Relics From Nearby Battlefield Displayed At Library
John Taylor of this city displays a local history collection in the library reference room. The assortment includes old guns trench knives bullet molds and a pepper box pistol among many items. Taylor a Greyhound driver based in Winston-Salem N C says the relics came from nearby battlefields and are well preserved.
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Taylor
Winchester
Greyhound Bus Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
Heavy rain boosts value of crops in Winchester area
The last several days of rainfall, including 1.44 inches at the Winchester Research Laboratory, added up to a daily total of 1.49 inches with lightning. Apple growers delaying fungicide sprays express concern over the extended wet spell, though hail damage is said to have benefited vegetation and may be worth thousands of dollars.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Seven Gore Students to Complete Three Year Course
Gore High School announces that seven students will complete the three year course on Saturday. Josephine Anderson Vada Michael Ralph Bowman Alonzo Fox Kenwyn Triplett Sidney Secrist and Adrian Morrison are named. The session starts two days later than most county schools due to lost time.
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Gore High School
Paul Behrens
Gore
Josephine Anderson
Vada Michael
Ralph Bowman
Alonzo Fox
Kenwyn Triplett
Sidney Secrist
Adrian Morrison
Behrens
Capt Beardall to Reopen Clermont in Clarke County
Capt John Reginald Beardall U S N and family plan to reopen Clermont in Clarke County around June 10 for the summer. Guests include Mrs Beardall’s brother Commander Lynde Dupuy McCormick and family from Newport. Local society includes many tastemakers and charity events at Clarke County homes and the Rev T Carter Page is seriously ill.
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Beardall
Clermont
Berryville
John Reginald Beardall
Edith Beardall
Geoffrey Beardall
Washington
Clarke County
Lynde Dupuy McCormick
Dupuy and McCormick
Newport
McCormicks
A. M. Dupuy McCormick
McCormick
Capt. Beardall
Navy
Claude A Swanson
John R. Beardall, Jr
Rev. T. Carter Page
South Church Street
Hail Reports Spur Weather Update Across Regions
J. W. Arthur reports damage in west Jefferson County and Culpeper while rain offsets spray shortages. The notice notes moisture is needed for trees and mentions adverse effects may be mitigated by rainfall.
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J. W. Arthur
Jefferson County
W. Va
Culpeper
Storms Hit Timberville and Waynesboro in Augusta County
Two storms struck the Timberville and Waynesboro areas in Augusta County, impacting the region with damage and weather disruptions. Details on injuries or severity are not provided in the fragment.
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Timberville
Waynesboro
Augusta County
Beauty Weds Ickes
Secretary Ickes wed Normandie on May 18, amid reports of his office routine and travel. The union links Ickes to Mrs. Wilmarth Ickes of Illinois, with him planning a return to Headwater Farms near Olney Maryland after a brief European trip. He rose as a key Roosevelt aide in 1933 after shifting from Republican roots and Progressive GOP ties.
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Normandie
Wilmarth Ickes
Winneka
Ill
Ickes
Senate
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Germany
Federal Munitions Board
Washington
Headwater Farms
Olney
Teddy Rosevelt
Wage-Hour Bill Heads for Final Vote After Long Debate
After five hours of debate the wage hour bill was set for a likely passage before adjournment. The House approved moving the bill to the floor by a 322 to 73 vote with 53 Democrats and 20 Republicans opposing. Ramspeck said his substitute defeat would not end efforts to soften the bill, proposing a discretionary schedule of annual minimum wage increases.
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Ramspeck
Senate
Catholic Editors Hear Abolition Talk On Filth Pictures
Vincent de Paul Fitzpatrick, president of the Catholic Press Association, attacked mercenary and degenerate publishers in a New Orleans address at the annual Catholic editors meeting. Strikes at filth hint that pictorial magazines may face similar censorship once applied to dirty movies years ago.
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Vincent de Paul Fitzpatrick
Catholic Press Association
New Orleans
Central Press
Aldersgate Observance at Market Street Church
Members of Market Street M E Church observe the Bi Centennial of John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience tonight at 8. Rev Herman McKay will speak on Tarry Until. The Women’s Service Guild meets at 7 and 9 to elect officers and plan next year’s circles. Public invited.
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Market Street
M. E Church
John Wesley
Aldersgate
Herman McKay
Women's Service Guild
A. C. Halvosa
Berryville Methodists Host Evangelistic Campaign
Berryville Methodist Church hosts a two week evangelistic campaign led by guest pastor Dr John R Church of Winston-Salem. Rev W O Luttrell directs song services with the Senior and Junior Choirs as gospel hymns uplift attendance. Services run two daily except Saturdays at 10 am and 7 45 pm with public invitation extended.
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Berryville Methodist Church
W. O. Luttrell
John R. Church
D. D
Winston-Salem
N. C
Dr. Church
Western North Carolina
M. E. Church
South
Church
Christ
Boyd Named to State Board of Medical Examiners
An Associated Press dispatch from Richmond Virginia reports Dr P W Boyd of Winchester has been named again to the State Board of Medical Examiners. Dr G W Johnson of Danville is also named along with eight other reappointed members including Dr R D Bates of Newton Dr P St L Moncure of Norfolk Dr H Stephenson of Toano Dr I C Harrison of Danville Dr J W Preston of Roanoke Dr Lewis Hodanay of Orange Dr F H Smith of Abingdon and Dr E H Shackelford of Richmond.
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Associated Press
Richmond
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
State Board of Medical Examiners
G. W. Johnson
Danville
Boyd
R. D. Bates
Newton
P. St. L. Moncure
Norfolk
H. Stephenson
Toane
I. C. Harrison
J. W. Preston
Roanoke
Lewis Ho- Naday
Orange
F. H. Smith
Abingdon
E. H. Shackleford
France Launches Three Year Public Works Plan
Paris May 24 France launched a three year public works program to speed up industrial production amid fears war may linger in central Europe Premier Edouard Daladier also pushed a decree allowing temporary seasonal shutdowns to be offset by longer hours when permitted by business conditions the cabinet approved 53 new decrees.
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Paris
France
Europe
Edouard Daladier
Hamilton Sees Republican Trend
John Hamilton, Republican national chairman, cited strong GOP turnout in Pennsylvania and Oregon primaries as evidence of an unmistakable trend of voter resentment against the New Deal and government meddling with private business. He noted the states are distant with differing economies yet both favored Republicans over Democrats.
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Topeka
Kas
John Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Woman describes kidnapping escape in Montgomery woods
Jean Forbes a 16 year old Ameri can University student told police she was attacked by a white man who dragged her into a car near Washington street. After being struck she escaped during a rain storm and hid in Montgomery county woods for two hours before reaching Dr Harry Neale's home and later Capitol Police.
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Bethesda
Jean Forbes
American University
Kenwood Country Club
Montgomery County
Scientists Rewarded By Cavern Trip At Sky Line Caverns
A hunting party led by Dr Austin H. Clark explored Sky Line Caverns near Front Royal on Sunday and found three 3 toed sloth teeth among other fossils. Members include William M. Mann Leonard Schultz Charles Gilmore James Benn Herbert Barber Ashley Gurney and John W Bailey. The group plans to exhibit finds at a Virginia Academy of Science meeting and hopes the caverns will open to the public by July first.
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Front Royal Sunday
Virginia Academy of Science
Austin H. Clark
William M. Mann
National Zoological Park
Leonard P. Schultz
Charles W. Gilmore
James Benn
National Museum
Smithsonian Institute
Herbert Barber
Ashley B. Gurney
U. S. Department of Agriculture
John W. Bailey
Richmond
University of Richmond
Propaganda Probe To Be Eye Opener
Representative Dies says a proposed House investigation of un American propaganda will reveal disclosures that will shock the nation. His resolution for inquiry likely to reach the House by Thursday with Democratic leader Rayburn predicting adoption.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House
Rayburn
Texas
New York
Philadelphia
Copeland Pushes $325 Million for Water Projects
Senator Copeland proposes to earmark 325 million dollars from pump priming funds for rivers harbors and flood control. He plans to offer the amendment to the 3 billion dollar spending and lending bill on the Senate floor after Army Engineers had already approved the projects for prompt initiation.
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Washington
Copeland
Senate
New Yorker
Army
Softball Schedule Postponed Due to Weather
The softball games postponed for the week will begin next Tuesday afternoon instead of today. All eight teams are instructed to adjust their schedules accordingly.
Cars Damaged In Route 50 Crash
Two cars were slightly damaged at 12 30 o’clock this afternoon on U S Route 50 six to twelve miles west of Winchester when they collided at an intersection. One car was owned by H M Hines of Romney West Virginia and driven by Hines. the other by Daniel McFarland of Route 3 Winchester Virginia. A report was made to State Officer Prillaman.
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Winchester
H. M. Hines
Romney
W. Va
Daniel McFarland
Prillaman
Dismiss Charge Against Ritter In Auto Crash Case
Charges of involuntary manslaughter against L N Ritter of Berryville were dismissed at Woodstock after a hearing. The case involved the death of F H A Mielke of Strasburg who was struck by Ritter's automobile weeks earlier. Evidence showed no negligence by the driver.
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L. N. Ritter
Berryville
Woodstock
F. H. A. Mielke
Strasburg
Meilke
Ritter
Sprague Nominated After Narrow Primary Victory
Charles Sprague named by G. O. P. as Henry Hess’s nominee for Oregon’s Democratic gubernatorial choice after defeating two Republican rivals in a spectacular contest.
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Henry Hess
Oregon
Charles Sprague
Sprague
Central Press
Veteran on Gettysburg coin bears unique living cent history
James Power Sankey, a 91 year old Union veteran from Crafton, is among the few living people to pose for a U S commemorative half dollar. Frank Votter used him as a model for the Battle of Gettysburg coin, 50 000 of which will be sold at 1 65 dollars during Gettysburg’s seventy fifth reunion. Sankey fought at Wilderness Cold Harbor North Anna River and Spotsylvania and was never wounded though he has been struck by cars five times.
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Pittsburgh
James Power Sankey
United States
Sculpor
Frank Votter
Crafton
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Sankey
the Wilderness
Cold Harbor
North Anne River
Spottsylvania
D J Howard Attends Virginia Vocational Education Meeting
D J Howard supervisor of Vocational Agriculture in Northern Virginia spends several days in Richmond for a staff meeting of vocational agriculture educators. He plans to return to Winchester on Wednesday.
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D. J. Howard
Northern
Virginia
Richmond
Winchester
Police Court Wraps Up for George Ash and John Ash
George Ash was fined 10 dollars and 25 cents for being drunk. John Ash received a 30 day term after charges of petit larceny.
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George Ash
John Ash
Barbara Bell Fashion Pattern No 1505 B for Girls
The Barbara Bell spring and summer pattern No 1505 B offers a dress with dimity percale pique and gingham fabrics. It covers sizes 4 to 12 years and requires specific yardage for the dress bolero and braid trim, with a sample plan to make two or three versions. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell pattern book.
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Barbara Bell
Hold Rites Today For Mrs. Reid
Funeral services for Mrs R E Reid were held in Berryville Clarke County with Rev Robert A Goodwin officiating. She was daughter of John Marshall Jolliffe and Katharine McCormick Jolliffe and survived by husband two sisters and a brother. Burial followed in the family plot near Berryville. Pallbearers included George E Baker D Holmes McCormick H L Pipher A B Hummer E A Lindsey and Dr C H Iden. Reid active in church work and founded various circles aiding Memorial Hospital.
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Berryville
R. E. Reid
New Market
Robert A. Goodwin
Christ Episcopal Church
Millwood
Reid
John Marshall Jolliffe
Katharine McCormick Joliffe
Clarke County
Hhe Husband
Joseph S. Denny
S. K. Anders
Alexander Jolliffe
George E. Baker
D. Holmes McCormick
H. L. Pipher
A. B. Hummer
A. Lindsey
C. H. Iden
Silver Cross Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Loving Service Circle
Boyce
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Bell Visits Kiwanis Club in Frederick Maryland
Lieutenant Governor Andrew Bell of Kiwanis International travels to Frederick Maryland for an official district visit. He will meet the local club as part of his term requiring visits to clubs across the district which spans a broad region of this and neighboring states.
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Andrew Bell
Kiwanis International
Frederick
Kiwanis Club
Bell
Pupils to Register for John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Schools
Registration set for May 25 to 27 for pupils entering John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Schools. Children must be six by September 30 and provide a birth certificate. certificates obtainable by writing the Richmond Bureau of Vital Statistics.
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John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Richmond
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John Taylor
Capon River
Katharine P. McDonald
John B. Neill
Miss McDonald
Marie Crow
Elizabeth Kepner
Baltimore
George Rogers
Verna Rogers
Miss Rogers
Blue Ridge Hunt
John A. Chew
C. T. A. McCormick
Annie B. C. Moore
S. C. Williams
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
E. E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Beauty
Berryville Methodists
ton-Salem
Dr. Boyd
Hamilton
Front Royal
Walter Amos
New Zealand
Republican Hope
the Evening Star
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Winchester Evening Star
Times Square Station
New York, N. Y
Silve Cross Circle of
King
Bell Visits Club
Frederick, Md
Rosenberger’s
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
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