douglas Bowers
F. H. Hershman
J. T. Boehm
Strasboro
Denny Hershman
Joseph Kremer
Myra Hockman
W S. Bowers
Alger Copeland
Anna Mary Plaugher
Cedar Creek Christian Church
Copeland
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Patterson Walker
Harrington
Walker
Moses Williams
Howard Diggs Walker
Notary
Winchester News
Loudoun St
Omps’ Funeral Home
Leggett
Legge
Winchester’s Shopping Center
Home Agent's
Albin
Winchester
W. L. Gordon
Lebanon Church
C. W. Windle
William H. Bowers
T. A. Bowers
W.S. Bowers
W. L. Windle
L. C. Brown
Mavine
Bonnie
P. A. Henderlite
Linda
Susan
C. H. Windle
The
Cap
Ital City
G. M. Windle
American Legion
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
America
Chevrolet
Demant
Vale
Chevrolet Sales CO
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