Professor Mason Aged Educator Passes Away
Funeral services were held at Christ Episcopal Church in Rockville Maryland for Professor William Pinkney Mason a respected educator who died at nearly eighty after a stroke. He taught in Rockville Academy and Hearst School for Boys in Washington and served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Rockville
William Pinkmey
Edens
Virginia
Ces Ae Er Andee
I Mason
Rockville Academy
Hearst School For
Washington
Mason
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ilya Miss McGill
Frederick
Wardlaw Mason
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Alexander F. Prescott, Jr
He Hated His Father Becomes Man in Canadian Woods
A brief scene depicts a son who despised his father until a meeting in Canadian woods alters him. The encounter transforms hatred into a rebirth as he becomes a different man.
Search Party Guards In Louisiana Lake Lafourche
Louisiana guardsmen continue the search for two men said to be victims of hooded raiders in Lake Lafourche. A second detachment moved out as rumors swirled that opponents of the state investigation might interfere with the effort.
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Associated Press
Merrough
Louisiana
Lake Lafourche
Judge Harrison to Spend Holidays After Election Return
Judge T W Harrison arrived from Washington with Mrs Harrison to spend the holidays at Thomas Covey Sr home on Fairmont avenue. He said he has more letters about the recent House debate on federal patronage and contributions, but would not say if any additional letters would be released.
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T. W. Harrison
Congress
John Paul
Harrisonburn
Washington
Harrison
Thomas Covey
Fairmont Avenue
Bronze Bust of Dr Hunter McGuire Presented to College
In Richmond Virginia on December 20 the Medical College of Virginia received a bronze bust of Dr Hunter McGuire from Dr Stuart McGuire and family. The bust by Dr John W. Brodnax will be placed in a prominent niche in the college vestibule. Present were the board of visitors faculty and students with Dr W Lowndes Peple delivering the presentation and Dr Beverly R Tucker accepting for the faculty.
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Medical College
W. Lowndes Peple
Beverly R. Tucker
W W. Crump
Board of Visitors
Paul resigns from Virginia Senate in 1930s era
Representative John Paul Republican of the Seventh district tendered Governor Trinkle his resignation as state senator from the eighth senatorial district. The governor accepted immediately. Paul cited regret at severing official ties and expressed appreciation for cordial relations with the administration. The move creates the fifth vacancy in the Virginia Senate.
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Richmond
John Paul
Trinkle
Paul
State Senate of
Virginia
Virginia Senate
Grading Pays in Shipping Crops and Fruits
United States Department of Agriculture notes that standard grades raise prices 15 to 50 cents per bushel and prompt shippers and producers to adopt and expand good practices. A co operative Ohio peach group reports all members packing to US grades and plans to improve orchard fruit quality. The report also warns of poultry disease risks from crowded housing and weather shifts in fall.
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United States Department Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Peach Shippers
Ohio
United States
Virginia Public School Term Reaches Eight Months
Richmond reports Virginia public school term length for last session nearly eight months, matching national average for all schools. Since 1910 the term increased by one month, with rural schools expected to reach nine months while city schools already there. Superintendent Harris Hart notes historic short terms and anticipates broader, longer terms across districts.
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Richmond
Virginia
Commonwealth
State Department of Education
Harris Hart
Yale Undergrad Groups Target Prohibition Respect
Two undergraduate committees from Yale University have been chosen to promote stricter adherence to prohibition laws among the student body. The groups, formed by the Yale Cannieralty, aim to foster a collective effort across the scientific and Sheffield schools to ensureお greater compliance.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Shefield -Scientific Schools
Yale Canieralty
Plans Done Now Save Time Later
A concise maxim on completing plans now to ease future workload when new tasks press. It emphasizes proactive organization and forethought to prevent bottlenecks later. The note echoes practical workflow advice for efficiency.
Charles Fishpaw Improves At Memorial Hospital
Charles W. Fishpaw of Clarke County, described as a local figure, was reported improving today at Memorial Hospital, with conditions said to be more encouraging than yesterday. The report comes amid a holiday shopping scene in town where several residents were noted in attendance.
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Charles
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Injured Woman Hit By Swinging Door At Strand Theater
Miss Ruth Weirich of Reliance Warren County Virginia was struck on the head by a swinging theater door as she left the Strand Theater on North Main street. She was unconscious for several hours, then treated by Dr R F Cline and taken home to Reliance. Her condition improved the next day.
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Ruth Weirich
Reliance
Warren County
Strand
North Main Street
Miss Weirich
R. F. Cline
Cooper Apartments
Piccadilly Street
Miss
Wirieh the Winchester
Toys
Booze Ship Reaches Port Seized in New York Harbor
In Freeport New York authorities seized 400 cases of liquor at Baldwin harbor and arrested seven men preparing to load it. The plan for how the liquor landed remains unclear. In Bardstown Kentucky bandits attacked the T W Samuels distillery before dawn, fired on guards, and stole eight cases of bonded liquor worth 10 000 to 15 000 dollars.
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Freeport
N. Y
New York
Prohibition Navy
Baldwin Harbor
Bardstown
T. W. Samuels
Here
Schools Close for Christmas Holiday
Public schools closed yesterday afternoon for the Christmas holiday and will not resume until after the new year. Most non resident teachers departed for homes across the country while students from Fort Loudoun Seminary and Shenandoah Valley Academy headed home for the vacation.
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Tee
Weemstre Starts Morning Trip to Washington
Mr FLV Weemstre left this morning for Washington in what appears to be a routine travel step with no additional details provided.
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Flv. Weemstre
Washington
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