Martinsburg Betting Joint Raided. 22 Taken by State Police
State police and local officers raided two rooms in Martinsburg West Virginia late yesterday and detained 22 men. Proprietors C L Gerling Thomas Copenhaver and Gold Weller were held on state law violations banning facilities for horse race betting and gambling devices. Nineteen loiterers were released on recognizance. Drawers yielded money and rooms contained multiple telephone and telegraph lines. The facilities served race track followers in nearby Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. gerling is a race track follower and horse owner.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
C. L. Gerling
Thomas Copenhaver
Gold Weller
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Me “Psbore
Rainfall Totals Compare with 1931 Year
Precipitation in the past 24 hours ends at 8 a m is .05 inches. December to date totals 147 inches. The 1931 monthly totals for January through November are listed, with comparisons to the 13 year average. The first 12 months of lysu show rainfall by month.
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Lysu
Mare
John L. Miller
Capitol Theatre
Warren Park Theatre
Front Royal
Winchester Shrine Club
Charles W. Trenary
Bickers Motor Company
Shawnee Inn
Girls’ Athletic Association
Hearing Set On B&O Plan To Change Trains
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeks permission from the Virginia State Corporation Commission to discontinue several passenger trains on the Winchester Potomac and Winchester Strasburg lines, and to convert others to motor service. A hearing is scheduled for January 6, 1932, in Richmond, with statements from interested parties.
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State Corporation Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Winchester & Potomac
Winchester & Strasburg
Strasburg Junction
West Virginia Line
Virginia
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Brunswick
Winchester
Maryland
West Virginia
Washington
Strasburg
Frederick
State
Richmond
Petitioning Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Rudolph Bumgardner
R. Gray Williams
Shenandoah Valley Academy Triumph Opens Season
Shenandoah Valley Academy basketball squad won the opening game of the season against Foodleton High School 42 to ? while local clubs discuss tax impacts and community events. Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Mary J. Wood as Century Club members read papers. Charles H. Schenck became worshipful master of Hiram Lodge No. 21. Northern Virginia Power Company to reduce home lighting rates.
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Mary J. Wood
Bryan Conrad
F. L. Glaize
Century Club
Northern Virginia Power Company
Charles H. Schenck
Hiram Lodge
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Foodletown High School
Young Men Join Canadian Forces as War Efforts Grow
Across the nation many young men are reported leaving home to enlist in the Canadian forces during World War I. London war offices express hope that peace may soon return to Europe. Evangelist Bridgers announces a special sermon for all converts at the tabernacle.
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London
Europe
Evangelist Bridgers
The
Tabernacle
New York State Bird Question Piques Toledo Blade
An Empire State man visits Ohio and asks what bird should represent New York. The Toledo Blade editor quips that the answer is likely brief, as many states already name a state bird. The exchange blends regional drifts and light humor.
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Buckeye
Empire State
Toledo Blade
Union
Keystone State
New York
Eeditor
Misquotation and the Devil's Cited Scripture
A London Tit-Bits note discusses misquoting Bible verses and cites the line about the devil quoting Scripture, corrected to that the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. It adds that misquotation is called the last infirmity of noble minds, noting the proper form is That last infirmity of noble mind.
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London
If he says he does not believe in missions or Red Cross
The remark suggests a person dismisses charitable causes as a stance against giving. It implies a skepticism toward fundraising efforts and alms as a personal principle about donating money.
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Red Cross
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