Harvest Of Jonathans Begins In Shenandoah Valley Orchards
In Frederick and Shenandoah counties workers start the annual apple harvest with Jonathans first, Grimes Golden to follow next week, and Starke Delicious picked in Timberville. While quantity is light this year, fruit quality is expected to be higher than last season as storage facilities are prepared for the crop. Staymans, Winesaps and other later varieties will come in weeks, with cold storages ready for arrival.
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Fredreick
Glarke
Shenandoah Valley
Jonathans
Grimes
Timberville
Frederick County
White Hall Grange Plans Booster Meeting
Members of the White Hall Grange announce a booster meeting on Tuesday night September 5 at 8 o clock. The event includes several addresses and an entertaining program. The public is invited to attend to learn the grange’s community welfare contributions.
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White Hall
Blairton Pastor to Preach at Sunday Service
Rev. John Sawyer of Blairton West Virginia will be the guest preacher at the 11 a.m. service tomorrow. One of the Virginia conference’s youngest pastors, he will enter Bonebrake Seminary after the conference meets later this month and stays with Mr and Mrs Henkel Carpenter on East Piccadilly Street.
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John Sawyer
Blairton
W. Va
Sawyer
Virginia
Bonebrake Seminary
Henkel Carpenter
East Piccadilly Street
Copy Of The Bee From 1848 Brought For Preservation
Randall Ridgeway presented a 4 page copy of The Bee, a Winchester weekly from March 25, 1848, to Handley Library for preservation. The issue, published by Watson and Foster with editor J Carson Watson, contained poetry and essays and no news, aside from a single lottery advertisement for Sussex County Delaware.
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THE
BEE
Winchester
Star Office
Randall Ridgeway
Handley Library
Watson
Foster
J. Carson Watson
Coon Hunt
Fency
Inman Stiel
Sussex County
Delaware
Holiday Hours For Postoffice In Labor Day Observance
The Winchester post office will observe holiday hours on Labor Day. There will be no window service or city or rural free delivery, but mail collection from street letter boxes will occur in time for the night dispatch. Ali mail will be dispatched as usual.
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Winchester
Page
George Carter Held For Jury
Berryville Virginia September 2 Special George Carter a Blue Ridge mountaineer was turned over to the grand jury which meets on September 25 on charges of criminal assault against an 11 year old girl who lives southeast of here.
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Berryville
George Carter
Blue Ridge Mountaineer
Loring Rackley
Blue Ridge
Here
Rain And Warmer Weather Expected
Weather outlook for the week beginning September 4 calls for showers Monday afternoon or night in the North and Middle Atlantic states, then generally fair conditions through the rest of the week with likely showers toward week’s end. Temperatures rise Monday then fall Tuesday and Tuesday night, then warm again in the latter part of the week.
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Washington
Finland Declares Wartime Neutrality Decree Issued
President Kyosti Kailio issued a decree ordering Finland to maintain complete neutrality during the war. The statement emphasizes staying neutral amid German and Finnish theater actions and calls for domestic observance by all parties.
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Helsinki
Finland
Kyosti Kailio
Germany
Finlan
Americans Sail From Copenhagen on Kungsholm for Home
Two hundred American tourists departed Copenhagen for Goteborg to board the Kungsholm for the United States. The ship will carry 1,500 Americans including Rep. Richard Wigglesworth and Senator Alexander Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Goteborg
Sweden
United States
Richard Wigglesworth
R-Mass
Alexander Wiley
War prompts potential surge in American merchant fleet
Washington reports that war abroad may trigger a large rise in U.S. merchant ships under the American flag. Registry grew from 523 000 gross tons in mid 1915 to about 660 000 by war entry, aided by changes in registration rules and the controversial Red Ink license system.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Labor Day Observed in Winchester Offices Closed
Winchester honors Labor Day with nationwide observance. Most offices close including city and county clerks. City Treasurer W A Baker opens until noon while County Treasurer Harry McCann remains open. Handley Library banks and post office also observe the holiday.
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Winchester
W. A. Baker
Harry McCann
Handley Library
Bank Closing Notices for Labor Day 1939
Banks announce holiday closing on Monday September 4 1939 due to Labor Day. Paper maturities dated that date will be payable Tuesday September 5 1939 at Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. and Commercial and Savings Bank. Union Bank Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank closes with similar date and cashier sign-offs.
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John I, Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Nat’l Bank
High View Series Near End at Timber Ridge
The preaching mission at Timber Ridge High View, West Virginia runs two weeks longer with growing interest. Rev. James R. Clinton of Philadelphia speaks Sunday at 3:30 pm on The New Testament Confessional, with final service Sunday evening on The Face of Jesus. Pastor Rev. Robert A. Whitten notes strong appreciation for the deep spiritual messages.
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Timber Ridge
High View
W. Va
James R. Clinton
D. D
Philadelphia
Jesus
Robert A. Whitten
Clintom
62 Cripples Examined August Clinic Totals Record
The District Nurses in August examined 62 cripples plus many adults and children, with 464 total visits. An orthopedic clinic by Dr. Funsten at University of Virginia Hospital examined 62 patients, 25 new and 37 old, at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Princess Lodge
Boyd
Robert V. Funsten
University Virginia Hospital
Winchester
University Hospital
Red Cross Motor Corps
Refugees Stranded as Ile De France Is Halted at Le Havre
More than 1,000 American refugees from war threatened Europe are left aboard the French liner Ile De France when a government order halted its departure. The embassy said the ship would sail eventually, but she remained at Le Havre 24 hours past the scheduled time. Passengers, many with reservations, sleep in cots aboard the ship hoping to leave soon.
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Paris
Europe
Ile de France
le Havre
Worship Tomorrow In New Montague Avenue Church
The Montague Avenue Methodist Church will hold its first service in the new brick building tomorrow replacing meetings at Miller School. The informal opening precedes a formal ceremony in six weeks, possibly with Bishop Peele of Richmond present. The church is the sole congregation in South Winchester and was built with Braddock Street Church sponsorship.
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Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Harry G. Balthis
Miller School
Peele
Richmond
Winchester
Braddock Street Church
Peach Movement Believed To Have Passed Peak
At the Zero Pack Plant, about 150 workers in two shifts have processed 15,000 bushels of peaches with around 10,000 bushels left to be frozen. Most spot picking is done except New Haven variety in the McDonald orchard near Stephens City. One shift runs 4 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and the other 1.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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New Haven
McDonald Orchard
Stephens City
Alberta
Largest Turkey Festival to draw 50 000 to Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County prepare for a two day Turkey Festival expected to attract about 50 000 people. Events include the crowning of Queen Ruth Wampler, a 40 float grand parade, a 200 person Turkeyrama, 500 firefighters marching, and multiple concerts and demonstrations across venues in Harrisonburg and nearby Staunton.
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Ruth Wampler
Harry Flood Byrd
Madison College
Old Armory
Newman Ave
Turkey Institute
Enterprise
Court Square
Spotswood Country Club
Turkey Ranch
Virginia
Russell L. Stultz
Chamber of Commerce
J. Hillyer Boice
Harrisonburg
Boice
Mrs. Rhyan Dies at 89 in Frederick County
Mary C. Rhyan aged nearly nine decades died at her home 26 Valley Avenue from age related causes. Born February 4 1850 on her father’s farm near Lamp’s Schoolhouse in Frederick County she was daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Cochran. She was the last survivor among nine siblings and leaves numerous nieces and nephews including Bessie Carper Maggie Sargent Atha Dyke Lizzie Orndorff Pearce ran Willie Fries Arthur Sargent Eva Fries and Roy Monague. A devoted United Brethren Church member for life she will be interred at Mt Hebron Cemetery after funeral services at her home conducted by Rev. John Sawyer and Rev. G W Stover. Pallbearers: Maurice M Lynch Gera S March Almond Powell Ray Grim William Alabaugh and Arthur Sargeant.
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Mary C. Rhyan
Rhyan
Lamp
Frederick County
Elijah
Elizabeth Cochran
Bessie Carper
Maggie Sargent
Atha Dyke
Lizzie Orndorff
Pearce
Willie Fries
Arthur
John Sargent
Eva Fries
Winchester
Alice Metzler
Detroit
Michigan
Roy
Robert Monague
Cincinnati
Ohio
United Brethren Church
Valley Avenue
John Sawyer
Blairton
G. W. Stover
Mt. Hebron
Maurice M. Lynch
Gera S. March
Almond Powell
Ray Grim
William Alabaugh
Arthur Sargeant
Test questions and readable answers on page four
A compiled list of quiz prompts with partial answers includes items on roof projections a pilot altimeter presidents Jefferson and Madison names, a claim about North Carolina, a bearing, languages Hebrew Aramaic and Greek, Christy Mathewson and the Sierra Madre.
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Madison
Thomas Jefferson
North Carolina
Christy Mathewson
Sierra Madre
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White Hall Grange
Jno. Sawyer
Nyone
J. N. Good
Winchester Steam Laundry
Winchester Steam
Ridgeway
the Bee
Winchester Furniture
South Main St
Warsaw
Poland
Britain
France
U.S. Marine
Briggs
Andrew G
North America Assurance Society of Pinmens
Negus Col Welters
SILCO
N. Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Brussels
District Nurse Association
U.S
New Montague Avenue
Rockingham
Lord Rockingham II
Heblights
Court Square Center
Court House Green
Hethoin
Mervil W. Adams
E. Piccadilly Bt
du Pont
Kou Pond Paints
Nishe Si
DUC O40
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