Largent Heads Special Gift Committee for Red Cross
F L Largent leads the 1941 42 Red Cross special gifts committee for Winchester and Frederick County launching a campaign to secure memberships of 5 or more. The drive highlights 50 cents of each contribution going to the national Red Cross while the rest funds local chapter needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Largent
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross Organization
S. D. McFadden
Leon Aad
B. B. Dutton
E. Beeb Nelson Page
Benjam Ichic
Clifford Grim
Susie C. Edgerton
National Red Cross Organization
C. Ridgely White
America
National Red Cross
Army
Navy
Ntional Red Cross
Luck Plays No Part In Accidents Safety plea for Winchester drivers
The Safety Committee of the Junior Board of Trade warns luck does not cause traffic accidents. It urges careful driving and promotes Winchester's Safety Play to improve road safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Committee
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester
Nancy Byrd Turner Praised In Regions Readings
The Virginia poet Nancy Byrd Turner will read at the Episcopal Parish House in Winchester on November 7 at 8 o clock. Critics from Westerley Sun Concord Monitor Philadelphia Public Ledger and Keene Evening Sentinel praise her lively readings and warm personality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Byrd Turner
Virginia
Episcopal
Westerley
R.I
Concord N. H. Monitor
Art Alliance Magazine
Phila
Phila. Public Ledger
Feige
New Century Club
Arist
Keene
N. H
Evening Sentinel
Miss Turner
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
New England
Winchester
Two Youths Held on Petit Larceny Charges
Two county youths are detained by Frederick authorities on petit larceny charges after allegedly rifling a vending machine at the Virginia Apple Storage. Paul Presgraves was captured at Luray and brought to Winchester. Harry Bailey was arrested earlier, released on $500 bond. He reportedly had access to keys via a packing shed job and is said to have opened the machine to take money and drinks on several occasions. Hearings are set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page County
Frederick
Virginia
Paul Presgraves
Luray
Winchester
Harry Bailey
Baltimore Bomber Wire Sabotage Case Linked To Worker
Michael William Etzel, 22, a Martin aircraft worker, admitted cutting electrical wiring on B-26 bombers under construction for the War Department. He faced a $25,000 bail after a temporary plea of innocent was entered, with a hearing scheduled for next Wednesday. The FBI and War Department continued a lengthy investigation at the Glenn L. Martin plant in Middle River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
James K. Cullen
War Department
Michael William Etzel
Cullen
Etzel
Etze
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Germany
A. Schurman
Glenn L. Martin
Schurman
E. A. Soucy
Soucy
Martin
Middle River
Death of Clarke county orchardist C P Carroll at 67
Columbus P. Carroll 67 of Clarke county died last night in Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Survived by wife Emma Smallwood Carroll two daughters Mrs H J Alward and Mrs William Roden, a brother George Carroll, a sister Mrs L M Brown and four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday October 31 at 3 pm from Berryville Baptist Church with interment Greenhill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Mason Osborne John Alexandria Arthur Lee W W Smallwood Will Willingham and Paul Ridgeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus P. Carroll
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Carroll
John Carroll
Corryplia Kelly
Loudoun County
Emma Smallwood Carroll
H. J. Alward
William Roden
Berryville
George Carroll
Bluemont
L. M. Brown
Alexandria
Shelby Alward
San Francisco
Marine Corps
Kermit and Carroll Roden
Baptist Church
Greenhill Cemetery
Mason Osborne
John Alexandria
Arthur Lee
W. W. Smallwood
Will Willingham
Paul Ridgeway
Trophy Races Set for 5-state Jalopy Championship at Airport Speedway
A 5 state championship trophy jalopy race is planned at the airport speedway on Sunday November 2 with new drivers from Pennsylvania including Paul Handshew Hal Rehn Sherre Casey Gilbert Timlock and the Carlisle racing team. Time trials start at 1 p.m. and racing at 2 30 p.m. If rain forces postponement the event shifts to November 9. Sponsored by the Virginia Protective Force with a portable sound system for full grounds coverage.
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Airport Speedway
Pennsylvania
Paul Handshew
Carlisle
Hal Rehn
Harrisburg
Sherre] Casey
Gilbert Timlock
York
Williams Grove Speedway
Red Weber
Cumberland
Bud Shives
Hanock
George Wetzel
Emmetsburg
James White
Beckley
Nycum Brothers
Jim Shaw
Chester Barnnon
Shorty Bowers
Martinsburg
A. C. Tavenner
Carl Sedell
Washington
Ken Cather
Jack Boyd
Hinkel Lamp
Jim Seabright
Winchester
Ralph Ritenour
Stephens City
Kermit Batt
Speedway
Virginia Protective Force
Labor Leader Clash Over Duties At ILO Meet
Rep. Thomas D Alesandro of Maryland attacking CIO leader John L Lewis as false leadership. He warned self seeking labor leaders risk destroying democracy and the progress made, urging leaders to put national safety above all else before delegates from 30 nations at the International Labour Organization conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas D’alesandro
Dmd
C.I.O
John L. Lewis
International Labor Organization
House Labor
Robbery Suspect Held For Trial
A robbery suspect charged with holding up two bank messengers at the Prince Georges Bank and Trust Company in Hyattsville Maryland and escaping with 52616 was ordered held for trial in Baltimore. Removal to Baltimore was ordered by US Commissioner Needham C Turnage after fixing a 50000 bail for Anders arrested in Charlotte North Carolina last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prince Georges Bank and Trust Company
Hyattsville
Baltimore
United States
Needham C. Turnage
Anders
Charlotte
N. C
Disputes Likely To Delay Price Control Legislation
Washington reports that Congress may not pass price control measures before year end as the administration's bill remains in committee. Prices rise 1.8 percent in a month while hearings on selective control continue and debate over universal vs selective ceilings intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House Banking Committee
House
Leon Henderson
Congress
Henderson
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Co Control
Coward Fined For His Violation Of Wartime Laws
Noel Coward the playwright was fined 200 pounds plus 20 pounds costs for violating Britain's wartime finance regulations. The case covered three summonses with the first carrying penalties and others marked no separate penalty. Prosecution alleged Coward failed to report twenty seven thousand dollars in US currency and sold 100 shares each of American Can Chrysler and General Company without treasury consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Noel Coward
Britain
Coward
England
Treasury
United States
American Can
Chrysler Corporation
General Co. Corporation
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers printed on page 4 list the daily quiz solutions. Items include the White House, a misprint Federal Cae Agency, Friar Tuck, Brother, the phrase eee wealthy and wise in red, Fox, True, Solid, and the composer Edward William Elgar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Fderal Cae Agency
Friar Tuck
Brother
Eee
Wealthy, and Wise
Fox
True
Solid
Edward William Elgar
Notice to creditors of Asbarina Clowe estate
All persons indebted to the estate of the late Asbarina Clowe and all those having claims against said estate are urged to settle with M. B. Clowe and Juliann C. Davis, executors, at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbarina Clowe
M. B. Clowe and
Juliann C. Davis, Ann of Asbarina Clowe, Deo’d
Pythian Knights Buy $25,000 In Defense Bonds
The Virginia Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias approved a 25000 defense bond purchase at its Norfolk convention funded from the Orphans’ Home cash fund in New Market. James M. Strother of Frederick County attended representing Winchester Lodge No. 65. The next meeting will be in Fredericksburg. Col. W. W. Ackerly was elected grand chancellor for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Norfolk
James M. Strother
Frederick County
Winchester Lodge
Fredericksburg
New Market
Lodge
Isms
C. E. Heinrich
Richmond
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grand Lodge
Appell
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
W. Va
National Pythian Order
W. W. Ackerly
Lexington
Commonwealth
Rockbridge County
Leon Nowitzky
Wilbur Rosen
Roanoke
Ben Whitlow
Martinsville
George C. Cabell
C. L. Tyler
Portsmouth
W. W. Perkinson
Crew
J. Ben
Warrant Issued for Trigger Man in Bank Hold-Up
United States Attorney Bernard J. Flynn said a warrant was issued for the solicitation of the suspect known as the trigger man in the $53 000 Prince Georges Bank and Trust Company robbery Investigators said the suspect was arrested in New York City and would face a federal removal hearing in Baltimore The man described had spent more than a third of his 42 years in prison on mail robbery and counterfeiting charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Bernard J. Flynn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Prince George’s
Tonic Promises Quick Health Boost Through Soluble Formula
Advert says 8.8.8 Tonic works fast as a daily dietary part and claims thousands of users report recovery. It stresses soluble form aids blood resistance and disease defense with scientific backing and rapid results.
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Canada
FE. F. M
Kanada
F. L. Largent, JR
Glaize & Bro. Lumber
Nanny B. Turner
C.P. Carroll
Lewis
Plymouths
Rere
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth Distributors
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Reg Ingraham
Baruch
DU Pont
National Defense
PRK A
Durone Antyprglie
Lil Ay
Lee A Ay
Pythian Knights
U.S
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Firestone Braddock At
Maricold
Alee
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Oves
S.S
Kroehler
South Main St
Winchester Furniture
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