Blossom Time in Valley Draws Motor Tourists
The Valley from Winchester to Fairfax showcases May blossoms and September gold as a scenic drive via the Valley pike. Highlights include Massanutten’s Signal Mountain, Shenandoah and Grand Caverns, Lindbergh Bridge, Cathedral Hall, Grand Ballroom, and Staunton as Woodrow Wilson’s birthplace.
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Fein
Valley
America
Winchester
Winesap
York
City
Virginia
Wird
Staunton
Potomac
Holston
Massanutten Mountain
Signal Mountain
Strasburg
Crystal Caverns
Shenandoah Caverns
Hadless Caverns
Luray Caverns
Massanetta Caverns
Grand Caverns
Harrisonburg
Burketown
Lindbergh Bridge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cathedral Hall
Wilson
Valley Pike
Woodrow Wilson
Mississippi
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Augusta County
St. Paul
Minn
Greenville
Natural Bridge
Lynchburg Prospect
Farmville
Dilwyn
New Canton
Dixie
Gordonsville
Culpeper
Warrenton
Fairfax
Interesting Varied Radio Entertainment At WJSV Tomorrow
Local entertainers will present a varied radio program on WJSV tomorrow afternoon from 5 to 6 o clock. The lineup includes instrumental and vocal solos, violin pieces, and remarks by local organizations. The Handley Quartet will perform and library and academy addresses are planned along with Boy Scout council notes.
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WJSV
Chamber of Commerce
Charles P. McVicar
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Dvorak
Shon Rosmarin
Elsie Duncan
Caroline Swartz
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Col. B. M. Roszel
Mary Louise Sartelle
Handley Et
West of the Great Divide
Boy Scout Movement
Winchester
Frank R
Orton
Judge Smith Resigns to Run for Congress in Virginia
Gov. Jno. Garland Pollard received the resignation of Judge Howard Smith of the Sixteenth Virginia Judicial District, effective April 19, as Smith leaves the bench to seek a seat in the U. S. House. Smith had been appointed two years ago after Judge Brent's death and intends to succeed Rep. R. Walton Moore, who is not seeking re election. successor to be named prior to April 19.
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Richmond
Jno
Garland Pollard
Howard Smith
Alexandria
Sixteenth
Virginia
Smith
Harry F. Byrd
Samuel G. Brent
U. S. House of Representatives
R. Walton Moore
Pollard
Garber Secures Arsenic Free List for Fruit Sprays
Congressman Jacob A. Garber of Virginia's Seventh District champions restoring white arsenic to the free list in tariff talks. An last day amendment would have imposed a 2 cent per pound duty, risking about $500,000 yearly in costs for fruit growers using arsenic insecticide sprays.
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Washington
Jacob A. Garber
Virginia
Conference Committee On the Tariff
Senate
Seventh District
Three Killed by Suffocation in Richmond Fire
A Richmond family fire killed Cornelius Hammond 71 Henry Hammond 8 and Katherine Hammond 1 by suffocation. Mother Ella Hammond 23 was seriously injured after leaping from a second floor window. the trio were found in their beds on the second floor.
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Richmond
Cornelius Hammond
Henry Hammond
Katherine Hammond
Ella Hammond
Girl Carrying Payroll Robbed on Baltimore Street
A nursery company secretary, Cecil Turlington, was struck by a bandit on a Baltimore street while carrying a $700 payroll from the bank to the nursery office. The robber, wearing a gauze mask, knocked her to the sidewalk and escaped with the cash. Police suspect the robber knew her route and waited for the transit.
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Baltimore
Cecil Turlington
Natex Herbal Cure Promoted by Health Expert
A health teacher at Peoples Service Drug Store touts Natex as a stomach tonic with benefits for digestion and overall vitality. He cites widespread relief for indigestion, nerve and mood issues, and urges a six day Natex trial with testimonials from Winchester residents.
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Natex
Peoples Service Drug Store
Fred Keedy
Ieas
Coolidge Rules Out Running For Public Office Again
In an interview for Cosmopolitan, Calvin Coolidge says he is through with public office and has no intention of returning to politics. He discusses prohibition and notes he sees the issue as a national debate unlikely to be settled soon. He remains living quietly in Northampton Massachusetts.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Senate
Coolidge
Black Hill
Washington
New England
Northampton
Mass
White House
United States Senate
Massachusetts
Johnson Resigns as Committeeman Over Investigation
Senator Johnson of California resigns as head of the reappointed committee on expenditures of senators and candidates. He cites full duties as Commerce Committee chair and requests Vice President Curtis to relieve him. The vacancy delays the inquiry Norris urged, with focus on recent Illinois primary results and upcoming Pennsylvania and Nebraska contests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Johnson
Republican
California
T Curtiss
Lai
Commerce Committee
Senate
Johnson
Norris
Nebraska
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Demeen
Pennsylvania
Train T-buses Kills Fifteen in New Mexico Crash
Fifteen people died and eleven were injured when a Santa Fe train struck a Pickwick transcontinental bus seven miles south of Albuquerque Isleta New Mexico. The driver perished and wreckage lined the track for half a mile. A slightly injured passenger was arrested after resisting hospital treatment.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N. M
Isleta
Shrieff
G. W. Irwin
Bank Bandit Is Put To Death For a Murder
Kilby prison carried out an execution early today for the murder of Claude D. Hurt, president of the Citronelle bank, on September 28, 1928. Jarvis and Collins robbed the bank. Hurt was mortally wounded, and Hanson, the lookout, died later. Collins, serving a life sentence, and Hanson were suspects.
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Kilby
Jarvis
Claude D. Hurt
Citronelle Bank
Robert Collins
Hurt
Collins
Hanson
Cotton Duty Agreed by Conference on Tariff
The Senate duty of 7 cents a pound on long staple cotton on the free list was agreed upon today by congressional conferees on the tariff bill. The dispute that had deadlocked the conferees ended after a lengthy morning session. House Republicans on the conference committee yielded after a spirited debate. The House bill kept long staple cotton on the free list.
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Washington
Senate
House Republicans
Masonic Grand Master of Maryland Dies In Hospital
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, War ren 8. Seipp, died at University Hospital after several days illness. He had served ten years as grand master and suffered a heart attack last Thursday before being moved to the hospital. Seipp was also vice president of Title Guaranty and Trust and a longtime member of the Baltimore School Board.
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Masonic Grand
Maryland
Baltimore
Warren
Seipp
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Maryland
The
University
Masonic Order
Guaranty and Trust
William F. Broening
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Congress
Baltimore Street
Harvard
E. F. Ash
Ely
Highland Avenue
C. E. Lynn
M. W. Smith
Gainesboro
Susan F. Lynn
S. Loudoun St
Henry Getz
Maurertown
Peoples Service Drug
Kellogg
London
Jugoslavia
Shortridge
Watson
Smoot
Utah
Simmons
North Carolina
Harrison
Bacharach
New Jersey
Garner
Texas
Hawley
Oregon
Treadway
Collier
Sensatione
Econ
Ward
Goodyear West
Montgomery Ward & CO
Loudoun Street
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