Virginia Planters Had Longest Legs in World, Virginia Giants
Dr. R. Bennett Bean of the University of Virginia told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that Virginia aristocratic planters from Albemarle County produced the tallest men in the state and helped Americans reach greater statures. He noted closer proximity to Charlottesville correlated with shorter height over generations.
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Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Virginia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
R. Bennett Bean
University of Virginia
New Year Resolutions Hint at Home Goals
A reader shares a personal aim as the new year nears, expressing a focus on securing a home and stability. The message emphasizes commitment to creating a steady, comfortable living space as a key resolution.
Study Finds Virginia Ancestry by British and German Roots
Virginia expert Dr. Bean spent 22 years measuring over 6,000 old Virginia families and analyzing 3,000,000 names to map nationality. He reports English, Scottish, German, Welsh, Irish and French ancestry with regional settlement patterns across the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond area. He notes leg lengths vary by race and lists hair color percentages among Old Virginia men and women. He adds that the Bible’s first four books reflect hygienic ideas.
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Upper Nile
Great Lakes
Bean
Virginia
Old Dominion
Powhatan
Shenandoah Valley
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Richmond
Old Virginia
Farmer W T May Requests Return of Borrowed Implements
In Manchester Tennessee farmer W T May asks friends to return borrowed items including a lespedeza pan a cyclone seed sewers a cider mill and apple tree sprayers. He promises to care for them for the rest of winter and signs the notice with season's greetings.
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Manchester
Tenn
Ww. T. May
W. T. May
German Police Dogs Attack Woman Near Intersection
Police move to muzzled or confine one or more German police dogs after an attack on a well dressed visitor near Loudoun and Cecil streets yesterday. Mitton Colfelt, a Sanitary Laundry driver, restrained the dog until Officer Amon Strosnider took charge. the fur coat suffered considerable damage.
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Loudoun
Cecil Streets
Mitton Colfelt
Tony Canzoneri Starts Fresh With Comeback Win
Tony Canzoneri opened his comeback by defeating Ed Die Zivic in ten rounds by decision at the Hippodrome last night. Two months earlier he retired briefly and lost a ten rounder in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but now his renewed quest for title glory begins anew.
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New. York
Tony Canzoneri
Tony
Hippodrome
Eddie Zivic
Canzoneri
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Santa Anita Opens For 50 000 Fans
Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles opened its fifth meeting drawing an anticipated 50 000 turf fans. The card featured the $10 000 California Breeders Championship as an eight race program centerpiece. Also notes a New Year reception hosted by Rev C Worthington Lowe and church activities at Lutheran Church of Our Savior with schedules for Sunday and weekday events.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita Park
Southern California
Santa Anita
California
Golden State
Lutheran Church of Our Savior
C. Worthington Lowe
W. E. Barr
Fairmont Avenue
Women’s Missionary Society
W. B. Stine
Berryville Avenue
Sergeant's Sale of Stephenson Amusement Park
Execution sale set for January 10 1939 at 10 am on the premises 42 ft 8 in by 30 ft 8 in frame building on North Cameron Street known as Stephenson Amusement Park CASH terms announced by City Sergeant Taylor L Barr sale under Glaize & Brother versus J W Stephenson.
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Glaize & Brother
J. W. Stephenson
Cameron Street
Jonesville Bouncing Bed Phenomenon Labeled Pure Bunk
In Jonesville a girl named Bertha drew a crowd as she rode a worn bed springs in a cabin, but observers reported no supernatural activity. Psychologists and Beatrice Houdini dismissed the event as an easily explained illusion with conscious movements by the child and a worn bed.
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Roanoke Times
Wattee
Bertha
Rebecca Sybert
Jonesville
Science Service
Axel Brett
George M. Haslerud
University of Tennessee
Brett
Tampa
Fla
Beatrice
Cedar Grove Notes Describe Christmas Visits and Local Gatherings
Cedar Grove Virginia records a holiday season of family visits and social events. Families such as Lewis, Dick, Crim, Amstot, and Ed wards joined relatives in Winchester, Cross Junction, and Harrisburg. The Cedar Grove Broadcasters under Jessie Lewis provided Christmas carols, and gatherings at Fort Collier Farm hosted relatives and friends.
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Cedar Grove
Jessie Lewis
Marjorie
H K. Dick
W. H. Crim
Page Lewis
Winchester
Ethel Barrett
Washington
Lula Lamp
Hubert McKee
Gettysburg
Tom McKee
John Lewis
Raymond Edwards
Cross Junction
Frank Barrett
Carl Amstot
Donovan
Lucille
Connie Doe
Grace Braithwaite
Charles Braithwaite
Ed Newman
Harrisburg
O. C. Lewis
Ernest Leake
Lorraine
Patsy
Rebecca
Thomas Singhass
Mamie Racey
Nellie Flemings
James Singhass
Boyd Fries
Red Bud
Boyd Miller
May Fries
E. White
E. C
Hunter M. Stine
Fort Collier Farm
Martinsburg Pike
Haunted Bed Tale From Jonesville Debunked
A resident laughs off a Virginia haunting claim about a bouncing bed in Jonesville noting beds, furniture, and closets allegedly moved. She dismisses the story as bunk while acknowledging past reports of ghostly noises and strange phenomena linked to the Beck Wood bed. Dr Edward Saint cautions the trip to verify the tale.
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Jonesville, Virginia
Beck Wood Virginia
Virginia
Edward Saint
White House Plans Quiet New Year Celebration At Home
Washington reports President Roosevelt and family will welcome 1939 with a quiet White House gathering. John Roosevelt and Anne are expected to arrive from Boston, and Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt along with Mrs. J. R. Roosevelt are already at the mansion. The debutante niece Eleanor Roosevelt joins in at select Capital events.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. 1939
Roosevelts
White House
John
Anne
Boston
Sara Delano Roosevelt
J. R. Roosevelt
James Roosevelt, Jr
Kate
Sara
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry D. Flood
Margaret Lewis Byrd
Winchester
Fire damages Frank D. Roosevelt Jr home in Charlottesville
A fire damaged a white-brick colonial home linked to Frank lin D. Roosevelt Jr a University of Virginia law student. The blaze started in a rear garage and spread to the lower floor and attic before control. No one was at the house as Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt were away for Christmas.
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Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
University of Virginia Law School
Roosevelt
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