Exams Begin Next Monday At Handley
Handley High School opens exams Monday May 30 for all students. About 115 graduates are expected in the class of 1938, per Superintendent Garland R. Quarles. Commencement begins June 5 with Dr. F Berry Plummer delivering the baccalaureate sermon and June 9 featuring the address by former West Virginia Governor H G Kump.
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Handley High School
Garland R. Quarles
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Hagerstown
Handley Auditorium
H. G. Kump
West Virginia
Moody denies romance rumors ahead of Surbiton win
Helen Wills Moody angrily refuted rumors of a new romance and then defeated Mrs. M. R. King 6-2 7-5 in the Surbiton quarter finals. She dismissed gossip about marrying Tallant Tubbs as baseless and complained the stories spoil her visit.
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Eng
Helen Wills Moody
M. R. King
Surbiton
Tallant Tubbs
Funeral Services Held For Robert W. Hockman
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Hockman residence near Bartonsville for Robert W. Hockman 55 a Frederick county farmer and fruit grower. Rev Charles H Punk led with aid from Rev F B Snapp and Rev W L Dudley. Interment was at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers L D Pifer Harry Steele J W Fishpan Leo Wisecarver and James Ford. Attendees included Benny Levy Clifton Station VA Love Hockman and son Womeldorph PA H L Grove family Washington DC Henry Funkhouser Stras bore. Charles Grove and Miami Florida relatives could not attend.
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Bartonsville
Robert W. Hockman
Frederick County
Charles H. Punk
Church of Christ
Hockman
Funk
F. B. Snapp
Oranda Church of Christ
W. L. Dudley
Winchester Church of Christ
Mount Hebron Cemetery
L. D. Pifer
Harry Steele
J. W. Fishpan
Leo Wisecarver
James Ford
Benny Levy
Clifton Station
Love Hockman
Womeldorph
H. L. Grove
Washington, D. C
Henry Funkhouser
Strasbore
Charles Grove
Miami
Pla
Ex-convict Admits Attacking Women in Chicago
Louis Serraille aged 42, a former inmate, confessed to police after arrest for the hammer beating of two women. Captain Crane said over the past four years he attacked about 50 girls and women in Chicago by luring them into his car and threatening death if they resisted.
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Chicago
Louwisr Serraille
Ray Crane
Crane
Serraille
Threatened Witnesses Highlight NY White Slave Case
Mrs Mae Billie Scheible with a four year term for white slave charges in New York faced trial in Pittsburgh on income tax evasion. The government warned of revealing payments from prominent men who endorsed checks to Scheible, once a Pittsburgh night life queen.
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Milan
Mich
New York
Mae
Billie) Scheible
Pittsburgh
James
Scheible
High Officials In Dissension in German Foreign Office
Dissension arose in the German foreign office with Wicca K. A. Von Buelow-Schwante taking a long leave of absence. Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop reportedly criticized him during a recent tour, causing tensions and uncertainty over his return.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Wicca K. A. von Buelow- Schwante
von Buelow-Schwante
Joachim von Ribbentrop
von Ribbentrop
von Buelow- Schwante
Spanish Fights Halted By Rain Halted Frontline Action
At the Spanish frontier near Hendaye on May 19 insurgent forces advancing in eastern Spain were slowed by rain and muddy terrain. Government troops reinforced and air sorties were grounded while heavy artillery moved to the front. Insurgents claimed the capture of Penarroya Peak east of Teruel as their only notable success.
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Hendaye
France
Spain
Lofty Penarroya
Teruel
Kennedy Wants Time To Breathe After Gubernatorial Bid
Hazleton Pa May 19 Thomas Kennedy defeated Farley Lewis Guffey candidate for the Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial nomination said he needs time to decide whether to support the winner Charles Alvin Jones who won by about 65000 votes Kennedy claimed a moral victory and blamed the organization pay rollers and other forces for his defeat The quote reflects his cautious stance after the primary battle.
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Hazleton
Thomas Kennedy
Farley-Lewis-Guffey
Pennsylvania
Charles Alvin Jones
Grandpap and Pappy Welcome Twins on Same Day in Indiana
Bloomington dispatch reports Walter Grow a WPA worker becoming a grandfather and a father the same day May 19. In the morning his son and daughter-in-law welcomed a baby boy, and that night Grow’s wife gave birth to a girl.
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Bloomington
Ind
Walter Grow
WPA
Grow
Three Hurt In Auto Accident On Blue Ridge
An auto owned by O. C. Holliday crashed into a stone wall on Blue Ridge or Route 7 while descending the western side of the Blue Ridge mountains. Holliday and two passengers suffered slight injuries. names of the passengers were not released. The 1 to 2 am crash required deputy Buckner to remove the damaged car. Holliday’s current residence was listed as Winchester or Kernstown. Memorial Hospital reported no accident patients that day.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Route 7
O. C. Holliday
Robert Buckner
Berryville
Buckner
Holliday
Winchester
Kernstown
Valley Avenue
Memorial Hospital
American Grain Export Trade Rebounds With Big Revenue
Chicago merchants estimate the US grain export revival has added about 125 million dollars to the national economy since last summer. They forecast 30 to 40 million more for farmers, dealers, railroads and shippers by end of summer as shipments surge. Record corn exports flood Chicago ports while wheat also streams from elevators to foreign destinations.
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Chicago
United States
Local Markets Status and Typographical Disclaimer
The local markets page notes that market data is corrected daily while the Stars newspaper disclaims responsibility for possible typographical errors. This brief notice emphasizes accuracy efforts and error caveats to readers.
Grain and livestock prices from local market listings
The advertisement lists prices for various grain bag sizes and feeds, including 24, 12, 48, and 98 pound per bushel equivalents, with brand differences and shelling options. It also details live stock prices such as young and old poultry, guineas, steers, heifers, cows, calves, hogs, spring lambs, and dairy products like butterfat and creamery butter, reflecting a broad rural market catalog.
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Ius
Cosconcenseys
Local Retail Market Flour Prices Per Hundredweight
The record lists bagged flour prices by bag size and per barrel. 98 Ib bags at 5.35 per barrel, 48 Ib bags at 5.45, 24 Ib bags at 5.45, 12 Ib bags at 5.65, plus one 12 10 bags and one 24 Ib bag at 74. Details are garbled but show varied weights and prices.
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Brera
Cevesceses
Siseesees
Market quotations from Baltimore Chicago and Philadelphia
Baltimore market notes show cattle hogs calves and sheep prices with steady to firm trends and bids. Chicago markets report softer fed steer and yearling prices while lambs hold, hogs down from Wednesday and sheep generally steady. Philadelphia lists flour poultry dairy and grain prices with firm egg values and steady cheese and poultry rates.
Stock Market Report Shows Cautious Wall Street Trading
New York May 19 stock market softened after an early rally with limited support. Trading pace quickened briefly in the fourth hour but volume stayed modest. transfers about 500000 shares. Notable declines listed include Anaconda Kennecott General Motors United States Steel and U S Rubber.
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New York
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
U. S
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Wheat and grain futures rally after early setback
Chicago May 19 wheat futures firm after a brief dip to new lows. North American export purchases totaling 300000 bushels aided a late rally, despite rust and mold fears in Kansas due to excess moisture. Closing quotes: Wheat May 78 3 8 to 1 2, July 16 3 8 to 1 2, Sept 77 1 8 to 1 4. Corn May 57 5 8 to 3 4, July 59 to 59 1 8, Sept 60. Oats May 29 3 8, July 26 7 8, Sept 26 5 8. Soybeans May 90 1 4, July 91
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Chicago
Kansas
Police Recruit School Planned At University of Richmond
El training director Baumes writes City Manager Fields and Chief Hollis inviting Richmond area officers to the state wide police recruit school at the University of Richmond for two weeks starting June 20. The course runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. sessions and meals priced about nine dollars weekly.
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Ld I. Baucnes
Ginia
Arthur M. Fields
C. W. Hollis
University of Richmond
Baumes
Field
Winchester
John S. Arnold
Alexandria
Hollis
Baer Baby Ill in Oakland Pneumonia Case
The five and a half months old son of Max Baer, former heavyweight boxing champion, is seriously ill in an Oakland hospital with bronchial pneumonia. He is under an oxygen tent and his condition was reported as fair by attendants.
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Oakland
Calif
Max Baer
Chicago and Baltimore grain prices in May markets
Chicago cash grain reports show Wheat No 1 red 80 1 2 to 84 1 2, No 2 hard 83 1 2 to 84 1 4, No 2 mixed 82, No 1 dark northern 87. Corn No 4 mixed 57 3 4, No 1 yellow 59 3 4 to 60, No 3 59, oats No 1 white 30 1 2 to 30 3 4, No 2 30 3 8 to 1 2, Barley 75 cents to 41-53 nominal, making 72-78 nominal. Baltimore wheat No 2 red winter 77 3 4 spot. Winchester reports wheat 73c, corn 65c per bushel. All prices at mill deliveries.
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Baltimore
U. S
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U.S. Dept
Fed
California
Philadelphia
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Baltimore Grain
Winchester Grain
Virginia Employment Service Expands Job Search Reach
Walter M. Shade of the Winchester Virginia State Employment Service announces broader connections with Virginia, other states, and the District of Columbia to fill skilled positions. Employers receive a statewide and interstate search for workers, with clearance orders sent to multiple offices and monthly reactivation requirements for applicants.
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Walter M. Shade
Winchester
Virginia State Employment Service
Virginia
District of Columbia
Virginia State Employment ‘Service
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Mooney
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Tom Mooney
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House Judiciary
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Stock Market Report
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Am Radi
Richmond U
Baer Babe In
Ajo Tae Ola
NEW
Maytag
Natal
Ara Maytag
Miller
Anderson Winchester Plumbing & Heating
Front Royal
THE
Maytag Company
Newton
Iowa
Evening Star
Hughes Motor Coo
Winchester, VA
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