Four Presidents Honor John Barton Payne as Red Cross Chief
John Barton Payne receives a renewed term as chairman of the American Red Cross at the request of President Hoover, marking a decade of service in Washington across four administrations. His leadership guided disaster relief totaling fifty million dollars for events from the 1927 Mississippi flood to the recent unemployment crisis, plus chairing the League of Red Cross Societies since 1922.
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Hairman
John Barton Payne
Humanian
Ed Cross
Herbert Hoover
Judge Payne
Inshington
United States
Woodrow Olson
Urist
Chicago
Bere Mr. Wilson
Railroad Administration
Shipping Board
Sation
Payne
Florida
Mississippi River
West Indies
Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Washington
Virginia
American Red Cross
Hoover
Wilson
Doctor Burns $81,632 Owed Him
Dr. George Brown, Atlanta physician, watches flames as they liquidate the $81,632 owed him by patients. He had written each patient asking them to forget that the service was ever rendered.
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George Brown
Atlanta
Plan for Clarke County Thoroughbred Sale Near Next Year
A staff correspondent reports strong plans to hold an annual sale of racing stock at Walnut Hill Farms near Boyce Virginia. If approved, the first yearling sale would occur in September drawing turf enthusiasts from Virginia and beyond as a rival to Lexington and Saratoga yearly auctions.
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Boyce
Walnut Hill Farms
William DuPont, Jr
E. J Tranter
Fasig- Tipton Company
New York City
Foxcatcher Farms
Walnut Hall
Lexington
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Virginia
Warrenton
Kentmere
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Liongollen
John Hay Whitney
Yppperville
Clifton
Dr. L. M. Allen
Audley
B. B. Jones
Berryville
Benton
D. C. Sands
Middleburg
In Memoriam for Our Dear Mother December 11 1926
In sad remembrance of our mother who died six years ago on December 11 1926. We loved you in life and we miss you in death. Two bright eyes a tender smile and a loving heart that knew no guile. Deep trust in God that all was right. Your joy to help others and act with selfless love. Signed by Edwin Alvin Frank Ethel Bar rett and Mrs Murchel Lamp.
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Edwin
Alvin
Frank
Ethel Barrett
Mrs. Murchel Lamp
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