Rain brings partial drought relief despite late crops
A. P. report from Washington notes rains lift morale in drought areas and may save government funds for forage crops. About 200 million dollars allocated for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. relief continues as cattle purchases proceed with 228000 head to be canned and sent to unemployed. President Roosevelts plan seeks 525 million for further relief as general rains dampen drought impact across the Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota Montana Iowa.
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the Relief Administration
Associated Press
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Congress
Roosevelt
Middle West
Capitol Hill
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
McCarty Rites To Be Held At Stephens City
Funeral for Robert Lee McCarty a former World War veteran and Stephens City native will be held from his mother's home at 10 tomorrow morning with interment at Green Hill Cemetery in Stephens City at 1 in the afternoon. Rev. Dr. Luther A. Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers include Henry Stephenson George Coston Fred Lemley Harry Ebert George Smith Ralph Fansler Shirley Price and Jacob Yost. McCarty served in France with the Engineers Corps and was associated with the Agriculture Adjustment Administration in Washington. He was a member of the Elks and American Legion. He had been ill about three months and died in his sleep at his mother’s home in Washington.
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Robert Lee McCarty
Stephens City
Northumberland Apartments
Washington
Green Hill Cemetery
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
City
Henry Stephenson
George Coston
Fred Lemley
Harry Ebert
George Smith
Ralph Fansler
Shirley Price
Jacob Yost
Mr. McCarty
France
Engineers Corps
Winchester
Virginia
Elks Fraternity
American Legion
L. A. Swimley Drug Company
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
John W. McCarty
Requisition Papers For Shepherd Sent To Governor Peery
George R. Shepherd’s requisition papers were sent to Governor Peery for approval. Commonwealth's Attorney James P. Reardon said Shepherd waives extradition to Winchester to face charges of unlawfully obtaining $420.Virginia authorities worry about delays and will forward papers to Minnesota for signature. Shepherd used fictitious names to gain business confidence while proposing a hardware branch and cashing worthless checks in Winchester and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Shepherd
Peery
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Minneapolis
Shepherd
Winchester
Virginia
Minnesota
United States
Settlement talk eyed at NRAs headquarters over steel threat
Washington bulletin reports a possible agreement within an hour on settling the threatened steel strike at NRA headquarters after 1 PM EST. Energies divided as the administration seeks to avert a strike while shaping a broader social insurance program, with Senate leaders predicting possible adjournment next week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Robinson
Roosevelt
N. R. A. and
Labor Department
Dorothy Dell Goff and Dr. Wagner Die In Pasadena Crash
Dorothy Dell Goff a rising film actress and Dr. Carl Wagner a 28 year old Pasadena surgeon died after a sedan left the Altadena Inn area and plunged into a ditch. Dell born in Mississippi had gained fame on stage and in Paramount films including Wharf Angel and Little Miss Marker. Wagner had been questioned in the Siever murder case months earlier.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Dorothy Dell Goff
Carl Wagner
Leonard Siever
Miss Goff
Dorothy Dell
Victor McLaglen
Miss Marker
Miss Dell
Paramount Studios
South
Hattiesburg
Miss
New Orleans
Local talents to headline Music Lovers' Club finale
The seventh and final Music Lovers' Club program of the season will start at 8:30 p.m. Monday June 11 at the George Washington Hotel and feature only local performers. The club formed two years ago to join the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs and has steadily drawn regional music enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Lovers’ Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Studebaker Leads with Reduced Prices Ad
Studebaker offers lower prices with discounts from 75 to 150 dollars. Dellinger Brothers urged to compare before buying. June dates implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Dellinger Brothers
Gifts for the Graduates Van Raalte
Underthings and hosiery feature in a college gift segment by Margaret L. Hodgson. The note outlines practical items for graduates and suggests suitable accompanying accessories.
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van Raalte
Margaret L. Hodgson
Local Speed Ball League Forms At Men's Athletic Club
Jack Widmyer elected president and Taylor as secretary treasurer of a new city speed ball league organized this week at the Men's Athletic Club rooms on West Boscawen Street. Three clubs have joined including Sarah Zane Fire Co Virginia Woolen Mills and Men’s Athletic Club with eight teams planned.
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West Boscawen Street
Jack Widmyer
Taylor
Men’s Athletic Club
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Virginia Woolen Mills
Men's Athletic Club
Handley High School
Handley
Park
City Trilight League
Little Theatre Plans To Present Play Next Month
Winchester Little Theatre president Miss Anne Brooke Kern announced the third play of the 1933 34 season has been selected and approved. Cradle Snatchers a three act farce by Medcraft and Mitchell will be staged late July with tryouts Friday at 7 30 pm at John J Williams Amherst street home.
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Anne Brooke Kern
Winchester Little Theatre
Little Theatre
George Jean Nathan
New York
Russell G. Medcraft
Norma Mitchell
Music Box Theatre
Mary Boland
Edna May Oliver
Raymond Hackett
Hollar Held Without Bail On Slaying Charge
Allen L. Hollar, who allegedly shot 22 year old George R. Saum over his daughter Jane 16, was held without bond for the next grand jury session at a Hagerstown hearing. Witnesses testified Saum died from a bullet wound to the liver. Hollar confessed to borrowing the revolver a week earlier.
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Allen L. Hollar
George R. Saum
Hollar
Jane
Washington
Richard H. Sweeney
Hagerstown
Ilar
Winchester
Victor D. Miller
Saum
Carl Smith
Clarence Emmett
Capitol
Sinclair Will Pitch Against Locals Sunday
The Winchester Park Baseball team schedules a weekend series with Martinsburg Blue Eagles on Saturday and Hagerstown Blue Sox on Sunday. Sinclair, who started the season pitching for the locals, will start for the Blue Sox and aims to prove he can still win. Games begin promptly at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park
Martinsburg
Extra for Saturday Market Prices
Delivery services City Fruit Market at the corner of Boscawen and Louise streets offer home grown iceberg lettuce green cabbage and bananas. The ad lists sliced tomatoes 3 for Th 25s and 1 head of iceberg 1 ge, 74ac 3lb bananas 2 dozen for 25 cents.
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City Fruit Market
Boscawen
Loudoun Streets
Wanted Good Clean Cotton Rags
Classified notice under Star office listing a wanted item for sale or purchase. Indicates demand for clean cotton rags with date 5-28 and page reference 1p tf. Primary action is a purchase request from the Star office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Desirable 40 Acre Farm to Be Sold Saturday
A 40 acre farm near Opequon, former home of the late Luther Miller, will be sold at noon Saturday June 9 in front of the Court House. The notice appears in the Pure Food Store advertisement with muffin crisps and Swedish style items mentioned.
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Opequon Ormerly
Luther Miller
Court House
Clean-Up Code to Be Announced by NRASoon
The article reports that the National Recovery Administration will unveil a unified code for hundreds of small and secondary industries, focusing on shorter hours, living wages, and the right to organize. Voluntary participation is offered for more elaborate practices. aim is to simplify codes from 450 to under 300 and curb price fixing while preserving fair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Blue Eagle
Reasau
Eee Up P
NRA
Wheat Inspection Delayed in County by Survey Delays
The county reports slower progress in wheat inspection as acreage to be rented to the government remains unmarked. All wheat and contracted fields must be surveyed before harvest to ensure early payments. The allotment committee urges farmers to prepare for supervisor visits and cooperate to avoid post harvest delays.
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R. L. Omps
J. H. Funkhouser
John W. Larrick, Jr
A. Lillard
G. Wilson Whitmore
M. J. Pease
P. H. Wakeman
Stine
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Handley High preps annual commencement sermon
Rev Lloyd McFarland Courtney of Lewisburg will deliver the sermon to Handley graduates in the auditorium Sunday at 8 o clock. The service is led by the Ministerial Association to fit Handley exercises. Courtney is senior pastor at Old Stone Church Lewisburg since 1923 and a former pharmacist who studied at Union Theological Seminary.
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Handley High School
Lloyd Courtney
Lewisburg
W. Va
Presbyterian Church
Courtney
Tennessee
Lloyd McFarland Courtney
White Pine
Tenn
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Holston, Tenn
New Providence, Tenn
Old Stone
Ald Young Ple
W. M. Brashears
Handley
Glee Club
E. T. Clark
Gounod
Hubert Sydenstricker
Roanoke
L. Flickinger
E. B. McGukin
Dying Man Questioned By Federal Agent Lets Dillinger Lip Sealed
Waterloo Iowa June 8 federal agent questioned Tommy Carroll before the 38 year old gunman died. He would say nothing to offering With Carroll was Jean Crompton captured with him. Carroll and Crompton were in the Dillinger gang pursuit when gunfire erupted in Northern Wisconsin. The death marked the third kill in the drive to eradicate the gang and capture its leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
John Dillinger
Tommy Carroll
Carroll
Dillinger
America
O. H. Dewey
Jean Ton
Asig
Lesale
Little Bohemia
Mercer
Wis
Jean Crompton
Wisconsin
Public sale of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock
Auction firm Duvall Dunn offers 35 shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock for public sale in front of the Court House on June 9 at noon. Notices list sale date and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Court House
Duvall & Dunn
Drive to Help Homeless Children Set to Open in Frederick County
A county fundraising drive led by Mrs H B McCormac starts Monday to support the Children's Home Society of Virginia. The society cared for 830 homeless children last year in various placements, with 1 039 children aided by 23 workers in the past year. Citizens may donate via Mrs McCormac or treasurer C P McVicar, or be approached by solicitors this week in Winchester and Frederick County.
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Frederick County
H. B. McCormac
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Virginia Children’s Home Finder
Drive
C. P MceVicar
C. T. Owen
Hugh Clark
Melvin Green
G. C. Rose
R. B. Campbell
Peter Brinton
C. P.mcvicar
Children’s Home Society
Virginia
Children's Home Society of Virginia
Winchester
H.B. McCormac
County Chin
C. P. McVicar
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U. S
McCarty
Dr. Thomas
Dr. Car Wagner
Sedan
Music Club
Best Methodist Church
Priest Springs
Mellwaine
George W. Dellinger
Twenty-third Virginia Cavalry
Imboden
Charles T. O'Farrell
Daniel Miller
Thirty-third Virginia Infantry
Fred W. M. Holliday
Charles P. McVicar
Sons of Veterans
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Philip Williams
W. H. Mcllwee
Speed Ball League
Marquette
Sinclair
Pure Food Store
N. R.A
Bandit
Frederick
Mrs. McCormac Co
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