Red Cross Dinner Meeting Plans for 1940 Budget
The Winchester Frederick Red Cross announces its annual meeting will be Tuesday night January 30 at the Golden Glow Restaurant banquet room. Tickets cost 50 cents and attendees provide their own. John Scully will present the 1940 budget, Iker Bond the nominating slate, and Roy Ryden Jr. will report on the annual roll call. A national Red Cross representative may speak if confirmed.
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Red Cross
Herman J. Womeldorf
Winchester-Frederick
Golden Glow
Womeldorf
National
John Scully
Iker Bond
Roy Ryden Jr
Flying Marines Reach Cuba for Caribbean Maneuvers
A force of 52 Marine Corps planes and support craft left Miami for the second leg of a Caribbean deployment. Led by Lieut Col Field Harris, the squadron, totaling over 100 personnel, flew from Quantico to begin maneuvers in Cuban airspace.
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Miami
Fla
U. S. Marine Corps
Cuba
Caribbean Islands
Field Harris
Quantico
Rail freight car loadings rise amid weekly gains
Washington reports the Association of American Railroads shows 667,713 loaded freight cars for the week ending last date. This marks an increase of 75,321 cars or 12.7 percent from the prior week, up 85,469 or 14.7 percent from a year ago, and up 86,973 or 15 percent versus 1938.
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Ashington
Association of American Rail
Enue
Roanoke National Guard Troop Relocated to Emporia
A Roanoke National Guard company formed 13 years ago will move to Emporia on February 1. Major Frederick W. Thomas announced the transfer. Officials say training and housing inadequacies in Roanoke prompted the move.
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Roanoke National Guard
Emporia
Roanoke
National Guard
Frederick W. Thomas
Waller
Senator Vaughan Improves After Hospital Stay
In Richmond Virginia on January 18 Senator Taylor G Vaughan of Galax was reported to be much better while under treatment at St Luke s Hospital for a bad cold. An attendant said he had a very good night.
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Richmond
Taylor G. Vaughan
Galax
St. Luke’s Hospital
Norwegian Steamers Sunk by Torpedoes in European Waters
Two Norwegian steamers were torpedoed and sunk within the last 24 hours. Fourteen crew members from one vessel are missing, while all aboard the second were rescued.
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Oslo
Treasury Status January 16 Receipts and Debt Figures
Treasury reports January 16 receipts of 5.89 million dollars and expenditures of 19.42 million. Net balance shows 2.374 billion, gross debt 42.107 billion, with an increase over the previous day of 6.036 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Canterbury Notes from CANTERBURG VA
Canterbury notes record various local visits and movements. Howard White family and others visited Winchester. Mae Painter stayed with W M DeHaven at Bunker Hill. O D Painter moved to Dr Stickley’s near Stephens City. Ladies Society met at Mrs Henry Mears with refreshments. next gathering Feb 14 at Mrs Lloyd Painted.
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Canterburg
Howard White
Winchester
Clarence Hardy
R. E. Albin
Alice
Lois Albin
Douglas
Billy Reed
Bland Ritenour
Mae Painter
W M. DeHaven
Bunker Hill
O. D. Painter
P. B. Stickley
Stephens City
Ladies Society
The
M. E. Church
Henry Mears
Mears
Lloyd
Anna Lee Estep
Eloise Albin
Elmo Neff
South Has A Safety Plan
Georgia safety officials lead a southwide drive to curb highway deaths with uniform laws and strict enforcement. Lon E. Sullivan coordinates patrols on U S high ways 1 17 and 41 to educate motorists and reduce fatal wrecks as traffic funnels toward Florida.
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Atlanta
South
Georgia
Lon E. Sullivan
Alabama
Tennesse
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
U. S
Florida
Othe
Demonstration for Riding's Road Residents at High School
The Northern Virginia Power Company will hold a demonstration at Stephens City High School on Friday at 7 30 for residents of Riding's Chapel road. The event invites all lane residents to attend the free entertainment with refreshments movies and a brief discussion on farm and home lighting electricity.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Stephens City High School
Chapel Road
Tobacco Exports Being Affected
NORFOLK Va Jan 18 The embargo on American tobacco imports reported in London will have a bad effect on tobacco exports via Hampton Roads to the United Kingdom but was expected O D Brown Norfolk division manager of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce said Brown noted tobacco movement through Hampton to the UK had already been curtailed by the war
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Norfolk
London
Hampton Roads
United Kingdom
O. D. Brown
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Brown
Hampton
Reprieve Granted for Convicted Willie Bradshaw
Governor Price granted a reprieve delaying Willie Bradshaw's execution until April 12 to allow time for a writ of error to the State Supreme Court of Appeals. Bradshaw, a Black man, was sentenced for the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Herbert Boele of Halifax County.
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Richmond
Price
Willie Bradshaw
Herbert Boele
Halifax County
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Answers to Today's Quiz From Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Africa General Meade about 15 years Howard Jones Baron Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim Paraguay Def'la-grate ev Union Jack 3 Alkalies 10 Gamma.
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Africa
General Meade
Howard Jones
Baron Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim
Paraguay
May Reduce Clarke County Tax to 1.16 Rate
Clarke county residents may see a 3 cent cut in the tax rate next year if the tentative budget by County Clerk J Edward Thoma is approved by the Board of Supervisors. The levy would drop from 1.19 to 1.16 with 2 cents cut from the general county levy and 1 cent from debt service.
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Clarke County
J. Edward Thoma
Board of Supervisors
General County
Borah Near Death As Senate Faces Crisis
Senator Borah lies critically ill in Washington after a fall and long illness, with Vice President Garner and Senate chaplain E Barney Phillips expressing sympathy. Doctors monitor his condition as plans for a Republican Convention and defense spending debate loom, while dock strike losses in San Francisco total 100 million dollars.
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Garner
Capitol
Senate
E. Barney Phillips
Borah
Worth Daniels
Miss Rubin
Ban Against Diversion of Fund Flares Continued from Page One
A Virginia House session features a push by Delegate E B Moore under Governor Price aims to inform public finances. Delegate S D Rodgers proposes a misdemeanor for unjust ambulance summons. The House passes four bills including a felony waiver via warrant of information and names the General John H Morgan Memorial Bridge.
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E. B. Moore
Clarke
Price
S. D. Rodgers
Petersburg
House
Advisory Legislative Council
John B. Spiers
Radford
Berryville
J. Tinsley Coleman, Jr
Nelson
Ing
Norfolk and Western Railway
Abingdon
John H. Morgan
Wickham Senate
Hanover County
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Flying Marines
EE People’s
Emerg
Bec Trust
Isones Funeral
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Vaughan
Canterbury
Stokol
Servel
W. Adams Plumbing & Heating
E. Piccadilly St
Confederacy
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
San Ees
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San Franciséo Chamber of Commerce, Business and Industry
Social Security Board
E. Ss
Bureau of the Budget
Bickers Mammoth
Bickers
FORD
Mercury
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