Leagues B and C Open Bowling Season This Week
The C League begins tonight at 7:45 at Health Center Alleys with a 7:15 business meeting. Officers elected include Kercheval as president James as vice president Weaver as secretary treasurer Mathews publicity and Hottel statistician. Tonight matches include Winchester Steam Laundry versus Health Club and several other pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Center
Winchester Star
Co. D. Kercheval
Howard L. James
Earl Carroll Declares Himself Miss America Chooser
The theater producer crowned Claire James of Los Angeles as the true Miss America after Atlantic City judges selected Marilyn Meseke from Marion Ohio as the winner. James said she was surprised by the rating and noted judges told her they voted for her. Carroll criticized the Atlantic City panel as incompetent and claimed California should have won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic City
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Earl Carroll
Claire James
Los Angeles
James
Carroll
Potomac River Bridge Approach Under Construction at Shepherdstown
West Virginia highway authorities began work on the approach of the Potomac River bridge at Shepherdstown. The contract covers 0.432 miles of road along with grading draining and concrete work at 20,900 dollars. The bridge by M J Grove Lime Company is well advanced with all piers except one completed against the West Virginia bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Viema Highway
Potomac River
Shepherdstown
W. Va
M. J. Grove Lime Company
West
Virginia Bank
France Moves Reserves Toward German Border As Tension Rises
France trains reserve forces toward the German frontier as a precaution amid a concentration of Nazi troops in new defense works. Besancon is shown with French troops while 50,000 German troops conduct maneuvers nearby. General Sisteron directs the exercise with a staffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Reich
Besancon
Sisteron
New Methodist Church Dedicated At Oakland W Va
Plans advance for a September 25 dedication of a brick Methodist Church at Oakland Morgan county West Virginia four miles east of Union Chapel The all day service led by Rev J L Robertson will feature former pastors Speakers and a on site church dinner for attendees The brick building replacing a 150 year old frame structure costs about 4000 to complete Trustees named Ernest Shade Stanley Yost J B Ambrose William Stotler and Preston Unger Route 7 traffic to Union Chapel then turn right to reach the Oakland site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
W. Va
Morgan County
Union Chapel
J. L. Robertson
Ernest Shade
Stanley Yost
J. 8. Ambrose
William Stotler
Preston Unger
Winchester
Hollis Rites Are Conducted
Friends and relatives of the late Edward Hollis 19 son of Mr and Mrs C W Hollis gathered this afternoon at 3 30 o clock at the Handley avenue residence to pay final tributes. The Rev R B Nelson rector of Christ Episcopal Church officiated with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included William Baker Troy Rhea David Seneeadiver George Hott Halford Baker Thomas Ritter Clark Loy and Richard Fauver. Hymns sung by Christ Church choir were For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest and The Strife Is Oer the Battle Done. Numerous floral tributes were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hollis
C. W. Hollis
Handley Avenue
R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron
William Baker
Troy Rhea
David Seneeadiver
George Hott
Halford Baker
Thomas Ritter
Clark Loy
Richard Fauver
Choir
Christ Church
Rev Rohart to Extend Tent Meetings Despite Rain
In spite of wet weather a large crowd attended E. J. Rohart and family in a tent at 811 South Market Street. After a special request the speaker announced continued meetings for a few more nights with no service tonight. From Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. a program and sermon will follow with Mrs. Rohart and family providing singing. The sermon titled The Greatest Blessing Entering the Heart of Man will be given. All seats are free and comfortable. the tent has heat and will close at 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Market Street
E. J. Rohart
Peach Borer Demonstrations Planned by County Agent
A series of demonstrations on peach borer treatment will be held at several orchards this week. D. A. Tucker of Virginia Tech will present, with dates in Clearbrook Opequon Timber Ridge and nearby small fruit sites. Orchardists and interested residents are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Oo. Dick
Clearbrook
Hershman
Opequon
P. H. Gold
Timber Ridge
D. A. Tucker
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, Va
King's Cousin Arthur of Connaught Dies in Sleep
Prince Arthur of Connaught, first cousin to King George VI and heir to the Duke of Connaught, died in his sleep at 55 after ten months of ill health. Known as the Handyman of the royal family, he served four kings as aide de camp and was a counsellor of State and governor-general of South Africa, with talks of crown offers from Serbia Greece and Yugoslavia before World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince Arthur
Connaught
George VI
Duke of Connaught
Edward VII
George V
Edaward VIII
India
South Africa
Serbia
Greece
Yugo- Slavia
Grows Fine Corn Near Middletown
H M Adams manager of a farm near Middletown owned by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company displays corn at Winchester Seed Company. He notes cars eleven inches long stalk nine feet tall with three ears eleven inches long. The orchard farm was once owned by Herbert B Larrick and sold to Scott Grant then to the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Adams
Middletown
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester Seed Company
Herbert 8. Larrick
Scott Grant
Bank
Wedding Invitations From Star Job Print
Star Job Print issues wedding invitations for a couple, featuring formal text and design options. Invitations mark the forthcoming ceremony with details prepared for mailing.
Examinations in U S Civil Service Positions Announced
The U S Civil Service Commission offers open competitive exams for senior stenographer junior stenographer senior typist and junior toyist in Washington D C. Ages 18 to 52 applicants must apply by October 3. Herman Lee secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners can provide full information at the city post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Beon
Washington, D. C
Herman Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Lambs to Be Shipped From Middletown Tomorrow
The seventh and likely final Frederick county cooperative lamb shipment of the year will depart Middletown Virginia tomorrow. Farmers must bring lambs to Middletown for grading and loading in the morning and early afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Middletown
Christy Mathewson Refused to Pitch on Sundays
A biographical sketch in Who's Who in Baseball notes Christy Mathewson held scruples against pitching on Sunday and never worked on that day. The famed pitcher thus kept Sundays free from his mound duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Mathewson
Shoemaker in Richmond Wound by State Police Officer
Arthur Shoemaker, shot near Front Royal by Sergeant Blythe of the State Police while fleeing, was moved to the state hospital in Richmond. He had escaped from a convict road camp near Bluefield and was intercepted after returning toward Front Royal. Doctors say his condition is favorable and he is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Shoemaker
Ser
W. Blythe
State Police
Front Royal
Richmond
Shocca
Bluefield
W. Va
Blythe
J. T. Rountree
Shoemaker
Front Royal Ambulance
League Assembly Hears Warning on Neutrality in War Time
Geneva September 12 1939 William J Jordan of New Zealand warns that even distant nations may not stay neutral in the next war as Czechoslovak German crisis unfolds. He notes sanctions battle ends with Scandinavia Netherlands Belgium not altering punitive machine. Jordan cites Roosevelt refugee initiative as welcome response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
William J. Jordan
New Zealand
League of Nations Assembly
League Council
League
Netherlands
Belgium
Jordan
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Property Bombed in Hoihow China
A lone Japanese plane bombed Standard Oil Company property at Hoihow on Hainan island off the South China coast. An oil office residence with an American flag on its roof was struck, no casualties reported, officials said the attack may target a nearby military headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honkong
Standard Oil Company
Hoihow
Hainan Island
South China
Standard Oil
German Seaplane Completes Run to New York
The Nordstern catapult seaplane landed at Port Washington on its first U S trip, setting a record for the Azores to New York experimental run. It covered 2,397 miles in 13 hours 41 minutes, averaging 175 miles per hour, flying from Horta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Washington
N. Y
Nordstern
United States
Azores
New York
Norastern
Horta
Poet Caroline Parker-Smith Dies in Hartford
Caroline Parker-Smith a widely known poet and magazine contributor died in Hartford after years of illness from a disease contracted while hunting big game in Africa in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Caroline Parker-Smith
Africa
Death Takes H J Russell from Clarke County Farm Life
Henry Jefferson Russell a Clarke county farmer and horse breeder died at his Berryville home at age sixty one after illness. Born September 12 1877 in Fauquier county he leaves widow Annie Love Bell two sons John Thomas and Henry Powell Russell and daughter Mrs Raymond Jones. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm from the home with Episcopal and Methodist ministers. Interment Mount Hebron Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Henry Jefferson Russell
Clarke County
Mr. Russell
Fauquier County
Thomas J
Mary Elizabeth Simpers Russell
Clarke
Annie Love Bell
John Bell
John Thomas
Henry Powell Russell
Raymond Jones
Charles Town
W. Va
Winchester Road
Louis Tucker
Grace Episcopal Church
W. O. Luttrell
Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester
F. L. Ayler
C. B. Wilson
Noble Pierce
A. P. Osborne
John T. Lindsey
John M. Fishpan
Roy Potts
Mr George Hott Returns to Winchester from East Radford
Mr George Hott has returned to Winchester after spending the last few weeks in East Radford Virginia with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hott
Winchester
East Radford
Fordham Seismograph Records Two Sharp Earth Quakes
Fordham University seismograph logged two sharp tremors early today with a 1 18 am timestamp and a second at 1 22 am. Officials estimated the quakes occurred about 2500 miles away in a southeast direction. Master Charles H Grim Jr 15, son of Charles H Grim Sr, is seriously ill at 112 West Germain Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham University
Charles H. Grim, Jr
Charles Henry Grim, Sr
West Germain Street
Seizure Notice of Whippet Roadster in Virginia
The Treasury Department Alcohol Tax Unit seizure notice states a Whippet Roadster with motor 96A3388172 was seized in Page County Virginia on August 20 1938 for violation of the Internal Revenue Laws. Claimants must file a Claim and Cost Bond by October 12 1938 at the Richmond Virginia office or the property will be disposed of as law directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Page County
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
District
Seized Shotgun Under IRS Action in Virginia
Treasury Department seized a single barrel shotgun in the Western District of Virginia for violation of Internal Revenue Laws. Property in Clark County near Paris, seized August 15, 1938. Claimants must file a claim and bond with the Alcohol Tax Unit in Richmond by October 12, 1938 or property will be disposed of as prescribed by law. R. E. Tuttle, District Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
District of
Virginia
Paris
Clark County
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
League B bowling opens with 12 clubs this year
The curtain rises on League B bowling tomorrow at the Health Center with 12 clubs after adding Buncutter Tire Company Nehi Bottling Works Glaize and Bro and Young Men's Sport Shop Crown President. Jack Crowl is president Clay Manuel secretary treasurer and H C Lyman Albert Larrick statisticians. Opening matches start 7 45 with United Food vs Lee Baking Co Young Men's Sport Shop vs Post Office Glaize and Bro vs B N B R Bun Cutter Tire Co vs National Fruit Texaco vs Valley Service and Gulf Oil vs Nehi. Scores published Thursday after statisticians update records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
Chain Grocers
Buncutter Tirs Company
Nehi Bottling Works
Glaize and Bro
Shn
J. R. Yerby
Clay Manuel
Lot
Crown
United Food
Lee Baking Co
Young Men’s Sport Shop
Post Office
Glaize
Bro
B’nai
Buncutter Tire Co
National Fruit
Texaco
Valley Service
Gulf Oil
Nehi
Theft of City House in North Minneapolis Reported
Tax investigator Andrew Crummy failed to locate a city house in North Minneapolis believed to have reverted for nonpayment of taxes. Neighbors said the structure was demolished and hauled away three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Andrew Crummy
Notice of Debt Responsibility by Winton A Hawkins
Winton A Hawkins of Millwood Virginia states he will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than himself. Dated September 12, 2011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton A. Hawkins
Millwood, Va
Seized Roadster Motor No. A-1412968 Up For Claim
Notice under Internal Revenue Laws. Motor No. A-1412968 seized August 27, 1938 in Page County. Claimant must appear at the Alcohol Tax Unit Richmond to file Claim and Cost Bond by October 12, 1938 or property will be disposed of.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aes
Rosenberrer’s
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
S- Braddock 8&T
New Methodist
Hollis
Rohart
Sarvel
Adams 30
EL Piccadilly St
U. S. Civil Service
Waynesboro Nurseries
Waynesboro
League Assembly
Standard Oil Property
Robert D. Beard
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas Freeman
Freeman
Beards
H. J. Russell
Vacuaae Building Supplies
John W. Rosemaret & Co., Inc
Brad
C. I. Brumback
Committee On Prulec
Lyman
Yerby
Manuel
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
N. Main St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!