Democrats Nominate Joseph S. Denny for Senator
The Twenty sixth district Democrats at Shenandoah County’s courthouse nominated Joseph S. Denny of Clarke White Post for state senator to succeed Harry Byrd after a six hour deadlock and sixty ballots. Shenandoah Clarke carried the balance of power enabling Denny to win as three candidates Hoover Richards and Denny vied with Clarke Shenandoah delegates shifting late.
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Joseph S. Denny
Clarke
White Post
Clarke County
Harry F. Byrd
Temang
Shenandoah
Frederick County
Winchester
Shenandoah County
C. N. Hoover
Joseph
Frederick
Salvation Army leaders to bid farewell after long service
Commandant and Mrs. James Mars wrap up more than sixty years in Salvation Army work with a farewell service planned at the Colonial Theatre. They came from rich history in Richmond and Winchester, guiding local efforts, jail services, and almshouse conversions. Adjutant Drucilla Craig will succeed them, arriving early September and asked for a warm welcome as the Mars depart for Newport News, Virginia.
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James Mars
Salvation Army
Colonial Theatre
Mars
Army
Scranton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Louisville
Richmond
Winchester
Pri
Craig
Mrs. Mars
Newport News
Firemen Picnic Set for Labor Day at Golightly's Park
The Firemen's Welfare Association's committees plan an all day and night picnic at Golightly's Park in Opequon on Labor Day September 7. Amusements will include various diversions to draw a large crowd, with details to be announced later. The event aims for record patronage as the holiday draws many attendees. The Friendship Fire Company will attend a farewell service at First Christian Church Sunday night for chaplain Rev. J. F. Morgan who departs for Norfolk next week. Firemen assemble at the hall at 7:30 pm and march to the church.
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Firemen’s Welfare Association
Golightly’s Park
Opequon
Labor Day
Friendship Fire Company
First Christian Church
J. F. Morgan
Norfolk
Winchester Open Sept Registration for New Pupils
Winchester Public Schools announce opening on September 9. Registration for grades 1-3 runs September 3-5 at Kerr Building from 9 to 1, and grades 4-12 at Handley Building on same dates and hours. No unregistered pupils admitted first week. Entrance age six by September 16. New pupils need birth certificate and doctor’s vaccination certificate. S. Duffey, Superintendent.
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Winchester
Kerr
Handley Building
S. Duffey
Kindergarten interest for private enrollment
A notice inviting parents to enroll their child in a private kindergarten asks to call Mrs. Lewis Allen at the listed phone number 635. The advertisement provides contact for more information and specifies a date line.
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Lewis M. Allen
For Rent Modern 5 Room Apartment Ad
Classified rental item for five room apartment listed by Herman Hable. No address or city provided. Includes contact name and parcel reference 27 1p 21 for further inquiry.
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Herman H. Hable
Bowdoin Grounded on Rock Ledge During Arctic Return
Bowdoin, part of MacMillan Peary relief expedition, ran aground for over ten hours on a rocky ledge in Murchison Sound to be washed off by iceberg swell. 34 barrels of gasoline dumped. 28 recovered. Decks reachable by rope, bow dented but hull intact. Tow line secured by Peary after delay. ships pressed on through ice fields toward Akpahni and Booth Sound.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bowdoin
MacMillan
Murchison Sound
National Geographic Society
Akpahni
Booth Sound
Market rises resume amid easing rate fears and early gains
In New York the market reopened with confidence as fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike eased for a week and reports of business improvement encouraged gains. The anthracite miners’ September 1 stoppage was not a market factor, pool operations boosted over a dozen issues, but a bear drive hit American Can and General Railway Signal, sparking profit taking while call money resumed at 4 percent.
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New York
New York Federal Reserve
Funeral Rites For E F Barr Sunday
Elisha F. Barr a Stephens City resident died suddenly on his porch. His funeral will be held at St Stephens Episcopal Church in Stephens City at 2 p m Sunday. Interment follows at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Elisha F. Barr
Stephens City
St. Stephens’s Episcopal Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Reverend J Francis Robinson to Speak at Mount Carmel
Reverend J Francis Robinson of Nashville Tennessee will preach at Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Sunday August 30. He is a former resident of Winchester.
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J. Francis Robinson
D. D
Nashville, Tenn
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Rev. Robinson
Winchester
Chaplain Morgan Farewell Sermon At Friendship Fire Co
The Friendship Fire Company announces Reverend J. F. Morgan will deliver his farewell sermon on Sunday August 30 at 8 PM. Members are urged to meet at 7 30 PM at the hall to attend as a full body and show appreciation. Fred W. Forney Captain.
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Chaplin
J. F. Morgan
Fred W. Forney
Rouss Fire Co to Issue Uniforms for Chambersburg Trip
Uniforms will be issued Friday evening August 28 for the Chambersburg trip. Committee notes the details in a brief local bulletin dated August 27. Strong entities include Rouss Fire Co and Chambersburg. no additional dates supplied.
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Rouss Fire CO
Chambersburg
Stock for sale Shenandoah Valley Bank and Geo Washington Hotel
10 shares Shenandoah Valley Bank stock and 5 shares Geo Washington Hotel stock offered for sale Monday Aug 31 in front of the county courthouse at 11 oclock a m Attorney Harry R Kern represents the owner.
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Shenandoah Valley Bank
County Court House
Washington Hotel
Harry R. Kern
Atty
Married man held in jail on grievous charge
Owen Brown, reportedly from Frederick County Virginia, is jailed in Berkeley County for a grievous charge filed by several Knights of the Ku Klux Klan members. He is to be arraigned next Wednesday for a preliminary hearing with bail not yet sought. About 100 klansmen, some in robes, escorted Brown from his home to Martinsburg after a warrant was sworn following an alleged attack on 14 year old Anna Mary Hoffmaster last week. Brown, who has a wife and children, had recently moved from Virginia to the Darkesville area.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Owen Brown
Frederick County
Berkeley County
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Brown
Anna Mary Hoffmaster
Darkesville
J .D. Smith
Maurice to be Rotary guest at Winchester event
General Sir Frederick Maurice and Lady Maurice will visit Winchester on August 26 as guests of the Rotary Club at the Golf Club dinner. Col Brantz Roszel announced the program recalling Maurice's WWI leadership and his book on Robert E. Lee. Also covered was W A Ryan’s Shenandoah National Park talk and visiting Rotarians from Chambersburg Pittsburgh New Market Forks of Capon Long Beach and Winchester.
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Winchester
Sir Frederick
Lee
Lexington
Virginia
Cvonel Roszel
Dad
Park
F. Robert Ebersole
Chambersburg
William Davis
Pittsburgh
N. Hover
New Market
D. D. Kennedy
Forks of Capon
W. Va
Hugh R. Hollenbeak
Long Beach
Cal
Wilbur Cather
Disse Sentenced To Death In Virginia Slayer Case
Rudolph Disse, 20, convicted of killing his sweetheart, a rival, and a police detective, was sentenced in Richmond to die in the electric chair on October 1. The Associated Press reports the case as the judge imposed the death penalty after deliberation.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Rudolph Disse
Water supply improves in Winchester as reservoir gains inches
Winchester reports a modest recovery in water supply with a few extra inches in the reservoir this morning. Rouss Spring continues delivering about 1.5 million gallons daily, showing springs are active though reduced by drought, while citizens’ conservation and restrictions help meet demand and authorities plan permanent capacity increases.
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Winchester
Star of Yesterday
Rouss Spring
Little New Yorkers Dance Charleston At Colonial
Miss Dot Breitinger and Miss Helen Miller of New York visit Mr and Mrs Maxime Ducharme and volunteer to aid the local band fund with a Charleston exhibition. They are joined by Miss Martha Ritter as part of a vaudeville program at the Colonial aimed to bring top local entertainment to Winchester tonight.
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Dot Breitinger
Helen Miller
New York
Maxime Ducharme
Martha Ritter
Winchester Theatre
Winchester
the Colonial
Used Cars at Bargain Prices from Winchester Hudson Co
Bargain price sale of used cars advertised by Winchester Hudson Co with an OCR fragment noting contact code 8-25-1p-51. Listing emphasizes value and availability of pre owned vehicles. No specific makes or models are stated in readable text. The notice reads as a local sales ad seeking buyers.
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Winchester Hudson CO
For Sale Grapes in Any Quantity at Schultz Warehouse
Fairmont Avenue Winchester offers grapes for sale in any quantity through Schultz Warehouse. Contact Vineyard Co. for details and pricing.
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Fairmont Ave
Winchester
Vineyard Co
Schultz Warehouse
Winchester Cold Storage Ad Sparks Refrigeration Services
Refrigeration now on we are refrigerating our cold storage plant and are prepared to take care of your fruit for domestic purposes as well as your commercial crop. The New Cold Storage on North Main Street. Winchester Cold Storage Inc.
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Winchester Cold Storage, Inc
N. Main Street
For Sale National Fruit Stock Preferred Eighty Shares
Advertisement offers National Fruit Stock Preferred at the right price. Eighty shares or less available. Pays 7 percent. Interested parties directed to address Box 4 City.
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National Fruit Stock (Preferred
For Sale Prass Bed and Springs at Leicester Street
Classified ad offers a Prass bed and springs for sale with contact point at 316 West Leicester Street. No phone or email provided. Reads as a simple local sale notice from a reader.
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Prass
Leicester St
Dance at Cook's Park Friday Night
Glenn Anderson's orchestra will perform at Cook's Park Friday night with tickets priced at 26 dollars for 1 person and 3 tunes highlighted by the event listings.
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Cook's Park
Glenn Anderson
Furnished room residence for rent in desirable section
Furnished room for rent from September 1 to July 1 in a desirable residential area. Apply at 214 West Cork Street.
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W. Cork St
For Rent Good Limestone Farm Near Boyer
For rent a limestone farm near Boyer. Apply to Star office. Price implied low and terms to be arranged.
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Boyer
Star
Star Office
Radio Broadcast Tests at Winchester Fair Grounds
Radio fans heard WCBR on air for tests at 7 30 and 8 with clear reception cited from multiple locations. Announcer C M Messeter kept listeners amused while speakers promoted fair attractions. Next test planned for daylight transmission with concerts and race results announced by broadcast.
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WCBR
Winchester Fair Grounds
C. M
Charles Messeter
W. A. Ryan
The
Gas Company
H. P
WOBR
Fair Grounds
John W. Rosenberger
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Mowrey’s
Piccadilly Street
Marshall Baker
Empire Theatre
F. M. Reynolds
R. Gray Williams
Verzi
Maxime
Willard
Claude Cammer
Valley
The Iron Horse Opens Empire Season in Winchester
Critics hail The Iron Horse as the year's top screen production. It debuts next Monday and Tuesday at the Empire, with a matinee Tuesday at 3 o clock. Seats on sale for two performances, general admission for the matinee, and a full season program to follow. The film tells of the first continental railroad, frontier romance, and civilization’s blaze. The program also includes The Unholy Three with Lon Chaney and the Washington Empire orchestra under J Arthur McConville, plus the Pemberton Dancers.
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New York City
Lyric Theatre
Empire
Winchester
Washington
Baltimore
Empire Management
Iron Horse
The
Pemberton
Lon Chaney
Metro-Goldwyn
W@hington Empire
J. Arthur McConville
Gospel tent topic in Winchester asks which day Jesus would keep
The notice indicates a Gospel tent discussion led by Peter Hafenmayr exploring if Jesus would observe a different day as a carpenter in Winchester. The event framing raises questions about biblical practices and Sabbath traditions in a modern context.
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Jesus
Winchester
Peter Hafenmayr
Services at Red Bud Sunday Afternoon Sermon
The Rev. 8. P. Fogle will preach at Red Bud at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bud
P. Fogle
Virginia Democrats Back Byrd Aide For State Senate
Delegates in Winchester endorse Harry F for governor and pledge support for H F Byrd as state senator. Pay as you go highway policy praised and bonded debt for roads opposed without voter approval. Convention urges the Democrat nominee to champion the platform and secure enactment of the pay as you go plan.
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Harry F
Gover
Vention
Didate
Byrd
Virginia
H. F
Chester
Democratic Party
Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah
Winchester
People of
Virginian
Virg
Commonwealth
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MR. Byrd
Richard S. Wright
Boyd R Richards
Mr. Denny
Richards
Denny
C. B. Harlee
Boyd R. Richards
Philip Williams
Woodstock
Blackburn Smith
Berryville
Fach
Servic
Firemen’s Picnic
Golightly's Park
Mmillan
Rock Ledge
Péary
Rise
E. F. Barr
Mount Carmel Services
Gen. Maurice
Shenandoah National Park
Disse
Colonial Tonight
Geo, Washington
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