Virginia Elks Set Three Day Convention in Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg prepares to host the Virginia Elks annual convention August 24 to 26 expected to draw about 400 delegates and visitors. L. B. Hoover is Exalted Ruler and J. Robert Switzer is secretary. Percy F. Sowers heads the convention committee with events including a barbecue tours of Skyline Drive caverns night baseball golf swimming and a Spotswood club reception.
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Harrisonburg
Elkdom
Nia
State Elke Association
Virginia
Elks
L. BR. Hoover
Commonwealth
J. Robert Switzer
Percy F. Sowers
Skyline Drive
Spotswood Counlub
South Main Street
State Association
C. B. Packer
Portsmouth
John L. Walker
Roanoke
R. M. Ward
N News
W. 8. Chisholm
Charlottesville
Pola Negri Granted Permanent US Residency
Polish silent star Pola Negri returned to the United States aboard the Excalibur with a permanent-residency visa after an immediate hearing. She said she did not know her five year permit required annual renewal and authorities ruled in her favor.
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New York
Pola Negri
United States
Uncle Sam
Avor
Virginia Gubernatorial Race Sees Candidates Rally Hard
In Richmond Virginia candidates push in final week of the August 5 primary. Darden Cary and Page tour towns and radio routes with Darden Msgs at Bedford Martinsville and Southwest districts. Byrd and Cary exchange letters and telegrams over party machinery and support.
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Richmond
Hunsdon Cary
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Cary
Vivian L. Page
Martinsville
Darden
Page
Bluefield
Bristol
Roanoke
Bedford
Byrd
Henrico
U. S. Virginia
Mesa
Winchester
Tin Rasan
Evon
Treasury daily receipts and debt figures reported
Treasury status shows receipts of 12,060,108.14 dollars and expenditures of 64,842,595.15 dollars for July 26. Gross debt stands at 49,394,487,935.31 dollars, with an increase of 16,142,345.91 dollars from the previous day.
Two ambulance corps drivers escape guards and enlist for Suez
James W. Stewart of Oneonta New York and Thomas O Greenough of Proffit Virginia escaped German guards after a train plunge and four days on bread and water in France. They boarded the Excalibur and volunteered to sail for Suez August 20 with Free French forces under Gen. Charles De Gaulle.
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Jersey City
N. J
France
America
Africa
James W. Stewart
Oneonta
N. Y
Thomas O. Greenough
Proffit
Suez
Charles de Gaulle
Stewart
Greenough
Zamzam
Surprised Refugees Reach Marseille After Free France Trek
Two displaced travelers endured three nights on bread loafs as pillows after fleeing to free territory. They met an elderly peasant who said none of France is free, then found safety with French police in Marseille and passage arranged by the American consul to Spain and Portugal.
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Greenough
Free
France
Marseille
Spain
Portugal
Keller Rites Conducted For Mrs Silas Keller
Puneral services for Mrs. Silas Keller of Fishers Hill were held after a long illness. She died Saturday. Born Mary Ellen Hinkins, she was the daughter of Peter Hinkins and Lucy McIntorff Hin. Survived by her husband five daughters and several siblings.
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Silas Keller
Fishers Hill
E. M. Funk
Middletown
Yestern
Dorothy
Martha
William Owens
Arlington
Stewart Debell
Centerville
Charles Barb
Warrenton
Florence Wenger
Woodstock
Funk
E. A. Hinkins
Washington, Pa
The Great Four in Italian art and Soviet recognition
The four Italian masters named are Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, and Michelangelo. Britain gave de facto recognition to the Soviet Government on March 16, 1921, with formal Italian recognition completed on December 26, 1921.
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Italy
C. L
Leonardo
Raphael
Titian
Michelangelo
Soviet Union
Baltic States
Farming Groups Hold Meetings at Blacksburg
Farming groups gather on the Virginia Tech campus for pre Institute of Rural Affairs events. Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration clubs and the agricultural conference board hold sessions with hundreds of participants and plans for lectures by John Temple Graves II and Dr Eric Englund.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Agricultural Conference Board
Institute of Rural Affairs
Virginia Tech
Women’s Federation
John Temple Graves
Birmingham
Eric Englund
U. Ss. Cesee
Aoculture
Navy topic shift for Vining and Taeusch discuss Pan America
Manders Robert E. Vining of the U S N R based in Norfolk will speak on The Navy and Virginia. Carl F Taeusch of the Agricultural Economics Bureau U S D will discuss The Problem of Pan America from the standpoint of National Defense.
Poaching Eggs Explained Steps and Timing
To poach an egg place it in water covered by the pan and let stand six minutes. This method yields an easily digested egg with gentle cooking.
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Harrisonburg Lodge
Friends
Mennonites
Table Top
Florence
Winchester Ree Eee
Randolph Field Administration
Jack C. Ledford
Ledford
Nelson Road
Columbus
Ohio
Army
West Point of the Air
Army Aviation
Senator Page
Beway &S
Revomps Funeral Home
Washington
Position of the Treasury
Blue Ridge Bus
New York, N. Y
Atlantic City, N. J
Niagara Falls
Braddock Heights
Cape May
Provincetown
Mass
N. Braddock St
Chapeau
Chis
London
Keller
Haldeman’s Creamery
Faro Telephone Service
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