Magician Drinks Up Fame In The Streets Of Paris
Dr Charles Hoffman, a Hollywood magician, performs a sleight of hand act in The Streets of Paris musical revue. He can conjure about 630 drinks on stage and claims the toughest to produce is the Pink Lady, a mix of egg white vermouth grenadine and gin, which he once made for Gloria Swanson.
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Hollywood
Calif
Charles Hoffman
Dr. Hoffman
Hoffman
Gloria Swanson
Paris
Miss Swanson
Rainfall Totals and Averages by Month and Year
24 hour rainfall 2.69 inches year to date 33.51 inches. August to date rainfall 2.69 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 26 years 1913-1938 lists January 2.53 February 1.98 March amai April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.58 July 3.34 August 3.68 September 2.36 October 3.13 November 2.32 December 2.40. Average annual rainfall over 26 years 35.09 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Pythians To Hold Reunion In New Market Virginia
The Zirzad Temple No 228 of Norfolk sponsors a Pythian gathering in New Market September 9 10 with lodge members from Norfolk Portsmouth Suffolk and Richmond joining a Skyline Drive sightseeing tour A bus trip departs Norfolk Saturday morning and ends with a program by Hines Memorial Pythian Home pupils A Sunday church like wreath ceremony honors Joseph Tusing for his role in establishing the home
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New Market
Zirzad Temple
Suffolk
Richmond
Hines Memorial Pythian
Pythian
New Market Lodge No. 117
Joseph Tusing
Local Visitors and Weekend Guests Fill Middletown Area
Middletown Virginia hosts visitors from New York Washington Hyattsville and Richmond as families gather for homecomings and weekends. Local residents recover from illness while others resume travels and family visits after trips to Washington New York and the World Fair in New York.
Revival Ends August 27 At Capon Bridge West Virginia
Evangelists Pete and Verna Salesky conduct a Capon Bridge revival in West Virginia continuing until Sunday August 27. They plan to open a new revival September 3 at a church near Lehew West Virginia.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
Pete
Verna Salesky
Aan Church
Lehew
W. A
Hills Search For a Youth in Montrose Killing Case
Richard Jensen, 14, fled from his Montrose home after his friend Billy Williams 13 was found fatally wounded. Deputies questioned Jensen’s mother after she reported hearing noises. she recalled him saying he had killed Billy. Billy Williams died from a garrote wound, skull fracture, and knife injuries while being taken to the hospital. the case recalls Jensen’s past commitment to Whittier State School.
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Montrose
Calif
Richard Jensen
William Williams
James Burns
Larry Cosmack
Virgil Gray
Jensen
Frances Jensen
Sterday
Richard
Billy Williams
Williams
Whittier State School
Local Notes From Gainesboro Virginia and Vicinity
Gainesboro Virginia Aug. 23 Mrs Leonard Williamson returns to Covington after visiting her Bayliss parents Mr and Mrs E E Bayliss Mr and Mrs Conrad DeHaven move into their new home Monday Frances DeHaven of Grimes visits Miss Helen Lamp Mrs Lou Cooper and children spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Cooper of Gore Buck Kibler family welcomed a daughter new birth marked with congratulations
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James Bryson
Williamson
New York
Herbert Rhodes
John Shull
Eddie
Sydney
Winchester
D. H. Glenn
Trone Sperry
Mark Sperry
Washington
Julian Kline
Little
Vaucluse
Casper Craig
Hyattsville
Frank Weirich
Reliance
Ainsworth Sperry
Ruth
Lois Sperry
Washington, D. C
Eugene Pope
Dayton
C. E. Pope
Annie Henretty
Earl Covill
Richmond
Coville, Sr
Stanton
W. H. Hoffman
W. R. Kline
J. T. Reely
Mae Ola Orndorff
Cedar Creek
Norman Carpe
W. B. Little
J. J. Pickerell
Er . Rosseau Martin An
Gainesboro
Leonard Williamson
Covington
E. E. Bayliss
Conrad DeHaven
Monay
Frances DeHaven
Grimes
Helen Lamp
Lou Cooper
Frank Cooper
Gore
Buck Kibler
Russian Reds Are Tops Now
Berlin reports the Russian Communists are the top faction in Nazi Germany government offices. Civil service officials joke with the phrase Heil Hitler Rot Front and Heil Hitler Red Front, a greeting that would have signaled a concentration camp only weeks earlier.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Red Front
State police begin check on new car permits
Major R. P. Bishop announced state troopers will stop at least four motorists daily starting Sept. 1 to verify new driving permits. Motorists without permits will be summoned. About 600,000 permits issued since March 15 with 750,000 expected. 50 troopers will canvass the state.
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R. P. Bishop
Bishop
Division of Motor Vehicles Office
Virginia
Brush Creek Items Highlight Local Visits and Bridge Work
Brush Creek Va August 23. A new bridge over Brush Creek at Siler is under construction. Dailey family reunions and visits to local residents are noted. School opens September 7. The Clark reunion is planned for Chestnut Grove Church next Sunday.
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Brush Creek
Alva Lamp
Ruth M. Kerns
Harry Bohrer
Morgan County
Eva Louise
Gladys Mae Lamp
Ruth Kerns
Siler
John W. Dunlap
R. M. Kerns
Normal de Haven
May Michael
Garland Roland
Arnold Dailey
Clark
Chestnut Grove Church
Poisons Not Often Found In Feedstuffs
In two years the Virginia dairy and food division found only three cases where feeds contained poisons or injurious ingredients. Arsenic excessive salt and excessive sodium nitrate were identified. Most suspected poisonings traced to disease. quick diagnosis urged.
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Richmond
Dairy and Food Division
State Department of Agriculture
S. Smith
Smith
N. A. Lapsley
Lapsley
Irby Brown
Department of Agriculture
Brown
Traffic Fines Reported For Speeding And Parking Violations
Alfre Lewis Schwab, Daniel Lee Kremer, and Lewis Cox cited for speeding with fines of 14 dollars each. K. C. Patton billed for parking overtime, 1 dollar, as is Mary E. Boyce for parking over time, 1 dollar.
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E Alfre Lewis Schwab
Daniel Lee Kremer
Lewis Cox
K. C. Patton
Mary E. Boyce
Names Drift from Baby to Dorothy in Hospital Tale
A St Louis couple welcomed a son and named him William Albert but after ten days the nurse’s mistake emerged and the child was renamed Dorothy. The mix up highlights hospital record errors in early birth notices.
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St. Louis
Albert Glenk
William Albert
Coogan Faces Defamation Suit and New Lead Role
Jackie Coogan enters a defamation case after a Hollywood dancer accuses him of insults and threats while noting his plan to depart for New York on September 21 to take the lead in a Broadway road show What a Life. Coogan earned a reported 4 million from child acting and is also involved in a divorce suit with Betty Grable.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Hollywood
Mary Luana Wallace
Coogan
Bernstein
New York
the Kid
Betty Grable
Home-Coming Services at Reliance Church Draw Big Crowd
Reliance United Brethren Church hosted a large home coming on Sunday August 20 with former members and locals from several states. The oldest attendee was B F Cooley known as Pop aged over 86 and the youngest was Connie Bowen six months old. Rev Harlan Gruver of Black Mountain NC delivered the morning message and an old time experiences meeting followed with many reminiscences. Visitors donated enough to cover the church’s indebtedness as thanks for the entertainment.
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Reliance United Brethren Church
B. F. Cooley
Harlan Gruver
Black Mountain
N. C
Reliance
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