Seventh District VFW to Convene Here Tomorrow
Seventh District Veterans of Foreign Wars meet in the club room at 110 North Loudoun Street with opening at 2 30. J Earl Jones will preside and H E Anderson urges every member to attend. W S Woodman will attend from Staunton. The session covers district veterans work and the 1939 member quota of 805. Membership drives and roll calls are urged. On Monday February 6 at 8 oclock trustees will be elected and other business transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street
J. Earl Jones
Seventh District Department
H. E. Anderson
W. S. Woodman
Staunton
Bers
Colored Choir To Give Concert At Mount Carmel Church
The Mount Carmel Baptist Church young people's choir will present a spiritual and folk concert at 8 35 Tuesday evening January 3 at Mount Carmel to raise funds for colored patients to be sent to a state sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment. The District Nurse Association promotes the event and calls for a large audience of white and colored residents. A silver offering will be collected, and the group plans to send at least two young colored patients for treatment once funds cover maintenance costs during the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Choir
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
District Nurse Association
In Appreciation for Marshall Hamilton Family Notes
We thank everyone for kindness during illness and death of Marshall Hamilton husband and son. Special thanks to Dr. Osborne for consideration. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hamilton and Family. Mrs. Marshall Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Hamilton
Osborne
O. P. Hamilton
The Ramparts We Watch by Major Eliot at Handley Library
Major George F. Eliot presents a comprehensive survey of American coastal defense and air attack vulnerability in The Ramparts We Watch. He argues self reliance is essential, cites Panama, Hawaii, and the Pacific balance, and notes the book is now available for borrowing at Handley Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Eliot
George F. Eliot
Eliot
Panama
United States
Pacific
Aleutians
Hawaii
Japan
Asia
Europe
Handley Library
Senate Delays Relief Bill as House Cuts Stand
On Capitol Hill the Senate battles over a relief bill now at $725 million after House reductions. The Senate military committee questions General Malin Craig about the French air mission while the House remains in recess and yesterday voted 47 to 46 to reject restoring a $150 million cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ODA
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Malin Craig
House
Mrs Pangle Dies After Long Illness at 73 in Pittsburgh
Mrs Je Bell Pangle 73 died after a long illness at her Pittsburgh home where she had lived 15 years. Born 1864 in Marlboro Virginia she was married to R J Pangle and survived by eight children in Maryland Pennsylvania and Washington. Her body will return to Middletown for funeral at Hites Chapel with Rev J T Brown and burial at Lebanon Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je Bell Pangle
Pittsburgh
Marlboro
Frederick County
Eliza
Martha Henson Keller
R. J. Pangle
Nellie
Baltimore
Homer
Jasper
Bessie
Washington
Newton
Edmonia
Mary
Co. W. and
Wade Keller
Middletown
E. A. Fisher
Hite’s Chapel
J. T. Brown
Lebanon Church Cemetery
Buck Jones at Hable's Palace Theatre Today Only
Buck Jones stars in Stranger from Arizona at Hable's Palace Theatre today only with Johnny Mack Brown in Flaming Frontiers plus vaudeville acts, a cartoon, and Fox News Reel. Ted Weems and his orchestra perform Monday and Tuesday with Swing Sister Swing and cast Ken Murray Johnny Downs and Eddie Quillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Jones
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Arizona
Hable's Palace Theatre
West
Johnny Mack Brown
Palace
Ted Weems
Ken Murray
Johnny Downs
Eddie Quillan
Baltimore
the Grove
Fox News
Peacemaker Rites Sunday for Bloomery Merchant
Funeral services for Offutt Peacemaker 71 Bloomery W Va longtime merchant and farmer who died yesterday will be at 11 Sunday at his home with rites at Redland Church Whitacre conducted by Rev R V Whitehurst interment in the adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers include Harley Clark Raymond Omps George Johnson Russell Pugh Marvin Pease Irvin Hammack Ernest Michael Jeff Leith. He was a native of Frederick County son of Adam and Kate Johnson Peacemaker survived by wife Minnie Bageant Reynolds Store and a son Clyde Peacemaker farmer and lumber mill operator. He once served as Bloomery postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offutt
Bloomery
W. Va
Will of Rites
Redland Church
Whitacre
R. V. Whitehurst
Rock of Ages
Harley Clark Raymond Omps
George Johnson
Russell Pugh
Marvin Pease
Irvin Hammack
Ernest Michael
Jeff Leith
Peacemaker
Frederick County
Adam and
Kate Johnson
Minnie Bageant
Reynolds Store
Clyde Peacemaker
Rites Held Friday For A. B. Fletcher
Funeral services for Arthur B. Fletcher were held Friday at Jones Funeral Home with Revs. Ralph Cather and Homell McFarland officiating. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Robert Ashley and several Rinker family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
Arthur
B. Fletcher
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ralph Cather
Homell McFarland
Jesus
Robert Ashley
Edward Goode
O. T. Dorsey
Robert D. Rinker
Carl Rinker
Robert L. Rinker
Missing Child Found In Garage Near School
Nine year old Geraldine Crismond reappeared in a neighbor's garage after an overnight absence from Blessed Sacrament School. Frankie Krippel found her and she said she slept there ready to go home. Her father is a district manager for People's Drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geraldine Crismond
Blessed Sacrament School
Frankie Krippel
Geraldine
People’s
Whisson Dies Suddenly at 68 in City
W L Whisson dies suddenly aged 68 in this city. He was born February 8 1871 and lived here his whole life. Survived by daughter Virginia and sisters Nealie Whison and Mrs Harry Seabright. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 from 206 South Braddock with ministers Swann and Nelson. Interment Mount Hebron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whisson
Mary Jenkins Whisson
Mr. Whisson
Royal Arcanum and
Woodmen of the World
Madison Lodge No. 6
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Cora Seabright
Virginia Whisson
Winchester
Harry M. Seabright
Nealie Whisson
South Braddock Street
T. M. Swann
R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Husband and Father
The Fletcher family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and the loss of their husband and father. Katie Fletcher and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Fletcher
Concert Tomorrow at Market Street Church Features Two Local Musicians
The Market Street Methodist Church hosts a 3:30 PM program featuring William Wood tenor soloist and Albert Ruppell Mus Bac organist. Wood sings with the First Presbyterian Church choir in Martinsburg WV, while Ruppell serves as instrumental music supervisor for Berkeley County schools and will play the Ebert Memorial organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street Methodist Church
William Wood
Albert Ruppell
Wood
First Presbyterian Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ruppell
Berkeley County
Ebert Memorial
Star
Chamberlain Shakes Up Cabinet in Key Reshuffle
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced a cabinet shakeup with Lord Chatfield moved to the defense post, a bold response to criticism after the Munich accord. Chatfield, then in India, is due in London within a week. Chamberlain plans a tougher stance toward Germany and Italy while urging peace through arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Lord Chatfield
Munich
Czecho-Slovakia
Sudetenland
Germany
India
London
Chamberlain
Italy
France Ready For War Zone Refugees Near Barcelona
Dispatches describe heavy bombardment of villages and rail lines as insurgents push toward Barcelona area. Sabadell fell, followed by gains near Granollers and towns Manresa Solsona Suria Ares Cardona. Government reports say forces fall back in good order though communications are cut. Refugees flood toward neutral borders amid hunger and cold.
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Arneys de Mar
Barcelona
Ares
Cardona
Gerona
France
Defense
Juan Negrin
Madrid
Puigcerda
Port Bou
Forgotten Man Death Row Case Reflects Gov. Chandler Inquiry
Two defendants were convicted after a 1932-34 murder. Warner faced execution while Jeffries was commuted to life, then Warner’s stay was kept pending. Governor Chandler reopened the case, stating the law permits extreme penalty for unjustified homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Jeffiries
Hardin
Ruby Laffoon
Jeffries
Death Row
Chandler
Laffoon
Senate backs $725 million appropriation amid added budget talk
Senate supporters hailed the $725,000,000 appropriation while Barley and McKellar warned further requests may follow. Glass and Adams praised the vote as economic prudence though Reynolds and Lucas opposed the $150,000,000 rise. Guffey called the result a rare Republican victory since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Roosevelt
Glass
Dva
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Barkley
McKellar
D-Tenn
Administration
Adams
D-Cole
Congress
Reynolds
D-Nc
Lucas
D-Ii
Davis
R-Pa
Guffey
D-Pa
Four Held In Chicken Case Near Vaucluse
Four persons are held on charges connected to a thwarted raid on the hennery of C. W. Leake near Vaucluse. James Barton, 21, was caught fleeing with a bag of chickens. Others named C. W. Clevenger 38 Carrie Middleton 21 and Lorraine Middleton 14 admit involvement. Hear ing set for February 1.
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C. W. Leake
Vaucluse
James Barton
Middletown
Leake
John Spywaters
Robert DeHaven
E. M. Bowles
Barton
Bartons
Strasburg
C. W. Clevenger
Carrie Middleton
Lorraine Middleton
Mrs Daniel Hovermale dies after pneumonia in Ridge
Mrs Daniel Hovermale of Ridge West Virginia aged 64 died in Memorial Hospital after several days illness from pneumonia. She was in serious condition on arrival and placed in an oxygen tent. Survived by husband and several children including Mrs George Jerson Bloomery Earl Hovermale Mrs Glenna Clark Mrs C S Bailey Mrs Elston Luttrell Miss Hope Hovermale Hammond Hovermale and Mrs Delbert Raigner. Brother and sisters listed. Funeral by Omps Funeral Home with services at Union Chapel United Brethren Church near Ridge and burial at nearby cemetery. She was a member of United Brethren Church.
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Daniel Hovermale
Ridge
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Hovermale
J. F. Crouse
Millie McClune Crouse
George Johnson
Bloomery
Earl Hovermale
Glenna Clark
Sir John’s Run
C. S. Bailey
Martinsburg
W Va
Elston Luttrell
Whitacre
Hope Hovermale
Hammond Hovermale
Delbert Raigner
Carl Hovermale
U. S. S. New Mexico
David Crouse
Roy Crouse
Thomas McIntyre
Unger
Kirk Place
Maude Cloud
Edward
Safecrackers Loot Two Safes in Baltimore Heist
In Baltimore on January 28, robbers looted two large safes at the National Gas Company plant on the Annapolis Boulevard. They reportedly obtained only $5, while investigators believe the same gang was behind two earlier robberies that week, stealing more than $3,000 in cash and checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
National Gas Company
Annapolis Boulevard
R. E.pendleton
Funeral services for Moses Smith Myers at St. Pauls A M E Church
Funeral services for Moses Smith Myers, a well known colored resident, will be held Sunday at 2 PM at St. Pauls A M E Church, with Rev. O E Bumgardner and Rev. McPhail officiating. Pallbearers include Fred Whitted, Robert Parker, Arthur Honesty, James Wells, George Brown, Tom Armstead, Julian Ford, and Willie Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Smith Myers
North
Cameron Street
St. Paul's A. M. E. Church
O. E. Bumgardner
McPhail
Fred Whitted
Robert Parker
Arthur Honesty
James Wells
George Brown
Tom Armstead
Julian Ford
Willie Williams
Wanted Insurance Salesman Offers Salary and Commission
Classified brief seeking an insurance salesman offering the best proposition in town. Instructions ask applicants to address to Party care Star.
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Care Star
Reports Spanish Troops Landed Near France
Paris reports foreign dispatches say insurgent Spanish troops may have arrived by armed trawlers at Port Bou near the French border. Other messages claimed disembarkation at Rosas, 13 miles south of the frontier, as Cerbere noted the crossing.
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Paris
Havas
Port Bou
Rosas
Cerbere
Barcelona
Rites Tomorrow For Ritter Child In Virginia
Last rites will be conducted at 11 a.m. tomorrow for Suzanne Ritter four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Ritter of Middleburg Virginia who died Friday after a several day illness. She is survived by her parents four siblings Lacy Eugene Peggy Joyce Franklin Delano and Edward Allen Ritter. Services will be at the grave in Mount Hebron. Mrs Ritter formerly Miss Augusta Bettis daughter of Lonnie Bettis of Boyce Virginia.
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Suzanne Ritter
Norman Ritter
Middleburg
Lacy Eugene
Peggy Joyce
Franklin Delano
Edward Allen Ritter
Mount Hebron
Ritter
Augusta Bettis
Lonnie Bettis
Boyce
Handley Falls to Hagerstown in C. V. A. L Contest
Handley loses 30 16 to Hagerstown in a hard fought C. V. A. L game. Handley defense holds visitors to one of their lowest scores but cannot find the basket. Box score lists Cather Ritter Himelright Yeakle Whitham and Sutton Stewert Patton Rowe for Handley while Kelley Morris Powell Hopping Gardner Earnhardt and Wagner score for Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Handley Quint
Handley FG
Cather
Esses
Ritter
Seeevsswes
Himelright
Yeakle
Seesees
Whitham
EGET
Iy Ass
Sutton
Stewert
Patton
Rowe
Kelley
MoOrin
Cde Ressees
Powell
Hoppingardner
Earnhardt
Treasury Balance Report Highlights Rising Public Debt
Treasury figures from January 26 show receipts of 7.92 million dollars and expenditures of 22.18 million, with gross debt at 39.61 billion, an increase of seventy over the prior day.
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Washington
Treasury
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Winchester Furniture
Capitol Hill
RitesOn
Pangle
Hable’s Palace
Winchester Steam Laundry
A. B. Fletcher
W. L. Whisson
William Wright Wood, Jr
Albert Jackson Ruppell
Death
White House
E. Water St
Pan
United Food Stores
B&cc
Fairmont
S. Loudoun
Leicester St
Fairfax Lane
Davis Grocery
Amherst
Neuhauser
Neuhauser Hatchery
C. W. Easterday
Sharpsburg
Foundation
Clara Pultz Bentz
East Bend
Royal Products
Brooklyn
N. Y
O. J. Green
Refuge
Elizabeth Ritenour
Paul Poston
Northern Virginia Power Company
Fryer, Morris
Trantules Wagner
Shafer
Grunov
Mervel W. Adams Mbing
Eaing
N. Loudoun St
Tbs
Voice of the Farm
Firestone Auto Supply
N. Main St
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