Death of Benjamin E Baker at 72 shocks Strasburg
E B Baker ticket agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died suddenly of a heart attack at Capon Road station near noon. He was a native of Shenandoah County and long time station agent at Fishers Hill. Funeral services were held at Mount Hebron United Brethren Church with interment in the church cemetery. Survivors include his widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Baker
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Strasburg
Benjamin Edward Baker
Mr. Baker
Capon Road Station
Shenandoah County
Philip P
Sarah Helsley Baker
Fishers Hill
Mount Olive
Mount Hebron
Baker
Omar Snarr
Denis Stickley
Jesse Line
Silas Baker
W. M. Andrews
Fruit Growers May Get Poison Bait For Mice
County Agent I. Fred Stine says fruit growers in the area may obtain poison bait to combat orchard mice. Government prepared bait costs 63.4 cents per pound in 25 pound bags, 7 cents per pound in 10 pound bags, with a 25 pound bag treating about 500 trees. minimum 100 pounds per shipping point. checks to Rodent Control Station Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Department
Blacksburg
United States Department of Agriculture
I. Fred Stine
Man Sentenced in Virginia DUI Case on Route 11
Henry Newlin was sentenced by Trial Justice A J Tavenner to one month in jail a $100 fine and costs and a one year license revocation for driving a car on U S Route 11 about four miles north of the city while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Newlin
Virginia
A. J. Tavenner
Newlin
Open Door Class Elects Officers For New Year
The Open Door Bible Class of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church elected officers for the coming year. President Hubert Kerr. vice president Robert Van Meter. teacher R. Lee Stickel. assistant teacher Edgar Mason. Co. M. Martin chairman music committee. E. D. McGlathery chairman sick committee. C. Vernon Eddy secretary. Burton Ritter treasurer. Miss Catherine Van Meter pianist. Mrs. Leonard Sirbaugh assistant pianist. The class meets Sundays at 9 45 and invites all men not in another Bible class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Hubert Kerr
Robert van Meter
R. Lee Stickel
Edgar Mason
Co. M. Martin
E. D. McGlathery
C. Vernon Eddy
Burton Ritter
Catherine van Meter
Leonard Sirbaugh
Ice Mountain: a frozen cave in West Virginia’s Greens
In West Virginia near Winchester, Ice Mountain presents a rare, ice filled slope reachable by a rugged path. Visitors find icy air and exposed rock, with a shallow well and ice blocks formed year round, while legends speak of healing.
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Washington
Virginia Woolen Mills Defeats Snapp Foundry In Close Duel
Virginia Woolen Mills beat Snapp Foundry 10 to 9 in a tight contest last week. Virginia Woolen and Sarah Zane are set to play tonight to decide the tie and finish both schedules.
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Virginia Woolen Mills
Snapp Foundry
Virginia Woolen
Sarah Zane
Lions
Airport
Boy Scouts
Va. Woolen
Friendship
Win. Woolen
South End
Snapp
Foundry
How They Stand in the American League
Cleveland leads at 8 while St Louis sits at 4 in the standings. Detroit and Chicago suffered rain and other games were not scheduled. Today’s games include Washington at St Louis and Philadelphia at Detroit with several other matchups listed.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit-Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ww. Pet
Indictment in Warren County Murder Case
Joseph Washington, colored, was indicted by a Warren county grand jury on murder charges in the death of Harry M. Boyer. Boyer died after being beaten about the head with a piece of iron and with fists. two counts are listed. Defenders Armstrong Jr and Corron named to represent Washington, trial set for September 25.
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Joseph Washington
Warren County
Harry M. Boyer
Boyer
W. C. Armstrong, Jr
W. LeRoy Corron
Washington
NEW SHIPS OUTSHINE OLD AT NATIONAL AIR RACES
The National Air races in Cleveland feature new ships competing against older designs. A huge new transcontinental "mystery ship" headlines the event while a tiny model appears beside other large craft. German inverted flying star Gerd Redgelis and Royal Air Corps ace R L Atch erly perform daring stunts alongside a 1910 Lincoln Beachey pusher listed for special acts.
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Cleveland
Gerd Redgelis
R. L. R. Atcherly
Royal Air Corps
America
Europe
Roosevelt Relaxed During Final Day of Rhinebeck Horse Show
President Roosevlt appears at the fifteenth annual Thinbeck Dutchess county fair watching ring judging. The report notes a casual off-guard pose captured by a cameraman as spectators enjoy the event. A separate mention highlights Tan Bark Industry gathering bark from oaks for leather tanneries in North Carolina mountains.
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Roosevelt
Thinbeck- Dutchess County Fair
Rhinebeck
N. Y
North Carolina
Unification Talks Begin for All American Methodists
Dr L B Smith of the Edmonston Avenue Methodist Protestant Church Baltimore says union of the 8 million Methodist adherents in America could be achieved by 1938. Three commissions in Chicago favor an episcopal governance model for a united church with Methodist Episcopal Church South, Methodist Episcopal and smaller groups. United action is needed as conferences in May 1936 and 1938 frame the timeline for consolidation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Methodists
America
Commissions On Methodist Union
Chicago
L. B. Smith
Edmonston Avenue
When Sweet Adeline Was Written and the Harmony Quartet Break
Our Yesterdays recalls the rise of male quartets and credit for the song Sweet Adeline. The piece traces its authors Harry Armstrong and Richard H. Gerard and notes the tune has powered social gatherings for about 30 years and likely much longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline
America
Harry Armstrong
Richard Gerard
Richard H. Gerard
Methodist Commissions Eye Union Plan Progress
Three Methodist commissions seek broader church unity by fall while a fifteen member committee hones concrete terms. The group aims to present a definitive plan during the Baltimore sesquicentennial in mid October with secrecy on the process. Notable members include Rev A Norman Ward and Bishops Edwin Hughes William McDowell and E D Mouzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Baltimore
A. Norman Ward
Westiminster, Md
Western Maryland College
Methodist Protestant Church
Edwin H. Hughes
Washington
Methodist Episcopal Church
Willam F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal
E. D. Mouzon
Baltimore Conference Denominational Leaders Named
Affiliated members of the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South, hold chairmanships of their denominational commissions within their congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Jury Selected to Try Harold Taylor Slaying Case
A jury was chosen in Birmingham Alabama to weigh evidence against Harold Taylor 29 son of a former city official charged with the slaying of Faye New 19 year old Howard College student paving the way for testimony.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Harold Taylor
Faye New
Howard College
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E. Piccadilly St
Wenders
John S. Miller & Company
Geo. W. Kurtz
Cameron Street
J. S. Solenberger & Co
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