Stephens City Future Farmers fair set for October
The third annual Stephens City Future Farmers of America fair will run October 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the agricultural building. Marshall Venable presides with Ross Boyd as assistant. No entry fees or weather cancellations. Home economics girls lead exhibits and the ladies’ department offers 2, 1, and 50 cent prizes for best canned goods. Foods in quart jars and jelly in jelly glasses. Daily demonstrations at 3 p.m. Premium list announced.
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Stephens City
Future Farmers of America
Stephens City Agricultural Building
Marshall Venable
Ross Boyd
Home Economics
Home Economic
Fury Hurricane Kills Dozen and Ramps Destruction in Porto Rico
A powerful hurricane ravaged San Juan and surrounding areas causing at least thirty known deaths and thousands homeless. Flooded streets, damaged homes, and a wiped out citrus crop worth seven million dollars prompted evacuations and police-led sheltering in churches and schools.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Apple Pickers Seek Jobs In Shenandoah Region
Hundreds of apple pickers from Virginia and nearby states converge on Winchester for harvest work. Many are unemployed and relying on charity until assigned labor. Winchester police cope with lodging duties as 24 men are housed at the station after seeking work.
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Virginia
Winchester
America
Land
Shenandoah
Shenandoah-Potomac-Cumberland Belt
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
Illinois
Maine
Simple Rites Mark Miss Betty Green Funeral
Funeral services were held yesterday at the late Miss Betty Green’s home on South Loudoun Street for the retired Winchester schoolteacher and church worker. Rev. Dr. L. A. Thomas led the service with help from Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden and Rev. C. C. Fulton. Miss Green taught in John Kerr School for over 30 years and was a Grace Lutheran member who led a Bible class at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel. Pallbearers included Godfrey Miller and R. W. Schultz among others.
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South
Loudoun Street
Betty Green
Winchester
Miss Green
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
C. C. Fulton
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Dr. Thomas
Jesus
Thomas
John Kerr School
Godfrey Miller
R. W. Schultz
Robert S. Bell
Clifford D. Grim
P. W. Boyd
A. D. Henkel
Maurice M. Lynch
W. C. Miller
Gore resident John Parish rests after major operation
Mr. John Parish of Gore underwent a major operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital Monday morning and is reported resting comfortably. His daughter Mrs. N. B. Shingleton lives at 342 Gray Avenue. Parish is a well known resident of the Gore section of Frederick County with many local friends.
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John Parish
Gore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
N. B. Shingleton
Gray Avenue
Parish
Frederick County
Taxpayers Can Save One Percent on Local Taxes
Winchester taxpayers may pay city real estate and personal property taxes by October 6 to receive a one percent discount. The Common Council, with ten of thirteen members present, approved the plan to encourage early cash payments. State taxes remain unaffected and will be billed separately. Tax bills are being prepared and can be picked up in person at the treasurer’s office.
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Winchester
Common Council
W. A. Baker
Baker
Contract Let For Pike Work Near Winchester
A letter to H. F. Byrd from Henry G. Shirley Richmond states the Valley pike right of way south of Winchester is nearly cleared with three pieces outstanding. The contract has been let and work can begin once the right of way is in shape, expected in a few days.
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H. F. Byrd
Henry G. Shirley
Richmond
Valley Pike
Winchester
Solicitations for Scouts Fund Nearing End in Winchester
Winchester residents are urged to support the Scout fund as letters and contribution cards are distributed house to house this week and collected soon after. Chairman G Reginald Haines notes progress toward the $2,100 goal with $1,349.90 raised to date plus pledges and earlier payments, and praises the community spirit evident in the campaign.
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Boy Scout
Winchester
G. Reginald Haines
Haines
Young People Choir Meeting at United Brethren Church
Members of the church choir are reminded of a regular weekly practice in the church auditorium tomorrow at 6 45 PM. Attendance is important as this will be the last practice before Sunday services.
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Young People’s Choir
The
United Brethren Church
Sunay
Handley Squad Faces McKinley Tech in Weekend Game
Handley High School football team, missing key players Lee Garber and star Mike Garber, prepares for a 2:30 PM Saturday home clash with McKinley Technical High of Washington DC at Handley Stadium. Coaches Parsons and Sargent push the squad despite injuries and recent Alumni setback.
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Handley High
Handley
McKinley Technical High School
Washington, D. C
Handley Stadium
Grads
John Parsons
Hardell
Mike” Garber
Handiians
Parsons
Garber
Fletcher
Lee Garber
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Sargent
Tech
Handley Grid
Davis
W Va
Sergent
Grey Gables Inn
Parson
Ruby Jackson to Showcase Fashion at George Washington Gift Shop
Ruby Jackson of Hagerstown will display the smart fall ensemble for all occasions including Golflex dresses and accessories at the George Washington Gift Shop every Thursday.
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Hagerstown
Jackson
George Washington
Dan Kirby Held for Slaying of Estranged Wife
Dan Kirby a Clarke county native and former Middleway district road supervisor is jailed in Towson Md awaiting trial for the murder of his wife Mrs Lillie Kitzmiller Kirby at her Fullerton Maryland home. Police say he shot her three times after she separated from him on August 19. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of homicide against Kirby who is 50 and Mrs Kirby 35.
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Daniel Kirby
Clarke County
Middleway
Jefferson County
W. Va
Baltimore County
Towson
Lillie Kitzmiller Kirby
Fullerton
Baltimore
Kirby
Belvue
Charles Town
Maryland
Bomb blasts wreck Worcester judge home linked to Sacco Vanzetti case
The Worcester home of Judge Webster Thayer, who sentenced Sacco and Vanzetti, was struck by an apparent bomb blast just after 4 am. Mrs Thayer and a maid were injured. the judge was unharmed. Police found bomb fragments near the bedroom beneath a veranda. City wide shock followed the explosion.
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Worcester
Mass
Webster Thayer
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Thayer
Judge Thayer
Herbert W. Merrill
Lowell
Cambridge
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Alvan T. Fuller
Sacco
Vanzetti
W. C. T. U. Holds Semi Monthly Meeting at Friends Church
The regular W. C. T. U. meeting is set for Thursday at 9 30 a m at the Friends Church. All members are urged to attend and enjoy a coed program.
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Friends Church
Manager Davey Mills Joins Russell Carpenter's Barber Shop
Davey Mills now partners with Russell Carpenter at the barber shop on East Water Street and asks former customers to visit for services.
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Mgr
Davey
Methodist Episcopal Church South to report at Baltimore Conference
General boards and conference committees will send speakers to the Baltimore Conference at Braddock Street Church on October 5. Representatives from the boards of missions education lay activities church extension finance hospital temperance and social service headquartering in Nashville Louisville St Louis Atlanta Washington will speak alongside conference boards. Conference officers and assistants are listed including Bishop W F McMurry and secretarys H M Canter C R Curtis N B Harmon Jr J Harry Smith J H Haley J H Clark J H Bean Rice L B Bobbitt C E Brandt and H W Craver.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Baltimore
Braddock Street
This City
Board of Missions
Board of Christian Education
Board of Lay Activities
Nashville, Tenn
Board of Church Extension
Louisville, Ky
Board of Finance
St. Louis
Hospital Board
Atlanta
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Washington, D. C
W. S. Hammond
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. W. Seay
Upperville
Bible Board
E. V. Regester
Alexandria Va
J. ,C. Copenhaver
Board of
Church Extension
G. G. Martin
Harrisonburg
W. W. McIntyre
Christian Literature
H. L
W. F. McMurry
Fayette
H. M. Canter
Staunton
C. R. Curtis
Annapolis
N. B. Harmon, Jr
J. Harry Smith
Lewisburg
J. H. Haley
Covington
C. J. Clark
Brucetown
J. H. Bean
Vinta
N. C. Rice
Greenville
L. B. Bobbitt
Buena Vista
C. E. Brandt
Aberdeen
H. W. Craver
Rockbridge Baths
Sarah Zane Fire Company Heads to Charles Town Carnival
At a special meeting the Sarah Zane Fire Company voted to join the Independent Fire Company carnival in Charles Town West Virginia. They will send the truck and drum corps plus all available members. Those driving own cars should report to Duke Affleck the truck driver. Richard Brown the captain urged full attendance for a creditable showing.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Loudoun Street
Independent Fire Company
Charles Town
W. Va
Sarah Zaners
Duke” Affleck
Sarah Zane
Richard B. Brown
Local Salvation Army Aid Efforts Attract Public Interest
Major James Mars of the Salvation Army reports nightly open air meetings at 7 30 in front of the Court House drawing good attendance. He notes very small collections and many transients seeking food and lodging, urging citizens of Winchester to donate to sustain aid work. Checks may be sent to Major Mars, box 117, Winchester.
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James Mars
Salvation Army
Court House
Mars
Winchester
Redistricting Suit Aims to Challenge Virginia Act
Attorneys Berkeley Brown press Supreme Court to strike down the 1932 redistricting act claiming districts lack contiguity compactness and equal population. They propose a new plan with a compact 9 district map and argue the act reduces representation from ten to nine.
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Virginia
Charles C. Berkeley
William Moseley Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
Congress
Berkeley
Damurrer
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Page
Rappahannock
Madison
Green
Alexandria
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Charlottesville
Albemarle
Venth
Staunton
Clifton Forge
Buena Vista
Appomattox
Amherst
Rockbridge
Allegheny
Bath
Highland
Nelson Albemarle
Augusta
Buckingham
Craig
Botetourt
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania
Orange
Greene
Culpeper
Fauquier
Prince William
Fairfax
Loudoun
Kyre
Arlington
General Assembly
Gordon Lindsay
Louisa
Cal. Peter. Saunders
The
Commonwealth
Chest Clinic Set for October 3 in Court House Area
The District Nurse Association will hold a free chest clinic in the nurses' office near the Court House on Monday October 3 from 9 30 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm. Dr C W Scott of the State Board of Health directs the clinic. Appointments must be made this week between 2 and 3 pm or by calling 1189. No examinations for old positive cases or children under 15 unless a physician requests it in writing.
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District Nurse Association
Court House
C. W. Scott
State Board of Health
Capon Bridge Man Fined for Reckless Driving
Harmond Baker of Capon Bridge West Virginia was fined ten dollars by County Magistrate A J Tavenner after state policemen Bayliss and Miller arrested him for operating a car in an allegedly reckless manner on the Northwestern Grade.
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Harmond Baker
Capon Bridge
W. Va
A. J. Tavenner
Baker
Bayliss and
Miller
Wanted ee in bulk 25 and better color
Classified ad seeks an electroengraved electroplate supplier or printer for bulk order. The ask notes 25 and better color and indicates a contact code PRED L. GLAIZH. No other details provided.
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L. Glaizh
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