Maryland Fruit Meet to convene January in Frederick
The Maryland Fruit Meet announced by Secretary A F Vierhel ler will be held January 4 5 in the Frederick armory. President G William Garden hour will preside with E D McCain and Henry R Shoemaker guiding local arrangements. Attendees include Maryland growers and out of state experts from West Virginia Indiana Virginia Delaware and USDA with educational displays and a commercial orchard supplies exhibit. The annual dinner is highlighted.
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A F. Vierheller
College Park
Frederick
Maryland
G. William Gardenhour
Smithsburg
E. D. McCain
Henry R. Shoemaker
R. S. Marsh
West Virginia University
C. L. Burkholder
Indiana Experiment Station
M. L. Bobb
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
L. A. Stearns
L. R. Detjen
Delaware Experiment Station
R. B. Gray
U. S. Department of Agriculture
University of Maryland
Robbers Miss Rich Yale Haul in Fruitland Bank Vault
Salisbury Maryland December 22 Robbers attempted to burn into the vault of the Bank of Fruitland four miles south of the city but failed to take a rich Christmas haul. Cash in the safe totaled nearly six thousand dollars while the drawer at the teller window yielded only about fifteen dollars in nickels and pennies.
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Salisbury
Bank of Fruitland
Here
Carl P. Bennett
Baritone Stocker's Christmas Program Ends With Collapse
Leonard Stocker performed on a church Christmas program before Rev. Robert Kemper, noted by attendees as the largest gathering in years. The next morning parishioners found the church stone steps had collapsed, an event linked by observers to the service.
Barrow Alaska Prepares For Three Day Christmas Fest
Barrow residents ready a three day Christmas as crowds shrink from last year. Gifts include sinew and hides while muktuk se al meat feasts anchor church events. Rev F G Klerekoper leads church programs amid planning confusion on delayed mail and cargo.
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Barrow
Alaska
Fairbanks
F. G. Klerekoper
George Hubert Wilkins
Man Found Dead Inside Submerged Automobile
Preston Donald Woodall a 35 year old Wilmington contractor was found dead in his light sedan submerged in Sinepuxent Bay after plunging from the Ocean City bridge. Officials say the body was recovered after more than 15 hours of search by coast guardsmen police and volunteers. Woodall had been arrested earlier for speeding and fined $10. Mrs Sally Byrd Woodall watched the recovery scene in Salisbury.
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Ocean City
Preston Donald Woodall
Wilmington
Del
Sinepuxent Bay
C. E. Minnick
State Police
Sally Byrd Woodall
Salisbury
Minnick
Woodall
Fred A. Culer
Berlin
Brucetown Brevities
Dr and Mrs F A Cochran return to Swimley after a stay in Philadelphia. Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre visit Stephenson. Julian Snapp and Herbert Fisher spend Sunday with Mrs O C Windle at Lebanon Church. F H Swimley Sr and Jr visit Baltimore. Mrs Ernest Tharpe calls on friends in Winchester. Harry McAboy family and others visit John Legg in Middlewn. Samuel J Swimley III returns to Miller School Winchester after tonsillitis.
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Brucetown
F. A. Cochran
Swimley
Philadelphia
Andy Whitacre
Martin Ebert
Stephenson
Julian Snapp
Herbert Fisher
O. C. Windle
Lebanon Church
F. H. Swimley Sr
F. H. Swimley, Jr
Baltimore
Ernest Tharpe
Winchester
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures Released
Washington reports December 20 Treasury data showing receipts of 45.30 million dollars and expenditures of 21.50 million, yielding a gross debt of 39.406 billion dollars, an increase from the prior period.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Boyce Class To Pick Play And New Student Leaders
Purcell says 12 seniors lift total enrollment to 73. Miss Ethel Dofflemyer elected class president with Cecil Parker as vice president Edna Grubbs secretary and John Zombr o treasurer. C E Miley coaches a fast but small basketball team set to league play after holidays. Girls roster fresh. first game vs Charles Town ends 38 to 18. Mary Thompson and Mrs George Rogers coach. Baseball planned for spring.
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Charles Town
Mary Thompson
George Rogers
Christmas entertainment and visits mark Hogue Creek community
Hogue Creek Virginia residents report weekend gatherings with relatives in West Virginia. Christmas program planned for Mt Olive on Friday December 23 at 7 30 p m. Local travelers visit Mt Olive Capon Bridge Ridgeway and Winchester while road construction begins nearby.
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Hogue Creek
Scott White
Herbert Kump
Highview
W. Va
Mt. Olive
Ashby Hannam
Ernest Davis
Capon Bridge
Boyce Street Is Decorated for Christmas Cheer
Boyce Virginia December 22. Main street lit with Christmas lights by public spirited citizens. Mayor Heine approves though council cannot fund the expense. Donations cover costs. Community baskets and a Parish Hall tree plan spread cheer. A Bethlehem scene at Rac ey store shows the Christ child in a manger with a mosque market and inn nearby.
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Boyce
Main Street
W. A. Heine
Bethlehem
Christ
Christmas Social and Visits Highlight Mt Pleasant Notes
Mt Pleasant Virginia reports visits by Mr and Mrs Turner Frye of Martinsburg West Virginia and by Mr and Mrs John Allamong of Winchester. The A B Sunday School plans a Christmas program December 27 at 7 30 pm. Miss Pearl Cochran visits cousin Miss Maggie Sargent at Kernstown. Sunday School gathers next Sunday at 2 pm. Rev L C Messick was a supper guest of Mr and Mrs John Perry.
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MT. Pleasant
Turner Frye
Martinsburg
W. Va
Floyd Brewer
John Allamong
J. E. Ware
Winchester
John Perry
A. B
Pearl Cochran
Maggie Sargent
Kernstown
L. C. Messick
Death of James A. Coverstone on farm near Middletown
James A. Coverstone 80 of a mile east of Middletown died at 3 36 am after a lingering illness. He was born in Shenandoah County son of Harvey and Sarah Coverstone and lived in Frederick County 38 years. He married twice, first to Anna Virginia Boyer, with children D N Thorne and Monroe Coverstone. second to Lucy Belle Clem, with son Lucy. A son Herman died four years ago. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm with burial at Reliance, Va, Rev. Brundick officiating.
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James Allen Coverstone
Middletown
Mr. Coverstone
Shenandoah County
Harvey
Sarah Coverstone
Powell's Fort
Frederick County
Anna Virginia Boyer
Maurertown, Va
Church of God
Washington visitor Mr Giles Fletcher in city last night
Mr Giles Fletcher of Washington DC visited the city with friends last night, staying briefly and sightseeing with companions.
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Giles Fletcher
Washington, D. C
Re-Enacted Latchez Slaying Tells of Spinelli Confession
Los Angeles dispatch reports a planned re-enactment of the Latchez murder at the earlier crime scene. Detective Captain Hubert J Wallis says William Spinelli confessed after confrontation with bones and teeth from the incinerated remains and cited his wife's threat to leave as motive.
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Los Angeles
Latchez
Rose ‘Pinelli
Hubert J Wallis
William Spinelli
Spinelli
Wallis
William Jr
Helen
Dee
Spinelli Charged After Faked Letter Claiming Wife Eloped
Police say Spinelli wrote a forged message to himself and supposedly from his wife claiming she had run off to South America with another man. The incident prompted a police inquiry into the hoax and possible personal motive.
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Spinelli
Conan
South America
Origin of the word academy from Plato’s grove
The Greek word academy derives from the grove in Athens where Plato conducted a school. Legend says the shaded grove belonged to a Trojan War hero, from whom the name of Plato's school was taken.
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Plato
Athens
Campus Confessions at the Capitol Friday
Hollywood’s shapeliest figure leads Betty Grable in the college romance Campus Confessions at the Capitol this Friday. The film features Grable as the head of her class in a tale set on campus.
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Hollywood
Betty Grable
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