Sharp Decrease In Traffic Accidents Reported In Winchester
February traffic incidents dropped in Winchester with only one mishap causing 1515 dollars in property loss. No injuries occurred. two accidents in Frederick County affected Route 58, 340, and 11. Police issued 60 warnings, eight arrests, and safety talks reached about 1200 people.
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Winchester
George W. Jones
Baltimore and Ohio
Fairfax Lane Crossing
Thomas J. Starrett
Frederick County
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Nicaragua Would Act in Defense of the Hemisphere
New Orleans March 27 Dr Adolfo Altamirano Browne Nicaragua minister to Panama says European power politics and the carving up of small nations push Central America toward welcoming U S Marines if they return to Nicaragua He adds we are ready to defend the hemisphere even using Nicaraguan troops and that the United States must make the first move He notes past Marine occupation sparked Latin American resentment.
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New Orleans
Adolfo Altamirano Browne
Panama
Central America
U. S
Nicaragua
United States
Latin America
Shenandoah Valley Academy sale of furnishings and property
Public auction to be held at Shenandoah Valley Academy grounds beginning 10 AM Saturday March 30 1940. Personal property owned by trustees including gym remains and numerous household items will be sold for cash under Special Commissioner M M Lynch Dunn and Duvall KUYKENDALL acting for the court in Rockingham County Virginia with bond of 1000.00.
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Circuit Court
Rockingham County
Virginia
M. M. Lynch
R. Gray Williams
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Dunn and Duvall- Kuykendall
Robert Switzer
Married Men Not Wanted By Marines
In Kansas City a 19 year old Elmer Dowdy deserts after marriage to Bella Ann, who is 17. His plan to join the Marines backfires as theft threats and desertion lead to pursuit. Bella Ann and her mother-in-law plot to claim fees, while Elmer ends up admonished about trust and discipline as his father warns him not to join the Marines.
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Kansas City
Elmer Dowdy
North Side
Bella Ann
Elmer
Page
Harrison To Be Speaker at Frederick County Teachers Banquet
Approximately 75 members of the Frederick County Teachers Association will gather at the Golden Glow Friday evening April 5. State Senator Burr P Harrison has agreed to speak and discuss recent school legislation. R E Ayler and Mrs Claude Stickley lead the association with tickets sold through Superintendent Leslie D Kline.
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Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Golden Glow
H. Denis Hoover
Middletown High School
Mary S. Woore
Ada Woore Robinson
Myrtle Rhodes
Katherine Watson
Burr P. Harrison
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
Teachers’ Association
Claude Stickley
Vaucluse
Leslie D. Kline
Why Do We Fall Out of Love
Elsie Robinson argues that falling out of love stems from clinging to idealized images of others. Real love requires enduring personal growth, adjustments, and sacrifice, not a carefree candy heart. If you cannot grow, you should quit the game.
Air Reserve Corps Development Aids National Defense
The civilian air reserve movement expands nationwide with units under Milton Knight in Toledo and J Frank Hoffman guiding a national structure. It trains pilots radio operators and mechanics, funds flight practice from members pockets, and aligns with a $5 million government program to prepare civilians for air defense.
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Sae
Ig Rowe
Erbcan Coun
Boston
Fairbanks
Alaska
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
New York
Dallas
Hollywood
Calif
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Milton Knight
Glass Manufacturing Company
Toledo Group
J. Frank Hoffman
Reserve
Air Reserve
Knight
Civilian Air Reserve
Lily Queen Named as Bermuda's 1940
Miss Margery Hasler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Hasler of New York and Bermuda, named Lily Queen for 1940 amid notes on reserve units organized like military groups. Knight, 34 and unmarried, conceived the reserve and donates his personal fast monoplane for group use. Boston unit skipper Laurence Hanscom, a newspaperman, leads 18 planes.
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Bermuda
Margery Hasler
Mrs
Frederick Hasler
New York
Knight
Boston
Laurence Hanscom
Mervil Bailey Injured Falling From Ladder at Washington Hotel
Mervil Bailey age 62 of 501 South Braddock Street suffered painful injuries when his ladder slipped yesterday afternoon at the Washington Hotel. He fell onto a box of tools, nearly amputating the left thumb and gashing his ear. He was taken to Memorial Hospital and expected to be released home this evening.
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Mervil Bailey
South Braddock Street
Go Washington
Bailey
Memorial Hospital
First stock yards established in 1848 near Ashland
The initial stock yards for cattle on a commercial basis were opened in 1848 on West Madison Street near Ashland, known as Bull's Head.
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West aMé
Ison Street
Ashland
Bull's Head
Brumback Elected Leader Of Livestock Market Group
R. E. Brumback was elected chairman of the Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association for the year. Frank T. Ridgeway and E. M. Funk were chosen officers, with Wright, Stickley, Wall, and Stine named to key posts. The group plans to buy a sheep dipping vat and market lambs cooperatively, with the next meeting set before April 30.
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R. E. Brumback
Frederick County
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Frederick Co
Jones
Witchester Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Imes
Silco Cuut
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
Barr’s Orchard & Farm
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
Charles Boyer
Loretta Young
Uncle Sam
Sale Furnishings China
Marines
U.S. Marine Corps
Mary Cretlen
Harrison
U. S. Pat
Elsie Robinson
Copright
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Air Reserve Corps
Lily
White Knight
Black
Huron
Ireland
Erie
Texas
Tisar
Northampton
Mass
Margery
Iasler
Jonesdale Hatchery
Poults
Timberville
A. S
Northern Virginia Power CO
N. Loudoun St
Ees
A. T.N
Livestock Market Group
Johnson
Galian
Gallen
Miller Hardware CO
Florence
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