West Point to Commission Kern in 1933 Graduation
Billy Kern son of Mr and Mrs John A Kern will be among United States Military Academy graduates at West Point New York to be commissioned second lieutenants in the regular army at graduation exercises next Tuesday June 12 He is a Winchester native and Handley High School alumnus noted for athletics and military training. The ceremony also marks the first time degrees are awarded at the academy with 247 graduates receiving bachelor of science degrees.
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William Bentley Kern
John A. Kern
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Lieutenant Kern
F. Asbury Kern
Ellensburg
Wash
Rebecca Kern
Kern
United States
Wesley L. Jones
Washington State
Winchester
Handley High School
Handley
Virginia National Guard
Military Academy
Academy
Bentley Kern
William R. Willis
Igenta
Willis
Erc
Virginia Sunday School Convention Sets 1500 Attendance
About 1500 delegates and visitors are expected in Winchester June 13 to 15 for the 42nd Virginia Sunday School convention at First Baptist Church. Notables will speak including Luther A Weigle and Joy Elmer Morgan. A pageant titled Judean Hills Are Holy features 100 Winchester residents and wraps up the session.
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Winchester
Virginia
First Baptist Church
I. N. Good
Frederick County
Luther A. Weigle
Divinity School
Yale
H. Augustine Smith
Boston University
Joy Elmer Morgan
Washington
The
National Education Association
Paul D. Eddy
New York
International Council of Religious Education
F. E. Brimstool
Charleston
W. Va
Judean Hills
Handley School
D. W. Lupton
Good
Snyder
Venice in the Middle Ages a salt monopoly giant city
Venice built on mud flats grew to about 200000 inhabitants and dominated salt trade, establishing a profitable monopoly in the Middle Ages.
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Venice
Blames Liquor For Getting Him Into Trouble
Hunter Brown a Winchester youth indicted for passing bad checks in Martinsburg West Virginia pleaded guilty in Circuit Court and was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary He attributed his actions to strong drink claiming he was drunk when he passed the checks An operation followed an illness the night before his arraignment
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Hunter Brown
Winchester
State
Brown
Orndorff Sentence Upheld In Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams upheld Magistrate Tavener’s six month jail term for Preston Orndorff known as Precious. The ruling follows charges of illegal moonshine operation with a $100 fine and $1,000 bond. Preston was paroled on conditions. future violations would require serving the remainder of the sentence.
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Frederick County
Philip Williams
A. J. Tavenner
Preston
Orndorff
Guy
Clayton Orndorff
Taverner
Williams
Preston Orndorff
Masked Hold‑up Targets Vernon Rickard in Midnight Robbery
Vernon Rickard of the O Sullivan Rubber Company reported a midnight hold up at his rooming house at 619 South Main. Two masked white men with a third driver in a sedan allegedly demanded money, but Rickard could not identify them or the vehicle. he recalled only being told to hand over his cash.
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Vernon Rickard
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
South Main Street
C. W. Hollis
The
Star
Richard
T. H. Pickrell
Rickard
West Germain Street
Middletown
Winchester
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Ford
Pike Peak Discovery and First Ascent
Pikes Peak in Colorado was discovered in November 1806 by Zebulon M. Pike after whom it is named. The first exploring party led by Maj. 3. H. Long reached the summit in 1819.
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Pikes Peak
Zebulon M. Pike
3. H. Long
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Walter Huston
Frances Dee
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Billy Barnes
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Farmers & Merchants National
U. 8. Postal Savings Depository
State of
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Federal Reserve System
Billy” Kern
U. S. Military Academy
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Hable
Baxter
Fox “News
Rosemary Ames
Rochelle Hudson
Mona Barrie
Herbert Mundin
Henrietta Crosman
FBI
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