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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

November 3, 1939

3 Nov 1939

Charles Sweeney caught with still near Bakerton

COUNTY MAN IS HELD FOR COURT.Charles L. Sweeney, Dargan, Caught With Still Near Bakerton. Charles L. Sweeney, Dargan section, who was arrested Tuesday by Federal agents for operation of a moonshine still across the Potomac near […]

June 27, 1935

27 Jun 1935

Hit-Run Charge Laid to W. Badger

Hit-Run Charge Laid to W. BadgerCHARLES TOWN, W Va., June 26 (Special). — William Badger, 37, was arrested at Bakerton, W. Va., last night and charged with hit-and-run driving in an automobile wreck near Antietam, Md., […]

April 12, 1935

12 Apr 1935

Bi-County Industrial League Forms

NEW MARYLAND LOOP.MARTINSBURG, W. Va., April 12. — The Bi-County Industrial League, a new organization, will start play in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties May 4. The circuit includes five clubs, Martinsburg, Millville, Bakerton, Blairton, and Berkeley.

January 3, 1935

Photograph of 14 year old Theresa Cuddy, injured in a car accident in Washington D. C. Walter J. Flanagan was driving the vehicle that struck her.

3 Jan 1935

Walter Flanagan, strikes schoolgirl with vehicle.

THERESA CUDDYSCHOOLGIRL told Judge McMahon in Traffic Court how she was struck and injured by an automobile while alighting from a street car. The driver, Walter J. Flanagan, of Bakerton, W. Va., was fined $75. Times […]

October 30, 1934

30 Oct 1934

Bakerton youth injured in crash.

Four Bakerton youths and two men from Millville in Jeferson county were injured in a head-on collision near Millville, the group included Walter Manuel, jr., William Moler, Clarence Mills, and Deneen Welsh.

September 30, 1934

30 Sep 1934

Marriage: Ray Miller wed to Lowell H. Hetzel

The Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South was the scene of a very pretty wedding last evening when Miss Ray Miller, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David N. Miller of Alta Vista, Md., was […]

September 16, 1934

16 Sep 1934

Dinner Party in Honor of Marriage of Miller & Hetzel

Miss Frances Magruder will entertain at a supper party this evening at her home on old Georgetown road, at Alta Vista, Md., in honor of Miss Ray Miller, whose marriage to Mr. Lowell H. Hetzel, of […]

July 1, 1934

1 Jul 1934

Joseph C. Duke Funeral Set

Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Joseph Chiswell Duke, who died suddenly on Wednesday. Mr. Duke was born in Bakerton, W. Va., July 31, 1885. His parents were George W. and Frances Chiswell Duke. After […]

June 15, 1934

15 Jun 1934

Obituary: Millard D. Jamison

Millard D. Jamison died at his home at Antietam at 3 o’clock this morning of Hodkins disease, aged 27. He is survived by his wife, three children, May, Francis and David; brothers, Edgar, Antietam; Albert, Bakerton; […]

May 31, 1934

31 May 1934

Hold Up May Link with Fatal Crash (Duke Dec.)

HOLD-UP MAY LINK WITH FATAL CRASHHit-and-Run Death of J. C. Duke Leads Police to Investigate. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.PRIEST BRIDGE, Md., May 31. — With two colored men under arrest in Annapolis as […]

March 12, 1934

12 Mar 1934

Former Ball Player Dies After Crash (Brophy)

Former Ball Player Dies After Car CrashMARTINSBURG, W. Va., March 12. — Seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday night, Joe Brophy, of this city, former Blue Ridge and Eastern Shore League ball player, died in […]

September 19, 1933

19 Sep 1933

Carl Moler; 18 underweight hogs stuck at Baltimore.

UNDERSIZE PIGS COST OWNER FOR FATTENING Winchester, Va., Sept. 18 – These little pigs went to market, but they might as well have stayed home. Carl Moler, Bakerton farmer, wanted to do his part in the […]

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