Concert to Be Tomorrow by McIwee Municipal Band
An outdoor concert by the McIwee Municipal Band is set for tomorrow at 8 PM in the plaza. The program includes America, El Capitan, Overture, Poet and Peasant, Two Little Bullfinches, Chiquita, Boots and Saddles, Hoop-E-Kack, Best Loved Southern Melodies, God Bless America, and Star Spangled Banner. The Chamber of Commerce expresses gratitude to Winchester merchants and citizens for funding transport to the Third Tobacco Festival in South Boston on Friday September 6.
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McIwee Municipal
America
el Captan
Sousa
von Suppe
Kling
Reorganize Church Society Special Meeting Planned
A charter meeting at Rest Church Saturday September 14 at 8 o'clock will reorganize the Woman's Missionary Society into the Woman's Society of Christian Service under the Methodist Church. Rev Fielding will explain new features and a social hour will follow. All are urged to attend.
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Rest Church
Woman's Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fielding
Williams Rites Set For Friday
Funeral services for Albert Maywood Williams 71 retired Frederick county farmer killed in an automobile accident on the Berryville turnpike east of the Opequon will be held Friday at 11 from his residence. Rev Carl A Honeycutt Grace Lutheran Church will officiate with interment at Mount Hebron. Sister Mrs Ellis Maloy sole immediate survivor, residing on Senseney road. she asks it be noted she is not visiting in Pennsylvania as was reported.
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Albert Maywood Williams
Frederick County
Berryville
Opequon
Carl A. Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron
Ellis Maloy
Williams
Senseney Road
Pennsylvania
Masonic Golden Anniversary Program Broadcast From Richmond
A broadcast of Richmond Masonic Home anniversary exercises runs Saturday from 3:30 to 5 p m via WMBG 1350 kilocycles. Speakers include Governor Price, Mayor Ambler, Congressman Woodrum, and Congressman Satterfield with Shrine Chanters singing. Grand Lodge officers and Eastern Star members will attend.
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Richmond
WMBG
Red
National Broadcasting Station
Committee On
Governor Price
Ambler
Woodrum
Satterfield
Grand Lodge of Masons
Eastern Star
British Deny Battling With Potato Beetles
London reports British circles deny German claims that British fliers drop Colorado potato beetles on German fields. Berlin cites German sources accusing Britain of terrorism by releasing beetles in Germany Luxembourg and Belgium to ruin staple crops.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Luxembourg
Belgium
New York
Police Court Finds Moten Guilty in Hit and Run
Robert Moten was found guilty of a hit and run by Trial Justice Donald Weems this morning and fined fifteen dollars and twenty five cents.
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Robert Moten
Donald Weems
Congress Conferees Agree on Draft Age and Industry War Powers
The Senate and House reached a common version setting the maximum draft age at 35 and estimating 16.5 million men to register. The measure also allows government to commandeer industry on a rental basis if needed, with strict public danger criteria, while delaying no draft clause remains under debate in the House.
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Bers
Congress
Senate
House
Thomas
D-Uth
Army
Roosevelt
Explosion at Hercules plant shocks Hudson Valley region
The Hercules Powder Co explosion near Westchester caused tremors felt to Poughkeepsie and Harman, with seismographs at Fordham registering two shocks. Police and hospital crews mobilized as the blast disrupted rail and walls, while naval officials opened an inquiry into a factory linked to government orders totaling over 40 million dollars.
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Dover Hospital
Hercules
Westchester County
New York City
Poughkeepsie
Harman
Tarrytown
Fordham University
New York
Fordham
Naval
Picatinny Naval Arsenal
Hercules Company
Radford
Parlin
N. J
New Brunswick
Hercules Powder Co
E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co
Atlas Powder Company
U. S
DuPont
Wilmington
Del
DuPont Empire
Kenvil
Bessemer
Ala
Calif
Ishveming
Mich
Carthage
Cacchus
Utah
Final Red Cross Lecture Next Friday Morning
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross staff assistance corps will hold a final lecture Friday at 10 AM with speakers Dr E T Clark and Taylor Barr a first aid demonstration by Lester Forney. Those completing the course include Mrs J Victor Arthur chair Miss Elsie Rosenberger Mrs Paul Rosenberger and several others. Clarke county volunteers attend with Mrs Graham Dougherty as group chair.
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Winchester-Prederick County Red Cross
E. T. Clark
Taylor Barr
Lester Forney
J. Victor Arthur
Elsie Rosenberger
Paul Rosenberger
Farmers To Have Dinner In Stephens City
Stephens City Va September 12 Farmers A A dinner meetings will be held here tomorrow evening after an inspection tour of the M J Grove lime plant County Agent Fred Stine said The meetings started in Frederick county aim to foster talks between agriculturalists and businessmen E M Funk will preside About 15 business men attend Plant inspection at 530 dinner at 630 Mountain View tea room north of Stephens City Dinner由 M J Grove Lime Company P M Jackson Blacksburg will present farm program pictures at dinner
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Stephens City
M. J. Grove
Fred Stine
Frederick County
Stine
E. M. Funk
Frederick
Descriptive Divorce Decree in Frederick Circuit Court
Oliver Elliott vs Stella Dunlap Elliott ends in a divorce decree on grounds of desertions. Neither party may remarry within six months following the decree.
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Frederick
Oliver Elliott
Stella Dunlap Elliott
Maurice Lovett Dies Suddenly in Washington D C
Friends report the death of Maurice Lovett 41 of Staunton at Gallagher Hospital Washington D C on Sunday morning after collapse on the street. A cerebral hemorrhage is given as the cause. He is survived by wife a daughter two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held in Baltimore with burial there. William Argenbright of the Lovett Brothers store attended from Winchester.
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Maurice Lovett
Harry Lovett
Staunton
Gallagher Hospital
Washington, D. C
Lovett
Washington
Harry
Shenandoah Valley
Lovett Brothers
Jacob Lovett
Baltimore
Winchester
William Argenbright
Boeing says Stearman division boosts training plane output
Boeing vice president J. E. Schaefer announced in Seattle that the Stearman division plant in Wichita Kansas is producing training planes at a rate of one every three hours. He stated the pace reflects increased wartime demand and expanded manufacturing capacity.
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Seattle
Wash
Boering Airplane Company
Stearman Division
Wichita
Kas
J. E. Schaefer
Boeing
Searman
Michigan Governor Removes Wayne County Prosecutor
Governor Loren D. Dickinson dismissed Wayne County Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea in Lansing citing his permitting vice and gambling houses to operate and alleging a profitable alliance with underworld figures.
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Lansing. Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Wayne County
Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Farmer Edgar Lafollette dies in Frederick County
Edgar L Lafollette 74 of Gore Frederick County died at Memorial Hospital at 11 15 this morning from a heart ailment. He was a respected farmer with four sons and three daughters among eight immediate relatives listed. Surviving are his widow Annie Brill Capon Bridge two sisters in Winchester and St Louis and several grandchildren funeral plans not completed as of afternoon.
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Edgar L. Lafollette
Gore
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Annie Brill
Capon Bridge
Harry
Ray
John Lafollette
Frank Eaton
Frances Duvall
Oklahoma
Virginia Hancock
Santa Anna
Calif
Meredith Lockhart
Winchester
Mary Orndorff
St. Louis
Third Term Raps Are Turned Down
The American Bar Association tabled all resolutions seeking a Presidential third term by 217 to 126. Proponents Ed ward C Bailly H Graham Morrison and Charles Ruzika backed the measure while Clarence N Goodwin criticized the move as scandalous and impertinent.
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Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Edward C. Bailly
New York
H. Graham Morrison
Bristol
Charles Ruzika
Baltimore
Clarence N Goodwin
Washington
High Test Gasoline Price Reduction Reported
Two Winchester distributors announced a half cent reduction in the price of high test gasoline. They said the dealer sets retail price but the public should benefit from the cut as well.
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Winchester
Special Jury Summoned For Court By Barr
City Sergeant Taylor Barr summons a special grand jury to convene in Corporation Court on Monday September 16 by order of Judge Philip Williams. A number of criminal matters are to be considered.
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Taylor Barr
Corporation Court
Philip Willams
Girls Eager To Become Pilots for Ground School
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce sponsors a ground school for pilots. Twenty six persons registered, including six girls all Handley High School graduates: Mary Elizabeth Ebert Mary Gail Catcher Helen G Catcher Virginia B Curry Miriam Clevenger and Helen Nicodemus. The class is open to 18 25 year olds with physicals. Cost about 16 dollars, refunded to ten best students. Applications by phone to 362 or by mail.
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Chamber of Commerce
Handley High School
Mary Elizabeth Ebert
Harry Ebert
Mary Gail Cather
Helen G. Cather
Mabel R. Cather
Virginia B. Curry
Miriam C. Clevenger
Ella J. Curry
Brucetown
Helen Nicodemus
Charles Nicodemus
Winchester
Misses Catcher
Virginia Curry
Clevenger
John R. Rhodes
Billy Pollard
Paul Riley
Robert L. Mason
Charles Gibbens
Clark S. Loy
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Doan's Pills Offered for Blood Cleanse Relief
A vintage ad text promotes Doan's Pills as a remedy to purge poisons from the blood and ease tired nights. The phrasing emphasizes relief from waste buildup and lingering discomfort.
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Doan
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London Hospital
C. P. Cablephoto
Red Cross
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Don Gray
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Joe Kalbach
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Roy Ryden
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