Tobacco crops and market activity across Carolinas and Virginia
Reports from Lynchburg and Durham describe record early tobacco shipments, with two carloads sent to market and signs of a shorter crop than last year due to low prices and labor scarcity. Observers note widespread curing, weather aiding growth, and markets in Danville and South Boston reflecting light receipts and variable demand.
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Tragic Train Fall Kills Norfolk and Western Conductor
Arthur Myrele, 37, a Norfolk and Western conductor for 15 years, died near Natural Bridge on Shenandoah Valley Railway after falling from a speeding train while crossing top cars. He lived in Shenandoah with his wife and child. his remains were moved to Roanoke for burial preparations.
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East Broad Top Railroad plans extension to McConnellsburg
Cumberland Md July 31. President Woods R Sibert general manager and E R Woods director of the East Broad Top Railroad and Thomas Morehead conferred with D Whanter Patterson in McConnellsburg on extending the line to McConnellsburg and then Hancock Md tapping Webster Mills ore beds. Ore analyzed 56 percent purity. Philadelphia officials to consider development.
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Virginia Republicans plan nominations in every district
Chairman Park Agnew announced in Richmond that the State Republican Committee will nominate in all congressional districts and wage a strong campaign. He cited falling white voter support for Democrats over the disfranchisement issue and predicted unity behind the eventual nominee. Morgan Treat and allies warned of further trouble as tensions rose among party factions and with Black voters signaling potential independent action.
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Girls Dance Night at Delaplane Hall Draws Many
Delaplane Virginia July 1 at the famous oli ballroom young girls hosted a hop for young men in return for summer dances. Kendrick's orchestra from Front Royal provided music. late hours and refresh ments followed with dancing to 2:30 am. Notable attendees from surrounding towns and counties included Mrs Delaplane and many others.
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Pistol Duel on Train Ends in Dotson Disarmament
Joe Dotson known as the bad man of Clinch Valley attempted to seize passenger train No 26 on the Norfolk and Western. He fired through the smoking car causing a panic but was shot by conductor Charles Barker in the right hand, losing the middle finger. Dotson was overpowered and arrested.
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Boy Drowns at Lake Roger Near Pen Mar
Sharon Oler thirteen son of Samuel Oler, a Waynesboro resident, drowned in Lake Roger near Pen Mar this afternoon. A diving party recovered the body after about thirty minutes in twenty feet of water. The group, on a raft from Waynesboro, fell into the lake while jumping and diving. Justice Ferguson investigated and deemed an inquest unnecessary. This follows a prior drowning at Lake Royer where a York woman died after a boat rocker was acquitted.
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Shot at target ends in fatality in Newport News
George Lawrence of Baltimore died in a Newport News hospital after being shot by W S Powell. Lawrence, 60, was resting beneath a workbench in an abandoned power house when Powell and another man fired on a target. the bullet penetrated his abdomen. Powell is detained in $500 bail.
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Young Lamar's Body Found in Willows by River Shore
The body of Joseph Lamer Jr. of Pittsburg was found in a Willows clump along Wheeling West Virginia riverbank, with a three inch knife blade recovered from the heart region. He had left Pittsburg ten days prior after a quarrel vowing to be brought back. Doctors doubt self-inflicted death due to clothing intact and lack of strength after the stabbing.
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Defect in treaty may force extradition changes
A defect in the extradition treaty with Canada arose from a case involving Harris Cohn charged with receiving stolen goods. Cohn was held for extradition in Hamilton Ontario but discharged on appeal by the High Court of Justice over whether the clothing involved equaled the treaty’s value. The U.S. government appeals, and if lost, a treaty amendment may be required. Prizes offered for military motors in Paris as horse requisition declines threaten wartime transport and local forage duties. Earthquake shocks felt in Woodland California, no damage reported.
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Aged Officer Howson Stricken With Paralysis in Alexandria
Washington Post Bureau reports Officer James L. Howson, about seventy five, seriously ill with paralysis at home on North Alfred Street after reporting for duty. He had fallen ill several times, left side paralyzed, and with limited prospect of recovery given age. Nearby, two incidents describe arrests and injuries involving robbers and a wounded man at the depot, a drowning victim found at Notley Hall, and a hospitalized youth, Armistead Harris, in delirium after being shot. Fort Hunt baseball noted Fort Washington nine beating Alexandria 7 to 1.
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Plaints of Rural Carriers Demand Postal Pay Increase
Ithaca New York July 31 The New York State Rural Letter-carriers Association at its annual convention adopts a resolution demanding the Federal Post Office Department re measure all routes in the state and grant carriers just pay under the new measurement The convention censures the department for an unjust interpretation of the law and a graduate salary scale that deprives 90 percent of carriers of a full $120 increase It urges a straight rise to 900 and instructs the national delegate to support this goal while clarifying the Farriers' Association is not a labor organization.
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South Carolina Bond Case Decided by Judge Pritchard
Judge Pritchard of the United States Circuit Court issued a mandamus order in the South Carolina bond case ex parts Ellen Folsom Jennie F Pack and Nannie F McCanless v George W Folsom plaintiff against Ninety Six township. The ruling compels the township to levy a tax to pay railroad bonds and centers on constitutional limits on dissolving municipal divisions to void bonded indebtedness. The decision follows full argument and marks a major interpretation of state power over municipal reorganization.
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Washington refers Cotton claim against Massachusetts
The claim of J B Cotton for 160000 from Massachusetts is referred to Attorney General Moody for settlement. Cotton, a Washington agent, holds a US Treasury voucher for 1600000 war claims due Massachusetts and had been promised about 160000 commission under a contract with Governor Wolcott. Attorney General Parker backs the protest in Washington.
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Harvester plants to shut down in Chicago strides
Chicago July 31 three International Harvester Company plants will close tomorrow for an indefinite period throwing 15,500 men out of work. Company officials say the shutdown is to enable an inventory of stock and that plants will restart in a few weeks.
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