Tariff Arouses Alarm Over U S Apples From Ottawa
A 70 cent per barrel tariff recommended for apples by the Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference threatens Virginia West Virginia Maryland and southern Pennsylvania growers. English consumers face higher prices while France and Germany offer limited markets. The Potomac region has long produced a fifth to a sixth of US apples with Virginia leading.
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Shenandoah-Cumberland- Potomac
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
United Kingdom
Empire
Ottawa
Winchester
New York
England
Germany
Empire Board of Trade
Liverpool
London
Manchester
United States
Local Quarry Leased for Crushed Stone Supply
Stewart M. Perry announces lease of the city rock quarry and offers crushed stone in any size and quantity from this date.
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Stewart M. Perry
France Modifies Ruling On Fruit Quotas
A telegram to H F Byrd president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society from William R Castle Jr acting secretary of state in Washington reports Ambassador Edge in Paris says efforts are being made to secure higher fruit allotments with August and September quotas raised and no discrimination found between countries, no grounds for formal protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Byrd
Virginia State Horticultural Society
William R. Castle, Jr
Washington
Ambassador Edge
Paris
Plea for New Trial in Coblentz Bank Case
Emory L. Coblentz seeks a new trial after a guilty verdict for receiving a deposit while Central Trust Company of Maryland was insolvent. Leo Weinberg argues for arrest of judgment, cites defective indictment and new evidence. Prosecutor James Clark defends the statute and urges restoring public confidence in banks and justice administration.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Emory L. Coblentz
Central Trust Company of Maryland
Leo Weinberg
Coblentz
Weinberg
James Clark
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Maryland
Two Women Surpass Endurance Flight Record in Air
Mrs Francis Marsalis and Mrs Louise Thaden extended an eight day flight from August 14 to August 22 surpassing the previous endurance record of 123 hours held by Bobby Trout and Edna Mae Cooper. They completed a week in the air yesterday and reached 189 hours today with successful refueling from the tanker.
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Associated Press
Valley Stream
N. Y
Francis Marsalis
Louise Thaden
Bobby Trout
Edna Mae Cooper
Five Hitlerites Doomed To Die
Five members of Adolf Hitler's national socialist party were sentenced to death today in Beuthen Germany for acts of terrorism. The trial took place in a new speech court created by the August 9 emergency decree, which also carries the death penalty for political violence.
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Associated Press
Beuthen
Germany
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist Party
Annual services conducted at Old Wickliffe Church in Berryville
Aug 22 Berryville Va Rev Dr William D Smith former Clarke County resident and rector of Christ Church Middlesex County led the annual service at Old Wickliffe Church assisted by Rev Pierce N McDonald of Montgomery Alabama. The piece notes family ties to the church saga from 1819 bricks and the Meade era and the parish’s links to Grace Church Berryville.
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Berryville
William D. Smith
Clarke County
Christ Episcopal Church
Middlesex County
Old Wickliffe Church
Smith
Pierce N. McDonald
Montgomery
Ala
Dr. Smith
Dr. Williams
England
Waverley
Edward Jaquelin Smith
Smithfield
Mr. McDonald
William T. Leavell
Frederick
William Meade
Richard H. Wilmer
Alabama
Joshua Peterkin
Peterkin
West Virginia
Francis M. Whittle
Virginia
Alexander Shiras
Meade
Grace Episcopal Church
Old Wickliffe
Mary Jaquelin Smith
E. Jaquelin Smith
China
John R. Wastleeman
Blacksburg
Son of Former Pastor Dies in Tiffin Ohio at 16
Mrs. W. O. Zinn of North Braddock street reports the death of Philip Casselman, son of Rev. and Mrs. Francis R. Casselman, at their Tiffin Ohio home. He died Saturday of gastro enteritis after about two weeks of illness. Surviving are parents and one brother Kenneth. The Casselmans formerly served Centenary Reformed Church in Winchester and recently moved from Butler to Tiffin where the father pastors a local church.
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W. O. Zinn
North Braddock Street
Francis R. Casselman
Philip Casselman
Tiffin
Ohio
Kenneth Casselman
Casselman
Centenary Reformed Church
Edith McCormick Recovery Reported Incurable Illness
Chicago reports Mrs Edith McCormick in better condition after three weeks of poor health. Physicians credit her vitality and say she could live for days or weeks, kept tranquil to preserve strength. Doctors describe her disease as incurable.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edith McCormick
Radio tube replacement service offered by Miller and Anderson
Miller and Anderson advertise 10 cents per old tube replaced with a Philco high efficiency tube for all radio makes. Tubes tested free and service available by phone or in person. This week only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philco
Miller & Anderson
Peaches for sale at Henry Orchard Paper on Pia
For sale peaches offered by Henry Orchard with price 50c to 1.00 per bushel. Short note indicates availability and pricing.
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Henry Orchard
Handley Library marks 19th anniversary with community reach
The Handley Library in Winchester celebrates 19 years since its August 22, 1913 opening. More than 854000 volumes have been borrowed by over a million people, with children from 1913 and their successors continuing to use the library for reading and study across generations. The article recalls the first readers in 1913 including Miss Kate McVicar and others, and notes long service by trustees M. M. Lynch, T. J. Cooper, and R. Gray Williams who remain active board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Winchester
Star
Evening Star
Kate McVicar
Pepy
Sedden Lacy
Williams
United States Navy
Lanier Gray
Stewart Bell
Dan Beard
Virginia Nulton
Louis M. Nulton
Andrew Lang
Handley Board of Trustees
Major Holmes Conrad
John W. Rice
C. M. Gibbons
A. M. Baker
T. J. Cooper
Dr. W. P. McGuire
George W. Kurtz
M. M. Lynch
R. Gray Williams
Holmes Conrad
Knight Opens Orhodontia Specialty in Dentistry
Dr. B M Knight Sr expands practice beyond general dentistry to orthodontia specializing in straightening teeth. The move highlights focus on corrective dental services and patient care advancements.
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B. M. Knight
Missing Fire Company Mascot Murphy Sought by Friends
Officers and members of the Friendship Fire Company search for Murphy the fox terrier mascot missing from the engine house since early today. Murphy is a white and tan spotted puppy about 18 months old known to residents of Winchester. call 1172 with any information.
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Friendship Fire Company
1931 Chevrolet Special Five Passenger Coupe For Sale
Blue body with cream wheels and stripe. Driven under 8000 miles, no blemish. Trade possible with about $200 saving. Bickers Motor Co Ford Dealer. Moling and Cather's rug sale notices.
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Bickers Motor CO
Ford
High Honors Bestowed Upon Military Unit
Company I and Headquarters Company of the 106th Infantry Virginia National Guard returned by special train from Virginia Beach after 15 days of training with the Ninety first Brigade. Captain Hartman commanded Company I, First Lieutenant Hollis led Headquarters Company. Company I earned top honors in rifle company status with the best alertness and rifle marksmanship. state rifle team members Miller Blout Seabright Smith left for Quantico to compete nationally. The battalion baseball team won the regimental title. brigade players included Lunsford Patton Garber and Lewis. The kitchen crew and K P honors went to Lunsford Dillis Grubbs Earley Snapp. The unit will participate in Norfolk’s bicentennial celebration with Bedford and Harrisonburg units. Captain Hartman received a large silver cup for the company’s performance, a first in its history.
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One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginia Beach
Paul Hartman
L. C. Hollis
Charlottesville
Lee Garber
George F. Miller
J. P. Blout
Glenn Seabright
Edwin H. Smith
Quantico
Lunsford
Robert Patton
Maurice Patton
Bobby Lewis
Mike Garber
Conrad Ring
Godfrey Zirkle
Archie Ritenour
Aunt Lillis
Andrew Bowly
James Th
Reid Lunsford
Sam Dillis
John Grubbs
Ray Earley
Floyd Snapp
K. P
Norfolk
Bedford
Harrisonburg
Capt
Hartman
Winchester
Town Farmers Stop Trains In Price War
Sioux City Iowa reports strikers detaining railway traffic to block farm shipments as part of a price protest. The action marks a shift from truck picketing toward rail disruption with aims to extend to Omaha and Council Bluffs. Governor Floyd B Olson in Minnesota expresses sympathy and willingness to consider martial law measures to aid the farmers.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Iowa
Omaha
Council Bluff
Gov. Olson
ST. Paul
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Yard Party at Opequon Union Chapel
Community notice announces a yard party Thursday night at Opequon Union Chapel with string music planned if rain interrupts. The event is slated for August 25 with a rain date the following night.
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Opequon Union Chapel
Simple Burial Rites Held for Late J. F. Goss
Funeral services for J Fred Goss longtime Winchester Gas Co official were held at Centenary Reformed Church with Rev S L Flickinger officiating The service included The Old Rugged Cross and hymns Lead Kindly Light My Faith Looks Up To Thee Abide With Me Firemen escorted the casket to Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers included city fire chief C Lee Barr and police officials Goss served on the Common Council and City School Board
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J. Fred. Goss
Winchester
Winchester Gas Company
Memorial Hospital
Centenary Reformed Church
S. L. Flickinger
Old Rugged Cross
Mr. Goss
Winchester Fire Department
Woodmen of the World
The
Odd Fellows
Mount Hebron
Sarah Zane
Reuss, Friendship and
South End
Odd Fellows and
Woodmen of
Dr. Flickinger
C. Lee Barr
J. William Stryker
Oscar H. Lewis
Richard B. Brown
Sarah Zane Fire Company
C. W. Hollis
Thomas H. Boyd
Goss
Fishpaw Plea Change Extends Term In Middletown Case
Walter Fishpaw Jr of the county received two additional months to his sentence after announcing an appeal. He had pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under liquor influence near Middletown picnic grounds. The court fined him $119.25 and set a $500 bond for the appeal.
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Walter Fishpaw, Jr
Justice Tavenner
Fishpaw
Middletown
Drivers Exams To Be Held Friday
The police department announces an examination of automobile drivers between ages 14 and 16 and those with physical defects to be held Friday August 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at police headquarters. Report to Traffic Officer Francis Funk. Examinations are held in compliance with state law.
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Francis Funk
Winchester Steam Laundry Palm Beach Pants Ad
Advertisement indicates pricing for white duck and striped popular pants at 35c. One day's service when repaired. Contact phones 28 and 29. Public notice style daily snippet from a historical Palm Beach laundry listing.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Palm Beach
Virginia Opens Bass Hatchery in Warren Co
Front Royal Va Aug 22 Major A Willis Robertson chairman of the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries opened a new hatchery near here built for 27500 dollars financed by license sales. Bass and trout will be stocked in large ponds this fall to restock streams and aid the Shenandoah National Park area. The project aims to attract tourists and provide sport for vacationers as the Bureau of Fisheries notes Virginia distributed 143,319,453 fish this season including 122,490,000 yellow perch and 131,243 rainbow trout among others.
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Front Royal
A. Willis Robertson
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Shenandoah National Park
Robertson
Virginia
Old Dominion
Washington
Front Royal Hatch
Bureau of Fisheries
National Park Area
Bureau
Roosevelt Ahead In Vote In Philadelphia Straw Poll
A three week straw poll by the Philadelphia Record shows Democratic candidates Roosevelt and Garner 17 277 votes vs Hoover and Curtis 4 993. The Record's walking election board delivered ballots to many key points in and near Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Garner
Hoover
Curtis
Walking Election Board
Two Troops of Scouts Return From Big Camp
Two Scout troops return from Camp White Rock on the Capon River in West Virginia after two weeks of camping. Field Day events crowned Walter Massey, Ricard Largent, Tom Rodman, William Allen, Bentley Kern and Norman Cooper with top placements as patrols from Troops 1 and 2 earned recognition for fine sportsmanship and fellowship.
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Boy Scouts of
Camp White Rock
Capon River
West Virginia
Frank Y. Horton
Cather
William Raw
C. M. Henkel, Jr
Frank B. Taavo
Charles Elting
Joseph Ritter
Martinsburg
Char Town
Shenandoah
Walter Massey
Ricard Largent
Tom Rodman
William Allen
Bentley Kern
Norman Cooper
Frank B. Taylor
Flashes of Life reports Noahs Ark relic tale and social headlines
Carveth Wells claims a fragment of Noahs ark found near the Armenia Turkey border in an ancient Armenian church. In Windsor Ontario Mrs Minnie Weir defends his daughter against an assault charge over remarks about their property. a neighbor is fined for the dispute over air space. Mayor James J Walker mocks removal charges in Albany. Uncle Stephen Phillips, 90, wins a trotting race likely his last. In Chicago ten women golfers sue to be allowed to play without police harassment.
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London
Carveth Wells
Turkey
Armenia
Windsor. Ont
Minnie Weir
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Stephen” Phillips
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U. S
Imperial Economic Conference
France
W. D. Smith
P. N. McDonald
Tiffin, Ohio
Radio News
Ven
K. McVicar
Moling and Cather's
116Th Regiment
J. F. Goss
Warren CO
Gov. Roosevelt
Big Camp
White Rock
Red Cross
Albany
James J. Walker
John J. Curtin
Lincoln Park
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