Clarke County Centennial Parade Features Pioneer Wagon Entry
Clarke County Centennial celebration plans July 8 9 10 with Berryville entries including a first settlers wagon drawn by four oxen. Pioneer mother and family in period dress march beside Buckskin clad riders and Frontier characters. Parade float notes antiques wagon loaded with pioneer era goods.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Miso
Miss Jacobs
C. B. Jones
Charles Sabin
Agnes Mitchell
Carrie
Jane Harrison
Enews
Antiques Inn
Hatcher
McDon- Howard Hough
Clay Bailey
Nat
Tabb
Nina Catterib
Middleburg
Thomes Ascock
Yuilie
Italy Declares Adunata as Ethiopian Front Collapses
In Jrome in May 4 Italian leadership announced a national Adunata to celebrate a shift in East Africa as Mussolini asserts Ethiopian collapse and Italy seeks recognition. Badoglio reports rapid progress despite heavy rains but Ethiopian resistance from Omar and Ogaden fighters continues amid the British rescue efforts and casualties at the Turkish legation.
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Eden
Secrec
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Italy
East Africa
Pietro Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Badoglio
Bur
Omar x
Late George Long Saw Active Service on Western Front
Funeral services for George Daniel Long Sr. 41, World War II veteran and former member of Headquarters Company No. 367 AEF in France, will be held at St. Pauls A M B Church on North Loudoun Street at 3 PM. Burial is in the National Cemetery. Survivors include Lena Long widow, son George D. Long Jr., mother Lucy Ford, stepfather Fred Ford, two sisters Blanche Martin and Mary Long, and five brothers Noah Joseph Germain Samuel Long of this city and Le Roy Long of New York.
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George Daniel Long, Sr
Memorial Hospital
Hotel Jack
Scott Brown
Charles Burns
George Carey
Edgar Davis
Henderson Cook
George Thomas
France
Lena Long
George D. Long, Jr
This City
Lucy Ford
Fred. Ford
Blanche Martin
Mary Long
Noah
Joseph
Germain
Samuel Long
Leroy Long
New York
Mrs. Beadie Gaskins Brewer Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Beadie Gaskins Brewer 28 of this city died at Memorial Hospital at 12 40 AM after a brief illness of complications She was a daughter of Mrs Jean Rosier Gaskins and the late J W Gaskins of Bradford county Fla She is survived by her husband seven brothers and three sisters A service will be held at Parlett funeral home and the body sent to Lawtey Florida for interment with burial in Jacksonville Florida</s>
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Beadie Gaskins Brewer
Maynard W. Brewer
Memorial Hospital
Brewer
Jean Rosier Gaskins
J. W. Gaskins
Bradford County
Fla
Parlett
North Braddock Street
C. E. Seastrunk
Jacksonville
Lawtey
Heavy Showers Reported Across Regions
Rainfall yesterday totaled .18 of an inch locally with heavier totals in other sections. Washington area saw a hail storm while Middle town Frederick county reported lighter rain than the Blue Ridge eastward. General showers left ground drying quickly and no major farmer delays are expected. Farmers already faced setbacks from prior precipitation.
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Washington
Middletown
Frederick County
Blue Ridge Mountain
Social and Personal Notes From Winchester Visit
Mr and Mrs Ferguson of Danville Ill arrive in Winchester to visit Mrs Alfred B Tucker on Amherst street. Mrs Ferguson formerly Miss Eliza R Tucker staffer at The Evening Star. The Dominican Republic minister and Senora de Pastoriza return to Washington after Apple Blossom Festival visits. They toured Frederick County orchards and praised the apple industry. Church of Christ Young People Missionary Society meets at 7 45 PM at Mrs L L Hockmans. Florence Johnson and Helen Smith visit Mildred Sirbaugh during the Apple Blossom Festival on East Cork Street.
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Ferguson
Thomas 8. Ferguson
Danville, Ill
Winchester
Alfred B. Tucker
Amherst Street
Eliza R. Tucker
The
Evening Star
Dominican Republic
Senora de Pastoriza
Legation
Washington
Senor
Frederick County
Florence Johnson
Helen Smith
Mildred Sirbaugh
East Cork Street
Socialists Ready To Take Power In France
Paris reports a Socialist government in prospect after parliamentary elections held yesterday. The result signals a shift in national leadership with the party poised to control the legislature and shape policy.
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Paris
France
Hoover Salary Boost Moves Through House To Senate
In Washington on May 4 a bill to raise J Edgar Hoover's director salary from nine thousand to ten thousand dollars a year was approved by the House and sent to the Senate. Leon Blum, Socialist leader, signaled readiness to seize power.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
House
Senate
Ice Jam Delays Lake Erie Freighters Near Port Colborne
Ice floes in Lake Erie trapped 15 freighters including the Winter imp. near Port Colborne Ontario. Rescue ships broke the blockade after days of peril. The ice jam delayed Buffalo area shipping for about a month beyond normal delays.
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Lake Erie
Port Colborne
Ont
Buffalo
Treasury chief seeks new taxes to cover deficit forecast
Senate finance committee hears Henry Morgenthau Jr. warn the July 1 deficit could reach 5.966 billion dollars after a proposed 803 million dollar house tax bill fell short. Chairman Pat Harrison of Mississippi promises a plan to raise more revenue while keeping details private.
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Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Finance Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
James Couzens
Michigan
Henry W. Keyes
New Hampshire
Baltimore Markets May 4 Livestock and Produce Report
Markets report higher prices for baskets of produce and poultry in Baltimore with mixed livestock results. Cattle and calves show steady to weak demand. hogs down. Chicago figures reflect slow trade with lower prices for many classes. assorted grains and dairy products listed with varied bag and bulk prices.
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Baltimore
U. S
Florida
Spalding Rees
Chicago
U. 5S
Market Summary Dull Trading Amid Mixed Stocks May 4
EW YORK May 4 Farm implement rubber and specialty issues provided limited support today as prices stiffened after an early decline. Overall tone remained dull with irregular closes and light volume around 1,150,000 shares. Closing quotes included Al. Chemical 179 1 2, Am. Can 125 1 4, Am. Radiator 19 5 8, Am. Smelting 73 3 8, Am. Tel. & Tel. 152 7 8, Anaconda 32 3 8, Chrysler 95 3 8, Gen. Mot. 62 1 2, Johns Manville 98 1 4, Kennecott 35, Mont.-Ward 38 7 8, N. Y. Central 8, Penn. R. R. 29 1 0, Woolworth 47 1 4 and other closing prices.
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York
al. Chemical
Tel. & Tel
Beth Steel (New
Chrysler
Credit
Gen. Mot
Int. Harvester
Johns
Manville
Kennecott
Mont.-Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. R. R
Oo Roebuck
Son. Pac
Ltd. Oil N. J
Texas Corp
Oo Pac
Bree
Woolworth
Local Markets Update From The Star Advertisement
Local wholesale market prices list several grain and feed items with brand names Crystal Magnolia and Kasco. Prices cover bags and barrels for flour bran corn meal cracked corn and feed blends. poultry and dairy products like spring chickens butter and creamery butter appear with quoted per bag or per hundred rates. Markets show variability by bag size and brand across Crystal Magnolia and regional suppliers.
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Sidicoces Bio
Escoesnsws
Coo Wenene
Kasco
Vogt Oo
Vvesteasse
Wheat and Grain Prices Rise in Chicago Markets
Late trading in Chicago lifted wheat and grain quotations with May prices near 98 cents for wheat and July near 87 cents. Cash grain mixed with No. 3 hard wheat at 1.02 1 4 dollars and various corn and oats lines reported in Chicago and Baltimore market notes.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Convict Held As Slayer of Loeb To Be Tried
James Day a 21 year old convict charged with the razor slaying of Richard Loeb, a fellow prisoner, was ordered to stand trial May 25 by Circuit Judge Edwin L. Wilson. Day’s murder charge, once stricken, was reinstated after his Chicago lawyers Emmett Byrne and Bees Levy demanded trial or dismissal.
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Joliet, Ill
James Day
Richard Loeb
Edwin L. Wilson
Wilson
Emmett Byrne
Bees
Levy
Chicago
Day
Six Billion Mark Passed By Government
Washington reports government spending hit the six billion dollar mark for the first time this fiscal year. As of May 1 total expenditures since July 1, 1935 reached $6,017,524,196 while receipts totalled $3,361,694, a deficit of $2,655,038 listed.
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Washington
Treasury
Partial Traffic Check Report Delayed Publication
A partial report on traffic checks shows 6 258 cars passed the checker at Route 50 and Route 3 east of the city from 8 Friday morning to 8 Saturday morning. Vehicles included trucks and buses with horse and buggy absent. The full enumeration will be published once completed.
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Route 50
Oute 3
Colgate Darath seeks Navy funds for Norfolk waterfront
May 4 news from Port Washington reports Representative Colgate W. Darath plans early talks with Virginia senators to push the Senate naval committee to allocate 135000 dollars for improvements to the Norfolk Naval Base waterfront.
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Washington
Colgate W. Darath
Virginia
Senate Naval Committee
Norflok Naval Base
Retirement Granted for Hagood After 44 Years Service
The army approves Major General Hagood's request to retire with full pay under regulations. Hagood, who has served over 44 years, had sought retirement during wartime controversy, but his request was cleared by President Roosevelt and Senator Byrnes after consideration. He would reach retirement by his upcoming sixty fourth birthday if not granted earlier.
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Army
Hagood
Mandi
Roosevelt
Byrnes
D-Sc
Sign Up Dates for Farm Work Sheets Held Across Communities
Farmers may sign up at listed locations from May 5 to May 15 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sites include Town Hall Middletown, Southern States Cooperative Stephens City, Oak Grove filling station Clearbrook, Paxton Chapel Cedar Creek, C. M. Rosenberger Hayfield, Lamps store White Hall, Star Tannery Post Office, New Gainesboro School, Fairview Grange Reynolds Store, with county office in Winchester open daily. Officials urge to come early and bring 1935 crop average data. 15 community committee men and county office staff will assist.
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Town Hall
Middletown
Southern States Cooperative
Stephens City
Oak Grove
Clearbrook
Paxton Chapel
Cedar Creek
C. M. Rosenberger
Hayfield
Lamp's
White Hall
Star Tannery
New Gainesboro
Fairview
Reynolds
Winchester
Wic. Shackleford
George C. Herring
Blacksburg
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Marke County
Nina Carter Tabb
George Long
Western Front
Tion
Leon Blum
Central Presse
Couzens
Keyes
U. S. Patent Office
Dad Keyes
Garden Club
Stanley
Star
Loeb
R. Resinol
Balto
Jno. S. Solenberger & Company
N. Loudoun St. Ph
Court House Mountain
Wardensville Road
G. P. Cadwallader
Douglas A. Sale
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