Air Show Thrills Draw 2000 at Local Airport
Andrew Bell hosted ceremonies for Mayor Anderson’s absence. Troopers received helmets and prizes in a sack race and a motorcycle race. Robert Reed edged Kermit Batt for first in a quick finish to win 15 dollars and a silver cup. Parachute stunts and formation flights wowed the crowd.
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Andrew Bell
Anderson
Thriller
Robert Reed Wing
Kermit Batt
Frank Turgeon
Charles Scheder
George de- Grange
Selcrist
Douglass
Schecter
Fight fines for Helen Benjamin and Matilda Peyton in Police Court
Helen Benjamin colored was fined 10.25 dollars for fighting and Matilda Peyton colored was fined 15.25 dollars for being drunk and fighting in Police Court.
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Helen Benjamin
Matilda Peyton
German Warships Fire On Spanish Ports Deepening Crisis
Germany threatens more actions as its fleet shells Almeria and other targets in Spain after the Deutschland attack. Berlin says it will act on its own and will not join the neutrality patrol or nonintervention sessions until guarantees are given. civilians die, homes destroyed, and international tensions surge as Britain France and Italy react with warnings and consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Committee
Madrid-Valencia
Spain
Berlin
Anthony Eden
Germany
Neutrality Committee
Imiza
Spanish Mediterranean
Ynan
Febus
Almeria
Italy
Generalissimo
Franco
Rockwell Charged in Escape Attempt and High Speed Drive
E. W. Rockwell, driver of the car used in an escape with two women from local and Shenandoah county officers, faces charges including a 55 mph city drive. Pending counts involve his wife and another woman. County hearing awaits fingerprint report from the Department of Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell
Shenandoah County
Department of Justice
Peace Prospects (Continued from Page One) Strikers Threaten Production
Strikers' bid to halt production at Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Inland Steel faced limited clashes as Warren and Niles Ohio pickets stopped freight cars suspected of carrying food. In Buffalo a Republic unit planned field kitchens for loyal workers while strike leaders were accused of picketing workers' homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Republic
Warren
Niles
Republic Steel
Buffalo
Martin H. Stearns
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Report May 31
USDA market summary from Baltimore shows cattle and calves steady with light holdovers. steers 950 to 1250 lb mostly 10.25 to 11.35, top 12. . Cows uneven and mostly lower. hogs steady with values for 140 to 250 lb and 170 to 210 lb ranges. sheep sales slow with good and choice 65-75 lb lambs around 12.50 to 13.00, throwout lambs 12.00 down.
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Baltimore
USDA
Spring Flower Show Classes Set At George Washington Hotel
The Winchester Clarke Garden Club schedules a three to nine pm flower show at the George Washington Hotel on Wednesday. Exhibits must be grown by exhibitors and entries due by noon. Sections cover Iris Roses Lilies Hemerocallis Delphinium Aquilegia perennials and general collections with various display and arrangement classes. The notice also lists a Virginia court decree citation and master commissioner referral.
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Winchester-Clarke Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
Winchester
Clarke County
Dresden
H. K. Ben
Commis
Virginia
Minnie C. Seal
Albert Monroe Seal
Albert Monroe
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Commercial and Savings Bank
H. K. Benham
Local Wholesale and Retail Market Prices Compile
A garbled ledger lists assorted grains and feeds with per barrel and bag prices. Items include cracked corn, scratch feed, corn meal, egg mash, dairy feeds, and various market grades, with weights from 12 to 112 pounds and several brand mentions.
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Prand
Leghorn
Eure
Leen
Fleeing Insane Patients Captured In Rhode Island
Four criminally insane patients who escaped after beating a guard were recaptured by state police near Pontiac and returned to the state hospital in Providence region. Officials announced the capture today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence. R. I
Howard
Pontiac
Mrs Roosevelt Slows Pace on Holiday Schedule
Washington May 31 Mrs Franklin Roosevelt reduced her diary for a holiday. She rode horseback this morning and planned no activities until a ring dance at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis this evening. She will receive members of the second ace class who are giving the event.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis
Naval Officer Tolson Dies by Own Action Aboard Pecos
United States naval authorities reported Lieut. David Watkins Tolson of Washington D C committed death by his own action Sunday night aboard the U S S Pecos. The 33 year old officer was said to have suffered nervous depression and is survived by his widow.
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Chefco
China
United States
David Watkins Tolson
Washington D. C
U. S. S. Pecos
Tolson
Robert Norton outlines film career and travel on Warner pact
Kansas City native Robert Norton discusses his Warner Brothers Vitaphone contract in Brooklyn for two more years. He has worked in stock companies and abroad in Paris and Africa before entering pictures. Norton leads in a Joe Palooka comedy series with twelve films planned, hoping to spend idle months in Virginia, cites gag scarcity and rushed writing as his main challenges.
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Warner Brothers Vitaphone Studio
Brooklyn
Pictures
Paris
Africa
Kansas City
Joe Palooka
Dillon’s Resignation Denounced by Auto Workers Leader
Homer Martin, new UAW president since last August, rebukes Dillon as the former head of the union is repudiated by members. The disagreement centers on a report about Dillon’s past leadership within the union.
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Dillon
Automobile Workers
Homer Martin
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E. W. Rockwell
Baltimore Livestock
Westinghouse Cabinet Ironer
Frederick County
Baker & Anderson
Berryville
Mrs. Roosevelt
Robert Norton
Hollywood
Lee
Appomattox
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
E Savings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John W. Rosenberger & Co. Quality Building Material
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