Baldridge Named Director of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Fest
H. Clay deGrange announced Tom Baldridge will again serve as director-general of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival for a third year. The executive committee approved the appointment and Baldridge will operate with Skyline Caverns approval. Headquarters will open within a week or ten days as planning begins for the spring festival.
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H. Clay deGrange
Tom Baldridge
Baldridge
J. Victor Arthur
Garland R. Quarles
Harry F. Byrd
deGrange
J. Pinckney Arthur
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal
The
Star
Bermuda Clipper Off For Bermuda From Norfolk
The flying boat Bermuda Clipper departed the Naval Air Station at 6 a m for Bermuda carrying six passengers after ice in Baltimore Harbor prevented a landing there. The Yankee Clipper remains at Little Bay near the station and will depart tomorrow for Lisbon with a full load of passengers and mail.
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Norfolk
Naval Air Station
Bermuda
Baltimore
Little Bay
Lisbon
Portugal
Two Workers Die In Steel Plant Blast In Kentucky
Two men Orville Tungate aged 28 and Jesse Phillips aged 37 were burned to death at the Andrews Steel Company plant in Newport Kentucky after an explosion hurled them into a furnace pit while they attempted to loosen slag with picks. Coroner Martin J Sauter said three rapid explosions followed as water pocket was released.
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Newport
Andrews Steel Company
Orville Tungate
Jesse Phillips
Martin J. Sauter
Salt Lake City Salesman Reports 50 Car Collar Thefts
Salt Lake City salesman S. G. Nott told police a thief stole 50 car collars from his automobile. Nott said he was trying to popularize the collars and asked what a thief could do with them.
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Salt Lake City
S. G. Nott
Nott
Mothers and Daughters Weigh Mate Qualities in Advice
A columnist outlines how varied mothers discuss ideal sons-in-law and what traits they value. From the heroic to the prudent, the pieces emphasize character, generosity, ambition, and congeniality over wealth, drink, or background, offering guidance for daughters choosing mates.
Berryville High Basketball Postponed By Cold Roads
Berryville Va January 20 Berryville High School basketball players aren’t creampuffs they want that made clear but severe cold and hazardous driving conditions in the mountains west of Winchester led to the postponement of last night’s games with Capon Bridge High. Coach George Pope arranged the postponement yesterday afternoon.
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Berryville
Berryville High School
Winchester
Capon Bridge High
Capon Bridge
George Pope
Two Brothers Burned To Death In Virginia Fire
Indirect victims of Arctic blasts are two boys burned to death near Buchanan at 2 a.m. Alvin Steene and Erman Bryant Jr. slept in a second floor bedroom as fire destroyed the family home of Mr. and Mrs. Erman Bryant. Fire believed caused by a defective flue spread before rescuers could reach them.
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Richmond
Buchanan
Alvin Steene
Erman Bryant, Jr
Erman Bryant
Harrisonburg Chamber elects Don W. Thomas president
Don W. Thomas, head of Harrisonburg freight lines and director at Virginia State Chamber, was elected president of the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce as the organization begins its twenty fourth year. Bernard Denton became vice president with Dan Hartman as treasurer, and Russell L. Stultz re elected secretary. new directors include Minor W. Garber J P Harpine Dr O F Foley and Dan Hartman. Directors planned a membership drive and outlined annual activities. Thomas will represent the chamber at the Roanoke chamber fifty th anniversary event on January 24.
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Harrisonburg
Don W. Thomas
Chesapeake-Western Railway
Harrisonburg-Rockingham
C. Grattan Price
J. P.harpine
Broadway
O. F. Foley
Bridgewater
Dan Hartman
Thomas
J. P. Harpine
Mr. Denton
J. D. Corison
Frank Colman
W. Clyde Koontz
C. F. Phillips
J. R. Lineweaver
Roanoke
Painful Rescue on Icy Sidewalk Leaves Woman With Fractured Leg
Mrs Ida Collins and her daughter walked on an icy sidewalk when the daughter slipped. Mrs Collins tried to break the fall, stumbled, and also fell suffering a fractured leg. The daughter rose uninjured.
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Marissa
Ida Collins
Auction Notice for 1929 Chevrolet Coupe in Virginia
Treasury Department notice announces sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. The 1929 Chevrolet Coupe with accessories, motor number 1412229, is listed for January 30, 1940 at 12:00 noon at the Motor Inn in Front Royal Virginia. R. E. Tuttle is the District Supervisor.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Maryland
Motor Inn
Front Royal
Virginia
R. E. Tuttle
Notice to owners of property at H R Jones Cleaners
Property left for cleaning or service at H R Jones & Co 118 Braddock Street must be claimed and paid for immediately after the firm’s sale on December 18 1939. Unclaimed property by February 1 1940 will be sold as required by law Code Va Sec 6451 A. Lula E Jones executrix of H R Jones filed notice.
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H. R. Jones & Co
Braddock Street
Lula E. Jones
H. R. Jones
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