Major Calmes Honored By D.A.R. Group
A Kentucky D A R chapter honors General Marquis Calmes with a walnut gavel sent to Versailles mayor Haye. The gesture follows a French soil urn gifted from the mayor’s city to the Kentucky town, commemorating World War I ties and Calmes family history including the limestone mausoleum built in 1833.
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Bessie B. McCann
Peyton Street
Kentucky
American and American Legion Auxiliary
Versailles
Haye
Camp Taylor
Louisville
France
Marquis Calmes
Woodford County
General Calmes
Clarke County
Main
Kentucky City
Frankfort
Calmes
Priscilla Hale ‘Calmes
Payne's Mill Road
Man Survives Falling Generator Near Lindbergh Field
Howard Wright, operator of a nearby amusement park, dodged a glistening object as a generator broken loose from an aircraft circling Lindbergh Field struck earth two paces from his position. The incident occurred in San Diego California in December.
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AN Diego
Calif
Howard Wright
Ute Park
Lindbergh Field
Wright
Divorce Suit Alleges Breakfast Neglect During Marriage
Warsaw Michigan case: William D Niglswander sues for divorce alleging his wife prepared his breakfast only three times in two years. The text also mentions slang terms mooties and reef for marijuana cigarettes.
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Warsaw
Mid
William D. Niglswander
Fragmentary clues hint at page 4 test print and Palm Sunday
The text presents scattered fragments mentioning test answers on page 4, a destroyer, Palm Sunday, Mockingbird, 7 Philadelphia Eagles, June named for Juno, and retirement by special act as a full. The jumble lacks coherent narrative or dates, giving a snapshot of varied items rather than a single event.
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Palm Sunday
Mockingbird
Philadelphia Eagles
Juno
Handley Library Notes on Asch and Noted Authors
Sholem Asch moves his manuscript The Nazarene to a Connecticut country house as seven hundred reference works are gathered for writing. Review covers Nobel and international prize authors Jolan Foldes Frans Eemil Sillanpaa and others, plus new book picks and Bermuda history.
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Sholem Asch
Hapsburg
Starling Memorial Library
Yale
Robert D. Henriques
Henriques
Cotswolds
Jolan Foldes
Frans Eemil Sillanpaa
Swedish Academy
Finland
Europe
China
Ann Bridge
Peking
Sunk Contact Details Highlight Missing Digits
A fragment notes a person’s phone Sunset 7342 and an auto license 7342 tied to a Portland Oregon address at S E 32d Avenue. The text mentions memory lapses and forgetting one number.
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Portland
Ore
K. P. Scott
S. E
Ave
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues
Word list shows clues for across and down items with answers to fit a themed puzzle. Entries include chemistry of terms like arch, aridity, and various occupations, plus animal and plant references. Distributed by King Features Syndicate with puzzle date and page credit.
Hening Will On Record Indicates Estate Split
The will of the late Mrs. Mary A. Hening is recorded. It directs equal division of household effects between daughters Mrs. Florence E. Lowery and Mary Louise Hening. It orders sale of a 180 acre Stephens City area farm with $6,000 to Mrs. Holladay and remaining proceeds divided equally between her and Mrs. Lowery. Mrs. Holladay serves as executrix with a $36,000 bond.
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Mary A. Hening
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Florence E. Lowery
Mary Louise Hening
Mary L. Holladay
Stephens City
Streit Will Is Probated Admitting Executor E Miller Streit
The will of the late Mrs. Cath erine D Streit is admitted to record with her son E Miller Streit as executor. He qualified with a bond of 1500 dollars. The will leaves antique furniture to Ada Streit Snively and to Streit, with sale of other property. A 36 acre farm on the North Frederick turnpike is bequeathed to Streit. Snively gains a life interest in the 323 North Braddock Street dwelling.
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Catherine D. Streit
E. Miller Streit
Ada Streit Snively
Thieves Break Into Louisville Warehouse Steal Whiskey
In Louisville on December 13 thieves broke into a local trucking company's warehouse and stole 20 cases of whiskey and perhaps two cases of nerve tonic during the night.
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Louisville
Red armies press two separate campaigns in Finland
From Helsinki the Russians press two parallel offensives 40 miles inside the border. One drives along the icy shore of Lake Ladoga and into the lake country northward aimed at outflanking the Mannerheim line and the Karleian Isthmus. Twenty days of attacks by air, tanks, artillery and infantry have failed to crack the line, suggesting a wider flanking maneuver may offer greater success.
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Helsinki
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Karleian
Glenn L. Martin starts on new B 26 bomber in Baltimore
The Glenn L. Martin Company began cutting material for the revolutionary new medium bomber for the U S Army Air Corps. Delivery of the first plane is expected in 1940. The B 26 is a bi motor all metal monoplane with innovations previously experimental.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Company
U. S. Army Air Corps
Millwork President Reports Safe Broken In Burglary
Covington Kentucky police say Harry Penny, head of a millwork firm, reported a burglary in which thieves opened a safe, stole 25 dollars, and relocked the box. He had considered changing the combination.
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Covington, Ky
Harry Penny
Welch jailed in Port Arthur for kidnaping boy
Dr. W. C. Welch a violator from Port Arthur Texas is jailed on kidnapping charges after abducting his friend’s 11 year old son Irwin Mingle demanding a 15000 dollar ransom before escaping.
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W. C. Welch
Port Arthur
Tex
Irwin Mingle
Committee Looks Into Banking Act In vestment Banking
The monopoly committee opened hearings in Washington to study how the 1933 Banking Act affected investment banking the level of industry concentration and underwriting practices. Securities Commissioner Leon Henderson outlined three major inquiry lines as bankers waited in a Senate office building corridor for over half an hour.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Securities Commissioner
Senate
Boy Shot By Pistol Accident in South Boston
Billy Harrison Jones Jr., four year old son of W. H. Jones, accidentally shot himself while in a car with his grandfather. The pistol discharged in a pa compartment, the bullet entering below the chin and lodging in the spinal column. He was taken to Halcyon Hospital in serious condition. doctors held a slim chance of recovery.
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South Boston
Billy Harrison Jones, Jr
W. H. Jones
Halcyon Hospital
Toay
Explosions Ripple Through Shell Pipe Line Near Wichita Falls
A string of blasts ruptured nearly 40 miles of Shell Pipe Line Company's 10 inch main near Wichita Falls Texas. An employee said a scraper rammed by compressed air caused the explosion during cleaning. Windows rattled and homes shook as pipeline sections failed every 30 to 50 feet from a pump station southwest of Wichita Falls toward an undetermined northeast point.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Shell Pipe Line Company
Henrietta
German Midgets Taken Off Saturnia Ship
Premier D Italia reports a French warship picked up eleven German midgets from the Italian liner Saturnia on December 4 as prisoners of war. The troupe was returning from the New York World's Fair. Ten women members were allowed to proceed to Genoa.
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Milan
Genoa
Dental Club Holds Parley in Northern Virginia
Dr. C. S. Grove of Strasburg hosted the Northern Virginia Dental Study Club at his home on December 11 with 25 members present. Attendees included Drs. Harloe Snapp Knight of Winchester Allen of Berryville and Miller Jr. of Front Royal. Talks covered general anaesthesia jaw fractures fixed bridge work and dental restoration with anecdotes about cats in New York.
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C. S. Grove
Strasburg
Northern Virginia
Knight
Allen
Miller
New York
That's The Way It Goes
Sacramento man Charles Peters 53 broke a leg while aiding a stranger he believed injured after slipping on a street. The supposed victim proved to be intoxicated.
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Sacramento
Calif
Charles Peters
Vicks A-Q Promises Quick Relief for Child Head Colds
An old advertisement touts Vicks A-Q as a fast relief for nasal congestion in children. It claims drops clear stuffiness and ease breathing within seconds, highlighting a medicated formula including ephedrine and other ingredients.
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D.A.R
J. D
KOTEX
Silco Cut Price Store, Inc
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
King
Central Press Radiophoto
King George VI
Britain
Frederick Henry Gardiner
London
Handley Library Notes
H. R. Simonds
Joyce Kilmer
New Brunswick
Rutger’s University
The
American Legion
Bertia Harding
Amram Scheinfeld
Bermuda
St.George
D. B. Reed
Health Service
University of Chicago
W. F. Boos
W. Somerset Maugham
Loudoun St
Daily Cross
England
Bosnia
King Features Syndicate
Lec
Sidia IR
Lore Lin
Hening Will
Mary L. Holliday
Reds
Dental Club
Dr. C. S. Grove
Strasburg, Va
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Palmer
Swimley Furniture
Geo. Washington Hotel
Ea Atte
Official Scout Canteen
Attue Cata
N. Loundoun ST
Winchester
Victor
Kgioclom
Bae Ae
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