Opening of 1941 camping season for Shenandoah Area Scouts
Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts herald the start of the 1941 camping season at Capon River site with troops from Warren Clarke and Page counties. Camp director L. B. Sheffield Jr welcomed the groups as facilities include new electric lights. Camp activities include games fires hikes and ceremonial camp fires. Attending troops include Berryville Troop 18 Front Royal Troop 52 Luray Troop 7 Shenandoah Troop 8 and others with reservations for upcoming weeks.
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Shenandoah
Coufeusie
I Aeepnicee
B. B. Dutton
Capon River
L. B. Sheffield, Jr
Ieee
R. C. Gemmill, Jr
Stephen Stone
Rogers
Serber
United States
of Interior
Wednes
Friendship Circle
Berryville
Harold Potts
Front Royal
Powell Jolliffe
Luray
William Haines
Glenwood Fisher
Ser
Annual Stonewall District Church School Convention
The 26th Annual Stonewall District Goulet of Religious Education convenes June 25 at Brucetown Methodist Arch. Morning sessions cover enrollment, attendance, lay worker participation, and universal education with reports by Rosa Belle Dorsey Gladys Goode and others. Afternoon features devotionals and talks on hunger and progress in education. Election of officers and next meeting place follow before adjournment.
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Stonewall District Church
Pra
Stonewall District
Brucetown Methodist Arch
Ser- Baten
Airle
Peel
W. W. M Intyre
Chester Burl Smith
Homer Welch
Mt. Pleasant
Rosabelle Dorsey
Gladys Goode
Nid
Shirley Senden
Évotional Service
EAM ‘Séy
C. Millér
Promana
Lam Miller
William Cochran
C. B. McVay
Chester B. Sm
Camp Plans Leave Some Troops Out This Summer
City council officials said they will not serve certain troops in the upcoming summer camp season. The decision affects participation, scheduling, and outreach for the community program.
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Council
Germany Attack on Russia Condemned and U S View
The piece condemns Nazi aggression and outlines American principles opposing communist and Nazi dictatorship. It argues the central issue for the United States is halting Hitler’s universal conquest and defending the New World through united opposition, stating Hitler’s armies threaten American security.
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United States
Hitler
America
Americas
Health Director Announces Resignation in Page-Ward District
LURAY June 23 Dr J H Bonner director of the Page War Shenandoah Health District resigns effective September 1. He has served since 1938 and will enter private practice in Elizabeth City North Carolina. Mrs Bonner is elected president of the Woman's Club and both hold civic roles.
Paul Block Dies After Illness in New York Apartment
Paul Block 63 longtime American chain newspaper publisher died Sunday in his Waldorf Astoria tower apartment after months of illness. He headed Paul Block and Associates, the national ad reps for 16 papers, and was publisher of the Pa., Post-Gazette, Toledo Blade, and Toledo Times. He had a 25 year publishing career beginning in 1916 after success in advertising.
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New York
Paul Block
Waldorf-Astoria Tower
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
Answers printed on page 4 list Rhode Island as item one and True for the first statement. The Bank of England appears in item three and Henry L. Stimson is named in item six. Beaumont and Cincinnati Reds are noted in items seven and eight with registered mail and Anatole France as items nine and ten.
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Rhode Island
The
Bank of England
Ee of
Pace
Henry L. Stimson
Beaumont
Cincinnati Reds
Anatole France
FBI Seeks Qualified Men for Numerous Federal Positions
The FBI announces increases in personnel as war and security demands rise. Men 23 to 35 may apply for Special Agent roles with salaries up to 3200 annually, plus other posts like Clerk Messenger and Stenographer. Women may serve in clerical roles. Entry salaries range from 1260 to 1620 yearly, with science and technical positions paying about 2000.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
C. E. Heinrich
Richmond Field
Europe
FBI
Heinrich
John Edgar Hoover
Messenger
Washington
Northern Virginia FFA Honors Highlight Stephers City Middletown Wins
The Northern district awards the State Farmer degree to 22 FFA members including Franklin Brumback and Arthur Shipe. Stephens City and Middletown share top honors as Middletown’s Malcolm Garrett powers the district baseball championship coached by Fred Dobbins. Dobbins also teaches a ship class at the rally for officers.
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Binet
Fréd Do
Maers
Middletown
Aise
Malcolm Garrett
Ted Stephens
Franklin Brumback
Roland Strapp
Eugenée Lupton
Franklin Brumbackens
Arthur
Steph Shipe
Defense boom boosts Virginia state operations and economy
A Richmond report shows the national defense program driving job growth and tax revenue in Virginia, raising May treasury funds to a record 22.5 million and lifting hours in major industries. Officials caution the gains are temporary and urge prudent use of revenues.
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Richmond
National Defense
CCC
Unemployment Compensation Commission
State Industrial Commission
Virginia
J T Beall of Capon Bridge Dies in Elk City Oklahoma
J T Beall a Capon Bridge West Virginia native died in Elk City Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Thursday at Jara Presbyterian Church with Dr Dudley M Clagett officiating. He is survived by his sister Elizabeth Beall who lived with him. He was noted in an Oklahoma newspaper as a longtime figure in western Oklahoma development.
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Elk City
Oklahoma
J. T. Beall
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Dudley M. Clagett
Jara Presbyterian Church
Beall
Elizabeth Beall
Red Moon Indian Agency
Hammon
Farmer National Bank
Aoan
Elk City State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
First Pees
Elky
Chain Letters Violate U S Postal Laws
Post Office Department warning from acting solicitor W E Kelly about endless chain schemes found in letters and postal cards. The notice says sending such material is postal fraud and lottery, and fraud orders may be issued against participants.
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W. Nelson Page
W. E. Kelly
Post Office Department
World War II Front Expands as Germany Attacks Russia
Report notes German forces open a new front against the USSR with Britain pledging aid to Russia while Italy joins Germany in war. Finland reports bombers and air raid alarms with no bombs, and Turkey declares neutrality. Britain warns against Nazi aggression as Soviet defenses and industrial shifts are cited.
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Lithuania
Russia
Baltic
Poland
Bessarabia
Pracovina
Pre
Germany
Latvia
Estonia
Bucovina
Finland
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Helsinki
Turku
Reich
Molotov
Napoleon
Britain
Churchill
Italy
Turkey
Damascus
Abou Kemal
Iraq
Kirby Rites Held In Berryville For Local Farmer
Kirby died Saturday at Font Teen and was buried in Green Mill Cemetery. The funeral was led by Rev. O Lyons of the Methodist Church with pallbearers Herbert Leewood Randolph LeRoy Brown and Carter Cox. Survivors include his wife Flora Silman and children Mabel Carlisle Sallie Johnson Charles Town Mollie Cox Virgil Brown Andrew Kirby Clyde Kirby Viola Larrick and others. Born March 4 1672 in Fauquier County he was son of the late Richard and wife.
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O. Lyons
Methoniat Church
Jciating
Green Mill Cemetery
Herbert, Lee
Wood Randolph
LeRoy Brown
Carter Cox
Kirby
Font Teen
Front Royal
Richard
Keen Interest In Institute of Public Affairs
The Institute of Public Affairs opens tonight at the University of Virginia with Governor James H. Price and President John A. Newcomb among speakers. Major George Fielding Blount will discuss sea power as part of a twelve day session led by four authorities and moderated by Brooks Emery and Ernest Lindley. Registration for the fifteenth session began three days earlier.
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Ee Va
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
James H. Price
John Ayd Newcomb
University
Hardy C. Dillard
George Fielding Bloit
America
Brooks Emery
Foreign Affairs Council
Cleveland College
Aco
Ernest x. Lindley
Washington
Night air raids report limited German attacks on Britain
Allied intelligence notes only scattered German bomber activity over Britain during the night while German forces mounted an assault on Nazi invasion bases in France, signaling limited daytime resistance.
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Ious
France
Britain
Formal opening notes delayed inquiry and institute files
The report records a formal opening planned no earlier than the wild year, with the institute awaiting drafts and office filings. It notes procrasns et a any inquiring dbo ud ieee year and references procedural steps for the forthcoming proceedings.
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Institute
Embroiderable Red White and Blue Towel Motifs Pattern 7013
A brief note describes embroidering six towel motifs in red white and blue to harmonize with any kitchen color scheme. It mentions a transfer pattern in Pattern 7013 and shows placeholder fields for NAME ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
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Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts Herald
Warren, Clarke
Page Counties
Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Glaize & Bro
E. Fairfax Lane
Barr’s Hard & Farm Supply
Cedar Creek
Funeral Jones Funeral Home
Stephers City
Arthur Shipe
P. O. Solicitor
Richmond Trust Bldg
John
Hoover
Dice
Will D. Cople
Gus Edwards
Saaseil
Francine
Barium Reduction Corp
South Charleston, W. Va
Om & Se
Hagerstown, Md
Matthias Bott
J.t.beall
West
U. S
Solicitor Post Office Dept
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Lem Ein
USG
John W. Rosenberger and CO
Mervel W. Adams
Dial
pepsi-Co
D. A. Gordon & Co
COPR
Wees
Household Arts, Inc
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