Negro dies in electric chair in Virginia
Isaac Watson, 50, a condemned Black man, died in the Virginia electric chair at 7:30 a.m. for the shotgun slaying of Halifax County farmer William Powell. Watson, who claimed entry to Powell's farmhouse while seeking food, faced a chaplain's last rites and offered no trouble to guards.
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Halifax
I Dream Too Much at the Palace Next Week
Lily Pons and Henry Fonda star in the RKO musical I Dream Too Much at the Palace Monday and Tuesday. The world’s best loved coloratura delivers a brilliant romance with music by Jerome Kern. Fox News Reel supplements the feature.
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Henry Fonda
the Palace
Jerome Kern
Fox News
Schenck Names His Assistants for Lions Club
President Bob Schenck of the Lions Club announces committees for his administration. Constitution and By-Laws Allen Oats Louderback Extension Miller Puckett Adams Louderback Lions Education Owens Hardesty Eckard Membership H Miller Wheel eeo Carper Louderack Program Riley Hengeveld M Miller Hildum Owens Publicity Good K Rush G Rush Dent Louderback Attendance Newlin Shewbridge Ritter B Cather Snider Ireland Light Conservation and Blind eneenens Garber Sirbaugh Owenan Girls Work Kline Orndorff Hobartan Safety Clevenger Belchie Stotler R Cather Ireland Education Naddeo Knee Omps Owens Citizenship and Patriotism Bridgeforth Shockey Carpenter Ireland Civic Improvement Anderson Preston Senciadiver Ireland Community Betterment Cochran Shockey Alexander Ireland Health and Welfare James Madden Henry Owens
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Lions Club
Allen
Oats
Louderback
L. Miller
Puckett
Adams
Louderance
Mason
Smith
Blackburn
Glaize
Lions Education
Owens
Hardesty
Eckard
H. Miller
Wheeleeo Carper
Louderack
Riley
Hengeveld
M. Miller
Hildum
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G. Rush
Dent
Newlin
Shewbridge
Ritter
B. Cather
Snider
Ireland
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Sirbaugh
Owen An
Kline
Orndorff
Hobart
Ans
Clevenger
Belchie
Stotler
R. Cather
Naddeo
Knee
Omps
Bridgeforth
J. Shockey
Carpenter
Anderson
Preston
Senciadiver
Cochran
H. Shockey
Alexander
James
Madden
Henry
Renew Your Subscription Now At Special July Rate
A newspaper notice promotes a limited time subscription renewal offer during July. It urges readers to act quickly to secure the discounted rate and continue receiving regular issues. The message emphasizes urgency and a time bound opportunity.
Curwood Saga Headlines Capitol Theatre Fourth
Rochelle Hudson and Paul Kelley star in James Oliver Curwood's The Country Beyond at the Capitol Theatre's July 4 program. The scene previews a tale set in the Canadian Northwest with an emphasis on frontier adventure.
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Rochelle Hudson
Paul Kelley
James Oliver’ Curwood
Canadian Northwest
Capitol Theatre
Busy Season for Home Canners Opens New Booklet
The Winchester Evening Star offers a 48 page booklet with over 100 tested canning and preserving recipes. It covers fruits vegetables meats and chickens and explains jellies jams marmalades fruit butters pickles bottled juices and salt packed vegetables. Berry season is here and new produce enters markets weekly. Order by sending ten cents.
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Canning and Preserving booklet request with ten cent coin
A reader encloses a ten cent coin protected for a requested copy of the booklet Cann ing and Preserving. The note implies a mail order or archival request and payment accompanying the request.
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Runcutter Tire CO
Shenandoah National Park
Panorama
Blue Ridge Mountains
Schenck
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Westinghouse Automatic
Northern Virginia Power Co
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
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Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company
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