Diplomas Planned for Gainesboro Seniors as Fund Drive Aids Chairs
Gainesboro High School will award diplomas to 14 seniors around June 6. Funds are sought from a March 14 oyster supper at the school to cover indebtedness on auditorium chairs and other improvements. Officers include Nelson Beard president Garland Adams vice president Irene Davis secretary treasurer.
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Gainesboro High School
Fred Braithwaite
Smacpel
Eal Necey
Garland Adams
Nelson Beard
Harryard
Robert Philpott
Stanley Harold Larrick
Willis Fout
Helen Hook
Besq Lae Bakers
June Unger
Unger
Esther Richard
One Davis
Irene Davis
Braithwaite
Aithwaite
Gainesboro
Empty Boats Indicate Missing Occupants at Annapolis
Annapolis Maryland March 8 Two boats one upside down were found today near Herald Harbor and the Naval Academy. Officials believe the craft may be those in which three boys were lost on the Severn River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Herald
Marbor
Naval Academy
Severn River
Winchester man summoned for federal grand jury in Harrisonburg
Wilmer Shryock of Winchester has a summons to report Monday March 17 for possible jury duty in Harrisonburg. A grand jury will be empanelled that day and the Ted Pauley case involving raffle of an automobile is on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Shryock
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Ted Pauley
James B McNamara Dies in San Quentin Prison
James B. McNamara, 59, who was serving a life sentence for the 1910 dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building, died in San Quentin Prison. The blast at 1 07 a m on October 1 1910 killed 21 people as the paper battled closed shops and labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
the Times
Trial Justice salaries and bonds set by city council
The council discussed trial justice salaries with a motion proposing 125 dollars monthly for the justice and 50 dollars for the clerk, amended to 1200 dollars per year for the justice and 600 for the clerk. Bonds were fixed at 5000 dollars for the trial justice, 2000 for the substitute, and 2000 for the overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Conlemoves
Baker
R. Prank Barr
Sieuke Barnett
Dr. C. R. Anderson
W. P. Anderson
R. Frank Barr
C. D. Barnett
W. W. Dellinger
Percy Miller
Miller Streit
Earl Baker
A Lee Coble
Brady Largent
Coble
Carnifax
Police Department
Bertha Kline
Winchester
Sytem
Winchester Faces 100000 Storm Damage 27 Years Ago
From The Files of The 27 Years Ago: a 75 mile west sweeping gale caused indoor confinement and $100000 damage to Winchester city and county. The storm’s 1866 May comparison is recalled by old timers as roofs torn from buildings and a damaged city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cedar Rust Bill Passed in Virginia Senate
The Cedar Rust bill has passed the Virginia senate and awaits Governor Juart's signature to become law. It requires eradication of red cedar near apple orchards with compensation or appeal rights for cedar owners and will be enforced by the state crop pest commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Senate
Juart
Late Christopher Bean Delights Small Winchester Crowd
Inclement weather kept Capitol Theatre audience small for Winchester Little Theatre’s production of The Late Christopher Bean. Cast delivered a creditable performance with Beatrice O Ell as Abby and Alvin Tavenner as Davenport earning praise for stage presence. Bent ley Kinney directed.
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Christopher Bean
Coolie Verner
Capitol Theatre
Winchester Little Theatre
Sidney Mowers
Christopheran
Mr. Howard
Abby
Beatrice O' Ell
Alvin Tavenner
Davenport
Haggett
Ethel Jolliffe
Anne Hardy
Ada Haggett
Winchester
Charles Lord
Martinsburg
Dr. Haggett
Susan Haggett
Lucille Seal
Warren Cramer
H. R. Kern, Jr
Rosen
Thomas Woolfolk
Tallant
Ridgely White
Bentley Kinney
Steel Makers Vote 56 Hour Week For Defense Work
At Midvale Steel in Philadelphia about 4000 workers voted 10 to 1 to adopt a seven day 56 hour week to support a 32 million dollar order for anti aircraft guns and other defense gear. Union leader Edward Kunz said it is the first such vote in a U S manufacturing plant. Workers will receive time and a half for hours exceeding 40 weekly. Company officials unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel Company
Edward Kunz
AFL
Los
United States Army
Wheat and grain price quotes from Chicago and other markets
Chicago and Baltimore grain quotes report wheat bids near highs since January with May at 85 1 4 to 1 8 and Sept at 82 1 2. corn May 61 7 8 to 62 July 62 Sept 61 7 8. No. 3 Red and No. 4 Yellow and White lots shown for cash grain in Chicago and Baltimore markets. prices listed per bushel with recent year-ago comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Shutdowns In Plants May Not Occur
Six hundred CIO employees of the Federal Motor Truck Company with five million dollars in defense orders press for higher pay vacation allowances and draft pay. In Pittsburgh the CIO steelworkers organizing committee rejected US Steel’s offer of a 2 12 cent raise and threatened to terminate the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.I.O
Federal Motor Truck Company
Pittsburgh
I. O. Steelworkers Organizing Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Senate advances aid bill amid amendments clash
Senate leaders predicted passage of the aid bill by Monday as administration forces rejected 12 amendments in a marathon 11 hour session. Opposition sought limits on naval transfers and a ban on lending to Britain, Canada, and Greece, but Barkley warned such changes would derail the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Barkley
E.S. T
Ellender
D.-La
Clark
D.-Mo
Walsh
D.-Mass
Taft
Ohio
Britain
Canada
Greece
Valley Digging From Under Snow Continues
The report notes about 11 inches of snow in the valley with roads west of Winchester in Clarksburg West Virginia area cindered for passage. Authorities say little threat of drifts as a crust forms from drizzle. In the city about 50 workers and 11 trucks clear the business district with Piccadilly Loudoun and pea streets targeted.
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Winchester
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mellett
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Pea Streets
Sorensen Links South American Regimes to War Context
The CBS correspondent reports that in January the U S and South America each sold 3 000 barrels of oil to Japan while South America sits below pre war levels and relies on Axis trade. He says Latin nations lack democratic tradition with many governments rising on machine guns. He notes Latin America is neutral toward the U S, fears the Monroe Doctrine, and urges stronger cultural ties and Pan American unity guided by Hull and Welles policies. Sorensen spoke in Winchester under Rotary Club auspices.
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U. S. Secretary of Commerce
United States
South America
Japan
C.B.S
Costa Rica
Sorensen
Ecuador
Europe
Germany
England
Americas
Hitler
Berlin
Russia
Latin America
North America
Hull
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
Winchester
Rotary Club
Booth
No Yong Park
Nicholas R. Doman
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Rotary Club
Seven Enlistments Reported At Local Army Recruiting Office
The local recruiting station reports seven new Army enlistments this month. Names include Sgt Frank Likar and Havermale of Maryland, Hawkins of Mt Jackson, Guess of Baltimore, and Clyde Howe sent to the 87th Air Corps. Vacancies exist in all branches. high school or mechanical trades experience is favored. Some enlistees may later become flying cadets.
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Army
Frank Likar
Charles
Havermale
Marthe Infantry
Hawaii
Lester BE. Hawkins
Mt. Jackson
Paul H. Guess
S. Cameron Street
Wrolebind Quartersanets
Baltimore
Clyde W. Howe
the &Th Air Up
Air Corps
Bangor
Maine
Delaplane
Fauquier County
Blondell H. Lonas
Infantry
Panama
United States
Likar
Train collision and vehicle crashes disrupt Winchester area
Uninjured drivers and shaken occupants recount a train auto crash near Winchester as the Hagerstown bound Pennsylvania train struck a rear ended car. Ralston and Swearingen suffered contusions with both taken to local facilities. Separately a state snow plow collision near the city left the driver with a fractured knee cap and cuts, while a Seven-Up truck and a Mason-Dixon van crash destroyed a truck near Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
William Swearinger
John C. Ralston
Pittsburgh
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Ralston
Swearingen
Itar
W. H. Bosserman, Jr
Winchester
George Wash m Hotel
Dave Kirk
Pittsburghers
J. G. Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles £. O'Connor
Seal and O'Connor Dry Cleaners
Armory
Co. 115
Virginia Protective Force
Lawrence Talley
Millwood
Brooke Punk
Boy
New York Snow Tops Ten Inches as Storm Hits
Snow blanketed New York with as much as ten inches while the storm moved east, causing travel disruption across the Atlantic coast and threatening New England as warnings spread from Maine to Delaware. Maryland reports a fatal ski accident and a missing trio in Annapolis are noted amid broader national cold weather coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Seaboard
Maryland
Eastport
Delaware
New England
Ned Chambers
Ray Cunningham
Jerry Almond
Severn
Annapolis
Baltimore Livestock Markets March 8 Update
In Baltimore on March 8 livestock and produce quotes show little change across categories. Cattle steady to firm, steers 850-1230 lb mostly 9.50-10.80, top 11.35. heifers up to 10.40, fat cows few higher. sausage bulls weak. Hogs mostly lower versus week ago, 160-240 lb ranges 7.80-8.25, sows steady. lighter weights 7.45-8.70. Produce section notes unchanged prices for poultry and other birds.
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Nebraska
Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept
Ue Iene
Average speed of a war plane
The text states the average speed of an air plane associated with the meld service is 400 miles per ki.
Let us be of service to you.
A brief note offering late service and a phone contact reads We det deliver until mid night. Phone 228.
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Eee
Ats
Lancaster
York
Progressive Party
Aine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Miss
Montana
Jones Funeral Home
Bell Stores
Amelia
South Main St
Venice
Jas. McNamara
Trial Justice Court
Trial Justice
Anderson
F. L. Largent
W. W. Glass
Tom Scully
J. Warren Rice, Jr
John Allen
Raymond Perrine
Merc Largent
Eve
Ent
Department of Justice
Bridgett Costy
Ireland
Toll
Here
Winchester Ferry
Clarke County
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Harrisburg
Dot
Virginia Senate
Jesse
Cork
Glendale
California
Alice
Goodrich Silvertown
Electric Rangers
Northern Virginia Power Company
New York
South
Seaboard
Washington
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Valley Pride
United Food Stores
Jonesdale Hatchery
Timberville, Va
Winchester Seed Co
Jonesdale Atchery
Cee Ie Nia
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