Tragedy at Rockville trains bus crash leaves 14 dead
Williamsport Maryland April 12 survivors return home as parents learn their children were alive. Dwight Fearnow 15 recounts dark crossing accident when a bright light flashed through the bus window and the vehicle collided with a train.
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Williamsport
Rockville
Williamsport High School
Rocksville
Dwight Fearnow
Percy Line
Miss Funk
Louise Funk
Margaret Kreps
Richard Hawkins
Margaret Eva Zimmerman
Paul McElroy
Carl Brindle
Norris Downs, Jr
Pearl Emerson
Virinia Myers
LeRoy Kendall
Claude Myers
Bertha Castle
Elva Harsh
Mary Louise Downs
Phoebe Kelly
Lois Winters
James Plume
Ellen Bleyer
Mary Teach
Blanche Long
William Collier
Glenn Anderson
Edward Hose
William Gower
Malvers Collier
Wilma Newey
Albert
University of Maryland, College Park
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
Washington
Timber Ridge Church Announces Easter and April Services
Timber Ridge Christian Church led by Rev. Ivan R. Smith notes Sunday School at 10 30 a m and Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Dr Walter Spooner preaches at Winchester Church Sunday at 11 a m and Timber Ridge at 7 30 p m next Sunday April 21. Easter morning service at 6 o clock in Winchester and Timber Ridge both morning and evening April 28.
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Ivan R. Smith
Christian Endeavor
Walter Spooner
Winchester
Timber Ridge
Spooner
Christian Temple
Norfolk
Galilee Church of Christ Announces Services and Events
Rev F B Sapp leads Bible School at 10 am with Charles E McVay as superintendent. Communion at 11 am. Young People's meeting at 7 pm led by Warren Chamberlain on I Will Follow Jesus. Evening preaching at 7 30 pm. The Reds won last Sunday in the Bible School contest. Everyone invited.
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Welltown Road
F. B. Sapp
Bible
Charles E. McVay
Young People’s Meeting
Warren Chamberlain
Jesus
Algo
Reds
Priest recalls gruesome fatal school bus train crash
In Rockville Maryland Rev Charles R O Hara pastor of St Marys Catholic Church recounts tending to dead and dying Williamsport High School students after a bus collided with a train. He describes severed bodies and hours of administering last rites at the scene and notes a survivor found on his lawn.
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Rockville
Charles R. O'Hara
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Williamsport
Percy Line
Louise Funk
Cecil J. McNeil
Catholic University
O'Hara
Charles R. O’hara
Edward L. Stevens
Manor Club
Ruben Pumphrey
Merman
Ira Zimmerman
Georgetown Hospital
Washington
Montgomery County General Hospital
Sandy Springs
Georgetown
Phoebe
Phoebe Kelley
C. N. Downs
Family History Inspires Chinese Generations
The statement notes that every Chinese person values tracing their family history, linking origins to centuries past and a future still to unfold. It emphasizes enduring cultural emphasis on lineage and heritage across generations.
Sale of Stephens City property under Virginia probate
The notice announces an 11 a.m. sale on April 20, 1935, of real estate in Stephens City Virginia owned after the deaths of Inez Steele and Sarah E. Steele. Parcels include four tracts totaling about 7 acres with a dwelling and outbuildings. Terms require one third cash with balance in two equal notes at 6 percent. Plats available at the county surveyor’s office.
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Stephens City
Inez Steele
Sarah E. Steele
Virginia
Valley Turnpike
M. E. Church
S. E
N. E
S. W
P. B. Stickley
Stickley
Cadwallader
Williams
Williams N. W
Steele
Als
Ridgeway
Steele Et Als
Huber
Lot No. 3
N. W
Harry R. Kern
A. J. Tavenner
Famous Up From Penna To Escort Queen Parade Leader
A 70 member color section led by A. W. Holmes, world drum major, will escort Winchester’s queen in the two mile parade. Eric Duro conducts six part unique music using a piston bugle. The group has never been defeated in parade competition and will head the feature parade no other drums and bugle corps compete.
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Winchester
A. W. Holmes
Eric Duro
Island of Fishermen of St Pierre and Miquelon
The French colony in the north Atlantic off Newfoundland includes St Pierre and Miquelon. It is a barren cod fishing region covering 98 square miles with St Pierre as the capital and the last remnant of France’s North American possessions.
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North Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
France
North America
St. Pierre
The Southern Cross Pearl Cross Astonishes Fishermen
In western Australia 1874 pearl fishers found a single pearl forming nine pearls linked as a cross. The pearl cross was regarded as miraculous and named The Southern Cross, gaining fame in industry records.
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Western Australia
Industry
Bulldog's enduring influence on the canine race noted
A historical remark states the bulldog's blood traits persist in descendants and its courage traits pervade breeds through crosses. Also mentioned is Elihu Yale's grave in Wrexham Wales, linking Yale colleges' namesake to a Welsh burial site.
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Elihu Yale
Wales
Yale
Wrexham
Royal Loy estate referenced for Master Commissioner report
Lula W. Loy administratrix of Roy S. Loy deceased is directed by decree dated March 27 1935 to have W E Edwards Master Commissioner in Chancery ascertain estate details convene creditors settle accounts and report unpaid taxes and any other pertinent matters. A notice in Winchester Virginia newspapers is required and a May 1 1935 proceeding date is set at Court Square for witnesses andProof of claims with adjournments if needed.
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Lula W. Loy
Roy
Loy
S. Loy
W. E. Edwards
Roy S. Loy
Adms
Winchester
Court sets April reference for Maggie A Yeakley estate
In Winchester Virginia the Corporation Court fixed Monday April 22 1935 at No 4 N Loudoun Street as the time and place to refer to a commissioner the estate of Maggie A Yeakley deceased to report real and personal property taxes unpaid liens and creditor claims. The order directs inquiry into priority and reports on records and accounts of M M Lynch executor and all lien holders with continued hearings if not completed.
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Orpora
Winchester
Virginia H. Lines
Maurice M. Lynch
N. Loudoun Street
J. W. Baker
Roy S. Loy
No. 17
Court Square
Mary C. Rhyan
Corporation Court
City of
Maggie A. Yeakley
M. M. Lynch
Maggie A
Loudoun Street
Potomac Edison Expands Territory and Delivers Rate Cuts
Potomac Edison reports expanding service area for 1935 with new acquisitions in Maryland West Virginia and Virginia. The company shows solid finances though net income fell due to rate reductions and higher costs from taxes materials and labor.
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Ion Company
Son Company
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
R. Paul Smith
Henry Holzapfel, Jr
G. S. Humphrey
R. E. Town
Paul S. Michael
W. K. Dunbar
O. E. Martin
G. T. Swisher
B. A. Winebrewer
Emory L. Coblentz
W. S. Finlay, Jr
Philip L. Ross
W. R. Voorhis
Smith
Public Service Commissions
Potomac Valley Power Corporation
Romney
Moorefield
Petersburg
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry Electric Company
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Brunswick, Md
Maryland Light and Power Company
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Sharpsburg
Lonaconing
Barton, Midland
Emmitsburg
Strasburg
Canadian firm bucks supply, reaches nickel output peak
A Canadian company dominates nickel production by reporting 230 percent of the world’s supply, signaling a dramatic shift in global metal markets and raising questions about reserve control and pricing impact.
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World’s Nickel Supply
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Baltimore and Ohio
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Roads Commission
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St. Mary's Cemetery
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Georgeown Hospital
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Hagerstown
Penna
M. M. Lynch, P. Q
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U. S
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Marshal Otey Walker
Dad Keyes
Wey
Ee Central Press
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Potomac Edison
Paul Smith
Keyser Light and Power Company
Keyser
McCoole
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Piedmont
Beryl
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Warren Power Corporation
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