Vast Mountain county proposed in West Virginia plan
Special to The Star reports Pendleton county would join Randolph Barbour and Tucker to form a vast Mountain county of 2488 square miles with 66711 people extending toward Grafton and touching Maryland. The plan aims to cut WV’s 55 counties to 15 larger units with big savings and map redraw.
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Harrisonburg
Pendleton County
Rockingham County
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Tucker
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Grafton
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Davis
Phillips
Hardy
Hardy County
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Jefferson
Virginia
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Fayette
Raleigh Summers
Monroe Counties
New River County
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Preston
Monongalia
Taylor Counties
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Wayne Counties
New Cabell County
Marshall
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
Wheeling
Womeldorph Family Thanks for Sympathy and Flowers
The children express gratitude for condolences during their father George B. Womeldorph illness and death and appreciation for floral tributes and transportation help.
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George B. Womeldorph
Commissioner’s sale of P I Bumgardner property in Winchester
Public auction scheduled for January 6 1934 at noon in front of the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia. The two story frame dwelling sits on 50 feet of Winchester Berryville Turnpike frontage and extends 500 feet south. Purchase terms require one third cash and remainder in two annual installments with a deed of trust and insurance. Special Commissioners Herber t S Larrick and auctioneer Brumback oversee. bond filed by Corinne Barnett deputy clerk.
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I. Bumgardner Et Als
Calla
Winchester
Winchester and
Berryville
P. I. Bumgardner
E. A. McGlathery
Herbert S. Larrick
WEEMS
D. L
I. Brumback
Corporation Court
City OF Winchester
Gerbert
Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across The Nation
Amid freezing temps and blizzards, the nation endures heavy snow, destructive winds, and record lows from the Midwest to New England. Coast guards call it the worst storm in years as ships sink, trains halt, and multiple fatalities mount from exposure and wrecks.
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Salisbury
Dover
Delaware
Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
New England
United States
Lake Michigan
Midwest
Chicago
New York
Michigan City
Ind
Bremen
South Haven
Mich
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Canadian Northwest
Portland
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
St. Regis
Avery
St. Maries
Pacific Coast
Missoula
Mont
Mellen
Wis
Superior
Eleventh, Minn
Bismarck
N. D
Charles City
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Duluth
Minn
Sheridan
Wyo
Harve
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Idaho
Los Angeles
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Tuscarora
Martha
Johns &J. John’s
Nld
M Hartery
Leo Button
Glencoe
Mid
Pinchot Signs Child Labor Amendment in Hospital
Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania signs the constitutional child labor amendment from his hospital bed in St. Luke's New York City. The act ratifies Pennsylvania as the twentieth state to approve the measure with Mrs. Pinchot and two other witnesses present.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Richard J. Hamilton
Frank Miles Day
Britain Plans Construction of a Powerful Navy
Britain vows to expand naval strength in 1934 amid reports of U S and Japanese lead. The program envisions larger and more heavily armed cruisers and increased destroyers with added air squadrons while aiming to avoid disarmament conflicts at Geneva.
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London
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Daily Mail
Admiralty
Geneva
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Daily Telegraph
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Navy
Gas attack mystery baffles officers in Botetourt
In Cloverdale a family inhaled a sweet tasting gas believed to be formaldehyde mixed with other chemicals. Dr Breckenridge and Dr Easley, with county officers, found traces of formaldehyde but no motive or suspects. Entrance traced to a window with a removed nail. no items stolen.
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Fincastle
Botetourt
Botetourt Coun Hall
Cloverdale
R. B. Easley
Richmond
Haymakerstown
Hall
National Funeral Held In Paris For Victims of Wreck
Paris held a national funeral at the east station for Lagny disaster victims. An immense crowd filled the hall as coffins lay beside the identification area. President Lebrun Premier Chautemps and the cabinet attended along with Parliament leaders for the service by Minister Joseph Paganon.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Lagney
East Station
Bagrate
Lagny
Strasbourg
Lebrun
Chautemps
Joseph Paganon
Flood waters wash away bridge near Kelso Longview
A photo shows a railroad bridge between Kelso and Longview Washington after high waters washed away part of the span. The scene captures the damage from the flood affecting the railway link between the two cities.
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Kelso
Longview
Wash
Aged Mennonite Leader Henry Blosser Dies After Goring
Henry Blosser 80 retired farmer and Mennonite Church leader died at Memorial Hospital after two weeks of injuries from a bull goring on his farm near Garber's Church south of Harrisonburg. He was a longtime church deacon and music lover who helped start old folks sings. Funeral at Weaver's Mennonite Church Thursday at 3 PM with simple service.
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Harrisonburg
Henry Blosser
West Rockingham
Memorial Hospital
Garber’s Church
Blosser
Mr. Blosser
Abraham Blosser
Abraham
Sarah Brunk Blosser
Texas
Dayton Pike
Mennonite Church
Sophie Showater
Emanuel
City Produce Exchange
Gabriel
Staunton
Peter W
Katherine Layman
Fannie Barb
Weaver’s Mennonite Church
Friends Meeting
8. H. Rhodes
Chester K. Lehman
Deceas
Rifle Shooting Tomorrow Night At Patton’s Gallery
Public invited to a Thursday night exhibition of fancy rifle shooting at Patton’s gallery on Piccadilly Street. Stunts include mirror-upside-down muzzle shooting and cutting cardboard with rifle bullets among other feats.
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Patton
Piccadilly Street
Local residents visit relatives during holiday season
Misses Madeline and Charlotte Rowland of Stephens City leave for Hanover Pennsylvania to visit relatives for several days. Mr Howard Jones of Marshall Missouri spends the holidays with Mr Ashby C Stouffer on Valley Avenue. Mrs B Lee Barnett of Hagerstown Maryland guests of Mrs E E Davis on West Clifford. Mrs Cooper improve after two weeks illness on Amherst Street. Mr and Mrs Raymond Edmondson of Cornell University Ithaca New York stay with Mr and Mrs Charles Edmondson on Valley Avenue for the holidays. Miss Annie Catherine Smith of Marshall Missouri visits grandparents Dr and Mrs E A Humston on South Loudoun Street.
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Madeline
Charlotte Rowland
Stephens City
Hanover
Howard Jones
Marshall, Mo
Ashby C. Stouffer
Valley Avenue
Raymond Edmondson
Cornell University
Ithaca, N. Y
Charles Edmondson
Annie Catherine Smith
Mra E. A. Humston
South Loudoun Street
Burglar Alarm in Temple Reverberations in Kyoto
In the Chipin temple in Kyoto Japan an early burglar alarm uses floor sounds that resemble birds in flight to alarm guards. The clever device was installed in 1607.
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Chipin
Kyoto
Japan
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