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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
7
A paw paw tannery plant will be expanded with new buildings and an increased workforce. The project includes street improvements and housing plans to accommodate workers migrating from New York and New Jersey.
In Frederick County Circuit Court James P. Reardon executor and trustee under Annie R. Shuler's will, Gerald C. Shuler et al, the court orders referral to a Master Commissioner to appraise real and personal estate, report beneficiaries, determine distribution, consider sale and reinvestment, interpret the sixth clause, and report liens, creditors, attorney fees, and other pertinent matters. A July 8 1940 filing deadline is set at No 4 N Loudoun Street.
G. Brown, a Virginia native, has held executive cashier roles at multiple banks and now serves as executive cashier of the Onandoah Valley Bank. He chairs or serves on several local chamber and hospital boards, is a vestryman, and enjoys golf and walking with a large family.
Brady Wills Largent, a Winchester native born July 28, 1893, spent most of his youth and early manhood in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A retail groceryman, he moved to West Virginia with [text cut] and pursued business there.
Scribes report outdoor drills and leaf hunt in Troop No 9. Mr March provides snake bite outfit. Troop No 3 notes oath pledge dues elections and leadership changes. Troop No 40 discusses hikes and board reviews. Troop No 21 records allegiance, camporee results, and officer changes.
Delegates from Virginia Royal Arch Masonic chapters gather in Waynesboro on July 7 8 for the forty fourth annual Royal Arch School of Union at Fairfax Hall Junior College July 8 13. An 8 p m business session July 8 features Dr Reinhold Rodgers speaking on Masons Influence on American Character.
South End Fire Department responded to a blaze at Cook's Garage on the Valley Turnpike where a car parked nearby was destroyed by fire except the motor. Firemen identified the owner of the vehicle.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. K. H. Sale 44 president of the Womens Missionary Conference Valley of Virginia Congregational Christian conference who died at her home Saturday morning. The Rev R A Whitten of the Congregational church officiated and interment followed at Gravel Springs cemetery. She is survived by her mother a son Jack and several brothers and sisters. Pallbearers included Russell Cather Cather Spikes Hoover Carson Hook Claude Shanholtz and John Miller.
Free acts and entertainment will feature the firemen's benefit in Stephens City this week for the Independent Hose Company.
The Virginia Tuberculosis Association and state teachers colleges expand the Growing Healthfully program for all grades. Dr. Mabel E. Rugen leads the unit with growth and health activities, tied to Christmas seal themes. Copies available via the Virginia Tuberculosis Association and local committees.
Miss Irma Clem of Washington DC visited her parents in St David Virginia over the weekend. Mrs Dollie Galladay has been in Woodstock and now stays at home. Curtis Bowman injured by a falling tree has returned home after hospital care. Pearl McClanahan employed in Maryland returns home for the weekend. Goldiner McInturff hospitalized in Harrisonburg underwent an operation and is recovering. Mrs Mollie Habron remains the same. E L and Robert Clem were business visitors in Washington DC. Mrs Carson Snyder and two others visited her mother Mrs James McClanahan Thursday.
David Weidler seventeen year old from Lincoln served as this year’s Boys State governor. He vetoed the budget bill passed by the senate, saying it slashed every salary raise for their own officials.
Money is asked to view a list of old car models including SP 38 Plymouth DeLuxe 87 Ford Coupe 86 Ford Trunk Sedan 36 Oldsmobile Coupe 386 Chevrolet Coupe 36 Plymouth Touring Sed 35 Ford DeLuxe Sport and 35 Plymouth Town Sedan with price notes indicating bargains under dollar limits.
The recessed Congress left the nation a total appropriation of 14 539 970 627 dollars for federal government operations including the rearmament program for the coming year. This seven times peace level is the sum approved so far this session. Regular appropriations for the fiscal year starting July were disposed of before recess for the Republican Convention with reconvening planned a week hence.
Cleveland officials refuse to accept the federal census tally. Mayor J Y Elliott will oversee an independent count, which exceeds the 9 619 reported by federal enumerators, triggering a demand for a recount in Cleveland.
The town's new police radio system went live but police calls bled into a movie theater sound system. Patrons heard live dispatch audio during the screening, prompting officials to investigate integration issues and tighten broadcast separation.
Experts from Boston corrected the uncalculated results on the film sound track while the stock of money in the United States is estimated at 53.72 dollars per person. P. J. C. A.
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