Rates Aimed With West Favor Declared by Virginia Groups
Virginia Horticultural Society and West Virginia Horticultural Society petition the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking suspension of apple rate cuts that favor Pacific coast shipments. They warn healthier Virginia and West Virginia apple exports to New York and Atlantic ports would be harmed if Pacific rates drop while theirs stay higher. The movement parallels earlier I C C reductions but reversals restored prior rates, spurring renewed appeals led by H S Campfield and H E Kenner with West Virginia growers joining.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
H. E. Ketner
State Commission
Virginia Horticultural Society
West Virginia Horticultural Society
West Virginia
New York
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast Territory
Atlantic
Nagee Aiea
Mar
W. Va
Shenandoah-Cumberland Valley
Tusday
W. S. Campfield
Maryland
I.cc.c
Martinsburg
Washington
New York State
South
Campfield
H. E. Kenner
Harry W. Miller
Paw Paw
Deer Kills During Pennsylvania Hunting Trip
Lester Pangle of several miles west of town returned from Pennsylvania where he killed a 200 pound deer while hunting with friends. The Pennsylvania deer season closed Tuesday and killing of does was allowed this season due to nuisance on many farms.
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Lester Pangle
Pennsylvania
Thaw Arrives in Norfolk From Europe Amid Quiet Remarks
Harry K. Thaw the Pittsburgh financier and Kenilworth Farm owner arrived in Norfolk aboard the City of Baltimore with his secretary and two women companions. He spent hours sightseeing by taxi and sent two telegrams with five dollar tips. He described European life as lively and not troubled by hard times and praised the Roosevelt Line service.
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Norfolk
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Kenilworth Farm
Winchester
France
Baltimore Mail Line
Roosevelt Line
Baltimore
Thaw
New York
Germany
Europe
America
J. H. Threadgill
Army Base
Ritchie Condemns Attack on Photographer at Inquest
Governor Albert C. Ritchie criticized Prince Georges county officers for attacking Washington photographer Thomas C. McAvoy at an inquest into the Colonial Tea House shooting in Bladensburg where Grover C. Amick was killed. The attorney general’s report called the conduct inexcusable and the officers unfit. If state employees, Ritchie said he would dismiss them.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchie
George M. Grimes
Prince Georges County
Washington
Bladensboro
Grover C. Amick
Winchester
Grimes
Howard Slater
Ralph Brown
Thomas C. McAvoy
McAvoy
Lane
Ritchie
Kidnappers Hold Wealthy Woman in Kansas City
Mrs Nellie Donnelly a wealthy Kansas City garment maker was reported held by kidnappers who threatened to blind her and kill her chauffeur unless a 75000 dollar ransom is paid and police are not involved.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Nellie Donnelly
Henry Print Shop Christmas Cards Offer
Local printer Henry Print Shop advertises a line of Christmas cards in plain printed or engraved styles with quick service.
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Henry Print Shop
Christmas Club Joins Sao Bank Offer
Christmas Club membership provides funds for gifts and festivities with extra savings. Sao Bank of Winchester invites joiners to open accounts and save for the season.
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Sao Bank of Winchester
Virginia garden clubs urge protection of evergreens for future Christmas joy
Virginia garden clubs plead to safeguard holly laurel and running pine from ruthless harvesting. They warn future growth may be restricted by law, citing the Ball bill which bars damaging trees without written permission and urges buyers to ensure proper cutting to protect future supply.
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Virginia
Tunnel under Skyline Drive nears completion at Marys Rock
An active blasting project on Skyline Drive near Luray uses about 1000 pounds of dynamite daily to advance the Marys Rock tunnel nine miles east of Luray. The 300 foot long tunnel, 30 feet high and wide, progresses steadily with three shifts of 15 men each and pay from 20 to 35 cents hourly.
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Mary's Rock
Skyline Drive
Luray
Mary’s Rock
Rifle Volley Breaks Up Riot Among Students
A troop volley dispersed a student riot in Nanking as the Central Daily News plant was wrecked. Students attacked editors blamed for opposing militant policy against Japan. several wounded were carried away and the total casualties were unclear.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Central Daily News
Christmas Musical Program at United Brethren Church Sunday
A special 11 o'clock Sunday service at United Brethren Church on North Braddock features a Christmas musical and literary program. A 50-voice chorus will sing, with two choirs led by Mrs. Edwin Ritter and Mrs. Elmer Hodges.
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United Brethren Church
North Braddock Street
George W. Stover
Young People’s Choir
Edwin Ritter
Charlotte DeHart
Elmer V. Hodges
Hodges
Madeline Anderson
King
Garnet Hamrick
Jesus
Bailey Brothers Sell Candy and Boxes to Churches and Schools
Bailey Brothers advertise special prices on candy and candy boxes targeted to churches and schools.
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Bailey Brothers
Sample Shoe Store Denies Police Complaint Over Beer Leak
Mrs. Esther Lovett says the Sample Shoe Store did not file a police complaint about beer leaking into the shop from an upper room. She adds the store’s X ray shoe fitting machine was not damaged.
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Esther Lovett
Star Today
Gifts Send Apples for Christmas Display at Hotel
Independent Fruit Co advertises apples for holiday display at the George Washington Hotel Building with contact phone 636. The notice lists dates 1p 15 17 19 and promotes festive fruit decorations.
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Geo. Wash
Independent Fruit CO
House Passes Certificate Bill to Aid Veterans Loans
The House voted 200 million dollars for the veterans administration to meet loans for veterans on adjusted service certificates. The measure moves to the Senate for action.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Veterans’ Administration
Senate
Hoover program advances farm loan fund bill
The House banking committee approved the Stegall bill to create a $100,000,000 revolving fund for federal farm loan banks. This marks the first Hoover reconstruction item acted on this session. Willis Bicycle Shop promotes a bicycle Christmas for children.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
House Banking Committee
Stegall
Federal Farm Loan Banks
Surrender at Local Jail by Notorious Check Flasher
Joseph Carpenter, a longtime check forger, turned himself in at the Winchester jail after a nationwide flight. He faced a forgery charge for a $65 check at Bell Clothes Shop on North Loudoun Street and was to appear before Police Justice Donald L. Weems for preliminary hearing.
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Joseph Carpenter
Pannett
Carpenter
Bell Clothes
North Loudoun Street
Roy Richards
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Winchester
Bell Clothiers
Bell Clothes Shop
Washington
Ritz
Penna
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Landrs
J Mmiag Ray Arin
Ee Jeannes Forger
Bearn
Donald L. Weems
Several Leading Stocks Lose Ground in Moderate Selloff
In New York on December 17 sellers led markets with several prominent stocks slipping one to five points to new lower levels. The decline appeared deliberate, not hasty, with moderate total volume. Call money rose to 2 1/2 percent as Sterling cables opened one cent lower at 3.451/4 dollars.
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Associated Press
New York
Sterling
Swanson Named as Delegate to Geneva Arms Conference
President Hoover picks Claude A. Swanson a Virginia Democrat and ranking Senate member on foreign relations and naval committees for the American delegation to the Geneva Arms Conference. Henry L. Fletcher and others are noted as possible delegation members amid expectations Secretary Stimson will decide Geneva attendance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Senator Swanson
Senate
Swanson
Henry L. Fletcher
Greencastle
Geneva
Henry Cabot Todee
Massachusetts
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Stimson
London
Fletcher
Hand Aiding Horse Race Bets Firms Plead Guilty
Co. L. Gerling, Thomas Shaver and Gold Weller pleaded guilty in Martinsburg justice court to operating establishments with facilities for making bets on horse races. Each paid a $200 minimum fine plus costs after raids on two downtown venues. Prosecution agreed to the minimum fine. charges against P. S. Grimes and H. C. Russler were dropped.
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Co. L. Gerling
Thomas Shaver
Gold Weller
Martinsburg
P. S. Grimes
H. C Russler
Silent Han In Teal Mistletoe Chandelier Impulse
Historical note references a gangster persona and a poetic line about teal mistletoe from a chandelier, implying a stylistic, sensational fragment from Collier's Weekly. The readable text hints at crime culture and ornate phrasing without a clear event, name, or date.
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Han
Collier’s Weekly
Better Way Dry Cleaning Ad by Nat Hawkins
Nat Hawkins promotes dry cleaning for Christmas wardrobe with a contact number 392 M. Ad emphasizes the Better Way service for suits and dresses during the holidays.
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Nat Hawkins
Trial opens in Virginia Triplet will contest
In Shenandoah County Circuit Court proceedings begin over the will of Dr. J. I. Triplett. Contestants seek to overturn a 750000 estate plan aimed at funding a Mount Jackson business college. Judge Philip Williams to decide after days of testimony and contested panels.
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Triplett
Woodstock
J. I. Triplett
Shenandoah County
Dr. Triplett
Mount Jackson
Joiee T. W. Harrison
Winchester
Aubrey G Weaver
Royal
William B Ford
Luray
John C. Cooner
Jacksonville
Fla
Harry R. Kern
Philip Williams
Herbert Trotter
Ourewritten
Adva Nee “Geanie
Mount Jackson National Bank
Dr. Triniett
House to Start Formal Navy Treaty Strength Plan
Tomorrow the House naval committee will meet to organize and discuss a general program toward a navy of treaty strength. Chairman Vinson supports building a navy as large as treaties permit and has drafted a bill to authorize that construction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vinson
Naval Committee
McFadden Attacks President Hoover at House Hearing
Representative McFadden of Pennsylvania fiercely criticized President Hoover and the debt holiday plan before the House ways and means committee. Cabinet members defended the moratorium saying it prevented a financial panic, while McFadden's colleagues repudiated his stance and backed the measure. Senate finance members planned an inquiry into foreign loans, and Stimson stressed moral obligations in debt terms.
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Washington
McFadden
Hoover
House
Ways and Means Committee
Germany
Beedy
Maine
Stimson
Mills
The
Treasury
Syke Ee Pre
Congress
Europe
America
Pennsylvania
Senate
Cats
United States
Johnson
California
Ways and Means
von Hindenburg
Associated Press
Senate Finance Committee
Reduced jewelry prices at F R Crane Jeweler
F R Crane Jeweler offers a great reduction on watches and jewelry for Christmas gifts at 6 S Main St. The ad promotes bargains and urges customers to visit the store for savings. Moling & Cather advertise sensible gift merchandise at lower prices.
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S. Main’ St
Moling & Cather
Butler's Packing House Fancy Christmas Apples Sale
A local packing house lists fancy Christmas apples sold in pecks half bushels bushels and boxes. The advertisement stresses variety and packaging options offered by Butler's Packing House for holiday fruit needs.
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Butler’s Packing House
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