Byrd Nominated For President By Va Senate Visit
Former West Virginia Governor W A McCorkle proposes Harry F Byrd as a presidential candidate during a Virginia Senate appearance with John W Davis also speaking. Davis calls the Virginia Senate the mother of parliaments as McCorkle’s remarks garner cheers and a brief recess is taken.
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Byrd
McOrkle
West Virginia
Senate
Associated Press
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia Senate
W. A. McCorkle
John W. Davis
Mel Corkle
Virginia
Washington as business titan and cautious diarist
Prof. Garland R. Quarles spoke to the Rotary Club on George Washington as a highly successful but cautious businessman. He highlighted Washington’s half a million fortune, his attention to detail across farms, ships, and western land investments, and a diary showing careful lease terms and occasional rent remittance.
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George Washington
Garland R. Quarles
Handley High School
Rotary Club
Washington
America
Harrisburg Man Victim of Hit and Run
HAGERSTOWN Md Feb 21 William P Hartz 30 Harrisburg Pa was found on Cavetown Pike last night by Carl Crulter s as his car passed the body He was taken to a local hospital with a fractured leg head lacerations and probable internal injuries while unconscious this morning the result of a hit and run driver.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
William P. Hartz
Harrisburg
Cavetown Pike
Hartz
Carl Crulters
Valley Song to be rendered at Capitol tonight
The song Beautiful Shenandoah Valley composed by M. H. Rouark Perry Alexander and Fusinio and dedicated to Admiral Richard E. Byrd will be played by Jack Schill's West Virginians Orchestra at the Capitol Theatre this evening between 7 30 and 8 o'clock. The original Richmond radio broadcast of the piece will be heard by Winchester listeners. The piece has drawn favorable notices and promotes the Shenandoah Valley alongside the feature film The Shannons of Broadway.
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Shenandoah Valley
M. H. Rouark
Perry Alexander
Fusinio
Richard E. Byrd
Capitol Theatre
Jack Schill
West Virginians
Rouark
Winchester
Richmond
the Shannons
Broadway
Cedar Creek Recommended as Winchester Water Source
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce urged Cedar Creek as an enhanced water supply, favoring a pipeline to Winchester. Estimates ranged from 355000 to 750000 dollars, with Cedar Creek offering soft water, eleven miles away and a 60 mile watershed, after evaluating springs, creeks, and rivers.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Chas. P. McVear
Ray Robinson
Andrew Bell
Common Council
Chamber of Commerce
H. B. McCormac
Nelson Page
Fred A. Robinson
C. E. Koontz
Bryand
Commerce ‘Chamber Committee
Town
Merryman Spring
James B. Russell
Capon River
Shenandoah River
Cedar Creek
Winchester
McVicar
W. A. Sale
Boy Fractures Arm After Fall From Tree
Ten year old Billy Forney fell from a tree in his yard on South Loudoun street sustaining a fracture at the elbow. He was taken to Memorial Hospital where the injury was reduced and he is resting today as well as could be expected.
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Loudoun Street
Billy Forney
Robert Forney
Memorial Hospital
Red Birds Meet Mastinsbers At Handley Gym Saturday
The Winchester Park Association basketball team the Red Birds are set to play the Martinsburg Hose Company No. 5 team at Handley gymnasium Saturday night at 8 oclock. Martinsburg is described as one of the fastest teams in the area and a strong contest is expected.
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Winchester Park Association
Red Birds
Martinsburg Hose Company
Handley Gymnasium
Martinsburg
Handley Library Closed Tomorrow for Washington's Birthday
The Handley Library will be closed tomorrow February 22 in observance of Washington's Birthday. This marks one of six holidays observed by the library this year.
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Handley Library
Washington
Local Stocks Public Auction Notice
Auction Saturday February 22 at 11 a m in front of court house. Ten shares George Washington Hotel 7 percent preferred. Five shares George Washington Hotel common. Four shares Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust common. Five shares National Fruit Product Company preferred. Five shares Virginia Cold Storage common. Dunn and Duvall auctioneers.
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Court House
George Washington Hotel
Farmers and Mercs National Bank and Trust Om
Vo Onared National Fruit Product Company
Virginia Cold Storage
Dunn & Duvall
Radio program to feature Apple Blossom Festival fete
A radio broadcast tomorrow will present the seventh annual Apple Blossom Festival fete. Director-General Nelson F Richards will oversee the program with the Virginia Apple Pickers Orchestra and several vocal solos and addresses by local figures. Robert Barr may appear with his recitation The Old Gray Mare if available.
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Nelson F. Richards
Chamber of Commerce
Dixie
Don Gray
Virginia Apple Pickers Orchestra
Apple Knockers Orchestra
Harriet Pearson
Winchester
W. W. Glass
Mandal
Local Firm Hit by Bogus Check Scheme
A $15 check drawn on First National Bank Pearlsburg Virginia by Mrs J W Mason payable to R E Mason was returned unpaid. The bank noted the drawee was unknown and that similar forged checks had been cashed in Staunton Harrisonburg and South Boston Virginia. A man presented the check at Sample Shoe Store, made a small purchase and kept the difference in cash.
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First National Bank
Pearlsburg
J. W. Mason
R. E. Mason
Staunton
Harrisonburg
South
Boston
Window Display for Washington Silver Engravings
Display promotes a Colonial pattern engraving by Hodgson & Brown with on the spot service billed as see our window offering. Source text notes emphasize availability and readiness for engraving while you wait.
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Hodgson & Brown
Hardie Sprayer Demonstration Saturday Afternoon
Demonstration of the Hardie Sprayer set for Saturday afternoon beginning at 1 o'clock at Butler's Packing House.
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Butler’s Packing House
Ex Mayor Glass Named Assistant Festival Head
William Wood Glass former mayor and civic leader is appointed assistant director general for the Seventh Annual Apple Blossom Festival. He will help Director-General Nelson F. Richards in festival planning and public outreach ahead of the February 28 mass meeting at the George Washington Hotel.
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Nelson F. Richards
William Wood Glass
Glass
Richards
Wardensville
George Washington Hotel
Bank Closed Saturday for Washington's Birthday
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company known as The Apple Folks Bank on the corner near the County Court House will be closed Saturday February 22 for the Washington's Birthday anniversary. Customers are asked to conduct banking business on Friday.
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Washington
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and — Trust Company
Apple Folks’ Bank
County Court House
Clearance Sale of Winter Felts Promoted by Hodgson
An advert announces a clearance sale offering winter felts for $1.00 by Margaret L. Hodgson. The fragment includes a pasted slogan about the market and a garbled quotation about a 13 month year and a bull market.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Spanish Moon rehearsals promise lively Colonial Theatre show
Rehearsals for Spanish Moon at the Colonial Theatre Tuesday evening February 25 promise fast, funny entertainment with witty lines lively singing and dancing. The cast is described as clever entertainers offering a near New York professional quality show.
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Colonial Theatre
New York
James W. March Selected for Phi Kappa Sigma Honor
James W. March of Winchester son of Mr and Mrs William A March was chosen for membership in Phi Kappa Sigma at Dickinson College Carlisle Pa The initiation was led by Dr Boyd Lee Spahr He is a freshman who attended Handley High School where he delivered the salutatory and earned the American Legion scholastic medal He also edited The Handlian yearbook and won the state public speaking title for class B schools at the University of Virginia two years ago
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Dickinson College
Carlisle
Phi Kappa Sigma
James W. March
Wil
Liam A. March
Winchester
Boyd Lee Spahr
Philadelphia
National Organization
March
Handley High School
Handley
American Legion
Handlian
Virginia
University of Virginia
Execution in Arizona Spurs nationwide outrage over death sentence
Report notes violent execution and uproar surrounding capital punishment. Officials anticipate further debate as states search for justice and condemnations echo across Missouri and St. Louis areas. Contemporary coverage highlights prohibition debates and political reactions.
Milk Fund Contributions Grow for Schoolchildren
The Women’s Civic League sponsors the milk fund at John School aiding undernourished children. Children donate pennies and nickels and place them in the general collection box. Cash contributions totaling multiple donors arrive, including Mrs. Phil H. Gold, Mrs. Frank N. Hack, Dr. Hunter H. McGuire, the F. W. Woolworth Company, and others, supporting a daily milk program.
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The
Women’s Civic League
John School
Phil H. Gold
League
Frank N. Hack
Emily W. Jones
Hunter H. McGuire
Herman H. Hable
Libby McCormick
Lewis F. Couper
Martin Wisecarver
George Baetjer
Irene Slonaker
Henry B. Gilpin
Edward G. Butler
L. J. Hayley
Frank B.ford
James B. Russell
F. W. Woolworth Company
Helen W. Conrad
A. M. Baker
Funeral Services For Mr. Brill Sunday Afternoon
Last rites will be conducted for John W. Brill from his Grimes residence Sunday at 2 PM. Rev. George W. Stover of United Brethren Church will officiate. Brill was a leading member of United Brethren at Pleasant Valley. six nephews will serve as pallbearers. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester.
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John W. Brill
Grimes
This County
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
City
Brill
Pleasant Valley
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester
Poison Found Under Her Cot Ends In Hanging
In Florence Arizona on February 21 Mrs Eva une ere a housekeeper and mother of children was hanged in the state prison for a 1927 order by her employer A Mathison. She had claimed she could take her medicine and used a scaffold to end her life after facing execution.
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Associated Press
Florence
Arizona
Eva Une
Tats
Mathison
First woman hanged in Arizona for murder
A historic execution marks the first time a woman was hanged in Arizona for murder. The sentence was carried out by hanging, with the noose tightening to sever the head from the body as reported.
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Arizona
Dugan to Die by Hanging in Arizona Ambush Plot Uncovered
Mrs Fra Dugan a 52 year old house wife convicted of murder faced death by hanging at sunrise after a legal dispute sparked by a last appeal to the Arizona state Supreme Court Her attorneys challenged the verdict while prison officials disclosed a possible plot to escape by self administration of poison The warden reported a bottle was found beneath her mattress suggesting a planned suicide attempt She remained resigned to death saying she would die as she lived and expressed readiness in the final hours
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House
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Pollard
State Bar
Richmond
Virginia Bar
Lorenzo Wright
Wright
Florence
Ariz
Fra Dugan
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Dugan
Arizona
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Saxon W. Holt
Price
Davis
United States
Commission of Fisheries Authority
Industrial Commission
Departments of Labor and Insurance and Banking
House of Delegates
Geo. Washington
Quarles
Handley School
Rotary Meet
General Washington
Rupert Hughes
Capitol
South Pole
Richard &. Byrd
Antarctic
Frederick Melville
City of New York
Harold June
Hamman’s Store
William W. Glass
WSUAL
Desire Williams
Missouri
St. Louis County
North Dakota
ST. Louis
Casten
Lill
George H. Williams
Williams
House Judiciary Committee
Graham Dougherty
Eva Dugan
Mr. Brill
A. J. Mathison
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