Public Telephones on Wheels Roll Into Town
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia deploys a 21 foot blue trailer with five public booths for use at football games fairs and field meetings. Inside are mahogany walls chrome fixtures upholstered seats and heaters with a waiting bench in the rear. The trailer carries Virginia and external city directories and features a neon sign above the entrance for visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
Man Ends Life After Receiving Wedding License
Arthur H. Magruder, 33, who jumped from the Taft bridge, had obtained a marriage license to wed Miss Elizabeth Wallace Brown three days earlier. The couple reportedly secured the license in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but canceled plans. A note found with the body read I am sorry for you all. The coroner ruled death by own action.
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Washington
Arthur H. Magruder
Taft Bridge
Elizabeth Wallace Brown
Mrs. Bacon Named Official Wilmington Delegate in Parade
Mrs. W. W. Bacon wife of Wilmington Delaware mayor will represent Wilmington in the Apple Blossom Festival parade while visiting this section. She was designated as the official Wilmington representative and joins other municipal guests for the grand parade.
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W. W. Bacon
Wilmington
Del
Stevenson Aims for Gold Watch After Havre de Grace Wins
Havre de Grace Maryland April 25 Charlie Stevenson scored three straight victories to reach eleven wins at the meeting. He rode Sun Plume a Millsdale Stable standout to win the Glen Oaks purse, narrowly beating Suzanne Peck as the colt held on in the stretch.
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Havre DE Grace
Charlie Stevenson
Millsdale Stable
Sun Plume
Bomar Stable
Suzanne Peck
California
Stevenson
Inquest Ordered In Fireman's Death
In Baltimore on April 25 an inquest will be held tonight at Galesville into the death of Captain Jacob Stultz a veteran of the Washington D C fire department who perished in a Beverley Beach Anne Arundel county blaze. His body was found in the ruins of his two story dwelling after the fire nearly leveled it volunteers fought the flames with a 400 foot hose line to Chesapeake Bay but could not control the fire.
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Baltimore
Galesville
Jacob Stultz
Washington, D. C
Beverley Beach
Anne Arundel County
Stultz
Chesapeake Bay
US Cruiser Om aha Arrives in Malta for Courtesy Visit
Courtesy call in Valletta Malta takes place as the United States cruiser OMAHA of the European squadron arrives for a week long courtesy visit to the British Mediterranean station.
Boy Drowns As He Sails Paper Boats
William Mauck 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mauck of Columbus, Ohio, drowned near Olentangy Village dam while sailing paper boats. Lawrence Luckhaupt, who witnessed the event, saw him surface twice before he disappeared over the dam. Survived by twin brother Jack and sisters Joanne and Mary Frances, with grandparents on both sides.
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William T. Mauck
Sunnyside
Frederick County
William Mauck
John F. Mauck
Columbus
Ohio
Olentangy
Olentangy Village
East Patterson Avenue
Lawrence Luckhauph
East Blake Avenue
Lawrence
Poice
William
Mauck
Luckhaupt Lad
Holy Name School
Four-Team League Organized Baseball in Virginia Circuit Formed
A four-club league comprising Salem Lynchburg Staunton and Harris onburg was formed at Roanoke with Ray Ryan as president. The season runs May 19 to Labor Day for 108 games with night games and Sunday afternoon play in Lynchburg and Salem. Each club must post 600 and salaries cap at 1000 to 1200 monthly.
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Harrisonburg
Salem
Lynchburg
Staunton
Roanoke
Ray Ryan
Mountain State League
Ryan
John Paul
Harrisonburg Club
Friddle
E. L. Klingstein
O. D. Shank
W. O. Killighan
S. L. Walters
Stanley Moor
al Weiman
New York
F. M. Coffey
Washington
Reed
Richmond Wins Civilan Meeting Ceremonies in Annapolis
Delegates to the Chesapeake district Civitan convention awarded the 1940 meeting to Richmond Virginia. Henry Ortland Naval Academy swimming coach was elected district governor and will be installed in June at the international convention in Los Angeles.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake District Civitan
Richmond
Henry Ortland
Naval Academy
Los Angeles
RIS Kidney Test Trial Ad From Miller's Drug Store
An advertisement urges readers to try a thirty day RIS test for kidney activity. It touts trial treatment priced 25 to 50 cents up to a dollar and asserts there is only one RIS with no substitutes. Miller's Drug Store in Winchester Virginia markets the product.
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Miller's Drug Store
Winchester
Engagements In Squared Circles Here And There
Boxing roundups from multiple cities report notable decisions. Yucatan Kid defeats Nor ment Quarles. Wild Bill Boyd stops Al Byll. Freddie Cochrane outpoints Irish Eddie Brink. Pancho Villa outpoints Jimmy Perrin. Tommy Tucker outpoints Nick Fires. Willie Reddish beats Gus Dorazio by TKO. Frankie Litt outpoints Charley Gilley. Tomy Maglione defeats Micanoa in Trenton.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Yucatan Kid
Mexico
Norment Quarles
Holyoke
Mass
Wild Bill Boyd
Birmingham
Ala
al Byll
Southwick
Newark
N. J
Freddie
Red) Cochrane
Elizabeth
Eddie Brink
Scranton
San Antonio
Tex
Pancho Villa
Jimmy Perrin
New Orleans
New York
Tommy Tucker
Brooklyn
Nick Fires
Philadelphia
Willie Reddish
Gus Dorazio
Dorazio
Baltimore
Frankie Litt
Charley Gilley
Trenton
Tomy Maglione
Micanoa
Paulsboro
Park Visitors Break Week Record at Front Royal
A total of 3 655 persons entered Shenandoah National Park at Front Royal last week, the largest weekly figure this season. There were 2 982 visitors Sunday and 4 908 for the week ending Sunday night, with 1 491 cars.
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Shenandoah National Park
Front Royal
Landscape plans gifted for state women’s chapel garden
Mrs. R. T. Barton leads a Virginia fund drive to erect a non-denominational chapel at the State Industrial Farm for Women. Charles F. Gillette of Richmond offers to provide all garden plans and drawings for the adjoining garden, with garden clubs statewide invited to contribute bulbs plants and cuttings as a memorial project.
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R. T. Barton
State Industrial Farm For Women
Fred M. Alexander
Richmond
Charles F. Gillette
Virginia
Alexander
Treasury Daily Status and Virginia Women Drive Fund
The Treasury reports April 22 receipts of 9 380 778 33 expenditures 24 620 807 22 and gross debt 40 040 959 293 08 with a daily increase of 4 271 328 33. In Virginia a fundraising plan seeks 10 000 women to contribute one dollar each for a chapel estimated at 10 000, under honorary chairwoman Mrs James H Price. Mrs Alexander outlines district and county committees, with Mrs Churchill Gibson handling funds as general treasurer.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Virginia
James H. Price
Alexander
Churchill Gibson
Richmond
Knight elected vice president in Virginia state student group
John Knight, Handley High School junior and honor student, was chosen vice president of the Virginia State Student Government Association at a gathering in Manassas, Virginia. Other officers named include Buddy Levine president, Betty Ann Bahr secretary, and Bob Clementson treasurer. New faculty advisors were C. D. Bennett Edith Moore and Pauline Smith.
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Virginia State
Manassas
John Knight
Handley
Harry Knight
Sensency Road
Buddy Levine
Newport News
Betty Ann Bahrandt
Charlottesville
Bob Clementson
Arlington
C. D. Bennett
Edith Moore
Roanoke
Pauline Smith
Diamond Ring Found After Two-Month Search
Evanston man G. D. Crain Jr. spent two months looking for a $350 diamond ring. An anonymous call directed him to check under the front room rug, where the ring was finally recovered.
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Evanston
Sil
G. D. Crain, Jr
Crain
Good For Two Rides Main Gate
A fragment reads Good for two rides at the main gate with partial words tied to gate entry or ticketing context. The text suggests a pass or coupon and mentions Bey and Ry. Further details are unclear in the surviving lines.
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Vin Weaver
Weaver
Amd
Ers’ Division and For the Ercial Entries While Five Lovcups
Cameron
Baker
Toun
Gerrard
Handley School
Mr. Eaver
Ryn Crabiil
Commercialivision
William Argenbright
Mummer's
Ridgeway
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cecil G. Enoch
Shady Ave
Dr. Pierce
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock
Boscawen
KoTex Wonderform Sanitary
SILCO
N. Leudoun St
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
E. Piccadilly Ro
Mrs. Bacon
U. S
Canada
Europe
North America Assurance Society OF
Briggs
Bhenandeskh Valley National Bank
P. O
W. T. Mauck
Columbus, O
Lads News
Perder
Uve
Ben Bernie
Bob Riley
N. Kent ST
Lynchburg, Staunton
Loop
Park
Angelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Industrial Farm
Elizabeth M. Wates
Keystone Modern
Bey
Winchester Evening Star
S Kylie
General Motors
Dulux
Rcal
Northern Virginia Power CO
Loudoun Street
Tommy
Tucker
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