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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1939

Page

2

Chanters Mark Ten Years With Two World’s Fair Concerts

The Chanters celebrate a decade of music with two concerts at the New York World’s Fair. Abe, the director Floyd Haines, recalls the choir in a 10 year old photograph and asks Star readers to name all present. The picture lists members across front to back including Mary Green and Sue Anderson with various officers and chorus roles.

Abe Chanters Floyd Haines Mary Green Geraldine Fogle Mildred Jones Anna Craig Eleanor Leatherman Cathrine Conner Anna Belle Snyder Winchester Our City New Baptist Church Floyd W. Haines The Elizabeth Bee) Keeler Annabelle Snyder Virginia Lupton Russell Potts Robert Bridges Marshall Kline Eugene Russell Ida Sue Anderson

Britain and France Warn Over Danzig Transfer Crisis

Britain would insist this week that any move to bring Danzig into the Reich be met with force. Paris discussions floated a direct France Britain Poland warning to the Danzig Senate against ceding the city to Germany as Paris-Midi urged steadfast defense and a prolonged crisis posture.

Britain Germany Poland France Danzig Reich Moscow William Leeds Wyacheslaff Wolotoff Foreign Office Frederick Cocks Herr Hiler Lord Halifax Hugh Dalton Warsaw Chamberlain R. A. Butler Far Eastern Tientsin Paris Great Britain Free City Paris-Midi

Chanters head to New York for Virginia Day events

As announced Saturday the Chanters depart at 6 45 p m in a B and O special coach to New York for Virginia Day exercises on Thursday July 6 The group will sing free from 2 to 2 30 Thursday at the Virginia Building Court of States Then from 6 30 to 7 30 EST they present a sacred concert in the Temple of Religious Building with possible NBC national hookup The Star will publish a further broadcast announcement.

Baltimore and Ohio New York Virginia Building Court of States Temple of Religious NBC The Star Chanters Floyd Haines

Death of C. D. Cooley at 35 in Middletown area

C D Cooley 35 died at home three miles west of Middletown after a month long illness likely from a heart condition. He was a Frederick County native, former Virginia State Highway employee, and husband of Nellie B Ebersole with one daughter Frances Elizabeth. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 from his residence with Rev. Julian Owen and Rev. Harry Crim officiating. interment Stephens City. Pallbearers named.

Conley D. Coolley Middletown Mr. Cooley Frederick County Jorden Cooley Carey McDonald Cooley Francis Elizabeth Cooley Ducan Himelright Charles Tewart Gar Crump Lee Estep Bartha Cooley Russell Cooley Raymond Cooley Cooley Presbyterian Church Julian Owen Stephens City Harry Crim Strasburg Olie Orndorff Francis Funk Ile Tobin William Welch Wilbur Dicks Harry Grim

New Rebellion On Neutrality

A political struggle focuses on neutrality policy as opponents push back against measures to devalue the dollar. Lawmakers appear cautious, aiming to understand the implications before adjourning while probing the administration’s stance on key financial issues.

Roosevelt Creates Federal Works Agency Head

President Roosevelt names John M. Carmody chief of the Rural Electrification Administration to lead the new Federal Works Agency as part of a three agency merger plan. The move merges overlapping government bureaus under one umbrella.

John M. Carmody Rural Electrification Administration Roosevelt Federal Works Agency FWA

Senate Leaders Seek Approval of Monetary Legislation

The stalled monetary bill faces a time limit as the dollar devaluation power and the $2 billion stabilization fund lapse last Friday midnight. Attorney General Murphy says automatic enforcement awaits enactment of the continuing measure. Senator Wagner signals uncertain but hopeful odds for passage.

Senate Treasury Murphy Wagner D-Ky

Mrs. Lena Somerville Wood Rites Held In Berryville

Funeral services were conducted at 2 PM from John Enders Funeral Home in Berryville for Mrs. Lena Somerville Wood wife of J W Wood who died Saturday night at 10 20 at her home near Berry s Ferry She is survived by children including Frank Dixon and Rebecca Payne from a prior marriage James Wood Beverley Wood and Eleanor Wood from her second husband along with numerous Athey relatives and other survivors The Rev Clarence Lloyd officiated and interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery family lot

John Enders Berryville Lena Somerville Wood J. W. Wood Berry’s Ferry Wood Lelia Athey Aden Athey Warrencoun Frank Dixon Rebecca Payne Virgie Wood James Wood Beverley Wood Eleanor Wood Edmund Athey Irving Paul Athey Grace Humphrey Bertha Chapman Effie Derflinger Carrie ‘Athey Connie Athey Fannie Derflinger Evelyn Athey George Athey Clarence Lloyd

Answers to Today's Quiz Revealed on Page Four

The page lists quiz answers including Washington for Q1 James J Braddock for Q2 Northern France for Q3 Ireland for ever for Q4 With the fingers for Q5 No for Q6 Byron Nelson for Q7 Nostrum not nostrum for Q9 and Northern central Arizona for Q10.

Washington James J. Braddock Northern France Ireland Byron Nelson Arizona

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