Firemen And Band To Be In Parade In Harrisonburg
The Rouss Fire Company and the McIlwee Municipal Band will march in Harrisonburg's firemen parade for the second Rockingham County Turkey Festival, opening Thursday and running to Friday night. Uniforms distributed at 7:30 this evening and tomorrow night. departure from the engine house at 4:30 Thursday. Transportation provided. prizes include $100 for best company appearance with band.
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Rouss Fire Company
McIlwee Municipal
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
M. D. Weaver
Reuss Organisation
Chased Wild Ducks With An Airplane
South St. Paul pilot Paul Wilson pleaded guilty to illegally harassing and driving wild ducks with an airplane. Wardens said complaints cited planes used to herd ducks toward hunters and stressed the act is against the law.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
Paul Wilson
College Rules In Other Days
CHAMBERSBURG Pa Oct 8 Early Wilson College catalogs dug up for the seventieth anniversary show female students kept from society. Dancing caused expulsion with girls in male drama roles wearing skirts over trousers. Church socials banned to avoid chance acquaintances. Cooper ate during National Fire Prevention Week. Three fires a minute reflect America’s fearful rate.
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Chambersburg
Wilson College
America
Riverside Rendezvous seeks beer license in Berryville
Notice that Lewis Galloway, owner of Riverside Rendezvous in Berryville Virginia, will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on October 18 1940 to obtain a license to retail beer with less than 3.2 percent alcohol content for on and off premises consumption at Route 22 Riverside Rendezvous.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Riverside Rendezvous
Berryville
Lewis Galloway
Prop
Romania Move Shapes Axis War Strategy Says Mackenzie
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Hitler moves into Romania create a key Axis base on the Black Sea with oil grain and Danube navigation. The shift could open a Balkans drive to the Dardanelles threaten Turkey and influence Soviet Britain relations as Stalin eyes Britain with cautious favor.
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Rumania
Black Sea
Russia
Balkans
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Germany
Hitler
Danube
Fuehrer
Turkey
Axis
Mussolini
British Empire
Syria
Palestine
Iraq
Britain
Romania
Greece
Yugoslavia
Ccenrade
Stalin
Lower Danube
Moscow
London
War News Censored Prompts Caution for US Readers
Readers are warned that European news is censored before transmission to the United States. The piece cites 35000 deaths annually from farm fires and urges cooperation in National Fire Prevention Week observance.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Elderly Colored Resident Fred Gray Dies in Winchester
Fred Gray a well known colored resident of Winchester died yesterday at his home No 58 Fairfax Lane aged 170 years He leaves a widow two sons Fred and Harrison four daughters Louvenia Turner Julia Harriet Elizabeth six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews The funeral will be from John Mann Methodist Church at 3 30 Thursday with Rev J Lloyd Garrison officiating and burial in Orrick Cemetery The body will lie in state at the home from Wednesday afternoon until the service time
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Fred. Gray
Winchester
Fairfax Lane
Elizabeth Gray
Fred
Harrison Gray
Louvenia Turner
Julia
Harriet
Harriet Ware
Luray
John Mann Methodist Church
J. Lloyd Garrison
Orrick
Daily fires destroy 1211 buildings nationwide
Each day fire destroys 1 211 buildings including 931 homes 5 schools 5 churches 15 hotels 6 department stores 2 theatres 8 public garages 3 printing plants 3 dry goods stores 96 farm buildings and 137 miscellaneous occupancies. Cooperative observance of National Fire.
Judy Garland Grows Up On Screen In Little Nellie Kelly
Judy Garland acts her first adult love scene for Little Nellie Kelly at MGM. She admits nerves and shyness while asking if she will ever look George Murphy in the eye. Director Norman Taurog calls the scene a potential standout.
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Hollywood
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Judy Garland
Nellie Kelly
Ireland
Judy
Nellie
George Murphy
George
Miss Garland
Smart
Norman Taurog
Middletown Council Endorses Men 21–35 Registration
At a special meeting last night the Middletown Council endorsed registering men aged 21 to 35 and offered to assist. Repairs to Senseney Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets were authorized. A number of monthly bills were approved and ordered paid.
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Middletown Council
Senseney Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
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Whee
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Angles
Washington
Genevieve Tobin
Charlie Ruggles
Allyn Joslyn
Clarence Kolb
Louise Beavers
William Keighley
Warner Bros
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Counsellors
Rouss Avenue
Richmond, VA
State Planters Bank
Gray & Eddy
George W. Kurtz
E. Water St
Farmers & Merchants
Winchester Milling Corporation
Hansbrough & Carter Insurance
Ae v
Arthur
General Insurance Insurance
Bell Phone
Boulder Dam
Boulder City
Nev
Colorado River
Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Louis Bromfield
Midletown
Selves
del Monte
Sanitary Sevice Market
N. Braddock St
P. A. Shryock
W. B. Snider and Son
Joe
Lupton Orchard Service C Co
Plymouth
Nettie Luttrell
E. Cork St
Harry H. Willis
Rumsey Smith
Hanging *Rock
W. Va
S. Washington
Rouss Ave
Winchester Credit Corp
Loudoun St
Fairmont
W. J. B. Cather
Hable’s Real Estate
Cork St
M. B. Hook
W. Clifford St
Frank Gearing
B. Piccadilly St
Baker Street
Loudoun
Cameron
M. Lohr
S. Loudoun
Central
S. Tte
A. H. Haines
Augusta
Leicester
E. Piccadilly
Hamby
Ter St
S. B. Washington
G” Care Star
E. Piccadilly St
Chuck & Ray’s
Brown Leghorn
James Ford
1620 Valley Ave
Green Garden
Valley Pike
The
Man
Shakespeare
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheets
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Phon
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