5 V. A. Finals To Be Held At Library June 4
Shenandoah Valley Academy marks its 150th year with commencement on June 4 at Handley Library auditorium. June 3 features drills and an intramural track meet starting 10 am and 2:30 pm, with Col Roszel presiding and Rev Campbell as principal speaker. Prizes awarded for top field and special events.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
B. M. Roszel
Handley Library
R. B. Campbell
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Col
Roszel
Academy
Secret court martial report on Col Alexander E Williams
Col Alexander Williams, former head of transportation, faced undenied secret court martial proceedings in Washington based on testimony by Frank E Speicher about a $2000 loan. The matter is connected to wartime transportation leadership and a DOJ inquiry.
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Alexander E. Williams
Washington
War Department
Department of Justice
Frank E. Speicher
Williams
Billie Burke Returns to Broadway After Ziegfeld Death
Billie Burke visits New York for Broadway engagements after Florenz Ziegfeld's death. She seeks to sell the Ziegfeld home in Hastings-on-Hudson while plans place mother and daughter Patricia to remain in Hollywood.
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Billie Burke
Hollywood
Florenz Ziegfeld
New
York
Ziegfeld
Hastings-on-Hudson
Patricia
Pope Pius Keeps Birthday Low Key At Vatican
Pope Pius marked his seventy eighth birthday with a quiet mass in his private chapel assisted by two monsignors who serve as secretaries. A small group from the papal court and relatives including sister Donna Camilla Ratti and niece Countess Persichietti Ugolini attended briefly before he resumed a busy schedule.
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Vatican City
Pius
Donna Camilla Ratti
Countess Persichietti-Ugolini
Remains of Mrs. Douglas to Be Interred Here
Mrs Laura Emma Douglas aged 60 widow of William A Douglas died at her home 614 Faulkner avenue Martinsburg W Va from a complication of diseases. She was born in Staunton Va daughter of James and Hattie Madison. Surviving are four daughters and two sons. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday from the Faulkner avenue home, with burial in Mount Hebron Winchester.
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Laura Emma Douglas
William A. Douglas
Faulkner Avenue
Martinsburg
W. Va
Duglas
Staunton
James and
Hattie Madison
Winchester
Ethel
Gladys
Emily
Pemela Douglas
Seymour
Alexander Dougas
Robert Kimball
Armstrong
Mollie Dalton
James Madison
Covington
Turner Madison
Stuart
Mount Hebron
Immigrants Classified Under Brazilian Residency Law
Brazil classifies foreigners who stay beyond 30 days to pursue trade or profession as immigrants under a specific legal regime. The rule defines temporary visitors and marks a formal status shift for long term economic activity. This distinction affects rights and regulatory obligations.
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Brazil
Colored Team Captures Two Big Wins In Week
The Winchester colored team the Little American Braves won twice beating Stephens City 13 to 5 on Sunday and Berryville 6 to 5 in eleven innings. G Parker pitched the complete game with eight strikeouts and Robinson relieved in the eleventh to drive in the winning run. The lineup included J Walker G Cary D Parker D Burks Shorty Nickens P Elliott 4H Nickens G Parker and D Elliott.
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Winchester
Stephens City
Berryville
Little American Braves
Fast Friends
G. Parker
Braves
Robinson
G. Curry
Little America Braves
J. Walker
G. Cary
D. Parker
D. Burks
Shorty Nickens
P. Elliott
Nickens
D. Elliott
Unc Eben Describes A Friend Like A Huntin’ Dog
A quoted line portrays a friend as akin to a huntin’ dog: easy to lose means not much to worry about. The remark captures folksy wisdom on reliability and value.
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Uncle Eben
Balloon Inflation Revisited in 19th Century Airmail
The article recalls early air mail concepts with balloon postage and mentions letters crossing the English Channel by air in 1855, then notes air mail carried in 1877 as revealed by archival references.
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English Channel
Navy Track And Ball Teams Headed For Army Rivalry
The Naval Academy track and baseball squads left Annapolis for West Point to face Army in their annual contest. The rifle team, under Lieut. J. P. Clay, went to Peekskill to meet the Seventy-first Regiment team. Commander Charles A. Lockwood led thirty track and fielders while coach Lieut. Frank W. Fenno took twenty one baseball players.
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Frank W
Mike) Fenno
Pie Tin Prep For Easy Release
A tip to dust the greased pie tin with flour to prevent sticking and simplify removal of baked pies. This simple technique helps achieve clean edges and intact slices.
White traffic lines repainted on Valley Pike
Maintenance crews repaint the white lines on the Valley Pike to restore three-lane traffic. Work began yesterday and reached Vaucluse this morning, painting the west line first.
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Valley Pike
Vaucluse
Scouts To Hold Court of Honor at George Washington Hotel
The Boy Scouts of Winchester plan a Court of Honor at 7 30 this evening at the George Washington Hotel with A Lee Coble leading the program.
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Boy Scouts of
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
A. Lee Coble
Augusta Military Academy to stage sham battle
Announcement states a large sham battle will be held at Fort Defiance on Jordan's Hill beside Augusta Academy barracks at 3 pm Monday June 3. Over 200 cadets from infantry cavalry and artillery will participate with thousands of blank rounds and a 3 inch cannon 37mm guns trench mortars flares and mines in support.
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Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Jordan’s Hill
Academy
Memorial Services For Madison Lodge 6 Odd Fellows
The annual memorial service of Madison Lodge No. 6 Independent Order of Odd Fellows will be held at 3 PM Sunday in Mount Hebron Cemetery. A program honors 716 deceased members. Rev. W. L. Dudley will deliver the address. Relatives and visiting public invited. Krakatao volcanic island eruption noted with widespread tidal waves.
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Madison Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Mount Hebron
W. L. Dudley
Big League Stars Visit Winchester For Saturday Showdown
The Winchester park hosts a Saturday game with former big league stars led by Cy Young and Rube Marquard. The eight wins one loss Park squad faces a strong visiting lineup including St Marys Celtics and Moorefield Giants, with top prospects and instruction for local youths.
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Generals
Lynchburg
St. Mary's Celtics
Alexandria
West Point
Celtics
Winchester
Wardensyville Giants
Marquard
Park Nine
Cy Young
Rube Maynard
Moorefield Giants
Saturn
Archer
Orndorff
Rube Marquard
Rube Bressler
Wambsgnass
Galloway
Larry Kopt
Mike Gazella
Bob Veach
Meusel
Zack Wheat
Harry Hooper
Winchester Keller
Burch
Lunsford
Duvall
Crowl
Patton
S Forsythe
Jewett
Pees Johnston
RF Ivy
Berryville Fast Friends Play Away Games Against Brooklyn Eagles
The two baseball games at Winchester Park were played by the Berryville Fast Friends on Monday and Tuesday against the Brooklyn Eagles. No Winchester players appeared. Tie Brown from Winchester led the games, though none of the players were from that city. Berryville, Va. May 30, 1935.
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the Star
Winchester Park
Brooklyn Eagles
Berryville
Kearsarge the Civil War Ironclad and Its Fateful Wreck
The Kearsarge was a wooden corvette launched in Portsmouth New Hampshire in September 1861. It sank the Confederate cruiser Alabama off Cherbourg on June 19 1864 during the Civil War and was wrecked in the Caribbean Sea on February 2 1894.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Alabama
Cherbourg
Caribbean
Ordinance Regulating Water and Sewer Services Passed May 21 1935
An ordinance directs the Water and Sewer Department to install by July 1 1936 a separate minimum size water service to every premises using water and the Sewer Department to bill one sewer tax per premise for 1936 and thereafter. A premise is defined as a property not completely divisible by sale in its utilitarian condition.
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Water and Sewer Department
Sewer Department
Common Council
Permit Granted to Erect Filling Station in Winchester
The Common Council of Winchester Virginia grants F L Glaize Sr a permit to build a drive in gasoline filling station on the north side of Berryville Avenue subject to current and future regulations.
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Common Council
Winchester
Virginia
F. L. Glaize
Berryville Avenue
Permit Granted for Maria E Rob inson Estate Gas Station
Chester Virginia grants a permit to the Maria E Rob inson Estate to erect a drive in type gasoline filling station on the east side of North Cameron Street subject to all current and future conditions and regulations.
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Common Council
Winchester
Virginia
Maria E- Robinson
North
Cameron Street
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
Newcastle
England
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Patricia Ziegfeld
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Kelloggs
Pope
Robert Rohme
Berlin
Herr Hitler
London
Rohme
Douglas
Navy
Floui
Southern Dairies
Republic
MC Mac
Republic Gasoline Perfection
Jessie Clyde Cavender
Memphis
Tenn
Earl Longmire
Marion, Ark
Dennis Manning
Augusta
Krakatao
Sunda Strait
Netherland Indies
Sumatra
Java
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