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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1939

Page

2

Gainesboro High School set for June graduation events

Rev. T M Swann will deliver the baccalaureate sermon June 4 at 8 pm in the Gainesboro Consolidated High School auditorium. Dowell J Howard will give the commencement address June 8. Alonzo Fox will give the salutatory and Jane is valedictorian as 13 graduates receive diplomas. Six graduates may attend college next year including Hilda Whitacre Jane Ford Josephine Anderson Linda Dailey Alonzo Fox and Robert Dailey with possible enrollments at Bridgewater Madison College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

T. M. Swann Braddock Street Methodist Church Gainesboro Consolidated High School Gainesboro School Fred Braithwaite Howard Dowell J. Howard Virginia Gainesboro Alonzo Fox Jane Lucy Leslie D. Kline The Star Braithwaite Hilda Whitacre Jane Ford Josephine Anderson Linda Dailey Bridgewater Madison College Alinzo Fox Robert Dailey Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Storm Leaves Four Dead and Major Damage Across Arkansas

A spring storm along the Arkansas river valley killed four people and caused extensive damage estimated over one million dollars. At Cummins State Prison Farm eleven prisoners were missing after a wind tore a stockade, with debris injuring several inmates. England and North Little Rock reported substantial losses to stores, homes, and crops, while Tucker and Cummins prison farms faced about ten thousand dollars in crop damage.

Little Rock Ark Arkansas River Arkansas Cummins State Prison Farm Here England North Little Rock Arkansas Gazette Tucker and Cummins

Answers to Today's Quiz

Answers printed on page 4 listing responses. Topics include colors yellow blue red Brig Gen George Catlett Mar 7 v3 5 Condor 6 Mexico 7 Embri o not embri o 8 represent the 48 states collectively 9 Davis Strait 10 cotton gin.

Ieee George Catlett Mar Condor Mexico Davis Strait

Royal Tour Off The Record In Dominion

Toronto May 23 off the record notes from the royal tour of Canada recount a Delhi reunion with Leslie Holden war veteran and Black Watch badge brooch moment at Ottawa war memorial. Crowds jeered hats off for the king and queen as veterans sang God Save The King and the royal train signal summoned greetings at unscheduled stops in Cornwall and Ottawa.

Toronto Canada Queen Elizabeth National War Memorial Ottawa Leslie Holden Kemptville Ont India Holden Black Watch Delhi Cornwall

Students To Be Leaders At UVA Institute of Public Affairs

Four University of Virginia students will assist roundtable discussions during the 13th session of the Institute of Public Affairs from July 3 to 15. Bean Glenn Cooper and McConnell join sessions with Harvard Oxford and the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work leaders on topics including foreign affairs national affairs religion and government.

Charlottesville University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs Hardy C. Dillard Institute Department of Law George M. Bean University J. Forsythe C. Glenn Ivy Samuel K. C. Cooper Madison N.J J. H. Tyler McConnell East Radford Kopper Bruce C. Hopper Harvard University Glenn Ernest K. Lindley McConnell Robert E. McElroy Harmsworth Oxford University Virginia

University of Virginia Students File Discrimination Complaints

Dean Ivey L. Lewis invites students with demonstrable complaints against Charlottesville police to present them to Arthur Bryant for a committee report to President Newcomb. The move follows a Sunday clash in which a student was injured and about 200 students disrupted campus life with lights out and bonfires.

Charlottesville Ivey L. Lewis University of Virginia Arthur Bryant Alexandria John Lloyd Newcomb Dean Lewis University Hospital Fulton Smith Short Hills N. J University Sector Charllottesville University Newcomb Morris F. Greaver Dr. Newcomb

Montanez Day Fight Broadcast and NBC Track Meet Plans

Radio coverage announced for Pedro Montanez versus Davey Day at Madison Square Garden tonight on WJZ NBC with Bill Stern and George Hicks. NBC schedules a weekend wrap of the I C A A track meet at Randalls Island with previews, summaries, and televised final half hour on W2XBS.

New York Madison Square Garden Pedro Montanez Davey Day Wjznbc Bill Stern George Hicks Stern NBC Randalls Island Stadium Wjz-Nbc Weafnbc W2xbs

No Objections By Poland To A Three Power Pact

London May 23 Poland reportedly told Britain she had no objection to the three power mutual aid pact. Colonel Joseph Beck Polish foreign minister conveyed Poland’s view to Sir Howard Kennard and to Viscount Halifax at Geneva.

London Polant Britain Soviet Russia France Joseph Beck Howard Kennard Warsaw Viscount Halifax Geneva

Poultrymen Urged On Coccidiosis Resistant To Disinfectants

Dr. E. P. Johnson of Virginia Tech warns poultrymen that coccidiosis parasites resist common disinfectants. Prevention via thorough cleaning, yard rotation, proper feeding, and sound flock management is emphasized to curb the disease, which mainly affects young birds and can cause bloodied droppings and sudden death.

Blacksburg Virginia E. P. Johnson Johnson

Local Piano Contest Attracts Many Entrants

A large number of local citizens enter a contest sponsored by W. W. Kimball Company via Miles Music Company offering cash prizes and a DeLuxe Kimball grand piano plus consolettes upright and 130 additional prizes. entrants submit under 50 words on Why I Want A Piano For My Child.

W. W. Kimball Company Miles Music Company Kimball Kimball Studio America

Death Ends Long Career Of Clyde W. Saunders

Clyde W. Saunders, 73, head of Clyde W. Saunders & Sons Inc. and former Richmond postmaster, died after months of illness. Surviving are his widow and five Richmond children. A Goochland native, Saunders rose from newspaper carrier to founder of a major printing firm, served on state and city political committees, drafted Virginians, chaired wartime boards, and held prison board appointment. Governor Price mourned him as a public and political leader.

Richmond Val Clyde W. Saunders Clyde W. Saunders & Sons, Inc Kh. Lorne Smith Clyde W. Jr Tazewell J. Edwin Raymond S. Saunders Goochland County City Democratic Committee State Committee Draft Board of Virginia Stuart State Byrd Price Saunders

Freight cars crash into train in Vernauti, 13 dead

A string of heavily loaded freight cars roared down a mountain near Vernauti and crashed into a passenger train. The disaster left 13 people dead and more than 60 injured in Bucharest on May 23.

Bucharest Vernauti

Women Debate Dress for King George Garden Party

Washington May 23 Women invited to King George garden party at the British embassy debate short or long gowns for the dusty or damp lawn. Lady Lindsay notes dress length not crucial while Mrs Swanson Mrs Woodring and Mrs Hull reveal personal choices amid 1300 guests including 50 plus senators and spouses. Several notable omissions prompt protests by some invited and by none of the five women in Congress.

Washington Lady Lindsay Claude A. Swanson Harry Woodring Cordell Hull Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert A. Taft R.ohio Warren Austin R.-Vt Congress Jessie Sumner Illinois

Treasury Daily Balance Report May 20 Receipts and Debt

The Treasury reports on May 20 receipts of 8 216 867 35 dollars and expenditures of 18 087 202 82 dollars. Gross debt stands at 40 231 653 021 49 dollars, an increase of 4 091 322 75 dollars from the previous day.

Washington The Treasury

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