Fire Prevention Week Urges Public Help and Education
Governor announces Fire Prevention Week to educate schools and the public on reducing waste from preventable fires. Virginia experiences large fire waste reductions, with society urged to cooperate and cut hazards at homes and places of business. A second item reports Potomac Public Service announces a new Williamsport steam power plant, costing about 1.5 million dollars, to begin by July 1, 1928, with 15,000 HP capacity and plans to expand for regional industrial power needs.
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E. Xs
Educa
Harding
United
ST Trust
Asl
Virginia
West Viren
Crume
Hit
Williamsport
Potomac Public Service Company
Washington County
Potomac River
Cushwa and Son
Martinsburg
Potomac
Cacapon River
Toll-free Pike Boosts Clarke County Treasury
The Berryville and Charles Town pike was transferred to the State Highway Commission last week, ending tolls. Over $3,000 remains in Clarke county’s treasury from unspent tolls, with August and recent Sundays producing heavy automobile traffic. Four-fifths of the balance will fund Summit Point pike improvements. the rest supports county projects as compromise moves allocate funds between branches.
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Berryville and
Charles Town
Clarke County
State Highway Commission
J. B. Cornwell
Cornwell
Summit Point Pike
Hugh Pierce
Summitt Point
Long Marsh
After a hearty meal take Deans Regulets and aid digestion
A reader is advised after meals to use Deans Regulets a mild laxative available at all stores to support stomach liver and bowels. The note emphasizes the product name and its availability as a general health suggestion.
Lee descendant Colonel dies at 18 in Roanoke Virginia
Colonel Robert E. Lee the Roanoke born eighteen year old grandson of General Robert E. Lee died after months of illness at Virginia College Roanoke. He studied law in Washington and practiced there before serving on civic boards and as a trustee of Washington and Lee University and the Episcopal High School. Funeral was in Lexington with burial in the Lee mausoleum at Washington and Lee University. He survived by his widow, his mother, and his brother Dr George Bolling Lee.
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Robert E. Lee
Virginia College
Roanoke
Col. Lee
Hot Springs
Lee
W. H F. Lee
Petersburg
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Washington
Virginia
Ravensworth
Fairfax County
Andrew J. Montague
Boar of Trustees
Mary Middleton Pinckney
Charleston
S.C
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Episcopal Church
George Bolling Lee
New York
Act of Kindness Shows Doan's Kidney Pills Help
A Shepherdstown man, Jes Kretzer, recounts kidney pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought them at Hil's Pharmacy and says his back and kidney issues are now gone. Also promoted are Burdock Blood Bitters and a hosiery selling opportunity from Eagle Knitting Mills with earnings details.
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Jes Kretzer
Dean
Shepherdstown
Mr. Kretzer
Doan
Speeding Man Quizzed by Mansfield Constable
A city motorist grows indignant at being stopped for speeding. Squire Spinnerfuss quips that if a dog cannot keep up, the driver must be going faster than thirty miles an hour, illustrating the tale with frontier humor.
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Mansfield
Squire Spinnerfuss
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Fletcher
Gey
Big Money Maker
Eagle Knitting Mills
Darby
Wate
Aladdin
Security Oil
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Firestone
National Highway Garage
Shepherdstown, W. Va
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