California Girl Begins Homeward Trek In Drizzle
California youth Forrest Hope Wall 18 starts a return trip from Martinsburg West Virginia to Palms California after five weeks at a tourist camp waiting for Harry Kendall Thaw to marry her. She travels with her mother and brother in a Ford his letters she claims to possess, and asks for money to return home.
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Louise Wall
Jack
Tve
Hero
Kenilworth
Miss Walls
Miss Wall
Martinsburg
W. Va
Martinsburg Journal
Forrest Hope Wall
Palms
California
Harry Kendall Thaw
Winchester
General Asphalt Leads Stock Rally to Five-Year Highs
Speculative buying pushed General Asphalt common and preferred to their highest levels in more than five years. The advance followed renewed selling in United States Steel and General Motors, with the market closing strong after about 650000 shares sold.
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Associated Press
New York
General Asphalt
Common
Preferred
General List
United States Steel Common
General Motors
Young Railroad Employe Dies From Injuries
Kenneth Ricketts aged 21 a grease copper at the Western Maryland Railroad shops in Hagerstown Md died at Washington County Hospital from injuries after being run over by an engine in the railway yards two hours earlier He slipped while attempting to board the engine and his legs were severed below the hips He was recently married Miss Ethel Jones of Luray Va left for Brunswick Md to visit friends with her brother in law and sister T S Jolliffe
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Associated
Hagerstown
Kenneth Ricketts
Maryland
Washington County
Ricketts
Ethel Jones
Luray
T. S. Jolliffe
Brunswick, Md
Berryville horse show opens under rain with few spectators
The Berryville Va event on August 21 staged its postponed first day despite heavy rain and a wet track. Grove stables and Vint Hill Farm led in hunter classes with multiple blues and placings while Captain Ewart Johnston earned several ribbons. A toss decided the winner in a tight handicap jump. Hen Louis Leith’s horse won the mile flat among ten starters. The steeplechase was canceled due to track conditions.
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Berryville
Captain Doane
Vint Hill Farm
Nokesville
Grove
John D. Lewis
Upperville
Vint Hill
Mitchell Harrison
Ewart Johnston
Virginia day parade floats planned for Sesqui event
Governor Byrd has pledged the first 100 toward funding the Virginia day parade at the Philadelphia Sesqui Centennial. Col. E. E. Goodwin heads the float committee and Morgan W. Strother will raise funds to cover about 6000 for eight historic floats.
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Richmond
Byrd
Philadelphia
Col
E. E. Goodwin
American Legion
Virginia
Morgan W. Strother
Goodwin
National American Legion
Virginia ‘State Chamber of Commerce
Wardensville Camp Bus Offered From Winchester
The Winchester and Western Railroad will run a bus from Winchester to Wardensville and return for the camp meeting. It leaves Winchester at 9 o'clock in the morning and Wardensville at 4 30 p m. on Sunday August 22.
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Wardensvile
Winchester & Western Railroad
Winchester
Wardensville
Berlins Return From Abroad Seek Privacy
Quebec August 21 Mr and Mrs Irvin Berlin arrived at Thousand Islands summer home after failing to hide on the Montcairn from Glasgow reporters. They brought 32 trunks and six cabins for music, and plan a new show while returning to America to enjoy home privacy.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Irvin Berlin
Mack Winslow
Thousand Islands
J. Johnson
Montcairn
Glasglow
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Orn
United States
Paris
New York
Bond
Lost Hound Reunited After Star Want Ad
A valuable hound named Jack belonging to Hollis Clower was found after a Star want ad led it to Virgil DeHaven at Gainesboro. Mrs. DeHaven read the ad, notified Clower, and the dog was returned with a reward.
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Jack
Hollis Crowser
Myers
The
Star
Virgil DeHaven
Gainesboro
Case Dismissed for Interfering with an Officer
Ell Chapman of the county had his case dismissed after a magistrate court trial before Justice Tavenner due to lack of evidence.
Potomac River Rises Seven Foot Near Williamsport Flood Risk Eases
Potomac River rose seven feet near Williamsport with a two inch hourly increase since midnight and six feet three inches at 9am near the Potomac Edison power plant. Dam No 5 shows water running over the dam while Hancock reports ten feet with no alarm. absorption of heavy rainfall reduces flood danger despite continued rain across the watershed.
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Hagerstown
Williamsport
Hancock
Potomac
Riverview
Maryland
Potomac-Edison Company
Williansport
No Interference With Traffic Across Potomac Bridge
Bus drivers from Blue Ridge Transportation report no danger crossing Harpers Ferry bridge as Potomac water stands six to seven feet above low water. They dismiss warnings and note Shenandoah River rose three to four feet since heavy rains began, with traffic continuing to operate.
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Winchester
Potomac River Highway
Harpers Ferry
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Ram
Gettysburg
Frederick
Shenandoah
G. W. Dwyer
Bluemont
Rotary Camp Relocates to Day Quarters on Capon River
A Winchester Rotary Club outing of 10 boys to the Capon River is stalled by rain. They move into a dry mess hall, with good spirits reported by director John S. Brown Jr. Activities await clear weather, as road conditions hinder travel from Capon Bridge.
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Winchester
Capon River
Rotary Club
John S. Brown, Jr
Mr. Brown
Brutus
Henry
Ravensly
Brown
Capon Bridge
Jhet
Free Goitre Clinic Set for August 27 in Harrisonburg
Dr A W Graves Goitre Specialist announces a free goitre clinic Friday August 27 1934 in rooms 315 316 1st National Bank Building Harrisonburg Virginia from 9 a m to 5 p m. The clinic will treat all poor cases unable to pay for treatment free though drugs must be paid for.
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A. W. Graves
1St National Bank
Harrisonburg
Virginia
For Sale Air Tanks for Gavazes Refer to Star Office
Classified note lists several compressed air tanks for gavazes and related uses. Contact Star Office for details and pricing.
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Star Office
Shenandoah River Levels Dip After Recent Rains
A local report notes the Shenandoah River is muddier and lower than in several past summers. Officials said the recent rainfall did not push the river toward flood conditions and there is no immediate danger.
Youth Says HS Car Was Stolen to Haul Liquor
William Shanholtz and Andrew Lillis were arrested by Officer Guthridge on Sheriff Borden’s request in Shenandoah county Virginia for transporting liquor. The arrest followed a dawn incident on the Valley pike near Strasburg in which Sheriff Borden shot at a car later found to contain a half gallon of liquor. The suspects claim they were in bed in the city at the time of the pursuit and offer to prove it.
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William Shanholtz
Andrew Lillis
Guthridge
Borden
Shenandoah County
Valley Pike
Strasbu
Lillis
Strasburg
Shanholtz
Young Lillis
C. W. Ramsburg
East Piccadilly Street
Col Benchoff Declines Congressional Race for Valley Service
Col Howard J. Benchoff of Woodstock says he is not a candidate for Congress and cannot accept the Republican nomination if offered at the Seventh District convention. He cites his work at the Massanutten Military Academy Shenandoah National Park and Shenandoah Valley Inc as priorities that require all his time.
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Woodstock
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Congress
Thomas W. Harrison
Howard J. Benchoff
Col. Benchoff
Massanutten Military Academy
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
New Ise
Massanutten Academy
Valley
Virginia
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley, Incorporated
Thomas W.W. Harrison
Beneroft
Frederick County
J. S. Haldeman
Poultry Entries at Winchester Fair Close August Twenty fifth
Poultry entries for the Winchester Fair must be submitted by August 25. Official office is upstairs in the Court House, supervised by Walter Burr.
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Winchester Fair Close
Court House
Walter Burr
Freighter Sinks in Lake Erie During Severe Storm
The steamer Howard Gerken sank eight miles out of Erie during a 60 mph gale. A lifeboat with 16 crew members was picked up by the Maitland of Ashtabula. three men remain adrift in another lifeboat. One survivor, Herman Wageman, was washed ashore at Erie peninsula in serious condition unable to identify himself.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Howard Gerken
Erie
Lake Erie
Gerken
Uranus
Howard Wageman
United
Nelsone Saymour
States Coast Guard
Ashtabula
Ohio
Herman Wageman
Howard S. Gerken
Erie Peninsula
Heyman
Maitland of Ashtabula
Howard Gerber
George McMine
Richard Freed
William Logan
Gerker
Buffalo
Interlity
Maitland
High Waters Maroon Auto
J. K. Crane of Capon Bridge West Virginia visited Winchester today reporting rivers and streams across the county have risen sharply after nine days of rain. He said water was sometimes near or above banks and required horses to pull his automobile from the streams.
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J. K. Crane
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Winchester
More Rain Is Coming Next Week
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday indicate showers in the North and Middle Atlantic States, with a period of rain toward the middle and again toward the end of the week. Temperatures will be moderate early in the week and warmer as the week progresses.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic
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AnyLonger
A. J. Connally
Young Railroad
Virginia Day
State Chamber of Commerce
Wardensville Camp
Butler's Packing House
H. &. Mefiwaine
American Oil Company
Baltimore
Ainternational Newareeld
Berlins
Blue Ridge
Rotary Camp
Capon
Sheriff
H. J. Benchoff
J. G. Gamble
Canada
High Waters Maroon Auto
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