Ice Skating Is Serious Business at Rockefeller Center Pond
A New York feature notes Sonja Henie’s impact on ice skating culture as skaters from ages 5 to 65 perform school figures and complex moves at the Rockefeller Center pond. The piece contrasts barnstorming stagecraft with daily practice, hinting at risks and the evolving image of skating as a serious profession.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Sonja Henie
Rockefeller Center
Associated Press
Rockefeller
Native Of Clarke Dies In Maryland
Mrs. Lillian L. Stickel 61, of Baltimore Maryland and a native of Boyce Virginia, died after a two week pneumonia illness. Funeral services set for Mt Hebron cemetery Friday at 12 30 with Rev. T M Swann officiating. She leaves husband F Stickel two sons Del and Richard and daughter Ida Mae all of Baltimore. Her parents George and (Mrs) Smith listed, childhood spent in Clarke county. Services in Baltimore start at 8 o clock tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Lillian L. Stickel
Boyce
Baltimore
T. M. Swann
F. Stickel
Del
Richard
Ida Mae
George Smith
Clarke County
Bureau for a Cancer Study Advocated by Dr Maud Slye
Dr Maud Slye urged a national bureau of human statistics to study cancer in living patients on a state by state basis. She argued exhaustive records on heredity and environment could, within three generations, reveal causes and prevent cancer. A Chicago hospital already codes patient data including ancestors and lifestyle to check diagnoses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Wilhoit
Chicago
Maud Slye
Bureau of Human Statistics
University of Chica
Slye
Medical Bureau of Human Statistics
Cook County
Model Church Christmas Carols Display Plays Each Night
A scale model of Macedonia M. E. Church on South Loudoun Street features Christmas carol music recorded and controlled by electricity. Laurens Jones and Forest Jones built the display, which will be lit at night and play carols twice daily in late afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Loudoun Street
Macedonia M. E
Laurens
Forest Jones
Obituary Notice of National Rebekah Leader Burial
The body will be brought here for burial. The deceased was a prominent member of the national Rebekah Association of Odd Fellows and at one time served as state president of the Maryland group.
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National
Rebekah Association of Odd Fellows
Maryland
Death by Own Action in Maryland Farmer Case
Magistrate’s verdict in Freeland Maryland finds 37 year old George Russell Gemmill suicide after he allegedly beat his wife Treva May Gemmill and threatened their son. Towson officers arrived to serve an assault warrant. gunshot ended the tragedy in the cellar as Mrs Gemmill fled with one child to her father. The family had endured years of abuse and financial strain due to Gemmill’s drinking.
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Freeland
George Russell Gemmill
Martin Chenoweth
Raymond Wilhelm
Towson
Treva May Gemmill
Gemmill
Benjamin Merryman
Hereford
Unregistered Japanese Bonds Probed by SEC in HONOLULU
The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an inquiry into reports that one million yen of unregistered Japanese emergency bonds were publicly offered in the Honolulu area. SEC attorney Roger Kent said the investigation seeks to determine if laws were violated. Federal action could include injunctions or criminal charges via U S prosecutors. The piece also notes Hawaii’s Japanese population and citizenship details.
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Honlulu
Securities and Exchange Commission
Roger Kent
SEC
San Francisco
Kent
Washington
United States
United States Prosecutors ‘Office
Hawaii
Wingersky
Coster
Ben Simon
Thomas Amadeo Bruni
Chiang-Kai-Shek
James J. Caffrey
McMahon
Program Tonight At Cedarville
White Post Va December 21 Rev W D Sheetz announces Christmas services this evening at the Cedarville church featuring a pageant performed by the young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
W. D. Sheetz
M. E. Church
South
Cedarville
Frigid Frank Brimsek Sparks Boston Bruins Fan Frenzy
Boston hockey star Frank Brimsek, a 23 year old Eveleth Minnesota native, has drawn praise for two shutouts in seven games and his move into public adulation as Bruins fans chase his triple feature fame at local movie palaces. Cooney Weiland notes Brimsek is a film addict and often missing free time for movie theatres. Brimsek’s rise began in Minnesota and Providence before joining Boston, where he has started nine games and helped the Bruins beat six league rivals, with only six men scoring on him across three teams.
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Boston
Frank Brimsek
Oy Beebe
Eveleth
Wen
Caten
Bruins
Brimsek
Providence Reds
Baltimore
Pittsburgh Jackets
Art Ross
Detroit Red Wings
Reds
Ross
Providence
Detroit
Cecil
Tiny) Thompson
Toronto
Thompson
Tiny
Frank
WPA Dismissals Expected in January
Washington December 21 Aubrey Williams deputy WPA administrator told a Pennsylvania workers delegation that dismissals are due in January as part of WPA cutbacks and program changes.
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WPA
Washington
Aubrey Williams
Pennsylvania
O T Ritter 61 Dies After Long Illness in Winchester
Oliver Thomas Ritter 61 a Winchester resident for 50 years died at his home 1203 Valley avenue after a prolonged heart condition. He was born April 19 1877 in Locust Grove Clarke county and lived a public life in real estate and medicine with church and veterans affiliations. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from his home with Rev C Worthington Lowe officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Oliver Thomas Ritter
Winchester
Valley Avenue
Mr. Ritter
Clarke County
Locust Grove
Franklin
Annie W. Alexander
W. J. Whitlock
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Knights of Pythias
James C. Baker
Ritter
U. S
Newark
Catherine M. Davis
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Davis Ritter
Hinton
W Va
Marcus Ritter
Bigersville
Frank Ritter
New Market
Joseph and
Thomas Ritter
Lawrence Hollis
Sarah Anne
Hoye Riley
W. W. Ritter
Springfield Ohio
C Worthington Lowe
Mount Hebron Cemetery
M. M. Lynch
W. J. Lupton
Fred Ridings
Henry Schneider
Joseph B. Newlin
van Meter. Hack
Clinton C. Stouffer
Thomas W. Kitchen
WPA funds drain prompt January layoffs warned
Williams warned that without additional WPA funds the Works Progress Administration would run out by February 7 1939 forcing immediate dismissals. He said present funds extend only to February and layoffs could begin January 26 as payrolls end.
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Williams
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Conada
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
WPA
Continental agreement on defense pledge nears approval
Delegates from Argentina Brazil and Peru reached a two fold understanding on a proposed hemispheric defense pledge. The draft allows consultation for any aggression against American republics and notes possible unofficial interference by Nazi and Communist elements. Secretary Hull pressed for a unanimous declaration while discarding a mutual defense pact.
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United States
Solidar
Hull
Austria
Germany
Old cronies tied to Musica in McKesson affair face conspiracy charge
Benjamin Simon, 49, Bronx salesman with a police record, was held on conspiracy charges linked to the McKesson and Robbins mystery. Investigators reveal connections to F. Donald Coster and the vast fictitious assets, with arms deals and altered birth certificates surfacing in the probe.
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New York
Philip Musica
McKesson & Robbins
Benjamin Simon
Bronx
Musica
F. Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbins
Coster
Simon
United States
Stent Tal Brien McMahon
McMahon
McKesson
Robbins
Coster Musica
Washington
Grand Concourse
SEC
Frederick Wingersky
Boston
Notice of Annual Meeting of Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Shareholders are notified of the annual meeting to be held at the bank’s Winchester Virginia banking house corner Loudoun Street and Rouss Avenue on Tuesday January 10 1939 at 11 oclock A M for the election of Directors and for other business as may come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof J H Yost Cashier 12 7 14 21 28 1 4 5t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Winchester
Virginia
Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester
Loudoun Street
Rouss Avenue
New Peach Borer Control Shows Cheaper Method Found
Experiments in Albemarle county Virginia indicate ethylene dichloride as a cheaper effective method to control the peach borer, replacing paradichlorobenzene. M. L. Robb reports the new emulsion can be sprayed without mounding and reduces labor costs, with similar pest kill rates.
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Charlottesville
Albemarle
M. L. Robb
Piedmont Field Laboratory
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Virginia
Illinois
New York
Virginia Horticultural Society
Winchester
Federal Department of Agricultural
Robb
W. J. Schoene
A. W. Drinkard
Blacksburg
Card of Thanks for Mrs Rebecca Howard
Charles Howard thanks friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of his wife Rebecca Howard. He mentions the Rest quartet use of cars and the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Howard
Charles Howard
Ill-Advised Excessive Horse Races Warned By Detroit Official
Detroit race sport figure Judge Joseph A. Murphy resigning as racing director warns against excessive racing and ill advised publicity. He urges public relations campaigns to show tracks as civic assets and questions the fairness of mutuel profit portrayal while noting economic pressures and calls for new taxation.
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Detroit
Joseph A. Murphy
Detroit Fair Grounds
Associated Press
Murphy
Uld
United States
Xxxx
Ee Menace Racing
Miners Trapped Eight Miles South Of Houghton Report Alive
Rescuers battled to free two miners trapped on the 44th level of Copper Range Consolidated Copper Co. mine at Painesdale eight miles south of Houghton. They were able to communicate with the men and said they were alive and not in immediate danger.
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Houghton, Mich
Wto
Copper Range Consolidated Copper Company
Painesdale
Here
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Loudoun St
N. Va. Power Co
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E. Piccadilly St
O.T. Ritter
Ity
Afranio Mello Franco
Carlos Concha
Mello Franco
Concha
Isidoro Ruiz Moreno
Ruiz Moreno
Ortiz
Commercial Small,loan & Finance Co
Odd Fellows
E. Water St
Phil. Musica
Edward W. Hbbard
Caffrey
Ridgeway
Northern Virginia Power Company
Judge Murphy
Lee
Firedrone Auto Supply and Service
N. Main St
Myers
C. I. Brumback
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