Limestone Shipments Hit New High From Grove Middletown Plant
Ben Rogers of the Baltimore and Ohio office reports Middletown shipments for limestone were higher in May than any prior month, roughly 65 carloads though exact figures were kept confidential. Grove White confirms increased output from the Middletown branch, while Stephens City shipments lag, and combined plant production remains near last October’s peak.
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Preight
Ben Rogers
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Middletown
Rogers
Grove White
Stephens City
White
Local Plants Face Steel Boom Amid Defense Program
The manager stated the new national defense program will boost armament production and keep steel industries busy, likely impacting limestone output at local plants. He noted shipments consist of fluxing stone, essential in steel-making.
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White
Manuel Rites To Be Sunday
Final rites for Davis Lee Manuel 74 a local resident will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 oclock from the late home Rev J T Brown will officiate and interment will follow Mt Carmel Cemetery Pallbearers are Anthony Burke Joseph Waith Allen Ridgeway Clay Manuel Julian Everley and Paul Everly The total world war debt of the Allies owed to the United States is 2430730897.
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Davis Lee Manuel
J. T. Brown
Mt. Carmel
Manuel
Anthony Burke
Joseph Waith
Allen Ridgeway
Clay Manuel
Julian Everley
Paul Everly
Progress Report on Frederick County Crops Amid Late Season
Hayfields and grain prospects brighten after two weeks of moisture across Clarke Loudoun and parts of Frederick. Corn planting reaches 85 percent in Frederick with varied maturity. barley and alfalfa show strong growth as meteorologists warn of possible hail storms. Virginia Crop Reporting Service notes 1940 initial estimates and staff expansion to 400 reporters including Clarke county’s Mrs. E Jacqueline Smith, as the season unfolds.
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Hayfield
Clarke
Loudoun
Soone
Frederick
E. A. Richard
Mountain Falls
Virginia Crop Reporting Service
Henry M. Taylor
Agricultural Statistician
Richmond
Washington
Crop Reporting Service
Taylor
E. Jacqueline Smith
Clarke County
Virginia
Missionary Union To Meet June 20
The Women's Missionary Union of the Shenandoah Baptist Association will hold its annual meeting at the First Baptist Church of Winchester on June 20. An all day session starts at 10 30 with speakers including Mrs Bratcher a missionary from Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
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Women’s Missionary Union of the
Shenandaha Baptist Association
First Baptist Church of Winchester
Bratcher
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Electrifying Pennsylvania Railroad NY to Washington Costly
The project to electrify the Pennsylvania Railroad from New York to Washington carried a price tag of 100 million dollars. This substantial investment aimed to modernize the line, improve efficiency, and support faster electric services for passengers and freight alike.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Washington
President Roosevelt to speak at University of Virginia finals
Charlottesville June 1 President Roosevelt will address the largest UVA graduating class at exercises closing the 116th session Monday afternoon June 10. Alumni activities include meetings June 8 behind Alumni Hall and a luncheon in Memorial gym.
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Charlottesville
Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Alumni Hall
Law
William A. Lambeth
Virginia
John Henry Neff
Alfred D. Barksdale
Lynchburg
Memorial Gymnasium
John Lloyd Newcomb
University
W. N. Houshalter
Baltimore
Cabell Hall
Newcomb
Washington
Death Calls Mrs Wunder in Woodstock Home
Mrs. Caroline Mary Wunder 77, member of Shenandoah county's prominent family, dies after pneumonia at Maplehurst Woodstock following seven months bedridden. Widow of Mark B. Wunder, former Shenandoah clerk, she leaves three sons Dr W H Wunder Woodstock, Dr Charles N Wunder San Antonio Texas, Edgar D Wunder Jeannette Pennsylvania, and daughter Mrs N H Corman. Funeral Sunday 2 30 p m at home with Rev F H Strieby. interment Massanutten Cemetery.
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Woodstck
Caroline Mary Wunder
Shenandoah County
Maplehurst
Wunder
Mark B. Wunder
W. H. Wunder
Woodstock
Virginia Dental Association
Charles N. Wunder
University of San Antonio
Texas
Edgar D. Wunder
Jeannette
N. H. Corman
National Bank of
F. H. Strieby
Massanutten Ceme Ty
Treasury figures show daily deficits and debt rise
Treasury data for May 29 reports receipts of 7,110,127.49 dollars and expenditures of 14,907,157.15 dollars, increasing gross debt to 42,806,188,871.53 dollars. The daily rise is 14,560,672.01 dollars. All but three of the 100 passengers who came to America with William Penn in 1682 were Quakers.
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Washington
The
Treasury
America
William Penn
Answers to Today’s Quiz
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list 10 items. Notable items include M. and Mme Curie of France Liberia Hexagon on Method of suicide South Carolina Tom Mooney Tablespoonfuls Circular motion opposite to clocks David Is sufficient.
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Mme. Curie
France
Liberia
South Carolina
Tom Mooney
David
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
A scanned crossword clue set listing Across and Down prompts with numbers and hints. Includes many standard crossword entries such as capital of Morocco and Greek letter, plus themed lines referencing other clue categories.
Estimated 9,500 New Books Published Each Year
The figure indicates roughly 9,500 new book titles enter the market annually, reflecting a steady cadence of publishing activity.
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Daily Crossword
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Assail
Father of
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Chief Cook
French River
King Features Syndicate
Tye
Glaize & Brother Lumber
Fairfax Lane
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
E. Piccadilly St
Virginia Livestock Market
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