Gore High Members Elect Wake President At Courthouse Meeting
At a courthouse meeting members of the county association elected O W Wake principal of Middletown High School as president for the coming year. Paul Behrens Gore High principal was named vice president and Mrs Claude Py Stephens City Graded and High School principal treasurer. The 2003 39 executive committee includes RA Walchatmar O W Webe Paul Behrens R BE. A session to review various matters is set for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
O. W. Wake
Middletown
Paul Behrens
Gore High School
Claude Py
Stephens City Graded and High School
Stickley
Tressurer
RA Walchatmar
O. W Webe
R. BE
Grangers Meet At Middletown
Middletown hosts a Grangers gathering featuring cash prizes for farmers who best estimate yield increases across three projects. The event offers ten dollars in prize money for the top guesses and celebrates agricultural insight within the community.
Will Preach At Rural Churches
St. Pauls Lutheran Church on Cedar Creek grade hosts a sermon at 11 a m. Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City holds a service at 8 p m. The notices outline preaching times at two rural congregations.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Cedar Creek
Trinity Lutheran
Mrs Smith’s Father Dies In New York
H W Leigh father of Mrs George Smith Jr of South Washington street died at his home in Tuxedo New York after a three month illness. He underwent an operation in Richmond Virginia hospital and never recovered. Mrs Smith has been with him in Tuxedo for two weeks and will be joined by Dr Smith who leaves for Tuxedo tonight. Leigh was 63 and survived by his widow Mrs Gertrude Mansfield Leigh and two daughters Mrs H C Bentley of Ellerson Virginia and Mrs Smith. Services will be held Monday afternoon at Staten Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Leigh
George Smith, Jr
South Washington Street
Tuxedo
N. Y
Richmond
Leigh
Gertrude Mansfield Leigh
H. C. Bentley
Ellerson
Smith
Staten Island
Police To Study First Aid At Station
Police will hold first aid courses at the police station taught by Lester Forney. The Winchester Frederick Red Cross chapter cooperates with Mrs Helen Wright in offering standard and advanced first aid. All local officers have prior training under Capt John S Arnold of Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Forney
Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
Helen Wright
John S. Arnold
Alexandria
Vargas Accuses Greenshirts of Foreign Help in Brazil Revolt
President Getulio Vargas charged that the Integral ist greenshirts who attempted to overthrow his government had foreign aid. Federal agents searched the country for participants while officials reported 800 arrests and seized greenshirt weapons, including 80 bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Gigbo
Rio de Janeiro
Luiz Nascimento
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Integralists
Raul Leite
Manuelo Bernardi
Salgado
Plinio Salgado
Nascimento
Guana
Espindola
Seek Foster Parents For City Youths
The April welfare report shows 115 cases with financial aid and 183 total cases, 68 with service only, plus 22 child welfare cases. Welfare workers made 235 home visits, 293 calls, 226 interviews, and distributed 147 WPA sewing room clothing items. 9 cases found private employment. The department seeks permanent homes for supervised children and adoption. At the American Legion Building a craft project dyes raw wool into scarves, weaves rugs, and plans expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lymah
WPA
Lyman
Back Creek District Holds 26th Annual Sunday School Convention
The 26th annual Back Creek District Sunday Schools convention meets at St Johns Lutheran Church near Mount Esmene on May 25 and 26. The program includes devotions by Rev C H Anderson, welcoming remarks by N C Williams, and speeches by Rev Spitzer Rev Coe Rev Minor Miller and Rev Naters. Miss Mae Smoke and Miss Nancy Lou Harbaugh provide readings and songs. Committee chairs are J B Snapp president W J Muse vice-president H C Moore vice-president and H A Snapp secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Creek
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Mount Esmene
C. H. Anderson
N. C. Williams
G. L. Hershman
J. B. Snapp
Mae Smoke
St. Johns
Spitzer
Mr. Coe
Fawcette
Minor Miller
Naters
Lingle
C.H. Anderson
Nancy Lou Harbaugh
W. J. Muse
H. C. Moore
H. A. Snapp
Softball Meet Postponed by Winchester League
The Winchester Softball League postpones the softball meeting from Monday evening until the following Monday. Secretary Jack Crowl announced the delay and a meeting place will be announced next week.
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Winchester Softball League
Jack Crowl
Judge Clevenger Visits Clearbrook Residences
Judge Frank Clevenger of Wilmington Ohio, presiding in Clinton County Common Pleas Court, is guest at Mr and Mrs D A Robinson Clearbrook. He attended a legal meeting in Washington and Mrs Clevenger with Miss Agnes Clevenger visited county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clevenger
Wilmington
Ohio
D. A. Robinson
Clearbrook
Clevenger
Common Pleas Court
Clinton County
Washington
Furs Stolen From Bryan Foy Home in Los Angeles
Furs valued at 1463 dollars were stolen from the home of film producer Bryan Foy and his wife reported the theft to police. The article notes a wider pattern of loot from homes of movie figures and wealthy residents in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy
Los Angele
Bryan Foy
British Steamer Greatend Hit and Fire Illegally Bombed
The British steamer Greatend, previously damaged in air raids, was struck by an insurgent bombing in Valencia last night. The ship was tied up with no crew aboard when the bomb hit amidships, causing a fire and killing 20 people with about 30 injured.
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Spain
Madrid
Greatend
Valencia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Plan Poppy Sale in Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts from several states meet in Winchester for the District No. 4 gathering. Plans cover publicity, membership drives, and the annual Poppy sale with proceeds aiding local relief.
Jr Farmers to Convene On Tuesday at Handley High School
Frederick County Junior Farmers Club hosts about 30 Shenandoah County juniors Tuesday at Handley high school. Dr. R W Gregory of Washington DC, a U S Department of Education specialist in part time education, will speak on How To Become Established In Farming. He may stay several days to visit boys and collect material for his study. The club formed in March and includes boys who completed vocational agriculture training.
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Frederick County
Junior Farmers Club
Shenandoah County Junior Farmers Club
Handley High School
R. W. Gregory
Washington, D. C
Gregory
U. S. Department of Education
Frederick
Services Tomorrow For Mrs Ada Fries
Arrangements were completed for the funeral of Ada Fries widow of Martin A Fries who died at her home near Albin on Thursday night. Friends meet at the home at 10 to proceed to Bethel Lutheran Church for rites at 11 conducted by Rev Norman Cooper. Burial follows in Grange Cemetery. Pallbearers are Edward Stine, Carol Hawkins, Lewis Hudson, Peter Snider, Holmes Yeakley and Lois Hartman.
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Ada Fries
Martin A. Fries
Albin
Bethel Lutheran Church
Norman Cooper
Grange Cemetery
Edward Stine
Carol Hawkins
Lewis Hudson
Peter Snider
Holmes Yeakley
Lois Hartman
Glass To Address Woodstock Grads
Former Woodstock mayor W W Glass will deliver the commencement address at Woodstock High School closing exercises on Friday night June 3 at 8 o clock. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev W T Brundick of the Reformed Church in the Methodist Church on Sunday night May 29. Class night June 2 in the New Theatre. Senior class has 28 members.
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W. W. Glass
Woodstock High School
W. T. Brundick
Reformed Church
New Theatre
Rites For D. W. Pugh Tomorrow
Funeral services for David William Pugh of Sunny Side are planned for tomorrow at 2 pm at his home then at Whitacre M E Church. Burial follows at Woodlawn in Whitacre with pallbearers Clarence Butler T Clark L A Clark Milton Williams Arthur Streit and T DeHaven. Ministers Rev Fred Crowe of Gainsboro and Rev W O Talbert of Stephenson will officiate.
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David William Pugh
Sunnyside
Whitacre M. E. Church
Woodlawn
Whitacre
Clarence Butler
T. Clark
L. A. Clark
Milton Williams
Arthur Streit
T. DeHaven
Fred Crowe
Gainesboro
W. O. Talbert
Stephenson
Berryville Postoffice Bids Accepted for New Building
Berryville Virginia postmaster Lewis N. Glover announces the postal department will accept bids by June 16 for erection of a new postoffice on the former American Legion lot at North Church and Academy. Plans are viewable at the old post office amid past site controversies.
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Berryville
Lewis N. Glover
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Postoffice
American Legion
North Church and
Academy Streets
Woman shoots self. minor facial injury reported
Philadelphia Police report Mrs. Anna Rodler aged 50 fired a pistol bullet into her mouth. Det William Arthur said the bullet struck her jawbone, causing only minor injury. Doctors at Jewish Hospital said she spat out the bullet.
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Philadelphia
William Arthur
Anna Rodler
Jewish Hospital
Richards To Hold Institute For Veterans In Virginia
Nelson Richards state service officer will conduct an institute for American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars officers from Harrisonburg to Leesburg at the George Washington Hotel. Sessions run 2:30 to 5 and 7:30 to about nine thirty, with Richards based in Roanoke and connected to the State Department of Public Welfare. Northern Virginia veterans groups are expected to attend.
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George Washington
Nelson Richards
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harrisonburg
Leesburg
Richards
Roanoke
State Department of Public Welfare
Northern
Virginia
LaFollette Joins Roosevelt On Potomac Yacht Trip
President Roosevelt invites Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin to join him for a weekend yachting trip down the Potomac. Mrs. LaFollette, Senator Green of Rhode Island, and Mrs. James Roosevelt travel with the party aboard the presidential yacht this afternoon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator LaFollette
Potomac
LaFollette
Green
D-Ri
James Roosevelt
Aged Woman Dies in Kearneysville
Mrs. Ella Fleming aged 81 died yesterday morning at her home in Kearneysville West Virginia. She was the sister of W. W. Frazier of Clearbrook and died of her son in law Frank Powell. Funeral services will be held there tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. She is survived by eight children four sons and four daughters.
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Ella Fleming
W. W. Frazier
Clearbrook
Kearnesyville
W. Va
Frank Powell
Fleming
Fateful Friday Brings A Tragedy
Hancock Maryland May 14 Friday the 13th brought death to Cloyd Omps 20 son of James F Omps commander of the Hancock American Legion Post The youth was fatally hurt when a huge boulder fell upon him in a sand mine where he was working A coroner s jury found death due to accident.
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Hancock
Cloyd Omps
James F. Omps
Hancock American Legion
Hungary Draws Closer To Axis Says Premier
In a Parliament speech Hungary's new premier Bela Imredi says the country is drawing closer to the Rome Berlin axis and notes growing ties with Germany and Italy. He asserts Poland relations remain the same and promises an active peace policy.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bela Imredi
Rome-Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Imredi
Germany
Italy
Poland
Supreme Court To Review TVA Case
The Supreme Court weighed whether to review a TVA controversy on power program constitutionality. A Saturday conference outcome is expected Monday. Eighteen private power firms seek review of a federal court ruling in eastern Tennessee that TVA competition was lawful.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal District Court
Tennessee
TVA
New York society beauty named in alienation suit
In a case filed by Mrs Katherine Wright of Madison Conn, Charlotte Milburn Cheeseborough faces a $25 000 alienation of affections suit. Mrs Wright also seeks divorce from John Wright, who inherited a fortune. Wright runs a separate superior court trial for assault after allegedly firing shots at a neighbor during a quarrel.
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Charlotte Milburn Cheeseborough
New York
Katherine Wright
Madison, Conn
Wright
John Wright
Central Press
Carper's Valley School Announces Open Amateur Contest
Pupils at Carpers Valley School show health gains with 42 five pointer pupils rated perfect. During the year 42 pupils had dental corrections, 159 corrections total for 71.25 dollars. Sixty five pupils are enrolled. Teachers Mrs Guthridge and Mrs Hinkle announce an open public contest Friday May 20 at 8 near the old airport southeast of Winchester with both adults and children invited.
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Carpers Valley School
Carpers Valley
Ella Guthridge
Josephine Hinkle
Winchester
Hopkins Denies Politics In WPA Discharges
Administrator Harry S Hopkins says charges of political influence in Pennsylvania WPA dismissals are mostly untrue. He notes disciplinary action where charges were substantiated and sent the remark in a telegram to John B. Kelly Philadelphia Democratic city chairman.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
WPA
Harry S Hopkins
Hopkins
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Moon Eclipse Observed Clouded View in New York
The moon passed into earth shadow for 51 minutes early today. Clouds obscured the satellite most of the night, leaving a partly veiled view from 12:44 to 6:43 a m. The total eclipse lasted under an hour with shadows crossing space 240000 miles away.
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New York
Eclipse Hidden by Clouds Over Winchester
Residents in Winchester and surrounding areas failed to view the eclipse as heavy cloud cover obscured the moon during the night.
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Winchester
Baptist Against Organic Mergers
In Richmond on May 14 an overwhelming voice vote by the Southern Baptist Convention rejected resolutions to study the Fellowship of Churches idea from the Utrecht interdenominational meeting. Dr. J. D. Franks led resolutions for a committee from each state to report in 1939, following earlier adoption of a report opposing organic union of all denominations.
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Richmond
Maya
Southern Baptist Convention
Fellowship of Churches
Utrecht
Holland
J. D. Franks
Columbus
Hiss
Warren County High School Dominates Valley League Season
Warren County High School of Front Royal clinched the 1938 Valley High School Baseball League title with a 10 0 noon victory. Coach Les Young has built strong baseball and football programs, as Middletown and Stephens City contend for next year with many freshmen. The Evening Star trophy will be awarded to Front Royal for permanent possession once received, with a new trophy planned annually.
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Warren County High School
Front Royal
Les Young
Front Royal Nine
Woodstock
Stephens City
Warren
Middletown
Boycé
Clarke
Warren County
Evening Star
Officer Miller Attends Police School In Virginia Beach
The state police school opens in Virginia Beach for two weeks. Officer George Miller, recently discharged from hospital after severe wounds during the Sheriff Newcome slaying, attends the session and is noted as recovered and fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
George Miller
Officer Miller
J. W. Newcome
George Pingley
White
Notice to creditors in estate of Josephine Baber Nott
All parties with claims against or debts to the estate of the late Josephine Baber Nott are urged to settle with John I. Sloat, Executor. The notice is dated May 10, 1910, and directs creditors to present their claims for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Baber Nott
John I. Sloat
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R. A. Wall
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Hughes Motor Co
Winchester, VA
Greenshirts
Karl Ritter
Oswaldo Aranha
Welfare Department
Churches In Cooperation
St. John’s Lutheran
Maryland
D. C
West Virginia
District of Columbia
C. R. Anderson
A. Lee Coble
F. C. Devericks
Clarksburg
National
Otis N Brown, Jr
Greensboro
Earl Poorbaugh
National Department
Earl Jones
Staunton
Winchester Post 2123
Post
Department
Ocean View
H. E. Anderson
H. N Lewis
James E. Keffer
James Hart
Eugene Dearing
R. G. Chapin
Shenandoah County Club
Handley High
Glass
Woodstock Grads
D. W. Pugh
Kearneysville
Axis
Baby Helaine
Judith Colan
Herman Colan
Chicago
Dr. Colan
Estelle
Cheeseborough Society
Carper
Baptist
Boyce
W. L Warrenounty
Strasburg
Silco Cut Price Store
Loudoun St
Ellis J. Fuller
E. Piccadilly St
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