Berryville Show Opens With Greenhalghs Leading Entries
Berryville Va August 18 The 37th Berryville Horse Show opens with over 300 entries in $4 classes and ideal weather. Defending champions Mr and Mrs George P Greenhalgh captured multiple places including two firsts two seconds and three fourths. Other top entries include Llangollen Farm Clifton Farm U S Randle and Georgene Lee. Racing set for 3 10 pm with strong attendance expected today and tomorrow.
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Berryville
United States
East
George P. Greenhalgh
Allen
Georgene Lee
White Post
Mitchell Brothers
Boyce
Thompson Sowers
Charles R. Hope
Purcellville
Skippy
Supreme Court to Hear Legislation Challenge in Earle Case
The State Supreme Court fixed September 6 in Philadelphia to hear arguments on the constitutionality of laws suspending a grand jury probe into Governor George H. Earle and 13 associates. The case was moved from Harrisburg’s middle district to the eastern Pennsylvania district.
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Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
George H. Earle
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Eighteen Alleged Gamblers Held in Philadelphia Indictment
Philadelphia on August 18 indictments were returned against 136 gambling suspects. Eighteen held in bail from 1000 to 10 without trial while a special grand jury continues its investigation. One woman among those held. Indictments handed to Judge Curtis Bok. subpoenas served on all located.
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Philadelphia
Curtis Bok
Berryville Horse Show Draws Large Local Interest
MA Winchester notes crowds ready for the Clarke county show with Berryville poised as a premier horse region. The 37th annual exhibit is acclaimed as one of the nation’s largest and best. Congratulations are sent to all connected with the event for its long‑standing success.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Wanted Good Home for Pretty Tan Female Puppy
Wanted a good home for a very pretty tan female puppy. Contact by phone 41 or 1182. 616-1p-tf.
Miss Yowell Named State Home Economics Supervisor
Miss Nettie Tucker Yowell of Boyce High School will take a one year leave to serve as State Supervisor of Home Economics. She is chosen by Dr. Walter Newman and will work from Richmond with much time spent in Southwestern Virginia.
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Yville
Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County
Nettie Tucker Yowell
Boyce High School
Yowell
Walter Newman
Richmond
National Youth Administration
Virginia
Robertson
Miss Yowell
Boyce
John Yowell
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Frederick County
Audrey Hall
Home Economic Students
Fauquier
Warren Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah
Baby Beeves On Display At Show
4-H Club exhibitors from Clarke and neighboring counties display fine Hereford Angus and Shorthorn livestock at the Horse Show Grounds. Judging by Anneth Litton begins at 1 30 with prizes of 10 5 2 1 and additional cups from Graham Dougherty and W B Watkins for grand champion and best Angus.
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Berryville
Clarke
Jonn* Cil
Cecil Woll
Charles Town
W. Va
Davis Childs
Summit Point
George Fiddler
Anne Duvall Fishpaw
Charles Clevenger
Graham Dougherty
Joe Denny
White Post
Dalton Carpenter
Philip Cochran
Boyce
Anneth Litton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Horse Show Association
Shenandoah Production Credit Association
W. B. Watkins
Dewey Accusing Judge Now Dead
New York reporting on a dead magistrate linked by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey to the Harlem policy racketeering case. Jurors heard records showing Magistrate Erwin discharged 42 prisoners from a Harlem raid, with Dewey naming city officials as having been fixed by James J. Hines. Witness Wilfred Brander described threats from the Schultz mob and a defiant stance over a small policy business.
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New York
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
James J. Hines
Tammany Eee
Provicis Erwin
Erwin
Harlem
Joe Joe” Ison
Masjo
Little Joe
Dewey
Hines
Wilfred Brander
West Indies
Brunder
Fred McLaughlin
Schultz
Schultz Combine
Brander
Abe Landau
Louis Senneck
Little Abie
Abe the
McLaughlin
Landau
Gilpin Barn Hit by Lightning at Lakeville Farm
Gilpin's barn at Lakeville Farm near Millwood was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in about thirty minutes. Farm hands rescued nine pigs. only animals saved and several pieces of equipment including a mower, binder, harness, and new plows were lost amid corn and hay.
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Kenneth II. Gilpin
Lakeville Farm
Millwood
Broadcaster To Sing at Berryville Event With Clergy Leaders
Elder Beck of WFMD Frederick and his group appear at Clarke County Training School in Berryville on Saturday night August 20 at 8 o clock. Rev E B T Johnson announced the program is hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of St Luke Baptist Church. Listeners of all races are invited. Reserved seats for white people.
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Berryville
Beck
WFMD
Frederick
Clarke County
T. Johnson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Luke Baptist Church
Prolific Bovine Mothers In Clarke County
Sunday saw twin calf births on Herbert Clevenger’s farm with a registered Holstein cow producing twin bull calves. Broaddus reported twins from a Guernsey cow. one heifer and one bull calf. A lost emerald ring with six diamonds offers a $20 reward.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Herbert Clevenger
Luther
Broaddus
Yard Party at Kernstown Methodist Church
Fridnight event on August 19 at Kernstown Methodist Church featuring home made ice cream and country ham sandwiches. Proceeds benefit church activities and community outreach.
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Kernstown Meth
Dancing at the Gables Every Night
The note describes nightly dances at the Gables with Madhatters and Orchestra Martinsburg Pike near State Line, listing LP-8-17-4T as reference.
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Gables
Martinsburg Pike
State Line
Eastern Apple Price Level Conference Opens At George Washington Hotel
A notable eastern fruit trade gathering begins at the George Washington Hotel with 35 apple handlers and grocers attending. AAA specialists led by Dr. O C Stine and Porter R Taylor join about 100 invited growers and salesmen from Virginia through New Jersey for a discuss of price levels and markets.
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George Washington Hotel
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
O. C. Stine
Division of Statistical Research
Porter R. Taylor
General Foods Section
AAA
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
C. Purcell McCue
Greenwood
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Apple Advertising Association
King Calls Canada US Bridge Of Peace At Thousand Islands
Prime Minister King and President Roosevelt attended the dedication of the New Thousand Islands bridge. King hailed a bridge of peace linking Canada and the United States as a model of reasoned dispute resolution rather than armament along their 4,000 mile frontier.
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Uetaackenate King
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
Thousand Islands
King
International Joint Commission
Europe
Asia
Clarke County Audit Under Way This Week
The annual Clarke county accounts audit is in progress with John Kennett of Roanoke conducting the examination. This week he is reviewing the books of county treasurer W. D. Burtner, who says tax collections have been satisfactory this year.
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Berryville
Clarke County
John Kennett
Roanoke
W. D. Burtner
Burtner
Engagement Notice for Mrs Jack Engle
Mrs Jack Engle announces an open event starting October first and invites inquiries by phone at 812. This notice appears in a local classified segment with contact details and date marker.
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Jack Engle
Count Haugwitz Reventlow Meets Barbara Hutton in Venice
Count Court Haugwitz Reventlow arrived in Venice from Budapest for a brief conference with his estranged wife Barbara Hutton. The meeting sparked speculation of reconciliation, though officials believed they were only arranging joint affairs.
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Venice
Italy
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Budapest
Barbara Hutton
Venice Society
New Commander Named For Presidential Yacht Potomac
Washington August 18 The Navy assigned Lieut Comdr Walter R Jones to command the presidential yacht Potomac and to serve as aide at the White House.
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Washington
Navy
Walter R. Jones
Potomac
White House
Ching Foo Foresees End of Invaders in Rainy Visit
Special to The Star from Millwood Virginia. Ching Foo who left Shanghai as a baby to come to America stands on a porch with F C Peffer’s general store watching rain fall. Among neighbors and two children seeking shelter, the moment turns humorous as a dark cloud and thunder loom.
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Millwood
Ching Foo
Shanghai
America
F. C. Peffer
Mr. Peffer
Harry Hansucker
Mr. Hansucker
Roosevelt Plea for St. Lawrence Pact at Thousand Islands
President Roosevelt urged joint U S Canada action on the St. Lawrence waterway treaty at Ivy Lea Ontario and Collins Landing New York. He warned a group of American interests could control the river’s fate if not checked and noted potential port and power developments if the channel is deepened. He stressed government mastery over natural resources and cited existing American influence over electric power along the river.
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Thousand Islands
U. S
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
United States
Boundary Line River
Canada
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Ontario Hydro
Guilt Plea From Noted Ex Enem y No 2
Ex desperado Charles Bird pleaded guilty to seven robbery charges in Baltimore after a six day manhunt. Judge Samuel K. Dennis sentenced him to 4515 years in state prison. His wife Barbara Bird pleaded innocent to a related liquor truck holdup charge as federal warrants surfaced for Bank holdups.
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Baltimore
Samuel K. Dennis
Charles Bird
Bird
Barbara
Cleveland O
Ohio National Bank
Criminal Court
Pistol Point
C. B
Cleveland
Grace Church Hosts Frederick County Sunday School Convention
Grace M E Church in Middle town Virginia will host the annual Frederick county Sunday School convention on September 6 and 7. Speakers include State Senator T Russell Cather of Winchester and pastors J T Brown of Grace Church, J T Owens of Stephens City, and W C Long.
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Grace M. E
Middletown
Frederick County
T. Russell Cather
Winchester
J. T. Brown
J. T. Owens
Stephens City
W. C. Long
Benefit for Letter Carriers Auxiliary at Kerr School
Pri and Sat August 19 20 at John Kerr School with music by Pappy Slim and Curly. fundraiser organized by the Letter Carriers Auxiliary.
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John Kerr School
Pappy
Slim
Curly
Heavy shower ends heat wave in Winchester area
A heavy shower broke a long heat wave with intense lightning and no damage near Winchester. The Winchester Research Laboratory recorded 0.73 inches of rain. Crops benefited while Berryville had a light shower and Millwood saw brief heavy rain. High temp in the week reached 98 at the lab.
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Mer
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Berryville
Millwood
Boyce
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah River
Mrs Kremer Improves After Illness at South Cameron
Improving from a several days illness at her South Cameron street home, Mrs. Thomas E. Kremer was reported by friends today as somewhat better.
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Thomas E. Kremer
South Cameron Street
Neighbors and True Friends Rebuff Secret Diplomacy Twists
A report describes parties insisting they are good neighbors and true friends while rejecting hidden diplomatic twists. The messaging emphasizes straightforward relations and refusal of covert negotiations amid rising tensions.
Roosevelt Accepts Honorary Degree at Queens University
Kingston Ontario A 18 The President told Canadians he did not think the Supreme Court would mind if he accepted an honorary degree from Queens University. He noted that an American President cannot accept titles from foreign rulers but said the university is not a prince yet is a power. The acceptance would raise no qualms with the Supreme Court, he added.
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Kingston
Ontario
Supreme Court
Queens University
Roosevelt vows US aid if Canada faces aggression
President Roosevelt told Kingston audiences that Americans will not stand idle by if Canada is threatened by any empire. He praised Canada Britain friendship with Premier Mackenzie King and Ontario Lieutenant Governor Albert Matthews at Queens University. The crowd applauded as he defended open diplomacy and common interests between the two nations.
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William B. Ardery Kingston
Roosevelt
United States
Canada
Queens University
Mackenzie King
Albert Matthews
Ontario
Kingston
King
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