Girl Found Shot With Young Man
Nellie Short aged 22 daughter of Charles Short of Stanley is in Rockingham Memorial Hospital with a bullet in her left temple. Doctors consider the wound not serious. Page county officers found Miss Short and Ernest Purdham in an automobile about six miles from the Short home. she said she shot herself.
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Harrisonburg
Nellie Short
Charles Short
Stanley
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Associated Press
Luray
Page County
Ernest Purdham
Short
Miss Short
Study Of Electricity For Farmers At Handley Library
The Handley Library announces free classes on farm electricity use to reduce costs and improve appliance operation. Charles Baker of VPI will teach Elementary Electricity and Theory and Practices in Electricity. Open to nonstudents Friday night January 26 at 7 30 in the library basement.
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Frederick County
Handley School
Charles Baker
Handley Library
Brooding Youth Drinks Iodine In Page Co. Jail
In Luray Virginia on January 22 Richard Bowers 23 in jail for liquor law violation attempted suicide by drinking iodine. He left a note blaming health and fear of a long sentence for breaking jail and thanked Sheriff Lucas and his wife for their care stating he had no mother to raise him. He is believed to recover.
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Luray
E. L. Lucas
Richard Bowers
Mrs. Lucas
Heiress Doris Duke Guards Amid Threat Letter
Private detectives reportedly assigned to guard Doris Duke after a threatening letter. The heiress, heir to James Buchanan Duke tobacco fortune, is said to be in seclusion at her Somerville New Jersey home.
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Doris Duke
Miss Duke
James Buchanan Duke
Somerville
N. J
Handley Matmen Fall 34 0 in Opening Meet
Handley high school wrestlers lost their season opener to Augusta Military Academy 34 to 0. Five bouts ended by fall and three by time decision as Fort Defiance coached team praised Handley for sportsmanship and fight. upcoming matches include Richmond Y M C A and Woodberry Forest.
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Handley Matmen
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Hershberger
Redmond
L. Garber
Brady slain during prowling chase of fugitives in Kansas
Paola Kansas January 22 Bob Brady known as Big Boy and two other escapees fled the Kansas penitentiary Friday prompting a large posse led by Sheriff Joe Achey to pursue them. Brady was killed by shotgun blasts as officers captured three of the six convicts. two men remain at large including Jim Clark. Charles Clifton McArthur was captured in Kansas City still wearing prison denim.
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Paola
Kas
Bob
Big Boy) Brady
Kansas Penitentiary
Joe Achey
Brady
Achey
Charles Clifton McArthur
Kansas City
Jim Clark
McKown Named To Court Seat In Berkeley County
After 14 months of deadlock J C McKown Democrat takes seat as third member of Berkeley County Court. Governor Kump notified McKown under a new statute. his appointment shifts the court to Democratic control for the first time since 1918. McKown, a farmer, businessman and former sheriff, had campaigned for the State Senate and his arrival ends the stalemate with Republican W R Keller and Democrat John Ellis.
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J. C. McKown
Berkeley
William M. Johnson
H. G. Kump
McKown
W. R. Keller
John Ellis
Keller
Johnson
Supreme Court
Berkeley County
State Senate
Early Pharmacopoeia Landmark in 1617 London
The history of pharmacopoeias notes a landmark work published in London in 1617 after twenty eight years of committee effort. It listed 1028 simple drugs and 932 preparations and included substances such as cream of tartar, flowers of sulphur, calomel and sugar of lead. It also described how to prepare goats blood young swallows earthworms millipedes coral and precious stones and how to purify wool fat and dry fox lungs.
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London
Lutherans of State Gather For Annual Meet
Delegates from Virginia Eastern Tennessee and West Virginia attend the 105th annual Lutheran Synod of Virginia convention at St Mark's Church Roanoke beginning today. President Dr J J Scherer will deliver the sermon. Speakers include Arthur Black Dr F C Longaker and Rev Raymond L Markley. Choirs from Roanoke area churches provide music.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Virginia
Tennessee
West Virginia
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
St. Mark’s Church
J. J. Scherer
Richmond
Arthur Black
Washington
F. C. Longaker
Roanoke College
Raymond L. Markley
Lynchburg
John A. Moorehead
New York
C. M. Teufers
Staunton
Charles J. Smith
T. H. Shuey
H. A. MacCullough, Jr
Chattanooga
M. E. Thomas
Baltimore
College Church
Salem
Virginia Heights
Virginia Synod
L. A. Thomas
Grace Church
Winchester
C. E. Seastrunk
Gravel Springs
Snyder Alleman
Trinity Church
Stephens City
C. A. Freed
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Columbia
S. C
Waynesboro
Saturns Rings and Moons Feature
Saturn possesses a striking ring system and ten moons, with rings unique in the solar system. The bright planet itself sits at the center of these luminous rings, creating a picture of remarkable beauty.
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Saturn
Solar
FDA Rules Require Honest Bran Cereal Labels
The FDA advises that cereal packages labeled Bran must state exact contents to avoid confusion between all bran and bran with flavoring. Kellogg’s All-Bran is praised for aiding normal elimination but is not a medical cure and should be used under guidance for intestinal disorders.
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United States Food and Drug Administration
Kellogg’s
Keli
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State of
Mex Miller
Waterfront
Paramount
Richard Arlen
Judith Allen
Charley Grapewin
Fox News
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Warner
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Handley Boys
Willis
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Bob Brady
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