18th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Dates Set
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc officials meet at the George Washington Hotel and announce May 12 as the 18th festival date. Budget aims for about 13 000 dollars in contributions with early planning to secure parade units and bands.
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Shenandoah
le Finance
Clarke Cooper
Glaize
Garland
Covington
Russell Cather
Paeerdisk
P. Arthur
Sea
Cather
Arthur
I Tt
Aisbho
WePo
Average Woman: Winchester Magazine Claims Odd Lifestyle Facts
The list from Your Life magazine portrays the average woman as marrying at 24, weighing 128 pounds, standing five feet four, and spending years on chores, gossip, and cosmetics. It claims dozens of matinees, radio serials, and telephones as daily habits, with many unverified behaviors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Life
Seoul
Council to Discuss Trial Justice Appointment Tonight
Officials reveal state auditors are probing irregularities in the Trial Justice office accounts from 1938 to present. Possible candidates include W. W. Glass and Tom Scully as the council plans a policy discussion on salary and control, with a decision expected before Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reardon
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Defense debate on amending to curb foreign diversion
Fragmented report cites Senator Byrd urging limits on overseas diversion of defense materials and funds. Language suggests opposition to wholesale depletion of U S defense stock while considering amendments to constrain foreign use. No clear outcome or date specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Britain
Byrd
Congress
Snow Falls All Day Across State Roads Slippery
Snow fell throughout the day making highways slick across the region. Detoured routes and slow travel were common as slick roads persisted. Weather reports warned motorists to drive carefully and anticipate more wintry conditions.
Organization Formed To Protect Game In Frederick County
About 70 residents from the city and county met at the courthouse to organize the Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association. Jack Brandon was elected president with six vice presidents from each district and one from Winchester. Officers include Boyd Hamman, John B. Bywaters, Max Braithwaite, H. A. Snapp, Leslie Reed, Claude B. Stickley, Frank Marston secretary, S. Lee Grant treasurer. A membership committee was named. A banquet was proposed for April to unite members. Visitors from Clarke County attended. crates of quail and trout items were noted. continued on page 7.
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Frederick County
Shawnee
Max Braithwaite
Gainesboro
H. A. Snapp
Back Creek
Leslie Reed
Stonewall
Claude 3B
Stickley
Opequon
Frank Marston
S. Lee Grant
Harry Seabright
D. M. Sprinkle
G.C. Snarr
Frank Bailey
Allen Hawthorne
Clarke County
George P
Conora
Imene
Commercial Bank Marks 25 Years Of Local Banking
The Commercial and Savings Bank celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 16, 1916. It opened with two depositors and started in a building later replaced by Woolworth’s. Initial capital was $50,000 with deficits of $10,000, later growing to a capital stock of $150,000, surplus of $50,000, and assets around $1.9 million. Herbert S. elected as a director at the first meeting.
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Commercial and Savings Bank
Banking
Insulu
Harold C. March
Star Composing Room
M. B. Murnan
Western Union
Woolworth’s
Loudoun
Piccadilly
Herbert S
O’mahoney
Bone
D.wasili
Clark
D.-Mo
Western Hemisphere
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Egent
Connally
D.-Tex
O'Mahoney
Ellender
D.-La
2500 American Men Would Help Czech Skating Star
Champlain ill March 7 6 50 American Czechoslovakian skating deportation by marrying That many proposals the pretty year old skater said today One woman Mrs Nan Foley of Lafayette Ind has interceded on her behalf a $1000 bond and was negotiating with federal authorities through Rep Charles Halleck to become her She declined aera Foleys action but rome die than return.
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Champaign
Ill
Nan Foley
Lafayette
Ind
Charles Halleck
Aera Foley
Rome
Conference to unify ABC licensees with law enforcement
Central ABC District announces a conference of licensees and state and local officers in Sarah Zane hall on Thursday March 20 at 2 pm. About 200 attendees from Winchester and Frederick Clarke and Warren counties. Purpose to improve compliance with ABC regulations and understanding with police and sheriffs. Wade Miles will attend along with other Board officials.
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Jordon
She Ecdedore
ABC
Sarah Zane Hall
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Jordan
Wade M. Miles
Division of Licensees
Roanoke
Petersburg
Norfolk
Newport News
Fredericksburg
Senate panel urges strict limits on campaign spending
A 1940 presidential contest report calls for hard caps on political funds and tighter election laws. It cites totals nearing 22 million dollars, notes committee disputes among five senators, and recommends the Privileges and Elections Committee draft concrete legislation while labeling existing caps as largely ineffective.
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Congress
Tobey
Meek Hegue
Jersey
Oliver
Democratic National Committee
R. J. Reynolds
Radcliffe
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Freeing of Doctors and Societies Under Sherman Act Case
Justice James M. Proctor ordered acquittals for two physicians and two medical groups in a Sherman Act case. Dr Leon A Mamhel and Dr Rogers Young of Washington were exonerated along with the Washington Academy of Surgery and the Harris County Texas Medical Society. The judge denied the motion as to the remaining defendants including a Columbia society and 18 physicians.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
Federal District Court
Sherman Anti-Trust Ac
Leon A
Justice Proctor
Georgy Erase
Etrict
Columbia
Snow Storm Warns of Worst Winter Weather Hit
A wintry blast swept the Middle Atlantic region with snow sleet and rain. Forecasters issued a heavy snow warning from West Virginia to New York as four inches or more are expected in parts, disrupting travel especially in mountain areas while temperatures stay in the 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Heavy Rain On Coast Expected
Weather forecast for the Middle Atlantic States calls for heavy rain along the Virginia coast on Thursday into Friday with heavy precipitation ending by Saturday afternoon. Snow is expected in the interior, and cooler, drier conditions move in by Sunday.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Virginia Coast
South
Meta
Nazis Massed Near Greece Defied by Turks in Balkans
AP dispatch reports 150000 German troops poised to attack Greece within 48 hours as Turkish press vows to oppose Hitler with two million bayonets. Britain speeds equipment to Turkey while Belgrade notes Yugoslavia will stay neutral.
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Greece
Hitler
Associated Press
Balkans
Germany
Roosevelt Considers Creation Of Labor Board
President Roosevelt disclosed he is weighing a new labor board to mediate disputes and study labor production issues. He said the body could have a broader remit than the Taft-Walsh board and would operate as a separate agency, not over production management. He opposed jurisdictional strikes and suggested the board could guide long term policy and facility distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Legisla
Office of Production Management
Rural-Urban Meet Set for March 13 at George Washington Hotel
The annual Rural-Urban meet sponsored by Winchester service clubs will be held Thursday March 13. Lions Club members join this year due to a charter night conflict. Rotarians and Kiwanians will entertain about 75 farmers from Frederick and Clarke counties with Edmond Harding as principal speaker and Harry F Byrd Jr presiding at 7 o'clock.
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Winchester Service Clubs
Berryville
Lions Club
Frederick
Clarke County
Edmond Harding
Aker
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
T.o'clock
Friday Bingo Night at South End Fire Hall
A Friday evening bingo session at the South End Fire Hall starts at 8 p.m. Admission is 35 cents.
Real Surprise Is Pulled By Kansas Jury
The Wichita jury in a damage suit caused a stir as the foreman questioned a juror's mental competency. The judge excused the panel to decide next steps amid the disruption.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kas
Warren Daniels
First condemned man hanged at Columbia broadcast blocked
William Meharg, 25, was executed at 12 09 p m after officials refused to allow four condemned men to broadcast prepared statements on KMLB Monroe. A 500 word message from Meharg's mother was read over the air before the hanging and officials banned further broadcasts and photographers from the death scene.
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Columbia
William Meharg
KMLB
Monroe
Maharg
Derailment Injures Twelve on Northwestern Pacific Train
A Northwestern Pacific train derailed the last four cars a mile north of Willits California. Ten passengers and crew members were slightly injured and treated at Willits Memorial Hospital before most were bused to Busheka.
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Willits
Calif
Ceate
Northwestern Pacific
Here
Willits Memorial Hospit A
Bus Reka
Union Leader Coming Here To Address Mill Employees
Anthony Valente of Washington D C secretary treasurer of the United Workers of America and Virginia Woolen Company officials explained a campaign meeting set for Saturday at 3 pm at the George Washington hotel H B Douglas from the A F of L will attend in Winchester to enroll mill workers in a drive to organize the labor force and improve year end prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Valente
Washington, D. C
Peee Workers of America
Wwress & Ginia Woolen Company
George Washington
H. B. Douglas
Winchester
A. F. of L
Ema
Tous
May Strike In Macedonia and Thrace Soon
Associated Press reports 150000 German troops massed with tanks on the Greek Bulgarian frontier may strike into Greek Macedonia and Thrace within 48 hours as Nazi assault looms. Turkey defies Hitler warning of war spread. Turkish press vows stiff response and Britain rushes equipment to Turkey.
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Macedonia
Thrace
Balkan
Greek
Turkey
Germany
Eee
Grecian
Aegean
Greatae
Ereengetiona
Salonika
Greeks Prepare to Withdraw From Thrace Amid Turmoil
Dispatches report Greek General Papagos signaling a possible abandonment of Thrace to the Germans. Greeks may shift to a line along the Struma river valley toward Salonika while civilians evacuate Thrace. Yugoslav leaders reportedly met Hitler, leaving Belgrade's stance unclear as German advances loom.
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Thrace
Sofia
Bulgaria
Alexander Papagos
Struma
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Prince Paul
Adolph Hitler
Antique Auction Saturday March 15 10 AM Winchester VA
Miles B. Dean announces an antique auction on Saturday March 15 at 10 o clock in the morning at 330 North Cameron Avenue in Winchester Virginia. The notice lists sale details and location for interested bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Cameron
Winchester
Virginia
Miles B. Dean
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meet of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening March 7 at 8 p.m. All members are asked to be present. Loryn M Crabil Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M
Crabil
Capt
Pein
Colonial Kitchen Special and Fire Hall Bingo Night
Colonial Kitchen offers 29¢ items and a Friday bingo at South End Fire Hall with a $26 grand prize and 35¢ admission. Charlie Rouss Fire Co meets Friday March 7 at 8 PM. new members urged to attend with special entertainment. The Late Theatre and Capitol Theatre ads note ticket prices and Rhodes Drug Store contact.
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South End Fire Hall
Srl Maren
Capitol Theatre
Fri
Rhodes Drug Store
Call
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