Frederick County 4-H Members Join Virginia State Short Course
Frederick County 4-H members left for Blacksburg to attend the annual State Short Course at Virginia Tech. Six Clarke county boys join them, with 1,200 to 1,500 Virginians expected. Bus leader William R. Berryhill from Gore and assistant Ray Cather from Round Hill will supervise the group in Blacksburg, with chaperone Mrs. C. H. Harbaugh and Miss Margeret Larrick among the participants.
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Winchester
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Clarke County
Virginia
Frederick
William R. Berryhill
Gore
Ray Cather
Round Hill
Blacksboro
C. H. Harbaugh
Mountain View
Bebe Larrick
Widow of Charles Town Reed dies at 95 in West Virginia
Mrs N B Shingleton of 1006 South Cameron street learns of the death of her great aunt Mrs Margaret Reed of Charles Town West Virginia. Born February 22 1943 she was in her ninety sixth year. Funeral at 10:30 Tuesday at her Charles Town home then burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. She leaves a son and two grandsons.
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N. B. Shingleton
South
Cameron Street
Margaret Reed
Charles Town
W. Va
Reed
Benjamin Williams
Winchester
William E. Reed
Gaylord
Charlies Town
Mount Hebron
Francis Reed
J. W. Parish
Gore
Lula Williams
Washington, D. C
Alice McKinster
Hunter Williams
City
Small-size currency first issued in July 1929
The present size of paper money was put into circulation in July 1929.
Virginia and U.S. Form World Largest Wildlife Management Area
Virginia and the U S Forest Service sign a joint agreement to manage the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson National Forests plus surrounding lands. The plan covers 30 counties with intensive protection stocking and habitat improvement to secure public hunting for generations. Judge Snow notes it is the largest game management project in the world with 1.4 million acres included.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mississippi River
State Commission of Games and Inland Fisheries
United States Forest Service
Carl H. Nolting
State Commission
R. N. Evans
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson National Forest
Milford C. Howard
John W. McNair
Forest Service
Nolting
William S. Snow
United States
New Five-Cent Monroe Stamp Goes On Sale July 21
The new five-cent postage stamp in the presidential series features James Monroe. It will go on sale in Washington on July 21.
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John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
Washington
Heir To Fortune Found In Middletown By The Star
The Star reports the missing heir to a Texas estate is Mrs. Alice Yates formerly Miss Pratt daughter of Samuel Pratt and aunt to Major Joseph Pratt. She and her four siblings claim part of the fortune while city officials in Winchester face questions over an illegal 4000 loan.
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Texas
Star
Middletown
Alice Yates
Miss Pratt
Samuel Pratt
Major Joseph Pratt
Major Pratt
Jefferson
Yates
Henry C. Yates
Winchester
Carelssness
Insurance Of Crops Is Planned In Frederick County
A Frederick County meeting at 10 a m Wednesday in the county agent’s office will discuss crop insurance plans after a prior Harrisonburg Va session. Attendees include I F Stine E M Punk M J Pease M S Huyett and Miss Mildred Tidler. Wheat crop coverage is all risk for 75 percent of a 10 year average yield with a half bushel per acre premium. A county insurance supervisor and several crop insurance representatives will be chosen.
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Fredrick County
Harrisonburg
Virginia
West Virginia
Frederick County
I. F. Stine
E. M. Punk
M. J. Pease
M.S. Huyett
Mildred Tidler
Denies Guilt In Going To Death
BELLEFONTE PA July 18 Proclaiming innocence to the last 54 year old Michael Fugmann died early today in the electric chair he preferred to life imprisonment for the Good Friday bombing murders of three persons in 1936 The short slender former German artilleryman walked to the death chamber unassisted repeating in a gut teral broken voice I must pay with my life for a crime I did not commit Thousands volts perforated his body at 12 31 am and two minutes later the prison physician announced he was dead Fugmann forgave those who sent him to his death I hold no hard feelings or malice toward anyone connected with this case He was convicted of sending six bombs in cigar boxes disguised as Easter gifts to Luzerne county officials mine union leaders and a neighbor One bomb killed Thomas Maloney leader of a mine union and Maloney's small son Bobby Another package killed Michael Gallagher a sexton at St Marys Cemetery near Fugmann's home Others who received bombs escaped when word spread through the Wyoming Valley mining communities.
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Bellefonte
Michael Fugmann
Stanley P. Ashe
Fugmann
Luzerne County
Thomas Maloney
Maloney
Bobby
Michael Gallagher
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Wyoming Valley
Winchester VFW Post 2123 Meeting Announced
Winchester Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o clock. Adjutant C Richard Boyce announced the gathering and requested all members to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. Richard Boyce
Ungraceful Sitting Posture Ruins Charm And Gowns
Central Press beauty columnist Juliet Shelby advises on elegant sitting to preserve dress lines. She notes action values but emphasizes repose, detailing steps to sit with poise, cross legs correctly, and keep hands in the lap for a quiet, symmetrical silhouette.
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Juliet Shelby
Central Press
Braddock Monument Erected by Americans Funded by Congress
The Braddock memorial was built by Americans with Congress funds. On April 19, 1910, Rep John Dalzell of Pennsylvania introduced H R 12369 in the 61st Congress to erect a monument for the Battle of the Monongahela. The dedication occurred October 15, 1913 at Braddock Memorial Park near Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Braddock
Congress
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
the Monongahela
Braddock Memorial Park
Uniontown
Fayette Co
7 535 Miles Traveled By Mrs Nalley
Mrs Eulalia Savage Nalley reports 7 535 miles traveled in the Frederick County Public Welfare fiscal year ending June 30. The narrative highlights duties performed, including welfare cases, wards of the court, sterilization steps, adoptions, and garden allotments for clients, along with cooperative support from boards and county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalia Savage-Nalley
Frederick County
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Office
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R. Gray Williams
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Nellie McCarty
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V. F. W. Meeting
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Perfection
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