10 Percent Increase In Apple Crop Expected In the West
Wenatchee World reports the Wenatchee Okanogan district may see a 10 percent larger apple crop than last year if irrigation and handling meet expectations. The 1937 crop was 17 000 cars. pests, lack of spraying, and tree losses could lower the final yield. Strong moth activity in Yakima and delayed pruning demand timely sprays to protect the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Washington
Wenatchee-Okanogan
Yakima
John C. Snyder
Pullman
Snyder
Indians Hit By Hard Luck As Health Woes Mount
The Cleveland Indians face a rough stretch as Rollie Hemsley breaks a finger and Bob Feller battles a strained back. A 8-6 loss to the Browns follows a 5-3 setback by Boston while Washington moves up in the standings and the White Sox loom on a two week East trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Rollie Hemsley
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland
Hemsley
St. Louis
Bob Feller
Rollie
East
Chicago
White Sox
Newsom
Jeff Heath
Earl Averill
Washington
Wes Ferrell
Senators
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Baseball scores and matchups from early season play
New York defeated Philadelphia 7 to 6 and Pittsburgh beat Chicago 2 to 1. St Louis won 3 to 0 against Cincinnati, Brooklyn lost 1 to 0 at Boston. Cincinnati at Chicago, New York at Boston, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, St Louis at Pittsburgh with two games at 2 innings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Viscount Astor Seeks Derby Lifting of Jinx
EPSOM May 30 Viscount Astor seeks to end a long Derby run of seconds with Pound Foolish a bay colt among earlier winners like Trigo Blenheim Windsor Lad Bahrain Pound Foolish dam sired by Blandford and hoped to break the jinx after five runner up Derby finishes from 1919 to 1924 with St Germans in 1924 noted the history of near misses and hopes this year for a victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsom
England
Viscount Astor
Pound Foolish
Trigo
Blenheim
Windsor Lad
Bahrain
Blandford
Prince Butterfly stage finale begins Fort Loudoun Seminary
Primary Department Play Finals feature Evangeline Clevenger as king and Suzanna Nicodemus as queen with praise for director Mrs. Madeline Douglass and assistants. Winchester Golf Club wins first Tri State match in Frederick Maryland with eight players listed. A Frederick County grand jury returns ten true indictments under Judge F B Whiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Prince Butterfly
Evangeline Clevenger
King
Suzanna Nicodemus
Queen
Margaret Keller
Princess Lily
Mollie Glass
Princess Violet
Betty Swimley
Clover
Sue Ellen Brown
Buttercup
Jospehine Cooper
Tulip
Inez Funkhouser
Bumble Pee
Nancy Ashwood
Firey
E. Miller Fries
J. A. Dailey
Guy Frye
Magnus Carper
R. C. Trussell
L. F. Dorsey
R. M. Cougill
J. E. Evens
Circuit Court of
Frederick County
F. B. Whiting
Main Street widening eyed by Lions Club and civic groups
Members of the Lions Club hear a push to widen Main Street with 12 inches removed from one sidewalk and 15 inches from the other. George F. Norton cites council interest and committees will press the proposal at the next meeting. Also listed are Handley High School students leading a popularity contest at the Empire Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Main Street
George F. Norton
Handley
Handley High School
Empire Theatre
Margaret Snyder
William Glass
John Eddy
Marshall Wingfield
Helen Hardy
Harriet Pearson
George Miller
Marie Becher
Lee Grant
Douglas Sale
Natalie Jackson
Lucille Jackson
Helen Carper
Dixie Mason
Frederick County Supervisors Attend Bartonsville Dinner
Members of the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County and several friends are entertained at a chicken dinner by Frank Shank, proprietor of White Sulphur Inn at Bartonsville. Attendees include H. B. Kline, John Myers, Scott Grant, F. D. Good, W. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Shull, Mrs. W. E. Smith, Mrs. R. A. Shaffer, R. B. Smith, A. J. Tavenner, M. L. Lockhart and John Massie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Frank Shank
Bartonsville
H. B. Kline
John Myers
Scott Grant
F. D. Good
W. E. Smith
H. E. Shull
R. A. Shaffer
R. 8. Smith
A. J. Tavenner
M. L. Lockhart
John Massie
Berryville hosts weekend visitors from across region
Visitors and residents gathered in Berryville Clarke County for a holiday weekend. Notable guests included Albert Newman returning to Rochester and Edward Joyce from Washington DC. Many other locals and visitors were listed with weekend stays or hosts at homes and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Berryville, Va
Albert Newman
Rochester
N. Y
Dick Hutterman
Reva Berlin
Washington, DC
Natural Bridge, Va
Payments Made In Stork Derby
Four mothers designated as winners of the Millar stork derby receive checks for 75000 each, described as first payments from the eccentric Charles Vance Millar estate. The four women Kathleen Nagle Annie Smith Isabel Maclean and Alice Timlock each had nine births in the decade after his 1926 death. Legal complications include claims by Mrs Martin Kenny and Mrs Pauline Mae Clark and disputes over counts of births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Charles Vance Millar
Kathleen Nagle
Annie Smith
Isabel Maclean
Alice Timlock
Millar
Derby
Martin Kenny
Pauline Mae Clark
Public Sale of Personal Property Near Whitacre Virginia
The administrator will auction at 10 a.m. on Tuesday June 7 1938 at the late residence of Raleigh S Brown Dec d near Whitacre Va the estate contents including one young cow two heifers farm tools furniture livestock kitchen items and food provisions to be sold as listed with quantities and varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleegh S. Brown
Dec
Whitacre
Franklin
Relations With Latin Americans Are Tightened
Washington reports a broad push by the Roosevelt administration to deepen Pan American ties. Officials from a dozen agencies outline steps, including diplomats and students aiding Latin America, a new fast steamship link with Brazil Uruguay and Argentina, military instructors to Argentina, and Academic exchange programs guided by Secretary Hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Latin America
State Department
Roosevelt
Bolivia
Paraguay
Buenos Aitres
Gran Chaco
Maritime Commission
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
New York
California
Hull
United States
Habbie's Palace presents Bob Baker and Apache in jamboree
Western star Bob Baker and his famed horse Apache headline a in person appearance at Habie's Palace Theatre on Wednesday. Alan Marshall stars in The Invisible Enemy with a musical comedy and rodeo flair. Admission ranges from 10 to 35 cents depending on matinee or night show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Baker
Habie’s Palace Theatre
Alan Marshall
Hospital Service Gains Widely in United States
Dr C Rufus Rorem told a meeting of the American Hospital Association that by 1942 ten million Americans may have hospital service at current growth. He noted widespread plans, including Winchester Memorial Hospital, offering a 21 day semi private stay under contract not insurance, with emergency coverage nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Rufus Rorem
American Hospital Association
United States
America
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Security Division
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Hitlerites jeered by anti Nazi marchers in San Francisco
Hundreds of uniforms followers of Adolf Hitler faced jeers from about 2,000 anti Nazi demonstrators in San Francisco during a two day Pacific coast German American Bund gathering. The protest, monitored by 65 police led by Chief William Quinn, ended with four arrests on disturbance charges and two halted fistfights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Adolf Hitler
Bund
William Quinn
Radio highlights in New York May 30 overview of upcoming broadcasts
Radio listings note Gustav V's 80th birthday broadcasts from Stockholm and Sweden's peace anniversary with Hendrik Willem van Loon. Plans mention DC-4 first flight with WABC CBS coverage, WEAF NBC Good News Variety Show hiatus, and Toronto Promenade Symphony move to WEAF NBC. Nightly schedules include WABC WJZ NBC and CBS programs with talks, music, and serials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav V of
Sweden
Stockholm
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Europe
Skyways
Weaf-Nbc
Gram
Toronto
Wjz-Nbc
WJZ
NBC
Forum
Elbert D. Thomas
WEAF
Uncle Ezra
Burns and Allen
Robson
Wayne King
Guy Lombardo
Dr. Jastrow
Cal Tinney
Fisk Singers
Billy Swanson
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West
R. M. Swimley
Geo. Washington Hote
W. B. Snider & Son
Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
Silvertown
Braddock & Boscawen
Sts
Isilco
Price Store
Loudoun St
Winchester Golf Club
Donald
Edward Joyce
Washington, D. C
George Levi
Edward P. Berlin
Mrs
Wells A. Daniels
Springfield, Mass
Dean’ Brandt
Hennie
Ralph Ware
Berryville High School
Marion Ware
Rice Street
S. B. Crown
Albert Muller
West Point
Prances Wolfe
Richmond, Va
Shepherd
Miss Lynn Dunkle
Harrisonburg, Va
Mazzie Heatwell
William Harper Dean
John Shiles
College Park
Kenneth Levi
Anne Stribling
Nora Moore
Henry Lickey
Malcolm Johnson
Louie Lickey
Mrs. Blanton . Allen
Mrs. Allen
Fluvanna County
Mary O'Fallon
Howard O'Fallon
St Louis
Missouri
Annie M. Stribling
Hobson McGehee
Hobson
Betty
J. D. Griffin
T. A. Painter
Thomas Painter, Jr
Swannanoa
N. C
Louise Garttar
J. Ben Brown
Henry Brown
Winchester
William Shivers
Charleston, W Va
Naomi Smith
Tom Howell
Robert Metz
Mollie Metz
William Moore
Irvin Price
Rocan Dyer
Metchner
Coolpoint
Chas. Taylor
Clayton Young
Dorothy Young
Buddy Allen
Thereas
R. S. B. Smith
James Riddle
Ocean View
Riddle
George Washington
London
Eng
Tom Harrison
Mary Patton Jordan
Habie’s
John Marshall
Soddy Haines Orchestra
DORIA
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Baker & Anderson Electrical CO
John C. Woolfolk
Agft
Front Royal Road
Omps Funeral Home
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Braddock
Winchester VA
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