Mother Deserts Baby Boy to Find Work in Martinsburg
A well fed nine pound baby boy is found at King's Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after a woman from Dayton Ohio deserts him to seek work. The mother, 32, allegedly traveled from Cincinnati to Martinsburg via Winchester and Dayton, leaving the infant in care with notes asking for a good home. Police and residents later traced a woman matching the description at the Winchester bus terminal with the child. The baby remains in hospital while authorities seek the mother or a permanent adoptive home.
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King’s Daughter Hospital
Martinsburg
Winchester
Hagerstown Md
Slifer
Water Street
Dayton
Ohio
Maud Mason
Union
Martinsbburg
Greyhound
Cincinnati
Washington
D. C
Blue Ridge Line
Peach Orchards Of Valley Will Have Light Crop
The Virginia peach crop as of June 1 is 24 percent of a full crop, about 360000 bushels, due to February sub zero damage. Albemarle reports 53 percent, Botetourt Roanoke around 40 percent. Shenandoah Valley light but Piedmont up to 90 percent in some orchards. Nationwide, 48673000 bushels, 7 percent higher than 1933 but well below five year average, with New Jersey New York New England near total failure and rain hindering May spraying in the Carolinas and Georgia. Pears at 25 percent of a full crop.
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Star
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ohio
Linois
Michigan
Washington
Henry M. Taylor
Richmond
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Piedmont
Albemarle County
Botetourt
Roanoke
United States
Rocky Mountains
New Jersey
New York
New England
Carolinas
Modify Contracts On Corn Acreage Because Of Drouth
County agent I Fred Stine reports Washington authorized changes to corn acreage contracts. The new ruling allows planting pasture and forage crops on contract land including rented acres, excluding corn and green sorghums, and defines forage as any day or other feed crop for roughage. Harvesting clover or soy beans for grains remains prohibited. Stine will assess compliance after wheat inspection, noting 571 wheat and corn hog contracts in Frederick County.
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Middle West
I. Fred Stine
Washington
Stine
Frederick County
Galilee Children Day services set for Grimes next Sunday
Grimes Virginia narrative notes Galilee Church to hold Children Day services next Sunday night at 8 o clock with inviting attendance. Local residents and visitors including A B Orndorff and families from Sedan West Virginia visit relatives and rebuild after recent fire.
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Arthur Orndorff
Glenn Allamong
Charles Hensell
Bee Larvae Development Depends on Food Type
The article explains worker bees determine if a female larva becomes a worker or queen based on early diet. It contrasts regular jelly with royal jelly and includes a playful analogy about matches and lights to illustrate hidden potential.
Middletown Notes Spotlight Local Visits and Events
Middletown Va June 15 communities share Sunday visits with relatives from Strasburg Winchester Wilkinsburg Beckley and Beckley Pa. Grace M E Church plans Children’s Day service June 17 at 11 a m. Max Doman visits family before returning to William and Mary for summer courses after completing his junior year.
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Middletown
Russell Ramey
Strasburg
Carson Edmonson
Winchester
Walter Edmonson
Carl Evans
Wilkinsburg
D. H. Glenn
Louise Williams
Washington, D
Garrette Bowers
South Langhorne
T. J. McInturff
Guyer Larrick
Beckley
W. Va
Sydney Larrick
C. C. Rhodes
Culpeper
Hudson
Garvin Walter
Little Daughter
Walter
Guthridge
John Shull
Albert Shaffer
Frank Weirick
North Carolina
Anderson
Weirick
Hyattsville
Inlaw
Arthur Weirick
John Weirick
Ainsworth Sperry
Helen and
Mary Spence
Grace M. E. Church
Max Doman
T. B. Doman
Mr. Doman
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
William and Mary
Mrs. Dionne Quints’ Mother in Critical Condition
Mrs. Ovila Dionne, mother of the Corbeil Ontario quintuplets, suffered a sudden relapse and a fever after rising to greet her five other children. A. R. Dafoe was summoned as doctors described her condition as critical.
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Ovila Dionne
A. R. Dafoe
Strike Ties Berkeley Woolen Plant in Martinsburg
Berkeley Woolen Company in Martinsburg West Virginia remains idle as workers strike over alleged union activity discrimination and a stretch out of looms. Pickets block the plant Gates with eggs and tomatoes in a tense scene ahead of a second conference.
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Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley Woolen Company
West Stephen Street
Winchester
H. B. McCormac
Berkeley
Joseph Steiner
United Textile Workers
American Federation of Labor
Rush D. Holt
NRA
Charleston
Chambersburg
Nineveh Presbyterian Church Sunday Services Schedule
Nineveh Presbyterian Church invites parishioners to Sunday School at 10 a m and a church service with sermon by the pastor at 11 a m.
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Nineveh Presbyterian Church
Community Notes From Greenway Gleanings Area
Greenway Virginia notes report Mr and Mrs J H Funkhouser and daughter Catherine traveled to Hagerstown Maryland Sunday. Attending a funeral in Charles Town were Mr and Mrs Albert Simmons two daughters and Mrs Kenney Mrs Howard White and Mr Simmons of Capon Bridge. Miss Mildred White of Berryville visits sister Mrs Joe Perry. Mr Howard Grubbs remains ill at home. A party at Mrs Charles home featured games and music from a Winchester orchestra with refreshments. Mr and Mrs Fred Cooke have moved to Mrs Gardners White Post property. Mozelle White visited Mrs Charles Funk Sunday.
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Greenway
J. H. Funkhouser
Catherine
Hagerstown
Albert Simmons
Kenney
Howard White
Simmons
Capon Bridge
Charles Town
Mildred White
Berryville
Joe Perry
Howard Grubbs
Charles
Winchester
Fred Cooke
Gardner
White Post
Mozelle White
Charles Funk
Man shot four times seeks justice after marsh ambush
John J. French, the sole survivor of a Chicago attack, was left for dead in a marsh with four bullet wounds and partial leg amputation. He appeared in federal court to identify his alleged attackers, making the case a broader pursuit of the assailants.
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John J. French
Chicago
French
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Middletown Notes
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Mrs. Ovila Dionne
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Stratford
McKay Gliders
Geo. W. Kurtz
Cameron Street
John J, French
Wenders
Winchester Furniture Co
Main Street
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire Co
South Braddock St
Goodyear Speedway
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