Virginia poised to have fifty airfields for ships
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce announced that there are 32 complete airfields in the state, 24 more under construction, and a projection of about 50 airfields in operation within 18 months. Several fields meet Commerce standards, including Richard E. Byrd Municipal Field in Richmond, Hampton Roads Navy Field, and Langley Field.
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Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Comitrce
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Old Dominion
Department of Commerce
Richard E. Byrd
Richmond
Hampton Roads Navy Air Field
Langley Field
Hampton Roads
Hampton
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Amelia
South Boston
Quantico
Milton
Milford
Keysville
Crewe
Winchester
Port Richmond
West Point
Bristol
Hoover Field
Capital Airport
Arlington County
Waynesboro
Lynchburg
Lyle
Fort Defiance
Staunton
Martinsville
Leesburg
Lee Hall
Irvington
Dahlgren
John Armstrong Chaloner
Cobham
Virginia Beach
Roanoke
Petersburg
Newport News
New Market
Mount Jackson
Luray
Manassas
Lexington
Franklin
Danville
Farmville
Front Royal
Charlottesville
Brookneal
Abingdon
Appomattox
Blacksburg
Reicher Stars in Strange Cargo at Capitol Last Showings
Frank Reicher veteran stage and screen actor directs and stars in Strange Cargo Pathe’s first full dialogue Photophone. The cast includes Lee Patrick Kyrle Bellew Ned Sparks Russell Gleason and Josephine Brown. The yacht set tale is dramatic and fast moving with exhaustive tests for exacting roles. Lopez appears in Movietone act on the same program.
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Frank Reicher
Pathe
Capitol
Reicher
Lee Patrick
George Barraud
Kyrle Bellew
Ned Sparks
Russell Gleason
Josephine Brown
Claude King
Paramount
Vincent Lopez
Circle 7 Meets at Mrs Affleck Home in Braddock Street
Circle No 7 of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South meets Thursday at 8 pm at 222 South Cameron Street. All members urged to attend.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Emma _ Affleck
Cameron Street
Winchester Steam Laundry Promises Longer Clothes Life
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises methods designed to extend garment life and invites customers to call for service.
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Winchester
Autoists Fight Move to Raise Oil Prices
Washington April 23 Car owners facing 2.0 billion yearly gasoline and oil outlays back a constructive plan to conserve oil resources. The American Automobile Association warns against any artificial shortage by oil interests, pledging to do battle if conservation is used to raise prices. President Thomas P. Henry cites 1928 data showing no gasoline shortage despite crude overproduction.
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The
Star
Washington
American Automobile Association
Thomas P. Henry
Detroit
Henry
Hoover
America
Princesses Car Stolen In Festival Traffic Jam
In Martinsburg West Virginia on April 25 a Chevrolet coupe owned by missionary L Armistead McMurray was stolen by thieves amid dense festival traffic near the George Washington Hotel. Miss Lucy Miller, the Morgan county princess, and escort James Janney Jr were riding in the car home from the Winchester dance and festivities honoring the queen and 65 princesses. The vehicle was parked between a Packard and a Cadillac.
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Martinsburg
W. V
Winchester
Morgan County
Lucy Miller
James Janney, Jr
George Washington Hotel
L. Armistead McMurray
Africa
Janney
Bloom of Apple Determines Time To Apply Spray
Entomologist W. 8. Hough explains spray timing tied to petal drop. Yorks bloom ongoing. varieties like Black Twig Grimes Stayman ready in many orchards. Spraying advised by Wednesday or Thursday in backward orchards. all varieties should be sprayed now. Mix per 100 gallons: lime sulphur 10 qt, lime 6 lb, lead arsenate 3 lb. Add materials as water fills. Use hydrated lime to prevent spray burn at blossom end.
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W. 8. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Man Indicted For Stock Theft Involving $9,047
Robert A. Courtney, 31, under indictment on a false pretense charge, was being brought back to Baltimore from Boston by a local detective. The case alleges he and two others obtained more than 80 shares of stock valued at $9,047 from Otis Arnold of Frederick by false pretenses in February 1928.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Robert A. Courtney
Boston
Otis Arnold
Frederick
Black Oak Bark Wanted by Slonaker Sons
A. C. Slonaker & Son seeks two hundred ton of black oak bark. Contact the firm for arrangements. Also a Sheldon pointer dog is lost, four white feet, recently clipped. call 832-J.
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A. C. Slonaker & Son
Sheldon Pointer
Call
J A Carpenter Dies After Stroke At Local Hospital
J A Carpenter, 53, a Winchester resident from a prominent Frederick county family, died at Memorial Hospital after five weeks of stroke illness. Survived by siblings, he belonged to Friendship Fire Company and Eagles. Funeral 3 pm Thursday at Parlett’s chapel on North Braddock Street, Rev. Diehl officiating. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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J. Arberry Carpenter
Frederick County
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Carpenter
Wesley Carpenter
Friendship Fire Company
Order of Eagles
Parlett
North Braddock Street
P. R. Diehl
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
S. L.forney
James A. Ritter
James Hottel
Ellis Yost
George H. Eagle, d Jr
Howard Haymaker
Noyes Re-elected Leader as AP Chooses Directors
The Associated Press reelected four directors whose terms expired and added Frederick Murphy to fill a vacancy after H B Jones's death. Frank B Noyes was named president, with Robert Ewing and John Coles as vice presidents, Kent Cooper as secretary, and Jackson S Elliott as assistant secretary. Executive committee members include Noyes Ochs McLean Anthony Howell Bager and E Lansing Ray.
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Associated Press
New York
Frederick Murphy
Minnapolis Tribune
H. B. Jones
Minneapolis Journal
News Gathering
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Star
Adolph S. Ochis
New York Times
B. H. Anthony
New Bedford
Mass) Standard
E. Lansing Ray
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Revenue Agents Raid Frog Hollow Near Antietam Battlefield
Fifteen prohibition agents from Washington descended on Frog Hollow and nearby areas near the Antietam battlefield. Six people, five men and one woman, were arrested for possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. They were taken to Hagerstown and to be held until 24 warrants were served, with proceedings before U.S. Commissioner P. J. Anderson at Cumberland.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Washington
Frog Hollow
Antietam Battlefield
Here
United States
P .J. Anderson
Cumberland
Bunion Derby Participants Resume Trek Toward Carlinville
The 29 contestants in the D. C. Pyle bunion derby left Vandalia Illinois at 7 a m heading to Carlinville 60 miles away a control point for tonight After a week of bad weather the group covered 976 miles Their leader Gauzzai of Southampton England held a lead of over four hours on Johnny Salo of New York City as the convoy began its Illinois leg
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Associated Press
Vandalia
D. C
Johnny Salo
New York
McNary Submits Farm Relief Plan With Debentures
Senate agriculture committee endorses a farm relief bill including export debenture certificates despite President Hoover’s fierce opposition. The vote 8 to 6 keeps the plan in the measure as Hoover seeks to block it in the Senate, while House action moves toward a final vote on its version.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
McNary
Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Jubilee Singers To Give Program At Mount Carmel Church
The jubilee singers of Clarke County Training School will perform spirituals and songs at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church on South Braddock Street Thursday evening under the junior choir’s auspices. The general public is invited and a silver offering will be received.
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Clarke County
William C. Grove Dies After Ill Health at 71
William C. Grove longtime city resident died at his home 370 Charles street after months of illness. He lived in the city most of his life, ran a watch and clock repair shop, then managed Frye nurseries on South Loudoun street. Survived by widow Gertrude Frye and several children. Funeral planned for Thursday. arrangements incomplete. He belonged to the Friendship Fire Company.
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William C. Grove
Charles Street
Mr. Grove
W. ‘At
Sarah E. Cammer ‘Grove
Frye Nurseries
Loudoun Street
Grove
Gertrude Frye
Friendship Fire Company
Funeral of Miss Pritchard Held at 3 P.M.
The funeral for Miss Jennie Pritchard, who died Sunday night, will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home of her aunt on Peyton street. The service is conducted by Rev. Robert B. Nelson and Rev. Dr. F. T. McFaden, with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers are J. William Sibert, George F. Norton, Carl Cather, Clifford D. Grim, W. Nelson Page, and Charles W. Trenary. She was the daughter of the late Col. Solomon Pritchard and Marion Affleck, survived by sister Mrs. William Gaff and brother Ernest Alexander Marshall.
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Jennie Pritchard
Frances R. Affleck
Peyton Street
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
F. T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
J. William Sibert
George F. Norton
Carl Cather
Clifford D. Grim
W. Nelson Page
Charles W.trenary
Miss Pritchard
Col
Solomon §. Pritchard
Marion Affleck
William Gaff
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ernest Alexander Marshall
Clearwater
Fla
Miss Pritch
Stiffer Money Rates Slow Rally In Market
New York April 23 broad scale buying took more than a score of issues to record highs as gains ranged 1 to 8 points and some high priced issues rose 10 to 20 points in a thin market. Rally slowed in early afternoon as call money rates stiffened to 8 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Virginia Shipments of Apples and Vegetables Rise This Season
Richmond reports show larger Virginia shipments of apples mixed vegetables and spinach this season versus last year. Weekly apples 46 carloads vs 25. season 19 866 vs 8 278. Mixed vegetables 96 weekly vs 71. season 518 vs 256. Spinach 209 weekly vs 198. season 2 442 vs 2 165.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
McCormac Plansto Remodel Conrad Mansion Into Apartments
H B McCormac owner unveils plans with architects to convert the Conrad mansion opposite City Hall on North Cameron Street into a colonial apartment house. The project includes cutting the hill, adding 12 to 15 foot high shop fronts, a rear concrete wall, and a front passageway. Three bachelor and three small family apartments with Murphy beds and kitchenette units are planned, plus a modern oil heating system. Work to begin in about 30 days with bids sought after plans finish. Additional rear land may host several large apartment buildings facing Boscawen and Kent streets, while preserving the mansion’s colonial atmosphere. McCormac bought the property for about 40,000. A natural cave under the front yard invites further excavation.
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Conrad
City Hall
Cameron Street
H. B. McCormac
Coa Rs
Bate
McCormac
Boscawen
Kent Streets
Robert Young Conrad
Holmse Conrad
Rum Raid Gun Use Leads to Resignation Request
Assistant Secretary Lowman announced the resignation request of James Ingram, temporary boatswain of the coast guard, who used a machine gun to stop a rum runner on the Miami River. The action was deemed poor judgment due to dense dwellings and boats nearby making firearms at that spot a danger to residents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lowman
The
Treasury
James Ingram
Coast Guard Service
Maimi
Ingram
Gasoline Blaze After Frisco Freight Derailment
A Frisco freight derailment in South Kirkwood a St Louis suburb sparked a spectacular fire with explosions. Estimated value of destroyed gasoline oil merchandise about 500000 with 100000 gallons of fuel 12 railroad cars a storage tank and two motor trucks burned. No deaths reported.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
South Kirkwood
Walton Leaguers Challenge Rivals To A Team Race
The Isaak Walton League challenged the Winchester Gun Club to a team race with shotguns and rifles. The match is planned for Saturday May 4 at the Gun Club grounds in Rouse Park. The Guy Club will hold practice shoots Friday and Saturday afternoons and a meeting Friday evening at the office of R T Jones and Company.
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Isaak Walton League
Han
Winchester Gun Club
Rouse Park
Guy Club
R. T. Jones and Company
J. K. Saunders
Keyser
W. Va
Harry Grimm
Cumberland
J. N. Carter
Farmville
Arthur Seabright
F. W. Pingley
B. Stickley
Bi Seabright
F. W. Ping
C. B. Stickley
W. F. Anderson
J. N. Caterer
S. J. Gower
L. H. Ritter
W. H. McFarland
H. Austin
Jc. Sanders
Mrs. Saunders
p . # Grimm
R. T. Jones
J. H. Tayloe
Yy Seabright
FL W
La Guardia Questions Bishop Over Rum Ship Passage
In Washington on April 24 1958 Representative La Guardia released a message to Bishop James non Jr asking why he booked passage on a British rum ship amid several American vessels. He accused the bishop of hypocrisy for preaching prohibition while supporting rum.
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Washington
la Guardia
Republic
New York
James Non, Jr
Graf Zeppelin Sets Sail on Second Mediterranean Pleasure Flight
In Friedrichshafen Germany the Graf Zeppelin departed at 1 35 this afternoon on its second Mediterranean pleasure cruise heading over the Alps into southern Europe with a schedule of stops and scenic flight segments expected.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
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M’nary
Agricultural Committee of
William Gober
U. S
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Rep
A. M. Michaelson
Illinois
Mr. Edison
Detroit News
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Byrd
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