Program Released For W M U Meet
The Shenandoah Association union planned meeting on Thursday June 20 at 1 30 o clock with theme All Nations led by Rev FE T Clark pastor of First Baptist host church. Miss Juliet Mather Southern Baptist Young People director will speak in the morning and Miss Elizabeth re missionary to Shanghai will speak in the afternoon. Lunch will be served and reports and elections of 1941 committees planned along with officer elections.
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Ission
Ae . Borden
A. T. Baker
G. Ck
Ne Bespis
Southern Baptist Convention
Juliett Mather Oung
BE. G. Ayers
Ion Wis
Elizabeth Re
Shanghai
China
Methodist Bible School Opens With 120 Enrolled
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Braddock Street Market Street Methodist opened today in the former church with 120 attendees. Pastors Rev. T. M. Swann and Rev. Herman McKay praised the turnout and urged parents to send children. sessions run daily for two weeks from 9 to 11 30 in the morning, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
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Braddock Street
Market Street
Methodist Arches
T. M. Swann
Herman McKay
VFW Post 2123 Meeting Noted on North Loudoun
John O. Boyce adjutant said today members of Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars are notified of a meeting at their post headquarters on North Loudoun Street at 8 o clock.
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Veterans Foreign Wars
Loudoun Street
John O. Boyce
Studios weigh war films and lighter entertainment
On June 17 Hollywood studios debated war pictures amid mixed signals from audiences. RKO chief J J Nolan said his studio favors lighter entertainment while other studios gamble around 6 million dollars on war epics. If box office shrugs, expect a quick shift to musicals and risqué comedies.
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Hmollaywood
Aince
We War Pictures
RKO
J. J. Nolan
Pam
Hollywood
Death of Perry employee William Greenwalt at 53
William Greenwalt aged 53 died Saturday at Memorial hospital after an illness of several days. He had worked for Perry for 15 years and resided at 510 South Kent. Survived by wife Lida A. Greenwalt and four children Elmer Mason, Jem, John, Harvey, Charles. stepchildren Fred E. White Asa H. White Mrs. Sam Ensogna Miss Gladys White. a brother Charles Frederick and sister Miss Bessie Greenwalt of Pennsylvania, plus many grandchildren and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at 4:30 PM from Mount Hebron Chapel with Rev S L Plickinger officiating. Pallbearers named Stewart M. Perry Taylor Anderson Clark Smith David Fogle Sam Shilenburger.
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William Greenwalt
Perry
Memorial Hospital
Greenwalt
South Kent
Lida A. Greenwalt
Elmer Mason
Jem Greenwalt
John W. Greenwalt
Harvey Greenwalt
Charles Greenwalt
Winchester
Fred E. White
Asa H. White
Sam Ensogna
Gladys White
Frederick
Bessie Greenwalt
Pennsylvania
Mount Hebron Chapel
S. L. Plickinger
D. D
Stewart M. Perry
Taylor Anderson
Clark Smith
David Fogle
Sam Shilenburger
Idle Speculations On Soviet Russia And Baltic Frontiers
Berlin radio in English said idle rumors about Soviet intentions abroad are unfounded. Reports claim Antanas Smetona and Lithuanian officials crossed into Germany and were interned. Aftonbladet’s Stockholm correspondent noted Lithuania as a giant Russian camp with up to half a million troops en route. Tass quoted Soviet demands on Baltic neighbors and argued alliances against the USSR are dangerous and unacceptable.
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Acciesson
Europe
Berlin
London
Russia
Tas&s
Tas&s Reported That “ex-President” Antanias Smetona
Lithuania
Germany
Aftonbladet
Eunons
Stockholm
East Prussia
Tass
Estonia
Bills Offered To Build 84 Ships
The article reports changes to the shipbuilding program aiming to produce more but smaller, faster ships though officials say the idea was dropped. It notes Senator Lodge's proposal to raise the army to 750,000 men and a concurrent bill setting authorized strength at 375,000 with Lodge undecided on pushing the larger figure now.
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Senator Lodge
Ross
Congress
Lodge
Sea power key to U S defense warns Madison College professor
Dr. Frederickson of Madison College Harrismore spoke to about 350 at Repotwear urging sea control to prevent invasion. He warned that loss of naval power could allow Nazi bases near the Western hemisphere and threaten the Panama Canal while citing WWI sea landings as proof of naval leverage.
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Repotwear
Frederickson
Board of Trade
Court House
Madison College
Harrismore
England
Ickson
United States
France
Germany
Panama Canal
Amer’ Il
Prederickson
Death Comes To Jas. L. Anderson
Funeral held in New Castle Pennsylvania for James L. Anderson a Winchester native and longtime B and O Railroad man. Survived by widow Helen Trimble two children Milton Dean and Berdena four sisters two brothers and his mother. Interment at Winchester’s run on cemetery after services at the Presbyterian Church.
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New Castle
James L. Anderson
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Andere
Mr. Anderson
Georgia V
John L. Anderson
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Anderson
Helen Trimble
Milton Dean Anderson
Berdena Anderson
Catherine and
Frances Anderson
Elizabeth Huff
Thelma Patton
South Braddock Street
Waldo Anderson
Lewisville
Ohio
Douglas Anderson
Recent Fateful Days For France
AP summarizes the 39 day German invasion of France from May to June detailing key milestones. May 10 invasion of the Low Countries begins. May 16 Meuse battle. May 21 Germans reach Amiens. May 23 encirclement of Allied army and Abbeville fighting. June 4 Dunkirk evacuation ends with 335000 rescued. June 14 Paris falls. June 17 Petain calls for surrender and ends.
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Associated Press
Daily of
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Meuse
Namur
Sedan
Arras
Amiens
Reynaud
Abbeville
Boulogne
Leopold
Dunkirk
Rouen
Seine
Rheims
Paris
Marshal Petain
Siblings bound by tragedy shake Berryville rites
George Smallwood, sought since April, surrendered after attending his brother Virgil Smallwood's funeral in Berryville Virginia. The case involves a prior assault on Ernest Alger during census duties and the ongoing detentions of L. C. Smith with no bail set.
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Berryville
George Smallwood
Blue Ridge Mountain
Loring C. Kackley
Ernest Alger
Alger
Berry's Ferry
First 16 inch gun built for U S Navy in 1914
The United States Navy commissioned its first 16 inch artillery gun, manufactured in 1914, marking a milestone in naval firepower and heavy artillery development.
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United States Navy
Marines Open Monday Recruiting Station in Winchester
United States Marine Corps announces a temporary recruitment desk at Winchester post office. An itinerant team will visit each Monday from 9 am to 4 pm, as the Corps aims to reach 34 000 members. Applicants undergo preliminary screening locally, then proceed to Quantico and Paris Island for training.
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W. P. Kelly
United States Marine Corps
Quantico
Winchester
United States
Marine Corps
Oe Congress of the United Sta
Navy
Navy Yards
Bonare Indies
Panama
China
Hawaii
Phillipine Islands
John Weber
Paris Island
S .C
United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Marine Barracks
Baltimore Market Quotation Summary June 17 1930s
Regional price readings for produce livestock and grain across Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago. Apples Winesaps Romes and Cobblers priced by basket or sack. cattle hogs and sheep markets with top and average values noted. grain bids for corn wheat oats and barley. no single dominant event, but broad pricing shifts across multiple commodities.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
N. C
U. S
Sweet Co
Nancy
Eastern Shore
Oy Totes Goldens
Baltimore Livestock Baltimore
U. S. Dept
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
U.S
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Wno
Ita
Baltimore Grain
Capital Government Collapse Shifts Wheat Market in Chicago
The French government capitulation to Nazi forces destabilized the wheat market in Chicago, pushing prices down early by seven cents from Saturday’s close before a late rally of about four cents. Closing quotes list various futures across corn oats soybeans and lard with mixed movements.
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Chicago
Sea
Market Rally After French News Triggers Earnings Slump
New York stocks rose after an initial drop sparked by the France collapse. Investors weighed potential cancellations of French orders for war equipment, with some sectors posting gains while leaders slid briefly. Transfers ran about 1.4 million shares as bonds and commodities showed mixed moves and sterling softened.
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New York
France
Wall Street
Washington
al. Chem
Am. Can
Am. Rad
Am. Smel
Anaconda
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn
Motors
Goodyear
Int
Har
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Autom
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn. R. R
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Local Markets Brief Remains Listing Prices and Items
The local markets column lists wholesale flour prices for Patent Brand bags and mixed feed, corn meal sacks, oats, and livestock items with varied weights and per barrel or per bag pricing. It notes typographical error caution and includes several poultry entries such as old roosters geese young guineas broilers and old leghorn fowl with unit pricing.
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Wiens Tomien
Escoesi
Congress urged to continue Barlow oxygen explosive tests
Chairman Sheppard stated he will push the Senate Military Committee to continue tests of the oxygen carbon explosive developed by Baltimore inventor Lester P. Barlow and an associate. The announcement came from Washington on June 17.
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Washington
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Lester P. Barlow
Baltimore
Miles Music Company Opens With Radio Prize Draw
The Miles Music Company held a formal store opening on Saturday drawing two radio prize winners Mrs. Claude Grove and Arthur Martin. Traffic backed up as crowds packed the store and visiting officials from Kimball Baldwin Wurlitzer Zenith RCA General Electric and others attended from Harrisonburg and beyond.
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Miles Store
H. H. Snyder
The
Kimball Piano Company
Ralph Lewis
Baldwin Piano Company
William Brown
Wurlitzer Piano Company
J. Kepler
Ray Whitfield
Zenith Radio Corporation
Sherman Kline
RCA Victor Manufacturing Company
William Rogers
Lou Coleman
General Electric Company
Henry Kaplan
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
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Shenandoah Baptist
Methodist Bible School
Antietam Paper CO
Hagerstown, Md
Bickers
Ford Dealer
Shenandoah
Mr. Greenwalt
International
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth Dealers
Death Comes To
Jas. L. Anderson
Mt. Carmel
Virgil Smallwood
Virgil
Smith's
Berry's Ferry Bridge
L. C. Smith
Clarence Lloyd
Jesus
Thomas
Julia Sipe Smallwood
Clarke
Ida Russell
Russells
George
Smith
Smallwood
Irwin Wiley
Marines
Seiberling
Cammer Tire CO
Pine Motor C Co
Dodge-Plymouth
Chicago Livestock
Oes
Ieven
Peenkeie Vesenevees
Heen
Sean Creamery
LTO Broiler
Stock Market Report
Star
O’connell
Braddock St
Barlow
Claude Grove
Arthur Martin
E. Boscawen St
Philco
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