Middletown Odd Fellows Host Tri County Session
A Tri County session of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was hosted by Middletown with a quiz contest won by Virginia Coffman and three others. The gathering featured prayers, an address of welcome by C L Wright, and notices of upcoming meetings in Front Royal and Shenandoah Valley.
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Fone
Tiscanny
OSG Nien
Tment
Uiz
Iss
Virginia Coffman
Editng
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick Flynn
Exandria
E. F. Coffman
Inburg
America
Charles Burner
Royal
C. L. Wright
Funk
Rebekahs
Middletown
Winchester
Llows Association
Drma
Shenandoah Valley
Odd Fellows
St Lodge
Burner
Baltimore Produce and Livestock Markets Report
Baltimore and Chicago market notes show potatoes and sweet potatoes steady. Cattle, hogs, and lambs mixed with varying price shifts. demand cited as steady to modest amid a quiet weekend trade.
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Baltimore
Ak Ethes
Co Livestock
Chicago
Germans Report Sea Engagement Off Isle of Wight
Berlin reports a German torpedo boat flotilla engaged British light naval forces off the Isle of Wight. No immediate result known. High command says convoys off Dover were broken up by long range fire and dive bombers attacked near Scotland and the Hebrides.
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Berlin
Isel of Wight
Isle of Wight
Southhamton
England
Boa
High Command
Dover
Scotland
Hebrides
London
DNB
Urges Rushing Aid To Britain
The Rt. Rev. Frederick W. Beekman, bishop of Paris, says the United States cannot avoid war as Axis powers push toward Britain. He warns failure to aid Britain would trigger economic ruin and panic in America, arguing Britain needs planes, destroyers, tanks, and arms more than manpower. He condemns delaying troop deployment and urges rapid U S aid.
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Kansas City
Frederick W. Beekman
Paris
United States
Beekman
America
Great Britain
Aster
England
Hitler
Britain
Prize Winning Floats At Turkey Festival Parade
Feature parade of the Rockingham County Turkey Festival in Harrisonburg closed last night. Floats won prizes after a 2:30 p m start and about two hours of judging. The event drew 65 000 spectators along the streets.
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Turkey
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Harg
GOP Campaign Event Highlights Hoffman Remarks
The talk in Michigan covers One-Man Theory and grafting New Dealers in jail. Hoffman cites Social Security funds and Wagner Act effects while praising the Dies Committee. Garber introduces Hoffman and vows to return for a full campaign speech.
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Hoffman
Michigan
Willkie
John L. Lewis
Registration Officials For Frederick County Listing Names
Backing list of registration officials and helpers for Frederick County includes numerous individuals across Stephens City Brucetown and local schools. Names span Misses and Mrs with many family lines noted alongside schools such as Barly Bryarly and Brucetown.
Rockingham Turkey Festival Parade Dazzles Harrisonburg Crowd
More than 65 000 people jammed Harrisonburg streets for the Rockingham National Turkey Festival parade. Senorita Erma Castillo Najera, daughter of the Mexican ambassador, reigned as Queen Rockingham I on a float, amid 20 bands and 30 floats. The procession featured veterans, majorettes, horse units, and patriotic colors along main routes through the city.
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The
Star
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Main Street
Gay
Grattan Street
Court Square
Mason Street
Liberty
East Market
Senorita Erma Castillo Najera
United States
Rockingham I
Turkey
Parade Awards Float Prizes and Band Prizes Listed
First Prize for floats is $50 to the Town of Broadway. Second prize $30 to Rockingham Milling Co. Third prize $20 to Broadway Milling Co. Band prizes include $150 to Martinsburg High School Band, $100 to Clifton Forge Junior Band, and $50 to Spencer High School Band of West Virginia.
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Parade Awards
Broadway
Rockingham Milling Co
Broadway Milling Co
Martinsburg
Clifton Ferge
Spencer
W. Va
Trail of the Turkeys Parade Shines in Rockingham County
More than 1,500 Augusta Military Academy cadets joined Rockingham County's grand parade. Broadway area won best float with a metallic peace design. Broadway Milling Company and Rockingham Milling Company took top prizes. Martinsburg High School band led, Clifton Forge and Spencer bands placed. Caverns guests and Queen Rockingham II attended.
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Augusta Military Academy
Broadway
Rockingham County
Plains District
Broadway Milling Company
Rockingham Milling Company
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg High School
Clifton Forge
Spencer High School
Spencer
W. Va
Broadway Town
Caverns
Rockingham II
Harrisonburg celebration caps two day event with rodeo and air show
Major and Mrs. Brown hosted a buffet at the Farmhouse Endless Caverns to close two days of festivities headlined by Follette’s Rodeo Bronco acts at Harrisonburg Baseball Park. An air show at the airport featured parachute jumps by Jimmie LaGrange and stunts by notable flyers.
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E. M. Brown
Endless Caverns
John P. Sousard
Harrisonburg Baseball Park
Follette
Harrisonburg
Jimmie LaGrange
John Dean
Elmer Twitch
Body Of Slain Child Is Found In Kalamazoo River
Searchers found three year old Ronald Hibbard’s body on the Kalamazoo river bank two miles from where a 12 year old playmate confessed to striking and tossing him into the water. Sheriff Struble said Richard Terrell admitted hitting the boy with a stick after he wouldn’t put his clothes back on following a river wade.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Ronald Hibbard
Kalamazoo
Charles Struble
Richard Terrell
Voting Leaves For Army Men
The War Department announced that Army officers and men will be given leaves to register and vote where feasible. They must vote in person and essential duties must not be hindered by absence.
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Washington
War Department
Large release planned for French POWs in Germany
Paris dispatch reports German and French officials reached an agreement to release 140,000 French prisoners of war from German camps. The total POW population in Germany is about 1,400,000, with releases to occur in ten percent increments.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
Power accuses Conservative leader of betrayal in Britain secret
Air Minister C G Power charged Conservative Party Leader R B Hanson with betraying four secret of Britain. Hanson said in a Kingston speech that 300 young British air men are undergoing training and worship had prevented mention of their presence.
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Ottawa
Ont
C. G. Power
R. B. Hanson
Britain
Hanson
Kingston
Spain Reopens Chile Ties After Civil War Rift
Madrid reports the Spanish government marks Columbus Day by resuming diplomatic relations with Chile. The break originated from the Spanish Civil War, with ties frozen since July 16 of this year as both nations move to normalize despite their past dispute.
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Madrid
America
Chile
Franciscoco
Canadian Plane Sinks In Gulf
A twin motor plane bound for Royal Air Force duty sank in the Gulf after taking off from Albert White airport. Coast Guard boat crew rescued the aviators. The aircraft had been recently purchased by the Canadian government from a Puerto Rican operator and overhauled.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Royal Tees Bes Re Force Ee
Albert Whited
Aer
Coast Guard
Ships May Return To Refugee Duty
Washington official reports indicate liner ships Manhattan and Washington may resume refugee rescue missions in the Far East this autumn. Maritime Commission and Safe Department await figures on Americans seeking departure from the Orient before deciding on deployment of the two vessels.
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Washington
Manhattan
Europe
Far East
Maritime Commission and
Safe Department
Orient
Turkey tours and a county turkey show draw crowds
Morning tours of turkey ranches showcased the county s large turkey industry with two tours and a Court Square turkey show drawing many visitors. A Friday afternoon football game had Handley High School defeating Harrisonburg High Blue Streaks 26 to 0.
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Handley High School
Harrisonburg High Blue Streaks
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Myrtle D. ‘Rhodes
Joseph B. Funk
Mary Crisman
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Margaret Cochran
Kathryn VanMeter
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Harry Carbaugh
Edna Polhamus
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Virginia Gregory
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Barly Bryarly School
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Retha Carson Cooper
Ethel Athey Cooper
Ruth Rogers
Wilbur Kern
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Mary — Elizabeth Ebert
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