Corn Cutting Begins Early in Marlboro Areas
Dry weather forces earlier corn cutting in Marlboro and nearby farms with fodder short and apples dropping. ears remain normal in size. In Minnesota, a night raid scare at Minnesota Valley Country Club prompts deputies to search the clubhouse with flashlights for alleged burglars, as workers hunt night crawlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Frank Pritchard
James McDonald
William ‘Long
McDonald
Minneapolis
Minnesota Valley Country
Sheriff
Local Hand Weaving Project Revives Grandmothers Craft
In the American Legion building a city welfare and WPA led program brings back hand weaving and spinning. Miss Virginia Boyd directs 15 women who weave rugs bed spreads towels and napkins by hand. Visitors welcome daily 10 to 4 30 with donations of rags or clothing urged to make rugs. Largest loom donated by Mrs. W W Wells and spinning wheel loaned by Mrs. Blair Sheetz.
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American Legion
City Welfare Department
WPA
Virginia Boyd
Woolf
W. W. Wells
Berryville Pike
Miss Boyd
Blair Sheetz
Frogging Tales From Opequon Tots
Special to The Star from Opequon Virginia dated September 2 describes Annie Jane Kee and Bush Rush Jr noting bull frog adventures along the Opequon. The captured frogs retreat under a stone when released and become a nighttime curiosity for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon
Annie Jane Kee
Bush Rush, Jr
Annie Jane
Victim Had Killed Man Near Gainesboro Convict Camp
Ralph Clinewell, beaten to death with a pick and sledgehammer near a Gainesboro convict camp, led to two fellow convicts charged with murder. The slain man had previously been sentenced in Hastings Court to ten years for second degree murder in Roanoke. Hancock, shot December 27, named Clinewell as the assailant before dying January 1. Clinewell was arrested after the hospital confrontation. Clinewell had a multi-year police record including robberies and break-ins.
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The
Roanoke Times
Ralph Clinewell
Gainesboro
Hastings Court
Noke
Joe C. H
Roanoke
Hancock
Fourth Street
Salem Avenue
Clinewell
Death of H B Raffo Front Royal Merchant at 72
H B Raffo a leading Front Royal merchant died at Memorial Hospital yesterday at 3 PM from pneumonia. A Lithuania native who came to the U S as a boy he lived in Philadelphia before moving to Virginia. Survived by wife Catherine Mendelssohn four sisters and five brothers in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Body to be sent to Philadelphia for interment Sunday.
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Harry B. Raffo
Front Royal
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Rafio
Lithuania
United States
Philadelphia
Virginia
Joseph Rafio
Leesburg
Louis Rafio
Bedford
C. Rafio
Wytheville
David Raflo
Pulaski
Hanna Kisselman
Emma Rocky
Anna Kaplan
Cumberland, Md
Bessie Kaplan
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Hiss
Park Nine Prepares for Tough Weekend Schedule
Park Nine works through a demanding weekend slate with three games ahead. Sunday faces Washington foes Giriadian A C led by Al Cole with Sam Malios in reserve, in Winchester. Monday hosts Frederick Hustlers, undefeated, touted as a top regional squad with planned pitching help for Lefty Duval.
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Park
Giriadian
A.C
Washington
al Cole
Sam Malios
Winchester
Washingtonians
Cole
Mallos
Frederick Md
Hustlers
Walter Johnson
Dr. Pepper
Hagerstown Blue Soox
Federal
Lefty Duval
Clinton Russell Wins World Blind Golf Title
Clinton Russell of Duluth Minnesota captured the world blind golf title in a decisive victory. The event crowned him the top blind golfer in the international competition.
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Clinton Russell
Duluth, Minn
Priest leads western Kansas land grant after exodus
Vision Dain City reports an aged priest in Holy wood Canada urged Canadians to relocate westward. The group settled in Kansas and deeded land to the church as thanks. An oil company has leased the land and may soon pay royalties, boosting church funds.
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Dain City
East
Holywood
Canada
Kansas
Royes
Max Reinhardt Workshop of Stage Screen and Radio
The Max Reinhardt Work shop of Stage Screen and Radio is in Hollywood California. The average brain weight difference is stated as 34 pounds for men and 2 pounds 11 ounces for women.
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Max Reinhardt
New School of the Theatre
Stage
Hollywood, California
Chicago's Dewey and Courtney Fight City Rackets
Chicago's state attorney Thomas J. Courtney campaigns as a rackets buster citing raids on gambling joints and horse parlors. Reform groups back him while opponents suggest the moves aim to boost his 1939 mayoralty bid against Mayor Edward J. Kelly.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Chicago
Thomas J. Courtney
Courtney
Edward J. Kelly
Berryville Half Day Holiday Declared For County Fair
Berryville Virginia mayor H B Harris proclaimed a half day holiday as stores closed from noon to 5 30 p m to allow attendance at Clarke County’s first County Fair and Gymkhana at the Horse Show grounds. Proceeds support the County Visiting Nurse for the coming year with an estimated 2000 attendees and multiple prize events.
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Berryville
H. B. Harris
Clarke County
Clyde Alexander
Elwood
Ellyett
W. R. Ellyett
Ribon
Billie Levi
Dorothy Alexander
Kenneth Jones
Summit Point
Curtis Lewin
Stanley Green
Marvin Green
Billy Watkins
A. Moore, Jr
Cor
Ridgeway Charge Methodist Episcopal South Services
The Ridgeway Charge and Arden Presiding pastor L H Smallwood announce services with morning sermons at 9 45 in Arden and 11 15 in Darkesville plus Sunday School at 10. Rest Sunday School at 10 and evening preaching at 8. Public invited to all services. The Deadwood incident and cabinet question noted.
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Ridgeway
Methodist Episcopal
South L
Proves His Skill With Trusty Rifle
Opequon Virginia September 2 squirrels in this wood lot prefer Roy Wisecarver’s six shot pump gun over Esten Shelly’s single shot .22. After opening day Shelly leads with seven squirrels to Wisecarver’s one in a friendly woods match. Shelly reputed as a top marksman in the area, reportedly able to pick sparrows from a mill porch nearly a hundred yards away.
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Opequon
Roy Wisecarver
Esten Shelly
Wisecarver
Shelly
Bayliss
John Perry Dies at 79. Farmer of Clarke Frederick Lineage
John F. Perry 79, a longtime Frederick County farmer, died this morning at his Berryville Avenue home after years of declining health. Survived by wife Fannie Lynch and eight children, he served as Macedonia M E Church trustee and treasurer. Funeral services set for Sunday at Macedonia Church at 2 30 p m with Rev George Waters and Rev Joseph O of Berkeley Springs assisting. Pallbearers named Leo Smith Walter Bush Mack Martin Charles Anderson Arthur Chaney Boatner Grim.
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John F. Perry
Frederick County
Berryville Avenue
William O
Harriet Rhines Perry
Fannie Lynch
William H
Winchester
James O
Berryville
Frank J
John T
Altoona
Clarence O. Grimm
William O. Perry
George Waters
Joseph O
Berkeley Springs
Leo Smith
Walter Bush
Mack Martin
Charles Anderson
Arthur Chaney
Boatner Grim
Clarke Ready For Welfare Funds In Clarke County
In Berryville Virginia on September 2 the public welfare commissioner announced 8512.83 will be available for old age assistance aid to dependent children and other relief for Clarke county for the rest of the fiscal year. The welfare board chaired by Richard B Smith with Clifton Price and Dr C O Dearmont takes over administration this week.
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Berryville
Clarke County
W. H. Stauffer
Richard B Smith
Clifton Price
C. O. Dearmont
White Post
Novel Seating Planned For Winchester Bathing Beauty Contest
Winchester prepares for a unique bathing beauty contest tonight at 8 in the pool house on North Loudoun street. Three winners will go to Berkeley Springs West Virginia for Labor Day as part of Morgan County tomato festival events. The audience will be seated in the drained pool with a slanted floor as risers for about 200 spectators, with Richard Bedford and Vincent McFadden as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Do Mar
Winchester Pool Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Board of Trade
American Legion
North Loudoun Street
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Morgan County
William Starkey
Richard Bedford
Hagerstown Museum of Fine Arts
Vincent McFadden
Philadelphia
Hugh Crisman
Virginia Boyd
Opium Extracted From Milky Juices of Poppy Seeds
The milky juice of the unripe poppy seed capsules is tapped through incisions in the capsules. It is then dried and purified to produce opium.
Clarke County Sets Max Cases and Funding for Aid Programs
Clarke county fixes 53 as the maximum cases for the project and shares funds with federal and state sources. The federal government provides 2554.86 with the state adding 1595.79 and Clarke county contributing 958.07. Aid to dependent children totals 720 with 240 from federal and 180 from the state. Up to nine children may qualify. Virginia lists 1676.94 for Clarke county general relief with county addition of 1006.17.
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Clarke County
Virginia
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