Virginia to create first eastern national park in Blue Ridge
The National Park Commission selected Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains as the East’s first national park. It will span 106 miles along the Shenandoah Valley crest with a proposed highway route over 32000 feet high. Virginia surveys place it within 300 miles of 30 million people and 80 miles from Washington. Last year 225000 visitors to caverns and grottoes. this year over 600000 expected.
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Richmond
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
National Park Miasion
United States
Drew Wilson
McCormick
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Confederacy
National Park Commission
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Laat
Hunting Permits Now Available in County Clerk Office
County Clerk T. L. Morgan announces 1925 hunting licenses have arrived and are on sale in his office. State game authorities warn that anyone hunting with a 1924 license after December 31 will be prosecuted.
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T. l. Morgan
Berlin forms new cabinet under Stresseman
Berlin dispatch reports that Reich chancellor candidate Adolf Stresseman was urged by Chancellor Ebert to form a new cabinet. Stresseman had been a member of the Marx government which resigned after the elections.
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Berlin
Ebert
Stresseman
Marx
Alleged assassin arrested near Japan embassy in Tokyo
Bunk Aikawa, 22, was seized near the United States embassy as he sought an interview with Ambassador Edgar A. Bancroft. Police found a dagger on him and alleged he had attempted to buy a bomb. He was sent to aliensists for examination amid claims of insanity.
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Tokio
Bunk Aikawa
United States
Edgar A. Bancroft
Aikawa
Bancroft
Ambassador Bancroft
International Courtesy and Demands Remarks at Embassy
Report notes that statements about international courtesy were followed by claims of demands upon the ambassador. The text indicates tension in diplomatic exchange and warnings of stricter expectations from the unnamed speaker.
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Ternational
Quake Obliterates Mindanao Settlement Sufiga
Twenty four people were believed killed when a strong earthquake razed the settlement of Sufiga on Mindanao Island. Authorities reported the disaster as details arrived from the region.
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Manila
Sufiga
Mindanao
Albanian Rebels Rapid Advances Put Tirana in Reach
Belgrade dispatches report rebel forces winning ground toward Tirana the Albanian capital. Bitzam captured after two hours of fighting near Kruga where 600 troops were defending. Rebels push toward Dibra and seize a supply depot with 360 prisoners.
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Belgrade
Ahmed Zogu
Tirana
Polikas
Bitzam
Kruga
Dibra
Butch Figgins Friend of Kiddies Passes Away
Chauncey December 18 A P Miggina known as Butch Figgins died recently. He lived in Chauncey fifteen years and befriended children feeding clothing and taking them to movies. A young boy from Kimberly asked for Christmas aid and remembers Butch. The article praises his forgiving unselfish life and notes his death will be missed.
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Butch” Figgins
Kiddies
Chauncey
A. P. Miggina
Tiffin
Ohio
Sherman
Figgins
Butch
Movn
Mr. Figgins
A. T
Vigains
Second Offering of Minstrels Delights Athens Audience
The Athens Elks Frolic and Minstrel drew a larger crowd for the second performance. Betty McCoy and Dick Schmidt were features in a bright finale while the orchestra played well. Jonesy Sams Huggins and a quartet including Dink Nelson Jack Sweeney and Irish Laverty earned strong applause for their numbers.
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Athens
Betty McCoy
Dick Schmidt
Local Couples Visit Relatives and Wedding Update
McArthur and Mrs Paul Snyder and Mrs Mary Hague of Columbus visit the Thomas family. Charlie Pyles of New Lexington visits his sister Mrs Charles Collins. Harley Sims and Nellie Pearse wed in Zaleski. A M Hedse visits Wilkesville. Mrs Ray Cox is ill. Mrs Taylor Hayes of Glen White WV visits. Lawrence Calvin of Radcliff recently welcomed a birth.
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Paul Snyder
Mary Hague
Columbus
Frank Thomas
Charlies Pyles
New Lexington
Charles Collins
Harley Sims
Cliver Sime
Nellie Pearse
Albert Pearse
W. F. Rutherford
Zaleski
A. M. Hedse
Wilkesville
Ray Cox
Taylor Hayes
Glen White
W. Va
Local Notes on Families Visiting Relatives
Mrs Galvin formerly Miss Leona Jeffers, a niece of Mrs Frank Webb of this place. Miss Kathryn Lantz of Cleveland visits relatives here. Miss Helen Holland of Portsmouth is spending a few days with her mother Mrs Margaret Holland and other relatives.
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Galvin
Leona Jeffers
Frank Webb
Kathryn Lantz
Cleveland
Helen Holland
Whorts
Mouth
Mrs
Margaret Holland
Four barreled guns spark buzz in American hunting circles
A late thins H in the American hunting world highlights four barreled guns that blend rifle and shotgun platforms, drawing attention from enthusiasts and retailers for their unique capability and niche appeal.
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NEW Need
Lash
Japan
A . AE
Bayer
Yardley
the Yardly Screen & Weather Strip CO
Columbus, Ohto
State of
Lake Erie
No Man's Land
Messenger
W. E. Peters
Peters
Isaac
George Benson Dillon
Brad
Shop-o-scope
Sommers
Individua
Zoe
Smyrnia
Mona Vanna Sik
Jong
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