Zone Meeting At Stephens City By Woman's Society
The Julia Tyler Rosenberger Zone of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Stephens City Methodist Church with Miss Mary Terault presiding. Reports from Winchester, Stephens City, Rest and Refuge were given, and plans for the year discussed including executive meetings and the Missionary Study book Through Tragedy To Triumph. The next meeting will be in Winchester at Braddock Street Church in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Tyler Rosenberger
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Winchester
Stephens City
Rest and Refuge
Mary Terault
G. 8. Lightner
Edinburg
Katherine Balthis
McIntyre
Jesus
W. W. McIntyre
John S. Sloat
W.H. Ballangee
Baltimore Conference Woman’ Society of Christian Service
G. S. Lightner
W. H. Ballangee
Edith Miller
Braddock Street Church
White Hall Church Mite Society meets in Grimes
In Grimes Virginia the White Hall Church Mite Society gathered at Mrs. Mary Orndorff’s home with good attendance. A lightning strike near Roy Boyce farm caused little damage to a tenant house occupied by Churchill Brown. Kenneth Kays and Virginia Chamberlin were quietly wed at Galilee Church with a small family gathering.
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Galilee Church
Charles Hensell
Selina Hensell
Paul Shirley
Brucetown
A. S. Marco
Tenafly
N.J
York
Scott Atkins
Winchester
Leslie Hensell
Albert Grubbs
Martinsburg
W. Va
Deer Poacher Lands in Jail After Mock Trial Exchange
L W Swift of the Federal Forest Service arrested a man for poaching a deer. In court the man claimed he needed the meat and denied calf killing. The exchange led to his jail sentence.
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Denver
L. W. Swift
Federal Forest Service
Miller Sees Improved Apple Market Outlook National Apple Week
Carroll R. Miller of Appalachian Apples reports reduced pessimism among wholesalers and strong demand for high grade apples. He notes heavy consumption, especially of lower grades, and eyes better conditions after trucked fruit clears. The campaign runs October 31 to November 4 with 17 000 store display sets distributed and S S Kresge offering apples at its soda fountain.
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Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Miller
Baltimore
S. S. Kresge. Syndicate Store Corporation
Wire Companies Warned Over Race Lottery Conspiracy
Chicago outraged by federal action as presidents of AT&T, Illinois Bell, and Western Union are summoned to a conference. The move follows indictments against Nationwide News Service leaders for conspiring to push race results to bookmakers via leased wires.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
James M. Ragen
Nationwide News Service, Inc
United States
William J. Campbell
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
A. H. Mellinger
Clinois Bell Telephone Company
Roy B. White
Western Union. Telegraph Company
Federal Building
Blue Angels and Whales by Robert Gibbings reviewed
The review notes Gibbings former Golden Cockerel Press head and Reading University lecturer describes his underwater sketches around coral reefs. He recalls diving near Tahiti Bermuda and the Red Sea and studying marine life while pursuing ichthyologia tor es, with emphasis on finds like angler fish and the snowy grouper.
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Robert Gibbings
Golden Cockerel Press
Reading University
Tahiti
England
Bermuda
Red Sea
University of Virginia Ee Division
Charlottesville
City of Flint Release Hopes Shadow Russian Port Case
Washington sought full facts on the German prize City of Flint seized by a Nazi cruiser. President Roosevelt said the crew of 42 remained missing as Moscow interposed three factors backing release hopes. The United States warned Russia against using its ports for belligerent prizes and insisted on freeing the vessel and crew.
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Andrue Berding
Washington
City of
Flint
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
Steinhardt
Moscow
Murmansk
Russia
Germany
Senate
Flina
Stanford medical student kept doom diary before death
Freder ic k J ames Hinds of Santa Barbara died of myelogenous leukemia at twenty two. He diagnosed his own illness after spotting his blood slide and kept a meticulous case record to aid future research. Donations funded his final years anonymously while doctors praised his courage and resolve.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Tate
Frederick James Hinds
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hinds
Loren R. Chandler
Stanford Hospital
City Panel Allows Reed Claim for Car Accessories Theft
Des Moines city council approves a claim by S. G. Reed for 20.95 to cover accessories stolen from his car while parked in a lot behind the police station.
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Des Moines
S. G. Reed
State Plans Increase For Highway Work In 1940 41
Virginia State Highway Department outlines 1940 41 allocations totaling over 23 million dollars from gross revenues and federal aid. Motor vehicles division budget rises to 1 746 701. hearings set for Roanoke and Richmond districts on November 8 9. Staunton district gains include Riverton Shenandoah bridges and Route 42 routes with multiple county projects totaling hundreds of thousands.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Star
State Highway Department
Division
Shirley
Salem
Bristol
Staunton
Lynchburg
City Market
Roanoke
Highway Commission
Richmond Fredericksburg
Suffolk
Culpeper
Front Royal
Riverton
Shenandoah National Park
Federal Bureau of Roads
National Park
Virginia
Sas
Fed
The
Federal Road Commission
Warren County
Shenandoah River
Augusta County
Churchville
Moscow
Rockingham County
Elkton
Waynesboro
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Waterloo
Bath County
Warm Springs
Hot Springs
Brooks Gap
Broadway
Rockbridge
Wopane Baths
Town Sergeant Harley Cheshire Makes Double Parking Stand
Berryville Virginia Town Sergeant Harley Cheshire gains notice in The Star and AP Flashes of Life for a simple method to curb double parking on Main Street. He drives around the clock in his patrol car and informs violators where their car is parked.
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Harley Cheshire
Berryville
Clarke County
The
Star
Associated Press
Cheshire
Hall of
Hide and Seek
Var
Battling Over Absent Voters in Montgomery County
Democrats won the second round of Montgomery County absent voter disputes as a writ of prohibition paused hearings in court. Judge Keister will hear arguments November 1 at Salem to decide jurisdiction over cases of O A Brooks J H Stephens Jr and Minor Duncan charged with voting law violations.
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Christiansburg
Montgomery County
T. L. Kesster
B. L. Haymaker
O A. Brooks
J. H. Stephens, Jr
Minor Duncan
Child Endangerment Case In Los Angeles Parents Face Judge
Mrs. Lucille Hernandez testified that her husband Ernest placed cigarettes in the mouth of their 18 month old daughter Margaret and urged her to sip beer, as reported in Los Angeles court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lucille Hernandez
Ernest
Margaret
Ribbentrop Speech Seen Reflecting Hope And Decay
Paris reports that foreign circles view Ribbentrop speech as signaling Danzig as an indicator of external decay under blockade. Alfred Beauvais, 46, American legionnaire, reached four miles behind lines with his wife and aided 68 wounded soldiers before being sent back.
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Paris
Joachim Ribbentrop
Danzig
Ribbentrop
England
Chamberlain
Germany
Alfred Napoleon Beauvais
Amisbalance
Beauvais
Divorce Granted Amid Custody Dispute
A woman won a divorce and custody of her child after alleging her partner’s neglect and harmful behavior. The case centered on care responsibilities and the child's welfare amid an acrimonious dispute.
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Stephens
Grimes
Gevaert Express
Somme
NGO
Apple
Appalachian Group
Athaca
Voice of
Firestone
N. B. C. Red Network
Firestone Auto Supply & Service
N. Loudoun St
Penguin Books, Inc
J. N. G. Finley
University of Virginia Extension Division
Highway Department
Rockbridge County
Fancy Hill
Staunton-West
Cook's Creek
Harry F. Ward
American League For Peace and Democracy
Dies Committee
Communist Party
League
Northern Virginia Power CO
Greyhound
Greyhound Terminal
N. Braddock St
Charlotte, NC
Asheville
N. C
Wiener
Wiener’s
von Ribbentrop
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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