Wentzell Named CVPEA President Succeeding Manuel
C D Wentzell of Waynesboro Pa elected president of the Cumberland Valley Postal Employees Association succeeding H Clay Manuel of Winchester. Officers named include Sapiro Baltimore and N B Davis Winchester vice president and John H Seal Jr Winchester secretary treasurer. Annual meeting set for Waynesboro Pa with about 400 members and guests attending a banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Congressman Martin L of Cleveland spoke on postal legislation and defense era impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Wentzell
Waynesboro
Cumberland Vally Postal Employees Association
H. Clay Manuel
Winchester
Sapiro
Baltimore
N. B. Davis
John H. Seal
Iuvo Sweeney
Rge Washington
Martin L. “i
Cleveland
Page
J. Pinckney Arthur
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
A. Rytland Conner
Washington
George Washington
Answers to Today's Quiz
Answers printed on page 4 list questions and responses. Notable items include China Katherine Hepburn Easterly Federal Works Agency Pius XII Eugenio Pacelli By the day Lower Yellow River National Mediation Board No.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Katherine Hepburn
Easterly
Federal Works Agency
Pius XII
Eugenio Pacelli
Lower
Yellow River
National Mediation Board
D S Custer 71 Dies After Eight-Week Illness
D S Custer 71 died at his daughter Mrs John Rauch near Berkeley County West Virginia after an eight week illness. He was born July 16 1869 and was a lifelong Berkeley County resident. Surviving are three sons Nelson Lloyd and Mitchell and three daughters Mrs John Rauch Mrs Margaret Johnson and Mrs Carter Wise. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm at Mt Zion Cemetery with Rev J R Collis of Martinsburg officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel 8. Custer
John Ranch
Mr. Custer
John J
Lucy Collis Custer
Berkeley County
Mary Elizabeth Cook Custer
Scott Custer
Nelson
Lloyd
Mitchell Custer
John Rauch
Margaret Johnson
Carter Wisegl
Front Royal Turnpike
J. R. Collis
Second United Brethren Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pat
Mt. Zion Comery
Mountains Raked For Feod Slayer
A 30-member posse led by Fayette County DA H Vance Cottom combed Chestnut Ridge near Indianhead Pa to hunt a tobacco chewing mountaineer suspected in the buckshot slaying of 45 year old William Busse. The victim was found near his home Friday night. The prosecutor said the killer waited at the cabin and fired through a window at close range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianhead
Chestnut Ridge Mountain
William Busse
H. Vance Cottom
Fayette County
Fayette-Somerset County
Cottom
Busse
Duke Glee Club Charms Winchester Audience
A 35 voice Duke Glee Club from Durham N C performed in Handley auditorium as part of spring east concerts. J Foster Barnes directed the group while Bruce Alexander and Andrew Babb organized the event for the Junior Board of Trade. Over 200 people attended and demanded encores for soloists and chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jovers
Duke Glee Club
Durham
N. C
Handley Auditorium
Winchester
Junior Board of Trade
J. Foster Barnes
Bruce Alexander
Andrew Babb
Undertaker Robert Paynter Dies at 1 P. M.
Robert S Paynter a local undertaker of nine years died at his home 510 North Kent Street at 1 o clock yesterday afternoon He is survived by his wife Mrs Lottie E Paynter a son Milton J Paynter two sisters Mrs Rea Robain of New York and Mrs Alyce Barnes of Winchester and one grandson Milton J Paynter Jr The funeral from the home will be held at 1 o clock Wednesday Interment will be at Woodstock Virginia The body may be viewed at Cartwright funeral home until 6 o'clock Tuesday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Paynter
North Kent Street
Lottie E. Paynter
Milton J. Paynter
Rea Robain
New York
Alyce Barnes
Winchester
Cartwright
Woodstock
Red Bud Ladies Aid to Meet Tuesday Evening
Members of the Red Bud Ladies Aid will gather Tuesday evening at 325 National Avenue at the base of Rev. and Mrs. L. Oley in Srelock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bud Ladies Aid
Sympathy Letter Timing After a Death
A note of sympathy should be sent immediately upon hearing of the death of a friend or a member of a friend's family. It advises prompt expression of condolences to offer support during a grieving period.
Jones Funeral Home Costs Highlight Adequate Service
Funeral costs are presented as fair and adequate with facilities described as satisfactory and service costs noted to be lower than commonly reported rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recados
Jones Funeral Home
Miss Margaret McFarland Rites Held Near Hayfield
Miss Margaret Sabina McFarland 82 a Frederick county native died Saturday night at 11 45 at the home of her brother Mahlon Harvey McFarland 309 Highland Ave after a month long illness Death was due to complications She was born May 18 1853 a 21 year city resident and member of the Methodist Church Surviving sibling is Mahlon Funeral services 2 PM Wednesday at Mount Olive United Brethren Church near Hayfield burial in nearby cemetery Pallbearers include Luther Holmes Arthur Carter McFarland John Cooper and Edward Cooper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sabina McFarland
Frederick County
Mahlon Harvey McFarland
Highland Avenue
Miss McFarland
Jonathan McFarland
Susie Anne Keller McFarland
Shenandoah County
Methodist Church
Mount Olive
Two Women Burned To Death In Baltimore Fire
A two-alarm blaze in a three story house on North Carey street in Baltimore killed two women and seriously burned a third. Victims were Mrs. Bessie Edwards, 85, and her daughter Mrs. Isabella Carroll, 45, trapped on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
North Carey Street
Bessie Edwards
Isabella Carroll
Lincoln Plant Output Stopped
Detroit March 24 Ford Motor Company Lincoln plant production halted by shortage of automobile frames from the strike bound Midland Steel Products plant. About 3 300 Lincoln workers idle while 500 others report for maintenance and defense work assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Lincoln
Mida Steel Products Company
Local Markets The Star Daily Market Reports
Market roundup notes daily price updates and trade activity across local exchanges. It highlights notable shifts in commodity costs and investor sentiment without assuming responsibility for typographical errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Local Stall Market Flour Prices and Feeds
The notice lists prices for patent flour blends and bran in various bag sizes, plus mixed feed, corn meal, oats, and horse and poultry feeds. It also includes creamery butter prices and notes on livestock and dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brando
CRONE
Wedesee
Pepe Ch Mitts
Snide Matava
Ee Tre
Ps Army Ore Ke
Ais
Wes
Bas Siisevseevass
Ccecanece
Cavissecesss
Skerns
Broiler
Turkey
Sunday Movie Ordinance Sparks Local Debate in Winchester
Readers comment on legalizing Sunday films after church services with mixed views. Mrs. Edgar Gordon denounces Sunday movies as desecration, while Floyd Haines and Louis Zuckerman see pros and cons, and others defend or oppose the idea in this public interest exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Edgar Gordon
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Ares
Divine Healing Sermon Emphasizes God as Original Doctor
The Rev. D. E Earnhardt of Calvary Methodist Church Durham NC outlines divine healing citing Is there no balm in Gilead as he teaches that God manufactured medicine and is the original doctor. He notes healing through air sunlight electric current and plants with Jesus as the ultimate healer. He will preach Homespun Religion at 7:45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayvine Healing
D. E Earnhardt
Calvary Methodist Church
Durham
N. C
Congregational Christian Church
God
Gilead
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Mr. Earnhardt
Subpenas for Ford and Son in NLRB election case
Detroit March 24 Subpenas for Henry Ford and son Edsel Ford were signed by NLRB trial examiners during an employee election petition at two Ford plants. Ford attorney Capizzi protested, claiming CIO leaders and some NLRB officials conspired to subvert the defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edse
Ford
National Labor Relations Board
I. A. Capizzi
Ford Company
Boy Survives Three Days in Cupboard After Bomb Hit
A four year old boy, trapped three days in a cupboard of his bomb wrecked home in London, was found alive by debris workers after hearing a faint cry. His parents were killed in the blast and the boy, too terrified to speak, was hospitalized recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Young Man Hanged for Slaying His Mother
Denzel Davis a 24 year old Seattle man was hanged at the state penitentiary for fatally stabbing his mother Harriet Arnold on March 18 1940. He made a brief post sentence statement asking forgiveness of his wife and baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wash
Denzel Davis
Seattle
State Penitentiary
Harriet Arnold
Yugoslavia Urged to Reject Axis Alignment by Britain
Britain delivered a formal note to Yugoslav Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar Markovic warning that joining the Axis would not be renewed by London. The note marked Britain’s astonishment at Yugoslavia’s drastic shift from neutrality and described the Axis alliance as a protective partnership that may fail. Ronald Ian Campbell presented the note to Belgrade officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Britain
Ronald Ian Campbell
Alexander Cincar-Markovic
Enrollment In CCC Is Offered To Boys In Need
The Department of Public Welfare announced enrollment in the CCC for boys aged 17 to 23 who need special training and cannot afford college. A radio Q&A broadcast at 10:15 p.m. today will inform interested youths. Contact Mrs. Mayer Lyman for more information. Enrollees receive instruction in specialized skills and trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Welfare
C.C.C
Mayer Lyman
Rep Sweeney Visits Eagles at Winchester Aerie Event
Congressman Martin L. Sweeney addressed the Cumberland Valley Postal Employees convention at the George Washington Hotel Saturday evening and later met Winchester Aerie of Eagles on North Loudoun Street. Other Eagles visitors included William D. Doherty of Aerie 142 Cincinnati George Kennett and Miles L. Messeraman of Lancaster Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin L. Sweeney
Cumberland Valley Postal Employees
George Ashington
Winchester Aerie of Eagles
North Loudoun Street
Sweeney
Feces
Ohioerie
Winchester Aerie
William D. Doherty
Aerie 142
Cincinnati
George Kennett
Miles L. Messéraman
Lancaster
Aerie
Boston Wool Market Report March Boston Wools Market Prices
Boston on March 24 reports activity from the U S Department of Agriculture with fair weight domestic wools. Spot combing three eights blood territory sells 88 to 90 cents secured basis. orders placed for graded French combing fine territory wools at 1 to 1 02 dollars scoured. Ohio fleeces three eights and quarter blood grades sold for delivery when available at 44 to 45 cents in grease delivered to mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S. Dept
Ohio
School News and Book Drive Cheerful Amid 1941 Notes
Reading room hopes for a public library feel with new book supplies arriving soon. Helen Kirk notes plans while Iris Chapman and Julia McCarty return to White Hall. Students discuss favorite movie stars and share class updates, birthdays, and a Junior Red Cross meeting held on March 17 1941 with songs poems and quizzes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeey
Bach
White Hall
Iris Chapman
Boyce High School
Julia McCarty
Jack Milburn
Roy Rogers
Clara Maye Ashton
Mickey Rooney
Ag Garland
Rilson
Gene Autry
Revens Chapman
Hedy Lamarr
Clark Gable
Jo” Clark
Madeline Carroll
Ed” Miller
Erol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Lucille Whitacre
Alice Faye
Julia Lewis
Judy Garland
Liz
Richard Green
Russell
Ida Lupino
Tyrone Power
Bula Lutzenhiser
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Beck” Lodge
Cornelia Gordon
Shirley Temple
Jane Withers
Helen Kirk
McCarty
Ann Miller
Bila Lee Robinson
Reva Taylor
Vivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
Woodie
Buck” Clevenger
Ken Maynard
Mary Ellen Nethers
Nancy Lodge
Red Cross
Eugene Punkhouser
Ellen Nethmeer
Libby Anderson
St. Patrick
May Fries
Leona Murray
Frances Smith
Austin Tusing
Constance Brown
Inifred Cook
Senee Net
Brief History of Grimes Virginia Store and Post
A compact history of Grimes detailing its early store ownership by William McCorman and James A. Grimes, postmaster appointment, successive store keepers including W. Hubbard, and two major fires in 1912 and 1934 that destroyed homes, businesses, and shops. Grimes lies on the Welltown Pike, seven and a half miles north of Winchester, noted for strong community spirit and mutual aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaustin
William McCorman
Grimes
Te Hall
Ed Bragtown
Norman
James A. Grimes
W. Hubbard
R. B. Hensell
David Hensell
Jackson Grimes
A. 8. Orndorff
James A
Affleck
A. 8
Orndorff
Welltown Pike
Winchester
Cinderella Play Builds Civic Committee Cast
A three member committee directs the play Cinderella with Anne L. Kerns as Cinderella Gereeta Light as Older Sister Helen Whitacre as Younger Sister Grover Teets as King and Helen Crim as Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinderella
Stanley Snapp
Helen Crim
Gereeta Light
Anne L. Kerns
Helen Whitacre
King
Grover Teets
Doilies for Summer Entertaining Pattern 6988
Instructions for crochet doilies with illustrations and stitches plus a photograph. Includes materials list and project details. Requests ten cents to Winchester Dept 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number written plainly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Dept
14Th Street
New York
N. Y
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C.d.wentzell
CVPEA
Manuel
Waynesboro,Pa
Tsi
DORIC
Mervel W. Adams
Piccadilly St
Allis-Chalmers
D.S. Custer
Carter Wisecarver
Feod
Pennsylvania
Robert Paynter
Undertaker
McFarland
Hayfield
Rees
Berryville
Leesburg
Leonard D. March
Floyd Haines
Ida M. Humphries
Tian
Louis Zuckerman
Elaen
D. E. Earnhardt
Ford and Son
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
CCC
Rep
Eagles
Boston Wool Market Report
Apple Kore
Bi Fe Hall
Sobvaleg
Fea Lois Gribbe
Pont Royal
Guthrie
Lucille
Goodrich Truck Tires
Easy Terms
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Shen Enga Gas
Lovett Brothers
Adoree
J. Dye
Jean Payne
John W. Rosenberger
Agco Copee
Hest
Asco Coffee
Wincrest Coffee
ACME
Valley Pride
All United Food Stores
Household Arts
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