City Council to Elect Board and School Changes Voted
Richmond March 9. Senate blocks Early-Noell move to cancel Muzzey history contract in schools. Senator Cather defends teaching Virginia history from a local perspective. Governor veto sustains bid to shape Fredericksburg College as a women’s liberal arts school. Senate approves Winchester Common Council to elect city school trustees.
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The
Star
Richmond
Senate
State Board of Education
T. Russell Cather
Winchester
Virginia
Poillard
Fredericksburg
House passes forty bills in big legislative session
The Virginia House of Delegates approved forty bills and cleared its calendar of its own measures. Major actions included expanding the State Highway Commission to nine members and enacting a new motor vehicle code, plus salary adjustments for treasurers and revenue commissioners.
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House of Delegates
Firemen’s Association
Richmond
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
State Corporation Commission
Public Service Corporation
House
Hobson
Chesterfield
Moffett
Augusta
Neff
Telephone lines still limited after severe storm damage
J T Yates of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co reports only a few long distance lines operating after Sunday and Monday storms. Damaged lines require at least another day to repair as four large gangs work in northern Virginia with extensive outages blamed on the storm. property damage now estimated at 300000 dollars with about 3000 poles toppled in Virginia.
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J. T. Yates
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Richmond
Washington
Virginia
Yates
Funeral Rites Held For Winchester Businessman Newton A Cooper
Friends gathered to honor Newton A Cooper a Winchester businessman and Frederick County farmer who died from a paralysis stroke at his Albin home six weeks after his wife Frances. Services were at his son Grover C Cooper's home and burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survivors include five brothers and two sisters among 14 children.
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Newton A. Cooper
Winchester
Frederick County
Albin
Frances A. Cooper
Inlaw
Grover C. Cooper
North
Cameron Street
C. E. Seas
Hagerstown
Julian Cooper
Martinsburg
W. Va
C. N. Cooper
Kernstown
Nora Krider
Vienna
Lydia Hawkins
Cooper
Severe Peaches Damaged By Cold Weather Across Regions
Reports from Timberville Virginia indicate severe damage to peaches due to a weekend cold snap. Georgia crops around Fort Valley and other peach areas show similar injury. Weather forecasts warn of another frosty night in the South, risking further losses. Hi Ho from Chinatown adds a literary aside.
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Winchester
Timberville
Georgia
Fort Valley
Weather Bureau
Clarke county reels from severe blizzard closing schools
Clarke county suffers through the worst blizzard in years with roads blocked and power lines down. Berryville and Boyce report extended outages while repairs continue and Boyce Agricultural High School plans to reopen tomorrow.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Winchester - Washington
Leesburg
Henry Russell
Castleman’s Ferry
Main Street
Northern Virginia Power Company
Boyce
Winchester
Western Union Telegraph Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Shenandoah Division
Hagerstown
Roanoke
Boyce Agricultural High School
Hus
White Post
Fauquier Supervisors Back Byrd State Road Plan
Fauquier County Board of Supervisors at Warrenton unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of H. F. Byrd’s plan for state control of the county road system. They argue state ownership would erase the local road levy or redirect funds to other needs such as schools.
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Fauquier
Weed Chains Discount On Select Sizes From Johns Miller Co
Johns Miller and Co announces a 25 percent discount on weed chains in sizes 30x34 32x314 32x4 and 32x414. The sale applies to these specific models as listed by the company. Prices and sale duration not provided.
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T' Johns
Miller & CO
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Rumor Denied as Search Continues
Reports from Boston of a returned Lindbergh baby were denied by New Jersey police and the Morrow family. Officials said no trace of the 20 month old boy had been found and that progress in the investigation was being made as authorities cleared routes to enable direct negotiations with the kidnappers.
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The
Star
Opewell
N. J
Boston
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Lindberghs
Underworld
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Sourland Mountain
Trenton
Charles A. Schoeffel
Charles A. Lindbergh
Harry Moore
Sourland
Skillman
Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf
State Police
Associated Press
Salvy Spitale
Irving Bitz
Lamb
Schaeffer
Schoeffel
Johnson
Henry
Red) Johnson
John Fernando
New York
Connecticut
Hartford
Seastrunk to Speak at Centenary Reformed Lenten Service
Special Lenten services begin at 8 pm Friday at Centenary Reformed Church with Rev. C. E. Seastrunk of the Lutheran Church of Albin as speaker. Everyone is invited.
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Centenary Reformed Church
C. E. Seastrunk
Lutheran Church of
Crampton Farm Sale Set for March 10 at Dunkeith Home
The Crampton sale will auction 138 head of livestock and all farm implements and machinery used on a 350 acre farm. The sale is scheduled for Thursday March 10 at Dunkeith the Crampton home located 142 miles south of Berryville on state highway. All roads now open.
Kelvinator Cooking School Postponed
Power lines failed prompting Miller & Anderson to postpone the free home economics demonstration and cooking school. New dates are March 22 and 23 at 2 30 p m. A nationally known home economist from the Kelvin Kitchen will conduct the event with door prizes and refreshments. Everyone is invited.
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Miller & Anderson
Kelvin Kitchen
Kelvinator
Iplt
Learn to Dance at Washington Hotel
Dance lessons offered at Washington Hotel every Thursday with flexible hours 2 to 8 p.m. and continuing weekly through the month. Instruction targets beginners and intermediate dancers seeking basic steps and musicality in a social setting.
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Washington Hotel
Budget Adopted by Winchester Common Council
Winchester officials approved the current year budget totaling 289 203 64 with council unanimous support. The assembly also authorized a 50 000 loan for nine months at up to 6 percent interest and set a March 8 public hearing on the budget.
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Winchester
Common Council
City Hall
John H. Rosenberger
William Beverley
Charles Harper
Rosenberger
Fred L. Glaize
Lewis M. Allen
R. Frank Barr
Charles H. Harper
Lawrence C. Hollis
Peyton J. Marshall
Percy D. Miller
W. A. Sale
Fred W. Forney
W. Nelson Page
All Roads Open to Crampton Sale Announcement
Roads open now guide travelers to the Crampton sale located 142 miles south on the state highway. Thursday is the targeted date for access.
Wool gloves and love shop cancel debts remark
A fragmented note jokes about wool gloves and a love shop canceling debts. It closing line suggests you cannot cure measles by passing it to others, reflecting a humorous social remark rather than a specific event.
Meeting Postponed for South End Hose Company
Business meeting of the South End Hose Company postponed until Monday night March 14. Captain Foreman requests every member to be present. Secretary
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South End Hose Company
Foreman
Prof Flickinger to Speak at Handley Library Thursday
Prof Floyd Flickinger of the National Park Service will present an illustrated lecture at 8 o clock Thursday night in the Handley Library lecture hall. Sponsored by Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R and the Winchester George Washington bicentennial committee, the talk covers Virginia preservation work and Washington at Yorktown with images of Jamestown Williamsburg and Yorktown.
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Floyd Flickinger
National Park Service
Handley Library
United States
Virginia
Fort Loudoun
Winchester
George Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Two Men Survive Blizzard Trip From Alexandria
Lewis Pearson and J Madison Spurr returned home after a Sunday blizzard ruined their drive from Alexandria to Winchester. They left early to attend a funeral and reached Annandale before being forced to shelter overnight in Fairfax county. They finally passed the Blue Ridge mountains later, recalling a perilous return.
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Lewis Pearson
J. Madison Spurr
Alexandria
Winchester
Pearson
Walter S. Nicklin
Sutton S. Harris
Sherrill Named Ambassador to Turkey by Hoover
Envoy to Turkey Charles H. Sherrill, a New York lawyer and author, was appointed ambassador to Turkey by President Hoover. He becomes the U S envoy to the Allied republic in the near east.
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Charles H. Sherrill
Turkey
Hoover
New York
Electric Power Restores Cheer Amid Blizzard Hit Winchester
Winchester residents regained daily life as electric service and buses resumed routes after a severe blizzard. Power crews repaired lines while street cleaning and snow removal continued. The Star faced AP wire outages, yet radio carried key national news.
Play at White Hall Postponed Until Further Notice
Laundry service notice urges patrons to send laundry to Winchester Steam Laundry at 28 and 29 with operation days Mon Wed Sat and a fragmentary advert style.
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White Hall
Winchester Steam Laundry
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Muzzer
Mr. Cooper
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Regent Blizzard
Clarke Coun
Berryvill
Boyce School
Pial
Morrow Family
New Jersey
Mr. Seastrunk
Crampton
Kelvinator Cooking School
Council
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Whitman, Reynardt and Smith
Shawnee Spring
P. P. Pilcher
Eee
All Ae Love Shop
South End Hose CO
Prof. Flickinger
City—A. P
Gore
Berland
Cink
Optennnilnee Telephone
Althouga
Aeaseries Ed Prees
A. P
Nort Winchester
White Way
Arnold Bus Line
Atlantic Greyhound Line
Staunton
Lexington
Atlantic Greyhound
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