Edward Allen 82 Firearm Collector Dies in Rippon
Edward Ernest Allen Sr. 82 of Rippon W Va died today at Memorial hospital after a three week stay. Born in Jefferson County West Virginia August 8 1864 he was a farmer and well drilling expert famed for one of the region’s largest firearm collections. Survived by children Lewis William Edward Jr Jane and Robert plus sister Mary and four grandchildren. Funeral services incomplete.
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Edward Ernest Allen, Sr
Rippon
Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
W. Va
Arthur M. Allen
Clifton
Clarke County
Jane Scott Tidball Allen
Winchester
Lewis
William
Edward Allen
Jane Allen
Robert Allen
Harpers Ferry
Mary Allen
Grains Open Firm on Flood Drive in Midwest
Chicago grain prices rose as traders anticipated flood damage to farmland. Wheat and corn led gains with July and Sep contracts up. oats and lard also moved. Stamp-collecting interest cited at 500000 to one million collectors nationwide.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Midwest
Local Farm Sales Digest Shows June Auctions
June 9 1 pm George E Reynolds Farm 60 mi west of Winchester on Northwestern Grade cattle livestock farm equipment and supplies furniture. June 11 10 am M D Adams old Pierce Home Clarke County horses cattle sheep farming implements. June 11 10 am J C Williams 6 mi east of Winchester Berryville Pike livestock implements household goods. June 14 1 pm Estate of Jonathan Foxwell Hayfield Furniture antiques personal property. June 14 1 pm Mrs Bill Corbin 117 E Gerrard St Winchester Furniture and personal.
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George E. Reynolds
Winchester
D. Adams
Old Pierce Home Place
Charles Townpike
Clarke Conn
J. C. Williams
Berryville Pike
Odd Fellows Approve Virginia Lodge Join At Luray Meeting
The Tri County Odd Fellows Association met at Luray and approved Verbina lodge Shenandoah Va for membership, bringing eight lodges affiliated. Next meeting likely in Winchester late August. host lodge to set date. One hundred two attended including about 20 Rebeccas and visitors. Rev E F Dufford of Luray Lutheran church was guest speaker.
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Tri-County
Odd Fellows
Luray
Verbina Lodge
Shenandoah
Anho
Winchester
E. F. Dufford
Lutheran Church
M G Robinson Succumbs at 84 in Clarke County
Milton Garner Robinson 84 died at 10 23 a m today at a Ma nursing home after a paralytic stroke last September Cerebral hemorrhage Thursday caused death He was born June 22 1862 on the Retreat estate near Berryville Clarke County son of William H and Mary Elizabeth Crear Robinson He worked in real estate after study in Clarke and Fauquier counties and a Chicago business college He retired in 1942 in Harvey Illinois and lived with his sister Mrs Mary R Buckner Additional survivors include a sister a niece two great nieces and a great nephew Funeral services 3 PM Monday at Kurtz funeral home Rev James Roe officiating Interment Ivy Hill Cemetery Upperville.
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Milton Garner Robinson
Clifford Street
Chicago
Harvey
Ill
Mary R. Buckner
Amherst Street
Robinson
Commercial Travelers Association
Anna Davis
Council Bluff
Iowa
Joseph Gibson
Appreville
E. W. O'Hara
Winchester
Nellie Jo Gibson
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Upperville
Kurtz Funeral Home
James Roe
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Funerals for Two Died by Own Action in Clarke County
Separate services held today for Mrs. Julia Snapp Stout 36 and Thomas Ritenour 29 of Stephens City whose bodies were found yesterday in the Shenandoah River two miles south of Berry's Ferry bridge Clarke County. Coroner says death by own action. Mrs. Stout born January 15 1911 in Frederick County daughter of Fred and Gertrude Snapp survived by husband Harvey A. Stout and numerous family members. Ritenour born July 13 1917 son of Frank Ritenour and Natella Ritter Ritenour survived by wife Janey Hopewell and two children Frankie and Delores plus parents and siblings. Services were held at Berryville and Macedonia churches with interment in Green Hill Cemetery and adjoining cemetery respectively.
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Julia Snapp Stout
Thomas Ritenour
Stephens City
Shenandoah River
Berry's Ferry Bridge
Clarke County
Montague Methodist Charge
Frederick County
Fred
Gertrude Lonas Snapp
Winchester
Lewis Henry Snapp
Chambersville
Ritenour
Macedonia Methodist Church
Frank Ritenour
Toms Brooks
Natella P. Ritter Ritenour
Janey Hopewell
Frankie
Delores
Charles Oliver
Howard Iden
Isabelle Virginia
Reliance
Irene Middleton
Carrol Richard
Carlton Leroy
Amos Harrison
Cecil Clay
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
Answers printed for Page 4 quiz include Palse as a mollusk, a statement about entry into New York harbor, a false claim, 1944 with JuneJuly, Leonardo da Vinci, a question about buying cheap second-hand, the side opposite wind, Mercury and water, June, and four US states beginning with New.
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New York Harbor
Leonardo da Vinci
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Tornadoes Flood Midwest. Champaign Hit Hard
The Associated Press reports devastating storms across four Midwest states with widespread flooding and tornado damage. Illinois sees over twenty homes destroyed near Champaign. Julesburg Colorado suffers railroad yard and station damage as Des Moines river rises rapidly.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Nebras
Champaign
Ill
Julesburg
Colo
Illinois City
University of Ilinois
Union Pacific
Des Moines
U N Police Force Composition 4 Debated
The debate over the size and composition of a proposed United Nations global police force intensified after Soviet fears of inflated armed forces. Andrei Gromyko urged keeping forces small and equal contributions to avoid dominance by any nation. The United States favors a mobile strike force and readiness of capable nations.
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Lake Success
United United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Russia
U. N
United States
Peace Agency
Early Use and Evolution of Buttons and Tires
Earliest records show buttons used as decorations and them becoming fasteners by the 15th century. Tires typically use less than half the rubber of an automobile and more than 100 rubber components appear in a typical vehicle.
River Forces Evacuations Across Southeastern Iowa
Flooding drove thousands from homes in southeastern Iowa with over 4,000 residents in Itumwa evacuated and left without electricity. Emergency crews scrambled to manage outages and protect vulnerable neighborhoods as waters rose.
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Iowa
Itumwa
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