Social and Personal Officers Elected at First Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor Society of the First Brethren Church installed officers led by Rev. B J Rohart. Leaders include President W B Wells Vice President J F Bly Secretary Mable Hausenfluck Treasurer Albert Strader and committee chairs Charles Buhl G W Middleton Alva Frye and Mrs Holmes Fletcher. A junior department will be formed under Mrs J Rohart. Members invited to all meetings.
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Christian Endeavor’ Society
Christian Endeavor Society
First Brethren Church
Society
B. J. Rohart
W. B. Wells
J. F Bly
Mable Hausenfluck
Albert Strader
Charles Buhl
G. W. Middleton
Alva Frye
Holmes Fletcher
J. Rohart
Birth of Noell Fay to Mr and Mrs Frisby Racey
Mr and Mrs Frisby Racey celebrate the birth of a daughter named Noell Fay on a Saturday evening in February. Mrs Racey, formerly Edna Dolphin of Richmond, becomes the Dolphin family’s first grandchild welcomed by relatives. B L Stollenwerck, visiting on business, returned to Staunton, Virginia.
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B. .L Stollenwerck
Staunton
Social Notes From Baltimore Visitors and Local Guests
A crowded roster lists visitors and residents in town. names include Mr Crockett of Gray Bar Electric Baltimore and Mr Moore of Zenith Radio Baltimore, with guests from Roanoke Harrisburg Williamsburg and Washington. Several locals illness and travel plans noted, including Miss Virginia Ashley ill at home and Mrs Glaize and Mrs Belt in Washington for a weekend.
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Mary Lynch
Washington
Mrs. M. M. Lynch
South Washington Street
Alma Peer
Freddie Moore
South Kent Street
Mary Katherine Quick
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Justa Quick
Harris Addition
Junius Fishburn Not Candidate For State Chamber
Roanoke Va Feb 5 A new work program for 1929 and beyond will be adopted by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting in Roanoke. Junius P Fishburn of Roanoke resigns after two years as president. Directors will be elected from a 21 member board and several officers named.
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Roanoke
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Roanoke
Junius P. Fishburn
Chamber of Commerce
Hampton Roads
Virginia
W. DD. Ennis
Technical Advisory Corporation
Ennis
State Chamber
Julien U. Hill
Richmond
LeRoy Hodges
J. Gordon Bohannan
Petersburg
Willian
Tyler
Dante
Umittion Forestry
Robert Tate
Boxington
Frederick BE. Nolting
8. C. Mitchell
University of Richmond
Roanoke Ney of Commerce
Charles D. Fox
Credit Report By Reserve Board Unsettles Market
New York Feb 6 The Federal Reserve Board statement on credit conditions near market close unsettled stocks, wiping out early gains and sending many industrials down 3 to 10 points. Call money moved up to 7 percent as large outside offerings pressed rates lower. Trade and dividend news remained favorable.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Vatican Confirms Pending Report on Roman Question
Rome reports that Vatican circles confirmed a pending settlement announcement for Tuesday February 12, with a qualifying clause noting possible postponement until Easter.
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Associated Press
Rome
Vatican
Hawks Set Nonstop West East Flight Record
Capt Frank Hawks in a scarlet Lockheed monoplane with mechanic Oscar Grubb flew nonstop from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Field New York in 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds beating the Goebel time by nearly two hours despite snow fog and rain.
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Hawks
Los Angeles
New York
Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawks
Goebel
Grubb
Oyster Tong Row Breaks Out Again in Virginia
Sixty two Gloucester oyster tongers were arrested on charges of illegal tonging after defying the Virginia Fish Commission ruling. Warrants were served on tongers and three boat captains for purchasing stolen oysters. 50 bond posted for Friday hearings. Virginia Fisheries Commissioner Harry F. Houston planned a special boat and 25 men with machine guns to restore order.
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Associated Press
Gloucester Point
Gloucester
C. Smith
Virginia Fist Commission
Achilles
Fish Commission
York
Disputed
Territory
T. J. Blake
Tongers Ilegally
H. &. Hinderenens
Newport News
Harry F. Houston
Virginia
York River
Murder Charges Denied By Gordon Northcott
Gordon Stewart Northcott testified from the witness stand that his trial for boy murders was framed by police investigators and he categorically denied killing the unidentified Mexican youths Louis and Nelson Winslow brothers.
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Walter Collins
Collins
Northcott
Mrs. Northcott
San Quentin Prison
Collins Boys
Associated Press
Rivprside
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Louis
Nelson Winslow Brothers
Senate approves 15 cruisers and an aircraft carrier
The Senate voted 68 to 12 to increase the Navy by 15 cruisers and an aircraft carrier with construction to begin before July 1981. The plan calls for a total appropriation of 275 million dollars, with 17 million per cruiser and 19 million for the carrier, amid budget concerns from President Coolidge and debates over naval arms parity with Britain and Japan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Bie
Coolidge
Japan
Petticoat Gap Seer Celebrates Groundhog Day Birthday
Bill Campbell, the Pettigoat Gap weather predictor in Hayfield Virginia, marked his eighty fourth birthday on Groundhog Day despite freezing temps. Known as a local genius, he relies on Kabibonokke winds and monthly rulings to forecast weather. He enjoys a simple life with a corn cob pipe and a black cat, his shack famed after a Baltimore Sun feature.
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Hayfield
Bill Campbell
Bill
Pettigoat Gap
Baltimore Sun
Vinegar Vapors Proposed To Fight Influenza Epidemic
Paul Haesack a noted chemical engineer recommends vinegar vapors as a fumigant and disinfectant to check the influenza epidemic now prevalent in parts.
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Paul Haesack
Vinegar Steam Used to Help Fight Grippe Spread
United States readers are advised to place a one quart bowl near a radiator and keep it filled with vinegar to inhale fumes that may fortify respiratory organs against influenza germs. Optional drops of cologne or scented fume may improve room odor. Hassack, a zymology expert, urges sharing the method to help prevent what could become a national disaster.
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United States
Hassack
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
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S. M. Wisecarver
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Norfolk
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Mayme Spellman
East Piccadilly Street
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William Cave
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Georgia
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Ficklin
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Huntsberry
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R. C. Cathey
Roanoke, Va
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Klena Hoshour
Baltimore
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J. Wilbur Warner
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Sprint and Petley
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Norfolk, Va
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Handley High School
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Clearbrook
Evans Johnson
White Post
Herman Cohn
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Melvin Lewis
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Fred L. Glaize
Stewart Belt
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H. D. Fuller
Atlantic City
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Mrs. E. F. Ashley
Highland Avenue
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Chambersburg, Pa
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Philip Fowle
F. R. Rowe
Gettysburg, Pa
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New York City
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Wlden Crown
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Balto, Ma
Tae
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Ardiley
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Carmont
Olympia Fields
Agua Caliente
Aky
Sir Sidney
Goose
Seeae
Tomotherr
Petticoat Gap
Paris
Sample Shoe Store
Lovett Bros
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Lota
Normas Tetrat
Rotary Club
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