Miss Smith First In Misspelled Word Contest
Miss Myrtle Virginia Smith wins first prize in a local misspelled word contest with 153 entries. Winners include George W. O'Rear and others, while a handwritten list by Mrs. J C Becher is praised for neatness though one word was missed. The list of misspelled words is printed.
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Miss Smith
J. C. Becher
South Washington Street
Myrtle Virginia Smith
North Braddock Street
George W. O'Rear
North Loudoun Street
J. W. Carpenter
Berryville
Virginia Hawkins
Winchester
Sara Moling
Elsie Locke
Dorothy Michael
Glaize Avenue
Gordon McKilwee
South Cameron Street
Gilbert Kline
East Baker Street
Hilma Hottel
East Lane Avenue
Spence and
Selon
Seldon
Snider & Son
Success
Gas. Co
Modern, Gas Co
Popular
Bond Bros
Stickley Honors From Virginia Odd Fellows Lodges
Claude B. Stickley of Vaucluse is celebrated after rising to Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia Odd Fellows. Crescent Lodge No. 60 and Marsh Run Lodge No. 147 hosted a surprise reception in Middletown on June 15 with 38 members and guests. Toastmaster Rev. W. P. Saunders, with brief remarks from lodge officials, and a supper of fried chicken and desserts followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Crescent Lodge
Rebekas
Marsh Run
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Grand Lodge of Virginia Odd Fellows
Stickley
W. P. Saunders
Marsh Run Lodge
Herberts. Jones
Noble Grand
Virginia Whissen
Dolly Adams
Widmyer Steele
Winchester
Norman Carbaugh
At Rust
Stephens Ity
Busy Bees Nest At Loudoun Street Attracts City Attention
A swarm of honey bees gathered near 4 North Loudoun Street this morning led by their queen. The insects searched for a home and appeared to settle under a roof crevice between two buildings. Motorists and pedestrians stayed clear, while top-floor occupants may face buzzing disruption if bees stay.
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North
Loudoun Street
Mitchell Claims Graft Abounds In Federal Bureaus
Ew ing Mitchell, ousted by President Roosevelt, charges improper favoritism and graft in several federal departments. He describes a "fight to the finish" and says New Deal ideals are being strangled in Washington. He cites corruption and ongoing "old steal" progress in the Department of Commerce and others.
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Washington
Ewing Mitchell
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce
Postmasters Convention Nears Close in Virginia
The Virginia Branch National League of District Postmasters meets at the George Washington Hotel with 150 delegates registered. Postmaster General Ames A. Farley and Senator Harry F. Byrd sent regrets. Clyde W. Saunders and W. D. Melton spoke on Richmonds postal finance and money orders. Moore presides. banquet tonight features Smith W. Purdum. tomorrow includes E A Meeks address and a business session.
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Virginia
National League of District Postmasters
George Washington
Ames A. Farley
Farley
Boston
Mass
Harry F. Byrd
Washington
Clyde W. Saunders
Richmond
W. D. Melton
W. A. Ham
Mrs Spaid Dies In Hospital After Operation
Esther Beall Spaid 25 wife of Walter Spaid of Lehen West Virginia died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after an operation. She was the daughter of Minnie Braithwaite and the late Julius Braithwaite and born October 3 1919. Survived by husband mother three sons two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services tomorrow with a 10 30 a m service at her mother’s home and at Shiloh Methodist Church. Interment in the church cemetery.
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Esther Beall Spaid
Walter Spaid
Lehen
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Spaid
Minnie Braithwaite
Julius Braithwaite
Eldon, Glenn
Connell Spaid
Jessie Franks
Winchester
Odessa Hawkins
Lehew
Kenneth
David Braithwaite
Braithwaite
Shiloh Methodist Church
C. H. Anderson
Clipper Hops to Honolulu After Takeoff From Midway Island
Pan American clipper seaplane departs Midway Island for Honolulu on its return flight to the U S mainland. The flight crews fly blind as all cabin curtains are drawn and navigation relies entirely on instruments.
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Midway Island
Pan American Radio
Honolulu
United States
Middletown Grange Holds Enthusiastic Meeting
The Middletown Grange met Friday night with Byron Brumback in charge. County Agent Fred Stine spoke on the tie between the Extension Department and the Grange, and an erosion illustration was postponed. The Grange voted to fund one 4-H member to a Blacksburg July short course. An urgent call was made for all committees to meet that night at Stuarts Filling Station.
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Middletown
Blues Win Tight Golf Match At Winchester Club
The Blues led by Ed Stone defeated the Reds captained by E C Goss by one point at Winchester Golf Club. Blues 1844 Reds 1742. The Reds host the Blues for supper at 7 o clock afterward.
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Winchester Golf Club
Blues
Ed Stone
Reds
E. C. Goss
Stock Market Holds Steady as Utilities Lead Strength
Market broad but flat with profit taking in fast climbers while utilities show firm tone. Foreign exchange mixed with sterling and French franc gains. call money at 0.25 percent. Closing stock prices include Allied Chemical 153, American Can 139 1 4, General Electric 26 1 2, General Motors 31 5 8, U S Steel 33 1 8, Woolworth 63 1 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Allied Chemical
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Atch
Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol
Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Stand. Oil of N. J
Penn. Railroad
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Baltimore and Philadelphia Market Prices June 17
In Baltimore cattle numbers around 800 with prices mostly down to 25 cents. Slaughter cattle and heifers varied from 4.50 to 10.50 for steers and 4.50 to 9.75 for heifers, cows to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 8.50, hogs steady with 9.25 to 10.65 for 200 to 350 pounds, sheep and lambs steady with rails top at 9.00, spring lambs 6.00 to 9.00. Philadelphia live poultry and butter quoted with mixed weights and grades, eggs at 2,073 per box, and butter around 26 to 30 cents per pound depending on grade.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Long Island
U. S. Dept. of Agr
Local Market Listings for Flour and Feed Prices
Daily market page lists wholesale flour prices by bag size for patent and short brands, plus feed mixes, corn meal, screenings, middlings, egg mash, and country butter. Also shows lambs prices and dairy feed, with quirky OCR errors in places.
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Star
Local Retail Market Prices for Bulk Feed Bags
Local price list shows 98 lb bags at 6.50 and 7.00 per barrel, 48 lb bags 7.15, 24 lb bags 7.20, 12 lb bags 7.40, with various other items: shelled corn 1.90, cracked corn 2.00, corn meal feed 2.00, middlings, scratch feed, egg mash and mixed feeds.
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Kasco
al Sane
Rakaeewata
Creamery Huber Scray Vane
Beevekee
Grain futures and cash prices quoted in Chicago Baltimore
Futures and cash markets report closing prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley Lard and Bellies at Chicago for June 17 with June July Sept Dec contract ranges. Cash grain in Chicago shows No 2 red and hard wheat and various corn and white yellow types with by the bushel and barrel quotes. Baltimore offers No 2 red winter wheat and domestic values, while Winchester Markets list wheat and corn prices with delivery-based quotations.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
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Warner. Bros
Warner B. Pi
Pat O’ 'Brien
Dolores del Rio
Glenda Farrell
Leo Carrillo
Eow
Everett Horton
Demarcos
Lady IN Red
Muchacha
Busey - Berkeley Spectacles
Aes
Nader News
Karen Morley
William Gargan
Hansbrough & Carter
Flanne Twill
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
Federal Reserve System
C. B. Stickley
Loudoun
Mitchell
Federal
Postmasters
Saunders
Clipper
Liverpool
Shirley Temple
Mple
Rosemary Ames
Joel McCrea
Lyle Talbot
Erin O’brien-Moore
Edward Butcher
John Robertson
Heaven
S Gate
Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf
America
Whitman
Frozen Fudge
Rhodes Drug Company
Alert Property Own
Ture Service
Surance
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
Parker's
Stephens City
Loudoun St
Lupton Orchard Service
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