Stephens City Degree Team Second in FFA District Contest
Morris Costello of Lincoln High School won Northern Virginia Public Speaking in the district for the Future Farmers of America. He will represent the region at the state contest at Virginia Polytech Institute next month with his speech What the FFA Means To The Farm Boy. Beverley Manor High School won the degree team contest, Stephens City High finished second, Bealeton third, and Goochland fourth. District track meet began at 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Costello
Coln High School
Northern Virginia
Costello
Linea F F. F
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Boyce
Donald Levi
Northern Triangle
Enandoah
America
Morris Collier
Ridge School
Greene Couny
William East
Churchville
Beverley Manor
Beverley Manor High School
Augusta County
Stephens City High School
Bealton
Fauqquier County
Goochland
Heroes' Welcome For German Troops
Hamburg dispatch reports plans for a heroes welcome for 6 000 German fighters from Spain on the River Elbe next Wednesday before a June 6 Berlin parade. The pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and five torpedo flotillas will escort transports carrying the soldiers from the North Sea to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Aod
Feld
Marall Goering
Spain
Elbe
Berlin
Quintuplets to be served five candles at party
Five year old Dionne quintuplets will turn five tomorrow and blow out five small candles on one large cake at a party hosted by their parents and seven siblings in Callander Ontario. The piece also notes Gabby Hartnett was born December 20 1900 in Woonsocket Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
A. Gabby Hartnett Was
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Returns on First Car of Lambs Satisfactory
The Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association reports the first consignment of lambs sold at the Baltimore terminal market showed satisfactory returns. The blues averaged 80.68 pounds at 12.65 dollars each, reds 74.06 pounds at 12.20, yellows 68.43 pounds at 11.15, with marketing costs about 0.54 per head and a drift of around five pounds. Another shipment is planned from Middletown on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association
Stine
Baltimore
Reds
Middletown
Merger Legality Test Opens in General Sessions Court
In Manning South Carolina on May 27 a suit to test the legality of uniting the three major branches of Methodism was filed in General Sessions Court. Judge Phillip A. Stoll issued a temporary restraining order to stop three Pine Grove Church trustees from transferring church property. The suit seeks to set aside a deed to three individuals and to validate the recent union effected at the Kansas City conference, filed by Rev. C. C. Derrick and church officials with congregational members supporting the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodism
Kansas City
C. C. Derrick
Kingstreet
The
Methodist Church
Services Sunday For LC Oates
Funeral services for Loring C. Oates 32 of Whitacre county native will be held Sunday at 2 pm in the Church of Christ. He died Thursday in Washington from injuries in an accident. He was son of Robert Oates, brother of Norman Oates and Charles Oates with burial arranged by an Frederick undertaker and will be brought home for service conducted by Rev. S J Goode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Loring C. Oates
Whitacre
Washington
Oates
Robert Oates
Gilbert
Highview
W. Va
Norman Oates
Capon Bridge
Charles Oates
Frederick
S. J. Goode
Abandon Effort To Picket Briggs Stadium
United Automobile Workers halted a planned picket at Briggs Stadium in Detroit after clashes with mounted police. Authorities detained at least 14 people, including ten men and four women, and seized banners and placards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Briggs Stadium
Detroit Tigers
New York Trader Confesses Misappropriating Funds
Henry C. Elfast, recently expelled from the New York Stock Exchange, admits stealing more than $60,000 of customers’ money. He used the funds to buy his NYSE membership last year, per Assistant State Attorney-General Ambrose V. McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry C. Elfast
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Ambrose V. McCall
Bride-to-be waits as Squalus tragedy unfolds
Ruth Desautel of Dover anxiously awaits word on her fiancé Sherman Shirley from Little Rock who died in the sunken submarine Squalus. Navy divers prepare to raise the vessel while she praises Lloyd Maness for sealing the sub and saving others, saying he did the right thing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Ruth Desautel
Dover
Squalus
Sherman Shirley
Little Rock
Ark
Navy
Lloyd B. Maness
Maness
Shirley
Ruth
Mrs Whitney and Greenhalgh Lead At Blue Ridge Hunt Show
At the 44th Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show Mrs John Whitney and Mrs George Greenhalgh led with three silver cups each as twelve of nineteen classes ran. Results include Broad Mares, Foals of 1939, half bred two and three year olds, and various green hunters with multiple winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hay Whitney
George Greenhalgh
Graham Dougherty
John Whitney
Ateens Peach Bros
Tiger Hope
W. Lodge Bowles
My Portia
George
Accident Claims Soldier During Army Maneuver
An automobile struck the rear of a marching infantry company during military maneuvers early in the morning. Private J. F. Carlson of Jamestown, New York, was killed in the incident along with 18 others involved in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carlson
Jamestown
N. Y
Pendergast Aide Admits His Guilt
Robert Emmet O Malley pleaded guilty to evading federal income taxes on his 62500 share of a 9500000 insurer rate settlement tied to boss Tom Pendergast. He was sentenced by Judge Merrill E Otis to one year and a day and fined 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Robert Emmet O'Malley
Tom Pendergast
Merrill E. Otis
O'Malley
Pendergast
Leavenworth
O’malley
Union Shop Wins In Coal Contract
The two year contract between the United Mine Workers of America and anthracite operators includes a union shop clause. Ratified by operators last night, it becomes effective today and will go to a worker referendum. John L. Lewis expects an overwhelming union vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Joint Committee
John L. Lewis
Woman Found Semi conscious At Cambridge Hill
Police say Ruth Reynolds 29 formerly of Baltimore was found semi conscious in high grass beside a road in the exclusive Coolidge Hill area outside Cambridge City Hospital. She appeared to have been attacked and is hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Cambridge City Hospital
Ruth Reynolds
Baltimore
Coolidge Hill
Navy relief fund boosted by submarine crews aid
The Naval Relief Association reports 2600 dollars received from submarine squadron 4 at Honolulu to help victims of the Squalus disaster. Earlier contributions of 500 dollars came from submarine officers and crews at Mare Island California and New London Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Relief Association Today
Honolulu
Mare Island
Calif
New London
Freak Blast Kills Six at Berasia Fair
A freak explosion at a Berasia fair in Bhopal State occurred when a bullock cart wheel toppled sacks of fireworks. Six people were killed and 22 injured in the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Berasia
Bhopal
Answers to Test Questions Printed on Page Four
Answers cover topics from mineral hardness to state of birth and color symbolism. Listed items include definitions of diamond traits, first-born status, mouse, color meanings, Jefferson City, pronunciation guidance, lithium, Texas, the Strait of Magellan, and carbon monoxide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Texas
Strait of Magellan
Music Festival Program Is Ready
The program lists rhythm bands and student performances by grade levels. Readings include folk songs, traditional melodies, and classical pieces with interpretations by Miller Round Hill School and others. The event features solos and choral pieces from various schools culminating in a joint finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Round Hill
Kauffman School
Dixie
Dan D. Emmett
America
Smith-Carey
Aerane
Brahms
Old Virginia
Wayland - Ruebush
Over the Heather
Carper’s Valley
Treasury Current Receipts and Debt Figures May 25
Treasury status shows receipts of 7.8 million dollars and expenditures of about 25.0 million on May 25. Gross debt stands at 40.28 billion dollars, up by 37.19 million from the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Clipper Takes Off From Baltimore on First European Flight
The 42 ton Atlantic Clipper, sister ship to Pan American’s Yankee Clipper, departed Baltimore for Port Washington New York as the first leg of its maiden European flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pan-American Airways
Port Washington
N. Y
Road decision splits Boyce Millwood merchants over highway
Local business leaders in Boyce Millwood warn against moving the planned Route 15 bypass arguing a 40 percent trade drop and ruined town vitality. Merchants say 95 percent prefer routing the road through Boyce and Millwood while insisting the change harms travelers and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Millwood
Berryville
Highway Commission
J. G. Burch
Blue Ridge
Philip Grim
Gener
J. H. Locke
Boyce Merchant
Warrenton
Baseball Stamps For Collectors
Postmaster W Nelson Page announced that covers bearing the Baseball Centennial stamp may be sent by schoolchildren from Winchester to Cooperstown N Y for special cancellations. The deadline is June 12 and stamps cost 3 cents. Self addressed envelopes should accompany requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Nelson Page
the Star
Cooperstown
N. Y
Winchester
Page
Harvard Crew Faces Largest Barrier On Lake Cayuga
Harvard's varsity crew, unbeaten in ten races over three seasons, meets Cornell Syracuse and Pennsylvania in the annual spring day regatta on Lake Cayuga as it pursues another perfect sprint season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itaca
N. Y
Harvard
Crimson
Cornell
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Lake Cayuga
Poppy Day Proclaimed For May 30 In City
Mayor Dr C R Anderson issues a proclamation for Poppy Day on Tuesday May 30 urging students and citizens to back the Buddy Poppy sale under Winchester Post auspices The Veterans of Foreign Wars emphasizes peace and remembrance of World War I sacrifices Proceeds aid disabled or needy veterans through the annual sale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
C. P. McVicar
Andrew Bell
W. A. Baker
Winchester Post
United States
America
Kyle Captures British Amateur Title At Hoylake
British Open champion Alex Kyle won the British amateur championship at Hoylake with a 2 and 1 victory over Tony Duncan. Kyle, a cloth designer, follows Charley Yates as titleholder after Yates was eliminated by Dick Chapman in early rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoylake
Eng
Alex Kyle
Britain
U. S
Tony Duncan
Kyle
America
Charley Yates
Dick Chapman
Chapman
Duncan
Divers help raise submerged craft in salvage operation
More than sixty divers worked in relays to raise a sub. The crew attached air hoses to helium-oxygen tanks aboard the salvage fleet as the first divers descended shortly before noon to begin the recovery.
Col Cochran Dies. Rites Set in Winchester National Cemetery
Col Cochran died yesterday as a Frederick County heir with ties to Welltown and a Kentucky wife Daisy McLaughlin survives. Funeral is Tuesday in Winchester at 9 30 a.m. at the Congregational Christian Church with Masonic honors by Winchester Lodge No 21. Interment in National Cemetery follows with Memorial rites by Robert Conrad Post 21 and a funeral procession from Harpers Ferry. Pallbearers named J H Yost Claude Grim T R Cather Harry Boyles C R McCann Roy Duvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Fred A. Cochran
Mary Susan Wright Cochran
Frederick County
Welltown
William Teets
Daisy McLaughlin
Kentucky
Dr. Cochran
Brucetown
Colonel Cochran
Winchester
Congregational Christian Church
Robert A. Whitten
National Cemetery
Hiram Lodge
Masonic Temple
Robert ¥. Conrad Post
American Legion
Cemee
Post
Harperstom
Puneral
Enders
Berryville
J. H. Yost
Claude Grim
T. R. Cather
Harry Boyles
C. R. McCann
Roy Duvall
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Stephens City Degree
Lincoln Boy
Dionne Quint
Gabby Hartnett
Goodrich Safety
Silvertown
Goodrich Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
SILCO
N. Loudoun
8&T
Lambs
South Carolina
LC. Oates
Barge
Braddock St
Mrs. Whitney
Greenhalghs
George Green
Andolph
Berryunder
Missiere
Middleburg
Don Diable
de Glenn
R. G
Robert E. O’malley
Union Shop
John Chestnutt
Groton
Conn
Judson T. Blandel
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Mother
Hartford
Manly-Nevin
Anicé Terhune
Turner
Rosa
Partner
Mozart
Walton Glyn
Santa Lucia
Herrick Purcell
Glee Club
Stephens City
Rosas
Ciribiribin
A. Pestalozza
Bay
the Beautiful
Bates-Ward
Clipper
Upperville
Grim
Trip
East Boscawen &T
Col. Cochran
John W. Rosenberger & CO
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