Winchester Fair Opens With Free Acts For Children Day
The 58th Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society exhibition opened at Winchester Fairgrounds with a large opening crowd. Juvenile and ladies departments showcase farm products crafts and baked goods as the fair offers night carnival attractions, music by the Winchester Concert Band, and various admission options including season passes and grandstand seating.
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Winchester
The
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Pr Cam Eg
George Fansler
Winchester Concert Band
Comean
Winchester Fair
Market Irregular as Cotton Break Shocks Prices
The stock market showed irregular trading after a cotton price break of about 2.50 per bale following the government boll weevil report. Prices recovered more than half the loss by afternoon while industrials posted record highs and wheat eased on anticipated surplus. Call money held at 3 percent and total volume approached 1.8 million shares.
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Associated Press
New York
S. Boll Weevil Report
Dependable Fur Coats Special Sale Notice
Manufacturer announces a special sale on a line of fur coats Moling and Seal, listed in an itemized notice with pricing and sale terms.
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Moling & Seal
Pride of Detroit completes Munich to Belgrade leg of world flight
The Pride of Detroit monoplane piloted by William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee landed in Belgrade at 12.03 PM from Munich as they continued their around the world journey toward Constantinople. They had left Munich earlier that morning under ideal conditions and expected to reach their destination about 1,600 kilometers away in roughly 12 hours.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Pride of
Constantinople
Munich
Brock
Schlee
Croydon Field
Eng
Overweisenfeld
Turkey
Youth Shot After Failing To Hold "Drop" On Patrolman
A young would be robber, not yet out of high school, died after failing to pull the drop during a taxi hold up in New York. He had four $1 bills from a taxi driver and a grand jury indictment fragment naming "Frederickson" as a clue. The taxi driver alerted police. a patrolman shot the youth as he ordered the driver to surrender.
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Associated Press
New York
Frederickson
Robert N. Beatley Dies in Salina Kansas Aged Farmer
Robert N. Beatley a longtime Stephenson area farmer in Frederick County died yesterday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Sherwood in Salina Kansas He was about 86 and had lived with the Sherwoods for eight or nine years He is survived by son Charles A Beatley and two daughters Laura Beatley and Mrs Sherwood The body will be transported to Mount Hebron Cemetery for funeral services and interment in the family plot after a likely Thursday evening arrival and a Friday morning service
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Robert N. Beatley
Stephenson
Frederick County
John Sherwood
Salina
Kans
Charles R. McCann
Mr. Beatley
Sherwood
Beatley
Charles A. Beatley
Kali Works
Havana
Cuba
Laura Beatley
Riverdale
Mount Hebron
Miss Pownall and others survive Cumberland crash
Miss Virginia Pownall daughter of Rom ney W Va postmaster Miss Fannie Tucker daughter of Moorefield postmaster and Charles Wise Jr of Moorefield were injured in a head on collision with a lumber truck near Ruddle W Va. Miss Rebecca McWhorter was killed.
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Cumberland
Virginia Pownall
Thomas Pownall
Romney
W. Va
Fannie Tucker
E. M. Tucker
Charles C. Wise, Jr
Moorefield
Ruddle
Rebecca McWhorter
John McWhorter
George Marshall
Guysville
Ohio
Lloyd Didawick
Wardensville
Irl
Pownall
Harness Ford
Franklin
Petersburg
South Branch River
Shepherd College
Mexican Treasury Orders Release of U S Aviators
Mexico City August 30 Excelsior says the Mexican treasury department has told customs at Ojinaga to release U S Army aviators Capt. H Reynolds and Master Sergeant Gus Newland and allow them to fly back to the United States if investigations show they were forced to land on Mexican soil and that there was no smuggling motive.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Excelsior
Treasury Department
Ojinaga
United States Army
H. Reynolds
Gus Newland
United States
Body of a Boy Buried by Mine Cave-In Found
SC RANTON Pa Aug 30 After hours of dangerous digging workers recovered eight year old John Dobransky buried yesterday in a mine cave in at Olyphant. Twenty five men and onlookers narrowly escaped later cave ins near Hudson Coal Company workings as more ground sank across the street and along 100 feet of roadway.
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Associated Press
Scranton
John Dobransky
Olyphant
Hudson Coal Company
Dobransky
Racing Program At Winchester Fair Tomorrow
The Winchester Fair racing program tomorrow features one pacing race and two trotting events with purses of 400 dollars each. Races start at 1:00 pm with the 12:30 calling time. all events run under National Trotting Association rules. C. A. Hopkins is the starter.
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Winchester Fair For Tomorrow
C. A. Hopkins
Fur Coats On Sale This Week Showings
Real fur coats promoted for sale with a weekly showing. Advertising blurb names Moling and Seal as the source.
Maryland Farmer Shot In Quarrel Over Right of Way
Ashby Wolfe was seriously wounded by a shotgun. Neighbor William Toms faces charges as the shooting occurred yesterday at Mount Zion in the South mountains during a dispute over a claimed right of way. Wolfe underwent two hours of surgery to remove the shot.
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Maryland
Associated Press
Hag Town
Ashby Wolfe
William Toms
Mount Zion
South Mountains
Toms
Wolfe
Strasburg Bank Named Administrator in Virginia Estate
The Massanutten National Bank of Strasburg Virginia was named administrator on the estate of Wm. H. Lineburg deceased by its trust officer. Bond posted at $1,000. Thirty heirs listed as next of kin including brothers sisters nephews nieces and grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
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Massanutten National Bank
Strasburg
Wm. H. Lineburg
Fifteen Mexican Rebels Are Slain in Puebla Fight
Fifteen rebels were killed Saturday in a two hour clash between federal troops and Manuel Fernandez Lara's band at Cerro Prieto near Puebla. Dispatches from Mexico City report the fatalities.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Puebla
Manuel Fernandez Lara
Cerro Prieto
Holy Name Holds Convention Next Month in Keyser
More than 3 000 are expected to attend the Holy Name Society convention of the Richmond diocese to be held in Keyser West Virginia on Sunday September 25. Clergy from Virginia and West Virginia will participate with Bishop Brennan officiating and ex-Judge Walsh among speakers. The event includes mass, sessions at the music hall, a welcome address by Keyser mayor W. J. Koelz and a 12:30 luncheon at Hamill's restaurant with special rates at Hotel Corwin.
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Holy Name Society
Richmond
Catholic Church
Keyser
W. Va
R. A. Davis
Alexandria
Clarendon
Covington
Clifton Forge
Danville
Fails Church
Fairfax
Harrisonburg
Langley Field
Lynchburg
Mt. Ida
Norfolk
Newport News
Old Point
Andrew J. Brennan
W. A. McKeefrey
St. Mary's
F. P. Lackey
St. Joseph's
Martinsburg
Music Hall
W. J. Koelz
Hamill’s
Walsh
William C. Walsh
Baltimore Arch Diocesan Society
Lockout Hits Chicago Movie Theatres
Chicago theaters face a broad lockout as motion picture operators strike and film exchange managers refuse to supply films. About 350 cinemas in the district are affected while exhibitors vow to pursue the dispute to a finish and musicians hold a special meeting over the contract crisis.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Film Exchange
Exhibiters’ Association
Musicians’ Union
Lso
Apple Exports To Great Britain and Other Countries
Apple exports from New York for the week ending August 27 were announced by G. R. Cooper of Harnden and Company. Shipments to Liverpool, London, Southampton and Glasgow included barrels, boxes and baskets with totals of over ten thousand items. boxed apples were sent to Oslo, Copenhagen, Sweden, Rio de Janeiro, Santor, and Buenos Aires. Refrigerated Liverpool shipments added thousands of barrels, boxes and baskets.
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New York
G. R. Cooper
Harnden and Company
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Oslo
Copenhagen
Sweden
Rio de Janeiro
Santor
Buenos Aires
Kendall Fahnestock Fined in Reckless Driving Case
Kendall Fahnestock of the county was fined $50 and costs in police court for reckless driving and failing to stop after an accident. The incident occurred last October. he admitted guilt and paid the fine. Miss Gertrude Schneider was reportedly injured but recovered.
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Kendall Fahnestock
Fahnestock
Gertrude Schneider
Fur Coat Big Saving Sale This Week
Local sale advertises a Fur Coat sale this week with large discount signs. Listed at MOLING & SEAL, it promotes limited stock and time-limited savings.
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Moling & Seal
B and O Property Valued At 349 Million by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission valued the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's total property at 349 547 475 as of June 30 1918. Outstanding par value stocks and debts stood at 648 897 698 with 151 945 578 common stock 58 863 479 preferred stock and 488 088 640 funded debt unmatured.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Student Pastors To Meet Next Year At William and Mary
Lake Junaluska North Carolina August 80 Concluding the first annual retreat of student pastors of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and other special workers in college the body voted to hold a similar retreat next year at Williamsburg Virginia where William and Mary College is located. Dr Marvin Culbreth of Nashville Tennessee secretary of religious education presided and said he was pleased with results of the conference with student workers. Representatives were present from Alabama Florida Kentucky Arkansas Arizona California Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas and Virginia.
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Associated Press
Lake Junaluska
N. C
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Marvin Culbreth
Nashville
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North
Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Young Boy Hurt in Church Construction Accident
Sam Scott Hansbrough, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Garland Hansbrough, remains under observation at Memorial Hospital after falling from the attic of the new First Baptist Church on Washington and Piccadilly streets. He initially escaped serious injury, but a reaction and illness followed. X ray tests were planned to check for a possible skull fracture.
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Sam Scott Hansbrough
Garland M. Hansbrough
First Baptist Church
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Memorial Hospital
Lace Curtains and Rugs Laundered at Winchester Ste Laundry
Lace curtains and area rugs can be laundered at the Winchester Street Laundry. Phone number 28 listed for service inquiries and drop off.
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Winchester Ste
Juvenile Races Delight Large Winchester Crowd
Winchester’s first juvenile contest night drew an estimated 2000 spectators as the Playgrounds Association hosted events on Loudoun Street. Prizes went to boys and girls in scooter, foot, bicycle, and doll baby parades. the Winchester Concert Band and local organizations aided the program.
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Winchester
Winchester Playgrounds Association
Loudoun Street
Piccadilly
Boscawen Streets
Hugh Crisman
Hudson Miller
Charles Lowery
George Dove
Arthur Boyce
Earl Willey
Mary V. Robinson
Virginia Smith
Courtneypean
Mary E. Smith
Ose
Mifflin Clowe, Jr
Sam McCartney
Boots Kendall
Carl Garber
Henrietta Bowers
Margaret Bean
Playgrounds Association
John
Otssilent
Mary Quick
Lucille Jackson
Earl Crowser
Edwin Poe
Robert Y. Conrad American Legion
Post
Boy Scouts
Indivisals
Sr “Snags” Sargent
Handley School
Piccadilly Street
Floyd Haines
Roland Ryan
Hugene Cooper
Www
BP. Huntsberry
H. C. Lupton
Frank Gearing
Gordon Aiken
Another Sand Mine Closes In Morgan
BERKELEY SPRINGS West Virginia August 30 Another sand mine closed in the past week bringing the total to about three closures. Some workers moved to other mines while others remain unemployed. Local conditions show more joblessness than in many years with fears one mine may never reopen and the others idle for years.
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Berkeley Springs
W.va
See Our Window Display of Fur Coats On Sale This Week
Window display advertises fur coats on sale this week by Moling and Seal with pricing and sales emphasis.
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Lowden Aide
Fred Starck
Harding
Lowden
Illinois
Cinternational Newsree
Salina, Kansas
Miss Pownall
Treasury
U. S
Fair Tomorrow
Miss Gary
Anna May Owen
Gary
Hoosier City
Atlantic City
Strasburg Bank
Douglas Hapgood
Norman Hapgood
Boston House of Correction
Sacco
Vanzetti
Holy Name
Apple
Great Britain
Cleves
Grace Porter
International Newaree
William and Mary
Sam Hansbrough
Rand
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