Local School Funds Withheld Over Contract Rule
The Department of Education will withhold state funds for eight cities and 20 counties until they certify eight month teacher contracts. Cities include Alexandria Clifton Forge Danville Lynchburg South Norfolk and Waynesboro. counties include Albemarle Augusta Bedford Chesterfield Clarke Essex Fauquier Floyd Gloucester King and Queen Nelson Prince George Pulaski Warwick and others. Total city funds amount to 336,900 and county funds to 1,228,200.
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Department of Education
Alexandria
Clifton Forge
Danville
Lynchboro
Eere South Norfolk
Waynesboro
Albemarle
Aljseg Augusta
Bedford
Char
Chesterrield
Clarke
Dickenson
Essex
Fauquier
Floyd
Grayson
King and Queen
Nelson
Scott
Prince George
Pulaski
Warwick
Mystery Still Envelops Recent Road Tragedy
After three weeks of inquiry Choka wlicers admitted little hope of solving the manner of death of Harry E. Wilson a Mount Airy Md fruit and vegetable salesman found bleeding along the Mar Williamsport pike near the Potomac river bridge. State police continue the investigation and theory that Wilson was tossed from a car after an attack. Three men questioned were released and a coroner's jury viewed the body without reaching a verdict.
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Wlicers
Martinsburg
Harry E. Wilson
Mount Airy
Mar-Williamsport Pike
Potomac River Bridge
H. D. Ancil
Wilson
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as the fastest remedy for most coughs and colds. It claims seven proven ingredients from modern science, stresses safety and lack of narcotics, and offers an on the spot money back guarantee through your local druggist if relief is not achieved.
Dr Rasmussen to Speak Sunday in Grace Church
A special Sunday program at Grace Lutheran Church plans to feature Dr Carl Rasmussen from Washington D C as principal speaker. Delegations from Lutheran churches across northern Virginia plus Shepherdstown and Wardensville will attend, with talks by Harry Snyder and Synder Alleman and a mixed quartet enhancing the service.
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Dr. Rasmussen
Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Virginia
Shepherdstown
Wardensville
W. Va
Carl Rasmussen
D. C
Washington, DC
Harry Snyder
Champion Wood Chopper Challenges Local Crowd
America's champion wood chopper Peter McLaren defends his title Friday at 2 pm in Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau. A 17 to 20 inch log will be used with a $50 prize if he cannot beat two thirds of a rival's time. McLaren often draws big crowds in northern Virginia. Event location is West Boscawen Street beyond the Pennsylvania Railroad depot.
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Peter McLaren
America
Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau
McLaren
Virginia
Farm Bureau
Motorist Loses Control As Gnat Lodges In Eye
L R Grover suffers a badly smashed arm after a gnat flies into his eye while returning from a fishing trip on South Fork near Vet ter farm in Moorefield West Virginia. R J Douglas and Charles Smith escape uninjured, they fetch a crowbar to lift the car and free Grover’s arm. He receives first aid from Dr O V Brooks and is later sent to Winchester for X rays.
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Moorefiteld
W. Va
L. R. Grover
South Fork
R. J. Douglas
Charles Smith
Vetter Farm
Mr. Grover
Douglas
Smith
Coon Trapping Banned For Five Years In Virginia
The Virginia state commission of game and inland fisheries has ruled that raccoon snaring will be illegal for the next five years to protect the breed from extinction. Hunting raccoons with dogs remains permitted.
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Virginia
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Four-Eyed Minnow Notable Freshwater Fish
A minnow native to tropical American lakes and rivers holds the distinction of being the only fish with four eyes. Its protruding eyes are split into two sections for underwater and above water vision, aiding it in locating small aquatic prey.
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Tropical America
Ohio Ends Poll Tax Practice With 1912 Constitution
Ohio lawmakers historically sidestepped poll tax bans by forcing two days of highway labor on some voters each year. The 1912 constitution prohibited both money collection and compulsory service as a poll tax, ending the practice.
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Ohio
Lady For a Day Opens at Capitol with Stellar Cast
Warner Bros Cap now featuring Warren William and May Robson in a modern crowd pleaser praised as unique in motion picture entertainment. The film unfolds a fairy tale like story grounded in human sentiment with May Robson delivering a standout Apple Annie performance.
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Columbia
Warren William
May Robson
Capitol Theatre
Eddie Canterpal
Rudinoff
When Ladies Meet screens at Colonial Theatre
Warner Bros presents the MGM cinema version of When Ladies Meet with Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Frank Morgan and Alice Brady in Winchester tomorrow showing at 3 15 7 30 and 9 o clock.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Broadway
Winchester
Colonial Theatre
Ann Harding
Robert Montgomery
Myrna Loy
Frank Morgan
Alice Brady
Hable's Palace Showcases Lilian Harvey Debut
Lilian Harvey thrills local theatregoers at Hable's Palace with My Weakness opposite Lew Ayres in their American film debut. The new Fox pairing appears again today and Thursday as Palace Theatre hosts the picture. Friday features Alimony Madness, a controversial drama about alimony laws led by Helen Chandler that is expected to spark discussion.
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Lilian Harvey
the Palace
Lew Ayres
Miss Harvey
Danner
Hable
Palace Theatre
New Fox Productions
Palace
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Helen Chandler
Middletown Notes Roundup of Visits and Local News
Miss Sadie visits sister in law Carlton Harris and family in Middletown while Mr and Mrs J P Rogers of Washington spend the weekend. Ellen March, once of Middletown, now at Old Folks Home in Gaithersburg, Md, visits brother in law M. L. Walton in Woodstock. Mrs. E. Rogers and others plan return from Washington Annanolis and Baltimore. Numerous residents record weekend visits to Washington, Baltimore, Portsmouth and Winchester.
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Sadie
Carlton Harris
Ovals
J. P. Rogers
Washington
E. Rogers
Ellen March
Middletown
Gaithersbure
M. L. Walton
Woodstock
Strasbure
J. S. Lar
Norman Wise
Baltimore
Bessie McNeer
H. V Moler
Clarissa Woodward
Virginia Grantham
Carson Dettra
Winchester
Portsmouth
Helen Conn
Mary Bird Conn
St Petersburg
Florida
John Shull
Winchester social notes highlight local visitors and guests
Thursday in Winchester was spent on business with Miss Lime Light. University of Virginia guest Bryce Graves joined Will Owings and his parents. Locals from Vaucluse Relief and nearby towns visited, including families of Rinker and Snapp. Sunday gatherings included Rev and Mrs Saunders and others from Winchester and Mt. Calvary areas.
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Lime Light
Winchester
Will Owings
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Howard Owings
Bryce Graves
the Uiversity
Harry Rinker
Vaucluse
Alfred Snapp
Relief
Jake Rinker
Lee Hottel
Mrs. Weaver
Madison County
W. P. Saunders
Abram Zitkle
Wincher
W. F. Locke
Leslie Barton
Barton
Hyacinth term used for gems in ancient jewelry
The word hyacinth refers to a violet blue mineral resembling sapphire used as a jewel in ancient times. It also names a transparent red or brown zircon used as a gem, and some garnets are occasionally called hyacinths.
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Choka
Wood Chopper
Warner Bros. Capitol
Warner Bros. Colonial
Hable’s Palace
Hamburcer
North Main Street
A. Everly
Albert Shaffer
Chesapeake Beach
W. Muse
Herbert Jones
Alfred Snapn
Little Son
So H.C. Rinker
Winches
Winchester Evening Star
Chicago
Harpers Ferry
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