Spring Board of Review and Court of Honor for Central District Scouts
The Central District Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts hold a Spring Board of Review on May 10 at 8:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church for Troops 1 and 21 and others seeking Second or First Class ranks and Merit Badges. A Court of Honor follows May 17 at 8 p.m. near Cedarville Camporee site to recognize Scouts and friends with a camp fire program.
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Central District
Shenandoah Area
Cedarville
Friends of Scouting
J. M. Casey
Rec
Acit
Carl A. Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Shenandoah
Board of Review
Leorn
Dan Henry
Scout
Casey
Boyce
White Way street lighting praised for efficiency and safety
Officials from the Northern Virginia Power Company defend the new white way system as scientifically designed to direct light where needed. The height, placement, and 600 candlepower fixtures reduce glare and enhance silhouette visibility, improving safety over the old system.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester
W. P. Anderson
Miller Streit
Pred W. Forney
Power Company
Answers to Today s Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list Puccini Virginia Hughes Kellogg The Earth His salary is guaranteed by the Constitution North Carolina Federal Emergency Relief Administrator Crossing the Rye river on stepping stones Whitney
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Puccini
Virginia
Charles Evans Hughes
Vic B. Kellogg
The
Earth
North Carolina
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator
Rye River
I Whitney
For Rent Two Room Apartment With Private Bath
For Rent two room apartment with private bath and phone contact 985 W. For Rent furnished apartment at 450 North Main with phone listing.
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N. Main
Bailey Bros
South Prey
Fairmont Ave
Rural Mission Reopens Sunday for Mother's Day Observance
The Helping Hand Mission at Indian Hollow, closed since Christmas, will reopen Sunday May 12 for the summer season with 3 PM services. Mrs Henry W MacVicar, superintendent, leads the program with speaker Rev Ronald S Wilson of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Special singing and readings listed.
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Helping Hand
Indian Hollow
Henry W. MacVicar
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
1 000 Gallon Still Seized In Baltimore Raid
Federal agents seized a two story Baltimore building still capable of producing 1 000 gallons of alcohol daily. Five men were arrested during a raid that recovered nine hundred gallons of denatured alcohol and six hundred five gallon cans.
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Baltimore
Funeral service held for J. B. Snapp at St John’s Church
Funeral services for J. B. Snapp of Mt Williams were held at St. John’s Church. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Allen Abernathy of Berlin MD and numerous others from Winchester. Floral tributes were described as humorous and beautiful.
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J. B. Snapp
Mt. Williams
St. John’s Church
Allen Abernathy
Berlin
Kate Harvey
Lanham
Holmes Spillman
Arlington, Va
T. H. Fry
Martinsburg
W. V
Ill Ashwood
Mae
Ridgeway
W. Va
Long Harrison
Westernport
Arthur Shuller
Romney
Martha Rogers
Hanging Rock
Winchester
Foreigners May Get Corn At Out Rate
Administration farm officials consider a fall grower referendum on marketing quotas and study a cut rate export plan for corn to foreign buyers. A subsidy would let exporters pay the higher domestic price while selling abroad, aiming to reduce a record surplus and compete with Argentine grain.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Dr Kerr Taylor to Speak at Nineveh and Mount Hope Churches
Dr H Kerr Taylor of Nashville Tennessee will preach at Nineveh Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 a.m. and at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church at 2 45 p.m. He has long served in mission work in China and Africa and is educational secretary of the foreign mission committee. He recently attended the world missionary conference in Madras and will speak at Woodstock Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at the foreign mission rally.
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H. Kerr Taylor
Nashville
Tenn
Nineveh Presbyterian Church
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
Taylor
China
Foreign Mission Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
Africa
Japan
Korea
Madras
Woodstock Presbyterian Church
Possible corn marketing quota referendum eyed
A potential first of its kind referendum on a marketing quota for corn could be ordered, possibly in October in 13 midwestern states. If held, results would signal farmers’ stance on the administration farm program ahead of the 1940 harvest when 675 million bushels of old grain are on hand versus a normal 250 million bushel surplus.
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Administration
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported May 7
The Treasury reports May 7 receipts of 18 million 322 thousand 846 dollars and 80 cents, expenditures of 19 million 736 thousand 944 dollars and 26 cents, gross debt at 42 billion 692 million 879 thousand 637 dollars and 78 cents, an increase of 8 thousand 564 dollars and 27 cents from the prior day. Also listed is an unrelated sale notice for a walnut finish chest of drawers with phone contact 2193-3 after 6 p.m.
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Washington
the Treasury
Waterapar Wax Preserves Floors and Linoleum Care
Waterapar Polishing Wax protects against foot wear and makes cleaning easier. It claims to last twice as long when used on linoleum and other surfaces.
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Garrabrandt
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Natchel
Sonny
Jos. M. Newcome
D. G. Rowe
John Newcome
Loudoun
Fairmont
Rouss Ave
Winchester Credit Corp
Clara Loy
Amherst
Trail’s End
Gordonsville
Foundation Ments
Clara Fultz Bentz
Route 11
Joe
D. M. Dawson
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Cynthia
U. S. Pat
Penney's
Gaymode
Reg. U. &. Pat
Los
Others
Penney’s
Glen Row
Jean Nedra
Kerr Taylor
Nineveh Church
P. Oo. Burke
Ravensworth Farm
Annandale
Chuck & Ray's
Crosley
Emerson
Willis
Rte
Glaize & Bro
Pittsburgh
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