Shenandoah County Supervisors Oppose Road Funds Diversion
The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors met in Woodstock to discuss school and road issues. They debated diverting two million dollars from highway funds for schools, with Senator Cather opposing the diversion and predicting budget cuts and no new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Board of Supervisors
Shenandoah County
William M. Hottel
Johnston District
E. E. Jones
Lee
P. W. Peer
Stonewall
R. E. Hamman
Davis
Hottel
J. W. Garber
Ashby
William T. Lambert
Madison
Hamman
Garber
Lambert
General Assembly
Cather
Winchester
Joseph C. Hutcheson
C. V. Shoemaker
Commonwealth
Philip Williams
Virginia
A P Donates 25 to Winchester Fire Department
Fire Chief C Lee Barr received a $25 check from R L Birge sales manager of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company as a volunteer contribution. Birge praised the fire department and Barr thanked the company for its community spirit and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lee Barr
R. L. Birge
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Winchester Fire Department
Birge
Fire Department
Atlantic and Pacific
Barr
Winchester Department
Grange to Hold Installation Service Friday
Middletown Grange will host an installation service Friday evening January 8. A drill team from Fairfax County will participate and a full attendance of members is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Grange
Fairfax County
Washington Ladies barber to visit Mrs Shryock's shop
Notice states a barber will be at Mrs Evelyn Shryock's shop in Washington tomorrow all day. This compact brief notes a personal service event with location and timing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evelyn Shryock
Sale Notice for Farm Land at Court House
Auction set for 12 oclock Saturday the 9th at the court house. Details available under signed notice. James P. Reardon listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Farm
Front Court House
James P. Reardon
Boys Admit Burning Of Family Of Eight In Gallia County
Two inmates at the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster confessed to a spring arson that killed eight people in a Gallia County log cabin. They said they nailed doors and windows to trap the victims as revenge against James White and his family. The blaze occurred April 7.
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Associated Press
Gallipolis
Charles Swanson
Lancaster
Gallia County
Swanson
Alber Reymer
Elsworth Mowyer
Bucyrus
James White
Reymer
White
Jobless Army Begins March to Washington
Cox's Army of unemployed sets off from Pittsburgh for Washington to press for work. About 600 vehicles join on a six day food supply and blankets, with Rev. Joseph R. Cox leading the march through Pennsylvania and Maryland toward the capital. Governor Pinchot to address in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Cox
Washington
Joseph R. Cox
Father Cox
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Huntingdon
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Mrs. Dunn Granted Partial Divorce by City Court
The Corporation Court decree grants Mrs. Rebecca Hall Dunn a partial divorce from W. W. Dunn on cruelty grounds. She gets custody of Edith Dulaney Dunn and William Wynkoop Dunn. he is enjoined from interfering. He must pay $12.50 weekly for family support and $50 for her attorney’s fee plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Rebecca Hall Dunn
W. W. Dunn
Korn Smax Comes to Golden Glow in Winchester
Citizens in Winchester and nearby areas can buy Korn Smax at the Golden Glow on North Loudoun Street. The caramel popcorn product has drawn praise since its Saturday debut, with Melville K Shirkey of the Golden Glow and C T Owen of Kingley Manufacturing involved. A large yellow Persian cat is reported lost with a reward offered.
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Winchester
Loudoun Street
C. T. Owen
Kingley Manufacturing Company
Melville K. Shirkey
Historic Frederick County house destroyed by morning fire
A 150 year old 14 room residence once owned by Mrs. John M. Silver on Welltown Pike near Winchester burned before 3 a.m. The tenant Grover Teats and family escaped with few personal effects saved. Firefighters, hampered by water lack, prevented spread to outbuildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
John M. Silver
Winchester
Welltown Pike
Grover Teats
Silver
Prohibition Debate Heats Up at Democratic Meetings
Democratic leaders in Washington expect prohibition to surface at national committee conferences this weekend while speculation grows over a potential Ritchie campaign launch. Howard Bruce of Baltimore has reserved ten rooms at the Mayflower Hotel for Friday and Saturday under Maryland delegation, with a Baltimore dinner to host Ritchie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
National Committee
Ritchie
Howard Bruce
Baltimore
Maryland
Mayflower Hotel
Bruce
Miss Sirbaugh Dies In Frederick At Age 82
Sarah H. Sirbaugh died at 11.50 last night at her sister Mrs. J M Mason’s home 219 East Sharpe street after eight weeks of illness. She was in her eighty third year and survived by sister Mrs. Mason and brother D W Sirbaugh of Cross Junction. A member of Ebenezer Church of Christ, funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel, Rev. S J Goode to conduct. Interment Mount Hebron.
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Sarah H. Sirbaugh
J. M. Mason
East
Sharpe Street
Miss Sirbaugh
Frederick County
Mrs. Mason
D. W. Sirbaugh
Cross Junction
Ebenezer
Church of Christ
Mount Hebron
J. Goode
Livestock Loading at B and O Yards Winchester
Shipping note lists livestock loading on Thursday January 14 at the B and O yards in Winchester. J. M. Fishpaw is recorded as an official or agent overseeing the sale or loading.
Brothers Shoot Themselves as Police Arrive in Houston
In Houston on January 5, two Missouri brothers involved in the Springfield, Missouri siege opened fire on officers. After a gunfight with 9 surrounding officers, they used gas to hold the line. Both men died by self-inflicted gunshot wounds rather than be captured. Jennings Young was found dead in the house, with Harry Young dying later in the morning.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Jennines Vent
Torm A
Tere Broer
Young
Missouri
Springfield
Clance Beverly
Percy Heard
Jennings Young
Harry Young
Members Of The Friendship Fire Company To Attend Church
Members of the Friendship Fire Company will attend church services in a body Sunday night. The event, announced by president Fred W. Forney, will be at the Church of the Disciples of Christ on West Cork Street at 7 30. The group will meet at 7 on East Cork Street and march to the church, with special seats for firemen and a planned musical program.
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Friendship Fire Company
Fred W. Forney
Church of the Disciples of Christ
West Cork Street
W. L. Dudley
Friendship
East Cork Street
Judge Williams lauds attorney Cather on retirement
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams signs an order honoring T Russell Cather upon his 16 years as Commonwealth Attorney for Frederick County ending January 1 to pursue a Virginia Senate seat. The court commends his tenure, notes a cleared criminal docket, and records the minute in the Common Law Order Book.
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Philip Williams
Frederick County
T. Russell Cather
Commonwealth Attorney
Cather
Frederick
Shenandoah
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Burr P. Harrison
Williams
Commonwealth
Senate of Virginia
Mr. Cather
South End Hose Company Elects Officers for 1932
The South End Hose Company held an enthusiastic annual meeting electing Frank Foreman as captain again and naming officers for 1932 including Charles Buhl first vice president Harold March second vice president and C G Whetzel third vice president L L Grim treasurer Neill Woods secretary and trustees Dr Hugh Clark Thomas Clark Michael Lillis O H Lewis and James Seabaght. The group reported strong year end progress with 61 fire alarms and over 5000 reenlistments in the recreation room.
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South End Hose Company
Ons
Frank Foreman
Charles Buhl
Harold C. March
C. G Whetzel
L. L. Grim
L. Neill Woods
Chapains
S. J. Goode
Winchester
Naval Chief Endorses Ten Year Build Up To London Treaty
Secretary Adams testified before the House naval committee supporting a ten year naval program to meet London treaty limits. He said a longer plan is practical and preferable to a one year authorization and noted the Navy Department favors the Vinson bill if approved by the budget bureau.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adams
Navy Department
House Naval Committee
Taxing All to Offset Deficits Says Judge
The judge argues that every possible item will be taxed to cover federal and state deficits, including citizens credulity as a fiscal measure.
National Congress Outlawed by British in India
The British government in India extended its ban to major cities prohibiting the Nationalist Congress party and funding its activities. Despite demonstrations in several places, Allahabad saw two deaths and many injuries while Gandhi from Poona urged Christians to join a peaceful struggle for independence. Merchants fear economic fallout from a boycott as British infantry marches from Poona in a show of force.
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India
Congress Party
Allahabad
Poona
Gandhi
Great Britain
Fugitive Walker Threatens Fire in Middletown
Police pursue Bud Walker in Middletown after he vowed to burn the town. Sheriff Pannett and Chief Hollis led a tear gas equipped manhunt with officers prepared to capture him dead or alive. Walker fired on them Sunday night and fled toward fields, resisting capture as residents fear his return for his Wayside Inn robbery past.
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Middletown
Bud” Walker
Pannett
C. W. Hollis
Tom Boyd
Robert DeHaven
Walker
Hollis
Winchester
Sheriff Pannett
Doctor Gives Medicine Sketch At Lions Meet
Dr Aubrey W Armentrout spoke on the history of medicine at the Lions Club weekly luncheon in the George Washington Hotel. Wilson of Peoples Drug Store and Hoye Riley led the program as attendance optimism rose for 1932 after a strong 1931 showing.
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Gfegular
Lions’ Club
Aubrey W. Armentrout
George Washington Hotel
Wilson
People’s Drug Store
Armentrout
Hoye Riley
Frederick County Supervisors Reorganize for 1932 Session
Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in the county clerk’s office for the first session of 1932. C. L Brumback was reelected chairman with Charles M Rosenberger elected to replace G H Richard. The board approved routine plans for 1932 and addressed annual reporting by registrars to ensure paid services, retaining Massey at Parish Farm and appointing Scott Grant to oversee parish farm duties.
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Frederick
Board of Supervisors
Massey
Parish
John M. Masey
Winchester
Frederick County
Scott Grant
Brumback
R Brumbatk
Grant
Frederick Plaza
Elizabeth Farrar
Chest Clinic Set For Tuberculosis Symptoms
A free chest clinic for TB symptoms is planned Friday January 8 at the District Nurse Association offices near the Court House. Dr. C. W. Scott of the State Board of Health will supervise. Clinic hours are 9:30 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm. No re examinations for old positives unless requested by a physician, and no one under 15 examined without physician request. No charge for examinations or advice.
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Court House
C. W. Scott
State Board of Health
Friendship Fire Company January Meeting Notice
The January meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for Thursday at 8 o'clock in the evening. All members should attend as important business will be transacted, including the annual election of officers. A social session will follow. Capt. Fred. W. Forney presiding.
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Friendship Fire Company
Fred. W. Forney
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