Frederick County Chosen for Virginia Rural Health Survey
Frederick county is one of six Virginia counties to have a health survey conducted through high school home economics classes. In Middletown and at the county high school, 128 families will be surveyed, recording illness, doctor visits, costs, and care. The project aims to improve rural health and medical services statewide.
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Pephens City
Virginia of Health
Vir- Medical Society
Eut
Frederick County
Virginia
Middletown
Uline Rhodes
Kathryn Matson
Answers to the Daily Quiz Explain a Riddle Mystery
The item presents quiz answers with a false claim about how to answer and ends with the line about a man who called for his pipe bowl and fiddlers three. The fragment notes a misstatement and quotes a poem-like verse.
Retiring Kernstown Postmaster Nearing 26 Years in Service
KERNSTOWN Va Sept 20 Harry Steele long serving Kernstown postmaster will retire in about two years making him one of the area’s oldest serving postmasters. His wife assists, rural routes moved to Winchester reduce business, and residents fear the office may be discontinued after his retirement.
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Kernstown
Harry Steele
Steele
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Report Prices
Baltimore market notes steady to weak prices across cattle calves hogs and sheep with grain fed hogs steady top around 12.40 and cattle mixed by weight. Chicago market shows steady overall with limited test demand as receipts shrink and beef cattle and hog values ease slightly against week-ago levels.
Small Town Cops Subdue Bandits After Western Pa Bank Robbery
Ellwood City police and a drug store clerk fired on three bandits fleeing a $3 500 bank robbery. One was killed, another fatally injured in a getaway car crash, and a third wounded. hospital officials said crash injuries caused the second death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood
City
Pennsylvania
Ellwood City
Charles Town High Beats Thomas 9 to 0 in Rivalry Game
Charles Town High School of West Virginia defeated Thomas High 9 to 0 for their second win of the 1941 season. Led by new coach Harold Zin Lorentz the Purple Panthers showed a never say die spirit, overcoming bigger opponents Parsons and Thomas in successive outings.
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Little Charles Town
W. Va
Thomas W. Va
Purple Panthers
Parsons
Harold “Zin’ Lorentz
Court Docket Entries From Cross Junction To Martinsburg
Court records list multiple defendants with offenses and penalties including drunks, speeding, reckless driving, and vagrancy. Individuals named include Robert Luttrell, R E Kellep, Fred Cain, Jess Hockman, Roy Kendall, George Hackley, Russell Dellinger, John Dean Adams, Henry Jenson, and L B Ressequie with varied fines and jail or sentence terms.
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Robert Luttrell
Cross Junction
R. E. Kellep
Rochester
N. Y
Fred Cain
Highland Avenue
Jess Hockman
Roy Kendall
Front Royal
George Hackley
Russell Dellinger
Middletown
John Dean Adams
Martinsburg
Henry Jenson
York
L. B. Ressequie
Martinsburg Pike
Golden Rule Bible Class Elect Officers Tomorrow
Attention was directed to the election of officers of the Golden Rule Bible Class slated for tomorrow morning at 9 45 o clock. All members are requested to be present.
Wheat and corn prices swing on political talk in Chicago market
In Chicago on Sept 20 the grain market showed sensitivity to price control politics. Wheat quotes fell nearly two cents a bushel before recovering most losses. Wheat Sept 1.17 Dec 1.20 1-8 to 1.19 7-8 May 1.24-1.23 7-8 July 1.24 3-4. Corn Sept 76 Dec 81 5-8 to 1-2 May 86 3-4.
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Chicago
Western sheep market steady with selective springer demand
Market reports show a tight supply of western springers midweek with rounds 11.75 for best natives and late rounds 11.40 to 11.65 for bulk good and choice. Throwouts drop to around 9.25, with fatter ewes at 5.50 and bulk natives 4.00 to 5.00.
Stephens City Senior Class Sees Record Enrollment
Stephens City records its largest Senior Class in history at Stephens City High School with 19 more students than last year. Despite Clearbrook School opening, 16 teachers serve the district with nine in high school subjects and Mr Jones shifting from Middletown to teach English and two Spanish classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Clearbrook
Jones
Middletown High School
Middletown
Dozen Hostages Put To Death in German Occupied France
Paris reports the German command announces the shooting of 12 hostages as reprisal for a prior attack. Col. Gen. Von Stuelpnagel says seven shot as Communists, two for attacks on soldiers, three for arms possession. two others were former government workers and one a Jew. The executions raise total hostage deaths to 25, with a warning of more to come.
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Paris
France
Heinrich von Steulenagel
von Stuelpnagel
Main Body of 29th Division Moves to North Carolina
The 29th Division, encamped at Fort Bragg area, will depart Friday for two months of maneuvers with the First Army in North Carolina. Preliminary packing starts Wednesday as an advance detachment surveys sites near Wadeboro. Headquarters will be in an abandoned school near the South Carolina line. About 80 percent of the 15,000 men have leaves this weekend.
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A. P. Hill Military Reservation
North Carolina
Elmer E. Munshower
Wadesboro
South Carolina
Francis E. Lutz
Boston Wool Market Reports Firm Prices in Week
Domestic wools showed less activity than the prior week in the Boston Market yet moved a fair volume at firm to slightly higher prices. Fine Australian wools saw increased sales with prices steady to slightly firmer. Combing bright fleece wools sold at 41-44 cents grease for fine Delaine, 43-45 cents grease for one half blood, and 47-51 cents grease for three eighths to one fourth blood grades.
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Boston
Stettin Bombed by R A F Large Fires Rule Baltic Port
London reports RAF bombers hit Stettin Germanys eastern front supply base with night raids leaving many fires in docks warehouses and rail yards. Coastal command also struck Nantes while two British planes were lost in the Stettin raid. Berlin attacked rumor stirs Berlin attack speculation.
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London
Stettin
Germany
Baltic
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Nantes
France
Berlin
Oder
Britain
Ministries of Air and Home Security
JBT Launches Safety Campaign For Defense
The Safety Committee of the Junior Board of Trade launches a long term “Safety For Defense” campaign. George W. Jones, campaign director, says accidents hinder defense and urges public and industry in Winchester to cooperate to prevent traffic and industrial accidents during critical times. The program starts next week with details announced Monday.
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Junior Board of Trade
George W. Jones
Winchester
Deense
Adams to Christen New Battleship Massachu setts
Mrs. Charles Francis Adams will christen the 35 000 ton battleship Massachusetts at Fore River shipyards next Tuesday. Four launching ways will be used due to the vessel’s weight. The launching cradle weighs 1450 long tons and 300 000 feet of lumber were used in its construction.
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Quincy
Mass
Massachusetts
Fore River
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Charles Francis Adams
Dart
Mrs. Rosenberger Hosts Little Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. Paul Rosenberger will entertain members of the Little Garden Club Monday afternoon at 3 30. Arrangements in the Mexican manner will be featured. The program includes a paper by Mrs. Paul Rhodes and a display of dahlias.
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Little Garden Club
Paul Rosenberger
Paul Rhodes
Walter Fink to Visit Hagerstown JBT Meeting
Walter Fisk national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will guest the Hagerstown Maryland Junior Board of Trade on September 30 at 7 p m George T Barnsley president of the local JBT announced today Winchester club members were invited to attend and hear Mr Fink Those wanting to attend should contact Barnsley or James March secretary All members are urged to attend the regular meeting September 26 at the George Washington Hotel
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Walter Fisk
Juior
Berliners Seek Raid Shelters
Berliners rushed to air raid shelters as British bombers attacked the capital but the raid failed to penetrate anti air defenses and one plane reportedly was shot down. British strikes caused casualties in northern Germany while German forces claimed several Allied ships were sunk off the east coast and near the Thames.
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Berlin
England
Thames River
Faroes
Scotland
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation Meet
A meeting of Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation supervisors will be held at the Frederick County courthouse Monday night at 8 o clock. State conservation experts Floyd Trent and H L Dunton will be present, announced secretary Fred Stine.
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Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation Supervisors
Frederick County
Fred. Stine
Floyd Trent
H. L. Dunton
Stine
Busy Bee Restaurant Adds 10 Cent Movie Juke Box
Jimmy Pappas proprietor of the Busy Bee installs a patented 10 cent movie machine the first in Winchester. The device offers eight different films weekly each with a popular tune mirroring nickelodians found in many dining spots.
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Busy Bee
Jimmy Pappas
Pappas
Winchester
James Roosevelt
Super Budget Hearing Hints at Key Chairs
The article notes Morgenthau or Harold D. Smith as potential chair but suggests Congress may appoint George as chair, or House leaders Doughton of North Carolina and Glass of Virginia as chairs of Ways and Means and Appropriations respectively.
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Morgenthau
Harold D. Smith
Congress
George
Doughton
DNC
House
Ways and Means Committee
Glass
D-Va
Ebert Buick Garage Opens at North Loudoun Street
About 1,500 attendees watched the opening of H. W. Ebert’s Buick garage at the old fairground on North Loudoun Street. The celebration offered music and prizes while no new cars were on display due to 1942 Buick model delays. Door prizes included $20, $10 and multiple $1 awards awarded by master of ceremonies Andrew Bell. The new building was erected by A. C. Oates, who is developing the fairground property.
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PLC
H. W. Ebert
Loudoun Street
Buick
Winchester
Ebert
Valley Pike
T. W. Kitchen
Tom Anderson
Andrew Bell
A. C. Oates
Oates
Encirclement Doubted in Nazi Kiev Advance
London dispatch reports strong doubt that German forces have closed an encircling ring east of Kiev. Russian sources describe a planned withdrawal strategy, suggesting Kiev might be abandoned without conceding defeat, leaving Moscow and Leningrad at risk.
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London
Kiev
Ukraine
Weriginbe
Ene
Gein
Leningrad
Moscow
Siberia
Land near Winchester sought for 28th Division camp use
Eight thousand men seek land not under cultivation within five miles of Winchester for soldiers camp sites during maneuvers. Troops may be billeted in the area indefinitely and people with suitable ground are urged to contact the Chamber of Commerce promptly.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Winchester and Berryville routes proposed to cut congestion
The plan suggests two routes from Mare Hinsburg turnpike and Berryville to reduce traffic. Old French is the language spoken in France from about the 9th to the 16th century.
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Winchester
Marehinsburg
Berryville
France
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Baltimore
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Winchester, VA
JBT
Mrs. Rosenberger
Little
Bell Winchester
Walter Fink
Hagerstown
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation Meet
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
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