Officials Propose Light Rate Increase Hit Stores Hard
Harrisonburg officials warn a proposed light rate increase would mostly burden large consumers such as stores, banks, restaurants, and other businesses. A Thursday budget hearing will hear arguments for or against taxing lights to fund a new high school, with estimates showing even a one cent rise meaning substantial annual increases for retailers and restaurants.
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Betyyeén
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Winchester
Charlottesville
Virginia
Lawn Party at M Bea Church Grounds
Ladies' Aid of MBE church hosts a lawn party in McGaheysville on July 2 with games and refreshments. Proceeds support church activities and local outreach. Tickets available at parish office.
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Mcgaheysville
M. BE. Church
Biggest Lawn Party at Grottoes This Season
Community League hosts largest lawn party of the season in Grottoes on July 1 with food and music. If rain occurs, event moved to July 14.
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Grottoes
Community League
Lawn Party at Pence's Shan July Event
Mite' Camp No 12697 hosts a lawn party at Pence's Shack with music from a band. Event on June 29 and July 26, featuring outdoor festivities and community gathering.
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Pence’s “Shan
Army Aviators Start Flight To Hawaii From Pearl Harbor
Honolulu reports Richard Gray of California began a Hawaii to mainland flight from Pearl Harbor at 2 50 p m in a Cruizaire with half a tank. The craft needed 11 seconds to lift off, with Kauai runway prepared for the long journey.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Richard Gray
California
Hawaii
United States
Pearl Harbor
Kauai
Barking Sands
Maina
Grace
Cruizaire
Kaui
Lieut
Maitland
Yline
Smith
Carter
Edmund J. Moffett
Moffett
Richard Grace
Hollywood
Mina
Large Meteor Falls Near Owensboro Kentucky
A large meteor fell a few miles from Owensboro Kentucky around 7 45 tonight and reportedly broke into three parts about 300 feet from the ground. Witnesses described a noise like a fast moving airplane and reports from Nashville note many calls to newspapers as the object moved northward.
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Associated Press
Owensboro
Landslides Worsen Crimea Earthquake Chaos
Reports from Sebastopol describe slides in Crimea's mountains accompanying a major quake across the peninsula. Fifty homes damaged, panic widespread, while a massive rock called The Monk at Yalta plunged into a valley and shorelines were flooded as aftershocks continued from early afternoon.
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Moscow
Crimea
Sebastopol
Yalta
Notice of office hours at 77 Hust Market Street
The notice states the speaker will be in their office at 77 Hust Market Street each day until July 2, prepared to take out state income reports, and to see them in time. The contact line reads T 47 s-28-2te.
Honolulu Awaits Army Fokker Flight Welcome
Honolulu readies for a dawn welcome as Lieut Maitland and Hagenberger fly the army’s giant Fokker toward Wheeler Field. Officials invite civilians to witness the finish between 2 and 8 am Wednesday, with thousands expected to travel 25 miles from the city.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Fokker
Maitland
Hagenberger
Pacific
Oahu
Army
Wheeler Field
Flogging ring arrests emerge in Toccoa case
In Toccoa Georgia on June 28 foreman T R Lowery was arrested on charges of taking part in a hooded flogging ring that abused women and a boy. Warrants issued for fourteen more suspects tied to robed attacks in Stephens county over several months.
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Associated Press
Toccoa
T. R. Lowery
Ansley Bowers
Hfe
Big Lawn Party At Broadway For Jr. GO U AM
Community lawn party at Broadway on Saturday night July 16 hosted by Jr GO U AM. Music and refreshments expected. event friendly to families and neighbors with planned activities and social gathering.
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Broadway
City Treasurer Office Hours Adjusted in July
The City Treasurer's office will close at 5 o'clock during July. Auge, H. A. Sprinkel, Treasurer.
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H. A. Sprinkel
Treas
Crusaders Plan Regular Monthly Meeting at U B Church
The Crusaders invite members to a monthly gathering at the U B Church on Thursday at 7 p.m. A special program is promised.
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U. B. Church
Harrisonburg Healthiest City in Virginia with Low Infant Deaths
City health officer Dr. Howard Armstrong told Harrisonburg Rotary that the town records the lowest infant mortality in the state, no typhoid, low tuberculosis, pure water tested weekly, and strong immunization. Police Chief Frank L. Dovel urged stricter traffic enforcement and street signal lights to ease congestion and improve safety.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
State Board of Health
Howard Armstrong
Rotary Club
Friddle’s
Armstrong
Rotarians
8S. P. Duke
Frank L. Dovel
Food and Dairy Inspection
State Board Ofealth
Branch State Laboratory
Stockingham Memorial Hospital
O. K
Dovel
Chief Dovel
Devel
Fast Market Street
Lawn Party in Bridgewater Hosts Music Night
The School Improvement League plans a lawn party in Bridgewater on July 2 with music by the Bridgewater Band. A rain date is possible if Monday night brings showers.
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Bridgewater
School Improvement League
Bridgewater Band
Nash for Sale Advanced Six Roadster
Car ad listing a Nash Advanced Six Roadster in perfect condition offered by R. J. Kirby of Bridgewater Virginia with contact code 6 28-B00.
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R. J. Kirby
Bridgewater
Enemies Rally as Missing Pittsburgh Vice Crusader King Is Sought
William L. King, head of the Citizens League of Allegheny County, disappeared after leaving his hotel and telling a bodyguard member he would return within an hour. Police, county officers, and private agencies search city, county, and state for the anti vice crusader amid claims of forged letters accusing league leaders and political meddling.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
William L. King
Citizens League of
Allegheny County
King
League
Kansas City
Finding of Nungesser Again Declared False
Ottawa reports a new rumor that French aviators Nungesser and Coli were found alive near Ghost Lake east of Calquet in Northeastern Quebec. The Interior Department investigates but no such town or lake exists and Frank James of Seattle is not known in Ottawa.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ontario
Nungesser
Coli
Frank James
Seattle
Wash
Charles Stewart
Interior
Ghost Lake
Calquet
Quebec
Department of the Interior
Chicoutimi
Nungesser and
Colt
M. Kane
Price Bros. Paper Mills
Rumeurs sur des aviateurs perdus démenties par Price Bros
Rumeurs attribuées à Ottawa affirmant que les aviateurs français Nungesser et Colt avaient été retrouvés dans le nord‑est du Québec ont été démenties par M. Kane, directeur des papeteries Price Bros, qui détiennent de vastes holdings dans la région.
1000 Tourists Marooned by Landslides in Utah
A thousand tourists in five Denver and Rio Grande western trains and over 200 cars were stranded near Soldier's Summit and Price 150 miles east after rock slides from torrential rains late last night. More slides this morning disrupted travel and even cut a water line, leaving Castle Gate without water.
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Salt Lake City
Denver
Rilo Grande Western
Soldier's Summit
Price
Here
Castle Gate
Chamberlain and Levine Fly to Zurich After Poland Visit
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine, American trans Atlantic aviators, left Warsaw for Zurich after being guests of honor at a Polish Chamber of Commerce banquet. They also met with President Mascicki during their European tour.
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Warsaw
Poland
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Europe
Zurich
Switzerland
Polish Chamber of Commerce
Mascicki
Lawn Party Singers Glen July 9 Class No 9
A brief local notice notes a lawn party sing at Glen Baptist Church on July 9 as part of a church class event. It references Class No 9 and the June 28 date for related church activities.
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Lawn Party
Glen
Baptist Church
1926 Chevrolet Roadster For Sale
Used 1926 Chevrolet roadster in good shape. Call 607 T for details. Sale posted August 28.
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Chevrolet
E. Ney & Sons Clearance Offer Pretty Dresses
Store advertises spring and summer garments marked down to clear space for fall merchandise arriving soon. Many dresses priced to sell quickly.
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E. Ney & Sons
Herrick credits Lindbergh flight with aiding peace
American ambassador Myron Herrick praised Lindbergh’s trans Atlantic flight as providential for Franco American friendship. He recalled the Spirit of St Louis landing at Le Bourget and noted a French memorandum on war outlawry. Herrick spoke at New York City Hall before heading to Cleveland. Lindbergh, seeking privacy, later visited J P Morgan partners in Wall Street and greeted crowds in the financial district before returning to seclusion.
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Associated
New York
Myron T. Herrick
France
City Hall
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ife
St. Louis
le Bourget Field
Ambassador Herrick
Lindbergh
America
Parnsley
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Financial District
Coolidge backs civil rule for Philippines and islands
Rapid City dispatch notes President Coolidge favors placing insular possessions under a civil bureau within the Interior Department. He previously supported civil authority over military, and his meeting with Governor General Leonard Wood of the Philippines strengthens the argument for civil governance of the territories.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
S. D
Congress
WhiteHouse
Coolidge
Interior Department
Leonard Wood
The
Philippines
Gas Stove For Sale By E G Wiener On Market Street
Readable notice advertising a gas stove for sale from E G Wiener located at 109 West Market Street with contact phone 443 1. The short classified item invites buyers to inquire locally.
Summer dresses offered at low prices by B. Ney & Sons
Hundreds of stylish garments on display with the promise of the lowest possible prices. Shoppers are urged to visit immediately to select from a wide range of dresses.
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B. Ney & Sons
Ite
Plumbing and Heating Ad in Market Street Local
Local plumbing and heating service listed with address 109 W Market St and phone 443-3. Weber Wiener offers repair and installation services from 6 to 2 and 1fe.
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Wiener
W. Market St
Weyers Cave Draws Bridgewater In Wednesday Baseball
Weyers Cave hosts Bridgewater on Wednesday at 4 p m in game G 27 Ste with local teams meeting in a nonleague matchup.
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Weyers Cave
Bridgewater
Ste
Japan's Moves Create Unease Over Washington Pact
Geneva June 28 The tri power naval talks edge toward bitter lines as Japan shifts stance. Britain proposes two cruiser classes while American and Japanese delegations study implications for existing fleets and regional balance.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Addice
Guam
Philippines
Thie
Dr Price Speaks on China at Presbyterian Tonight
Dr P F Price, returned missionary from China, will address the Presbyterian church tonight on the topic The Recent Crisis. The program invites attenders from the Methodist and other churches to join the session in exploring mission work and current events related to China.
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DR. Price
China
Presbyterian Tonight
P. F. Price
Vweil
Ajfigh
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Nashville
Tenn
Russia
Underwood
Eare News- Record
Rotary
NASH
Crusader
W. L. King
Citizen's League
W. J. King
King Ws
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Claude A. Swanson
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Lindy
Sky
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Far East
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