Robertson Praises CCC Camp Dedication At Fort Valley
Congressman A Willis Robertson delivers a dedicatory address at Camp Roosevelt 10 miles east of Woodstock in the George Washington National Forest. The CCC camp serves underprivileged children with health and character programs as forest supervisor M De Howard introduces the unit commander G G Dickenson presides alongside James J McEntree and Earl H Clapp. Robertson cites CCC achievements and urges continued support from communities and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
McIntyre
W. W. McIntyre
Winchester
Methodist Church
M. Dc
Howard
Harrisonburg
Camp Roosevelt
G. G. Dickenson
Representative Robertson
James J. McEntee
Earl H. Clapp
U. S. Forest Service
Robertson
C. Cc. C
Europe
Gallup
America
Winchester meeting to elect Seaterick County school board member
The Board will meet at the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the Court House building Winchester on Monday July 22 1940 at 10 oclock A M for the purpose of electing a member of the school board of Seaterick County from Stonewall District School Trustee Electoral Board of Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Schools
Court House
Winchester
Seaterick County
Stonewall Distric School Truster
Frederick County
Gretna Green Curtain Soon To Be Run Down
The article notes Virginia’s Gretna Green era ending July 31 as the state imposes a syphilis test for marriages. It contrasts Virginia with neighboring states that require waiting periods, while Virginia previously offered rapid weddings. The piece cites Richmond preliminary figures showing 52 717 weddings in Gretna Greens last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Virginia
Gretna Green
Old Dominion
Mes
Richmond
Public Sale of Cadwallader Farm in Frederick County
Trustees advertise a public auction of the 125 acre Cadwallader Farm located two miles east of Vaucluse in Opequon District Frederick County Va to be held July 29 1940 at 11 00 A M in front of the County Courthouse Winchester. One third cash with the balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a property insurance policy. Auctioneers Brumback. Trustee Cather and Larrick. Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cadner
Frederick County
George W. Cadwallader
Winchester
Opequon
Vaucluse
Herbert S. Larrick
T. R. Cather
C. I. Brumback
Public sale of building lot in Winchester Virginia
By order of the Referee in Bankruptcy Warren Newton Daugherty and trading as House Furnishing Shop offer for sale Lot No 9 Block B Shawnee Heights Addition Winchester Va fronting 50 feet on Parkway east 150 feet to alley. Auction at 12 noon July 20 1940 at county courthouse. Terms: cash. Trustee Brumback auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Newton Daugherty
India
Winchester
Shawnee Heights
Parkway
Warren Daugherty
Wade H. Guard
Corporation Court
Ren Newton Daugherty
Indiv
C. I. Brumback
Auct
Oakland Editor Benjamin Sincell's 71st Birthday Surprise
The Oakland Republican marks publisher-editor Benjamin Sincell turning 71 with a surprise page ad from about 50 merchants. Two photos of Lincoln appear, one from 1890 when he became editor and one current. The piece notes the long tenure and the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senjamin Sincell
Oakland Republican
Sincell
Lincell
Republican
For Rent Notices in Local Help Wanted Section
Classified rental blurbs listing a bedroom for a lady with meal prep option, two apartments on Peyton Street and Loudoun Street, a six room house with two baths near Handley School on Valley Pike, each with phone contact numbers 649 and 559.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School
Valley Pike
Local Social Notes Highlight Martinsburg Area Visits
Activities recap includes church service last Sunday, visits by Raymond Kirk and family near Green Spring to Mrs. E W Smallwood, and various families gathering for July events. Mentions Miss Esther Ridgeway hosting class and Chauncey Snapp wedding gifts, and trips along Skyline Drive with Barrett and Smallwood families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mjononay
G. H. Fileding
Raymond Kirk
Near Green
Martinsburg
Ding
Foe
W. A. Binning
Ethel Barrett
G. L. Snyder
George Clark
Roy Ashton
Green Spring
E. N. Swart E
Esther Ridgeway
Chauncey Snapp
Snapp
Miss Ridgeway
Winchest
Kenneth Smallwood
Skyline Drive
Murchel Lamp
Washington, D. C
LaRee Flowers
E. A. Cizek
Baltimore
H. B. Sell
Public Sale of Mary E Bowman Property Near Nineveh
The administrator will sell at public auction beginning at 1 o'clock P M on Saturday July 20 1940 at the late residence of Mary E Bowman near Nineveh the deceased to offer tables chairs stoves silverware dishes glassware rugs beds dressers mirrors bedding cooking utensils canned fruits meat lard 40 gas copper kettle iron pot 144 H P gas engine hay take plows harrow hay wheat rye chickens pigs and miscellaneous farm and household items. W E Edwards Administrator Mary E Bowman Dec'd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Bowman
Nineveh
H. P
W. E. Edwards
Public sale of city dwelling in Winchester Va
The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder in front of the County Court House in Winchester Virginia at 12 oclock noon on Saturday July 13 1940. The property is a 9 room frame dwelling on a lot at the northwest corner of North Braddock Street and North Avenue with 59 feet frontage on North Avenue and 141 feet depth. Immediate possession given. Inspect via B P Davis 23 N Braddock St Winchester Va. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire policy. interest payable semiannually. Right to adjourn reserved. Dunn & Duvall Auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Winchester
North Braddock Street
North Avenue
Elizabeth V. Davis
B. P. Davis
N. Braddock St
Dunn & Duvall
Reynolds Store Notes Highlight Holiday Visits
A fragment lists local residents and guests visiting Hillside Lake Park and area homes over the Fourth of July weekend. Names include Wingfield, Stotler, Crosen, Murphy, Shank, Kelly, and others from Winchester Canton Canton and Martinsburg, with trips to Hancock and Cumberland noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Charles Wingfield
Bennie Stotler
Winchester
Hillside Lake Park
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harry Miller
Cumberland
Utah Crosen
Maggie Murphy
Paul Shank
Paul Kelly
Miss Bades
Canton
Ed. Shank
Rosa Hughes
Robert
Albert Thompson
C. W. Moore
Ardell
Will Catlett
Lee Crosen
Joseph Fearnow
Highland
R. E. Place
Harley Place
Ernest Batt
Hancock
Lester Knapp
Richmond
O. D. Braithwaite
E. D. Shank
White Post Social Notes Mention Various Residents
White Post notes list Mrs. Joe Morrow of Astabula Ohio and Master Howard Mallory of Washington DC visiting aunt Mrs. Mary Gore last Friday. Peggy Lou Coulston stays with Mrs. Florence on Front Royal road while Cathleen Haymaker heads to Charlottesville for asthma exam. Ms Moselle Gaunt visits Washington DC to see daughters Mrs. Compton and Mrs. Dutrow. Mrs. Sallie Daniel Rixey Dearmont returns from a trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Joe Morrow
Astabula
Howard Mallory
Washington, D. C
J. H. Clarke
Berryville
Mary Gore
Peggy Lou Coulston
Florencea
Front Royal Road
Cathleen Haymaker
Charlottesville
Moselle Gaunt
Compton
Dutrow
Sallie Daniel Rixey Dearmont
Lodge Performs Rites For Late Harry Parsons
Funeral held for Harry H. Parsons a former Winchester businessman and fraternal leader who died Monday in Utica New York. Services conducted by Rev T M Swann at Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel with Winchester Aerie of Eagles taking charge at the graveside. Pallbearers named H P Kern J B Ritter Edmund Spates R K Wiley G C Ritter Vincent Hollis. Friendship Fire Company represented at the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Parsons
Winchester
Utica
N. Y
T.M. Swann
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
G. C. Ritter, Jr
H. P. Kern
J. 8. Ritter
Edmund Spates
R. K. Wiley
G. C. Ritter
Vincent Hollis
The
Friendship Fire Company
Parsons
Shenandoah Bride and Local Family Visits Noted
Miss Marie Hatfield of Shenandoah Virginia and Mr Jack Van Hyming wed recently in Winchester. Hatfield, a former roommate of Betty Stuart, has visited often. Washingtons visited Emmett Stuart. Baldwin and son Jimmie from Browntown stayed with Mary Gore. Dutrow family from Washington DC spent weekend with Sherman Maesmer and spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ball
the Plains
Marie Hatfield
Shenandoah
Jack van Hyming
Winchester
Miss Hatfield
Betty Stuart
Bushrod Washington
Emmett Stuart
Barbour Baldwin
Jimmie
Browntown
Mary Gore
Paul Dutrow
Wton, D. C
Sherman Maesmer
Three Rotary Members, Lupton Payne And Watson, Have Perfect Attendance
Winchester Rotary Club president Henry H. Covington reports in his annual summary that three members McSherry Lupton Na t Payne and L V Watson achieved one hundred percent attendance. Four members missed only one meeting, seven new members joined, and two deaths were noted T B Patton and William Stryker. A stray line mentions a cultivator and a mobile wrecker in unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Covington
Winchester Rotary Club
McSherry Lupton
Nat Payne
L. V. Watson
Richard K. Eddy
H. Douglas Fuller
Peyton J. Marshall
R. 8
Horse Hoist Bowed to the Machine Age in Cape Girardeau
In Cape Girardeau Missouri on July 12 Old Robbin bows to the machine age as Louis O Howells horse draws attention in the era of modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
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Robertson Lands CCC
Fort Valley
United States Forest Service
Chambers of Commerce
Antietam Paper CO
Hagerstown, Md
the Starway
Dodge Chapman Motor Co
W. Water St
Riverton North Fork
South Fork
Oakland
United States
C.M. A
A Communications Commisn
E. Piccadilly
Peyton St
Loudoun St
Pine Ave
Fairmont Ave
Cork
Highland Ave
Riley's Market
Harry H. Willis
Highway
Stephens City
Eva Hamilton
C. M. Towler
Rhode Re Ave
N. W
Brick Yard
Martinsburg Pike
OUS
J. O. J. Green
Daisy V. Baker
Big Capon
Bubbling Springs
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
Cammer Tire CO
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Lodge
Harry Parsons
Rotary
Lupton
Payne and Watson
Sis Aia
Plymouth
Tudor
Zenith
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
Vy, Meh
Winchester Cold Storage
Apple Storage
L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
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