Winchester Wins State Bowling Title in 1940 Tournament
Winchester bowls triumph as 1940 state meet ends with Health Center Girls first in Booster Class at 1,555 and Helen Berry setting a 373 three game record. Winchester men set state single game mark 711 led by Kiracofe 178 and Crowl 119 as they place fourth in a 60 team field. Zimmermann confirms 500 plus competitors and three day event returning to Winchester with Astor Clark and Ida Simmons among invited stars.
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Nchester
Virginia
Jack Zimmerman
Heath Center
Zimmerman
Richmond
Winchester
Astor Clark
Ida Simmons
Norfolk
United States
Health Center
Helen Berry
Lucille Sale
Jenny Lindcoe
Leslie Bunch
Russell
Jack Crowl
M. Lichlider
Jesse Kiracofe
Paul James
Plan To Open State Parks Soon
Custodians of six state parks met in Richmond with park director R. E. Burson to discuss plans for the opening of the new park season on May 15. J. D. Litton park auditor and liaison officials from the National Park Service attended.
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Richmond
R. E. Burson
J. D. Litton
National Park Service
Sale of Farm in Hampshire County West Virginia
Auction to the highest bidder offers the farm of John W. Brill deceased, about 150 acres near Capon River South of Capon Bridge. Land includes cleared fields, bottom land, woodland, dwelling, barn, fences in good order, good cultivation. Terms: one third down, balance in one or two years. personal property cash. Ells E. Haines, agent for heirs.
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John W. Brill
Capon River
Capon Bridge
Price Backs Pardons Amid Pig Theft Case Ruckus
Governor Price defended recent pardons in Southwest Virginia and explained his stance on law enforcement. He cited Claude S. Howard, jailed for nine months for stealing five pigs, as part of his justification despite opposition from Pulaski officials and a Commonwealth's Attorney. Howard had served 30 days and paid a $500 fine after pigs linked to the Dalton estate were found on his farm.
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Richmond
Price
Am of
Virginia
Claude S. Howard
Pulaski County
Howard
John S. Draper
Commonwealth
A. S. Crowell
Pulaski
Currell
Dalton
Public Auction of Winchester Lot at 207 and 213 Cameron Street
Under a deed of trust default, Trustee will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester at 12:00 PM on March 29 1939. The property fronts 64 feet 5 inches on Cameron Street and includes an alley nine feet wide with right of way. Terms require one third cash day of sale and balance with two bonds payable in one and two years at 6 percent interest with a homestead waiver.
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Lawrence D. Ritter
County Court House
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Cameron (Market) Street
Graichen
Bailey
Sargent
Cameron Street
Purcell
Willis
Piccadilly Street
RIS Kidney Health Ad Trial Offer
An old advertisement promotes RIS as a kidney health aid claiming active kidneys bring happiness. It urges a thirty day test with a trial price range and warns to buy only from local druggists and avoid substitutes.
Governor Grants Clemency For Howard Case In Virginia
The governor reports a conditional pardon for Mr. Howard a about sixty in poor health backed by seven southwest Virginia physicians citing inguinal hernia stomach ulcers and risk of life threatening complications. The decision followed a lengthy investigation into a theft valued at 30 with restitution and a 540 fine plus costs and a 30 day jail term deemed excessive. Clemency endorsed by county leaders including Col K E Harman with provision that future violations void the pardon and reimpose penalties. The governor accepts responsibility for clemency decisions noting Howard’s means should not affect individual treatment.
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Howard
Virginia
Tecumucktwealth
Col
K. E. Harman
House of Delegates
Buchanan
Woman Granted Right to Use Police Radio Car
Magistrate Gaspera Liota dismissed disorderly conduct charges against a New York woman who refused to leave a patrol car at 4 a m after saying she sought shelter following a quarrel with her husband. The patrolman testified he found her in his parked car and asked her to exit. She claimed she had nowhere else to go.
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Hideest
New York
Gaspera Liota
Britain Plans Record Peacetime Budget In 1939 Spending
London reports defense costs will push the 1939 budget beyond £1 billion as new army strength raises manpower to 563,700. Navy estimates total £153.7 million and overall defense spending nears £580 million with civil expenditures also rising to £534.6 million. War Minister Hore-Belisha notes regular home army to 185,700 and non defense costs climb.
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London
Britain
United States’ National Guard
Leslie Hore-Belisha
India
Burma
Goering Vows German Air Power Leadership
Berlin reports Field Marshal Goering declares Germany will maintain its leading position in military aviation and notes vast aircraft plant employment. The National Zeitung says a 37 mile deep air defense zone was created after the 1938 crisis and praises the air force as the nation’s elite.
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Berlin
Goering
Germany
Essen
National-Zeitung
Reich
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Sudetenland
Air Force
The
Last Obstacle In Park Transfer Is Removed
Richmond March 1 Wilbur C Hall announced the removal of the last obstacle to transferring Richmond Battlefield Park to the National Park Service He said a modification of the Fort Brady parcel would eliminate a small hurdle to completion Deeds are being prepared to transfer about 678 acres to the federal government from the Richmond Battlefield Park Corporation and the state authorities
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Richmond
Richmond Battlefield Park
National Park Service
Wilbur C. Hall
State Conservation Commission
Branch Spalding
Park Service
Fort Brady
Richmond Battlefield Pax Corporation
Wayside Inn opens as county notes abound in Middletown
County news notes several moves and visits around Middletown Virginia on March 1 Mr and Mrs Howard Owings visit relatives in Washington D C Lovell Manuel and children relocate to Pickerel farm north of town Charles Rhodes improves his lawn and fences Maude Wright returns to Washington job while Mattie Wright recovers Alvin Thomas rents Glenn garage plans several weeks away Miss Ruth Keith visits Baltimore and Mr and Mrs Woodrow Cornwell nearby.
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Middletown
Howard Owings
Will Owings
Washington, D. C
Lovell Manuel
Conway
T. Y. Conway
Roanoke
Charles Rhodes
Maude Wright
Washington
Mattie Wright
Wisecarver
Vaucluse
Alvin Thomas
Glenn Garage
Green Spring Notes From Green Spring Virginia
Green Spring Virginia March 1 Mrs Ray Wilson and daughter Mrs Walter Anderson with Mrs Wilmer Anderson and Miss Dolores Wilson visited Mr and Mrs Roy Ashton Sunday afternoon. Douglas Anderson and son Donald of Winchester joined family of Mrs Anderson’s parents Mr and Mrs William Dix. Also present Miss Rachel Dix Jamnita Patten and Melvin Kessner and Paul Gano. Runkle family of White Hallshas moved to T M Shirley’s farm. Road work in the area is nearing completion and locals praise the new road. Wilford Wilson and Curtis ill with influenza but back out. Baker family moved into Fries house vacated by Ray Funkhouser.
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Green Spring
Ray Wilson
Walter Anderson
Wilmer Anderson
Dolores Wilson
Roy Ashton
Douglas Anderson
Donald
Winchester
Anderson
William Dix
Rachel Dix
Jamnita Patten
Melvin Kessner
Paul Gano
Runkle
Public Welfare Boards Move to Coordinate Virginia Agencies
Richmond Va March 1 six independent boards of the State Department of Public Welfare meet delegater Dr W H Staaffer to prepare a report on changes for closer coordination The action followed a working session and luncheon with Governor Price as principal speaker He said coordination will prevent duplication and cover no mans land areas Staaffer praised the move as constructive for a better working relationship among state boards
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Richmond
State Department of Public Welfare
W. H. Stauffer
Public Welfare
Price
No Man’s Land
Staaffer
the Commonwealth
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Vaughan Furniture Reopening Delayed by Vaughan
Galax Virginia March 1 In reply to a resolution from the Galax Association of Commerce urging Vaughan Furniture to reopen Taylor G Vaughan says he will not recommend reopening until conditions improve He notes the plant formerly employed 250 to 300 workers who have been out of work since the strike over a pay cut ended.
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GALAX
Galax Association of Commerce
Vaughan Furniture
Taylor G. Vaughan
Vaughan Furniture Company
Vaughan
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Hampshire CO
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Laura Treadwell
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Los Angeles
H. G. Robinson
Miss Treadwell
Harold J. Weidman
Harold
Whitacre
A. C. Miller
Martinsburg
William Childs
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
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Evelyn
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Rose Grantham Kearns
Harry Nicely
Berkeley Springs
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M. E. Church, South
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Ssee Co
Hf. Kable
H. Rissler
Carlton Fox
Grace Episcopal Church
Iva Light
Stanley King
Martinsburg Hospital
R. A. Smith
Clemmye Baker
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Engle
G. E. Clark
M. T Dunn
Opequon
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