Shenandoah Valley Tour Reaches New York City
Virginians from the Shenandoah Valley toured New York with speeches by Marshall Baker and Carroll Alexander. Governor Byrd greetings were read as the party visited the Stock Exchange, Coney Island, and theaters, marking the start of the final leg of their 4000 mile journey and boosting regional advertising.
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Marshall Baker
Carroll Alexander
Governor Byrd
J. R. Lineweaver
New York
Shenandoah Valley
Canada
New England
Shenandoah Valley Party
Old Virginny
Pennsylvania
Snonandoah
N. Y. Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Col. Benchoff
Canadian National Railways
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Shenandoah
Handley High Band Broadcast From New York Station
Handley High School Band directed by Fraf. W. H. McIlwee performed a specimen program on WNYC. GarLand Spillman played cornet and Ivan Jackson baritone, with band selections enjoyed by local listeners in Winchester and Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
WNYC
New York City
Handley High School
Fraf
W. H. McIlwee
Calles Hits Catholic Clergy in Broadside Crisis
Mexico City August 10. President Calles launched his stern accusation against the Catholic clergy in a note to a US goodwill mission, charging them with seeking wealth and power, causing bloodshed, and using pulpits for sedition. The bishops refused to bend, and business mood deteriorated with silver exchange and discount rates slipping.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Calles
Scout Camp Fun Draws Visitors at Capon River
Camp W Hock at Capon Bridge West Virginia hosted many visitors from Winchester and area. Troop 1 celebrated with a changed Sunday schedule, a big dinner for 23, and talks by former Mayor W. W. Glass and future speaker W. S. White.
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Hock
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Capon River
Winchester
W. W. Glass
Glass
W. S. White
John Scully
Scout Reno
Tom Scully
Henkl
Ryan
Charles Baker
Canter
Dent
Baker
Kern
Perrine Brothers
Ice Mountain
F. Taylor
Knight
Rosenberger
Lee Baker
J. Taylor
Massie
J. Scully
Weems
W. Perrine
Anderson
T. Scully
J. Perrine
Henkel
Reno
Whittemore Unmoved by Lawyer Pleas on Death Row
Richard Reese Whittemore faces execution for the Holtzman murder with a habeas corpus writ filed by a negro attorney. Judge Stanton issued a show cause order returnable noon tomorrow. Pendleton plans to seek a stay from Governor Ritchie or a US Supreme Court justice if needed.
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Whittemore
Stanton
C. L. Pendleton
Brandeis
Pendleton
Justice Brandeis
Chatham
Mass
Sle
John S Fansler Confederate Veteran Dies at Orkney Springs
John Samuel Fansler aged Confederate veteran died at his home near Orkney Springs Shenandoah county Virginia after age related infirmities. Funeral services were held at Powder Springs Lutheran Church with relatives from this city and Charlottesville in attendance.
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John S. Fansler
Orkney Springs
Powder Springs Lutheran Church
Shenandoah County
John Samuel Fansler
L. L. Fansler
Charlottesville
Henry Hagzard
Fansler
Charles T. Fansler
Mr. Fansler
For Sale Air Tanks for Garages
Classified notice offers several compressed air tanks for sale. Contact Star office for details and location. Sale appears in a 4-20-1p-tf listing.
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Star Office
Shumate Auction Scrapbooks Reveal Winchester History
A Winchester sale of old scrapbooks and vast picture albums draws bidders as books contain decades of local events from the 1840s onward. The narrator recalls rare finds, a trick with ten dollar bills, and a humorous scene as library items go for high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Snap
John Hays
Officers Find Liquor and Mash Near Man's Home
Sheriff Pannett and Deputy A J Wigginton found a gallon and a quart of liquor and a barrel of mash near Ernest Price's home in the western county. Price was not at home. he was bailed at 500 pounds for magistrate court. A man in West Virginia was named as moonshine operator on Price land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Price
Light
Pannett
A. J. Wigginton
Price
West Virginia
Infant Died in Hospital Last Night
Anna Belle Smith one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Smith died last night at Memorial Hospital from cholera infantum. Funeral at Macedonia Church with Rev J C Hooks officiating burial in church cemetery. Parents reside on Grover C Schlack farm on Apple Ridge.
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Anna Belle. Smith
Fred Smith
Memorial Hospital
Macedonia Church
J. C. Hooks
Grover C. Schlack
Apple Ridge
Two Others Give Up Channel Swim
Georges Michel of France and Ishak Helmy of Egypt abandoned their attempt to cross the English Channel after 13 hours of swimming. They started from Cape Gris Nez last night.
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Associated Press
Dover
Eng
Georges Michel
France
Ishak Helmy
Egypt
English Channel
Cape Gris Nez
Severe damage to Salisbury wharf from dam burst
Salisbury Maryland was plunged into six hours of darkness after the sabelle street dam at the local power plant burst. A 100 foot breach flooded Johnson pond water into the Wicomico river washing a two story building into the river and sinking it, with bulkheads and harbor channels heavily silted.
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Salisbury
Associated Press
Sabelle Street
Wicomico River Wharf
Johnson Pond
Five Arrested on Liquor and Drunken Driving Charges
Constable C E Clowser finds a truck four miles from town with five men drunk. They are arrested for possession of liquor operating a motor vehicle while drunk and public drunkenness. All jailed in Winchester. Names given as Frank Shuer Paul Poston Lucius Hodge Sanders Pangle and Warren Sumption. Shuer, Poston Pangle and Sumption fined 69.25 each. Hodge held on grand jury for driving under liquor influence.
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C. E
Clowser
Pannett
Winchester
Burg
Frank Shuer
Paul Poston
Lucius Hodge
Sanders Pangle
Warren
Skip
Sum
Floyd Collins Methods Adopted To Find Miners
Salem Ky Aug 10 Life remains uncertain for five men trapped by a cave in at the Hudson mine. Two work crews move pumps and a Sand Cave style shaft to tap the tunnel behind the slide. A 60 foot shaft will likely double before passage is made. Air lines fail to reach the entombed men. National Guard troops guard the site to deter crowds.
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Associated Press
Salem
Hudson
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
National Guard
Gun Club To Hold A Shoot Tomorrow
The Winchester Gun Club plans a practice shoot tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 7 o clock after firemen parade events in Martinsburg. Members invite all interested shooters to participate as the club prepares to send a strong team to the state shoot at Farmville on Labor Day.
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Martinsburg
Winchester Gun Club
Farmville
Condemned Youth Given Third Chance for Life
Donald Ringer, 19, the youngest Nebraskan sentenced to death, received a three day reprieve from Governor McMullen. The Board of Pardons and Paroles will hear his commutation appeal at their August meeting. He was sentenced for the 1924 murder of Carl Moore, a Hastings auto salesman.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Donald Ringer
McMullen
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ringer
Carl Moore
Hastings
Swimming Event at Strasburg Beach This Wednesday
G A A swimming session announced for Wednesday at Strasburg beach. Adelle Metz handles sign ups this evening for participants and attendees.
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G. A
Strasburg Beach
Fine Eats
Adelle Metz
Picnic at the Union S S Union Picnic
The Union Sunday School hosts a picnic on August 12 offering shade water and wholesome amusements for all. Contests start at 10 a m with activities planned throughout the day.
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Union S. S
DIRT FOR HAULING
Good rich dirt for hauling. Dr. J. E. Harris, Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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J. E. Harris
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robinson Circus Packs Fair Grounds Amid Parade Cancelation
Old John Robinson's circus, on its 103rd annual tour, rolled into town from Harrisonburg and set up at the Fair Grounds. Crowds filled downtown streets by noon despite no parade, with afternoon and evening shows expected. the troupe, famed for humane treatment and a mix of animal acts, acrobats, and clowns, heads next to Hagerstown Maryland.
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John Robinson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harrisonburg
Fair Grounds
Fair
Robinson Circus
Virginia
Hagerstown
Million Dollar Fire Devours Portland Waterfront
Fire at the New England Grain Company plant at Brown's wharf breaks out, spreading to a second building and the steamer Baccarat. The blaze, the worst on Portland's waterfront in years, causes about 1 million dollars in damage and also destroys the Merchants Wharf yacht club. The vessel Seneca was warped from danger beside the Baccarat.
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Associated Press
Portland
Maine
New England Grain Company
Brown
Baccarat
Shipping Board
Yacht Club
Merchants Wharf
Seneca
Apple Output In Barrel States Higher Than 25
The New York Packer reports a likely 10 to 15 percent rise in barrel apple production across the barrel states, with Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland showing the strongest gains. Dry weather could alter the forecast, but overall the crop appears larger than last year. The August edition, issued before the International Apple Shippers Association convention in Buffalo, summarizes regional reports and features ads from local growers and shippers.
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New York
Winchester
Frederick County
The
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Buffalo
N.-Y
Atlantic Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Sttea
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Attorney Cather Joins Virginia Bar Association Executive Body
At the Virginia Bar Association meeting in Hot Springs R Gray Williams of Winchester was elected president. T Russell Cather of this city and Frederick County Prosecuting Attorney joined the executive committee. A special committee was authorized to call a convention to discuss reorganizing the association as a self governing body with powers to regulate admissions and discipline members with appeals to the courts. The 1927 meeting location was not decided.
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Virginia Bar Association
Hot Springs
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
T. Russell Cather
Frederick County
Robi.n Barton
Haggard Coach Predicts Rise After Osburn
ACSTIN Aug 10 Rufus Haggard of Texas University, holder of a world inter collegiate record in the running high jump, is seen by coach Clyde Littlefield as destined for greater heights. He has one more year of inter collegiate competition and may threaten Harold Osborn's high jump crown if he improves this spring.
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Associated Press
Acstin
Tex
Rufus Haggard
Texas University
Clyde Littlefield
Haggard
Littlefield
Harold Osborn
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Richard Reese Whittemore
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Shumate
Sale
Man
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APPLE
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Washington
Oregon
California
Colorado
Cather
Bar Association
Osburn
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