Millwood shooting leaves two men free on bond
In Berryville Virginia two Millwood men William Randolph about 42 and Thomas Mason about 25 are free on $250 bond await Clarke county grand jury after a Sunday night shooting that injured Mason and a Negro girl. Deputy Feltner says Randolph fired a shotgun striking Mason and the girl who knocked a revolver from Mason’s hand. Both suspects admit drinking. Randolph says he warned Mason to stay away from his home.
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Berryville
Millwood
Clarke Grand Jury
William Randolph
Thomas Mason
Nanny Randolph
Randolph
Miles Feltner
Mason
Henry Clay Smith
Boyce
Feltner
Tom Willingham
French May Have Lost 112500 Men
Washington reports Germany’s claim of crushing the ninth French army suggests about 112,500 men involved. Experts note army sizes vary by day and battle, with infantry divisions around 12,500, corps three divisions, and an army three corps totaling 112,500, while German armored divisions run about 9,000 men with 500 to 600 armored vehicles.
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Washington
Germany
Tobacco paper praised as pure and non toxic by author
In Carl Werner's Tobaccoland he argues cigarette paper, rather than delivering harmful drugs, is the purest non toxic substance in use. The paper trade regards its purity as the highest achievement of the paper making industry.
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A. Carl Werner
Clarke Red Cross drive nears quota in county
Clarke county Virginia exceeds its Red Cross wart relief target with about 1200 dollars raised so far. drive to end tomorrow. Graham F Dougherty chairs the appeal aided by Lewis Stolle. donations from schools churches and residents pour in. colored community leaders also contributed.
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Red Cross Drive
Clarke
Berryville
Clarke County
Red Cross
Graham F. Dougherty
Dougherty
National Red Cross
Virginia
Lewis Stolle
Drive
Individ
Ual
German Forces Near Channel Reported In Critical Situation
The weekly combat report notes sunk vessels and hits on a British battleship and heavy cruiser off Norway. Berlin cites shortages hindering France defense while Britain warns of invasion risk without air parity. Nurses urged for wounded convoys as supply workers mobilize.
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Berlin
High Command
Army
Lord Beaverbrook
British Isles
Health Ministry
Ministry of Supply
Rules of life and pledges from allied groups and gardens
The Oxford Groups urge absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness, and absolute purity. A movie trick shaves a bald spot to simulate baldness. A cairn in the International Peace Garden bears a plaque pledging that as long as men live the two nations will not take up arms against one another.
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Oxford
United States
Berryville Silk Mill Continues Operations After Furlough
Harold F. Paget, president of Berryville Mills, Inc., says the Berryville silk mill is not closing permanently. He notes operations are halted briefly until a new holder is approved and samples for the current order must be approved before material is sent. When material arrives, work resumes as before, with one of three shifts expected to finish this week and the other two to finish later.
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Paget
Mill In Plant Shuts Temporarily On Furlough
About 30 workers at the plant are furloughed starting last night. The mill president stated the facility has run nearly continuously since August 20, 1939.
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Paget
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Francis Hume Scott
Church of Christ
Cork Street
Charles Punk
Cork
Handley School
Cammer Tire Co
Chages
Winchester
Potomacomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Goodyear
Chevrolet
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Joe Brooks
New Yorker
Sing Sing
Dedham
Brooks
Maurice Wisecarver
Bruce Gorham
Ernest Locke
Walter Wisecarver
Battletown
J. D. Griffing
Clifton Price
Longmarsh
John Hardesty
Tyson Dortch
Harry Turner
William B. Watkins
Greenway
R. G. Mitchell
Chamblin Punkhouser
Emma Weeks
Johnson
Alma Layton
Louise Potter
France
Churchill
Berryville, Va
Harold F. Paget
Berryville Mills, Inc
Chapman Motor CO
Loudoun St. Winchester
Bickers
N. Braddock St
Frye
Winchester Evening Star
Mary D. Kidd
LUX
Anderson’s Meat Market
Bailey Bros. Grocery
J. F. Massey & Son
Brown’s Meat Market
Cash & Carry Grocery
Parker’s Grocery
B. F. Davis
H. L. Patton & Son
Eagle’s Meat Market
Riley’s Market
Fair Play Store
Stephens City, Va
C. A. Fauver
E. L. Lemley
Earl C. Fries
Golden’s Meat Market
L. E. Harris & CO
Keffer’s Meat Market
J. F. Kremer & Bro
Steele Bros
Middletown
J. P. Everly
Little & Larrick
L. C. Kremer
Largent’s Sanitary Market
Long’s Grocery
Larrick’s Cash Store
Strasburg, Va
W. E. Acree
L. S. Loy
Johnson’s Grocery
Ramsburg’s Grocery
Shackleford‘'S Store
Front Royal, Va
R. F. Collins & Son
R. L. Hockman
J. Bryan Stokes
Stanley Williams
Woodstock, V
F.S. Bowman
Ben J. E. Lambert
W. D. Sager
Shenandoah Farm Bureau
Santary Grocery Stores
American Stores CO
Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
People’s Service Drug Stores
Pine Motor
Dodge
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