Presidential Nominees May Be Decided Before Roll Call
Washington dispatch notes that in 1940 the major parties may settle their presidential nominees before roll call. Emissaries and state politicians probe candidates, with about 1,100 Democratic and 1,000 Republican delegates planned. Details cover apportionment rules and bonus delegates.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Ates
Alf Maanan
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Kansas
Houston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Valli
John Nance Garner
Texas
California
District of Columbia
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
Training School Set This Week By F Stine
County Agent I Fred Stine announced a three to four day training school for supervisors of farms and orchards under the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program will convene at the county courthouse on Tuesday June 13. District supervisor Joseph Copley and others from Blacksburg will attend as the program aims to begin compliance checks after July 1 with new aerial photographs prepared for use this year. Eligible applicants named by the county committee include A F Lillard M J Pease L H Ramey E O Carpenter J L Hershman Granville Snapp P H Wakeman R L Bageant G Wilson Whitmore Thomas Rosenberger and Ross Lillard.
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Fred Stine
Joseph Copley
Blacksburg
A. F. Lillard
M. J. Pease
L. H. Ramey
E. O. Carpenter
J. L. Hershman
Granville Snapp
P. H. Wakeman
R. L. Bageant
G. Wilson Whitmore
Thomas Rosenberger
Ross Lillard
Aged Colored Woman Williams Dies in Winchester at 82
Adaline Clifford Williams daughter of William and Margaret Clifford of Mount Jackson Virginia died at 3 50 pm Saturday at 221 East Kern Street Winchester aged 82 She leaves daughter Pearl Evans of Harrisonburg Virginia brother John Clifford five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Tuesday at John Mann Methodist Church East Cork Street conducted by Rev Langford
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Adaline Clifford Williams
Winchester
East Kern Street
William and Margaret Clifford
Mount Jackson
Pearl Evans
Harrisonburg
John Clifford
John Mann Methodist Church
East Cork Street
Langford
Kidnap Charge Faced By Joseph R. Smith
Joseph R. Smith appeared before a U.S. commissioner in Hagerstown Maryland on federal kidnapping charges tied to an all night ride with John C. Doub and Hood College student Margaret Simmons. Bond set at 10000 by Commissioner D Angle Wolfinger. Doub said Smith with a gun forced them to drive for hundreds of miles before releasing Simmons at a Funks town home.
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Hagerstown
Joseph R. Smith
U.S
John C. Doub
Margaret Simmons
Hood College
D. Angle Wolfinger
Smith
Fred. T. McIntyre
FBI
Doub
Miss Simmons
Funkstown
Treasury Status June 9 Receipts and Debt Totals
Treasury report shows receipts of 20,966,024.31 and expenditures of 29,402,509.41. Gross debt stands at 40,354,546,410.09, up by 2,633,958.65 from the prior day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Welch Speaks At Memorial Program In Stephens City
Rev. Homer Welch told mourners at a memorial rites service in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City that loved ones never truly die and live in memory. The program opened with a parade by I O O F members, local youths, and representatives, led by Paul Riley’s Frederick County High School Band and the F F A Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Homer Welch
Stephens City Odd Fellows Lodge
Green Hill Cemetery
Paul Riley
Frederick County High School
F. F. A. Drum and Bugle Corps
Woman grain expert stands firm amid trade dither
Chicago reports show Mrs. Eileen Hennington Miller, the nation’s only prominent female grain authority, refusing to adjust her cautious forecast for winter wheat. She estimates about 492 million bushels, below last year, while other male experts project 515 to 536 million. The Agriculture Department pegs winter wheat near 523 million with spring wheat 145 to 170 million.
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Chicago
Eileen Hennington Miller
Kansas
Mid-Way Team Defeats Moose In 14-2 Baseball Game
The Midway baseball club defeated the Moose nine 14-2 on Sunday afternoon. They knocked Leo Smallwood, who pitched a no hitter last week, out in the first inning and drove in 12 runs over the next two pitchers. Cooley for the Midway hurled well, finishing with a strong outing.
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Midway Baseball Club
Moose
Leo Smallwood
Cooley
Midwayers
Cooly
Round Hill School Ends Year With Picnic And Exhibits
The Round Hill School in Frederick County closed the 1938 39 term with a Friday June 8 picnic for seventh and eighth grades. A May 26 program featured a Five Point certificate ceremony for 31 children and a health unit completing dental work and diphtheria immunizations for 61 community children. The school entered the Young America Paints Exhibit in New York with art by Maxine Driver Donald Anderson and LeRoy Snapp. The senior softball team, undefeated this spring, played Gore Miller Mt. Airy and Mt. View with players Ernest Davies Earl Whetzel Maurice Carpenter Donald Anderson Lloyd McDonald LeRoy Snapp and others.
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Round Hill
Frederick County
Burke
Round Hill School
Young America
Benny Smith Art Supply Company
United States
New York City
Maxine Driver
Donald Anderson
LeRoy Snapp
Gore
Miller
Max Billmyer
Wiley Pingley
Richard Cather
Roland Pennington
Raymond Derflinger
Linwood Dusing
Robert Castleman
Dr. Gore Died at 86 A Colum bian University Mathematician
Dr. Gore a longtime Colum bian University mathematics instructor retired in 1909 after 31 years at the preparatory school later part of George Washington University. He lectured nationwide, earned 14 decorations, and served as commissioner general at multiple expositions. He left a widow, a niece in Nowata Oklahoma, and ties to the Cather family.
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Columbian University
George Washington University
George Washington
Gore
New Mexico
Arkansas
Russia
United States
Anthropological Society of Washington
Philosophical Society of Washington
Actuarial Society of America
National Geographical Society
Catholic University
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Siam
Romania
Germany
Holland
J. A. Barm
Nowata
Oklahoma
Cather
Blood-Hounds On Trail of Fugitives
A prison escape ends with six inmates seizing the warden and briefly kidnapping State Representative Irving Grimes Mrs Grimes and her son Pat before fleeing with the warden. Officers pursue with bloodhounds while the group escapes in a stolen car.
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Irving Grimes
Denver
Pat
Walt
Archer
Needham Ferguson
Den
Johnson
Ferguson
James Williams
Lawton
Okla
Williams
State Penitentiary
Canon City
Roy Best
Injured Golfer Reported Better From Incident
Bryn Mawr Pa June 12 Robert T Mossman of Ardmore Pa injured by a golf ball struck by Craig Wood in the open championship playoff at Spring Mill was reported in good condition today at Bryn Mawr hospital. Mossman stood north of the eighteenth hole when Wood's brassie second struck his temple.
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Bryn Mawr
Robert T.mossman
Ardmore
Craig Wood
Spring Mill
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Mossman
Wood
Last Day To Sign For Soil Conservation Program
June 15 is the final date for Frederick County farmers and orchardists to declare participation in the Soil Conservation Program for 1939. County Agent I Fred Stine notes over 80 percent have signed, with potential benefits totaling $99,686.36 if all sign and meet soil-building goals worth $1.50 per unit.
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Fred Stine
Stine
Frederick County
Mrs Violette Laid To Rest At Macedonia Church
Funeral services for Jane Edwards Violette widow of J W Violette were held at the Petrie home near Macedonia with ministers S J Goode George Waters and E T Clark officiating. Interment followed in Macedonia cemetery beside her husband. Pallbearers included George Clark A F Huebner Robert Daugherty Carroll Solenberger Charles O Dearmont and Samuel S Shiley.
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Jane Edwards Violette
J. W. Violette
Richard L. Petrie
Macedonia
Front Royal Road
Petrie
S. J. Goode
Church of the Disciples of Christ
George Waters
The
Methodist Church
E. T. Clark
Baptist Church
Disciples Church
George Clark
Capt
A. F. Huebner
Robert Daugherty Carroll Solenberger
Charles O. Dearmont
Samuel S. Shiley
Library schedules earlier closing at 7 30 p m each evening
C Vernon Eddy librarian reminded the public Handley Library will begin closing at 7 30 o clock each evening from today until September 1 for ten weeks. It will still open at 10 o clock in the morning.
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C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
Market quotations in Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago livestock
Produce prices show dull apples with Maryland Pennsylvania and other regions reporting various varieties and levels. Eggs butter and live poultry listed with steady to firm quotes. cattle calves hogs sheep in Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago markets reflect mixed demand and price ranges across weights and grades.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
U. S
North Carolina
Nancy Halls
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rock
Long Island
Roosevelt Addresses West Point on Peace and Strength
President Roosevelt speaking at West Point urged that peace requires strength through restrained, cooperative minds and modernized armed forces. He warned machine age warfare tests courage and morale, noting soldiers remain key in Europe, the Far East, and Africa. A 21 gun salute greeted him as Brig. Gen. Benedict escorted him to the armory.
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Roosevelt
America
West Point
Europe
Far East
Africa
Academy
Hudson River Valley
Hyde Park
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Jay L. Benedict
Military Academy
Mr. Roosevelt
Livestock Auction Totals Mixed Prices and Steady Movers
The auction saw long yearlings and light steers selling around 10 dollars while heavier cattle held higher. Cows were slow, bulls and heifers steady. Spring lambs sold from about 9.75 dollars and medium clipped lambs around 7.25.
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Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Tive
Stock Market Slips as Light Trading Signals Pause
New York stock market moved lower in thin trading with most leaders easing and losses spread from fractions to over a point near the close. Transfers ran about 400000 shares in five hours while bearish notes appeared in General Motors Michigan Union Labor issues but overall business news remained not deeply depressing.
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New York
General Motors
Michigan
Grain futures fall to three week low on demand and weather
Chicago June 12 Wheat futures slumped over a cent amid renewed demand for new wheat in the southwest and better crop prospects in the northwest. July contracts dipped to 73 1 8 as selling spread through winter and spring belts. Enid Oklahoma saw 575 cars of new grain as hedging pressure prompted broad liquidation.
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Chicago
Northwest
Enid
Okla
Rye
Lord
Grain and wheat prices in Chicago and Baltimore markets
Chicago grain prices dated June 12 list No. 3 hard wheat at 76 1 4 cents, No. 3 yellow hard 75 1 2 to 76, No. 2 northern spring 77 1 2, various corn and soybean prices, oats and barley values, and sample grades. Baltimore market notes June 12 show No. 2 red winter wheat 89, Winchester Wheat 84, corn 63, with year-ago comparisons.
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Price Sampago Grain
Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Winchester Boy To Get Degree At University
Six Virginia students will receive degrees from the University of Pennsylvania during commencement in Philadelphia. Degrees include veterinary medicine for Lemuel A. Branch and Robert H. Yager. MBA for Frank R. Alvis Kenneth H. Knorr and Benjamin F. Davis Jr.. and medicine for Charles P. Alexander. Dr Thomas S. Gates will preside and Dr Josiah H. Penniman will deliver the address.
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Philadelphia
Virginia
University of Pennsylvania
Lemuel A. Branch
Franklin
Robert H. Yager
Somereset
Frank R. Alvis
Richmond
Kenneth H. Knorr
Staunton
Benjamin F. Davis, Jr
Winchester
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