Ernest Griffith Dies Suddenly While at Work
Ernest Griffith dies at work on Sow Avenue. Born October 26 1880, he lived in Alexandria before moving to Winchester area in 1818 with wife Margaret Devers. Survived by several children including Mamie Fisher and Helen Griffith, plus three brothers. Funeral Sunday at Beulah Baptist Church with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Remains at Jones Funeral Home until service time.
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Sow Avenue
Winchester
Griffith
Alexandria
Margaret Devers
Francona
T. Wiliams
Opequon
Mamie Fisher
Blanche Smallwood
Helen Griffith
Ernest. Jr
William
Win
Eli
Ofchmond Eppie
Warrenton
Eémoné
Harmarket
Beulah Baptist Church
Pramcomia
Lloyd
Jas Fisher
Millwood Gely
Mr. Moptth
Jones
James Tut
Stonaker
Cecil Ren
Imemec
A. Robinson, Jr
Manchfiela
J. P. Arthur
Public sale of Kern Street property in Winchester Virginia
J T M Me attorney for the children of Jee W Hardy deceased offers two parcels at public auction in front of the courthouse Winchester Virginia on Saturday September 27 1941 at 2 o clock. Lot No 230 Kern street 40 by 100 feet frontages on Fremont and Kern to be sold in two parcels then as a whole. Parcel one 55 by 40 feet with two story residence. Parcel two vacant lot 40 by 45 feet adjoining the first. Good location for residence or store. Cash. Duvall Dunn Auctioneers.
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Jee W. Hardy
Sourt House
Winchester
Freemont
Kern
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Darly Crossword Arcoes
A compact crossword puzzle clue list with across and down entries covering definitions for words such as Glide on snow Mongrel Stylish and Source of indigo South American republic Bird Wind instrument Calm Biblical ship Exclamatic Part of to he with ashes garment Woody plant Deep valley Bewitch Undulating Negative Pronoun A weather cock Article of furniture Narrow passage Kind of cheese Backless seat Burdens Peruvian Indian Monetary unit Latvia Elevation golf Chills and fever Military Wild goat Disavow Own Dull thumps Sets again Rattan American Swellings anat Pocketbook Stringed A prop.
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Latvia
Crossword Clue Fragments From Yesterday’s Answer Board
Obscure puzzle hints reveal a set of word clues including a young horse a bone fragment and the term ignited, suggesting a themed fill for the day’s newspaper puzzle page.
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Young Horse
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Baltimore market report shows steady poultry prices with slight firming in certain weights, steady calves and hogs, and light beef and sheep activity. Chicago figures mirror modest demand with salable cattle and calves steady, beef cows slow, vealers strong, and lambs and lamb weights mixed amid buyer activity.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
U. S
Chicago
Ward
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 112 September corn 90 92 Winchester Wheat 1.05 per bushel Corn 88 cents Barley 65 cents per bushel Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Winchester
Bee colony composition in a typical hive
A typical colony includes one queen, several hundred drones, and about 70 000 workers.
Stock Market Report Loses Steam Amid Gains Slowdown
New York September 19 The stock market ceded part of Wednesday’s rally with few gains and light volume. Traders cited lack of buying incentives and weekend profit-taking as stocks like U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors J I Case United Aircraft and Woolworth declined while select issues showed mixed moves at 2 PM NY time.
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New York
Ateea
Klaine
U. 8
Steel
Can
Am. Smel
A. T
Anaconda
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn
Cigar
Elec
Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
Kennecott
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn. R. R
Republic Steel
Sears & Roebuck
Southern R
O. of N. J
Texas Corp
Union, Pac
U. S. Steel
Car. Pfd
Western Union
Woolworth
Winchester U B Circuit reports Sunday schools and membership
The Winchester U B Circuit lists 249 persons in Sunday Schools last year with 95 at Mount Pleasant 100 at Pleasant Valley and 44 at Red Bud. Total church membership is 262. Expenditures for Pleasant Valley improvements reached 1510.41 with other benevolence salary pension and orphanage funds included in the report to be presented at the annual conference.
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Winchester U. B
Leslie O. Shirley
Mount Pleasant
Pleasant Valley
Red Bud
Base Industries Curb Defense Output Warns Arnold
Yosemite California September report quotes Thurman Arnold, federal antitrust chief, accusing organized basic industries and strategic labor unions of restricting defense production to avoid postwar overcapacity. He says holdbacks raise costs for Americans and block wider civilian supply and prices, while some groups resist new enterprise.
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Rennie Taylor
Yosemite
Calif
Thurman Arnold
Federal Antitrust Enforcement
Eens Bal Association
Toay
Arnold
Frank Cooper Dies Today
Frank Cooper, 81, died in Winchester Memorial Hospital at 6 45 this morning after a period of illness. Friends will meet at Parlett's funeral home at 2 o'clock Sunday for brief services before his remains are taken to Mt Olive A B Church for the funeral and burial in the adjoining cemetery. He was a retired farmer long active in the Hayfield area.
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Frank Cooper
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Parlett
Mt. Olive A. B. Church
Cooper
Hayfield
President Rejects Plan On Export Control Shift
The president issued a July 2 1940 military order designating Maxwell as administrator of export control and later on September 15 transferred the Export Control Administration functions to the Economic Defense Board. Vice President Wallace said the powers will be integrated into the board’s broader work.
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Export Control Administration
Maxwell
Economic Defense Board
Wallace
Office of Export Control
Notice to Appear for Beer License at Sister's Inn
The undersigned will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Monday September 29 1941 to apply for a license to retail beer over 3.2 percent at Sister's Inn operated by W H Weatherholtz on Gainesboro Road 3 miles NW of Winchester Virginia. The beverage may be consumed on and off premises.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Sister’s Inn
Son Of Prelate Killed In British Test Flight Crash
James M. Maxon Jr of Memphis son of the Tennessee Episcopal bishop was killed in a test-flight crash somewhere in Britain. He had made at least 10 bombing trips over Germany as bomber and rear-gunner with the Royal Air Force. The air ministry said the fatal accident occurred at 11:05 a.m. in relatively safe home air with no further details released.
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London
James M. Maxon, Jr
Memphis
Tennessee
Britain
Canadian Air Force
Newman Outlines Defense Training For Virginia Youth
Dr. Walter S. Newman Virginia vocational agriculture supervisor told a Rotary Club luncheon that state national governments are teaming to quickly train unskilled youths for defense work, stressing the need for skilled workers not common labor. He highlighted Virginia youths readiness and noted his roles with Future Farmers of America and NYA. D. J. Howard helped bring the speaker to Winchester.
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Rotary Club
Walter S. Newman
Virginia
Dr. Newman
Woodstock
Walter Newman
Future Farmers of America
General Alumni Association
NYA
W. R. Legge
Winchester
D. J. Howard
Nazis Regaining Blitz Tempo Near Kiev and Donets Pushes
A Soviet communique reports bitter night fighting around Kiev as German forces approached city gates. Berlin dispatches claim advances toward Kharkov and Donets industry and fresh pressure on Odessa with heavy night bombing. German losses tally over 84 thousand killed and 292 thousand wounded. Soviet casualties far higher. Britain cites millions lost by both sides. Kronstadt batteries briefly shelling reported with smoke.
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Kiev
Dnieper River
Kharkov
Donets River
Black Sea
Odessa
London
Ukraine
Donets
Kronstadt
Public sale of valuable machinery in Frederick County Va
The trustee under a June 22 1937 deed of trust will sell at public auction on October 4 1941 at 10 AM on the J Edward Wiggin lot in Frederick County Va just West of Opequon. Items include two Altman Taylor threshing machines one International hay press one Frick engine 20 HP one Geyser engine 16 HP a grinding mill and a Geyser saw mill. Cash terms. removal only after full settlement.
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J. Edward Wigginton
Frederick County
Kerns Town School Faces Harsh Facility Conditions
Page describes rotted portable toilets along Route 11 near Winchester used by the school community. Parents urge the board to inspect and repair toilets, roofs, chimneys, flooring, and wiring. Enrollment dropped to 110 from 160 due to a new nearby school. Teachers wash walls and plan fundraisers for improvements while a war work Q&A notes 2,000,000 British women in factories and farms.
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Coolie Verner
Verner
Kernstown School
Byron Brumback
Middletown
Lois Shorter
Charlena Grim
Will Contest and Estate Administration in Winchester Court
In the Corporation Court of Winchester on August 28 1941 Mifflin B Clowe and Juli ann C Davis as executors of Asbarina Clowe deceased sue Eleanor Vernon Clowe and others to interpret the will administer assets convert to cash and distribute under court direction. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within ten days after publication. Publication ordered in Evening Star weekly for four weeks and posting at courthouse by Sept 1 1941.
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Corporation Court OF
City OF
Winchester
Mifflin B. Clowe
Juliann C Davis
Asbarina Clowe
Eleanor Vernon Clowe
Burbank
Et Als
Eleanor Vernon Clowe Burbank
Howard Wyatt Clowe
George Coffroth Clowe
Virginia
Evening Star
Corinne Barnett
Herbert S. Larrick
P. A
Senate debate looms as neutrality act eyed for revision
A top opposition strategist said the administration could win Senate approval for outright repeal of the neutrality act by a about a dozen votes. He warned the House likely to show sharp, lengthy debate. Some observers note support for partial revision to arm merchant ships, while others urge direct confrontation on both issues.
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Washington
Senate
Britain
House
American Legion
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Congress
Knox
van Nuys
D-Ind
George
D-Ga
Answers to the Daily Quiz list continues
Answers to the Daily Quiz printed on page 4 list ten questions with solutions. The fragment shows item number 1 as Ten and suggests multiple entries follow.
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Een
Hugh Johnson
Random historical locations and figures list
A compact prompt fragment listing places and people such as London England Venice Italy Abraham Lincoln John Adams and Thomas Jefferson English Parliament 1774 and nations Germany Japan Italy. The text reads like scattered items rather than a narrative or event.
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London
England
Uranus
Abraham Lincoln
Venice
Italy
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Germany
Japan
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Foreman Valley Vinegar Co
E Leaves & Children
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humber-Building Supplies
Cameron St
Goddess of Time
Thomas
Laat
Stock Market Report
U. B. Circuit
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
E. Piccadilly St
Reich
C. B. Smalts
C. J
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Haldeman’s
Haldeman’s Creamery
Bruce
John W. Rosenberger and CO
Ine
Mervel W. Adams
Northern Virginia Power Co
CY Oma Tikal
Ae Radio
Philco
Miller
Anderson
E. Boscawen ST
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