Virginia Tech Plans Student Identification Card System
Virginia Tech will issue photo identification cards to students with a June 5 1939 expiry. J R Belcher Petersburg president of the senate announced the move to curb impersonation and bad checks. Merchants near campus are urged to verify IDs before cashing Tech student checks.
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Virginia
Ala
Virginia Student Senate
J. R. Belcher
Petersburg
Senate
Virginia Tech
Tech
Student Senate
Barcelona Port Section Bombed By Insurgents
Twenty nine people were killed when three insurgent squadrons bombed the Barcelona port section. The American freighter Wisconsin, Portland, ore, avoided damage though attacked off Palamos. the British collier Lake Hall was struck by fragments with no injuries. The attack marked the worst bombing Barcelona had faced in months.
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Barcelona
Wisconsin
Portland
Palamos
Lake Hallweill
London
Grandson Wears Sign In Hoquiam Election Boost
In Hoquiam Washington Frank H Lamb won a Democratic state senate nomination after spending 25 cents on election workers. His grandson earned the quarter by wearing a sign reading vote for my granddad.
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Hoquiam, Wash
Frank H. Lamb
Shenandoah Valley Publicized by Major Newspapers
A Valleys' features tour promoters through metropolitan papers. The Shenandoah Valley described as America’s Vale of Kashmir offers scenery, parks, caves, Natural Bridge, historic sites, and hospitality. The story, published in June to August, appeared in many papers including the Pittsburgh Press and New York World Telegram.
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Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
America
Vale of Kashmir
Blue Ridge Mountains
Potomac River
Roanoke
Shenandoah National Park
George Washington National Forest
Shenendoah Valley
Niagara Falls
Brother
Alexander Spotswood
Daniel Boone
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Robert
Stonewall Jackson
Sam
Shenandoah
Pittsburgh Press
Philadelphia Record
New York News
Washington Herald
Brooklyn Daily «Ale
Philadelphia Inquirer
Washington Times
Baltimore Sun
Cincinnati Post
Knoxville News- Sentinel
Raleigh News and Observer
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Miami Herald
Cleveland Press
Cincinnati Times-Star
Chicago Herald and Examiner
New York World-Telegram
Detroit News
The
New York Sun
Dead End Kids At Habies Palace In Tender Romance
The Dead End kids in Little Tough Guy with Robert Wilcox and Helen Parrish play at the Palace Theatre Monday and Tuesday. A love story unfolds amid tough truths shown in alley shadows. Also screening a Fox News Reel.
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Robert Wilcox
Helen Parrish
Palace Theatre
Fox News
William Zuckerman Dead at 82 in New York City
William Zuckerman died in New York City after a period of illness. His son Louis Zuckerman, a Winchester businessman, was with him when he passed. He leaves a widow five sons and three daughters, with another son Harry having died three months earlier. Funeral services and interment will be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, tomorrow with local family expected to attend.
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William Zuckerman
Louis Zuckerman
Winchester
New York City
New York
Cand
Tad
Harry Zuckerman
Harrisburg
Tent Meetings To Close Sunday Evening Gospel Services
The Rohart family will close their tent services at 811 South Market Street this Sunday night with the sermon The Unpardonable Sin. Sunday 2 30 p m features The Heart of God and Saturday 7 45 p m Presents Ex cuses. Children perform and Mrs Rohart offers object talks plus a four year old soloist tonight.
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E. J. Rohart
South Market Street
God
Special Music for Men’s Bible Class at United Brethren Church
A mixed quartet will perform during the Men's Bible Class program at the United Brethren Church tomorrow morning. The class convenes at 9:45. The public is invited to attend.
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United Brethren Church
Miller
Old Time Cider Presses In Use
The article notes that traditional cider presses remain in use during apple harvest. L A Hudson of Albin assists with refurbishing a press when a neighbor brings apples to make cider, showcasing the rare old time oke house variety.
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L. A. Hudson
Albin
Oke
Fat Spider Captured by Whitacre and Cousin
Robert Whitacre and his cousin Dayton Allabaugh trapped a large brown spider in an alley near their home and exhibited it at The Star office yesterday.
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Robert Whitacre
Virginia Avenue
Dayton Allabaugh
Charles Street
Star Office
Delegates at ABA convention to sample month old bread
Chicago delegates to the American Bakers Association convention will eat bread that is a month old. Dr William Cathcart of the American Institute of Baking says the bread is baked now and frozen so it can be thawed and served when the convention opens. He claims it will taste as if freshly baked.
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Chicago
American Bakers Association
William Cathcart
American Institute of Baking
Cathcart
Early 20th Century City Home and 175 Acre Farm For Sale
A seven room city home with two halls bath and full basement and modern conveniences priced at 3150.00 offers 30 day possession and optional financing. Includes a 175 acre stock and dairy farm with barn silo sheep sheds good water electric lights and driveable grounds priced at 8500.00 with two thirds financing and contact at 133 N Cameron St.
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N. Cameron St
Displaying State Flags in Antietam Commemoration at Sharpsburg
Flags of 20 states will be shown tomorrow at the national cemetery in Sharpsburg for the Antietam anniversary. The program features the Waynesboro High School Band and Cumberland Valley Chorus with local church choirs, ending with the retreat ceremony and national anthem.
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National Cemetery
Sharpsburg
Antietam
Waynesboro High School
Cumberland Valley
Morris Frock Post
Gets Aid For Injured Mother
Five year old Dickie Jones helped after his mother Peggy Jones fell fifteen feet through a skylight at their Riversdale home. She was taken to Providence Hospital Washington with a fractured right arm and shock, where doctors treated her injuries.
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Riversdale
Dickie Jones
Peggy Jones
Dickie
Providence Hospital
Washington
Flames Menace New York Paper
Smoke overwhelmed 32 firemen in a three alarm blaze at the New York Journal and American newsprint warehouse on the Manhattan waterfront. Eleven firefighters were hospitalized hours later, origin undetermined, while 40 editorial staff were driven from desks yet the newspaper published as usual.
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New York
Airliner Mystery Solved by Local Hobbyist Model Plane
Residents reported a large twin motor airliner crash near Bozeman Montana but investigators found no wreckage. Herrell Renn explained the airliner was his model plane that ran out of gas while flying several hundred feet above the town.
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Bozeman
Mont
Herrell Renn
Temporary Halt In Fighting At Fort Meade Md
A simulated battle at Fort Meade Maryland involved about 5 000 soldiers with cavalry and infantry advancing across the Little Patuxent river during a day and night exercise. The sham engagement, part of ongoing maneuvers, continued through September 23 with 35 to 40 mile per hour movement and a wartime atmosphere. A separate note mentions a Des Moines maternity case involving chloroform and a rattlesnake setup.
Poison mystery hits Chicago as family sickens
Earl Bennison 52 died en route to hospital as wife and four relatives fell gravely ill. Investigators link contaminated water and pastries, notably chocolate éclairs bought locally, to the outbreak. Water main break left murky supply after restoration.
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Earl Bennison
Ollie Karowski
Snakes Died During Birth Exhibition Incident
One snake died while another remained in a light sleep during birth. Mrs. Snake was given chloroform again and one offspring was preserved for exhibition.
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Régy
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Shadow
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Fort Meade, Md
Des Moines
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