Frederick Supervisors Tentatively Endorse $1.50 Levy For Year
Frederick supervisors on first reading approve a $1.50 levy for the coming fiscal year with $1 for schools and 50 cents for general expenses. They set April 24 for a budget session and anticipate completing the budget by April 25. An $8,000 school appropriation is approved from the general fund with $400 for a defense program.
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Frederickiy Board of Supervisors
D. J. Howard
Board of Supervisors
Commissioner of Revenue Office
General County Fund
Military Ball Highlighted by The Oyez Fete
The March 8 issue of The Oyez from Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock Virginia covers the Washingtons Birthday military ball with the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Executive Committee as guests of honor. A Uncle Sam in Review pageant featured and many Winchester guests attended. States from Rhode Island to North Carolina were represented.
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Oyez
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Washington
Shenandoah
Uncle Sam
Winchester
Safety Patrol film to be shown at school events
Thomas Starrett of the local police and Gilbert Helsley Handley School Boy Patrol captain will attend each showing of the motion picture Safety Patrol on Tuesday March 11. They will speak to pupils about safe walking and answer questions about the School Boy Safety Patrol as Phil Hunter’s committee plans about 12 showings for at least 1500 students.
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Thomas Starrett
Gilbert Helsley
Handley School
Starrett
Captain Helsley
Phil Hunter
Mrs Rosa Affleck Buried In Morning
Mrs Rosa Kerfoot Affleck 83 of Winchester died at her Peyton Street home Sunday morning after a decade of ill health with heart failure cited as the immediate cause. Born in 1858 and a daughter of a Confederate veteran of Stonewall Jackson’s brigade, she was buried at Mt Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Fred Boyd William Miller Henry Brown Robert S Bell Joseph P Miller and Henry Moling Jr.
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Rosa Kerfoot Affleck
Winchester
Peyton Street
Stonewall Jackson
Mt. Hebron
Fred 8
Boyd
William ©. Miller
Henry Brown
Robert S. Bell
Joseph P. Miller
Henry Moling, Jr
Sea Battle On Say Britons Points Toward War
British reports claim aid to Britain bill moves U S closer to war and raises chances for pressure on Japan. Nazi raids hit Cologne Boulogne Cherbourg and Brest while Luftwaffe unleashes a six hour assault on a major south coast naval base causing fires casualties and widespread damage.
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Japan
R.A.P
Rhineland
Cologne
Boulogne
Cherbourg
Brest
Luftwaffe
London
Clarke County Teachers Association Defends School Program
Clarke County teachers met at Berryville High School with about 75 percent in attendance. Miss Rose MacDonald of the State Board of Education outlined defense program aims, stressed fitness and democracy, and proposed revising the Virginia Course of Study. Committees were named to develop defense work but details were not available.
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Berryville
Clarke County Teachers Association
Rose MacDonald
State Board of Education
Virginia
President to Seek 3 to 4 Billion for Britain Aid
President plans to ask Congress for 3 to 4 billion dollars to fund aid to Britain and other allied nations. A white house meeting will include key appropriations and defense committee leaders to lay groundwork for fiscal estimates ahead of the request.
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Roosevelt
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Britain
Early
White House
Senate
House Appropriations
Harold Smith
May
Dky
House Military Committee
Vinson
D- Net
House Naval Commit
Largest French fisheries located in Tarpon Springs
Historical note states the biggest French fisheries in the world are situated in Tarpon Springs Florida. This reflects a maritime trade claim tied to the port and local industry.
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France
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Baldridge to Speak on WRVA Tonight
Festival director Tom Baldridge will be the best speaker on the Virginia Velor program sponsored by WRVA with the cooperation of the Virginia Conservation Commission. The 10:15 p.m. weekly feature focuses on a Virginia region with Winchester recently covered.
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Tom Baldridge
WRVA
Virginia Conservation Commission
Richmond Radio Stoon
Clarke Budget Faces Opposition Over New Building Outlay
Clarke County budget highlights a proposed levy increase from 80 to 1 for next year and maintains most of the current year’s line items. Capital outlay plans include a $60,000 new school at Boyce and $35,000 for Berryville facilities plus $5,000 for buses and other construction costs. A budget hearing is scheduled for April 14 with Boyce delegates expected to attend.
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Pagecrease
Boyce
Berryville
Clarke
Hull Appeals For Spanish Prisoners Cleared By France Inquiry
Secretary Hull appealed to Franco to grant clemency on humanitarian grounds for Spanish political prisoners and refugees in unoccupied France. The State Department noted no direct U S legal basis to act, while Vichy said none of the refugees were handed to Franco. Franco regime reported 1,200,000 informations filed and about 500,000 prisoners arrested with many executions and varied clemencies.
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United States
France
Hull
Francisco Franco
Spain
State Department
Spanish Republic
Vichy
Treasure Island originated as The Sea Cook in serial form
Stevenson’s Treasure Island appeared in Young Folks 1881 82 as The Sea Cook. The permanent title Treasure Island was applied when the book was published in December.
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Stevenson
Treasure Island
Pomona Grange Names Committees For Ensuing Year
At a Saumsville meeting Pomona Grange named committees for the coming year. Members include Foy, Drey, Kibler, Keller, Snapp, Bageant, Shillenburg, Dobbins, Baum, Strother, Guthrie, Barrett and Brumback. Wayne Guthrie spoke on education relations to national aims.
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Saumsville
Pomona
B. Back
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Hrwehet Seta
Hubert Kibler
Ae Een
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Avena Snapp
Ee Finance
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White
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F. Sale Dobbins
Middletown
J. Baum
B. F. Strother
Guthrie
Wayne Guthrie
White Hall School
Ethel Barrett
St. Patrick
B. O. Brumback
CCC
Squadron Leader L A Strange Founded England Parachute Army
Heads Paratroops Squadron Leader L A Strange is credited with founding and building England's parachute army a detachment which recently invaded Italy. Although a flier since 1908 Strange never made a parachute jump until last year.
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England
Para
Italy
Strange
Patterson Elected General Counsel of Farm Credit Board
Clarence A. Patterson of New Castle Pennsylvania has been chosen general counsel of the Farm Credit Administration in Baltimore at a Farm Credit Board meeting. The board represents Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia Delaware and the island of Puerto Rico.
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New Castle
Farm Credit Administration of
Baltimore
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Pennsylvania
Mary
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Puerto Rico
Grog origins linked to Admiral Vernon and diluted rum
The term grog traces to Admiral Vernon known as Old Grog who wore a grogram cloak, and in 1740 ordered sailors to dilute their rum with water to reduce drunkenness and preserve discipline.
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Vernon
Largent Elected Trial Justice At 24
Unanimous election selects 24 year old Largent as trial justice in Winchester. UVA law graduate 1989, worked with FBI, but resigned from national offices. Salary 5 dollars for 20 days, excess time borne by the office. Attendees included R Frank Barr and Brady Largent among others.
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Law School
University of Virginia
Winchester
FBI
Washington
Omaha
Philadelphia
New York
Council
R. Frank Barr
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