Gideon Bibles Outpace Police in Hotels Says Gideons
Samuel A. Fulton told about 5,000 delegates at the Gideons convention that 46,175 Bibles were placed in U S and Canadian hotels and inns last year. He cited a hotel executive who preferred a Gideon Bible in every room to a policeman on every floor for the book’s restraining effect on guests.
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Denver
Col
The
Gideons
Samuel A. Fulton
Milwaukee
United States
Canada
Marriage Signs Ordered Removed At Elkton Md
Elkton Maryland officials ordered all marriage signs removed from lawns by August 5 after a council ordinance. The move targets large billboards advertising that marriage information would be given by the minister named on the sign. Elkton has long been called a Gretna Green.
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Elkton
Gretna Green
Cheap Chewing For This Texan
A Rockwall County resident, missing teeth, finds a temporary diet solution from a friend who carved wooden molars. The rough proxy works enough to abandon plans to see a dentist, though the improvised teeth look odd.
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Rockwell, Tex
Rockwall County
Few Jews Named on Germany Olympic Team
In the current selection for the German Olympic squad, few Jewish athletes have been named. A spokesman cautioned that the absence does not prove discrimination, noting that in 40 years of Olympic history, Jewish competitors from all nations likely totaled one percent or less.
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Germany
Clark protests sculpture at Supreme Court building
Senator Clark of Missouri criticizes the frieze sculpture in the new Supreme Court building saying the architect included a figure resembling himself and a naked boy figure associated with John Marshall, drawing laughter in the Senate.
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Clark
Washington
D-Mo
Supreme Court
Senate
John Marshall
Recent Transfers In County Realty
County clerk records show deeds to Virginia Glass Land Corporation from Maggie E. Parrish and Newton B. and Rulah Shingleton for 1.14 acres of land by Back Creek near Gore, and John H. Anderson to Virginia Glass Sand for a 60 by 1441 foot right of way to aid a Back Creek dam.
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Maggie E. Parrish
Newton B
Rulah Shingleton
Virginia Glass Land Corporation
Back Creek
Gore
John H. Anderson
Virginia Glass Sand
John Parish
R. A. Shafer
Sand Corporation
Shirley S. Abshire
Eeret D. Hott
L. Daniels
Stonewall
R. S. Smith
A. L. Smoke
Wardensville Grade
Winchester
Laure Hill revival delayed by infantile paralysis
News from Laure Hill and surrounding areas notes a revival beginning July 28 at Laure Hill church was postponed due to infantile paralysis in the state. Local visits include Miss Margaret Stotler in Paw Paw and Miss Mary Largent in Winchester. Social events feature a 65th birthday party for Mrs. Loretta Gent and numerous guests from nearby towns.
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Good
W. Va
Laure Hill
Margaret Stotler
Paw Paw
Ww. A
Lauretta Largent
Willie Leath
Gordon Clark
Robert Place
Martha Pugh
Erving
Haymack
Maggie Santmyre
R. D.largent
Mary Largent
Winchester
Loretta Gent
Laurel Hill Church Ground
Charles Webster
T. J. Gardner
Walter Patterson
Foster Largent
Melvin Mesmith
Ed Bageant
J. R. Largent
Zelda Keller
Pearl Clark
Sidney Largent
Jean McDonald
Harry Gardner
Notable Virginia Guests and Local Accident Report
Oranda notes Miss Virginia Carrier from Washington visited her mother Mrs. Mattie Carrier. Miss Edna Carroll of Staunton and her children stayed with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Keener at Owl Glory. Miss Mae Mausenfluck from Washington vacationing with her parents. Miss Ethel Hausenfluck from Washington is recuperating at home after an automobile crash Sunday night. She was with Mr. J. F. Hausenfluck and Mr. Lemo Keller and had visited relatives in New Oxford, Pa. Mr. Leslie Coffelt of Washington is on vacation here.
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M. M. Orndorff
Harry Long
Burkholtz
Richmond
A. C. Stickley
Strasburg
A. H. Jackson
John Fosbrink
Winchester
Ruby Teague
Greensboro
N. C
Walnut
Washington
Dick Edmondson
Orando
Virginia Carrier
Mattie Carrier
Edna Carroll
Staunton
Middletown Notes highlights from local visits and recoveries
Mrs Earl Hottel and children from Louisiana arrive to visit family in Reliance and Headley relatives. Betty Lou Robinson shows slight improvement. Local residents Mr Charlie Manuel and family visit. Ed McInturff and Herbert Frye guests. Trahan brothers recuperating from tonsil surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mae Ginn visits Culpeper. trips to Harrisonburg for friends. W H Edmondson home from hospital after sinus operation. Dorothy Larrick, nurse at Camp Overall, visited. Ellen Williams visits relatives in Harrisburg PA.
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Middletown
Earl Hottel
Louisana
Virginia
Eddie McInturff
Washington
Herbert Frye
Winchester
Buddy
Junior Trahan
L. L. Trahan
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mae Ginn
Culpeper
Martha Reely
Blanche Smith
Hattie Wright
Bessie McNeer
Harrisonburg
Myrtle Rhodes
Virginia Stickley
W. H. Edmondson
Dorothy Larrick
Camp Overall
Ellen Williams
Rerenes Pa
Ssell Edmondson
Oranda
Memorial Road May Grow Into Bigger Project
Gettysburg Memorial Commission outlines long range plan to extend a memorial boulevard from the battlefield to the national capital with potential parkways from the Blue Ridge to Vermont. Representative Haines notes a 25 year horizon while Thomas H. MacDonald becomes permanent chairman to study routes from Gettysburg to Mount Vernon and the Lincoln Monument.
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W. C
Gettysburg Battlefield
Pennsylvania
National Capitol
Blue Ridge Mountains
Vermont
Granite Hills
Gettysburg Memorial Commission
Roosevelt
U.S
Haines
D-Pa
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Gettysburg
Mount Vernon
Lincoln Monument
Maryland
District of Columbia
New Astor Baby Known As Bill
Mr and Mrs John Jacob Astor III name their newborn son Bill after weighing William Astor and John Jacob Astor IV. The baby will be christened soon at Trinity Church in Newport, where the parents wed last summer.
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William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Little Trinity Church
Newport
Ellen Tuck French
Two Swims Equal 60 Days In Jail
Kenosha Wisconsin July 27 Two days of swimming equalled 9 days of jail for Tony Steponi, who was exposed to smallpox and quarantined. He was charged with visiting the Rocktwit and imperiled 8000 bathers. The court sentenced him to two months in jail to give Tony time to reflect.
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Kenosha
Wis
Tony Steponista
Tony
Tennessee Pays Bryan a Tribute in House Session
Tennessee lawmakers observed one minute of silence for William Jennings Bryan who died ten years earlier after his Dayton trial. Rep Sue K Hicks, a Bryan associate in the prosecution, led the tribute amid debate on science and mining knowledge.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Sue K. Hicks
Bryan
Trustee's Sale of Desirable Stephens City Property
By deed dated September 8, 1931 J. P. Carbaugh and wife pledge this property in Stephens City Virginia. The sale will be at public auction in front of the Winchester courthouse at 12 o clock Saturday August 3 1935. The lot is about one half acre with a large residence bounded by Roy Adams Mulberry Street and the Lemley Estate. One third cash with two equal annual installments and two bonds secured by a deed of trust and insurance. M M Lynch trustee. Co I Brumback auctioneer.
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J. P. Carbaugh
Frederick County
Virginia
Court House
Winchester
Main Street
Stephens City
Roy Adams
Mulberry Street
John C. Lemley
M. M. Lynch
Co. I. Brumback
Rich Oil Strike Awakens Anahuac Town In Texas
Anahuac with 500 residents greets eight new oil wells near the county seat. Seven wells produce about 700 barrels daily each, while a distant eighth indicates a larger pool. Land values leap from six dollars per acre to up to one thousand dollars per acre as wealth expectations rise. Local talk includes possible courthouse, school, and road developments.
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Anahuac
Tex
Blasts Popular Theory of Arch in Human Foot
Dr. Philip Simner Spence of New York declares there is no arch in the human foot. Speaking at the American Osteopathic Association convention in Cleveland he calls the foot a cantilever truss with pillars at toes, heel, and sides of the ball. He says well conditioned feet act like springs and perfect feet require a perfect spine.
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Cleveland
Philip Simner Spence
New York
Spence
American
Dogs and Elephants Dream and Understand Human Expressions
The passage notes dogs are the only animals that dream and elephants are the sole quadrupeds believed to fully grasp human expressions. It references animal cognition in a concise style.
Public Sale of Residence Property in Winchester
The Trustee under a 1930 deed of trust will sell at public auction at the County Court House in Winchester Va on Wednesday August 14 1935 at 11 A M. The property known as 525 North Cameron Street fronting 30 feet 8 inches and extending 192 feet rests on North Cameron Street near a public alley. Terms require one third cash with the balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a buildings insurance policy. Herbert S. Larrick Trustee.
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J. E. Rinker
City of
Winchester
County
Cameron Street
North
C. H. Huff
Herbert 5S. Larrick
Co. I. Brumback
Rogers Appoints Self As Post's Air Navigator
Will Rogers and Wiley Post fly from Albuquerque to the Wade Phillips ranch near Cimarron New Mexico with Mrs Post aboard. Rogers jokes he will navigate once there and jokes about tiger hunting and Siberia plans, while denying any distant Moscow trip.
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Rogers
Self
Albuquerque
N. M
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Mrs. Post
Wade Phillips
Cimarron
Wiley
Los Angeles
Harry Chandler
Raton
Post
Siberia
Moscow
Tivers
Latin Is Out As Nation Language Claim Dated
The article states Latin no longer serves as a national language. It notes romance tongues such as French Italian and Spanish descend from Latin but are not Latin itself.
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Rome
Seven Swimmers Pass Tests At 4 H Camp
At a 4 H camp the Red Cross tests were conducted under senior lifeguard Ricard Largent. Seven swimmers passed including six beginners and one advanced swimmer Roger Cooper of Gore. The 50 foot swim was required for beginners and 100 yard swim for the swimmer.
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Can Red Cross
Ricard Largent
Roger Cooper
Jock Cooper
Gore
Harriet Adams
Gainesboro
Judy Keith
Middletown
Lucille Snapp
Ralph Snapp
Winchester
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