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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1939

Page

2

Shenandoah Valley Rebekah Association Meeti ng Front Royal

Shenandoah Valley Rebekah Association to convene in Odd Fellows Hall Front Royal tonight at 8 o clock. Lodges from Winchester Edinburg Middletown Stephens City Bentonville and Front Royal attend with officers of the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows anticipated. Delegation from Winchester to attend weather permitting with 15 to 18 members.

Shenandoah Shenandoah Rebekah Lodge No. 83 Front Royal Shenendoah Valley Odd Fellows Hall Winchester Edinburg Middletown Stephens City Bentonville Rebekahs Odd Fellows M. C. Vint Katherine Supinger Rebekah Lodge Winchester Tt Winchester Lodge

Thomas Wildey to Be Honored Tonight

Madison Lodge No. 6 I C O F members meet at East Boscawen street hall to honor Thomas Wildey founder of the order. The initiatory degree will be conferred on H B McCormac Jr and H C Sheets. A domestic poet question follows about Omar Khayyam.

Mlembers Madison Lodge No. 6 East Boscawen Street Thomas Wildey H. B. McCormac Jr H. C. Sheets

Court orders notice in Whitlock death matter

In the matter of Willis Whitlock the court finds Goldie Whitlock has not been heard of for seven years and orders a certified copy of the order published in The Evening Star for two weeks. It directs notice to Goldie Whitlock or any representative to appear within twelve weeks. Corinne Barnett deputy clerk. Winchester Virginia. 1916-23-21

Willis Whitlock Evening Star Frederick County Goldie Whitlock Frederick Heuce Goldie Vira Philip Williams Corinne. Barnett Winchester

Farmers to Discuss Changing Conditions Across Frederick County

Farmers in Frederick County plan to hold discussions this week despite icy roads. Tonight at 7:30 at the Winchester courthouse they will decide if county farmers should pursue higher profits through conservation and smaller acreage. Meetings also set for Stephens City Star Tannery Gainesboro and other areas with leaders Ellsworth Dodson C. E. Staples Landon Whitacre guiding talks on feeding grain to livestock and national perspectives.

Frederick County Winchester Court House Stephens City C. E. Staples Star Tannery Ellsworth Dodson Gainesboro Frederick Landon Whitacre

Frederick Clarke Farm Loan Association to Meet at Courthouse

The Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association invites all members friends and relatives to its annual meeting at the courthouse Wednesday at 10 o clock Secretary Treasurer W Erle Edwards says a director will be elected and other business discussed A representative of the Federal Land Bank will attend.

Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association W. Erle Edwards Clarke and Frederick County Federal Land Bank

Phosphate Fertilizer Applications Open For 1939 Program

Frederick county farmers are notified that triple super phosphate applications will replace cash payments for the farm conservation program in 1939. Last year 245.45 tons valued at 32 dollars per ton were delivered. shipments should arrive in time for spring use. The TVA manufactured product is shipped in carload lots and can be used on permanent pastures grass clovers and cover crops in orchards.

Fred Stine Frederick County TVA Tennessee Alabama

General Motors Previews of Progress at Handley High

Winchester will host a General Motors science demonstration titled Previews of Progress at Handley High School auditorium Friday January 20 at 7 30 p m. The show is a stage demonstration of scientific advances not a sales event with no products shown. Andrew Bell says the Handley endorsement and free auditorium use prove the event's public value. Ernest L Foss will direct the stage demonstration for the New York World Fair. No admission tickets required. A student demonstration will occur Friday afternoon at Handley High School.

Winchester Chamber of Commerce Winchester General Motors Handley High School Andrew Bell Chamber of Commerce Bell Garland Quarles Handley Auditorium Charles F. Kettering Ernest L. Foss George Washington

Insurgents Fast Capture Cervera in Catalonia Advances

Reports say Franco's forces push toward Tarragona and Barcelona, with 82 villages seized yesterday as insurgents reach the Gaya river near the Tarragon front. Insurgents claim rapid gains after December 23 and plan to press toward Cervera in Lerida province.

Gaya Tarragone Lerida Barcelona Bellprat Cervera

William S. Carlisle Dies. Rites Held at Berryville

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon January 13 for William S. Carlisle who died January 11 after four months of illness. The service at Berryville Baptist Church was conducted by ministers E T Clarke L A Parker and W O Luttrell with hymns Rock of Ages Safe In The Arms of Jesus and Abide With Me. He is survived by his widow Blanch Owens and several children with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.

William S. Carlisle Baptist Church Berryville E. T. Clarke First Baptist Church of Winchester L. A. Parker W. O. Luttrell Jesus Carlisle First Baptist Church Blanch Owens William Ownes Clarke County C. Cole C. B. Whitacre Helen Emily Carlisle John William Carlisle Woodrow W. Carlisle Dorothy Marie Carlisle Harold Dorsey Whitacre Charles Cole, Jr Green Hill Cemetery David M. Reardon Roy P. Duvall S. G. Newcome Jack Rutherford George Eagle Jr Arthur Lupton

Byrd lauded as pragmatist warning on national peril

The piece praises Senator Byrd as a practical businessman who rises above partisanship to warn fellow citizens about grave dangers to the nation. It lauds his vision to see peril and his courage to sound the alarm from the watch-tower of liberty.

Byrd

Barcelona siege report prompts rapid government withdrawal

Cervera was described as under siege with rapid government withdrawal, observers noting the move could be part of a larger plan to defend along mountain lines near the provincial border. Barcelona ordered Seo de Urgel residents to evacuate within 24 hours as authorities plan a defense to protect the Panigcerda valley and rail link to France for arms and foreign fighters.

Barcelona Cervera Yesteray Seo de Urgel Panigcerda France

Recovery Hopes Rise for Maryland Teen in Grade Crossing Crash

Robert Hemp, 18, of Jefferson Maryland, injured in a Boyce grade crossing crash Friday, showed brighter signs at a hospital run by Norfolk and Western surgeon Dr. P. W. Boyd. He remained in serious condition with multiple injuries while his mother kept vigil.

Robert Rice Hemp Jefferson Boyce Hemp P. W. Boyd Norfolk and Western

Two Sentenced In Bicycle Thefts

Two youths were sentenced to six months and costs each for bicycle thefts by Judge Don ald Weems in Police Court. John Hinkle 19 of Hillsboro VA and Jake Lester Keeler 22 of Marlboro VA received six months and costs. Additional persons faced lesser fines for assault and battery and disorderly conduct.

Donald Weems Police Court John Hinkle Hillsboro Jake Lester Keeler Marlboro

Mrs. Sophia Hodgson Richards Rites Held in City

Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Hodgson Richards, longtime resident, were conducted Sunday at 2 PM by Rev. Robert B. Nelson with Rev. Charles F. Steck assisting. Survivors include nephew Milton Hodgson and aunt Miss Fannie Woodward. Attendees included family from Newport News, Washington, Fredericksburg, Waynesboro, and Strasburg.

Sophia Hodgson Richards A. E. Beck Newport News Robert B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Charles F. Steck Waynesboro Old Rugged Cross M. B. Clowe Burton Ritter Joseph Hodgson B. Grim Howard Lemp Winchester Frank F. Beck Charles Beck Fredericksburg W. W. Anderson H. C. Lamp Washington, D. C Thomas M. Watson West Newton Conner J. C

Yellow Dog contract defined in labor history

The contract is an agreement between the employer and the employee prohibiting union membership while employed. It may bar associating with union leaders and require advance notice before leaving, yet allow dismissal without notice.

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