Large barn fire near Kearneysville hits 10,000 loss
Investigation into a Saturday night blaze at D Lynn Mader’s barn near Kearneysville destroys crops and 37 cattle and eight horses. Loss estimated at 10,000 with arson suspected. Fire spread to multiple sites as state officials and local crews assist amid a string of farm fires across Jefferson county.
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Martinsburg
D. Lynn Mader
Kearneysville
Magruder
Shepherdstown
Charles Town
Jefferson County
Miss Mesmer Married in Berryville Church
Miss Mary Kathryn Mesmer wed George William Costello in a Berryville Baptist Church ceremony at 10 in the morning. Rev. L A Parker officiated. only immediate family present. Mrs. Frederick Jones played organ. couple to honeymoon south then home around January 1. Costello family home at the old Glass estate. Mrs. Costello is American Legion Auxiliary president.
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Baptist Church
Mary Kathryn Mesmer
George William Costello
W. L. Costello
Clarke County
Upperville
L. A. Parker
Frederick Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Solon David Silkzmeyers
Shenandoah County
Myrtle Estelle Lickliter
W. L. Lickliter
Silkzmeyers
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
Margaret Isabelle Dillon
Charles R. Dillon
Millville
W. Va
Lawrence Clifton Nicely
Ber
Couple Wed at Presbyterian Manse
A marriage took place Saturday December 24 at the Presbyterian manse with Rev. J. CL. Carr officiating.
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Ryville
Dober
J. cL. Carr
Young Eagle Scout Snappy Bryant Tops Tampa Honor List
The Tampa papers feature 13 year old Snappy Bryant son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Bryant formerly of this city now in Washington DC as the youngest Eagle Scout awarded in Tampa. He poses with his Eagle badge and lifeguard gear while his mother Mrs Mary Lumley Bryant sings for WCAE in Florida. They plan to return to Washington after Tampa school closes.
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Tampa
Fla
Bryant
Charles
Washington, D. C
Florida
Snappy
Free Soilers Era Joins Republicans in 1854
The free soilers, a party opposing slavery, merged into the Republican party in 1854. Jerome notes that idling is only enjoyable with ample work to do, implying a view on labor and virtue from the undisclosed apocrypha.
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Free Soilers
Republican Party
Jerome
Christmas Program Celebrated by Sunday School in Stephens City
United Brethren Church in Stephens City Virginia held a Christmas entertainment on December 23 to a full house. The program included piano and violin performances, solos, recitations, duets, dialogues, tableaux, and a Christmas pantomime directed by Mrs. J. C. Hiser.
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Margaret White
J. C. Hiser
Arbusus Hiser
Friendly Flower
Richard Trenary
Eva Lee Galliford
Arbutus Hiser
Alfred Hicks
Ray Randolph
Robert Trenary
Dudley Hicks
Ruth Brill
J-O-Y
Cecil Carper
C. O. Watson
Harry Sherman
J. C
Hiser
Marie Pifer
Wadesville social round delays big city visitors
Wadesville and nearby towns enjoy a holiday gathering as Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Emery and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Henry of Martinsburg visiting Wadesville host W. F. Grubbs family. Philadelphia guests join for dinners and travels, with residents in Winchester Brucetown Strasburg Leetown and Swimley sharing greetings and meals.
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Wadesville
Samuel F. Emery
Eugene Henry
Martinsburg
W. Va
W. F. Grubbs
G. B. Welsh
Ray Russell
Brucetown
Ray Campbell
Virgie McFarland
Hought School
Woman Freed After 18 Years for 1914 Murder Case
Mrs Bessie Shackford aged 49 is shown outside Concord prison after release. She killed her elderly husband in 1914, driven by infatuation with a farmhand. Pardoned on Christmas Eve by Gov John Winant for good prison conduct.
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Bessie Shackford
Concord
N. H
Salvation Army brings Christmas cheer to needy homes
The Salvation Army delivered 28 bushel baskets of provisions including chickens on Christmas Eve to needy households and two baskets to sick residents at Stephens City. Major James Mars led services at the jail on Christmas Day and voiced appreciation for contributions. An annual Christmas entertainment at Court House Hall drew over 150 attendees with performances by young volunteers and soloists.
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Salvation Army
James Mars
Stephens City
Major Mars
Ellsworth Orndorff
Albin
Hampden-Sydney College
Hazel Pownell
Clara Rohme
Orndorff
Mars
Court House Hall
Mary Richards
One Killed Four Injured In Downtown Pittsburgh Hotel Fire
A hotel blaze at the Seventh Avenue Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh left one guest asphyxiated and another burned. Four people were hurt including three firefighters, with about 150 guests escaping to the street. Victim J Henry Benton, 60, died in a fifth floor corridor. Fire damage estimated at $15,000. cause undetermined.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Seventh Avenue
J. Henry Benton
Frank Reed
Fairmont
W. Va
Woman Found Beaten To Death On School Lot
A middle aged dressmaker Miss Mary Wolfenberger was found beaten to death on the grounds of West High School in Muskogee Oklahoma. Police traced her last night call to her 80 year old mother who did not hear the name. Investigators seek to establish her movements from yesterday to explain the killing.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mary Wolfenberger
West High School
California voters repeal Wright liquor act
Gov James Rolph releases violators as steel bars open statewide after repeal of the Wright state liquor act. He distributes several hundred pardons or amnesties to offenders cited under the now repealed law.
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California
James Rolph
Anticipated Return of Beer and Eighteenth Amendment Fate
Charles P. Stewart analyzes how a 3.2 percent beer return might influence the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. He argues beer’s popularity will wane, Congress and states will move toward repeal, and even if approved by Congress and the president, Supreme Court challenges could block it.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Spreme
Gaynor and Farrell Star in Tess of the Storm Country
Warner Bros Capitol screens Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Tess of the Storm Country. The Capitol also shows a new tabloid version of The Desert Song produced with Vitaphone, marking an innovative screen entertainment format.
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Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Capitol
Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros
Joe E Brown shines in Fireman Save My Child at Colonial
Winchester crowds favor Joe E Brown as Fireman Save My Child breaks attendance records at Capitol. Management reports strong demand and will screen the film again at Colonial tomorrow night.
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Joe E. Brown
Winchester
Capitol Theatre
Colonial
Soil Expert Dies After 21 Years of Research
W H Fry aged 44 soil scientist with the Agriculture Department collapsed and died in Washington just after finishing a scientific treatise representing 21 years of work. On his dresser were proofs of the study he had devoted nearly half his life and colleagues note 35 important soil science contributions.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. H. Fry
Agriculture Department
H. G. Byers
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
One Round Way Trip Prices Listed for Several Cities
The notice lists round trip prices for travel to multiple cities including Jacksonville St Augustine Daytona Beach Palm Beach Miami St Petersburg Tallahassee Biloxi New Orleans with two price columns $18.25 to $28.25 and $27.40 to $38.25 or $34.05 range indicating different fare classes or dates.
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Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Daytona Beach
Palm Beach
Miami
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Biloxi. i
New Orleans
Hable's Palace Presents The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu starring Boris Karloff plays at the Palace tonight and Thursday. The super thriller features an international cast including Lewis Stone Karen Morley Charles Starrett Myrna Loy Jean Hersholt Lawrence Grant and David Torrence among other acts.
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Mask of
Fu Manchu
Boris Karloff
Light triggers higher honey yield by beehive window cuts
A California solarist reports increased honey production after cutting windows in the bottoms of beehives to boost sunlight. Other notes cite a physician linking singing to blood flow and a remark from Florence about memory tied to ages ten to eighteen.
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California
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