Pair Arrested in Alton Case Advances in Kidnapping Case
Two ransom notes for 77 year old Alton banker August Luer were received by his family. Agents insist any note show handwriting and be signed by Luer. A third note lists intermediaries to be published in New York papers. The case widens with government inquiry into the notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alton
August Luer
Luer
O. S. Catt
Lawrence Keller, Jr
John J. Jr
New York
The
Sun
Journal and World-Telegram
John
O’connell
United States Attorney
New York State
Dan O'Connell
Albany County
Pollard Learns About Beer in Virginia
Richmond wire reports Governor Pollard jokes about learning to drink beer after Prohibition’s 3.2 call. He notes thirty one gallons in a barrel, a federal tax of five dollars per barrel, and state levies from one to three dollars, but admits one flaw remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Richmond
Pollard
Playgrounds in City See Higher Attendance This Summer
City playgrounds report higher daily attendance with Quaker Church 25 percent up, colored playground 25 percent, and Harris addition 100 percent, averaging 275 children. Limited funds limited extra equipment but croquet, horseshoes, and volleyball are popular. four baseball teams formed for ages under 14 and 14 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Church
Harris Addition
Harris
South End
Boy Scout
Poland
Fair Grounds
Boyce
Millwood
Front Royal
Bunker Hill
Ridgeway Opens Saturday Night With Free Dance
Ridgeway West Virginia kicks off weekend entertainment with a free dance Saturday night at the town hall. Local organizer LP-11 COL. HOUSE promotes the event and invites residents to attend.
Italian Air Armada Lands in Montreal After 500 Mile Flight
The Italian air armada led by General Italo Balbo arrived in Montreal at 12:25 p m eastern time after a 500 mile flight from Shediac New Brunswick They included twenty four seaplanes and completed the journey in 3 hours 34 minutes The reception filled the riverfront with sirens horns and crowds as they moored on the St Lawrence River before heading to Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Shediac
Balboa
Associated Press
Quebec
Italo Balbo
New Brunswick
Sheriac
St. Lawrence
Chicago
Special Sunday dairy ice cream offer noted
Special Sunday promotion from Winchester Sanitary Dairy offers one pint of lemon or orange ice with each quart of their extra fine home made ice cream. Also listed is a special price on cream packed for yard parties and delivery service.
Local Militia Readies For Encampment Nearby
Local militia units announce an encampment at Camp John Garland Pollard Virginia Beach lasting two weeks through July 30. Headquarters Company and Company I of the 106th Infantry Virginia National Guard entrain at 5 44 PM for training in military tactics and camp life under Capt Paul Hartman and 1st Lt Lawrence C Hollis. Personnel lists include officers, sergeants, corporals and many privates with detailed rosters for both companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Battallion
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
John Garland Pollard
Virginia Beach
Paul Hartman
Lawrence C. Hollis
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Harry L. McCann
John W. Hollis
Harold C. Bell
William B. Breckenridge
Theodore H. Legge
Henry N. Stephenson
Thomas E. Dorton
Stover L. Haymaker
James F. Higgs
Lee G. Perry
William E. Wellingham
Clinton B. Grim
Madison S. Pangle
Henry D. Rodgers
Thomas G. Smallwood
Leslie N. Woods, Jr. Lis
Robert M.lockhart
Woodrow Milburn
William G. Pingley, Jr
Charles C. Roberts
George S. Rodgers
Paul R. Hartman
George F. Miller
Asbury H. Jackson
Arthur Dunlap
Raymond Golithtly
Roberts Boyd
Cook
George Semples
Abe Whitlock
Melvin Miller
Charles Cane
Thorton Bryarly
William Orndorff
Glenn Seabright
Edwin H. Smith
Lewis Fries
Lee Garber
Ernest M. Grim
John Jackson
John Reardon
Alfred R. Scott
Albert Seal
George L. Baker
Walter Blount
Kenneth Cather
Harold Garber
John Grubbs
Lawarence Lickliter
John Leake
Robert Lewis
Edwin H. Lillis
Dewy Maloney
Maurice E.miller
Paris Apple Broker Cordier Visits Winchester Trade Circle
H. P. Cordier of Paris arrives in Winchester to meet with local agents led by J. R. DuShane of Court Square. The apple broker will tour U S belts from the Shenandoah to the Pacific coast, visiting Hood and Wenatchee valleys before departing next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Cordier
Paris
France
Winchester
J. R. DuShane
Court Square
Mr. Cordier
New York
Shenandoah-Cumberland-Potomac
Cordier
Mr. DuShane
United States
Pacific Coast
Hood
Wenatchee River
Shenandoah Baptist Association to Convene at Boyce Church
Shenandoah Baptist Association will hold its annual convention at Boyce Baptist Church in Boyce Virginia July 26 and 27. Memorial service at Bethel Church July 25 marks the centennial of Bethel and the association, with Dr Garnet Ryland delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Shenandoah Baptist Association
Virginia
Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
W. Va
Co. V. Vandden
Historic Bethel Church
Here
Garnet Ryland
University of Richmond
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Quarres
Goodwin Frazer
Charles Town
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
George T. Waite
Richmond
Julius S. Rushing
Shenandoah City
Baptist Young People’s Union
D. Hunter Mauck
Martinsburg
John D. Kern
Front Royal B. Y. P. U
Quarles
Harry McCoy
Lucy Ritenour
Queen To Reign Over Fall Fete At Berryville
Berryville Clarke County Fall Festival set for October 5 and 6 with a people voted queen awarded by cent per ballot. Floral and poultry classes offer several prize categories including prizes for best dahlias chrysanthemums and ornamental plants plus poultry trio divisions and prize weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
G. C. Sponseller
Poor reception to hosiery code in Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg July 14 conflict surrounds Pennsylvania textile labor as Reading workers strike for union recognition. The New York hosiery code draws sharp union criticism while Scranton mediation seeks a settlement with orders to curb disorders. Penn Argyl Silk Co employees gain about 30 percent wage rise for a 50 hour week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New York
Reading
Emil Reine
American Federation of
Scranton
Charles J. Knowles
Penn Argyl Silk Company
Oal
Ashington
Eee Saat Wee
United Mine Workers
Éntaslen
Ee Johnson
Johnson
John L. Lewis
John I. Sloat Named Member of Bank Group
Announcement by W. H. Byrd of Harrisonburg names John I. Sloat cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester as one of five state bank representatives to meet Governor Pollard and the Virginia legislature in Richmond on July 26 to discuss proposed bank deposit insurance. Sloat also named to a Virginia State Bankers Association committee on bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Byrd
Harrisonburg
Virginia Bankers’ Association
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank of
Winchester
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Richmond
Sloat
Virginia State Bankers’ Association
Yard Party at Ridgeway Friday July 14
Benefit event for Paynes Chapel scheduled at Ridgeway with stalls music and refreshments listed for July 14 with multiple time slots and activities. Funds raised support Paynes Chapel services and maintenance. Music and community time expected at 1pm to 7 30pm with donations welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Paynes Chapel
Notice error in drug store ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes
A Thursday advertisement from People's Drug Store mistakenly listed a tin of 50 Lucky Strike cigarettes. The correct offer is a package of 20 Lucky Strike cigarettes for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Drug Store
Ice Cream Deal for Weekend at Betsy Ross and Crystal Confectionery
Special Saturday and Sunday offer includes 1 quart of ice cream and 1 pint of sherbert for 29 cents. Betsy Ross and Crystal Confectionery advertise the weekend promotion as a low price deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherbert
Betsy Ross and
Crystal Confectionery
Grasshoppers Ravage Cline Clover Fields Near Staunton
In Staunton Virginia on Spring Hill Road Roy P. Cline reports millions of grasshoppers destroying an eighteen acre clover field and part of a seventeen acre second growth field. They are attacking timothy hay and spreading to the garden and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Roy P. Cline
Spring Hill Road
Landmark of county damaged by blaze near Keat
A 100 year old Frederick county residence on the B F Clevenger estate east of Keat suffered a major fire. Damage was about 1000 dollars as the Friendship Fire Company saved the brick wing while the stone wing survived. Sheriff McCann planned to probe for possible incendarism given unusual fire conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
B. Frank Clevenger
Keat
Harry L. McCann
Milton Milburn
Friendship Boys
Opequon Creek
Friendship Company
Milburn
Clevenger
B. F. Clevenger
California
Mitchell backs Peery for Virginia governor in city meeting
General William Mitchell, former Air Corps chief, endorses George Peery for governor at a City Hall gathering. Mitchell lauds Virginia’s progress, a balanced budget, road work, and Fish and Game efforts while noting Peery’s leadership and the state’s push for reform and repeal of the 18th amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Air Corps
US. Army
Middleburg
George Peery
Mitchell
Virginia
Union
Fish and Game Commission
Mr. Peery
Prohibition
Judge Peery
Williams
R. Gray Williams
Richmond
Crawford seeks stay of extradition in Virginia murder case
A petition to stay the extradition mandate for George Crawford, charged with murdering two women in Virginia, was filed in the U S Court of Appeals by his counsel J Weston Allen. The appeal follows a habeas corpus decision by Judge James A Lowell that was later reversed, and could reach Justice Brandeis if the stay is not granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford’s Counsel
Brandeis
Associated Pros
Boston
George Crawford
Virginia
United States Court of Appeals
Crawford
James A. Lowell
J. Weston Allen
Massachusetts
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lowell
Allen
Louis D. Brandeis
Capa
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Mackay Radio
General Balbo
Lake Millinocket
Maine
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Winchester Sanitary Dairy
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