Virginia Prohibition Foe Sees Virginia’s Lease on Wet Future
General William H. Cocke, leader of the Virginia Association against the Eighteenth Amendment, disputes claims Virginia remains dry. He calls sentiment toward prohibition astonishingly shifted, criticizes national prohibition, and questions five Virginia lawmakers’ beer vote while arguing modification is overdue.
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Richmond
William H. Cocke
Virginia Association Against
G. Walter Mapp
Virginia
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Mapp
Cocke
Christ Episcopal Church Service Schedule in Boscawen
The Christ Episcopal Church at Boscawen and Washington Streets chaired by Rector Robt B Nelson will hold Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. There will be no Sunday School or evening service tomorrow.
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Boscawen
Washington Sts
R.V Robt
Nelson
Davis Seeks Hoover Roosevelt Pact On Debt Problem
Norman H. Davis met with President Hoover and Secretary Stimson to discuss a path toward international accords amid hopes of a Hoover Roosevelt agreement. He planned to meet Governor Roosevelt in Albany to brief on disarmament and world economic conference prep. Davis notes Europe backs the disarmament talks to avoid breaking up the conference.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Stimson
Albany
America
Geneva
White House
Germany
France
Europe
Cap Times Capitol Presents Holiday Film Program
Warner Bros unveils a major Christmas week program in Winchester with Virginia premier screenings. The run opens Sunday at 12:01 am with Silver Dollar starring Edward G. Robinson and others, plus midnight shows and multiple daily screenings through Tuesday. Wednesday features Tes of the Storm Country with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell and The Old Dark House with Boris Karloff. Saturday offers Central Park starring Joan Blondell and the Notre Dame Southern California game live.
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Warner Bros
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Virginia
Edward G. Robinson
Aline MacMahon
Bebe Daniels
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
J. B. Priestly
Boris Karloff
Malvyn Douglas
Charles Laughton
Gloria Stuart
Joan Blondell
Central Park
British Ship Reported To Be In Great Peril
The British freighter Newbrough broadcast an S O S claiming it was sinking off Jamaica with the engine room flooded. The signal was picked up in Miami and relayed to the liner President McKinley, which would head to the position about 125 miles away. The Newbrough had left Powell River in British Columbia on November 26.
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Associated Press
New York
Newbrough
Jamaica
WAX
Miami
Fla
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Powell River
British Columbia
Naval Academy Party Figures In Fatal Accident
Midshipman J A Smith of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis was killed in an auto train collision near Albany Georgia. Five other midshipmen were injured including Glenn Seymour E J Siddle C H Peddy George Doster Jr and H J Ron Weller. The party was en route home for Christmas after leaving Annapolis the previous day.
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United States Naval Academy
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Smith
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Putney
E. J. Siddle
Cody
Wyo
C. H. Peddy
Dawson
George Doster, Jr
Moultrie
H. J. Ron Weller
Savannah and
Atlanta
Miners Trapped After Moewaqua Mine Explosion
Fifty four miners are imprisoned in a Moewaqua Illinois cooperative mine after a gas explosion. Rescue attempts to supply fresh air through a barrier fail as rescuers fear toxic gas and unknown deaths. The trapped workers had formed a worker cooperative to reopen the mine previously closed as unprofitable.
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Associated Press
Moweaqua
Ill
Cooperative
Decatur
Citizens’ Committee
Shafters Coal Operators
Pana
Christmas Guests Arrive From Washington and Local Ties
Mrs C Marshall Baldwin of Washington arrives to spend Christmas with sister Mrs Victor L Denny on West Cork Street. Miss Dorothy Anderson, a former local resident, arrives to visit relatives for the holidays. Miss Lois Cross of the Leader Store leaves for Lynchburg Virginia to celebrate Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs W C Cross.
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C. Marshall Baldwin
Washington, D. C
Victor L. Denny
West Cork Street
Dorothy Anderson
Washington
Lois Cross
Leader Store
Lynchburg, Va
Mrs. W. C. Cross
Nasty Weather Is Forecast For Christmas Day
The Associated Press reports a dreary Christmas across the eastern United States with cloudy skies and light rain likely from New England to Florida. Warmer temperatures prevail in most areas except New England where little change is expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
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Santa Claus
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Florida
Drowning Tragedy as Ice Breaks on Harlem Inlet
Inlet at Harlem river ship canal's northern Manhattan tip broke under skaters. At least one boy drowned and another injured, while about 30 children played on the ice. Two policemen and two civilians aided rescue efforts despite soaking conditions.
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Associated Press
New York
Harlem River Ship Canal
Manhattan
Inwood Hill Park
Capital Christmas Preparations Sweep The City
In the national capital last minute shopping and lighted trees marked Christmas Eve. Vice President Curtis lights the national community tree as President Hoover and Mrs Hoover take a three day holiday. Congress is in recess and many members join families elsewhere. The Hoovers are away on a southern fishing trip.
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Washington
Curtis
Hoover
White House
Mr. Curtis
Congress
Mrs. Hoover
South
Tornado Hits Arkansas Town Damaging Tenements
ENGLAND Ark Dec 24 A tornado ripped a 50 foot wide path a half mile long through the southwestern part of the city about 1 am demolishing 12 to 15 frame buildings and leaving 10 to 15 families homeless. A dozen or more people suffered minor injuries.
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Associated Press
England
Ark
Girl Scouts Plan Caroling Tour Tonight
The Girl Scouts will sing Christmas carols this evening from eight to ten o'clock. They will visit homes with lighted candles in the window and make a general tour of the city.
Pope Couple Welcome Son William Bell Pope
Mr and Mrs Clarence Pope of Kernstown announce the birth of a son on Wednesday December 14, named William Bell Pope. Mrs Pope formerly Miss Edna Oates. Mr Pope is employed by local contractor Henry Bell.
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Clarence Pope
Kernstown
William Bell Pope
Pope
Edna Oates
Henry Bell
Chicago Grain Closing Prices
Commodity prices are reported for Chicago grain in closing quotations supplied by Legg and Company of Baltimore. The data reflects dealings through the Chicago Board of Trade and Baltimore Chamber of Commerce with contact numbers Plaza 1498 and 1746.
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Legg and Company
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Chicago Board of Trade
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Grain futures wrap from Chicago Board of Trade
Highs and lows in today’s trades show Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye with December May and July contracts cited. Prices include Wheat around 435 and 431 for December and May, Corn around 21 to 27, Oats near 15 to 17, Rye in the 29 to 32 range with a Baltimore spot wheat quote at 55.
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Baltimore
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