Fishburne Faces Unopposed Seventh District Nomination
Virginia Democratic primaries show five contenders in the Eighth district with no opposition elsewhere in districts One through Ten. Judge W Fishburne of Charlottesville leads the Seventh with no rival, and similar unopposed status applies in the Tenth for George Tucker while others await primary declarations.
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Richmond
Thomas R. Keith
Fairfax
S. O. Bland
Newport News
J. T
P. H. Drewry
Petersburg
Clifton Woodrum
Roanoke
W. Fishburne
Charlottesville
J. A. Garber
Rockingham
Fighth
Howard Smith
Frank Ball
E. H. de Jarnette
Crandell Mackey
H. St. George Tucker
Virginia
John W.fishburne
Albemarle County
Tuckar
Starving man to go to Staunton asylum
Frank W. Davis a 60 year old Danville farmer who has fasted 26 days and shown rational behavior is to be committed for observation at the Western State Hospital for the Insane after State's Attorney Posey J. Hundley sought psychiatric evaluation. Authorities delayed action seeking a statute on refusing food as a lawful act in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
J. S. de Jacnette
Western State Hospital For the Insane
Frank W. Davis
Danville
Posey J. Hundley
Pittsylvania
de Jarnette
Virginia
Hoover Refuses Senate Request Over London Naval Treaty
President Hoover declines to provide the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with letters and exchanges from negotiations leading to the London naval conference. Secretary Stimson delivers the refusal with a confidential memorandum while citing past refusals by Harding and Washington papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Senate
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Stimson
Johnson
California
George Washington
House
State Department
Harding
Light Rains Fall Improve Shenandoah Valley Drought
Rain from yesterday and last night partially relieves the drought in the Shenandoah Valley but fails to ease parched crops and strained water supplies. The shower was heavier south of Harrisonburg, with Staunton and Rockbridge County reporting notable rainfall while Augusta County saw widespread wetting. Farmers continue hauling water as only a few wells and springs remain reliable, including the Lacey Spring source feeding many families.
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Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Augusta County
Rockbridge County
Lacey Spring
Drought Impacts Shenandoah Valley Farmers Report Short Corn
Light showers in Winchester amid a long drought offer scant relief. Since January rainfall totals about eight inches, ten inches below normal. berry crops and other small fruits were lost, and farmers fear corn will be the shortest in 50 years.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Rain Ends Drought in Augusta County After Eight Weeks
Heavy rain across all sections of Augusta County provides relief after eight weeks of drought. Farmers had hauled water for weeks as creeks ponds and springs ran dry in the dry spell.
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Waynesboro
Augusta County
Body Believed Missing Danville Man Identified by Belt
The body pulled from the Kanawha River is believed to be Harry Arthur Squires of Danville Virginia. Coroner says identification is based on a work belt initial H though head hands and feet are missing. Squires had been missing since March 8 1929 after being dropped into the river during bridge construction.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha River
Harry Arthur Squires
Danville
Squires
W. P. Black
Lawn Party at M'Gaheysville by Ladies Aid Society
Community event notice for the M. E. Church Ladies Aid Society hosting a lawn party in M'Gaheysville on Saturday July 12 from 6 to 7 PM. Proceeds support church activities.
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Community League of
Timberville
Hose Co. No. 1
M'Gaheysville
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
MT. Olivet
C. E. Society
Hinton
Blue Grottoes
Hose Co
Blues Escort Byrd in New York City Welcome
Richmond unit the Richmond Light Infantry Blues will accompany Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd to New York for the June 19 welcome after his return from the South Pole. Gov. Pollard announces the escort and names a statewide committee to arrange Richmond’s reception with Maj. Mills F. Neal commanding the Blues.
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Richmond
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Richard E. Byrd
New York
South Pole
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Blues
Mills F. Neal
Gov. Pollard
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Pollard
Legislative Commission
Byrd
James J. Walker
H. L. Opie
Staunton
J. F. Rodman
Winchester
B. M. Roszell
Ward Swank
Harrisonburg
Mrs Martha Craun Dies of Paralysis in Burketown
Mrs Martha Katherine Craun widow of G S E Craun died at her daughter Mrs W B Frank home in Burketown at 5 30 p m after a paralysis stroke she had been ill four months aged 68 She leaves children Minor L Emmett Cramn O Claude Cramn and Mrs W B Frank and a deceased daughter Nealve Shank plus two brothers and 24 grandchildren Funeral at Salem Lutheran church Sunday at 10 a m with Rev D W Files officiating Interment in nearby cemetery
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Burketown
Martha Katherine Craun
G. S. E. Craun
W. B. Frank
Cram
Samuel Simmons
Near Roman
Salem Lutheran Church
Minor L
Emmett C
O. Claude Cramn
Near Weyers Cave
Nealve Shank
J. Luther Shank
Dale Enterprise
Jacob
Noah Simmons
Near Spring Hill
D. W. Files
Pabst School of Music Finals Recital Monday Evening
The first final recital of the Pabst School of Music is set for Monday night at 8 15 in the Sunday School Auditorium of the United Brethren Church. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Pabst School of Music
United Brethren Church
Church of the Brethren
Etta Dowman
Harrisonburg
Verte
Wilson Aind Huffman
Grover's Place Ad Offers Produce and Coffee Special
Grover's Place at 79 N Main St advertises Premium Steel Cut Coffee in Ib, 45c Coin's Salad Dressing half pint 18c and Canteloupes Jumboes 2 for 25c. It lists vegetables including snap beans squashes beets carrots cucumbers greens peppers head lettuce 2 for 25. Date 6-6-2te.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover's Place
Grover’s Place
Main St
Science and religion linked in Harrisonburg high school address
Dr William Kepner of the University of Virginia urged Harrisonburg High School graduates to unite science with religion to realize life’s truths. Cecil Hartman and Madaline Newbill won gold medals for Latin A grades. The largest class in the school’s history received diplomas before a crowded hall.
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William Allison Kepner
University of Virginia
Harrisonburg High School
Kepner
Walter Reed Hall
State Teachers College
Glee Club
E. B. Jackson
Elizabeth Chandler Kerr
B. L. Stanley
W. H. Keister
Cecil Lee Hartman
Cecil Hartman
Madaline Newbill
Eta Sigma Phi
Richard Jackson
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Virginia Farman
D. C. Devier and Sons
Devier
Farman
Rockingham Post
The
American Legion
Janice Payne
Wylie Huffman
Poison in Alcohol Denaturing Bill Blocked by Senate
The Senate defeated a proposal to prohibit poison in denatured industrial alcohol by a 45 to 16 vote. Senator Tydings had sought to attach the amendment to a labeling bill for canned fruits and vegetables but was blocked. He pledged to refile the measure with broader, more widely supported legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Howell
District of Columbia
Final Tariff Vote Seen Next Friday in Senate
Washington June 6 A final showdown on the tariff bill in the Senate is anticipated by leaders of all factions by next Friday at the latest. Senator Smoot proposes a single vote in the two conference courts of the Hawley Smoot measure and the tally remains uncertain with Senator Reed undecided.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Stone
Reed
Pennsylvania
upNnis
Confederate Memorial Day Tribute Honors Gen Turner Ashby
Dr. James W. Wright delivers a brief Confederate Memorial Day address at Woodbine cemetery praising Gen Turner Ashby. The ceremony honors Southern dead, with Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans decorating graves after a rain shortens the procession.
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James W. Wright
First United Brethren Church
Woodvine Cemetery
Wright
Turner Ashby
Chestnut Ridge
Harrisonburg
Ashby
Court Square
Woodbine
Turne
Ashby Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
D. H. Lee Martz
Sons of Confederate Veterans
B. Jackson
A. K. Fletcher
W. H. Keister
Sheffy L. Devier
A. K. Hopkins
Columbus
Miss
Francis M. Finch
Zeppelin Arrives Safely at Its German Home Porst Dodges Storm
Graf Zeppelin ends a 19 day voyage visiting North and South America and parts of Africa. It dodged electrical storms over Southern France and altered its course in the Rhone Valley. Weather disrupted Spain and echoed past dirigible perils near Valencia before landing near Tulon.
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Porst
Frederichsafen
Germany
South America
Africa
Equator
France
Graf
Rhone Valley
Sollette
Spain
Hugo Wekener
Valencia
Tulon
More Money Urged For Charlottesville White Blind School
Richmond June 6 The governor and the General Assembly were urged to continue appropriations for a separate school for white blind children at Charlottesville in a resolution passed at the closing session of the Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind. Officials say 600000 is needed to complete an adequate plant. Clifton C. Humes of Orange was reelected president. Other officers reelected include Lieut Governor James H. Price, L. L. Watts, Mrs. L. L. Carter, Garnett S. Butcher, and Judge Lemuel F. Smithplus board members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Charlottesville
Sesson
Virginia Association of Workers For the Blind
Clifton C. Humes
Orange
James H. Price
L. L. Watts
House of Delegates
Albemarle County
L. L. Carter
Garnett S. Butcher
Hilton Village
Lemuel F. Smith
Ford Price Reduction Notice at Rockingham Motor Co
Ford cars and trucks trimmed prices with new figures at Rockingham Motor Co Inc. Announcement urges shoppers to view the discounted stock and act quickly before limits are reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham Motor Co., Inc
FORD
Ford Trucks
Rockingham Motor Co
Tne
Dr Shacklette Dies Sudden in Harrisonburg
Obituary reports Dr J R Shacklette prominent Harrisonburg Elkton physician dies of apoplexy at home on South Mason Street. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 PM from Harrisonburg Methodist Church with interment in Woodbine Cemetery. Service led by Rev G G Martin assisted by Rev H S Coffey and Rev C L Potter. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers are local physicians.
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Methodist Church
Woodbine
J. R. Shacklette
Harrisonburg
Elkton
South Mason Street
Dr. Shacklette
Elks Lodge
Une
Ices Sunaay
Fierasti
C. E. Nicholas
D. Wampler Eggman
Mervin Wine
M. H. Harrison
Clarence Crist
W. G. Harlan
George W. Taliaferro
Misses Lennis Shoemaker
Ethel Shoemaker
Margaret Rinnel
Ruth Firebaugh
Evelyn Snapp
Kathleen Snapp
Ruth Pritchard
Merge
General Gillam Hurt in Fall at Confederate Reunion
Brigadier General Robert Gillam of Petersburg Virginia reportedly suffered partial paralysis after a fall during the Confederate reunion in Biloxi Mississippi. A tribute to fallen soldiers was paid on Ship Island after a parade led by former Arkansas Governor Charles Hilman Brough at a dedication ceremony by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Biloxi
Miss
Robert Gillam
Petersburg
Ship Island
Charles Hilman Brough
Arkansas
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Women of the Confederacy
Southern Memorial Association
Masonic Notice for Fellowship at Shacklette Funeral
Called communication of Bockingham Union Lodge No. 27 at 1 p m Sunday to attend the funeral of Brother J R Shacklette. W M F C Switzer presiding and directing attendees to join the procession and services.
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Bockingham Union
J. R. Shacklette
F. C. Switzer
W. M
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Fishburne
Sara Lee Fain
Norfolk
Staunton Asylum
Centerville
Elks
Elks Home
J. R. Shacklotse
Odust Church
Menite
Bernard Ney
E. R
Weaver
John
Rockbridge
Lower Valley
Augusta
Adv
Melrose
Ball Club
Blatt’s
Hayden
Admiral
Gotham
Martha C. Craun
Regital
J. C. Penney’s
C. E. Society of
U. B. Church
N. C
U.S
Miss Newbill
Republicians
Simmons
Regular
Bailey
Raleigh
Jime
Carolina
Josiah W. Bailey
Fr. M. Simmons
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Lawn
Boy Scout Troop No. 1
Dayton
Shenandoah College
Minature Golf
America
Bazaar Jet
Corner East Water
Mason Sts
Weyers Cave Community League
School Playground
Grottoes Orchestra
Skelton's
Ashby Post and Band
Bridgewater
Massanutten
Eusdte
DR. Wright Lauds
South
Gen. Ashby
Judge Fishburne
John W. Fishburne
Lee
Jackson
Perse
Rupert Brooks
England
Confederacy
Fauquier
Fauquier County
Pensylvania
George W. Kemper
Port Republic
Stonewall
Battle of
Cross Keys
B. Ney & Sons
S. Main St
le Battlefield
New Market
Spevia
J. E. Bushong
E. Ney & Sons. Ite
Sve
Mary
Forestville High School
Coffman
Gen. Gillam
Reunion
Brooks Gap Park
North Main Street
Phone
County Court House
Bridgewater Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
Rockingham National Bank
Stutzman
Spencer’s
Apa
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