May ends with its hottest day and warm start to June
June opens after a record May with 93 degree highs and 37 degree lows. The month featured heavy hail on May 13 and 24 hour rainfall up to 1.04 inches in Walkersville and nearby areas, with dense fog on May 9 and frequent sunshine on seventeen days.
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Ogase
Degren
Dave
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Walkersville
Ceresvile
Hansonville
Frederick
Coronation stamp sales soar in Jamaica on first day
The three stamp coronation issue for 45 British colonies drew strong demand in Jamaica on May 12. The 1 penny car mane stamp in gray and 2 7p blue sold quickly with the post office swamped. About 90,000 sets sold, with roughly 40,000 on first day covers.
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Quinton James
Jamaica
McKENNEY Solves Double Duty Card Play
Elis of New York, a member of the American Bridge League feist, uses a single entry to perform two functions in a difficult six spades contract. He ruffs clubs, plays hearts through the dummy, and leverages dummy’s cards to secure the contract with precise timing and resource management.
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Secretars
American Bridge League
Remennis
Cardatt Couet
Morne Elis
New York
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South
Ian
Hus
D.anerds
Elis
Weatsnand
Ells
Virginia Dare centennial stamps and colonial history notes
A scattered passage covers Virginia Dare and Roanoke Island commemorations with stamps marking anniversaries. mentions of early colony details, Governor White, and the birth of Virginia Dare. It also notes U S stamp issues for the Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Virgin Islands and Honduran President Caras Andino stamps with dates and denominations.
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America
Roanoke Island
N.C
Virginia
Animal Dare
Eleanor
John White White
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hatteras
Deseed Tooan
Roanoke
White
England
Gena
Calnmists
Puerto Rico
Carias
Honduran
Caras
Mixed notes on stamps and events from 1930s era
The fragment mentions Honduran stamps from 1933 to commemorate inaugurations, Carias depicted on a 2 centavo stamp, and a 1932 Johns Hopkins World championship lactose team reference. It also notes a rite of graduation from Virginia Theological Seminary and a 1933 parish scene in Oakland with Rev Packard. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Ruth Seiler includes prize winners and guests, plus an engagement announcement for Seiler and Eric Summers.
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Caras
Wialliams
Carias
Tmble
St Matthew's Parish
Oakland
Packard
Johns Hopkins University
Virgaria Theological Seminary
Ruth Seiler
Mildred
Catherine Fry
Jefferson
Lutheran Sunday School
Miss Serer
Clarence Brown
Ruth Stockman
Seiler
Eric Summers
To Become Assistant To Oard and Minister Rev Packard
Rev George F Packard, ordained to the Protestant Episcopal ministry on Saturday, will be assigned as assistant to Rev David. He preached and conducted services at All Saints church several weeks ago.
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George F Packard
Protestant Episcopal Church
All Saints Church
David
Brimmed hats for town wear trend in New York
In New York on May 31 the fashion note highlights enormous picture hats as essential for the best dressed woman. The new style differs from prior garden hats with a brim that does not drop and trimming kept to a minimum, creating a smart tailored look.
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New York
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