Virginia Highway Contractors’ Association Under Scrutiny
A Richmond Roanoke inquiry reports reorganization of the Virginia Highway Contractors’ Association amid state inspection of its finances and bids. Accusations by Senator Harry F. Byrd and others of monopolistic practices are challenged as uninvestigated conjecture. Libel suits threaten $100,000 in damages unless retractions appear by February 5.
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Virgin Contractors’ Association
Woolley Isreed
Woolley
Virginia Away Contractors’ Association
General Assembly
Roanoke
Ley
Byrd
Richmond
Winchester Star
Harry F
Harrisonburg News
George B. Keezell
State Assembly of Virginia
Ginia
Assoon
Virginia
Virginia Od Roads Association
Virja
Intractors
Robert W. Woolses
Public Auction Desirable Residence at Courthouse
A public auction is set for Saturday April 28 at 11 a m at the courthouse. The property at 210 Biy Street is described as desirable and remodeled with the owner moving away.
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Biy St
Injury proof steeplejack falls again in Los Angeles
Elmer Goss, 19, a steeplejack, survived his latest 50 foot fall and quipped this is an old story. His partner James Smeder was taken to hospital with multiple cuts and bruises and several broken bones. Goss has fallen six times, with four companions killed in earlier incidents. He plans to keep working for $50 a day.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elmer Goss
Goss
James Smeder
Hich
Gold
Officers Banquet Planned for Friendship Fire Company Members
Arrangements are nearly complete for a banquet to be hosted by the officers of the Friendship Fire Company for all members. The event, at the company hall, will take place next Thursday night, May 3, with Commonwealth Attorney James P. Reardon as toastmaster. Addressed speakers include Congressman T W Harrison City Solicitor Philip Williams Mr Robert L Gray and Major Robert T Barton. An orchestra will provide music and a full menu will be served including roast beef cold tongue chicken salad potato salad and more with coffee and cigars.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
T. W. Harrison
Philip Williams
Robert L. Gray
Robert T. Barton
Judgment for alimony due in Winchester court
An order in the Corporation Court of Winchester enters judgment against George LeVan Bailey for 300 to his former wife Theresa Owen Bailey for default of alimony dated January covering December February March and April at 60 dollars per month under a prior court order.
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George LeVan Bailey
Theresa Owen Bailey
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Bailey
J T McIlwee Farm Auction in Frederick County
The J T McIlwee farm, a 65 acre property with an attractive residence and fine barn in a good Western Frederick neighborhood, will be sold at public auction in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday April 28 1923. See sale bills. Formal opening Friday at Peoples Drug Co. with free souvenirs.
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J. T. McIlwee
James Taylor McIlwee
Court House
Frederick
Ford Warns That Pace Is Too Fast
Henry Ford warned Detroit business writers that current prosperity rests on risky moves. He urged steadier wages and warned that paying higher wages can raise inventories without increasing production. He cautioned that a rapid pace and wage spurts could harm workers and hurt overall output.
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Ford
Jury Fines Man In Fatal Winchester Auto Case
In Winchester Corporation Court Cecil Loy is fined 250 dollars after a two day trial for running down Mrs M V Snake leaving her seriously injured. The verdict marks a historic daily-deadline award in the city’s legal history. Loy’s bond remains, and a new trial motion was filed by his attorney H S Larrick. The victim, Mrs Snake, spent weeks at Memorial Hospital with injuries once deemed fatal but now expected to leave permanent harm. The state was prosecuted by Commonwealth Attorney James P Reardon. The jury included T J Orndorff foreman and 11 other men.
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Winchester
Cecil Loy
M. V
Snake
Corporation Court
Loy
H. S. Larrick
Winchester Corporation Court
Memorial Hospital
James P. Reardon
T. J. Orndorff
Foreman
Phineas Shuler
Charles H. Schlack
M. B. Richards
F. H.schindel
F. M. Thompson
Godfrey L. Miller
Women Urged to Pay Poll Tax by May Fifth
Democratic Women's Club urges eligible voters to settle poll taxes to vote this year. Those who have voted before owe $1.50 for 1922, while first time voters or those unpaid for 1921 must pay both taxes unless they turned eighteen after February 1, 1922.
Young Couple Wed at Noon in Quiet City Nuptials
A marriage license was issued to Loring T. Anderson and Miss Hmma J. Hawkins. The couple wed at Braddock Street M E Church parsonage with Rev. Byvr Switzer officiating. They left for a westbound automobile trip, staying away several weeks. The groom is a truck driver for Winchester Laundry and the bride previously worked as a stenographer at C P Amory and Company. The wedding was quiet due to the bride's father illness.
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Corporation Clerk
Loring T. Anderson
Hmma J. Hawkins
ER. N. Anderson
Winchester Laundry
N. O. Hawkins
C.P. Amory and Company
Braddock St. M. E
Vr Switzer
Glimpses Of The Moon At Empire Theatre
New Yorks big movie hit Glimpses Of The Moon plays at the Empire today and tomorrow with shows at 10 15 and 25 cents. An eight reel modern romance about marriage and the other woman features an all star cast and a comedy precedes each screening. Curtain calls should bring full houses.
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Paramount Pictures
Empire Theatre
Empire
Winchester
Mountain Fire Destroys Large Timber Area in Shenandoah
The Massanutten mountain blaze swept 500 to 600 acres of young timber near Strasburg Shenandoah County damaging property owned by Mrs A D Henkel of Winchester. Sparks from a Southern Railway locomotive and Boy Scout hikes are noted as possible causes as winds drove waves of embers across the ridge. Firefighters fought to halt spread toward Signal Knob and the flames produced striking night-time silhouettes on the mountainside.
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A. D. Henkel
Winchester
Massanutten Mountain
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Henkel
Southern Railway
Signal Knob
Massanutten
United States
Florida
Maine
California
Chipley Heights Auction Saturday in Stephens City
Chipley Heights in Stephens City will be sold Saturday on the grounds rain or shine. The sale features a house and 43 lots with prime residence sites along the pike and on the heights. The event is managed by Herrell Real Estate Agency with free gifts and music by the Citizens' Band of Winchester.
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Chipley Heights
Stephens City
Herrell Real Estate Agency
Herrell
Apartment for Rent on E Piccadilly Street
On April 1 an apartment is available for rent at E Piccadilly Street. Apply at Brill & Ritter Store located on the premises of the Brill store run by Robert Brill.
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E. Piccadilly St
Robert Brill
Brill & Ritter
Eye Examined Without Drugs By Registered Optometrists
Mrs Bess Gibbs Fiscel of Union Bridge Md visits cousin Mrs Emma V Affleck on South Market Street. Hodgson and Brown advertise affordable eye examinations with registered optometrists.
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Bess Gibbs Fiscel
Union Bridge
Emma V. Affleck
South Market Street
Save the Bees Apples Need Bees to Pollinate Blossoms
Farmers warned that apples cannot be raised without bees for pollination. Spraying during bloom kills bees and damages crops. Officials urge avoiding sprays when trees are in blossom to protect harvests.
King's Second Son Weds Fair Scotch Lassie
Albert, duke of York, wed Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in Westminster Abbey in a ceremony marked by Victorian pomp and a large crowd. The bride, a Scottish commoner elevated to princess status, drew national affection as nine Americans attended and diplomats observed.
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Lassie
Associated Press
London
Albert, Duke of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Old Westminster Abbey
England
British Empire
Mary
Harvey
Mens
George
Beth Bowes
Duke of York
Bank officers booked on more charges in York case
York, April 26. State banking officials continued probe into City Bank of York uncovering a shortage near 1 million dollars due to cashier Thomas B. Baird and assistant William H. Bell. Confessions say they misappropriated 960000. Baird alleged 25 years of manipulation. Bell blamed high living costs. Additional charges imminent for both with perjury forgery and false reports added.
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Associated Press
York
City Bank of York
Thomas B. Baird
William H. Bell
Baird
Bell
State Banking Department
Boll
Short Coverings Push Stocks Higher in New York
New York April 26 evidence of rising public participation in stocks. Fore noon demand for normally quiet shares joined the leaders in advancing, aided by extensive short covering operations. Call money opened at 14 1 2 per cent.
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New York
Call
Dallas visitor notes family illness in Texas
Mr. Leslie Shepherd of Dallas arrives for a brief visit to his wife and daughter as Mrs. Shepherd tends to her father Arthur Leafe who is ill. The notice also advertises a winter sale at Crystal Confectionery with chocolate covered cherries and local job classifieds for a stenographer and an ice cream parlor position.
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Leslie Shepherd
Dallas
Texas
Oldest Baltimore and Ohio Railroad veteran dies at 100
L. F. Thompson aged about 100, longtime B and O Railroad employee, died in Parkersburg West Virginia. Born September 22 1823 in Prince William County Virginia he moved to Parkersburg in 1862 and spent many years in service before retirement. He received a medal from the company and public tribute as a veteran of veterans.
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Parkersburg
L. F. Thompson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States
Prince William County
Virginia
Sleeper Service Sought On Cumberland Valley Train
Max H. Lowman of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Railroad district rep, discussed adding a sleeper on train 5812 to New York via the Cumberland Valley line with Andrew Bell of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. He questioned demand but urged Chamber cooperation via a community questionnaire to gauge interest in through accommodations to Philadelphia and New York.
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Max H. Lowman
Chambersburg
Traffic Department
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Bell
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Lowman
Chamber of Commytree
Chamber of Commerce
Byrd Baby Born At Memorial Hospital In Winchester
Mr and Mrs Harry F Byrd welcomed a baby boy at Memorial Hospital this morning. He will be named Richard Evelyn Byrd after his grandfather and becomes the fourth in the Byrd family of Winchester to carry the name.
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Harry F. Byrd
Memorial Hospital
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Byrd
Winchester
Injured When Pole Hits Him Near Vaucluse
Maynard McCauley, formerly with the Winchester Street Department and now with Northern Virginia Power, injured unloading electric light poles near Vaucluse yesterday. He was struck on head and stomach, removed to his home, Dr. R. Anderson attended him, and an x ray at Memorial Hospital will determine the extent of injuries.
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Maynard McCauley
Winchester Street Department
Northern Virginia Power Company
Vaucluse
McCauley
R. Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Arrests Expand in David Cult Case
Police report further arrests linked to the David cult case. A girl’s name remains withheld by authorities as the investigation continues.
Immorality Probe Expands in House of David Case
Grand jury investigation into the House of David colony near St Joseph may broaden as two members Benjamin Hill and Phoebe son are arrested while trying to leave Barrien county. The state seeks to expand probes of Purnell, the colony head, and related figures amid testimony from former members and a civil suit in Grand Rapids.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
House of David
Barrien County
Benjamin Hill
House of David Colony
Colony 1
Phoebeson
Dougherty
Harry Dinkes
Jamin Purnell
I Poenas Enanand
Armstrong
State Constabulary
George Bridgeman
Berrien County
Grand A
Cult
Miss Daniels
Harry Dingemas
Coung
Ar Pre
Hélen Couch
Catherine Hansell Johnson
Bert Johnson
Couch
Joseph Bauske
Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids
John
Katherine Hansel Johnson
Purnell
Colony
Joseph Bulley
Husbands Drawn by Lot in Colony Marriage Probe
ST JOSEPHS Mich April 26 Grand jury probes irregularities in fourteen couples’ group marriages at the House of David Israelite colony. Evidence suggests misrepresented ages for one bride and possible illiteracy by her mother Mrs Louise Drake. Some license cards show grooms listed with Miss followed by a blank for the bride’s name. Grand jury examines if lots determined husbands as in prior cult practice.
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ST. Josephs
Mich
House of David
Grand Jury
Harry Dingemann
Detroit
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Virginia Homets
Frank M. Weadon & Son
Water St
the Peoples Drug Co
Mrs.Snake
Democratic Women’s Club
Iptf
the Empire
the Peoples. Drug Co
Jip
Hodgson & Brown
F. B
Care Star Office
Crystal
R. R
Philadelphia
Richard LY
David
Ben Hill
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