New Unit Dedication At Shrine Mont In Virginia
A new Art Hall and assembly unit at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs will be dedicated at noon Friday July 12 as part of a Woodward family reunion. The building houses over 100 paintings and about 1,000 sketches by Virginia born artist John Douglas Woodward. The Tucker Lodge complex includes dormitory quarters and a large assembly room.
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Orkney Springs
Art
New Assembly and Leisure Unit
Shrine Mont
John Douglas Woodward
Woodward
Shelter Chapel
Ignn L. Woodward
Te Warner
Mary Stuart Woodwart
New Rochelle
N. Y
Virginia
Bath Hall
Maria Louise Woodward
Tucker Lodge
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church
Tucker
Bishop Tucker
New Director For State Buildings
Governor Price named James Russell Abbitt of Sweet Briar College to direct state grounds and buildings in Richmond. He succeeds W. W. Savedge, who will remain as senior mechanical superintendent. The post creation follows a larger division due to highway and library projects and transfer of motor vehicle HQ to the division.
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Richmond
Price
James Russell Abbitt
Sweet Briar College
W. W. Savedge
Abbitt
Appomattox
Savedge
Trinkle
Oklahoma Democrats renominate nine congressmen in light vote
Oklahoma City July 10 Officials reported that all nine Oklahoma congressmen won renomination as Democrats with lighter turnout than 1938. Will Rogers led with 100,692 votes, defeating William H. Murray, Alfala Bill Murray and others. In the Eighth District Ross Rizley appears to have defeated Charles E. Knox amid Republican interest.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Washington
Will Rogers
William H.alfalfa
Bill Murray
Murray
E. W. Marland
Phil Ferguson
Woodward _ banker
Rogers
Ferguson
Orville M. Savage
Perry
Maryland
Lover's Church Founder Is Dead
Dr. William A. McKeever 72 psychologist writer and educator who founded the Lovers' Church died here from a kidney ailment. He authored more than twenty books and started the Maturates' Society for those over 10. His slogans urged youth at heart with life beginning at 70. The church drew lonely people toward companionship and even marriage.
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Oklahoma City
William A. McKeever
Lovers’ Church
McKeever
Chicago Hosts A Century Of Nomination Conventions
Chicago has hosted 16 major nominating conventions, 11 Republican and 5 Democratic, and looks to welcome a 17th as Democrats meet next Monday. The piece recalls 1884 through 1932 conventions with scenes of cannon booms, fervent crowds, and pivotal nominations.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Silver Dick
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
William Taft
Teddy
Orchestra Hall
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Williams Gibbs McAdoo
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texas
al Smith
Fire at Seaford Lumber Plant Causes $500,000 Damage
Fire swept the Hasting Edbridge Lumber Company plant in Seaford yesterday causing about $500,000 in damage. The blaze started in the main storage sheds and destroyed thousands of feet of lumber along with the main office building and lumber sheds.
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Seaford
Del
Hasting-Edbridge Lumber Company
Youth caddy narrowly dodges bullets during city golf bout
At Salt Lake City a 17 year old caddy Jack White was nearly hit by two bullets from a blue uniformed officer on a hilltop near the twelfth tee while the officer pursued an escaped convict. The shots were fired after commands were ignored.
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Salt Lake City
Jack White
Salt Lake Country Club
Jack
Know Your Bank Directors Know Your Bank Directors
Eugene Bestor Cooper of Winchester born June 28 1890 is a bank and business director and manager. He sits on boards including Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Virginia Glass Sand Company and co runs Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company with his father. He married Alison Douglas in 1920 and has four children. F. Grove White of Stephens City is vice president and general manager of M J Grove Lime Company and serves on multiple boards. He was born February 22 1895 in Kansas City and has a path from bottle washer to lime plant manager. He is active in Kiwanis Elks and Boy Scouts and is married to Betty Lee with one son.
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Eugene Bestor Cooper
Winchester
Winchester High School
Shenandoah Calley Academy
Washington and Lee University
Cooper
Cooper Brothers
Lewis F. Cooper
Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia Glass Sand Company
George Washington Hotel
F. Grove White
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
White
Missouri
Kansas City
de la Salle Academy
St. Benedict's College
Swift Packing Company
Central Coal and Coke Company
Maryland
Grove Ccompany
Middletown
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kiwanis Club
Catoctin Country Club
Frederick
Elks Club
Virginia Manufacturers Association
Boy Scouts
Betty F. Lee
F. Grove White, Jr
Lime Company
New Version Given Concerning Old Fire Tale
Seattle dispatch recalls a man who set a blaze on three box cars and misled fire crews. An engineer towed the cars toward Lander Street, triggering a chase as firefighters pursued in a misfired relay. The blaze was finally quenched with a reported $100 loss.
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Seattle
Hanford Street
Lander Street
Lander
Hanford
Hanna
British Steamer Shengking Seized by Japanese Navy
The 3,000-ton British steamer Shengking was seized by a Japanese warship after a chase along the Whangpoo river from Woosung to Shanghai. Domei says the vessel carried munitions for a belligerent, with British reports claiming rifle ammo from Tientsin to Shanghai's French concessions.
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Japan
Shanghai
Whangpoo River
Woosung
Shahehai
Domei
Tientsin
Financial condition statement for Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp Winchester
The 1940 financial condition of Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation of Winchester Frederick County Virginia is sworn by Cashier W Alan Peery. The report lists assets including loans and discounts cash and due from banks and other items and liabilities including capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits. Directors Hollis Sheetz Miller certify accuracy and notary Elener Stimmel confirms sworn statement on July 9 1940.
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Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Winchester
Frederick
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
I. W. Alan Peery
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
W. Alan Peery
Cashier
Lawrence C. Hollis
H. C. Sheetz
Percy D. Miller
State of
County of
National defense boosts southern construction totals
Construction in the southern states this month reached 90.8 million dollars with 65.3 million from government funding. Navy and army base expansions dominated, including a major Corpus Christi project, while private power and industrial plants added to the wave of defense related growth across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Maryland and Virginia.
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Siebe
Evon
Manufacturers Record
Florida Peninsula
Gulf Coast
Navy
Corpus Christi
Texas
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Atkinson
Georgia Power Company
Macon
Baltimore
Vienna
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Dania, Fla
Alexandria
Texas City
Carbide and Carrigan Chemicals Corporation
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Fort Worth
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
Aargon-Baldwin
Rock Hill
S. C
Hempstead
Texas Gypsum Mining and Construction Company
Medical interpreters aid Native American emergency cases in New Mexico
Doctors in Gallup New Mexico report difficulty diagnosing Indian patients due to language barriers. A medical interpreters' school has opened at Fort Defiance hospital to improve treatment in emergencies.
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Gallup
N. M
Fort Defiance Hospital
Firemen Parade Through Lonaconing At Annual Convention
Maryland volunteer firemen gathered in Lonaconing Maryland to kick off a three day annual convention amid sirens brass bands and a bustling mummers parade. Registration started at 930 am as early sessions ran informally with fire trucks and riders ready for the day's events.
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Lonaconing
Maryland
Allegany County
Moving Night NORFOLK Police nab two in midnight haul
Police nabbed a couple unloading items from a retail storage in the dead of night. Uniformed volunteers patrolled Lonaconing streets during a shelter preview of a big event winding up Friday. Scores of bands and groups were invited to participate in various contests with prizes offered.
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Norfolk
Lonaconing
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George W. Kurtz
Romney, W. VA
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
New York
Lover’s Church
Presbyterian Church
Ray Garrabrandt
Mr. Garrabrandt
Scribe
Jack Barnhart
William J. Conway
Victor
Elener Stimmel
Defense Plan
American Express
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nationa Farm Yours Foundation
Ferguson-Sherman Mfg. Corp
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
The
Ford Motor Co
Foundation
la Salle Extension University
Bickers Motor CO
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