Lindberghs Held By Fog And Engine Trouble In Kuriles
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh are stranded at Ketoi Island in fog and engine trouble during a perilous hop from Petropavlovsk to Nemuro. They plan to reach Moreton Bay once repairs finish, while Japanese steamer Shimushiru Maru escorted them and ships kept watch.
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Associated Press
Japan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ketoi Island
Petropavlovsk
Nemura
Moreton Bay
Ketoi
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Kurile Island
Nemuro
Obiishi
Kuriles
E.S.T
Charles A Lindbergh
Kamchatka
Avatcha Bay
Kurile Islands
Frostburg Hosts Thirteenth Maryland Legion Convention
Frostburg Maryland welcomed former service men for the 13th annual state convention of the American Legion with bands drums and bugles as two special trains from Baltimore bring about 500 Legionnaires and auxiliaries. The day featured festivity and town decorations with 2000 Legionnaires expected for the meeting and a first business session set for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Frostburg
Maryland
The
American Legion
Baltimore
Buying Apples At My Warehouse Schedule
Advertisement notes Apple buying at the F. A. Shryock warehouse with sale days Friday Saturday and Monday Tuesday. Includes date range and contact initials.
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F. A. Shryock
Subpoenas Up In 1928 Cannon Fund Probe
Washington reports indicate the Nye committee will trace source and disposition of 65300 given to Bishop James Cannon Jr for the anti Smith drive in Virginia 1928 Subpoenas served on E C Jameson and H F Healey as part of the inquiry Also named were C Bascom Slemp and Joseph S Frelinghuysen with Slemp abroad and Frelinghuysen on holiday The panel aims to determine if the gift was personal or part of a larger contribution and to map connections among involved figures.
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Washington
Senate Investigation Committee
Nye
N D
James Cannon, Jr
Virginia
E. C. Jameson
New York
H. F. Healey
Jameson
C. Bascom Slemp
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Slemp
France
Frelinghuysen
Caraway Committee
Bishop Cannon
Alfred E. Smith
New Yorker
Firemen Parade Planned by Harrisonburg Aug 21
Hose Co. No. 4 hosts Shenandoah Valley Firemen's Convention events after a state gathering win. Fire companies from Staunton Waynesboro Winchester Edinburg Shenandoah Strasburg and Luray invited to parade and attend buffet supper speech making and a block dance on Court Square. Parade forms 9 pm at West Elizabeth and North Liberty streets.
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Harrisonburg
Hose Co. No. 4
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Staunton
Waynesboro
Edinburg
Shenandoah
Strasburg
Luray
No. 4
West Elizabeth Street
Court Square
West Elizabeth
North Liberty Streets
Gay
Main
American Legion
Fred. W. Forney
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
John W. Morrison
Funeral Saturday For Eddy M. Knight
The funeral for Eddy M. Knight, who died recently at his home on Senseney road, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday from the residence. Rev E D Witherspoon of Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church will conduct the service in Dr F T McFaden's absence. Interment is in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot.
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Eddy M. Knight
Senseney Road
E. D. Witherspoon
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
F. T. McFaden
Mount Hebron Cemetery
A New Loaf of Bread Big Joe Bread Order
A local bakery announces a new loaf named Big Joe Bread with orders welcome today. The notice references an ordering window and lists the date 8 20 10 21 in the readable text.
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BIG Joe
Coble Wins Into Prize Brackets at Winchester Golf Club
Lee Coble advances to the prize brackets by reaching the third flight finals after defeating John Scully Jr. six and four in the semi finals. Boo Beverley and W. L. Sowers await their third flight semi final winner to face Coble for the flight title.
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Lee Coble
Winchester Golf Club
Lee
John Scully, Jr
Boo Beverley
W. L. Sowers
Coble
Billy McGuire
Colonel Elting
Clarke Cooper
Bill
Nelson Page
McGuire
Dr. Yost
Tom Scully
Jack Engle
Harry Byrd, Jr
Thetp
Orchard Picnic Planned at Rosemont Farm near Berryville
The annual orchard picnic will be held Saturday at the Rosemont orchard farm of H. F. Byrd on Berryville’s western outskirts. Plans prevail to proceed regardless of weather with lunch, an inspection of orchard machinery, and a practical speaking program starting around noon.
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Rosemont
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Assails Pinchot For Asking Extra Congress Session
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania rebuked Governor Pinchot for appealing to President Hoover to call a special Congressional session on unemployment. Reed argued governors should act, noting Pennsylvania is solvent and able to fund relief without federal prompting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Reed
Hoover
Congress
Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Mixed Trading
New York August 20. The stock market opened with brisk bull activity but faded as trading continued. It ended about steady with a small overall gain and sales topping a million shares. Call money remained unchanged at 1 132 cen?
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Associated Press
New York
Fragmented wartime remark on nations learning to break each other
Brief OCR fragment notes that nations have learned how to break one another, implying wartime strategy and deterrence. The text remains incomplete but hints at shared caution during conflict.
List of missing seaside bathers reduced to two
A beach incident report from Atlantic City New Jersey notes two bathers remain missing after a high tide. Homer Fry 17 of Carnegie Pennsylvania returns home. another possible drowning involves Eugene Beuarle 17 of Paterson High School. Reverend John W Cannaday 25 Baltimore pastor was in a bathing party reported missing but thought to have returned to Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Atlantic’ City
N. J
Homer Fry
Carnegie, Pa
Fry
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
South Carolina Avenue
John W. Canaday
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Eugene Beuarle
Paterson
John W. Cannaday
North Elwood Avenue
Philadelphia
Annie Cannaday
Cannaday
Olivet Church
Elwood Avenue
Fleet Street
Mr. Cannaday
Lewis
Milton
Dr James S Wilson to Speak at UVA Commencement
Dr James S Wilson, Edgar Allan Poe professor of English at the University of Virginia, will deliver the commencement address. The ceremony for the first and second terms will be held September 4 in the McIntire Amphitheater as part of UVA exercises.
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Charlottesville
Charles G. Maphis
University of Virginia
James S.wilson
Edgar Allan Poe
McIntire
Board Offers 15 Million Bushels Wheat for Flood Relief
The Farm Board told Nanking through the State Department it would negotiate for sale of 15,000,000 bushels of wheat on long term credit to aid flood victims with the price set at market on shipment day. Likely use limited to flood relief, officials said.
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Associated Press
Washington
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Stone
Nanking
State Department
Hankow
China
Wuhan
Wuchang
Hanyang
Yangtze
Shanghai
Lu Ho River
Tzechow
Neikiang
Fushun
Kuo Min
Nationalist
Hupeh
Anhwei
Hunan
Henan
Szechwan
Korea
Auto Accident Deaths In Va Jump 22.42 Percent
Insurance records released show Virginia auto mobile accident deaths rose 22.42 percent in the first six months of 1931 vs 1930. A total of 273 fatalities occurred in the period, 223 the year before, with 58 deaths in June signaling a peak. Monthly totals: May 55, April 45, January 50, February 24, March 31.
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Virginia
Flier DaBoll Survives 4500 Foot Plane Spin Crash
William H. DaBoll a Syracuse pilot and his passenger Stanley Vossler escaped serious harm when their biplane went into a flat spin from 4500 feet at Cortland N Y. They bailed out at 1500 feet using parachutes and landed safely. DaBoll's barn burned the previous day in Clyde N Y.
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William H. DaBoll
Syracuse
N. Y
Eloise ‘Harkness
George B. Forney
Cortland
Syracuse Herald
DuBels
Stanley Vossler
DaBell
Clyde
DaBels
No. 12
Graham Street
Committees Of Firemen's Body Are Announced
Fred W. Forney of this city who was elected last week as Virginia State Firemen's Association president announced the standing committees. Executive Committee includes G Reginald Haines chairman Winchester Edward Lamb Harrisonburg E H Dabney Staunton L E Lockabill Roanoke and F C Jesser Covington. Bylaws Committee includes E H Rouse chairman Orange C L Lewis Suffolk E K Landis Pulaski. Legislative Committee includes Thomas J Sheehan chairman Hampton F A Wheeler Clifton Forge and R A Foster Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. W. Forney
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
G. Reginald Haines
Winchester
Edward L .Lamb
Harrisonburg
E. H. Dabney
Staunton
L. E. Lockabill
Roanoke
F. C. Jesser
Covington
E. H. Rouse
Orange
C. L. Lewis
Suffolk
E. K. Landis
Pulaski
Thomas J. Sheehan
Hampton
F. A. Wheeler
Clifton Forge
R. A. Foster
Portsmouth
Marylanders To Play Games Here This Weekend
The Winchester Park Association baseball team announces two games at Rouss Spring Park over the coming weekend. The Silver Spring squad will visit Saturday afternoon and the locals host the Western Maryland Athletic Club Sunday afternoon. Both contests start at 3 p.m. and the local team calls all players to report for practice at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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Winchester Park Association
Rouss Spring Park
Silver Spring
Western Maryland Athletic Club
Knights of Columbus to hold fiftieth anniversary in Washington
The supreme council of the Knights of Columbus met in French Lick Ind to decide the next year’s fiftieth anniversary gathering in Washington. The convention will unveil a statue of the late Cardinal Gibbons at the event.
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Associated Press
French Lick
Ind
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
City Officials to Donate One Day's Pay Monthly
Baltimore officials and city workers except police firemen and teachers will contribute one day’s pay each month to ease unemployment. The plan expands last week’s job program by laying off certain employees one day monthly to hire several hundred on the waiting list.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Nurserymen to Aid State Beautification Effort in Virginia
Virginia nurserymen joined the State Conservation and Development Commission plan to beautify highways and parks. Richard A. Gilliam outlined how nurserymen can assist with shrubs trees and lawn improvements, with landscapeist R. E. Burson offering guidance. Citizens with roadside land support the push. annual and special meetings scheduled, officers elected, including W. N. Roper as secretary treasurer.
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Virginia Nurseymen
State Conservation and Development Commission
Virginia Nurseymen's Association
State Industrial Commission
The
Conservation Commission
Richard A. Gilliam
Commission
Nurseymen
R. E. Burson
Gilliam
Burson
Association Ch Tef
W. N. Roper
Petersburg
J. B. Watkins
Midlothian
G. T. French
C. R. Wiley
State Department of Agriculture
Bus Driver Held Up by Two Fares on Washington Route
Two passengers on a Washington to Laurel bus held up the driver after boarding at the terminal. They robbed him of $40 and forced a drive to Philadelphia, passing through Baltimore Elkton Wilmington Chester and suburbs of Philadelphia before abandoning the vehicle.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Washington-to-Laurel
Philadelphia
Washington and Laurel
College Park
Louis H. Nealy
Washington
Elkton
Wilmington
Chester
Murder Suspects Exchanged Between States
Herman W Duker, a Baltimore murder suspect hospitalized in Los Angeles, will be exchanged for Homer W Sams, held in Baltimore for the murder of Henry Johnson in March 1925. Duker fled in a stolen car when shot by a policeman. he will be sent to Baltimore when his condition allows.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Herman W. Duker
Baltimore
Homer W.sams
Henry Johnson
Duker
John W. Anderson
Patton to auction property before County Court House
A public sale is set for Saturday August 22 at noon in front of the County Court House. Several lots and a house are to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
County Court House
Habeas Corpus Decision Delayed by Court for Resseguie
The habeas corpus case of L B Resseguie to prevent return to Charleston on forgery charges is deferred to August 25 by Judge Philip Williams. Bail of $1000 was renewed. Testimony and affidavits questioned authority to sign Belk firm drafts and the sheriff’s release offer. The court will decide if Resseguie stays jailed or is freed.
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L. B. Resseguie
Charleston
Carolina
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Resseguie
Bosto Bel
Reema
Spencer
Belk
Hollis
Preemie Green
State of South Carolina
Williams
South Carolina
C E Union To Hold Conference For Officers
The second annual officers conference of the Virginia State Christian Endeavor Union will be held in Farmville at the Prince Edward Hotel on September 5 and 6. Presidents of societies and officers of city county and district unions are urged to attend. Registration is $1 via Miss Corrie Wilkes Alexandria. The program includes international and state plans with opportunities for fellowship and learning about societies and unions. Expenses in Farmville run about $3.50. For more information call Miss Margaret Richards at 666.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Christian Endeavor Union
Farmville
Prince Edward Hotel
All Christian Endeavor Societies
Corrie Wilkes
South Pitt Street
Alexandria
Margaret Richards
Store for Sale At 103 E Germain Bid Until Noon 1931
Due to ill health the owner invites bids for a grocery store at 103 East Germain street. The sale closes at 12 noon on 22 1931. Rent is described as cheap. Bids accepted from interested parties.
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E. Germain
Terson
Firemen to report for Harrisonburg celebration trip
All members of the local Fire Department intending to attend the Harrisonburg celebration tomorrow night are requested to report at their respective engine houses tonight to determine how many will go.
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Harrisonburg
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