Rainfall Totals and Requests for Navy Officer Furniture Move
Present and past rainfall figures through June show present 2.85 ins and year to date 12.52 ins with monthly values from January 2.49 to June 3.85 ins. A Navy officer stationed in Florida plans marriage in West Virginia and asks about shipping furniture after discharge. Navy Department confirms furniture may be shipped to West Virginia after marriage.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Navy
Florida
West Virginia
M.F. A
Navy Department
Children’s Day At Galilee Church Program
The Church of Christ near Grimes hosts a Children’s Day program on Sunday night June 16 at 7 30 with Welcome song Responsive scripture Yeading Rev C A Quenzel prayers and multiple performances including recitations songs duets solos and a children’s pageant The public is cordially invited.
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Church of Christ
Grimes
Lord’s Day
The
Bible School
C. A. Quenzel
Booster Choir
Donald Light
Nancy Gardner
Hazel
Frances Bageant
Mari Gardner
Louise It
C. E. McVay
June
Ruby Fisher
Charles Leight
Little White Lamb
Betty Clevenger
Richard Fisher
Lucy Clevenger
Lena Fishel
Mary Fishel
Betty Hawkins
Mr. Quenzel
Observers See Conn Favorite as Louis Tries to Peak
In New Jersey observers favor Billy Conn over Joe Louis ahead of their Yankee Stadium bout next Wednesday. Louis trains hard after sparring and responds to doctors reports, while Conn’s camp and boxing figures see him as the sharper fighter and possible title winner. Louis disputes medical notes amid a tense build up.
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Conn
Louis
Joe
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Yankee Stadium
Vincent Nardiello
New York State Athletic Commission
Nariello
Commission
William Walker
Nardiello
Doc Walker
Doc Nardiello
Greenwood Lake
New Jersey Hills
Billy
Mickey Walker
Liberated Geisha Girls Return to Work in Atami
Geisha of Atami, southwest of Tokyo, were officially freed but found life largely unchanged. The government canceled 660000 yen in debts to the houses, freeing the girls from bondage yet leaving them jobless. They voted to return to the same houses as their own bosses.
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Tokyo
Atami
Here
Yomiuri
Incorrect Address in Braithwaite Ad
The notice corrects George C. Braithwaite's address to 209 Kern Street not 230 Kern Street as stated in Saturday's Star. The correction clarifies the proper residence for correspondence.
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George C. Braithwaite
Kern Street
City
Star
War Brides and Babies Arrive in U S From Mediterranean Ports
The Transport Vulcania docked with 875 war brides and babies from Mediterranean ports. Among the arrivals was Gaetana Saunders a 17 year old wife of Pfc. Nathan P. Saunders of East Rutherford VA she met him in Naples while working as a pants presser for the Army. She planned to live with his parents in Virginia as her husband remained with the Army in California.
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New York
Vulcania
Mediterranean
Gaetana Saunders
Pfc
Nathan P. Saunders
East Rdford
Naples
Byrd Rejects Gerald L. K. Smith Endorsement
Senator Byrd of Virginia repudiated Gerald L. K. Smith's endorsement of his bid for renomination, stating he was unaware of it and opposes Smith's political philosophy. Byrd faces M. A. Hutchinson in the August Democratic primary in Richmond.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Gerald L. K. Smith
America First Party
Smith
Virginia
M. A. Hutchinson
Richmond
Memo the Stubborn Hippopotamus Headed to Pittsburgh Zoo
Chicago officials report Memo a two year old female hippopotamus at Brookfield Zoo weighing 1500 pounds was purchased for 2500 dollars by the Pittsburgh Zoological Society. After four hours of failed crate entry through the Pachyderm House side door Memo walked into the crate at the rear door.
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Chicago
Memo
Brookfield Zoo
Robert Bean
Pittsburgh Zoological Society
Bean
New Boiler Boosts Cannery Capacity at Stephens City
The Community Cannery at Stephens City will raise canning capacity from 300 to 700 cans daily with a new boiler. J C Gordon supervisor says the boiler delivers twelve horsepower versus five before. Call Gordon to schedule canning appointments for next week. The plant will operate through early December, canning vegetables in summer and meats in fall.
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Stephens City
J. C. Gordon
Gordon
Robbers Strike Sam Cohns Tailor Shop in Chicago
Two gunmen invaded Sam Cohn's tailor shop in Chicago and forced him into a washroom before fleeing with $135 and two suits. Cohn said the escape was foiled only when a safety valve hissed, which came too late to deter the robbers.
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Chicago
Sam Cohn
Cohn
Film Comedian Charles Butterworth Killed in Crash
Los Angeles police report that film comedian Charles Butterworth died from injuries after his car skidded 50 feet and struck an electric light pole. He died in an ambulance en route to General Hospital with severe head injuries. no other people were involved.
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Los Angeles
Charles Butterworth
General Hospital
Great Britain built K class submarines with steam surface turbines
The British K class fleet submarines used in World War I had steam turbines for surface propulsion and funnels. They could keep up with the fleet but overall were not fully successful.
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Great Britain
W.S.M. A
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