Smith Debates When and Where First Campaign Shot
Albany reports focus on Governor Smith weighing timing for his initial presidential campaign thrust after Aug 20. He completed replies to William Allen White’s charges, with a formal acceptance speech due midweek and advisers split on launching before Labor Day or after. White’s accusations of liquor gambling and vice are joined by Straton clash, though a Smith Straton debate did not occur.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
William Allen White
Kansas
White
Europe
New York Assembly
John Roach Straton
Smith-Straton
Tom Mix Involved in Hollywood Talkies Fist Fight
Film world unsettled after Will Morrissey and wife Midgie Miller are jailed for investigation following a Saturday night house warming dispute at actor George Regan’s home. Morrissey claims a wisecrack about Mix’s horse Tony sparked the fight. Mix acknowledges a quarrel but denies kicking Morrissey or striking Midgie Miller.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Tom Mix
Will Morrissey
Colony Today
Morrissey
Midgie Miller
Venice
George Regan
Tom
Tony
Mix
Motoring Party Narrowly Escapes Train Collision
A party of motorists from Alexandria Virginia barely escaped being struck by a train at Boyce Clarke county yesterday. The car stalled on the track as a passenger train approached around 9 25 am and the occupants leaped free just before the locomotive struck the vehicle. The car was wrecked but all escaped unharmed. Ada Glass Baker has gone to Philadelphia to visit Dr and Mrs Edwin F Tait.
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Alexandria
Norfolk and Western Railway
Boyce
Clarke County
Ada Glass Baker
Philadelphia
Edwin F. Tait
No More One Arm Driving and Three On A Seat
Virginia Motor Vehicle Commissioner James M. Hayes orders inspectors to arrest drivers with obscured license plates and to stop three occupants on the front seat. He bans one arm driving, requiring both hands unless the driver pulls off the road. Uniformed inspectors must wear uniforms on duty.
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James M. Hayes
Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Mr. Hayes
Gypsies Accused of Theft Near Winchester
Martinsburg police detained a small band of gypsies after a Hagerstown, Md., gas station theft. The group traveling in two old cars with children and dogs denied the charge and offered to leave $14 with police while awaiting a call from Winchester, Va. Police planned to hold the money for two hours.
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Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Winchester
Thieves Break In Episcopal Rectory and Loot Found
During the Rev Robt B Nelsons vacation the Episcopal Church rectory on West Boscawen Street was broken into by two boys. A pair of skates a bicycle and store parts were stolen and later found hidden in a nearby residence haymow after a resident reported the loot to police. Ownership tet verify ongoing investigation.
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Robt. B. Nelson
Episcopal Church
West Boscawen Street
Colored Ministers Lead Round Table Talks At Convention
The Shenandoah Valley Baptist Association colored convention in Hagerstown Maryland featured Rev Otha J Wells of Winchester and Rev E T Jackson of Berryville leading discussions on prohibition and ministerial education. Prohibition received consensus support and Jackson urged improved facilities for colored ministers education.
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Otha J. Wells
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Baptist Association
Hagerstown
E. T. Jackson
Berryville
Shenandoah Valley
Robert N Staples Dies in Stephens City at 81
Robert N Staples longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee and farmer died at his home in Stephens City after a May illness. Born April 17 1847 in Amherst County he lived here over fifty years. Survived by eight children two sisters and three grandchildren with a large extended family. Funeral held at Methodist Church with bishops and ministers presiding. interment Green Hill Cemetery.
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Robert N. Staples
Stephens City
Staples
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Amherst County
William and Samantha Staples
Staunton
Sophia Jane Williams
Harry Staples
John W. Staples
Charles E. Staples
Ray M. Staples
M. W. Staples
Upperville
Julia E. Doggett
J. W. Goodman
Washington, D. C
J. W. Cameron
Monrovia
Sidney Staples
Tye River
Thomas Staples
John Staples
J. J. Staples
J. D. Williams
Amherst
R. J. Cash
Charlotesville
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
O. D. Lambert
Snyder Alleman
Lutheran Church of
Walter Mitchell
Arizona
Green Hill Cemetery
Briscoe Williams
Snapp C. Williams
Roy M. Adams
W. C. Adams
Charles Cameron
Frak Cameron
Squabby Dove Promoted to Manage Johnstown Eagle Store
Warren A. Dove son of Mr. and Mrs. A H Dove has been promoted to manage a Johnstown Eagle Clothing Company store in Johnstown Pa after transferring from Muncie Indiana He is connected with the Elsay Company of New York City and was known in Winchester as Squabby Dove from Handley High School days.
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A. H.dove
Warren A. Dove
Elsay Company
New York City
Muncie
Ind
Johnstown
Eagle Clothing Company
Dove
Winchester
Handley High School
Alice DeLaney
Handley
Mrs. Massey Joins Hawaiian Fire Society at Kilauea
Mrs. W. P. Massey of Winchester Virginia was inducted into Hut-O-Pele at Kilauea in Hawaii after visiting the volcano and paying homage to Madam Pele. Her membership card bears a fiery seal and a scorching mark testifies to her rite. The group now counts about 6900 members and centers its mythic ties on Pele and Kilauea’s Halemaumau firepit.
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Volcano House
Honolulu
Kilauea
W. P. Massey
Winchester
Madam Pele
Hui-O- Pele
Pele
Hawaii
Halemaumau
Hawaii National Park
Winchester Jurors Paid With Bounced Checks
Winchester jurors who served on the Henry C. Robinson case were paid $14.50 each, totaling $174, but Front Royal banks returned the checks marked no funds. Additional funds had been issued for those not needed, totaling about $210, with some wives cashing checks on shopping trips.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Henry C. Robinson
Navy
Middleton Johnson
Williams
Warren County
Veniremen
Robinson
Winchester Banks
Johnson
Winchester Veniremen
Baltimore
Royal
Famous Blind Senator Gore to Speak at Winchester Fair
United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma, a renowned blind orator and dry advocate, is expected to address the Democratic ticket at the Winchester Fair on Thursday August 30 at the fair grounds. His past speeches include a noted address at the Houston convention in June.
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United States
Gore
Oklahoma
Winchester Fair
Fair Grounds
America
Smith
Houston
Winchester
Spielman's Grain Quotations Today
Spielman's Grain Quotations Today lists today’s and upcoming deliveries from W R Spielman Co with bids for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye including Sept and Dec futures and Baltimore spot No 2 wheat prices.
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Spielman
W. R. Spielman & Co
Baltimore
Mrs. Ward Files Divorce Suit in Corporation Court
Mrs. May Ward has instituted suit in the Corporation Court for a limited divorce from her husband Martin J. Ward. The ground for divorce is not stated in the filing. A brief notice mentions other local items including a bootlegger arrest in Kansas City for improper parking behavior.
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May Ward
Corporation Court
Martin J. Ward
Goebel Sets West to East Transcontinental Flight Record
Art Goebel arrived at Curtis Field New York at 11 26 am after a non stop West to East flight from California breaking the prior record by almost six hours He said he felt hungry not tired and greeted a waiting crowd The earlier Los Angeles report noted Goebel starting at 12 06 pm aiming to beat 26 hours 50 minutes with a 450 gallon fuel load and a 175 mph top speed as weather permits a sub 20 hour goal
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Associated Press
Curtis Field
N. Y
Art Goebel
California
Goebel
John A. MacReady
Oakley Kelley
Los Angeles
New York
Harry Tucker
Santa Monica
Lieut
MacReady
Kelly
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Bus Driver Jesse Dove Drowned in Looney Creek Tragedy
The funeral for Jesse Dove a Towns Bus Line driver who perished with A Craft when floodwaters swept a bridge over Looney Creek near Buchanan Va followed days of heroism as rescuers battled the raging torrent. Dove 35 left a wife in Harrisonburg and Craft 40 left two daughters.
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Jesse Dove
Looney Creek
Buchanan
Frank Plank
Boscawen Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Dove
Eastern Transportation Company
Kenneth Wilson
Roanoke
John F. Boxwell
Washington
R. K. Wine
Charlies
John H. Dunn
Louis B. Dove
Dovesville
Rockingham County
Ralph Rs
Harrisonburg
Twothers
Leonard Doard Dove
Ohio
Ira Dove
Lancaster
Winchester
Roanoke Times
Jess Dove
A. A. Craft
Springwood
Lexington-to- Roanoke
Craft
Man Arrested Here For Auto Theft In Williamsport Md
A man identified as John Jackson, described as a negro, was arrested in Winchester by Constable A D Hawbaker. He was jailed in Hagerstown to await trial for stealing the automobile belonging to Harry and Robert Barnhart of Williamsport Maryland.
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Williamsport
John Jackson
Winchester
A. D. Hawbaker
Hagerstown
Harry and
Robert Barnhart
Police Halt Boys Sunday Card Game
Five boys under fourteen were interrupted at a casino style card game at Handley grounds playground after loud profane language alerted nearby residents. Police ordered them to appear in Juvenile Court this afternoon. no money was visible in the game.
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Handley Grounds
Watch Presented To Ray Robinson By Apple Festival
Ray Robinson, director general of the fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, received a gold octagonal Gruen Swiss watch from the festival executive committee as thanks for his services in last year's celebration. The gift, a surprise, includes a chain and monogram and bears the inscription honoring his public service for the May 3-4, 1928 event in Winchester, Virginia.
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Ray Robinson
Winchester
Robinson
Sacred Heart Church Lawn Party Tuesday Evening
Sacred Heart Catholic Church invites the public to a lawn party on Rectory Lawn Tuesday evening August 21. If rain occurs the event moves to the Sunday school room. Committee organizers urge attendance and support.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lost Diamond Pin Reward No Questions Asked
A report notes the finder offering a £50 reward for a lost diamond pin with no questions asked. The notice asks interested parties to contact The Star for details and the recovery of the item.
State Opens Three New Highway Bridges This Week
The Virginia State Highway Department dedicates three bridges this Friday at Hopewell Smithfield and Norfolk. Governor Byrd will lead a motor cavalcade from Richmond at 8 30 a m to unveil the Hopewell, Portsmouth Nansemond and Norfolk Portsmouth bridges. The project forms part of more than 12.7 million dollars in bridge work this year headed by state authorities.
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Virginia State Highway Department
Byrd
Richmond
Henry G. Shirley
R. T. Wilson
State Corporation Commission
State Highway Engineers
State Highway Department
James River
Newport News
Norfolk
Hoover Heads West on Train Stops Across Kansas
Herbert Hoover travels by Hoover train en route to Kansas stops at Dodge City Hutchinson Newton Emporia and Topeka meeting Republican leaders including Senator Arthur Capper and J N Polly Tincher as he seeks electoral votes. Curtis leaves for the East with farm relief debate and Kansas leaders approve two congressional committees as de lario.
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Associated Press
Hoover
Kanesas City
Arizona
New Mexico
Herbert Hoover
Kansas
West Branch
Iowa
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Newton
Emporia
Topeka
Charles Curtis
David Mulvane
Arthur Capper
J. N
Polly
Tincher
Curtis
Kansas City
Washington
California
Alberqueque
N. M
Far East
Kans
Mr. Hoover
East
Rock Point
R. I
Ralph Snyder
Kansas State Farm Bureau
Tike Kansans
Congress
Snyder
Congressional Committee
Delar
Stolen Auto Recovered in Virginia Chase
Police announced a thief stole a car in Woodstock Virginia. The vehicle was later recovered in Strasburg and the thief captured and jailed after jumping from the car and fleeing on foot.
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Woodstock
Strasburg
Uniforms Issued For Washington Trip Start Aug Twenty Second
Rouss Fire Co announces uniforms will be issued starting Wednesday August 22 at 7 oclock for the Washington trip. D F Aottle Uniform Com. 20-41-1p. Margaret I Hodgson returned from New York with fall millinery purchases. 1p-11. For rent three or five room apartment modern conveniences excellent location W O R care of Star S-9-in-toh.
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Washington
D. F. Aottle
Fall Millinery
Margaret I. Hodgson
New York
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James l. West
Rouss Fire CO
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