Music and tragedy recall old days in Shenandoah Valley
A Strasburg Virginia sketch recounts Emos Bird and Uncle Obe, slaves freed after the war, famed for song. The tale covers Obe’s rise from servant to church pillar, his deadly mill accident, and Bird’s later gospel mission aided by Father O’Reilly to foster Black faith in the region.
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Emos Bird
O’reilly
Mise von Hillern
Virginia Hills
Fisher's Hill
Shenandoah Co
Strasburg
Virginia
Uncle Obe
Black Obe
Charles
Shenandoah
Massanutten
Three-top
Wisher’s Hill
Valley Turnpike
Squire Stickley
Obe
Stickley
Miss Beckley
Order of Freedom
J. B. O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church
Winchester
Father O'Reilly
Father Murray
Frank Horan
Plane Falls In Lake Erie With Three Rescued
A Thompson Aeronautical amphibian plane named Miss Detroit crashed near Pelee Island in dense fog. Three aboard, including a woman, survived two hours in the sea before being rescued by the ships Denmark and Midland King. the co pilot Kasper remained missing.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Peelee Island
Kasper
Miss Detroit
Thompson Aeronautical Company
Coast Guard
A. Rheinstrom
The
Thompson Co
Pelee Island
Rheinstrom
Caldwell
Denmark
Midland King
Lupold
Detroit
Lake
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Back Creek Personal News Highlights from Bartonville and Nearby
Miss Hilda Flowers and Mr. Mitchell Boyd of Bartonville spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bageant. Visitors included Miss Robertine Faulkner from Blanton and Antony Losing from Washington, D C. Families and locals such as Mrs. Mollie Webber, Miss Mabel DeHaven and the Luttrell reunion at Collinsville are noted alongside several weekend visits and a Atlantic City trip by local residents.
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Creek
Hilda Flowers
Mitchell Boyd
Bartonville
F. M. Bageant
Robertine Faulkner
Blanton
Antony Losing
Washington, D. C
W. W. Garrett
Catherine Haines
James Adams
Pennsylvania
Mollie Webber
Berkeley Springs
Josiah Shade
Earl Campbell
Edward Brown
Clifton Price
Ernest Frice
Marguerite
Frank Flowers
W. D. Ritter
Lawrence Ruble
Warrant Issued For Mystery Financier Huckins
A federal warrant charging Elmer Huckins with using the mails to defraud was issued in Milwaukee after talks with the first assistant U S attorney and postal officials. He heads a mysterious enterprise in which investors reportedly placed two million dollars.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Elmer 8
Huckins
United States District Attorney
Mrs. Hoover Remains In Camp To Nurse Sick Son
Mrs. Hoover stays in a Virginia camp to nurse her son Allen who is convalescing from illness. In the heat of July she remained at the White House for informal social duties, while many friends in cabinet and congressional circles left the capital.
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Washington
Virginia
Werbert Hoover
Allen
Chinese Russians Reported In Fight Over Railway Seizure
Reports from Manchuria say Russian and Chinese troops skirmished on the heights west of the town as negotiations over the China Eastern railway dispute deteriorated. Chinese infantry reportedly fired in response to Russian patrols amid growing tension.
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Associated Press
Torio
Russia
China
Manchuria
Rexall Orderlies Offer Quick Constipation Relief
A Battle Creek physician notes constipation as a major cause of misery but Rexall Orderlies provide fast relief. The tablet draws water into the colon to soften waste, promoting a natural movement without habit. Chew at night for a brighter next day. 24 for 25c at Rexall Drug Store and Brooke's Pharmacy.
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Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall Drug Store
Brooke's Pharmacy
Double death by own action verdict from Dutchess coroner
Miss Montell Mansfield 27 and Gail Hamilton 83 of New York died yesterday in a case the Dutchess county coroner ruled a double death by own action. Mansfield was a guest at Springton Farm when, after telephoning for a doctor, they heard a shot and found Hamilton dead with a revolver nearby. A fellow guest recalled the two had gone for an automobile ride earlier.
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Associated Preas
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Montell Mansfield
Gail Hamilton
New York
Dutchess County
Miss Mansfield
Springton Farm
Hamilton
Tramination 2 Miss Mansfield Quarrel Reported
A brief note records a quarrel during the day involving Miss Mansfield and another participant. No further details are given.
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Miss Mansfield
Bloom Norms Notes Sunday School Picnic Planned
Bloom Virginia notes that St Johns Sunday School picnic is set for Saturday August 17. Local social updates include visits by Mrs N B Williams to her sister Mrs R L Long, Mrs O S Gettys of Pittsburgh to Mr and Mrs Thomas S Cooper, and Mrs I H White with granddaughter visiting Howard and W F White. Mr and Mrs E A Richard hosted many guests during the Mt View Methodists quarterly conference.
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Bloom
N. B. Williams
R. L. Long
O. S. Gettys
Pittsh
Ts. Thomas
Cooper
I. H. White
Baltimore
Messrs
Howard
W. F. White
E. A. Richard
Mt. View Methods Church
Newplace Abbey Secrets Draw Grenofen Into Dark Plot
In a Burren mystery set at Newplace Abbey Blackwater, Veronica Seabroke and Veronica’s enigmatic ties entangle Tom Grenofen Bert Fotherbury and Professor Laxton. A late night dig, a shadowy pursuit, and a mysterious Marling cloak a looming confrontation as danger tightens and a cliffhanger ends the scene.
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Burren
Ewplace Abbey
Roger Pell
Blackwater
Bertram Fotherbury
Marling
Pell
Tom Grenofen
Veronica Seabroke
Veronica
Grenofen
Royle
Somerfield
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Bertha von Hillern
Mies Beckey
Squire Barbe
D. M. Tomato Sauce
V. C. Tomato Soup
Kelloggs
B. P. Sardines
Waldorf Paper
Old Witch Cleanser
White House
Haddock
Boston
Back Creek Personals
Mats Pratts
Pratts
Herne
Bloom Norms
Oyle
Andy
Newplace Abbey
Newplace
Laxton
Martin
Hallam Bay Station
Hallam Bay
Mr. Grenofen
Seabroke
Woodcot
Professor Laxton
Wm. Morrow Co
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