Marion College Choir Plans Vesper Service and Tours
The Marion College Choir will perform a vesper service in the city and tour to Martinsburg and Shepherdstown West Virginia for concerts after appearing at Stephens City High School and Strasburg. Dr. Henry E. Horn, Marion College president, will deliver an address on Christian Education.
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Marion College
Grace Lutheran
W. &. Eisenberg
Stephens City High School
Strasburg
Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Henry E. Horn
Governor Tack To Speak In Warren
Plans are underway in Front Royal for the annual meet of the local Chamber of Commerce at the county high school. Governor Tack is slated to speak with arrangements overseen by H F Minter and the chamber president. Committee includes Henry B Weaver Col John C Boggs A G McVay Percy L Rogers and Aubrey M Smith. Five new directors to be elected at the meeting.
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Front Royal
Chamber of Commerce
A Sommitton
H.F. Minter
Henry B. Weaver
John C. Boggs
A. G. McVay
Percy L. Rogers
Aubrey M. Smith
Senate Gets Farm Credit Bill
A bill to separate federal farm credit agencies from the Agriculture Department moved to the Senate after the House approved it 239 to 80. The plan would consolidate the agencies under an independent board led by Chairman Flannagan of Virginia, with presidential support noted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate
House
Flannagan
D-Va
House Agriculture Committee
Truman
Virginian
Federal Reserve Board
Pay Increase Urged for Army and Navy by Secretaries
The Secretaries of War and Navy urged Congress to grant a 20 percent pay hike for all Army and Navy personnel. They argued rising living costs and the modern, highly technical force requires higher pay to attract skilled personnel and to improve civilian financial incentives for enlistment.
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Washington
Congress
Secretaries of War and Navy
Senate
Warforce
20 000 Japs Don’t Know War Is Over
Tokyo reports more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers still unaware the war ended, hiding in jungles on Pacific islands. Asahi based the estimate on repatriated soldiers' stories, with many in the Philippines, Solomons, New Guinea, and Guadalcanal. about 300 with a staff officer remain in secret caves on Guam.
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Tokyo
Pacific Islands
Asahi
Philippines
Solomons
New Guinea
Guadacanal
Guam
Virginia to Improve School Bus Routes Over Four Years
State Highway Commissioner James A. Anderson announced plans to upgrade all Virginia school bus routes within four years to allow year round travel. The program prioritizes school bus and rural mail routes, milk and feed routes, with an expected net highway fund increase of about 3.25 million dollars yearly for secondary roads, totaling around 16 million dollars annually.
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Richmond
James A. Anderson
Highway Department
Virginia
Anderson
Tuck
State Chamber to be Represented Friday at Shenandoah Apple Blossom
William A. Roper announced the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce will be represented at Friday night’s Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival mass meeting. Robert F. Nelson will attend as the chamber’s public relations counsel. Winchester’s revival of the festival pleases state officials.
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William A. Roper
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Roper
Robert F. Nelson
Chamber
Werbam Kemp
State Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
To Aid In Church Dedication Sunday
Members of Winchester Presbytery will participate in the dedication of the Buckton Presbyterian Church near Front Royal tonight at 7 30. Guest ministers from Strasburg Winchester join Rev Kenneth V Shick in the service including Rev Harry M Crim and Rev Joseph A McMurray with Rev Ronald S Wilson delivering a brief address. They served on the Home Mission Committee of Winchester Presbytery.
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Winchester
Buckton Presbyterian Church
Front Royal
Kenneth V. Shick
The
Presbyterian Church
Harry M. Crim
Ronald S. Wilson
D. D
Home Mission Committee of
Buckton
Services Held Today For Mr. Perry
Funeral services for William O. Perry were conducted this afternoon at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home by Rev John Teter pastor of Macedonia Methodist Church. Interment followed in Cemetery of the Macedonia Methodist Church with pallbearers Arthur Armel Lou Haymaker John W Anderson Roy Todd Russell H Carpenter and David Mills.
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William O. Perry
Jones Funeral Home
John Teter
Macedonia Methodist Church
The
Arthur Armel
Lou Haymaker
John W. Anderson
Roy Todd
Russell H. Carpenter
David Mills
Delinquency Panel Discusses Vocational Training and Home Ties
The Virginia social work conference debated whether vocational training suffices for delinquent youth. Carroll Minor argued most state school boys lack need for professional prep, while Ronald Wilson urged Bible related education at home and in schools. Panelists urged broader curriculums, home visits, and improved health considerations. Katherine Lenroot to address later. Stewart Bell to summarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Carroll Minor
Beaumont
Minor
Virginia Conference of Social Work
Dickenson
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun St
Arthur W. James
Fred O. Wygal
Turkie
Judge Wright
Katherine Lenroot
On States Children’s Bureau
Washington
Stewart Bell
Russia Presses Iran and Kurdish Regions Amid War Moves
The report states Russia continues to interfere in Iran using Soviet agents and forces as troops push toward the Iran Turkey Iraq frontier. It suggests Moscow backs Kurdish factions in a bid to influence the region and aims for broader objectives that remain unclear.
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Russia
Iran
United States
Turkey
Iraq
Edward G. Doakes Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Edward G. Doakes of Cedar Hill Frederick County will be held Thursday at 2 PM from Cartwright Funeral Home. Rev. W S Johnson and Rev. A T Gaskins will officiate. Interment in Orrick Cemetery. Survived by widow Inez Doakes, one brother, one sister, three nieces and three nephews. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
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Edward G. Doakes
Cedar Hill
Frederick County
Cartwright
W. S. Johnson
John Wesley ‘Methodist Church
A. T. Gaskins
Mt. Carmel Baptist
Winchester
Orrick Cemetery
Abraham and
Amanda Doakes
John Wesley Methodist Church
Inez Doakes
William Doakes
James Brown
James Dean
Hagerstown
Myrle Johnson
Elizabeth Doakes
Reading
Howard and
Charles Doakes
Peterfield Doakes
Los Angeles
Calif
T. F. Finley
George Carey
Bernard Taylor
Charles Logans
Earl Evans
Spottwood Brown
George Carter
Lewis Jackson
James Jones
J. A. Paulson
Fordham St Marys to Resume Intersectional Gridiron Rivalry
Fordham Rams and St Marys Gaels will renew their inter sectional football showdown this fall. Fordham coach Ed Danowski and manager Jack Coffey announced the Oct 18 date at a New York venue, Polo Grounds or Yankee Stadium, as Fordham resumes football after 1942.
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New York
Fordham Rams
Gaels
St. Mary’s
Jack Coffey
Fordham
California
Rams
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Ed Danowski
New York Giants
Rites Today For Charles McGuire
Funeral services for Charles Fenton Murcer McGuire II were held this afternoon at 1 from S H Hines Funeral Home in Washington D C. Interment followed at Grace Episcopal Church churchyard in Berryville at 3 30 p m.
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Charles Fenton Murcer McGuire II
S. H. Hines
Washington, D. C
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Winchester Nurses Progress Toward State Licensure
Virginia requires a three day state examination for nurses to practice. Readings list Winchester Frederick and Clarke County student nurses enrolled this year including Ann Bowers Margaret Hott Jean Ryan Mary Ryan Jean Shryock Laura Carper Lucille Hook Opal Oates Dorothy Biggert Gertrude Kettlewell Laura Beaver Marie Conner Juanita Scrivener Ada Russell Nancy Taylor Mildred Perry Carrie DeHaven Betty Bradfield Ellen Spicer Mildred Lambert Rae Fletcher Virginia Owens Lillie Wise carver Irene Shutts Mary Jane Huff.
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Winchester
John McKee
L. M. Allen
Leslie Bell
Pembroke Grove
Virginia
Frederick County
Clarke County
Ann Bowers
Fairmont
Margaret Hott
Franklin
Jean Ryan
S. Kent
Mary Ryan
Springcrest
Jean Shryock
N. Washington
Laura Carper
R. PF. D
Lucille Hook
Opal Oates
Dorothy Biggert
Gore
Gertrude Kettlewell
Laura Beaver
Marie Conner
Stephens City
Juanita Scrivener
Ada Russell
Clearbrook
Nancy Taylor
Merriman’s Lane
Mildred Perry
Mt. Falls
Carrie DeHaven
Middletown
Betty Bradfield
Ellen Spicer
RF. D
Mildred Lambert
Whitacre
Mary Jane Huff
Millwood
Irene Shutts
Boyce
Rae Fletcher
Virginia Owens
Lillie Wisecarver
Berryville
Answers to Daily Quiz Includes Stilwell Reference
Answers list correct quiz items: Gen Joseph W Stilwell. yes she was sent to the U S after 1940 launch to escape the blitz and converted to troop carrier. false. Jones. South America. Golf. Lewis Carroll. near Manila Philippine Islands. British Food Minister. Ottawa.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
False
Jones
South America
Golf
Lewis Carroll
Manila
Philippine Islands
Ottawa
Commandant of Horror Camp Admits Gassing 2 Million
Berlin reports Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the Oswiecim camp, admitted in a signed British investigation statement that he personally arranged the gassing of 2,000,000 people between 1941 and 1943 under Himmler orders. He said 2,500 bodies could be processed daily in underground chambers.
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Berlin
Oswiecim
Rudolf Hoess
Hoess
Flemsburg
Himmler
God
Vistula
Warsaw
Budapest
Europe
Reich
Sgt Harry Smith Dies at 62 in City Home
Staff Sgt Harry T Smith 62 died at 344 National Avenue last night at 8 30 due to a heart attack. Born in Middletown Pennsylvania he served 32 years in the Army and retired three years ago. Survived by wife Mary A Smith three daughters Edna Kershaw Myrtle Beckey Evelyn Whitking all of Baltimore and stepson Leonard March of Winchester. Funeral plans pending arrival of daughter from Baltimore. Body at Jones Funeral Home.
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Harry T. Smith
National Avenue
Middletown
William and Mary Smith
England
Smith
Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Mary A. Smith
Edna Kershaw
Myrtle Beckey
Evelyn Whitking
Baltimore
Leonard March
Jones Funeral Home
Local Soldiers Return To States
A special telegram from the Associated Press reports several soldiers due to arrive in New York today. Cpl. Samuel J. Swimley Jr from Winchester and Pfc. Harold G. Potts from Berryville are aboard the Sea Perch, Lt. Braxton H. Duvall of Winchester is aboard the Meteor, and Technician Fourth Grade Ollie F. Rhodes of Winchester is aboard the Sea Porpoise.
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The
Star
Associated Press
Samuel J. Swimley, Jr
Winchester
Pfc
Harold G. Potts
Berryville
New York
Braxton H. Duvall
Ollie F. Rhodes
Snakes Spotted Near Mrs. Denny’s West Cork Street Home
Mrs. Victor Denny of 506 West Cork Street reported seeing garter snakes around her residence this afternoon. She identified the snakes as garter snakes and notified local authorities.
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Victor Denny
West Cork Street
Global Briefs from Brussels to Bangkok Nine-Day Spaak Government Falls
Nine day old Spaak government loses a confidence vote by one ballot as Right-Wing Social Christian Party and Leopoldists oppose it. Other items report XB-42 replacement XB-43 tests, Wilson meets Saracoglu, U.S. rocket bomb aid, Tehran under new control, Polish mass trial sentences, and Siam’s Premier Khuang Aphaiwong resigns with cabinet.
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Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
United Nations Assembly
Social Christian Party
Clarke HDC schedules meetings in Berryville area
Miss Margaret Yowell releases the Clarke home demonstration clubs schedule. Events include Pine Grove H D Club meetings March 21 on custards, White Post Homemakers March 22 on home lighting, Pine Grove 4 H March 22 evening, Boyce 4 H and Jr 4 H sessions, bread and Sr 4 H demos, Swimley club March 26 on furniture rearrangement and lighting, Hoy 4 H March 26, Berryville 4 H at local schools March 27, New Market group March 27 on bedspreads and rag rug making, with details of times and hosts.
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Berryville, Va
Margaret Yowell
Clarke
Pine Grove H. D. Club
David Bell
White Post
Ernest Elsen
Lavetta Fraley
Potomaca Company
Pine Grove
Flora Fletcher
Boyce
Bread Project
Swimley Home
Fred Cochran
Hoyt
Ileen Russell
Berryville
New Market Home
Noah Carroll
Homemakers Meet on Home Lighting Demonstration
Marvin's Chapel homemakers gather with Mrs. Jim Perks for a lighting improvement demonstration. Miss Fraley from the Potomac Power Company will present a movie showing related lighting ideas.
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Marvin's Chapel
Jim Perks
Miss Fraley
The
Potomac Power Company
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E. E. Bayliss
Charles McGuire
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Harry Smith
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Douglas Aircraft
Murdoc Dry Lake
Istanbul
Edwin C. Wilson
Sukru Saracoglu
Ankara
War Department
U. S. Army
London
Tehran
Underground
National Armed Forces
Bangkok
Khuang Aphaiwong
Siam
Hammer Hy
Tire
Ire
J. G. Holsinger & Son
Court Square
Glaize
Chapman Motor CO
Molden Electric
Loudoun
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
E. E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Valley Avenue
Morton Downey
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