Capon Bridge News Quietly Tracks Travel and Crime
Miss Elizabeth Giffin returns from Evergreen Alabama with Miss Gladys Reynolds. Miss Maxine Lovett visits from Garfield Hospital. Local sewing club hosts a swimming party at Walford’s Beach. Family trips head to Petersburg Washington and to Hoy and Winchester. The Horner burial in Fairview follows a death in Cold Stream. Giffin firm opens Romney branch. Schaffenaker station and two stores Robbed in weeks. Capon Supply and Rkehrheimer also hit. Visitors include Crawford Pittsburgh and families from Ridgely Cumberland Hambleton.
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E. E. Haines
Sewing Club
Walford’s Beach
H. C. Oats
H. C. Oats, Jr
Winchester
A. C. Whitacre
Petersburg
Mim
John Smith
Hoy
W. Va
Ralph Kerns
James Longerbeam Passes To Rest In Clarke County
Clarke county native James Longerbeam life long farmer of Berryville died at home on Berryville Summit Point road. He was 64 and survived by several children. Funeral services will be held at his home tomorrow at 3 PM conducted by Rev L A Parker with interment at Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers include W A Withers Elmer Mel Lewis N Glover J T L Lee J R Bell and W A Bradford.
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Berryville
James Longerbeam
Clarke County
Summit Point Road
Longerbeam
John L
Eliza Fuller Longerbeam
Clarke
L. A. Parker
Berryville Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
W. A. Withers, Elmermel, Lewis N. Glover
J. T. L. Lee J. R. Bell
W. A. Bradord
Bortin Anderson Laid To Rest In Berryville Virginia
Bortin Anderson aged 35 a Clarke county resident and Baltimore transplant was laid to rest at Green Hill Cemetery after funeral services from Enders funeral home led by Rev Dr Sydnor pastor of Charles Town Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers included Walter Bell Robert Lucas John Rockenbaugh Leonard H Bell Newton Renner and Joe Bell. He died in Baltimore after a heart attack leaving a widow.
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Berryville
Bortin Anderson
Clarke County
Baltimore
Green Hill Cemetery
Ender
Sydnor
Charles Town
W. Va
Open Air Service Held At Handley High School
Christian Endeavor and Congregational Christian Church held an open air service on Handley High esplanade drawing a large crowd. The program featured talks, poems, songs, and prayers centered on Our Father's World with Rev. W. L. Dudley and Rev. R. Williamson leading portions and Miss Hazel Flenner, Miss Irene Headley, Miss Margaret Richards, Miss Rene Mathews, and others contributing.
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Christian Endeavor
Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Church
W. L. Dudley
Jesus
Job
Jamie Good
West
Hazel Flenner
R. L. Williamson
Irene Headley
W. L. Dud
Retail Tax Proposal Aims to Aid Unemployed in Pa.
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Legislature nearing completion of a special session to enact a general retail sales tax. A one percent levy on most retail sales would raise an estimated 12 to 15 million dollars for relief, with the tax taking effect September 28.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Assembly
William Funk Fatally Injured At A Sawmill
Woodstock Aug 15 William H Funk of Seven Fountains Powell's Fort Valley was killed at a saw mill he operated when a log rolled onto him as he placed logs on a skidway. He died within an hour despite Dr James H Smoot's arrival. He was about fifty and survived by his widow a son and several brothers including R L Funk a Fort Valley merchant.
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Woodstock
William H. Funk
Shenandoah County
Seven Fountains
Powell's Fort Valley
James H. Smoot
Funk
Fort Valley
Winchester
R. L. Funk
U C T Members Invited To Annual Picnic At Eds Park
Shenandoah Council United Commercial Travelers plans a Friday basket picnic at Ed's Park in Harrisonburg with four hundred members and families expected. Music by the Boys Band, tricks by Glenn Stiteler, and a late evening basket opening followed by a speech from a prominent figure.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Council United Commercial Travelers
Ed's, Park
Ln Charge
Glenn Stiteler
Curtailment of Train Service Faces Valley Protest
Mayor J P Harpine of Broadway warns that Southern Railway plans to remove the early morning mail and the evening passenger train between Harrisonburg and Strasburg will hurt business. The State Corporation Commission will hold a public hearing in Richmond on the railroad petition to bob tail the schedule. Harrisonburg officials and the Chamber of Commerce oppose the change unless mail service is protected.
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The
Star
J. P. Harpine
Broadway
Harrisonburg
Southern Railway
Strasburg
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Washington
Southern
Here
Crop Damage In Texas Storm Reaches Millions
The Houston area reports a hurricane that killed at least 35 people and left over 1,000 destitute. Emergency stations treat 200 plus injured. The Red Cross and Houston relief groups supply food and essentials as the government sends the cutter Unalga to aid relief. Agricultural officials estimate crop losses in the millions, with cotton and rice hardest hit at about 2 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Texas
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Unalga
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Waters Faces Dissent in Veterans Camp Action
In Un iontown Camp Sherry housing 200 veterans refuse to join Waters khaki shirts group and threaten dethroning him. Johnstown Mayor Eddie McCloskey presses Waters to clarify his stand as main body moved out. Scientists had believed atoms yield vast energy when split, but results proved otherwise.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsyvania
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Walter W. Waters
Uniontown
Hoke Smith
Sherry
Waters
Johnstown
Eddie McCloskey
McCloskey
Thomaston Times
Insurance Ad Claims Strength and Reliability
An advertisement promotes automobile insurance from a strong dependable company inviting comparisons and stressing uncompromising proof of claims. The copy emphasizes reliability and value through competitive offering.
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