Scout Campaigners Hold Up Meeting to Report Subscribers
The Majors and Captains of the Area Council Boy Scout finance drive convened a check up meeting led by Ben. Reports indicated strong public response and new subscribers plus several contributions. Leaders stressed under federal policy scouts may not solicit funds. final reports are due Friday at 8 pm in the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Council
Yes
Ben i
Boy Scouts of America
Congress
H. B. Sirvaugh
Belchie
First Baptist Church
Non-Comm School At Armory Tonight
All non commissioned officers of Co. 115 Virginia Protective Force are reminded of the meeting at the armory tonight at 7.30. Any other members may attend as Capt. A. Baker announced. Regular company drill is set for tomorrow night at 7.30 at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. 115
Virginia Protective Force
A. Baker
Capt. Baker
Batista daughter arrives in U S for private schooling
Mirta Batista, 14, daughter of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, travels from Havana to Miami and then to Philadelphia to enter a private school. She is accompanied by her mother and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirta Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Miami
Havana
Philadelphia
J D Rinker 77 Dies At Home In Stephens City Area
Jacob Dudley Rinker prominent fruit grower and farmer of Stephens City died at his home near the community last night. He was 77 and had been ill for a week. He leaves eight children in addition to a widow Emma Glaize Rinker who died in 1929. Burial is planned in Green Hill cemetery with relatives arranging services once Carl Rinker arrives from Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dudley Rinker
Stephens City
Nineveh
Warren County
Rinker
Franklin and
Martha Heck Rinker
Emma Glaize
Shenandoah County
Carl L. Rinker
Kansas City
Mabel Hicks
Arlington
Alfred D. Rinker
James Rinker
Hanover
Raymond D. Rinker
Viola Scribner
Marguerite Rinker
Washington
R. E. Ayler
United Brethren Church
Winchester
George W. Stover
L. G. Bridgers
Carl
Green Hill
Fred Ridings
E. A. Gordon
Miller Barley
Frank Barley
Will B. O'Neal
C. C. Bauserman
Nazis Clash Seen as Terboven State of Siege Looms
In Oslo Prof. Riger Meidell said a recent small strike indicated Terboven would declare a state of siege. The broadcast from Oslo noted the event could lead to intensified wartime controls and public order measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fare
Riger Meidell
Oslo
Terboven
Accuses Willkie on End of Senate Witness Hearings
A movie industry figure accused Willkie of calling to end the sport of the United States Senate by badgering and threatening unprotected witnesses while denying hearings for those accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pageant at Round Hill Church Promises Candlelit Performance
A candle light pageant titled Alone will be presented at Round Hill Methodist Church next Sunday evening at 8. Special music and lighting effects are planned. Miss Myra Payne directs. Duets by Virgie Adams and Irene Clowser. The choir under Mrs Sherman will sing. A quartet including Vivian Clowser Billmyer Armel performs. Cast includes Castleman Castleman Edmonds Herrell Castleman Snapp Billmyer Bolton Herrell and Mary Bolton. Pastor will give a short message. Mary Sherman on piano.
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Round Hill Methodist Church
Myra Payne
Virgie Adams
Irene Clowser
Der
Er Sherman
Vivian
Bennyce
Stuart Armel
Cavalry Camp Reported Near Castleman's Ferry
Motorists reported 300 to 400 cavalrymen, likely from Fort Myer, camping on the Shenandoah River bottom east of Castleman's Ferry. By afternoon the troop laid out camp with about 100 horses, planning to move about 25 miles daily and possibly pass through Berryville and Winchester.
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Fort Myer
Shenandoah River
Castlenpeaks Ferry
Berryville
Winchester
Soviet Reports on German Assaults and Soviet Rome on Verdun Echo
Pravda says German forces mass hundreds of thousands against a never captured French fortress called a mincing machine. It states Verdun undermines the German army and claims many Verduns are cutting the fascist hordes. It notes Antonescu already threw half his army at Odessa with heavy losses and reports over 300 German planes scattered near Leningrad.
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Pravda
Verdun
Ion Antonescu
Odessa
Leningrad
Speech Leaves No Questions Not Answered
The article notes Roosevelt’s extended wartime address after the Greer U-boat clash and sinking of two U.S. freighters. It mentions a possible second lease lend report to Congress and a proposed additional appropriation. Senator Nye urged a Senate Naval Affairs inquiry into the Greer incident, seeking testimonies from Greer crew and Navy officials.
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United States
Greer
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Congress
Nye
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Washington
Senate
Red Cross Nursing Classes Set for Hotel Festival HQ
Red Cross announces home nursing classes to be held at George Washington Hotel Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters. First meeting Friday at 10 am, led by Mrs Mary T Lindsey. Supplies needed include sheets towels and cotton spreads, volunteers invited to donate through the Red Cross office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hotel
Mary T. Lindsey
Red Cross Home Nursing
Apple the Red Cross
Telephone Blossom Festival
George Washington
Lindsey
Mary Thomas Lindsey
Apple Blossom Festival
Piccadilly Street
Home Nursing
Winchester
Frederick County
Lionel Barrymore Stars Across Stage Screen Film Career
Lionel Barrymore, a versatile actor from a famed theatrical family, spans stage and screen in a career with many leading roles. He appears in Lady Be Good, with Ann Sothern, Robert Young, and Eleanor Powell, and has recent Dr Kildare ties. He directed early silent films, acted with siblings in Rasputin and Others, and paints, etches, and tends roses on his San Fernando Valley ranch, known as farmer Barrymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Barrymore
Hollywood
Ann Sothern
Robert Young
Eleanor Powell
Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Kildare
Barrymore
Patar Thhatenn
Greta Garbo
Zanzibar
Ruth Chatterton
Lawrence Tibbett
Cobber Kain Credited With Forty German Planes
Flying Officer Edward James Kain, D. F. C., age 22, from New Zealand, was unofficially credited with bringing down 40 German planes in action. His death was reported on June 10, 1940, and he has been called the first ace of the current war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward James
Cobber) Kain
New Zealand
Kain
Look Both Ways Safety Message From Chief Hollis
As school starts, Chief Hollis warns children to look both ways before crossing and to avoid running in streets. The Handley Library promotes safety with the slogan Keep'er Flying to keep the flag flying over the library.
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Hollis
Police Department
Handley Library
Rites Held for Mother of Former Pastor
The Rev. L. G. Bridgers attended funeral services for Mrs. Joseph S. Miller at United Brethren Church Staunton. Rites led by Rev. Grovier and Rev. Grover and Rev. Racey began at 3 pm with interment in Thornrose Cemetery. Mrs. Miller survived by four sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Bridgers
United Brethren Church
Staunton
Josephs. Miller
M. J. Miller
Winchester U. B
Wade Miller
Shenandoah, College
Dayton
David Grovier
Staunton Church
J. Paul Grover
D. D
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia
F. 8
Racey
Verona
Thornrose
Young Peoples
Ohio
Brown And Strader Conduct Kiwanis Program
The Kiwanis program yesterday was led by R. B. Brown and W. R. Strader with guest entertainers Don Patton and Ker mit Whitacre performing guitar selections. Scout Richard Grove appealed for Scout financial campaign support and answered questions. Attendance prize winner Earl E. Harbaugh was announced by Earl Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
R. B. Brown
W. R. Strader
Don Patton
Kermit Whitacre
Richard Grove
Scout
Earl Shade
Earl E. Harbaugh
Parish House At Boyce Used For Classes
Congested Langbein Home conditions force transfer of the library, commercial class, and Seventh grade to the Parish Hall. School Board grants a grace period for school entry with new age rule moving from September 1 to September 8. Six shelters for waiting children planned with site selections by board members and the division superintendent. Superintendent Robertson expects county enrollment to reach 1,500 by October 1.
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Berryville
Langbein
Boyce
Robertson
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Benrus
Credit Jewelers
Loudoun
U.S
J.D. Rinker
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Warren
Willkie
Front Royal
Round Hill
Miss Myrna Payne
Castleman’s Ferry
J. T
Gloerville
Johnstown
New York
Jennie Douglas
Francis E. Spinner
RAF
Rotterdam
Meet the Stars
Ethel Vine
Cobber Kain
FORD
Shenandoah
Brown and Strader Conduct Program
Tom
True
John Rolfe
Bulwer-Lytton
Ware McAllister
Bonie Connally
Texas
Ur Yee
C. B. Smalts
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
John W. Rosenberger and CO
Greyhound
Lexington, Va
Blacksburg, Va
Lynchburg, Va
Fredericksburg
Greyhound Terminal
N. Braddock St
Greyhound Line
Phu EN
BAN
Ss Sport Ss
Hanes
H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, North Caroline
Frank Gearing
E. Piccadilly
Barbara Bell
Barbara Bells
Winchester Evening Star
New York, N. Y
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