State Grange Set to Convene in Blacksburg October 26 28
The 1939 Virginia State Grange convention will be held in Blacksburg October 26 to 28 with headquarters at the George Washington Hotel. About 100 Pomona and Subordinate Granges will attend, and several hundred delegates are expected. R H Baker announced the gathering during Grange lectures in progress in Blacksburg. Frederick County delegates are among those at the session.
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Winchester Star
Virginia State Grange
George Washington Hotel
Pomona
R. H. Baker
Middletown
Blacksburg
Frederick County
Prague ultimatum expires as German threat looms
Flashes from Prague report a German ultimatum to the Czechs expired at 8 p.m. without finding the killer of German Wilhelm Krnest. Government measures promised for unresolved crime were not announced, though mass arrests were rumored among Germans.
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Prague
E. S.T
Wilhelm Krnest
Klan Vocation in Atlanta Names Two Imperial Wizard Hopefuls
Officials of the Ku Klux Klan in Atlanta debated candidates for imperial wizard at a biennial Klan vocation. J T Baskin of Richmond Virginia and J A Colescott of Atlanta were named as possible successors to Dr Hiram W Evans, both denying any candidacy.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
J.T. Baskin
Richmond
J. A. Colescott
Hiram W. Evans
Finland Keeps War Debt Payment Schedule in June
Washington reports Finland, now a sole war debtor to the United States, continues honoring obligations with the regular June payment of 160,693 dollars.
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Washington
Finland
Daladier Announces Troop Release Schedule
Premier Daladier told the Radical Socialist party that reserve troops on duty would be released next fall. Fortress troops are set for release September 1 and other troops in exceptional military service by October 1.
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Paris
Daladier
Radical-Socialist
FBI Inquiry Seeks Help in Hagerstown Case
A representative of the FBI has been asked to assist in the inquiry involving a Hagerstown man accused of forcing a young man and woman to drive him through Maryland and parts of West Virginia Wednesday night. State's Attorney Charles F. Wagaman announced the development. Held for questioning is Joseph R. Smith, 30, a former inmate of a state mental institution.
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Hagerstown
Min
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maryland
West Virginia
Charles F. Wagaman
Joseph R. Smith
Frank Feinberg Still Prosperous After Irish Sweep Win
Frank Feinberg known as Uncle Frank Feinfberg visited Winchester enjoying newfound wealth from a $150 000 Irish Sweep stakes win two years ago He spends $60 weekly from annuities and bonds and remains living in Farmville where he was employed when he won the prize He noted taxes of $64 900 to the federal government and $64 090 to the state were paid from the amount.
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Frank Feinberg
Winchester
Florida
Frank
Farmville
Quarles Urges Graduates To Bring Idealism Into World
Handley High School graduation honors 111 seniors with a brief address by Superintendent Garland R. Quarles urging graduates to carry idealism and hope into the world. Valedictorian Isabelle Simpson reinforces civic duty and the pursuit of truth as essential to American citizenship.
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Quarles
Handley
Garland R. Quarles
eMany
Iein
Isabelle Simpson
Virginia Valley Central Congregationalist Parley At Winchester
The Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Sunday School and Christian Endeavor convention meets in Winchester on June 14 with theme Threshold Preparation For the Church. The program includes devotions, speeches by J G Truitt and F C Lester, committee reports, and officer elections.
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Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Sunday School
Christian Endeavor
Winchester
R. A. Whitten
Orville Hoover
Norman Morris
F. C. Lester
Whitten
J. G. Truitt
W M. Mann
Home Department
Missions Christian Endeavor
C. G. Scanell
Tor
Suffolk Christian Church
70000 Italians Still In Spain
New York June 9 nearly 70000 Italian troops remain in Spain and about half a million Republicans who opposed Franco are in concentration camps, according to Quaker representative Alfred Cope on his return from the war-torn country yesterday.
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New York
Spain
Francisco Franco
Alfred Cope
White Hall To Entertain Meet
The 26th annual convention of Sunday Schools Stonewall District will be held at White Hall Methodist Church on June 20. The program opens with a devotional at 10 led by Rev. Howard M. Amos.
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Stonewall
White Hall Methodist Church
Howard M. Amos
Etna
Elsie Edwards
W. B. Obaugh
Warrenton
Charles E. McVay
W. O. Talbert
Minor C. Miller
Bruce Sheard
Princess Strother
Auto Workers Stick To Jobs
Flint Michigan June 9 United Auto Workers allied with the CIO crossed picket lines and reported to work at General Motors plants despite Homer Martin UAW strike. A Chevy plant No 2 clash occurred with minor injuries. A planned Monday shutdown could idle 20 000 workers across four Chevrolet and two Fisher Bay plants.
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Flint. Mich
United Auto Workers
CIO
Homer Martin Uaw
APL
Flint
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet Plant No. 2
Martin
Chevrolet
Fisher Bay Co
Yard Party at Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
A yard party is scheduled at Clearbrook Presbyterian Church on July 20 from 6 to 9 PM with a rain date the following night. Volunteers invite community members to join for food and fellowship.
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Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Du Pont Stock Inquiry Begun
The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an inquiry into discrepancies in Du Pont common stock transactions by Pierre S. Du Pont, chairman of the board. The agency said corrected reports show he owed more shares than he owned, with 33,252 reported on December 31, 1934, but a minus 108,460 shares in the corrected filing.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
du Pont
Pierre S. du Pont
SEC
Mrs. Nannie Fry Dies at 91 in West Virginia
Mrs. Nannie Pierce Fry longtime Jefferson County resident dies at 91 in the home of her daughter Mrs. Stanley E. Harmer on West Cork Street. Survived by children Dr. D. P. Fry Hedgesville W Va Mrs Kate Harmer Winchester Joseph Daniel Fry Washington Mrs Margaret Gardner Chambersburg Cecil L. Fry Birch Tree Mo Mrs Love Daniels Martinsburg Mrs Hallie Lindner Washington and Mrs Edith Rippard Farmville Also fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren Funeral is Sunday June 11 at 2 30 PM at Union Presbyterian Church near Middleway W Va with grandsons acting as pallbearers.
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Nannie Pierce Fry
Stanley E. Harmer
West Cork Street
Joseph Daniel Fry
Jefferson County
W. Va
Paul and
Mary Norfolk Pierce
Clarke County
Chambersburg
D. P. Fry
Hedgesville
Kate Harmer
Winchester
Joseph -Daniel Fry
Washington
Margaret Gardner
Cecil L. Fry
Birch Tree
Love Daniels
Martinsburg
Hallie Lindner
Wash
Edith Rippard
Farmville
Union Presbyterian Church
Middleway
Ronald S. Wilson
Masonic Cemetery
Joe Dan Pry
Dan G. Harmer
Maxwell F. Gardner
Lyle B. Rippard
Davis Fry
K. W. Butsler
Dr. W. W. Sager
J. W. Poisal
Tempting Tasty Pineapple Ice Cream Ad
Pure Food Store promotes a pineapple ice cream product with sales focus and price tag hinted by catalog code 6-9-1p-1. The brief advert highlights a tropical flavor to entice shoppers.
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Pure Food
Mrs Roosevelt Praises Queen Elizabeth Socially Minded Ruler
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt commended Queen Elizabeth II as a social minded young ruler with compassion for those in desperate conditions. She called the royal visit valuable for peace and understanding and praised the queen's awareness of working people.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Sultry Washington Weather With Thunderstorm Outlook
In Washington on June 9 the sultry weather persisted with 82 at 10 a.m. EST and 90 downtown. Light south and southwest winds offered brief relief while thunderstorms were in prospect for the night. Royal visit drew little concern from the heat.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Students Parade in Honor of Handley Figures in Winchester
More than 2,000 Handley School students joined an annual parade honoring Judge John Handley John Kerr Captain Van Possen and other leaders shaping Winchester schools. A police escort and National Guard color guard led the march with the Handley High School Band. The bouquet ceremony paid respects at Mount Hebron Cemetery before celebratory car processions ended the final school day.
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Handley
John Handley
John Kerr
Captain van Possen
Winchester
National Guard
Handley High School
W. H. Melsinee
Mount Hebron
Mrs. Rubens To Be Free Soon
Ruth Marie Rubens an American detained in Russia since January 1938 was sentenced to 15 months in Moscow City Court for entering the Soviet Union on a false passport but told she would be freed tomorrow after serving all but one day. If she returns to the United States she could face a five year penitentiary term and a $2000 fine.
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Moscow
Ruth Marie Rubens
Russia
United States
Ruth Rubens
U. S. State Department
Washington
Ruth
Marie Rubens
King and Queen Meet American Legislators Under Capitol
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet about 400 lawmakers in the Capitol rotunda in Washington. They are greeted by Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead as part of a cordial reception illustrating bonds between Britain and the United States.
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King
Capitol Dame
Washington
Britain
Capitol
George VI
Elizabeth
Garner
Bankhead
London
White House
King George
Queen Elizabeth
British King and Queen Attend Washington Embassy Garden Party
The British King and Queen hosted a garden party for 1,400 guests at the British embassy in Washington. Proceedings included formal entry, escorts, and a mix of Buckingham Palace manners with American touches. Admiral Byrd spoke with the King while Attorney General Murphy discussed sit-down strikes.
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Washington
Buckingham Palace
Missouri
Garner
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic Fame
Frank Murphy
Royalty On Parade In Washington Arrival of British King and Queen
A general view shows King George and Queen Elizabeth arriving in Washington for a history making visit. The king sits with the President in the front auto while the queen rides with Mrs Roosevelt. Crowds line the streets from Union Street to the White House cheering the royal party.
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Eepore
Meds
Mrs. Roosevelt
Queen Elizabeth
Washington
George
United States
Queen
Scheer Ag
Union Teetbeet Ce
White House
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Barr
C. E. Parley
John G. Truitt
Suffolk
White Hall
Nannie Fry
Handley System of Public Schools
Mrs. Rubens
Church Social
Rep. Bell
By Beth Campbell
Royalty
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