Forest Fire At Jana Hall Estate
A forest fire at Jana Hall, estate of Abram S Hewitt, burned about 20 acres near White Post Virginia as Enders Company from Berryville and Clarke county volunteers fought the flames. Investigators suspect a cigarette tossed by a passerby started the fire though loss value could not be determined. Firefighters cut several trees to block the spread and hauled water in barrels to the scene. The blaze intensified through dry ground and rough terrain delaying full control until after two o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Jana Hall
Senate Abram S. Hewitt
Enders Company
Berryville
Teers
Clarke County
Apples Admitted To Ireland Free
Virginia Senator Byrd challenges a secretary of state letter on tariff treatment for American apples. The American minister in Dublin reports Ireland will admit American apples free from April 1 to July 15, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Byrd
Virginia
Summerles
Ireland
Dublin
Sergeant's Sale In Winchester Court Front Lot 1937 Dodge Coupe
By virtue of an attachment in the case George Washington Hotels Corp vs C A Jones the City Sergeant offers for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester on the 25th 1939 at 10 oclock A M a 1937 Model Dodge Coupe cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotels Corp
C. A. Jones
Publiq
Winchester
EU Taylor L. Barr
Mission Unit Convenes for Virginia Classis Convention
The twenty sixth annual convention of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Virginia Classis of the Evangelical and Reformed Church meets at St Paul's Reformed Church Roanoke Thursday and Friday with a Growing theme. Carrie Kerschner of Philadelphia, Rebecca Thompson of Martinsburg, and Mary E Myers of Mt. Crawford headline talks and a memorial service, with officer elections and a Girls' Missionary Guild anniversary banquet at Hotel Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
Virginia Classis
Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Roanoke
Wilda Brown
Timberville
E. E. Leiphart
St. Paul's
Carrie M. Kerschner
Philadelphia
Woman’s Missionary Society
General Synod
World Christian Fellowship
Rebecca Thompson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia Classical Society
G. A. Benchoff
Woodstock
Wm. T. Brundick
Kerschner
Woman's Guild
D. E. Remsberg
Mary E. Myers
Mt. Crawford
Leiphart
Girls’ Missionary Guild of Classis
Hotel Roanoke
Ethel Keenan Hardt
H. A., Fesperman, D. D
Hagerstown
No Change In Douglas Home After Nomination
Mrs William Douglas said her husband’s Supreme Court appointment would not alter their family life. She will continue badminton several times weekly and maintain their Silver Spring Maryland rented home. She is mother to Mildred 9 and William Jr who will be 7 next month. Her time centers on housework and children and she helped League of Women Shoppers feed Washington hotel strikers last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William
Douglas
Supreme Court
Silver Spring
Mildred
League of Women
Clarke Woman Dies at 34 in Millwood
Colored woman Cather Bannister Coleman died at 12:30 yesterday at her Millwood home. A Clarke native, 34, she was daughter of James and Elizabeth Bannister. Survivors include sisters Rei stata Williams Hettie Coleman Louise Bannister Scollay and brothers Arthur and Robert Bannister. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at Little Church with Rev Ford officiating. Interment in the adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cather Bannister Coleman
Millwood
Clarke
James
Elizabeth B. Bannister
Reisata Williams
Hettie Coleman
Louise Bannister
Scollay
Arthur
Robert Bannister
Little Church
Ford
Douglas Is Roomed For Presidency
President Roosevelt’s nomination of William O. Douglas to the Supreme Court headed for speedy Senate confirmation. Western senators favored swift approval while Rankin predicted a path to the Democratic ticket next year. Borah earned credit for the favorable reception and western senators lead the judiciary panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
William O. Douglas
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
Securities Commission
McNary
Barkley
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
Douglas
SEC
Samuel O. Clark, Jr
David Schenker
Investment Trust
Chester Lane
Abe Fortas
Brandeis
Borah
Capitol
Senator Borah
Idaho
Minnesota
Washington State
Yale
Connecticut
Adams
D-Cole
Judiciary
Hatch
New Mexico
King
Utah
McCarran
Nevada
Burke
Nebraska
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Danaher
Was Not This Wm. Slonaker In Court Story
The William Slonaker mentioned in a court story yesterday is not the Slonaker employed by Novick Transfer Co of this city. The on trial person is from West Virginia, police said today. The Novick employee has an excellent record and has not been involved in any violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Slonaker
Novick ‘Transfer Company
West Virginia
Slonaker
Novick’s
Treasury Status March 18 Receipts Expenditures and Debt
Washington on March 21 reports Treasury position as of March 18 with receipts of 68,180,595.87 dollars and expenditures of 33,057,725.49 dollars. Gross debt stands at 39,950,066,214.75 dollars, an increase over the prior day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Lighter Harrisonburg Docket Indicts 15 as Kite Case Delayed
Harrisonburg Va March 21 the March term federal court docket was lighter with only 15 indictments including 12 revenue law cases on distilling or untaxed spirits. Kite brothers and Charles Good charged in a Stanley still fraud case, Kite's urgent operation delaying trial. James Nicholson and Elden Sisk found guilty of poaching in Shenandoah National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Kite _s
United States District Court
Madison County
Shenandoah National Park
John Paul
Lester V. Kite
Melvin Kite
Charles Good
M. J. W. White
Luray
Front Royal Hospital
Metropolitan Police Force
Washington
Lester Kite
Dr. White
Kite
White
Stllg
Kite Brothers
Good
Stanley
Ursel Hunt
Roanoke
Atlanta
Paul
Artis Hartman Johnson
Greene County
Chillicothe
Ohio
Young Johnson
Co. C. C
Bacon Hollow
Fred Campbell
Lynchburg
Camp Lee
Harry Alexander
Warren County
James Nicholson
Elden Sisk
Nethers
Weekly Hollow
Nicholson
Sisk
U. S
R. F. Gibbs
Willie Nicholson
Willie
Revenue Laws
Edward Lam
Rockingham
Clarence W. Payne
Daniel Connelly
Roy Connelly
John Oscar Crawford
James Robert Joseph Jackson Crawford
Greene
Ashby
Money for Easter Loan Offer
You can borrow from us between 25 and 300 dollars with repayment as you earn it. This short note promotes a flexible Easter loan option.
Imperial Valley Hit By Second Earthquake In One Day
The Imperial Valley experienced a second sharp quake at 5 51 am local time lasting five seconds with a loud roar. Police reports say dishes rattled but no damage occurred, felt strongly in Calexico but not in Brawley. Earlier a brief quake at 12 35 am was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
George Bucklin
Calexico
Brawley
Fordham New York
Australia
Fordham University
John J. Lynch
Lynch
Lith Families Are Being Moved Out Of Memel
KAUNAS March 21 Lithuanian officials were reported to be moving families out of Memel amid publication of talks signaling Memel's likely reincorporation into the German Reich Berlin reports said foreign ministers reached an agreement for absorption and a Memel diet vote was anticipated. An entire German army corps had moved toward Prussia in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaunas
Lithuania
Berlin
Memel
Germany
Prussia
Probe Report Of Man Seen At Death Spot
Washington March 21 Police of Prince Georges county Md investigated a report that a man was seen near the spot where Sergeant Edman F Garrett of Fort Washington was mysteriously killed early Saturday Mrs Catherine Johnson who lives near the scene told an army court of inquiry she saw the man there a few hours after Garretts body was discovered The army inquiry was recessed awaiting autopsy results at Walter Reed Hospital Major G A Jackson president of the investigation board said no decision had been reached as to whether Garrett had been slain or was a hit and run victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prince Georges County
Edman F. Garret
Fort Washington
Catherine Johnson
Army
Garrett
Walter Reed Hospital
G. A. Jackson
Investigation Board
Shenandoah Park Hunting and Park Violations Reported
The list names individuals from multiple localities including Shenandoah Nation al Park activity with James Nicholson and Elden Sisk noted for hunting. Carrying a shotgun in the park is tied to Charlie Dodson of Madison and Mrs May Clarke of Winchester in a postal entry. Grand jury members include M W Bowman Bowman C G Bumgardner H Clay DeGrange James M Derrow Charles W Finter and others from Front Royal Winchester Keezletown Luray Humston Berryville Rolla and Waynesboro.
Age-Old Question Of When To Plant Potatoes Up Again
Hayfield Virginia residents debate optimal potato planting times on St Patrick Day with farmers split between planting on the day and waiting for warmer soil. Experts say soil prep and moisture matter most, and Frederick county will gauge outcomes by the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Day
Frederick County
Hitler presses Mussolini over Czecho Slovakia moves
Berlin reports Hitler sent a personal letter to Mussolini via Ambassador Attolico as Axis talks focus on Memel, Czecho Slovakia and Slovakia negotiations. Goering to Italy for talks with Mussolini and Balbo amid growing tension with Soviet protest over Czecho Slovakia dismemberment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Reichsfuehrer
Bernardo D. Attolico
Rome
Ill Duce
Meme
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Italy
Riviera
Italo Balbo
Libya
Africa
Japan
Hitler
Bohemia-Moravia
Goering
Memel
Reich
Attolico
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Soviet Russia
Czecho-Slovakia
Moscow
United States
Neatness Personified on City Street in Green Bay
An elderly tall man walked Waynut street in Green Bay kicking cars and wiping lights. Police took him in tow but released him after he explained his dislike for dirty automobiles and his lack of a car to keep clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Waynut Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
John W. Rosenberger
S. Braddock
N. Loudoun St
Virginia Classis Society
Valley View
Kernstown
MonTrni
Montana Hall
Wm. Slonaker
St. Phane
CRICH
Silvertown
Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
Corner Graddock & Boscawen
Loren Dickenson
Michigan
Miss Tenman
A. L. Wagley
Dickenson
Frank Fitzgerald
Hayfield
Fairmont
S. Loudoun
Leicester St
Loudoun Street
Valley Pike
National Avenue
Harry Harmer
Gray Avenue
N. Braddock
Amherst Street
U. S. No. 11
Shenandoah Valley
Stanley Gochenour
Maurertown
Hugh Crim
Grimes
tRiad
Baker
F. J. Sponaugle
Summit Point
Amherst
Care Star
WANT
Kremer
Hable
P. O. Box
Charlottesville
Miles Music Co
Miller Bldg
J. O. J. Green Adv
Trail’s End
Gordonsville
L. J. Sandlin
Shenandoah Commercial Hatchery
New York
C. A. Quenzel
Raleigh Street
Cammer
Salomon Tailor Shop
R. Salomon
Braddock
Canada
Europe
Caine
Thda North America Assurance Society OF
Richmond
Andrew G. Briggs
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
P. O
Axis
Forkenberg
Gol Medi
Northern
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!