Byrd Seeks Quick Action On Prohibition Referendum Plan
Former Virginia governor Harry F. Byrd urges a constitutional vote on prohibition after support from dry and wet leaders. He says a nationwide referendum could repeal or modify the 18th amendment, with Congress setting a date and states ratifying. Bishop Cannon warns against party declarations while agreeing on core features.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
John J. Raskob
Democratic Party
Ritchie
Maryland
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Samuel C. Hatcher
Randolph-Macon College
Byrd
Congress
Mr. Byrd
Washington
Raskob
Bishop Cannon
Hatcher
Anti-Saloon League of
Virgina
Cannon
Festival plans outlined by Mr Glass at Rotary meeting
William W. Glass, a Rotary Club founder, spoke on Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival preparations. He praised Winchester clubs, discussed princess appointments, Philadelphia and New York visits, and future broadcasts. He predicted record attendance and urged warm hospitality for guests.
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William W. Glass
Rotary Club
W. R. Legge
Mr. Glass
Glass
Winchester
Philadelphia
Helen Ames Washington
Miss Washington
George Lafayette Washington
Apple Blossom
New York
Columbia
Princess Pennsylvania at 1932 Apple Blossom Festival
Dorothy Hunter case advances with a boy suspect confessing kidnapping and murder in Kansas. A Hay stack discovery uncovers the child's body while a mob gathers amid the Colby investigation. In Delaware and Wilmington new kidnapping rumors surface as Mrs Brill of Philadelphia is named Princess Pennsylvania in Shenandoah IX court.
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Colby
Kan
Thomas County
Richard Read
Atwood
Dorothy Hunter
Floyd Hunter
Selden
Read
Kansas
Achilles
Wilmington
Del
Hilda Brosky
Brandell L. Brill
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Brill
Winchester
Robert F. Brill
Philadelphia Record
Miss Brill
Gifford Pinchot
Keystone State
Paper Hanging and House for Sale in Local Ads
FOR PAPER HANGING Calso mining, cellar spraying, see O. J. Wells, 562 N. Market street. Paper hanging by room $2.50 up. Will call to see you. 1p-11 FOR SALE New modern house Angerona Terrace W. Piccadilly. Ready for inspection. Strickler & Wagner. Phone 1299. 16-1p-41
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O. J. Wells
N. Market Street
Angerona Terrace
W. Piccadilly
Strickler & Wagner
Dr James J Russell Improves After Illness at Roosevelt Hospital
The condition of Dr James J Russell who is ill from blood poisoning at Roosevelt Hospital New York was reported to be better than recently by his brother Harry K Russell by telephone with the surgeon about two o'clock this afternoon. Attendants said his situation remained serious but showed improvement and recovery was hoped for soon.
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Associat+o Press
Hopewell
N. J
Guy H. Burrage
Norfolk
John H. Curtis
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
John F. Condon
Greta Gray
Minneapolis
Colonel Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Trenton
W. A. Butler
James J. Russell
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Harry K. Russell
Auction sale of household effects for William R Washington
Household goods of the late William R Washington to be sold at 2 PM on Saturday April 16 at 115 West Leicester Street. Terms cash. Duvall and Dunn auctioneers.
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William R. Washington
West Leicester Street
Duvall & Dunn
Autts
Prosecutor Seeks Identity Of Killer In Kahahawai Case
In Honolulu on April 16 the prosecutor pressed to name the actual killer among four defendants in the Kahahawai lynching case. He sought to exclude testimony about the Massie attack. Clarence Darrow, the defense lead, promised readiness after illness and would be asked to identify which defendant fired the fatal shot.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Joseph Kahahawai
Thelia Massie
Kahahawai
Thomas H. Massie
Chambers
Clarence Darrow
John C. Kelly
Darrow
Massie
Free Clinic For The Tubercular On Next Friday
The District Nurse Association sponsors a chest clinic at association offices near the Court House on Friday, April 22. Dr. C. W. Scott of the Virginia State Board of Health will supervise from 9 30 a m to noon and 2 to 4 p m. Free examinations target those with symptoms or suspicion of tuberculosis. No reexamination of old positives or of children under 14 unless a physician requests it in writing.
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District Nurse Association
Court House
C. W. Scott
Virginia State Board of Health
Photographer Documents Severn School Yearbook Pictures
Lawrence V. Jolliffe, a local photographer, spent yesterday at Severn School in Severna Park Maryland. He shot numerous athletic group pictures for the school's annual yearbook and has historically produced many photographs for Severn.
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Lawrence V. Jolliffe
Severn School
Severna Park
Jolliffe
Mrs John Pappas Shows Improvement After Washington Visit
Mrs. John Pappas, long ill, traveled to Washington to stay with her uncle William G. Dorsey. Word from friends today says she appears much improved.
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John Pappas
Washington
William G. Dorsey
More Bands Are Listed For The Apple Festival
Three more bands enter the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade in Winchester with Staunton Military Academy Cadet Orchestra and two Martinsburg High School groups. A Stroudsburg caravan plans 50 loads for the fete as national press and magazines tout the event, which draws over 100000 visitors yearly. Parking coordinators arrange for about 60009 cars with safe grounds and traffic staff.
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Winchester
Apple Fete
Staunton Military Academy
Thomas Beardsworth
Martinsburg
W. Va
Martinsburg High School
Staunton Military Academy Cadet
Stroudsburg
Nelson F. Richards
W. W. Glass
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Shenandoah Valley
American Motorist
Southern Progress
Delaware Motorist
Pittsburgh Motor Club
Pennsylvania Motorist
Highway
Greyhound Lines
Saturday Evening Post
A. A. A. Traveler
Conoco
Texaco Star
Sign of the Shell
A. S. Pennypacker
Fred Stine
Spring Cleaning Dry Cleaning Service Ad
Blankets curtains drapes and rugs dry cleaned at reasonable rates by Nat Hawkins. Phone 392 M.
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Nat Hawkins
Six Die in Manhattan Tenement Fire
Fire in a Bronx tenement killed six, including two adults and four children. The Dombrils and the Weinsteins perished as flames trapped them on upper floors. Benjamin Seigel, neighbor, was arrested on homicide charges after investigators suspected oil rag spontaneous combustion in his ground floor locker.
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Associated Press
New York
Bronx
Samuel Dombril
Jacob
Joseph
Edith Weinstein
Philip Weinstein
Dombrils
Weinstein
Benjamin Weinstein
Benjamin Seigel
Seigel
Siegel
Hoover Economy Plan Aims to Save Up to 250 Million
The White House memorandum valued savings from Hoover's economy plan at 225 to 250 million dollars a year. Budget director J C Roop discussed the plan with the House economy committee as hopes faded for a bill by Tuesday. Senator Borah criticized furloughs without pay and urged salary cuts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
J.C. Roop
House Economy Committee
House
Borah
Republican
Idaho
Salari
Economy Committee
Virginian power to build new 33 000 volt line Winchester area
D E B Stultz of the Northern Virginia Power Company announced plans to start a 33 000 volt transmission line from Martinsburg to Winchester on Monday April 18. The project aims to improve storm protection, with a design doubling wind severity safety and stronger conductors including copper covered steel wire. The rebuild of the Millville line completes a reliable regional system at an estimated cost over 135000 dollars.
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D. E B. Stultz
Northern Virginia Power Company
Martinsburg
Winchester
West Penn Electric Company
Stultz
Millville
Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin Peak. Wind May Ruin Display
Washington reports the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin are at their peak and likely to draw thousands this Sunday unless high winds arise. The forecast predicts continued beauty for a final Sunday, with blossoms expected to fall by next Wednesday and the Riverside drive double blossoms two weeks off.
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Washington
Tidal
Riverside Drive
East Potomac Park
Sawdust Ring Battle Ends with Two Injured Performers
A 25 foot python in a New York circus attacked acrobat Luigi Canestrelli and aerialist Alfredo Cardona, injuring them as troopers freed the snake. Attendants blamed hunger as the creature was finally subdued and the crowd felt creeped. In Michigan, snow blankets woods where wardens fight forest fires season runs April to fall. Hood River residents report a rare night rainbow over rain clouds.
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New York
Luigi Canestrelli
Alfred Cardona
Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Hood River
Woodstock and Strasburg Singers Sweep Shenandoah Contest
Woodstock Strands led by Miss Mildred Coffman won all three first prizes in the Shenandoah county choral contest held here. Woodstock boys took second prize while mixed choirs from Strasburg Woodstock Edinburg and Mount Jackson competed. The Woodstock Music Lovers' Club sponsored the event.
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Woodstock
Strasburg
Mildred Coffman
Shenandoah
Edinburg
Mount Jackson
Woodstock Music Lovers’ Club
University man directs mastodon removal near El Dorado
In El Dorado Oklahoma highway workers uncovered a mastodon skeleton six miles northeast of town. Prof J W Stoval of the University of Oklahoma is directing the removal efforts to clear the ancient tusked remains from the road.
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el Dorado
Okla
J. W. Stoval
University of Oklahoma
Ere
Deputy Sheriff Loses Car After Interrogating Suspect
In Overland Missouri Deputy Sheriff Frank Lewis questioned a suspected thief about a recently parked car. While he spoke, another person drove the vehicle away and the deputy could not locate it.
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Overland
Frank Lewis
Harvard professor Ralph Eaton dies by suicide in Concord woods
Ralph Monroe Eaton assistant professor of philosophy at Harvard College died by severing his jugular vein with a razor. The Concord body was found in woods near West Concord after personal losses, including his sister and father, contributed to a nervous breakdown that had kept him on leave since last fall.
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Concord
Mass
Ralph Monroe Eaton
Harvard College
West Concord
Eaton
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