New Year Shooting Marks Start Of 1930 In Chicago
Chicago reports a New Year with violence as two men die and narcotics agent Les Jordin is critically wounded. A 35 year old man dies at a party while a 52 year old man, a Chicago Real Estate Board member, is shot at a Kepsic avenue address. In Washington Mrs Nora Hall dies in a dynamite kitchen blast injuring seven others. Detroit sees seven year old Leonard Wolff die from random gunfire. New York hosts a 1930 celebration despite police raids on night clubs and 200,000 on Broadway. Washington hosts a White House reception as Hoover and Mrs Hoover greet diplomats and the public. A New York woman reports a jewelry robbery worth $5,000 after dinner.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Hevenamm
Leon Roe
Chicago Real Estate Board
Kepsic Avenue
Les K. Jordin
Jordin
Washington
Nora Hall
John
Hall
Seat Pleasant
Margaret Bromley
Detroit
Leonard Wolff
Adelaide Deman
Howard Jones
Broadway
New York
White House
Stimson
Pan-American Union
Mrs. Hoover Cuvry
Esme Howard
Great Britain
Relres
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Ward
Old Dominion
New York City
Large Gain In Marriages For 1929 In Fauquier County
Fauquier County records show a sharp rise in marriages in 1929 with 155 licenses issued. Seventy five brides were twenty one or under and thirty six men were not over twenty one. The youngest bride was thirteen and the youngest groom eighteen, four at that age. The oldest couple were sixty seven and sixty one. About ninety percent were marrying for the first time.
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Warrenton
Fauquier County
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Tonight for Officer Election
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for tomorrow night, January 2, at 8 o'clock in Friendship Hall. All members are urged to attend as officer elections for the coming year will be held and other business of importance will be transacted.
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Friendship Fire Company
Friendship Hall
Winchester Kiwanis installs new president and officers
D S Stultz, superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Co, was installed as president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club for the coming year at the George Washington Hotel luncheon. T Russell Cather, Frederick County commonwealth's attorney, passed the gavel. The event saw 68 members in good standing and a solid treasury balance, with Charles M. Obert elected to membership in the agricultural class.
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D. S. Stultz
Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester Kiwanis Club
T. Russell Cather
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Stults
George Washington Hotel
Stultz
Cather
Capitol
Treasury
Charles M. Obert
Robert M. Glass
Andrew Bell
Clark M. Smith
J. A Richard
Sam Brooks
Frank Bailey
M. Lohr Capper
Harry W. Ebert
Myer Has
Donald McFad
G. Snarr
Clowe
D. W. Ritenour
H . Bolenberger
Samuel
B . Qserman
C. A. Reiseen
Ansel Solenberger
M. L. "Hieper
C. I. Brumback
W. QO. Parlett
C. M. Smith
Er. P. Bean
W. G. Hardy
House Committee
F. W. Bailey
Paul Beck
J. Howard Cather
Roy Cather
Goodwill and Grievance
Rhodes Huntsberry
Noble Pierce
E. T. Snider
Garland Quarles
J. H. Rosenberger
Dick Brown
J. A. Richards
Kiwanis Education
Philip Williams
E. B. Cooper
C. B. Harlee
O. L. Jamison
D. E. Hawthorne
Frank Lovett
Carl Ritter
Amos Shryock
R. C. DeWitt
L. L. Hockman
H. C. Sheetm
E. J. Snapp
R. M. Glass
J. P
R. B. Snapp
C. A. Davis
W. B. Goode
Lee Fister
J. C. Oakes
W. H. Carpenter
W. R. Pifer
Donald McFadden
James P. Reardon
Harry Schmidt
M. D. Mitchell
Ray Robinson
Man Killed In Elevator Blast At Pillsbury Mills
In Enid Oklahoma a dust sparked explosion tore through the Pillsbury Flour Mills elevator injuring several workers. Robert Lee Mizar a sweeper was killed and two or three others were slightly hurt as the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Associated Press
Enid
Okla
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Robert Lee Mizar
McNamee to Broadcast Rose Bowl Game on WEAF Network
McNamee with Graham McNamee will host a 5 PM broadcast of the USC vs Pittsburgh intersectional football clash from Pasadena California. A 4:30 PM segment will cover the Rose Parade ending and the Battle of the Flowers as a prelude to the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game.
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Graham McNamee
WEAF
Chain
University of Southern California
University of Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Calif
McNamee
Last Rites for Mr Strosnider Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Ralph Strosnider who died from pistol wounds Monday night will be held at 3 PM tomorrow at his parents home in Winchester. Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church will preside. Miss Ethel Hartman, his fiancée, is in nervous condition with improved prospects. Pallbearers include Carroll Crisman, Kenneth Henry, Curtis Bly, Floyd Haines, Victor Wheeler, and Turner Anderson.
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Ralp Strosnider
Amon Strosnider
South
Loudoun Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock ‘Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Auee Eee
Union Bank of Winchester
Ethel Hartman
James Marshall
Summit Point
W. Va
Miss Hartman
William and Mary College
Carroll Crisman
Kenneth Henry
Curtis Bly
Floyd Haines
Victor Wheeler
Turnre Anderson
European Kin of Washington Reported Dead
Vienna reports the death of Baron George Washington aged 78 a land proprietor and said to be a descendant of the same family as the first US President. Advices say the Gratz branch migrated to Stelermark from England as the Washingtons crossed to the American colonies. Baton Washington was respected in Gratz region with two branches said to have settled in Switzerland Bay Germany.
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Associated Press
Vienna
George Washington
United States
Gratz
Czecho-Slovakia
Stelermark
England
Switzerland
BayGermhany
Used Fords at GEO WASHINGTON GARAGE listing
A GEO WASHINGTON GARAGE classified listing offers used Ford models including Modele A and T 29 Tudor 29 Standard Coupe 29 Roadster 28 Tudor and 26 Coupe with prices and contact details not shown.
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GEO Washington Garage
Dry cleaning sale at Troy Laundry three piece suits 75c
Three piece suits priced at 75 cents and ladies dresses and coated items 25 percent off. 24 hour service. Call 1047. Troy Laundry, John W. Hockman manager. (12 28-31 Jan, 1-1p-31)
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Call
Troy Laundry
John W. Hockman
Modern 6 room house to rent at 423 W Leicester
For rent a modern six room house at 423 West Leicester Avenue with immediate possession offered by B M Sullivan. til 11-22 classifieds listing notes.
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Leicester
B. M. Sullivan
Funeral Rites Held For Late Miss Alice Meade
The funeral of Miss Alice Carey Meade, from the home of cousins Mr and Mrs Shirley Carter at 219 West Boscawen Street, was led by Rev Robert B Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers including Judge Philip Williams and others. Attending were out of town relatives and members of the Meade family.
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Alice Carey Meade
Winchester
Shirley Carter
West Boscawen
Meade
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Ga Ccor
Wang
Little Town of Bethlehem
Lghit
Mount Hebron
Philip Williams
Mann Page Carter
Lee Coble
Gray Beverley
T. B. Patton
Richard E. Griffith
Beverley Wright
Veterans Bonus Time Limit Expires Thursday
About 400000 veterans have not yet applied for adjusted compensation under the 1924 act. The deadline is midnight Thursday, and payments range from $1 to $1600 or future certificates. Eligible servicemen include soldiers sailors marines and yeomen who served over sixty days.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Sam
War Department
Based straw Call ar phone Winchester Cold Storage
A brief line notes a request to contact Winchester Cold Storage by phone on a specified code string. The fragment lists a sequence of characters and digits likely representing internal filing or tracking references. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
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Winchester
Prison Board Gun Takeover Says Petroit News
A local Petroit News column mocks a statement that taking a gun from a prison board is as easy as pie. The piece cites a skeptical reader remark and hints at broader concerns about security and policy in corrections.
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a_ prison board
Petroit News
Last Rites Held For Mrs. Emma Gaunt At Boyce
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at one o'clock for Mrs. Emma Adelia Gaunt of Boyce. The Rev. R. L. More led the service at Boyce Methodist Church. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. six nephews served as pallbearers. Floral tributes and wide family ties noted.
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Emma Adelia Gaunt
William M. Gaunt
Boyce
R. L. More
Humston
Shenandoah County
Messrs
Frank and
Nattie Humston
Berryville
Frank
Ashby
Thomas Sprint
Winchester
Earl Humston
Middletown
Mount Hebron
City
Body of Boy Found Along Road Sparks Mystery
The body of 16 year old Harry Morris was found on the Williamsburg road at Bottoms Bridge near Richmond. Police note mystery surrounds the death after a prior auto accident at 1 a m involving O B Harris who was arrested on a misdemeanor charge. The collision also involved L K Sime a Fort Eustis soldier and passengers Catherine Franklin and R M Swanson with no serious injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Harry Morris
Williamsburg Road
Bottoms Bridge
Here
Morrie Sat
O. B. Harris
Harris
Morris
Alsa
L. K. Sime
Fort Eustis
Catherine Franklin
Sandstone
R. M. Swanson
Franklin
Catherine
Eggnog and Whisky Prohibition Echo in Florida Times Union
A terse Florida Times Union line laments modern whisky quality and the challenge of making eggnog, noting that current stock cannot yield traditional custardy drinks. The remark sits amid a casual, period voice reflecting seasonal, convivial drinking.
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Florida Times-Union
Reforming Undergraduate Training Says It Is Outgrown
Dr Henry Louis Smith retiring head of Washington and Lee University denounces modern standardized undergraduate study as a relic unable to solve today's complex problems or provide adequate civic leadership. He argues a president cannot scrap inherited curricula but can condemn the nineteenth century model and note student rejection and faculty rigidity as a tragedy of higher education.
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Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
America
Republic
Smith
Deputy Sheriff Shot Four Times After Raid in North Carolina
In Lambert TN? North Carolina four unidentified men cornered Hoke B. Smith, Columbus county deputy sheriff, at his home after a raid that yielded 5,000 gallons of beer, hundreds of gallons of whiskey, and a 500 gallon still. While two men restrained him, a fourth fired several shots, severing his spinal column and leaving him paralyzed. They claimed retaliation for his anti prohibition actions and a stolen auto plot.
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Associated Press
Lamberton
N. C
Hoke B. Smith
Columbus County
Smith
Columbus
Clarkton
Virginia Facing Fairest Outlook In Her History
Governor Harry F. Byrd asserts Virginia's industry will set records in 1930 with output surpassing 1 billion dollars. He notes tax cuts, bond reductions, highway and port investments, and state efficiency boosting revenues while predicting Hampton Roads’ rise as a premier North American port.
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Virginia
Aess
Ginia
General Assembly
Hampton Roads
North America
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