Frederick Clarke And Winchester Boys Honored At Blacksburg Rally
Frederick Clarke and Winchester and Shenandoah county Future Farmers were honored at Blacksburg as 101 boys received the State Farmer degree, the Virginia Association of Future Farmers highest honor. Notables included Jack McAboy, Churchill Diggs, Carlton Emmart, Levi Anderson, Allen Canter, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah County
Blacksburg
Virginia Association of Future Farmers
Clarke County
Handley
Stephens City
Jack McAboy
Churchill Diggs
Boyce
Carlton
Emmart
Berryville
Levi Anderson
Allen Canter
Carlton Emmart
Sack McAboy
Némew
Ayl
iEugpe
HCC
Wetew
Beverley Waner
Staunton
Farewell for Baby the Rooster Ends Local Legend
In Millwood Virginia on June 14 a ten pound Rhode Island Red known as Baby died after a week of illness. The local landmark at Ernest L. Alger filling station had been Mrs. Alger’s pet and a celebrated guard of honor on the shop bench. Overfeeding is blamed, and Mrs. Alger plans to train a six week old rooster to take Baby’s place for visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Rhode Island
Ernest L. Alger
Donovan's Find and the Beryl Mountain Strike Fortunes
Fifteen years ago Thomas E Donovan of Brookline Massachusetts bought a small hill in North Conway New Hampshire with five thousand dollars. It later proved to host one of the world’s largest beryllium deposits making the site highly valuable for wartime industry and attracting foreign interest in the so called Beryl Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Donovan
Brookline
Mass
North Conway
N. H
Donovan
Brucetown Notes
Brucetown notes from Brucetown Virginia on June 14 report visitors from Washington D C and Georgia and local residents attending memorial services. Families mentioned include Mr and Mrs Walter Gander their son Rhodelle Whitacre and Mrs J B Snapp with steady improvement noted for Mrs Snapp. Other visitors cited are Attorney M M Lynch and Dr Robert Yates with Gertie Yates visiting Del Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Walter Gander
Washington, D. C
J. B. Snapp
Herbert Fishel
Shirrel Foster
M. M. Lynch
Winchester
Andy Whitacre
Rhodelle
Ebenezer
Whitacre
Suny
Georgia
Julian Snapp
Herbert Fisher
Stephens City
Gertie Yatese
Robert Yates
del Ray
Answers to test area questions and topics
Printed on page 4 the responses include No 2 James Edward Oglethorpe and No 3 Four. Yes. The phonetic pronunciation In tri ka si not in trik a si. Lake Huron. Orbit. Squalus. Three times. Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Oglethorpe
Lake Huron
Orbit
Colorado
Ralph Snapp F F A Leader
Ralph Snapp is incoming vice president of the Stephens City Chapter. He has been an outstanding student for three years, led the Junior Class as president, earned the highest scholastic average, and served as assistant superintendent of the F F A fair in charge of farm displays. He is treasurer of the F F A chapter and degree team, a student council member, and manager of the F F A string band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Snapp
Stephens City
Ralph
F. F. A. Fair
Pound Surprise Birthday Party in Stephens City
Stephens City Virginia June 14 A pound surprise birthday party was held June 6 for M. Harry Stickley hosted by his sisters. The evening featured music games and refreshments. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Frank Roof and daughter and many local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Brill
Strasburg
Harry Booth
Frank Brill
Maurertown
George Beeler
Kathryn
Dorothy
Middletown
Hollis Brill
Ann
Winchester
Gladys Sparrow
Philadelphia
Walter Henning
Washington
Susanna Burner
Dayton
Ohio
Joe Clevenger
A. W. Doggett
D. C
Aubrey Doggett
Doggett
George Tobin
Haden Whorley
Laytonsville
Laura Hartley
Charles Tobin
Nineveh
Harry Hartley
Grant Named City Manager in Winchester City Council
Grant, 32, a Handley High School alumnus and Water Department superintendent, was elected city manager for the remainder of the year. Courtney Jones joins the Water Department, and the city merges the roles of city engineer and streets superintendent. A $4,600 salary savings over six months is noted. Bonds for $400,000 in capital improvements are discussed, plus flood wall funds and approvals for plats, a filling station permit, and a quit claim deed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Water Department
Courtney Jones
Handley High School
W. C. Hodge
Jack Brandon
Brandon
Hable
Percy Miller
Fred Forney
Winchester
Stewart Grant
Maggie Grant
Lucille Clevenger
Virginia Lee
Kitty Lou
Wall
Howard Perry
Perry
Herman H. Hable
Fred L. Glaize
Continental Oil Company
North Avenue
North
Loudoun Street
John Rosenberger
Powder Magazine
Smithfield Avenue
Wardensville Boy Named Among Who's Who
The Moorefield Exa miner reports Joseph Frye Jr of North Carolina State College and son of Mr and Mrs J T Frye of Wardensville has been chosen as an outstanding student in America by Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Only four thousand students are selected from 521 institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorefield
W. Va
Joseph Frye, Jr
North Carolina State College
J. T. Frye
Warensville
Young Frye
Treasury Report Shows Daily Receipts and Debt Rise
Treasury data for June 12 shows receipts of 23.89 million dollars and expenditures of 32.77 million. Gross debt stands at 40.349 billion, up 1.245 million from the previous day.
Seizure of 1936 Chevrolet Coach in Virginia Tax Case
The Treasury Department notices seizure of a 1936 Chevrolet Coach with accessories in the Western District of Virginia for violating Internal Revenue laws. Claimants must file a Claim and Cost Bond by June 30, 1939 at the Alcohol Tax Unit office in Richmond, otherwise the property will be disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Sperryville
Rappahannock County
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
Public sale of Roscoe Funk's Restaurant equipment
Default on a $ debt secured by a November 1 1937 deed of trust leads to a public auction of Roscoe Funk's Restaurant equipment at 10 A M on Saturday June 17 1939. Items include ice boxes coffee urns display cases utensils dishes glassware and more. Location is Roscoe Funk's Restaurant Strother's Lane near Nat Fruit Prod Co plant Winchester Virginia. Terms are cash. John P Allen trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe L. Funk
Roscoe Funk
Strother’s Lane
Nat. Fruit Prod. Co
Winchester
John P. Allen
Bullitt Returns to New York for Summer Visit
United States ambassador to France William C. Bullitt arrives in New York for a brief summer vacation. He is expected to file a report on the European situation to President Roosevelt and the State Department in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bullitt
United States
France
New York
Roosevelt
State Department
Washington
Front Royal Lions to play AVCO team in evening softball
The Front Royal Lions Club will host a softball game tonight at 6 30 p m at the All Stars field featuring a team from the American Viscose Corporation. Local social and church notices share weekend visits and family news through brief mentions of residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Front Royal Lions Club
American Viscose Corporation
All Stars
Alleged German Spy Guillotined
Berlin reports the guillotining of Herbert Israel Michaels of Hamburg after conviction for high treason. He was accused by the people's court of forming illegal groups in several northern cities spying on the army planning attacks on vital war industries and serving the Communist International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herbert Israel
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Frederick, Clarke
Diggs
Emmart, Anderson, ‘Canter
McAboy
L. B
Jacob
W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Hastile
Cset AT
Small Loan Finance Co
E. Boscawen &T
Stephens City Items
Stanley Walter Dziuban
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
America
J. L. Benedict
Central Press
Queen Elizabeth
Lady Lindsay
Arrow
Supreme Court
Roberts
Wardensville
Who’s Who
Position of the Treasury
Briggs
Andrew G
Shenandoah Valley
Bullitt
Front Royal and
Warren County News
Ralph Biggs
Reedville
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Dick Owen
Mrs. W. H. Owen
Katie Owen
Mrs. Osborne Henry
The
Johnson Nursing Home
Mary Catherine Borden
Harrisonburg
Madison College
Mrs. Richard Light and
Wilson Borden
Memorial Hospital
Susan Marshall
Frank Clark
Harry Reid
A. G. Weaver
Honolulu
Joseph Carson
Winnie Weaver
R. K. Butler
Frederick, Md
Mrs. Butler
Ellie Byrd Eastham of
Luray
P. B. Eastham
Rosalie Kuser
Mrs. A. Shibley
Mr. Shibley
Mr. Solomon’ Shibley
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Frank Hopkins
Hugh Miller
Richard Doncaster
Holly, N. Y
Otwager
B. J. Hillidge
Mrs
A. D. Cone
Bondex
John W
Rosenberger
Amazing Values
Kelvinator
San al
Kelvinators
Ae A
Miller
D Anderson
American Institute of Laundering
McCormick Deering
C. L Brumback
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