Widower 85 Quietly Accepts Lost Romance Blight
John Hinkle an 85 year old widower who courted Miss Geneva Murringer waited at a Cockeysville church for a wedding that never happened. He declared the courtship brief and said he would bear witness he was there in case of breach of promise suits. Neighbors say Miss Murringer has not been seen since Saturday. He returned home to Towson where his first wife died fourteen months ago.
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Towson
John Hinkle
Geneva
Murringer
Hinkle
Cockeysville
License Blanks Ready For 1939 Businesses
Application forms for business, professional and occupational licenses for 1939 have been received by the city and county commissioners of the revenue. Licenses must be obtained by January 31 to avoid a 10 percent penalty with a $2 minimum. Restaurants will pay on receipts rather than purchases. Forms are simplified to ease filling. Personal property interrogatories for state and city taxes and state income taxes have also been received. Filing period is January 1 to June 1. A 10 percent penalty with $2 minimum becomes effective after June 1 for failure to file.
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the Revenue
Fire destroys Wise farm buildings and stock
Fire of unknown origin swept the Little Eagle farm near Centreville destroying the granary barns and stables of George W Wise. Four mules and two horses were killed in the blaze reported today.
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Centreville
George W. Wise
Little Eagle Farm
Treasury Debt and Receipts Update for January 7
Treasury reports January 7 receipts of 14.72 million and expenditures of 27.62 million. Gross debt stands at 39.50 billion, up 5.78 million from the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE ACROSS AND DOWN
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with various hints including numbers and abbreviations. The readable segments list several cryptic style prompts such as Indulge, Nothing but assembly, Brazilian 9, a form of coin sorcery, and others, suggesting a mixed clue grid from 1938.
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Pennsyl
Furth Vania
Denmark
Nick
Nor
Atlantic
William T. Brown Native of County Dies in Keyser
William T. Brown aged 67 died January 4 at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser West Virginia after a fifteen week illness. He was born near Winchester and lived in Keyser 45 years, working with his brother A P Brown in a magazine store. Survived by three sisters two nieces and one nephew. Funeral at Davis Street Keyser conducted by Rev John A Wood with interment at Queens Point Cemetery.
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William T. Brown
Potomac Valley Hospital
Keyser
W. Va
Mr. Brown
Winchester
A. P. Brown
Armstrong Street
J. F. McDonald
Mattie
Lottie Brown
Mary Frances Brown
Clarksburg
E. C. Garrison
Charleston
Max Brown
Washington
Rotarians to Hear Geo Harris in Intercity Meeting
Winchester and Front Royal Rotarians join ten clubs for a January 17 gathering in Martinsburg West Virginia at the Shenandoah Hotel. George H Harris of Montreal will address the international service program and discuss the political constitutions of England Canada and the United States amid the current international crisis.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Martinsburg
W. Va
George H. Harris
Montreal
Canada
Shenandoah Hotel
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
England
United States
Harris
Sun Life Assurance Company
John Nelson
Rotary International
Nelson
Sun Life
Rotary
Dominion
Great Britain
Va. Agencies Get Quarter Budget Totals
Governor Price approved an allotment of about 20 million dollars for the quarterly operation of 88 state departments agencies and institutions. The move marks the first year expenditures are budgeted separately for each quarter under the budget director J H Bradford following a decade of prior practices.
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Richmond
Price
J. H. Bradford
Economy of operation shapes state budget no. 118,513 left
Governor Price hailed economy in state finances as annual estimates were divided into four equal parts. Bradford said the "little working budget" system allowed close scrutiny. A biennial left over of 118,513 remained unspent, with about 6,000,000 from the general fund and 000 from special funds of the twenty million total.
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Gov. Price
Bradford
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