Winchester Public Schools Open September 10 1934
Winchester public schools announce the 1934 35 session opens September 10 at 9 a.m. A Handley building meeting will discuss plans September 8. Registration for nonregistered children occurs September 4 5 with birth certificates vaccination records and transfer statements required. Non residents face tuition rules. legal residents only may receive free tuition. Failure to register delays start by one week.
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Winchester Public Schools
John Kerr School
Handley School
Winchester
Commissioner of Revenue
Miller Schools
Handley High School
Message from Bolling Base to Mrs Byrd on Admiral Byrd
Captain Thomas B. Poulter of Bolling Base sends a radio to New York and telegraph to Mrs Byrd, stating Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is recuperating and will be OK again soon. The rescue expedition leader expresses gratitude for her message and offers service.
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Richard Evelyn Byrd
Bolling Base
R. E. Byrd
New York
Byrd
Thomas B. Poulter
O. K
Notice of Mr David Mills at Russell Carpenter barber shop
For sale Ford touring with new top and overhauled motor. Price 35 dollars. See Bill Rhodes at 104 West Boscawen. The item appears in a local classified notice with an entry date 8 28 1p 21.
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David Mills
Russell Carpenter
Bill Rhodes
W. Boscawen
Wheat Prospects Improve as Insect Control Ad Offered
Prospects for advancing wheat are favorable and a Millers store advertises gas for destroying grain insects. The notice promotes protection for wheat and other grain with medicines chemicals and sick room supplies available from Millers: Medicines Chemicals and sick room supplies.
Strike committee accepts NLRB conference on demand
The United Textile Workers strike committee accepted an NLRB chaired conference with manufacturers on Thursday but warned a general walkout hinges on definite concessions. Francis J. Gorman said they will meet Garrison and consider any offer to negotiate swiftly but will not abandon their convention mandate. George A. Sloan's reply was awaited as Garrison urged a representative manufacturers’ committee to join.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Textile Workers Today
National Labor Relations Board
Lloyd Garrison
Francis J. Gorman
Garrison
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Sloan
Gorman
Hitler Sincere and Pearson Report to Roosevelt
Alfred J. Pearson, Drake University economist, reported to President Roosevelt from Hyde Park that Europe shows a generally improved economy but Germany remains critical with an industrial crisis likely next spring. Pearson, who met Adolf Hitler, said Hitler appeared sincere while Sweden led with planned economy and France improved.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Europe
Germany
Roosevelt
Alfred J. Pearson
Drake University
Pearson
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Lehman
Sweden
France
Russia
Women Seek Break Men's Endurance Record
Jean La Rene, first Chicago woman with a transport license, and Mary Owens Campbell of Fort Worth pursue breaking the men's endurance record of 45 hours minutes set by the Hunter brothers.
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Hunter Brothers
Jean la Rene
Chicago
Mary Owens Campbell
Fort Worth
Miss McVicar Chosen to Represent Winchester in Orange Fete
Catherine Brown McVicar daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles P McVicar of Handley avenue will represent the city of Winchester at the two hundredth anniversary celebration marking Orange county’s partition from the Northwest Territory The event runs September 25 to 28 President Roosevelt is expected to be invited through Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia McVicar a descendant of Joist Hite linked to early west of the Blue Ridge settlement will participate in the historical pageant as part of the celebrations continued on page six
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Catherine Brown McVicar
Charles P. McVicar
Handley Avenue
Winchester
Orange County
Northwest Territory
Orange
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Miss McVicar
City Hall Paint Project Under Way In City Sergeant Offices
Workmen began painting the walls of the three offices in City Hall shared by Corporation Court Clerk Clark M. Smith and City Sergeant C. Lee Barr. The project started in Mr Barrs office and is expected to take several days to finish with possible further improvements not yet known.
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City Hall
Corporation Court
Clark M. Smith
C. Lee Barr
Barr
Mrs Calvert Charged With Assault Resulting in Death
A warrant issued by Trial Justice A J Tavenner charges Mrs Virgie Anderson Calvert widow of D Landon Calvert with assault and battery in the July 9 injuries to Mr Calvert. The injuries alleged caused a leg fracture and contributed to his death at Memorial Hospital. Hearing set for Saturday September 1 at 10 a m.
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A. J. Tavenner
Virgie Anderson Calvert
D. Landon Calvert
Mr. Calvert
Dionne Quintuplets Reach Three Months Of Life
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets turn three months old. The babies receive milk every three hours plus tomato juice and daily oxygen. A hospital dedicated to them will open nearby in weeks. They enjoy sun exposure during short daily wake periods. The five sisters total about 29 pounds 8.5 ounces, up from 10 pounds 1.5 ounces at birth. Marie shows improvement with tumor treatment per Dr A R Dafoe.
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Associated Press
Callander
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Marie
A. R. Dafoe
Relief Work On Schools Progress In County
Sanitation projects at more than twenty schools under the Virginia Emergency Relief Administration move toward completion by November 1. Projects include indoor toilets, septic tanks, drain tiles, and purification fields with Gainesboro adding an cess pool system. Total costs show $2,714.18 with the school board contributing $2,204.18.
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F. W. Bailey
Virginia Emergency Relief Administration
Kernstown
Mt. Airy
Leestown
Mountain View
High View
Mount Williams
Armel
Round Hill
Middletown
Stephens City
Capone Files Supreme Court Plea for Review
Al Capone asks the Supreme Court to review denials of his habeas corpus petition. Attorneys Leahy and Hughes contend Capone was tried in Illinois federal court after the statute of limitations, convicted on three income tax charges for 1925 1926 and 1927 with indictments issued June 5, 1931.
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Washington
Alphonse Capone
Chicago
Supreme Court
A. C. Aderhold
Atlanta
Capone
William E. Leahy
William J. Hughes, Jr
Federal District Court
Illinois
Conference on Bootlegging of Motor Fuel in Virginia
C F Joyner of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles will join a Washington conference with Maryland and District of Columbia officials to curb gasoline bootlegging spurred by a price war. Virginia prices run around 20 cents compared with 12 cents in Washington. Winchester reports 20.9 cents. State police recently caught two smugglers using chicken crates to conceal gasoline tanks, highlighting an acute loss in gasoline tax in Virginia.
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C. F. Joyner
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Washington
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Winchester
Richmond
Radio sale ad promotes Philco on page nine
Miller and N advertise a radio sale with Philco featured on page nine of the paper. The brief note directs readers to the Philco advertisement for details and pricing.
Bandit Slain In Attempt To Rob A Postoffice
Three bandits attempted to rob the Dendron Virginia post office were trapped by officers and postoffice inspectors. E W Austin was killed as he fled after firing, Johnny Bernard died later in a Norfolk hospital, and John Crank alias Johnny Creekmore was wounded and arrested. Detective H C Gorton Jr was wounded but not seriously. Postoffice inspector W D Kah led the operation.
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Associated Press
Dendron
E. W. Austin
Brambleton
Norfolk
Johnny Bernard
John Crank
Johnny Creekmore
Newport News
Phoebus
Postoffice
H.C. Gorton, Jr
W. D. Kah
Austin
Testimony Tied to Torture Claim in Wright Case
Mrs Eva Coe testified she was questioned under torturing conditions before signing a statement in the Harry Wright case. In other items four prisoners escaped Rockview prison by stealing a car. A horse disease recurred in Leonardstown and riots prompted police action in Niagara Falls. Cotton workers could face a general strike affecting 300000 in the south. Beebe and Bartin reported new deep sea data in Hamilton Bermuda. Moscow papers alleged brutal treatment of Russian prisoners in Manchukuo to force confessions.
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Associated Press
Cooperstown
N. Y
Eva Coe
Harry Wright
Bellefonte
Rockview
Leonardstown
Niagara Falls
Charlotte
Hamilton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Otis Bartin
Moscow
Manchukuo
Kohler Firm Charged With NRA Violations Hearing Set
The Labor Relations Board ordered a Thursday hearing in Sheboygan on complaints by AFL official Boris Shishkin that Kohler Plumbing Fixtures Company in Kohler Wisconsin violated the recovery act. Union employees allege violations amid a weeks long plant strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Relations Board
Kohler
Wis
B. Watts
Sheboygan
Boris Shishkin
American Federation of Labor
Kohler Company
Man from Front Royal Dies After Beating at Hospital
Harry M. Boyer repair shop owner from Front Royal died in Memorial Hospital at 9 30 am from lacerations of the brain after being struck with an iron weapon during an argument over wages. Joe Washington, a local mechanic, is jailed and faces possible murder charges as officers report no skull fracture but severe brain injury. Washington’s alleged grief over family losses is not verified. preliminary hearing slated before Trial Justice Olmstead.
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Harry M. Boyer
Front Royal
Memorial Hospital
Boyer
Joe Washington
Bover
Washington
Collins
Warren County
Walter J. Olmstead
Sylvanus M. Boyer
Mary R. Hisey Boyer
Seven Fountains
Powell’s Fort Valley
Mayor Endorses Safety Campaign For September
Winchester mayor C R Anderson proclaims September as Safety Month urging local agencies, schools, churches, and the press to promote careful street and highway use as children return to school. He cites national fatality and injury estimates and calls for slower driving and vigilant pedestrians to prevent unnecessary accidents. August 28, 1934, Winchester Va.
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C. R. Anderson
Anderson
Winchester
United States
Mighty Battle Fleet Urged By French Minister
Paris August 28 A powerful battleship fleet as alone capable of decisive action was sought by Francois Pietri the minister of the navy who is vigorously pushing a program modernizing the French fleet The move mirrors Mussolini's plan for two new capital ships and Germanys ongoing pocket battleship construction
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Associated Press
Paris
Francois Pietri
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Public Sale of Buick Car and Property Details
Real and personal property including a Buick car offered at public sale. Sale date listed as Saturday September 1 1968 at Green Walt Avenue. Seller A I Jenkins with docket numbers 1p-31-8-25 28 31.
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Buick Car
Greenwalt Ave
A. I. Jenkins
Pickers Tickets Print Now for Star Event
The Evening Star urges readers to print their pickers tickets promptly for the upcoming event. The notice stresses timely preparation and lists no further details.
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the Evening Star
Bomb damages Cuban cabinet member home in Havana blast
A strong explosion destroyed the front of Mario Diaz Cruz's Havana home, a cabinet member without portfolio, and caused extensive damage across a four block area. Police call it the most destructive blast in Havana's history of such incidents.
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Associated Press
Havana
Mario Diaz Cruz
Cabinet Without
Banco Central de Cuba
Central Bank of Cuba
Tax Evasion Cited as Hidden Cause of Washington Gas War
Washington officials discuss evasion of the gasoline tax in the District of Columbia as a behind the scenes driver of the price war. L B Scott urges closer cooperation with Maryland and Virginia tax authorities and aims for a dealer conference to halt the tax evasion, while denying reports of widespread price hikes by independents.
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Washington
Associated Press
District of Columbia
L. 8
Scott
District of Columbia Petroleum Committee
Melvin C. Hazen
Maryland
Virginia
1200 Prisoners Strike for Time Reductions at Pa Prisons
In Philadelphia Eastern State Penitentiary 1200 inmates joined a wage and sentence reduction protest begun at Graterford. About 1400 at Graterford refused to work and eat. 300 first quit at Cherry Hill, then 300 more. Warden Herbert Smith says no disorder and most return to cells. A separate break at Rockview in Bellfonte saw four prisoners seize a car and escape.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Graterford
Cherry Hill
Smith
State Welfare Department
Wesern
Bell Fonte
Rockview Penitentiary
Opequon Union 8 Plate Supper Planned
Thursday night August 30 at Opequon Union 8 plans an 8 8 plate supper. If rain occurs the event moves to the following night.
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Opequon Union
Keckley Transfers to Geo Washington Hotel Barber Shop
Former Russell Carpenter's barber, M. A. Keckley, now works at the Geo Washington Hotel Barber Shop. A city resident voices concern over downtown fire traps, warning they threaten property and safety and urging action without punishing owners.
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Capt. Poulter
Mrs. Byrd
Textile Workers’ Committee
City
Orange Fete
Hite
Lillie Brown
McVicar
Joist Hite
Blue Ridge Mountains
The
Radio Sale
Philco
Miller & N
World News
Front Royal Garage
Pickers
Winchester Steam
Pennsylvania Penitentiary
M. A. Keckley
Geo. Wash
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