Delinquent Tax Lists Cite Winchester City and Frederick County
Officials report 77 percent of 1932 Winchester levies and 71 percent of Frederick county levies paid. Delinquent lists for 1929–31 prepare for public sale. 224 Frederick County taxpayers owe back levies, with districts including Opequon Back Creek Gainesboro Shawnee and Stonewall. Largest debt is 439.52. smallest 18 cents.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Robert S. Smith
Smith
Baker
Common Council
Frederick County Court House
Opequon
Back Creek
Gainesboro
Shawnee
Stonewall
Thrifty bargains at Moline and Cather store sale
Thrifty bargains are offered by Moline and Cather with a markdown event drawing shoppers. Dates and specific discounts are not listed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline & Cather
Re-opening of the Orange Store on North Loudoun
An announcement advertises the re opening of the Orange Store at 133 North Loudoun second door north of Colonial Theatre. It offers citrus fruit direct from Florida and Georgia paper shell pecans priced at 5 pounds for 1.00.
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Loudoun
Colonial Theatre
Florida
Georgia
Bread Made in Modern Plant Promoted by See Baking Co
An advertisement invites readers to view bread baked in a modern plant by See Baking Co. The message includes a phone contact 302 and a code mo th-1p-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oboy
Betsy Ross
Baking CO
Missing Henderson Attorney McCain Case Probed Across States
Washington authorities join North Carolina in a detailed search for R S McCain missing Henderson attorney. An anonymous letter claims a Virginia killing and burial near Hagerstown Maryland with inns and tourist houses to be checked for possible light shed.
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Associated Press
Washington
R. S. McCain
Henderson
N. C
North Carolina
McCoin
Hagerstown
C. S. Langston
Saenea
J. H. Langston
J. J. Cassidy
North
Clearspring
Ritchie
McCain
Sargeant B. R. Peterson
M. A. Sutton
L. S. Sutton
Richmond
Virginia
Ohio
Maryland
Party of Four
Capon Lake Home in Hampshire Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept Capon Lake Home near Intermont Hampshire County West Virginia around 7 a.m. Tuesday destroying a large two story frame structure with a wing. The property, built years ago by Hobart family and later owned by Eichelberger and Smeltzer families, was held by Luther F. Sutton and his family at the time. Sutton had used part of the wing as a chicken hatchery. Capon Lake Home had long served as a summer hotel drawing visitors from eastern cities.
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Capon Lake
Intermont
Hampshire County
W. Va
Hobart
Eichelberger
Smeltzer
Luther F. Sutton
Winchester
Reymann
Wardensville
Sutton
Three Democrats Vie for Speaker as Garner Fades
In a Capitol conference scene, three ranking Democratic House members vie to succeed Vice President elect John N. Garner. Democratic floor leader leads behind the scenes as party factions weigh the options.
Rural postmen pledge 46 thousand feed the birds drive
The article details a nationwide feed the birds campaign led by Thomas Heck with 46 000 rural free delivery postmen, urging public support to provide grain to protect wild birds during heavy snow. Connecticut clubs and youth groups back the effort as Audubon Society leaders join nationwide.
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Washington
Hungry Bird
Thomas Heck
Connecticut
Beck
R.F.D
Audubon Societies
Thomas Pearson
Nation Association of Audubon Societies
Irish Banner Provokes Dublin Crowd at Mountjoy Prison
A banner reading British hangman destroys Irish man Is this justice was shown outside Mount Joy prison as Patrick McDermott, a Roscommon farmer, was executed for his brother John’s murder. Pierrepont, the English professional executioner, was slated to carry out the sentence if no Irish official could. The crowd protested vigorously and knelt in prayer as the hour neared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dublin
Irish Free State
Mount Joy Prison
Patrick McDermott
Roscommon
John
Pierrepont
Free State
Charity Ball at George Washington Hotel Dance
Charity ball at the George Washington Hotel on Thursday December 29 beginning at 9 PM features Red Bailey's Orchestra. Admission is $1.50 per couple.
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George Washington Hotel
Red Bailey
Sheriff Pannetts Last Will Surprises Frederick County
Sheriff Luther Pannett left his entire estate to his wife Minnie F Pannett in a handwritten will dated June 20. The document lacks witnesses, but handwriting experts validated it for probate. The estate value is estimated around 30000 dollars with appraisers named Coleman Dunn J W Baker J H Yost Frank A Jacques and A J Tavenner.
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Luther Pannett
Minniek Pannett
Frederick County
J. W. Baker
Circuit Court
H. Douglas Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
C.C. Brannon
Pannett
Reardon
National Surety Company of New York
Coleman Dunn
J. W Baker
J. H. Yost
Frank A. Jacques
A. J. Tavenner
Highway funds kept separate from general fund say officials
Governor Pollard announced that any possible surplus in state highway funds cannot be used to balance a general fund deficit. He explained highways are financed solely by special taxes and kept in a separate fund, with no general fund appropriations for highways this year. 360 miles of primary highway work were completed in 1932, while $2.473 million was spent on the secondary system since July 1.
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C. J. Allard
State Highway Department
Henry G. Shirley
Highway Department
Associated Press
Richmond
Gover- Richmond
Pollard
General Fund
Road Fund
Assembly
State Department of Highways
Pri
New Pontiac Display Sparks Local Interest
The Pontiac debuts at Ebert's Garage with a starting price of 585 dollars. Highlights include a new body, Fisher ventilating system, and a straight eight engine generating 77 horsepower and a top speed of 78 mph. A seven model lineup includes one sedan on display. Auction planned Saturday December 31 at eleven in front of Court House on D. H. Anderson property 129 131 South Loudoun Street.
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Court House
Boxwell
S. Braddock Street
Pontiac
Ebert
Fisher
Court’ House
D. H. Anderson
S. Loudoun Street
Purchase Lockhart Farm Near Gore
Trustees R Gray Williams and Jas P Reardon schedule sale of Lockhart farm near Gore at front court house Saturday at noon on December 31.
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Purchase Lockhart Farm
Gore
Front Court House
R. Gray Williams
Jas. P. Reardon
Maryland Fruit Growers Invited to 35th Horticultural Conference
Fruit growers from Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania are invited to the Maryland State Horticultural Society annual conference January 3 4 in College Park and January 6 in Baltimore. G B S Carpenter president Hancock will preside. The program includes university entomology pathology and horticulture exhibits with talks by F P Cullinan D F Fisher J S Caldwell J R Magness and others plus speakers from Yale Vincennes and Havre de Grace. A get together dinner January 3 at University of Maryland dining hall will feature remarks by Senator W Earle Withgott and University President Dr Raymond A Pearson. The final session January 5 includes talks on railroad impacts on agriculture and rediscounting agricultural papers by Federal Reserve banks.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland State Horticultural Society
College Park
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
L. Carpenter
Hancock
A. F. Vierheller
Vierheller
University of Maryland
F. P. Cullinan
D F Fisher
J. S. Caldwell
J. R. Magness
United States Department
B Shaw
J H Beaumont
T. B. Symons
E N. Cory
Maryland Department
Sta
W. Farnsworth
Yale
Ohio
Sam E. Fraser
International Apple Association
Rochester
Meredith P. Reed
Vincennes
Ind
Byron Roberts
Marlton
N. J
C., E. Bryan
Havre de Grace
W. Earle Withgott
Raymond A. Pearson
University
My. Fraser
Symons
John J Cornwell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hugh Leach
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
More Relief Funds Alloted
Emergency relief funds totaling 9 143 697 were voted by the Reconstruction Corporation with 7 255 000 allotted to Illinois 2 440 397 to West Virginia and 48 300 to Nevada.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Illinois
West Virginia
Nevada
Peter W Rouss Dies in Brooklyn Home Burial Planned in Winchester
Peter Winchester Rouss son of Charles Broadway Rouss died at his Brooklyn home. He will be buried in the Rouss mausoleum at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester on Saturday with plans to bring his remains to Winchester tomorrow night. The Rouss family history ties to Winchester through philanthropy and the Charley Rouss Fire Company.
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Charles Broadway Rouss
Winchester
Peter Winchester Rouss
New York City
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mr. Rouss
Rouss
Mount Hebron
New York
Shenandale
Shenandoah River
Jefferson County
W. Va
Charley Rouss
Deer race with train on New York tracks
In Hornell near Rochester a deer raced neck and neck with a train at about 40 mph before dashing into the woods. Other items note Frank Egbert's wife arrest for being “too friendly,” bail posted, a Hamilton parolee seeking re arrest, a jackrabbit eluding a street car, trolley riders reclaiming articles in Baltimore, and a wolf named Black Gip paid for by farmers after killing livestock.
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Rochester
N. Y
Hornell
Baltimore
Talihina Okla
Ed Himes
Signs at crossroads hint at paradise or panic
Pittsburgh observed Willard Kennedy noting a pair of signs at a northwest Pennsylvania crossroads. One points to Paradise three miles away, the other to Panic eight miles, illustrating a humorous contrast between utopia and trouble.
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Pittsburgh
Willard Kennedy
Utopia
Pennsylvania
Paradise
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Itol
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Ala
Henry T. Rainey
Joseph Byrns
Tennessee
Post Office Department
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Young Mr. Rouss
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Hamilton
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San Francisco
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