New York Fruit Growers to Tour Appalachian Region in August
A motorcade of 300 to 500 New York fruit growers and their families will visit the Appalachian area the week of August 18. The tour, sponsored by the New York State Horticultural Society and the New York State College of Agriculture, will assemble at Gettysburg on August 18 and travel through Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Virginia to view orchards and agricultural sites with two nights in Winchester and visits to Chambersburg Hagerstown and Front Royal.
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York
Appalachian
New York
Gettysburg
Battle Eld
Biglerville
Loanable Child Development Books at Handley Library
The Handley Library offers several titles on child development for borrowing including The Wonder of Life by Milton I. Levine When Children Ask by M H Bro Parents Can Learn by Hel Hanford and related titles. The list invites patrons to access these works through library lending services.
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Milton I. Levine
M. H. Bro
Hel+ Hanford
Handley Library
Tour of New York Growers Visits Beltsville and Wilmington
A formal meeting with B Pam and a program for the ladies outlines a tour itinerary. On Thursday the group continues to the United States Research Center at Beltsville Maryland. On Friday the tourists will be guests of Du Pont in Wilmington Delaware. The New Yorkers committee is finalizing details and hopes local growers in several states can join the party.
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Pam
United States Research Center
Beltsville
DuPont Company
Wilmington
Del
Need Size And Quality in Fruit
Frederick county fruit growers last night welcomed A. H. Teske state horticulturist from Blacksburg who stressed good size and quality fruit this season and urged careful spraying and thinning. Teske and Walker McC. Bond were named to study the proposed army apple purchase for the fall, county agent Fred Stine said, to provide an outlet for apples that would otherwise go abroad.
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Frederick County
A. H. Teske
Blacksburg
Teske
Walker McC. Bond
Army
Fred Stine
Advance Sale Ends Wednesday For Two Armory Dances
William Bell announces Wednesday is the last day to buy advance tickets for two May 1 dances at the armory. First dance price is 3.50 with Bennia’s music. after Wednesday 4.00. Second dance advance is 2.75, rising to 3.25. Tommy Tucker will perform. Lord Beaverbrook’s faith noted as Presbyterian by G A. Maxwell Aitken.
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William Bell
Bennia
Armory
Tommy Tucker
Fire destroys furniture store as firefighters battle blaze
Firemen battled a fierce blaze at a furniture store after an alarm from Howard Scruggs. An explosion followed as crews used an aerial ladder, with hot weather and a house across the street briefly endangered. Police reported no ongoing fire hours later.
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Howard Scruggs
Reuss Fire Company
Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Reports April 26
Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes show scattered price changes across produce, poultry, and livestock. Cattle and hogs trend lower or steady with mixed calves, sheep, and sausage bulls listed. Chicago reports firmness after prior declines amid moderate to ample supplies.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Baltimore Livestock
U. S
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Gray Williams Named Toastmaster for Virginia Dinner
Gray Williams will serve as toastmaster at a dinner for Virginia's congressional representatives. Delegates from the Old Dominion will host the annual Washington meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce next week. The event, at the Willard Hotel, will host state congressmen their secretaries and other notable Virginians.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Washington
United States Chamber of the
R. Gray Willams
Willard Hotel
Hickory Camp To Have Annual Sermon
Hickory Camp No. 34 W. O. W. hosts its annual sermon at United Brethren Church tomorrow at 8 o clock. Members to attend in a body and friends are invited.
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Hickory Camp No
W.O.W
United Brethren Church
Grain futures and cash grain quotations across markets
Chicago futures show May 91 1-8 to 91 1-8, July 88 5-8 to 1-2, Sept 88 7-8 to 3-4 for wheat with corn May 88 and September 68 5-8. Cash grain in Chicago lists No 1 hard wheat at 94 and corn No 2 yellow at 70 1-2, while Baltimore shows No 2 Red Winter wheat at 98 and corn No 2 yellow at 80 to 82. Winchester quotes Wheat 95c and Corn 80c per bushel with barley at 60c. year-ago prices noted.
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Chicago
Corn
Baltimore
Winchester
Violinist Fritz Kreisler Struck by Car in New York
World renowned violinist Fritz Kreisler was hit at 57th Street and Madison Avenue in New York. He sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries and was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital in serious condition.
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New York
Fritz Kreisler
57Th Street
Madison Avenue
Roosevelt Hospital
Face Prison Terms In Girl's Death
In Princess Anne Maryland two people faced five year terms for the abortion death of Marie Swift 25 a Crisfield Garment worker. Herman Ward 44 the fiancée conspirator and Ad die Wilson 48 the manslaughter convict were sentenced in Crisfield.
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Princess Anne, Md
Marie Swift
Crisfiel
Herman Ward
Addie Wilson
Crisfield
Ward
Miss Swift
Two Sentences to Grand Jury in Winchester Court
Two cases sent to the grand jury in Winchester Trial Justice Court include forgery by Elmer Brooks and theft of an automobile by John Locke. Other week verdicts cite multiple drink related offenses and minor charges with fines and jail terms.
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Winchester
F. L. Largent, Jr
Elmer Brooks
J. C. Penney Co
John Locke
Allie
Emory M. Alt
Alexandria
Thomas “Boudle
Lillis
South Market Street
Sam A. McDorman
Staunton
Guy T. Wolford
Capon Bridge
Clifton L. Lee
Arlington
Marie Poles
Sylvester Reid
J. C. Messick
C. A. Loy
Darden To Speak At Sperryville Ladies Night Banquet
Colgate W. Darden will speak at Sperryville Rotary Club sixth annual Ladies Night banquet on Tuesday May 13 as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Also on the program are Congressman A Willis Robertson State Senator Aubrey G Weaver with Col Carroll Menefee as toastmaster and Rev Pace Chelf presiding.
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Sperryville Rotary Club
Colgate W. Darden
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
Aubrey G. Weaver
Carroll Menefee
Pace Chelf
Reporter Mistaken For a Spy Escapes in Belgrade Fire
Balkan War dispatch by Sam Brewer describes his capture by Serbian vigilantes who believed him to be a German spy. He was released after a sergeant and a colonel intervened as Belgrade endured heavy bombing and widespread destruction with thousands feared killed.
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Chicago
Sam Brewer
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Budapest
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Kotor
Adriatic
Greece
Robert St. John
Associated Press
Leigh White
Columbia Broadcasting System
Overseas News Agency
Leon Kay
United Press
Russel Hill
New York Herald Tribune
Ray Block
New York Times
Cecil Brown
CBS
Rome
Belgrade
Brewer
Treasury Debt and Expenditures Update
Treasury status report shows Roanoke expenditures of $53.84 million and gross debt at $47.19 billion. Daily change records a net increase of $8.95 thousand with a position tied to the $11.8 million instrument.
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Washington
Abe Wm
The
Treasury
Roanoke
Inez
Roosevelt expands neutrality patrol to aid Britain
President Roosevelt says naval patrols will extend across the seas to protect the western hemisphere and may allow Britain to release warships from convoy duty. Hill argues convoys won’t require a U S expeditionary force and emphasizes supplying Britain as the priority. Senate panel will discuss legislation to restrict convoying next week.
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United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Seven Seas
Western Hemisphere
Prairies
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Nye
R-Nd
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Winchester to Crown Queen Shenandoah XVIII at Blossom Festival
Queen Shenandoah XVIII arrives in Winchester for the long celebration marking the blossom festival. A coronation at Handley High School and a two day program include parades, pageants, concerts, a torchlight parade, fireworks, and a queen’s ball with Benny Goodman and Tommy Tucker leading musical nights.
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Queen's Court
Winchester Golf and Country Club
Handley Bowl
Armory
Benny Goodman
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the Daily Quiz printed on page 4 include names and numbers such as Jere, Tlama, and Newport Rhode Island. The items list a pair of numbered responses and a year 1933, with a note about social or sociable context.
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Newport
R. I
Socom
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Gray Williams
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Northern Virginia Power Company
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