Sisters Reunited After Lifelong Separation Across Time
Two Missouri born sisters separated as babies and raised apart after parental death are reunited as grandmothers in Virginia. Mrs Minnie Cooke Ogden and Mrs Susan Hern Cook, long told of a sister, discover kin at a Stephens City picnic, confirming their family link through Elise Ogden and Samuel Cook. They plan to see each other more, and were photographed together.
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Ray County
Missouri
Samuel
Susan Rein Cook
Shenandoah Valley
Kernstown
Dewey Reprimanded by Judge for Seating During Objection
New York Sept. 12. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey was rebuked by Justice Pecora after lounging in his chair while voicing an objection in the James J. Hines trial. The judge said courtesy requires counsel to stand when addressing the court.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
James J. Hines
Three Veteran Workers Claim Long Service At Deford Tannery
Three claimants seek veteran status due to their long tenure at the Deford tannery amid unemployment. Griffith helped found the tannery and has endured intermittent work since its closure. Benton Shenk continues to work, currently as night watchman, despite the plant's shutdown. He recalls starting at sixteen and remaining through ownership changes, with decades as a night watchman and years of liquor preparation for hides. He also runs a nearby barber shop.
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Deford
Griffith
Benton Shenk
Shen
Federal Reserve
Mr. Shenk
Ouse
Lays Claim To Tall Champion
ST. CHARLES, Sept. 12. Charles E. Parsons, a 62 year old farmer from Lee county near Jonesville, stood seven feet tall and claimed the title of Virginia's tallest man. He said his height makes entering doors awkward but otherwise brings no trouble while neighbors described him as good natured and healthy.
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ST. Charles
Charles E. Parsons
Virginia
Rey
Parsons
Lee County
Jonesville
Robbery Claimed By Washingtonian in Secluded Spot
Washingtonian Lane Rose reports he was beaten and robbed by three men who offered him two dollars during a Saturday night visit in Rileyville. Authorities said the suspects were taken into custody early Sunday in connection with the case.
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Lane Rose
Washington
Bohemia
Rileyville
New Skyline Drive Traffic Sets Peak for Holiday Weekend
Luray reports 33 681 passengers in 9 200 cars entered Skyline Drive on the Sunday before Labor Day, surpassing 1937 figures. The Labor Day weekend total reached 56 837 passengers in 15 593 cars, according to Shenandoah Park office figures.
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Luray
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah National Park
McNutt May Come Home For Good
Washington reports that Paul V. McNutt high commissioner to the Philippines is expected to sail for the United States within months and will likely not return to his post. Some of his friends have proposed him for the 1940 presidential nomination.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
United States
McNutt
Rane
Death Removes N. and W. Official
Roanoke mourning transit executive Bert F. Butler 61, vice president in charge of traffic for Norfolk and Western Railway, died in Baltimore after weeks of illness. Butler, a 47 year N. and W. veteran, began as a messenger and rose to a leading traffic executive, renowned for expertise in rates and widely popular in the railway world.
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Roanoke
Gil- Roanoke
Gilbert F. Butler
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Baltimore
Railway
Butler
Woman Injured In Accident Near Mount Jackson
Mrs. W. R. Brewer of Cumberland Maryland suffered a fractured shoulder and possible rib fractures in a two truck collision on the Valley Pike two miles north of Mount Jackson Virginia at 3 15 PM Wednesday. State trooper Sgt Lynn said the southbound car skidded off the road when a northbound truck pulled out on a hill. The car then hit a trailer from a second truck. Edgar Allen Vincent of Winchester, operator of the first truck, faced charges of careless and reckless driving and received a summons.
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Harrisonburg
W. R. Brewer
Cumberland
Valley Pike
Mt. Jackson
Lynn
Brewer
Edgar Allen Vincent
Winchester
Dodd files campaign expense report after primary loss
William E. Dodd Jr. filed in Loudoun County circuit court an expense account of 1652.12 for his August Democratic primary campaign. He was defeated by incumbent Rep. Howard W. Smith.
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Leesburg
William E. Dodd, Jr
Congress
Loudoun County
Howard W. Smith
Truck Collision In Cumberland Causes Bruises
In Lynn two trucks owned by Novick Transfer Company of Winchester collided with a Brewer car. Mr Brewer and Mr and Mrs W B Stalnaker of Cumberland escaped serious injures while Mrs Stalnaker suffered severe bruises. Charles Miller of Winchester, driver of the second truck, was uninjured. The Brewer auto front was demolished and the truck trailer badly damaged. Mrs Brewers condition was reported as not serious the following morning.
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Lynn
Novick Transfer Company
Winchester
Brewer
W B. Stalnaker
Cumberland
Stalnaker
Chiries Miller
Hapless Families Stage Sitdown At Relief Headquarters
Three evicted families totaling five adults and 16 children marched to relief headquarters in Reading Pennsylvania and demanded homes be found for them. A fourth family living in a state highway garage for over a week joined the protest seeking housing.
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Reading
Beaver sunset sweet shop tragedy shocks Utah town
In Beaver Utah Othello Riley town marshal was eating a sundae when his Konan gun discharged by accident causing a startling incident at the sunset sweet shop. No injuries reported but the event prompts investigation by local authorities.
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Beaver
Utah
Sunset Sweet Shop
Othello Riley
Glass Defends Poll Tax and Proposes Penalty for Inaction
Senator Glass defends the Virginia poll tax arguing it raises little voting turnout. he cites Lynchburg data from 1936 and 1938 showing many who paid tax did not vote. He suggests adopting an Australian style penalty requiring a tax payment from qualified voters who do not vote to fund education.
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Roosevelt
Glass
Mr. J
Virginia
Lynchburg
Suffolk Sheriff Captures Bank Robbery Suspect
Suffolk County Sheriff Whitfield arrested Lacy Rigsby after spotting him from an FBI alert. Rigsby linked to the Bank of Carnsville VA heist that injured several employees and netted 4000 pounds. A partner, Joe Burke, remains at large as authorities pursue him.
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Whitfield
Lacy Rigsby
Bank of
Carnsville
Rigsby
Suffolk
FBI
Joe Burke
Department of Justice
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