Hen Doing Her Bit, As Always
The great American hen comes to the rescue of consumers nationwide by boosting poultry and eggs amid beef pork and lamb shortages. Stocks on hand June 1 reach 82,448,000 pounds double 1936, easing prices and expanding daily egg use. 5.3 million poultry farmers, 3 million with eggs and poultry for market, show poultry as steady income.
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United States
Institute of American Poultry Industries
United States Department of Agriculture
Baltimore Mayor Jackson seeks Democratic gubernatorial nomination
Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 1938. He outlined seven key platform planks including state reorganization, budget restoration, merit system strengthening, pay as you go capital spending, aid policy, removing politics from the Roads Commission, and conservation studies on marine commerce. This marks his second gubernatorial bid after a 1934 announcement.
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Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore City
Roads Commission
Jackson
Charles H. Conley
Frederick
Albert C. Ritchie
Prisoner Keeps His Keepers Busy
Prisoner Ralph C. Wagner attacked jail staff in Westminster Maryland causing $200 in damage. He bit officer Ray Yohn and injured Harry Bowman, then used a four foot iron bar to batter his cell wall. Tear gas bombs and a fire hose were employed before transfer to a new institution was arranged.
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Westminster
Carrol
Ralph C. Wagner
Wagner
Springfield State Hospital
Ray Yohn
Yohn
Harry Bowman
John A. Shipley
B. C. Mason
Mason
Lewis K. Woodward
Sheriff Shipley
All-Star Team Selections By Bill Terry Named
The National League all-star squad to play the American League at Washington on July 7 was announced. Pitchers include Dizzy Dean Carl Hubbell Van Lingle Mungo Cy Blanton Bucky Walters and Lee Grissom. Catchers Leo Hartnett Gus Mancuso Ernie Lombardi. Infielders Johnny Mize Jimmy Collins Billy Herman Billy Jurges Arky Vaughan Dick Bartell Burgess Whitehead. Outfielders Joe Medwick Frank Demaree Paul Waner Pepper Martin Mel Ott and Joe Moore.
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New York
Washington
Bill Terry
Giants
Terry
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
Cy Blanton
Pirates
Bucky Walters
Phillies
Lee Grissom
Reds
Leo Hartnett
Cubs
Gus Mancuso
Ernie Lombardi
Johnny Mize
Jimmy Collins
Billy Herman
Billy Jurges
Arky Vaughan
Dick Bartell
Burgess Whitehead
Joe Medwick
Frank Demaree
Paul Waner
Pepper Martin
Mel Ott
Joe Moore
Man's Condition Held Satisfactory After Stabbing Incident
James Morris of Washington remained in satisfactory condition at Calvert County Hospital after being slashed alongside his wife who was fatally cut. Police arrested Wilson Jones Jr. as a murder suspect. an inquest into Mrs. Morris's death was postponed to next Saturday.
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Prince Frederick
James Morris
Washington
Calvert County Hospital
Morris
Wilson, Jones, Jr
Morrises
Jones
Winnipeg Stranded by Sandbank Fire Delays Again
Unlucky Winnipeg steamer from New Orleans faced fresh delays after June 12 grounding and 10 day drydock repairs. A hold fire postponed sailing, and Friday's noon start was pushed to 1 pm to accommodate a woman passenger finishing a beauty treatment and three children from a movie theater.
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New Orleans
Winnipeg
Nieces Wedding Ties Senator Wagner Kin to Steinreich
Evelyn Wagner niece of U S Senator Robert F Wagner of New York marries Kenneth P Steinreich radio executive in a Northport L I ceremony on former Mayor James J Walker estate. Cake-cutting follows the wedding ceremony with Walker and Wagner present.
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Wagner
Northport
L. I
Evelyn Wagner
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Kenneth P. Steinreich
James J. Walker
Walker
Senator Wagner
Kenneth Steinreich
Civil Service Examinations Announced for Various Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Junior agriculture engineer at 2000 dollars annually with Soil Conservation Service and Bureau of Agricultural Engineering. chief of library service division at 5600 dollars. specialists in public and school libraries at 3800 dollars. For apportioned service in Washington applicants must show one year residence in the claimed state or territory. Herman Lee, Secretary, U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, posts office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Office of Education
Interior Department
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Herman Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Quarrel Ends With Couple Walking Home, Car Abandoned
Police report a Phoenix couple argued and the husband walked home after the dispute. The wife could not drive, locked the car, and left it in the street for police to haul away.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Potato tomato vine shocks Oklahoma garden scene
C C Comar from Burbank in Oklahoma unexpectedly grows a potato tomato vine in his garden. The plant produced fourteen small tomatoes above ground while underground grew potatoes.
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Blackwell
Okla
C. C. Comar
Luther Burbank
Cabin Cruiser Rammed In Bay
A weekend fishing trip for Herman L. Fiske his wife and two guests nearly ended in disaster when their cabin cruiser was rammed off Solomon's Island. The vessel’s stern ripped away while they slept and the boat sank after a fishing boat struck it while at anchor in the inner harbor of the Patuxent river. Fiske steered the leaking craft to a nearby wharf and all four aboard walked ashore just before the cruiser sank.
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Round Bay
Herman L. Fiske
Solomon's Island
Fiske
Patuxent River
Spectacular Fire Alarms Goetzville Farm
A Buffalo siren and fire engine sprinted to a farm in Goetzville amid a mistaken blaze. A motorist shouted asking where the fire was, and the farmer explained he dropped his spectacles down a well and the workers came to pump the well.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Goetzville
Seven Drownings Reported As Heat Drives River Trips
The Associated Press notes seven drownings across Maryland and Virginia over a weekend of extreme heat. Victims include Walter J. Lloyd and Mrs Elizabeth Bealle Bechhold from Washington on the Potomac near Morgantown, and others: Mrs Allen Kerngood of Baltimore, Captain R R North of Claiborne, Charles Lentz of Curtis Bay, George G Norwood of Baltimore, and Bernard Martin of Essex County. Searches continue for Bechhold, Lloyd, Captain North, and Norwood late last night.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Walter J. Lloyd
Elizabeth Bealle Bechhold
Washington
Potomac River
Morgantown
Allen H. Kerngood
Baltimore
City of Norfolk
Norfolk
R. R. North
Claiborne
Eastern Bay
Charles Lentz
Curtis Bay
Thomas Point
George G. Norwood
Riviera Beach
Chespeake Bay
Bernard Martin
Essex County
Auto Collision Injures Four Near West Virginia Line
An auto collision on Route 50 near the West Virginia line injuries four people. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Holman of Troy Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rodney of Lambarton Pa suffered minor injuries. Mrs Holman and Mr Rodney were discharged. Holman and Mrs Vodney remained for treatment. Passengers William Rex and Roy Coffman were uninjured.
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West Virginia Line
Route 50
Lawrence Holman
Troy
Ohio
Ernest Rodney
Lambarton
Vodney Automobile
Hable's Palace presents As Good As Married at Palace Theatre
John Boles and Doris Nolan star in As Good As Married showing today and Tuesday at the Palace Theatre. The program includes a Fox News Reel and a Novelty act. The ad bills the film as the gayest picture since Eve smiled at Adam's Apple.
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John Boles
Doris Nolan
Palace Theatre
Eve
Fox News
Banks Observe Independence Day Closure Notice
Independence Day July fifth 1937 is a legal holiday and banks will close on that date. Paper maturing that day may be paid on Tuesday July 6 1937. J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John I Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank George B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Net Bank.
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J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley Net’ Bank
Ex-husband of Duchess of Windsor plans July Hollywood wedding
Commander Earl Spencer, former husband of Wallis Warfield Warfield of Baltimore, will wed Norma Johnson in Hollywood on July 5. Spencer, 45, is a U. S. Navy commander and patient at San Diego naval hospital. Norma Johnson, 43, is a Los Angeles widow and former Detroiter. The couple’s marriage follows Spencer’s 1927 divorce from the Duchess.
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Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Hollywood
Earl Spencer
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Spencer
Norma Johnson
Los Angeles
Government fiscal 1937 outgo may surpass estimates
Washington reports the 1937 fiscal year ends June 30 with revenue likely $50 million above official estimates while spending exceeds predictions by about $200 million. Net deficit already $114 million above April revised forecast. debt near $36 billion, up $2.2 billion from last year.
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Washington
Fuse
Roosevelt
U. S
Treasury
Never Too Old in Dallas Flight Tour
James Brazel, 70, of Oklahoma City, planned to pilot part of a goodwill tour land in Dallas. He decided to ride instead after the group found space in another plane.
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Dallas
Texas
James Brazel
Oklahoma City
Brageis
Ney
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Goodrich Safety
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Motorola Auto
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock and Boscawen Sts
Claudette Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Paris
Capitol Theatre
Central Press
Gene Ahern
Bunny
Order OF the Golden Keg
Ballyhoo
KNAVE
Big-Mouth
Marty
Puffle Towers
Hable’s Palace
Palace
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Wash
Wally
Mrs
U.S
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock Street
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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