Virginia Gardens and Social Life Highlight Spring Visits
A Virginia scene unfolds with Garden Club members and flower enthusiasts touring historic gardens from April through May 6. The tours explore more than botany, revealing ties to local history, family life, and notable figures, with special permissions from the State Garden Club.
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Garden Club
Virginia
State Garden Club
Elizabeth
Crade
Shakespeare
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond
Couple from Pittsburgh Return Home After Visit
Dr and Mrs Thomas Grier Simon ton of Pittsburgh Pa have completed a visit with Mr and Mrs John Munhall Jr at the George Washington Hotel and returned home today.
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Thomas Grier Simonton
Pittsburgh
John Munhall, Jr
George Washington Hotel
Sea ay Dunlop in serious condition at Fairview home
Dunlop has been ill for two weeks at his home on Fairview avenue and remains in a serious condition.
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Dunlop
Fairview Avenue
Local Visitors Stay With Area Hosts
Mr and Mrs Harvey Anderson of Tyrone Pa and Mrs Oscar Anderson of Philadelphia joined Mrs Julia Pierce Beaver at her South Cameron Street apartment. Mr Ross Wheat from Washington arrived for a visit to friends. Mrs T T Holland and two sons of Piedmont W Va visit Mr and Mrs Russell Holland on North Cameron Street. Mr and Mrs Allen Campbell of Nowata Oklahoma are guests of Mr and Mrs J Howard Cather on South Washington Street.
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A. D. Sheppard
Baltimore
Howard Emerson
Morgantown
W. Va
Elise Pixler
Hanson-Prus
Lima
Peru
W. L. Irwin
The
Valley Pike
Wesley Slonaker and Son
Washington
L. J. Spaid
East Piccadilly Street
Harry Levin
H. Honick
Harvey Anderson
Tyrone, Pa
Oscar Anderson
Philadelphia
Hatcher
Balléton
Julia Pierce Beaver
South Cameron Street
Ross Wheat
T. T. Holland
Piedmont, W. Va
Russell Holland
North Cameron Street
Allen Campbell
Nowata, Oklahoma
J. Howard Cather
South Washington Street
Mostly Fair Weather Forecast For Next Week
The week starting Monday will see showers in the Northern and Middle Atlantic states Monday morning then mostly fair weather through Friday with occasional showers. Cooler conditions followed by moderate temperatures are expected.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Four Men Killed as Girders Collapse at New Western Union Building
A 3.5 ton girder fell from the eleventh floor of the Western Union Building under construction at Thomas Street and West Broadway New York April 20 killing four workmen on a scaffold on the eighth floor and burying at least five more in wreckage. Four men were arrested on charges of criminal negligence as rescue crews worked amid panic in the lower West Side district.
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New York
New Western Union
Thomas Street
West Broadway
Western Union
Pamouth
Commission House
Lower West Side
Best Progress of Any Saturday in New York Stock Market
The stock market made the best progress of any Saturday session in weeks with profits absorbed until the last hour. Trading ran at a moderate pace with about 1,200,000 shares changing hands and a better credit situation, aided by the call money rate, optimism from abroad, and favorable first quarter reports.
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Associated Press
New York
Back Creek Local Visitors and Weekend Guests
Back Creek Va April 18. Mr and Mrs Roy Bageant and family of White Hall visited Mr and Mrs F M Bageant. Sophia Grown and Mabel De Haven of Lew spent the weekend with Katherine Haines. Several locals attended the Hampshire Frederick Union at Whitacre Friday night.
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Back Creek
Roy Bageant
White Hall
F. M. Bageant
Sophia Grown
Mabel de Haven
Lew
M. Bageant
Josiah Shade
A. N. Havermale
B V. Wager
Edgar Brown
Wampshire- Frederick Union
Whitacre
Virginia Anderson
Katherine Haines
Paul Lee
Loudoun County
Fricade
See
J. FR Roberts
J. W.siee Ilwee
J. N. Whitacre
Vetsee Parrish
Gore
L. N. Smith
Holmes Adams
Myre Thomas Adams
W. O. DeHaven
Leo DeHaven
Homer Davis
Man Dies as Uncle Is Charged With Murder
John Wetzel of Union Bridge died in Frederick Hospital from a shotgun wound sustained last Wednesday. His uncle Charles Wetzel, 49, was jailed and faces a possible murder charge after a quarrel at his home led to the shooting of John Wetzel and two others, Elmer Wetzel and William Dodson.
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Frederick
John Wetzel
Union Bridge
Carroll County
Charles Wetzel
Frederick County
Elmer
William Dodson
Daughters Levy 30 Cents for Immigrant Education Manual
The Daughters of the American Revolution adopt a 30 cent tax on members to fund a manual for immigrants and foreigners and support Americanization efforts at Ellis Island detention. Other resolutions urge limits on roadside signs and a census publication bill covering 1800 to 1840.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Maryland Farmer Is Killed By Car Near Conococheague
Thomas Smith, 81, a retired farmer from Hagerstown, was killed when struck by an automobile on a state road near Conococheague. Coroner John Bitner ruled the death an unavoidable accident and released driver Raymond Myers of responsibility. The injured man was reportedly deaf and had one eye bandaged.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Thomas Smith
Conococheague
John Bitner
Raymond Myers
Smith
Noted Flier Jernigin Visits During Apple Blossom Festival
J. D. Duke Jernigin, distinguished flier, authorizes Texas Oil Company plane during the Apple Blossom Festival. He piloted the large red aircraft over the city attracting much attention. Jernigin began flying in World War I and is well known in aviation circles for his skill.
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J. D
Duke
Jernigin
Texas Oil Company
Texas Company
Albin Brevities Social Calls Across Hagerstown
Mrs Alvie Myers of Hagerstown and Miss Beatrice Knight visited in the Albin area. Mr and Mrs S T Brown spent Sunday with the Yeakley family. F J Snapp of Martinsburg visited friends here. Ralph Luttrell and his wife visited his parents. G W Linaberg of Winchester called on local friends Sunday.
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Albin Wars
Alvie Myers
Hagerstown
Béatrice Knight
Llovil Lewis
B. F. Lineberg
S. T. Brown
E. Yeakley
F. J. Snapp
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ralph Luttrell
Howard Luttrell
G. W. Linaberg
Winchester
Mount Pleasant Notes Descriptions Of Local Social Events
Miss Mary Hamilton and Walter visited Mr James Rosenberger for supper with Delia Cochran hosting a supper for Mary Eva and Bessie Perry. A school entertainment and pie social is planned for Wednesday April 24 with a trainine event on April 26. John Perry and Woodrow called on friends near Williams. Lee Lamp and Zora Orndoff from Winchester visited Mr and Mrs Harry Lamp. Rev I H H Died preached to a good crowd. Joe Roe called on Edward Perry.
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Delia Cochran
Mary Eva
Bessie Perry
John Perry
Woodrow
Williams
Lee Lamp
Zora Orndoff
Winchester
Harry Lamp
Joe Roe
Edward Perry
Plans Outlined to Kill Weeds in Colorado Farms
Waller Ball of Colorado Agricultural College outlines weed control tactics for farms facing losses from perennials like wild morning glory, bindweed, poverty weed, Canada thistle, and Russian knapweed. He recommends smother crops such as sweet clover and alfalfa, isolated weed-block planting, and sheep grazing to suppress and eradicate infestation.
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Colorado
Waller Ball
Botany Department
Colorado Agricultural College
Ball
Debenture Plan to Be Included in Senate Farm Bill
Senator McNary announced the Senate Agricultural Committee will include the export debenture plan in the farm bill set for introduction Monday. The decision comes despite opposition from Wilhuit Tyders who spoke against the proposal.
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Associated Press
Washington
McNary
Senate Agricuultural Committee
Hoover
Welinit
Rocking Chairs For The Tired Visitors
The Victor Products Corporation provided several hundred rocking chairs on the courthouse lawn and porch for festival visitors. The chairs were filled from early morning until late at night offering a convenient resting place to view the passing throngs.
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Victor Products Corporation
Court House
Five Die as Bus Falls Into River on Lisbon Bridge
Five persons were killed and twenty severely injured when a motor bus plunged from the great St. Louis bridge over the Taugus river at Santarem, Lisbon. The crash occurred today, and rescue teams recovered victims from the river.
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Lisbon
Associated Press
Portugal
St. Louis
Taugus River
Santarem
Many Alfalfa Failures Caused by Barren Seed
A writer in the Farmher's Guide says unsuitable alfalfa varieties cause many failures. Buyers often pick lowest priced seed without knowing variety or vitality, and fields show no flower color variation, indicating uniform poor variety.
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Farmher
Fragmented note on farming practices and feeds
The text mentions discarding trash trays for feed hoppers after about a week to keep food clean and reduce waste. It references a coat stove breeder and hatch chicks, plus weather effects on liver or mash feed and a stray line about welfare and a music figure, all in disjointed terms.
Denver patrolman hosts bootleg party then arrests guests
A Denver patrolman hosted a party for bootleggers and later arrested the guests, an action described by the Indianapolis News as the era's high hospitality paradox.
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Denver
Indianapolis
Five-room new bungalow and four six-room dwellings on Main Street
Property list shows a new modern five room bungalow for 5500 dollars, a building lot 50 by 137 feet for 550 dollars, and four six-room dwellings on Main Street offered as a good investment for 8000 dollars.
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Ory
Main Street
The Yteoverevais Seek Quiet After Big Noise
A garbled reference notes the Yteoverevais longing for a calm meal after a loud event. The fragment hints at social or cultural tension and a desire for domestic normalcy in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Constitution
Woman in Russia Linked to Leprosy by Sealek in Coat
A dubious claim in N ews suggests a Russian woman contracted leprosy after wearing a new sealek in coat. The report doubles as a quip about rare diseases and burlesques the seriousness of medical fears.
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Russia
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Philadelphia Record
Olivia van S. Cover
Thomas Cover, Jr
Bryn Mawr
Alfred Muench
Julie Cover
Alexander R. Holladay
Greenville
Del
Thomas C. Barton
Woodleave
Miss Cover
Muench
Marion A. Kendrick
George W. Kendrick
Elmer R. Dorsey
Nettie EB. Braithwaite
William Dodsey
W. J. Braithwaite
William R. Burns
Margaret E. McAllister
Alabama
Hector McAllister
Washington, D. C
J. Hoge Smith
Paul &. DeWalt
Elderine A. Capp
West Fairview
Parker DeWalt
Aaron Capp
C. E. Toping
Kitzmiller, Md
Mrs. Winkfield
G. Wm. Small
G. William Small
Seattle
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Small
Eleanor Chiles
Samuel M. Chiles
Kernetown
Alice Cunkle
Virginia Carts
Anne Tuttle
Culbereton Fanshill
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Clara Stone
State Teachers’ College
Fredericksburg
Edith Spaid
W. A. Bencer
Mre. Whitlock
Rose LaMarr
Martsinburg
Jerome Stotler
Getty
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Webster
F. O. Heironimus
Owen Woods
Covington
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Ruth Jackson
Keyser
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E. W. Cather
Goucher College
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Guy Grim
Courtney Grim
Sullivan
John Sullivan
Alexandria, Va
Emmett L. Henry
Samuel Gerschenak
Little Mazie Louise
Gerschenak
William McKenzie
West Boscawen Street
May Cooper
Helen Cooper
Joseph F. Trenary
Cumberland, Md
Frank Martin
Melvin Starr
Frederick, Md
William Ryan
West Clifford Street
John Lutz
Hugh Clark
Taylor M. Elliott
Maxine Elliott
Roanoke
Ella Thomas
Elsie Mae Sumption
Harrisonburg
Adam Forney
Alice McCarty
Robert McCarty
Newtown Jenkins
Carrie Strickler
Luray, Va
E. W. Miller
Mary Bird
Elkins
W. We
C, EF. Babb
D. O'Neal
Edward
Theo
Vaucluse
John O'Neal
Bostonians
Shuntsberry
N. Y
Maryland
Texas Co
Albin
Mount Pleasant
Mary Hamilton
Brother Walter
James Rosenberger
Lee Nianeingly
Lovett Bros
Bond Bros
Good & Company
Real Estate & Gen. Insurance
Rouss Ave
Ho&e
North Main Street
Peoples
Glaize & Bro
Chichester
OHL
Driggests
Warehouse
Pennsylvania
Keeler
Ton Cash & Beck
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