Berryville Personal Brevities Roster of Relatives Visiting
Berryville Va December 9 A roundup of local families noting holidays visits and travel plans. William Powers and wife fly to Philadelphia to visit their son in law Joshua Holmes and visit Florida afterward. Mrs Richardson to Winter Park Florida with sister Miss Ferguson. Others host or visit White Plains New York Senecca South Carolina Gettysburg College Pittsburgh Baltimore La Plata Argentina and Spartanburg residents, with eventual returns planned.
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Berryville
Williams. Powers
Longview
Philadelphia
Joshua Holmes
Powers
Florida
Clarke
Wilson Brothers
Chicago
John D. Richardson
Fairfield
Warner Washington
Clarke County
Winter Park
Frank Galloway
la Plata
Argentina
New York
Galloway
John B. Neill
Simple Rites Held For Miss Julia B. Wright
Many friends gathered at Chri Die Copal Church for the funeral of Miss Julia B. Wright who died early Monday at Rosedale near Albin. Rev. Robert B. Nelson and Rev. E Summers McGavock led prayers and scripture readings. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Julian W. Baker H D Puller Dr B B Dutton Robert Smith W A Baker and W Nelson Page.
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Winchester
Frederick
Julia B. Wright
Rosedale
Albin
Robert B. Nelson
E. Summers McGavock
Burnt Church
Jesus
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Julian W. Baker
H. D. Puller
B. B. Dutton
Robert Smith
W. A. Baker
W. Nelson Page
Miss Wright
Directors Meet to Set Date for Annual Farm Loan Meeting
Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association directors plan a Saturday meeting to decide the annual meeting date, likely to be in January. The session will address scheduling and other business items.
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Frederick Clarke National Farm Loan Association
Van Devanter Bags Deer and Hogs on Texas Hunt
Willis Van Devanter, retired Supreme Court associate justice, hunted in south Texas and bagged a buck deer and two wild hogs on his first such trip. A dinner in his honor by the Travis County Bar Association featured his reminiscence of taking a hunting fee in early practice.
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Austin
Tex
Willis van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
South Texas
Travis County Bar Association
van Devanter
Bank Clearings Decline Across Major Cities Week
New York total clearings for the week ending December 8 stood at 3.389 billion dollars, down 12.2 percent from a year ago. The country’s 22 leading cities reported combined clearings of 5.501 billion, an 8.4 percent drop from last year as Dun and Bradstreet released the figures. Baltimore showed a 4.9 percent gain.
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New York
Dun and
Bradstreet
Baltimore
Lost gem found in cake after three day search
Roy Meyer recovered the stone of his $150 diamond ring after a three day hunt. His wife Ramona baked a cake and bit into a piece revealing the diamond hidden inside.
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Chicago
Roy Meyer
Ramona
Old Man Donates Eye to Youth in Christmas Gift
In New Orleans a 67 year old man John Amos donates his good cornea to 19 year old Frank Chabina Jr. after both undergo corneal transplants at Charity Hospital. Doctors warn it may take days to know if the gift restores sight while Amos faces limited remaining time.
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New Orleans
Frank Chabina, Jr
Albany
John Amos
St. Joseph
Charity Hospital
Amos
Chabina
Frank
Army picks Maj. Gen. Viscount Gort as chief of imperial staff
Britain's secretary of state for war announces Maj. Gen. Viscount Gort aged 51 is appointed chief of the imperial general staff, succeeding Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell aged 63. The move aims to facilitate promotion of younger officers.
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Britain
Viscount Gort
Imperial General Staff
Major Gort
Cyril Deverell
Central Press
Woodmen Camp Names Officers for 1938
Hickory Camp No 34 Woodmen of the World at its December meeting elected officers for the coming year including Past consul commander Stanley Mason consul commander J N McDonald advisor lieutenant E B Lewis banker L Irvin Carper clerk and financial secretary E B Capper escort C D Symonds watchman Fred Thomas sentry D C Hottle and auditor for three years W L Whisson reelected officers to be installed at the January 1938 meeting. Social committee served refreshments after the business session.
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Hickory Camp
Woodmen of the World
Stanley O. Mason
J. N. McDonald
E. B. Lewis
L. Irvin Carper
E. B. Capper
C. D. Symonds
Fred Thomas
D. C. Hottle
W. L. Whisson
Carper
Capper
Whisson
County Welfare Rolls Report November 1937
County welfare records show 148 open cases in November 1937 with 452 individuals on the rolls. Of these, 66 unemployable 20 temporarily incapacitated 39 aged 2 blind and 16 child welfare cases.
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Eulalia Savage Nalley
Train Engineer Whatley Blames Engine Split On Track Speed
Hearers warn of dangerous freight run as engineer R A Whatley drives at 90 mph on the grade. The engine splits a switch and the incident ends with Whatley and a cooperator involved.
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Houston
Tex
R. A. Whatley
Whatley
Mother Pleads to Save Son From Electric Chair
Mrs. Fragen Co. Rice of Pittsburgh urged a morals court magistrate to send her son William Rice, 18, to jail to save him from the electric chair. He admitted beating his parents and was held for court on assault and battery charges.
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Pittsburgh
Fragen Co. Rice
William Rice
Central Press
Locomotive Crash Sparks Sudden Emergency Stop
A locomotive collision caused a rider to leap and break his leg as the engine halted upright after the impact.
Jeffers Urges Business Leaders To Align With Roosevelt Policy
Cheyenne Wyoming December 9 President William M Jeffers of the Union Pacific Railroad said he wonders if it is time for businessmen and big business to come together to judge whether the Roosevelt administration objectives are approximately correct He noted business had not adequately responded when the President asked for advice.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Roosevelt
Jeffers
Wedding Announcements Save Money With Smart Planning
A note in the Star lists wedding announcements and money-saving prices for planning. Indicates affordable options for gowns, venues, and services, guiding couples to budget-conscious choices.
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Winchester
Japanese correspondents killed at Nanking front
Masao Yoshijima of Yomiuri and Yoshio Amano of Ashahi were killed on the Nanking war front. Three other Japanese newspaper men have already been killed in the Shanghai peninsula warfare.
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Shanghai
Masao Yoshijima
Tokyo
Yomiuri
Yoshio Amano
Ashahi
Nanking
Shanghai Peninsula
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William McDonald Neill
White Plains
N. Y
Ralph Dorsey
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S. C
Willard Bauer
F. L. Ayler
Roberta Ayler
Gettysburg College
Maria Crawbaugh
Don McHenry
Weldon Planke
Gettysburg
Henry Scanlon
Madison, Wis
Florence
Luke Shepherd
Mrs. Scanlon
John Dawson Winter
Leland
Miss
Lloyd Williams
Spartanburg
Goodwin H. Williams
van Deventer
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
New Orleans Hospital
Woodmen’s Camp
RCA Victor
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
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JO. S. Solenberger & CO
N. Loudoun
Harry H. Willis Real Estate
Gladstone
Dad
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