Death of D C Harrison Linked to Roof Fall on Hot Night
Dabney Carr Harrison a 72 year old former U S government civil engineer and fruit grower was found dead at his home near Winchester Virginia. Investigators believe he fell from the roof during a heat wave and died instantly from a skull fracture and internal injuries. He was a descendant of the Harrison family that supplied two U S presidents and had served in the Mexican railway and the U S Forest Service before retirement.
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Dabney Carr Harrison
United States
Winchester
Front Royal Pike
Harrison
Mr. Harrison
J. S. Haldeman
Johnson
Nineveh
Marrison
Virginia
Benjamin Harrison
England
Martinsburg
General Sheridan
William and Mary College
Hampden-Sidney College
Presbyterian Church
Indian Territory
Frederick County
Mexico
Mexican National Construction Company
Mexican National Railway
Zacatecas
United States Goal Survey
Bureau of Forestry
Gifford Pinchot
Will of the Late Victor L. Denny Filed in Court
The Winchester businessman Victor L. Denny left his estate to his wife Anna and sons Victor L. Denny Jr. and S Barron Denny in monthly installments. The will written in Denny’s hand on July 15 1929 with a codicil dated April 27 1931 names Anna executrix with bond set at 5000 and lists Barron and Yost as observers and appraisers.
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Victor L. Denny
Winchester
Anna B. Denny
Denny
Victor L. Denny, Jr
S. Barron Denny
Mr. Denny
Barron
Victor
Rearsghia
Jacob H. Yost
Claude Grim
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
M. B. Clowe
H. C. Sheetz
J. R. DuShane
H. D. Fuller
J. H. Yost
Stimson Calls Talks With Mussolini Satisfactory
Rome report says Col. Henry L. Stimson found his talks with Mussolini and Grandi eminently satisfactory. He refused to discuss the wider issue, saying he would leave that to his hosts. France to send five experts to London for the moratorium conference.
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France
London
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Grandi
Henry L. Stimson
Europe
Stimson
Signor Grandi
Italy
Paris
Council of Ministers
Treasury
Foreign Office
Baseball at Rouss Park Faces Martinsburg Hose Co 3
The Rouss City Park ball team meets Martinsburg Hose Co. No. 3 on Saturday at 3 with a strong Martinsburg lineup. Sunday at 3 the Security Maryland Athletic Club will oppose the park team in what promises a tough contest. Monday at 8 the park directors convene in the council chamber.
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Park Association
Martinsburg Hose Co. No
Martinsburg
Security Maryland Athletic Club
Special Farm Union Meeting at Gainesboro
A special meeting of the Gainesboro Farmers' Union is called for Tuesday night July 14 to decide whether to continue as a Farmers Union or transfer to the Farm Bureau. All members are urged to attend to vote. Lester Dailey.
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Gainesboro
Dunlop Tire Store Ad Highlights Big Allowance on Old Tires
An advertisement for Dunlop Tire Store offers a large allowance on old tires toward new Dunlops. The the ad promotes finest quality at lowest prices and notes the store's location opposite B and O Station.
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Dunlop Tire
Public Auction Notice for Bank and Fruit Stocks
Public auction Saturday July 11 at 12 o clock. 5 shares Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. 10 shares 7 percent preferred National Fruit Product Company. UNN AND DUVALL D . (1é691p-21)
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
National Fruit Product Company
UNN and Duvall D
Two Steamers Grounded Off Cape Cod in Dense Fog
Two ships the freighter Crandon and the passenger liner President Hayes ran aground on Cape Cod shoals during fog. The Crandon grounded near the cape and the President Hayes on Shovelful Shoal near Chatham. The Hayes, bound from New York to Boston with no passengers, aimed to ride out the tide. Coast guard in New London reported the grounding near Monomoy Point and sent boats to assist the vessel.
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Associated Press
Providence
Mass
Crandon
President Hayes
Cape Cod
Cape
Hayes
Chatham
Coast Guard
New York
Boston
New London
Conn
Monomoy Point
Nantucket Sound
President Mises
Police Seek To Question Husband Of Dead Woman
Police sought to question Lieut Conadr Randolph P Scudder a retired naval officer and Mrs Frances Geiger after the death of Mrs Scudder and the discovery of Mrs Geiger s two children Gretchen age 1 and Billie 19 living without food. Scudder had been away eight days and returned home last night. Mrs Geiger widow of Col Harold Geiger denied being with Scudder.
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Associated Press
Caronado
Calif
Conadr
Randolph P
Scudder
Frances Geiger
Lillian Hockney
Tijuana
Mrs. Geiger
Smith
Ex-Banker Executed for Slaying Man in Lake Wewoka Case
Paul D. Cole former Oklahoma banker and Wewoka druggist was executed for the March 1930 murder of Ernest Irby a witness in a liquor conspiracy case against Cole Irby was shot and his body weighted with stones and dumped into Lake Wewoka Cole denied involvement in the slaying stated he had no connection to the crime.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
Paul D. Cole
Oklahoma
Wewoka
Ernest Irby
Cole
Irby
Lake Wewoka
Odd Fellows Meet in Middletown Draws Northern Virginia Attendance
Tri-County Odd Fellows Association met in Middletown Virginia at March Run Lodge No 147 L O O F with many members and wives from a wide northern region attending. Officers for the term were elected Claude Carper Middletown president Norman Carbaugh Stephens City vice president W J Farrell Front Royal secretary and C W Burner Front Royal treasurer. Speakers included C V Robinson Wayne sboro F L Flynn Alexandria Claude B Stickley W H Scott and C A Butler with Norman Carbaugh inviting a October meeting. The gathering closed with songs prayers and refreshments by the Rebekah Lodge and Marsh Run Lodge members.
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Middletown
March Run Lodge
Tri-County
Odd Fellows’ Association
Virginia
Harry Brill
Tri-County Association
America
O. D. Lambert
Stephens City
Association
Claude Carper
Norman Carbaugh
W. J. Farrell
Front. Royal
C. W. Burner
Front Royal
Odd Fellowship
C. V. Robinson
Northern Virginia Association
C. C. Leap
Waynesboro
F. L. Flynn
Alexandria
Claude B. Stickley
Grand Lodge of Virginia
W. H. Scott
C. A. Butler
Stephens City Lodge
Doherty Sues Star for 12 Million in Libel Damages
Henry L. Doherty head of Cities Service Company sues the Kansas City Star for 12 million dollars alleging defaming articles. He claims statements about a 1.75 percent management fee and plans to form a rival gas company harmed his business and sought to portray him as opposing Kansas gas rate reductions.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Company
Kansas City Star
Star
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Doherty
Kansas City Territory
Miss Clara Beery Plans Weekend Visit in Harrisonburg
Miss Clara Beery affiliated with Handley High School summer faculty left today for Harrisonburg Virginia to spend the weekend with relatives while staying at Gray Gables Inn.
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Clara Beery
Handley High School
Gray Gables Inn
Harrisonburg
Bank Directors Honor Death of William S. Hiett
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank Board honors William S. Hiett, a 20 year director and pioneer fruit grower, noting his sincerity, knowledge, fairness, and community service. Resolutions praise his gentle nature, loyalty to church and government, and his supportive leadership, with copies sent to Mrs. Hiett and printed in The Winchester Evening Star.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
William S. Hiett
Hiett
T. Marion Bantz
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Board
Williams
Will’ Hiett
Winchester Evening Star
New York City Official Ground To Death In Subway
Trancott F. Keller chief inspector of the dock department was killed at Bowling Green station after a subway incident. Officials report he was run over by a southbound express. police found a subpoena in his pocket for a city inquiry led by Referee Seabury. Keller, 45, served 21 years, earning $10,000 yearly as head of the dock department.
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London
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Hans Luther
Reichsbank
Paris
Norgs
Basel
Norman
Luther
Germany
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
United States
Associated Press
New York
Trancott F. Keller
Dock Department
Keller
Bolling Green
Manhattan
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Transit Commission
Seabury
Apples Received for Export at Virginia Cold Storage
Precooling records show apples received for export at Virginia Cold Storage by FRED L. GLAIZE with entry code T-10-1p-3t- and date not specified.
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Virginia Cold Storage
Fred L. Glaize
Good News and Weather Bring Cheer to Winchester Area
Bright notes from Winchester and Shenandoah Valley praise good growing weather after heat and scattered showers. Farmers report fine soil, thriving corn, and cabbage crops, with a truck farmer noting unnoticed fields yielding well. Virginia sweet potato starch research could boost grower profits if adhesive tests succeed.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Maryland State Police Chief Resigns After Illness
Commander Harry C. Butler resigns as Maryland state police commander after nearly four years. He has been treated at Walter Reed Hospital for back and leg injuries and will leave office effective July 31 while on a physician ordered rest trip to Virginia.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Harry C. Butler
Maryland
Captain Butler
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Sullivan Not Local Resident
A man arrested yesterday and arraigned on a drunkenness charge claimed to be William Sullivan but police said he was not a local resident. Described as a hobo, he was found intoxicated with two others and has no family in Winchester.
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William Sullivan
Winchester
Saturday Specials at Ramsburg Grocery
Sugar 5c per pound and 10s 49c. Swift's California shoulders 15c per pound. 1931 pack canned beans 8c can, corn 10c, tomatoes large 10c. Tetley Orange Pekoe Tea 4 lb 23c, 7 O'Clock Coffee 23c per can. Red Top Malt 3 tb can 55c. Milk three tall cans 20c. Kellogg’s Post corn flakes 3 pkgs 25c. Matches 3 for 1c. Cooked ham 40c lb. Ramsburg Grocery, Roland C Ryan, Mer. Tel. 225. All orders delivered.
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Swift
California
Kelloggs
W. Ramsburg Grocery
Roland C Ryan
Mer
Virginia Park Drive Seen Attracting 250 Million Tourists
William E. Carson, head of the Virginia Conservation and Development Commission, told Rotary Club that Virginia could draw about 250 million tourist dollars annually when conditions normalize. He cited Shenandoah National Park and a sky line road atop the Blue Ridge as key attractions, with federal plans to connect Jamestown Yorktown and build historic roads and parks. He urged fire prevention for forests and state control of water power.
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Virginia
William E. Carson
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
Rotary Club
California
Florida
Carson
Shenandoah National Park
Shen National Park
Spottswood Trail
Blue Ridge Mountains
Jamestown
Yorktown
America
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Bank of International Settlements
Japan
Echo de Paris
Rouss City Park
Special Farm Union Meeting
ODD Fellows
Flynn
THE
Evening Star
Shenandoah Valley Bank Directorate
New York City
White Post
Clarke County
Paine
Federal Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Department of Agriculture
Java
Cuba
Sullivan
W. E. Carson
Quinter Baker Farm
Valley Pike
Court House
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