Hoover Endorsement by Prohibitionists May Be Possible
Chicago July 10 Associated Press reports the Prohibition party may endorse Herbert Hoover at its meeting. The party has since 1872 named its own presidential candidates and could endorse Hoover name its own candidate or go solid South for standard bearers to pull votes from Smith. Dr. D Leigh Colvin of New York leads as temporary chairman with keynote address. James A Edgerton heads the Jefferson Lincoln League formed to defeat a wet candidate.
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Herbert Hoover
Prohibitionists
D. Leigh Colvin
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Dr. Colvin
Jefferson-Lincoln League
James A. Edgerton
Washington
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Colvin
Maryland Road Official Sentenced in Bet Theft Case
John J. Griffin, sixth Maryland State Road Commission figure charged, convicted of receiving about $4000 in stolen race bets. He was sentenced to six months in the house of correction by Judge George A. Stotler after a petition signed by his attorneys and the 12 jurors prompted a reduction from one year.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
John J. Griffin
State Road Commission
House of Correction
George A. Stotler
Griffin
Edison May Visit Virginia This Summer
Virginia officials prepared a full set of highway maps and route information for Thomas A. Edison after a request from his secretary. The rumor suggested the inventor could visit the mountains in the southwest, possibly with Henry Ford.
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Richmond
Thomas A. Edison
Old Dominion
Virginia Highway Department
Henry Ford
Lutherans to Celebrate Virginia Synod Centennial in Woodstock
The Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church marks its 100th anniversary with extended exercises in Woodstock from August 8 to 11. A program of addresses and sermons by leading American Lutherans is planned, with the final day hosting the annual reunion. A memorial movement for Gen. Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg is proposed in Woodstock where he once preached to recruit for the Continental Army.
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Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church
Woodstock
America
Churches of the Synod
Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
Nine Mexicans Executed While Attempting Escape to U S Bandit Belt
An Indianapolis News report states nine Mexican men were executed before they could flee toward the United States bandit belt, the crisis stemming from cross border tension and criminal confrontations.
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United States
Indianapolis News
Potts Confectionery Ad in Winchester Virginia
Winchester Virginia lunches fountain drinks confections ice cream and soft drinks offered at Potts Confectionery next to B and C depot. Sanitary modern up to date. Patronize home town friends. H Russell Puffs proprietor. Phone 739 118 E Piccadilly St.
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