Holy Week Observances Mark 1900th Crucifixion Anniversary
World wide Holy Week observances mark a highlighted year as Christians honor the 1900th anniversary of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Pilgrimages in Jerusalem and services across America focus on this significant milestone amid calendar uncertainties about Christ's birth year.
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Jerusalem
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All America
George Washington
Banking secrets and looming probes shadow 1930s Washington
Whispers of unusual banking dealings surface as reorganization committees and officials including Secretary Woodin and Jesse H. Jones weigh banks not licensed to reopen. Reports reach Attorney General Cummings for possible prosecution while grand juries in major cities await indictments.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Woodin
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Cummings
Chinese Counter Attack Reported in Chinwangtao Rout
Foreign advices said a Manchukuoan army's rapid advance in Chinwangtao was halted by a Chinese counter attack. The Manchukuoans were said to be driven back toward the Great Wall, relinquishing gains made over three days last week. Also, a Manchukuoan Army garrison around 3,000 reportedly mutinied at Laoshaokou, 85 miles south of Harbin, and moved toward Harbin.
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Associated Press
Tientsin
China
Chinwangtao
Great Wall of China
Harbin
Manchuria
Laoshaokou
Miniature City for Children at Dresden Zoo Grounds
A tiny replica city for children sits within Dresden zoo grounds featuring a town hall shops railway station and traffic signals. The authorities designed the playground to teach kids about city government and the problems that arise in managing a town.
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Dresden
Germany
Special Service On Good Friday At Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church hosts a three hour Good Friday service starting at noon on April 14. Various city ministers assist the pastor as seven addresses reflect the seven words of Christ from the cross. All are invited to attend regardless of church affiliation.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Reserve Officers To Meet At S. V. A.
The Winchester Reserve Officers Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 in the evening. Dwane Wall group is in charge of the program to discuss The Problem of the Outpost. All interested in military questions are invited to attend.
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Winchester Reserve Officers’ Association
nDwane Wall
Bermudas Named After Juan de Bermudez In 1515 Discovery
The Bermudas, the most northerly coral islands, were named for Juan de Bermudez who discovered them in 1515. They stand as the oldest self governing colony in the British empire.
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Bermudas
Juan de Bermudez
British Empire
April Flowering Trees Specials at Boxwood Gardens
Boxwood Gardens in Afton VA advertises April specials on dogwood and Japanese flowering cherry trees. Pink dogwood two feet priced 98 cents postpaid, larger 3 to 4 feet 1.39 per tree or 14.85 per dozen. white dogwood 2 to 3 feet three for 1.20, or 3.98 per dozen. 3 to 4 feet 4.20 per dozen. Japanese flowering cherry 4 to 6 feet blooming size 1.85 each or 2 for 3.50 delivered.
Rest Brevities in Rest Virginia Dated April Eight
The regular monthly meeting of the Womans Missionary Society will be held at 8 o clock this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Schlack. The young peoples division of Rest Sunday School held their social at the home of Mr and Mrs C E Ridgeway Wednesday evening. A play demonstrated the groups work and Sunday evening meetings are described as interesting and helpful. Several local residents visited relatives in Martinsburg and Chambersburg on Sunday. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Thompson farm house and contents near here early last Sunday morning.
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Womans Missionary Society
J. W. Schlack
C. E. Ridgeway
Stevens
Holmes Snapp
L. C. Snapp
Martinsburg
Earl Smallwood
John Hardesty
Little Son
Berryville
F. O. Moulden
J W. Flowers
Carrie Smallwood
George Clark
George Clark and Family Spent Last Sunday With Mr. Clark
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Life insurance in force in the United States
The total life insurance in force rose from 1910 to 1930. In 1910 the figure was 16,404,229,925 dollars, in 1920 it reached 42,330,968,000 dollars, and by 1930 it stood at 108,948,277,732 dollars.
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United States
Sale Directory Item at Valley Mill Road Farm
Apr 12 at 1 pm G Newcome offers entire household goods and personal property at W L Carlisle's Valley Mill Road farm.
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G. Newcome
W. L. Carlisle
Valley Mill Road
Intruder at Hable's Palace with Monte Blue and cast
The Intruder starring Monte Blue and Gwen Lee plays tonight at Hable's Palace with Sidney Bracy Lynton Brent Lila Lee and Arthur Housman. A Moran and Mack comedy The Two Black Crows th Africt follows as part of the program bringing news comics and entertainment to the theater audience.
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Moran & Mack
Palace Tonight
Oppenheim
H. G. Wells
Monte Blue
Gwen Lee
Sidney Bracy
Lynton Brent
Lila Lee
Arthur Housman
Hable's Palace
Moran and Mack
Pick Up stars Raft and Sidney at Capitol theater
Sylvia Sidney and George Raft head the Paramount romance Pick Up at the Capitol. Delmar and Raft team up in a new type of role, promising broad appeal with Raft cast as a sensational new star.
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Sylvia Sidney
George Raft
Capitol
Paramount
Vina Delmar
Miss Sidney
The Lost Squadron at Colonial Theatre
The Lost Squadron at the Colonial Theatre features Richard Dix Mary Astor Eric von Stroheim Joel McCrea Dor othy Jordan Robert Armstrong Hugh Herbert. A Scottish gold miner in Johannesburg saved bath sediment for twenty years and finally panned gold worth £100.
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Colonial Theatre
Richard Dix
Mary Astor
Eric von Stroheim
Joel McCrea
Dorothy Jordan
Robert Armstrong
Hugh Herbert
RKO Radio Pictures
Colonial Tomorrow
Johannesburg
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