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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1939

Page

2

Buses Delayed Opening For Middletown Students

More than 2 000 county children were ready for classes as Middletown High School could not open until tomorrow. Buses built for Middletown route traveled from Winchester to Richmond to the Bender Bus Company agent, Earl Shade, with placards indicating delivery.

Frederick County Middletown High School Leslie D. Kline Middletown Winchester Richmond Bender Bus Company Elyria Ohio Kline Earl Shade Win Allen DeHaven Gore Williams Stephens City DeHaven Virginia Stickley Bryarly Hi ¥Ry Stipe Garnett Hamrick Stephis City High School John Kline Ken Wymer Branson Jean Ver Gainesboro Jean Martin Miller School Harold Duff Mountain Falls Watkins Armel Ralph L. Triplett

Rosenberger Area Weekend Visits Highlight Local Folks

Rosenberger Virginia reports a weekend gathering as Mr and Mrs Joseph Bean of Washington spent Sunday and Labor Day at their farm. Olga L Frye joined I Frye and family for the holiday. Visitors to Mr and Mrs William Brewer included Bessie Maynard Brewer and Betty Lou Bradfish from Winchester. Mrs C M Rosenberger was with her children Robert and Fietta Rosenberger, while Rosenberger Filet Rosenberger attended the World's Fair in New York.

Rosenberger Joseph Bean Washington Olga L. Frye I. Frye William Brewer Bessie Maynard Brewer Ud Brewer Winchester Raymond Bradfisid Betty Lou C. M. Rosenberger Rober Fietta pért-Rosen Filet Rosenberger New York

Mrs Linden Frye Buried In New Market Undergoes Final Rites

Final rites for Mrs Joanne Frye wife of Linden Frye were held Monday Sept 4 at New Market. She died Sept 2 in University Hospital Charlottesville Va after brain tumor treatment. She was born Woods Chapel Va and survived by her husband two daughters Amanda Dean and Lenny Brayle two sons unnamed two sisters two brothers and 13 grandchildren. The service was at Mrs Brays home then Woods Chapel with Rev John Dodson delivering a brief sermon. Pallbearers were Jim Mike Shifflette George Hiden Ray Stroop and Charles Oswald Shawns. Flower girls were six nieces.

New Market Joanne Frye Linden Frye University Hospital Charlottesville Harrisonburg Hospital George and Virginia Bray Frye Winchester Ben Rockville Dora Bray Woods Chapel Ona Shiflette Brentwood Newton Broy Jamesville Jack Broy Brayle John Dodson Jim Mike Shifflette George Hiden Ray Stroop Charles Oswald Shawns Flower Girls

Wounded Strasburg youth wounded in squirrel hunt accident

Robert Funkhouser nineteen of Strasburg was wounded by a gunshot when he stepped into his father Philip Funkhouser’s line of fire while hunting squirrels on the Clarence Funk property. The right eye and chest were struck. doctors hoped the eye would be saved. The incident occurred about 8 o’clock yesterday in Shenandoah county.

Robert Funkhouser Strasburg Philip Funkhouser Memorial Hospital Young Funkhouser Clarence Funk Shenandoah County Robert Jenkins Carpers Valley

Italy Eyes Peace After Poland Drive

Rome reports say talks to reduce friction between Britain and Italy are underway after discussions between Sir Percy Loraine and Count Galeazzo Ciano. Italian circles foresee a rapid German victory in Poland followed by Mussolini proposing a conference to settle Europe's political and economic ills.

Rome Great Britain Italy Percy Loraine Galeazzo Ciano Poland Germany Mussolini Europe Count

Price Denies Anti Organization Image at Sheriffs Banquet

Governor Price told Virginia sheriffs in Richmond there is no merit to the impression that he is an anti organization man. He urged abolition of the fee system for public official pay and outlined audits and reforms to improve criminal costs and jail operations. He noted Accomplishments in public assistance and budget division expansion.

Richmond Price Virginia Thomas Martin Claude A. Swanson William A. Jones Carter Glass Martin Swanson Sheriffs’ Association Harry F. Byrd Democratic Party General Assembly G. Alvin Massenburg Hampton J. Fulmer Bright G. M. Gilkeson Auguste E. B. Jones Monterey Thomas W. Ozlin State Corporation Commission Ozlin

Ciano Seeks German-Italian Parity After Poland Victory

Quarters report Mussolini may frame a proposal for a world wealth repartition giving Germany and Italy political and economic parity with Britain and France. Fascists argue this is the lasting solution to Europe’s strife and could be achieved peacefully or through war.

Galeazzo Ciano Poland Mussolini Germany Italy Great Britain France Europe

Radio warfare climbs into the airwaves across southeast Europe

Powerful stations wage a day and night battle for control of the airwaves as neutral nations in the region receive competing versions of the conflict. British and American broadcasts are jammed by music while announcers speak in multiple languages and sources remain unidentified.

Budapest Europe British Broadcasting Corporation Athenia Roosevelt United States Oxford Berlin BBC

Embarrassed Olympic Club Sees Weidmann Resign

SAN FRANCISCO September 7 The Olympic Club faced an embarrassment as Nazi Consul General Fritz Wiedemann resigned after a telegram urging his withdrawal was allegedly forged in the club. Club secretary Frank J Foran denied knowledge of the telegram and said the board did not request the resignation. Wiedemann resigned promptly after receiving the telegram.

San Francisco Olympic Club Fritz Weidmann Adolf Hitler Frank J. Foran Weidemann Foran Wiedemann

Germans Withdraw On West Line In Swiss Border Dispatch

Basel report says German advance guards pull back toward the Siegfried line as French troops push into German territory along the northern wing. French gains reach up to 15 kilometers in places. Observers expect a week or more to breach pill box defenses before attacking the main German line.

Charles Foltz Basel Switzerland Siegfried France Saar Saarguemines Siegfried Line Warsaw Vistula River Baden Reich

Rest Brevities Highlights Regional Church Activities

Rev Mc Intire presiding elder led Rest Church service and a fourth quarterly conference. Rev Fielding conducts a revival at Paynes Chapel. Mrs J W Schlack and Miss Wilma Schlack visited Baltimore relatives. Lucille Gordon from Washington spent the weekend here. School reopens Thursday with many students heading to Handley and Stephens City high schools. Mr Turner Seneeadiver and family from Winchester visited G L Snyder. Mrs R R Whitmore plans to move to Winchester for future residence.

Rest McIntire Winchester Rest Church Ridgeway Fielding Paynes Chapel J. W. Schlack Wilma Schlack Baltimore Lucille Gordon Washington Handley and Stephens City Holmes Snapp Martinsburg Sueee Serio Virgil Fiddler Patsy Bunker Hill R. R. Whitmore Turner Seneeadiver G. L. Snyder

Consul-General Refuses to Withdraw Resignation

Remarks show the consul-general standing by his resignation despite statements disavowing responsibility for a wire. The language indicates continued commitment to stepping down amid ongoing controversy.

Barbara Bell Pattern 1823 B Dress Details and Prices

Barbara Bell Pattern No 1823 B offers long or short sleeves and two necklines with a panelled high waist skirt. Suitable fabrics include flat crepe thin wool and faille. Sizes 12 to 20 with busts 30 to 38 inches. Pattern price 15c, book 11 2 3c, combo 25c. orders by mail.

Anniversary of the Marne Battle Turning Point

Albert W. Wilson recalls the 25th anniversary of the first battle of the Marne. A fleet of 1100 Paris taxicabs carried fresh troops to save the city, halting German advance as the Allies halted the push toward Verdun. The maneuver altered the course of World War I and marked a crucial turning point.

Albert W. Wilson New York The Marne Paris Bordeaux Germany Europe Holland Verdun France Alexander von Kluck Joseph Gallieni Nanteuil von Kluck the Marne

Answers to Today's Quiz Listed by Number

Answers printed on page 4 reveal quiz items including Denmark Idaho Frank W Mondell Monticello and Singed names. The string Som nam bu list and Senmaivanies suggest garbled OCR.

Denmark Idaho Frank W. Mondell Som Nam’-Bu Somnam-Bu Monticello Pemney India Presidency Senmaivanies

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