Highway committee hears criticism of road work and costs
George Coleman details costly six mile stretch between Winchester and Clarke county with seven dangerous curves and three accidents in two months. Witness Harrison notes low pricing harms farmers product costs. Wythe county supervisor E H Saunders denies tar shipment rumors while noting general highway criticism and waste concerns. Committee members Byrd Layman Pitts Ozlin Wood Massie attend. State Highway Commissioner Coleman participates.
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Watkins
Winchester
Clarke County
Highway Department
Comst
Byrd
Layman
Pitts
Ozlin
Wood
Massie
Godrick
Coleman
Genoa Meeting Is Passed Up
Washington officials indicated the United States would oppose joining a general European economic conference at the Genoa date but might favor a later meeting. Some government officials felt more time was needed to stabilize conditions in Europe before any conference.
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Washington
United States
Genoa
Europe
Government to sue plane makers over war contracts
Washington January 26 The government is prepared to sue the Dayton Wright Company and the Wright Martin Aircraft Corporation to recover more than seven million dollars in alleged overpayments on war contracts or a Daugherty announced.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dayton-Wright Company
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Daugherty
Mr Grimm Marries Margaret Laney in Cumberland
The marriage of Harry G. Grimm and Margaret L. Laney occurred at the Laney home in Cumberland Maryland with only close relatives present. Rev Martin Luther Enders officiated, the couple will reside at 62 Washington Street upon returning from a two week honeymoon. The groom is a former Winchester resident and a representative of Citizens' Motor Car Company Inc.
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Harry G. Grimm
Hunter B. Grimm
City
Margaret L. Laney
Cumberland
C. B. Grimm
Winchester
Cumberland Times
Margaret Louise Laney
Harry Gilbert Grimm
Zack Laney
Washington Street
Martin Luther Enders
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Laney
Grim
Points East
Grimm
The
Citizens’ Motor Car Company, Inc
Flu Appears In Mild Form In Winchester Area
A number of influenza cases have been reported in Winchester and vicinity with physicians fearing a new epidemic, though current signs show milder flu than 1918 19. Doctors urge widespread precautions and hygiene as sickness rises in Greater New York with health officers acting to curb spread.
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Winchester
New York
Drunk and Disorderly Plea Before City Mayor
Russell Oates arrested last night by Officer Massie on a charge of being drunk and disorderly pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Glass this morning and was fined $5 and $2 costs. Also mentions as a filler line a note about Forbes magazine.
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Russell Oates
Massie
Glass
The Room of Silence Immortalized by Mercy’s Return
Elton witnesses a long hidden room held by Mother Graves as she waits for her daughter Mercy who vanished with a city lover. After a fatal accident and a healing weeks with Graves, Mercy returns and wins over her father, revealing Elton’s quiet role in the change.
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Mrs. Graves
Mr. Graves
Elton
Allus
Mother Graves
Mercy
Ronald
Pantama gourd from America pioneer in Spanish Canary Islands
The pantama gourd long grown in Spain and the Canary Islands is revealed to be of American origin. Known to Mexico as chila vayote before Cortes, the gourd yields vermicelli like filaments when cooked. In the Canary Islands these threads become angels hair candy when boiled in syrup and cooled.
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Canary Islands
Spain
Far East
Mexico
Cortez
Montezuma
Detroit News
Animals’ Homing Instinct Questions Sixth Sense Claim
The New York Herald notes domestic animals can find their way home from long distances and dismisses a separate sixth sense. It argues no special sense organ exists beyond known vision, smell, and nerves, suggesting animal senses align with human physiology.
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New York Herald
So Much for So Much: Farmer and Doctor Stitch Tale
A farmer injured his finger in a hay wagon wheel and required three stitches. He asks the bill, the doctor charges a dollar and a half total, and the farmer quips that fifty cents per stitch would suit him for clothes.
Stray Stories Advance Information Dialogue
Stray Stories presents a fragment where She asks how his knowledge of her evening hair is known. He replies that he saw it in the papers this morning. The brief exchange hints at public visibility of private choices via media.
Joln Reads Races and Weather Tips For Insight
A Courier Journal note shows Joln reading tips on races and weather forecasts. The column nods to interest in predictions and practical guidance.
Mrs. Harry R. Kern Hospitalized in Philadelphia
Mrs. Harry R. Kern was taken to Philadelphia for hospital treatment and was to be examined by specialists today. She traveled with her husband and a nurse and is reported to be faring fairly well given her health.
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Harry R. Kern
Philadelphia
Kern
Pitcock Succumbs to Paralysis on Cedar Grove Farm
Martin Luther Pitcock a 72 year old retired Frederick county farmer died from paralysis after fleeing to the home of Arthur Clark near Cedar Grove. He left five sons and two daughters. Funeral services led by Rev Welch will be at Mount Zion United Brethren Church with interment in the churchyard. pallbearers include his five sons and son in law John Colvin.
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Martin Luther Pitcock
Frederick County
Arthur Clark
Cedar Grove
Luther Pitcock
Clark
Mr. Pitcock
Couny
Charles
Robin
Winchester
L. Moden
Joequon
Taither W
Clifton Pitcock
Viola Cooper
Irvin
Mary Colvin
Mount Zion United Brethren Church
K. Welch
Pitcock
John Colvin
Ships Big Lot Of Fine Stock From Greencastle
Bruce Gordon a Greencastle Pennsylvania livestock dealer arrived in town to arrange shipments for tomorrow. He plans to ship about 400 hogs two carloads of horses and a large number of cattle bought from farmers in Frederick and Clarke counties.
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Bruce Gordon
Greencastle
Pennsylvania
Gordon
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Distribution Plan for Corporation Creditors Declared
A court issues a dividend of 0.24456 percent on outstanding bonds to nine creditors. Trustees are instructed to collect remaining accounts and distribute the balance. The decree follows a report by James P. Reardon, master commissioner in chancery, filed in the case.
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James P. Reardon
Great Fire at the Morse Plant Wipes Out Shops
The Morse Drydock and Repair Company plant along the Brooklyn waterfront faced near total destruction as a fire swept through six blocks from Erie Basin to Fort Hamilton. Five shops were burned, worth about $200,000, and 50 automobiles were destroyed. The floating drydock, claimed to be the largest in the world, caught fire but was quickly put out.
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New York
Morse Drydock and Repair Company
Brooklyn
Erie Basin
Fort Hamilton
Col Hawkins, county janitor, out of bed for first time
Col Hawkins, longtime janitor of the county court house and clerk's office, despite heart trouble, appeared at his Market street apartment and joined a county treasurer and friends for a brief outing in the treasurer’s office. He traveled in a car provided by County Treasurer Smith and enjoyed the visit.
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Col
L. Hawkins
County Court House
Market Street
Smith
Val ley of Virginia trustees face creditors claim
A decree entered in Corporation Court by Judge Whiting outlines a creditors issue in the case of H. C. Sheetz and T. Russell Cather trustees of the Valley of Virginia against Taka-Kola Bottling Corporation, the Jane Carboni Company and related parties. Creditors receive a small dividend under the order.
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Corporation Court
Whiting
T. Russell Cather
Trustees
The
Valley of Virginia
Taka-Kola Bottling Corporation
Jane Carboni¢ Company
Mrs Robinson Ill with Pneumonia at North Market Home
Mrs Arthur Robinson is ill with pneumonia at the Robinson residence on North Market street after a severe cold contracted at her former Carlisle Pennsylvania home recently.
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Arthur Robinson
Robinson
North Market Street
Carlisle
Fresh outbreak in Cairo reports heavy casualties
A cable from Cairo reports fresh disorders in the city with about 190 killed and over 200 wounded. British troops suppress the insurrection as details remain unclear and no official confirmation has been received.
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London
Evening Star Trom
Cairo
Egypt
Rome
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief from Rheumatic Pain
An old time advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that warms and soothes aching joints and muscles. It claims fast relief from pain stiffness and sciatic lumbago and urges readers to try a small bottle from any store.
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St. Jacobs
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