Great British Empire Faces Gravest Crisis in History
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Britain confronts its gravest crisis as Germany Italy and Japan challenge empire. He cites the Tientsin blockade Danzig and Mediterranean tension, noting British prestige and control of the Near East are at stake while Anglo American ties seek reinforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Tientsin
Hitler
Mussolini
Mediterranean
England
Germany
Italy
Britain
Britannia
British Empire
China
Far East
Europe
Danzig
Turkey
Dardanelles
Near East
France
Palestine
Canada
United States
George
Duke of Kent
Australia
Doctor warns kidney and bladder health linked to waste
A health notice explains kidneys filter 150 miles of tiny tubes daily and urges care for bladder and kidney issues. It claims acid buildup can cause fatigue headaches and pains, and promotes a tonic claimed to help. suitable for readers over 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Scrivener Will Put On Record
The will of Mrs. Emma B. Scrivener is admitted to record with Cor poration Court Clerk Clark M. Smith. It leaves cash bequests to her sons Walter A Lohr and Garner Scrivener and to daughter Myrtle Baker, a $100 trust for maintenance of the Scrivener lot in Mount Hebron, and the residue to the Church of Christ on West Cork Street. Shenandoah Valley National Bank named executor with a $2,500 bond without security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma B. Scrivener
Corporation Court
Clark M. Smith
Walter A., Lohr
Garner Scrivener
Myrtle Baker
Scrivener
Mount Hebron
Church of Christ
West Cork Street
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Estates Appraised in Corporation Court
Certificates of appraisal entered in Corporation Court for estates including Mrs Gaybrella Ebert valued at 902.50 by Coleman Dunn R Bruce Slonaker and J W Crider. Roscoe L Funk valued at 1939.85 by A B Solenberger W R Pifer and Edwin T Snider. William B Keating valued at 1558.33 by S D McFadden B M Sullivan and O L Jamison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaybrella Ebert
Coleman Dunn
R. Bruce Slonaker
J. W. Crider
Roscoe L. Funk
A. B. Solenberger
W. R. Pifer
Edwin T. Snider
William B. Keating
S. D. McFadden
B. M., Sullivan
O. L. Jamison
Divorces Filed in Frederick Circuit Court
Decrees issued for Emmart J. Lewis vs. Eunice Pingley Lewis grounds cruelty. Natelle F. Koontz vs. Robert L. Kontz grounds desertion. Mollie E. Kallsky vs. Stanley Kallsky grounds desertion. Parties barred from remarrying for six months after decree dates.
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Frederick Circuit Court
Emmart J. Lewis
Eunice Pingley Lewis
Natelle F. Koontz
Robert L. Kontz
Mollie E. Kallsky
Stanley Kallsky
City and County Realty Transfers
Winchester C A Nelson and others transfer lot and buildings in Harris Addition to Florence E Barr for 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Nelson
Florence E. Barr
Harris Addition
Two Winchester Men Elected to Grand Virginia Council Posts
Two Winchester men and McFaden Council members were elected to offices at the Grand Virginia Council annual meeting in Richmond. Taylor L. Barr became guide for the coming year and Dr. Raymond H. Kerlin was elected chaplain, with Kerlin also among reelected officers. Peachy L. Hockman attended as delegate. M. L. Beeton of Lexington was reelected grand regent. Robert T. Fox installed the officers. The Fairfax based council, later renamed McFaden Council, honors the late Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden and notes the order is 62 years old in Virginia with about 75,000 members nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
McFaden Council
Royal Arcanum
Grand Virginia Council
Richmond
Taylor L. Barr
Raymond H. Kerlin
Peachy L. Hockman
McFaden
Dr. Kerlin
Barr
M. L. Beeton
Lexington
Robert T. Fox
Harrisburg
National Supreme Council
Fairfax
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun
Jap Beetles Increase Across Somerset County Areas
Princess Anne Maryland June 22 crop pest expert reports heavy increases of the Japanese beetle in Princess Anne Coston and Pocomoke areas. Wheat rye corn tomatoes and lima beans attacked as over 6000 beetles trapped in Princess Anne in first week. Government spraying operations use machines around shipping centers to prevent spread from quarantine zones.
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Princess Anne
C. Z. Keller
Somerset County
Coston
Pocomoke
T. L Barnett
Waiting Act Is Attacked In Maryland Court
Three Circuit Court judges in Elkton heard the state's demurrer to a suit challenging Maryland's 48 hour delay law for marriage licenses. Clergyman Joseph T. Baker seeks to restrain Clerk Walter Buck from enforcing the measure aimed at limiting Elkton's marriage mill, arguing unconstitutionality and bill discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Maryland
William Mason Shenan
Easton
J. Owen Knotts
Denton
James F. Evans
Joseph T. Baker
Walter E. Buck
Isaac Loeb Straus
Harry W. Nice
William C. Walsh
Atorney
H. Vernon Eney
Romantic Alabama City Voyage On The Gordon Greene
The Gordon Greene excursion boat sails from Pickwick Lake to Wilson Dam and Florence Alabama, visiting Sheffield and Florence as Miss Keller’s hometown and offering notes on the dam project completed in 1926. The trip notes abundant rainfall, late crops, and southern hospitality led by Ma Greene.
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Gordon Green
Father of Waters
Mississippi
Pickwick Lake
Tennessee
Dixieland
United States
Sheffield
Ala
Gordon Greene
Wilson Dam
Tennessee River
Mid-West
Ma Greene
Petersburg mill cat mystery ends with telegram mix up
In Petersburg Illinois the disappearance of a flour mill cat and her kittens was solved when a Peoria retailer sent a telegram confirming the cat was received inside flour but with unexpected kittens. The message says a cat and her kittens were not ordered.
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German
Japan
GOODYEAR TIRES _BUNCUTTER TIRE CO
Pullmans
B&o
Uiet
Baltimore |Ohio Railroad
Taylor Barr
Raymond Kerlin
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
Central Press Radiophoto
le Bourget
Marseilles
Port Washington
N. Y
Atlantic
Paris
Alabama
Star
Florence
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Eeteea
C. B. Co
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