Committees Plan Summer Camps At White Rock
Meeting attendees include Scout Executive Frank R. Horton and J Fred Stine Laurens Jones Wendell Goode and Paul Rosenber. Committees will draft a camp program and menu following national camping guidance. A construction squad of eight boys will prep White Rock before camps and tents and sanitary facilities will be serviced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Horton
Fred Stine
George Haines
Urens Jones
Wendel Goode
Paul Rosen
Camp
White Rock
J. Fred Stine
Laurens Jones
Wendell Goode
Robert A. Wall
Paul Rosenberger
Geo Haines
National Headquarters Committee
Stephens City
Strasburg
Woodstock
Berkeley Springs
Winchester
Capon River
Robinson Capture Ends Nationwide Kidnaping Case
Federal agents nabbed "Public Enemy No. 1" Alvin Robinson after an 11-day manhunt that involved raids and the seizure of accomplices. Hoover announced Robinson would face the death penalty if bodily harm to the victim is proven and noted ransom money recovered. A Pasadena clerk tipped the agents, and the Stoll kidnapping case had shocked the nation as details emerged of the 1934 abduction and ransom.
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Louisville
Eric Gardner
Stoll
Berry Stoll
Robinson
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Willam Mahan
Pasadena
Lynn Allen
Mts
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Glendale
Emma Joe Wakeman Rites Planned in Strasburg
Mrs Emma Joe Wakeman 79 of Strasburg will be laid to rest after funeral services at the United Brethren Church Maurertown conducted by Rev Ed L Miller then interment in Riverview Cemetery family lot. Survivors include daughters Pearl Wakeman Middletown C B Willberger Grottoes and Hugh Wakeman Toms Brook and son Frank Funkhouser Toms Brook with granddaughter Miss Georgia Wakeman a nurse at Memorial Hospital.
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Emma Joe 79
Strasburg
United Brethren Church
Maurertown
Ed. L. Miller
Riverview Cemetery
Funkhouser
M. M. Funkhouser
Round Hill
Shenandoah County
Toms Brook
Pearl H. Wakeman
Middletown
C. B. Willberger
Grottoes
Hugh Wakeman
Frank Funkhouser
Georgia Wakeman
Memorial Hospital
National Hospital Day Observed On Florence Nightingale Birthday
National Hospital Day is observed nationwide as hospitals open doors to visitors and celebrate the work of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale. Lowell Thomas reviews Nightingale's sacrifices and contributions in a news commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
Lowell Thomas
Meeting of Training Course Leaders Tonight at Club
Leaders of the training course plan a 7 30 pm session at the Men's Athletic Club room with Eugene B Cooper set to speak. The gathering aims to share methods and experience for upcoming courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene B. Cooper
Italians Quit – League Declares Sanctions Stay Unacceptable
A passage from the Page One continuation outlines a declaration read by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. It recaps key League decisions on the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and signals continued sanctions while avoiding direct condemnation of Italy. Italian sources quote Baron Aloisi calling the text unacceptable to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
League
Italy
Baron Aloisi
Gas Bandits Elude Officers Near Augusta West Virginia
Two men robbed a filling station in Augusta and fled after threatening the operator. Police halted traffic near the city, learning the suspects then moved to nearby Gore and Wardensville changing license tags. One suspect wore a white shirt. no full description given.
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Augusta
W. Va
Romney
A. C. Slonaker
Shady Rest
Gore
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wardensville
Quadruplets Born to Little Ferry Mother in Passaic Hospital
Frances, Frank, Felix and Ferdinand, quadruplets of Mrs. Elizabeth Kasper wife of a $20-a-week railroad worker, are reported doing fine with mother in good condition. Weighing 3 lb 8 oz, 3 lb 4 oz, 2 lb 13.5 oz, and 3 lb 9 oz, they will stay in incubators for an indefinite period.
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Frances
Frank
Felix
Ferdinand
Elizabeth Kasper
Little Ferry
N. J
Passaic
Central Presse
Winchester Kiwanis Host Inter-City Meet at GW Hotel
Winchester Kiwanis Club hosts an inter-city meeting at the George Washington Hotel at 6 30 PM with invited clubs from Cumberland Frederick Hagerstown Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and Charles Town. Jesse Oakes and Wendell Goode plan golf matches while Ed Hill addresses the convention in Washington. George A Small the one man band and humorist Robert H Davidson provide entertainment and talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Jesse Oakes
Wendell Goode
Cumberland
Frederick
May Day Festival Planned by Virginia Avenue School
Third and fifth grade students at Virginia Avenue school plan a May Day festival on Friday May 15 at 4 pm on school grounds. The event features a May queen coronation a pageant and colonial dances.
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Virginia Avenue
Marie Fries
Warren Eddy
Whitely
Powhatan
Handley Band
McIlwee
Funeral Services Held For Infant Nicholson
The infant Tessie Lee Nicholson six months died Sunday morning at her parents east of the city. Funeral services were held at 3 PM at the family home conducted by Rev R B Campbell with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by parents and seven sisters Josephine Elsie Helen Mary Dorothy Lena Myrtle Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessie Lee Nicholson
Walter Nicholson
R. B. Campbell
Mount Hebron
Josephine
Elsie
Helen
Mary
Dorothy
Lena
Myrtle Nicholson
James Berger Gets Six Months For Robbery In Stephens City
James Berger colored of Stephens City was sentenced to six months in jail by Trial Justice A J Tavenner for robbing Norman L Carbaugh’s home and taking a pistol. Berger confessed and was arrested days ago in Washington DC after the February theft.
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James Berger
Stephens City
A.J. Tavenner
Norman L. Carbaugh
Berger
Washington, D. C
Washington
Lions Propose Police Noise curb At may Day Fete
Members of the Lions Club voted to urge the Police Department to reduce unnecessary noises in the city especially at night. A May 15 bus trip to Harrisonburg for a zone meeting was announced. Plans for the 24th District Lions convention in Winchester and arrangements for delegates were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Police Department
Piccadilly
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Virginia
Lion P. G. Ireland
Providence
R. I
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets May 12 Reports
Baltimore market notes cattle steers in weak demand with low cutter cows. calves steady to good. hogs mostly 25 lower with varied weights. sheep unsettled. Chicago market reports hogs 10-25 lower, cattle and calves largely steady to slightly lower, sheep weak to lower. prices listed for various weight classes and dairy feeds.
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Baltimore
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agr
Local Market Prices For Patent Flour And Feed
Local wholesale market lists patent Magnolia and Crystal brands with 12 to 98 pound bag prices per barrel. Included are cracked corn shelled corn bran middlings dairy feed and various live stock feeds with price ranges and unit sizes for farmers and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Kasco
Sessesesessa
Stock Market Ends Quiet After Small Gains Linger
New York trading opened dull and closed with minimal losses and tiny gains. Turnover ran about 650000 shares as investors showed caution and some selling pressure despite a steadier bond market and uneven currency moves.
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New York
Vance
al. Chemical
Am. Can
Am. Can 129. Am
Am Smelt
Am. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Beth, Steel (New
Chrysler
Credit
Dupont de N
Dupont de N. “31 1-2. Gen. Eloc
Gen. Mills
Gen. Mot
Int. Harvest
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Mont.-Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn. R. R
Sears Roebuck
Son. Pac
Ltd
Wheat Prices Rise on Crop Outlook and Shipment News
Chicago reports wheat futures higher as traders weigh a government crop report due next month against an announced shipment of low grade wheat from Buffalo. Prices for May and July contracts show gains while corn oats and rye move differently across markets in Chicago and Baltimore quotational rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buffalo
Ens
Missouri
Cago Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Four in family die babe escapes in mid Kansas crash
An orphaned 18 month old, Junior Gardiner of Tampa Kansas, survived with minor injuries after a salt truck carrying his family plunged down a 10 foot embankment into a stream near Douglass Kansas. The wreck killed his brother and sister and his parents. The image shows Junior sleeping an hour after the tragedy.
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Junior Gardiner
Tampa
Kas
Junior
Douglass
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