Grand Parade features town entries and stage coach display
The procession includes Scouts from Cumberland Valley Council and Hagerstown with drum and trumpet corps, a century old stage coach from Harrisonburg to Winchester, and a modern Old Dominion bus. Both vehicle entries symbolize Shenandoah Valley history and the rise of the apple industry, with many other parade participants to come.
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Military Institute
Gason
Cumberland Valley Council
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Old Dominion
Barns Barn So He Could Play Ball In Prison
Eureka California April 10 Jo nas Grant a 19 year old Indian was held on robbery and arson charges after confessing he robbed the home of Charles Marsh a rancher and burned a barn hoping for transfer to San Quentin to play on the convict baseball team Grant said he had been unable to find a plate on the Redwood Cal nine and had heard from an ex convict that the San Quentin team was one of the best in the state
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Associated Press
Eureka
Cal
Jonas Grant
Charles Marsh
San Quentin Prison
Grant
Redwood
San Quentin
State man fires barn to awaken family and end arrest
The man admitted firing the barn to wake his family and ensure his arrest, describing the act as aimed at prompting police intervention and ending the pursuit.
Dr W M Brown Buys Home At Virginia Beach
Dr William Moseley Brown former 1929 coalition candidate for governor announced he bought the late A J Ackiss home in Linkhorn Park Virginia Beach and is living there with his family. He was a former professor of psychology and education at Washington and Lee University and was prominently involved in politics.
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Norfolk
William Moseley Brown
A. J. Ackiss
Linkhorn Park
Virginia Beach
Brown
Washington and Lee University
President succession at institution tied to Henry Louis Smith era
Dr Brown noted no new plans would be announced for a week or more and would not disclose ongoing projects. He dismissed reports of research department appointments as unfounded and said he had not sought the post. His link to the commission seemed to hinge on Virginia Beach plan developments.
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Henry Louis Smith
Brown
Commission
Virginia Beach
Income tax shows rising high earners in 1928
The 1928 data show 496 Americans paying taxes on net incomes of a million dollars or more. The trend suggests that million-dollar incomes may become common enough to attract little notice. A Beverage joke shifts risk profile compared with Tom and Jerry as noted by the Boston Transcript and Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Boston Transcript
Philadelphia Bulletin
State expert urges town spring clean-up in Virginia
Richmond April 10. Health Commissioner Ennion G. Williams calls on town officials to lead a spring clean-up to cut the state's death rate. He stresses pure water, proper waste disposal, and cleanliness, noting many towns lack sewer systems and rely on insanitary privies. The letter urges action before flies breed in spring.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Ennion G. Williams
Thn
Virginia
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Mammy Lou
Whitman
Orphos
Houbigant Ideal
Ingrams
Jergens
Kolynos
Djer
Enos
Peter
Doe
N. Main ST
W.D.C
Briar Pipes
Raleigh
Prince Albert
Edgeworth
Velvet
Blackstone
EL Producto Garcia Grande
EL Verso
Muriel
Optimo
cAin
Peoples Furniture Polish
Cuba
Peoples
Lée
Pepples Crug
Main Street
Dr. W. M. Brown
Williams
Wender’s Department Stores
North
Loudoun St
Wender
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