Ship Knut Hamsun Sinks With Nitrate Cargo In Caribbean
The Norwegian freighter Knut Hamsun carrying Chilean nitrate sank after a sudden fire in the Caribbean Sea near 300 miles north of Colon Panama. Seventeen crewmen were missing while the captain and 16 others were rescued after drifting in a lifeboat for nearly three days. The Zacapa reported the rescue and a 22 hour search for the lifeboat.
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Associated Press
New York
United Fruit
Zacapa
Caribbean Sea
Colon
Panama
George McBride
Knut Hamsun
McBride
President to Consider War Debt Payment
Washington reports a strong note to Britain stressing its credit link to U S debts and inviting proposals for debt adjustment or payment in kind. Secretary Hall outlines three points, says Britain must pay June 15 installment, and welcomes mutually beneficial proposals for settlement or goods and services.
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Paris
Rome
Washington
Great Britain
Ronald Lindsay
Secret Hall
United States
American Congress
Roosevelt
Congress
Stocks Continue Upward Climb In June Market Tone
The Associated Press reports stocks edging higher with a hinted summer market. Commodities influenced equities as grains rose, cotton, silver, rubber, copper, hides and sugar futures also advanced. Bonds performed well and the dollar strengthened slightly in foreign dealings.
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Associated. Press
New York
London
Big Ben Not a Clock Bell at Westminster marks time by strikes
Explanation clarifies that Big Ben is the bell within Westminster City’s clock tower, not the clock itself. The piece notes the bell’s role in signaling time with its chimes and the tower’s status as a landmark in London.
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Great Westminster
Changes Made In Council At Harrisonburg
Weldon W. Beery and Morris Spiro to join Harrisonburg City Council with re-elected J. O. Stickley and C. C. Conrad. Spiro defeats Flick for unexpired term. 1390 of 2100 votes cast in off year election. Staunton council elected Curry Carter and George B. Tullidge, with Cottrell and Taylor losing. Waynesboro council totals listed by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Stickley
C. C. Conrad
Berry
A. P. Sumption
Spiro
Luther T. Flick
Verne R. Slater
Flick
Staunton
Curry Carter
George B. Tullidge
George A. Cottrell
N. C. Taylor
Carter
Tullidge
Cottrell
Taylor
Charles K Brown
Jesse M. Bratton
William A. Grubert
Waynesboro
Louis Spilman
Edgar M. Quillen
Alonzo R. Harding
J. B. Yount, Jr
Chicago Grain Market Prices and Quotations
Closing quotations for Chicago and Baltimore wheat and corn futures and spot prices are listed. Chicago July wheat 96 42, September 96 56, December 98 53. Baltimore spot wheat 96. Winchester spot wheat 94. Corn Chicago July 57 14, September 59 56, December 61 14. Winchester delivered 65 cents per bushel and $3.25 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stfckell Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Steel Workers Vote On Nationwide Strike Action
Pittsburgh June 13 union members of the Amalgamated Association vote by secret ballot on whether to join a proposed nationwide steel strike. Tomorrow 200 delegates from the ten locals meet to decide if the union will demand formal recognition from the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Amalgamated
Mussolini And Hitler To Meet In Venice
Venice buzzed with arrival of Fascist and German officials diplomats detectives and reporters for the planned meeting between Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini tomorrow. The city prepared elaborate receptions aiming to rival historic Doges days and showcase its canals and beauty.
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Associated Press
Venice
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Tribute to Edward Colson Ends 212 Years of Floral Memorials
A rare case in history marks the tribute to Edward Colson, a philanthropist buried in Bristol. The school, homes, and hospitals he founded have laid fresh flowers on his grave weekly for 212 years.
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Edward Colson
Bristol
Bones Found Beneath Bank of England Garden Court
Work on the Bank of England site uncovered human remains estimated at 800 in the garden court area. The space had served as the graveyard for St Christopher-le-Stocks church, demolished in 1781 for bank expansion.
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Bank of England
Garden Court
St. Christopher-le-Stocks
Convention Of Church Schools Opens Tonight In Winchester
The three day convention themed Christ In the Life of the Home opens with multiple sessions led by Dr. F E Brininstool Dr Joy Elmer Morgan and Dr Luther A Weigle in Winchester. Sections cover children youth and adults with Smith directing the music pageant Judean Hills are Holy and more than 100 citizens will participate. Delegates from nearby counties are expected and attendance may reach 1000 to 1500 visitors.
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Christ
H. Augustine Smith
F. E. Brininstool
Joy Elmer Morgan
Luther A. Weigle
Lillian E. McCormick
Baltimore
Maryland-Delaware Council of Religious Education
Friends Meeting House
Z. B. Edworthy
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Church
Weigle
Episcopal Church
Church School
Smith
Winchester
Church and
Boston
Handley Class Exercises Highlight Today
Handley exercises feature tonight at 8 o clock with Handley Orchestra opening. Rev A R Van Cleave delivers invocation. Glee Club performs Forest Car Targett. John M Steck introduces the speaker, Miss Mary Kathryn Stryker sings, diplomas presented by Mr Quarles. Rev E B McGukin pronounces benediction and orchestra closes.
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Handley Orchestra
A. R. van Cleave
Glee Club
Targett
John M. Steck
Steck
Mary Kathryn Stryker
Quarles
E. B. McGukin
Independent ticket Sweeps Stephens City Council Vote
In Stephens City the two independents won council seats with no opposition. W. E. Gardner was elected mayor and the slate included J. A. Bean S. A. Sargent T. A. Grim R. H. Yeakley R. H. Evans and John W. Hartley. The Lemley family cast 11 of 21 votes in the town election.
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Hollis
Barnett
Sarah Zane Engine House
Barr
Snapp
Keffer
Coble
City Hall
Lemley
Stephens City
W.E. Gardner
J. A. Bean
S. A. Sargent
T. A. Grim
R. H. Yeakley
R. H. Evans
John W. Hartley
Arliss Breaks a Rule at House of Rothschild Sneak Preview
George Arliss violated his usual discretion by attending an unannounced sneak preview of The House of Rothschild, his first starring vehicle for 20th Century Pictures under Schelick and Zanuck. United Artists brings the film to Palace Theatre for four big days starting Monday. the packed crowd greeted the Technicolor drama with thunderous applause and a final fadeout. An onlookers’ cry of Look there’s George Arliss came as autograph seekers converged, but he had already slipped away.
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George Arliss
Hollywood
House of Rothschild
Joseph M. Schelick
Darryl F. Zanuck
20Th Century Pictures
United Artists
Palace Theatre
George Adliss
Shenandoah County Elects Officers In Five Towns
In New Market Mayor G A Woods was reelected by ten votes over John S Calvert. New dealers won two council seats and tied for sixth. old deal members mostly defeated. Voter turnout 146 of 161. Other towns saw re-elections and light ballots with several disqualifications anticipated in Strasburg and Woodstock districts.
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New Market
G. A. Woods
Johns. Calvert
New Deal
New Dealers
Old Deal
F. White
John
Jacob Bowman
B. F. White
R. R. Wickes
A. R. O’roark
Stoneburner
Mount
Jackson
E Lee Stoneburner
W. L. Vehrencamp
W. L. Burkett
W. L. Rosenberger
J. J. Painter
W. L Vehrencamp
E. E. Rinker
W. J. Price
Strasburg
Grove
R. B. Crabill
H. L. Snapp
Gretna Green Still Draws Runaway Couples
Gretna Green remains a favorite for runaway English youths. The village blacksmith continues to officiate the ceremony as the old law requiring partners to declare This is my wife and This is my husband has been repealed.
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Gretna Green
Summer visitors fill Millwood scene with luncheons and dinners
Millwood Virginia celebrates a bustling summer as residents host lengthy visits from Hartley, Burwell, and Lindsey families plus guests from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. The social calendar features luncheons, church meetings, and university finals keeping the community active through June.
Edsall Family Visit From Pittsburgh to New Haven
Mr and Mrs Richard Everard Edsall of Pittsburgh visit Mrs Edsall at Pen Day after a Florida winter. They plan to spend the summer in New Haven Conn and left for their home in New York on Monday after ten days at Pen Day.
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Millwood
D. M. Hartley
Blue Ridge
Barnwell
D. C
Hartley
Margaret Burwell
Archibald Bevan
Burchard
Hannah More Academy
Reistertown
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
H.M. A
Agnes Page Mitchell
the Glen
Phyllis Morris
Newberry
N. C
Catherine Booth
Governors Island
N. Y
Janet Harrison
Charles Harrison
Leesburg
Holton Arms
Mitchell
Virginia Warden Boyd
Winchester
W. Pinkey Wetherall
Baltimore
Henry
Post Mitchell
Ardmore
University of Virginia
Thomas Nelson Carter
New York
Richard Everard Edsall
Pittsburgh
Edsall
Pen Day
Florida
New Haven
Conn
River poison tree fears wood cutters in Asia
The river poison tree of southern Asia is greatly feared by wood cutters because cutting it can cause sap to spray into the eyes, risking permanent blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
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Caribbean
Harrisonburg
Weldon W. Beery
Chamber of Commerce
Morris Spiro
Associate Press
Arliss
Shenandoah Co
George E. Irvin
L. D. Swann
Charles W. Sheetz
Phillip Barrick
Edinburg
Hugh Morrison
Woodstock
H. Morrison
B. E. Clower
I. H. Harris
M. H Bowman
P. F. Peer
K. K. Koontz
Thos. H. Fravel
J. Frank Hottel
William H. Few
Hottel
Eleanor Alcocke
Pauline Bowie
Philadelphia
Long Branch
Robert
Carter Randolph
Robert Carter Randolph
John ‘Townsend Burwell
John Bainbridge
Hingham
Mass
Norman Cocke
Charlotte
Woman's Auxiliary of
Christ Church
Henry B. Gilpin
Hugh M. Nelson
George H. Burwell
Polly Cary ‘ Randolph
Graham Doughtery
Richard P. Whitting
R. G. Mitchell
Edward E. Lindsey
Agnes
Parish Aid Society
Agnes R. Page
Beverley McKay
Hugh M Nelson
Edward G. Butler
Winston Lindsey
Winston
Edward
James
Tucker Lindsey
Spout Run
Miss
Court of Claims
Theodore Cox
Bris
Greene County
Neve
Grace Cox
St. Simeon’s Parish
New England
Tonkawa
Oklo
Lindsey
Robert Maccullah
Newton Falls
Ohio
George L. Jones
North China Patrol
Jones
Carl Sandelin
William Sommerfeld
RADIO
Philcos
Capitol Theatre
Pairment Ave
Buckley
South Arenas
N. Loudoun St
Main St
Peyton St
Handley School
Hables Real Estate Office
J. P. Miller
E. Clifford Street
S. Braddock Street
Shenandoah River
John C. Cather
Amherst St
Gray Ave
Williams
Wilbur R. Johnston
Berryville Ave
Loudoun Nia
Novick Transfer Building
Cameron St
J. M. Fishpaw
Valley Grocery
Philips Lumber Yard
Berryville
Mr. Brown
Cincinnati
Arvin
Thrift Auto
Thos. H. Sprint
N. Main Street
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