Canadian Apple Crop Decline Persists Across Regions
The September 1939 survey shows Canada’s apple crop below July forecasts by about 500 000 bushels with Nova Scotia hit by a 10 percent cut and overall smaller fruit. Ontario, British Columbia, and eastern provinces report variable yields, later picking, and cleaner fruit with limited insect damage and a large McIntosh release delayed to September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadians of Trade and Commerce
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
British Columbia
Ontario
State claims city hall tax dispute in Minnesota
The State asserts ownership of the city hall over unpaid taxes but City Attorney L. P. Blomholm argues municipal buildings are non taxable. The error by a state tax commission caused a $700 levy though council members are unfazed and plan to move into a new city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Fairs
Minn
L. P. Blomholm
State
Senator Johnson Pushes Peace Plan for Immediate Armistice
Colorado Senator Edwin C. Johnson introduced a Senate resolution urging the United States and other neutral nations to engage in a peace offer with warring European powers. The measure was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colorado
Edwin C. Johnson
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Virginia UDC elects Baldwin president at Richmond meeting
Virginia members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy convened in Richmond electing Mrs. B C Baldwin of Lynchburg as president by 217 votes to 88 for Mrs. Thomas J Starke of Richmond. Other officers include Mrs. C C Guthrie registrar and Mrs. Berkley Caffee recorder of crosses, with Slonaker reelected first vice president and several other officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
B. C. Baldwin
Lynchburg
Virginia Capitol
Thomas S. Bocock
Confederate Congress
Baldwin
Thomas J. Starke
J. L. Bugg
Farmville
C. C. Guthrie
Emporia
Berkley Caffee
Culpeper
Crosses
Charles Fraley
Hampton
R. Bruce Slonaker
Winchester
James B. Morgan
Roanoke
Nelson Page Loftis
South Boston
C. B. Kearfott
Bristol
Julia O’mara
Staunton
W. A. Coleman
Alexandria
William Cabell Flournoy
Lexington
Lee Chapel
Lebanon Church Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Local residents share visits and social happenings in Lebanon Church Va with relatives in Strasburg Winchester and Welltown. Movements include Hodson and Unger families relocating and teachers and students attending regional events.
Sunday Worship and Services in Local Churches
Local church notices list White Post Cedarville Rockland Boyce and Stephens City Methodist charges with pastors Reverend W D Sheets and Reverend Homer Welch detailing Sunday worship times and Sunday school and youth services. Church of the Brethren Jubilee Salem and Galilee Church of Christ with ministers and service times. Epworth League service at Welltown M E Church with special music and 745 pm preaching.
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White Post
THE
Methodist Church
W. D. Sheets
Cedarville
Rockland
Boyce
Church OF the Brethren
Salem
L. R. Dettra
Cephas Fahnestock
W. L. Rigglehan
Jubilee
Royal Pike
Stephens City
Galilee Church OF Christ
Wilbur A. Reid
Bible School
Charles E. McVay
Christian Endeavor
Jonas Chamberlain, Jr
Epworth League of
Welltown
M. E
John the Baptist and the Way of the Lord
The lesson portrays John the Baptist as a unique biblical figure who denies being the Messiah, prophesies about one greater who will come after him, and baptizes Jesus. It covers John’s role, his confrontation with Pharisees, Jesus’ baptism and temptation, and the start of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John the Baptist
Messiah
Christ
Elias
John
Jerusalem
Jordan River
Abraham
Malachi
Jesus
Satan
Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Simon
Andrew
Egypt
Joseph
Nazareth
Far East
Opequon group services listed with Presbyterians
Opequon group includes Opequon Presbyterian with Rev E Summers McGavock. Services at Burnt Church 11 am, Sunday School 10 am. Round Hill holds Sunday School 10 am and Young People 7 pm. Opequon Chapel offers Sunday School 10 am and Young People 7 pm with service at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Group
Presbyterian
E. Summers MC Gavock
Opequon
Round Hill
Opequon Chapel
Hedgesville Charge Methodist rally services announced
Special rally day services led by Rev. Lavely D. Gruber with sermons at Howards Chapel 9 30 a m Chestnut Grove 10 45 a m Shockeysville 2 p m Ganotown church school 9 45 a m preaching 7 30 p m expected attendees and dates to be announced in local notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedgesville
Lavely D. Gruber
Howard’s Chapel
Chestnut Grove
Shockeysville
Ganotown
Gravel Springs and Bethel Parish Sunday Services Schedule
Gravel parish led by B Smith holds Sunday School at 10 a m with Holy Communion at 11. Gravel Springs conducts Sunday School at 2 p m and a sermon at 3 p m. Bethel Fremont and St John hold Sunday School at 10 a m. St John hosts evangelistic services nightly next week at 8 p m except Saturday.
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Gravel Oe Lutheran
B. Smith
Gravel Springs
Bethel
Freemont
St. John
Brucetown Charge Service Leaders Named
Rev W M Talbert will lead Burnt Factory Church service at 11 oclock and Mr Reginald Duvall will oversee Brucetown service at 730 p m with Mr R O Fitch in charge later.
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Brucetown
W. OO. Talbert
Reginald Duvall
Burnt Factory
R. O. Fitch
Bible School and Worship Schedule for Rock Enon and Sandy Ridge
Disciples of Christ rural charge led by J. Goode announces Bible School at Rock Enon and Sandy Ridge at 10 a.m. Morning worship at Rock Enon 11 a.m. Evening worship at Sandy Ridge 7 30 p.m. Communion will be observed at these services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disciples OF Christ
J. Goode
Rock Enon
Sandy Ridge
Winchester A. WM. B. Obaugh Minister Schedule
The notice lists Sunday and Friday church activities across multiple locations. Worship, Sunday School times, and programs include Mount Pleasant Pleasant Valley Red Bud Cedar Creek Mount Hope and Nineveh with Rev. Harry Crim preaching at Cedar Creek and various service times throughout the day.
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Winchester
Cedar Creek
Harry Crim
Mount Hope
Nineveh
Stephens City 3 P M Preac Reliance 7 30 P M
Public invited to events at Stephens City with a 3 PM precitation and a 7 30 PM gathering.
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Stephens City
Reliance
Opequon Notes a Virginia Local Social Roundup
Opequon Virginia notes from October recount visits and travel. Clyde Hawkins called on Alonza Snapp then the Snapps and Mack Boone drove to Lynchburg. Ella Snapp and Hilda Parker visited Mrs Snapp’s daughter Mrs Herbert Rhodes. Sunday visitors at John Lowe’s included Melton from Maryland Olen Lowe and wife and Bly and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon
Clyde Hawkins
Alonza Snapp
Mack Boone
Lynchburg
Ella Snapp
Hilda Parker
Local Notices Detail Social and Family Sketched Events
The text notes various local social items including residents Mr. Dick Boyce and Mr. Joe Delwader, apple pickers at several homes, and Mrs. Allamong along with her sister Mrs. Ollie Taylor. It mentions Mrs. S. A. Bly hosting family including her daughter and husband from Hagerstown and Ralph Marker and his wife planning a new home.
Auto crash injures Kendallville man
C A Johnson’s car overturned several times and struck a pole in Kendallville Indiana. He escaped unharmed but while inspecting the wreck he stepped into a hole and tore ligaments in a ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
C. A. Johnson
Johnson
Virginia seeks control of Charlottesville area airport
The University of Virginia applied to the State Corporation Commission for authority to operate the W. D. Haden farm aviation site near Charlottesville. The 178 acre tract would become a university airport as the aviation club’s temporary permit expired. Local estate owners opposed licensing during the earlier petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
University of Virginia
State Corporation Commission
University Aviation Club
W. D. Haden
Charlottesville
Aviation Club
Virginia
Nautics Authority
City postpones bond election date to November 4
The Houston city council planned a municipal bond election for October 28 but changed it to November 4 to avoid voter travel to Austin for a Rice Texas U game. Rice will play Fordham in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Rice
Texas U
Austin
Fordee
New York
Wives Discuss Domestic Wares and War in Richmond
Richmond readers learn of a Medical Society of Virginia auxiliary luncheon where doctors' wives share problems from keeping husbands' cooks to steering sons away from medicine. Topics include European war neutrality and family concerns amid fragrant orchids and dinner aromas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Sam
Jupier
Women’s Auxiliary
Medical Society of Virginia
Chaplains Elect Officers At Third Corps Area Meet
Army chaplains from Pennsylvania Maryland and the District of Columbia gathered in Woodstock for their annual convention and dress parade. Lieut Kendall of Carlisle Bar racks Pa became president succeeding Major W T Brunswick Captain Allen Koch of Philadelphia took the vice presidency and Captain M N Menicos Clearfield Pa was re elected secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Army Chaplains
Third Corps
Liett
D. T. Kendall
USA
Carlisle ‘Barracks
Massanutten Academy Cadet Corps
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Kendall
Ma. W. T. Brunswick
Allen Koch
Philadelphia
M. N
Menicos
Clearfield
Wad
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Cory
Baker & Anderson
Braddock
Gevaert Express
Eaonwee
Poe
Sen
Slonaker
U. D.C
Lebanon Church News
Strasurg
Hershell Hodson
Wisecarver
Strasburg
Reynolds
Stagg
Unger
Archie Unger
Ann Unger
Martha Ann Unger
D. A. Glaize
Veda Hockman
Columbia
William Hockman
Lola Pingley
Baltimore
Guy
Martha Ann
Ernest Lee Brown
Florella Fisher
Rozella Hottel
Ivy Mae Hershman
Carrie Orndorff
Eben Keller
E. L. Orndorff
Wincheser
Elmer Snarr
Walter Brown
Daughtrer
Jane
Stella Windle
Viola Borden
Gussie Renner
Fred Hershman
Mamie Godlove
Ohio
N. Braddock
Methodist
Homer Welch
Fairview
Kernstown
Refuge
By Newman Campbell
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
N. Loudoun St
FORD
N. Braddock Street
Bickers Motor CO
Myron B. Bickers
Fritz Kuhn
Tombs
New York City
Bund
Kuhn
U. Va
U. S
National Bank Examiner
Hesec
Harold G. Brown
J. Few Brown
R. Gray Williams
E. G. Rusk Trust
Carl T. Cather
Robert D. Glaize
Robert J. McNally, JR
John C. Blackburn
Frank Armstrong, JR
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
P. W. Boyd
Claude R. Cammer
General Manager
Valley Service Station, Inc
Eugene B. Cooper
Stewart Bell
M. Lohr Capper
Clifford D. Grim
Hansbrough and Carter
WM. Beverley
Winchester Cold Storage Co., Inc
Harry F. Byrd, JR
Winchester Star
T. Russell Cather Att’y
State Senator
W. Nelson Page
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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