Girl Held On Murder Charge In Kissing Game
In Grayson Kentucky Stella Stevens fourteen is charged with murder in a coroner’s warrant for the fatal shooting of Jimmy Scott sixteen during a post office kissing game. Hayden Romines twenty five is held as a material witness. The coroner said both remain jailed for an examining trial. The victim died April fourteenth at the girl’s home. The pistol sat on a mantle in a darkened room during the game and fired as both players held it. A jury found the death caused by a bullet fired in the hands of unknown persons.
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Grayson
Jimmy Scott
Stella Stevens
Hayden Romines
C. W. Henderson
Stella
Man Held Over Slaying Sought by Police in Ville Platte
Melvin Vidrine of Ville Platte Louisiana was held for questioning in the death of his common law wife. Police quoted him saying he shot her at her own request and buried the body in a woods near his home.
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Melvin Vidrine
Ville Platte
Vidrine
Central Press
New U. S. Minister to Bolivia Named Caldwell
Robert G. Caldwell, the United States minister to Portugal, is designated as the new U S minister to Bolivia. Born in Bogota Colombia of American parents, he is a Wooster College graduate and is recognized as an educator and author.
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U. S
Bolivia
Robert G. Caldwell
Bogota
Colombia
S. A
Wooster, C., College
Caldwell
Portugal
Windsor Libel Suit Prompts American Edition Release
Officials of Dodd, Mead and Company said the Duke of Windsor’s libel action against the author and British publishers altered plans to halt the book. Despite threats, the American edition of Coronation Commentary was released yesterday.
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Dodd, Mead and Company
Duke of Windsor
Helena
Officer Cline Sued Over Winchester Incident
A civil suit filed in Winchester claims Officer Cline assaulted Farmer on North Loudoun Street after Farmers allegedly acted lawfully. Judge Tavenner noted the case will hinge on whether Farmer was harmed during a lawful arrest while awaiting a formal declaration.
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Winchester
Tavenner
Farmer
Cline
North Loudoun Street
Donald Weems
Set. Cline
Plank
Markets report from Baltimore Philadelphia Chicago and Baltimore livestock notes
Markets show produce and live poultry steady in Baltimore and Philadelphia with varied butter quotations. Chicago hogs and cattle strengthened late, with sheep and calves mixed. Baltimore cattle and hogs steady, calves and feeders firm, lighter receipts due to high water and weather conditions.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agri
Baltimore Livestock
Local Market Price List For Grain And Feed Ingredients
The listing shows daily prices for various patent brand and short patent bags from 12 to 98 pounds, across different bag weights. It includes corn meal, cracked corn, middlings, dairy and various mixed feeds, as well as poultry feeds, butter, cows, hogs, and other farm staples with per barrel and per hundred weights pricing.
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Los
Eka Sy Vais S
COPE
Bas Coleya San
Senecaves
Asmavod Esis
UBH
Heifers
Tavg Hogs Ae Sivecevicesess
Stock Market Recovers After Sharp Selloff Briefly In New York
New York stocks rallied April 27 after an oversold session with brisk short covering and speculative buying. Volume narrowed later but leaders held gains near the peak. Sterling rose to 4.949 16 and the franc advanced to 4.44 cents amid the session. Closing quotes list diverse gainers and price levels for major companies and utilities.
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New York
Stork
Allied Chemical
Am. Can
Radiator
Am. Smelters
Am. Tel. & Tel
Anacoryn
Baltimore and Ohio
Beth. Steel
Chrysler
Consol Edison
U. S. Steel
Union Pacific
Woolworth
Va-Caro Chem
Va.-Caro Pfd
Corn Price Surge Sparks Market Collapse in Chicago
Sensational late day jumps in corn sent prices up four cents a bushel to the speculative limit as Chicago exhausts its regular contract stock. Wheat and other grains showed mixed shifts with May and July futures posting varied gains and losses. Cash grain quotes from Chicago and Baltimore reflect depressed inventories and drought effects on supply.
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Chicago
Lord
Baltimore
Gas and Oil Firms Move Offices to Wilmington
The main offices of the Columbia Gas and Electric Corp and the Columbia Oil and Gasoline Corp were moved from New York City to Wilmington today. The companies operate in eleven states.
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Wilmington
Del
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Columbia Oil and Gasoline Corporation
New York City
Machinery and antiques sale listings for Glen Gardner and Winchester
Sales listing notes a machinery and household goods sale at Glen Gardner farm one mile east of Chestnut Grove by agent Harry L. McCann on May 12. An antiques sale by M. B. Dean is scheduled at 329 North Cameron Street in Winchester, Virginia.
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Glen Gardner Farm
East Chestnut Grove
Harry L. McCann
M. B. Dean
North Cameron St
Winchester
Virginia Faces Devastating Flood and Gale Damage
Fredericksburg region bears the worst floods since 1889 as the Rappahannock rises to record levels. Bridges wash away and a 40 foot high water line threatens the Falmouth span while Colonial Beach and Culpeper suffer extensive inundation. Five to seven fatalities reported. property and crop damage run into hundreds of thousands as power fails and towns evacuate residents.
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Richmond
Rappahannock
Johnstown
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Falmouth
Washington
Neck
Colonial Beach
Potomac
Culpeper
Orange
Eugenia Hooper
Baltimore
Davenport
Child
Andree
Diamond Alkali Company
Pittsburgh
Sylvania Industrial Corporation
W. Marshall King
Leslie O'Bryant
Jefferson
Richmond Times Dispatch
Grigg
Beaumont
Maidens
Monroe Bay Ferry Dock
Monroe Bay
Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers Hit Flood Stage
The Shenandoah River at Millville stood 16 feet above normal and the Potomac at Harpers Ferry reached 29 feet as floods affected travel. Bridges at Hancock and the Cacapon crossing to the South Branch Valley were out while Route 50 and Route 11 faced detours. Winchester area's rail and road traffic faced disruptions with 6.03 inches of rain since Saturday night.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah River
Millville
Martinsburg
Hancock
Cacapon
South Branch Valley
Charles Town
Berkeley Springs
Winchester
South Branch Bridge
Romney
Shenandoah
Winches
Brunswick
Winchester Research Laboratory
Perin
Storm damages and rainfall dip across Portsmouth area
The unoccupied Stoney Drake residence was swept by a storm and the home of Col. H Manney US retired sustained damage and was razed with losses over 70000 dollars. Rainfall reached 0.80 inches at Portsmouth as winds gusted briefly but caused little further damage. Nor folk recorded 3.79 inches of rain with no reported casualties or major damage.
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Stoney Drake
Col. H. Manney
Drake
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Ceuse
Petition for Administrator of Julian W McDonald Virginia
Court in Frederick County Virginia orders publication to prove death and appoint C Maurice McDonald as sole heir and administrator. Notice to Julian W McDonald to produce life evidence within twelve weeks. certified copy to be published for two weeks in The Evening. Copy Teste: C Brannon, Clerk.
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Maurice MacDonald
Frederick County
Virginia
C. Maurice McDonald
Julan W. Mcvonald
Dytus
Evening Star
Julian W. McDonald
Frederick
Julian W.mcdonald
County of Frederick
Co. C. Brannon
Bus Truck Collision Kills Two In Charlotte Area
Two men died at the scene and several others were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on the Charlotte Concord highway near Charlotte North Carolina. Authorities did not immediately identify the victims.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte- Concord
Deficit Forecasts Rise as Congress Rebels over Spending
Rep Bertrand Snell warned the 1938 deficit could reach about two billion dollars if spending policies stay unchanged. Sen Harry Byrd projected a deficit near five hundred million with outlays 102 million higher than this year, referencing the President's recent message.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bertrand Snell
New York
House
Republican
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Court Defiers Await Verdict
Detroit reports seven nine women and 41 men who ignored a court order to evacuate the Yale and Towne Manufacturing plant during a sit down strike await a verdict. Circuit Judge Arthur Webster said he would announce his decision tomorrow after a noon trial adjournment and he considered a defense motion to dismiss the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
Arthur Webster
Maurice Sugar
Rowe hospitalized for sinus infection in Detroit
Detroit Tiger pitcher Lynwood Rowe was admitted to Henry Ford Hospital for a sinus infection. He will remain four to five days for treatment and observation.
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Detroit
Lynwood
Roosevelt program debate yields proposals in executive session
The committee met in executive session and generated many modification proposals for the Roosevelt program. Senator McCarran suggested appointing a subcommittee to draft a bill, possibly replacing the Presidential plan with a compromise, but he declined to reveal his stance. Chairman Ashurst called the legal proposal the only important development.
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Roosevelt
Farina
McCarran
D.-Nev
Ashurst
D.-Ariz
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Painter
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President Warfield
Southern
Chesapeake and Ohio Railways
Gilbert
Strathmore
Lynchburg
Bremo
Arvonia
Jamer
Columbia
James Bolton
Rivanna
Snell
Byrd
Treasur
Rowe In Hospital
Lester Larva
Sunshine Cleaners
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