Poll Taxes Again Being Considered
Virginia lawyers debate capitation taxes as prerequisite to voting and licensing. Campbell seeks writ of mandamus after Richmond revenue official denied a license for failure to pay tax. Fight centers on state constitution section 22 and the 14th Amendment, with court expected to rule before term end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Commonwealth
Virginia
General Assembly
Campbell
Supreme Court
John C. Goode
Richmond Commission
Revenue
Edward T. Haynes
Shewmake
Gray
Leroy Hodges
Clubs Under A B C Probe
Rich mond Virginia April 12 The alcoholic beverages control board heard charges of liquor law violations against twelve clubs in the Norfolk Portsmouth area and took them under advisement. Hearings for about a dozen more clubs were scheduled for today including Norfolk Yacht and Country Club and Princess Anne Country Club. Eight cases involved Negro establishments. State Senator Vivian Page testified for the Elks Club describing purchase of liquor for members and the club’s prohibition after the practice was questioned. The board was told the Elks are willing to abide by regulations and not suspend the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Alcoholic Beverages Control Board
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Princess Anne Country Club
Virginia Beach
Alks Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Drum and Eagle Corps Club of
Norfolk
Eagles Club of
Berkley
Catholic Club of
Portsmouth
G. Stanley Clarke
Vivian Page
Elks Club
Virginia Congressmen Propose Carter for I C C Seat
Virginians in Congress named Charles K. Carter Jr of Danville Va for a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Carter 35 has spent his adult life in railroading and is trainmaster of the Columbia Charlotte division of Southern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Charles K. Carter, Jr
Danville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amlie
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Burch
D-Va
Virginia
Bland
Flannagan
Carter
J. C. Harriman
Whitestone
Columbia-Charlotte
The
Southern Railway
Charles K. Carter
Interstate Commerce
Augusta Military Academy
State Highway Commission
Southern Railway Company
Minister Denies Poisoning Dogs Case Faces Appeal
Rev Noel J Allen of Enonville was found guilty of poisoning dogs and fined 50 dollars plus costs by Trial Justice G M Rogers. He testified he killed only three prowling dogs and claimed to have driven away as many as 75 dogs from his property. Forty five witnesses testified for the prosecution. four character witnesses testified for the defense. The case was set for circuit trial May 9 with an appeal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Noel J. Allen
Enonville
G. M. Rogers
Bees puzzled by nectar quest despite clover lure
Scientists note bees show unusual foraging behavior and avoid white clover nectar in parts of the United States, puzzling researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
RIS Test Trial Promotes Kidney Health Against Substitutes
Bold advertisement touts a thirty day RIS trial treatment for kidney health. Claims happiness from active kidneys and urges buying from Baker's Drug Store in Winchester Virginia. Promotes a price range 25 to 50 cents to one dollar, sold by leading druggists with a claim of only RIS and no substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker's Drug Store
Winchester
Gainesboro Seniors Stage The Crosscup Kiss Play
Gainesboro High School presents The Crosscup Kiss a three act comedy Friday April 14 at 8 pm. Carl Webster Pierce wrote the play with a large cast led by Lynwood Brown Hilda Whitacre Robert Daily Curtis Braithwaite Hilda Stotler Linda Daily Alonzo Fox Kenwyn Triplett Nat Smith Mary Luttrell Mary Ruble Helen Lamp. The action unfolds in the Crosscup Candies Inc office with a novel third act a radio hour aided by Miller and Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro High School
Carl Webster Pierce
Lynwood Brown
Robert Crosscup
Hilda Whitacre
Margie Foster
Robert
Robert Daily
Cyrus Crosscup
Crosscup Candies Inc
Curtis Braithwaite
John Parker
Cyrus
Hilda Stotler
Emma Crosscup
Linda Daily
Kathryn Russell
Alonzo Fox
Albert Roscoe
Kenwyn Triplett
Everett Randall
Nat Smith
Andy Jackson
Mary Luttrell
Mary Ruble
Lee and
Lolly
Helen Lamp
Miss Fielding
Crosscup Candies, Inc
Miller and
Anderson
Youthful Outfit Lands In Creek After An Upset
Five youths from Charles Town and Bolivar escaped serious injury when a sedan they rode in spun on a wet road near Alba Marl Lime Company plant at the Charles Town Middleway road crossing the B and O tracks. The car, owned by A B Link and driven by Byrle Link, overturned into a creek. four Charles Town youths and one Bolivar youth were drenched with minor scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. VA
Bolivar
Charles Town-Middleway
Alba Marl Lime Company
Winchester
A. B. Link
Byrle Link
Albert Crabbe
Garland Moore, Jr
Lorraine Bissle
Kenneth Cavalier
Floyd County Republicans Nominate Incumbents in Quiet Primary
Floyd County Republicans in a quiet primary nominate J. H. Poff for commonwealths attorney P. B. Slusher for commissioner of the revenue E. S. Burnett for treasurer and Ora Williams for sheriff Burnett faced Joseph Simmons and Williams emerged from a field of six candidates Poff and Slusher were unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd. Va
Floyd County
J. H. Poff
Commonwealth
P. B. Slusher
E. S. Burnett
Ora Williams
Poff
Slusher
Burnett
Joseph Simmons
Williams
He Is Welcomed To Old Home Town
HAGERSTOWN Md April 12 Edward L. Conroy visits his home town as advance man for the first circus of the year. Conroy is a veteran showman who has worked with Charles W Bayer in various theatrical ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Edward L. Conroy
Conroy
Charles W. Bayer
Municipalities League Readies Regional Meets Across Virginia
The League of Virginia Municipalities announces ten regional meetings from April to June in Big Stone Gap Wytheville Danville Salem Suffolk Chincoteague Hopewell Alexandria Waynesboro and Strasburg. Mayors council members and city officials will attend to hear talks on municipal issues with leaders like Edward H Ruehl directing programs and Seth Burnley expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Virginia Muniregionalings
Big Stone Gap
Wytheville
Danville
Salem
Suffolk
Chincoteague
Hopewell
Alexandria
Waynesboro
Strasburg
Edward H. Ruehl
League
Seth Burnley
Charlottesville
League of Virginia Municipalities
Capper Will Is Placed On Record
The will of Ira S. Capper probate in the Corporation Court Clerk Clark M. Smith's office. It leaves money and personal property to Mary Capper McDonald and other relatives. M. Lohr Capper moves, M. M. Lynch named executor with a $1500 bond. Burial instructions and flower bequests to the ill are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira S. Capper
Corporation Court
Clark M. Smith
Mary Capper McDonald
May Capper
H. H. Bowers
Mary Grim
Eee
Mabel Triott
M. Lohr Capper
M. M. Lynch
Wedding Ring Found On Corpse
Unidentified well dressed man around 30 lies dead from a bullet wound in Wilmington Delaware at Delaware avenue and Bancroft parkway. A pistol rests in his right hand with four cartridges in the revolver. A yellow gold chain and a small wedding ring hang from his neck. Police delay verdict of suicide due to unknown identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Delaware Avenue
Bancroft Parkway
Juniors of Navy Set for Boxing Championships in Annapolis
Navy boxing coach Spike Webb reports 93 junior boxers from the Naval Academy will compete Saturday in the annual Navy Junior Boxing Championships setting a new entrant record. Young trainees have trained through winter and show unusual early maturity in behavior and training discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy
Spike Webb
8000 Expected At Lodge Rally
Attendance of 8000 lodgemen was expected in Hagerstown Maryland for an interstate Odd Fellows rally Saturday. Potomac Lodge of Hagerstown sponsors the event to commemorate its 100th anniversary with speaking and entertainment. The Sovereign Grand Lodge grand sire is expected to attend and speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Odd Fellows
Winchester
Virginia
Potomac Lodge
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the World
Youngest, Lightest Boxers Enter Ring For Kids Tourney
Juvenile boxing entrants headline the event with Carleton A. Mott Jr at two years old weighing 35 pounds and Davy Betts at three around 26 pounds. Heavyweights include 10-year-old Jackie Minckler at 1225 pounds, 14-year-old Eddie Poole at 125 pounds, and 15-year-old Bud Kessing in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton A
Killer) Mott, Jr
Davy Betts
Jackie Minckler
Eddie Poole
Bud Kessing
Mathews Tops League C in 127-Pound Camera Event
Mathews is high man in League C as the tournament's camera awards go to the 127 pound division. The Navy Junior Championships are described as a gala day at the academy with vivid scenes of attendees and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathews
Navy
Academy
Woolen Co and Oil Firms in Local Market Listing
A fragmented OCR style record shows mentions of Virginia Woolen Company, Dr. Pepper, AlT Cammers' Cleaners, Standard Oil Co, Republic Oil Co with numeric figures and dates-like tokens. The readable items appear as a price or stock listing fragment common to a local paper page. No clear narrative or event is present.
Results Recap From Local Pool Meet At Health Club
Results show Health Club defeating Standard Oil 3 to 0 and Sane Cleaners beating Republic Steam Laundry 3 to 2. Rouss Fire Co. edged Railway Express 1 to 2. Top single game was Mathews 156 and Parish 148 while Cather 141. Leading sets: Mathews 379 and Cather 357. Rouss Fire Co. 1617 and Health Club 1587 totals highlighted by team scores.
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C” League
Health Club
Standard Oil
Sane Cleaners
Republic Steam Laundry
Rouss Fire Co
Railway Express
Dr. Pepper
Friendship Woolen Mill
Cammers
Mathews
R. F
Parish
Cather
S. L
Rouss. Fire Co
Married couple marks ninth wedding at age 77
Mrs Leonora Duchanson Styer 77 and her husband William Louis Styer 59 celebrate their ninth wedding. She says she is very happy and he adds he is a very lucky man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Leonora Duchanson Styer
William Louis Styer
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Rosenberger’s
John W. Rosenberger and Co
S. Braddock St
Loreen Tate Tibaetialaaten Acme
CME
A.B.C
Veterans of Wars
Drum and Bug Club
Gainesboro
Creek
Lee Powell
Lone Ranger
Talking Screen
Pame
Baker’s Drug Store
John C. Bowman
S. Market St
Coats
Wonder
Ustomer
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
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