Luxury For Byrd's Pets
New York December 1 penguins from Admiral Byrd lodging at the New York aquarium return to the aquarium after a stay in a luxury bathroom at Evalyn Walsh McLean’s Washington apartment. They are named Count and Countess Devoe and priced at 150 dollars each.
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New York
Richard BE. Byrd
New York Aquarium
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington
Dauhter
John R. Men
McLean
Aquarium
Princeton
N. J
Florida
McLeans
Palm Beach
Count
Countess Devoe
Poison To Curb Mice Available In Virginia Orchards
Poison bait to curb field and pine mice in orchards available through the county agent office. A cooperative project between the U S Department of Agriculture and Blacksburg Horticultural Department enables growers to buy steam-crushed whole-out poison bait at cost from the Federal Mixing Plant in Pocatello Idaho. Prices are 6 10 per hundred pounds in 25 pound lots or more and 6 35 per hundred pounds in 10 pound lots. Minimum shipment is 100 lbs. Purchase price must accompany the order with checks payable to the Predator and Rodent Control Fund. Growers may also prepare own bait via funds from the Virginia State Horticultural Society. The material is offered at cost.
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U. S. At of Agriculture
Horticultural Department
Blacksburg
Pocatello
Idaho
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Youths Held Over Garage Theft in Vaucluse Case
Three boys were taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven on charges of breaking and entering a garage owned by Gene Chiles in Vaucluse. A motor block was recovered at a local junk yard after being sold. Other items including 21 quarts and a 2-gallon motor oil can, pliers, a grease gun, were found at James Clark’s home, the boys' grandfather, per Sheriff John Bywaters.
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Robert DeHaven
Gene Chiles
Vaucluse
James Clark
John Bywaters
Dr Hawthorne in New York Clinics Before Winchester Trip
Dr Allen Hawthorne spends the week in New York attending clinics at Manhattan Eye Ear Nose and Throat and Postgraduate Hospital. He expects to be in Winchester on Monday December 18.
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Allen Hawthorne
New York
Manhattan Eye
Winchester
Railroads refund ticket fragment from 62 years ago
An unused portion of a Chicago to Boston railroad ticket bought at the Grand Trunk Canadian National office was presented to the Central Vermont passenger department for refund. The segment covers travel between Montreal and White River Junction and dates back 62 years.
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St. Albans
Boston
Grand Trunk-Canadian National Railways
Central Vermont Passenger Department
Montreal
White River Junction
Community Christmas programs in Berryville listed
Berryville and Clarke County Chamber of Commerce outlines Christmas events across Berryville churches. Highlights include a community tree lighting December 23 in front of the American Legion building, carols led by church choirs, and addresses by Rev. Ernest H. Williams and Rev. A. O. Lyons. Candy and oranges for 1000 children.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Presbyterian Church
Ber
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
A. O. Lyons
Bethlehem
The
Baptist Church
Hich
Grace Episcopal Church School
J. D. Griffing
Ernest H. Will
Vaughan
Labor Board's Probing Begun and Internal Woes
Leiserson and Witt clash over impartial handling of cases. Office memoranda cite irregularities in the secretary's office. Leiserson warns delays impair board work while noting Supreme Court upholds in most cases amid acknowledged deficiencies in operations and personnel.
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Leisehson
Witt
W M. L
Leiserson
Labor Board
Supreme Court
Pope Pius XIINames Two Church Officials
Pope Pius XII appointed Lorenzo Lauri as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and Raffaello Rossi as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals in a secret consistory. The appointments name an interim administrative head during the interregnum before a new pope is elected.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Holy Roman Church
Sacred College of Cardinals
Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri
Raffaello Cardinal Rossi
Warnings Posted Along Seaboard From Chesapeake Bay to Maine
The Weather Bureau announced small craft storm warnings for the Chesapeake Bay area and the Atlantic Seaboard from the Virginia Capes to Eastport, Maine. A disturbance of considerable intensity was moving eastward from Nantucket with strong north and northwest winds expected tonight.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maine
Nantucket
Beer truck blast wounds cargo near Roanoke
L. L. Rice of Big Boy Bottling Co near Williamson Roanoke reports a blast on a tractor trailer on Paris Mountain Fauquier county early Saturday. A single dynamite stick allegedly tossed on the load shattered 39 of 600 beer cases. truck cab intact. Damages put at 115 dollars, 85 for beer. Rice planned to file a report in Winchester for investigation.
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L. L. Rice
Big Boy Bottling Company
Williamson Road
Roanoke
John Durham
Paris Mountain
Fauquier County
Rice
Winchester
Judge Jails Woman for Contempt After Court Outburst
In San Diego Miss Dorothy L. Smith cried out at Judge Edward J. Kelly denying probation to a car thief. She shouted a challenge to justice and was sentenced to five days in jail for contempt.
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San Diego
Calif
Dorothy L. Smith
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Book Review GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY REQUIRES PATIENCE AS WELL AS SKILL
Leo Nejelski argues photography is self expression like painting or music and must interpret life not merely record it. The Camera Eye urges deep thought and feeling to reveal personal vision and includes technique on equipment, development, color, and composition with vivid photographs including shots of Nejelski’s son Lee.
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NLIKE
Leo Nejelski
Nejelski
Phoeee Phe Ene Meng
Lee
United States Lines Transfers Or Abandons North Atlantic Fleet
In New York on December 11, United States Lines said it must transfer eight ships to foreign registry or abandon North Atlantic operations due to the wartime neutrality act. President John M. Franklin urged a federal foreign policy statement and noted the possibility of reapplying to register the Bottoms under British Belgian or Irish interests if a transfer to the Panamanian flag stalls.
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North Atlantic
John M
Franklin
Flying Plunder Richmond Pigeons Help Looted Goods Escape
Richmond police recover a batch of stolen goods by tracking 125 homing pigeons that carried the loot home after doors were opened. The incident shows how the birds aided the thieves in transporting safes boilers and other heavy items.
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Richmond
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Ned McLean
Dr. Hawthorne
Winchester Business College
N. Loudoun
Long Island
Sarah Schenck
Coast Guardsman
Beal
West Meadow Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Seaboard
Miller
Anderson
Front Royal
Book Review
Knight
United States Lines
Europe
Hi Fidelity
Sensation
Winewest Par
Montgomery Ward
CT Ae Lea
S. Loudoun
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