Miss Hall Visits Ancestral Isles and Belle Grove Ties
Miss Ladson Hall of Philadelphia visits Middletown for familial connections to Belle Grove and the Maury and Polk line. She traces kinship to Major Isaac Hite’s wife Anne Maury and Penelope Maury, with ties to Rev Walker Maury of Norfolk. Her mother Laura Sommerville Polk lived in Winchester and her father Robert Isaac Polk was longtime church organist and musical traveler. align left
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Miss Ladson Hall
Philadel Pa
Wayside
Middletown
Miss Hall
Isaac Hite
Anne Maury
Penelope Maury
Walker Maury
Norfolk
George Washington
Belle Grove
Robert Polk Peale
Washington, D. C
Charles Wilson Peale
Miss Maury
Rembrandt Peale
Laura Sommerville Polk
Winchester
Robert Isaac Polk
Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester
New York
St. Mary’s
Old Christ Church
Sociological Department
University of Pennsylvania
Embassy Apartments
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Conspirators Weep During Final Soviet Trial Arguments
In Moscow on August 22, 16 conspirators accused of plotting to overthrow Stalin sobbed as Prosecutor Andrey Vishinsky opened his final argument. Drietzler, Reingold, and Terviganian cried, heads hidden, while the government’s chief orator prepared to seek the death penalty.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Andrey J. Vishinsky
E. Drietzler
T. Reingold
V.terviganian
Vishinsky
Governmetts
Braddock Heads to Venice for Hand Treatment
World heavyweight champion James J. Braddock will travel to Venice Florida tomorrow night for treatment on his injured hand. The condition jeopardizes his September title defense against Max Schmeling.
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New York
James J. Braddock
Venice
Fla
Max Schmeling
Three C and P Employees Receive Service Emblems
Winchester Virginia Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company awards emblems for long service. Marie L. Kindig earns three star gold for 15 years while Marie H. Anderson and Anne R. Cochran gain two star gold for 10 years. August totals include 36 employees statewide with 460 years of service. Sapphire and ruby emblems are also noted for longer tenures.
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Oere
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
L. J. McElligott
Marie L. Kindig
Marie H. Anderson
Anne R. Cochran
Purcellville Set for Loudoun Horse Show at Fairgrounds
The Loudoun County Fair Association plans 22 class events for drafts, hunters, and ponies at Purcellville fairgrounds on September 3 and 4. Manager Irvin Beavers oversees heavy drafts, half-breeds, pony divisions for various ages, and multiple hunter and ladies classes.
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Loudoun County Fair Association
Teers
Iaocdey Iy
Fair Grounds
Purcellville
Irvin Beavers
Seaplane Crashes Near Laurelton in Metedeconk River
Villagers report a seaplane crash five miles south of Lakewood near Laurelton. The exact number of people aboard is unknown. A first aid unit was dispatched to the scene.
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Lakewood
N. J
Metedeconk River
Here
Laurelton
Formosa Hit by Severe Earthquake Reported in Taihoku
The Domei News Agency reported a fairly severe quake shaking the entire island of Formosa. The tremor was centered near Taihoku on the island's northern tip, causing alarm across the possession.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Domei
Taihoku
Revival Closes as Holmes Campbell Visits Dallas
Aug 24 Siege Ge Va list many local visitors and events. Holmes Campbell travels to Dallas for the Texas Centennial while Epworth revival ends. Peaches yield 200 bushels from a 1000-tree orchard and many residents host friends from Washington and Beckley nearby towns.
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Ge Va
Holmes Campbell
Dallas
Texas
Wilbur Kern
Sunnyside
Jar
J. M. Steele
Own
Washington visitors attend local Odd Fellows meeting
Guests of Mr and Mrs P H Wakeman were Mil Pall and Edward of Washington DC who motored here last Thursday for the Odd Fellows gathering held Sunday.
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P. H. Wakeman
Mil Pall
Edward
Washington, D. C
Odd Fellows Meeting
Death Penalty Sought in Moore Case at Asheville
Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles urged the death penalty for Martin Moore, a former hotel hall boy at Battery Park Hotel, in the killing of 108 pound Helen Corner of Staten Island in July. He asked the jury what they would do if a child of theirs was killed by such a brute.
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Asheville
N. C
Zeb V. Nettles
Artin Moore
Battery Park Hotel
Helen Corner
Staten Island
N. Y
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Truman Wakeman
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