Huge Sums Spent In California By Tourist Folk
In California last year 1,601,574 tourists spent 183,384,423 in the southern region. The piece notes this is eleven times Shenandoah values and twice Virgina totals, arguing tourism brings new money to enrich all business. It cites legal footing for regional advertising and praises out of state visitors buying fresh foods, meats, fruits, and dairy products.
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Ornia
Shenandoah
Vir- Nee
California
Ieee
Californe
United
Kforlaw
Migiel Goan
Supreme Court
Sacramento
Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley
Treasury official urges big labor tax revision
Assistant Treasury Secretary John L. Sullivan testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee advocating raising corporation taxes by 300 million dollars beyond prior targets in the new 3.5 billion dollar tax program. He calls for a drastic revision of last year’s excess profits tax.
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Treasury
John L. Sullivan
House
Ways and Means Committee
Deserter Johnny Jones Held After Break‑In Arrest
Clarke County sheriff and a state trooper captured Johnny L. Jones alias Floyd Jackson near Burnt Factory on a burglary charge and Army desertion. He admits breaking into Manuel Campbell’s Amissville home but denies stealing $8.75 and awaits Culpeper authorities.
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Berryville
Johnny L. Jones
Floyd Jackson
Burnt Factory
Opequon
R. W. Buckner
S. M. Carper
Culpeper
Jones
F. R. Jones
West Clarke
United States Army
Winchester
Company M
12Th Infantry
Arlington
Buckner
Manuel Campbell
Amissville
Culpeper County
Willard to Step Down as B and O President
Daniel Willard will retire from the B and O presidency on June 1 and become chairman of the board. Roy Barton White will become president, having been named to that office after Willard announced his retirement plan.
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Baltimore
Daniel Willard
The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Roy Barton White
Willard
Art Exhibit Attracts Attention In Virginia Show
The exhibit features seven mediums by two noted Virginia artists Miss Frances Bear and Miss Ruth West. Bear studied at Rutgers and shows works including Negro Boy heads and Mother in tempera. West, a Thomas Jefferson School art teacher, previously studied with Hugh Breckenridge and exhibited at Marylin College and other venues.
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Notive
Virginia
Frances Bear
Ruth West
Hasher
Theresa Po
Eugene Weisz
Muniyoshi
Kantor
Sternberg
Zorack
Bruton Parish
Williamsburg
Mary
H. H. Hibbs
Rutgers
Ruth W. Vest
Rutgers University
New Bruswick
N. J
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
Philadelphia
Vest
Hugh Breckenridge
East Gloucester
Mass
Penland School of Crafts
North Carolina
Woman's Club of
Marylin College
Afton
Valley Barn
Fish Factory
U S military attache reflects on Yugoslav collapse in New York
Col. Louis J. Fortier of Washington arrives by clipper to report from Belgrade Yugoslavia before the Nazi invasion. He criticizes the redress for Yugoslavia's rapid collapse and discusses his impressions with reporters.
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U. S
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Louis J. Fortier
Washington
New York
Educators Visit Fort Long In Page County
Page County Education Association members visited Fort Long near Shenandoah Valley after their spring meeting at Stanley High School. The stone cellar fort, built in 1730 and tied to the Price family since 1856, features a tunnel to a 27 foot underground well. Officers elected for the association include Hudson Price as president and Ida Sue Carter as vice president. The meeting focused on curriculum revision and Shenandoah High School topics on child study.
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Shenandoah
Stone House
Stone Fort
Mr. Price
Price
Philip Long
England
Fort Long
Hudson Price
Big Spring School
E. R. Reidel
Ida Sue Carter
Cleo Godenour
Rita Roller
Shenandoah High School
C. C. Bricker
Army Officials Pleased With Headway In Virginia Defense Build
Washington reports officials praise speed quality and efficiency of Virginia defense construction with over 75 million spent or obligated. Projects cited include Radford Ordnance Works Fort Belvoir Camp Lee Fort Eustis and New River plant plus extensive Fort Monroe Pendleton Story works and Meyer remodels.
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Washington
Virginia
Tes
Radford Ordnance Works
Hercules Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
Fort Belvoir
Quartermaster Corps Construction Division
Far Belvoir
Engineering Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Lee
Medical Corps
Fort Eustis
New River Ordnance Plant
Pulaski
Fort Monroe
Camp Pendleton
Fort Story
Fort Meyer
Nansemond Ordnance Depot
School Meeting Discusses Health and Home Relations
The Luray school led by Edwin Roth geb with J. E. Wall as chairman, along with Mrs. Earl Koontz and Rev. J. E. White, discussed Better School and Home Relationships. Stanley School under Charles Price emphasized Health and Safety with Hudson Price outlining three objectives.
Selectees At Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland
The Star reports Clarence L. Foreman of Winchester Route 1 and Claude Hagans of Bluemont have been stationed at the Ordnance Center Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland, with their post office listed as Aberdeen.
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The
Star
Clarence L. Foreman
Winchester
Route 1
Claude Hagans
Bluemont
Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Best Buys in Town Cars and Trucks
Local ads list a selection of used vehicles with models from 1936 to 1940 across Chevrolet Plymouth Ford and Dodge. Highlights include sedans pickups panel deliveries and a town sedan line with prices noted in cents per mile context.
Berryville Personal and Social Notes Continue
Local society news lists visits and returns from Fort Meade and Fort Benning. Army officers Lieut William Clagett and others attend training while family members travel between Berryville Charlottesville Washington and Carlisle.
Local residents attend graduations and visits over weekend
Miss Theresa Wynkoop graduated as a nurse at Georgetown Hospital in Washington D C with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Wynkoop and family present others include Mr E Barrington Elliott of New Jersey visiting Audley Farm and Miss Beverley Randolph returning from Randall School in Washington D C awaiting entry to the U S Naval Academy this summer. Families from Riverton Winchester Weyersiboro and Arlington report weekend travels and gatherings with relatives and friends.
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E. P. Dorsey
Richmond
Gainesville
Holmes Robertson
Berryville
Ralph N. Dorsey
Joe Dorsey
George Grove
Mr. Grove
Carlisle
Naomi Boyer
Winchester
Robert Langdon Stewart
Ed Boyer
Bloomfield
Gladys Cheshire
Washington, D. C
Harley Cheshire
Cheshire
Baltimore
Jane
Harry Wynkoop
School of Nursing
Georgetown Hospital
Theresa Wynkoop
Wynkoop
Patty Wynkoop
Bob Fowler
E. Barrington Elliott
New Jersey
Bernard B. Jones
Audley Farm
Jean Randolph
Percy Randolph
Riverton
Anne Major
Julian Major
Randolph's
Beverley Randolph
Randall School
United States Naval Academy
Nettie Owens
Mrs
Claude Owens
Plant and Shrub Sale Realizes 27 At Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church held a Plant and Shrub Sale at the Church School Auditorium Friday afternoon. The sale raised 27 for shrubs and perennial plants.
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The
Presbyterian Church
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Fort Meade
Fort Benning
McDonald
P. Carter, Jr
Washington D. C
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A. F. Robertson
Joel D. Griffing
Auxiliary of Zion Episcopal Church
Charles Town
W. Va
Nancy Davis
Mary Ann Davis
Laura Drury
Josephine Drury
Freddy Drury
Floyd Dorsey
Grace Episcopal Church
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Alfred M. Kerfoot
Kenneth Levi
Levi
William Eae Dean
Washington, D
William B. Clagett
Powell Cobb
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Ed Joyce
Pat Joyce
Eddy Joyce
Holmes Withers
Holmes, Jr
Dottie
Weynesboro
Walter Withers
Robert Lee Withers
Henry Kerfoot
Henry Kerfoot, Jr
Bettie Kerfoot
James Wolfe
Cecil Wolfe
Ray Miller
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater
Charles Wayland Rudd
Annapolis, Md
Frank B. Whiting
Caryswood
A. C. Cummins
Whiting
John B. Richardson
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
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