Youngster Has Quite A Thrill
Roanoke Virginia May 16 Six year old Eugene Thomas a half a mine worker swallowed a corn kernel and it lodged in his wind pipe His mother Mrs Rolgrt Thomas rushed him to a clinic in Richlands but facilities to remove the kernel were lacking and he was taken by car to a sanitarium in Bluefield West Virginia for treatment
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Roanoke
Eugene Thomas
Lerg
Rolgrt Thomas
Richlands
Bluefield
W. Va
Salesman Wanted for Manville Building Materials Territory
Selling Johns Manville building materials covering Winchester and vicinity. Good territory open for live wire man. Experience helpful but not essential. Excellent commission setup. Leads furnished. Write Box 5-0 care Star Office. Arthritis Sufferers get free booklet on Colloidal Sulphur method to relieve aches. Sulpho-Sol offered with money back guarantee in 30 days.
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Johns- Manville
Winchester
Care Star
Baker's Drug Store
Former Halifax Justice Indicted Over Shortage in Fines
Henry J. Tucker a former Halifax county trial justice was indicted on nine counts for failure to account for fines and costs. He will be tried June 6 after auditors found a shortage of 1444.85 from 1934 to 1939, which Tucker has since repaid. Judge Turnbull requested a replacement judge and Marshall Booker asked for new counsel to handle the case.
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Henry J. Tucker
Halifax County
Halifax County Grand Jury
Tucker
L. McCarthy Downs
N. S. Turnbull, Jr
Talifax
State Supreme Court of
In Memoriam Irvin Royston Passed Away Three Years Ago
Gertrude memorializes Irvin Royston who died three years ago on May 14. She notes his little hands folded, his earthly work finished, and his heavenly crown earned as a gift of God eternal life.
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Irvin Royston
Earth
God
Gertrude
Baby Duckling Advertises in Clarke County Streets
Jetson Spates of Berryville markets five day old ducklings after his trained duck follows him, drawing orders from residents. The brood originated from Feagan's Mill near Rippon, and the town fears a duckling craze may spread. The piece also notes J H G and Prank Vreeland's film book highlighting Snow White and The Citadel among others.
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Berryville
Jetson Spates
Joe Penner
Spates
Cecil Feagan
Feagan
Rippon
A. Prank Vreeland
Pitman
Old
Chicago
Algiers
Andy Hardy
Wells Fargo
Mount Jackson Student Wins In Chemistry Test
George Chapman of Triplett High School won first prize a 75 dollar scholarship in the College of William and Mary chemistry department. Drummond Hill of Thomas Jefferson High School Richmond earned second prize a 50 dollar scholarship. Additional prizes went to Milton Stern Ivan Freed Thomas Jefferson High Walker Bennett James Monroe High Fredericksburg Farrant Skinner Maury High Norfolk and William Shackelford Portlock High Norfolk County.
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Williamsburg
College of William and Mary
George Chapman
Thomas Jefferson High School
Walker Bennett
James Monroe High School
Fredericksburg
Farrant Skinner
Maury High
Norfolk
Wiliam Shackelford
Portlock High School
Norfolk County
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Heuwad Garlen
J. Clifford
Berryille Ave
Piccadilly St
Ww. L.ohn
M. Hott
S. Washton
Jon Main
G. W. Hulver
Lams, Va
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Brad
N. Dock
Main St
Chester
N. Eron
Try
John Whitmore
E. Picca. St
Mily
Business College
P. O. Box
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S. Kent St
C. M. Bacon
14Th Street
N. W
Washton
D. C
N. Cameron
W. Moulton
I's End Poultry Farm
Gor- Ville
Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Red Square
Europe
Clez
Shenandoah Commerciatchery
Maurertown
Billy
Billy Conn
Selly Krieger
New York
Selly
Gu Pond
Eita
Pat. Orr
Duco
Ture
Vretnamel
J. Watson Shockley
THE
Star Cooking School
John W. Rosenberger & Co
South Braddock St
Baby Duack
Clarke
Burns Mantle
Winchester Furniture
South Main Street
Mount Jackson
Alpha Theta Chapter
Theta Chi Delta National Chemical Fraternity
William and Mary
United States
Commercial Small Loan and Finance Co., Inc
E. Boscawen St
Pr. Kinney's Shoe Store
Loudoun St. Winchester
Marjorie
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia Telephone
W. Boscawen St
Haldeman’s Cottage Cheese
Ter Star Cooking School
Haldeman’s Creamery
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