Virginia Horticultural Society Concludes 31st Session
The Virginia State Horticultural Society wrapped up its annual convention at the Colonial Theatre. Presidents of U.S. horticultural societies are urged to meet to discuss remedies to foreign and interstate trade restrictions on apples. Campfield is praised for securing freight-rate reductions before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Horticultural Society
United States
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Colonial Theatre
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Shenandoah- Potomac
Cumberland
Campfield
Williams
Staunton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Extends Saturday Window Until Five P M
General delivery window at the local post office will stay open Saturdays until 5 p m beginning tomorrow and continuing through the Christmas holidays. Postmaster Harry C Stouffer says the longer hours will help residents receive and dispatch Christmas mail and ease holiday congestion. Local home delivery will also occur tomorrow afternoon and on Saturdays until after Christmas.
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Harry C. Stouffer
Mr. Stouffer
For Sale Empty Cider Barrels by American Cooperage Co
Auction of empty cider bar rels ranging from 5 to 50 gallons offered by American Cooperage Co located at Virginia Apple Cold Storage Office. Notice lists sale dates Friday Saturday and Monday. Includes location and contact context for interested buyers.
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American Cooperage Co
Apple Cold Storage
Capital Garden Prizes Won by Mrs. H. Lovett
Virginia contest winners announced by Miss Maude Wallace as part of the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau program. Prizes of 20 dollars per district plus a grand sweepstakes go to the top state scorer, with Mrs. Lovett winning the grand prize. The event supported the live-at-home campaign to boost home canning of vegetables and fruits across Virginia.
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L. B. Dietrich
Virginia
Sylvia Slocum
A. F. Morrisette
Norfolk County
H. T. Mason
Mecklenburg County
Northern Virginia
Belle Burke
H. E. Lovett
Frederick County
Geo. H. Morrison
Spotsylvania County
Central Virginia
Sally Guy Davis
G. R. Fulp
Halifax County
H. E. Bowman
Roanoke County
Southwest Virginia
Helen Ricks
Applesauce to Be Presented at Handley Tonight
Handley High School hosts the annual faculty play Applesauce by Bobby Connors tonight at 8:15 in the school auditorium. Cast includes Miss Bessie Corkey, Mrs Harriet Weaver, Miss Phyllis Palmer, G R Quarles, W H McIlwee, Russell Joyce, and John Parsons. directed by J N G Finley with Miss Marian Laughton as property manager. Part of proceeds aid clothing for destitute school children. tickets 50 cents for adults and 75 cents for reserved seats, available at Baker's Drug Store and at the door.
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Applesauce
Bobby Conners
Handley High School
Bessie Corkey
Harriet H. Weaver
Phyllis Palmer
G. R. Quarles
W. H. Mcllwee
Russell Joyce
John Parsons
J. N. G. Finley
Marian Laughton
Star
Baker’s Drug Store
Barr's Studio Christmas Club Promises Personal Portraits
Barr's Studio invites Christmas sittings day or night with a cordial welcome. A Christmas Club is offered with classes to fit every purse at Fedde of Winchester, encouraging customers to join for holiday preparation and portraits.
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Barr's
Union Bank of Winchester
Santa Claus
Fedde of
Winchester
Convict Warden Abducted as Prison Break Unfolds
Six armed convicts seized Warden Thomas B. White at Leavenworth federal penitentiary and fled in a soldiers car after forcing entry with forged passes. He was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries while authorities, including Fort Leavenworth soldiers and Kansas police, chased the escapees nine miles west. Department of Justice agents were sent to get the facts as a farm house pursuit continued.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Thomas B. White
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
White
Lecompton Road
T. B White
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Fort Leavenworth
Peniterrtiary
Washington
Justice Department
Leavenworth Penitentiary
T. B. White
Kansas City
Here
A Bicycle for Christmas Ideal Gift
H R Willis advertises a bicycle as a Christmas ideal gift with emphasis on value and availability, inviting readers to consider a practical present for the holiday season. The brief notice highlights Christmas gifting and parental or consumer interest in a durable bicycle option.
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H. R. Willis
The GLOVE Shop Special Hats Sale Ad
NOTICE ADVERTISING A December 12 sale at The Glove Shop featuring hats priced at 1.00 to 1.95. Margaret L. Hodgson listed as contact or proprietor in a brief classified style notice.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Bargains on Shoes Suits Coats at Main Street Store
Sale at 605 S Main St offers shoes suits overcoats rubber boots rubbers hats caps and notions at four price and many items under two price. Big bar gains advertised with limited hours 10 to 1.
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S. Main St
Colored youth visits Lantz's Mill store after 35 years
A Winchester colored youth accompanied by his employer stirred big curiosity in Lantz's Mill Shenandoah county as residents noted no black resident had lived there for decades. Schoolchildren tracked his every move from the store to the road, and shopkeepers remarked on the rare sight before he and his employer returned to Winchester.
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Lantz
Lantz's Mill
Shenandoah County
Winchester
Lantz’s Mill
Edinburg
Tornado Claims Two Lives Near Texarkana Arkansas
A deadly tornado struck north of Texarkana Ark injuring several and killing two, with Mrs Vera Perry and Mr J E Hardin among the dead. Others were seriously hurt including Francis Hardin, Harry Perry and Anna Hardin. The storm damaged homes, a church, a log cabin, and scattered wreckage across a field.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Ark
Dev
Here
JE. Hardin
Vera C. Perry
Tate
J. E. Hardin
Francis Hardin
Harry ©. Perry
Anna L. Hardin
O. Campbell
Hardin
Perry
Hardins
All Japanese Cabinet Officers Resign in Tokyo Crisis
Tokyo December 11. The Japanese cabinet of Premier Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki resigned amid criticism of foreign and financial policies. The move risks a suspension of the gold standard and an embargo on gold, with the crisis seen as economic rather than diplomatic in origin.
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Tokyo
Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki
Japan
Last Day For Winchester Poll Tax Before City Election
Saturday, December 12, is the final day for Winchester voters who have not yet paid their poll tax to qualify for the general city election on Tuesday, June 14, 1932. Voters should pay to W. A. Baker, treasurer, City Hall, by this Saturday unless taxes have already been settled.
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Winchester
W. A. Baker
City
Local Bike Makers Clash With Columbia Brands
H. R. Willis reports on Columbia bicycle items featuring Iver Johnson Colson Flyer models and local market notes for 11 ip 1t, detailing shop lineup and product notes. The brief highlights competition among brand names and catalog offerings in the area.
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Columbia
Iver Johnson
Colson Flyer Bicycles
H. R. Willis
Lindbergh to Visit Winchester for Hunting Trip
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh and Col and Mrs Henry Breckenridge arrive in Winchester by air to stay at Rosemont near Berryville for a private hunting outing with Mr. and Mrs. H F Byrd. They plan to hunt Clarke county partridge and may travel by air to Richmond then return to New York. The departure was delayed one day due to heavy fog.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Henry Breckenridge
New York
Winchester
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Admiral Byrd Airport
Lindbergh
Breckenridge
Mr. Byrd
Berryville
Clarke County
Colonel Lindbergh
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Augusta
Rockingham
Richmond
Byrd
William T. Reed
Lindberghs
Breckenridges
Airship Akron Visits Washington on Training Flight
The airship Akron arrived in Washington after a training and test flight from Lakehurst New Jersey. It took off late yesterday and stayed overnight over the coast before reaching the capital this morning. The Navy Department said it would return to its hangar likely by sunset today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval
Akron
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Kane Leaps In Dramatic Way At Hampshire Court
Professor Elisha Kent Kane, on trial for drowning his wife Jennie Graham Kane, testified through tears about his heroic efforts to save her as she slipped from Grand View lighthouse rocks. He denied insanity allegations, leaping to the bench to challenge in-laws. His aged father refused to say he received any harsh letter about his son’s exam.
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Associated Press
Hampton
Elisha Kent Kane
Jennie Graham Kane
C. Vernon Spratley
Spratley
Jennie
Grand View Lighthouse
Thirsk
Kane
Evan O'Neill Kane
Harry W. Smith
Thomas L. Kane
Watson presses armament cut in Europe linked to debt plan
Senator Watson of Indiana urged a European reduction in armaments in exchange for revision of war debts proposed by President Hoover. He argued Europe should cut spending rather than have the United States shoulder its debts to fund future naval and military buildup. The stance, alongside Borah’s opposition, could delay revival of the war debts commission and influence February disarmament talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Watson
Indiana
Hoover
Europe
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
War Debts Commission
George Washingtons predeath White House tour noted
A historical claim states George Washington and his wife toured the White House rooms just days before his death in 1799, illustrating a rare glimpse of the unfinished residence during the early republic.
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George Washington
White House
Walnut dedication Gazette plans massed walnut display at pole
A large attendance is expected at the Boy Scout walnut dedication tomorrow at 3 pm at the George Washington Headquarters. If weather fails the Handley Library lecture hall will host the ceremony with Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R invited to participate. Walnuts gathered in Winchester and Shenandoah Valley will be shipped to the U S Department of Agriculture for planting and be known as Admiral Byrd Trees from Winchester. The ceremony includes a uniform parade to place walnuts at the flagpole. A Scout truck from Washington may transport the walnuts. if not, an express company will be used. C A Reed of Agriculture will attend and express appreciation. Colin H. Livingston, national vice president, will represent the National Council.
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George Washington
Handley Library
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Boy Scouts of
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Admiral Byrd
Virginia
Pole Base
Department of Agriculture
Express Company
C. A. Reed
National Council of the Boy Scouts
Colin H. Livingston
Boy Scouts of America
William D. Boyce
Chicago
Boy Scout Organization
District of Columbia
Duringer's Birthday Ends in Sing Sing Execution
Rudolph Duringer, a 26 year old truck driver, was electrocuted in Sing Sing for the murder of Virginia Brannen, a dance hall girl. Five minutes after entering the death chamber he died. He had just celebrated his birthday with cigars shared among 23 death house inmates, including Francis Crowley, linked to the Nassau county police man killing.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Rudolph Duringer
Sing Sing
Virginia Brannen
Anthony Paterson
Duringer
Francis Crowley
Nassau County
Miss Brannen
Japanese Bomb Kills a Woman in Panshan Area
Japanese planes dropped five bombs along the Yangtze railroad near Panshan today. Chinese reports say a woman was killed in the attack and there were likely other casualties. The incident occurred near Peiping as tensions rose over ongoing hostilities in China.
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Associated Press
Peiping
China
Panshan
Yngkow-Tawpangtze
Merrie and Christy Return Home With Christmas Parcels
Opal Hemler recalls Merrie and Christy arriving late with parcels by the gate. Christy, practical, opened the catch as joy and glee filled the scene. Bundles of mystery were brought in just days before Christmas.
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Christy
Opal Hemler
Valley Pike Reconstruction Aims for 1932 Completion
State Senator W H East announced tentative highway funds to finish widening and rebuilding the Valley pike from Staunton to the West Virginia line north of Winchester. If permanent, the 1 193 400 dollars will end gaps and relieve traffic on Route No 1 by redirecting tourist movement through the Valley counties.
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Staunton
West Virginia
Winchester
State Highway Commission
W. H. East
Augusta
Senator East
America
West Virginia Line
Commission
Burketown
Burg
Stephens
East
State Highsway Commission
Rail official Speaks at Rotary Luncheon on Railroads and Apple Trade
C B Sudborough vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad in charge of traffic was the principal speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon. He delivered an engaging talk on the railroad apple trade relation and the railroads' financial status. Other attendees included W C Kline J G Gunn and Max Lowman division and district freight agents, Henry Lee Staples, and P P Pilcher who joined as a new member.
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C. B. Sudborough
Pennsylvania Rail+road
Rotary Club
Zamore Becomes Spain's First Constitutional President
Niceto Alcala Zamore, the veteran leader known as the father of the Spanish republic, took the oath as Spain's first constitutional president. The ceremony in Madrid's assembly chamber saw him standing at the historic throne site once occupied by Alphonse XIII.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Niceto Alcala Zamore
Alphonse Xiit
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