M W A Holds Ceremonial Meet For New Timber
Oranda Virginia May 27 Modern Woodmen of America Camp 43474 hosted a highly enthusiastic ceremony with twelve new initiates led by district deputy V H Er and company colonel. Over 100 attendees from Middletown Strasburg Edinburg Front Royal Halls Store Wheatfield plus members from other camps attended. District Deputy Keeler announced plans for more similar gatherings in Strasburg Winchester Front Royal Middletown Toms Brook and other locations in the early summer.
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Oranda
Modern Woodmen of America
Forest of Woodcraft
V. H. Er
Alto
Middletown
Strasburg
Edinburg
Front Royal
Halls Store
Wheatfield
Keeler
Winchester
Toms Brook
Filipino Voters Increase 446,000 In Three Years
Approximately 1,800,000 ballots have been printed and will be distributed to the provinces for the national election on June 19. Voters will choose members of the House of Representatives, half the Senate, provincial governors, and other provincial officers.
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Associated Press
Manila
Philippines
House of Representatives
Senate
Voter Increase Across Provinces Reported in Election Data
Comparing these figures with 1922 results shows about 446000 more voters this year. Pangasinan in central Luzon leads with 129000 ballots sent, up from 123000 in 1922, while Manila city accounts for 70000 qualified voters.
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Pangasanan
Luzon
Manila
East India Has Big Rice Crop Report
Reports from Java state that rice will yield a bumper crop this year in the Dutch East Indies. The May 27 telegraphic dispatch notes favorable conditions across Java and the neighboring islands, forecasting strong harvests for the coming season.
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East
India
Hague
Java
East Indies Labor Shortage Amid Crop Season
Thousands of unemployed have deserted cities to help bring in the crop, but a dearth of coolie labor persists, underscoring ongoing labor shortages during the harvest period.
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East Indies
Tiger's Grandson Pursues U S Citizenship in Seattle
Georges Gatineau, grandson of Georges Clemenceau the Tigers of France, is an automobile salesman in Seattle and has taken out first papers to become an American citizen. He is son of Andre and Theresa Gatineau. He served with the French army near Verdun in 1915 and later gambled away an inheritance before travel to Singapore Paris New Orleans Boston and Seattle.
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Seattle
Georges Gatineau
Georges Clemenceau
Tigers of
France
Andre and
Theresa Clemenceau Gatineau
Gatineau
Tiger of
Verdun
Europe
Singapore
Paris
New Orleans
Boston
Central
South America
Fire Destroyed Humston Residence Near Lantz Mills
The fire was spotted shortly before midnight by C Grayden Clem as he returned to Lantz Mills with companions. They alerted town, the volunteer fire company rushed to the Humston residence but the blaze had full headway by the first responders, leaving the structure completely burned.
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C. Grayden Clem
Lantz Mills
Stony Creek
Humston
Humston Home Burned While Family Absent Near Edinburg
Mr and Mrs Earl Humston lost their home half a mile north of Edinburg to a recent fire while the family was away They have leased part of Mrs Mary Belle Vonces residence in Woodstock to live in temporarily until rebuilding Mr Humston was with his father in Middletown and Mrs Humston with her parents in Bedford Virginia when the blaze occurred.
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Earl Humston
Edinburg
Mary Belle Vonce
Woodstock
Norfolk and Western Schedule In Effect 1926 Berryville
Train times listed for Berryville to Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and beyond. Includes Pullman sleepers to Bristol Gary Philadelphia and New York with dining car connections and parlor service. Contacts: H H Burks Berryville and W C Saunders Roanoke for fares reservations and information.
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Berryville
Roanoke
Bristol
Pullman
Bluefield
Welch
Norton
Waynesboro
Gary
W. Va
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Shenandoah
Umagerstown
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
New York
H. H. Burks
W. C. Saunders
Gen. Pass
Fire Destroys Nearly New House In Swift Blaze
A frame house burned to the ground in under two hours with attempts to save Nake or the sy schotd property failing. The adjoining moat survived. insurance will not cover the loss of heirlooms, gifts, and irreplaceable remembrances from the nine year old house.
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Nake
Hipmston
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M. B. Clowe
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