Winchester Park Playground Opens June 16 With Vehicle Parade
The Winchester Park Association unveils a new playground at Whester Park east of the city on Monday June 16 at 3 PM. A vehicle parade and show will conclude at the playground with judging by division and originality and prizes for participants. Children must register at the community center Legion Building on North Loudoun Street before the morning of the parade day.
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Winchester Park Association
Thoughinn
Commui Jy Center
Legion
Loudoun Street
Whester Park
Southern States appoints Downey as assistant district manager
L O Brumback district manager of Southern States Cooperative announced Charles L Downey of Hagerstown Maryland will join as assistant district manager. Downey will work with service stores and agencies in Maryland West Virginia and Virginia and help promote the cooperative movement across the three states. He is a University of Maryland agriculture graduate who taught at Bel Air High School after earning a B S in 1938.
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L. .O. Brumback
Southern States Cooperative
Charles L. Downey
Hagerstown
Mr. Downey
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
University of Maryland
College of Agriculture
Bel Air High School
Bel Air, Md
Woodland for sale in Winchester Virginia auction notice
Public auction announced under a decree dated April 24 1941 by the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia in the chancery case Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester executor of Asbury C Swimley v Ada L Swimley et al. 100 acres in Frederick County Virginia conveyed by Alonzo D Parsons to Asbury C Swimley sale cash Special Commissioner R Gray Williams Clerk I P J Marshall certify commission and ensure duties.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Asbury C
Alonzo D. Parsons
Asbury C. Swimley
Circuit Court
Frederick County
R. Gray Williams
I. P. J. Marshall
City of
Tuberculosis Early Detection Urged by Health Officials
Miss Foster discusses Virginia efforts to intensify chest X ray screening among healthy adults after studies by the National Tuberculosis Association show many patients enter sanatoria in advanced stages. Five year survival was higher for those treated early, underscoring screening and continued treatment importance.
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Ets
Combs
Miss Foster
Virginia
National Tuberculosis Association
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
State Department of Health
Mrs. Derflinger Celebrates 50th Birthday at Home
A family gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Ben Derflinger marked Mrs. Derflinger’s 50th birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ritenour, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conner and others. Snapdragons centered the table and gifts filled the day.
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Ben Derflinger
Lucious Ritenour
Elsie Ritenour
Ralph
Monroe Conner
Earl Legg
Garland Conner
Guy Dehaven
Deusing
Charles Goliday
Johnnie Newlin
Carson Cline
Derflinger
Drought Ends As Rain Brings Cheer To Middleway
In Middleway West Virginia on June 10 farmers enjoy greener fields after recent rains. Cadet Howard Goodell graduates from West Point Military Academy bringing honor to parents Mr and Mrs Goodell. His sister Alice completes CHS. Weekend visits and hospital travels also noted among local residents.
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Middleway
W. Va
Howard Goodell
West Point Military Academy
Howard
Washington, D. C
J. Floyd. Nicely
Strickn
Kings Dan Hers
Gainesboro District Council Religious Education Meeting
The Gainesboro District Council of Religious Education will hold its annual convention in the high school auditorium on Wednesday June 11 at 10 o'clock. H L Mavzy presides with officers Mrs Goldie McKnee and Mrs Julian Larrick. The theme is promoting Christian advance and several ministers will speak. Officers for next year will be elected with nominations in the morning.
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Gainesboro
Local notes from Stephens City residents visitations and events
Mrs W F Grim of Long Island visits sister Mrs Harry Lovett this week. Mrs Nora Yeakle ill and hopes for recovery. Mrs Charles Mason leaves for Fort Leavenworth to join her husband. Ladies Aid Trinity Lutheran Church lawn party set for Saturday June 14 on the parsonage lawn. Miss Jean Smallwood nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital vacationing with mother Elsie Havermale. Mrs Robert Helmick and Mr Billy Bass ill with measles. Miss Hilda Lovett of Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia visiting here.
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Jean Smallwood
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Elsie Havermale
Robert Helmick
Billy Bass
Hilda Lovett
Fort McFerson
Atlanta
Georgia
Emblem Award For Five Years Service At Chesapeake and Potomac
Mrs. Marshall Clevenger, an employee in Winchester, received during May a one star emblem recognizing five years of service with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. L. J. McElligott, manager, announced the honor.
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Marshall Clevenger
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
L. J. McElligott
Guardian to Transfer Ward’s Funds to California
Betty Glover Flye guardian for Georgia Flye infant of Alameda County California seeks court order in Winchester Virginia on June 28 1941 to transfer from Virginia to California funds bequeathed under Emily R Ward will. Funds are held by Herbert S Larrick executor of Ward estate and probate records show Will Book 15 page 114.
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Betty
Glover Flye
Georgia Flye
Alameda County
California
Bettey Glover Flye
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Georgia Frye
Emily R. Ward
City of
Herbert S. Larrick
Betty Glover Flye
Alameda
Herbert
Larrick
Simple Funeral Service For Former Monarch
Wilhelm I former Kaiser of Germany was buried at Doorn in a modest ceremony arranged 40 years ago. The service was led by Rev Bruno Doehring and included earth from Sans Souci Potsdam. Nazi salute given by Arthur Seyss-Inquart. wreaths bore swastikas. attended by Field Marshal Mackensen and royal family members including Hermann and Friedrich Wilhelm.
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Doorn
Germany-Occupied
Netherlands
Wilhelm I
Germany
Potsdam
Walter
Bruno Doehring
Wilhelm
Sans Souci Park
Auguste Viktoria
Doorn Manor
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Adolf Hitler
Hohenzollern House
Hitler
August von Mackensen
Hérmine
Kaiser
Friedh Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Cadet Count at West Point Reaches 1774
The U S Military Academy lists 1774 cadets currently enrolled at West Point.
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West Point
Guard Stops Break at Holmesburg Prison Inmate Escape
Philadelphia June 10 A prison guard John Routh 44 was wounded but credited with thwarting a five prison escape attempt at Holmesburg Prison. Kreiger 21 and four others attacked at the main gate using iron bolts and attempted to steal keys and a prison car for a breakout outside the walls.
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Philadelphia
Credi
Holmesburg
John Routh
Philadelphia General Hospital
James Kreiger
Routh
Kreiger
Robert Beveridge
Arthur Prieze
Dentists Seen Reaching Just a Fifth of U.S. Population
It is estimated that only about 22 percent of the population receives dental care, suggesting most Americans do not regularly visit a dentist.
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United States
Leaping Loomis Clears Washed Out Bridge
Reed Loomis of Hayes Center Nebraska sped toward town to report hail and crop damage after a rain storm. On a steep approach he found a bridge washed out and leaped the gap about 12 feet, wrecking the car’s rear wheels but reaching safety.
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Hayes Center
Neb
Reed Loomis
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Corner
Amherst & Braddock
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Tion
Reaching Trust Fund
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