Sunset Vesper Series Opens in Luray with Guest Speakers
The eighth annual Sunset Vesper service at the Luray Singing Tower begins at 7 p m on July 4 with carillonneur Charles Chapman on the bells, performances by the Luray high school band and community chorus, and a message by Rev. J W Leggett of Fairlington. A carillon recital follows each hour with nine guest speakers including Dr E K Ziegler, Dr J R Bryant, Bishop William Walter Peele, Dr Warren Hastings, and Dr Ernest Trice Thompson.
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Luray Singing Tower
Charles Chapman
Luray
J. W. Leggett
Fairlington Methodist Church
Arlington County
E. K. Ziegler
Bridgewater College
J. R. Bryant
Southern Baptist Board of Missions
Richmond
William Walter Peele
Virginia Methodist Conference
Warren Hastings
Ational City Christian Church
Washington
Ernest Trice Thompson
Union Theological Seminary
Grasshopper Army Devastates Crops Across Mississippi Farm Areas
Desperate farmers pray for rain as a hungry grasshopper army roams through corn and cotton in Bassfield and surrounding localities. At least ten areas have been laid waste by the insect as farmers fight back with burning fuel oil.
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Bassfield
Miss
Strasburg Population Up 7.6 Percent Since 1940 Census
Nelson Robinson of the Strasburg chamber of commerce says the town’s population now 2118, with 228 in nearby suburban areas. The 1940 U. S. Census recorded 1968 residents.
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Strasburg
Nelson Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
Nelson
U. S
Countries abandon gold standard during 1929 1930s depression
Edwin Walter Kremmerer reports that 59 countries left the gold standard between 1929 and 1930s as part of the global depression era shifts. The figure reflects widespread monetary policy responses to economic crisis.
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W. A
Edwin Walter Kremmerer
Elderly Physician and Wife Slain Near Bowling Green
Dr. C. B. Martin, a retired physician and landowner, and his wife were shot to death at their country home near Bowling Green. A Glasgow man, 25 year old Harry Edward Kilgore, has signed a statement admitting the killings. Kilgore said he loved a woman married to Stonewall Martin, son of the slain couple, who is on his honeymoon in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
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Bowling Green
C. B. Martin
Here
Warren County
William H. Natcher
Harry Edward Kilgore
Glasgow
Dr. Martin
Natcher
Kilgore
Nimrod M Turner Rites Set at John Mann Methodist Church
Funeral services for Nimrod M Turner, who died Monday, will be held at John Mann Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Pallbearers named include Newton Turner James Wells Garfield Prather Harry Greene Harry Taper Alex Davis and George Davis. Burial will follow in Orrick Cemetery with the body at the late home tonight.
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Nimrod M. Turner
John Mann Methodist Church
Newton Turner
James Wells
Garfield Prather
Harry Greene
Harry Taper
Alex Davis
George Davis
Orrick
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Front Royal
the Food Center
Castleman River
Swift
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Asco
Lee
Frankfurt
Hudson
Statler
Piler
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Sunshine Cheez-it
Lux
Franks
Libby
Nabisco Bakers Anniversary
St. Lebanon
Sunrise
Farmdale
Calif
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Aera Ie
Ewell
the Toilet Soap of the Stars
Family Circle
LUX Toilet Soap
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van Camp
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Rob-Roy
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Royal Crown Cola
7-Up
Hires
High Rock
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Wilson
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