Visitors linger at Winchester hotels as townsfolk host
Social and personal notes list many visitors and residents in Winchester and nearby areas. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Bawson of Messina Italy with the US Consulate, travelers from Louisville Washington Atlanta and Baltimore, and Gov. Peay party at George Washington Hotel. The entries describe extended visits, social calls, and trips to local towns like Martinsburg and Charles Town.
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Battlefield Inn
Leonard C. Bawson
Messina
Italy
Bawson
United States
Governor Peay
Austin Peay
Austin Peay, Jr
Tennessee
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Virginia Beach
Cavalier Hotel
Would Build No Cruisers After Present Program
The AP reports that Britain and Japan would cease cruiser production at the end of their current authorized programs. By 1931, 10,000 ton cruisers would be capped at 12 for Britain and the US, and eight for Japan. In Rapid City, Coolidge urges delegates to seek a broad agreement, but a sine die adjournment is expected if talks fail.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Rapid City
Coolidge
New High Records Made By Rails and Industrial Shares
Resumption of upward price movement in the stock market carried rail and industrial issues to record high levels. More than 50 issues topped their peak prices, with Timken Roller Bearings near 141 and Manhattan Electrical Supply around 131. Call money held at 4 percent. Total volume about 2,200,000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Timken
Manhattan
Youthful Bandit Fires Fatal Shot During Detroit Hold Up
In Detroit on August 2 a nervous youthful bandit opened fire during a restaurant hold up. Five bullets struck Hosney Kerch, 35, killing him as patrons were ordered to surrender. The pair fled without securing any money.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Hosney Kerch
Kerch
Radio Used For Turning In An Alarm of Fire
In Chicago yesterday afternoon a radio announcer at headquarters interrupted a Cubs game to report a house on fire. Firemen quickly responded after hearing the alert on the loud speaker, arriving before an official alarm was turned in.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cubs
Farmers still seek equalization fee in McNary-Haugen plan
President Coolidge heard from Senator Capper that farmers press for the equalization fee provisions in the McNary-Haugen relief bill while an adequate substitute remains unannounced Capper said next winter in Congress the fight for essential provisions would continue He also noted a cooperative marketing bill under Secretary Jardine but said it would not meet current needs Two social notes follow with visits by Miss Bobby Wood and Miss Mabel Bard to Silver Springs and Wilmington respectively.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
Coolidge
Senator Capper
Kansas
Black Hills
White House
Congress
Capper
Jardine
Federal Farm Board
Capperong
Vesuvius Eruption Threatens Terzigno As Lava Flows
Naples reports Mt. Vesuvius sending vast lava streams from the Valley of Hell toward Terzigno. Thousands flee as lava fills the valley forming a lake and forcing evacuations. Prof. Malladra warns danger hinges on mountain integrity with eruptions likely to ease in a few days.
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Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Hell
Mt. Vesuvius
Terziguo
Malladra
Boy Broke Arm After Fall From Horse at Stephensons
David Headley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Headley, fell from a horse at Stephensons in the county yesterday. He broke his left arm and dislocated the elbow, was brought to a Winchester physician, the fracture reduced, and the dislocation corrected. He rests at his grandparents home on South Cameron Street.
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Boyd Headley
Stephensons
Winchester
J. W. Headley
Cameron Street
Opequon District Sunday School Convention Held at Stephens City
The 17th annual Sunday school convention of Opequon district takes place at Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday August 4 at 10 a m. Rev J Hoge Smith of Stephens City and Rev H E Richardson of Reliance Va will give principal addresses with a program of music recitations and talks.
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Opequon
Stephens City Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Hoge Smith
Stephens City
H. E. Richardson
Reliance
Groves Tasteless Calls Tonic Promises Strengthening Effect
An advertisement touts GROVES TASTELESS CALLS TONIC as restoring appetite and color with a strengthening invigorating effect. The ad price is 60 cents and highlights lasting energizing benefits.
Public Sale of Lot 20 in Winchester Virginia
Public auction will sell in front of Winchester Court House a lot designated No 20 at the southeast corner of Shawnee Ave and Leicester St fronting 40 feet on Shawnee Ave and 150 feet deep One third cash day of sale and balance in two equal annual installments evidenced by bonds secured by a deed of trust Herbert B Larrick trustee includes deed of trust details and deed book and page numbers from the clerk 7 27 4wks.
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Husband
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Shawnee Ave
Leicester St
Herbert
Larrick
Baby Falls Seven Stories Lands On Pedestrian
In Nashville a two year old from Knoxville survived a seven story fall landing on a bank clerk in a hotel yard. The child suffered a broken left arm and right leg but was expected to live while the clerk Garnets endured a severe cut on the forehead and possible additional fractures.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Roland Wolfe, Jr
Knoxville
Raymond Garnets
New
Garnets
Wolfe
Roland
Ford backs Byrd on South Pole trip in Detroit press
Edsel Ford will support Commander Richard Byrd in his planned South Pole flight. After a day of talks at Ford factories and a luncheon, Edsel said his backing stems from Byrd's aviation service rather than personal interest, noting Ford planes are at Byrd's disposal and Byrd described his Atlantic voyage and polar experiences.
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Byrd
South Pole
Associated Press
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Richard Byrd
Detroit Press
Henry
North Pole
Fords
Henry Ford
Atlantic
Democrats Go To Polls Today For Standard Bearers
Richmond reports Democrats cast ballots as Virginia voters prepare for tomorrow’s General Assembly elections. Gov. Byrd’s reform plans dominate talks with focus on a more efficient state government and centralizing authority amid local disputes.
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Virginia General Assembly
Byrd
General Assembly
Charlotte
Appomattox County
Supreme Court
Robert F. Hutcheson
Circuit Court
R. Lindsay Gordon
Sandy Gordon
Louisa
D. N. Twyman
Charles E. Burks
Aubrey E. Strode
Organization
Forces
Lowman Sworn In As Dry Chief Puts Radicals On Notice
Seymour Lowman sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury succeeds Lincoln C. Andrews. He pledges strict enforcement of prohibition laws, denounces radical wets and radical drys, and aims for an orderly, constitutional approach with enhanced Coast Guard and Customs Service action. He notes a strengthened prohibition bureau under Dr James M. Doran and emphasizes loyalty and legal compliance.
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Washington
Seymour Lowman
New York State
the Treasury
Lincoln C. Andrews
United States
Prohibition Service
Congress
Newport News votes on pro masking measure in primary
In Virginia, Democrats cast ballots for state senate and house races while Newport News shows strong interest in a pro masking ordinance. The primary allows only Democrats to vote for candidates, but all qualified voters may vote on the ordinance amid a Klan campaign push.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Senate
House of Delegates
Newport News
Ku Klux Klan
June business failures rise in Fifth District reports
Richmond August figures from the Federal Reserve show 40 more business failures in June than a year earlier in the Fifth District. Liabilities reached 23.18 million with 863 failures in the first six months of 1927, while retail and wholesale trade fell modestly and unemployment varied by city.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Fifth District
Tehfis
Baltimore
Mine Watchman Shot In Back As Tipple Is Bombed
Dover Ohio August report says John Hines night watchman at Mapleleaf mine near Newport was shot in the back while the tipple burned. Pocock Mining Company claims the fire started from a bomb though locals heard no explosion. Sheriff and officials deny knowledge of the shooting. a physician treated Hines at his home.
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Dover
Ohio
Newport
John Hines
Pocock Mining Company
Massilon, C
Laird
Hines
President Coolidge backs oil conservation plan
President Coolidge says any reasonable oil conservation program that does not violate the Sherman act would serve the public welfare, outlining support for guiding national oil use without antitrust conflict.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
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