Ebert Will Put On Record In Corporation Court
The late Martin P Ebert's will is admitted to record with nephews J William Ebert and Harry W Ebert as executors. Bond set at 25000. Will directs sale of property except five Farmers and Merchants Bank shares to Harry. Executors to sell 200 acre Rinker farm in Clarke county and pay debts. Trust to recipients grand children Ann Ray Ebert Nancy Ebert Elizabeth Ebert for 20 years.
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Martin P Ebert
J. William Ebert
Harry W. Ebert
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Rinker
Clarke County
Ann Ray Ebert
Nancy Ebert
Elizabeth Ebert
Barrie Earned Fifty Thousand? Peter Pan Myth Questioned
The record states Peter Pan earned $500,000 for Barrie. Henry Ford on his sixty fifth birthday in 1928 claimed removing men over fifty would leave too little experience and judgment to run industry.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Origin of the word hobo traced to hoe-boys in travel
According to Webster the origin is unknown. Jeff Davis of Hoboes of America says the term came from migratory farm hands called hoe-boys because they carried hoes on their travels.
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Webster
Jeff Davis
The
Hoboes of America
U V A Alumni Meeting Set for June 1 in Winchester
Northern Virginia Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association will hold a meeting and banquet at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on June 1 at 7 o clock. Attendees include area alumni from Staunton north. H H Shockey of Winchester chairs arrangements with H F Byrd Jr Harry K Benham Harry Kern Jr J Sloan Kuykendall and Eugene R Branch among organizers.
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Northern Virginia
Alumni Association of the
University of Virginia
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Staunton North
H. H. Shockey
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Harry K. Benham
Harry Kern, Jr
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Eugene R. Branch
Premier faults French high command over Meuse crisis
Paris dispatch reports Premier Reynaud blaming the French high command for faults amid German armored advances along the Meuse. He warns decisive action is needed as bridges were not destroyed and French divisions were thin and misallocated. The Senate cheered as he urged immediate measures to save the fatherland.
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Enone
Meuse
Paris
France
Amiens
Arras
Germany
Belgium
Senate
Reynaud
Dr Charles M Sheldon Edited Topeka Daily Capital
The writer of In His Steps edited the Topeka Daily Capital for one week in 1900 as a distinctly Christian daily. Bananas contain vitamins A B and C.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Capital
Navy Yards Urged to Speed Up Defense Orders Support
The RFC proposes banks provide full cooperation and offers to cover 75 percent of defense loan risk or underwrite up to that amount, aiming to accelerate defense orders. Congress may be asked to raise the debt limit as financing options shift away from new taxes. House members note White House serious about a solution pleasing the public.
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House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Beads of history and funeral advice in mixed excerpts
The text blends notes on Jewish background and baptism, beaver hats in Elizabethan England, and cautious funeral guidance. It mentions beaver hats as a 16th century favorite, notes about consulting funeral directors like Jones funeral Home, and offers nonbinding advisory services for planning or questions.
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Elizabeth
Jones Funeral Home
U.S. Seeks Help Supervising Allied Prisoners of War
Alexander C. Kirk, charge d affaires at the American embassy in Berlin, appeals to the State Department for more officials to supervise the treatment of thousands of British French and Belgian prisoners in Germany. The protecting power role stems from a 1929 Geneva pact ensuring humane POW care including letters home and civilian pay.
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Washington
Germany
Alexander C. Kirk
Berlin
State Department
Kirk
United States
Geneva
Lindbergh Urges U.S. to Stop Asking for War
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh broadcasts from Washington on the eve of the 13th anniversary of his New York to Paris flight. He says America need not fear a victorious Germany and urges aid to allies while opposing war.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington, D. C
U.S
New York-Paris
America
Germany
French Withdraw To Straighten Lines In France War Report
A French spokesman says the southern end of the German pocket in France now runs about 35 miles along a near straight line just north of the Aisne river. He notes little change in three days while French bombers disrupt German refueling and targets behind the lines. German paratroopers conduct deep raids west of the front as fighting continues in Picardy and the Peronne to Cambrai area.
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Luxembourg
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Germany
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Malmedy
Moresnot
Reich
St. Quentin
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Maginot Line
Montmedy
Meuse River
English Channel
Peee Ate Ats
Alma
Netherlands
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