Pottsville Chooses Thanksgiving Split Plans With Parade
Pottsville will observe dual Thanksgiving dates amid controversy over a fixed national date. City officials announce three displays to honor high school football stars in an all star dream game and a morning parade with Christmas toy floats. About 1,000 chickens will be given to the needy to start the day.
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Bottsville
Hard Coal Center
Claud A. Lord
Ordeer
Pottsv
Eordiginator
Report Decline In Soft Coal Output
GTON December 2 report shows a drop in soft coal output amid a U S Interior official note. Decline of 2 760 000 tons in bituminous production for the week ending November 22, attributed largely to mine suspensions during a strike and Thanksgiving related slowdowns.
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GTON
Ry Ickes
British Move Toward War On Three Nations Rumors
British war talks target Finland, Hungary and Romania with anticipated declarations in coming days. Sources say actions align with strengthening a British Russian alliance as tensions echo across Europe.
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Asion
Find
Hungary
Rumania
Germany
Russia
Fistich
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz answers with entries such as Pierce, Physician, Petrograd, Michigan, Gulliver's Travels, Iron and sulphur, Rudolf Hess, and a note on the final abolition of the bank in the United States.
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Pierce
Petrograd
Leningrad
Michigan
Gulliver
Rudolf Hess
Bank Eine
United States
Notice to sell Fisher homestead by executrix Grace Shade
As executrix I offer for sale the home of P. B. and M. E. Fisher comprising land about 300 by 400 feet a seven room house outbuildings two cisterns and assorted fruit near Route 50 one mile west of Winchester Cash terms Grace M Shade executrix
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Ing
Date P. B. & M. E. Fisher
Rainfall Falls Far Below Average in Richmond
The weather bureau reports December rainfall would need to reach 18.16 inches to bring the year to normal, six times the current pace. Through year to date Richmond has 23.86 inches, far shy of the 42.02 inch 12 month norm, with December record highs at 7.10 inches.
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Richmond
Weather Bureau
Norisa
Mail Frauds Indicted In Fidelity Investment Case
Detroit date line reports the Fidelity Investment Association and 13 individuals named in a 12 count federal indictment charging violation of the securities and exchange act and mail fraud. Notables listed include Carmi A. Thompson and Howard Sutherland. The suit alleges misstatements in contracts and use of invested funds to pay dividends, with charges spanning conspiracy and multiple overt acts.
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Detroit
Fidelity Investment Association
Wheeling
W. Va
Securities and Exchange Act
Fidelity Assurance Association
Iset
The
Investment Association
Asurance Association
Grand Jury
Carmi A. Thompson
Cleveland
United States
Taft
Interior
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Fidelity
Charleston
Ben ‘Oore
National Bridge Tourney Opens in Richmond
The 15th annual National Contract Bridge Tournament opened at the John Marshell Hotel in Richmond with a welcoming party for top experts. The six day event features five national titles under the American Contract Bridge League.
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Richmond
John Marshell
Gypsum Sands Create Snowlike Drifts in New Mexico Basin
Thousands of acres of gypsum sands in the Tularosa Basin appear as drifted snow. The piles reach from 10 to 100 feet high, shaping a surreal desert landscape in New Mexico.
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Tularosa Basin
New Mexico
Police Recover Stolen Goods. Seek Owners of Articles
Police report recovered stolen items including perishable foods and a pocketbook from Winchester Dry Cleaners owned by Catherine Whetzel. Unestablished ownership items include a red handbag, shoes, sweater, nuts, beans, fly paper, oil lamp, child’s cap, snuff, glycerine, tobacco, and a brown valise with vegetables.
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Carlton Manuel
Stewart Brooks
Winchster Dry Cleaners
Catherine Whetzel
People’s
Miller’s Drug Store
Laymen of America Responsible For The Failure of Democracy
Berryville Virginia December 2 1932 The Rev E T Clark claims laymen of America are to blame for democracy failure saying Jesus teaches true government and neglect of Christianity erodes society He notes 12000 Protestant churches closed in five years vs Hitler action in Europe and reports on local Christmas tree fund and lighting plans
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Berryville
Hitler
America
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church of
Clark
Europe
R. O. Locke
Loring Kackley
State Highway Commission
Frederick
Cameron
Christmas Tree Fund
Church Street
Treasury Status Receipts and Expenditures for November
The Treasury reports the position for November 29 with receipts of 13 625 882 32 dollars and expenditures of 72 145 822 90 dollars. The gross debt stands at 55 039 819 926 98 dollars. A note on wildlife states bighorn sheep prefer mountain grasses and flowers and eat coarse forage only when grass is scarce.
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Washington
Middletown Weighs Buying A Fire Truck For Town
Middletown town council at a December meeting will survey taxpayers about funding a fire truck. The Community League has about 200 dollars and accrued interest from a past effort for fire protection. The plan is to transfer that to the council if matched to finance fire equipment for the town and surrounding area. Stephens City previously funded a fire truck and a water system with hydrants.
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Middletown
Community League
League
Stephens City
Marines Arrive From Shanghai on President Madison
The steamship President Madison brought the first contingent of United States Marines from Shanghai, arriving in Manila Harbor early today. The ship departed Shanghai last Thursday. A second contingent sailed the next day aboard the President Harrison for an unannounced destination.
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Manila
President Madison
Shanghai
Harrison
Big Time Wrestlers In Legion Show Tomorrow
Professional wrestlers from Washington New York and Philadelphia appear at the American Legion armory tomorrow night at 830. Main event features Pat Praley and Milo Steinborn billed as the strongest man in the world. Preliminaries include Nanjo Singh Leo Numa and other heavyweights with Fred Grobmier and George Bruckman in a half hour tussle.
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American Legion
Armory
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Pat Praley
Turner’s Arena
Milo Steinborn
Nanjo Singh
Leo Numa
Ralph Hengeveld
McCoy
Mid-West
Winchester
Fred Grobmier
Four Appler
George Bruckman
Modern Woodman Officers to Be Elected at December Meeting
The Modern Woodman will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 4 at 8 o’clock in the Odd Fellow Building hall. Officers for the upcoming year will be elected and several new members are expected to be present. The entertaining committee plans a program and refreshments. Attendance is urged.
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Odd Fellow
Bluemont Man Enlists in U S Army Signal Corps
Sgt. Frank Likar of the Winchester army recruiting office reports the enlistment of George W. Ashley of Bluemont for the Signal Corps. He notes more openings in all regular army branches and lists office visit times in Winchester and nearby Hagerstown.
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Frank. Likar
Army Recruiting Office
Winchester
George W. Ashley
Bluemront
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Regular Army
Likar
Hagerstown
Long Jail Terms Possible For 18 Conspirators
Eighteen Socialists Workers party members face possible federal prison terms up to ten years after a jury conviction for conspiracy to create insubordination in the armed forces. Albert Goldman announced plans to appeal before Judge M. M. Joyce as sentencing set for Monday. Grant Dunne, a Minneapolis labor leader, died by his own hand before trial.
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Minneapolis
Socialist Workers’ Party
Albert Goldman
New York
M. M. Joyce
Joyce
St. Paul
Leon Trotsky
Laader
Mexico
United States
Grant Dunne
Few Changes in State Road Allocations
The State Highway Commission released final allocations of 15 million dollars for primary road construction for 1942-43 with next July funding. District allocations for Bristol, Richmond and Staunton remained unchanged, while only a few projects were added in other districts. Hearings ended last Friday and Commissioner James A. Anderson cited insufficient funds to cover all desired projects.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
Bristol
Staunton
James A. Anderson
Ory
Mexico Builds New Observatory East of Puebla
Mexico plans a national observatory ten miles south of Puebla, eighty miles east of Mexico City. It will house a 24 to 30 inch Schmidt telescope, a 12 inch reflector, and Ross cameras, funded by President Camacho. Director Luis Enrique Erro, with Carlos Graef, will lead observing southern variables and star counts. Dedication is planned for February.
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Cambridge
Mass
Mexico
Tropics
Bart J. Bok
Harvard College Observatory
Sky and Telescope
Camacho
Puebla
Mexico City
Equator
Mexical Observatory
Tacubaya
Luis Enrique Erro
Carlos Graef
Harlow Shapley
Larger Advertising Program For State Proposed
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce seeks a larger state advertising appropriation for the 1942 44 biennium. Executive secretary Vernon E. Kemp urged Governor Price for a 100000 yearly fund after lobbying the budget commission and noting 40000 was appropriated this year. The chamber also pressed creation of an industrial advertising fund, with travel trade current spending. Kemp cited five years of demand for increased state advertising and said 21 allied organizations backed the effort.
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Richmond
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Vernon E. Kemp
Chamber
Governor Price
Budget Commission
State Chamber
Kemp
Price
Marines Heraldics: Webfoot Soldiers and Leathernecks
The U. S. Marines have been called Webfoot soldiers Soldiers of the Sea Devil Dogs and Leathernecks in era prose reflecting their naval landings and rugged esprit de corps.
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U. S
Soldiers of the Sea
Devil Dogs
Juniors Win Capital Prize in Grand Hereford Show
Chicago reports a 15 year old Kansas youth, T. Richard Lacy, winning the 4 H club grand champion title at the national Hereford show. Lacy’s entry T-O again claimed best medium lightweight Hereford and best Hereford of the show, earning top honors after defeats by older contenders. The grand prize offers substantial returns, with last year’s 1060 pound champion selling for 3.30 per pound to Evelyn Asay of Mt Carrol, Illinois.
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Chicago
America
Grand Cion
Interna
T. Richard Lacy
Kansas
Lacy
Evelyn Asay
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Crowning of Corn King Highlights 1941 Exposition
The article notes a prize of 3498 dollars for an animal that cost 50 dollars and mentions the crowning of a corn king and the selection of a grand champion Barrow as part of the day’s major judging events at the 1941 exposition.
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Pottsville
Grace M. Shade
West Va
Tell Clarke C
Legion Show
Hengeveld
Grapplers
N. Y
Bluemont Man
By Science Service
B. Smalts & Son
Rees
Leesburg
Jones Service
Order OF the Golden Rule
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
Mia Retters
Blue Ridge
South Cameron
Laun
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