Fireproofing Courthouse Contract Awarded in Rockingham
The Rockingham county board of supervisors awarded contracts totaling 76 799 for fire proofing and remodeling of the courthouse. Harrisonburg Building and Supply Co. won the general contract at 64 710, with Valley Plumbing and Heating Co. handling plumbing and heating at 7 964 and Westbrook Elevator Co. of Danville taking the elevator work at 4 125. The project aims to move the circuit court to the second floor and reduce Assembly Hall to a 500 seat auditorium, with space freed for county officers and new chambers for the Board of Supervisors and magistrate trials. Architect H O Hinnant leads the project.
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Rockingham County Court House
Napbeen
Board of Supervisors
Harrisonburg Building and Supply Company
Valley Plumbing and Heating Company
Westbrook Elevator Company
Danville
Circuit Court Room
Assembly Hall
Circuit Court
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Commissioner of Revenue
O. H. Hinnant
Lynchburg
Harrisonburg
Band Concert Tonight on South Court Square
Amiss Devier, Cornetist, performs One-Step Bhoutin Liza and Storm Stenal. Eisenberg Serenade The Keep Sake. Leone Chambers featured in program on South Court Square tonight.
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South Court Square
Charles Wyer
Harrisonburg
Janett
Fulton
Hall
Lohr
Amiss Devier
Cornetist
Bhoutin
Liza Trom- Bonet
Naval Pact Approved by Senate Committee Vote
The London naval treaty passed the Senate foreign relations committee by 16 to 4 with supporters confident of ratification. Senator Borah chaired as proposed, while Senator Shipstead filed a minority report criticizing the lack of full notes from Hoover and Stimson. Ratification could come at any time the Senate agrees, though no calendar date is set.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Hoover
Stimson
Johnson
Robinson
Indiana
Moses
New Hampshire
Idaho
Capper
Kansas
Gillett
Massachusetts
Reed
Pennsylvania
Fess
Ohio
Golf
West Virginia
la Follette
Wisconsin
Vandenberg
Michigan
Marylander to Enforce Dry Laws Appointed Director
Washington announces the selection of A. W. Woodcock of Salisbury Maryland as director of the bureau of prohibition in the Department of Justice. He will take the post July 1 when the Williamson act transfers enforcement of the prohibition act to the Justice Department. Woodcock, United States attorney for Maryland since 1922, is praised by the department for his fair fearless and efficient service.
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Washington
A. W. Woodcock
Salisbury
Bureau of Prohibition
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Woodcock
United States
District of Maryland
Lindbergh Baby Name Not Yet Chosen
New York reports Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and the newborn son rest amid congratulations from around the world as the family weighs Charles Dwight or Charles Augustus Jr. The couple remains reticent about the name while Admiring interest and official wishes pour in from the White House and international figures. Paris greets Lindbergh Jr with front page notices and public affection, noting Lindbergh’s fame and the family’s celebrated birth.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Moscow
Charles Dwight
Charles Augustus, Jr
Englcewood
Morrow
Col. Lindbergh
Admiral Byrd
America
White House
Hoover
Mexico
Ortis Rubio
Paris
Lindy, Jr
France
Lindbergh
Lindy
Myron T. Herrick
Immigration Bars May Be Raised
Washington reports a 40 percent cut in immigration proposed by House immigration committee chairman Johnson to take effect in fiscal year 1931. He expects the measure to pass next winter and become permanent if successful. Quotas for European and other nations would be halved. Mexico Canada Cuba and Newfoundland would be limited to half of their entrants through last April 30.
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Washington
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Mexico
Canada
Cuba
Newfoundland
Newcastle Mayor Breaks Precedent Greeting Virginia Delegation
Newcastle on Tyne June 23. The Lord Mayor personally welcomed the All Virginia party at the railroad station, a historic departure from protocol for an unofficial delegation. A dinner hosted by the mayor featured J Gordon Bohannon of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce and James Gilliam of Lynchburg as speakers. The visitors planned a wreath at Alderman Robert Mason’s grave in North Shields before departing for Scotland.
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Newcastle On Tyne
Eng
Newcastle
J. Gordon Bohannon
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
James Gilliam
Lynchburg
Scotland
North Shields
Robert Mason
Virginia
General Carter Dies in Houston After Surgery
J M Carter of Wharton Texas, long time Army veteran and former militia head, died in Houston today from complications after an operation for appendicitis.
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Carter
Houston
Texas
J. M. Carter
Wharton
United Sates Army
Virginia apple rate case taken under advisement
The Interstate Commerce Commission has taken the Virginia West Virginia apple rate case under advisement after all evidence was submitted. If the decision follows examiner recommendations, Virginia apple growers could save about 500000 dollars yearly on freight charges.
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Richmond
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia
Babe Ruth Hits 24th Home Run in Doubleheader
Babe Ruth belted his 24th homer of the season in the second inning of the Yankees Browns doubleheader opener. The blast was the first hit off Kimsey in the frame and put New York up eight zero.
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Babe
New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Browns
Yanks
Kimsey
St. Louis
Record Heat Bursts Across Chicago and South
July heat waves sweep the nation with Chicago reaching 96 degrees tying a June 23 record and seven deaths linked to the heat. Relief was promised as showers were forecast, while Alabama and Florida experience extreme temperatures and widespread discomfort.
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Chicago
Mercury
Middle West
Centralia
Ill
Lake Shore
Evanston
Indiana Line
Lake Michigan
Lincoln
Neb
Florida
Alabama
Birmingham
Senate trims Hoover crime commission to prohibition study
Washington reports the Senate appropriation committee voted to restrict the Hoover law enforcement commission to a prohibition study and to fund it at 50 000 next year rather than the administration's 250 000 request. The House had already struck the 250 000 fund. The panel also approved carrying over 80 000 of unspent 250 000 from this year.
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Senate
Hoover
Crime Commission
Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Glass
Virginia
House
India's Rebels Halt Activities During Rains
The monsoon rain halts a national demonstration and prompts the provincial congress committee to suspend political activities while Mahatma Gandhi's followers continue the boycott of foreign goods. Volunteers maintain picketing and 24 are arrested.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress Committee
Stocks Rally After Start Decline On Wall Street
New York June 23 stocks opened with selling pressure then moved dull before a rally aided by short covering. Massive names like United States Steel Radio and American Telephone fell to new yearly lows in the morning but the market recovered by midday, with many leading stocks up one to over three points in early afternoon as call money rose to 2 percent.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Steel
Radio
American Telephone
Timid Note About Nurotex Suit Cleaning
Fragmentary ad copy questions care and cleaning for a Nurotex suit by B Ney & Sons. It asks whether the suit can be washed or dry cleaned and mentions the product as the coolest suit.
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B. Ney & Sons
Kingsford Smith Opens Atlantic Flight From Port Marnock
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three crew members launched the Southern Cross from Port Marnock in the Irish Free State toward America at 4 27 am. The aircraft carried 3298 gallons of fuel for an estimated 38 hours of flight with a 34 to 35 hour expected duration. A crowd of about 1000 watched as civic guards and soldiers with fixed bayonets lined the runway.
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Port Marnock
Irish Free State
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
America
Kingsford- Smith
Carnera Follows Up Ring Death Blow With Foul
Primo Carnera defeated George Godfrey in Philadelphia on June 23 but the bout ended in a fifth round foul. Godfrey and the crowd witnessed a brutal finish as Carnera was ruled fouled after a low blow. Referee Tom Riley called the foul and Dr J W Vaughn confirmed the injury. The fight echoed the Sharkey Schmeling controversy and left 36 000 spectators shaken.
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Primo Carnera
Venice
George Godfrey
Balla
Canera
Godfrey
J. W. Vaughn
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Tom Riley
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Mount Clinton Community Association Meets Tonight
The Mount Clinton Standard Community Association plans its June meeting at the high school building. The program includes a colored quartet, agriculture committee report on poultry disease, Home-Making committee on home improvement, civic committee on rural church talk, social committee on horseshoe pitching event, and an agricultural outlook by Mr. Shows after remarks by County Agent S M Cox.
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Mt. Clinton
Mount Clinton Standard Community Association
Mr. Shows
SM Cox
Real Values at B Ney & Sons Suit Sale
Real values in the house with Kuppenheimer suits, except Troisn weaver, now one fourth off at B Ney & Sons.
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Kuppenheimer
Troisn Weaver
B. Ney & Sons
Kiwanis Leader Urges Civic Duty In Harrisonburg
Kiwanis International President Horace W. MacDavid addressed the Harrisonburg Kiwanis Club and guests at the Kavanaugh Hotel luncheon. He urged Kiwanis members to be their city’s keepers, support schools and churches, and aid underprivileged children as part of the group’s five core objectives.
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Horace W. MacDavid
Kiwanis International
Harrisonburg
Horace
Kiwanis
Jesse H Binford
Capitol District
Richmond
Virginia
MacDavid
Joanne MacDav
George N. Conrad
Joanne
Caverns
Middle West
Culpeper County
Kavanaugh
James Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh Hotel
Logan
Converse
Gov. Binford
Binford
Decatur
Atlantic City
Bridgewater High School Addition Delayed by Voter Approval Ruling
Construction of the 35000 addition to Bridgewater High School is delayed after King and Queen circuit court ruled that voters must approve any loan from the State Literary Fund. An appeal to the State Court of Appeals is pending with a decision expected within 30 days.
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Bridgewater High School
Circuit Court of
King and Queen County
State Literary Fund
State Court of Appeals
Bridgewater School
County School Board
Board of Supervisors
Judge Jones
Motley Construction Company
Farmville
Cannon Faces Unanswered Charges Over Campaign Funds
Washington reports Bishop James Cannon Jr has not denied charges that $48,000 contributed to the 1928 Anti Smith campaign funds were misaccounted. Tinkham urged Cannon to divest congressional immunity as he repeated the accusation while Cannon faulted the recount and kept silent.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Tinkham
Cannon
New York
Bishop Cannon
Rotary's Work in 62 Nations Shown at Jubilee Event
Chicago June 23 More than 15000 Rotarians and friends viewed tableaux depicting Rotary International ideals in 62 nations at Chicago Stadium. The program opened a series of entertainments for the Silver Jubilee delegates after an afternoon of business sessions.
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Chicago
Rotary International
Chicago Stadium
Atlantic City Mayor Dies In Auto Crash
Mayor Anthony F. Ruffu Jr. of Atlantic City died in a collision with a Philadelphia Atlantic City Express at a crossing. Also killed were John Wiley 52 and his wife 40 of Ventnor and Margaret Siracusa 37 of Ventnor widow of Stephen Siracusa. The mayor’s car was struck in the center by a railroad train and wreckage covered the tracks.
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Asecon
N. J
Anthony F. Ruffu, Jr
Atlantic City
Ruffu
John Wiley
Ventnor
Margaret Siracusa
Stephen Siracusa
Pauline's Beauty Shoppe Introduces New Permanent Wave Equipment
Pauline's Beauty Shoppe at 30 N. Main St announces new permanent wave equipment for all styles. Eugene Frederick Edmond Wave can get any permanent. phone number 777 is listed for inquiries.
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Pauline
Eugene Frederick Edmond
N. Main
Congress Passes Veterans Relief Bill Despite Hoover Veto Warning
The Senate approved the veterans relief bill 66 to 6, expanding service connection presumption for disabilities before 1930 and adding more diseases. It hikes annual costs to about 102 million dollars, prompting President Hoover to warn of higher taxes next session. He called the measure unsound and feared deficits require tax increases.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Reed
Pennsylvania
Watson
White House
Churches to Aid Fight to Drive Gangsters From Chicago
Chicago June 23 Amid a push by Protestant churches to assist the war on organized crime the city seeks to break the bond between crime and politics. Police point to James Forsythe as the man who killed Jake Lingle, with witnesses linking him to the subway sighting.
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Chicago
Jake Lingle
Tribune
James Forsythe
Lingle
Forsythe
Two Men Crushed by Falling Rock at Quarry Site
Bristol reports Dowell Smith aged 42 and Fred Nickels aged 36 were killed when overhanging rock slid onto them during preparations for a dynas mite blast at the T. K. Griffith rock quarry. The incident occurred at the base of a cliff as rock and dirt tumbled down.
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Bristol
Dowell Smith
Fred Nickels
T. K. Griffith
Seek Man in Women's Clothing as Slayer in Queens Case
Police entered the second week of their hunt for the New York slayer known as the mani ac who is linked to two men in Queens. A Brooklyn distributor Meyer Newmark received a death threat over a demand for a document. A theory posits the killer may have worn women's clothing to elude capture while a reported lunch encounter adds confusion to the case.
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Queens
Brooklyn
Meyer Newmark
Dteth
Russia
Mark E. Brown
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