Shenandoah Power Forms Rural Service Department
Shenandoah River Power Company creates a rural service department with LVL Long and VPI agricultural engineering head Seitz directing. L. L. Koontz will lead, begins duties in June after a rural electrification short course at Blacksburg. The move follows similar steps by Virginia Electric & Power and Appalachian Electric Power Roanoke division to serve farm customers.
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Shenandoah River Power Company
L. B. Long
Charles E. Seitz
L. L. Koontz
Mr. Koontz
Page County
Department of Agriculture Engineering
Blacksburg
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
British Debt Envoy Dies From Strain
The Dawes committee ended after ten weeks to settle German reparations with Lord Revelstoke found dead in his bed. German experts reportedly discussed reopening negotiations while American delegates avoided comment. The session adjourned in respect to Revelstoke as talks paused until Monday morning.
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Paris
Dawes Committee
Lord Revelstoke
Great Britain
Staunton Man Wounded in Washington Gambling Dispute
James Dore, 52, once of Staunton, was shot in the nose during an argument over a gambling game called punishers in a Washington barber shop. K. C. Koates, proprietor, and two others were detained as investigators. Dore’s condition improved at a city hospital.
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Washington
James Dore
Staunton
K. C. Koates
Joseph W. Ellis
Andella West
Koates
Dore
Six Die in House Fire Near South Bend
In South Bend Indiana a stove fire killed six people in a two story frame home. An elderly woman Mary Cooley aged 75 and five Purucker children Aloysius 13 John Edward 10 Louis 8 and Katherine Guard 13 months died in their sleep. Neighbors saw flames and firefighters found the bodies in upper rooms.
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South Bend
Ind
Warvey Purucker
Mary Cooley
Katherine Guard
Fred Gertner
Hoboes Favor Six Hour Day and Five Day Week
A recent hoboes convention in Philadelphia declared support for a six hour day and a five day week with no work. This decisive stance highlights labor reform aims discussed by attendees in the city.
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Philadelphia
American Women Nurse Wounded Rebels After Mesquite Battle
Eyewitnesses report 20 to 25 killed in the clash between Mexican rebels and Federal troops at Mesquite Sonora. American women served as nurses for the wounded. Three wounded rebels were seen among witnesses in Tuscan. The battle began at 5 AM and ended two hours later with Federals taking the town. Eighteen rebels fled across the border into Arizona and were later moved inland by officers.
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Tuscan
Ariz
Masquito
Sonora
Mesquite
Arizona
Four Die in Fort Toousharoekin Target Practice Accident
Honolulu April 19 four enlisted men died, one seriously injured, and four others hurt when a 155 mm gun exploded during target practice at Fort Toousharoekin. The breach of the gun was blown 90 feet.
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Fonolulu
Fort Toousharoekin
Colored couples wed as two sisters join same Washington line
In the county clerk's office two colored couples secured marriage licenses this week. Both grooms share the Washington surname, and the pairs plan to wed the two sisters, James A. Washington son of George Washington, and Lila M. Johnson of Stephens City with the bride also from that town.
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Washington
James A. Washington
George Washington
Lila M. Johnson
Stephens City
Mellon’s Rights In Cabinet Established
The Senate Judiciary Committee again deferred ruling on Secretary Mellon’s right to hold office after receiving Attorney General Mitchell’s opinion for President Hoover upholding Mellon. Earlier questions cited an old statute forbidding the Treasury Secretary from trade or business involvement.
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Washington
Mellon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Hoover
Secretary of the Treasury
Court Notice Mentions Local Names and City Residence
Fragmentary legal notice references Alfred Johnson Daniel Washington and Etta B Johnson with kinship ties and a plan to reside in Stephens City. The passage also cites unrelated quotes about advertising truth and car mileage from Ohio State Journal and Atchison Globe context.
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Ohio
State . Journal
O Iite
Henry J. Allen
City Star
Atchison Globe
Trail of Pink Petals Climaxes Valley Blossom Festival
The Valley Blossom Festival features its Trail of Pink Petals with a showcase of parades and floats. Entries include railroad company decorated cars, bands, educational floats, and multiple commercial displays from firms in Hagerstown and surrounding areas. Local divisions list marshals, bands, scout units, and numerous decorated cars.
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Fruit Growers Express Company
Southern Railroad Company
N. &W. Railroad Company
Winston Salem Southbound Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
W. R. Legge
R. F. Hatcher
Wendell B. Goode
Bridgewater Virginia Band
Valley High Schools
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J. H. Henry
S. Main St
H H. Willis
Loudoun
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S. C
Lamp’s Poultry Yards
Cameron St
Winchester
State
Eodore H. Alexander
Frederick City
Udorn
Morning Side Drive
E. L. Good
Care Star Office
Lloyd
E. Hart St
Valley
Zjob
Care Star
Indian Alley
R. C. Clem
A. J. Novick
M. OD. Adams
Brucetown
America
Harrisons Harrison
Union
Canada
AYS
Dept. 19
Berlin
Maryland
Shenandoah Power
Honolulu
Botts’ Boot Shoppe
North Main St
Star
Cecesereere
WBA
Eh Nlann
Rene
Hter
Alfred Johnson
William H. Washington
Daniel Washington
Etta B. Johnson
Hinton
Boy Scouts of America
Hagerstown
Girls Athletic. Association
Mary Louise Steele
Clarence Himelright
Huntsberry’s Shoe Store
William Irwin
Cary Harrison
Black Diamond Orchestra
York
Pennsylvania
George BE. Sillik
Towson
Montgomery Ward & Company
the Texas Company
Clayton Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Ensemble Manufacturing Company
Washington D. P
Paul Hartman
Harry McCann
George H. Grimm
Hugo Hawkins
Hagerstown Municipal
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storge Co
Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company
Italianal Fruit Products Company
Hn W. Rosenberger & Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
Schmidt’s Baking Company
Century Tire Company
Winchester Cold Storage Company
Virginia Antique Shops
C. & P. Telephone Company
Manbeck Bread Company
Middletown Band
Grand Caverns
T. Db
Cather
Coolfont Farm
Jive
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Cammer Tire Company
District Nurse Association
General Motors
Allert
U. K
Automo Valoes
Chevrolet
Winchester Auto Sales
Winchester, Virginia
UA D. Ayorey
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