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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1940

Page

2

Appropriation Bill Veto Case Before Court Of Appeals

Governor Price’s veto battle over seven appropriation items reaches the Virginia Court of Appeals. Attorneys debate if vetoed provisions are constitutional items or general law, and whether the governor may strike parts of budget measures without destroying the whole appropriation.

Gov. Price Court of Appeals Staples Coin- Price Supreme Court O'Connor Godrick Fredlig gCv Price Frank Rogers Roanoke Eon Bazile Richmond Tazewell, Taylor Norfolk Godlrick Rolls of Virginia Mr. Staples Taylor

Debate on Scope of State Appropriation Bill

Justice Eggleston asked if every appropriation item referred to and amended a code section. Godlrick said the bill should be confined to appropriations and require the governor's unqualified approval. Attorney General Staples argued the state has no effective appropriation bill and that an appropriation could create an office if germane to the appropriation.

General Assembly Staples Hudgins Eggleston Browning Amherst County Amherst Park Campbell Taylor Legislative State Planning Board Fisheries Commission Goolrick Justice Spratley Planning Board Godlrick

Grays To Hold Fiftieth Reunion In Washington

Veterans from the Confederate States of America plan events in Washington October 8 for a fiftieth reunion. Julius F. Howell leads the U C V with 100 to 200 attendees at Hotel Willard. Concurrently the Sons of the Confederate Veterans and other groups hold their conventions.

Grays Washington Swearingen

Three Martinsburg Men Injured In Auto Crash

Three Martinsburg young men were hurt early Sunday while en route to the Lovettsville airliner crash scene. Their car struck a parked vehicle being repaired on the road near Rawson West Virginia. William Colley suffered severe injuries including a cut nose broken ribs and head injuries. Paul B Bartin sustained facial and leg injuries. William Wachtell also injured but not hospitalized. Gasoline from the parked car ignited after the crash.

Martinsburg Lovettsville Rawson W. Va William Colley Paul B. Bartin Colley Charles Town William Wachtell

Railway Clerks Plan Nationwide Strike Date Fix

District chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks empower a committee to set the time for a nationwide strike affecting about 30 000 members of the Railway Express Agency Inc The issue stems from disagreements over implementing a 44 hour week. the 44 hour week was recommended by a Roosevelt fact finding board in July. A civil court filing in Virginia seeks a divorce on desertion grounds. Charles W Sisk must respond within ten days.

Washington Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Railway Express Agnecy, Inc George M. Harrison Chaiggnen Roosevelt Frederick Virginia Blanche A. Sisk Charles W. Sisk Winchester Evening Star Court House Winchester

Answers to Today's Quiz

Answers to today’s quiz list ten items including authors Denmark eye diseases Harrison Williamsburg Perry Jefferson and Henryk Sienkiewicz. The reader is shown a set of ten trivia prompts with concise answers.

Author Denmark William Henry Harrison William and Mary Williamsburg Oliver Hazard Perry Monticello Jefferson Henry Sienkiewicz

Song Bird Delights Detroit As 17-Year-Old Becomes Local Sensation

Barbara Ann Scully, 17, famed for a mature soprano, won 300 god-parents who fund her music lessons after a public grade school concert. Her outdoor debut drew 4000 fans. conductor Eduard Werner praised her voice and Detroit prospects. Critics foresee a bright future in opera or film.

Detroit Mich Petite Barbara Ann Scully Paul Hickey Detroit Institute of Technology McMichael Intermediate School Barbara Ann Hockey Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church Barbarba Ann Eduard Werner Hollywood

Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported for August

The Treasury shows August receipts of 8.4 million dollars and expenditures of 31.86 million. Gross debt stands at 43.905 billion with an increase of 479 thousand dollars from the previous day.

Frye Family Reunion and Tomato Festival Highlights

About one hundred Prye family members gathered for the Frye reunion at the old Frye fort near Wheatfield despite rain and a flooded Cedar Creek. Winchester figures led the program, with distant guests including William Frye of Washington and Miss Betty Bradfield performing. The event also notes Winchester prize winners at Berkeley Springs Tomato Festival, a parade drawing roughly 20,000 spectators, and Miss Josephine Wolford of Winchester winning Bathing Beauty honors. Wolford is a Handley High School alum with Shenandoah Apple Blossom ties.

Prye Frye Wheatfield Cedar Creek Harry M. Windle Winchester Courtney H. Anderson William Frye Washington Post Office Hedgesville W. Va Betty Bradfield Windle Cumberland Hanging Rock Wardensville Rustville Joseph and W. Miller Frye Emma Frye Stickley Vaucluse Fred Ridings Stephens City Berkeley Springs McIlwee Municipal Waynesboro Band Josephine Wolford Virginia Orton Matoaka Morgan IV Hardley C. Michael Morgan County Handley Miss Wolford Handley High School Shenandoah

Sergeant's Sale in Winchester Distress Warrant

Public auction set for 10 oclock September 6 1940 at 262 Shawnee Avenue rear Winchester to sell a lot of household furniture including chairs beds corner cupboard and other items cash terms city sergeant Taylor L Barr presiding

James Pappas Minnie A. Conrad Riley Shawnee Avenue Winchester Taylor L. Barr

Local visitors and travel plans noted in Bloom Notes

Bloom Notes reports Miss Della Brown of Elderton Pa as guest of Mr and Mrs T 85 Cooper. Mrs Heyer and two Cumberland Md children visit Paul Glynn family. Miss Lula Richard Cooper of Los Angeles plans a trip home arriving New York Sept 10 then World’s Fair and East visits. Della Brown and cousin John Cooper visited Star Tannery relatives Tuesday.

Bloom Della Brown Elderton Cooper Heyer Cumberland Paul Glynn Lula Richard Cooper Los Angeles Calif New York City John Cooper Star Tannery

Women Flyers of America Training Corps Reaches 1000 Members

The Women Flyers of America training corps for girls reports a membership of over 1,000. The group emphasizes aviation basics and piloting skills for young women nationwide.

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