Prospects For Virginia Graduates Improve Across Colleges
A Virginia survey shows improved job prospects for graduates across state colleges and universities. UVA and William and Mary report best outlook in years with rising inquiries, while Virginia Tech and Richmond note solid to better prospects. Other schools like Roanoke Hampden Sydney and Sweet Briar report mixed gains, with most seniors likely to find positions.
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Richmond
Virginia
University of Virginia
William and Mary
M. L
Virginia Polytechnic
Washington and Lee
University of Richmond
Randolph Macon
Emory and Henry
Hampden-Sitney
Gradua
Bridgewater
Roanoke
Sweetbriar
Termites Threaten Historic Jamestown Church Rafters
In Richmond on June 4, members of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities reported termites have damaged the rafters of the old Jamestown church. The group voted to restore damaged rafters to protect the church, a prized possession of the association.
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Richmond
Jamestown
Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Seek 105000 To Save Junaluska Campaign Launched
Dr W A Lambeth director of the Southern Methodists campaign to save Lake Junaluska from foreclosure has named J C Kirkman cashier of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company as treasurer for the 105000 fund. Lambeth will start the campaign this week traveling through states east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. Lake Junaluska serves as the church’s summer assembly grounds.
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High Point
N. C
W. A. Lambeth
Southern Methodists
Lake Junaluska
J. C. Kirkman
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Potomac
Ohio
Big Shots Enter Virginia Tourney
The Country Club of Virginia invitation tournament in Richmond opens next Wednesday drawing national golfers. Earl Stokes, now in Louisville, enters. defending champion Johnny Dawson returns. Johnny Goodman and Freddie Haas are among those invited. The event ends with 36 hole finals on Saturday.
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Richmond
Country Club of Virginia
Earl Stokes
Memorial Rites To Be Held At a Historic Spot
Memorial service to mark the sixth year at St Johns Lutheran Church Mount Williams Virginia will be held at 3 p m Sunday June 7 with readings prayers quarded by Rev C F Seas trunk and Rev Snyder Alleman. Offerings go to markers for unknown graves and funds to fence the cemetery.
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Mount Williams
St. John’s Lutheran Church
C. F. Seastrunk
Ming Son
Anna Mae Boose
Marietta Allamong
Mary Jane Cooper
Snyder Alleman
Mary Long
Harding Williams
Presbyterians Denounce Liquor Traffic in Welfare Plan
Syracuse N Y June 4 After lengthy debate the northern assembly of the Presbyterian Church adopted a broad social welfare program led by a plank condemning liquor traffic. The report says the traffic brazenly debases economic physical moral and spiritual values and urges tighter law enforcement local option and educational campaigns on the liquor problem.
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Syracuse
Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Demurrer Filed By Stage Lines
Stage Lines of Virginia filed a demurrer to accusations of violating terms of its operating certificate between Richmond Fredericksburg and Manassas. The company contends no valid State Corporation Commission rules were violated.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia, Stage Lines
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Manassas
State Corporation Commission
Hard Luck Nags Will Try Again
New York June 4. The hard luck horses Granville owned by William Woodward and Brevity owned by J B Widener will run in the sixty eighth Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park for 25000 added. Neither has won a major race since the northern season began and both lost to Bold Venture in close finishes. The winner will contend for the divisional crown with the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner sidelined for the rest of the season.
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New York
William Woodward
Granville
J. B. Widener
Belmont Park
Bold Venture
Yorktown Diggers Unearth Skeletons Found near Buckner Street
Workmen digging a water line trench uncovered more than a dozen human skeletons on Buckner street about 100 feet from Main. The 1600 water line will supply the new wharf and serve three fire hydrants as a safety measure.
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Yorktown
Colonial National Monument
Buckner Street
Main Street
The
Park Service
Parker charged with kidnapping in Lindbergh case
Ellis H. Parker Sr., Burlington county detective chief, arrested in Mt. Holly by New York authorities on kidnapping and assault charges linked to the Lindbergh case. Indictments against Parker followed by Brooklyn detectives after Wendell’s questioning and his discredited confession. Parker freed on $500 bail and may face extradition proceedings.
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MT. Holly
N. J
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
New York
Paul H. Wendel
Parker
Lindbergh
Kings County
N. Y
Brooklyn
Wendel
Trenton
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Justice of the Peace
John Throckmorton
James Mercer Davis, Sr
Camden
Madden
Harold G. Hoffman
Davis
Wendell
New Lisbon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Die
Devil's Squadron at the Palace with Frank Merriwell serial
Richard Dix Lloyd Nolan and Karen Morley star in Devil's Squadron at the Palace today and Friday with 9-G power dive death defying thrills. Fox News reel and Adventures of Frank Merriwell serial start Friday and Saturday with The Dionne Quintuplets Dolls also shown for kids.
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Richard Dix
Lloyd Nolan
Karen Morley
the Palace
Fox News
Frank Merriwell
Don Briggs
Jean Rogers
America
Dionne
Burns Dies After Swift Illness Ends Long Speakership
Speaker Joseph Wellington Burns of the House dies after a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage at a Washington hotel. The Tennessee farmer’s son rose to the gavel in 1935 and led during a turbulent era as Congress neared adjournment.
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Washington
Joseph Wellington Burns
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Burns
Congress
House
A. Pratt Andrew
Mass
Massachusetts
George W. Calver
Byrns
M. J. Byrns
John Byrns
Cincinnai
Col. Whaley
Calver
McReynolds
D-Tenn
White House
Champ Clark
Joe” Cannon
Nicholas Longworth
Nashville
State Senate
Cedar Hill
Little Red
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee House
Julia Woodward
Joseph W., Jr
Grange May Propose Five Point Platform for Major Parties
National Grange officials discuss a potential five point plank for party platforms. It includes protecting the American farm market, promoting family farming, conserving natural resources, expanding farm product industries, and repealing the most favored nation clause requiring Senate ratification of trade deals. The group cautions any alignment may differ from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Washington
Grange
AAA
Senate
American Farm Bureau Federation
Freddie Bartholomew Custody Case Seeks Settlement
In Los Angeles on June 3 Freddie Bartholomew's custody dispute saw his parents and uncle attorney join forces. Isaac Pacht, counsel for Cecil Bartholomew, says he has been retained by Mrs Bartholomew as well. A June 8 hearing may yield a settlement as Freddie's aunt Myllicent Bartholomew remains legal guardian. The couple had pursued separate counsel but indicate willingness to compromise.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Bartholomew
Issaac Pacht
Cecil Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
Freddie
Landon Hopes Narrowed In L. A. Lobbonly Talk In Cleveland
In Cleveland on June 4 political chatter focused on Governor Landon's GOP nomination path. Statesmen debated first ballot support and potential cross ballots as the national committee prepared to review contest rulings for convention seats. Louisiana slates each claim lawful selection awaiting initial consideration.
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Cleveland
Landon
National Committee
Louisiana
Escued Felons Are Recaptured
Two men Connor Bales and Ernest Mullins who escaped from an Indiana prison were recaptured by State Highway Patrolman Bill Orr on Howell's Mountain and jailed in Jonesville. They face escape charges and are wanted in Sneedville Tennessee for shooting Sheriff Sutton and a deputy during their arrest attempt. Both were serving long terms for bank robbery.
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ST. Charles
Bill Orr
Connor Bales
Ernest Mullins
Indiana
Jonesville
Orr
Howell’s Mountain
Sneedville
Tenn
E. Sutton
Hancock County
Strikes Grip All of France Amid Blum Government Looms
Paris reports a rising general strike as 350000 workers walk out across industries. Police guard idle plants while a 10 million franc meat stock and milk supply hang in the balance. Communists defend the action as wages, hours, and union recognition drive the revolt.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
Lefist
Chamber of Deputies
Roger Salengro
Blum
People’s Front
People's Front
Popular Front
Communists
Socialists
Nanterre
Haile Selassie Welcomed in England Amid Tears and Cheers
Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie arriving in London received a grand welcome as crowds cheered despite exile. Police blocked waves of spectators while officials and Ethiopian exiles attended a formal greeting at Waterloo station. He declared hope for justice and spoke of Lions of Judah amid Allied wartime tensions.
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London
Addis Ababa
England
Battallions
Southampton
Waterloo Station
Norman Angell
Council
The
Ethiopian Association
League of Nations
League
Angell
O. C. Harvey
Anthony Eden
Lion of Judah
Baldwin
Mussolini
Rome honors Badoglio after Ethiopian victory welcome
In Rome on June 3 General Pietro Badoglio received a hero’s welcome after the Ethiopian advance into Addis Ababa. Mussolini kissed him, fascist leaders saluted, and about 60 000 Romans roared their approval as his triumphing mission was celebrated.
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Rome
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Land of Virginia Promises Beauty and History to Tourists
A letter from Elma F Lachmiller of Goldfield Iowa invites Virginians and visitors to enjoy Winchester in early spring with blossoms, festivals and gardens open to tourists. It praises historic sites and summer sports such as horse racing tennis and golf and honors Henry Clay Byrd Washington and other Virginians.
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Winchester
Ponster Gardens
Old War Shells Still A Menace
Floyd B. Taylor, junior historian at the National Park Museum in Fort Harrison near Richmond, warns that dud shells from the Civil War pose a danger to amateur antiquarians who might try to unload them. Engineers at the Nanisdomd ordnance depot Portsmouth removed powder charges from a dozen or more shells found by CCC workers, noting they were in perfect firing condition.
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Richmond
Floyd B.taylor
Taylor
National Park Museum
Fort Harrison
CCC
Nansimond
Portsmouth
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