Berryville Methodists Build Addition and Redecorate Auditorium
The Duncan Memorial Church in Berryville invites parishioners to 11 o clock worship with a sermon by Rev. A. O. Lyons. Seven new Sunday School classrooms are under construction, led by building chair Ralph Ware. Improvements cost $7,500 and the building committee includes Roy Potts Leonard Bell Mrs W B Hart and finance chair Dr C H Iden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Memorial Nene Church
Red
A. O. Lyons
Ralph Ware
Ware
Roy Potts
Leonard Bell
W. B. Hart
C. H. Iden
Young Adult Class To Hear Bott Address
Capt. M. W. Bott will address the Braddock Street Church Young Adult class tomorrow morning at 9 45. Mrs. Emily Crisman will lead the devotional service.
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M. W. Bott
Braddock Street Church
Emily Crisman
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed for Page Four
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Scotland as the first item. The second item defines a plant used to obtain dye. Other entries reference Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt, number 109, The Hermitage, a labor leader, companionate, Esau, and torpedo.
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Scotland
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Elt
the Hermitage
Labor Leader
Companionate
Esau
Torpedo
Cooperative Denied Permit To Extend Rural Lines
The Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc. had sought permission to lay rural electrification lines in Frederick and Carroll counties but was denied by the Public Service Commission. The commission found the Potomac Edison Company already serves the area adequately and that the cooperative’s service was not needed for public convenience and necessity. The seven day hearing concluded the utility’s existing lines meet demand and cooperative action would not offer prompt service.
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Baltimore
Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc
Frederick
Carroll
Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Gettysburg
Man Beats Wife In Berryville
Berryville Va May 3 Tuesday May 6 set as date for preliminary hearing in Herbert Gray assault case against his wife Beulah. Gray accused of beating at Herman Stickles home and maiming injuring his wife. Bail $500 posted. warrants also issued for Wardell Singhass and Mrs Herman Stickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Herbert Gray
Beulah
Edward Wil- Gray
Chilly Hollow
Clarke County
Herman Stickles
R. W. Buckner
Gray
Pennsylvania Water and Power declares first quarter dividend
Holtwood Pa May 3 The Pennsylvania Water and Power Company reported net income of 525 277 after preferred stock dividends at 1 15 per common share for the first quarter ending March 31 matching 524 694 and 1 15 per share for the same period last year.
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Holtwood
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company Today
Congress Debates Tax Reform Echoes of Equity and Evasion
President presses tax fairness urging ability to pay and evasion-proofing while noting the income tax lacks equity if the base excludes significant income elements. Experts speculate on lowered exemptions and possible limits on public securities. In the House Ways and Means Committee, resistance grows to untested devices like the flexible income tax plan proposed by 170 economists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Early
House
Ways and Means Committee
Illness Fatal To Mrs Powell
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Frances Powell 80 widow of W E Powell at 2 pm. She died at her Berryville home Thursday. Rev L A Parker officiated with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Surviving children include William Bentley Powell Mrs Grate Powell Wright and Ida Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Powell
W.E. Powell
Berryville
L. A. Parker
Berryville Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Mason Osborne
Lewis
L. H Bell
Crate Hall
Arch Longerbeam
Powell
Amherst County
Edward Fletcher
Margaret Miller Fletcher
William Bentley Powell
Washington, D. C
Grate Powell Wright
North Carolina
Ida ‘Powell
Germany Says British Ship Loss Large
German high command claims deep penetration of British defense lines at Tobruk and reports large British ship losses in April. British bombers struck Hamburg and Liverpool as Luftwaffe targeted northern Germany, docks, and industrial areas in heavy nightly raids.
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Ain
Tobrik
Germany
Hamburg
Liverpool
High Command
Christian Workers' School Opens at Braddock Street
A Christian Workers' School opens at Braddock Street Methodist Church Sunday for one week. Sessions start 2:30 p m then 7:30 p m. Dr E T Thompson teaches The Book of Acts. Rev G E Hopkins leads Church Working With Young Adults. Mrs Paul Berger teaches Children’s Division.
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Christian Workers’ School
Braddock St
Christian Workers
Braddock Street Methodist Church
E. T. Thompson
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
G. E. Hopkins
Market Street
Paul Berger
Roanoke
Virginia
Church
Methodist Church
Winchester
Berryville
Brucetown
Stephens City
White Post
Montague Avenue
Market
Braddock Street
Axis and Allied Moves Shaped by Greek and Libyan Fronts
British officials report losses of two destroyers and four transports in Greece as Italy asserts Ljubljana annexation and surrounding territory. Iran appeals to Hitler for aid amid clashes at Habbaniyah airfield with 5,000 British troops en route, while Tobruk remains a focus as Axis efforts to clear the harbor continue and reinforcements arrive from Greece.
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Greece
Cona
Yugoslavia
Italy
Armally
Ljubljana
Slovenia
London
Iran
Adolf Hitler
Habbaniyah
Mediterranean
Toburk
Libya
Axis
Better Prices For Wool Expected At Sheep Shearing School
About 70 farmers attended the sheep shearing school and barbecue at Stephens City high school grounds. K. A. Keithley, secretary treasurer of the United Wool Growers, predicted higher wool prices for the season, suggesting 40 to 45 cents per pound, 8 to 10 cents above last year. E. S. Bartlett of Chicago provided shearing and preparation instructions. C. W. Sollenberger of the Farm Bureau attended.
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Stephens City High School
K. A. Keithley
The
United Wool Growers
E.S. Bartlett
Chicago
C. W. Sollenberger
Farm Bureau
M G Clark 30 Succumbs After Illness Near Boyce
Mayo Garfield Clark aged 30 died at his parents home two miles north of Boyce after a year long illness. He married Sophia Carroll and is survived by his wife, parents John Eston and Julia Clark, and brother Albert Clark of Winchester. Funeral at Boyce Methodist Church Sunday at 2 with burial in Mount Helgen Cemetery. Pallbearers named: Alexander McCormick, Kert Thompson, Adam Thompson, Sanford Pane, Henry Clark, John yd.
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Mayo Garfield Clark
Boyce
John Eston
Julia Clark
Missophia Carroll
Albert Clark
Winchester
Clark
Boyce Methodist Church
W. D. Sheets
Mount Helgen Cemetery
Alexander McCormick
Kert
Adam Thompson
Sanford Pane
Henry Clark
John Yd
Mrs Josephine Conner Conner Dies Suddenly
Mrs Josephine Brooks Conner 719 widow of J W Conner died suddenly at her Cumberland Maryland home 106 East Oldtown Road Born December 4 1861 in Winchester she moved to Cumberland in 1902 She married at 17 and left six children including George W Conner Pittsburgh and Margaret Conner at home A granddaughter Mrs Ray W Taylor and a great granddaughter Nancy Lee Hoff survive Also sister Mrs Florence Hillyard Winchester The body will be brought to Winchester this evening to rest at 527 North Braddock The service is Monday at 3 from the residence followed by interment in Mount Hebron Flowers omitted.
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Josephine Brooks Conner
J. W. Conner
East Oldtown Road
Cumberland
Winchester
Joseph
Elizabeth Brown
Mr. Conner
George W. Conner
Pittsburgh
Margaret Conner
Ray W. Taylor
Nancy Lee Hoff
Florence Hillyard
William Wood
North Braddock
Mount Hebron
Questionnaires Sent to Frederick County Registrants
The Se lective Service Board announced questionnaires were mailed today to Frederick County registrants in group 1 001 1 100. The report notes Albert C Ritchie served the longest as Governor from 1920 to 19. The wool pool will be handled again this year and the meeting lasted most of the day.
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Frederick County
The
Selective Service Board
Albert C. Ritchie
Arvana
Nounced
Young People Observe Anniversary Across Circuit
The Mt. Pleasant W. United Brethren Church hosts a youth anniversary gathering for the Chester Circuit. Rev. Floyd L. Falk leads as Virginia Conference youth program details Camp Shenandoah. Three discussion groups cover church service, rural youth opportunities, and friendship building. A play by Millard J. Miller closes the event.
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As “Arechester
Will Sumer
Mt. Pleasant W. “E
United Brethren Church
Pleasant Valley Church
Floyd L. Falk
Conference U. P
Virginia
Shenandoah
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Dayton
L. G. Bridgers
Winchester U. B. Church
Granville Eat
Pikeside
Wayne Guthrie
White Hall School
Lord Jesus Christ
Main Street
Millard J. Miller
Ohio
Mrs Sloat To Direct Program At Brad dock Church
Mrs John I Sloat will direct the devotional program at Brad dock Street Methodist Church tomorrow. Miss Eva Tucker Shields returns as teacher of the lesson. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Sloat
Margaret Collins Denny
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Eva Tucker Shields
Wheat and grain prices edge higher in Chicago trading
Chicago on May 3 reports grains rising to strong levels as traders react to expectations of support. Wheat May 94 1 8, July 99 3 8 to 1 4, Sept 93 to 93 8. Corn May 69, July 69, Sept 69 to 69. Cash wheat no sales, No 2 mixed yellow 70, No 4 67, No 1 yellow 10 3 4 to 71, No 2 70 1 4 to 71 4. Baltimore markets show Wheat No 2 red winter 97c, Corn 80c.
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Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
Winchester
Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets Update
Baltimore reports produce unchanged with poultry steady prices for crosses Leghorns and rocks reds and leghorns. Dressed poultry and fresh fowls quoted up to 30 cents, old roosters 15 to 18. Eggs steady at 4658 cases, whites 22 to 23. Butter unchanged. Philadelphia notes live poultry light stock with quotations omitted and eggs steady.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jones Funeral Home Training Grows Modestly
A local funeral home reports its staff training has expanded but remains below common industry figures. Officials attribute the slower growth to budget constraints and shifting staffing needs while emphasizing ongoing development opportunities.
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Berryville Methodists
Bott
Murphy’s
W. Amherst
U. S
Pat
Menai Tee Groceries
Planters Barr’s Orchard &Farm Supply
Congress
Shenandoah XVIII
Mollie Foulkes Lee
Little Ann Arthur
Great Britain
Confederate States
United
Barr Photo
Eisel In
Florhide
Glaize and
Bro
Leesburg
M. G. Clark
DORIC
Mervel W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
Bickers
EPO TT
N. Braddock
Bickers Motor CO
Mollie Foulkes
Pocahanteas
Western Enterprise
San Gp
Aeint
Junior Hose and Truck Company
Chambersburg
Harrisonburg
Cen
Monrose Company
Pennsylvania
American Legion
Bluefield
W. Va
Broadway Boys Band and Fire Company
Cup
Covington
Eiseerd R. Stettinius, Jr
Henry H. Covington
D. de Post
He Baneark
East Church
Frances Bickers
Reba Snarr
Brenda Carter
Betty Edmonds
Jean Arthur
Armory
Tommy Tucker
Fade
Jones Funeral Home
Goodrich Life Saver
Silvertown
Goodrich Silvertown
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Kilowatt
Reddy
Northern Virginia Power Company
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