Rev Homer Welch To Address Stephens City Memorial Service
The Rev Homer Welch of Stephens City Methodist Church accepted an invitation to give the memorial address at Greenhill Cemetery on June 11. Odd Fellows plan a 2 pm parade from the Methodist Church led by the Frederick County Band with the Stephens City Middletown F F A Drum and Bugle Corps. The Boy Scouts and Sunday School children will participate and be treated to lemonade and cake after ceremonies.
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Homer Welch
Stephens City Methodist Church
Greenhill Cemetery
Joseph P.punk
Stephens City
Odd Fellows
Mr. Welch
Frederick County
Middletown
Boy Scouts of
Nazis Declare Allies Are Balked After Soviet Speech
Berlin reports Nazi lines claim Allied encirclement failed after studying Vyacheslav Molotov’s yesterday address. They say a British French Russian treaty may be signed but will be watered down and meaningless. Official comment remains cautious.
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Berlin
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Eighty Five Children Entering Two Schools Next Fall
Principal Lola V. Moore announces 85 first graders will join John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Schools next fall with additional registrations expected. Parent meetings are held today at John Kerr and Virginia Avenue under school nurse Organ, with a meeting tomorrow starting at 2 oclock.
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Finai
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Lola V. Moore
Organ
Tennessee Farmers Face Long Road to Lime Sour Soils
Agronomists estimate Tennessee farmers apply ground limestone at about 20 000 tons per year. At that rate it would take many years to lime all the sour soils across the state.
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Tennessee
Larrick Clan Holds Annual Reunion in Middletown Virginia
Members of the Larrick clan gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney G. Larrick in Middletown for their annual reunion. Attendees included Eleanor McLaughlin Be hinger relatives from Hagerstown Beckley Round Hill and Clifton Forge among others. R. R. Larrick served as association chairman and Anna R. Larrick as secretary.
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Larrick
Sydney G. Larrick
Middletown
Eleanor McLaughlin
Hagerstown
Fred J. Larrick
Randolph
Gussie Everly
Josephine
C. C. Hammack
Warren
Washington
Thelma Cooley
Hington
H. H. McLaughlin
Mason Dixon
Charles Victor Larrick
E. Guyer Larrick
Donald
Edwin
Patty Ann
Eugene, Jr
Beckley
W. Va
Parthenia’ Halliday
Sadie Larrick Withrow
Hard Luck Champ Philadelphia
Philadelphia man Morris Berger runs a rag shop facing repeated disasters over two years. He survived an 800 pound bale accident, then an auto crash breaking three ribs, and a weight collapsing on his leg, all prior to a factory fire.
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Philadelphia
Morris Berger
Deny Permit To 917 Jews In Havana Cuba
Police aboard the German liner Saint Luis guarded 917 German Jewish passengers refused entry to Cuba. The ship faced possible mutiny as refugees sought permission to land, but Cuba denied landing without consular visas and permits. One refugee reportedly attempted suicide at sea and was rescued.
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Havana
Cuba
Saint Luis
Germany
Frederico Laredo Bru
Clarke County Historical Society Forms In Berryville
Clarke County forms its historical society with charter approved and committees led by Meade Robertson Kackley and others. Meade heads Portrait committee, Robertson Old Buildings, Kackley Personal Recollections, Page Original Documents, Crampton Tombstone Inscriptions. Librarian-Custodian Elvira Williams appointed. Dr. Hi McDonald of Jefferson County spoke on permanent records and local markers. Next meeting set for June 16 or 20 at 3:30 p.m.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Historical Society
A. MacKay Smith
Everett Kidder Meade
Clarke Schools
Archie F. Robertson
Loring C. Kackley
Mary Page
Benjamin Crampton
Elvira Williams
Hi McDonald
Theferson County Historical Society
Charles Town
W. Va
Jefferson Society
Ences
Jefferson County
The
Clarke County Historic Society
Manton Denies Selling Favors
Former senior judge of the United States Circuit Court testified from the witness stand denying he sold judicial favors for cash. Manton described his early life in New York, Columbia graduation, 1916 federal district judgeship, and 1918 elevation to the circuit court as he faced questioning by his chief counsel James M. Noonan.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
United States Circuit Court
Manton
Columbia University
Wilson
James M. Noonan
Towers Becomes Air Chief In Navy Bureau Move
Captain John H. Towers named chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics with temporary rank of rear admiral. The aviation pioneer who led the 1919 trans Atlantic flight succeeds Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, who will command aircraft of the fleet's scouting force.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Navy
No. 1 Flier
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Towers
Arthur B. Cook
Answers to Today’s Quiz
A quiz answer page lists 10 items: celestial alignment eclipse. Mexico ownership. Ways and Means Committee. pronunciation guidance. compass point ordering. Brooklyn Dodgers. New York. naturalization papers required. hieroglyphs. a young swan. A Q A note says roads mostly repaired after hurricane damage with detours on Mohawk Trail and 40,000 workers saving fallen trees before insects damage wood.
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Mexico
Ways and Means Committee
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York
American Automobile Association
Soviet Russia Likely to join British French Front
British officials say Moscow would join the front but demand guarantees for Baltic states on western borders. Molotov speech cited as central, limiting on how a mutual assistance pact would apply to Finland Estonia Latvia Poland Romania and other states. A formal note from Moscow awaited. Ona Munson to portray Belle Watling in Gone With The Wind.
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London
Soviet Russia
Baltic States
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Molotoff
Foreign Office
Moscow
Russia
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Poland
Rumania
Royalty Rest in the Rockies During Canadian Visit
King George and Queen Elizabeth rest for 24 hours atop the Canadian Rockies near Jasper as 2,400 square miles of the world’s largest national park unfold in glacial splendor. The royal train then returns via Jasper National Park toward Ontario, with Edmonton and Saskatoon hosting brief visits.
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Jasper
Alta
George
Queen Elizabeth
Canadian Rockies
Pacific
Vancouver
Victoria
Jasper National Park
Ontario
Washington
New York
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatoon
Randolph Vote of Confidence Gives Randolph Support
The House District of Columbia committee voted unanimously to back its chair man Representative Randolph of West Virginia amid speculation he might resign over the milk investigation. Randolph stated he has no intention of resigning. The confidence resolution was proposed by Representative Kennedy of Maryland, the committee’s longest-serving member.
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Washington
House
Crochet Your Own Filet Doilies For Home Display
Luxurious filet crochet doilies to enhance luncheon tables and buffets. Mercerized cotton used in three sizes. Pattern 9293 provides instructions and charts with illustrations and materials. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept for pattern 9293.
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Winchester Evening Star
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Temperance Night In Strasburg Led By Anti-Saloon Leader
Five Bruce town churches join in a temperance service at Stephenson church next Sunday night. Allen Roach of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia will present Ten Nights in a Barroom with music to follow. Babson and Bishop Hughes are quoted arguing against liquor and for temperance education and legislative action to curb saloons.
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Brucetown
Stephenson
Allen Roach
Educational Motion Picture Department
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia
Roger Babson
Babson
Kiwanis Official Visits Winchester Club
Lieutenant Governor Landon Kelly of Arlington Virginia paid an official visit to the Winchester Kiwanis Club yesterday afternoon. He praised the club’s record and contributions and presented former lieutenant-governor Andrew Bell with a engraved pin. Kelly was joined by Arlington club president H E Holloway Jack Cummins E L Asilton and I C Warner for a tour of the age members of the Winchester Club.
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Landon Kelly
Arlington
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Andrew Bell
Kelly
Winchester
H. E. Holloway
Arlington Club
Jack Cummins
E. L. Asilton
I. C
Warner
Winchester Club
Evidence of ancient seas covering Texas times three
Geological signs indicate the land now in Texas was submerged by seas on three distinct prehistoric events. Researchers point to sediment layers and fossil evidence supporting multiple transgressions reshaping the region through deep time.
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Texas
Virginia League of Municipalities regional meeting opens
A regional Virginia League of Municipalities meeting started at 3 PM at Confederates Inn, Strasburg, with Welcoming remarks by Joo Jr. of Front Royal. Banquet begins at 6 PM with R. Anderson of Winchester presiding. Attendees include Seth Burnley of Charlottesville and other leaders from Berryville to Woodstock.
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Virginia League of Municipalities
Confederats Inn
Strasburg
Wayer Joo Jr
Royal Rondeode Se Easer Co
McC .S
R. Anderson
Winchester
Seth Burnley
Charlottesville
New Market
Stanley
Stephens City
Timberville
Toms Brook
Washington
Woodstock
City and County Realty Transfers Record
City J Henkle Henry transfers lots 15 and 16 on South Loudoun street to W Kripler Grim and wife for 850 dollars. County Robert Renner transfers a Linden Heights lot in Frederick county four miles from town for ten dollars and other consideration. Edith M Feltner transfers 75 acres along Senseney road in Frederick county and part in Clarke county for ten dollars and other considerations. W L Driver transfers lot 16 on the south side of Buff Lick road to J P Hammack for ten dollars and other consideration.
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J. Henkle Henry
W. Kripler Grim and
Loudoun Street
Robert Renner
James de Haven
Linden Heights
Frederick County
Edith M. Feltner
Thomas J. Trier
Prederick County
Senseney Road
Clarke County
W. L. Driver
J. P. Hammack
Buff Lick Med
June Wedding Sealed for Lawrence Gaither and Estha Berger
Lawrence Gaither and Estha Berger were married today at Strasburg by the Rev. Robert A. Griffin. The bride hails from Middletown and the groom from Winchester.
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Lawrence Gaither
Estha Berger
Strasburg
Robert A. Griffin
Winchester
Middletown
How Spiders Spin Webs Across Great Distances
Spiders use wind to lay webs. They release silk strands that drift with air currents until they catch on objects, then the spider crosses the line. Silk is produced by abdominal glands and hardens in the air to form a strong structure.
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E.C. A
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Commercial Small Loan and Finance Co
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Briggs
Andrew G
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Richmond
Shenandoah Valley
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John W. Rosenberger
Braddock
Central Press
Barberton
Akron
Larrick Clan
Palaolive de
SILCO
Loudoun St
New Enland
L. S
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing & Heating
E. Piccadilly St
Baltic
Britain
France
Greece
Turkey
Belle Watling
A. Ona Munson
Royalty
Rockies
Alice Brooks
Va. Municipal League
Temperance
Brucetown Charge
Kiwanis
Club
Gome
Northern Virginia Power CO
North Loudoun Street
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General Motors
Frigidaire
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