Rev J W Austin to Speak at Winchester C C C Meeting
Preparations by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce for the annual meeting on Tuesday evening February 11 at 6 30 at the George Washington Hotel are underway. The Rev John W Austin pastor of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church Washington DC has accepted an invitation to deliver the principal address. A large audience is anticipated and other clubs will be asked to waive regular meetings to attend. The program will include a review of the Chamber’s work.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
John W. Austin
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Washington, D
Rotary
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Shenandosh Valley
Salvation Army Annual Campaign Opens January Twenty Seventh
The Salvation Army launches its annual campaign on Monday January 27 with a luncheon at the Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe at 12 30 p m Brigadier George H Marshall will be the guest speaker Plaques will be presented to Advisory Board members Music by Major and Mrs Harold Stout Reservations are requested A goal of 3541 dollars was set The executive committee includes Hoye Roley Mrs John W Rosenberg er A C Halvosa and Rev R A Whitten.
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Salvation Army
Mathias Bott
Golden Glow
Harry Benham
George H. Marshall
Harold Stout
Baltimore
Benham
Hoye Roley
John W. Rosenberger
A. C. Halvosa
R. A. Whitten
Men's Day Observed at Mount Pleasant
A Men s Day service for the Winchester A B Circuit will be held Sunday January 12 at 2 30 PM at Mount Pleasant. Rev Ronald Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester will speak. Men from Mount Pleasant Pleasant Valley Red Bud and visitors from other communities are welcome.
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Mt. Pleasant
Winchester A. B
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Pleasant Valley
Red Bud
To Be Hanged For An Attack Near Orenton
Wilson Knott, convicted of assaulting a 19 year old girl last August near Orenton, is sentenced to be executed a few minutes after midnight in the Baltimore penitentiary. He had pleaded innocent and was sentenced November 6 by Circuit Judge Ridgley P. Mel. He is the father of two children.
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Baltimore
Wilson Knott
Orenton
Knott
Ridgley P. Mel
New Equipment Introduced to Speed City Financial Records
The city manager announced new bookkeeping equipment arrived and is in use to balance funds daily. It streamlines water bill preparation for December and January, with triplicate copies filed in manager and treasurer offices and sent to property owners. The form notes property location to aid multi dwelling taxpayers.
Barringer Dies at University Campus Home
Dr Paul Brandon Barringer 83 former UVA faculty chairman and ex VP of Virginia Tech from 1907 to 1912 died at his home near the campus after months of illness. He joined UVA in 1888 as physiology professor and led the faculty 1895 to 1903. He helped establish the University Hospital and supervised its first 25 bed unit opened in 1901. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. at UVA chapel with burial in University Cemetery. Survived by widow Nannie Irene Hannah Barringer and eight children.
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Charlottesville
Paul Brandon Barrinma
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Barringer
University
University Hospital
Nannie Irene Hannah Barringer
Hillman Improves After Illness at Johns Hopkins
Dr. Samuel Wolman reported Sidney Hillman associate director for national defense office of production management is convalescing from a severe attack of grippe at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He said Hillman is sick but not very sick and not likely to stay long.
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Baltimore
Samuel Wolman
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management For
National Defense
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mrs. Martha Jane Lewis Dies at 77 in Cedar Grove
Mrs. Martha Jane Lewis aged 77, longtime Cedar Grove resident and wife of John W. Lewis, died at home from complications. Born July 31, 1863 in Frederick county, she leaves a son John W. Lewis a sister Mrs. E. A. Luttrell and a granddaughter Marjorie Lewis. Funeral at 1 pm Saturday with Rev. William E. Wolfe officiating, Mount Hebron burial.
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Martha Jane Lewis
Cedar Grove
John W. Lewis
Winchester
8. A. Luttrell
Marjorie Lewis
William E. Wolfe
Mount Hebron
Hoboes Start Campaign to Work for Defense Program
The Hoboes of America Inc announces a campaign to employ the nation 250000 tramps and bums as part of the defense effort. Hoboe King Jeff Davis says the plan aims to remove hoboes from the roads and redirect them to real jobs in industry or the armed forces. He asserts 100000 tramps and 150000 bums remain idle, to be pressed into work by policing and mandatory assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hoboes of America, Inc
United States
Jeff Davis
Cincinnati
Army
Navy
Electric Service Halted By Strike in Chicago
Chicago traffic lights were dark and city elevators halted as more than a dozen unions of municipal workers walked out over proposed pay cuts. Some members returned to work, delaying full action until an emergency conference with city officials in Mayor Edward J. Kelly's office.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Population figures for Virginia counties and cities
Population of This State shows county changes with Frederick 14,008 up from 13,167 in 1930. Clarke 7,159 vs 7,167. Shenandoah 20,898 vs 20,655. Warren 11,352 vs 8,340. Winchester 12,095 up from 10,855. Staunton 13,337 vs 11,990. Harrisonburg 8,768 vs 7,232.
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Frederick County
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Winchester
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Bicycle Law To Be Revised
City council discussed revising a bicycle ordinance modeled after the National Safety Council. Revisions focus on enforcement practicality for under 18 violators and license schemes to aid tracing stolen bikes. Some favored annual licenses while others supported a one time license tied to ownership.
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A. Lee Coble
National Safety Council
James P. Reardon
Reardon
Mt Jackson fruit grower fined for reckless driving
Frank Whissler of Mt Jackson was fined 19.25 including costs by Trial Justice A J Tavenner for reckless driving after his car sideswiped W H Lugar’s vehicle on New Year’s Eve near Stephens City. Lugar testified he ran out after the crash and Whissler claimed a quick stop showed no damage. The hit and run charge was dismissed and Lugar’s fender damage was 8.90.
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Frank Whissler
Mt. Jackson
A. J. Tavenner
Stephens City
Whissler
W. H. Luger
Here
Millwood
Lugar
Tavenner
Winchester
Burr P. Harrison
Broader Airport Program Likely Expands Civil Aeronautics Work
Representative Woodrum said Roosevelt’s budget request of 33.5 million dollars would allow expansion of existing civil aeronautics airport projects and possibly start up to 50 new ones. He noted the 250 project limit set by Congress remains in effect.
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Washington
Jan
Woodrum
D.-Va
Appropriations
Roosevelt
Congress
Suspend Work On Route 7 In City Plan
City manager informs council that work on Route 7 is halted for July 1 due to state allocation. In December crews completed 294 feet of curb and gutter on Amherst and South Braddock streets and started widening sections with curb and gutter, excavation, grading, waterbound macadam, and base asphalt. Other streets saw curb and gutter work and paving finish on East Academy and Spring streets. Current projects include a 10 inch water main on Virginia Avenue and 6 inch water with 8 inch sewer mains on Roszel Road.
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Amherst Street
Braddock Street
Route 7
East Street
Academy Street
Spring Street
Virginia Avenue
Roszel Road
New Product Search Urged During Economic Transition
Baltimore January 9 Immediate research for new products and industries to cushion the shock of defense to peacetime change is urged by William L. Batt deputy commissioner of the industrial materials division of the national defense advisory council He warns the post emergency problem could exceed imagination and unemployment may reach ten to twelve million. He also says rising scrap prices threaten the economy and defense by incentivizing hoarding and speculation urging scrap owners to sell quickly and cheaply.
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Baltimore
Defense
William L. Batt
National Defense Advisory Council
Batt
Scrap Iron and Steel Institute
Dole
Keyser Coal Co Executive Charles E H Brown Dies
Charles E H Brown 74 longtime president and sales manager of Masteller Coal Co Keyser Va died at his Waynesboro Pennsylvania home He was a Cavetown Maryland native Survived by wife a daughter and two step children He was active in many industrial and civic ventures.
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Waynesboro
Charles E. H. Brown
Masteller Coal Company
Keyser
Tony
Cavetown
Shenandoah Valley Bank Marks 75th Anniversary Open House
Shenandoah Valley National Bank celebrates its 78th anniversary with an open house tonight from now until 9 30 p m. The bank organized January 9 1866 with capital of 130 000. Directors included John B Bell A H Griffith Louis P Hartman Wood Williams and Charles L Williams served as president Philip Williams as cashier. The bank, oldest in the region, has been at the same site since 1902 and remains one of Virginia’s 11 banks aged 75 or older.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
Washington
Shenandoah Valley [National] Bank
John B. Bell
A. H. Griffith
Louis P. Hartman
Wood Williams
Charles L
Philip Willams
Henry M. Brent
Virginia
Britain and U S Discuss War Aid and Balkan Food Flows
The British Army remains at Gazala amid low London alarms since Sunday. In Washington the Agriculture Department notes little change in German and Italian efforts to secure Danube basin food and fibers. A tentative draft bill to empower the United States to send ships tanks guns and planes to Britain neared completion for possible congressional action tomorrow.
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London
Washington
United States Agriculture Department
Danube Basin
Europe
United States
Britain
Congress
Dan Wright joins Special Health Commission for unoccupied France
Dan Wright sails from October through Lisbon carrying extensive medical supplies to aid unoccupied France. He joins a Special Health Commission formed to organize preventive medicine and public health to forestall typhus cholera and typhoid epidemics. He faces Nazi travel obstacles and communications limits while observing Portugal and Franco refugee conditions.
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France
Europe
International Division of Health
Winchester
Wright
Lisbon
Daniel Wright
Wright Remins
North Loudoun Street
Portugal
Wright, Jr
Paris
Vichy
Marseilles
Special Commission
Greece
Yugoslavia
Rome
Switzerland
Madrid
Italy
New York
Sawyer
Rockefeller Foundation
Answers to Today’s Quiz on Page Four
Answers printed on page 4 include Kitchen Cabinet and The Declaration of Independence. The City listed is New York City with Edward J. Kelly as a named person. Other items mention concentrated sulfuric acid and Beethoven.
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New York City
Edward J. Kelly
Gerle i
Beethoven
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C.C.C
Mt. Vernon Place Church
Washington, D.C
Mount Pleasant
Chapin
Wyoming
Rees
Leesburg
Hillman
King
C. D. Barnett
Police and Traffic Committee
Goodrich Truck
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Keyser Coal Co
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Gazzala
Dan Wright
S.S.S
S&s
Bickers
Raylass Department Store
Towel Fales
Coles Een
Fen's and
Boys
Gil Bovis
Regu
N. Loudoun St
Solenberger’s Hardware
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