City eyes speeds up work on Millwood and Berryville avenues
City officials announce a funding plan with the State Highway Department to finish Millwood avenue at about 8 619 dollars while the city would cover Berryville avenue costs about 4 724 dollars. Aimed at completing Route 11 to the Winchester city line, the plan hinges on federal funds and official notices within days. Senator Byrd offered to assist, and a council committee will travel to Richmond to press the issue.
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Millwood Avenue
Berryville Avenue
State Highway Department
Richmond
H. G. Shirley
Ribble
Virginia Emergency Relief Administration
Common Council
Highway Department
Shirley
Virginia
Congress
Valley Avenue
Abrams Creek
Winchester
Senator Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Byrd
Pilcher
Anderson
H. H. Hable
J. H. Henry
Mitchell Defense Plea at Flag Day Speech
General William D. Mitchell addressed a Flag Day program at the George Washington Hotel under Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR and American Legion Auxiliary sponsorship. Veterans groups and local citizens attended as Mitchell urged patriotic training beginning at home and defense readiness for youth and the nation.
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Mitchell
Fort Loudoun
Legion Auxiliary
William D. Mitchell
Midleburg
United States Army Air Corps
George Washington Hotel
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legion Auxiliary
Winchester Boy Scouts
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
America
Daniel Morgan
Quebec
Morgan
T. Russell Cather
William F F. Locke
Boy Souls
Music Lovers’ Club
Lawn Festival at Kernstown Methodist Church Invite
A lawn festival is announced for Thursday June 21 at Kernstown Methodist Church. The notice lists event time and location for community attendees.
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Kernstown Methodist Church
Byrd Delves South While Relaying Ham News From Little America
Admiral Byrd, at Bolling Advance Base, pursues Antarctic science while maintaining radio contact with Little America. He reports enjoying Virginia hams sent by his mother, and sends a personal message home noting the delicious taste and his continued progress in exploration.
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Admiral Byrd
Bolling Advance Base
E. Byrd
Antarctic
Virginia
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Winchester
San Pedro
Cal
California
New Zealand
Byrd
Little America
Globe
Bolling
United States
Tugwell Nomination Dominates Senate Showdown and Adjournment Talk
In a pre-adjournment rush the Senate pursued the Tugwell undersecretary nomination while the House debated home building legislation. Speaker Rainey warned adjournment would push into mid next week as Roosevelt aims to pass oil control and Wagner bill revisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Tugwell
House
Rainey
Congress
Roosevelt
N. R. A. Labor Board
Wagner
Rexford G. Tugwell
Senate Agriculture Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-Sc
Hatfield
R-Wva
Thomas
Dokla
Ell
Senator Robinson
White House
Huey Long Targeted By Statewide Reform Meeting
A June 13 Baton Rouge report says thousands gathered to demand economy and reform from Senator Huey Long and state leaders. They urged property tax relief without new taxes and floated warnings of drastic penalties if reforms fail, with sharp rhetoric from officials including Shreveport mayor George W. Hardy Jr.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Louisiana
Senator Long
George W. Hardy, Jr
Shreveport
Yard Party Benefit for Burnt Church at Bryarly School House
A Wednesday night yard party at Bryarly School House raises funds for Burnt Church. Event code 6-13-lp-11 appears in the listing.
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Bryarly School
Burnt Church
Dr Eddy to Speak at First Session of Religious Education Meet
Delegates arriving for the Virginia Council of Religious Education convention in Winchester register at the First Baptist Church. Dr Paul D Eddy of New York will speak on Christ In the Life of the Home at the opening session this evening.
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Winchester
Virginia Council of Religious Education
First Baptist Church
Paul D. Eddy
New York
International Council of Religious Education
H. Augustine Smith
Boston University
E. T. Clark
Convention Church
R. B. Campbell
Winchester Ministerial Association
Snyder Alleman
Frederick County Council of Religious Education
P. E
Virginia religious education council to host convention
Miss Elizabeth Barr chairs a banquet with Mrs. Harry Stouffer as organist. Officers include Dr. M. E. Sadler of Lynchburg as president and Rev W M Bunts of Tazewell as vice president. The Virginia State Council of Religious Education hosts a statewide convention with Maryland Delaware and West Virginia councils joining.
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Sadler
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Virginia
Benefit for Brucetown youths in Clearbrook on June 15
A local benefit event in Clearbrook aims to aid young residents of Brucetown. Organized activities benefit youths and raise funds on June 15. Proceeds support programs for local children and teens.
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Clearbrook
Brucetown Church
Friendship Fire Company Seeks Players For Softball Team
All members interested in joining the softball team organized by the Friendship Fire Company are asked to meet at the engine house tonight at 6 o'clock.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Sale of Ba ker property at Washington and Boscawen
The former residence of the late William H. Baker on the southwest corner of South Washington and Boscawen streets will be sold Saturday June 16 in front of the Court House. The lot fronts 149 feet on Washington and 185 feet on Boscawen and is improved by a large brick residence.
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William H. Baker
Washington
Boscawen Streets
Boscawen
Court House
Special Sale Florida Hats and Stockings Ad
A brief shopper notice lists a two day sale with hats priced at 1 and 1.95 dollars and Van Raalte Flextoe stockings at 79 cents. The advertisement is attributed to Margaret L. Hodgson with reference codes Ip 21 and Ip-11.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Warm Weather Aids Nurses in Curing Measles
District Nurses Association reports May activity with 490 visits to 118 patients. Measles care totaled 131 visits for 33 cases. warmer weather aided recovery. Braces funded by Kiwanis Rotary aid a crippled child, and May clinics, including orthopedic and chest exams, spanned Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Loudoun and Prince William counties. An upcoming chest clinic is set for July 30.
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District Nurses Association
H. D. Puller
Russell
University of Virginia Hospital
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke
Warren
Loudoun
Prince William
Motor Corps
Charlottesville
Star
O. N. Skelton
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
Miss Katie Sier Dies at Sister's Home in Winchester
Emma Katherine Sier 75 daughter of Noah J. and Mrs Siler died at 4 AM at the Merryman's lane home of her brother in law and sister 8 T Shearer. She had lived with them for a year and suffered declining health ending in six weeks of bed rest. Survived by three brothers Allison Sier Ster ling IL Harry Sier Baltimore and Luther Sier Waynesboro PA and three sisters Mrs B J Ford Mrs J W Keller and Mrs 8 T Shearer. Funeral at 2 30 PM Friday from the Shearer home with Rev Wallace M Brashears and Rev Dr L A Thomas. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Emma Katherine Sier
Noah J. Siler
Inlaw
T. Shearer
Merryman's Lane
Miss Sier
Westminster
Winchester
Allison Sier
Sterling, Il
Harry Sier
Baltimore
Luther Sier
Waynesboro
B. J. Ford
Middle Road
J. W. Keller
8. T. Shearer
Merryman’s Lane
Shearer
Wallace M. Brashears
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Round Dance Night at Shady Rest Club
Every Wednesday night the Shady Rest club hosts a round dance with music by The Rhythm Kings at the Washington Nite Club entertainers, one mile west of Gore.
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Shady Rest
Gore
The
Rhythm Kings
Washington
Japanese Vice Consul Kuramoto Vanishes Then Is Found
Eimei Kuramoto, Japan vice consul in Nanking, disappeared for four and a half days and reappeared in a Ming dynasty tombyard. He said hunger and a failed promotion led him to seek suicide, but starvation kept him alive as soldiers and ships were mobilized between China and Japan.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Eimei Kuramoto
Japan
Kuramoto
Large Transfer Truck Ditches On Fisher's Hill Grade
A Michael Transfer Co truck from Louisville plunged off the Tumbling Run bridge at Fisher's Hill on Valley Pike. Driver Robert Newlin and Ott Dorsey escaped with minor injuries after the vehicle wrecked through the railing and down the hill into a field. The truck, not loaded, was lifted by a wrecking crew and towed to a garage for repairs.
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Michael Transfer Company
Fisher's’ Hill
Valley Pike
Robert Newlin
Louisville
Newlin
Ott Dorsey
League defends worth while reforms amid drying yard project
The Star misquoted the Civic League as claiming they accomplished other worthless reforms. The article clarifies the league’s goal to hide clothes lines with shrubbery and build modern drying yards, insisting the league sponsors only worthwhile reforms.
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Civic League
Star
League
Card of Thanks from C Douglas Barnett
Barnett thanks supporters for yesterday's election and pledges to serve Winchester with time and effort. He calls the honor a token of friends and continued help in office.
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Winchester
C. Douglas Barnett
Pure Food Store Cold Meat Lunch Offer
Pure Food Store advertises a selection of cold meats for lunch including veal loaf corned beef and tuna salad options along with shrimp lobster crab mackerel steak and other cold cuts.
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Pure Food Store
Handley Exercises Highlight Senior Day and Bonfire
Handley High School marks Class Day with a 3 PM review in the Handley auditorium. Senior Margaret Sullivan delivers salutatorian remarks. other participants include William Glaize and Olivia Dellinger. Tonight at 8, bonfire at campus stadium with cap and gown seniors bearing torches. Tomorrow at 9, Winchester students march to Mount Hebron Cemetery for memorials to benefactors and teachers. Dr J L Jarman of Farmville College delivers the evening commencement address for the 94 seniors in a program concluding with diplomas presented by Superintendent Garland Quarles.
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Handley
Margaret Sullivan
William Glaize
Olivia Dellinger
Virginia Butsler
Bennie Davis
William Shafer
Jeanne Sprint
Horace Hott
Handley Building
Handley Band
Winchester
Mount Hebron
John Handley
Lucien Lupton
John Kerr
Jarman
Garland Quarles
J. L. Jarman
Farmville College
Dr Draper to Resume Federal Service Duties
Richmond June 13 Governor Peery announced that Dr Warren F Draper state Health Commissioner resigns effective July 1 to resume duties as assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service. The governor has not named a successor.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Peery
Warren F. Draper
United States Public Health Service
Draper
Two Independents Win City Council Seats In Winchester
Two Democrats who ran as independents captured common council seats in a light turnout municipal election. C Douglas Barnett won in the first ward with 168 votes and A Lee Cobb led the second ward with 128 votes against Lawrence Hollis. Other elected officials included Peyton Marshall Fred Forney R Frank Barr and Dr Ralph Snapp.
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Ihe
C. Douglas Barnett
A. Lee Cobb
Coble
Barnett
Friendship Engine House
Reuss Engine House
Lawrence C. Hollis
Winchester
Democratic Executive Committee
Walter B. Barnett
Mr. Coble
Young Democrats’ Club
Peyton J. Marshall
Fred W. Forney
R. Frank Barr
Ralph B. Snapp
Marshall
Forney
Barr
Hollis
Marsall
Roosevelt open to partial war debt payments in goods
President Roosevelt signaled willingness to discuss war debt settlements with Britain using goods and services as partial payments. The note aimed at addressing cash-default concerns, with mixed international reaction and no immediate offer of full payment. London showed little support for the goods option, and Paris possibly favored dialogue.
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London
Paris
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
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C. D. Barnett
First Ward
Lee Coble
Barr, Snapp
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