Handley Library Reports Stable Year Despite Aging Building
The Handley Library's 1940 annual report notes a routine year with no major changes since prior years. It cites aging plumbing and lighting in need of replacement to maintain standards, reports 28 293 volumes after a net gain of 694, and details additions of 918 volumes including purchases and donations while 250 books were worn out or lost.
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Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Library
Reoe
Collecon
Winchester Library 1940 Annual Report Highlights Donations
The Winchester and Clarke County Library notes donations from many organizations and individuals in 1940, with the Douglass School Branch serving local African American readers. Attendance reached 59,842 with 50,088 books borrowed, and 418 new borrower cards issued.
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Virginia Municipal Review Magazine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia State Library
War Department
John W. Wayland
Charles H. Wild
Winchester and
Clarke County Garden Club
Martin Wisecarver
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
D. E. Wright
Melvin Green
Henry B. Gilpin
Clarke County
Handley Board
Douglass School
Winchester
Ireland bases and neutral stance overshadow wartime strategy
In this war column Eric Southern argues Germany and Ireland clash over strategic bases in Cobh Queenstown Bantry Bay and Lough Swilly. He notes De Valera vows neutrality and warns German or British moves could turn Ireland into a battlefield with British forces and Allied air power ready in the north.
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Eric
Ireland
Germany
Britain
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Mr. Devalera
Cobh
Queentown
Bantry Bay
Bire
Northern Ireland
de Valera
In Memoriam Julia C. Derry Three Years After
In sad remembrance of our dear mother Julia C Derry who departed this life three years ago today January fifteenth one thousand nine hundred forty one. You suffered hours of pain to wait for cure but all in vain. Till God alone knew what was best. He called you home to give you rest. In our hearts your memory lingers. There is not a day dear mother that we do not think of you. By Her Devoted Children.
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Julia C. Derry
DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES AND ANSWER SOURCE
Crossword grid clues listed with Across and Down hints from a King Features Syndicate puzzle. Includes themes like Apollo eight mythic home and various word definitions. Ends with note about distribution.
Shore Acres debut name and later title change
Shore Acres was first produced at McVickers Theatre Chicago on May 23 1892 under the title Shore Acres Subdivision and later renamed Uncle Nat. An inquiry notes the Union Stock Yards Chicago sold about 89 million animals for around 21 billion dollars on its 75th anniversary in January.
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James Herne
Shore Acres
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
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Warner Bros. Capitol
Robt
Taylor Wit
Chico
Robert Benchley Laff
Winchester Milling Corp
Ray & Eddy
the Star
Europe
United States
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Hansbrough & Carter
the Commercial Small Loan and Finance CO
E. Water St
Bond Brothers
N. Cameron St
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
John M. Steck
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Alderman Library
American Osteopathic Association
J. W. Anderson
Arlendale Book House Publishers
Department of Agriculture
Dietz Printing Company
G. W. Donaghey
Dupont Magazine
C. Vernon Eddy
J. Frank
Raddy Foster Hall
Aulick Gibbons
Dorothy Whiting Green
Burr Powell Harrison
Virginia Henkel
DeWitt Hicks
John F. Hoover
W. S. Hough
J. D. Howard
Sam Hurst
Alfred Ferfoot
Benjamin Krouse
Schnyder Larkin
Robert B. Lee
C. O. Miller
Kate EF. Miller
National Soap Sculpture
Norfolk and Western Isroad
Old Ferederisktown
Marie B. H. Pierc
A. C. Randolph
A. Willis
Romulus W. Puryear
Bolling Field
Wash
Newcomb Hospital
Vineland
N. J
Mitchel Field
L. J
American Library Association
Board of Trustees
RW. Paryear
Caromel
Carter
Ing Arthur
Bell Phone
Sand Lough Swilly
Emerald Isle
Glasgow
Liverpool
France
Norway
Fox News
Marlene Dietrich
John Wayne
Universal Picture
Peggy Johnny Wea
Gertrude Michael
Risdon
Washington
Loudoun St
Fairmont
Rhodes Drug Co
Westinghouse Range
Ed Molden
Glaize Ave
Wiltshire
Martinsburg
Butler's Packing House
National Ave
Mgr
Lewis
Parkway Hotel
C. R. McCann
Stephenson, Va
Peyton St
Trail’s End
Gordonsville
Leicester
Emerson and Crosley
Willis’ Bicycle and Radio Shop
Daily Crossword
Hasr Rare Crosby
Singer
Destiny
King Features Syndicate, Inc
George W. Kurtz
Hi C Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
Lupton Orchard Service CO
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