Clarke County names 69 precinct officials for August primary
Clarke County officials for 11 precincts announced for the August primary. Listed are judges clerks and registrars for White Post Lindsey's Store Millwood Shenandoah Morgan's Mill Russell's Pierces Mr Airy Berryville Berryville Corporation Boyce Corporation with named individuals for each post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Murphy
Berryville Corporation
Boyce Corporation
Wheatley
Trenary
Frank Yowell
L. S. Kibbler
Mary E. Smith
M. C. Willingham
Alma Gardner
Dr J C Davis To Locate Here
James Clarke Davis, son of Mr and Mrs C A Davis of this city, passed the Virginia state dental exams in Richmond. He will practice in Winchester using the former office of Dr W P McGuire on Amherst Street, recently vacated by Dr B M Knight Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clarke Davis
C. A. Davis
Vic Board of Dental Examiners
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Davis
Handley High School
Dental College
University of Maryland
Baltimore
W. P. McGuire
Amherst Street
B. M. Knight, Jr
Rev Whitten's Sister Dies
The Rev. Robert A. Whitten pastor of the Congregational Christian Church learned today of the death in a Miami Florida hospital of his sister Mrs L B Witcher after an operation yesterday She had lived in Miami about 20 years and is survived by five children and her husband Funeral arrangements were not complete today according to Rev Whitten
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Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Miami
Fla
L. B. Witcher
Whitten
Pullman Travel Big Factor In World's Fair Travel
Pullman cars cover 200000 miles across 78 railroads in the US and beyond. In 1938 about 16000000 travelers rode Pullmans and 1939 expectations rise with the World Fair exodus to New York and San Francisco. A contest offers fifty free round trip tickets for new car names, closes June 15, at 21000 ticket agents or via the Pullman Company Chicago. Pullman prides itself on safety with 68 million passengers and 45 billion miles traveled in fifty months without a fatality.
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Ee Company
United States
Canada
Mexico
New York
San Francisco
Pullman
Pullman Company
Chicago
Supreme Comfort
House Approves Larger Fund For Farm Payments
The House and Senate approved a $225 million parity payments fund alongside the $500 million soil conservation fund. The roll call was 180 to 175 to adopt a compromise on the Agriculture Department appropriation bill. House earlier rejected parity funding by 13 votes in March as lawmakers opened a broad review of the bill including $113 million for surplus commodity disposal.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Ex-Show Girl Plunges to Death From Pittsburgh Bridge
A woman identified as the ex showgirl wife of C Edgerton Warburton Philadelphia insurer and Wannamaker descendant died in a 200 foot fall from an east Pittsburgh bridge. She left her car on the bridge climbed over the railing and fell. Mrs Warburton formerly of Detroit was a nightclub singer and comedian who had filed for divorce charging cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
C. Edgerton Warburton
Philadelphia
John Wannamaker
Clarke Farmers Cooperative Receives State Charter
Clarke Farmers Cooperative Inc organized by leading farmers gains a charter from the State Corporation Commission in Berryville Virginia. Directors include J Wilmer Carpenter Clifton Price H J Hardesty A C Buckley W M Gaunt and R B Smith. Officers are Carpenter Price Funkhouser and Miss Frances Van De cen ter. The group aims to market sell harvest process and manufacture members agricultural products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke Farmers Cooperative, Inc
State Corporation Commission
Clifton Price
H. J. Hardesty
A. C. Buckley
J. Wilmer Carpenter
W. M. Gaunt
R. B. Smith
C. C. Funkhouser
Frances van Decenter
German Diplomat Hosts Windsor at Paris Dinner
Paris June 22 The Duke of Windsor and the Duchess dined privately with German ambassador Count von Welczeck at his residence. Aides called it a non official dinner with friends. The couple, longtime acquaintances of the envoy, spoke of King George VI’s North American visit and a possible U.S. trip.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
Johannes von Welczeck
Count von Welczeck
George VI
North America
United States
Tax Collections Showing A Gain
The Treasury reported that tax receipts to date exceed Roosevelt’s January projections for the fiscal year ending June 30. June income tax payments, boosted by ten remaining days, helped push revenue past the earlier estimates.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
House OKs 292 million Army supplemental bill
The House passed and sent to the Senate a 292,695,547 dollar supplemental army appropriation after rejecting a Republican amendment to trim 1,283 aircraft from the plan to expand the army air corps to 5,500 planes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Army Air Corps
German Troops to Danzig for Navy Day Ceremony
A detachment of Germany's Fifth Marine Artillery from Pillau East Prussia will travel to Danzig Sunday with a naval band to take part in Navy day. The German Navy Association will send delegates and Admiral Otto Schultze will speak at the unveiling of a World War sailors memorial.
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Danzig
Germany
Fifth Marine Artillery
Pillau
East Prussia
German Navy Association
Otto Schultze
President Names Some Postmasters
President Roosevelt sent the Senate a list of postmaster nominations including Lavone A. Baker in Cartersville Dillwyn Robert B. Spencer Jetersville Charles S. Farmer Kenbridge Joseph L. Blackburn Lawrenceville Thomas E. Warringer Leesburg William C. Whitmore Mount Jackson James M. Shannon Shawsville Ward S. Atkinson Shipman Marion W. Sherman Stanley Edwin J. Schuler Staunton Robert E. Fifer Stanleytown Jessie R. Stanley Victoria Clifford E. Hardy Wachapreague William T. Fosque White Stone Benjamin N. Hubbard. A. A flounder house is a one wall blank structure built against a party line with a single pitched roof shedding water on the owner's property. They were built in the 18th century with examples in Alexandria.
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Virginia
Cartersville
Lavone A. Baker
Dillwyn
Robert B. Spencer
Jetersville
Charles S. Farmer
Kenbridge
Joseph L. Blackburn
Lawrenceville
Thomas E. Warringer
Leesburg
William C. Whitmore
Mount Jackson
James M. Shannon
Shawsville
Ward S. Atkinson
Shipman
Marion W. Sherman
Stanley
Edwin J
Fine Arts Division
Library of Congress
Alexandria
Eddie Collins and the legendary $100,000 infield
Eddie Collins, known as a ball players ball player, starred as a second baseman in Connie Mack's $100,000 infield. He helped the Athletics win four championships and later played for the White Sox and returned to Philadelphia, appearing in six World Series with a .333 lifetime batting average.
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Eddie Collins
Connie Mack
Collins
Columbia University
Sullivan
Chicago
Ed Walsh
Newshawks
Yen
Mack
A’s
Connie
Chicago White Sox
Stuffy McInnis
Jack Barry
Frank
Baker
Barry
Eddie
White Sox
Athletics
Philadelphia
One Vote for Hague Backed Racing Amendment
Jersey City mayor Frank Hague wins support as voters approve a constitutional amendment to bring horse racing and pari mutuel betting to New Jersey. The measure passes amid Hague’s backing with strong statewide approval.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Hague
Russia Rejects Proposed Accord
Moscow reports the Soviet government rejected a British French security pact overtures as stale and not new. The communique followed talks with British ambassador Leeds French envoy Naggiar and William Strang and foreign commissar Vyacheslav Molotov.
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Moscow
London
Paris
William Leeds
Paul Emile Naggiar
William Strang
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
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J.C. Davis
Pullman Travel
Clarke Farmers Farm Cooperative
Covington
Walter Cushman
Charlottesville
Frank Sutto
Princess Anne
Ton
Virginia Beach
al Dobbins
Windsor
Europe
John H. Towers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Marseilles
Dodge
Major Bowes
Larry Liver
Detroit
Front Royal, Va
Pine Motor CO
Braddock & Cecil Sts
Winchester
Kline Bros
Strasburg, Va
Russia
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