King's Convalescence Progress Report From Buckingham Palace
Officials report King George showing initial improvement but facing a lengthy, difficult path to full recovery due to a general infection. Queen Mary and Lord Stamfordham convey continued anxiety and cautious hope as the prince sails toward England to join the king.
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L'Ress
George
Buckingham Palace
Lord Stamfordham
Queen Mary
King George
Prince
New York
Dunbar
Bermuda
Prince George
Ambrose
Cunard Pier
England
Bandits Truss Man to Tree In Robbery and Assault
A group of four young men abducted and bound a farmer named Loy to a hickory tree in Frederick county, robbing him of a ten dollar note and later a few dollars. Loy hung for about an hour before a hunter freed him and alerted Sheriff Pannett.
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Loy
Frederick County
Mr. Loy
Mr Loy
Hunter
William Grady
James R. DuShane
Hackwood
Grady
Pannett
Winchester
Mr. Loyd
Walter V. Briggs Laid To Rest In Macedonia Graveyard
Walter V Briggs died Wednesday morning at 6 30 at his grandparents home Mr and Mrs J W Clark The funeral was held at 2 pm with Rev J J Neff of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church officiating Burial followed in Macedonia Cemetery Pallbearers were Edward and Howard Clark John Coe Russell and Orville Surviving are his parents and a sister Margie Marie Briggs
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Little Walter Virginius
Briggs
J. W. Clark
J. J. Neff
Market Street
Son of a Slain Couple Grilled All Night By Police
Victor Hundley son of J C Hundley ex mayor of Carbondale was questioned all night by authorities over the slaying of his father and stepmother. He said he slept at home Wednesday night and was awakened by an officer to learn of the deaths. He was released at 4 am under technical arrest and kept under watch.
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Associated Press
Carbondale, I
Victor Hundley
J. C. Hundley
Carbondale
Antiques for Sale Notice
Antique items advertised for sale with contact at E Monmonth St and phone 412-1. Details appear partially readable with limited seller information and no specific items listed.
Lions Meet Martinsburg at Handley Tonight
The Lions basketball squad faces Martinsburg Interwoven Athletic Club at Handley High School gym at 8 p m. Martinsburg, a strong team with star players, leads the Martinsburg Industrial League. The Lions, unbeaten in two games against Edinburg and Strasboro, seek strong local support for tonight’s matchup.
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Lions
Handley High School Gymasium
Martinsburg
Interwoven
West Virginia
Edinburg
Strasboro
Otis Sargent
Handley
Shepherd College
Handley High
Bootlegger Raids Nab Seven In Win chester Jail Roundup
Federal and state officers conducted raids in Rockingham and surrounding counties leading to seven men arrested in Winchester for violating dry laws. Fifteen gallons of apple brandy seized. arrests handled by federal officers with Winchester prisoners moved to Rockingham jail due to crowding. Officials vow intensified efforts to curb Christmas liquor traffic. Names of the Winchester defendants were not released.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Win Y
Charles R. Fawley
Sam Heltzel
Winchester
Theckingham
U. S. Cancels Contract Held By Sinclair Firm
Senate hearing details a fraud case seeking government profits from the 1922 contract awarded to Sinclair for Salt Creek royalty oil. William J. Donovan explains the action aims to recover gains since the deal began, with about four million dollars at stake.
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U. S
Sinclair
Associated Press
Washington
Wiliam J. Donovan
Senate
Eanali Ol T
Sitment
I . Ns
Albert Fall
Interior
Work
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Walsh
Socrat
Montana
Donovan
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Salt Creek
American Radiator to Merge with Standard Sanitary
American Radiator Company officials disclosed negotiations for a merger with Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh. The consolidation could form a $500,000,000 concern, with committees from both sides shaping details and merger expected within a month. The two firms are not competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Mreger
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Delicious Apples and Subscriptions as Christmas Gifts
Ad highlights Impeck baskets for mailing and subscriptions to magazines and newspapers as useful Christmas gifts. Miller's Drug Store is noted as a place for purchases.
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Miller’s Drug Store
Radio for sale and farm auction notice
Radio for sale will sell a 6 tube Atwater Kent set for 150 dollars. A C operated. See Arthur W. Farster at Star office. The Robert N. Beatuey Farm of about 120 acres near Stephenson Frederick county will be sold in front of Court House at noon Saturday December 15. A very desirable home.
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Duick
A-C
Arthur W. Farster
Star Office
Robert N. Beatuey
Stephenson
Frederick County
Court House
Sunset Lodge Turkey Dinner Special at Sunset Lodge
Sunset Lodge on the Winchester Highway offers a special delicious turkey dinner for $1.50 on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The establishment features open fire and private dining rooms with hostess Viviette Collins available for inquiries.
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Front Royal Winchester Highway
Viviette Collins
Pet Dog Attacks Boy In Timber Ridge
Four year old son of B C Stotler from Timber Ridge is in Memorial Hospital with severe injuries after a collie owned by his father mauled his cheek and throat on the porch. The dog was described as vicious and was shot and killed by the father after the attack.
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B. C. Stotler
Timber Ridge
Memorial Hospital
Late Attractions Coming To Capitol
The Washington theatre week and next week lineup lists films at Palace Barbe Columbia Tivoli and other venues. Joan Crawford stars in Dream of Love at Palace and Revenge at Barle while Charles Buddy Rogers appears in Someone to Love at Columbia. Additional titles include Two Lovers with Wilma Banky and Ronald Colman at Tivoli and Avalanche at Loew's Palace. Manhat tan Cocktail features Nancy Carroll and Richard Arlen at Earle with Capitol booking December 21. Brotherly Love with Karl Davenel and George K Ariling screens at Columbia this Saturday with Jan Garber’s band.
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Washington Theatres
Palace Theatre
Washington
Joan Crawford
New Capitol Theatre
Barle
Dolores del Rio
Capitol Theatre
Columbia Theatre
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Metropolitan Theatre
Tivoli
Wilma Banky
Ronald Colman
Jack Holt
Loew’s Palace
Colonial Theatre
Earle
Nancy Caroll
Richard Arlen
Manhattan
Columbia
Karl Davenel
George K. Ariling
Will Root
Jan Garber
Public Sale Notice for Livestock and Household Goods
Lat. Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. sale of horses cows hogs and household items at Mary Hack Bowly Histate Valley Pike. Court record code 12-11-13-1p-24. Auctioneer listed with sale details.
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Mary Hack Bowly
Valley Pike
Grove Bros
New
Lions at Handley School clash in Friday basketball
The Lions' Athletic Club from Martinsburg meets the interwoven A Club of Upperville at Handley School tonight at 8 in a Friday night basketball game. The card lists Dee and G. A. 4 versus Upperville with a 12-13-1p-21 line.
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Dee
Upperville
Lions’ Athletic Club
Interwoven A. Club
Martinsburg
Handley School
Congress Offers To Aid Settling Boundary Dispute
At the Pan American Conference in Washington on December 14, delegates voted unanimously to offer good offices to Bolivia and Paraguay to conciliate their boundary dispute. A special committee would study the situation and seek to provide mediation services. Bolivia’s delegate said he would not withdraw from the conference.
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Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Bolivia
Paraguay
Pan-American Conference
Comorea
Jotie
Last of the Celtic Crew Leaves Ship
A radio message to Lloyds reported all hands removed from the liner Celtic now ashore at Cork harbor entrance. The skeleton crew had been left on board but was taken off during the night as seas remained rough.
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Associated
London
Lloyd's
Celtic
Cork Harbor
Archbishop Miguel de la Mora proposes settlement of religious question
El Universal reports Archbishop Miguel de la Mora of San Luis Potosi sent a proposal to President Gil to settle the religious question. The newspaper did not reveal the proposal’s nature.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Pepy
el Univ
Miguel de la Mora
San Luis Potosi
Gil
Inaugural Chief SUS RECEIVED in New Orleans Molasses
An inaugural chief is noted as received in New Orleans related to a molasses crop and a company connected to P. MeVICAR, with numeric hints 12 14 16 21.
From the Old Days Cal Winchester Spam Laundry
Fragmentary clipping notes Winchester Spam Laundry in old days with uncertain details and no clear event or outcome.
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Winchester
Two Hurt As Car Turas Over In Pike
Paul Finster Jr of West Virginia near Stephens City is hospitalized with a pelvis fracture and other injuries after a two car crash on Valley Pike. His uncle was treated and released. Father Paul Finster Sr. escaped serious harm.
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Turas
Pike
West Virginia
Paul Finster, Jr
Laewis County
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Paul Pinster
Vitelnia
Stephens City
Young Finster
Finster
Winchester
James L. Gardner
Hackenseck
Paul Fineter
Finster Beneat
Hus
C.R. Anderson
Prison inmates delay execution for annual comedy show
An execution was postponed until after a prison inmates’ comedy show concluded. Moran entered the death chamber at 4:02 a.m. and was pronounced dead six minutes later. He passed the time before the procedure by aging cards with his guard and attempting to play sounds from a table outside.
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Moran
Daring Crankmen Thrill Capitol Crowds With Wings Film
Unusually large audiences at the Capitol Theatre watched the aerial romance Wings last evening. About 2,000 attended the two shows, praising the cameramen known as brave crankers led by Harry Perry. They strapped near engines and wings while pilots performed rolls and loops to film the epic.
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Capitol Theatre
Ugg
Harry Perry
Earth
Morale at Roslin 2's Cold Storage
Report notes morale at Roslin 2's cold storage facility as of December 14 with internal concerns about efficiency and worker readiness. Management promises improvements, while staff request clearer schedules and safety measures.
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Roslin 2
Congress Considered 25 Million Aid For Surgeon General
Lawmakers debated a $25,000,000 appropriation to the surgeon general to fund immediate medical personnel and supplies. The plan aims to deploy doctors and facilities with state and local authorities as cases are reported, noting current illnesses appear milder than the 1918 epidemic.
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Edwards
Teea
Soa
G. W. McCoy
J. ‘Pp. Leake
West
Stock Buying Influenced by Easier Money
In New York the irregular stock market featured violent fluctuations as easing money policy influenced buying. The decline in loans and the rediscount rate by the Federal Reserve Bank shaped trading, with openings seeing blocks changing hands while overall volume stayed light and call money at 6 percent.
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New York
Federisy
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Christmas Candies Offer At Bargain Store
More than thirty kinds of Pure Fresh Candies offered in bulk at Bargain Store priced for schools and St. Pronce. Indicates a holiday sale with assorted treats available now.
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St . Pronce
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Howe
John Loy
Walter V. Briggs
Monmonth St
Handley Tonight
F. J R. Crane
the Star
Federal
Standard Sanitary
A. Mevigar
Radio For Sale
Sunset Lodge
Capitol
THE
Evening Star
A. Grant
Corps of Engineers
Herbert Hoover
Buy Stephens Ciay Wills
Deg
Tennessee
Tod Dorb
George Washington Hotel Stock
P. QC
Margaret L. Hodg
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