Shenandoah District PTA Meet Opens Tomorrow in Edinburg
The Shenandoah District Meet of PTA groups opens tomorrow at Edinburg. Speakers include Clarence State supervisor of adult education, Dr Abner Robertson executive director of the Cooperative Education Association, and Dr L Fox president of the Virginia Cooperative Education Association. Mr Smith spoke on Education for National Security and the school role, Rev Lynn Dickerson on the home and church role. Afternoon sessions feature committee reports and district progress analysis.
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George A. Williams
Clarence
Abner Robertson
Cooperative Education Association
Richmond
L Fox
Ashland
Virginia Cooperative Education Association
Smith
Lynn Dickerson
Harrisonburg
P.T. A
Sunday Movies in Winchester Spark Public Debate
Readers weigh in on an proposed Sunday movie ordinance after church services. Mrs W T O Rear opposes restricting Sabbath, while Leslie Dodd touts the plan as city needs. Garvin Walter sees no harm and Dr L M Allen supports allowing innocent amusement. Mrs W A Sale and others urge keeping Sunday sacred.
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Winchester
Leslie Dodd
Washington
Garvin Walter
Bartonsville Postoffice to Close March 31
About 40 residents sign petitions opposing the Postoffice Department plan to discontinue the Bartonsville office effective March 31. Patrons will receive mail via Route 1 A from Winchester office, replacing Kernstown route. Signers include J I Stover Roy Coffelt Robert W Sockman Frank B Anderson and others.
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Bartonsville
Offce
Winchester Postfice
Kernstown
J. I. Stover
Answers to Today's Quiz Listed by Page and Number
The page presents quiz answers including Figaro Berne and remarks on commerce within a state. It lists items 5 through 10 with notes such as the House of Lords, Washington DC, and terms like rarity and near sightedness.
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Figaro
Berne
House of Lords
Washington, D. C
No Religion By Proxy Sermon Highlights Personal Salvation
The Rev. E Earnhardt from Durham preached at the Congregational Christian Church on How to get religion and the text Acts 16 31. He urged direct approach to Christ rather than proxy and described faith as mental assent moral commitment and emotional yielding. Tonight the Sunday school will form a delegation for a sermon titled Sowing in Tears and Reaping in Joy.
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E. Earnhardt
Durham
N. C
Congregational Christian Church
Paul
Silas
Beloy
Jesus
Christ
Boston Wool Market Report
Boston on March 26 reports little spot domestic wool business while demand for finer spot foreign wool remains strong. Australian 64-70s top wools sold at 1.02 to 1.06 dollars per pound scoured including duty. super warp 64-70s mostly 1.06 to 1.08. South American 64s quoted around 0.98 to 1.03 with duty paid.
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Boston
U. S
American farmers own and operate trucks
American farmers own and operate 1,000,000 trucks. The figure reflects a large fleet used in farming operations across the country.
Mrs Hiser Named Liberty Afghan Plan Chair
Mrs Hiser a Winchester area resident was named chairman of the Liberty Link Afghan project started by Mrs Mackworth Rees of Detroit. Volunteers solicit 25 cents per link to weave an Afghan chain and fund woolen blankets for British refugees with approval from the State Department. Local contributions can be mailed to Mrs Hiser in Stephens City.
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Iion
Hiser
Ages City
Winchester
Prederick County
Mackworth Rees
Detroit
State Department
Rees
Stephens City
Fanny Brice Salary Rumor For Baby Snooke Role
The comedianne is said to earn five thousand dollars weekly for her portrayal of Baby Snooke.
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Fanny Brice
Baby Snooke
Clarke residents attend Mellon tea dance weekend
Clarke County residents gathered at The Red Fox Tavern in Millwood after the Point to Point Races for a tea dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. Guests included Capt. and Mrs. Ewart Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Watkins, and many locals.
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Capt
Graham Dougherty
Fort George Meade
Fraser Dougherty
Philadelphia City
Indian Gap
Penn
Frederick County School Band Begins Under Hancher
Twenty five members met at Frederick County High School for the first practice with new director Charles L. Hancher. He praised the interest, expects more joiners in spring, and aims for Apple Blossom Festival parades. Hancher will complete studies at Shenandoah Conservatory and then devote full time to band work. Last year the band gave several impressive appearances.
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Stephens City
Frederick County
Charles L. Hancher
Paul H. Riley
Hancher
Clarke County Social Guests and Weekend Travels
Dr Cary Lang Horne hosted Saturday lunch guests Mr and Mrs Percy Randolph Mr and Mrs William Bell Watkins Mr and Mrs Edward Jenkins Mrs Karl Boy Ed and Miss Vaida BoyEd. Mrs Boy Ed and daughter left for New York City.
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Henry Post Mitchell
Cary Langhorne
Percy Randolph
William Bell Watkins
Edward Jenkins
Karl Boy-Ed
George H. Burwell
Annefield
New York City
Farm Policy Debate Highlights Grain Reserve Plan
Defends a grain reserve to supply Britain and allies amid aggression. Senate agriculture supporters say the granary plan fails to boost farm income, proposing two substitutes: government loans to lift prices for cotton, wheat, corn, rice and tobacco, and a proposed $238 million increase in benefit payments with tighter planting and marketing controls.
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Britain
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Appropriations
Poultry Committee Plans Meetings and Tours in Area
The Poultry Committee, led by M. J. Pease with H. C. Moore and F. J. Marshall Jr., charts a Winchester meeting for April 10 with Tom Heinz and M. E. Coe as speakers. Plans include culling demonstrations, a poultry workers council, an out of state tour, and an egger quality program. New members E. R. McDonald, E. R. McDonald, Jackson, and Mrs. E. R. McDonald join.
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Ieeee Ees Soone Teabbate Fwd
Sevenber Oe Tha
Plan Poultry Zee
Winchester
Tom Heinz
Rockingham Cooperative Poultry Marketing Association
M. E. Coe
E. R. McDonald
Bere
Jackson
Mrs
M. J. Pease
H. C. Moore
Lester Dailey
F. J. Marshall
Britain vows to win life and death struggle for human freedom
New York March 26 Britain's postwar aim is economic cooperation among nations and continued arms until Germany joins. Lord Halifax, Britain's ambassador, declared the war is a life and death fight for human freedom and pledged to defeat a German invasion with American help. A Waldorf dinner broadcast covered the remarks. The Post Office lists 32,488 rural carriers in the United States.
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New York
Britain
Lord Halifax
Germany
United States
Halifax
Waldorf-Astoria
England
Police Cruiser To Be Replaced
Slonaker and Duff, Olds dealers, win contract for a new two door sedan to replace an older cruiser. Frank Gearing selected for police department uniforms with delivery around April 20 for ten officers.
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Slonaker and Duff
Oldsmobile
Frank Gearing
Concert Set For April 6 at Market Street Church
Palm Sunday program features guest organist J. Norris Hering from Baltimore at 3 30 p m. The Market Street Church music committee launches Ebert Memorial Concerts with hopes to fund a yearly series via endowment gifts and community support. A two concert spring referendum tests local interest before expanding sponsorship. The War Department clarifies officers in the Army must obtain command consent to marry and may face reenlistment issues if they marry without it.
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Market Street Methodist Church
Ebert Memorial
J. Norris Hering
Hering
Baltimore
Peabody Consrevatory
John Edmund Barkworth
Walter Paratt
King Vv
Garland Evans Hopkins
Market Street Church
Endowment For Music
Winchester
Market Street
War Department
Three More Princesses Named To Shenandoah Court
Three additional princesses were named to the Queen Shenandoah XVIII court for the 18th annual Shenandoah apple blossom festival set for May 1 and 2. Lois Elaine Kibler of Mendota Illinois represents Mary Baldwin College Staunton. Warren Annette Page of Abingdon represents Mary Washington College Fredericksburg. Carolyn McLean Davison of Langley Field represents Blackstone College Blackstone.
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Queen's Court
Lois
Elaine Kibler
Mendota
Ill
Mary Baldin College
Staunton
Warren Annette Page
Abingdon
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Carolyn McLean Davison
Langley Field
Blacks
Haunted House Dress Rehearsal Promised At Palace Theatre
Professor Mellwee and his Home Town Boys stage a final dress rehearsal of The Haunted House tonight at the Palace Theatre. Police warn against shooting if eerie noises are heard during the dark performance as the show opens Thursday night with a parade and a feature film.
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Professor Mellwee
Bas
Palace Theatre
Thursor
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Shenandoah
P.T.A
Congress of Parents
Edinburg, A
W. A. Sale
B&o Rip
Pittsburgh Braddock - McKeesport
Connellsville
Des Martinsburg
Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Har- Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio
Case
Ofthard & Farm Supply
Boston Wool Market Report
Goodrich Truck Tires
Easy Terms
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Mrs. Hiser
Clarke
Mellon
Walter Lee
Rosney
William’ Bell Watkins
Grand Central Palace
Elizabeth Stuart Richardson
Prescott Huidekoper
James Cary
Long Branch
A. R. Dunning
Strasburg
Harry Beacher
Virginia Watkins
Sue Meston
David Donovan
Polly Winslow
William Bell Watkins, Jr
Roby Cone
Roland Mitchell
Arthur Woods
George A. Garrett
South America
Alexander Mackay Smith
Abraham Hewitt
Philadelphia
Joseph Roland
Woodley
Chapel Hill
Burwell Jacobs
William Brubaker
Jolliffe McGraw
Columbus, O
George Greenhalgh
George Greenhalgh, Jr
Perrysburg
Ohio
Jane Cary Randolph
Washington, D
Anne Meade
Tom Clagett
Charlottesville
Tom Meade
Benjamin Randolph
University of Virginia
Lure
Greyhound
Miami
New Orlens
Atlanta
Knoxville
Inerica
Cincinnati
Charleston
Sal
Parkersb’g
Greyhoun
N. Braddock St
Great Britain
Post Office Department
B. B. Dutton
Department of the Queen
State Teachers College
Frostburg
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
King- Smith Studio School
Washington, D.C
Penn Hall
Chambersburg
Baker & Anderson
Prof. Mellwee
Eer
John W Rosenberger & Co
Braddock St
Jonesdale Hatchery
Timberville, Va
Winchester Seed Co
Imberville, VA
Emumee
NSU
Siti Eta Ca
C l .T. Germs
Dellinger Brothers
Piccadilly St
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