Wyoming Earl Is England's Earliest Riser
A Big Horn country rancher known as road scout and Lord Portsmouth has returned to Britain to take his seat in the house of Lords. He rises at 5 a.m. as he did in the West, prompting astonished neighbors. He became an American citizen over thirty years ago and must complete formalities before full peerage duties begin.
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Associated Press
Bishop
Eng
Big Horn
Lord Portsmouth
House of Lords
Lord
Ports
Earls Rise as Heir Receives English Title
A major noble title passes to the successor after the brother's death, elevating him as England's youngest rising earl. The new holder gains prominence in the peerage as the family line continues.
Lynching Record of 1925 Already Has Been Passed
Minneapolis dispatch notes a Race Relations Committee report to the Federal Council of Churches stating twenty seven lynchings occurred in the United States by November 15 1926, nine more than the total for 1926, marking the worst setback since 1922 in the anti lynching campaign.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Committee of Race Relations
Federal Council of Churches
Grimes Gleanings from Grimes Va
There will be preaching at Galilee Sunday morning and night with cordial invitation. Mr Charles R Beckey formerly of Grimes but now of Syracuse N Y was a business caller here last Tuesday renewing old friendships. The Woodbine school held a nice Thanksgiving entertainment at the school on the eve of Thanksgiving under supervision of the
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Grimes
Galilee
Charles R. Beckey
Syracuse
Woodbine School
Death of Mrs. John Baker of Welltown
Friends mourn the death of Mrs. John Baker who died after illness at Lenore at her youngest daughter Mrs. Ernest Beckey's home. She was sister to the late Mrs. W. H. Hamilton and spent years with relatives in this area including Mrs. Bessie Weller and Mil ton Frey. Names and relations appear among a circle of friends and neighbors in Welltown and nearby communities.
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John Baker
Welltown
Fire Threat Strikes Benner Home Near Bunker Hill
Miss Eula J. Ameck reports an entertainment was enjoyed by all. Mr John Benner and family narrowly escaped with lives and belongings when a fire erupting in the Lefevre farm kitchen at three in the morning destroyed contents and part of the room. Loss valued in the hundreds. Mrs Benner’s parents live nearby. Also, Raymond Luttrell’s infant remains ill at Apple Ridge Orchard farm. Dr Swimley treats the child.
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John Benner
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Lefevre Farm
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