Miss Farrar Granted Three Month Leave of Absence
The board approved a three month leave of absence for Miss Elizabeth Farrar home demonstration agent. She plans a summer course and will be absent June July and August returning September 1 with Miss Agnes Mason acting as assistant during her absence.
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Kernstown
Memorial Yard
Gilkesons
Glasses
Hites
Cartmells
Wilsons
J. M. Massey
Miss Farrar
Agnes Mason
Charlottesville
Weather May Force Early Move of Ship to Mooring Mast
Fragmentary report notes weather may require sailcraft Eckener to adjust schedule. Persistent wind could push plan to shift the ship from hangar to the field mast, delaying or altering the voyage setup.
Randolph-Macon Women appoint student government leaders
Four students at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg Virginia have been elected to top SGA posts. Harriet Hunter of Washington DC is president, Mary D Kenyon of Gainesville VA secretary, Mary Calvert Dey of Norfolk VA treasurer, and Margaret Colbert of Atlanta GA chairs the judiciary committee.
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Randolph-Macon Women’s College
Lynchburg
Harriet Hunter
Washington, D. C
Mary D. Kenyon
Gainesville
Mary Calvert Dey
Norfolk
Margaret Colbert
Atlanta
Hindenburg Set for 10 Trans Atlantic Voyages This Year
The airship receives 1 100,000 cubic feet of hydrogen and 8,666 gallons of fuel oil for its four Diesel engines after docking. Dr Eckener voiced hopes the flights would revive American navy dirigible ideas while officials from Germany and the United States praised the achievement and urged peace. Admiral Standley and others extended congratulations at a reception.
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Sky Queen
Official Seal of City Has Arrived
The City of Winchester received its official seal cast by the Everett Wad dell Company of Philadelphia. The Flag and Seal Commission, appointed by Peyton Marshall, designed the seal and flag. the flag was dedicated at the Apple Blossom Festival for use on official city documents.
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Winchester
Everett Waddell Company
Philadelphia
Peyton Marshall
Common Council
School Board Reviews Bids and Parade Thanks
The Frederick County School Board met this May session and called for bids on wood and coal for 1936 37 by June 1. It adopted a resolution to thank principals teachers and patrons for their help with the Apple Blossom Festival parade and to thank parade officials. The June meeting will consider teacher appointments and salaries, with little expectation of state funds rising.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Fred A. Read, Jr
Roy A. Cather
Showdown Averted on Roosevelt Tax Plan Shifts in House
President Roosevelt would approve tax recommendations with changes in the House bill. A compromise to keep present corporate taxes while levying on surpluses was discussed but not committed to. Harrison said the plan could substitute the general theory of increasing revenue and wider earnings distribution.
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Sevelt
Roosevelt
Harrison
Baron Aloisi Seeks Invite to Ethiopian Council Sessions
Baron Aloisi contends that league members should be invited to all council sessions addressing the Ethiopian question. As members gather, the prevailing view supports maintaining existing sanctions.
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League
Local Names Listed in Public Notice
James A Grimes Winchester John A Kiger In wood W Va Marion 8 Glaize Albin Luther Miller Welltown Robert Clevenger Grimes Charles Gordon Rest and William Lamp White Hall.
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Winchester
John A. Kiger
Inwood
W. Va
Marion
Glaize
Albin
Luther Miller
Welltown
Robert Clevenger
Grimes
Charles Gordon
Rest
William Lamp
White Hall
Proper pruning of roses for nursery stock
The guide instructs trimming unpruned roses to six to eight inch tops before planting. It shows pruning to three or four canes with buds, removes weak crossed and dead branches, and advises trimming broken or excessively long roots to ease planting.
Shooter-Coached Shooters Win National R O T C Rifle Title
Lieut W B Shooter of Fishburne Military School guides a team to first place in the national ROTC rifle matches for the third corps area. The Fishburne second team earns a second place finish in the same event. Front row shows Lieut Shooter and players Arthur Rawson Williamson Clark. back row David Maxwell John Riggs Richard Sunderland.
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Ers
Lieut. W. B. Shooter
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
Arthur F. Rawson
Williamson Clark
David L. Maxwell
John D. Riggs
Rich
Mine cave in victim back home after rescue in Halifax
Dr. D E Robertson one of two men rescued from the Moose River Nova Scotia mine arrives in Toronto with his wife and two sons after release from Halifax Hospital. He is reported fully recovered. Companion Alfred Scadding remains in hospital. The third man Herman Magill died before rescuers reached them.
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D. E. Robertson
Moose River
N. S
Toronto
Halifax
Alfred Scadding
Herman Magill
Barber Extracts Teeth Shaves and Sets Bones
Logan Clendening recounts a visit to a village barber in Egypt who extracted teeth and set bones in the open street. He notes stone razors, antiseptic soaps, and early surgical practices, alongside reflections on barbering’s hygienic evolution and cosmetic aims.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Egypt
Baltimore Markets Report on Livestock and Produce May 11
Baltimore markets list varied produce and livestock prices with apples and potatoes in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, plus poultry, ducks, and fowl values. Baltimore livestock report notes 425 cattle and 600 calves with steady to slow demand, hogs down 15-25, and sheep mixed.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
U. S
Yorks U. S
Florida
Spalding Reef
Eastern Shore
Nancy Halls
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept
Pechicago Livestoc
Chicago
Dept
Baerge
Local Market Feed Prices and Page Notes
Local markets list daily price quotes for feeds and livestock including patent and Magnolia brands. Cracked corn meal middlings and dairy feeds shown with per hundred weight or per barrel pricing. Spring chickens turkeys lambs live hogs and other farm items are listed with approximate ranges.
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Kasco
Enee Creamery Butte
Lowe Nia Enekeonce
Gardening Tips for Dahlias Tubers and Storage
The article explains dahlia tuber preparation after eyes form. Each tuber is cut from the crown with eyes and a portion of stalk, then dusted with sulphur to prevent rot. Mark varieties with an indelible pencil and store tubers in sand in a cool place until planting outdoors.
New York Stock Market Ends Lower In Lull Amid Light Volume
Stocks drifted to a half hearted finish with the board trading about 650000 shares the lightest for a five hour session since July 1935. Wheat cotton and metals mostly declined while leaders edged higher and many issues closed mixed with several rails and industrials showing modest gains.
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New York
Idaoe
Ee Oe
Fordiga
al. Kal
Can
Am. Tel
Tel
A. T
Beth. Steel (New
Chrysler
Credit
Gen
Elec
Gen. Mills
Gen. Mot
Int. Harvester
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Mont.Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. R. R
Sears Roebuck
Bou Pac
Ltd. Oil N. J
Texas Corp
UN. Pac
Grain quotations shift as Chicago markets close
Chicago May 11 reports show May wheat at 93 3 4 to 7 8 cents, July at 85 3 4 to 7 8, Sept 84 1 2 to 5 8, with corn May 62 5 8 to 3 4 and rye about 52 cents. Cash bids include No 2 mixed corn 63 1 4, No 2 yellow 65 to 65 3 4, oats No 2 white 30 1 2, soybeans No 2 yellow 85, and Baltimore markets list No 2 red winter wheat at 1.00.
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Chicago
Kansas
Baltimore
Winchester
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State Highway Commission
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Randolph-Macon
Harriot Hunter
Mary C. Dey
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Moore
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William H. Standley
Clemmie
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Baron Aloisi
James A. Grimes
Burne
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Central Press
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Clendening
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