Winchester Fair Dates Revealed By Virginia Fairs Association
The Virginia Association of Fairs announced statewide fair dates for summer and fall and listed Winchester as hosting events October 9 to 12. Local excitement followed as residents believed the Winchester fair was ended after the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society’s assets were sold to Farmers and Merchants National Bank. The bank says no county fair is planned for Winchester next fall and the old fair grounds on North Loudoun Street may be razed after buildings were torn down.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Virginia Association of Fairs
Richmond
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Merchants National Bank
Kesman
Loudoun Street
Charles R. McCann
Regional group organized to assist farmers in five counties
A regional production credit association was organized in Woodstock with over a hundred representatives from Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Page counties. The group adopted Winchester as the office location and named the Winchester Production Credit Association with planned capitalization of 100 000 dollars and borrowing power of 500 000 dollars. A board meeting is set for January 31 to elect officers at the county agent's office.
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Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Woodstock
Court House
G. G. Dickenson
Shenandoah County
P. A. Goodwin
Production Credit Corporation
Baltimore
Green
Farm Credit Administration
Ted
Prederick
C. M. Rosenberger
John W. Larrick, Jr
Ernest W. Adams
Joseph H. Funkhouser
Alfred W. Wright
William 5. Huyett
Melvin J. Pease
John D. Marker. Clarke
Clifton Price
F. H. Pierce
J. M. Shuler
D. W. Burruss
George Wilkeson
Winchester
Winchester Production Credit Association
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Baltimore
Stine
Chest Clinic Set for Winchester January 30
A free chest examination clinic will be held Tuesday January 30 at the District Nurse Association office in Winchester. The State Health Department specialist conducts the screening under the Board of Health with local physicians. Appointments require a written doctor request or nurse arrangements. children under 15 are examined only by special referral.
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State Department of Health
Winchester
District Nurse Association
Board of Health
Death summons Mrs Tomblin at 92 in Clarke county
Mrs Catherine E Tomblin 92 widow of John Thomas Tomblin dies at her daughter Ida Pennington’s Greenwood home after a period of declining health. She was daughter of Charles and Bettie Longerbeam and survived by eight children and a half sister. Funeral services are set for Greenwood at 11 o clock with Rev. Brown and burial at Sugar Hill Berry cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Catherine E. Tomblin
John Thomas Tomblin
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Clarke County
Tomblin
Mary E. Tomlin
Greenwood
Thomas Shull
Rippon
W. Va
Lydia Shull
This City
Ida Pennington
John Tomblin
Bluemont
Walter
Sneden Tomblin
Charles Town
Clarence Tomblin
Sallie Wiley
Pennington
Mr. Brown
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Tigee Hill Cemetery
Berrye
Ellis Maloy
Sheridan Newcome
Oscar Miller
Asbury Sherman
Samuel Giffen
Howard Ebersole
News Digest Highlights Threats and Policy Proposals
Philadelphia families face extortion threats or kidnapping demands. Washington lawmakers consider execution for kidnappers and a large expansion of aviation and mobilization programs. Police in Hazard arrest suspects over lynching. tax reform moves aim to raise 36 million. A Baltimore court scare and New York note oversubscription affect markets. Virginia reports another gas attack incident.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Brumbley
Washington
J. Buell Snyder
Navy Department
Army
Hazard
Rex Scott
House Ways and Means Committee
Baltimore
New York
Fincastle
Botetourt County
Identify Factor Abductor None Identify Factor Abductor
Witnesses testified about the 70 000 kidnapping of John Factor with no jury pointing to Roger Touhy or three codefendants The testimony did highlight Willie Sharkey former Touhy gang member who died in a St Paul jail cell after acquittal The prosecutor said the day’s witnesses laid groundwork for the case
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Chicago
John Factor
Roger Touhy
Willie Sharkey
Touhy
St. Paul
St. Paul Brewer
Wilbert F. Crowley
Electrical School To Organize Friday
State sponsored classes gather Friday night at Handley Library for a seven thirty start. Three sessions will cover rural electrification and electricity theory with no charge, open to county town or country residents.
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Handley Library
Cedar cutting campaign advances in Frederick County
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association reports twenty cedar cutting gangs have worked ten days in Stonewall Opequon and Shawnee districts, yielding thousands of cut bushes. Entomologist C N Willey leads the effort to prevent cedar rust from harming apple orchards and foresees expanded work in Gainesboro Back Creek and nearby districts.
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Frederick County
Apple Industry
C. N. Willey
Gainesboro
Back Creek
Winchester
Prominence Targeted as Kidnap Threats Reach Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports show letters demanding money under threat of harm or kidnapping sent to 15 prominent families in the last two months. George Harvey says two letters share handwriting. FBI, crime labs mobilized to trace authors. Lindbergh may testify on firing squad execution proposal amid growing support.
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Philadelphia
George Harvey
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Harvey
Bureau
Albert Goldstein
Vineland
N. J
Washington
Lindbergh
J. Buell Snyder
Minneapolis
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Snyder
Wanted Good steel drums
WANTED good steel drums Southern Chemical Co Winches ter Va advertisement seeks steel drums with contact in Winchester Virginia by January 24 for purchase or procurement.
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Southern Chemical Co
Winchester
Chuck Roast 12 Cents Pound at Pure Food Store
Low price alert from Pure Food Store features chuck roast at 12 cents per pound. Prepared for bargain seekers, this offer highlights store specials on standard cuts. Stocks are limited and available while displayed.
Candidates For Council Soon To File Petitions
The Democratic primary to nominate six Common Council members will be April 3. Aspirants must file petitions by February 3, signed by at least 50 qualified voters. Election is June 12 with terms beginning September 1. Six current councilmen have terms expiring next September. six more, plus the mayor, have two more years.
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Common Council
Noble Pierce
Lawrence C. Hollis
Peyton J. Marshall
Fred W. Forney
R. Frank Barr
Fred L. Glaize
John H. Rosenberger
Public sale of bank stock at county courthouse in 1934
Auction notice for a public sale Saturday January 27 1934 at 11:00 A M. of 40 shares Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock 75 shares Commercial and Savings Bank stock and 1 share Commercial Hotel stock. Auctioneer C I Brumback. 21 1p 1 22 25
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
C. I. Brumback
Martinsburg Man Robert M. Lynn Dies From Blood Poison
Robert M. Lynn, 38, of 735 Winchester Avenue Martinsburg West Virginia, died early this morning from a blood infection contracted from a hand wound. A skilled weaver at Dunn Company mills, he leaves a widow Julia Painter Lynn and three children Manning Evelyn and David, plus two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 PM at his Martinsburg home conducted by Rev James, with burial at Old Stone Chapel Cemetery Greenspring.
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Robert M. Lynn
Winchester Avenue
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lynn
Dunn Company Woolen Mills
Jacob Lynn
Etta Oe
Martinsere
Julia Painter
Charles Town
WY Va
Maynard
Evelyn
David Lynn
E. H. Strowbridge
Greenspring
Dale Davis
J. E
Melville Lynn
James
Old Stone Chapel
Drunkenness Leads to Fines in Police Court
In police court Judge Donald L. Weems fined Garfield Catlett ten dollars and seventy five cents for drunkenness. Charles Dorsey was arrested and held on investigation. Jesse Welton, labeled an habitual drunkard, faces a hearing tomorrow.
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Donald L. Weems
Garfield Catlett
Charles Dorsey
Jesse Welton
Truck Signal Lights See Earl Shade
A brief notice in a 1941 newspaper mentions a signal related to a truck and an individual named Earl Shade with a date of 1 22 41. The fragment implies reporting of a traffic or signaling event without further details.
Navy bill preference urged as aircraft needs outlined
Navy officers say by treaty limits a fleet will need 2 100 planes. Standley argues 1 000 to 1 660 needed now and 660 new aircraft to man ships under construction. The House Rules Committee gave the Vinson treaty bill priority to be debated soon.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Standley
Navy Department
More Witnesses To Be Called In Brumbley Case
Princess Anne Md January 25 The grand jury probes the murder of Mrs Margaret Brumbley with three additional witnesses from Marion Station to be summoned Garfield Borden and wife and Upsher Sterling all described as negroes The proceedings follow the arrest of James Jones whose father is jailed in Baltimore for related matter Jones statements differ from earlier testimony Sheriff Luther Daugherty did not disclose further details as the jury questions Baltimore detective Sergeant Stewart Deal who aided the investigation.
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Associated Press
Princess Anne
Grand Jury Room
Margaret Brumbley
Luther Daugherty
Somerset County
Marion Station
Garfield Borden
Upsher Sterling
Jones
James Jones
Baltimore City
Sam Jones
Gray Jury
Sargeant Stewart Deal
Baltimore
Deal
Army Outlines Industrial Mobilization Plan
Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring told the Women's Patriotic Conference that the Roosevelt administration parallels the army's anticipated setup for industrial mobilization. He cited 15,000 plants surveyed and said the United States now has a higher degree of industrial preparedness for war.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Th Army
Woodring
Department
United States
Higher Income Tax Approved By Committee
House ways and means committee approved a revised income tax plan aiming for 36 million dollars in annual revenue. It sets a flat 4 percent rate on net incomes up to 4 000 dollars and introduces a sur tax starting above 4 000 dollars, rising to 59 percent for incomes over 1 000 000, totaling 63 percent on excess over 1 000 000 when combined with the base rate.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Stock Market Dull Routine Amid Little Stimulus
The New York stock market opened dull and Spiritless with prices of leaders easing after minor profit taking. Over subscription to the government's 2 billion note and certificate issues provided little boost to bonds or shares. The pound sterling opened in London at 4.9894 dollars. Call money renewed at 1 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Virginia House Debates State Liquor Dispensary Plan
Richmond reports the House of Delegates considers a bill to create a state liquor dispensary system with a state monopoly on distilled spirits. The finance committee sent the bill with minor changes affecting public drinking areas and penalties, while hotels and restaurants lost a push to dispense liquor in dining rooms.
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House
Moffett
Associated Press
Richmond
Corporation Commission
House of Delegates
Scott and
McMurran
Peery
John Q. Rhodes
Louisa
Local Men Win Suit Against Interior Secretary Ickes
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upholds an injunction preventing the Secretary from voiding the Virginia-Colorado Development Corporation claim to oil shale land at Mt. Mann Colorado. The claim, located in 1917, complied with annual labor requirements through 1931 when a patent was granted, despite government contention of forfeiture for 1931 labor shortfall. Many Winchester and Frederick County residents hold financial interest in the company.
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Secretary of the Interior
Harold Bh. Ickes
Virginia-Colorado Development Corporation
Mt. Mann
Col
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Winchester
Frederick County
Corn Hog Plan To Be Detained At Gainesboro
County Agent Stine will explain the corn hog program to farmers at Gainesboro tonight at 8 in the school house. A similar meeting is planned for Opequon tomorrow at 8 in the school house. Monday night January 29 a session will be held in Gore High School for Back Creek District residents. Further meetings will be announced.
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Gainesboro
Stine
Opequon
Gore High School
Back Creek
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Fred. Stine
Meeting of
Valley Delegates
Mrs. Tomblin
Electrical School
The
Robt
Earl Shade
House Committee
Senate
White House
Glass
Virginia
Walcott
Robinson
Arkansas
Fletcher
Maryland
Mony
McSwain
House Military Committee
Congress
Interior
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