Accusations Against New Market School Board Member
In New Market Virginia petitions circulate to remove John G. Miller publisher and Shenandoah County school board member over alleged unfitness and autocracy after W. J. Stirewall's replacement as high school principal. More than 200 signatories challenge Miller, blaming his influence for the principal's ouster and the selection of Robert C. Wightman.
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the Star
New Market Va
W. J. Stirewall
New Market High
John G. Miller
New Market
Mert
Shenandoah County School Board
Robert C. Wightman
Edinburg
Eee
Baller
Stirewall
New High School Building Accepted
Harrisonburg, May 23. The $35,000 addition to Harrisonburg High School has been accepted from the contractors and is being occupied. The north wing is 65 feet long, three stories high, and runs parallel to the south gymnasium wing with a parkway between. Financed by a Public Works Administration grant and a State Literary Fund loan. C. E. Nichols Construction Company of Richmond completed the work. Harold E. Calish of Richmond was rea-
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Harrrisonburg
Harrisonburg
C. E. Nichols Construction Company
Richmond
Harold E. Calish
School Wing Adds Classrooms And Gym Facilities
The building plan adds two large classrooms and a small one on the second and third floors with a wide corridor and fire escape. The ground floor houses a large work room for manual training and dressing rooms for athletic teams. The old manual room becomes a classroom and the woodworking shop gains space under A K Hopkins. A new east side room and Hopkins office exist beside the wood shop. The high school library will double in size and gain a new room with desks moved to the new wing. An athletic room with tile walls and shower baths completes the addition.
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Stone Pwa
A. K. Hopkins
U. S. Deputy Clerk Dies In Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg reports the death of 47 year old Mrs. Kate Todd Payne a United States deputy clerk. The notice provides only her name and age with no additional context or details.
Three Ways to Buy Chevrolet Trucks Save Big
Truck buyers learn Chevrolet Trucks offer triple economies with world lowest prices dependable service and extra quality across parts. Chevrolet Motor Company Detroit Michigan promotes low delivered prices and easy GMAC terms as part of a General Motors value appeal.
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
General Motors
Virginia Woman Deputy Clerk Died After Illness
Virginia obituary notes the death of Mrs. Payne at Rockingham Memorial Hospital at 0:45 after a two month illness due to cirrhosis of the liver Pneumonia followed. She was the eldest deputy clerk in the Western District of Virginia and a pioneer in Harrisonburg legal circles. Survived by her husband two brothers a sister a son and two grandchildren. She had earlier been married to Wirth Todd and William Payne. Her career included time as a stenographer with Conrad & Conrad and service since 1925 appointed by Judge Henry Clay McDowell. The family home was Harrisonburg Virginia and local officials noted her long service and community ties.
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Virginia
Rockingham Memorial
Payne
Ori
A. Dyers Woodson
Henrietta Sprinkle Woodson
R. Lee Woodson
Henry Clay McDowell
Laird L. Conrad
Conrad & Conrad
Frank Woodson
Philadelphia
Harrisonburg
United States Court of the Western District of
George Woodson
Wirt Todd
Norfolk
Funeral Rites Held For Martinsburg Businessman Joseph L Seibert
Funeral services for Joseph L Seibert a well known Martinsburg West Virginia businessman were conducted at his home with pastor Rev John Ward Brown assisted by Rev F B Sapp brother in law of the deceased. Interment followed in Old Norbourne Cemetery with pallbearers from the Junior Order of United American Mechanics Knights of Pythias and the Baptist Church Men's Bible Class.
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Joseph L. Seibert
Martinsburg
John Ward Brown
First Baptist Church
F. B. Sapp
Strasburg
Seibert
Old Norbourne
Order of United American Mechanics
Knights of Pythias
The
Baptist Church
Two Players May Be Lost To Park
Winchester Park manager Chub Mallory fears two players may leave the team if better jobs do not materialize. With two weekend games upcoming both men already have inadequate wages and family responsibilities, and offers from other clubs tempt them away.
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Park
Winchester Park
Chub Mallory
Line Association meets on May to keep current rate structure
The Line Association informed the Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia horticultural society that at a May meeting the Freight Traffic Managers Committee could not approve changes to the present rate system despite reductions on apples from the Pacific Northwest and the East. The territory mainly covers states east of the Mississippi and north of the C&O main line. Also notes that a la carte means meals priced separately and observes the Russian population in New York exceeds Kiev.
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Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Handley School
Etta Kett
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Etta
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Big Boy
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Barbara Spears
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