War Should Be Abolished To Repay Won An Sacrifice
Gen. S. Gardner Waller told Shenandoah College graduates at Dayton that war should be outlawed, but nations must be deterred by preparedness. He lauded Lieut. Will H. Ruebush for leading the 116th Infantry Band in France. Miss Thelma Sites earned first scholastic honors, Lebanon College scholarships, and a double shield inscription. Hollis H. Keiter Jr. won second honors and a Lebanon College scholarship.
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Ruebush
Waller
Will H. Ruebush
Dayton
France
Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Valley
Paris
Ede
Coger
Thelma Sites
Lebanon College
Pennsylvania
W. L. Phillips
Miss Sites
Keiter
Hollis H. Keiter, Jr
Mary Haddox
Berkley Springs
W. Va
Vesta Hinegardner
Anna A. Mathias
Mathias, W. Va
Escaped Staunton Prisoners Caught After Night Chase
Deputy Sheriff Harry Hildebrand with two citizens captured two black escapees from Augusta county jail in Staunton. Near North Mountain they were spotted hiding by tracks and, after a freight train passage, surrendered on the C O line. Prisoners James Johnson and Roy Blair were recaptured. James Carter had been seized earlier.
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Harry Hildebrand
Augusta County
Staunton
North Mountain
Chesapeake
Amanathe
Hicks
Deee
Hildebrand
Willam Strouse
Russell Hazlett
Strouse
Hazlett
James Johnson
Florida
Roy Blair
James Carter
J. F. Long
Carter
P. R. White
Harrisonburg High School Commencement Address Highlights
Roanoke College President Dr Charles J Smith offered graduates guidance urging self belief, moral devotion, and faith over economics as Harrisonburg High School celebrated 42 graduates before a large crowd at Wilson Hall. He warned of a world full of conflicting prophets and urged living by higher principles.
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Harrisonburg High School
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Wilson Hall
State Teachers College
Wilson Auditorium
Dr. Smith
Miss Houck
B. L. Stanley
W. H. Keister
Oo Ee
Walter Williams
Episcopal Church
Stanley
Mr. Keister
Smith
Harrisonburg
America
Italy
Russia
Germany
France
Amer
Sale ad fragment hints at silk dresses and ensembles
Fragment shows a sale notice for silk dresses and ensembles by Sree ench Smt and Swaggers, with NEY. & SONS-CO mentioned. The readable portion suggests a promotional catalog or storefront ad continuing on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sree Ench Smt
Swaggers
Mmo. Ney. & Sons-Co
Harrisonburg Band Rehearsal Ahead of Friday Keister Park Concert
The Harrisonburg Municipal Band will rehearse tonight at 7 30 and all members are urged to attend as final plans are set for Friday night’s outdoor concert at Keister Park.
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Harrisonburg
Keister Park
Pollard declines William and Mary presidency bid
Gov. John Garland Pollard, former Virginia governor, says he is not a candidate for William and Mary president and would return only in his prior capacity. Trustees will discuss Chandler successor but not settle at the meeting in Williamsburg, per Dr. J. H. Dillard. Pollard hopes the next president supports Chandler’s policy of requiring a state government course for Virginia graduates.
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Charlottesville
J. A. C. Chandler
College of William and Mary
Board of Trustees
Alliamsburg
J. H. Dillard
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Department of Government and Citizenship
College
Pollard
Self
Washington
William and Mary
Chandler
Lawn Party on Green Schedules July 21
Event notices list a lawn party on the church green with a luncheon today and baked fish offerings. Details are scarce and fragmented from an OCR source.
Uprising delays naming of National Chairman in Chicago
The Republican National Committee postpones selecting a new chair amid internal splits between Hoover men and Western reformists. A delegation from the Young Republican League seeks a voice, while Melvin Maas accuses leaders of sheltering racketeers and being subservient to finance. The committee defers until tomorrow and vows to craft a 1934 platform and address a $205,000 deficit.
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Committee
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Everett Sanders
Minnesota
Hoover
New
Young Republican League
Melvin J. Maas
League
Wall Street
Old Guard
Maas
Minnesotan
Jury verdict favors defendant in $10000 auto suit
Luray June 5 A Page county jury awarded the $10,000 suit brought by Mrs Emma Trobaugh administratrix for her daughter Miss Lillie Trobaugh against S W Harris over an Eastside Highway accident near Brick Church last year. Four persons died and others injured. Plaintiff asked verdict set aside. defendant to be heard on objections on June 11.
Shoe Factory Worker Injured Diving at Virginia Beach
Whitney Mason 22 of Sanger ville, Campbell Shoe Co. worker, is in Richmond Memorial Hospital with a dislocated neck vertebrae after diving from a pier into shallow water at Davis Beach near Woodridge, Virginia. He was pulled from the water by a companion and remains conscious with a guarded prognosis.
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Whitney Mason
Sangerville
Campbell Shoe Company
Richmond Memorial Hospital
Davis’ Beach
Woodridge
Mason
Harrisonburg
Washington
Richmond Hospital
James L. Mason
Richmond
Wool sale schedule at several towns this week
Rockingham Farm Bureau announces wool sales at Timberville on Friday June 8, Bridgewater Saturday June 9, and Monday June 12. Tuesday June 12 and Wednesday June 13 in Harrisonburg and Timber town locations, with afternoon sessions only on Wednesday.
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Timberville
Bridgewater
Harrisonburg
Rockingham Farm Bureau
Lawn Party Pleasant M4 Patched Dates
A clipped item records a lawn party item labeled Pleasant M4 with mentions of school lawn and a June date likely June 14, amid numeric codes 9-14 and 6-6-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Party Pleasant
School Lawn
Congress May Not Quit Before July
Washington reports added uncertainties in the Congressional schedule as the administration seeks drought relief and the Senate debates the soldiers bonus. Lawmakers expect to stay in session past three weeks, with a June finish unlikely and a plan to move Wagner labor disputes, housing, silver, deficiency and tariff bills. The House has passed some items. the Senate faces anti filibuster concerns and a planned favorable voting path on the bonus through polling of the finance committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Harrison
Peery Receives Honorary Doctorate at Emory and Henry
Governor Peery was awarded the honorary doctor of laws by Emory and Henry College, his alma mater, as Virginia commencements begin. In his address to the graduates he warned that individualism still faces pressure from mass movements while urging youth to seize opportunities.
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Associated Press
Lawn Party at Montezuma by Base Ball Club
Saturday night June 16 a lawn party is hosted by the Montezuma Base Ball Club with admission details 6 9 cents and related festivities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Base Ball Club
Wanted 100 fat veal lambs and hogs for Pennsylvania Dutchman
Hirec Bros. advertises for 100 fat veal lambs and hogs to be delivered Thursday for a Pennsylvania Dutchman. Phone 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Dutchman
Hirec Bros
Ite
Virginia urged to link Atlantic power plants into one system
Engineers pressed Congress to establish a super power system linking principal electric plants from Boston to Washington. The plan would inter connect steam and hydro plants, aiming to streamline development of water power, flood control, and erosion protection in the Atlantic region including Virginia. The report urged early feasibility studies and regional coordination.
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Washington
Seaboard
Congress
Virginia
Roosevelt
Senate
Commerce Committee
Atlantic
Boston
Geological Survey
Youth admits part in killing officer
Bedford Ind June 5 20 year old Robert Neal of Bloomington admitted to state police that he participated in the slaying of a Scott county deputy sheriff and wounding of a Seymour policeman last night He named two other youths Toots Lang of Helmsburg and Ed Coffin as accomplices He said Coffin killed deputy Harold Amick and wounded patrolman John Puffenberger and that the trio was being pursued after an attempted flight from Louisville to Indiana.
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Bedford
Ind
Robert Neal
Bloomington
Scott County
Seymour
Donald Franklin
State Police District Office
Here
Neal
Franklin
Toots” Lang
Helmsburg
Ed Coffin
Shelby County
Louisville
Borden
Coffin
Harold Amick
Underwood
John Puffenberger
Domestic and Foreign Briefs Highlight Drought Aid and Crises
Roosevelt and Congress agree on a half billion dollar drought relief plan as unions press for talks to avoid strikes. Chicago Republicans split on new leader. Ickes faces cross examination alleging blackmail attempt. German diplomats tied to Nazi propaganda noted in Washington. Youthful bandits in Indiana kidnap and shoot, while House Democrats miss consent for a ten million census. Iowa eyes Progressive Republican and Roosevelt Democrat in gubernatorial race. Britain and France clash at disarmament talks. London backs debt stance. Havana reports a Spanish consul chauffeur assault.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Ickes
N. Y
House
Underwood
Des Moines
Iowa
London
House of Commons
Britain
Geneva
Havana
Steel Workers Demand Roosevelts Call for Steel Labor Talks
A union delegation urged President Roosevelt to summon steel and labor leaders for a joint conference to resolve industry troubles. They warned 300,000 steel workers could shut plants on June 16 to enable talks, while a contrasting march plan was announced by Earl Forbeck in Pittsburgh. Johnson met Roosevelt after the meeting but did not present the demands.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh
Johnson
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Earl J. Forbeck
Pittsburgh
Forbeck
Automotive
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
White House
Steel
Page Man Loses Hand in Dynamite Blast
Ted Price, 37, of Comertown Page County, suffered the loss of one hand and facial injuries when dynamite used by him and others exploded. He was rushed to Rockingham Memorial Hospital where his hand was amputated and facial wounds treated, and he was reported resting well early this morning.
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Ted Price
Comertown
Page County
Price
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
No State Drunken Driving Law Until June 19
Fredericksburg June 5 A ruling by Judge Frederick W Coleman of the Fifteenth circuit holds Virginia faces no state drunken driving law until June 19 due to a missed emergency clause in the act. The technical omission means the measure is not effective until 90 days after passage, June 19. Authorities and courts have noted prior awareness of the issue and expect similar rulings.
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Fredericksburg
Frederick W. Coleman
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Virginia
General Assembly
Coleman
James Godde
Corporation Court of Norfolk
Capitol
Lawn Party at Mt Hebron U M Church Thursday
Readable fragments indicate a lawn party event on a Thursday night at Mt Hebron United Church hosted by the Ladies Aid group with a note mentioning June 6 and a Father Minnich.
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Father Minnich
Ladies' Aid of
Mt. Hebron U. “Church
Roosevelt approves five hundred twenty five million drought relief plan
President Roosevelt and congressional leaders reached agreement on a 525 million drought relief program for the West and Midwest. The flexible fund aims to aid farmers, buy food for blighted regions, finance work relief, and support cattle purchases if rain does not quell the drought. The measure emphasizes adaptability with no fixed allocations and a swift push to finalize legislation.
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Associated Press
Mnitts Desert
Aft
Chicago
Ofa. Eo
Ee Cheif
Congress
Roosevelt
Philadelphia riot cases prompt student detentions
Philadelphia police detain 64 University of Pennsylvania students amid reports of riotous demonstrations. Authorities say the protests disrupted campus and city streets as curfews were discussed.
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Philadelphia
the of Pennsylvania
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Miss Thelma Sites
Hollis Kelter
Thelma
Helen Sites
Warmarch
Katherine Walker
Jessica Moore
Hills
James H. Roebush
Mildred
Lois Weller
Mary Arndt
Lucille Lanning
Madame Currie
Madame DeStael
Edith Cavil
Frances Willard
Helen Keller
Kate Barett
Miss Willebrandt
Mrs. Perkins
DS. Smith
Maxim Weygand
Strasbourg
Gov. Pollard
MT. Clinton “Mary's Castle
Class of
Pao P. M. Adm
Enetit Church
Church of Christ
Eeune Buttes
Price Ic
Emma Trobaugh
Daily ‘News-Record
Gov. Peery
Emory and Henry
Wampler Feed & Seed CO
MR. Lee
Pew
Jos.ney & Sons CO
Brocks Gap
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Page
Atlantic Region
Tennessee Valley
Delaware
Surtee
Savannah
Susquehanna
Potomac
Peedee-Yadkin
Steel Workers
Labor Board
Page Man
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Pardley
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