Winchester Democrats name delegates for district convention
The Winchester Democrats met at city hall to select delegates for a district convention to nominate a Democratic candidate for the late Senate seat covering Shenandoah Parke and Frederick counties and Winchester. The body instructed delegates to back Boyd R. Richards and chose B. F. et Fred W. Forney, W. 3 B. untsberry, Oscar H. Lewis, D. P. Pierce, M. B. Murnan, M. B. Clowe and Frank Bailey for the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Senate
Shenandoah
Parke
Frederick
Boyd R. Richards
Clarke
D. W. Ritenour
City
Democratic Executive Committee
Marshall Baker
Lawrence Hollis
T.russell Cather
W. W.glass
Robi
L. Gray
Chas. P. MecVicar
B. Harlee
B. F
Fred W. Forney
B. Untsberry
Oscar H. Lewis
D. P. Pierce
Three Women Held For Blackmail Plot In New Jersey
Freehold Ang 22 three women including a self described Countess Dely Bourky were jailed in $10,000 bail on conspiracy and attempted blackmail charges against Max Phillips of Van Heusen Dollar Co. Detectives listened in at Phillips Eatontown home via dictaphone. A man named Berg claiming to be the countess’s husband faced $5,000 bail for concealed weapons after helping the women flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Freehold
N. J. Ang
Max Phillips
van Heusen Dollar Company
Phillips
Eatontown
Beatrice Johnston
Florence
Italy
Hattie Hager
New York
Anita Berg
Countess Dely Bourky
Petrograd
Berg
Masked Bandits Rob Princess Anne Club Haul
Two masked men entered the Princess Anne Courtly Club in Virginia Beach between 4 and 5 am and escaped with about 1000 dollars in cash. They had been seen at the Chalfonte Hotel earlier near 3 am but fled before opening the safe. The manager William Noel was briefly targeted but barricaded himself in a room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norfolk
Princess Anne Courtly Club
Virginia Beach
Chalfonte
William Noel
Plans To Consult Bryan's Widow On University Plans
Dr. W. B. Riley of Minneapolis said he has telegrammed Mrs. William J. Bryan to arrange an interview on plans for a university to honor the late commoner. He expects to raise four to five million dollars and recommends locating the William Jennings Bryan University in Illinois, Bryan’s native state.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
W. B. Riley
William J. Bryan
Riley
William Jennings Bryan
Baseball Rotary versus Kiwanis at Handley Stadium
A Tuesday afternoon game at Handley Stadium on August 25 supports a crippled children's fund. Admission is 50 cents. The exhibition features Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in a real baseball matchup to benefit the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Kiwanis
Handley Stadium
Crippled Children’s Fund
Adsion
Byrd Reluctantly Abandons Polar Sea Flight
Washington Aug 22 Commander Byrd in charge of the naval section of the expedition reports Commander MacMillan has decided to retreat from the polar sea mission. Byrd expresses disappointment but supports the judgment, praising navy personnel for their superhuman efforts and courage despite the delays and obstacles.
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Associated Press
Washington
MacMillan
Polar Sea
Navy Department
Byrd
Navy
Water supply in Winchester continues to fall rapidly
The city faces a dire water shortage as reservoir and springs drop four inches since yesterday and are expected to run dry by Tuesday or Wednesday. Police report many residents wasting water. rationing and cutoffs loom. Asheville already operates water rations, granting each person a half barrel daily as sanitation concerns rise.
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Rouss
Asheville
N. C
Winchester
Defeats Polecat in a Bateau Battle at Winchester Farm
Mr. Edward Stine of the county reported his farm north of Winchester lost over fifty chickens to polecats. He watched the intruder enter the chicken house, then trapped it inside and attacked with a gas-like blow. He opened fire and blew up the polecat. Also noted were casualties among chicks and other damages. Mrs Hammack Breaks Hip In Fall Over Board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stine
Winchester
Stine
Hammack
Executive committees meet at Rouss Hall Monday
Notice states an important meeting of the executive committees of the Friendship Sarah Zane Charley Rouss and South End Fire Companies at Rouss Hall at o'clock Monday August 24 by the Firemen's Welfare Organization. Herman H. Hable president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Charley Rouss
South End
Rouss Hall
Firemen’s Welfare Organization
Herman H. Hable
Wheat and corn show small gains on market shifts
Chicago reports a slight rise in wheat due to a lower visible supply and eastern farm support, with corn edges higher while oats lag and provisions swing. Canada yields sparked a weekend break, but a government supply drop renewed buying and kept markets narrow through the week.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Canada
Allies Declare Morocco Situation Most Favorable
The latest official communique from Fez describes the Morocco front as distinctly favorable to French and Spanish forces with patrols penetrating deep into enemy territory and the aim of erasing dissident troops near completion, paving the way for a great allied drive against the Rifines. In Casablanca the American flying squadron suffered its first casualty as Lieut Col Charles W Kerwood of Philadelphia was injured during a training flight.
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Associated Press
Fez
Morocco
Ffnd
Kerwood
Casa Blanca
French Morocco
Charles W. Kerwood
Philadelphia
Danville Woman Hurt In Wreck On Pennsy R R
ST. PARIS Ohio Aug 22 Thirteen people received slight injuries when Pennsylvania passenger train 109 traveling from Columbus to Chicago derailed two miles west of here after striking a broken rail The crash threw four Sleepers a day coach two baggage cars and the engine from the track Among the injured was Mrs A Lewis Motley of Danville Virginia who was bruised and shocked
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paris
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Chicago
Here
A. Lewis Motley
Danville
Conveyances of Winchester Real Estate Records
A list of real estate conveyances recorded in Winchester's corporation clerk office. Transactions include deeds and property transfers such as Lucy Carver to Scott A Affleck for a house on East Cork Street at 1000 dollars, J A Ashton to G Miller for a Berryville Pike lot at 500 or less, and various other lots and houses exchanged or sold for amounts from 500 to 8000 dollars. Names include Chapman, Yost, McWadden, Larrick, Forney, White, Stipe, Lynch, Mason, Bryarly, Glaize and others.
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Winchester Real Estate
Corporation
Lucy KE. Carver
Als
Scott A. Affleck
East Cork Street
J. A. Ashton Tee G
Miller
Berryville Pike
Handley Board of Trustees
W. H. Borden
Highland Avenue
Edward
Chapman
H. D. Robinson
J. H
M. M. Lynch
Emma Nalls
Harry C. Fletcher
South Market Street
Ralph E. Mason
R. T. Bryarly
Virginia Avenue
F. L. Glaize
Te Bryarly
Valley Pike
Mosby Ranger and minister Rev Frank Strother dies aged eighty
The Rev. Frank A. Strother a Baltimore conference Methodist Episcopal Church South minister and Mosbys Ranger veteran died at his home in Stephens City before daybreak. He was eighty, born in Fauquier county, escaped a hanging after capture by Union forces, and served in many Virginia pastorates. Funeral at ten Monday at Stephens City church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Survived by third wife Miss Warfield and daughter Mrs. Harold W. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Strother
Baltimore Conference Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Stephens City
Mr. Strother
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. A. Johnson
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Mosby
Rangers
Strother
Baltimore
Fauquier County
John S. Mosby
Young Strother
Riverton
Mr. Strothers
Front Royal
Frederick
Virginia
Miss Warfield
Harold W. Smith
Worcester
Mass
Byrd Campaign Manager Praised as Real Leader
A Times Dispatch reader lauds Senator Byrd's campaign leadership naming W. E. Carson of Riverton as campaign manager. Carson, a noted business figure, shaped strategy with broad statewide influence, directing efforts in financing, industry, and wartime reorganizations. The letter credits his precise vote analysis and non political business approach as key to Byrd’s electoral success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Dispatch
Senator Byrd
Byrd
W. E. Carson
Riverton
Bureau of Mines
Citizens’ League For
Federal Reserve System
National Lime Manufacturers’ Association
War Industries Board
Rev Dr Tyler to Preach at Braddock Street Sunday
Rev Dr John Paul Tyler from Washington DC will preach at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South at 11 o clock tomorrow morning. No evening service. Pastor Rev Boyd V Switzer is on vacation and expected to return next week. Dr Tyler, son of the late Rev Dr George T Tyler, heads Epworth Church in Washington and recently earned a Doctor of Divinity from Randolph-Macon College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Tyler
Washington, D. C
George Tyler
Fairmont Avenue
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Boyd V. Switzer
Tyler
George T. Tyler
Winchester
Epworth Church
Washington
National Capital
Randolph-Macon College
Asuland
Belgian Debt Settlement Praised by Finance Minister
Brussels August 22 The Belgian minister of finance issued an official statement expressing satisfaction with the Washington debt settlement. No extra taxes will be levied in Belgium to meet obligations and if the Dawes plan operates normally Belgium’s war debt is practically cancelled.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Washington
Belgium
Southwest Rail Strength Lifts Market Amid Merger Hopes
New York August 22 Strength of southwestern rail shares driven by expectations of merger and dividend announcements dominated today's brief stock market session. The market closed strong with total volume near 600000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Southwestern Rail
Gasoline War In Mid West Brings Cheery Motorists
CHICAGO Aug. 22 Motorists wear broad grins as rival dealers wage a gasoline price war across four mid western sections. Decatur Illinois sees the lowest prices with cuts from 23 cents to 16 and 17 cents a gallon. Some small stations have given up or suspended operations while others continue the fight as national concerns push independents out.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mid-West
Decatur
Ill
Lost Collie Pup Seeks Return Reward Offered
A white breasted collie pup with no tag is missing and a reward is offered. Last seen near 238S Stewart Street on August 22. Contact details provided at the missing notice.
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Stewart St
For Sale Brass Bed and Springs
Brass bed and springs for sale. Apply at 16 W Leicester Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester St
Tax reductions urged by Senator Wadsworth
Swampscott, Aug 22 Senator Wadsworth Republican of New York proposed tax reductions and executive department reorganization to President Coolidge. He predicted a tax bill lowering sur tax and normal rates could pass before March 15 and backed a new department of education. He favored a maximum income tax of 26 percent with a 20 percent sur tax and 5 percent normal rate, but warned against cuts to War and Navy budgets. Coolidge returns to a busy White House with routine matters and a meeting with Postmaster General New to discuss departmental affairs.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
President Coolidge
Wadsworth
New York
Congress
Department of Education
Treasury
Senate Military Committee
War and Navy Departments
Budget Bureau
Swampsco
White Court
Coolidge
White House
New
Selznick Movie Officers Face 14 Million Suit
Arthur Y. Dalziel trustee in bankruptcy for Selznick Distributing Corp sues in State Supreme Court for 14 million dollars, naming William C. J. Doolittle Walter Greene Mary Hyman and Ralph B. Ittleson. Plaintiffs allege officers used lucractive posts to seize assets and wreck the business, draining assets and harming creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
State Supreme Court
Arthur Y. Dalziel
Selznick Distributing Corporation
Motion Picture
Louis J. Selznick
William C. J. Doolittle
Walter Jerome Greene
Mary Hyman
Ralph B. Ittleson
Distributing Corporation
Selznick
Selznick Group
A. A. A. Moves For Repealing of Auto Excise Tax
The American Automobile Association launches a drive to repeal the automobile excise tax at the next Congress session. It argues four times as many people pay the excise tax as income tax and urges motor vehicle owners to support the repeal with their representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
American Automobile Association
Hudson and Essex Reduced Cars for Sale
Classified notice lists Hudson and Essex models discounted with prices for coach, brougham, and other body styles. Includes delivery option from Winchester Hudson Co and a dated sales reference.
Furnished eight room residence for rent sought
Furnished eight room residence for rent from September first to July first. Desirable location. Wanted reliable girl for light housework in central section. Apply 214 West Cork Street. Write "F" tare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork St
Piedmont Route Promoted As Key North South Highway
The Shenandoah Valley pike from Winchester to South Carolina is to be named the Piedmont route. Promoted by the Piedmont Highway Association formed in Danville VA, with Danville Chamber support. G A Perry offers a four color letterhead ad plan targeting 2 to 10 million impressions.
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Winchester
South Carolina
Piedmont
Piedmont Highway Association
Danville
Chamber of Commerce of
Gilmer Holland
Woodstock
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lynchburg
Greensboro
Virginn
North Carolina
G. A. Perry
Charlotte
Piedmont Highway
Perry
Traterse Valley
Black Bear Highway Association
Canada
Florida
Appalachian Scenic Highway Association
New Orleans
Winchester Bears Triumph Over Woods Stock 5 to 3
Winchester Bears edged Woods stock 5 to 3 on Handley grounds in a league game. Snyder hit a two on base drive in the fifth after two on, Mallory tripled in the seventh but left runners. Patton pitched with Hockman catching to form a strong battery as Winchester looks to more wins locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Strong Woods
Handley Grounds
Snyder
Mallory
Patton
Hockman
Strasburg
New York Officer Killed by Three Robbers in Duel
Patrolman David A. Sheehan died in a gun duel with three robbers who were breaking into an east side bottling company. The bandits escaped after forcing six company workers into a rear cage and one guarded them while Sheehan advanced. He was shot before drawing his revolver.
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Associated Press
New York
David A. Sheehan
East Side
Sheehan
Sermons at St Pauls A M E Church This Sunday
A series of special sermons at St Pauls A M E Church includes Sunday 11 am with the topic Who Made the Devil and 2 30 pm Sunday school. An 8 pm evening service features the A C EB League with the topic Why Is Evil Permitted. You are welcome at these services.
Benefit for crippled children fund baseball game
A public notice inviting a benefit game scheduled for Tuesday August 25 at 3 PM to raise funds for crippled children. Admission ads state a 50 cent mission, and the event promises a real live baseball game for attendees.
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NIH
Bend
Boyd Richards
Princess Anne Club
Bryan
Far North
Polecat
Sallie Hammack
Memorial Hospital
Pennsy
R. R
W. K. Carson
Richmond
Times-Dis
Dr. Tyler
Middle West
Sen. Wadsworth
Federal
Selznick Movie Officers
Hudson and
Essex
Mewex
Scieens
Cess
Hudson
Ceeceee
Brougham
Cobad
Winchester Hudson CO
Piedmont Road
ST. Paul's A. M. E. Church
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