Berryville Socials Highlight Local Guests and Graduations
Berryville social notes reflect a steady stream of visitors and family updates. Hobson McGehee and family arrived from Jackson Mississippi opening their Semont Circle home. Hobson Jr. graduates from Episcoal High School Alexandria and attends St Catherine's School Richmond.
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Hobson McGehee
Jackson
Iss
Semont Circle
McGehees
Hobson Jr
Alexandria
Try
St. Catherine'school
Richmond
Wedding Ring Etiquette After a Spouse Dies
A widow keeps her wedding ring for life unless she remarries or announces an engagement then she stops wearing it. A stenographer should rise only for strangers or important visitors, not for regular office callers. Do not put broken crackers into soup.
Lesson In English Highlights Misused Words And Pronunciations
This excerpt from W. L. Gordon discusses common errors in English usage and spelling. It notes incorrect phrases like intrd instead of remain and explains mispronunciation of potentate. The piece defines synonyms of talkative and urges daily vocabulary growth with a focus on a combative impulse example.
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New York
Grass Fire Sweeps Acre at City Quarry
A grass fire early this afternoon burned about an acre near the city quarry before city firefighters using a booster tank and Indian pumps extinguished it. No property damage occurred.
Egg and live poultry prices reported by markets division
Agriculture Department Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs at .49 per dozen for extra large, .47 large, .44 mediums, standards and cracks at .44 and .37, fats at .30. Live poultry prices show heavy breed hens over 4 lbs at .32, leghorn hens .18, leghorn broilers up to 2 1 2 lbs .30, young hens .45, young toms .33, and other birds with various prices in Winchester area F O B producer farms.
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Winchester
U.S
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago
Market notes dated June 8 show fruit and poultry prices in Baltimore with apples and crabs up 2 1/2 inches, rome varieties at 1.50-2.50, and several juice prices. cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep quotations across Baltimore and Chicago markets with steer and cow prices, hog weights, and lambs, all noting steady or mixed shifts and recent highs. Strong entities include Baltimore and Chicago markets, and items such as cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, steers, cows, and heifers with price ranges and weights listed.
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Baltimore
Ben Davis
Colorado
Stock Market Report Signals Lift Across Sectors
New York June 8 stock market rose as steels motors and oils led gains amid a generally higher trend. Investors watched rail and utility shares for further direction while commodities held steady and financials showed resilience.
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New York
Oil stocks boost market as railroads rise after dividend
Oil stocks remained the market pillar with strong buying from Texas and other producing areas amid talks of higher crude prices. Rock Island Railroad common stock jumped after a declared dividend, Union Pacific gained while Southern Pacific stayed ahead. several other key names rose. Aircraft shares fell as United dropped to a year low, while air transport stocks recovered with Eastern and Pan American advances.
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Texas
Rock Island Railroad
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Steel
Woolworth
Bark Shanty Times Named for Bark Shanty Point
Port Sanilac Michigan was once called Bark Shanty Point. In the mid 19th century the Bark Shanty Times was the only daily paper in the state without reporters editors or printers. The editor served as postmaster and storekeeper and readers supplied news in. The Times published daily and gained popularity by 1856.
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A. Port Sanilac
Mich
Bark Shanty Point
Bark Shanty Times
Times
Chicago grain prices start higher on open
Chicago June 8 grain values edged up at the open with soybeans and corn showing modest gains. Wheat futures for July and September advanced, while oats and soybean bids held near yesterday’s levels. Lard and Navy fat markets listed with slight activity.
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Chicago
Navy
Why buttermilk makes cakes lighter in texture
The lactic acid in buttermilk or sour milk softens gluten in flour, reducing toughness and yielding lighter, more tender cakes compared with sweet milk.
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Berryville Socials
Hunter Osborne
A. Osborne
Rockroft
Harlinger
Exas
John Sparks
Dee Clark
Edward Shooks
Agerstown
Roosevelt Jenkins
James Hook
Jimie
Susie Farmer
Ettie Kirby
William Harper Dean
Rebecca Bryarly
Washington
Edward P. Berlin
Eddie
Washington & .Lee University
Clifton Price
Lynchburg
Grace Gorham
Gorham
Phil Crisman
Salone Crisman
Morton C. Mumma
Morton Mumma Sr
Beverley Hills
Cal
Arlington
Albert Mumma
Violette Lee
Takoma Park
George Johnson
Johnson Home
Helen Hibbard
Edna Burnett
Clara Cheek
Eddie Joyce
Pfc
Fred Whirley
Ft. Meyer
Warren Whirley
Wilbur M. Gaunt
James W. Pierce
New York City
Ralph Pierce
Ralph Jr
Clifton P. Gaunt
Roanoke
W. M. Gaunt Jr
Carmen and
Sharon
Phil Petri
Martinsburg
H. D. Arthur
Carl Webster
Morgantown University
Loring C. Kackley
Bernard Jones
Virginia and
Suzanne
Buffalo
Matthew Jones
Frances Pearson
Mary Washington College
Ted Miller
Charles Kite
Shenandoah
George Seeney
Kansas City
Nicholas Morrison
Waynesboro
Berryville
Clarke County
J. M. H. Clagett
Wiliam B. Clagett
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Clagett
Stokes Clark
Earl Brown
Washington & Lee
Mrs
Albert Muller
Sarah B. Crown
John W. Olcott Jr
Seoul
Korea
John W. Olcott
Olcott
Seattle
United States
Betty Sue Enders
Averett College
Harry Wynkoop
D. Mack
Harry and
Dickie
Meadeville
Leonard Bell Jr
Randolph Macon College
Bell
R. A. Craig, Jr
Lan
Randolph-Macon
Leonard H. Bell
R.A. Craig
Henry G. Lane
Episcopal Seminary
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
Reasonable Prices
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
Grove’s
Bed-by
Donovan
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Roberta Lee
W. L. Gordon
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division
Cox Leghorn
Strasburg 252
ANG
R. J. Scott
Scott
Ifugao
Philippines
Minne
Kong Igperet Symticame
Tae. Sark Gy
Stock Market Reports
The
W.R
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Spress
Dhe Home of Better Values
Dept Store
Winchester’s
America
Molden Electric Co., Inc
S. Loudoun St
Chris Brewer
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