Arlington County Chamber Formed and Early Officers Named
The Arlington County Chamber of Commerce organized and adopted by laws at a meeting near the county courthouse. Pugens Lisy was secretary provisional, Lyonhurs elected president. WBR Boyer and Holl Renna named treasurer and vice president with several others joining the board.
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Arlington County Chamber of Commerce
Tne
Dora
Pugens Lisy
Lo Lyonhurs
Renna
Bogen
Arenden
Lanand Beth
Roe
Hans
Verrydale
Woolaon
Porch Campaigns Win Four Elections Spark Local Confusion
Journal notes repeated porch campaign efforts amid scattered results with unclear success. Voters, candidates, parties, and local figures appear in broken phrases, reflecting a chaotic summary of campaign swings and partial outcomes.
Origins of the Pennington Family Name
The article traces Pennington origins from Welsh and Celtic roots, noting possible Cymric meaning head and variations in spelling. It links the surname to place names in Lancashire and Hampshire and to Norman feudal chiefs naming themselves from territories. A Pennington lineage is said to descend from Camel d Fennington who ruled a local region and settled in Mulwater area.
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Leminington
Aisth Ngampshire
Pennington
Fennington
Mulwater
Muncaster
New Chief Statistician Appointed to Labor Bureau
The Labor Bureau announces the appointment of a new chief statistician, succeeding Dr Royal Meeker who departs August 1 to Switzerland. He will assume duties with a reorganized staff as the bulletin office shifts under the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The
Labor Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Royal Meeker
Cnuief
Bureau
Hie Wll
Meeker
Switzerland
League of Nnions
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A speaker reflects on dining nights from youth to old age noting how wine fueled lively banter and witty stories. He admits happiness with drink faded when sober and jokes lost their charm, concluding the charm came from liquor rather than the speakers.
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James J. Montague
Pennington Origins and Name Variants in Norman England
The text traces Pennington roots to Norman overlords and shows how humble tenants moved, becoming known by place names. It notes the removal or fusion of prefixes like de and le, and explains why Tennington did not become a common single-word variant.
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England
Roger de Pennington
Tennington
Laurel Man Found Drowned Near Laurel Sanitarium
Samuel I. Jones a 52 year old prominent farmer of Prince Georges county was found dead in a small stream about 600 yards west of Laurel Sanitarium after disappearing Tuesday morning. Justice of the Peace Thomas M. Baldwin directed a jury which returned an accidental death verdict. Jones had been in melancholy for weeks and was a voluntary patient at the sanitarium. He left a widow and a teenage daughter.
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Hyattsville
Samuel I. Jones
Prince Georges County
Ritchie
Laurel Sanitarium
Charles Deam
Jones
Justice of the
Thomas M. Baldwin
Laurel
John Brady
Airplane impounded over lottery charges in Virginia
Police padlocked the aircraft owned by Harry J. Runser and Roscoe Turner near Bigstone Gap Virginia where the aviators detained on a lottery charge. Photographs of the stunt numbered as chances to win the plane were reportedly sold. The Petersburg district Methodist conference adjourned in Emporia after three days with Waverly in Sussex chosen as next meeting site. Delegates were elected for the Virginia annual conference to convene at Epworth Church in Norfolk on November 4.
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Bristol, Tenn
Harry J. Runser
Roscoe Turner
Bigstone Gap
Winston-Salem
N.C
Petersburg
Emporia
Greenville County
Waverly
Sussex County
Virginia
Epworth Methodist Church
Norfolk
Doctors Recommend Bon-Opto for the Eyes
Physicians and eye specialists pre scribe Bon-Opto as a safe home remedy in the treatment of eye troubles and to strengthen eyesight. Sold under money refund guarantee by all druggists.
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Chamber
Arlington CO
Frank Lyon
Lyndhurst, Va
Pee Anil
Rowenis
Harding
Seman
Susanna Beardsworth
Emerson Shoe Store
Bry
J. W. Hunt & CO
Hse
Maia
Lynchburg
Staunton
Beardsworth
Iref Thomas Beardsworth
Richard Beardsworth
Indian Rock
Clifton Forge
Joan Beardsworth
Golmer Pryor
Seattle
Wash
Topping
Bristol Tenn
Theodore Williams
London Va
Bristol
Rogersville
Tenn
Ethelbert Stewart
Priestley Mohair
Bryan
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Hickman’s Orchestra
Harry C. Grove, Inc
G St. N. W
14Th St. N. W
Une Ave
7Th St
Bancroft
ST. N.W. Americance
Auburn
Immediate Deliveres Motor Company
Washington
4Th & M Sta N
Pennsylvania
Sales & Company
Palm Beach
Russia
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