Visit to Catacombs in a Mexican Town
Mrs Henry McVicar of Winchester Virginia recounts a trip from Mexico City to Celio Guanajuato. She visits potteries mines and a grand opera house before touring the town cemetery with its underground catacombs and mummies. The piece notes rent on graves and local customs while comparing scenes to Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexican Central Railroad
Celio
Guanajuato
Mexico
Jerusalem
Jefe Polictico
Matermoris
C. E. Huntsberry
Republic
Handful Of Fall Fashion Tricks Listed
Ruth Cowan presents a compact guide to autumn style with tips on velveteen frocks in deep blue, velvet for dressy wear, metal cloth day and evening outfits, and high crowned or shallow crown hats. Evening styles feature picture dresses and long full skirts.
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Ruth Cowan
Associated Press
Chicago
Gainsborough
Circle of Berryville Elects Officers for Year
K D Circle of Berryville selects officers for the coming year led by President Mrs. Leslie Russell and vice presidents Mrs. C H Iden and Miss Elsie Cadwallader. Secretary is Mrs. Maurice Wisecarver and treasurer W S Powers. Whiting reports on Front Royal convention and Skyline Drive visit. Dutrow welcomes with town keys. Olmstead lauds social service helpers and notes the death of Walter Carter in an auto accident.
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Berryville
Golden Rule Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Leslie Russell
C. H. Iden
Elsie Cadwallader
Maurice Wisecarver
W. S. Powers
H. B. Whiting
Front Royal
Lions Club
W. E. Carson
Rapidan
Associated Charities
L. B. Dutrow
Judge Olmstead
Walter Carter
Illness Fatal To J. H. Kenyon in Clarke County
Mrs. H. C. Smith of Boyce learned Saturday of the death of her brother in law J. Howard Kenyon of Baldwinsville New York. Funeral and burial took place in Oswego New York. Mr. Kenyon had long illness and death was not unexpected. He leaves a widow and two sisters in Detroit and New York. Mrs. Kenyon once ran a Clarke County private school. Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon were mutes.
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H. C. Smith
Boyce
J. Howard Kenyon
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Oswego
Credit Officials Are Well Fitted For Their Jobs
Baltimore Farm Credit Administration and Baltimore Production Credit Corporation officials are praised as competent and sympathetic to farmers. Strasburg Production Credit Association secretary treasurer Julian A. Everly reports a two day Baltimore district conference October 18 19 where regional problems were discussed and major local difficulties are expected to be resolved.
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Baltimore
Farm Credit Administration
Baltimore Production Credit Corporation
Julian A. Everly
Strasburg Production Credit Association
Baltimore Farm Credit District
Everly
Clarke, Page, Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick Eee
Mr. Everly
Eight Drunks Draw 356 In Fines Costs
Police court yesterday imposed fines and costs totaling 356 on eight individuals in liquor related cases. Otha Hillyard received 124.25 fine and one month in jail with a one year license revocation. Floyd Finley and Floyd Benjamin were fined 25.25 and 100 respectively with jail time and revocations.
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Polic
Donald L. Weems
Otha Hillyard
Garfield Keckley
Eddie Payne
Tom Nicholson
Floyd Finley
Loretta Tracey
Robert Layton
Floyd Benjamin
Two Officers To Be Voted Upon Tues November 6
Voters in Winchester and surrounding counties Virginia will choose between two major offices United States Senator and Seventh District Congressmen Incumbent Democrats H F Byrd and A Willis Robertson are expected to win renomination Other candidates on the ballot include Lawrence C Page Herman R Ansell Alexander Wright J L Litz John G Bowman and Newman H Raymond for Senate and Lester Ruffner W R Eubank and J Everett Will for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
United States
Herman R. Ansell
Alexander Wright
J. L. Litz
John G. Bowman
Newman H. Raymond
Robertson
Lester Ruffner
W. R. Eubank
J. Everett Will
Unusual European Hobbies Include Spider Collecting
Among notable Europeans the hobbies listed include training frogs and toads weaving neckties and collecting spiders.
Better Films Council Formed Four Years Ago
Fred Wehrenberg leads the Better Films Council effort in St. Louis to improve screen quality through Family Nights. The plan classifies films for family, adults, or young adults, with weekly reviews and radio notices guiding exhibitors. Wehrenberg touts cooperation over coercion and cites profits from special programs.
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Arretus Franklyn Burt
Better Film Council of
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Motion Picture Theatre Owners
Missouri
Ilinois
Coronado Hotel
Fred Wehrenberg
Burt
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Wehrenberg
Better Films Council
Los Angeles
Catholic League of Decency
Michigan
Virginia
South St. Louis
Enrollment At Roanoke College Largest In History
Salem October 23 Roanoke College reports its 1933 34 financial year closed with all accounts paid and no new debt. Dennis B Welsh treasurer and board member takes six months leave returning in late April as the college records its largest enrollment yet 360 students this semester.
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Salem
Dennis B. Welsh
Roanoke College
United States
Welsh
Board of Trustees
the College
Famous Pilot Harold Johnson To Visit City Air Show
Harold Johnson, famed commercial flier with 14 years of experience, will visit Admiral Byrd Airport on Thursday and Friday October 25 and 26 with his 14 passenger tri motor all metal plane. Johnson holds 8000 flight hours and recently won 4500 prize cash plus a 1000 trophy at the National Air Races Cleveland. The Ford tri motor airliner, powered by three Wright Whirlwind engines, seats 14 and weighs about five tons when loaded.
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Bickers Motor Company
Valley Airways, Inc
Meadows
Johnson Flying Service
Harold Johnson
Admiral Byrd Airport
Johnison
Letag
Cleveland
Winchester
Socialists to Speak Here Thursday Night
Two Socialist party members will address residents at the Court House on Thursday evening October 25 at 7 30. Hon Hilliards Beirnstein of Richmond and Lester Ruffner the Socialist candidate for Congress in the seventh district headline the event urging all citizens concerned with the economic crisis to attend. The placards promise speeches different from the two old parties.
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Socialist Party
Court House
Hilliards Beirnstein
Richmond
Lester Ruffner
Congress
Seventh Congressional
Maryland Hills Echo To Speeches
Western Maryland campaign tours featured Democrats and Republicans with Governor Ruthie in Allegany county and Harry W. Nice in Washington county. Ritchie challenged Nice's qualifications in Frostburg while Nice spoke in Oakland promising improved workers compensation laws if elected.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Ruthie
Allegany County
Harry W. Nice
Washington County
Ritchie
Nice
Frostburg
Oakland
Forgotten $1,000 grows to $3,728 in Illinois bank
I N Wright of Angeles California forgot a $1,000 deposit made 34 years ago at a Galesburg Illinois bank. A recent statement shows a balance of $3,728, forwarded through old addresses. In another note, Charles Auvil family in Parsons West Virginia names their child Charles Wesley to honor the CWA initials.
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Galesburg
Wright
Murphy’s Abstinence Promise Delayed by Shelter Trial
Tom Murphy of a transient shelter faced Judge Wheeler in Omaha Neb for drunkenness as a friend promised a suspended sentence if he would seek a minister and sign an abstinence pledge card. On the way, Murphy allegedly fled to avoid the pledge.
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Omaha
Tom Murphy
Wheeler
Murphy
Red
Wheslet
Polecat Catchers Lead in West Chester Extermination Race
Policeman Richard Dorsey tops the West Chester force in the skunk exterminating race after a recent shot under a resident’s porch yields 5 to 1 for Dorsey with Monaghan and Gill each at 1.
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West Chester
Richard Dorsey
West Chester Force
Dorsey
Monaghan
Gill
All In The Family Cake Surfaces in Egypt Aida Aly Case
Egyptian woman Aida Aly faced sentencing after revelations she had six former husbands in prison and no terms for drug dealing. Her seventh husband, and Aly herself, were implicated in the same offense as officials pursue accountability. Meanwhile Pittsburgh NRA office reports a $180 melon reward for cutting, but cannot locate heirs to back wages and checks ranging from $57.24 for Mikek Glagolos of Braddock to 66 cents for John Pappas.
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Egypt
Aida Aly
Atd Aida Aly
Pittsburgh
NRA
Mikek Glagolos
Braddock
John Pappas
Daniel In The Wrong Den Omaha Prowler Story
Omaha police say a prowler targeted the Moris Fogel home. Thomas Lewis, 24, described as a front porch spy, was arrested after a confrontation. The family defended themselves with improvised tools and kept the intruder from further harm. Lewis suffered superficial injuries and was jailed.
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Daniel
Omaha
Moris Fogel
Ann
Fair
Slender
David
Thomas Lewis
Lewis
Vitamin C Structure Clarified by German Scientist
A German scientist has succeeded in clarifying the complete chemical structure of vitamin C, the nutrient known for preventing scurvy. The breakthrough outlines the molecule’s arrangement, promising advancements in understanding its biosynthesis and applications.
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Scott
Waditor
Henry McVicar
Winchester, Va
Frederick County
Morgan Anderson
Barr
Lee Barr
K. D. Circle of
J. H. Kenyon
Clarke
Film Council
Hays Organization
Motion Picture
Maryland Hills
Swaggers
Monroe City
I. N. Wright
Angeles
Calif
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