Final Week For Sale of Christmas Seals in Virginia
The Virginia Tuberculosis Association urges statewide purchase of Christmas seals, noting last year’s per capita raise to about two cents and aiming for at least two and a half cents per person. New York leads with 8.9 cents. proceeds fund local tuberculosis eradication efforts with many Virginians volunteering.
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Virginia Tuberculosis Association
New York State
New York City
Virginia
New Car Owners May Display Tags For Coming Year
Local police and the Chamber of Commerce, with Motor Vehicle Commissioner James M Hayes, authorize new car buyers in Winchester from today to January 1st to attach 1927 license tags and use their cars now. The change eases hardship from waiting until January 1 for 1927 model owners.
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Chamber of Commerce
James M. Hayes
Winchester
Great National Park Planned In New Power Project
Seattle official J D Ross partners on a 75 million dollar Cascades power project. A 365 foot dam on Ruby Creek will form a four mile lake and a second 520 foot dam will create a lake extending into Canada. An inland tourist route will connect lakes with elevators for boat and passenger travel.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Yellowstone
Yosemite
J. D. Ross
Cascades
Ruby Creek
Canada
Opened Valley Car Laundry at 6 W Cork St
Valley Car Laundry opened at 6 West Cork Street offering prompt service and phone contact 352 under new operation.
Ducharme Opens Cumberland's New Apartment Hotel
Cumberland Maryland features a surge in building with about 40 homes under construction this year. The Algonquin Hotel leads new projects with a $500000 cost and a formal opening attended by thousands. Manager Maxime Ducharme, formerly of Winchester and Richmond, guides operations.
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Ducharme
Cumberland
Algonquin
Maxime Ducharme
Winchester
Richmond
Overheated Stove Sparks Garage Fire on East Cork Street
A garage on East Cork Street owned by A Taylor Ritter caught fire Saturday night due to an overheated stove used by Bob James. The blaze caused a $50 loss, with no insurance. Firefighters prevented spread to nearby buildings, a second alarm later extinguished remaining embers, and Ritter plans to build a concrete iron home for James to reduce future fire risk.
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A. Taylor Ritter
East Cork Street
Ritter
Bob James
Bob
Mr. Ritter
Albin Brevities from AlbIn Virginia December
Albin Brevities notes Mrs Glatge and Mr Glatge leaving for Florida for winter. Clifton Miller from Washington DC visits area friends. Ernest Miller from Winchester visits Mrs A V Hudson. Mr and Mrs Orndorff visit Winchester friends. Mr and Mrs B F Lineberg dine at White Post. Mrs Bailey spends a day with Winchester friends.
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Albin
M. S. Glatge
Florida
Clifton Miller
Washington, D. C
Ernest Miller
Winchester
A. V. Hudson
Orndorff
Mrry
B. F. “Ineberg
White
Rl Bailey
Settlement on the Estate of McDosdll Splegs
Fragmentary notice from the estate of R C McDosdll Splegs indicating a settlement with parties named Mrs B C McDonald and Adare, referencing a date 12 20 31 and terms of addertignea or related adjournment. details incomplete due to damaged text.
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R. C
B.C. “McDonald
Adare
YORFOLK & WESTERN Schedule In Effect Nov 21 1926
Train timetable from Berryville Virginia with routes to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Williamson Norton and connections to Memphis Chattanooga Nashville and Memphis. Includes Pullman sleeper service to Williamson Bristol Philadelphia and New York with local hunts to Shenandoah and Hagerstown and connections to Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Contact H H Burks Berryville VA or John L Bladon Roanoke VA for fares and reservations.
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Berryville
Roanoke
Bristol
Bluefield
Williamson
Norton
Waynesboro
Pullman
W. Va
Memphis
Chattanoga
Nashville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Broiler
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
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Ford
Grae Fas
Hughes Motor GU
Northern VA. Motor CO
Loudoun Street
Auto Parts Corp
Hudson
Duco
Shenandoah Motor LO
Nash, Hupp Dealers
H. A. Schmidt
C. H. Shutte
Handley School
Great National Park
W. Cork St
Iver Johnson
H. R. Willis
East Piccadilly
Chesterfield Cigarettes
Chesterfield
Liccett
Mrzzs
Tosacco Co
Csiit
M. B. Clowe
Yorfolk & Western
J. W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouss
Wed
Friar Moneere
Stephens City
Rouss Garage
Braddock
H. W. Ebert
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