Firemen Converge for Virginia Cumberland Valley Meet
Firemen from Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and West Virginia arrive in Winchester for the thirtieth Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen convention with all night revelry and memorial services at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. The Harrisonburg Hose Co No 4 and Lexington Fire Department camped at Rouss Spring Ball Park as officials held a pre convention and memorial rites led by Rev B F Bluebaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Winchester
Harrisonburg Hose Co. No. 4
Lexington Fire Department
Rouss Spring Ball Park
Lexington
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Valley Marble and Granite Works
East Cork Street
B. F. Bluebaugh
Cumberland Valley Firemen
Charles M. Webb
Shippensburg
William E. Davis
Hagerstown
Paul C. Seiders
Chambersburg
David S. Thompson
Waynesboro
Leonard Linthicum
Martinsburg
W. Va
G. A
DeHart
Joseph H. Ailes
New Cumberland
A. L. Baker
Cameron Street
Baker Street
Baker
Loudoun Steet
Loudoun
Monmouth Street
Monmouth
Braddock Street
Braddock
North Avenue
Loudoun Street
Fair Grounds
Circle Track
Ee Ee
Friendship Fire Company
Gordonsville
Suffolk Fire Company
Clifton Forge
Covington Fire Company
Lexington Fire Company
Harrisonburg
Boyce Fire Company
Alexandria Fire Department
Charlottesville Fire Company
Rouss Fire Company
Orange Fire Company
Wythe District
Hampton
Junior Fire Company
Clarendon Fire Company
Citizens’ Fire Company
Charles Town
Independent Fire Company
Cumberland Valley Hose Company
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Hose Company
Western Enterprise Hose Company
South End Hose Company
South Norfolk Fire Company
Harrisonburg Hose Company
Edinburg Fire Company
Woodstock Fire Company
Water Watch Company
Annapolis
Program of Fire Groups Meeting Here
The official program for a three day joint convention of Virginia State and Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association details events from a torchlight parade to a midnight band contest. It lists parade routes, reels races, a baseball game, rescue demonstration, and dances with participating companies and guest fire units from multiple towns.
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Virginia State and
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Association
Winchester Fair Grounds
North Loudoun Street
Virginia
Cameron Street
York Street
Rouss Spring Park
Lee-Jackson Highway
East Piccadilly Street
Surgeon Dr Armentrout Opens Office On Braddock Street
Dr A W Armentrout announces the opening of his office at 110 North Braddock street for general surgery and gynecology. Office hours are 2 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Telephone office 248 residence 239.
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A. W. Armentrout
North Braddock Street
Fliers Reported Lost as Lindberghs Prepare Hazardous Pacific Hop
The American aviators Parker Cramer and radio operator Oliver Pacquette were declared virtually lost after their Shetland to Copenhagen hop. Search efforts by Island Falk and seaplanes scoured western Jutland while ships combed Norwegian waters. In Tokyo, Pangborn and Herndon faced calls for punishment over photos taken over Japan. Lindberghs plot a 1,067 mile Bearing Sea crossing after a fog delay near Nome.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ug. 12
Parker Cramer
Oliver Pacquette
Shetland Islands
Island Falk
Jutland
Danis Norweigan
Norway
Tokyo
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Pangborn
War Department
Siberia
Nome
Alaska
Orient
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wealthys Taken This Week Glaze Apple Pack
A brief item notes Wealthys were taken this week. The report mentions a glaze apple pack associated with House, listing dates in a cryptic format 8-10-10-31. No further details are provided about victims, locations, or actions.
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HOUSE
Welcome Firemen to Winchester Editorial
The city of Winchester welcomes the Virginia State and Firemen's conventions with honor and pride. For three days thousands of volunteers will be hosted as they compete and socialize, leaving with memories of East Coast hospitality and enduring friendship.
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Winchester
Virginia
Cumberland Valley
Old Dominion
East
Mrs Blanton Elected to Richmond School Board Ward Seat
Mrs Wyndham B Blanton wife of Dr Blanton a Richmond physician and daughter of Rev Dr and Mrs Frank T McFaden Winchester was elected to the Richmond City School Board from Jefferson Ward to fill the Munford vacancy. She is mother of four and Bryn Mawr alumna and active in the American Educational Association and the Women's Club of Ginter Park.
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Wyndham B. Blanton
Blanton
Richmond
Frank T. McFaden
Winchester
Jefferson Ward
Mary C. B. Munford
Bryn Mawr College
American Educational Association
Women's Club
Ginter Park
Mrs Allamong Dies Suddenly at Stephenson
Aurelia B. Allamong 61 widow of Jefferson Davis Allamong died about 3 AM at her home near Stephenson Frederick County from a sudden heart attack. A native of West Virginia she was active in the Baptist church. Survived by sons Glen D. Allamong Cary H Thornton and others. Funeral time unsettled with interment planned at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Aurelia B. Allamong
Jefferson Davis Allamong
Stephenson
Frederick County
Allamong
West Virginia
David and
Mary Britton Leight
Baptist Church
Big Entry List Feature Of Show At Berryville
Clarke County Horse Show in Berryville draws seventy four exhibitors from Virginia New York Wilmington and Washington. Shows 16 classes daily with 27 entries in ladies hunter and 39 in green hunters. Large crowds expect increased races and pony classes with strong purses as 30 new stalls and full stables test space.
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Berryville
Virginia
New York
Wilmington
Washington
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association
John Hay Whitney
Racine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
William Metzger
Leesburg
William B. Street
Lilangden
H. K. Russell
Scott Grant
Winchester
Major Striker
Timonium
Major Grimes
J. T. Lindsey
F. W. Tilford
A. B. Hummer
Prohibition Raids Net Arrests in Frederick County
Federal agents and local officers conducted multiple raids in Frederick County over two days destroying mash and confiscating stills and liquor. Four men face jail or bail on liquor charges with hearings set in county magistrate court.
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Frederick County
Pannett
A. J. Wigginton
Back Creek
Russell Renner
Woodrow Payne
Homer Sine
Sine
Charles R. Hodgson
Pembroke Spring
Clarence Orndorff
Orndorff
Wilmer Nail
T. R. Venorsdale
Welltown
Halterman
William R. Brill
Welltown Pike
E. C. Oates
R. L. Long
Circuit Court
Dance For Firemen At Jordan Springs
Dance during the firefighters convention in Winchester at the Jordan White Sulphur Springs Hotel will be hosted by Charles Shewbridge and Earl Grim. Ike Dixon and His Twelve Colored Aces will perform from 9 30 to 1 30, drawing many firemen and locals.
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Winchester
Jordan- White Sulphur Springs Hotel
Charles Shewbridge
Earl Grim
Ike Dixon
Boxing Tonight at City Hall
One of the principal amusements of the great firemen's convention in session here will be twenty two rounds of boxing in the City Hall auditorium tonight at 8 p m. A splendid card has been arranged according to the promoters.
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Firemen's
City Hall
Old Timers Are No Longer Seen At Fire Meets
L B Lookabill of Roanoke, longtime statistician for the Virginia State Firemen’s Association, addressed the Winches ter convention in City Hall Auditorium. He lamented the absence of original incorporators, urged successors to carry on, and warned that careless smoking starts most fires, noting losses exceed $30,000,000 in property.
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Virginia State Firemen's Association
L. B. Lookabill
Roanoke
City Hall
Spain
Winchester
Acaan
State Judicial Council
Richmond
Robert R. Prentis
Supreme Court of Appeals
Wickersham Commission
Winchester Lions Invited To Dine In Romney Aug 21
The Winchester Lions Club was invited to a dinner dance and bridge party in Romney West Virginia on August 21. Romney club members DuBarry and Dodrell invited the Winchester club at a luncheon meeting and the invitation was unanimously accepted. DuBarry spoke on Romney club charity for the blind.
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Lions’ Club
Romney
Winchester Lions’ Club
W. Va
Messrs
DuBarry
Dodrell
Romney Club
Winchester
Winchester Club
Friends Meeting House
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
P. R. Diehl
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
George Washington Hotel
Hoye Riley
Winchester Steam Laundry Advertisement
The Winchester Steam Laundry promotes its gentle scientific methods to save clothes and money. The note lists a publication cadence of Monday Wednesday and Saturday with concise pricing or timing cues.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Blue Ridge to Produce Fifth of U.S. Apple Crop
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania form the Blue Ridge district, likely yielding about 1.1 million barrels more than earlier estimates. Officials report plentiful varieties and large fruit, with Virginia leading in total output and Winchester as a major shipping point.
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Shenandoah - Cumberlandtomac
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Roruree Ae
Blue Ridge
Afome
Henry M. Lor
Esterards
Imp
Pennsylvania
Taylor
Frederick County
Winchester
South Valley
Augusta
Bath
Rockbridge
Piedmont
North Piedmont
Culpeper
Fauquier
Loudoun
Albemarle
Amherst
Nelson
Orange
Roanoke
Bedford
Botetourt
Franklin
Montgomery
Patrick County
Giles
Pulaski
Smyth
Washington and Wythe
Appomattox
Buckingham
Campbell
Norway
Prince Edward
Spotsylvania
Trade In And Save On Dunlop Tires At Factory Store
Roy C. Richard Mercury reports a Dunlop Factory Store trade in offer. Customers may save by trading in old tires toward new Dunlop tires. Details include location Roy C. Richard Mercury dated August 12.
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Dunlop
Roy C. Richard
Mer
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Cramer
The
Associated Press
Safety Bay
Here
Point Barrow-Nome
Lindbergh
Karaginsk
Welcome Firemen
Jordan Springs
L. E. Lookabill
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