Scandal at Arkansas School for the Blind Probed
The Board of Control weighed scandalous conditions at the Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock as a dismissed female employee linked to students is examined. Superintendent W. M. Brown faces possible retention after a four hour hearing amid conflicting testimony on student drinking and mismanagement.
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Little Rock
Ark
Board of Control
Arkansas School For the Blind
W. M. Brown
Brown
Sadie M. Rowe
Dale Townsend
Weekly Salvation Army Services Announced by Major Mars
Major James Mars announces this week’s Salvation Army program with events Tuesday 8 p m, Wednesday Women’s League with Mrs Mars message, Thursday 8 p m, Friday 8 p m special service, and Saturday 8 p m both open air and inside services. Come and bring a friend.
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James Mars
Women’s League
Automobiles Licensed and Inquiries Rise in Winchester
Five thousand eight hundred twenty three autos licensed since sale began April 15. License value totals $74589 with a $1.20 discrepancy. Passenger vehicles valued $67429.40. for hire $7159.60. Chamber of Commerce reports 5181 inquiries since January 1 about Winchester and Shenandoah Valley. Tourism activity mirrors prior seasons despite broad advertising campaigns.
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Andrew Bell
Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Grants Fund For School Grounds In Virginia
WPA Administrator William A. Smith announced in Richmond total allocations of 11 585 dollars for Virginia. Included is a 390 dollar grant to landscape and grade grounds and the athletic field for the new consolidated high school on Route 7 near Winchester.
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WPA
William A. Smith
Richmond
Virginia
New Consolidated High School
Winchester
Jew Found Slain in Jerusalem Amid Arab Disorder
A Jew was found shot to death in the old city of Jerusalem today, the fifth fatality since renewed Arab anti-Jewish disorders began last Saturday.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Visit of Virginia Royal Arch Masons Leader
Charles H. Ergenbright of Charlottesville, grand high priest, will visit John Dove Chapter No. 21 in Charlottesville this Friday at 7.30 pm. A large attendance from northern Virginia and other regions is anticipated. invitations were mailed to chapter officers and past grand high priests.
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Charles H. Ergenbright
Charlottesville
Virginia
John Dove
Royal Arch
Northern
Rand
Grand Re
Jurisdicon
Italian Hospital Ship California Arrives at Naples
The hospital ship California reached Naples today with 1,321 sick and wounded from East Africa. The steamship Aquilea also arrived, carrying Alessandro Lessona the under secretary of State for colonies.
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Naples
California
East Africa
Alessandro Lessona
Delay In Getting Steel Halts Bridge Repairs In Virginia
Virginia officials say a steel shortage is delaying bridge repairs and a replacement of flood damaged structures. Commissioner H G Shirley notes mills are busy with central Atlantic orders and steel must be made to order, while road work progresses with dry weather and forthcoming waterproofing and topping.
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Ee Va
Ees
H. G. Shirley
Central Atlantic
Shirley
Virginia
Ask Picket Right Tenn May 19
Union leaders sought court action after a dispute over picketing in Tennessee as the organizers planned demonstrations for May 19. The movement aimed to press for labor concessions amid ongoing negotiations with employers.
Picketing Tennessee Arkansas Bridge Sparks Wage Strike Action
A sanctioned action occurred today as pickets gathered on a bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas over the Mississippi to support a cotton workers wage strike. The demonstration aimed to pressure employers and drew attention from local authorities and union organizers.
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Tennessee-Arkansas
Mississippi
Cruiser Damaged In Collision Off Canal Zone
The Navy disclosed that the cruiser Minneapolis and an unnamed merchant ship collided during fleet maneuvers off Balboa Canal Zone about a week earlier. The Minneapolis sustained heavy damage requiring extensive repairs at Balboa.
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Washington
Navy
Minneapolis
Balboa
Canal Zone
Miss Buxton Appointed to Examine Nurses Board
Miss Elizabeth Buxton of Newport News was named by Governor Peery to the State Board of Examiners of Graduate Nurses to succeed Charlotte Pfeiffer of Richmond who did not seek reappointment. The move expands the board as it reviews certification standards for nursing graduates.
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Richmond
Elizabeth Buxton
Newport News
Peery
State Board of Examiners of Graduate Nurses
Charlotte Pfeiffer
Appointment details for five year term announced
Fragmentary text names Miss Buxton and other members including Miss Charlottesville and Marian Crissman of Roanoke. Mentions Mary B Brighiee and Josephine a Mc tand in unclear context. No clear event date or positions fully stated.
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Buxton
Geenral Burg
Charlottesville
Marian Crissman
Roanoke
Mary B Brighiee H- Josephine
Mctand
Italy Reports Populace Gain
Rome May 19 The final census as of April 21 shows Italy’s population rising by about 2 million in the last five years with soldiers and workers among the figures involved.
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Rome
Wy —Tenly
Les
Badoglio Awards War Cross to Herbert L of Times
In Addis Ababa on May 19 Viceroy Pietro Badoglio awarded Herbert L of the New York Times the war cross for military merit amid wartime celebrations.
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Addis Ababa
Pietro Badoglio
Herbert L
New York Times
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State Conservation and Development Commission
State Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
George Washington Hotel Corporation
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Kelvinator
Catherine D. Warne
Kelvin Kitchen
Kelvinator Corporation
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Winchester, Virginia
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Italy
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Tia
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