Market quotations from TimoreApril 29 weigh apples and eggs
Timore reports varied fruit prices with Staymans and Delicious auctions, U S baskets and boxes across several wholesalers. Poultry and eggs steady with small shifts. Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices, with mixed demand and regional quotes.
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Truck
W. Va
U. S
N. Y
Eastern Shore
Jerseys
Baltimore Butter and Egg Exchange
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
Chicago Livestock
Stock Market Report Shows Mixed Day on Wall Street
New York April 29 selective recoveries appeared as leaders faltered and many stocks gained fractions. Transfers for fall were about 650000 shares while British resistance in Norway lifted sentiment slightly. Sterling rose 1.42 cents with a list of closing quotes for major firms.
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New York
Norway
Wall Street
Sterling
Robertson Is Accorded Praise by Staunton Democrats
Staunton April 29 Democrats in Augusta county held a mass meeting to praise Representative A Willis Robertson for his work and urged re election. Delegates to the state convention in Roanoke June were elected on a district basis with Robertson backed for another term. Senator Allen J Ellender spoke defending the administration while Senator Carter Glass and Harry F Byrd and Governor James H Price were praised along with Robertson.
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Staunton
Augusta County
A. Willis Robertson
Robertson
Roanoke
Waynes Boro
Secend
Cnt
Democrats
Allen J. Ellender
Dala
Congress
Ellender
Virginia Military Institute
Carter Glass
Harry F. Byrd
James H. Price
Virginia
NLRB Employee Questioned Over Drafted Resolution
Edmund M. Toland pressed that a labor board employee drafted a resolution backing the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee for CIO officers in 1937. Heber Blankenhorn denied authorship but admitted a memo attached to it was in his handwriting.
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Washington
Edmund M. Toland
Smith Committee
Labor Board
LaFolette Civil Liberties Committee
CIO
Atlantic City
Heber Blankenhorn
J. Warren Madden
NLRB
Blankenhorn
Unson
John L. Lewis
Church Not To Pass Judgment On Vatican Ties
Atlantic City April 29 A proposal by Dr W F Bryan to have the Methodist Church judge official relations with the Vatican was overwhelmingly rejected by the General Conference The plan would have formed a ten man committee to draft a formal statement The conference also prepared to take a stand on the Dies Committee vice un American activities and other matters for today.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Church
United States
Vatican
General Conference
W. F. Bryan
Huntsville
Tex
Bryan
Council of Bishops
Harold Paul Slown
New York
James W. Moore
Newport News
Committee On Interdenominational Relations
Dies Committee
Vice un-American Activ
Right To Attend Victim's Funeral Is Denied
Arlington officials refused 16 year old Robert Heineman permission to attend the funeral of Edith Snyder, the girl he is accused of slaying. The district attorney said the state may seek a first degree murder verdict and possibly the death penalty.
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Arlington
Robert Heineman
Alene
Edith Snyder
Heineman
Robert
National Park Headquarters Under Construction Near Luray
National Park headquarters near Luray is under construction with a $45,000 administration building and a group of warehouses. CCC workers assist as the project nears completion, featuring underground power, a water system from reservoir, and ten residences for Park Service officers.
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Luray
Ap National Parks
Shenandoah K
PWA
Shenk’s Hollow
Mountain Springs
WPA
Park Service
National Park Headquarters
CCC
Woman Doomed As Spy In France
Paris authorities sentence Swiss journalist Carmen Mory aged 34 to death for espionage. German film producer Fritz Erner, 34, is also condemned for acting with her. Tribunal says the pair operated together when arrested by French counter espionage agents.
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Paris
France
Carmen Mory
Fritz Erner
Ready To Vote For Roosevelt
A Massachusetts survey shows most Democratic Congressional district delegates favor President Roosevelt if he seeks renomination. The Associated Press found strong pro Roosevelt sentiment among candidates for district delegates in 15 districts, with Farley preferred only if the President does not run.
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Boston
Massachusetts
James A. Farley
Kyle
Associated Press
Farley
Rhode Island GOP Adopts Unpledged At Large Delegate
Rhode Island Republicans chose an unpledged at large delegate to the GOP national convention while Governor Vanderbilt supporters blocked an effort to pledge delegates to Dewey. An insurgent faction abandoned plans to push a Dewey aligned delegation after losing a bid to override the state organization and install its own permanent convention chairman.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
William H. Vanderbilt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Youth Paroled and Re-Arrested in Cumberland Case
John Harrison Sanders, 16, of Monongshela City Pennsylvania, was paroled until 1944 on guilty pleas to robbery and jail breaking. He appeared before Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan in Alleghany County Circuit Court, then was taken to Keyser West Virginia to face auto theft charges from a Ridgeley car theft after his jail escape.
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Cumberland
John Harrison Sanders
Monongshela City
D. Lindley Sloan
Allegany County
Young Sanders
Keyser
W. Va
Ridgeley
W.a
Virginia extension work praised for closer federal state collaboration
Dr. Hutcheson notes Virginia agriculture and home economics extension work improved by state and federal agency cooperation. Dr. Burruss says field has more than doubled in five years and calls for more staff, broader 4-H and home demonstration programs, and expanded negro farm outreach.
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Richmond
Virginia
John R. Hutcheson
Julian A. Burruss
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Price
Burruss
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Credit Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Citec
French Repel German Attack West of the Vosges
Paris reports heavy artillery bombardment as German infantry attacked French positions west of the Vosges. The French repelled the assault before it reached its objective, with officials noting the fighting was extensive but the French held.
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Paris
the Vosgest
Bata Shoe invites leaders to view plant operations
Washington April 29 Bata Shoe Company invited House leaders from both parties to inspect its plant in Camp Md. The facility’s operations have drawn congressional criticism and a demand for a congressional investigation from Representative Connery of Massachusetts.
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Washington
Bata Shoe Company
Camp
Connery
Dmass
Kerfoot Buys Land For $2500 In Virginia Sale
Berryville April 29 Alfred M. Kerfoot of Llewellyn near Berryville was high bidder for 7 1/2 acres in Chapel District at a sale before the Court House. The property belonged to Mrs J D Hart and others and had been conveyed to Albert E Kane by deed dated Sept 15 1939. Kerfoot bid 2500 dollars.
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Berryville
Alfred M. Kerfoot
Llewellyn
Chapel District
Court House
J. D. Hart
Albert E. Kane
Kerfoot
Mother And Child Burned In Bedford Fire
A mother Mrs. Moses C. Bohn and her 12 year old son died in a fire that started about 4 25 a m in Bedford. Five other children escaped by jumping from a second story window and the missing boy Moses C Bohn Jr was later found to be dead. Funeral services are planned for Monday. The father and Mrs Bohns father left for work at 2 a m and Mrs Bohn returned to bed after preparing breakfast.
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Bedford
Moses C. Bohn
News vendors in London drop posters as war economy eases
London news vendors abandon portable bulletin posters to conserve scarce newsprint as war economy ends. Some newsboys display front pages while most frame boards go blank, calling only paper names amid the reduced advertising posters.
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London
Britain
Pan American Week Planned at Naval Academy
The Navy announced Pan American Week to be observed at the Naval Academy from May 8 to May 12. Attaches from Pan American nations will attend and join Rear Admiral Wilson Brown for a dress parade on May 8. The program includes lectures on Americas history and culture, concerts of Central and South American music, and a Pan American ball.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Academy
Academy
Wilson Brown
Americas
Midshipmen
Wheat Market Dips Then Recovers on Weekend Rain
Chicago grain market closes with small gains as weekend rains soothe belt. May wheat up 1.09, Sept. 1.07. oats mixed. Cash Wheat steady near No. 4 red and No. 1 dark northern bids. Baltimore reports No. 2 red winter at 1.15 and corn around 67-68 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Gash Grain
Baltimore
Bride Watches Husband Drown at Sea Island Beach
W F Banta of Roanoke drowned in the surf at Sea Island today while his bride of a week stood on the beach. A lifeguard reached him and brought him ashore but he was dead on arrival. Efforts to resuscitate him failed.
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Brunswick
W. F. Banta
Roanoke
Sea Island
Banta
Honeymoon Visit Reported at Sea In Land Resort
A couple arrived at the Sea In land resort for their honeymoon a few days ago. The brief item notes their leisure stay and romantic getaway at the coastal resort location.
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Sea Inland Resort
Pep Milk Ad Encourages Health and Energy
An old styled advertisement urges readers to drink HALDE MAN'S MILK for energy and fitness, mentioning a contact number 423.
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Haldeman
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