Revival sermons urge careful guarding of homes by parents
The Rev. Dr. H. F. Jones of Baltimore preached at First Baptist Church on Sunday. He used an eagle's nesting to urge parents to build strong spiritual homes for children and to guard their atmosphere and example. He labeled Jesus' judgment as a personal, ongoing decision in every mind and conscience.
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H. F. Jones
Baltimore
First Baptist Church
Dr. Jones
Jones
Christ Before
Pilate
Jesus
Winchester Lawyer Judge Alexander Named Circuit Judge
Judge Alexander Nephew of noted Winchester attorney John R. H. Alexander has been named to the twenty sixth judicial circuit by Governor Byrd to replace the late Judge George Latham Fletcher. A former commonwealth's attorney of Loudoun County since 1927, he was elected for a full four year term and began practice in 1906.
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John R. H. Alexander
Leesburg
Byrd
Twenty-Sixth
George Latham Fletcher
Commonwealth
Loudoun County
Fletcher
Cecil Connor
Alexander
John Alexander
John S. Mosby
William R. Alexander
Winchester
Judge Alexander
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
Pyle Bunioneers Trek Toward Springfield in Derby
Dlod fing pilgrims in the C C Pyle bunion derby began toward Springfield with Jesse Darwell making a home stop there. In two days the Springfield boy rose from eighteenth to fourteenth as Pete Gauzzai clung to a two hour lead. Johnny Salo closed the gap by tying with a New Jersey policeman.
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Associated Press
Conway
Springfield
Jesse Darwell
Ozarks
Pete Gauzzai
Johnny Salo
New Jersey
Taxpayers' Notice on Capitation Taxes for 1926 27 28
Voters must pay Capitation Tax for 1928 and prior years by May 4 1929. Frederick county treasurer S. eye Smith and City of Winchester treasurer Wm T Barr issue the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eye S. Smith
Treas
Frederick County
Wm. T. Barr
Winchester
Trains collide on elevated New York structure
A rear-end crash on the elevated line near Yankee Stadium killed four and injured about twenty, with 2000 to 3000 workers aboard the steel subway and wooden L train. Motorman J Cullen and student William J Schnitz among the dead. Michael McLean of the Bronx dies later from a fractured skull. Passengers panicked and crowds sought news at the High Bridge station.
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Associated Press
New York
Yankee Stadium
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Street
Ths
Subway
J. Cullen
William J. Shnitz
Highbridge
Michael McLean
Bronx
Freed Convict Bailey Testifies Again Before Grand Jury
George Bailey, a state penitentiary convict acquitted last week in an escape case, was brought before the grand jury today as a witness by penitentiary guards. Jurors were not informed of the probe. During Bailey’s trial hints had been dropped that others might face charges and concerns were raised about prisoner treatment at the penitentiary.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
George Bailey
State Penitentiary
Jack Hart
Hart
Bailey
Miss Annie Bayard Dies in Rockingham Virginia
News arrives of Miss Annie Bayard death in Rockingham county Virginia at Spring Creek during the last week. The funeral was held at Mossy Creek Church where she was buried. She was sister to the late Mrs H Clay Krebs of Winchester and had many longtime local friends.
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Annie Bayard
Spring Creek
Rockingham County
Mossy Creek Church
Miss Bayard
H. Clay Krebs
Winchester
Textile Industry Probe Urged by Senator Wheeler
Senator Wheeler of Montana introduced a resolution urging a formal investigation into working conditions in the textile industry in North and South Carolina and Tennessee where strikes are underway.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wheeler
Deocrat
Montana
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Winchester Route Ties Shenandoah and Great Smokies Parks
Eastern National Parks Tour Association formed to promote travel between Shenandoah and Great Smokies. Route from Winchester Virginia to Murphy North Carolina designated as temporary terminals with a planned educational campaign to steer tourists via a long southern loop. Officers include J. M. Derr, A. T. Moore, James G. Stkefeather and others from North Carolina Virginia and North Carolina towns. The group operates as a non profit to foster a cooperative movement for increasing tourism to the parks.
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Asheville
N. C
Eastern National Parks Tour Association
J. M. Deer
Statesville
Gus.Smith
Winchester
Murphy
New Market
Endless Caverns
Marrisonburg
Staunton
Lexington
Natural Bridge
Roanoke
Martinsville
Winston - Salem
Newton
Hickory
Morganton
Marion
Canton
Waynesville
Bryson City
Mr. Derr
A. T. Moore
Capitol Tours
James G. Stkefeather
Westrn
North Carolina
William T. Ritter
Chamber of Commerce
Winston-Salem
L. F. Abernethy
T. G. Burch
G. D. Shank
Harrisonburg
Fay M. Thomas
Eugene Branch
J. Q. Gilkey
Roscoe Marvel
A. M. Kistler
EK. M. Brown
W. N. Martin
C. B. Fox
Strong Support Halts Decline In Stock Trading
New York April 29 Extreme nervousness over the credit situation caused unsettled trading in many industrials. Early declines of 1 to 10 points gave way to strong buying in the afternoon lifting some losses. Call money rose to 15 per cent as demand for trading overwhelmed supply. Late in the day a partial recovery steadied the market with a total volume near 2 200 000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Winchester Stream Laundry
A short fragment mentions Winchester Stream Laundry with a cryptic phrase about reasonableness and a call, leaving the exact event or context unclear but indicating a local notice or item. No clear names, dates, or institutions are readable in the segment.
Enamoured pair confess to attempted murder of Pope in Madison
Mrs Rose Pope and Phil Polster confessed to attempting to kill John Pope using acid and a mallet in a farmyard near Madison. Pope survived after regaining consciousness and later helped authorities. The pair pleaded guilty to murderous assault and received 20 year sentences.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Rose Pope
Phil Polster
Dan County
Pope
Polster
Scouts' Council 70 Bestow Honor for Good Turns
The Boy Scout court of honor and executive board meet Tuesday at 7:30 at Handley Library Auditorium in Winchester. Two Eagle Scout awards will be presented as the council honors recognize youth achievement and community mentorship. Mothers and fathers are invited. expect a large turnout for the ceremony.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor
Handley Library
Boy Scouts
Winchester
Court of Honor Committee
Court of Honor
Hagle
New Record Set For Construction In Virginia
Richmond report shows Virginia March construction and engineering contracts totaling 7 457 100 dollars from the F W Dodge Corporation. The March total is the largest ever for the state, nearly double February 1929 and 19 percent above March 1951.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
F. W. Dodge Corporation
King Awards Companion of Honor to Bramwell Booth
London April 29 King George ordered General Bramwell Booth deposed commander in chief of the Salvation Army to be conferred the order of the companion of honor The award carries no titles or precedents but ranks after the first class of the order of the British empire A limited number of such honors have been made and go to both sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
George
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Order of Companion of Honor
Order of the British Empire
Miss Wight Story in True Magazine June Issue
The True Story Magazine for June carries a tale by Emma Howard Wight of this city titled The Call I Answered. The story is based on facts the author has personally observed and is part of True Mare publications.
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True Story
Emma Howard Wight
True
Mare
Havana Secret Police Foil Major Liquor Smuggling Plot
Cuban secret police exposed a Havana based gang planning large scale rum running with U S links. American defendant Sydney Hoffman confessed before deportation, 18 Americans named, connections to Thomas Walsh death and a New Yorker swindle of 70000 dollars.
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Havana
United States
Alfonso Fors
Sydney Hoffman
Hofffman
Deal Prohibition
Synder Hoffman
Cuba
Waleh
Arnold Rothstein
New York
New Yorker
New District For Peninsula Rotary Clubs Proposed
Nearly 1 000 visitors attended the opening of the thirty fourth district Rotary conference in Maryland as talks weighed a plan to form a Del Mar Va peninsula district. The proposal would include Delaware eastern Maryland and Virginia eastern shore counties with 22 clubs. If approved the idea goes to the national conference in Dallas for final decision. Elmon Roth Stanford comptroller and Rotary International vice president led the morning session. A special session was held in the afternoon with R P Milvin Annapolis presiding.
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Associated Press
Umberland
Rotarians
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Maryland
Del-Mar-Va
Delaware
Virginia
Dallas
Texas
Elmon Roth
Palo Alto
Cal
Stanford University
Rotary International
R. P. Milvin
Annapolis
Social Notes Record Hilda O Leary in Richmond and Guests at Hotel
Miss Hilda O Leary visits Richmond with her ill sister Mrs Randolph Norman. Mr and Mrs H A Hayes of Orange New Jersey stay at the George Washington Hotel. Mrs Mary Sherman travels to Washington for a week of special medical treatment.
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Hilda O'Leary
Richmond
Randolph Normgn
Mrs. H. A. Hayes
Orange, N. J
George Washington Hotel
Mary Sherman
Washington
Hoover seeks Stone for national law enforcement post
Washington reports that President Hoover wants Justice Harlan Fiske Stone to head a national law enforcement commission. The move would place a Supreme Court figure in a key federal crime control role.
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Washington
Hoover
Harlan Fiske Stone
The
Supreme Court
National Law Enforcement Commission
Berryville Chamber Absent From Apple Blossom Parade
The Berryville Chamber of Commerce did not have a float in the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival parade because the truck owner failed to show up, making last minute changes impossible. Frank M. Wray pledges Berryville will participate next year, while Nelson I. Richards notes no letter of regret was received. Col. Howard J. Benchoff of Massanutten Academy sends praise and a $100 check for the first prize, praising the parade and urging continued support of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Berryville
Chamber of Commerce
Clarke County
Winchester
Massanutten
Richards
Howard J. Benchoff
Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
Apa
Shenandoah Valley
Dog Concert Reaches Byrd Antarctic Expedition from KDKA
The Associated Press reports a dog bark broadcast 11 000 miles from KDKA in Pittsburgh to Commander Byrd s Antarctic camp. Huskies near a receiving set in Little America heard the greeting as a police dog with proven barking lent its voice. Mrs Kenneth Bubler sent a personal message to her husband, Byrd s aviation mechanic.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Byrd
Antarctic
KDIA
little America #0
Kennard F. Bubler
Hearing on B and O stock acquisition in Maryland
The Interstate Commerce Commission held a hearing on charges that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad restrained trade by acquiring stock in the Western Maryland Railway Company. The commission ordered B and O to show cause why it should not be divested of the stock and granted permission for an interview in the complaint brought by B and O against Wabash for the same matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Western Maryland Railway Company
Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland Company
Graf Zeppelin Set For U S Flight May Fifteenth
The next flight of the Graf Zeppelin to the United States is definitely scheduled for May 15, announced from Friedrichshafen. Also noted is an item advertising sale of an antique mahogany sofa offered by Franklin Fiore and Mrs Louis Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
United States
Franklin Fiore
THE CALL I ANSWERED
True Story Magazine June issue on sale with Enma Howard Wight story The Call I Answered. The feature profiles personal choice and resilience, highlighting a decisive response to life events.
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van Sweringen
Richmon
H.R. Meliwaine
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Bernard
Rene LeFevre
M. A. Lotti
Jean Assolant
Park Highway
Winchester Stream Laundry
Gladys Foster Beardslee
Oliver ,Beardslee
Stratford, Conn
Scouts’ Council
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Walsh
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Byrd Party
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Zeppelin
U. S
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