Oil Magnate James E. ONeill Dies in France at 64
Tulsa reports the death in Cannes France of James E. ONeill age 64 an oil magnate who fled the United States to avoid testifying in the Teapot Dome conspiracy case He was one of two men who fled to Europe to escape subpoenas the other being Harry M. Blackmer of Denver still abroad.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Cannes
France
James E. O'Neill
United States
O'Neill
Europe
Teapot Dome
Harry M. Blackmer
Denver
Col
Mid- West Refining Company
Lindberghs Land In Kuriles Barred Zone Landing
Tokyo reports officials discounted the suspected gatekeeping concerns as Colonel and Mrs Charles Lindbergh completed a hazardous leg of their US to Tokyo flight landing at Nemuro harbor after four forced landings across the Kurile route. The entourage then traveled to Amoro Lake before reaching Nemuro.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Kurile Islands
Siberia
Nemuro Nemuro
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Nemuro Harbor
United States
Amoro Lake
Kunashiri Island
Shana
Sturup Island
Kuriles
City
Obiishi
Nemuro
Anne Lindbergh
Lake Amoro
Kunashiri
Nemura
Lindberghs
Mellon Cuts Hand and Rides In a Rum Auto
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon cut his hand on a flashlight fragment aboard a liner returning from Europe. Due to misarrangements he rode through New York in a confiscated rum runner’s car to the Battery and on to the Federal Reserve Bank for a conference with Governor George L. Harrison before continuing to Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Europe
Mellon
Rainfall Totals Compared With 18-Year Averages
Weather report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a.m. trace and year to date 2.1 inches for August. It lists 1931 monthly rainfall totals from January to July and compares eight months of 1930 rainfall including January through August with figures in inches.
Boxing to headline at Winchester Fair this year
Winchester Fair officials say boxing will be a main feature. More than 2,000 orchardists from across the Old Dominion attended H. F. Byrd's Rosemont orchard picnic. A heavy rain fell near Bloomery with snow reported nearby. Floyd Flickinger conducts research in New York on General Daniel Morgan. Chicago leads the National League while New York trails closely.
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Winchester Fair
Old Dominion
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont Orchard
Floyd Flickinger
New York
Daniel Morgan
Chicago
Northwestern Grade Inc organized by counties for route progress
Counties along the Northwestern Grade form an association to advance the route. Sunday Schools in Frederick county plan their annual convention at Round Hill Presbyterian Church this week. Coal operators in Pennsylvania offer laborers steady work at five dollars daily. Americans grow sweeter by eating less flour and more sugar as news reports note. Rudolph Valentino is dead with his body lying in state at a New York funeral parlor as thousands pass the bier.
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Northwestern Grade, Inc
Frederick County
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania
Rudolph Valentino
New York
Virginia Firemen Parade Honors at Harrisonburg Meet
A large local delegation attended the Virginia State Firemen's Association meeting in Harrisonburg. Friendship Fire Company won $125 for having the most men in the parade. The item notes a 1916 scene with civilian and firefighting presence and local civic pride.
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Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Harrisonburg
Friendship Fire Company
Somme
Wilson
T. K. Cartmell
Shenandoah Valley
R. Lucas
Price of Crude Oil Advances To $1 Per Barrel
Oklahoma City Oklahoma August 24 Crude oil prices rose to one dollar per barrel in Oklahoma and Gray County Texas amid a gubernatorial campaign that invoked martial law. Philips Petroleum posted one dollar in Oklahoma and seventy two cents in Gray County Texas as Governor Murray shut down oil fields and National Guard units moved. Governor Sterling of Texas joined as prices climbed after a drop to ten cents per barrel with Kansas Governor Woodring voicing full support.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Philips Petroleum Company
Oklahoma
Gray County
Texas
W. A. Murray
Oklahoma National Guard
Geov
No merchant can stock up in hard times
A merchant laments repeated refusals to stock up amid tough market conditions. The quote reflects budget strains and cautious consumer demand during financial pressure, highlighting how cautious spending shapes inventory decisions.
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Center OF
Winchester
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
Shenandoah Valle
Hansbrough & Carter
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Wayland
Century Motors
J. W. Rees
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Armstrongs
Velvets
Axminsters
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Constance
Constance Hennett
Ben Lyon
Richard Bennett
Dorothy Peterson
Matinee
Warner Bros
Capitol
Firemen’s Convention
Potomac
Pure Food Store
Braddock and
Boscawen Street
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Ay UA CO. Ae
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
Jas. E. O’neill
P.C
W. F. Shryock
Lindy
Gibson Baker
General Motors Trucks
City Meat Mkt
Valley Pike
Farmers & Merchants
the Apple
Folks Bank
Brown & Fisher
Gray & Sheetz
N. Main St
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