Errorless Ball Delivers Stephens City Victory Over Middletown
Stephens City High School finished 10 wins in 14 games as Petrie pitched seven strikeouts and limited Middletown to five hits. Middletown’s Shanholtz struck out eight and yielded five hits as Stephens City’s errorless defense forced seven errors by Middletown, securing a 6 to 2 win and unofficial county titles in Clarke Warren and Shenandoah. Richard Morris O Neal led the winners with key hits including a two bagger.
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Stephens City
Yessay
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester
Petrie
Shanholtz
Middletown
Richard
Morris
O'Neal
Brumback
Stone City
Second to Strike Oil Colorado
A brief note states Colorado was the second state to strike oil in the United States. The report mentions license plates on boats in Singapore as a comparison to car plates.
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Colorado
United States
Singapore
Three Martinsburg Auto Crash Victims In Hospital
Information from Martinsburg West Virginia reports three local residents injured in a weekend auto crash on the Martinsburg Pike. Saylor Michael faces a fractured skull with poor hope of recovery. Virgie Sargent shows improvement but may have a fractured vertebra. Ethel Michael improves but sustained a broken arm and leg and serious head injuries.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Martinsburg Pike
Saylor Michael
Virgie Sargent
Ethel Michael
Kaiser blume blue cornflower as German state flower
The Kaiser blume, the state flower of Germany under the empire, is identified in America as the blue cornflower and was a special favorite of Emperor William II.
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Germany
America
William T
South Enders Defeat Pikeside 7 2 In Sunday Baseball
South End Hose Company defeated Pikeside 7 to 2 at Pikeside on Sunday. Bob Patton managed the team. Pope and Luby each hit three-base hits driving in four runs as two runners were on base when they connected. A future weekend game was canceled. South End seeks a strong opponent and playing grounds contact No. 715 South Braddock Street Winchester Va.
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Pikeside
Bob Patton
Pope
Luby
South Enders
South Braddock Street
Winchester
Boxscores
South End
Durkin
P. A
Butler
X. O
Pikeside AB
Custer
Shroud
Hess
C. Ih
Prather
Denton
Makwell
Newome
Cook
F. At
Siford
Virginia Observes Jefferson Davis Birthday Holiday
Virginia marked Jefferson Davis birthday as a state holiday along with southern states. Banks closed and Richmond held ceremonies at the Davis Monument with wreaths laid by United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters and the Confederate Memorial Literary Society.
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Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Mississippi
Congress
Union
Richmond
United Daughters of the Confederacy and
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
Davis
Unification of German States into the German Empire 1871
The joining of the North and South Confederations created the modern German empire in 1871. Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, forged the union with Prussia as the core. William I was crowned that year, Frederick II briefly ruled after, and William II abdicated in 1918 after Central Powers lost the war.
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Bismarck
Prussia
Frederick the Great
William I
Frederick II
Soft Ball Opens This Afternoon in League B
Softball starts its season this afternoon with three games on three diamonds. Sarah Zane faces Friendship on diamond 1, Rouss meets Virginia Woolen on diamond 2, and A. and P. plays Coca Cola on diamond 3 at 6 30 p m. Players are urged to watch for shrubbery and avoid trampling trees.
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Felows
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Rouss
Virginia Woolen
Coca Cola
Local Pastor Scheduled to Speak at Virginia Valley Convention
The Virginia Valley Conference will hold its annual Sunday School and Christian Endeavor convention Thursday and Friday in Harrisonburg. Rev. Ivan R. Smith of the local Congregational Christian Church will deliver four addresses on the two day program. His topics include A Relic of Bygone Greatness Squaring Our Actions I Think So I Must Exist and Let It Begin With Us.
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Virginia Valley Conference
Christian Endeavor
Harrisonburg
Ivan R. Smith
Congregational Christian Church
Erie Welcomes Scout Paul Siple Back From Antarctic Expeditions
Paul Siple, one of the four top honor Scouts in the United States, returns to Erie Pennsylvania his hometown after two Antarctic journeys with Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. He is greeted at the station by John Taylor, Boy Scout executive.
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Paul Siple
United States
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
Erie
Fol
Page Yates Team Wins 1st Prize in Club Event
The event crowned Page Yates team as first prize winners in a mixed and foursome golf event. Ed Coffey and N. H. Carpenter, r., took second prize while Mrs N H Carpenter Jr and Fred L Glaize, r., earned third. About 30 players participated and around 75 attendees enjoyed a club dinner served by Tokes, marking the season's official opening.
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Ed Coffey
N. H. Carpenter
Fred L. Glaize
Tokes
Abduction Ringleader Walter Holland Arrested in Missouri
Walter Holland alias Trish O Malley, ringleader of the gang that abducted banker August Luer of Alton NL in 1933, was arrested in Kansas City Missouri. Luer was held in a cave for five days and released due to illness. the $100,000 ransom remained unpaid.
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Kansas City
Walter Holland
Trish” O’malley
August Luer
Alton
Luer
Canners Modernize Food Through Canning Advances
The article chronicles how canners improved fruit and vegetable production from Civil War era methods to modern science. It notes contracts with farmers, soil studies, seed supply, and expert guidance to ensure quick harvesting and quality canned products. It lists over sixty five canned vegetable varieties and explains canning as a convenient year round option.
Abducted Missouri Officials Freed After 350 Mile Kidnap Tour
Two fugitives who kidnapped Sheriff Herman Bredensteiner and Deputy Dean James near Rockport Missouri released the officers near South Sioux City after a cross state ride through Missouri Iowa and Nebraska. The officials were forced at gunpoint to accompany the abductors in a 1935 sedan for about 350 miles.
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Sioux City
Missouri
Rockport
South Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
Herman Bredensteiner
Dean James
Nishnabotna
French Chamber Backs Bouisson Amid Crisis Vote
In Paris on June 4 the Chamber of Deputies, led by Fernand Bouisson, granted a strong vote of confidence 390 to 199 against delaying debate on the government decree powers. The decision aimed to suppress interpellations and free Bouisson’s government to tackle the financial crisis. A full test on the relevant law was promised later.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Fernand Bouisson
France
Premier Bouisson vows brutal decisive action against those who attack our gold
A fragment from a material declaration quotes Premier Bouisson promising brutal and decisive measures against those who threaten France’s gold supply. The wording underscores a hard line stance amid financial tensions and political pressure.
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