Paul’s Career as a Congress Member From Virginia
Virginia Congressman John Paul, Republican of the Seventh District, will not return to Congress after terms expired. He likely resumes law practice in Harrisonburg, having contested the 1920 election result in favor of Thomas W. Harrison. A broad party shift in 1922 and new delegations mark a major political realignment nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
John ‘Paul
Virginia
Harrisonburg
Paul
House
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Harrison
District of Columbia
George ©. Perry
Tazewell
C. B. Slemp
Niset
Ids
National
Senate
New York
Mayfield denies election fraud charges in Senate contest
Senator elect Bat Mayfield of Texas calls the contest charges by Petty false and infamous. Petty, a candidate allied with Republicans and independents, claimed Mayfield joined the Ku Klux Klan and conspired to fraudulently win the Senate seat.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bat Mayfield
Texas
Senate
Petty
Mayfield
Ku Klux Klan
New Pastor Begins Work at Centenary Church
The Rev Francis R Casselman longtime community church worker from Iowa arrives with wife Margery Davenport and two sons. He preaches first sermons as Centenary Reformed Church pastor and plans to pursue the community church program. The family traveled by auto from Iowa, with a breakdown near Hagerstown Maryland before continuing by jitney. They will move into the church parsonage on South Market Street this week and stay with Mr and Mrs Joseph Hodgson on East Clifford Street in the interim.
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Francis R. Casselman
Haskins
Iowa
Yester
Centenary*Reformed Church
New York
North Carolina
Clarence Woods
Roanoke
Casselman
Union Theological Seminary
Margery Davenport
P. Davenport
Municipal Court of
Vagsar College
Hagerstown
Mr. Casselman
South Market Street
Joseph Hodggon
East Clifford Street
Reformers Unite to Campaign Against Prohibition Repeal
Three major reform bodies pool resources to form the International Reform Bureau. Affiliated groups include the International Reform Bureau and the World Prohibition Foundation with the National Temperance Society. Headquarters in Washington. Starts with more than $300,000 for the campaign.
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New York
Cound
New York World
International Reform Bureau
Id's Co. Foundation
Wilbur F. Crafts
World Prohibition Foundation
National Temperance Society
Washington
Stroke hits funeral attendee in Clarke County
Harry A. Funk of Funk and Son, Winchester undertakers, suffered a slight stroke during D Yeakley’s funeral in Clarke County. Accompanied by two assistants to the Yeakley home, the event occurred as services proceeded. He was taken to Winchester for medical care and kept quiet, though he later returned to the firm’s store.
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Harry A. Funk
Funk and Son
D. Yeakley
Clarke County
Funk
Yeakley
Winchester
Fire destroys Trebo Inn on Washington Boulevard
A blaze of uncertain origin swept the Trebo Inn on the Washington Baltimore boulevard near Laurel Maryland early today. All occupants escaped safely but guests’ personal effects and most equipment were lost. Estimated loss around 5000 dollars.
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Laurel
Washington
Baltimore Boulevard
William Obell
Graves Abroad to Be Decorated Endowment Plan
The American Legion announced plans at national headquarters to raise 600000 dollars by next Memorial Day for a permanent annual decoration of World War II graves in Europe.
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Indianapolis
Marck
The
American Legion Today
Europe
League Meeting Friday Night at Pine Corner School
The Community League of Pine Corner School in Clarke county will meet Friday, March 9, at 7 20 p m in the school. Rev L L Lowance will discuss an educational subject. Also listed, for sale an electric range nearly new at a cheap price, Bell phone 373 J.
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Community League of the
Pine’ Corner School
Clarke County
Rev. L. L. Lowance
Bell
Baltimore School Girl Missing From Home
Baltimore March 5 Police search for 13 year old Dorothy Widerman who disappeared after leaving for Howard Park school six days ago. Parents Mr and Mrs William Widerman of Copeland Avenue Arlington combed area and sought police help after days of hoping she would return home each evening.
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Baltimore
Dorothy Widerman
Howard Park School
William B. Widerman
Copeland Avenue
Arlington
Twenty five hurt in Central of Georgia wreck near Mizell
Twenty five persons mainly from Columbus and Fort Benning were injured when Central of Georgia Railroad passenger train No. 3 derailed near Mizell station due to a broken rail. The train was en route from Macon to Birmingham Alabama and several injured were taken to Columbus for treatment.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
Central of Georgia Railroad
Mizell Station
Columbus Division
Birmingham
Central of Georgia
Macon
Ala
Mizelle Station
Rich Americans Marry in Paris
Civil marriage in Paris city hall unites Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney son of New York's Harry Payne Whitney to Marie Norton daughter of Sheridan Norton. The ceremony was simple with witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Whitney and Miss Beulah Norton signing the register.
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Associated Press
Paris
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
New York
Marie Norton
Sheridan Norton
City Hall
First Arrondissement of
Beulah Norton
K. N. Gilpin Jr Arrives, Adds New Family Member
Former Delegate Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce announced by wire that Kenneth New comer Gilpin Jr arrived this morning. Friends react with interest as news reaches Richmond Times Dispatch readers.
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Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
George Cease
Kenneth Newcomer Gilpin, Jr
Gilpin
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Mrs Victoria McIlwee Dies After Long Illness in Frederick
Mrs Victoria Regina McIlwee aged 72 of western Frederick died at her Hayfield home after a lingering illness. She leaves husband the late James H McIlwee, a large family including William F Branson Charles A Daniel W Minnie Mason J B Clowser and 12 or more grandchildren. Funeral from her home Tuesday at 2 PM with interment at St John’s.
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Victoria Regina McIlwee
Western Frederick
Hayfield
James H. MeIlwee
McIlwee
McIwee
Mr. McIlwee
McIilwee
William P. Gardner
James F. Gardner
Capon Bridge
W. Va
William F. McItiwee
Branson Mctliwee
Washinington
D. C
Charles A. Mctiwee
Daniel W. Mctiwee
Winchester
Minnie Goode
Rockville
Mason Snapp
J. B. Clowser
St. John's
Old Cannon of Washington Sold At Auction
An old cannon from Washington was sold at auction last week for 29.00 dollars. The item drew bidders seeking a piece of local history and reflects the era of earlier military relics.
Old Winchester cannon finds final home on South Braddock
A historic cannon once used to defend Fort Loudoun and announce elections in Winchester for 166 years is moved to a plumber's shop front on South Braddock Street. The relic, touched by George Washington, recalls early defenses and presidential celebrations at the site, where it has waited in the weather for generations.
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Winchester
Braddock Streets
George Washington
Washington
Fort Loudoun
North Main Street
White House
New Republic
Surprise Anniversary Honor for Mr and Mrs Wise
Mr and Mrs 8 W Wise of Cumberland Maryland were feted at home by children and grandchildren on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Wise, a building contractor with Wise and DeHaven, has lived in Cumberland forty years and wed in Huntington Pennsylvania fifty years ago with Rev M K Foster officiating. The event featured a surprise party, a prayer meeting, music, and a gift purse of gold.
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8. W. Wise
Maryland Avenue
Cumberland
John P.lamb
Wise
Wise and DeHaven
Central Pennsylvania Conference
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Claims She Is First Wife of Tutankhamen
Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick of Chicago declares at a banquet that she is the first wife of King Tut of Egypt, a claim linked to her belief in reincarnation. The statement creates consternation and draws wide newspaper attention.
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Edith. Rockefeller McCormick
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
New York
King Tut
Egypt
McCormick
Ming “Tut
Funeral Rites for Mr Yeakley in Clarke County
Robert Dash Yeakley died suddenly near Berryville Clarke County and his funeral was held at his home. Rev Harper of Berryville officiated with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was 57 and survived by his widow Laura Summell Yeakley and daughter Virginia as well as three brothers and two sisters.
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Robert Dash Yeakley
Brucetown
Mr. Harper
Berryville
Mount Hebron
Yeakley
Clarke County
Laura Virginia Summell
Virginia Yeakley
Hunter Yeakley
Winchester
Luther Yeakley
Martinsburg
Taylor Yeakley
New Kensington
Laura, Butler
Mollie Brown
Missionary Rev C C Bush Family Return Soon
The Rev. and Mrs. C C Bush who served in Africa with Methodist missions are en route to the United States. They expect to reach their Virginia area mid March via New York. They just completed a second term of overseas work and belong to the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Their missions are largely funded by Braddock Street Church in Braddock Street, this city.
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C. C. Bush
Africa
United States
Virginia
New York
Aged McClellan Siblings Die After Neighbor Help
Two of the oldest residents of the Middleway section, Albert McClellan aged 82 and Miss Amanda McClellan aged 85, have died within days of each other. The sister died first, followed by the brother whose illness was noticed by nearby neighbors who cared for him at the end.
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Middleway
Albert McClellan
Amanda McClellan
Bootleg Auto Makes Get Away
A large car with West Virginia plates was chased between Berrytown and Shifflett's Hollow in Rockingham by Deputy Sheriff Lucas after a tip that a moonshine run would depart Shifflett's Hollow Saturday morning. Deputies fired at the vehicle, possibly puncturing tires, but the car escaped before reaching Harrisonburg.
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West Virginia
Berrytown
Shifflett’s Hollow
Lucas
Dillard
Pike H
Harrisonburg
Shifflett's Hollow
Licas
Meeting Notice for South End Hose Company
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Hose Co. will be Monday night March 5 at 7 30 with outside speakers. Much business is to be transacted and a large attendance is expected. C H Harlowe president Paul Carper secretary.
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South End Hose Co
Mondsey
Petersburg Prepares for Rotary Conference Attendance Forecast
Petersburg Virginia gears up for the thirty seventh district Rotary conference with expected 1000 visiting delegates. Noted guests include Rotary International president Raymond Havens and district leaders from Virginia North Carolina and nearby states. Local officials report extensive decorations and planned entertainments for the event.
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Petersburg
Raymond Havens
City
Rotary International
Havens
Roger Moore
Moore
Wilmington
N. S
Turner
Vsernor
Nine
Thomas B
Richmond
David P
Roanoke
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Edwin A. Alderman
The
University
Virginia
Frank Pake
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
Mr W K Alther Dead in Buffalo
Mr W K Alther dies in a New York hospital after pneumonia at age 50. A Vancouver consulate and Manila years mark his life as a traveler and Mason, with kin in Winchester and Westernport. Funeral held today in Buffalo.
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K. Alther
New York
Alther
Ther
Seryciohanna
Julia Woore
Oliver Woore
Clay
Frederick Alther
D. A. Bowman
Westernport
W. A. Sale
Raymond Forney
Winchester
L. K. Alther
Vancouver
Globe
Holy Lands
Manila
Philippine Islands
Masonic Life’ Insurance Company of
Buffalo
Baptist Church
Grand jury convenes in Morehouse parish hooded gang case
A Morehouse parish grand jury was organized in Bastrop today to hear evidence in the masked gang atrocities linked to kidnappings floggings and killings of Watts Daniel and T F Richards. Attorney General Coco arrived to present state testimony from January hearings as Judge Fred M Odum outlined the charge.
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Associated Press
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Fred. M. Odum
Coco
Mercot
Watts Daniel
T. F. Richards
Odum
Rail shares surge as market opens with heavy buying
The New York market sees rail stocks bid up on opening after Congress adjourns. Dividends show gains as investors move into railway issues amid anticipated legislation and swift buying. Call money opens at favorable levels.
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Associated Press
Bull New York
Congress
Whole Nation Awakening to Value of Play
Nationwide trend shows cities boosting recreation budgets and facilities. Municipal bonds, donated property, and new playgrounds expand access to wholesome leisure from New England to Chicago and Duluth with amounts reaching millions of dollars and widespread municipal support.
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New England
Pope
Chicago
Duluth
Minnesota
Memphis
Tenn
Se 2ne AG PASSES AWAY Confederate veteran Jacob Hillyard
Jacob Harrison Hillyard a long ill man and tired carpenter died after a lengthy illness at his home on South elit a long illness. He was born in county Virginia and served in the Confederate army during the war. He was part of the Grafton Hillyard family and spent most of his life as a builder in Chicago. He leaves a widow formerly Clark and one brother James W. Hillyard in this city. The funeral will be at his late home at 3 o clock Tuesday with W. Switzer officiating. pallbearers will be Geo dox T J Ornderff James Ritter Whitlock John Liebister.
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Jacob Harrison - Hillyard
South
Mr. Hillyard
County
Grafton Hillyard
Hillyard
Eain Chester
Chicago
James W
Clark
Friendship Fire Company
W. Switzer
Mount Hi
Geodox
T. J. Ornderff
James Ritter
Whitlock
John Liebister
Mission meets at M. E. Church on March 7
The United Study Mission at M. E. Church South will gather March 7 at 3 p.m. to study Daniel Johnson Fleming. Men are invited to attend and participate in the discussion with welcoming notes.
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The
United Study” Mission
Men’s Bible
M. EB. Church, South
Daniel Johnson Fleming
District Nurse Association Meeting Adjourns Pending Dues
The District Nurse Association held its usual monthly meeting in the Council Chamber on a Wednesday in March at 4 p.m. Members were asked to bring dues and send them to Mrs. H D Fuller, president, with Mrs. Martin Wisecarver serving as secretary-treasurer.
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Council Chamber of City
Radioator Covers Headed for Berryville Auction
Four 'head mules and sixteen head hogs plus implements harness and goods offered at public sale in Berryville Virginia on Thursday by A W Doe.
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Berryville
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Tut
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South End Hose Company
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Paul Carper
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P Weee
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Visitation Academy
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Hanbbrough &¢ Insurance
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