Nation honors fallen heroes at Decoration Day ceremony
Winchester joined the nation in paying tribute to veterans from many wars at the National Cemetery. More than 5,000 Civil War graves were decorated as Mulligan Post faded away. F A Largent Jr., a young Winchester lawyer, gave the eulogy as Mayor Anderson presided. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and patriotic songs followed, with a three volley salute by Company I and taps. The holiday prompted business closures and fluttering flags across the city.
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Winchester
National Cemetery
Mulligan Post
Grand Army of the Republic
F. A. Largent, Jr
Largent
Charles R. Anderson
Paul Fries
Company I
Virginia National Guard
EB. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
America
MclIiwee
Municipal
Handley High School
Roy F. Schumacker
President Plans Cottage Repairs at Hyde Park Hill-top Home
President Roosevelt skipped Memorial Day observances in Dutchess County to review minor improvements at his hill-top cottage. Changes include more property clearing and general fixing up designed by the President, which sits high on the estate with a Hudson River view. The visit is his last at the family home before returning to Washington.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
James Townsend
Democratic Committee
Hudson River
White House
Washington
Touring Season Shifts Into High at Passage Creek Hatchery
Winchester notes touring weather season and 1939 prospects at Passage Creek hatchery near Waterlick Virginia. Visitors may enjoy a pleasant drive and learn spawning and distribution timing from spring to fall at this scenic hatchery site.
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Passage Creek
Waterlick
See No Sign Of Man In Flivver
London May 30. Thomas H Smith a 24 year old Californian attempted to cross the Atlantic in a flivver type plane from Old Orchard Beach Maine. After 41 hours 13 minutes and 3100 miles there was no sign of the Aeronca monoplane as officials left Croydon airport noting fuel limits and uncertain fate.
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London
Thomas H. Smith
North Atlantic
Smith
Aeronca
Britain
Croydon
E.S. T
Old Orchard Beach
Senaraine
Hho
Boyce High School Graduation Scheduled for June
The Boyce High School commencement will be held June 6 at 8 p m in Parish Hall with D J Howard as speaker, Cecil Parker delivering the valedictory, and Edna Grubbs and John Edward Zombro giving salutatory addresses. The class includes Ethel Dofflemyer Polly Green Daisy Walters Isabelle Royston Mattie McDonald Edna Grubbs Cecil Parker John Edward Zombro Dalton Carpenter Lewis Smith Donald Levi and Robert Creamer.
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Boyce High School
Emmanuel Chapel
Boyce
Robert Nelson
Winchester
D. J. Howard
Virginia
Cecil Parker
Rev
W. D. Sheetz
Speculation On Policy Of Jim Farley In 1940 Campaign
Washington May 30 speculates on Jim Farley aims with no firm stance on Roosevelt’s 1940 bid. Farley, 51, remains noncommittal while Democratic leaders seek Roosevelt’s decision on possible re election. Some push for a third term while others call for party unity amid ongoing discussions.
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Washington
Jim" Farley
Pees Ieacale
Othaes Oni
Rooseveltt
Mr. Roosevelt
Picket violence at Briggs plant injures several in Detroit
In Detroit on May 30 a clash at a Briggs Manufacturing plant left Joseph Fortis shot in the thigh and leg amid a chopper of picked strikers from CIO UAW Local 212. Fortis blamed a Homer Martin faction as police blamed factional bitterness between CIO and Martin UAW groups. William Grain also required hospital care after nine assailants attacked him as windows were smashed and cars forced to stop.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Joseph Fortis
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Homer Martin
Ferris
Receiving Hospital
William Grain
CIO Uaw
Martin Uaw
Navy Honors Squalus Heroes With Salutes At Portmouth
The U S Navy paid tribute to 26 dead from the sunken Squalus off Portsmouth New Hampshire with 21 gun salutes by the cruiser Brooklyn and destroyer Semmes. Divers faced frigid seas as salvage plans moved the vessel to shallower warmer waters using pontoons. Navy memorials included a wreath cast by Ruth Desautels for Sherman Shirley who was to wed Sunday.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Brooklyn
Semmes
Pas
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Ruth. Desautel
Dover
Sherman Shirley
Little Rock
Ark
Squalus
Czech funds handed to Germany, BIS says
The Bank for International Settlements announced it has authorized transferring about 25 million dollars deposited in the Bank of England for the Czecho Slovak National Bank, a move described as forced. The announcement places the transfer in the context of wartime controls and international finance.
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Basle
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements Today
Germany
Bank of England
June Drop Signals Sharp Fall in 1939 Apple Crop
The June drop in Shenandoah Valley orchards suggests the 1939 apple harvest will be well below 1938. Early forecasts from Winchester district growers indicate output could be about one third lower due to mid April subfreezing cold, reduced sunshine during blossoming, and bud damage affecting pollination. Memorial Day events note Confederate dead observances at Stonewall Cemetery with a City Hall parade and program details.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Stonewall Cemetery
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of Confederacy
E. P. Browning
Handley High School
Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
Cameron Street
City Hall
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Melainee Municipal Band
Sons of Confederate Veterans
23Rd
Virginia Cavalry
New Neutrality Plan Analyzed In Congress
Washington May 30 The administration's neutrality plan would free the President to act in foreign conflicts while preserving checks on government and citizen conduct. It would repeal the arms embargo and broaden discretion in invoking the act, requiring a determination that a conflict endangers U.S. lives and peace with safeguards to limit involvement.
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Washington
House
Rep. Bloom
United States
Paderewski Ends American Tour Amid Illness
Ignace Jan Paderewski sails for home aboard the Normandie at age 78 ending what may be his last American concert tour. His manager says it will be physically impossible to tour again as the pianist faced illness and reduced schedule after a long career and vast philanthropy.
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Paderewski
E. C. Daniel
New York
Normandie
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Lawrence Pitzgerald
Madison Square Garden
Poland
Homeless German Jewish Refugees Needing New Homes
Three trans Atlantic ships seek to unload over 1 000 unwanted German refugees at Caribbean ports while London intergovernmental refugee committee urges Nazi officials to restrict departures. Cuban authorities may land some refugees in Havana with permits and guarantees. others face delays or detainment as US visa prospects remain unclear.
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Washington
Caribbean
Inter-Governmental Committee For Refugees
London
Reich
New York
Cuba
Laredo Bru
San Luis
Havana
State Department
Isle of Pines
Orduna
Panama
Chile
Flanders
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Hanava
United States
Liklihod
Grass Fire at Dr Johnsons House Damages Guard Fence
A grass fire at Dr Ellsworth Johnson 227 Amherst Street prompted a fire alarm this afternoon. Mrs Johnson said the flames scorched a fence and a side of the garage but caused no real damage.
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Ellsworth Johnson
Amherst Street
Franco Pledges Spain To Take A Path of Peace
General Francisco Franco pledged Spain to a path of peace in a seven minute victory speech amid celebrations by about 11 000 women Falangists. He said Spain should be a fortress for peace not to plunge into adventures and war would harm the weak while strong nations preserve peace. The rally featured women in blue shirts skirts and red caps honoring Franco.
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Medina del Campo
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Stephens City High School Announces Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans
Principal R E Ayler announced Stephens City High School baccalaureate services at Trinity Lutheran Church at 8 p m Sunday with Rev Frank Roof delivering A Balanced Diet and readings by Rev Homer Welch. Commencement Friday at 8 30 p m at the Methodist Church features salutatory by Jack McAboy class poem by Agnes Grubbs and readings by Helen Carper and Retha White.
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R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
Trinity Lutheran Church
Frank L. Roof
Homer Welch
Methodist Church
Young People’s Choir
Welch
Frank Roof
Jack McAboy
Agnes Grubbs
Stephens City Glee Club
Helen Carper
Retha White
Mary Frances McAboy
Mary Boyd
Trip To Fete Is Cancelled In Nova Scotia
Labor strikes cancel sailings of the Eastern Steamship Line from New York and Boston delaying the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival goodwill ambassador Miss Anne Kerr Russell. Miss Russell and Mrs. Dutton were to sail today with C Ridgely White when word came that sailings could not be guaranteed and were later cancelled. The Winchester festival had arranged the visit in gratitude for Miss Gladys Harris's tour last year.
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New York
Boston
Shenandoah
Anne Kerr Russell
Annapolis Valley
Kentville
Nova Scotia
Miss Russell
Blanton B. Dutton
C Ridgely White
Dutton
Mr. White
Tom Baldridge
H. S. Brooks
Steamship Company
Winchester
Russell
Gladys Harris
All Records For Indianapolis Speedway Broken Early In Grind
A race at Indianapolis Speedway saw all records broken early as competitors pushed for top times. The event drew crowds amid intense heats and close finishes.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Rider Roberts Dies In Three Car 500 Mile Race Crash
In Indianapolis May 30 Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys California died after a three car crash in the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Swanson of Los Angeles and Chet Miller of Detroit were also injured with Roberts pronounced dead at a local hospital and Miller reported less seriously hurt.
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Indianapolis Spee Way
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Calif
Swanson
Los Angeles
Ralph Hepburn
Chet Miller
Detroit
Swa
Miller
Roberts
Indianapolis
Snyder Sets World Record In 1939 Indianapolis 500 Victory
Jimmy Snyder, a former Chicago milkman, led the 200 miles of the 500 mile race at Indianapolis on Memorial Day weekend. He finished in a record average speed of 120.966 mph, breaking Floyd Roberts 118.867 mph mark. Rex Mays and Chet Miller followed, with Ted Horn and Louis Meyer in the top five as several starters fell to motor trouble.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Jimmy
Chicago
Rex Mays
Glendale
Calif
Snyder
Speedway
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Chet Miller
Detroit
Ted Horn
Los Angeles
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Cc. T. S
King's fourth North American address in Victoria modernizes empire ties
King George VI spoke in Victoria after visits to Quebec Ottawa and Winnipeg analyzing Britain US relations with frankness. Queen Elizabeth drew crowds while the king wore air force uniform for the first time in North America signaling Britain's air defense focus in Vancouver Victoria regions.
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Victoria
B. C
Canada
George VI
Elizabeth
Quebec
Ottawa
Winnipeg
United States
Air Force
George
North America
Awings for Porch and Windows Ad by Armstrong Co
E W ARMSTRONG CO advertises awnings for porch windows and terrace. Phone 639 39 B Piccadilly St. Classified listing notes publication on Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm to 1 tf.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
B. Piccadilly St
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