Wind Destroys Homes Floods In Texas and Oklahoma
Reports from Altus and Teague describe eight deaths in Oklahoma floods near Turkey Creek and severe damage to about 200 homes in Teague Texas from a southeast wind. Bridges were swept away and rivers swelled the area while Gainesville faced rising floodwaters.
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Turkey Creek
Qolustee
Salt Fork River
Teague
Texas
Dan Dobbs
S. W. Robertson
Gainesville
Free Winchester and Clarke Flower Show At George Washington Hotel
The Winchester and Clarke Garden Club hosts a free flower show at the George Washington Hotel on Wednesday May 29 from 3 30 to 9 00 pm. Entries welcome in most classes with music, a push cart flower mart by the Little Garden Club, and 25 cent tea served by Eugene R Branch.
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Winchester and Clarke
Little Garden Club
Eugene R. Branch
J. V. Arthur
F. Iglaize
Melvin Green
Kenneth Gilpin
Glaize
Green
Arthur
Graham Dougherty
C. Fred Barr
F. A. Read, Jr
Louis Nulton
Clare Wood
H. Clay DeGrange
Elen Boyd
Lewis Hyde
Fred Boyd
Sophie Baker
Frank Tilford
Son Page
G. O. Miller
Joseph Massie
Lucy Kurtz
Frank Wray
William Beverley
John M. Steck
Sallie Boyd
William Massey
Katherine Kern
James Reardon
B. F. Arthur
W. A. Baker
John Scully
Carrie Hunter
D. C. Randolph
J. W. Arthur
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Read, Jr
The
Belgium Considers Compulsory Service and Longer Enlistment
BRUSSELS May 18 A special army commission recommended compulsory military service and raised the maximum enlistment period to 18 months from eight months to one year. The panel also investigated Belgiums frontier defenses.
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Brussels
Belgium
Park Nine Aims for Victory Over Woodpoint Today
Park Nine seeks a victory today at 3 pm as Chub Mallory leads his first team against Woodpoint, Md, to extend a winning run under successor Lefty Jewett. Jewett will be on display tomorrow when Front Royal All-Stars visit, delivering what is expected to be a fierce clash.
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Chub Mallory
Woodpoint
Lefty Jewett
Jewett
Front Royal
Park Nine
Marylanders
Relief drive nets thousands for city aid effort
The Central Relief Campaign raised 5738.28 from 1944 donors over four days, with a goal of 6000. A Flying Squadron aided final push, and 301 employees at O Sullivan Rubber Company contributed. Funds will cover food clothing and shelter for 86 families until fall, after which a community chest may be formed.
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Jimmy, Choucleris
Jimmy Choucleris
White Palace
Jack Engle
O Save the Key
Homer C. Lyman
Beverley Rice
Ben Arthur, Jr
Mary T. Steck
Susan Miller
Alvin Pennypacker
George Badjer
John Woolfolk
Lee Fisher
Ralph Hengeveld
Clarence Sehenck
P. G. Ireland
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Miller's advert blends insecticides and medicines catalog
An old newspaper shopping note lists pest killers Pyrox Paris Green Arsenate Lead and Lime Slug Shot Black Leaf 40 Red Arrow Black Flag Powder and Spray Flit Dethal Moth Balls and other insecticides alongside chemicals medicines and sick room supplies at Miller's.
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Miller's
Fire School Meeting Notice at John Kerr School
All members of the fire department who are interested in the fire school are requested to meet at the John Kerr School building at 5 30 p m on Monday Wednesday and Friday of each week until further notice C LEE BARR Chief.
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J Fire School
Fire Department
John Kerr School
C. Lee Barr
Death's Hand Laid Suddenly on Harry L. Snyder
Harry L. Snyder longtime Shepherdstown Register publisher 73 died of a heart attack while driving with his daughter in Shepherdstown. He led the West Virginia Newspaper Publishers Association served Lutheran church missions and wrote Country Editor Abroad. He leaves five children including Mrs. Lyne and Lawrence M. Lynch. Funeral planned Sunday afternoon.
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Harry L. Snyder
Shepherdstown Register
West Virginia
Snyder
Shepee
Stonewall” Jackson
West ‘Virginia Newspaper Publishers Association
C. F. Lyne
Shepherdstown
Board of American Missions
United Lutheran Church of America
William Baldwin
Philadelphia
Lyne
Lawrence M. Lynch
Garden City
L. I
Rachel Snyder
H. L. Snyder, Jr
Charleston
William B. Snyder
Winchester
Grace Lutheran Church
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Square Dance Saturday Night in Hayfield Va
Square dance set for Saturday night May 18 in Hayfield Virginia with informal country dancing and callers invited.
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Hayfield
Public Auction of Victor Products Shares at County Court House
In front of County Court House at 12 o clock on Saturday May 25th 520 shares Victor Products Corp Class A Common and 527 shares Victor Products Corp Class B Common offered. Attorneys Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers B P Harrison John M Steck listed.
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County Court House
Victor Products Corp
B. P. Harrison
John M Steck
Attys. Dunn & Duvall
Handley Leads In Cumberland Valley Track Meet Records Fall
Handley leading the Cumberland Valley meet with early events to set two track records as the standings show Handley 24 Cumberland 16 Hagerstown 13 and Martinsburg 3. Buckle of Cumberland set a 41.51 second mile and Klipp of Hagerstown lowered the 220 dash mark to 22.45 seconds while Crisman of Handley led in shot put and discus and Buckle again featured in the 440 dash with a 29.4.5 time.
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Handley
Cumberland Valley
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Tinsburg
Buckle
Land
Klipp
Hag
Martinsburg
Crisman
Baker
Hoover
Reynolds
Sutton
Murray
Miller
Chapman
Georgia Vets To Make A Contest In Two Counties
Announcement that contests would be filed in two Georgia counties reporting pro prohibition majorities in Wednesday's repeal referendum was made today as unofficial returns showed the day with a lead of 243 votes in the state.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Club Leaders At White Rock Today
4 H club leaders from the county including Miss Elizabeth Farrar and I Fred Stine visited Camp White Rock on Capon River this afternoon to plan the club camp opening the last week in June. Expected attendance is between 50 and 60 boys and girls.
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Elizabeth Farrar
Fred Stine
Camp White Rock
Capon River
England Bristles Over Rumors Of Famed War Figure Unconscious
Dorsetshire reports wild rumors about Col T E Lawrence lying unconscious from a motorcycle accident for a fifth day. Denied by his brother, A W Lawrence, claims of government work and secret missions are dismissed as nonsense though legend grows.
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England
Dorsetshire
Eng
T. E Lawrence
Lawrence
Britain
Far East
A. W. Lawrence
T. E. Shaw
Royal Air Force
Man Held for Escape in Pa Linked to String of Burglaries
Harry Fishack 30 alias Harry Fishack Fishack Greenwalt was arrested here after pleading guilty to nine breaking and entering charges. Authorities say he faces transfer to Pennsylvania to finish a sentence from Philadelphia’s big house after escaping in 1934. The case ties to a months long wave of petty burglaries including depots and garages across Waynesboro Winchester and Frederick County.
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Harry Fishack
Harry Lee Fishack
Harry Greenwalt
Donald Weems
Fishack
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Winchester
Frederick County
Pennsylvania Depot
5S. A. Sprinkles
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank P. Tucker
Tucker
Pase Weems
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia Feed
Stephenson
Bickers Motor Company
Lupton Orchard Supply Company
Frederick Farm Bureau
Cooking School At Palace Theatre Expected To Draw Crowds
Organizers expect strong interest for the cooking school to be held at the Palace Theatre next Tuesday through Thursday. Miss Louise Dixon will lead lectures and discussions each day and housewives will be invited to present questions. Sponsors plan merchandise giveaways valued at over 400 dollars for attendees.
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Palace Theatre
Louise Dixon
Noted French Composer Dead
Paris reports the death of noted French composer Paul Duk aged 70. His best known works include Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Ariane and Blue Beard.
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Paris
Paul Dukas
National Park Restaurant Special Lunch Prices
Special lunches offered at 30c 40c and 50c to please patrons at National Park Restaurant. Advertisement notes aim to satisfy customers with low prices.
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National Park Restaurant
Virginia Episcopals Back Federal Supervision of Moving Pictures
Rev. R B Nelson at the Virginia Episcopal diocesan council introduces resolutions endorsing General Convention action on Federal supervision of motion pictures and birth control information. The resolutions urge Congress to consider bills to regulate moving pictures and to permit dissemination of birth control info to licensed outlets, backed by E Randolph Williams and opposed by F L Robinson.
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R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Virginia Episcopal Diocesan Council
Congress
E. Randolph Williams
Richmond
F. L. Robinson
Cismont
Nelson
Beverley D. Tucker
Social Service
Washington
Virginia
United States
United States of America
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress of the United States
Council of the
Diocese of
Senate
House of Representatives
United States Congress
White Palace Donates Share Of Receipts To Relief Fund
White Palace Restaurant on North Loudoun street will devote a substantial portion of tomorrow’s receipts to the Central Relief Fund for local needy residents. James Choucleris, proprietor, announced the pledge and relief headquarters hope for a strong public response. The Greek native and World War I veteran has a history of similar civic efforts.
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Central Relief Fund
White Palace
Loudoun Street
James Choucleris
Choucleris
Patman bonus bill backers press vote after Roosevelt veto
Leaders of Patman bill supporters in Congress decide to vote immediately without debate on overriding the President's veto once he delivers it in person next week. They acknowledge no Senate majority to overturn the veto but aim to sway with a late swing. Royal W. Robertson urges ex soldiers to mobilize a new trek to Washington if the veto is sustained.
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Royal W. Robertson
California
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Patman
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
D-Okla
House
Thomas
Oklahoma
Dtex
Los Angeles
Robertson
New Book On Old South In The Library
Handley Library highlights a new novel Bottom Rail On Top by H. J. Eckern rode. It follows Buck Musgrave a southern gentleman whose prewar life in horse racing cock fighting and heavy drinking contrasts with his Reconstruction era developments. The author, Virginia state historian, portrays prewar manners and customs and the life loves and adventures of Buck Musgrave.
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Handley Library
H. J. Eckenrode
Buck’ Musgrave
Virginia
Buck Musgrave
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Klipp Shine
White Rock
Harry Fishback
Waynesboro, Pa
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