Virginia to Begin May Vehicle Inspections Statewide
John Q. Rhodes Jr director of the motor vehicles department announces 1 200 inspection stations will start inspections in May to weed out unsafe cars from Virginia streets while urging drivers to be more courteous and responsible. He notes accidents mostly result from drivers not car conditions.
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John Q. Rhodes, Jr
Dief Motor Vehicles
Peery
Virginia
Rhodes
Therr
Werere
theBhlro Nshrdl
Plans Set For U D C Northern Virginia Meet
Front Royal May 11 Arrangements are completed to entertain delegates to the Northern Virginia District Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The meet will be held in Front Royal with 26 chapters in the district. Mrs William Forrest president of Charlottesville Mrs J T Starke of Richmond state historian and Mrs Herbert Larrick of Winchester first vice president are expected to attend.
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Front Royal
Northern Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
William Forrest
Charlottesville
J. T. Starke
Richmond
Herbert Larrick
Winchester
Fernand Gravet Shines in The King and the Chorus Girl
Fernand Gravet, screen idol of the Continent, stars in The King and the Chorus Girl at the Capitol Theatre. Mervyn LeRoy produces Warner Bros. Pictures, with Gravet as wealthy ex King Alfred VII who falls for an independent American chorus girl played by Joan Blondell, in a light romantic comedy.
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Fernand Gravet
Jitol Theatre
Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Bros
M. Gravet
Alfred VII
Joan Blondell
Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book Offers Fashion Ideas
The advertisement promotes a new Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book with ideas for summer wardrobe, from garden frocks to evening gowns. It promises easy-to-make patterns, tips, and accessories guidance with a mailed order option and low prices.
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Marian Martin
Star, Department
York
N. J
Stephens City School Days Critics
A list of names including Harry Sherman Julia Steel Susiess William Helen Pappas Ru Brill Charles Cok Ai Agnes Wohlford Emma Swim ley Julia Steele W Alice Lemley and others appears in a local notice. The fragment suggests a school or civic event involving residents and staff from Stephens City.
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Harry Sherman
Julia Steel
Susiess
William Helen Pappas
Ru' Brill
Charles Cok
Agnes Oe
Aea Wohlford
Emma Swimley
Julia Steele
W Alice K. Lemley
Senior Year Nears as Junior Class Votes Highlight
Editorial reflects on the school year progress and urges practical effort. The Junior class poll names Best Looking Boy and Girl, Most Popular, Best Dressed, Wittiest, Best Singer, Studious and Polite students, plus sports figures. Freshmen poetry, a school song festival, and a May 15 piano recital are announced with details.
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Harry Cookin
Helen Venable
Harry Sherman
Evelyn Cross
Kenneth Camp
Billy Williams
Marshall Lovett
Martha Ebersole
Ysabel Koenigee
John Saw
Mabel Massie
Middletown Students Put On Program Recital Cast
A long list of Middletown students joins a forthcoming program recital. Participants include Alice Craig Grace Craig Mae Craig Frances Luttrell Anne Beaver Ruth Hausenfluck Arbutus Hiser Irene Beaver Sylvia Carper Nina Stine Betty Dodson Sateen Dovel Rebecca Fisher Avery Warren Dorothy Warren Maxine Ridgeway Louise Stover Lila Robinson Patsy Carper Jean Campbell Louise Williams Robyn Williams Christini Wright Maggie Moone Murray Maxine Ogden Gretta Ogden Loretta Campbell Audra Hunt Alice Carper Kenneth Herbaugh Robert Carbash Frank Shipe Author Shipe Jack Rickard Melvin Carbaugh Snyder Alleman Jr William Dovell Martin Alleman Mason Carbaugh Buddy Stine.
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Middletown
Alice
Grace
Mae Craig
Frances Luttrell
Annet Beaver
Ruth Hausenfluck
Arbutus Hiser
Irene Beaver
Sylvia Carpér
Nina Stine
Betty Dodson
Sateen Dovel
Rebecca Fisher
Avery
Warren Dorothy Warren
Maxine Ridgeway
Louise Stover
Lila Lee Robinson
Patsy Carper
Jean Campbell
Louise Williams
Robyn_ Ann Williams
Christini Wright
Maggie Moone Murray
Maxine Ogden
Gretta Ogden
Loretta Campbell
Audra Hunt
Alice Carper
Kenneth Herbaugh
Robert Carbash
Frank Shipe
Shipe
Jack Rickard
Melvin Carbaugh
Snyder Alleman, Jr
William Dovell
Martin Alleman
Mason Carbaugh
Buddy Stine
Dialogue snippets spark-soused classroom humor
Betty Wohlford asks Mike Lovett about smoking engines as they argue about time in a car. Mr Ayler queries the meaning of a harmonica. Garland Parker notes corn on the cob set to music. Mrs Stickley questions why dollars bear eagles. William Harris explains it symbolizes swift flight.
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Betty Wohlford
Mike
Mike” Lovett
Mr. Ayler
Garland Parker
Stephens City FP F A hosts Home Economic Girls Bingo Night
The Stephens City club hosted a bingo party and dance for Home Economic Girls on April 29. Music came from Mr and Mrs O W Wake and Robert Montgomery and his string band. Harry Cook, James Kitchen and James Sandy ran the bingo. Prizes were donated by Mrs Julian Steele and Mrs Rhodes. Refreshments were served at eleven by Mrs Rhodes and Home Economic students.
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Stephens City
FP. F. A
O. W. Wake
Robert Montgomery
Harry Cook
James Kitchen
James Sandy
Julian Steele
Rhodes
Forced Air For Apples Found To Be Beneficial
A Kentville Extension Service report by C A Eaves shows test shipments of apples to Liverpool using forced air refrigeration. Temperatures, cargo handling, and sales data indicate pre cooling and cooled stowage yielded firmer fruit, less slack, and higher average prices than uncooled or deck cargo.
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Robert J . 34
Yarmouth
Liverpool
C. A. Eaves
Kentville
Nathan
Hagerstown Race Meet Opens May 18
Harold F. Bester announces the Hagerstown Fair Association meet runs ten days starting May 18 with purses totaling over 30 000. The daily card features seven races at 2 PM. Edward J. Brennen of Baltimore returns as secretary and Mortimer J. Mahoney leads the pari mutuel betting staff. Brennen expects at least 400 thoroughbreds.
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Harold F. Bester
Hagerstown Fair Association
Edward J. Brennen
Baltimore
Mortimer J. Mahoney
Marines Can Join In State In Virginia
A regulatory update lets Virginia youths apply for Marine Corps enlistment in person or by mail at Yorktown Portsmouth or Quantico instead of reporting to Savannah Georgia. May and June offer unlimited vacancies. Applicants must be single aged 18 to 25 with 64 to 74 inch height, good character, fair education, and pass a physical exam.
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Marine Corps
Virginia
Savannah
Marine Barracks
Yorktown
Portsmouth
Quantico
Death of Mrs. Bettie Himmelright in local area
Mrs Bettie Catherine Himmelright wife of Leslie Himmelright died at home near here Monday night after an illness of about a year and a half She was 42 born September 26 1895 at this place She is survived by husband one daughter Julius Beeler and five sons Hopewell Quintus Boyd Curtis and Floyd also two sisters and three brothers Funeral services were held Friday from her later home Lebanon Church and interment was in Lebanon Church Cemetery
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Toms Brook
Naomi Butler
Welltown
Heatfield
Walter Brown
White Hall
Otis Brown
Viola Cooley
Annie Clark
Walter Cooley
Gilbertoe
Fishers Hill
Claude Windle
Charles Windle
Marvin Holtzman, Jr
Joshua Singhass
Baltimore
Singhas
Gilbert Stickley
Joseph Pingley
Winchester Memorial Hospital
C.S. Huntsberger
W. L. Whittington
Obed Wilkins
Mabel Zirkle
Jack
Arline Davis
Edinburg
Ida Keller
Miss Keller
Bettie Catherine Himelright
Leslie Himmelright
Here
Arthur B
Mayte Berman Snarr
Julius Beeler
Hopewell
Quintus
Boyd
Curtis
Floyd
Dewey Hulver
Mount Falls
Mary Dake
Sycamore
Ohio
Elbert B. Snarr
Strasburg
Frank
William C. Snarr
Himelright
Rinker Family Gatherings Highlight St Davids News
St Davids Va May 11 Guests of Mr and Mrs John M Rinker included Elmer and James Rinker and families from Mount Jackson Point of Rocks Md and Washington DC. Edgar Granstaff welcomed a newborn daughter. Local residents Mollie Rinker and Lucy Habron are ill. Evelyn Halldorson visits Detroit. H E Walters visit Grandstaff family.
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ST. Davids
John M. Rinker
Elmer Rinker
James Rinker
Mount Jackson
Ted Rinker
Point of Rocks
Budie McKinzie
Ethel Rinker
Glenn Rinker
Washington, D. C
Edgar Granstaff
Mollie Rinker
Lucy Habron
Dewey Huffman
Robert McClanahan
A. M. McClanahan
Evelyn Halldorson
Detroit
Michigan
H. E. Walters
C. N. Grand
Committee Named To Study Old Age Set Up
The Senate finance committee and the Social Security Board announce an advisory council to study old age pension and related titles. They will consider early payments under title II, boosts for early retirees, extending benefits to disabled, survivors, and excluded groups, and tax changes. The board will not seek fundamental legal changes this session.
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Senate
Fin Committee
Congress
Advisory Council
Finance Committee
Social Security Board
Doggett and Petrie Family Weekend Visits
Dayton Ohio residents spent the weekend with parents Alfred Doggett and other relatives in Maryland and Washington. Mrs Richard Petrie returned home from Winchester Memorial Hospital after a two week stay. Hilda Doggett, a Martinsburg high school teacher, joined her parents for the weekend. Kenneth Petrie of Chevy Chase stayed with Brumback and Petrie relatives. Coleman Jacobs of Cumberland visited daughter Mrs John Sargent. Wallace Lam and Henry Ritter, both from Washington, DC, visited their parents Tom Lam.
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Dayton
Ohio
Alfred Doggett
Richard Petrie
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hilda Doggett
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kenneth Petrie
Chevy Chase
C. S. Brumback
R. L. Petrie
Coleman Jacobs
Cumberland, Md
John Sargent
Wallace Lam
Washington
Henry Ritter
Washington, DC
Tom Lam
Will Rogers Humorous Story About A Bridegroom
A Missouri farm tale recounts a groom who takes jokes about his three marriages seriously. The editor of a local shop prints a wedding invitation labeled Not an Amateur Performance, provoking the groom’s continued straight-faced dignity as others laugh.
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American News Features, Inc
Hable's Palace Ends Tonight with When Love Is Young
The Palace Theatre shows Virginia Bruce and Kentay lor in When Love Is Young for the last times tonight. A radiant love story accompanies a Fox News Reel and a Community Sing. Enjoy a joyous greenwood themed night with the gayest play on screen.
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Virginia Bruce
Kentaylor
Palace Theatre
Fox News
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