H Myers Dies at 72 in Purcell of Heart Disease
H Myers longtime Shawnee district supervisor and county official dies at home in Purcell aged 72 after farming years. Survived by wife Katherine Schlicter two sisters and brother. funeral at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with Rev F T McFaden leading and burial at Mount Hebron.
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Purcell
Mr. Myers
William, H
Mary J. Harman Myers
Myers
Laurel Brigade
Frederick County
Front Royal Pike
Purcell Avenue
Shawnee
Greenwood
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Loudoun Street
Mary S. Taylor
North Braddock Street
William T. Barr
Reyton Street
Henry Myers
Thurmont
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
F. T. McFaden
Mount Hebron
Unlawful To Hunt Or Track Game In Snowy Weather
Local game warden F. W. Pingley calls attention to state laws prohibiting hunting or tracking any game when snow covers the ground, with rabbits not classified as fur bearing. Landowners are barred from hunting on their lands. He notes it is illegal to bass fish west of the Blue Ridge. seasons run July 1 to November 30 west of the mountains and June 15 to March 15 east of them.
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F. W. Pingley
Pingley
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge
Gifts For Xmas at Hodgson & Brown
Complete stock of Diamonds Wrist Watches Rings Traveling Sets Clocks Pen and Pencil Dresser Sets Necklaces Bracelet Sets Military Brushes and Silverware at affordable prices. Those who saved to spend can now spend to save.
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Hodgson & Brown
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad
An advertisement for Winchester Steam Laundry promises convenient service with a phone contact for customers sending in soiled clothes.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Delinquent Taxpayers List Prepared in Winchester
City Treasurer W A Baker reports the preparation of a delinquent tax list for Winchester covering 1931 and earlier years. The list will be shown to the Common Council in January, after which properties with back taxes may be advertised for sale. Most delinquencies come from small property owners, totaling over 30000 dollars, with 6 day a week office hours offered for payment discussions.
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Common Council
W. A. Baker
Winchester
Baker
Sanitary Stores Donating Groceries to Red Cross
Lawrence C. Hollis, Red Cross drive chairman, reports the Sanitary Grocery Company of Washington will contribute $10 worth of groceries per week for about 18 weeks through December to March to aid feeding the needy. The company previously used the same plan last year and plans to continue this winter.
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Lawrence C. Hollis
Red Cross
Sanitary Grocery Company, Inc
Washington
Sanitary Store
Hollis
Sanitary Company
Bank Held Up Near Latrobe in Snowstorm Heist
Three shabbily dressed gunmen robbed the Pleasant Unity National Bank near Latrobe shortly after opening, taking about $4,000 in currency gold and silver. They fled in a maroon coupe with yellow wheels as state police pursued through a snowbound terrain.
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Associated Press
Latrobe
Pleasant Unity National Bank
Pleasant Unity
Crawford Beats Ellsworth Vines in Victoria Championship
In Melbourne on December 10 Jack Crawford, Australia’s top tennis star, defeated American Wimbledon champion Ellsworth Vines Jr. in five sets 1 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 4 to win the Victoria championship.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
Jack Crawford
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Victoria
Driverless Car to Ride Winchester Streets Monday
The Winchester community will glimpse a driverless radio controlled car on December 19 at 2 PM. Captain J. J. Lynch will supervise the demonstration, with Pine Motor Company Bun cutter Tire Company and Miller and Anderson sponsoring. The vehicle will operate without a driver, guided by radio control, while a follow car will monitor the route. Public attendance is invited as the machine traverses main streets and makes turns and stops.
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Winchester
J. J. Lynch
Pine Motor Company
Buncutter Tire Company
Miller and Anderson
Lynch
James Hardin Guilty Of Assault In Frederick County
James Hardin is found guilty of felonious assault in Frederick County Circuit Court. He received a two year sentence in the Virginia State Penitentiary for shooting Claude Dix on August 30. The report also notes pleas of guilty by W. K. Henderson and Walter Ryder to prohibition indictments, with fines and six months imprisonment.
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Frederick County
James Hardin
Claude Dix
Couny
Hardin
Virginia State Penitentiary
Dix
W. K. Henderson
Philip Williams
Walter Ryder
Henderson
James Hare
Hare
Frank Johnson
Guy Smith
Verner Bayliss
F. A. Whitacre
H. S. Shiley
Einstein Sails For United States From Bremerhaven
Prof Albert Einstein and Frau Einstein sailed from Bremerhaven on the Oakland bound for California where he will resume research at Mount Wilson Observatory.
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Associated Press
Bremerhaven
Germany
Albert Einstein
Frau Einstein
United States
Oakland
California
Mount Wilson Observary
Christmas Gifts From Miller’s
Yearly subscriptions to magazines and newspapers make useful lasting gifts. Also kodaks vanity cases perfumes smelling salts hot water bottles flashlights writing paper. Own a tested fever thermometer know your temperature. Get these at Miller’s.
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Miller's
Dog saves boy from probable abduction plot in Wayne Pa
A burgler’s bungling attempt to abduct two year old John Master in Wayne Pennsylvania ended when a German shepherd barked, thwarting entry to the nursery. Police traced intruder activity to the garage, finding a pried window, a removed ladder, and damaged valuables.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John R. C. Master
Master
Henry B. Master
Board of Pensions
The
Northern Presbyterian Church
Mary Clarissa White
John Beaver White
Villanova
Christmas Seals appeal from Winchester Tuberculosis Association
The Winchester Tuberculosis Association asks readers to use and keep Christmas Seals to help prevent and cure tuberculosis in the community and invites responses.
Men Convicted In Lottery Case Out On Bail
An order granted bail pending appeal for Conrad H B Mann Frank F E Hering and Bernard C McGuire in a federal lottery conviction. The appeal must be argued by the first week in February. Mann received five months Hering four months and McGuire one year and a day each. Bail set at twelve thousand dollars for Mann and McGuire and four thousand for Hering.
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Associated Press
Yory
Conrad HB. Mann
Frank FE. Hering
Bernard C. McGuire
Manton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mann
Hering
McGuire
Weather outlook for week in Atlantic states
Weather outlook for week beginning Monday calls for snow over the north and snow or rain over the south portion at the start. Snow or rain over the north and rains over the south are expected around Wednesday and again toward the end of the week. Temperatures are slightly below normal at the start, turning colder then warmer later in the week.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South
Notre Dame Versus USC Faces Soggy Prospect at Coliseum
Heavy showers lingered overnight creating a wet field for the Notre Dame at USC football game. Only about 2,000 seats remained unsold of 105,000, signaling a likely sellout before kickoff.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
University of Notre Dame
Southern California
Memorial Coliseum
Interstate Commerce sets value for Winchester and Western Railroad
The Interstate Commerce Commission tentatively fixes the Winchester and Western Railroad value at 420000 as of December 31 1927 for rate making. Additional leased properties are valued at 15837. The line operates in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Winchester and Western Railroad
Virginia
West Virginia
For Sale S P C A cabinet Victrola in perfect condition
Classified item lists a Victrola cabinet in perfect condition offered by S P C A. Contact numbers 624 W or 41 J for inquiries and price details.
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S.P.C.A
Further Cuts In Expenses Of Schools Ordered
Richmond reports that Dr. Sid ney B Hall state superintendent says over $40,000 in economies are authorized in addition to a ten percent salary cut and ten percent appropriation reduction. The major save is $33,000 by eliminating nine physical education and health supervisors, effective year end. Headquarters reorganization contributed $9,000 in savings.
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Richmond
Sidney B. Hall
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Eleven White and Twelve Negro Miners Die in Kentucky Blast
Four more bodies were removed from the Zero Mine at Yancey bringing total dead to 23 from the explosion yesterday. Rescue crews, wearing masks against carbon monoxide, continued work as investigators pursue the blast cause, with safety director Bryson citing a windy blast or misfired charge. Eleven white and twelve Black miners were in the entry when the mine operated by Harlan Fuel Co. at Yancey blew a mile from the entrance.
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Associated Press
Harlan, Ky
T Yancey
J. S. Bryson
Harlan Coal Operators’ Association
Harlan Fuel Company
Yancey
Reynolds Estate Placed Under Temporary Administrator
Surrogate James A. Foley appointed the Guaranty Trust Company of New York as temporary administrator of Smith Reynolds estate pending the birth of his child with Libby Holman Reynolds. The will, made before the marriage and not providing for her, will not be probated until after birth, with a guardian named to protect the child’s interests.
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Associated Press
New York
James A. Foley
Guaranty Trust Company of
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Reynolds
Miss Holman
Stock Market Edges Lower Amid Fading Rally
New York stocks showed weariness as gains from yesterday faded. Moderate selling trimmed several leading issues while most closes were near steady. about half a million shares traded with sterling cables at 3.25 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Sterling Cables
Truck Skids On Rail Line Near Bunker Hill WV
Two W E Cooper and Son drivers William H. Hillyard and Julian Shade were injured when their truck skidded on snow and was struck by a passenger train on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Bunker Hill West Virginia. Both men suffered cuts and bruises with Shade sustaining back soreness. no bones were broken. The engineer stopped the train and the men were taken to Memorial Hospital, then the truck and cargo were tended and some groceries delivered to Inwood and Bunker Hill merchants.
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William H. Hillyard
Julian Shade
W. E. Cooper and Son
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Inwood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Hillyard
Mr. Shade
Pease
New York
Hillyard
Shade
Winchester
Piot
Cooper Firm
East Piccadilly Street
Melvin Miller
Young Delegation Says Will Resist War and Go to Jail
A 16 member group from the United Youths Conference Against War delivered a statement to Hoover administration aides declaring they would resist war to the utmost and would willingly go to jail rather than fight.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Youths’ Conference Against War
Hoover
Special Meeting Closes at Stines Chapel with 1200 Attendees
Ten evangelistic evenings at Stines Chapel on North Frederick road ended with a sermon by Rev. Guy M. Morrow of Kernstown. About 1,200 people attended the sessions over 10 nights, with ten preachers and ten conversions reported. Music was led by Edward Daugherty with additional selections from Winchester Gore Alb in and nearby areas.
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Stine’s Chapel
North Frederick Road
Guy M. Morrow
Kernstown
Edward Daugherty
Winchester
Gore
Albin
Snowfall Blanket Spreads Across East With Snow in City
Winter weather hits Winchester and nearby areas with the first snow of the season. About three inches blanketed streets by midafternoon, making travel hazardous yet boosting farmer, fruit grower and business activity as moisture and cover crops benefit crops and prospects brighten commerce. Temperatures dropped nearly 40 degrees from earlier warm spells as a national forecast warned of more snow tonight and tomorrow.
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Winchester
Associated Press
Richmond
Piedmont
Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Rich
Sergeant York Calls for Real Fight Against Prohibition
Sergeant Alvin T. York, WWI hero, speaks at the Anti-Saloon League convention urging organized resistance to repeal of prohibition. He urges Americans to unite like in 1917 and 1918, citing prayer meetings and battlefield discipline to press on.
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Washington
Alvin T. York
Anti-Saloon League
York
America
Flashes of Life in Various Cities and Oddities
A collection of brief vignettes from American and Egyptian towns. Retirement of Ahmed El Sayed Baadan after 42 years as postman covers a long career. An opossum is saved after a car scare and becomes a pet. A thief steals Alfred Kalberger’s fur coat and watchdog. Firemen alert eight women to a blaze during bridge games. A birth follows a son’s drowning death. A Cantonary singing contest in Mishawaka features 25 birds with Dasil De Geyter’s bird winning with 311 notes.
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Cario
Egypt
Ahmed el Sayed Baadan
Harrisburg
R. M. Hutchinson
Mishawaka
Ind
Dasil de Geyter
Police raid uncovers liquor still in dry-walled house
Cincinnati patrolman Walter Hart and Elmer Swissler found a damp second floor and dry lower walls, leading to a raid that uncovered a still liquor and mash. Joe Mascari and his wife, both 20, were arrested.
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Cincinnati
Walter Hart
Elmer Swissler
Joe Mascari
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Kentucky
Reynolds Estate
W. H. Hillyard
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Chicago
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Charles Freel
Baraboo
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Henry Wedekind
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