Commander Byrd to Lecture in Richmond on polar experiences
Commander Byrd, at 36, will lecture in Richmond on his polar travels in a program at the Strand Theatre on February 11. The event, arranged by the Woman's Democratic Club, will feature motion pictures and a discussion of his wartime and naval aviation career including service on battleships and in the air.
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Naval Academy
Kentucky
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North Carolina
Washington
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Naval Militia
Naval Air Station
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United States Naval Aviation Forces
Canada
Unknown Confederate Soldier Grave on Massanutten Summit
Philip Williams ends Lee birthday address with a vivid tale of a lone grave atop Massanutten mountain. He recalls rude brick hovels once manned by Confederate sentinels and a tomb decor ated by purple flowers placed by God. The poem honors the Unknown Soldier of the Confederacy with solemn imagery.
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Philip Williams
George Washington
Sanutten Mountain
Massanutten
Paris Press Tributes To Young Russian Poet Yessinin
Paris papers flood tributes to Sergei Yessinin husband of Isadora Duncan and Moscow suicide. Once a familiar figure in Paris his life cut short by alcohol and drugs is seen as a tragic end to a career that could have yielded a stellar Rus sian Virgil like Georgics if redirected.
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Paris
France
Sergei Yessinin
Isadora Duncan
Moscow
Yessinin
Georgics
Poet's last poem reflects exile from Paris to homeland
One of his final poems appears here showing his bitter disillusionment with his native land. He writes I no longer understand the language of my own people and have become a stranger in my country. He laments that no one here needs his poetry or him any longer.
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Paris
Church of Christ Plans Sunday Services and Programs
The Church of Christ at 20 West Cork Street hosts Sunday activities with a 9:45 a m. school led by superintendent L L Hockman. Pastor W A Dudley preaches at 11 a m. and 7 30 p m. with communion and a series on the ideal life and related topics. The Women's Missionary Society supervises a 6 45 p m program. midweek prayer is Wednesday at 7 45 p m. Visitors are welcome.
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Church of Christ
West
Cork Street
Tle School
L. L. Hockman
W.A. Dudley
Women’s Missionary’ Society
America
January Rate Now in Effect Pay Now and Have It Discount
The Evening Star reports a new January rate policy allowing immediate payment to secure a discount. The notice urges readers to act promptly to enjoy reduced charges under the revised terms.
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Advertising Value Is Appreciated By Hotel Men
Fay M. Thomas manager of the Elliott Hotel in Suffolk reports strong advertising impact for the Virginia Beach Hotel. He says county residents have assumed the hotel is completed and open, though construction began recently. Thomas cites letters from more than 60 people requesting reservations through the summer.
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Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Fay M. Thomas
Elliott Hotel
Suffolk
Stephen N. Bobo
American Hotels Corporation
Thomas
Hampshire Man Serves 50 Years as West Virginia Official
V. M. Poling, clerk of the Circuit Court in Hampshire County, is the oldest active elective official in continuous service in West Virginia. Elected in October 1876 to fill a vacancy, he has served since with prior wartime service in Company I, Thirteenth Virginia Infantry and a Fisher’s Hill wound in 1864.
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West Virginia
V. M. Poling
Poling
C. M Taylor
Virginia. Infantry
Fishers Hill
Young People Day at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Mias Bess Miles of the Baltimore conference will guide the church school’s young people department at Market Street Church. Teachers and youths are urged to attend Sunday morning and cooperate in building a strong program. The pastor’s sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. focus on youth life.
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Board of Sunday Schools of
Baltimore
Market Street
Methodist’ Episcopal Church
Church School
Young Peoples
Molé Hillis
J. Luther
Neff
Berlin Romance and London Banjo Trio Highlight Europe News
A Parisian styled report notes Berlin’s romance on honeymoon visits to Cherbourg and Southampton as reporters pressed Irving and his bride for interviews. London’s banjulele group led by Lady Churston, Joan Yarde-Buller, and others perform for charity while the Earl of Birkenhead recalls a failed shorthand career. Radio interest grows as Queen Mary’s voice remains rare on air.
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London
Irving
Churston
India
Joan Yarde-Buller
Diana King
Clifton
Prince of Wales
Bertha Dawkins
Duke of York
Queen Mary
King
Queen
Buckingham Palace
Bavarian Titles and Blood Analysis Stir Controversy
The Bavarian government grants 150 new official titles ending with rat to various workers including veterinarians plumbers and teamsters provoking debate over constitutionality and alleged political coercion. Russian scientist Manoiloff claims blood analysis can identify race and origin with high accuracy based on color changes in Cresyl violet.
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Berlin
Light Brigade
BH. O. Manotioff
Manoiloff
Long Distance Walker Miss Gertrude Rickards Aims For Weston Record
Miss Gertrude Rickards aged 70 is attempting to beat Edward Payson Weston’s walking record after finishing a 1664 mile trek through Scotland and England. Weather delays push her plan to resume next spring as she recalls starting at Land's End and visiting sites from the South Cornish Coast to Doncaster. She traveled 186 days on foot to John O Groats, living on cheese and biscuits and stitching at roadside rests.
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Gertrude Rickards
Edward Payson Weston
Scotland
England
Miss Rickard
Land’s End
York
Paris President Mergue Secures Private Dates Amid Social Divide
Paris reports the French chief magistrate Mergue has obtained two private dates weekly, meeting in his Wagram condo with a few intimate guests. The piece notes tobacco price debates, state monopoly effects, and upcoming royal entries into Nice with elaborate preparations for a multi‑day festival including a Rome‑themed evening with Petronius, and the Battle of Flowers dates.
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Mergue
France 4
Wagram
Chi
Senate
Curle
France
Camila
Nice
Eharecater
Petronius
Ham and cheese dinners dominate late night Deputies sessions
Night sittings of the Chamber of Deputies have become long rituals with refreshment managers supplying bread and ham and cheese. Deputies wash down speeches with beer, coffee, or chocolate in the newspapermen’s buffet as a former restaurant owner ends his business due to finances.
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