Death Summons Mr. Whitacre At Home In County
James Nimrod Whitacre longtime county farmer and political figure died at his Whitacre home at 57 after a brief illness. He was born in the county and spent his life on the family farm. Survived by widow Bessie Smith Whitacre two daughters Mrs Jamey Riley Eva Whitacre and sister Mrs Annie Johnson. Funeral at noon Friday at the home with Woodland Cemetery interment.
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James Nimrod Whitacre
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Whitacre
Mr. Whitacre
Turner Whitacre
Alice Brown
Bessie Smith Whitacre
Jamey Riley
Eva Whitare
Hands of Clock Tell Who Won Contest
The Handley School senior class held a 17 year old contest in the store window. The firm Hodgson and Brown ran the display as 72 girls and 52 boys had their names on the clock face. The watch winners were those whose names were at the stopped hands and will receive their prizes at the next school assembly.
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Hodgson and Brown
Cofleen Shine and Massey
Handley School
Driving Offenses and Suspensions in Washington Court
A list of local court sentences includes Harry G. Fretwell fined 100 dollars with 12 month permit revocation, Joe Fletcher 30 days suspended for drunkenness, Paul Dean 60 days suspended for drunk and disorderly behavior, and John R. Dellinger driving under the influence with 100 dollar fine and one year permit suspension. other defendants face varied terms and costs including driving while intoxicated and assault, with several cases referred to Juvenile Court or pending further action.
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Harry G. Fretwell
Washington
Joe Fletcher
Sts
Paul Dean
Jess Teetes Fe
John Ward
Kenneth Windle
Eee
Melvin Th Duff
John R. Dellinger
Maniac's Release Investigation Opens in Boston
An inquiry into the release of Harry J. Adams from a mental institution began in Boston as Adams, a 28 year old Somerville dishwasher, faced arraignment. Dr Clifton T Perkins, Massachusetts mental health commissioner, ordered the probe and requested a report on follow up of the Adams case. Police said Miss Briand had no known prior acquaintance with Adams.
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Boston
Harry J. Adams
Somerville
Woburn
Clifton T. Perkins
Massachusetts Mental Health Commissioner
Adams
Briand
Pearman Named District Manager for Lynchburg In Telegraph Co
W B Fitzpatrick announced the appointment of Mr Pearman as district plant manager for the Lynchburg district of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. Pearman will oversee plant matters across more than 30 exchanges from his Lynchburg headquarters. He is a Virginia Tech graduate who began as a student engineer in 1928 and rose through engineering construction and maintenance roles.
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Pearman
Lynchburg
W. B. Fitzpatrick
Chesapeake and Potomac Pelephone Company
Virginia
T. A. Keck
Richmond
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Americans Beat Japanese Even With Lame Plane
Advanced Allied base reports a bomber mission over Lae New Guinea where Lt John C O Donnell 22 from Oakland Md and crew fought 35 minutes after a suspected failing left engine. Gunners Pvt Ivan W Whenerson and Sat Harry Berg each downed two enemy Zero fighters while four were shot down overall. Co pilot Lieut Louis McCord 24 of Montgomery Ala. assisted in flight and safe return.
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Australia
John C. O'Donnell
Oakland
Lae
New Guinea
O.K
O’donnel
O'Donnell
Pvt
Ivan W. Whenerson
South Bend
Wash
Harry Berg
Cedarville
N. J
Lieut
Louis McCord
Montgomery, Ala
British Lose 29 Planes in Western Germany Raid
Berlin reports from German broadcasts say the British lost 29 aircraft in an attempted raid on western German cities. The R A F allegedly conducted harassing flights over northwestern Germany while German fighters bombed east coast harbor installations in England without losses.
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Berlin
Germany
20000 Killed in RAF Raid on Cologne Report
The New York Times cites private advices that about 20 000 people were killed in the Cologne raid with 54 000 wounded. Roughly 60 percent of Cologne’s 800 000 residents are being evacuated to Munich areas in emergency barracks amid fears of further bombing.
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Cologne
Rhineland
New York Times
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Munich
Aachen
Duesseldorf
Wuppertal
Aun
Berlin
Market Quotations Show Mixed Poultry and Cattle Prices
Baltimore and Chicago market reports detail poultry and eggs with steady to slightly varied prices, including chickens, leghorns, and fowl. cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep show slower demand, with some weight classes down and others steady. Pittsburgh figures echo modest hog declines and steady cattle and sheep.
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Baltimore
U.S
Chicago
Dept
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore report shows Wheat No 2 Red Winter Garlicky spot domestic 1 15 3 4 June 1 15 3 4 and Corn 96 98. Winchester Market lists Wheat 1 10 per bushel and Corn 90 cents per bushel. Prices based on deliveries at mill.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Jersey's First Test Blackout Perfected by Routine Error
New Jersey experienced its first statewide blackout without warning, plunging 4.3 million residents into darkness for about 30 minutes. The outage began at 10 12 p m and the all clear followed at 10 42 p m as defense officials monitored the fault across eight thousand two hundred twenty four square miles from southern asparagus fields to Atlantic coastal war industries.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Atlantic Ocean
U S Army Plane Overdue From Harrisburg Route
Officials at the Middletown air depot reported a U S Army plane overdue on a flight to Louisville by way of West Virginia. They declined to give further details but said an urgent request had been sent.
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Harrisburg
Middleton Air Depot
Louisville
Ins
W. Va
Treasury Recounts Debt Totals and Daily Increase
The Treasury reports totals: expenditures 131,606,798.58 dollars. total debt 74,258,032,411.34 dollars. an increase of 32,668,173.35 dollars from the previous day. position summarized for June 2.
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Washington
Treasury
Stock Market Mixed as War News Buoys Some Shares
In New York trading, war optimism and steel and rail softness created hesitancy. Early gains faded as demand weakened. many issues edged down while a few favorites rose modestly. Rail bonds led losses, while a handful of names held or advanced.
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Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Kennecott
Youngstown Sheet
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
Jer
Douglas Aircraft
U.S. Rubber
American Melting
Westinghouse
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
American Telephone
Standard Oil
Dow Chemical
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth
American Can
Aluminum of America
Brewster Are
American Cyanamid
N. J. Zinc
Sherwin Williams
American Light
Northern States Power “A
Gulf Oil
Pantepec
Grain futures open higher with mixed early bids
Chicago open shows mixed grain prices at dawn with early gains pushing most quotes above prior close. Wheat ranges rise across July September and December while corn oats soybeans rye also edge up from prior levels.
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Chicago
Local Markets The Star Market Notes Correction
Local Markets page notes daily correctness but warns The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in listings.
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The
Star
Short Patent Brand Feed and Live Poultry Prices
Listed prices for patent brand feeds by bag and barrel including 12, 24, 48, and 98 pound bags with per barrel rates. Items cover middlings corn meal feed dairy feed and bran, plus live poultry categories like old roosters hens guinea ducks and calves with assorted weights and price ranges.
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Jurist Pays For His Mistake On Rock Creek Parkway
Justice Hugh Lee Black was fined $5 for driving in the wrong direction on Rock Creek parkway, a one way into Washington in the morning and toward Maryland in the evening. Officer J W Macon noted the error and described the jurist as a nice man who treated him well.
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Washington
Rock Creek Parkway
Maryland
Supreme Court
Hugh Lee Black
J. W. Macon
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