Butler Named Valley Chairman For Apple Week
H. W. Butler Jr. becomes Shenandoah Valley chairman for National Apple Week in October 1929. He previously led Apple Week in 1953 and 1954 and works with the National Apple Week Association based in Washington. Butler handpicks local chairmen across the Valley and will announce them soon as programs and posters promote apples on national menus.
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Butler
Valley
Apple Week
H. W. Butler, Jr
H. W. Butler Bro. Inc
Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Butler
National Apple Week Association
Washington, D. C
National Apple Week
William Carey and the Birth of Protestant Missions
The text traces William Carey, a shoemaker, pushing Asia mission work in face of scorn. It notes earlier Raikes and the decline of ancient missionary effort, then Carey’s perseverance leading to him being called the father of Protestant missions worldwide. Also comments that even devout people can fear reform.
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Robert Raikes
William Carey
Raikes
Carey
Asia
10th Family Member To Earn College Degree
Grant Bartholomew Martin, 21, will receive his bachelor's from Maryland State Teachers College at Bowie, becoming the 10th in his family to earn a college degree. The Martins, a family of 12 children with six teachers among them, have built a legacy from humble wages and collective effort. Louis Martin, who spent decades earning under $80 weekly, regards education as a shared triumph and a life of struggle that strengthens character.
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Princess Anne, Md
Grant Bartholomew Martin
Maryland State Teachers College
Bowie
Louis Martin
Grant
Mrs. Martin
Martins
Philadelphia
Hebron Baptist Church to mark 125th anniversary next Sunday
The Hebron Baptist Church will celebrate its 125th anniversary next Sunday with a church lunch. Superintendent of the Sunday School Mrs. Maude Kerns resigns after 17 years. Mr. Robert Martin elected to replace her.
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Gore - Hebron Baptist Church
Maude Kerns
Hebron Baptist Church
Robert Martin
Harry Cates
J. B. Constable
Hagerstown
A. D. Davis
B. L
Browntown
Thornhill
Walter Good
William Wolford
Forest Pugh
Agnes
Paul
Pugh
O. M. Pugh
Morgantown
Conrad Wolford
Ida Wolford
Charles Macomber
Norman, Okla
Macomber
Naval Aviation Center
New Ball Point Pens Replacing Old P.O. Stubs
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston leads an experiment with U S Post Office ball point pens in Winchester along with other district offices. The seven pens were issued September 3 and four were taken home, indicating strong public approval. If popularity continues the office may revert to the old steel pens.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
United States Post Office Department
Washington
Winchester
Johnston
U.S. Postal Dept
Post Office Department
Lions Accept Indecent Exhibits Judgment as Youth Policy
In Bismarck North Dakota the Lions Club nearly unanimously voted that exhibits gathered by a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency are indecent for youth after a 45 minute review. The panel included Senator William Langers who also sat with the Lions in this citizens jury evaluating photographs cartoons sex films and reading matter from hearings in major cities.
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Bismarck
N. D
Bismarck Lions Club
Senate
Citizens Jury
William Langers
R-Nd
Bismarck Lions
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