Booth Becomes Property Officer in Third Corps Area
Major Booth to take post as property officer in the Baltimore based third corps area effective March 15. A Richmond native, he previously served as assistant pro and disbursing officer for a year and a half and led a local advertising agency prior to that. The Gabtomobile Studebaker first adopted freewheeling.
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Ber Waller
Booth
W. S. Grant
Third Corps
Baltimore
Richmond
Miss Ruby Hudson Engaged After Pie Contest Win
In Chicago in 1939 Miss Ruby Hudson of Smithton won a National 4-H Club pie baking title. Elwood Miller of Hazleton Pa wrote after seeing her picture and learned her engagement to Miller had been announced by her parents.
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Sedalia
Ruby Hudson
Smithton
Chicago
Elwood Miller
Hazelton
Hudson
Miler
War News Censored Caution for European Dispatches
Readers of The Star are warned that news from most of Europe is subject to censorship before transmission to the United States.
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the Star
Europe
United States
Pageant at the mountain schoolhouse entertains Jed Proudy’s Ghost
Eve hosts a village entertainment at the mountain schoolhouse. Jed Proudy performs The Ghost of Mountain Meadows while Alicia Venetia and Patricia dance. Bill notes the crowd, locals share songs, dances, and mountain tales as Eve plans another show.
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Ted
Bill
Jed
Cleopatra
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Miss Eve
Eve
Flora
Larseeny
Fauna
Waal
Alicia
Venetia
Partricia
Patricia
Latham
Paw
Jed Proudy
Mountain Meadows
Cavalcade of America and Radio Highlights Listing
Radio highlights and schedules across stations WRC WMAL WISV and WI8V featuring Cavalcade of America segments with Hattie McDaniel Kay Kyser Eddie Cantor and various programs. The listing shows time blocks from 6:00 to 11:45 with news music talk and performances including Easy Aces Fred Waring Ros 'n' Andy and Cantor revue.
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WRC
Cavalcade of America
WMAL
Preston Bradley
Hattie McDaniel
Gone With the Wind
Eddie Cantor
Little Joe
Charlie Chann
WISV
Elinor Glyn
Pred Allen
Kay Kyser
E. C. Hill
Shadow Mus
Frazier Hunt
Bankhage
Sullivan
Lowell Thomas
Streamliner
the World Today
Easy
Fred Waring
Ros
Andy
Mr. Keen
Claude Mahony
Lanny Ross
Jay Carmody
Americ — Mr. Meek
Tony Martin
Big Town
Manhattan
Plantation
Dr. Christian
Roy Shields
Eddie
Convicted Of Threatening Tactics In WPA Case
Ronald W. Wells former city employee hired as liaison between the WPA and the Richmond Department of Public Works was convicted in United States District Court yesterday of obtaining money from truck operators by force threat intimidation and boycott linked to WPA contract renewals. The jury quick verdict came in 15 minutes. Judge Pollard set sentencing for 10 a.m. March 25 and Wells remains on $1,000 bail. This was Wells second trial after a hung jury last fall.
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Richmond
Ronald W. Wells
WPA
Richmond Department of Public Works
United States District Court
Pollard
Wells
Monthly and yearly rainfall statistics from Winchester Lab
Present and past rainfall data for the period ending March 11 show 24 hour precipitation of 1.11 inches. Year to date 4.06 inches with 1.77 inches for March to date. Average monthly rainfall by month from 1913 to 1939 totals a 28 year average annual rainfall of 35.80 inches.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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M. M.A
Studebaker
Whitman
Whitman's Asst
Baker's Drug Store
Jersey
Imberlake
Blondie
S. Patent Office
Robin
Chic Young
TOYS
EATOL
Big Sister
Les Forgravt
Wisco
Thimble Theater
Popeye
Dingo
Yrien
Bones
Etta Kett
BY Paul Robinson
Charming
Secret Agent X-9
Robert Storm
Mrs. Tingley
Katy
Salong
Fitz
Muggs and
Skeeter
Wally Bishop
Better Homes and Gardens
Wilmer F. Shryock
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