Libby Holman to Surrender On Indictment in Reynolds Case
Libby Holman Broadway blues singer and wife of Smith Reynolds plans to surrender to face a serious charge in Winston-Salem, seeking bail via habeas corpus. Ab Walker, her co-defendant, was released on 25000 bond. Sheriff Scott says he is satisfied with her delivery into custody.
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Wentworth
N. C
Polikoff
A. M. Stac
Smith Reynolds
Ab Walker
Reynolds
North Carolina
Libby
Kahn
Cincinnati
Walker
Young Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Libby Holman
Alfred Holman
William Graves
Benet Polikoff
Branson Scott
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Holman
Albert
Ab) Walker
Chum
A. M. Stack
Rockingham County
Carlisle Higgins
Rockingham
Man Killed in Berryville Auto Crash
A Berryville Virginia crash on the Berryville Charles Town pike left Wilmer Carper dead from a broken neck and three others injuredl James Carper and Emma and Elizabeth Sipe suffered injuries while Joe Cain and C A Mobley escaped with shock as coroner Dr C H Iden and Commonwealth Attorney Frank M Wray investigated. Cain and Mobley posted 500 bonds for the hearing. The Carper vehicle was demolished.
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Berryville
C. H. Iden
Commonwealth
Frank M. Wray
Here
Charles Town Pike
Wilmer Co
Middleway
Jefferson County
W. Va
James Carper
Emma
Elizabeth Sipe
Clarke County
Greenhill Cemetery
Messrs
Carper
Sipe
Joe J. Cain
Harpers Ferry
C. A. Mobley
Brunswick
Baltimore and
Wilmer Carper
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles M. Feltner
Cain
Mobley
John H. Enders
Winchester
Harpers
Heat WaveKills 14 Soldiers in Hongkow China
An intense central China heat wave pushed temperatures to 108 degrees at Hongkow. During an army garrison inspection, 14 soldiers collapsed and died from sunstroke amid the extreme heat.
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China
Associated Press
Shanghai
Hongkow
Pigs Wander Through East Piccadilly Street Morn
Early Sunday morning a litter of pigs wandered through the 300 block East Piccadilly street waking residents. They meandered along the street rooting in lawns then headed toward the downtown area. Neighbors chased them away in bathrobes as the swine moved from yard to yard before disappearing toward the business section.
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East Piccadilly Street
Piccadilly Street
East Piccadilly
Infant ofs Camp at Beach Virginia
About 2 000 Virginia militiamen including Company I and Headquarters Company of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry arrive at Virginia Beach for a two week encampment. Col H L Opie commands the Sixteenth. Col J Fulmer Bright leads the First Infantry. Brig Gen B S Gardner Waller is senior officer. Pennsylvania guardsmen move out. Governor Pollard to review. Regular army officers and Washington authorities invited to participate in the review. The rifle range is expanded to deter mosquitoes and improve training facilities.
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Virginia
One Hundred
Winchester
Virginia Beach
H. L. Opie
Staunton
J. Fulmer Bright
Richmond
Gardner Waller
Front Royal
Ninety-first Infantry
Pennsylvania
Coast Artillery
Pollard
Fortress Monroe
Norfolk
Washington
National Guardsmen
Apple crop forecast shows decline in 1932 with Northwest strong
The Packer reports a smaller 1932 commercial apple crop nationwide, led by cuts in the East and Midwest while the Northwest remains strong. Weather in coming weeks will shape final totals, with estimates centering around 28 to 30 million barrels and government forecasts delayed to August 1.
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Packer
United States
Northwest
Middle West
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri River
Pacific Northwest States
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Stock auction in Winchester
Public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia on Tuesday August 9 1932 at 11 oclock A M for fifteen shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock offered in three lots of five shares each Duvall Dunn auctioneers 6 1p 2t
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Shenandoah Valley Nat'l. Bank
Court House
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Duvall & Dunn, Aucts
Body of Man Found In Sack Stabbed 20 Times
Joseph Miller noted the victim, a well dressed man about 35, stabbed 20 times through the heart with an ice pick and bound with a tightly tied neck rope and arms. No clues identified the dead man's identity.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Miller
Charles Gunn 65 Dies. Linotype Rep in Territory
Friends in Winchester report the sudden death of Charles S. Gunn 65 a representative for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company of New York. He died at his Washington home from a cerebral hemorrhage after being found on the bathroom floor. Funeral services were held and burial was in Glenwood Cemetery. He is survived by his widow a son John O Ginn and a daughter Mrs Lida Mae Schmidt. He had worked 15 years with the linotype company and before that at the government printing office in Washington.
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Winchester
Charles S. Gunn
Mergenthaler Linotype Company of
New York
Washington
Glenwood Cemetery
Gunn
Star Office
Linotype Company
Government Printing Office
John O. Ginn
Lida Mae Schmidt
Park Meeting Postponed to August 15
Officials of the Winchester Park Association announced the regular business meeting has been postponed from this evening at 8 o'clock to next Monday at the same hour August 15.
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Winchester Park Association
Boy Scouts Camp at River Camp Near Winchester
Two troops from Winchester join Camp White Rock at Capon Bridge W Va for a ten year old camp. Assistant Scoutmaster C M Henkel leads opening activities while older Scouts take leadership roles, crafts projects begin, and a mountain hike is planned amid orderly tents and safety measures.
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Camp White Rock
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Winchester
C. M. Henkel
North Mountain
White Rock
Pie
Cookie Rae
Jack Frost Ice Cream Opens On Braddock Street
Local dairy shop at 202 S Braddock Street promotes its fare with a bold slogan Try it and you ll always buy it inviting passersby to sample its frozen treats and daily specialties from a storefront display.
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Jack Frost
S. Braddock Street
Beall Knight Nominated for U S Cadetship
Representative J W Fishburne of Charlottesville nominates Beall Knight of Winchester for a cadetship at the United States Military Academy West Point N Y Examinations for 1933 are set for March Knight is son of Dr B Mitchell Knight Sr of Winchester and has shown strong military interest He attended Shenandoah Valley Academy and Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg Va
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J W. Fishburne
Virginia
Charlottesville
Beall Knight
Winchester
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Knight
United States Army
B. Mitchell Knight
Citizens’ Military Training
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
Accounting Bookkeeping Systems and Auditing
Advertisement for accounting services by B Belchic offering bookkeeping systems and auditing with contact phone 254.
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B. Belchic
Valley Church Conference to Meet in City August 10 11
Ministers and lay members of the Congregational Christian Church across Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley converge in the city for the eighty fourth Valley Central Conference hosted by the First Congregational Christian Church. The program features devotions sermons addresses on publications orphanage education foreign missions and Christian Endeavor with leaders from Elon College Harrisonburg Luray and Day ton scheduled to speak. The conference closes Thursday afternoon with reports on stewardship home missions and appor tions.
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Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Valley Central Conference
First Congregational-Christian Church
West Virginia
Williamson
M. L. Weekley
Harrisonburg
T. W. Mathews
Welton E Brill
High View
W. Va
R. L. Williamson
Alfred Dufflemyre
March
A. W. Andes
K. B. Hook
Winchester
L. E. Smith
Elon College
W. B. Fuller
Smith
Minton
Foreign Missions
R. O. Rothgeb
Christian Endeavor
J. Warner Stearn
Linville
C. D. Johnston
J. J. Lincoln
Lawrenceville
N. J
Home Missions
C. Wampler
Christian Union
N. L. Morris
R. Roy Hosaflook
Democrats to Name Delegates in County Convention
The Frederick County Democratic Executive Committee set mass conventions at all precincts 8 p.m. Monday August 29 to elect county delegates for a September 1 courthouse convention at 2 p.m. that will choose delegates for the September 5 Harrisonburg district convention. The Harrisonburg gathering will nominate a candidate for Congress in Virginia’s Seventh District to replace the late Henry St. George Tucker. The county panel urged one half vote per delegate for Harrisonburg and each precinct to have a delegate and an alternate. The precinct conventions will pick these nominees.
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Frederick County
Democratic Executive Committee
Court House
Harrisonburg
Congress
Virginia
Henry St. George Tucker
Lexington
The
Star
Trade Lot in Excellent Location for Trade
FRANK KECKLEY offers a trade lot in an excellent location suited for business or shop use. Address details and exact lot dimensions are not provided.
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Frank Keckley
Uniforms for Alexandria Convention Issued to Firemen
Notice to firemen announces uniform issuance for the Alexandria Convention on Monday night and the 8th 9th and 10th at 8 o'clock at the Rouss Fire Co Hall. Uniform Committee chairman Guses 6 lp 31.
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Alexandria
Rouss Fire Co
Guses
Three Troops of Girls Close Annual Camp
Girl Scouts from troops one two and three returned from Camp White Rock on the Capon river after ten days of activities aimed at earning badges. Younger girls passed basic first aid and fire building tests while several prepared for swimmer nature and flower bird study badges. Camp programs featured gypsy night, a treasure hunt, readings from Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh, and a lively campfire with singing and performances.
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Girl Scouts of Troops
Camp
White Rock
Capon River
Margaret Richards
Pidduck
Miss Harris
California
1931 Chevrolet Convertible Coupe for sale
Lux blue 1931 Chevrolet Convertible Coupe with leather interior rumble seat and tire cover. Extras included. Priced at 450 dollars by Bickers Motor Co. Summer sale at Molne Cather's. Lawn and beach umbrellas in orange and green at 1.89. Miller & Co. ad.
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Molne Cather
JNO
Miller & CO
Winchester Chevrolet Sales Ad Highlights Car Inventory
An old classified notice advertising 1932 Chevrolet chassis and cab Olson extension with ten wheels and new tires, plus used 1928 to 1931 Chevrolet and Ford vehicles in various body styles from Winchester Chevrolet Sales.
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Chevrolet
Ford
Winchester
Edgar Olin Larrick Dies After Prolonged Illness
Edgar Olin Larrick a prominent Middletown business leader died after years of declining health. Age seventy five the Frederick County native helped found Larrick and Larrick Inc a firm with mercantile and feed operations from Middletown to the Shenandoah Valley. He served on the Frederick County School Board aided the Middletown high school project and sat on the Farmville Normal School Board of Visitors.
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Edgar Olin Larrick
Middletown
Frederick County
Bell Air
Mr. Larrick
Larrick
Ste Jacob Bright
Mary Anne Larrick
Shenandoah Valley
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Staunton
Irrick
Larrick and Larrick, Inc
National Philco Trade In Week at Miller & Anderson
Special arrangement with the factory allows a big money saving during National Philco Trade In Week August 6 to 13. See in on your old radio at Miller and Anderson.
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Miller & Anderson
Fires and feats in brief life across cities
Fireman Conner rescues a baby trapped by a shut kitchen door after a gas stove scare in Philadelphia. Isidore Renner, famed for window smashing, vaults through glass during a jewel heist, robbers flee. Jackie the lion behavior prompts a stunt adjustment in Hollywood. A box fight query ends with a demand for a refund. Mackerel run the New York pier, feasting on matches and cigarette stubs amid blue fish scare.
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Philadelphia
Conner
Truck Company No. 1
Mary Dove
New York
Mrs Roosevelt Dines At Penny Lunch In New York
Mrs Franklin Roosevelt, possibly becoming first lady, visited the new Penny Lunch on Broadway. She ate a two cent lunch including soup for one cent and a pie for one cent, with a potential five course dinner for ten cents if she desired.
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New York
Franklin Roosevelt
the Land
New
Broadway
Man dances 800 hours to dodge alimony in Delaware
Charley Curran chose jail over a dance marathon, dancing alone for over 800 hours until promoters stopped payments. His wife sought alimony, but Curran faced incarceration as the court enforced the failure to pay.
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Wilmington
Del
Charley Curran
Charley
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Tway 10
Scott
Winston- Salem
Man
Infant Ofs
Mid-West States
Charles Gunn
BOY Scouts
RIVER
Dr. McFaden
McFaden
F. T. McFaden
Eugene B. Cooper
I. Fred. Stine
Douglas Cather
U. S
Churgh
Congregational - Christian Conference
Winchester Steam Laundry
Palm Beach
APPLE
Edgar C. Larrick
Mr. Olie
National
Philco
Isidore Renner
Renner
Hollywood
Jackie
Lion
McLarnin
Brouillard
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