University Grants for Blandy Farm Buildings Clarke County
A $45,000 grant to the University funds Blandy Farm buildings in Clarke County near Boyce. $40,000 covers a building addition and larger biology lab. $5,000 funds a greenhouse for plant genetics research under Professor BE White. Laboratories operate April through September. teaching continues at Charlottesville during other months.
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Blandy
Themental Park
Ental Farm
Id BE. Whitetal
Brandy 4S
Clarke County
Boyce
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Gra H. Brandy
White
Biolog Laboratory
Charlottesville
Kiwanis Club to view neoprene rubber film
Members of the Kiwanis Club will watch a 20 minute moving picture on neoprene a new rubber claimed to resist oil and gasoline. Wendell Goode arranged the show to be presented by George Barnsley with the budget committee approving past year accounts and drafting a 1941 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
duPont
Wendell Goode
George Barnsley
Sam C. Brooks
George Bushnell
E. B. Cooper
Ralph P. Younts
L. I. Miller
Andrew Bell
Routine Clarke Board Session Adopts Reports
Clarke County Virginia officials met in a routine session with most work devoted to approving reports. A statistical report of Trial ice Kackley was approved for member. The meeting adjourned at one oclock. Present were Clifton Price John Fishpan William Penton and Edward Lee.
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Berryville
Clarke Board of Supervisors
Prrsent
Clifton Price
John Fishpan
William Penton
Edward Lee
Suit Alleges Norfolk and Western Caused Fatal Crossing Crash
George H. Levi as administrator of Francis Eagle estate sues Norfolk and Western railway for 10000. The case follows a 1939 crossing accident near Boyce that killed Francis Eagle, Knoxville Maryland cattle truck driver. Jury summons list includes J R Ridgeway J P Cornwell J R Longerbeam J H Clarke C H Hibbard W L Bowler Clifford Hal Curtis Lewin R O Leake Turner Marcus W L Tavenner and R H McAtee.
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George H. Levi
Francis Eagle
Norfolk and Western Railway
Boyce
Eagle
Knoxville
J. R. Ridgeway
J. P. Cornwell
J. R. Longerbeam
J. H
Navy Recruiter to Visit Post Office Thursday
Martinsburg West Virginia Navy recruiter will be at the local post office building Thursday January 9 from 1 to 3 pm to interview applicants for enlistment and answer questions. The navy seeks 400 000 to 500 000 personnel beyond Marine Corps and welcomes men ages 17 to 31 with no enlistment limit at the Martinsburg station. A birth certificate may speed enlistment within ten days if requirements are met and eighth grade education suffices for the mental exam.
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U. S. Navy
Martinsburg
W. Va
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Cat Meow Leads Boston Police to Card Game Bust
Patrolman Michael Griffin’s convincing kitten meow drew him to a rear door where a gambler opened it to let the “cat” inside. Police entered and disrupted a gambling card game, arresting 10 men on gambling charges.
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Boston
Michael Griffin
Griffin
Canadian Officer Honored for Arandora Star Rescue
Commander Harry G. DeWolf of the Royal Canadian Navy received royal decoration in London for able control and coolness of judgement that led to the rescue of 867 survivors from the torpedoed Arandora Star while in command of the destroyer St. Laurent.
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Harry G. DeWolf
Royal Canadian Navy
King George
London
St. Laurent
Dial Units To Be Installed In Winchester
Installation of dial telephones will start in Winchester tomorrow morning with about six technicians. The new system won’t be active until late spring. J P McElligott, C P office manager, said dial equipment is already under progress at the North Braddock Street building. He urged patrons not to use dials until the citywide conversion is complete. Moving dials during a call breaks the circuit automatically.
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Winchester
J. P. McElligott
North Braddock Street
McElligott
Hagerstown Opens Defense Training Center With 24 Hour Shifts
Hagerstown launches defense training on Washington street, with three eight hour shifts after a brief two eight hour class week. About 500 unemployed men 18 and older registered. 240 started this week, 120 more to begin next week from WPA rolls, and the rest to follow in March. Courses include welding, wood work, aircraft metal design, and machine shop. trade extension at Hagerstown High School starts next week.
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Hagerstown
National Defense
New Defense Training Center
Washington Street Ground School
WPA
Earl Huyett
Hagerstown High School
Barbers' license origins traced to 1461 Edward IV
There is no definite record of when barbers first received licenses. In 1461 under Edward IV the barbers were incorporated as barber-surgeons and practiced the healing art of barbering.
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Edward IV
Pastor decries press distortions at Berryville meeting
Rev. John Cunningham of Pamplin urged mental development and criticized American newspapers for distorting facts. Berryville Clarke County Chamber heard the 1941 address as E. P. Berlin noted Christmas tree costs near 150 dollars and a need for 100 more candy boxes.
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John Cunningham
Pamplin
Berryville
Clarke County
E. P. Berlin
Close Call for RAF Pilot Over Albania
A British warplane pilot in Albania recounts a close escape after an Italian fighter opened fire. His observer was burned, and the pilot slipped from the craft when a bolt tore his parachute harness. He landed in Greek territory, was treated, then transported by snowbound routes to a Royal Air Force hospital.
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Athens
Greece
Royal Air Force
Albania
Associated Press
Death Car in Christmas Hit and Run Identified as 1935 Ford
City and county officers confirm broken head light lens found at the Christmas Eve hit and run scene in Kerns town matches a 1935 Ford. FBI telegram from John E. Hoover states fragments are most similar to two lite headlamp lenses used on 1935 Ford cars. Victim named Vern Lee Jones or Moses Jennings. driver remains unknown.
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Kernstown
Ford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John E. Hoover
FBI
Vern Lee Jones
Moses Jennings
Leahy Says No Special Mission to Petain
VICHY France January 7 Ambassador William D Leahy stated he has no special mission to the French government beyond serving as an ambassador He expects to present his essentials and a personal Roosevelt letter to Chief of State Philippe Petain at noon tomorrow.
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Vichy
France
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
Philippe Petain
Leahy
Florida and Texas Citrus and Vegetables Damaged by Strong Winds
Heavy rain and wind on December 26 27 damaged vegetables in Lake Okeechobee and the lower east coast of Florida with beans celery lettuce and potatoes hurt and tomato losses in Collier county. In Texas wind toppled citrus with 15 25 percent overall loss though trees were not damaged and processing aims to salvage fallen fruit.
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Florida
Texas
Washington, D. C
Lake Okeechobee
Agricultural Marketing Service
Rio Grande Valley
Pompano
Dade County
Collier County
Fort Pierce
Valencia
Harlingen
Texas Citrus Belt
R. B. McLeaish
Rio Grande
Deposits Rise in Salisbury in 1940
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce survey shows bank deposits in 1940 reached 77,684,928, up 7 million from 1939. Check clearances also rose, totaling 70,042,136 after 62,233,917 in 1938.
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Salisbury
Chamber of Commerce
Nurse Report Details Clarke County Activities
At the Clarke County Nurses Association meeting Public Health Nurse Mrs. A Louise Langbein reported November and December visits totals including 52 home nursing, 10 office nursing, 4 doctor visits and 10 home nursing classes in November with 480 miles traveled. December saw 38 home nursing visits 4 office visits 7 home nursing classes and 450 miles traveled. two patients admitted to hospital and seven taken to doctors. The Motor Corps directed by Miss Agnes Mitchell completed 40 November and 39 December trips transporting patients. The group aids the National Defense Project performing nine physical exams with eleven more planned next week for Selective Service. The annual meeting in March will elect officers and plan funds for Clarke county public health work.
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Berryville
Nurse’s Association of
Clarke County
A. Louise Langbein
Motor Corps
Agnes Mitchell
Langbein
Nurse’s Association
National
Defene
Graham Dougherty
Greenhalgh
Grange Officers To Be Installed At Middletown
Preparations proceed for a Middletown installation Monday night January 13 at 8 o clock. Frederick County Pomona White Hall Middletown and Saumsville Grange officers to be installed with Past State Master Mark Turner in charge. National Grange leaders invited to attend and participate. Public program marks annual subordinate Grange installation and Frederick Pomona bi annual ceremonies.
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Frederick County
Pomona
White Hall
Middletown
Saumsville
Mark Turner
Herndon
Great Falls
L. J. Taber
National Grange
Frederick Pomona
Perfect Rotary attendance record for six club members
Six Rotary Club members posted perfect attendance from July to December as Richard Eddy Dowell Howard W R Legge McSherry Lupton Peyton Marshall and Herbert Solenberg er. Four members missed only one meeting Pinckney Arthur Charles Coffman Henry Covington and Robert Underwood. The board voted to make George Klimes of National Fruit Prod Co an honorary member.
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Rotary Club
Richard Eddy
Dowell Howard
W. R. Legge
McSherry Lupton
Peyton Marshall
Herbert Solenberger
Pinckney Arthur
Charles Coffman
Henry Covington
Robert Underwood
George Klimes
The
National Fruit Prod. Co
Arthur Greenwood Named Minister for Reconstruction
Former minister without portfolio Arthur Greenwood was named to the new post of Minister for Reconstruction to supervise Britain’s post war rebuilding efforts following bomb damage.
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Arthur Greenwood
Rite
Britain
Flag Presented to Winchester Library from Civil War Hospital
The United States flag that flew over a Winchester Union hospital during the Civil War was presented to C. Vernon Eddy librarian of Handley Library by Dr. C. R. Anderson for Mrs. Walter Ure of Pittsburgh. The gift, donated by Mrs. Margaret Ure, includes a card noting the flag’s origin and hand sewn stars.
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United States
Winchester
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
C. R. Anderson
Walter Ure
Pittsburgh
Ure
Prances Ure
Anderson
Margaret Ure
Pittsburch
United States Volunteers
W .W. Glass
Fairfax Inn
Tre
E. M. Stanton
Trapping Charge Leads to Fine for W. E. Neff
W. E. Neff was fined $10 and costs for trapping without a license during a Trial Justice hearing before Loring Kackley. In default of the fine he was to be jailed. Raymond Tracy, colored, was fined $10 and costs for an assault charge.
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Berryville
W. E. Neff
Loring Kackley
Raymond Tracy
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Graham H. Blandy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Edgar Allan Poe
Clarke Board
Norfolk and Western
Each of
Jones
Loudoun ST
Order OF the Golden Rule
Hagerstown School
Rees
Leesburg
Goodrich Truck Tires
Easy Terms
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Apaly
Mother
Clark
Grange
Geta
Over Chapman Motor CO
Chrysler - Plymouth
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Busy Bee Restaurant
Olga Stoker Coal
Heatrola
Jia AU Ey
Yoaee
Winchester Evening Star
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