Fire hose expansion and charity work debated in Winchester council
Winchester council debated purchasing 1,000 feet of fire hose amid rising prices from the Gree, approved a study by the fire committee, and heard about a Home Society of Virginia case for wards. Mayor Klaver Glass praised juvenile work and finance discussed budget contributions. Police and health inspections reported, and school trustees election changes proposed.
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Bureka Company
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Baetjer
Home Society
S. Driscoll
The
Home Society of Virginia
Albid
Winchester
Frederick County
Winster
Cg Klaver Glass
Children’s Home Society
Driscoll
Auto Licenses Available Saturday Night Through Chamber Office
Chamber of Commerce will issue state mobile and truck licenses from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays starting tonight to help those who cannot obtain licenses during the day. Most applicants accept the 25 cent service fee. delays occur if licenses are sent to Richmond and errors require rework.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jén* Bell
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Chamber
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Richmond
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The
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Cooper
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Services at Market Street Methodist Church Tomorrow
The Market Street Methodist Church will hold Sunday school and Men's Bible class at 9 45 a m Junior church services at 11 a m Holy communion at 11 a m and preaching by the pastor at 7 30 p m on The Conversion of a Man Everyone is welcome Mr and Mrs Frank D Walter have gone to Norfolk Virginia to spend the winter with their daughter
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Market Street
Episcopal Church
F. I. Mumford
Frank D. Walter Tyire
Norfolk
Virginia
Church of Christ Sunday Services in Fellows Hall
The Church of Christ holds morning services at 9 30. Pastor W L Dudley will preach Jesus and Evangelism. Evening sermon at 7 30 p m titled What Shall the New Year Bring. Bible school at 9 00 a m with L L Hockman superintendent. Endeavor service at 6 45 p m led by Jesse Fletcher. No mid week prayer service next week due to week of prayer.
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Church of Christ
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W. L. Dudley
Bible School
L. L. Hockman
Martinsburg
Jesse Fletcher
Ministerial Association
John Mann M. E. Church Services
The New Year service begins at 10 30 a m with a sermon at 11 00. Sunday school at 2 30 p m. The pastor will preach and communion is at 7 30 p m. The revival continues. Rev Jos Wheeler pastor.
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Jos. Wheeler
Trains Halt After Violence Strikes Cuban Rail Lines
Havana reports the Cuba Railroad and the Northern Railway of Cuba suspended service after violence during a strike. Officials say disruptions followed incidents on the island’s two major carriers as details arrive at the interior secretary’s office.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Jan. Sur
Northern Railway of
Island
Secretary of the Interior
Prize Draw to Name New Soda Fountain at Empire Theatre
At 30 o'clock this evening the Empire Theatre hosts a drawing to break a tie in naming the new soda fountain on East Piccadilly street. A gold coin prize will be awarded to the winner after proprietors announce the chosen name from a large pool of submitted ideas.
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Empire Theatre
East Piccadilly Street
The
Empire
Severe cold wave grips nation as forecast by weather chief
Government forecasters describe a severe cold wave moving across the country in the next 24 hours. The east faces subfreezing temperatures to the Virginia North Carolina line while the west endures under zero readings, with Canada recording 42 below. The central west endures the worst in twenty years, with multiple deaths and disrupted communications.
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Virginia-North Carolina Line
Florida
Moorehead
Minn
Canada
White River
Ont
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Central West
Rockies
Appalachian Mountains
United States
Southwest
Middle Atlantic
Henry Deteriorating Health Reported Again
The condition of Robert M. Henry the well known turfman fruit grower and farmer remains critical and he suffered another sinking spell this morning. He seems to be growing weaker and no improvement is noted in his illness.
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Robert M. Henry
County Couple Apply for Marriage License
Cecil Shanholtz of Whitacre and Miss Kanzada Strother of Cross Junction applied for a marriage license this afternoon at the Frederick County Circuit Court clerk's office. The groom is a noted young farmer and the bride is the daughter of Scott Strother.
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Cecil Shanholtz
Whitacre
Kanzada Strother
Cross Junction
Frederick County
Scott Strother
Democrats Oppose Big Incomes Cut In Mellon Tax Bill
Democratic leaders in the House plan a fight against key Mellon tax provisions including a cap of 25 percent on net incomes over 100000. The rest of the text notes social visits and travel of several individuals between New Orleans Chevy Chase and Richmond without adding core tax details.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Public sale of Isaac Whitacre farm in Frederick County
By decree of the Cir cuit Court of Frederick County Virginia the public auction of the Isaac Whitacre farm will be held in Winchester on December 29 1928 at 12 o clock. The 438 acre property sits two miles north of DeHaven along the Howards Chapel to Glengary road with 20 acres of orchard and 100 acres timber. Improvements include a seven room house a large barn a granary and a corn crib watered by springs and artesian wells. Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance. Special commissioners M M Lynch and E M Stacre.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
I. Marvel Whitacre
Cornelia Whitacre
Court House
Winchester
Isaac Whitacre
DeHaven
Howards Chapel
Glengary
H. N
Shade
J. B
Giles
Sales Postponed Till January 12 In Front Of Court House
Auction notices state sales are postponed until January 12 at noon in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia. The change affects all advertised parcels listed for the sale and informs interested bidders to appear at the rescheduled time and place.
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Court House
Winchester
Karbau Buffalo Nets Java's Rural Labor and Pastoral Image
The native of Java cherishes the karbau buffalo for heavy farm work and gentle nature. The animal plods through soft mud or rocky paths, pulling carts with rice and other goods to villages. Young children ride and guide the beasts, a charming pastoral sight on the East Island.
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Java
Karbau
Lhis Wnimul
Giant chick grows to six feet by six months
Nature Magazine notes an os trich chick emerges from the egg nearly as large as a typical American hen. Over the next six months this bird supposedly surpasses famed growth records, with infants reportedly growing about one foot each month, reaching six feet by six months.
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Nature Magazine
Jack
Umpire Endures Throwing Incident Cited in Transcript
Action may be better than words but the umpire would rather be hauled out than have pop bottles whirled at him according to a Boston Transcript remark.
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Boston Transcript
Mabel Normand Appeals After California Shooting
The incident at a California club involved Mabel Normand and Denver Dines with Horace Greer firing shots that wounded Dines. Normand seeks a full public airing of facts via an appeal while Greer is jailed on assault charges and Edna Purviance offers no comment.
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Courtland
Mabel
Greer
Normand
Dines
Edna Purviance
Associated Press
Juvenile Scouts Iodine Pranks Recounted in Passaic
Fourteen year old Schuyler Finch admitted to squirting iodine in the faces of women as he rode by on a bicycle in Passaic New Jersey. Six women complained of burns and the youth was arrested then released to his mother for juvenile court proceedings.
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Associated Press
Passiac
N. J
Dan
Schuyler Finch
Finch
Lamp hosts Christmas turkey roast at White Hall home
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lamp hosted a Christmas turkey roast at their White Hall residence. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Hancher, Miss Madeline Strother, and Jerry F. Shade.
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C. W. Lamp
White Hall
James Hancher
Madeline Strother
Jerry F. Shade
Coolidge Braves Cold For Potomac Cruise
President and Mrs. Coolidge ordered the Mayflower to her pier for a Potomac cruise despite a temperature plunging below freezing. They invited twenty guests for the trip.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Ship Lost Off Newfoundland Off Heatherton
The schooner Donald Silver with seven crew members was lost last Thursday off Heatherton, about sixty miles southwest of here, a report dated January 5 states. Weather conditions and further details were not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Curling
New Foundland
Donald Silver
Heatherton
Here
Rebel Attack On Tampico Repelled
Reports from Matamoros via courier say rebels attacked Tampico but were defeated and dispersed. They are fleeing toward the border, leaving Brownsville authorities watching for developments.
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Tampico
Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Cable and Bride Honeymoon in Florida
St Petersburg Florida January 5 George W Cable famed writer and novelist and his wife are here on their honeymoon He is eighty years old His wife was Mrs Nan Hall Cowing of Richmond Virginia They were married at Mount Clair New Jersey December 30.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
George W. Cable
Nan Hall Cowing
Richmond
Mount Clair
N. J
Woolley Named Eastern Campaign Manager for McAdoo
Robert M. Wooley former Interstate Commerce Commissioner and former Mint director was named eastern manager of William G McAdoo's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He directed publicity for Wilson campaigns and liberty loan drives.
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New York
Robert M. Wooley
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
William G. McAdoo
Woolley
Mint
Wilson
Braddock Street Methodist Church Schedule
Sunday services listed with morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Includes installation of officers of the Woman's Missionary Society and a sermon by the pastor. Epworth League at 6 p.m. Sunday school directed by Capt. John H. Roseberger. Goliath Rule Bible Class noted.
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Epworth’ League
John H. Roseberger
Prices Resume Upward Movement in New York Session
Stock prices resumed their upward movement in a brief New York session. Trading was fairly large with heavy wire traffic between New York and western points. A cold snap eased profits taking, allowing gains in oil and rail group shares. Closing sales about 560,000.
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New York
Jan
Stock Exchange
York
Entertaining Tail on the Donkey at Acky Party
Miss Elizabeth Coonele hosted a social evening at the residence of Mr and Mrs Johnston with about 50 young attendees. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank W of Mount Jackson Virginia and Mr Whittington of Prederi. Supper was served and the highlight was a tail on the donkey game won by Mary.
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Elizabeth Coonele
Mra
Frank W
Mount Jackson
Johnston
White Post
Whittington
Jprederi
Mar
Nancy Langhorne to Hang Portrait in Parliament
The Associated Press reports in Plymouth that Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor the first female member of the House of Commons is to be honored with a portrait in Parliament. Viscount Astor, former Plymouth MP and House of Lords member, announced the tribute marking her arrival and historic role.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
Commons
Sint Fi Plymouth
Ae Viscount Astor
House of Lords
Palatin
Lady Astor
Nancy Langhorne
Paris flood damages rail station entrance collapse
A flood washed in at a Paris rail station entrance collapsing a wall 100 feet long. The station was shut on Tuesday due to flood danger as nearby Seine waters surged. Watchmen reported the wall crumbling amid rising flood conditions.
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Paris
Din Uy Road
Waters
Seine
Cold Wave Set to Grip Atlantic and East Gulf Regions
The Associated Press reports a forecast issued today by the bureau predicting a week of much colder temperatures from the Atlantic coast and the Gulf region. Temperatures are expected to average below normal throughout the period.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
East
Gulf
Ohio River Above Flood Stage at Cincinnati
The Ohio River rose to about two feet over flood stage in Cincinnati as weather officials forecast continued high levels. Across the river in Covington Kentucky residents evacuated basements while traffic remained largely unaffected. Families moved to higher ground as waters spread over wider areas and near-term crests were anticipated.
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Associated
Cincinnati
Covington
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