Richmond German Debutantes Bow At Society Ball
Twenty five debutantes gathered at the Commonwealth Club for the Richmond German ball, opening with a formal dinner and reception. Janet Keene Patton led the figure with Landon Punsten, as Palmer acted as German leader. The event marked the 68th year of the German, tracing back to 1870 with a long tradition in Richmond society.
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Commonwealth Club
Janet Keene Patton
James D. Patton, Jr
William H. Palmer, Jr
Philadelphia Assembly
Charleston
St. Cecilia
Richmond
Leslie Hartwell Reed
Organization
Lewis G. Larus
Robert William Daniel
David Tennant Bryan
Beverley Randolph Wellford
Samuel Brown Witt, Jr
William Frazier
Robert C. Bryan
Henry Fairfax
Caroline Reynolds Smith
J. McDonald Wellford
Patton
Landon Punsten
Palmer
Jo Lane Stern
Col
Thomas Branch McAdams
Baltimore
General Stern
Maids Protest Mistletoe Ban in London Pubs
London barmaids vocally oppose a proposed mistletoe ban during Christmas season. A union official, citing interactions with patrons, sparked the protest by saying many women behind bars are pressured to kiss under mistletoe. No union action followed.
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London
Transport and General Workers’ Union
Clarke County Controversy Over Spelling Long Standing
A historical note traces Clarke County name spelling from General George Rogers Clarke. Debates cover whether to keep or drop the final E, with cited authorities and markers showing Clark County spelling.
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Clarke County
George Rogers Clark
Great Northwest Territory
Clarke
Col
Bryan Cor
Virginia Conservation Commission
Robinson
Virginia
Virginia State Library
Clark
Green
Long
Conrad
The
Conservation Commission
Col. Conrad
Berryville
Highway Department
Roadside Hold-up Intensifies Hunt For A Fugitive
A $6 roadside inn holdup near Richmond escalates the search for Roy Kelly an escaped North Carolina convict wanted for the Burlington shooting of two officers and wounding Virginia Trooper Lloyd Thomas. A dark skinned man about 30 demanded cash. he fled with an accomplice toward Charlottesville, their license plate obscured. State police expanded patrols along routes to Charlottesville and Richmond, as officers at Charlottesville guarded Rivanna River approaches and speculated the bandits used a shortwave radio.
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Richmond
Roy Kelly
North Carolina
Burlington
N. C
Virginia
Lloyd Thomas
J. A. Ford
Broad Street Road
Ford
Bandit
Charlottesville
Kelly
Thomas
Stuart- Hillsville
Mississippi
Rivanna River
Maurice Greaver
Cleric Delivers Funeral Sermon For Wrong Woman
At Moravia Methodist Church in Moravia Illinois a funeral service was delivered for Mrs. C. W. Jones. Rev O J Pix formerly of Moravia arrived to preach and unknowingly based his sermon on Mrs Jones life before realizing the mix up after viewing the body.
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Centerville
C. W. Jones
Methodist Church
Moravia
O. J. Pix
Burlington
Jones
Woman earns nickname Mrs Daniel Boone after rabbit shot
ST. LOUIS December 13 Mrs Mildred Marsalak of Kirkwood earned the nickname Mrs Daniel Boone after an incident with a rabbit nibbling fall flowers. Her husband urged her to shoot the rabbit and she fired the air rifle hitting the rabbit in the eye, ending its life.
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ST. Louis
Mildred Marsalak
Kirkwood
Daniel Boone
Found 1911 magazines in old Canyon City post office house
Florie Smith repairing the floor of her Canyon City residence, a former post office, uncovered a package of 1911 magazines and ads stamped for subscribers living nearby. The postman delivered them to the former subscribers still in the area.
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Canyon City
Ore
Florie Smith
Railroads seek rate changes for chlorine and soda products in Virginia
Virginia railroads petition the State Corporation Commission to cancel intrastate carload rates on calcium chloride, soda ash, caustic soda, sal soda, and related chemicals. CASE No. 6657 sets a hearing in Richmond on December 19, 1938 at 10 A M for interested parties to present testimony.
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Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Agent Greenly
Curlett
Richmond
Friends and Foes Of Reorganization In Disagreement
Washington December 13. Representatives Robinson and Plumley sharply differed over the fate of the administration reorganization plan in the new Congress. Robinson expected passage of four House bills substantially as introduced. Plumley warned the battle would intensify if the measure returns in similar form. Plumley argued to preserve the comptroller general’s independent control of public funds.
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Washington
Congress
Robinson
Dutah
House Reorganization Committee
House
Plumley
Rvermont
Virginia State Bar Council to Elect Officers
The Virginia State Bar Council will meet in Richmond to elect a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer to serve until August 31, 1939. Officers will then serve a one year term beginning September 1. The council comprises 40 lawyers from 34 circuits and six at large appointed by the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Richmond
Virginia State Bar Council
State Supreme Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Supreme Court of Appeals
Students Vote On Grid Coach At Washington and Lee
Lexington December 13 Washington and Lee students expressed opinions on the athletic program in an athletic and football coaching poll today. Ballot results will be announced Wednesday after votes are counted tomorrow night. Edgar Shannon, vice president of the student body, said counting would begin tomorrow night and results likely come Wednesday night.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee
Edgar Shannon
Roosevelt
Altho
Spiritual Revival Held Great Need of America
Roger W Babson delivered a December 13 1938 talk to the Knoxville Rotary Club outlining 1939 prospects and ten economic risk factors. He warned that labor, farm policy, confidence, money rates, gold, armament, relief, population, taxation and religion could alter growth. He predicted 1939 and 1940 might be good years but cautioned a long term decline without a spiritual revival.
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America
Babson
Roger W. Babson
Knooxville Rotary Club
U. S
U.S
Objections To Tilson Continue
Danville and Lynchburg Washington and Lee Alumni chapters backed a petition asking the faculty committee to discontinue Warren E Tex Tilson as head football coach. The Danville group noted the request targeted the head coach role while Tilson might stay on as an assistant.
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Danville
Washington and Lee Alumni Association
Lynchburg
Warren E (Tex) Tilsor
Tilson
Philadelphia editor aids Xmas Seals drive story
A Philadelphia editor used his paper to promote and sell Xmas Seals for tuberculosis relief. A poor ragged news boy, after reading the articles, came to the editor with a penny and asked for one for his sister, giving all he had. The anecdote asks whether we can refuse to help those who cannot help themselves.
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Philadelphia
First Look At Rival Plays For Duke Trojans Meet
Duke Blue Devils study Southern California after a week of home drills. The Trojans prep for a January 2 Pasadena game as Duke trains a week before departure. Duke’s line fends off USC ground and pass attempts while freshman backs break through the Seven Iron Dukes in thorough practice.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
Blue Devils
Southern California
J.av
Trojans
Pasadena
Southern Cal
Iron Dukes
Treasury Status The position of the Treasury December 10
Receipts amount to 28 182 807 41 dollars while expenditures tally 27 769 178 97 dollars. Gross debt reaches 38 670 069 006 06 dollars, up 2 044 922 71 dollars from the prior period.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Democrats To Have $50 Menu At Jackson Day Dinner
New York Democrats set a 50 dollar per plate price for the Jackson Day dinner at the Commodore Hotel on January 7. Postmaster General James A. Farley aims for 1800 guests to help wipe out a 108000 dollar deficit from the recent state campaign, with 25 dollar plates in 47 states and a 100 dollar banquet in Washington. Governor Lehman and Mrs Lehman will attend as guests of honor in New York.
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New York
Commodore Hotel
James A. Farley
Farley
Washington. Gov
Lehman
Unification Talks Seek Unity in Virginia Methodists
Richmond December delegates to the Methodist uniting conference oppose splitting the denomination. A five member committee will study sentiment on boundaries as telegrams from leaders urge unity. Virginia delegates elected Dr. J Manning Potts to lead and Dr J Callaway Robertson as secretary of the delegation.
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Richmond
Minia Conference
Methodist Uniting Conference
Orthodist
Ville
Lynchburg
Charlottes
Virginia
Baltimore
Denville
Charlottesville
Holston
Uniting Conference
J. Manning Potts
Richemond
J. Callaway Robertson
Conference Board of Christian Education
Corrigan Hunter Arrested After Drunken Hunting Charge
A Paducah Kentucky farmer in hunting attire sat in an automobile with a 12-gauge shotgun beside him when arrested on a charge of drunenness. He claimed he was bird hunting and a patrolman found a six-pound fish in his hunting coat.
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Corrigan
Paducah. Ky
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