Solberg Peterson Flight Aims Oslo From Harbor Grace
Thor Solberg and Carl Peterson plan a one stop flight from Harbor Grace Newfoundland to Oslo Norway to cement US Norwegian ties. They depart Floyd Bennett Field with radio links and a 600 mile Port Greville sighting reported en route.
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Associated Press
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Thor Solberg
Carl Peterson
Oslo
Norway
Harbor Grace
Port Greville
ST. Johns
New Brunswick
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Portsmouth
N. H
Solberg
Peterson
Newfoundland
United States
Brooklyn
Ingrid
Antarctica
Atlantic
Lee
Bodhkon
Norweigan
George Hutchinson
Richmond
Lonon
Hutchinson
Kathryn
Janet Lee
Peter Redpath
Joseph Ruff
G. J. Altfilisch
Norman Walley
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
London
Virginia Peaches Sell Too Low in Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley peach growers warned that fruit prices are too low. Timiberville area reports No 1 Elberta at 1.40 per bushel while Winchester and West Virginia counties see 0.85 per bushel. A New York dealer noted poorer peaches fetched 1.75 in that market yesterday.
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Shenandoah Valley
Timberville
Winchester
West Virginia
New York
Yestern
Apple Growers Watch French Quotas Hit Trade
J G Welsh of American Fruit Growers and W H Woodrow of Northwestern Fruit Exchange toured the United Kingdom and Continental markets. They report France set August and September import quotas on apples and pears, with potential future increases and uncertainty as Parliament reconvenes in October.
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Winchester
New York
J. G. Welsh
American Fruit Growers Inc
Bremen
Paris
United States
Berkalew
Ministry of Agriculture
France
Rock quarry lease notice by Stewart M Perry
Stewart M Perry announces lease of the city rock quarry with capacity to furnish crushed stone of any size or quantity from this date 17-1p-61.
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Stewart M. Perry
Yard Party Benefits Branson School at Clearbrook
A yard party is set for Thursday night at Clearbrook on August 25 to raise funds for Branson School. Local organizers invite community members to attend for a social event supporting the school's activities and needs.
Canadians Hope Tariff Boost Shifts Apple Trade
Ottawa reports that Canada’s maritime apple growers see an edge in the British market if Parliament approves a 4 shilling 6 pence per hundredweight tariff. The shift would tax foreign apples about 85 cents a barrel, likely hurting American competition led by Virginia and the Shenandoah belt.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Can
Virginia
Canada
Maritime
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Shenandoah Valley
Baltimore
British Isles
North American
United States
New England
Famous Stables Represented At Warrenton Show
Entries for the 33rd Warrenton Horse Show on August 31 and September 1 include stables from New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut Washington and Richmond. Notables: Dr. Lewis M. Allen Winchester Mr and Mrs John Hay Whitney Gen William Mitchell Paul Mellon and others with horses Red Tape Clearanfast Grey Knight Bon Diablo Decanter Broken Glass Rock Arden Sportsman Cathode Ray and several ring favorites Oswegatchie Chatter Play and Jumping Fool.
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Warrenton
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Washington
Richmond
Lewis M. Allen
Winchester
John Hay Whitney
William Mitchell
Paul Mellon
G. P. Plummer
D. C. Sands
Allen Potts
D. N. Lee
Ray H. Norton
Allen
Red Tape
Hunter
Berryville Show
Plummer
Whitneys
Jack Reinhart
Charlottesville
Lee
Broken Glass
Rock Arden
Potts
Elizabeth Nesbit
Cathode Ray
Virginia
E. M. Woolfhas
Oswegatchie
R C. Winmill
Winmill
Mae Ferneyhough
Paul Abbott
Radio tubes offered for old models by Miller and Anderson
Radio news item offers 10 cents per old tube replaced with a Philco high efficiency tube for all radio makes. Tubes tested free. Bring them in or loans for service man. This week only. Miller and Anderson 22 1p 51.
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Philco
New York Mayor Walker Ouster Hearing Ties to Stock Deal
Albany reports show Paul Block denying any city contract with New York. John J. Curtin presses that the governor lacks jurisdiction to remove Walker, citing constitutional limits. Testimony details Walker restraint, board testimony, and charges tied to cab control bonds.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Paul Block
James J. Walker
Roosevelt
City of
New York
L. F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Taxicab Control
John J. Curtin
Loree
Curtin
State Supreme Court
Walker
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Felix A. Muldoon
New York City
Maurice Hotchner
Daniel L. Reardon
Muldoon
Parmalee Company
Libby Holman Knits for Baby Amid Legal Fight
Libby Holman, retreating near Baltimore, knits clothing for her February baby. If a boy or girl, the child will be named Smith Reynolds in memory of her husband, whose death she is linked to by a North Carolina grand jury. She is free on a 25000 dollar bond as Reynolds died July 5 from a gunshot at his Winston-Salem estate. Reynolds’ friend Albert Walker is indicted for murder. Holman claims his death was self inflicted.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Libby Holman
Baltimore
Times-Star
Smith Reynolds
Libby
North Carolina
Reynolds
Winston-Salem, N. C
Albert Walker
Galilee Picnic Moves to Pidgeon’s Place
The Galilee Sunday school picnic will be held at Pidgeon’s place on Opequon Creek Thursday instead of Jordan Springs as originally planned.
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Galilee
Pidgeon's Place
Opequon Creek
Jordan Springs
Garden Party at Catholic Church Yard
A garden party will be held in the yard of the Catholic Church on Wednesday and Thursday August 24 and 25 at 6 p.m. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
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Catholic Church
Coblentz Given Eight Month State Prison Term
State Senator Emory L Cob lentz of Frederick Md was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction for accepting deposits in the defunct Central Trust Company of Maryland while allegedly knowing the bank was insolvent. Judge D Lindley Sloan announced the sentence in Cumberland with Judges Albert A Doub and Frank G Wagaman presiding. Cob lentz, former chairman of Potomac Edison, issued a prepared statement asserting his conscience is clear of any moral wrongdoing. Attorneys may seek a higher court appeal, though none announced.
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Emory L. Coblentz
Frederick
House of Correction
Central Trust Company of Maryland
Coblentz
D. Lindley Sloan
Cumberland
Albert A. Doub
Frank G. Wagaman
Potomac-Edison Company
Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Company
Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church
Handsome Clocks Given Away at Baker's Drug Store
Baker's Drug Store gives weekly Big Ben clocks to customers who guess clock stop times on Saturdays. The first clock, won by John Hoover for 10 30 p m, stopped at 10 26 p m. The clocks are noted as accurate and handsome. Another clock will be awarded next Saturday evening. Many customers guessed last week.
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Baker’s Drug Store
John Hoover
Millwood to Meet Winchester at Rouss City Park
The Park hosts Millwood on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in what promises a strong game. Millwood has played top teams in the region and won most of their games. Winchester will rely on Lunsford and Keller in the battery with Hook and Shoemaker for Millwood.
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Park
Millwood
Lunsford and
Keller
Battery
Winchester
Hook and Shoemaker
Knight Expands Practice Specializing in Orthodontia
A local dental card lists Dr B M Knight Sr adding orthodontia to general practice. An event at Summit Point on the Baptist Church lawn is set for Thursday night August 25 with a rain date the next night. Also advertised Woodward's Ice Cream pint and quart boxes at 25 cents.
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B. M. Knight
Baptist Church Lawn
Woodward's
S. Main Street
Do Not Fail To See This 1931 Chevrolet Special Coupe
An automobile driven less than 8,000 miles, blue finish with cream wheels and stripe, not a spot or blemish. Will accept trade and arrange convenient terms with approximately $200. Bickers Motor Co Ford Dealer ob-1p-3t.
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Bickers Motor CC
Ford
Used Cars for Sale by Winchester Credit Corp
Car listings show a broad range of makes available for bargain buyers. The notice references Winchester Credit Corp with page marks 1p-41-16,19,23,26 indicating classified sale placement.
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Winchester Credit Corp
Britain adopts fixed tariff policy for five years
The Ottawa agreements mark Britain’s shift from experimental tariffs to a permanent policy for at least five years. Free traders protest while ministers and business leaders hail the move as boosting UK factories and competitiveness against Dominion manufacturers. Parliament face intense legislation and an earlier session possible.
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New York Times
London
Ottawa
Great Britain
Westminster
Dominions
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Aix-les- Bains
France
Lord Melchett
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd
Charles Hopwood
National Union of Manufacturers
United Kingdom
Edward Iliffe
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Baldwin
Canada
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Guardian
Sanitary Laundry Incorporation Recorded in City Clerk Office
A charter was recorded for Sanitary Laundry Inc to operate a general laundry cleaning and pressing business. Capital stock ranges from 4000 to 10000 dollars. Incorporators and officers include George R Theis president John M Seabright vice president Joseph L Wright treasurer Grant T Seabright secretary and Kenneth er among the board of directors.
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Sanitary Laundry, Inc
George R. Theis
John M. Seabright
Joseph L. Wright
Grant T. Seabright
Kenneth Er
Direcors
Public Sale at M. M. Vorous Farm Near Millwood
Public sale on the M. M. Vorous farm three miles east of Millwood on Thursday August 25 starting at 10 a.m. including horses cattle sheep hogs farming implements and harness. Nine months credit terms. Seller John S. Yowell. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall. 23-1p-21
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M. M. Vorous
Millwood
John. S. Yowell
Dunn & Duvall
Floyd Mills and His Marylanders at Jordan Springs
Floyd Mills and his Marylanders perform at Jordan Springs this Thursday the 25th. Admission details include a publication price of one dollar for subscriptions.
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Floyd Mills
Marylanders
Jordan Springs
Banks Obtain Federal Funds for Local Need
Virginia and Maryland banks received funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in July, totaling about 500000 of 50 million loaned. Banks such as Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, Bank of Romney, Grant County Bank, and Hancock National Bank benefited, with reports noting how these loans improve liquidity and reflect strong financial condition.
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Virginia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Bank of Romney of Romney
W. Va
Grant County Bank
Petersburg
Hancock National Bank
House of Representatives
United States Treasury
Washington Evening Star
R. Fpc
New York
Federal Reserve
Fischer Gives Up Channel Swim
German swimmer Fritz Fischer abandoned his English Channel crossing after 12 hours in the water, about two miles from Dover, returning to Cape Gris Nez aboard an escort boat. The article closes with a quoted philosophy on human spirit and truth.
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Associated Press
Cape Gris Nez
France
Fritz Fischer
English Channel
Dover
Improvements Planned for Winchester Playground Programs
Children in Winchester enjoy summer playgrounds under John S. Brown Jr as director. Each site has a teacher in charge with after school supervision. Activities include storytelling, plays, talent shows, croquet and horseshoe tours, sand pile games and model house building. The Rouss spring space wading pool draws big crowds. continued at Winchester Park Association and Playground Association.
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Winchester
John S. Brown, Jr
Pla
Rouss Spring
Winchester Park Association
The
Playground Association
Pive
Democrats to Broadcast Roosevelt Talk from Albany
Democrats plan a radio broadcast of Governor Roosevelt speaking at 9 p.m. Thursday in Albany. The event aims to support the Democratic national campaign with a large hook-up by a major radio company and will also be carried by Democratic headquarters in New York.
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Roosevelt
Albany
H. F. Ore Financial Ooo
Fok Ae
DS Ee Ae
Democratic
New York
Special Meeting At Pleasant Valley Church Revival
The Rev. C. J. Racey of the Winchester United Brethren Circuit begins a week long revival at Pleasant Valley Church next Sunday evening. All members urged to attend first night. The public is invited. First topic is The Altar of Childhood Rebuilt.
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C. J. Racey
Winchester
United Brethren Circuit
Pleasant Valley Church
Cathedral-Robert inspires even weary reader
Louis Stevenson proclaims he never tires of great churches and regards them as mountain scenery. He notes his many sermons yet finds none as expressive as the Cathedral Robert in this reflective remark.
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Robert
Louis Stevenson
Flashes of Life and Oddities Across the Nation
A Kansas City boy chases a model plane that flew away after 200 hours of work, vanishing toward the sky. In New York, three college girls refuse beer and order lemonade, bewildering waiters. In Oklahoma a couple buys a license with a bushel of onions and peppers. In Santa Claus Indiana, a postmaster loses goods worth fifty dollars to shop thieves. Cincinnati engineers confront zoning ink erased by insects.
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Kansas City
Chas
Hirsch
Charles
Hill and Dale
New York
Louise Redman
Mary Louise Hunter
Wellesley
Wells Hawkins
Bryan Mawr
Munich
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Clearbrook
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Gov. Roosevelt
Tihh
Holman
Pidgeon’s
Maryland
Rouss City Park
Finance Corporation
Fischer
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South Ends
Shine
Okla
Kenneth C. Higdon
J. M. Harris
Leona Ballad
Santa Claus
Ind
James Martin
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