Old Age Aid Is Given To 67 In Area
In the Martinsburg Social Security Office area 67 people receive monthly old age or survivors benefits. Of these 47 are insured workers retired at 65, with 9 wives 65+ also on old age payments. Two widows and seven children of annuitants plus two children of deceased workers also receive monthly benefits. The Martinsburg office serves Berkeley Jefferson Morgan counties WV and Clarke Frederick Warren Shenandoah VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Social Security Board
W. W. Wood, Jr
Cial Security Board
Berkeley
Jefferson and Morgan
West Virginia
Clarke
Frederick, Warren
Shenandoah
Virginia
Wood
Reference of Ebert estate to Master Commissioner
In Frederick County Virginia the court orders the estate of Martin P. Ebert to be inquired by a Master Commissioner. The order directs determining real and personal assets, beneficiaries, creditor accounts, and any pertinent matters. Hearing set for July 18, 1940 at the commissioner's office 4 N Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Martin P. Ebert
J. William Ebert
Harry W. Ebert
Loudoun Street
J. W. Baker
P. Q
Bible School At Stephenson Plans Vacation Sessions
A daily Vacation Bible School will be held at Stephenson Methodist Church starting July 1 for two weeks. Courses include Happy times in our church with Mrs. Mason and several other classes led by Mrs. Amos Prince Mrs. R. B. Moore Mrs. Bertha Ash wood and Mrs. Laura Anderson. Sessions run 9 to 11 30 each day and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson Methodist Church
Mason
Bible Times
Amos Prince
R. B. Moore
Bertha Ashwood
Laura Anderson
National Tobacco Festival Plans Patriotic Pageant in South Boston
The sixth annual National Tobacco Festival in South Boston, Virginia runs September 5 and 6 with a outdoor pageant tracing tobacco’s growth from 1608. The event promotes American agriculture and manufacture, features a queen, orchestra, and grand parade amid wartime public morale efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Jamestown
John Rolfe
America
Husband cites wife’s erratic behavior in divorce case
In Pittsburgh on June 29, a husband told the judge his wife treated him kindly only near paydays. He described weeks of quarrels, alleged she refused to cook, hurled bricks and clocks, bought costly furs, damaged his tires, and entertained other men. The court granted the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Executors of W L Kuhn Estate Report for Virginia Court
In the corporation court of Wins ter Virginia the executors of W L Kuhn are ordered to inquire and report on the estate assets and shares. They must settle with M M Lynch and John J Kuhn as executors and present a final account. A hearing date is set for July 18 and all claims must be proven before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Ee L. Kuhn
Claire L. Kuhn
W. L. Kuhn
M. M. Lynch
John J. Kuhn
Commissioner
William L. Kuhn
Loudoun Street
W. Baker
M. M.L
Local Graceful News From Grimes Va Reflects Harvest Busy Time
Grimes Va June 29 Grover Teets returns from Roanoke as convention delegate. Brooks Taylor nurses Polhamus at Stephenson home. Families from Grimes visit Martinsburg W Va and Winchester ill relative Mrs Ellis Randall. Farmers finish barley harvest amid showers and busy tasks from planting to thinning crops. U B Sunday School hosts July services at 8 pm. Various locals visiting, schooling and trips noted.
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Grimes
Grover Teets
Snow Hill Farm
Roanoke
Brooks Taylor
Polhamus
Seldon Polhamus
Stephenson
Ben Hubbard
Dora Grimes
John Lodge
John Stites
Albert Gr
Pleasant society notes from Mt. Pleasant Virginia
Mrs Hilda Milhon and her daughters Freeda May and Peggy Jean visited Mrs Sadie Lamp last Wednesday afternoon. Miss Gladys Fawcett returned home after a two week stay in Washington DC with relatives. Guests Sunday at Mr and Mrs Floyd Brewer included Mr and Mrs Leak and children from near Opequon, Mrs and Mrs Turner Frye of Martinsburg, and Mr …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Betty
Brewer
Lena Frye
Chester
U. B
Christian Endeavor
Joan Castleman
Winchester
Lucille
Ruth Perry
Freeda May Million
Little Cleteth Miller
Louise Perry
Hazel Racey
Dayton
Irvin Miller
Vennor Milhon
Zirkley Williams
Fannie Williams
Near- Opequon
John Perry
MT. Pleasant
Hilda Milhon
Freeda May
Peggy Jean
Sadie Lamp
Gladys Fawcett
Washington, D. C
Floyd Brewer
Leak
Near Opequon
Turner Frye
Martinsburg
W. Va
Fleet Heads to East Coast Says Leahy in Washington
Admiral William D. Leahy asserted the U S fleet is moving from the Pacific to the Atlantic and that the Atlantic is where it is most needed. Reports indicated Hawaiian concentration precedes the transfer, while President Roosevelt still declined to confirm its destination.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
United States
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Leahy
Atlantic
Hawaiian
Roosevelt
Rupert Emerson Named Director of Territories Division
Rupert Emerson sworn in as head of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions at the Interior Department. In Washington Ickes oversees the ceremony with Floyd Dodson. Emerson will coordinate federal activities in Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Rupert Emerson
Division of Territories
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Harold L. Ickes
Floyd Dodson
Emerson
Ickes
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Fruit Crops For England Appear Good
Information on the 1940 fruit crops in the United Kingdom is scarce but a London trade journal reports generally favorable early season prospects and notes that late frost damage is minimal. The 1940 apple crop is expected to be below 1939’s record heavy crop. The 1939 German and Danish crops are cited for comparative context and future Danish growth is forecast to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
London
Austria
Reich Foods
Julian B. Foster
Copenhagen
Denmark
New Army Units Expand Recruiting Across Branches
The War Department drives a nationwide reorganization as the regular army forms new units across all branches. Enlistments are open in Panama and Hawaii with posts like Fort Monroe and Fort Meade expanding to fill vacancies. Air corps and signal corps seek high school graduates, others require grammar school. Information from the Winchester post office Army recruiting station. Abraham Lincoln quote on Washington’s birthday included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense
Regular Army
War Department
Air Corps
Panama
Hawaii
United States
Coast Defense
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Medical Department
Signal Corps
Fort George G Meade
Maryland
Infantry
Fort Howard
Field Artillery
Fort Hoyle
Chemical Warfare Service
Edgewood Arsenal
Ordnance Department
Army
Winchester Post Office
Frog returns to tune backyard croaking in Wichita
Helen Taylor captured a noisy frog in her Wichita fishpond and found it in her yard again within 15 minutes. After moving it a block away, it returned in half an hour each time. She plans to drive the frog miles into the countryside next time, believing it is the same animal marked with a ribbon on its leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Helen Taylor
Miss Taylor
Bible School Concludes After Two Weeks of Study
The cooperative Vacation Church School of Market and Braddock Streets Methodist Churches closed after two weeks with about 200 attendees. Teachers led four departments through themed lessons, a picnic was held for attendees, and commencement exercises with certificates will be awarded at Braddock Street Church this Sunday night.
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Cooperative Vacation Church
Market
Braddock Streets
J. W. Crider
Our Happy World
Laura V. Anderson
Martha DeHaven
Gladys Garber
Myrtle Miller
Our Church
Margaret McIntyre
J. E. Hutton
B. L. Watkins
Emma Ridgeway
Lindwood Hammond
Julia Forney
God
Herman McKay
J. G. Over
H. H. Hildum
Jean Shade
Martha
Front Royal
Braddock Street
Henry Ford Praises Newspapers as Daily Educators
Henry Ford says newspapers are the best educators arriving daily and keeping the public informed about events, inventions, and ideas. He emphasizes their role in shaping knowledge and inspiring discussion among readers.
Bass Season Opens Monday West of Blue Ridge
The fishing season west of the Blue Ridge opens Monday for bass through December 31 with a daily ten fish limit and a 150 season total. Minimum bass size is 10 inches, and all anglers need a license. Rock bass have a 15 daily limit and 150 season limit, six inches minimum. North Shenandoah River branch is in good condition for fishing.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah Rive
Schedule for Home Demonstration Week July 16
Miss Elizabeth Sprouse county home agent presents the week’s plan. Monday 2 p m White Hall 4 H Club meets at Mary Ellen Nethers home with custards and white sauces. Tuesday 2 p m Round Hill 4 H Club meets at Traver Carper home with frozen custards and prepared fruits. Wednesday Gore Demonstration Club picnics at Cacapon Park meeting Dolly Sirbaugh’s home at 11 a m. Thursday 2 p m Shawnee Home Demonstration meets at club house with full kitchen demo. Friday Office. Saturday Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sprouse
White Hall 4-H Club
Mary Ellen Nethers
Hill 4-H Club
Traver Carper
Gore
Cacapon Park
Dolly Sirbaugh
Ful
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Wee' Wing
Florence
Winchester Furniture CO
Bible School
George W. Kurtz
Victor
Seta
Eet
U.S. Defense
Hero
New York City
U. S. Army
Mr. Pleasant Notes
U.S. Islands
England
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Parison
Earth
Ceres
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
N. Braddock St
Croaker
Front Royal Park
Henry Ford
North Branch
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Saf
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Philco
Miller
E. Boscawen ST
Anderson
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