John Fosbrink Re-elected Commander at Robert Y. Conrad Post
At Apple Pie Ridge farm Comrade Grover Schlack hosted a meeting where John G. Fosbrink was re elected commander for the coming year. Officers named include Hatty McCann Claude Grimm Ralph Hengeveld Rev Robert B Nelson and Dr E B Clark with Walter Shade as service officer and Harry Butler as historian. Delegates to the State Convention Aug 27 30 at Richmond named: Fosbrink Parker Goss Shade Hengeveld and Fowle. The post plans a large delegation and meets next at Dr Ralph Snapp’s Capon River cabin.
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Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Apple Pie Ridge
Grover Schlack
John G. Fosbrink
Hatty McCann
Claude Grimm
Ralph Hengeveld
Robert B. Nelson
BE. T. Clark
Walter Shade
Harry Butler
Edward Loy
T. Russell Cather
Edwin C. Parker
Ed.c. Goss
Wendell B. Goode
Philip Fowle
Ed. C. Goss
Richmond
State Department
Schlack
Ralph Snapp
Capon River
Virginia Senatorial Platform Highlights by T Russell Cather
T Russell Cather outlines Virginia policy priorities focusing on education reform with vocational training, highway system consolidation without tax diversion, crime reduction via probation and fines enforcement, labor capital harmony, and a balanced budget. He argues literacy reduces crime and cites a growing Virginia economy with stable revenues and minimal new taxes for 1940.
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Virginia
Virginia Educational Association
Senate
General Assembly
Union
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Commonwealth
T. Russell Cather
Death Came Painlessly To Sailors
London July 21 Professor J B S Haldane testified at a tribunal on Thetis disaster noting his 14% hour life chamber test suggested victims died with minimal pain. He described possible headaches and a non torturous end, while relatives in mourning watched as he explained the doomed crew’s last hours. He and observer Captain Oram witnessed the experiment from a steel cylinder during the test dive aftermath.
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London
J. B. S. Haldane
Liverpool Bay
Haldane
H. P. K. Oram
Banker Clowning Pleases Boyhood Dream Yet Chooses Banking
Mt. Pleasant banker G Wylie Overly enjoys two week clowning with Parker and Watts Circus each summer while continuing to run Mt. Pleasant State Bank. He finances community projects, attends lodge meetings, and raises his two daughters with little regard for his circus fame that brings in occasional bank business.
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MT. Pleasant
G. Wylie
Mt. Pleasant State Bank
Parker and Watts Circus
Community Chest
Overly
Louise
Anne
British and Japanese Talks Advance Over Tientsin Dispute
Tokyo reports say British Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie and Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita met for 100 minutes to discuss China aid and the Tientsin dispute. A second meeting is planned as talks move toward a full confab with progress noted and cabinet involvement expected.
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Hungyung
Linfen
Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Hachiro Arita
China
Tientsin
Foreign Office
Hitch
G. A. Herbert
Satomatsu Kato
Arita
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Hirohito
Villahat Hayama
Peace talks swirl as Hitler peace overtures loom
London reports Overtures toward European peace talks spread amid rumors Britain could seek direct contact with Hitler. Optimism grows after Chamberlain letter urging parliamentary support and Kennedy's France trip follow. Danzig incident and Munich crisis cited as context for cautious hope.
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Danzig
London
Britain
Germany
Nevile Henderson
Free City
Chamberlain
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
France
Menderson-Hitler
Commons
The
Daily Mirror
Hitler
Munich
Light Surprise From Anonymity Aims To Help
A motorist returns to his parked car in North Dakota and finds a new headlight lens on the front seat with an unsigned note reading I tracked into your light. I got you a new lens. Sorry.
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N. D
Languishing Lad Is Most Hopeful for Recovery
Erie pa July 21 An 11 year old boy Donnie Ryan of Union City has undergone 42 blood transfusions to combat a deadly streptococcus infection. Doctor N T Gillette says transfusions offer hope though not a cure, as Donnie remains severely ill but more optimistic with each passing day.
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Erie
Donnie Ryan
Union City
J. R. Clegg
Toledo
Donnie
Gillette
Kiwanis Picnic Delights Winchester Members Enjoy Cabin Outing
Winchester Kiwanis Club members, 45 strong, gathered at Ralph Pifer’s Ca pon river cabin for an afternoon of horseshoe pitching baseball and fishing followed by a boxed luncheon. F Grove White from Stephens City won a double-ringer in horseshoes. two baseball teams tied 45-45 with Garland Quarles and S C Brooks as pilots. Leonard I Miller caught a large bass presented to Rev Herman Womeldorf.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Ralph Pifer
Capon River
F. Grove White
Stephens City
H. C. Sheetz
Herman Womeldorf
Andrew Bell
Earl Shade
Sam Brooks Garland Quarles
S. C. Brooks
O. L. Jamison
Leonard I. Miller
T. Russell Cather
William O. Craig 91 Funeral Set at Stephens City
Funeral services for William Oliver Craig 91 who died Wednesday at his son’s home near Stephens City will be held Saturday at 2 30 pm from Stephens City Methodist Church with Rev. George Waters officiating. Burial will be Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City. He was born September 7 1847 in Frederick County and leaves four sons Walter Wilbur Frank L M Craig 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He did not serve in the Civil War but witnessed Kernstown and other skirmishes. He was a member of Relief Methodist Church.
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William Oliver Craig
L. M. Craig
Stephens City
George Waters
Frederick Circuit
Methodist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Craig
Hiram Craig
Dykanna Dicks Craig
Frederick County
Kernstown
Mary Cathaleen McCarty
Walter
Wilbur Craig
Stonemaugh
Frank Craig
Pitcairn
Mr. Craig
Relief Methodist Church
Berryville Man Draws Six Months in Jail
Clarence Lichliter 28 of Berryville drew six months in jail for resisting arrest and paid five dollars plus costs on drunkenness charges. He ignored a warning to go home, then assaulted Officer Cheshire when authorities attempted arrest. Lichliter posted a $250 bond pending appeal.
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Berryville
Clarence Lichliter
Lichliter
Cheshire
Kackley
Answers to Today’s Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include: a self governing Dominion in the Commonwealth. 32. No. dinner partner first and hostess later. Kansas City. Golf. The pronunciations give precedents. Portugal. a mall musical instrument like an accordion. about nine years.
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Dominion
British Commonwealth of Nations
Kansas City
Portugal
Evangelistic Campaign Led by Dr James R Clinton to Open Air Meetings
The Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church announces a two week evangelistic campaign beginning August 20 led by Dr James R Clinton pastor of Central Congregational Church Philadelphia. Rev R A Whitten will oversee the event with Rev J Owen Long directing the music as crowds gather in the church grove with seats and lights supplied by A C Oates Lumber Company. Dr Clinton, native of Ireland, has served as minister in Belfast and since 1937 as pastor at large for the Board of Home Missions conducting missions across multiple states.
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R. A. Whitten
Timber Ridge
A. C. Oates Lumber Company
Ireland
Clinton
Londonderry
Belfast
Down-Town
Central Congregational Church of
Philadelphia
Board of Home Missions
North Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Michigan
Dakotas
Indiana
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John Fosbrink
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Parlett Funeral Home
Gainesboro Road
Commercial Small Loan & Finance CO
E. Boscawen St
N. Loudoun St
Merves W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Cather
Banker
Pleasant
Harrisonburg, VA
Shenandoah Valley Livestock Sales Inc
Giltner Brothers
Eminence
Clifton Rodes
Fox Run Ranch
Louisville
H. H. Crane
Doolan Brothers
Finchville
Col
Fred Reppert
F. D. Hengst
J. R. Clinton
D.D
J. BR. Clinton
Briggs
Andrew G
North
Shenandoah
DuPont
John W. Rosenberger and CO
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester
State Senate
William R. Shaffer
Maurertown, Va
C. I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Tam
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