Survey of Stephens City completes six month plan of town plat
Surveyors A J Tavenner and Walker McC Bond, from Frederick county and Winchester, finish field work for Stephens City. a formal plat will serve as official town map. The project clarifies town boundaries for voters and residents amid historic disputes over jurisdiction and citizenship. Stephens City, once Newtown and Stephensburgh, is noted as one of Frederick county’s oldest towns and now among its prettiest Shenandoah Valley communities.
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A. J . Tavenner
Eer Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County
Winchester
Stephens City
Rvey
Tte Corporation
Newtown
Stephensburgh
Ewis Stephens
Coun Ae
Winchester Sentinel
William ,Glascock
Shenandoah Valley
Fisherman Captures Eighteen Bass At Shenandoah Jaunt
Charles Patterson returned from an afternoon fishing on the Shenandoah river with a string of eighteen black bass. The catch included several three pounders and other sizeable fish admired by onlookers at Bethel. Patterson and companions shared the haul, the day’s standout being the impressive tally.
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Charles Patterson
Shenandoah
Bethel
Charles
Greenwood church comedy slated at schoolhouse August 13
The Junior Bible Class of Burnt Factory S S presents a comedy titled Mrs Black's Pink Tea at the Greenwood schoolhouse on Wednesday August 13 to raise funds for Burnt Factor. The Ladies Aid will serve refreshments and all are invited.
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Burnt Factory
S. S
Greenwood
St . of. Greenwood
Perjury Charge Sparks Flint Defense in Leopold Loeb Case
Chicago August 7. Defense seeks mitigation by introducing lay witnesses to challenge Lorene Nathan’s testimony linking her to Loeb. Crowe rejects defense's request to use lay witnesses and demands firm blanket statement of anticipated testimony. Miss Nathan described as nervous on the stand while offering testimony about Loeb.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nathan
Richard Loeb
Bobbie Franks
Atto Crowe
Lorraine Nathan
Loeb
Crowe
Franks
Miss Nathan
McCrowe
GOP Awaiting Democratic Move Says Slemp
C Bascom Slemp, secretary to President Coolidge, says Republicans will wait for the opposition to move first. The GOP ticket gains favor nationwide and a long campaign is unnecessary until the opposition acts. Slemp and Warren, former ambassador to Mexico, are slated for advisory roles with the national committee.
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Associated Press
Washingto
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
William M. Butler
Slemp
Charles B. Warren
Mexico
Uniforms Arrive for Friendship Firemen Distribution Tonight
The Uniform Committee announces the last lot of uniforms has arrived and will be distributed tonight. Call R. L. Jones, chairman, for yours.
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R. L. Jones
Firelight Mistaken for Barn Fire in County Thicket
Residents sighted a bright light in the northern heavens and believed a barn or house burned. An inquiry found the glow came from a fire in a thicket cleared by Elmer Holliday. Thicket burning is a common hillside practice to clear land quickly.
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Elmer Holliday
Bargain 7 room home with furnace and lights
Eastern frontage property offered by Baker & Shryock. Seven room house features wir furnace and electric lights. Listed as a bargain with potential for improvement and value in the 6-8-1p-21 reference.
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Baker & Shryock
Winchester Man Makes 18 Mile Walk In Sweltering Heat
William Grim, a longtime Winchester resident, walked 18 miles from Gerrardstown, West Virginia to town in just over four hours despite thermometers reading 106 in the shade. He enjoyed the trek, planning a shave for his heavy beard, and said he would golf later after a full day of errands and a brief stay at Gerrardstown.
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William Grim
Winchester
Grim
Gerrardstown
W. Va
Pike
Gerrards
Belles and Beaux
Main
Piccadilly Streets
Taxes Assessed On The Estate Of Two Deceased Men
The commissioner taxes the estates of two former residents of Rick County for bonds and evidences of debt not previously returned. Taxes cover the three preceding years with interest and penalties. The assessment, about $2,300 on roughly $54,000 in bonds, is charged to the deceaseds’ estates and payable from funds held by the two executors.
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Rick County
Market Is Given Breathing Spell
New York August 7 The stock market paused as professional operators who had driven the advance began to restrict activity and allow a breathing spell. Speculative interest narrowed to specialties. Call money opened at 2 percent. Closing was irregular with about 800 000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Justice Is Meted Out Swiftly And In Orderly Style
In Caroline County Circuit Court Otto Clear and Fritz Lewis, both described as young Negro men, were indicted tried and sentenced to be electrocuted on September 12 for the murder of 68 year old Thomas R Campbell a farmer and merchant of near Penola The entire proceedings lasted little more than an hour.
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Associated Press
Rolling Green
Otto Clear
Fritz Lewis
Caroline County
Thomas R. Campbell
Penola
New Dollar Day Prize Numbers Announced
The Dol lar Day Contest draws two new numbers on August 1F. All prior numbers are invalid. The new numbers are 2 and 402. A $10 gold prize is attached to 402 and a $5 gold prize to 10 834. Present numbers at Star Office.
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Star Office
People’s Bargain Store Prompt Freezes Prices
Readable items include lemons for 25 cents a dozen sliced dried beet creprety quarter pound Beverly processed cheese 30 cents a pound.
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People’s Bargain Store
New York Millions Desert Tenements Amid Heat Burst
New York faced another scorch day with 82 at 10 am and widespread prostrations. Millions fled hot tenements to parks and beaches, crowds filling benches and taxis sought cool relief as a 97 degree peak was recorded later. Virginia also sweltered with Winchester hitting 106 and Baltimore reporting heat deaths.
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Baltimore
New York
Iwo
Weather Bureau
Allies Near Agreement With German Delegates
London officials report that Allies and Germans have reached complete agreement on how defaults will be declared under the Dawes plan. The fourteen nations adopted the full report of the first interallied conference committee as Ambassador Kellogg described a positive atmosphere and optimism for reaching further consensus without major difficulties.
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Associated Press
London
Council of Fourteen
Kellogg
Dunn Fined in Police Court for Public Drunkenness
W W Dunn was fined ten dollars and costs in police court this morning by Justice Worsley on a charge of public drunkenness.
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W. W. Dunn
Justice Worsley
Friendship Fire Company Meeting and Labor Day Picnic Plans
The Friendship Fire Company holds its regular monthly meeting tonight August 7 to arrange the Harrisonburg trip and plans for the annual Labor Day picnic. Captain F. W. Forney urges attendance.
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Friendship Fire Company
Harrisonburg
F. W. Forney
Cajpt
Coal Team Ad Offers Immediate Delivery From Red Ash Mine
Unloading now and taking orders for immediate delivery of 8-1p-21 Red Ash Nut coal. Contact G. U. Snapp at phone 41 for arrangements.
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G. U. Snapp
Davis Denies He Ever Was Member of Ku Klux Klan
New York August 7 John W Davis Democratic candidate for president declared in a public letter that he was never a member of the Ku Klux Klan and will not become one. The letter responds to DeVare Allen editor of World Tomorrow who asked Davis to confirm or deny the charge.
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Associated Press
New York
John W. Davis
Ku Klux Klan
Mr. Davis
DeVare Allen
the World Tomorrow
Thomas J. Spellacy
Davis
Allen
Death of Lelia Virginia Ganoe at 11 in Maryland
Lelia Virginia Ganoe aged 11 years five months died yesterday in Washington county hospital Hagerstown Maryland due to complications. She was the daughter of John A and Nancy Ganoe and is survived by sister Helen and brother Harvey. Funeral services will be held at Wesley Chapel with interment in the adjoining cemetery after the morning trip from Hagerstown.
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Whitacre
Lelia Virginia Ganoe
John A
Nancy Ganoe
Washington County
Hagerstown
eDath
Helen
Harvey Gance
Wesley Chapel
Lodge Warns Of Calamity If Bryan Becomes President
Nahant Massachusetts August 7 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge spoke from his sick bed warning Republicans of a calamity if Charles W Bryan becomes president He said a deadlock in the House is likely and that in the Senate farmers labor senators and others could join Democrats to elect Bryan if Coolidge fails to win a majority of electoral votes
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Associated
Nahant
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Republi
Charles W. Bryan
Coolidge
Congress
Lodge
Senate
Bryan
Odd Fellows Of Five States Hold Annual Reunion
Five state Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gather for a Pen Mar reunion chaired by W. James Wilkinson Sr. of Maryland with William A. Jones of Baltimore presenting details on the home for orphans and aged near Frederick. attendance expected to set a new record.
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Odd Fellows of Five States
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Pen Mar
Grand Lodge
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
W. James Wilkinson
Odd Fellows
William A. Jones
Baltimore
Frederick
Cain
Vincent Jamison In Auto Wreck Near New Market
J Vincent Jamison president of the Blue Ridge League and party escaped injury when their touring car skidded on a wet Baltimore pike near New Market Maryland. The car overturned and was damaged. Max von Schlegel, in a car ahead, returned to the scene and transported the occupants to Hagerstown. The damaged auto was towed to Frederick for repairs.
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J. Vincent Jamison
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge League
Baltimore Pike
New Market
Max von Schlegel
Jamison
Frederick
Noted Star Tannery resident Isaac Brill dies at 90
Isaac William Brill of Star Tannery, a wealthy landowner and longtime farmer, died yesterday at his home after a gradual decline. He traced ancestry to Revolutionary War and War of 1812 soldiers and was connected to local families and figures. funeral set for Friday at Gravel Springs Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Isaac William Brill
Frederick County
Star Tannery
Hezekiah Brill
George W «Ton
Fry
Minute Men
Isaac Brill
Solomon
Jacob Brill
Aeree Wae Boned Sr
Cover
Brill
Mr. Brill
Fuserman
William
Gravel Springs Church
Srclock
Frederick County Board Repeats Tuition Policy Decision
The Frederick County School Board readopts a tuition plan requiring parents to pay $4 per month for ninth to twelfth graders from Shawtée Stonewall Back Creek and Gainesboro districts attending Handley Schools. The board will not cover eighth grade tuition.
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Frederick County School Board
Winchester
Handley Schools
Shawtée
Stonewall
Back Creek
Gainesboro
Martinsburg Considers City Owned Electric Plant
Martinsburg officials weigh building a municipal electric light plant owned and operated by the city. A special council session named a committee to study probable construction costs as the town spends about 2000 dollars monthly for lighting.
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Martinsburg
Father Gallagher Vacation Notice
The Rev. E. Gallagher assistant rector of the Church of the Sacred Heart is on vacation at his parents' home in Osford Pa. With his absence there will be only one service next Sunday at 7 30 a m at the Catholic Church.
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E. ®. Gallagher
Church of the Sacred Heart
Osford
Father Gallagher
Carrie Dykes Visits Winchester Relative tied to police legacy
Mrs. Carrie Dykes of Washington arrives to visit her aunt Mrs. Lucy Johnson at South Kent Street. She is the niece of the late William Stinson, a well known former member of the Winchester police force.
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Carrie Dykes
Washington
Lucy Johnson
South Kent Street
Mrs. Dykes
Hhe
William Stinson
Winchester
Goodyear Tires Ad at Mid City Garage
An old classified style notice advertises Goodyear tires at MID CITY GARAGE with emphasis on low price value and affordability compared with other makes. The brief copy positions Goodyear as the economical tire choice.
Close Vote Reveals Turbulent Power Struggle
Amid a near tie a power struggle unfolds as factions vie for control. Key figures John Wea and Gen emerge in a tightly contested scene reflecting shifting alliances and institutional pressure within a divided leadership.
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Imation
John Wea
Gen
Fat A Gen Portaw Tysons Mrs Gilpine
Readable fragments show a brief notice involving Mrs. Gilpine Fat A Gen, with unclear context and connection to a port or Tyson. The legible items reference names and a possible personal matter, but the full event remains unspecified.
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Gilpine
Tyson
Davis Attends Democratic Rally Announces Gubernatorial Bid
Davis attends a Democratic rally signaling his return to politics and formally announces his candidacy for governor. The event features supporters and local party members as he pledges to advance his campaign.
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Alaunee
Frederick reunion notes old and licen family gathering
The annual reunion of the Luttrell Vance and related Frederick families brings together longtime residents for a community gathering. Attendees celebrate heritage and share memories from past decades.
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Frederick
Unclear ad text fragment hints at a sale
Fragmentary notice mentions free items or silk atoc purchase price five dollars and a big sale on Saturday with unclear date and time. The readable pieces show a promotional offer and event shopping context without complete details.
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Stephens
ETTF
Girl Witness
Mr. Slemp
Friendship Firemen
Mercury
Billy Grim
A Ted Press
Richmond
Norfolk
State Orchard Laboratory
Rhliaro
John A. Ganoe
Vincent Jamison
Blue Ridge
America
Isaac W. Brill
School Board of County
Goodyear Tires
Luttrell Vance
Dangei
Kernstown
Meee League
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