West Virginia Orchardists Convene in Martinsburg Feb 1 2
The 46th annual West Virginia Horticultural Society convention will meet in Martinsburg February 1 and 2. Speakers include Dr W S Hough of Winchester on dormant sprays, William Nelson McClung and Robert T Bly, with Harry F Byrd Jr addressing packing eight bushels a day. The program includes a banquet and talks on apple storage and cull problems.
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West Virginia Horticultural Society
Martinssure
W. Va
Mountaineer Grower
Virginia
James E. McDonald
W. S. Hough
Winchester
Association
Dusty” Miller
William Nelson McClung
Berkeley County
Robert T. Bly
Charles Town
International Apple Association
Harry
Arthritis Sufferers Offered Free Sulphur Method Booklet
An advertisement invites arthritis sufferers to visit Baker's Drug Store to obtain a free booklet about a new sulphur treatment method for the ailment. The ad promotes a free informational booklet and directs readers to the pharmacy.
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Baker’s Drug Store
Pinkham’s Compound Advertised For Mood and Energy
An old ad claims Pinkham’s Compound uses herbs and roots to lift the blues, boost physical resistance, and improve tone so women can enjoy life again. It cites word of mouth from friends and neighbors as endorsement.
Rare musical quartet of Funk descendants in Singers Glen
In Singers Glen Virginia four grandchildren of Joseph Funk the famed musician and publisher total 336 years across ages 90 84 82 and 80. The four Annie Funk Louie Funk Jerome Baer and Fred Baer live in Virginia and Indiana tracing a family linked to the Funk lineage back to the early 19th century.
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J. R. Baer
W. C. Funk
J. R. Funk
Fred
Funk
Joseph Funk
Pioneer Valley
Glen
Jos. Funk
Sacred Music
Muscian
U. S
Annie Funk
Louie Punk
Jerome R. Baer
Fred S. Baer
Jacob
Hannah Funk Baer
J. R Baer
The
Baptist Church
Louie Funk
Joseph R. Funk
Singers Glen
Indiana
Far West
Hoosier
Baer
Virginia
Benjamin W. Mowbray
Edwin W. Funk
J. Earle Funk
Decia Funk
Squire John Funk
Ruebush Brothers
Edwin
James
Will
Joe
Dayton
Joseph
Eddy Springs An Altar Surprise
Eddy Springs United in a surprise Las Vegas marriage to Ann Franklin. They head to Hollywood for a honeymoon and plan a February 6 departure for a 31 city concert tour. Eddy is 37 and Franklin is 40. The couple met at Doris Kenyon’s home five years ago.
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Hollywood
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Nelson Eddy
Ann Franklin
Eddy
Jeanette MacDonald
Doris Kenyon
Phillip Denitz
Beverly Hills
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin, Jr
Isabelle K. Eddy
E. J. Osborne
Singers Glen Choral Club Continues Funk Musical Tradition
William O Beazley great great grandson of Joseph Funk forms The Singers Glen Choral Club to lead town youth in a popular valley musical program reflecting German Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. The Funk family history highlights a deep love of music carried through generations in the Shenandoah Valley.
Seabrook to Speak in Richmond on An Expatriate Returns
William B. Seabrook, noted author of Asylum and travel writings, will lecture next Monday afternoon at the Woman's Club in Richmond on An Expatriate Returns. Seabrook, a Maryland native and son of Rev W L Seabrook, rose from cub reporter to editor and traveler, later detailing experiences in Europe Arabia Haiti and Africa in his best selling works.
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Richmond
William B. Seabrook
Woman's Club
Winchester
Bill
W. L. Seabrook
Grace Lutheran Church
Charles
Frances Seabrook
Seabrooks
Maryland
Bill” Seabrook
Augusta
Georgia
University of Geneva
Europe
America
Atlanta
H L. Mencken
New York
Baker Rites For Frederick County Farmer Joseph Baker
Final rites for Joseph Baker a 68 year old Frederick County farmer will be held tomorrow at 11 from his Kernstown Virginia residence. The Rev E Summers McGavock of Opequon Memorial Church will officiate with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was an elder and building committee member at Opequon Chapel. The service will include two hymns The Churchs One Foundation and O God Our Help In Ages Past sung by a male quartet. Pallbearers are Walter Norman Ross Boyd Mitchell Boyd Paul Haldeman Ford Luttrell and Burr P Harrison.
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Joseph Lass Baker
Frederick County
Kernstown
E. Summers McGavock
Opequon Memorial Church
Baker
Mount Hebron
Opequon Chapel
God
Walter Norman
Ross Boyd
Mitchell Boyd
Paul Haldeman
Ford Luttrell
Burr P. Harrison
Gales Continue Sweep of Ocean
Heavy Atlantic gales from Bermuda to Iceland disrupt shipping and threaten vessels. The Cayuga prepared to tow the freighter Black Condor 75 miles southeast of Sable Island after its propeller was lost. Three storms merge into one trough as Jaguar breaks apart and crew of 37 are rescued from the Duala.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Iceland
New York
European
Coast Guard
Cayuga
Boston
Black Condor
Sable Island
N. S
Weather Bureau
Great Circle
Europe
Jaguar
Azores
Hatteras
Auto Union Split Open In Detroit
Martin leading a group removed filing cases from the international headquarters early this morning. He said the cases contained correspondence while union records remained intact. Files were taken to Martin's apartment as mediation prospects by the Congress of Industrial Organizations stayed unclear.
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Martin
International
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Will of Ruppert Leaves Shares to Heiress Trio
Helen Winthrope Weyant, one of three principal beneficiaries of Colonel Ruppert's vast baseball and brewing estate, says she had no knowledge of the bequest until a telegram arrived. Her brother Rex Weyant, NY Yankees traveling secretary, confirmed the shock and inability to discuss details.
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New York
Helen Winthrope Weyant
Princi
Pal
Jacob Ruppert
Rex
New York Yankees
Ruppert
Senate Debates Relief Funding For WPA Extension
President’s letters aim to rally support for a relief request as Senate leaders clash on a two month $388 million WPA funding option and broader $875 million goal. GOP backing signals potential compromise to keep about 3 million on WPA rolls through February and March amid budget battles.
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Senate
Congress
Adams
D-Cole
Appropriations
McNary
Oregon
Tyo
Merth Makata
Townsend
Delaware
U D C Prizes Are Awarded at North Braddock Street Scene
Mrs. Mabel Aiken hosted Turner Ashby Chapter members and friends at her North Braddock street home to honor the sole surviving Winchester Confederate veteran George W Dellinger. A Jackson anniversary celebration followed with poems read by Lillian Gatewood praising Lee the Virginian and Virginia's son.
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Christian Bond
Mabel Aiken
George W Dellinger
Winchester
Turner Ashby
North Braddock Street
Jackson
Aiken
Stonewall Jackson
General Jackson
Lee
Virginia
Lillian Gatewood
Tribute to a General’s Yielding Spirit
The verse honors a general for bravery and battlefield skill, praising purity of thought and gallantry while elevating the act of yielding as the author’s most admired trait. Poem by Vance Nye Bourjaily.
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Vance Nye Bourjaily
Martin-led purge sparks union suspension wave and vetoed weekly
Communist-controlled factions suffered a purge with four of five officers ousted among 15 suspended today. Paper Comes Out Martin failed to stop publication of the weekly United Automobile Worker. He refused to pay citing false statements, but board members guaranteed payment and the issue was issued. A Martin-sponsored convention is expected in Detroit later today. Martin ordered the 9 remaining executive board members to meet at 4 p.m.
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CIO
Martin
United Automobile Worker
Detroit
Gable separation to start divorce proceedings in Nevada
Mrs. Maria Gable wife of Clarke Gable heads to Las Vegas to pursue a Nevada divorce after a three year separation amid reports of a property settlement possibly favoring her with up to 500000 pounds. Clarke Gable expresses regret over the split and hints at a future with Carole Lombard.
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Hollywood
Maria
Ria) Gable
Clarke Gable
Las Vegas
Nev
Gable
Carole Lombard
Nevada
Clarke
Good House Druggists
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Ganquet
Safrang 'Eod
N. Loudoun St
Frank S. Horn
Philadelphia, Pa
Miller's Drug Store
Va. Valley
Seabrook
U.S. A
Hitler
Reich Chancellery
Berlin
Atlantic
Auto Union
Charming Girl Rappert Legatee
Ridgeway Roller Rink
Inwood
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E. Boscawen St
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Washington
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D-Va
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Firestone Auto Supply and Service
N. Main St
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Firestone Voice of the Farm
Wife
Antietam Paper Company
Erstown
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C. I. Brumback
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