Home Makers of County Plan Thursday Parish House Program
Frederick County home makers announce their annual Day program at Christ Episcopal Parish House, starting at 10:30 AM with invoca tion by the Rev R B Nelson. Mayor Anderson will greet guests, 4 H and home demonstration summaries to follow plus special music and a 1:30 PM address by H H Walton on Virginia farm fronts. An exhibit accompanies the Garden Club display at Piccadilly and Loudoun streets. Clarke County home makers invited.
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Frederick County
Christ Episcopal Church
Fred Whitacre
Home Ma
Dickitacre
H. A. Snapp
Elizabeth Sprouse
Sam Sieg
Rachel du
L. C. Beamer
V-P-I
H. H. Walton
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Virginia
Garden Club
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Clarke County
Corry man held for grand jury in bicycle death
Willis H. Cracken 23 of Corry Pennsylvania was held for the grand jury after a trial justice hearing on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death Sunday of Philip Bayliss 15 of Kernstown. Bayliss was killed when struck by Cracken’s car on Route 50 near Bartonsville. Bond fixed at 2000 at the recommendation of Commonwealth's Attorney W Erle Edwards. He has been in jail since the accident. Irvin Ridenour charged with involuntary manslaughter had a hearing postponed to tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
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Willis H. Cracken
Corry
A. J. Tayermner
Philip Bayliss
Kernstown
Young Bayliss
Cracken
Bartonsville
Commonwealth
W. Erle Edwards
Irvin Ridenour
Growth spurts peak in the first year of life
The most rapid growth in humans occurs during the first year after birth, with substantial development in infancy. This period features rapid increases in size and milestones as the body and organs mature quickly.
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P.W.H. A
Prevention of Blindness Highlighted by Virginia Official
L. L. Watt executive secretary of the Virginia Commission on Blindness told Lions Club members that 85 percent of blindness is preventable. Watt, who is blind, said with a $50,000 yearly grant over 15 to 20 years he could abolish state schools for the blind. The program included Bryan Stotler, chair of the local eye clinics committee, and guests from Hagerstown Waynesboro Staunton Berryville and Martinsburg W Va.
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Wic
L. L. Watt
Virginia Commission On Blindness
Lions Club
Watt
Bryan Stotler
Winchester
Frederick County
Pat Barr
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Staunton
Berryville
Martinsburg
W. Va
August activity in Fifth District tops last year
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports August 1941 business activity higher than August 1940. Banking reserves and note circulation rose sharply, with total resources surpassing one billion dollars. Department store sales up 34 percent, wholesale trade up 36 percent, and auto registrations near peak levels.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Richmond Bank
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Building Permits Low For Month
Seven building permits issued by Commissioner of Revenue Charles P. McVicar for September totaled about 11250. Projects include a 1000 concrete block building at Kent and Gerrard Street for A. K. Wingert. an unestimated addition on East Piccadilly Street for Pingley and Carper. a 450 frame and metal storage building on North Kent Street for Winchester Knit Mill. a 4800 brick dwelling on Shryock Avenue for F. M. Ritter. a 300 brick garage on Berryville Avenue for Headley and White. a 1200 filling station addition on West Boscawen Street for Standard Oil Co.. and a 3500 rear of swimming pool house on Fairmont Avenue for R. J. Funkhouser.
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Office of Commissioner of Revenue
Charles P. McVicar
Kent and
Gerrard Street
A. K. Wingert
East Piccadilly Street
Pingley and
Carper
North Kent Street
Winchester Knit Mill
Shryock Avenue
F. M. Ritter
Berryville Avenue
Headley ,and
White
West Boscawen Street
Standard Oil Co
Fairmont Avenue
R. J. Funkhouser
Governor Urges Men 18 to 50 to Enroll for Defense Training
Governor Price urged men aged 18 to 50 to enroll in Virginia defense training schools to fill an estimated 25 000 skilled labor shortfall in shipbuilding. Centers operate in 13 cities with $800 000 federal funds and possible $1 million more next year. The program offers free training and transport, with NYA support for part time work for eligible young men.
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Richmond
Price
Virginia Shipbuilding
State Department of Education
Virginia
Bedford
Charlottesville
Alexandria
Dabney S. Lancaster
Lancaster
National Youth Administration
Strikes Shut Cairo Chemical and Bendix Plants Impact Defense Orders
Strikes at the Cairo chemical division plant of American CID Company and the Bendix plant of Aircraft Associates in Bound Brook New Jersey pulled 4808 workers off the job. Chemical Workers Local 22051 AFL seeks wage and overtime gains while UAW Local 700 protests alleged unfair labor practices. Company president F Leroy Hill denies the charges.
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Bound Brook
N. J
Cairo Chemical Division
American Cid Company
Bendix
N.J
Air Associates, Inc
Cairo
Chemical Workers Local
AFL
Tan
United Automobile Workers of America
F. Leroy Hill
Axis Actions to Disprove Reports Of Weak Morale
Rome reports Virginio Gayda declares new Axis actions will disprove claims of weakening morale in Italy and Germany. He accuses Anglo Saxons of inventing such reports to pressure peace and undermine Britain and Roosevelt by painting US intervention as risky.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Germany
TN Giornale D
Italia
Geyda
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Rites Tomorrow for Mrs Cook
Funeral services for Mollie Lineburg Cook who died Saturday morning of a heart attack will be held tomorrow at 11 in Strasburg at the Stover funeral parlor then proceed to Green Hill Cemetery. The service will be led by Rev. Julian T. Owen with Rev. Allen Jones assisting and burial in the cemetery.
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Stephens City
Mollie Lineburg Cook
Stover
Strasburg
Green Hill Cemetery
Julian T. Owen
Allen. Jones
Ae Ee
J. C. Hiser
B. Cadwallader
R. M
B. O'Neil
A. C. Ar
Soviet Marshal Budyenny Escape Report From Kiev Area
Berlin September 30 reports that Marshal Semyon Budyenny, commander of Soviet forces in Ukraine, was with five Soviet armies encircled near Kiev but escaped by airplane. The dispatch notes limited details and cites DNB.
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Berlin
DNB
Semeon Budyenny
Ukraine
Kiev
Manchester Refit at Philadelphia Navy Yard Adds Second British Warship
The 9,400 ton British cruiser Manchester enters a general refit at the Philadelphia navy yard under Rear Admiral A E Watson. Commanded by Captain H Drew it carries about 700 officers and men and follows the battleship Resolution which also visited for repairs.
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Philadelphia
Manchester
Philadelphia Navy Yard
A. E. Watson
H. Drew
R. M
Resolution
Probate Will Of Ruth Farley Massey
The will of Mrs. Ruth Farley Massey has been probated. Her husband W. P. Massey and her oldest daughter Helen Massey qualified as executors and trustees in Corporation Court. The estate is left to her husband and three children Helen, jr., and Ruth Farley, with a court appointed three-person group including Fred Crisman, W. R. Johnston, Harold R. Edwards, C. M. Grim, and Carl F. Massey named as appraisers or trustees.
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Ruth Farley Massey
W. P. Massey
Helen
Welders to Picket AFL Convention Over Craft Union
Seattle and Tacoma welders and burners vote to walk out the convention opening day. Dave Basor, executive secretary of the council of welders and burners, says the dispute is over a craft union within the AFL and that picketing will follow the opening of the convention in Seattle.
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Seattle
AFL
American Federation of Labor
Dave Basor
the Council of the Welders
Tacoma
Medical Displays Show Grim Devices At DC Medical Assembly
At the annual scientific assembly of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia in Washington on September 30, doctors viewed new military and naval medical gear. Highlights included lighter gas masks for civilians and sailors, fresh war gases, an emergency air system, an Arctic rescue unit, emergency rations, and dried blood products used to treat shock.
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Washington
Medical Society of the
District of Columbia
Muther Dem Yanks Wife Supports Dodgers in World Series
Mrs Billy Herman backs the Dodgers as her husband’s team faces the American League champions in New York for the nickel World Series.
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Dodgers
Billy Herman
Dem Bums
New York
Louis Earnings Push Over Two Million After Nova Fight
Joe Louis extended his career earnings to more than $2,000,000 by earning $193,274 for knocking out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds. The bout drew 56,549 with a gate of $583,821 and net $499,300. Nova received 17 percent for $71,765 as compensation.
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New York
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Polo Grounds
Louis
Mike Jacobs
Nova
Czech Exile Government Signs Moscow Pact With Soviet Russia
General Ingr announced a military agreement between Soviet Russia and the Czech government in exile. He said a Czech unit is being built in Russia to fight Russia’s age-old foe and will operate under Czech military law with Soviet credits for maintenance.
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London
Ingr
Compartrons
Russia
Ohrd Hrd
Inger
Moscow
Soviet Union
Poland
Britain Extends Full Aid to Russia Says Bracken
London September 30 minister of information Brandon Bracken said Great Britain is giving Russia everything it has asked for. He added Britain has sacrificed invincibility to assist Moscow and that the Russian government is not dissatisfied with Britain’s contribution. A large portion of American deliveries are going to Russia.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Brandon Bracken
America
Miners Seek White House Settlement on Woes
Hazleton Pa Sept 30 7 Grievances behind a 30000 miner walkout are to be presented to President John L Lewis head of the United Mine Workers. A 14 member Pennsylvania committee from three districts will go to Washington to urge a settlement with Lewis and bring in the states 100000 hard coal workers into the dispute.
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Hazleton
John L. Lewis
C. I. O. United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Washington
No Movie to Be Shown of Bout
In New York on September 30 distributors decided against releasing films of the Joe Louis Louis Nova fight. They judged the program dull aside from the knockout punch and a brief fourth round flurry and will not send them out to theaters.
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NEW_ YORK
Churchill Reviews War Situation On Munich Pact Anniversary
In a broad wartime review on the third anniversary of the Munich pact, Churchill warned of possible German offensives against Britain, Russia, Africa and Spain. He noted Britain's strong position in shipping and food, and cited a two thirds decline in Allied and neutral shipping losses over the last three months while sending war materials to Russia.
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Europe
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Britain
Africa
Spain
Churchill
United States
Rome
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Chapman Motor Co
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Dodge
Panel Express
W. B
Pine Motor CO
Shenandoah
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W
Mrs. Cook
Budyenny
Margaret Rose
Elizabeth
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Canadian Forestry Corps
Balmoral Castle
Ruth Farley
George Washington
Loudoun St
Mrs
Chevrolet
B&m
Chevrolet Sales CO
Germain
Braddock
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Banay
State of
County of
Frederick
Harold G. Brown
Cashier
R. Gray Williams
R. Cammer
Clifford D. Grim
Frank Armstrong, JR
John L. Kater
DE Soto
Loy’s Service
Reddy Kill Kilowat
Northern Virginia Power Co
Yor
Vares Acer
Southern States Cooperative Service Agency
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