Estate of William G. Miller Fetches $15 000 at Auction
The William G. Miller estate sale at Headley Auction Gallery drew large crowds over three days with dealers from six states bidding on antiques. Top price $710 for a Chippendale secretary. other notable sums include $600 for banquet tables, $525 for a Grandfather’s Clock, and $410 for a Victorian loveseat. Local buyer purchases included a Hepplewhite secretary for $430 and a Peters burg console pair for $400. A Hanover County sugar bowl sold for $75.
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William C. Miller
Headley
Chippendale
Martinsburg
John Godfrey Miller
New Market
B. Chandee
Baltimore
Chandee
Winchester
D. W. Greenwalt
Miller
Frederick
Petersburg
Hinzer
Accident Victim's Body Sent Home
The body of Herlin H. Fox was shipped Saturday from Jones Funeral Home to Robertson Mortuary in West Plains Missouri where funeral services will be held Wednesday. Burial will take place in West Plains. Fox died Friday afternoon at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a truck collision near Capon Bridge.
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Herlin H. Fox
Jones Funeral Home
Robertson Mortuary
West Plains
Fox
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Capon Bridge
Malayan War Costs Lead to Higher Taxes on Goods
The article notes Malaya will raise duties on whiskey beer coffee sweets confectionery and musical instruments to fund the anti Communist campaign. It cites a war cost of 40 million dollars this year about 10 million more than last year and mentions escalating expenditures.
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Kuala Lumpur
Marines Ferried Across Pacific in Mars Flying Boats
The Caroline Mars carried 144 Marines from Hawaii to San Diego with 106 aboard the Hawaii Mars. Both four engined craft, each with 200 foot wings, ferried a Marine company in full combat kit to Camp Pendleton for training. The Marshall Mars set the passenger record with 308 men on a shorter hop from Alameda.
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San Diego
Calif
Hawaii
Yesterdee
Nevermore
Navy
Michael Services Held Saturday
Funeral services for Marshall N. Michael of 628 Atwell Ave were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Oakland Methodist Church in Oakland West Virginia with Revs. E. G. Hill and E. C. Day presiding. Interment followed in the church yard. Pallbearers were Richard Haymaker Charles Markel Loring Burkhart Melvin LaVecchia Edgar White and John Boyd.
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Marshall N. Michael
Atwell Ave
Oakland Methodist Church
Oakland
W. Va
E. G. Hill
E. C. Day
Richard Haymaker
Charles Markel
Loring Burkhart
Melvin LaVecchia
Edgar White
John Boyd
British officers surrender flags at Yorktown scene
Twenty eight British captains stood in a line with flags displayed in cases while twenty eight American sergeants faced them to receive the flags. The final British defeat of the Revolution occurred in 1781.
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Yorktown
T.L. A
America
Camel Test: Smoke Camels for 30 Days in Your T Zone
Radio star Fran Warren endorses a 30 day Camel test to evaluate cigarettes. The ad urges smokers to test pack after pack to learn Camel’s mild taste and throat feel, promising Camels are a sensible choice for the T Zone over tricks.
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Fran Warren
American Academy of Entertainment
Fran
Warren Ostrom
Communism Loses Out in Ruhr Valley Voting
In North Rhine Westphalia within the British zone, Ruhr workers rejected Communism in an election for the state legislature. Conservatives and rightists gained seats while the Social Democrats and Zentrum won others. a constitution supporting socialization drew mixed support among voters including church school provisions.
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Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Germany
Russia
North-Westphalia
West Germany
Max Reimann
Dortmund
Left
Rght
Christian Democrats
Socialists
Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Zentrum
Not One Single Case of Throat Irritation
Coast to coast test with 2,470 participants smoking Camels for 30 days. Throat specialists examined every participant weekly and found no throat irritation from Camel smoking.
More Doctors Smoke Camels Than Any Other Cigarette
A nationwide survey of 113,597 doctors in 48 states found Camel to be the cigarette brand most commonly smoked across medical specialties. The study queried doctors about their cigarette choice and reported Camels as the top brand.
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Ruth Shafer
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William G. Miller
Noxzema
Joel R. Poinsett
Caspar Wistar
Philadelphia
Leonard Fuchs
William Forsyth
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Anna Pavlovna
Paul I
Fou
Your Northern Way Power Store
Berryville
Strasburg
Front-Royal
Camel’s “Tops
U.S. A
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
Jane Christman
Ezio Pinza
South Pacific
Men’s Clotheshorse
Mavest
Champion
Gleneagle
Mens Chemisnonse
Loudoun St
Seiberling
Entleman
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
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