Electricity Comes To Stay On Fairfax Farm For Experiments
Rosedale dairy near Herndon Fairfax County shows modern farming with electricity for milking cooling and appliances. J M Hughes and family note daily milk output of 100 gallons from 400 cows and a 1 dollar daily electricity bill matching former ice cost. Pigs and flies affected by electrified barriers and doors.
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Fairfax
Rosedale Dairy
burg-Winchester Pike
Herndon
Fairfax County
Edward T. Folliard
Washington Post
J. M. Hughes
Washington
Rosedale
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Sam
Rural Electrification Administration
Rosedale Farm
Mr.&. Hughes
Walter Carr Hughes
Hughes
Anniversary of Valentino Flowers Arrive at Hollywood Mausoleum
Hollywood reports mark the thirteenth anniversary of Rudolph Valentino's death with numerous floral tributes. Associations from Chicago and Britain send sprays. money and letters pour in from Des Moines to Siam. an enigmatic veiled woman visits the plaque reading Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino 1895 1926.
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Yesteryear
Hollywood Cemetery
Valentino Memorial Association
Chicago Valentino Memorial Association
Salt Lake City
Denver
India
China
Rodolfo Guglielmi Valentino
Visitors Welcome sign sparks HB accident at Chamber desk
Secretary W. H. Gallinne wonders if the Chamber overdid posting a Visitors Always Welcome sign. Eva Hardy, starting to drive, pressed the wrong pedal and her car crashed through a plate glass window, ending at Gallinne's desk in Huntington Beach.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
W. H. Gallinne
Chamber of Commerce
Eva Hardy
Gallienne
Waterbury Mayor Faces Possible Removal
Waterbury Connecticut Mayor Pi Frank Hayes 56 faces removal amid a 10 to 15 year conspiracy sentence for looting the city treasury. He appeared before the Board of Aldermen as crowds of up to 10000 jeered while his bond was posted and court appeals prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Frank Hayes
Board of Aldermen
Connecticut
Hayes
State Supreme Court
Eagles To Hold Winchester Aerie Meeting Tonight
An important meeting of Winchester Aerie No. 824 Fraternal Order of Eagles is set for tonight in the Aerie room at 8 o clock. After the session a set out will be held in the social room and several new members are planned to be initiated.
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Winchester Aerie No. 824
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Prosecutor Wins Conviction After Defense Shaping
In Richmond Virginia the Commonwealth's Attorney let both defense lawyers argue for their clients. He then declared that each attorney had presented the case against the other defendant as well as he could himself.
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Richmond
Commonwealth
Tomato festival pageant set for September in Berkeley Springs
The Seekers pageant for the Tomato Festival opens September 2 with Miss Izetta Jewell as Queen Morgan III and a second performance on September 4. Directed by Mrs. Arthur O. Swisher, the show features about 200 children and youths, water curtain effects, a reader narration, a 20 voice chorus, and is expected to draw up to 20 thousand spectators with 1,400 reserved seats available.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Arthur O. Swisher
Izetta Jewell, Jr
Morgan III
Ralph Rice
Warm Spring
Poles Maintain Reserve Position On German Soviet Pact
Warsaw officials expressed a reserved attitude after Berlin announced negotiations for a non aggression pact with Soviet Russia. They stressed no change in Polish policy and withheld full comment until pact details emerge. Polish circles noted Poland never sought Russian assistance regarding Dan zig.
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Warsaw
Poland
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Danzig
All's Quiet On Potomac
Washington slows to a southern town pace with Congress empty and the White House staffed by a skeleton crew. Morgenthau Farley Hull and aides are out of town as the capital rests amid a lingering post Munich calm.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Morgenthau
Farley
White House
State Department
Hull
Women Night Sermon At Bruce Town Church
About 200 attendees at Bruce Town Church heard Dr Powers preach on following Christ and fishing for men. He urged women to invite another woman for Women s Night with the topic The woman God made Look at her now and noted men may also attend to hear about women.
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Brucetown
Dr. Powers
Jesus
Crums
Christ
Public sale of Linden Heights dwelling and five building lots
Public auction on the Linden Heights property near Winchester Virginia offers the late Joseph H Renner residence on a subdivided tract of six lots. Two Route 50 fronting lots at 90 feet and four Apple Ridge Avenue fronting lots at 60 feet with 168 foot depth. Sale Saturday August 26 at 1 PM. One-half cash day of sale with balance due in one and two years secured by deed of trust. Charles Renner agent Coleman Dunn auctioneer.
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Linden Heights
Route 50
Winchester
Jos. H. Renner
Apple Ridge Avenue
Charles
Renner
Coleman Dunn
Millwood Social Notes at Milton Valley and Woodley
Millwood Virginia social items record gatherings after the Berryville Horse Show. Mr and Mrs William Beverley hosted a swimming party at Milton Valley. Miss Mary Dougherty hosted guests at Woodley. Mr Christopher Greer held a buffet at Old Welbourne with Clarke guests.
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William Beverley
Milton Valley
Berryville
Christopher Greer
Old Welbourne
Upperville
Clarke
George Greenhalgh
Thurman Dodson
William H. Peery
James Hamilton
Grace Hurd
Anna Hedrick
Judy Morton
Howard Hassener
Billy Jacobs Weatherall
Helen Jones
Morris Clarke
Alecix Calvert
Warrenton
Graham Dougherty
Woodley
Grason de Sheild
Richmond, Va
Hero Returns Admiral Yarnell Reaches San Francisco
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell arrives in San Francisco after six years commanding the U S Asiatic fleet. He earned respect abroad for opposing Japan's ultimatums and retires at age 64 after passing the service age limit in October.
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Harry E. Yarnell
America
San Francisco
Orient
Japan
Guests and visitors from Baltimore and beyond visit Millwood
Philadelphia resident Mr Conway Dillingham visits Mrs A B Bevan at Millwood with Miss Elizabeth Bradford at Abbeyville. Miss Anne Meade of Baltimore stays at Brookside with Mrs Bevan. The Maulsbys and Burchards travel from Baltimore to Clarke and Winchester, then back. Eleanor Griffin hosts a dinner with Dorothy Dunkle and local guests including Meades Winslows and Cluett. Bradford returns to Abbeyville after a New York trip for the World's Fair. Adelaide Nelson Edith Sturdy and Harry Sturdy arrive to visit Mrs Richard Whiting from Baltimore Friday.
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Mary Dougherty
Caroline Clark
Cincinnati
Howard Wood
Philadelphia
David Donovan
Jane C. Randolph
Jackie Winslow
Nell Williams
Berryville
Nancy Iselin
Aldrick Dudley
Middleburg
Richard E. Dole
Agnes Mitchell
Benjamin Harrison
Graham Dougherty, Jr
Prescott Huidekoper
Fraser Dougherty
Conway Dillingham
A. B. Bevan
Millwood
Elizabeth Bradford
Abbeyville
Anne C. Meade
Baltimore, Md
Brookside
Eleanor Griffin
Dorothy Dunkle
Frostburg
Della Meade
Anne Meade
Jane Cary Randolph
Louis Meade
Joseph Moore
Tommy Cluett
Hamilton
New York
Pierrepont van Cott
Adelaide Nelson
Edith Sturdy
Harry Sturdy
Richard Whiting
Baltimore
Burglars Hit Farmers Grain Elevator Safe
Officials of Farmers Grain Company report burglars pried open the elevator safe after a sign claimed nothing of value inside. The safe was found smashed and empty, raising questions about the thieves’ intent or sign interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandin
N. D
Farmers Grain Company
Hopes and Doubts on Alaska Colony Plan Revisited
Washington reports mixed hopes and doubts over Alaska colonization led by Harry Slattery undersecretary. Interior officials note 1 500 requests for private colonization since August 14 as Mata Nuska faces road building and land clearance costs. Officials say the colony may support only about 150 families until land under cultivation reaches 30 acres per family.
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Empire of Opportunity
Ickes
Harry Slatt
Srulist
Alaska
Europe
Slattery
Hudson’s Bay Colony
New York
New Jersey
Antowan
Ohio
Matanuska
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Handley School
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Chrysler
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H. B. Fox
A. B. Fox
Madisonville, Tex
Meteor
Country Home Magazine
U. S
Valentino
Fickle World
Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Mile Wood
Little Mountain Church
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Eagles
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Arthur Swisher
By Eddie Gilmore
Dr.Powers
Bickers
Dodge Tudor
Millwood Social Notes
Millwood, Va
Philip E. Kennedy
Southern Pines
N. C
Louis B. Meade
Fair View
J. Gaddis
Marshall
Cedarice Bailey
Wilmington
Edgewood
Margaret Della Meade
Miss Meade
Marshall Reynolds
Louis B. Meade, Jr
Rev
Robert Magill
Bobby and
Allen
Lynchburg, Va
Hero Returns
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell
David Maulsby
D. W. Burchard
Tom Burchard
Burchard
R. G. Mitchell
Glen
Maulsby
Far North
Frank Weller
Interior Department
Chapman Motor CO
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Unit Heatmaker
Miller
Anderson Plumbing & Heating
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