New York Orchardists Plan Stopovers in Winchester Visit
A tour of New York orchardists through Virginia and Winchester includes stops at the Byrd orchard near Charles Town and the Winchester Cold Storage. The program notes 486 commercial orchards in the county with about 600000 bearing trees and 200000 nonbearing trees, plus optional tours to Apple Pie Ridge and caverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Fruit Belt
Winchester
Senator Byrd
Charles Town
Apple Pie Ridge
Cedar Creek Orcard
Stephens City
Colored Nine Bears Eagles Triumph in Waterford Clash
The Colored Nine Bears Eagles posted a 6 to 4 victory in Waterford with Lee Onesty pitching a 14 strikeout game. Bee Wil and Stephens City boy contributed as catchers in a tightly contested matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Winester
Lee Onesty
Bee Wil
Stephens
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page 4 list Sailfish as number one and include items such as Lewis Carroll and Charles Bodgson, Lisbon, Chinese, Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim, Charles I, Twenty-one, and Jack Dempsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaues
Charles L
Lewis Carro
Charles Bodgson
Lisbon
Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Charles I
Jack Dempsey
Road rule notes blur lines in English and British Columbia text
A fragmentary OCR passage mingles details on traffic rules in England and British Columbia. It hints at how possession and driving regulations intersect but provides no clear guidance or complete statements.
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England
British Columbia
Rites Tuesday For Mr Scrogin
Funeral services for J Herbert Scrogin 75 native of Louisville Kentucky will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from Jones Funeral Home He died yesterday at the Sunnyside home after a two week illness He was unmarried with no known relatives except a nephew in Orlando Florida Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery Rev W A Wilkerson will preside Pallbearers named Ernest Carper Harry Shiley Robert Locke Samuel Dick Granville Davis Clarence Fletcher
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Puneral
J. Herbert Scrogin
Louisville
Edward Foreman
Sunnyside
W. A. Wilkerson
Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Ernest Carper
Harry Shiley
Robert Locke
Samuel Dick
Granville Davis
Clarence Fletcher
Prize Winners Named in News and Feature Writing Contests
Winners list awards first to Horace Hood for a Roanoke Times April 2 report on a Virginian Railway locomotive boiler explosion near Stewartsville that killed three crew. Second goes to Tom Reilly. third to W. Stanley Kennon for a Richmond News Leader Feb 25 police slayings probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Hood
Roanoke Times
Stewartsville
Tom Reilly
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Hampton Roads
W. Stanley Kennon
Richmond News Leader
Uniontown
Virginia
North Carolina
Parke Rouse, Jr
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Salvadore Dali
Charles Day
Norfolk Lerger-Dispatch
WPA
Dorothy Hancock
Roanoke World-News
Arthur Robb
Donn Sutton
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Man o' War Defeated in 1919 Sanford Memorial Stakes
Man o' War lost for the only time in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga on August 13, 1919. Upset surged to win by a half length as Man o' War closed with a powerful late rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Spring
Upset
Michael Rites To Be Tuesday At 4 O Clock
Funeral services for Ernest Raymond Michael 61 Winchester and Frederic county business man who collapsed at his office will be held Tuesday afternoon Pallbearers listed active C L Taylor Albert Simmons Edward Grant A L Omps Fred Pugitt Harry Dunn and honorary names include J W Arthur Noble Pierce Bruce Slonaker Lee Dick John Jolliffe George Patton D D Clevenger Irvin Cather John H Rosenberger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Raymond Michael
Winchester and
Frederic County
Martinsburg Pike
Centenary Reformed Church
S. L. Flickinger
C. L. Taylor
Albert Simmons
Edward Grant
A. L. Omps
Fred Pugitt
Harry Dunn
J. W. Arthur
Noble Pierce
Bruce Slonaker
Lee Dick
John Jolliffe
George Patton
D. D. Clevenger
Irvin Cather
John H. Rosenberger
Flying a 300 mph A-20 Boston Havoc in Los Angeles
A civilian pilot experiences a test flight in the Douglas DB-1, known as the A-20 in U S service and Boston or Havoc in Royal Air Force use. The ride, described as a “sissy flight,” exceeds 300 miles per hour with rapid climbs and tight turns, showcasing the plane’s speed and handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army Air Force
Royal Air Force
Devon Francis
George H. Brett
Air Corps
Los Angeles
AP Special News Service
Jim Hairlip
Aviation
Douglas Aircraft Company
Army Air Force
Britain
Jim HaizHp
France
Issoudun
New York
Patterson
Lympe
England
Philippies
Douglas Company
Santa Fe
Haizlip
Haizlin
Junior
Hairlip
Ben O. Howard
Virginia Apple Cold Storage Reports 1940 41 Totals
The Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service reports 26 cold storages stored 3,612,512 bushels of apples in the 1940-41 season. Container shares: baskets 70.2 percent, boxes 22.1, barrels 4.6, crates 3.1. Rail movement 5.7 percent, motor truck 94.3 percent. Out of storage movement 35.4 by rail, 64.6 by motor truck for local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Virginia
Mrs Litha Smith 78 Dies After Illness at Cross Junction
Mrs Litha Smith 78 widow of Marion Smith and daughter of James and Sally Jentry died at 1 am at the home of her son Commodore Smith in Cross Junction. She was born in North Carolina and survived by three sons John Allen Commodore and four daughters Fiona Myrtle White Lola Horton and Martha Hutchins, along with fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Galax with Rev Vass officiating and burial in Galax cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litha Smith
Marion Smith
Frederick County
Commodore Smith
Cross Junction
James
Sally Hodge Jentry
North Carolina
John
Strasburg
Allen
Galax
Comodore
Fiona
Myrtle White
Opequon
Lola Horton
Martha Hutchins
Nelia Courthouse
Omps Funeral
Crooked Creek Baptist Church
Vass
Winchester Police Clerk Kenneth Brengle Resigns
Kenneth Brengle, desk clerk at the Winchester Police Department for three and a half years, resigns today to take a job in the local Texas Oil Co office. His successor is Courtney Jones, who previously worked in the City Manager Lee Grant’s office for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brengle
Winchester
Courtney Jones
Police Department
The
Texas Oil Co
Lee Grant
McGuire Beats Grimm In Club Championship Opener
Dr. William P. McGuire newcomer to the links beat 1939 champion Ralph Grimm one up in 18 holes to win the opening round. McGuire trailed late but surged at the 15th to secure the victory. Both the Club Championship and Byrd Trophy matches are in progress with second rounds pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. McGuire
Ralph Grimm
McGuire
Locomotive Crash Injures Pueblo Official at Office
Jay J. Martin of Pueblo, a street executive, was picked up on the cowcatcher when a locomotive jumped the rails and crashed through his office. Cole, a street executive, was also involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay J. Martin
Pueblo
Cole
Schoolboy Pleads Continued From Paze One
A water-stained page recounts police identification of a battered victim Miss Cochran by rings found on a suspect’s fingers. Evidence of a struggle includes a gashed forehead, a gag must have been forced with a tree branch, and a missing shoe found nearby.
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Lynn
J. Henry Wall
Miss Cochran
Eagle Picnic Held at Clevenger Farm by Winchester Aerie
About 200 people attended the Winchester Aerie No. 824 Fraternal Order of Eagles outing at Clevenger's meadow. Worthy President Henry Keller spoke on Eagles and National Defense. Winners crowned in races and contests included Frank Harry men over 40 and Margie Smith in the girls potato race.
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Winchester Aerie No
Order of Eagles
Clevenger’s Meadow
Henry Keller
Eagles
Frank Harry
Mamie DeHaven
Mack Carper
Phyllis Barker
Margie Smith
Stewart Yeakley
Richard Barker
Marshall Carper
Parsonage Plans To Be Discussed At Market Street Church
A Market Street Methodist Church congregational meeting tonight at 8 discusses new parsonage developments. The group previously approved buying a Jefferson Street lot to build, and now considers purchasing an already constructed house. An official board meeting follows.
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Market Street
Pershing Family Tragedy Marked by San Francisco Fire
The wife and three daughters of General Pershing died in a devastating fire at the Presidio in San Francisco on August 27, 1915, as reported in the era record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saemaarel Pershing
General Pershing
Presidio
San Francisco
California
Mrs Miller names committee on Home Nursing
Mrs James A Miller chairs the Red Cross Home Nursing Committee in Winchester and Frederick County. She names volunteers including Mrs H K Benham Mary McCone Jorgen Kiergard George Baetjer W J Ottley Jr and Miss Rosalie Nelson to organize classes and supervise equipment and school programs. Details on class schedules will be published soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Miller
Red Cross Home Nursing
H. K. Benham
Mary McCone
Jorgen Kiergard
George Baetjer
W. J. Ottley, Jr
Rosalie Nelson
Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
Fuure
Apple Purchases To Be Discussed At Virginia Meeting
Information from W S Campfield of Staunton Virginia State Horticultural Society outlines a 2 pm Monday July 28 meeting for Virginia fruit growers. Ralph M Woodside purchasing agent in charge of the Surplus Marketing Administration in Virginia will review a government apple buying program and seek grower opinions to influence a regional conference in Washington. All fruit growers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campfield
Staunton
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia
Ralph M. Woodside
Surplus Marketing Administration
Winchester
Washington
No Aluminum No Pie Kiwanis Luncheon Edict
The Kiwanis Club program committee issues No Aluminum No Pie instructing attending members to bring aluminum pots and pans for national defense. Ralph Yount heads the program with Dan Leatherman as speaker as President L I Miller urges members to fulfill their aluminum duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ralph Yount
Dan Leatherman
L. I. Miller
Virginia 4-H short course travelers depart Blacksburg
Frederick county delegates to the 4 H club short course at Blacksburg Va left today traveling in a school bus driven by Loring Cornell. The list includes Mary Gay Marker Naom Ruckman Irene Clowser Elizabeth Lou Grove Dorothy Davis Esther Richards Mary Thelma Hodgson Peachy Glenn Elizabeth Crim Alma Orndorff Hilda Whitacre and Mrs H A Snapp chaperone. Boys and girls expected to return home Friday.
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Loring Cornell
Frederick County
Blacksburg
V.P.I
Mary Gay Marker
Naomi Ruckman
Irene Clowser
Elizabeth Lou Grove
Dorothy Davis
Esther Richards
Mary Thelma Hodgson
Peachy Glenn
Elizabeth Crim
Alma Orndorff
Hilda Whitacre
H. A. Snapp
Sam Whitacre
Hugh Dailey
Robert Dailey
Guy Snapp
Harry Hershman
W. A. Quick
American oil demand in 1940 estimated at 1.439 billion barrels
The forecast calls for total American oil demand of 1 439 billion barrels in 1940 with domestic consumption at 1 311 billion and exports of 128 million barrels.
Flower Prints Transfer Pattern 7055 for Embroidery
Pattern 7055 offers a transfer of two flower pictures about 8 by 12 inches when completed in bright floss. The design aims for charming and gay embroidery suitable to display.
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N. Y
Turkey Knob
Frank H. Wissler
Skyline Drive
Panorama
Front Royal
Rosemont
Byrd
Virginia Stowers
George Washington Hotel
A. H
U. S
Pasquale D’avanzio
Pasquale D’avanzo
Mineola
L. I
Josephine
D'Avanzo
Mr. Scrogin
Michael
A. P
Apple
Bill
Marita Farrell
Metropolitan Opera
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Clevenger Farm
Isbel
Va. Tech
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
John W. Roseenberger & Co. Inc
Winchester Dept
14Th Street
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