Dutch Resent Queen Wilhelmina Flight After Occupation
The Dutch express anger at Queen Wilhelmina for leaving as Germany invaded. Posters show hostility with the crown crossed out in favor of Holland. US minister Gordon seeks to move Americans out while Rotterdam remains heavily damaged and civilians shelter.
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Wilhelmina
Holland
Juliana
Empire
Germany
George A. Gordon
United States
The
Hague
State Department
Rotterdam
Tilburg
Gordon
the Hague
Legation
Great Britain
Felgium
Canada
South Africa
Death of H M Hawkins in Wheeling Ohio Valley Hospital
Henry M. Hawkins of Wheeling died at 7 45 PM after one day in Ohio Valley General Hospital. Born October 11 1854 in Benwood he worked at Riverside and National Tube before retirement. Survived by brothers Charles E Hawkins and Edward Hawkins and numerous relatives. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at Kepner Funeral Home chapel with Rev. James Harper. Burial in McMechen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hawkins
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Hawkins
Benwood
Joseph
Nancy Shoupe Hawkins
James Harper
The
Gospel Centre
McMechen
Winchester
Lights to be installed on four streets delayed by delivery
Delivery of high powered lights for Cameron Braddock Fairmont and Jefferson is delayed. Northern Power Company manager W M Krise said the company has the mounting arms but cannot obtain the lights yet. He cited possible war related delays and overseas material demand as slowing deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Braddock
Fairmont
Jefferson
W. M. Krise
Northern Ba Power Company
Krise
United States
Travelogue at Barron Home Features Family Origins
Round Trip reports Mrs. Joseph F. Barron Jr. recalling birthplaces of family members, noting her husband born in Pittsburgh and married life spanning between Pittsburgh and New York as the census taker visits. The piece captures a playful travelogue moment in a Pittsburgh home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Barron Jr
New York
First dollar kept by Austin executive after 54 years
C M Price, former Chicago worker turned head of an electric company, recalls earning his first dollar 54 years ago and how he clung to it through times of need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Minn
C. M. Price
Price
Chicago
Gore Pupils Hold Picnic at Kale's Ford Capon River
The Gore School closed yesterday as the high school department hosted a picnic at Kale's Ford on the Capon River. Elementary pupils and teachers enjoyed the day as patrons visited. A ninth grade party honored the tenth grade, with ten students completing work and the high school staff attending. Nine boys are training in Scoutcraft, and the Scoutmaster plans a future troop. Eight boys pass tender footations and pay dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Gore
Kale’s Ford
Capon River
Thei Ques
Missing Lord Furness’s Son Christoher Reported Dead
London reports Christo pher Furness 28 son of Lord Furness missing after wounds in Flanders. He served as a lieutenant in the Welsh Guards Regiment and is presumed dead. Lord Furness’ former wife Thelma, Lady Furness, is related to Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
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London
Christopher Furness
Lord Furness
Furness Shipbuilding
Flanders
Welsh Guards
Christopher
Thelma
Red Cross Contributors Named In Local Fund Drive
Listing of donors includes Virginia Boyd Mary Warden Boyd Andrew Bell Mrs Wm T Barr Frank E A Duncan Hianes Eagle Stewart Fawcett Mrs Melvin Green Llewellyn Jackson L Herbert natta Mr and Mrs Ifbe Novick Nelson Page Mr and Mrs Alvin Pennypacker Ss H Craig Sipe Dr George Smith Miss aa Schmidt Thrift Auto Stores Howard Taylor and churches United Brethren Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Valley Churches contributing to the Red Cross drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Virginia Boyd
Mary Warden Boyd
Andrew Bell
Wm. T. Barr
Frank — E. A. Duncan
Hianes Eagle
Stewart Fawcett
Melvin Green
Llewellyn Jackson
L. Herbert Natta
Ifbe Novick
Nelson Page
Alvin Pennypacker
Ss. H. Craig Sipe
George Smith
Aa Schmidt
Thrift Auto Stores
Howard Taylor
Suspicious Fire Ruled Accident in Lansdowne Plant
State investigator calls fire accidental destroying 20 wooden patterns for steel castings used by the Navy at Crucible Steel Castings Company. He rules out sabotage but notes evidence someone other than the watchman may have been in the plant when the blaze started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansdowne. Pa
United States Navy
Charles W. Taylor
Police Bureau of Fire Prevention
Crucible Steel Castings Company
Excelsior
Taylor
Foot Trick Unveiled in Alley Shoe Heist
In Chicago on June 1, police chased a strange theft pattern after 27 shoes vanished from Nate Welans Wholesale Shoes. Officers recovered 27 shoes all left feet, while Welans had reported 27 right-foot pairs missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nate Welans
Welan
Knit Baby 4 Jacket and Cap Set
Knitting pattern for a lace jacket and cap set for infants. Includes instructions, illustrations, materials list, and a photo of the pattern stitch. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept to obtain Pattern 6711 with name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Stay Put Advice Aimed at Ramblers Across West
Four hundred thousand personal letters funded by the Farm Security Administration warn farmers in Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Missouri and Kansas not to migrate to California. The PSA funds flow aims to erase Go West young man and push the blunt Stay put message. The letters urge projected migrants to secure permanent employment with wages sufficient to support their families. The FSA reports six million dollars spent to keep migrants at home versus one hundred thirty four million spent in five states to assist home farming. The administration estimates this has anchored about four hundred thousand families and that nearly one hundred nineteen thousand five hundred more could be helped when funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Farm Security Administration
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
John Steinbeck
FSA
New Home Agent Arrives in Winchester June 4
Miss Elizabeth Sprouse appointed home agent for Frederick County will arrive in Winchester Tuesday June 4. She comes from Campbell County where she has served as assistant home demonstration agent effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sprouse
Frederick County
Winchester
Campbell County
Trustee's sale of small limestone farm in Frederick County
Trust deed dated November 19 1932 secures debt on 50 acre limestone farm eight miles northwest of Winchester Virginia near Hayfield Route 50. Sale at Winchester courthouse at 12 noon on Saturday June 29 1940 with one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and buildings insurance. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Elliott
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
R. Howard Elliott
Frederick County
Hayfield
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Byrd Defends Hoover Over Attacks In Senate Speech
Senator Byrd defended J Edgar Hoover on the Senate floor opposing Norris attacks. He urged placing the Immigration and Naturalization Bureau under Hoover's direction, supporting fingerprinting and registration to curb alien influences. The piece notes 1,000 delegates expected at the 1940 Republican National Convention following 1,003 in 1936.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
J. Edgar Hoover
Norris
Nebraska
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Hoover
Public Service
Federal Bureau of Investigion
Department of Justice
Olivier and Leigh to Return to Britain for War Service
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier plan a final Broadway performance of Romeo and Juliet on June 8 before leaving for war service in Great Britain. They were advised by cable to return to England and await orders. Both had volunteered for the British Ministry of Information and will sail when ships permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New” York
Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Great Britain
Cable
Olivier
England
Ministry of Information
Golden Rulers To Hold Memorial Service
The Golden Rule Bible Class will observe its annual memorial for organizer Dr. J. L. Whitlock on Sunday June 2. Devotional exercises start at 9 45 in the class room before a cemetery visit. Dr. P McVicar, Whitlock's close friend, will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Whitlock
P. McVicar
Titanic disaster save count and voyage note
Of the 2 223 passengers and crew aboard the Titanic she struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southamption to New York April 15 1912 only 706 were saved.
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New York
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Roosers
H. M. Hawkins
Lucky Buck
Westinghouse Steel
Westinghouse
N. Braddock St
Anderson
Belgium
Gore
Chris Furness
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Africa
Red Cross
U. United Brethren
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Valley
Brooks
Household Arts, Inc
Victor
Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores
Britain
Norway
Low Countries
Leigh
Travel
American Express
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Valley Pride
Staff of
Life
B & C Bakery
Winchester Owned and Operated
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