Referendum planned on Virginia dry law or liquor control
The Virginia General Assembly approved a referendum for October 3 to choose between continuing state prohibition or adopting a liquor control system. A 15 member commission will study control options and report to the January session. The measure passed the House 89 to 1 and the Senate 38 to 0.
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Houses
Senate Commission of 15
General Assembly
Associated Press
Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Page
Regular Assembly
Virginia Senate
Pollard
Virginia General Assembly
Building and Lumber Supply Code Signed by the President
Local lumber dealers announce the new code will take effect Monday August 28 with 8 hour days 5 day weeks and a 25 cent per hour minimum wage. Jobs will run 7 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday with Saturday office hours and paint hardware departments open until 4 pm.
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A. C. Oates, Glaize and Brother
John W. Rosenberger and Company
Public Sale of Household and Kitchen Furniture
Household and kitchen furniture to be sold at public sale Saturday August 26 at 1 pm in front of the Court House. Sale notice 8 25-1p-1t.
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Court House
English Rotary Clubman Speaks On World Turmoil
A Winchester Rotary Club meeting featured Alfred Edwards of Middlesboro England as keynote speaker. Edwards urged international table talks and global understanding to address world turmoil and economic inequities, noting Roosevelts N R A plan and calling for unity beyond national boundaries. The event included memorials for Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden and remarks by H Douglas Fuller.
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Winchester
Frank T. McFaden
Nchester Club
Peyton Marshall
H. Douglas Fuller
McFaden
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Berryville
Alfred Edwards
Rotary
Edwards
America
J. P. Hayley
England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
N. R
No Fight Reported After Alarm Of Big Afternoon Fracas
Winchester police were summoned to a South Loudoun Street address around 1 45 PM to break up a supposed fight. Officers found only two women quarreling and no blows, filing a report that stated no fight occurred.
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Winchester
Loudoun Street
Cline
Williams
Wall Street Prices Rise After Fed Credit Push
New York August 25 prices across markets climbed after the central banking system announced accelerated credit expansion. Sterling cables opened at 4.61. Call money stood at 1 percent as inflation fears tied to the policy shift influenced trading.
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Associated Press
New York
Park Dance Tonight By Soddy Haines
Soddy Haines plays for the park round dance this evening drawing large crowds. Proceeds go to the park fund and all are invited to support the charitable event.
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Soddy Haines
Mr. Haines
Morgan Anderson Faces Court Order On Winchester Home
Morgan Anderson, a Winchester resident, defied an unlawful detainer warrant as workmen cleared the South Loudoun Street home. He blocked removal efforts, was jailed after police removed his obstruction, and promised to behave if released to move his belongings. Continued on page eight.
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Law
Morgan Anderson
Winchester
The
Anderson
Loudoun Street
C. Lee Barr
Sergeant Barr
Ernest C. Dove
Eugene Permanent Wave Service Ad
The Beauty Nook offers permanent wave styling for five dollars. Phone number 1312 is listed for inquiries and appointments.
Wanted Good Home for Handsome Gray and White Cat
Wanted a good home for a half grown gray and white male cat. Contact phone number 41-1. Located in 8-25-1p-tf notice style.
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Jhandsom
Miss Sleeper to star in Expressing Willie at Capitol
Miss Betty Sleeper will play Frances Sylvester the charming adventuress in Rachel Crothers comedy Expressing Willie at Capitol Theatre Friday September 1. She studied dramatic art at King Smith's studio in Washington and will return next year as assistant in dramatic art and dancing.
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Betty Sleeper
Frances Sylvester
Little Theatre
Willie
Rachel Crothers
Capitol Theatre
Miss Sleeper
King Smith's
Washington
Edna St. Vincent Malay
Lewis M. Allen
Gaylord
Clarke County
Woodin Assures Roosevelts Treasury Is Healthy
Secretary Woodin assured President Roosevelt the Treasury is healthy and ready to handle the 3.3 billion dollar public works program. He left the summer White House with Mrs. Woodin for New York and signaled no plan to resign or face inflation.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
Woodin
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
New York
Washington
Oswald Taube Co. Frozen Fruit Packers Ad
Firm ripe peaches Albertas Hales and Shippers advertise Oswald Taube Co. frozen fruit packers located on N. Cameron Street with phone 1479 in an old classifieds item dated 8-22-1p-3t.
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Albertas
Hales and Shippers
Oswald & Taube CO
N. Cameron Street
Robbers Loot Berryville Inn Safe In Early Morning Breakin
Berryville Virginia August 25 two men described as nattily dressed and dapper are sought by county authorities in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia for a safe robbery at the Battle town Inn. About $150 in cash was taken from a small box in the inn's safe while two guests registered under assumed names and left without paying their board bill. Fingerprints were photographed in hopes of aiding a capture. The stolen money belonged to Miss Katharine Pulliam Miss Jean Scott and the hotel’s funds.
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Berryville
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Natilly
Battletown Inn
M. B. Pulliam
Katherine Pulliam
Public Auction Offers 18 Acres and Roadfront Bungalow
Public sale set for Aug 31 at 10 30 a m offers 18 acres and a bungalow with 500 ft of front on the pike plus lights cellar and a well. Furniture including a range and radio and a Dodge touring car to be sold the same day. Terms paid day of sale. A B Fletcher Northwestern Pike near Hayfield with Dunn and Duvall as auctioneers.
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Pike
Brouth
A. B. Fletcher
Notice to apply for police and elective city positions
Persons desiring to apply for police force positions and other elective posts by the Common Council must submit written applications to Mr. F. H. Krebs, Clerk of the Council, or at the City Manager’s office, before the first regular meeting in September 1933. 8-23-1p-eod-31
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F. H. Krebs
Common Council
Apple Growers Meet Tomorrow for Discussion
Apple growers and dealers are invited to a planning picnic at Rosemont orchard near Berryville hosted by Senator H. F. Byrd. Townsend Jr cannot attend due to storm damage back home. Speakers include Senator Byrd Fred A Motz and W S Hough with tours of orchard facilities available before the afternoon program.
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Mont
H. F. Byrd
Berryville
Rosemont
Townsend
United States
John G. Townsend, Jr
Delaware
Bridgeville
Del
Byrd
Fred A. Motz
Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
W. S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Rosemost
Five Die As Auto Hit By Train At Brooms Landing
Five persons from Columbia were killed and one man seriously injured when a Pennsylvania Railroad inspection train struck their automobile at a crossing near Brooms Landing along the Susquehanna River. The wreck dragged the car 60 feet and hurled it into the river. the victims include Harriet Gilbert and her two companions, a nine month old, Helen Billet and Mrs Gillian. Dale Ufich, 26, is in hospital with a fractured skull and is not expected to survive.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brooms Landing
Susquehanna River
Columbia
Harriet Gilbert
Giles
John
Helen Billet
Gillan
Greenawalt
Dale Ufich
F. R. Girard
Philadelphia
Port Deposit
Two Allen Horses Take Honors At Warrenton Show
Three blue ribbons were earned by Clifton Farms Stables of Dr. Lewis M. Allen Winchester and Llangollen Stables of Mrs John Hay Whitney Upperville at the Warrenton Horse Show opening. Red Tape won model hunter and ladies hunter. Rose won novice hunter. Whitney riders also won with Loro Greg Knight and Ben Diablo. Paul Mellon of Upperville won a red and yellow in jumping. Misses Charlotte and Kitty Smith won ponies over fences with Comey. Louie Leith rode in every Warrenton show with a fall but no injuries. Weather was good.
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Clifton Farms
Lewis M. Allen
Winchester
Llangollen
John Hay Whitney
Upperville
Warrenton
Dr. Allen
Red Tape
Clifton’s Rose
Berryville
Paul Mellon
Rev Dr Graham to Visit Winchester City
The Rev Dr Henry Tucker Graham of Florence DC is expected in Winchester tomorrow for a multi day visit hosted by Mr and Mrs Stewart Bell on North Cameron Street. He is a son of the late Dr and Mrs James R Graham of the city and formerly led Hampden Sidney College before returning to congregational work in South Carolina.
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Henry Tucker Graham
Florence
D. C
Winchester
Stewart Bell
North Cameron Street
Dr Graham
James R. Graham
Hampden-Sidney College
South Carolina
Growers Quick Estimate Apple Loss At Three Million
Estimate from Shenandoah Potomac Cumberland belt growers puts potential crop damage around 3 million dollars after Wednesday hurricane. With 1933 forecast at 4.5 million barrels, 25 percent loss would hit about 3 million. some see higher totals, a few lower, but insurance absence ensures full exposure for damaged fruit.
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Shenandoah-Potomac-Cumberland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Winchester
Shenandoah- Potomac-Cumberland
Yard Party at Stephens City School Benefit
Community League hosts a yard party at Stephens City School on Saturday August 25 from 1 pm to 11 pm. Proceeds support local community efforts and school programs with games music and refreshments.
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Stephens City School
Benefit Community League
Lineburg estate sale postponed by weather
The B R Lineburg estate sale is postponed due to weather. The sale is rescheduled to Wednesday, August 30.
Coast Guard Searched Motorship Solarina Missing Off Carolina
Coast Guard cutters hunted the 1,225 ton motorship Solarina with 12 aboard after it vanished off the Carolinas as the northeaster flood disaster raged along the Atlantic seaboard. Hundreds homeless, extensive property damage, and a rising death toll across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia marked the crisis.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Carolinas
Virginia
Phia
Philadelphia
Achfach
Godeffroy
Port Jervis
Nova Scotia
Gulf of St. Lawrence
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Reading
Theodore B. Appel
Baltimore
Aus
Violin Class Starts at Mrs Sloat Home
Mrs Austin Sloat announces a violin class starting September 5 at her home 621 South Stewart Street. Contact phone 326 W for details.
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Austin Sloat
South Stewart Street
For Sale One Used Ensilage Cutter Lupton Orchard Service
For sale a used ensilage cutter listed by Lupton Orchard Service. Contact phone number 1100 for details and purchase.
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Lupton Orchard
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Healthy Treasury
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Ellie Wood Page Keith
Charlottesville
C. Patricia Downes
Sacrifice
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Vernon G. Owen
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Bethesda
Jack Lightning
Middleburg
Bob Madduc
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Lineburg
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