Rich Virginia Boy to Inherit Another Fortune
Sidney L. Shannon Jr., eight, is sole heir to about 1.5 million left by his aunt Miss Sarah Warden who died in Fredericksburg. Administrators Fidelity Trust Company of Philadelphia and Sidney Shannon Sr. qualified with bond of 1.75 million. The estate is largely stocks and bonds. the boy already possessed several million from his mother’s prior death.
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Associated Press
Fredericksburg
Sidney L. Shannon, Jr
Sarah Warden
Fredericksburg Court
Sidney L. Shannon
Fidelity Trust Company of
Philadelphia
DePriest Outlines Tactics for Securing Political Spoils
Oscar DePriest of Chicago spoke to the Colored Republican Club in Seattle urging attendees to avoid paid campaign work and to claim a share of patronage through influence. He cited spending $15,000 on preliminary work for Bill Thompson and promised to point to his slice when the pie is cut. He also addressed Senator Heflin and said he would confront him in Senate restrooms if needed.
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Seattle
Wash
Oscar DePriest
Chicago
Colored Republican Club
Bill Thompson
Senator Heflin
Alabama
Ihaw
Tom Heflin
Senate
Bloom Brevities from Bloom Virginia and surroundings
Rev. Mr. Rice will preach at St Johns Sunday at 10 30 a m. A Christian Endeavor service was led by Milton Williams last Sunday. Ernest Ashwood will lead Sunday at 7 30 p m. Edgar Hershman attends school in Winchester. Families and individuals visit relatives in Middletown Star Tannery Stephens City Moorefield Lebanon Church and Middletown. A Boston man slapped his wife and she went to sleep.
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Bloom
Rice
St.Johns
St. John’s
Milton Williams
Ernest Ashwood
Edgar Hershman
Winchester
R. L. Long
Little Son
Middletown
John R. Cooper
John Y. Himelright
Star Tannery
Jamesetta Glynn
Stephens City
Stonebreaker
Moorefield
W. Va
J. D. Crabill
Luther Malone
Lebanon Church
Will Long
Pell mystery deepens as Redslade links to Marling
In 1929 prose saga, Redslade reveals his ties to Pell and Marling. Laxton outlines the Brussels Ostend Bruges sequence showing how wealth loss, custody of Newplace, and hidden deaths entangle Veronica and the Seabrokes. The pursuit of truth leads to a climactic Dover cliff chase and a looming revelation at Newplace Abbey.
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Laxton
Redslade
Newplace
Pell
Smithins
Miss Vanfdenessen
Seabrokes
Rue Rogier
Miss Vandenessen
Philip Lincoln
Casino
Quai Des Pecheurs
Pal
Ostend
Bruges
Seabroke
Kursaal
Marling
Mr. Redslade
Dover
Somerfield
Mr. Fotherbury
Wm. Morrow Co
Mrs Dyke Ill as Visitors Reach Mount Williams
Mount Williams Virginia reports Mrs Geo Dyke after stroke nearly a year ago was very ill Saturday evening. Visiting relatives include Mr and Mrs W H Williams and others. Local attendance at Mount Pleasant church noted with Hurl Himelright and Mrs William Himelright.
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Mount Williams
Geo. Dyke
W. H. Williams
Annie M. Orn
Smoke
Rs. Herbert Smoke
Hurl Himelright
David
BR. Anderson
William Himelright
Mount Pleasant
Annie M. Orndorff
Claude Wallace
Winchester
C. J. Keckley
Fanny
Marion Vance-Coy
A. L
Mordecai Richards
Mr. Richard
Ortney Williams
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Julia Margaret Colfelt
Claude Carper
Town
I. W. Dick
Charles Town
W. Va
Annie Beatty
Reliance
Virginia Carper
Norman Carper
Leonard Walker
Raymond Ogden
Margaret Grim
Anna Lee
Irvin
Russell McCauley
May
Lula Lauch
Betty Ruth Carper
Charles Carper
Local Social Notes From Middletown Virginia
Middletown Virginia residents share visits with Belle Vernon Pennsylvania guests and Washington travelers. Families including Blackburn Snyder Sibert Wright Ludwig Mayhew Carper Wright and Grims attend social events, illnesses and dental care noted, plus church class meeting at Miss Colfelt residence.
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Middletown
Blackburn
Charles Snyder
Edward
Belle Vernon
Claude Carper
L. L. Sibert
D. W. Rife
Maude Wright
Washington
Boston
Mass
Lelta—~Ludwig
Flint Hill
Ed Ludwig
Roger Mayhew
Silas Grim
Refugé
Walter McCauley
Church Street
George Wright
Burhalm Larrick
Vesta Howard
Radford
Wise
Dysart
Edinburg
Walter Affleck J
Dove
William Martin
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Securanttansbrough & Carter Real Estate Investments
Sales—Service
Stromberg-Carlson Radiosaatwater Kent
the Radio Shop
Iags
Fies F. GC
Studebaker
Willys-Knight
Chevrolet
Graham
Ford
Geo
North Main St
Brockway
Auto Parts
S. Loudoun Street
Shenandoah
Handley Schoo
Veand
Whippet
C. B. Organ
Rouss Garage
S. Braddock Street
DePriest
The
Jefferson City
Tribune
Ebonite
Erie
Frank Gearing
E. Piccadilly St
BA. O Waller
Tom Grenofen
Veronica
John
Tom
Ginos
Somerfeld
Larton
Ferones
Mra. Redslade
Chapter
Overfield
Lord Nelson
Redpslade
Richard
North Main Street
Mr. Williams
Frigidaire
Northern Virginia Power CO
Cammer Tire Co. Coy
Braddock and
Boscawen
Ralph Starkey
Baker's Drug Store
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Atlas Ctmenre
C. Richard Boyce
Loudoun Street
H. W. Ebert
Amherst Street
Pratts
Winchester Seed CO
J. Howard Cather and Co
DODGE
Agency
N. Cameron Street
Chicago News
W. A. Buncutter & Son
Albin, VA
H. B. Fortyth
Staunton, Va
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