Byrd outlines Virginia tax plan and segregation stance
Governor Harry F. Byrd speaks to Caroline county voters on June 19 constitutional amendments. He argues segregation is needed for local equalization and industry, defends a single tax plan, and addresses objections about land tax and future revenue while outlining four other proposals to be voted on.
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Virginia
Bowling Green
Harry F. Byrd
Caroline County
HB. E. Butler
Goochland
Stafford
Spotsylvania
Hanover
King and Queen
King George
King William
Essex
Byrd
Picadar’s Fork
George P. Lyons
Woolfolk
House of Delegates
Wickham
C. T. Smith
Democratic Committee
Lyons
Henry T. Wickham
General Assembly
Servel Refrigerator Purchase Offer Expires May First
An offer allows applying on the purchase price of a Servel Electric Refrigerator and expires on May 1. Northern Va. Power Company is listed in the notice.
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Northern Va. Power Company
Bomb explosion in Milan toll 14 killed and 40 injured
Fourteen people died and about forty were wounded when a bomb exploded at the Milan fair near Piazza Giuoco Cesare as King Victor Emmanuel opened the event. The king continued the inaugural ceremony despite the catastrophe and a manhunt followed. A second report notes a powerful bomb found on a railway line near Mussolini’s train return to Rome.
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Associated Press
Milan
la Scala
Mussolini
London
Reuter
Lugano
Switzerland
Como
Corriere del Ticino
Rome
Musical Program At Moose Memorial Service
The Moose memorial service for Winch ester Lodge will feature a musical program at 3 o clock next Sunday afternoon April 15 in the Empire Theatre. The Centenary Reform Church orchestra will perform with Grace Lutheran Church choir singing under John A. Anderson and Mrs Frank L Buckley respectively. Principal address by Congressman Frederick N Zihlman of Maryland with Dr Harlee presiding and prayers by Rev Dr C A Frged.
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Winchester Lodge of the Loyal
Moose
Empire Theatre
C. B. Harlee
Centenary Reformed Church
Grace Lutheran Church
John A. Anderson
Frank L. Buckley
Harry C. Stouffer
Philomena Laren
Buckley
William Miller
Frederick N. Zihlman
Maryland
Harlee
C. A. Frged
Hopes Women Will Attend Convention Tomorrow Night
The Democratic Women's Club president Mrs Martin Wisecarver urges Winchester women to attend Friday evening's city hall meeting at 8 p m to select delegates to the state convention and decide on Winchester delegates' instruction. A new city committee will also be chosen.
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Virginia
Winchester
Martin Wisecarver
Democratic Women’s Club
Seed Oats and Potatoes From Winchester Seed Co
Seed oats Maine grown seed potatoes and lawn grass and garden seeds offered by Winchester Seed Co. The ad notes the seed quality and availability with a brief product list and contact cue.
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Maine
Winchester Seed CO
Sealed Bids Sought for Cedar Creek Bridge near Star Tannery
Public notice calls for sealed bids to bridge Cedar Creek near Star Tannery Virginia. Potential bidders may view plans with Geo A Copp in Strasburg or G H Richard in Mountain Falls. Bids due by 12 noon April 21, 1928, may be left with the County Treasurer at Winchester. One bid may be accepted or all rejected.
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Cedar Creek
Star Tannery
Geo. A
Strasburg
G.H Richard
Mountain Falls
Winchester
All Aboard musical to be staged by Girls on April 18
The Girls' Athletic Association will present the musical comedy All Aboard at the Empire Theatre on Wednesday night April 18. Bev erley Rice Albert Norton Tom Warren lead a cast including Lou Hollis Margaret Snyder Mrs D E Hawthorne and Kenneth Rice aboard the S S Florida. The plot follows two college boys in love with the same girl as false teeth go missing and comic mishaps ensue with about 100 performers.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Empire Theatre
Beverley Rice
Bill Brady
Albert Norton
Johnny Grady
Bill
Alexander C. Phome
Tom Warren
Winchester
Dorothy Brady
Beatrice Jones
Lou Hollis
Margaret Snyder
E. Hawthorne
Sloane
Beatrice
Dorothy McCann
Jennie
Kenneth Rice
Captain Kidd
S. S. Florida
Billy Brady
Bumble- Bee
Sungey
J. W. Judd
John
Lether Aid Meeting At Mrs Boyd Richards Home
The Lether Aid of the First Christian Church will meet at Mrs Boyd Richards 423 S Washington St Friday April 13 for its regular monthly meeting. All members urged to be prepared.
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Aid of the
First Christian Church
Boyd Richards
S. Washington St
Handley Seniors to Stage Comedy Tonight at 8 15
Handley High School presents The Hidden Guest a comedy and mystery by Marion Short and Pauline Phelps in the school auditorium tomorrow night. The cast includes Miss Henrietta Cornwell as Minnie Mayfield Miss Fireign Chiles as Ruby Mayfield Miss Garnet Hamrick as Mrs Farrington and Miss Margaret Beck as Nellie Trotwood Melanthuria.
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Handley High School
Handley School
Marion Short
Pauline Phelps
Minnie Mayfield
Henrietta Cornwell
Ruby Mayfield
Minnie
Annual Sermon for W O W at Presbyterian Church
W O W announces its annual sermon on Sunday April 15 at the Presbyterian Church. All members are urged to meet at the hall at 7 30 p m. The W O W Circle and Junior Circle will attend.
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Presbyterian Church
Hall
Budget Hearing Set for Winchester 1928 Budget
Notice announces a public hearing on the proposed 1928 city budget for Winchester. The hearing is set for Friday April 13 at 7 30 p m in the city hall council chamber, with taxpayers invited to speak for or against. Passed by the Common Council March 27, 1928.
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Council
Iron man Seabock to drive 100 hour endurance test
Lieut Erle Seabock the Canadian flying ace arrives in Winchester to motor endurance test a 100 hour non stop drive through streets starting April 24. He will keep the engine running drink only milk and smoke tobacco pacing a 100 hour clock ending April 28 with a staged sleep. Moving pictures and Houdini stunts to be shown, cadets from Massanutten Academy invited to parade and participate at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.
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Erle Seabock
Winchester
Seabock
Iron Man
George Washington
Harry Houdini
Houdini
Shenandoah
Massanutten Miliary Academy
Woodstock
Howard J. Benchoff
Massanutten Academy
Academy
Shenandoah Herald
Ray KE. Harris
Massanutten
John W. Weeks
Harris
the Oyer
Weeks
Many Fines Are Being Imposed For Parking Violation
City police court fined at least ten individuals for violations of automobile parking laws over the past day or two. More penalties likely as warnings have been issued to curb continued parking beyond time limits and parking too close to fire plugs. Officials stressed the long‑standing traffic ordinance and visible parking signs stating limits.
Undue Secrecy In Leasing of Oil Lands Charged
Washington April 12 The Teapot Dome lease to Harry F Sinclair is under scrutiny as secrecy surrounds the government action. Witnesses describe duplication and delays in testimony while Albert Fail is accused of not following bidding rules. Kendrick and Kimball recount attempts to retain leases with signed documents dated April 14 and 15, 1929, though they had no prior knowledge.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert RB
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Kendrick
Frank Kimball
Mrs Pingleys Aunt Mary Correll Dies After Stroke
Mrs Lucy Pingley received word of the death of her aunt Mrs Mary Correll wife of Ham Correll of Christiansburg. The elderly Mrs Correll suffered a right side paralysis after a stroke and had been failing. Funeral services and interment will be in Christiansburg. Mrs Pingley had returned from Christiansburg yesterday.
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Lucy Pingley
Mary Correll
Il- Ham Correll
Christiansburg
Correll
Christiansburre
Pingley
Senior Class Play The Hidden Guest at Handley School
The Handley School presents The Hidden Guest in the auditorium Friday at 8 15 p m Admission 75 and 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children Reserved seats available at Bakers Taying Store The best play in town.
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Handley School
Baker's Taying Store
Democratic Party Meeting Urges Winchester Delegates
Winchester Democratic members are urged by City Chairman D. W. Ritenour to attend a mass convention at City Hall to elect 15 delegates and 15 alternates to the Roanoke state convention and to choose a new city committee. The meeting venue is moved to the city court room to avoid stairs in City Hall auditorium.
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Democratic Party
Winchester
D. W. Ritenour
City Hall
Roanoke
Ritenour
Handley Sluggers Open Ball Season Here Tomorrow
Handley prepares for the season opener against Bridgewater High School at 3 30 p m at Handsey Stadium with Lunsford and Swanson as the Battery. Admission is 25 cents. Calendar lists games through May 26 with opponents Bridgewater Hagerstown Frederick and R M A among others.
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Handley Sluggers
Handley
Meealing
Bridgewater High School
Sbridgewater
Bridatewater Lunsford
Swanson
Thandsey Stadium
Anderson
Bridgewater
Hagerstown
Frederick
M. A
Brunswick
Free Dirt for Hauling Carts Loaded for You
Local notice offers dirt for hauling with carts loaded on site. Names Herman and Joep BLE appear in fragmentary form. Exact date not clear but reference shows a small classified ad style item seeking quick service.
Bremen Transatlantic Flight Faces Low Clouds and Rough Weather
German flyer Bremen faces uncertain Atlantic crossing with low clouds and visibility along the coast. Weather expert Kimball cautions of freezing temps east of Newfoundland and a coastwise disturbance from Delaware breakwater to Cape Cod that may slow the westward attempt.
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Atlantic
Baldonnel
Associated Press
Baldonnel Airdrome
Trish Free State
Bremen
Terror-strutk
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Seon
Galway Coast Guard
Bremening
Atl
Coast Guard
Costello
Gal
Abot
Mann Koehl
Col
James Fitzmaurice
Free State Airport
Baron Ahrenfreid
Gunther Huenefeld
New York
James Kimball
United States Weather Bureau
Newfoundland
Delaware Breakwater
Cape Cod
Hotalifax
Berlin
Tempelhof
Prices Reduced at Babbs Brothers Hardware Sale
Prices reduced on practically all stock at Babbs Brothers corner Water and Kent Streets. Garden tools hardware and implements offered at great savings as part of a liquidation style sale event.
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Caroline
King Victor Emmanuel
J. R. Meliwaine
Miss Winifred Skinnell
E. Skinnell
Rocky Mount
R. J. Noell
Montgomery
Floyd
Franklin
Franklin Chronicle
Skinnell
Ular
The
Roanoke Times
the Common Council
City OF Winghestes
M.A
F. Granite Shirley
Keyser
W.va
F. M. Thompson
Cather
Herman Joep Ble
Ireland
Junkers
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Babb Brothers, Cor Water & Kent
Sts
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