Attendance at Cooking School Breaks Records in Winchester
The Star's cooking school at the Palace Theatre drew hundreds of homemakers from Winchester and surrounding areas for the second session. Miss Louise Dixon led the lecture with her home economics expertise, aided by assistant Miss Willis.
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Winchester
Star’s
Palace Theatre
Louise Dixon
Miss Dixon
United States
Miss Willis
Dixon
Gas Company
Kelvinator
Miller and Anderson
Kurtz Furniture Company
George W. Kurtz Furniture Company
M. B. Clowe’s
Rainbowridge Gardens
T. F. Timberlake
Grubb’s
Rumford
Rinso
Lux
Lever Brothers Company
Huntsberry
Red Cross
Bickers Motor Company
Reserve Group Meets Tonight At The Academy
The Reserve Officers' Group holds its regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock this evening at the Shenandoah Valley Academy with Col. B M Roszel leading. The topic is The War Department In War and Peace and An Application of Military Intelligence In the Field. Open to the public, especially those interested in military matters.
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Reserve Officers’ Group
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Col
B. M. Roszel
War Department
Fresh Thursday Fish and Pure Food Store Ad
Moling and Cather feature fabrics and cotton goods with emphasis on fresh fish available every Thursday at Ip-lt Pure Food Store. The short notice highlights weekly offerings and shopping options for local customers.
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Moling and
Cather
Ip-lt Pure Food
Delegates Report On Farmville Lions Meeting
Delegates to the district Lions meeting in Farmville heard reports on the opening session and district progress. District Governor John Boozer announced 29 Virginia clubs with 1 052 members, a net gain of 150, while Dr. Hawthorne noted timely reports from district officers. The banquet was covered by Hoye Riley with an address on Lionism by Edwin Kingsley. over 400 attended.
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Farmville
Lions Club
Allen T. Hawthorne
John W. Boozer
South Boston
Virginia
H. B. Wade
Hawthorne
International Office
Riley
Hoye L. Riley
Lions International
Edwin R. Kingsley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles R. Anderson
Winchester
Ocean View
Roanoke Club
N. E. Wicker, Jr
Danville
Anderson
Mr. Wicker
Bargain Weekend Baseball Attracts Blue Ridge League Stars
Martinsburg Blue Ridge League Club visits Saturday with stars such as Hill Kilmer Lefty Bradshaw Hassan Gregory and more aiming to break the Park record. Sunday at 2 pm a doubleheader vs Funkstown features Lefty Williams and a Florida State League third baseman. One admission covers all games as Winchester labels this bargain weekend in baseball.
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Martinsburg Blue Ridge
Waynesboro
Florida State League
Tampa
Fla
Winchester
Beauty Nook Ad Offers Hair Waving Tinting Services
Mrs De Vonde advertises permanent waving and hair tinting at Beauty Nook located at 129 S Loudoun Street. Phone number 1312 is listed with the slogan By Reputation The Best. The notice appears as a period advertisement.
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Beauty Nook
S. Loudoun &T
President Urges Early Adjournment of Congress
President Roosevelt pressed congressional leaders to adjourn at the earliest possible date with June 5 tentatively fixed. House Democrats outlined a three item program bank deposit insurance laws loans to industry and communities contract.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
House Democratic Chriftians
Congress
Rainey
Burns
Bankhead
House Rules Committee
White House
Hundreds Apply For Operators State Licenses
Richmond reports a surge of applications to renew operators licenses as June rust nears. No exams for new holders until July 1 except for defects or vision issues. Applications run about fifty daily. Licenses valid five years and will be mailed after June 10 to applicants who sent in by then. A 50 cent fee per application is required.
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Richmond
Division of Motor Vehicles
Police Court Roundup Highlights Break-ins and Vagrancy
John Reardon received six months in jail for breaking into the Palace Theatre ticket booth. Tack Nail was discharged for lack of connection to the crime. Millburn and Wellingham cases continued due to absence of a city witness. Basil A. Ryan jailed for OUI, fined 100 dollars and costs, 30 days, with a one-year license revocation. Several vagrancy arrests from the Apple Blossom Festival faced fresh charges. multiple defendants received three-month sentences with orders to leave the city. Parolee William Hayes faces transfer decisions. Wholberry convicted of bicycle theft, three months, sentence suspended if he leaves town.
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John Reardon
Palace Theatre
Donald Weems
Tack” Nail
Woodrow Millburn
William Wellingham
Winchester Seed Company
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Federal Bureau
George Broadbent
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wade Reynolds
Atlanta
Clarence Cloud
Martinsburg
W. Va
William Albright
Cumberland
William Layton
Charlotte
N. C
William FP. Hayes
Harry E. Carter
Harry R. Williams
Mansfield
Virginia
Wairry Wholberry
Elkins
Tornado Kills Two in Livingston Alabama May 16
A western Alabama tornado struck Livingston early today killing a aged black man and a black child, injuring another child, and causing up to 100000 dollars in damage. Power outages plunged the town into darkness as residents organized a search party. A separate report from Birmingham said the same storm killed one more person and injured several others in Livingston.
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Associated Press
Livingston
Ala
Armado
Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Square Dance at Rouss Park Tomorrow Night
A square dance will be held at the Rouss Park Pavilion starting at 8 30 tomorrow evening Thursday. The Appvie Blossom Ramblers will provide the music for the event which benefits the Park Association.
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Square Dance
Rouss Park
Rouss Park Pavillion
Appvie Blossom Ramblers
Park Association
Pinchot Concedes Republican Senate Nomination Defeat
In Philadelphia on May 16 Governor Gifford Pinchot acknowledged defeat in his bid for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate after David A. Reed built a large lead. Pinchot hinted at a possible independent run against Reed or Guffey, citing health as a factor. Reed led 464,528 to 248,680 with votes tallied in about two thirds of districts.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
David A. Reed
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Reed
Joseph F. Guffey
Pinchot
Guffey
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Roland S. Morris
Japan
Schnader
William A. Schnader
Edward C. Shannon
Democratic State Committee
George H. Earle
Austria
Charles D. Copeland
Washington
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Long Terms for Mail Bandits Convicted in Charlotte Robbery
Basil Banghart and Ludwig Schmidt, Chicago gangsters, were convicted for taking part in the $105,000 Charlotte mail truck robbery last November. They received 36 and 32 year sentences respectively.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Basil Banghart
Ludwig Schmidt
Chicago
Charlotte
Knights Templar Parade Leads Martinsburg Honor Parade
Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar and Handley High School Band join about 50 Templars and 40 musicians in Martinsburg W Va for the annual Grand Commandery of West Virginia meeting parade. Eminent Commander Harold Jones leads the group with a costumed chariot. Winchester Templars attend banquet and ball at Hotel Shenandoah.
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Winchester Commandery
No. 12
Knights Templar
Handley High School
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grand Commandery of
West Virginia
Harold Jones
Winchester Templars
Hotel
Shenanoah
Chicago Grain Market Prices Reported By Winchester Milling
Closing quotations in Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets were supplied to The Star by Winchester Milling Corp through Stickell Sales Corp dealers in cash grain and futures. May 9. May Chicago price 9042. July 8854. Sept 8942. Baltic Spot wheat 90. Winchester Delivered 57c per bushel and $2.85 per barrel.
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Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Shade Building Burns On North Loudoun Street
Firefighters raced to the Alvin Shade frame building on North Loudoun street near the city limits as a blaze spread from the E. J. Wilwig antique shop. The inferno grew rapidly, threatening Earl Shade's garage and the Estep residence while crowds blocked hoses and caused delays. Damage is estimated at about 10,000 dollars.
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Alvin Shade
Loudoun Street
E. J. Wilwig
Earl Shade
W. W. Estep
Death Takes Preston Orndorff Ill Three Days
Preston Orndorff 56 of Winchester died at 7 50 this morning in Memorial Hospital after a brief illness attributed to a ruptured appendix. He had been employed by Stuart Perry six years. Survived by second wife Etta Haymaker and five children Elmer Wilbert Paul Edward Esther all of Winchester, plus two sisters and his parents. Funeral Friday at 2 from sister Tacie Smoot's home, burial Lamp's Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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Preston Orndorff
Memorial Hospital
Orndorff
South Kent Street
Stuart Perry
Minnie Glenn
Etta
Haymaker
Elmer
Wilbert
Paul
Edward
Esther
Winchester
Tacie Smoot
Addie Adams
Harrisburg
Francis
Lydia Cooper Orndorff
George W. Stover
Winchester United Brethren Church
Lamp's Memorial Cemetery
John L. Shine
Stuart M Perry
William Greenwalt
Joseph O'Leary
Robert O'Leary
Clyde Emery
Escape from Abductors in Texas City
San Antonio May 16 Grover C Cain a wealthy filling station owner escaped after being held by two abductors for over an hour He fled from his automobile when one assailant struck him with a pistol Cain sought help at a nearby residence saying the men intended to kidnap him for ransom His car was driven away after the escape period.
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Associate Press
San Antonio
Texas
Grover C. Cain
Cain
Airmen Narrowly Survive Atlantic Crash Over Gas Leaks
Lieutenant Cesare Sabelli of Italy and Captain George Pond of the United States recounted a near-fatal Atlantic flight from New York to Rome. After 32 hours 6 minutes aloft a failed motor forced a crash landing in an Irish field near Meath. Pond and Sabelli described crawling from the cockpit to fix a clogged gas line as the plane plummeted, then planned a Rome trip and another trans Atlantic hop.
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Associated Press
Lahinch
Ireland
Atlantic
Ceasre Sabelli
Italy
George Pond
United States
Mere
New York
Rome
Pond
Damasee
Eich
Pone
Sabelli
Traders Show Little Interest In Day's Market
New York May 16 Traders and investors showed no urge to take a conspicuous position as stock transactions were the slowest of the year to date. Commodities offered little encouragement for a rally with wheat and cereals slightly lower and rain in drought districts still uncertain. Cotton rubber and silver were under water while bonds showed mixed results and foreign exchanges were quiet with the pound sterling opening in London at 5.1144 dollars and call money at 1 percent.
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New York
London
Young Men's Shop Sells Its Goods in Winchester
The Young Men's Shop formerly Brown and Fisher has sold its stock fixtures and lease to the Public Service Store. The entire stock will be put on sale Friday at 9 o clock for quick disposal. The finest grade of men s clothing and furnishings will be found in this sale and men of Winchester and vicinity will find real bargains.
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Young Men's
Brown and Fisher
Public Service
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital Directors Hold Annual Meeting
The Winchester Memorial Hospital board met in the nurses dining room with 45 members present. Officers were re-elected: Dr H H McGuire president, H B McCormac vice president, Miss Lillian Anderson treasurer. Dr James A Miller was elected connected to the board.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lillian Anderson
H. H. McGuire
H. B. McCormac
King Levinsky Found After Vanishing Before Fight
King Levinsky, the heavyweight boxer feared missing, was located in Jackson Park Hospital Chicago after a supposed dramatic flight from his Los Angeles camp. His sister and manager, Mrs Lena Levy, called it a nervous breakdown and said he will return to California to meet Art Lasky as planned.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
King Levinsky
Los Angeles
Art Lasky
Minneapolis
Jackson Park Hospital
Lena Levy
California
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Curtiss Puckett
Raymond Middlecoff
Dahl
L. D. Kline
J. Roy Weakland
Betty Weakland
Wallace M. Brashears
Weakland
Clu
Melvin Miller
Mrs. de Vonde
L. A. Clark and Son
J. E. Karbach and Son
Frederick County
Piedmont
Washington, D. C
Martinsburg Pike
Baltimore and Ohio
A. J. DeHart
Pennsylvania Railroad
Old Cumberland Valley Railroad
L. A Clark and Son
Clark Yards
DeHart
J. E. Karlback
Karlback
Polit
Maliwaine
U.S. Senate
Shade
Texas City
Sabelli and
General Electric
Ellsworth Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
King Levinski
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