Miss Nora Ward Retired Teacher Dies in Clarke
Miss Nora Ward aged 65, longtime Clarke and Hampshire county educator, died at 2 am at the home of her brother in law and sister, B Walter and Dora Brotherton. She taught in Frederick and Clarke counties for nearly 25 years and is survived by her twin sister Dora Brotherton and two other sisters, with three brothers deceased. Funeral at the Brotherton home tomorrow at 2 pm conducted by Rev. J M Brown, burial in Green Hill Cemetery. pallbearers named Frank L Emmett H M Seabright Jr Charles E Wisecarver Wilbur Gaunt J P Rutherford R H McAtee.
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Berryville
Nora Ward
Clarke County
Hampshire County
W. Va
B. Walter Brotherton
Simeon
Emma Ward
Capon Bridge
Walter
Dora) Brotherton
Emma Barrett
Gertrude Coffroth
Somerset
Brotherton
J. M. Brown
Duncan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Green Hill Cemetery
Frank L. Emmett
H. M. Seabright, Jr
Charles E. Wisecarver
Wilbur Gaunt
J. P. Rutherford
R. H. McAtee
Woodin Resigns as Treasury Secretary. Morgenthau Jr. Named Successor
President Roosevelt accepted William H. Woodin's resignation due to ill health and appointed Henry Morgenthau Jr. as secretary of the Treasury. Morgenthau, who had served as acting secretary for over a month, was sworn in at the White House this morning.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Woodin
Morgenthau
White House
Liars' Title Goes To Man In Pennsylvania
In a Chicago dispatch the Burlington Wisconsin National Liars' Club transfers the title of America's biggest liar from Phil McCarty of Denver to B Ceresa of Langelo t Pa. The claim centers on a grandfather clock whose pendulum shadow wore a hole through its back.
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Chicago
B. Ceresa
Langelot
Burlington
Wis
National Liars’ Club
America
Phil McCarty
Denver
Colo
Pennsylvanian
Ceresa
LaGuardia Begins Mayor Duties in New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia started his term as mayor of New York City today. The Associated Press reports he immediately undertook city business and set to work in City Hall.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Bells and Sirens Welcome New Year 1934 in Winchester
Old year ends as church bells fire sirens and fire alarms sound in Winchester. Watch night services held across churches while banks and markets pause for New Year holiday. Prohibition repeal toasting echoes at various gatherings as stocks and markets close.
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Winchester
Rapid Weekend Weather Swings From Freeze To Warm Spell
After days of extreme cold a rapid warm up began Saturday and reached the 50s by Sunday morning with low sixties today. Forecast calls for another cold wave tonight. Rain fell like a spring shower and doctors report many grippe and influenza cases due to insufficient warm clothing.
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Mercury
Edward Rothgeb Dies at Home in Page County
Word arrived that Edward Rothgeb died last night at his home in Luray Page County. He is survived by his widow and one son Warren Rothgeb and his mother Mrs Essie Jenkins sister of Mrs E W Miller of North Braddock Street. Dr and Mrs Miller and relatives plan to attend the funeral in Luray tomorrow.
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Edward Rothgeb
Essie Jenkins
William Rothgeb
Luray
Page County
Rothgeb
Warren Rothgeb
E. W. Miller
North Braddock Street
Indictment urged for lynchers in Cold Cheek case
Nashville authorities told the county grand jury to investigate the abduction and lynching of 19 year old Cold Cheek. They urged prompt indictments if identities are found. Cheek was hanged near Columbia December 15 after a prior grand jury failed to indict following his arrest for alleged attempted assault on a white girl.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cold Cheek
Cheek
Columbia
Popular Books At The Library Six New Readables Suggested
The Handley Library recommends six recently issued books. What Books Shall I Read by Drury and Sinnett. Christianity and Communism by H G Wood. The Drama of Weather by Napier Shaw. The Right Book for the Right Child by Mary Wilkinson. Poets Gold compiled by David Ross. Our Times volume V by Mark Sullivan covers World War topics.
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Handley Library
Drury and Sinnett
H.G. Wood
Napier Shaw
Mary Wilkinson
David Ross
Mark Sullivan
New York Ranks New Year Celebrations Amid Prohibition Lift
The nation welcomes 1934 with beer legal in over twenty states for the first time since 1920. New York marks a particularly gay New Year’s Eve as celebrations spill into public view while Washington observes a quieter night. President Roosevelt holds no White House reception, spending time away from the customary event.
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New York
Roosevelt
Day Quietly With His Family Quiet Gathering Mentioned
Paragraph notes a day spent quietly with family while Vice President Garner and Mrs. Garner were luncheon guests.
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Garner
Mrs. Garner
Record Rainstorm Claims Sixteen Lives In Slippery Streets
A record breaking rainstorm caused fatal traffic accidents leaving sixteen dead and a twelfth person confirmed killed as authorities report slippery streets and ongoing investigations.
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