Fault Found In Numerous Fuel Pumps
Frederick county inspectors from the State Department of Agriculture tested 306 gas pumps at filling stations. Fifty five pumps failed to meet standards and were condemned for repairs. Approved pumps received a white seal indicating they were tested and verified. Grease measuring devices were also checked and sealed if correct.
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R. D. Marks
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State Department of Agriculture
Bland to Speak at Valley Forge in Virginia Event
Representative Bland a Virginia Democrat and dean of the state's congressional delegation is named by Governor James H. Price to speak March 10 at Valley Forge. The gathering will be held in the Washington Memorial Chapel and focuses on Virginia state concerns.
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Washington
Bland
D-Va
Virginia
House
James H. Price
Washington Memorial Chapel
Germany to Continue Attacks on Neutral Ships
The German government states it will keep attacking neutral merchantmen without warning if they are convoyed or searched by British stations. It argues air reconnaissance cannot distinguish voluntary convoy from forced escort and cites such convoys as evidence of aiding the enemy.
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Germany
Welles to Confer with Polish Leaders in Paris
Paris dispatch reports United States Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles will meet with the Polish government in exile chiefs upon his Paris arrival this week. The communique says he will confer with Daladier and French leaders and remain in Paris Friday and Saturday to continue talks.
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Paris
United States
Sumner Welles
Welles
Daladier
Switzerland
For Rent Or Sale Six Room House Near Winchester
Classified ad notes a six room house for rent or sale seven miles from Winchester with contact phone 7 F 14 dated 3 6 31. Another entry lists a one bedroom apartment at 411 North Loudoun Street with date 1 31 tf.
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Winchester
Loudoun St
S. Loudoun St
Miles Music CO
Parliamentary debate over Palestine land laws and unrest
London reports a Commons debate over new land restrictions in Palestine. Dispatches note multiple fatalities and injuries from Jewish demonstrations in Haifa Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as curfews and police action quell gatherings amid rising disturbances with 18 000 protesters in Tel Aviv and 150 demonstrations.
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Palestine
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Donald Bradley Somervell
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Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
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Interdiction Ordered for Winchester Alcohol Sales
In Winchester Police Justice Court John Ro was found guilty of selling alcoholic beverages on 27 os 1940. He is interdicted for one year and may not sell alcohol. A certified copy of the order is filed with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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Police Justice Court
Winchester
Commonwealth of Virginia Stes
John Rowas
Donald L. Weems
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Holmes Dolman
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Armory Plans Face Funding and Site Debate
City council weighs cutting drill hall size to fit a $65,000 armory project including federal grants. State funds must be obligated by June 30. residents express opposition to Rouss Spring site and possible new elections to decide bonds for a central site or completion.
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Allen Hawthorne
Armory
James P. Reardon
Rouss Spring
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Reardon
Marvin Weaver
Hawthorne
Park
C. R. Anderson
W. W. Dellinger
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Anderson
Maxine Elliott Dies in France At 67
Maxine Elliott, eminent American actress, died in Cannes at her Chateau Juan Les Pins. She had lived on the French Riviera at villa L Horizon after retiring from the stage, welcoming European royalty and notables. Her last stage appearance was in 1920 at her New York theatre.
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France
Maxine Elliott
Europe
United States
Juan Les Pins
Miss Elliott
Villa L’horizon
New York
Clarke County School Board Holds Routine March Session
Clarke County school board met at the courthouse in Berryville for a routine monthly session. The full board including chairman Ralph Ware Holmes Hardesty J L Carper and Arthur Buckley attended with School Superintendent Archie F Robertson.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Ralph Ware
Holmes Hardesty
J. L. Carper
Arthur Buckley
Archie F. Robertson
Auditor Urges Contract Bidding Reform In Virginia
State Auditor L McCarthy Downs urges Governor Price to tighten bidding rules for state printing and paper contracts in Richmond. He questions city‑only bidding limits, calls for uniform bid procedures, and recommends recording telephone bids, with notes on price adjustments and inventory control. A separate order blocks Holmes Dolman from purchasing alcohol.
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Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Price
Division
Downs
Mountain Folk Say They'll Miss Turner A. Dunlap
Turner Ashby Dunlap, 84, a longtime benefactor to the Great North Mountain region of Frederick County, died after a brief illness in Winchester. Funeral rites were held Sunday as locals recalled his quiet generosity providing fuel and food to those in need. The community gathered on a rainy day to honor a man they called good to them.
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Rock Enon Springs
Great North Mountain Region
Turner Ashby Dunlap
Frederick County
Winchester
Treasury daily balance and debt figures
Treasury report for March 4 shows receipts of 48.95 million dollars and expenditures of 54.12 million dollars leaving a net balance of 2.35 million. Gross debt stands at 42.38 billion with an increase of 8.75 million from the previous day.
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Washington
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