Work On Castleman's Ferry Bridge Set For Spring
Castleman's Ferry Bridge on Route 7 over the Shenandoah River is slated for replacement with a concrete structure. A $150,000 allocation is held for the project with plans to be reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Roads, aiming to start next spring after right of way and approval steps.
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Castleman’s Ferry Bridge
Berryville
Shenandoah River
Castleman's Ferry
Kenneth NiIpin
Iipin
Federal Bureau of Oads
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Federal Bureau of Roads
Prayer Service at Lutheran Church Tonight
The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour holds an 8 o'clock prayer meeting with a sermon titled The Power of a Smile. All are invited to attend and the choir rehearsal follows, with all members asked to be present.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Tribute Paid To Mr Lynch By Friends
Tribute to Maurice Lynch features speeches praising his public service in Winchester. Notes on his career in education and law, with Governor James Price telegrams and a Chamber of Commerce flowers presentation.
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Mr. Lynch
Lynch
James Price
Thorpe
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Lloyd Wilson
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Philip Williams
C. R. Anderson
W. E. Cooper
R. E. Hannon
John M. Steck, Sr
A. Willis Robertson
Mr. Thorpe
Byrd
L. M. Nulton
Andrew Bell
H. D. Fuller
R. B. Nelson
Mrs Schmidt Dies at 75 at National Avenue Home
Mrs Johanna W Schmidt wife of Frederick W Schmidt died after a long illness at her home No 501 National Avenue shortly after 3 oclock this morning She was 74 later described as in her seventy fifth year Born December 8 1863 she came to this country many years ago and lived in Winchester about 50 years Survived by husband three daughters Gertrude Catleman Mary Cassell Olga Duntley and Mayo Follmer Schmidt Funeral from National Avenue home Friday at 4 pm Rev C W Lowe of Lutheran Church of Our Saviour will conduct services with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers listed.
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Johanna W. Schmidt
Frederick W. Schmidt
National Avenue
Carna T
Carl Follmer
Winchester
C. W. Lowe
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Mount Hebron Comery
Henry Schneider
W. J. Lupton
Ralph A. Cain
E. J. Snapp
E. B. Estes
C. Bruce Harloe
Petrie Sails on Shake-down Cruise aboard Boise
T. C. Petrie Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Petrie of Barronsville, Va., sails today on the shake-down cruise of the 16,000-ton cruiser U S S Boise. The voyage includes Mora via Liberia to Cape Town, South Africa, with a return to Portsmouth expected December 12.
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T. C. Petrie, Jr
T. C. Petrie
Barronsville Va
U. S. S. Boise
Moravia
Liberia
Cape Town
Warren County Approves Bond Issue for Schools
Warren County voters approved by 589 to 129 a $175,000 bond issue for additional school facilities. About 60 percent of eligible voters participated, with every district supporting the plan except Bentonville which voted 25 to 13 against.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Bentonville
Winchester Chamber Honors Mr Lynch With Flowers
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce presented a basket of flowers to Mr Lynch addressing him in gratitude for a life of charity and service to Winchester and Frederick County. The message praised his embodiment of the Golden Rule and noted the enduring memory of his kindness.
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Lynch
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Frederick County
Japanese South China army lands near Hong Kong in bold invasion
A 30 000 to 50 000 strong Japanese force lands at Bias Bay near Hong Kong and advances toward the Canton Kowloon railway to cut supply lines. 137 Japanese planes raid Kwantung, Civilian casualties feared as observers note Chinese divisions guarding the coast. A manifesto from the expeditionary force claims China must be brought to earlier disillusionment and promises surrender forgiveness.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Hong Kong
Japan
New South China Army
Bias Bay
Hongkong
Canton
Hankow
Hachung
Canton-Kowloon
Kowloon
Kwangtung Province
China
South China
Kwantung Province
Maude the Bay Mare Retires After 36 Years with Greenspring Owner
Maude, a bay mare owned by A. L. Anderson of Greenspring, ends a lengthy partnership after 36 years. Once the favored driving horse, she endured dust and dust-raising autos, but now enjoys retirement in clover, watching life go by and ready to canter at a whistle.
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Maude
A. L. Anderson
Greenspring
Clover
Exhibits At 9th Fair Open To Public This Evening
Superintendent of the boys fair lists many assistants in charge with Junior Farmers led by Jack Larrick and Herbert Manuel. Girls officials oversee home economics with Turessa Kitchen and Helen Carper guiding a team of assistants. Exhibits open to the public tonight and tomorrow with no admission fee.
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Robert Russell
Eldon Brumback
Cecil Carper
Keith Judy
Gervis Grim
Donald Combs
Franklin Anderson
Kenneth Campbell
Roscoe Edwards
Franklin Brumback
Edward Dovell
Winston Teets
Malcolm Brumback
Julian Carper
James Yeakley
Winston Huffman
Claude Carbaugh
Louis Travers
Cecil Teets
Gerald DeHaven
George Eversole
Edwin Evans
Homey Hack
Herbert Manuel
Robert Stickley
Ashley Brumback
George Wright
George Carpenter
Turessa Kitchen
Helen Carper
Mary Cooley
Margaret Mathews
Betty Hack
Agnes Grubbs
Elsie Edwards
Pauline Kline
Jean Campbell
Mertha Richard
Norothy Herrell
Helen Pappas
Eliha Edwards
Czechs and Hungarians Readiness on Border Talks
Czechoslovak troops dug in near Ipolysag as Hungarian infantry closed in on close ranges. Negotiations at Komarom continued with heavy mines carried into the hall signaling fragile hope for compromise. Hungary moved a full corps to reinforce border positions as negotiators remained far apart over cession areas including Bratislava Nitra Kassa and Ungvar.
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Ipolysag
Germany
Komarom
Hungary
Brati- Slava
Nitra
Kassa
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Ungvar
WCTU Leader Denounces Virginia Liquor Sales at Convention
Purcellville reports Mrs. Howard M. Hoge, retiring after 40 years as Virginia WCTU president, condemns ABC stores and legal liquor as fueling drunkenness and crime. She cites FBI data on increasing arrests and notes ABC profits rise while bootleg traffic remains a concern. The 56th annual convention opens with votes due, Amy C. Weech to speak.
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Purcellville
Howard M. Hoge
Women's
Christian Perso He
Virginia
ABC
Hoge
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Bird Haven Man Returns To Service
The Winchester Army Recruiting Office announces the enlistment of Woodrow W. Barb of Bird Haven into the 30th Ordinance Co at Ft. George G. Meade Maryland. Barb previously served three years in Panama and is among applicants called by filing time as vacancies in the regular army stay limited. The Winchester office is open Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays till noon and accepts written mail enlistment applications. Enlistments are also being made for the Regular Army Reserve for previous service men only.
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Winchester Army Recruiting Office
Woodrow W. Barb
Bird Haven
30Th Ordinance Co
George G. Meade
Barb
Panama
Regular Army
Winchester
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