Old North Church history and Rev 1775 lantern ride
A letter from Harold M. Riffe recounts a visit to Christ Church Boston, The Old North, noting its 1722 origin, 1723 first service, and continuous weekly worship except during the Revolution. It highlights the 1775 lantern signal that spurred Paul Revere’s ride, its architecture, and current daily visiting hours attracting 25,000 to 30,000 yearly. Additional travel diary covers a Princeton Athens Bluefield trip with Ford, praising the scenery, wheat harvests, campus gains, a new swimming pool, and a president’s house expansion.
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Quincy
Mass
A. S. Johnstons
Christ Church
Boston
Old North
Paul Revere
Charlestown
Lexington
Concord
King’s Chapel
Lexington and Concord
England
Beckley
Johnstons
James Quinn
Princeton
Athens
Bluefield
New Allis Chalmers Combine Shines In Farm Show
In Columbus I saw Allis Chalmers latest line of farm machinery including a compact combine for flat Scioto river valleys. The machine cuts threshes and sacks wheat in one pass, is tractor pulled, and uses a power take-off to drive the binding machinery for uniform speed.
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Columbus
Allis-Chalmers Company
Scioto River
Fruits Flowers Vegetables And Poultry Farming Notes
A farm diary entry describes hay harvesting delays due to rain and scarce help, plans to finish corn beans and cucumbers, grafts about grape spraying against blight, rhododendron blooming, and buckwheat sowing to loosen soil and feed chickens while suppressing weeds before frost. The writer notes past blight issues, Bordeaux spray outcomes, and cautious optimism for a productive season.
Broken-Hearted Mother Seeks Return of Son’s Body
Mrs Dana Graham, mother of First Lt Winton Graham, asks aid to bypass an eighteen month rule delaying the return of her son’s body from Panama after a fatal training crash. War Department had proposed cremation as condition. she opposes cremation. Senators Byrd and Flannagan, along with C Bascom Slemp, petition Panama’s governor for immediate delivery. Her sister-in-law works as a nurse at Mayo Hospital.
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Associated Press
Big Stone Gap
Panama
Dana Parsons Graham
Winton Graham
War Department
Harry Byrd
John Flannagan
Virginia
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Jump in revenue collections noted in West Virginia
Washington reports internal revenue bureau data show West Virginia's fiscal year ending June 30 totals rising to 10,564,909 from 8,903,414 the prior year. The gain exceeds 1.5 million, reflecting a robust increase in tax collections for the state.
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Washington
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Bureau
Revival to Begin at Helen Wyco Church July 14
Rev A F Clendenin known as The Little Billy Sunday will lead a revival at Helen church of the Wyco Charge starting Sunday July 14 assisted by Mrs Clendenin and local pastor Rev K C Epling. A May Wyco revival by Clendenin drew 52 converts and 36 additions with the church crowded to capacity.
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A. F. Clendenin
Helen
Wyco
Clendenin
K. C. Epling
Friends of the Evangelist
Lorado
W. Va
Adams Pickens Dies From Yard Injury Infection
Point Pleasant West Virginia July 10 Adams Pickens aged 44 died yesterday from an infection that developed after he pricked his thumb on a briar while cleaning the yard at his home.
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Associated Press
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Adams Pickens
Easier Times Ahead For Postal Workers
A Senate post office committee reported favorably a bill to place 165,000 postal workers on a five day forty hour week. The measure, revised from the house version, sets an October first effective date and includes low salaried groups such as janitors and custodial staff totaling about 8,500. The vote was announced as unanimous. The bill would convert 10,000 part time substitutes to full time and add about 22 million dollars to the annual payroll.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
House
McKellar
D-Tenn
Two Women Claim To Be Prisoner's Wife
Two women in Los Angeles assert they are the wife of Carlos Von Moltke, whose trial opened yesterday in connection with his recent arrest in Hunt.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Carlos von Moltke
Hunt
Woman claim to be wife in forgery case at court
In Huntington West Virginia two women appeared in court claiming to be the wife of a German sounding suspect. Gertrude Von Moltke said she hitchhiked from West Virginia to stand by her husband who claims nobility. Mary Hedman said Von Moltke deserted her after aiding him to obtain parole. The defendant is accused of forging W M Sutherlands name to checks totaling 200 dollars.
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W. M. Sutherland
San Pedro
Calif
English Olympic champ Hill lives in the United States
A. G. Hill, the 1920 Olympic 800 meter champion from England, resides in the United States with his 15 year old daughter who is making a name as a sprinter. The report highlights the athlete father and daughter’s emerging track talents and ties to athletics.
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A. G. Hill
England
United States
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Buc
Harold M. Riffe
Shady Spring
Scott
Theodore Roosevelt
State House
Philadelphia
Arras Es
Jackalela
Italy
U.S
Boy ScouTs
Central Press Association, Inc
Lee
R. J. Scott
Keyser Funeral Home Funeral Directors
S. Oakwood Ave
the Board
Alice Flanders
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
J. Howard Slocum
Nowarv
F. A. Couch
Foster
Mabscott, W. Va
Liccurr & Myaas Tobacco Co
E. Bennette Henson
Charleston
Beckley Hotel
Atwell-Catron Motor Co
Dodge-Plymouth
Beckley Truck & Auto CO
Beckley, W. Va
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