Park land dispute headed for arbitration
Richmond, July 14. Governor Pollard seeks speedy settlement of exceptions to appraisal reports in Shenandoah Park area by a three or five judge arbitration board. Landowners and the State Conservation Commission favor prompt agreement to turn the park over to the Federal government and unlock road funds for park development and land purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Richmond
Shenandoah Park
State Conservation and Development Commission
Pollard
Commission
Board of Arbitration
Congress
Clevenger Mansion Fire Likely Started at Chimney Base
Sheriff McCann concludes the late B. Frank Clevenger mansion blaze began in the kitchen chimney after a thorough probe. Fire damaged main house but walls can be rebuilt. woodwork rafters and roof will need replacement. Estimated loss about 3000 to 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Frank Clevenger Mansion
Harry L. McCann
McCann
Tom Thumb Wedding at Baptist Church Tuesday Evening
A Tom Thumb wedding took place at the Baptist Church on Tuesday evening July 18 with a silver offering for a building fund. The event supported the church’s fundraising effort and featured a community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb Wedding Baptist Church
Benefit Building Fund
Byrd Pushes to Save Market News Service in Washington
Senator Harry Byrd leads a delegation to Secretary Wallace to restore funding for the U S Department of Agriculture Market News Service. He cites Richmond Virginia as key to impartial market information and warns that closing the office would hurt farmers and leave them at the mercy of dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture Market Service
Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Byrd
Louis Douglass
King
McNary
Steiner
Roosevelt
Wallace
Trammel
Florida
Utah
Tydings
Maryland
Oregon
Kendrick
Wyoming
Middle Atlantic
Market News Service
McKinley All-American Restaurant Ad Says Local Dinners
Sunday notice promotes McKinley All-American Restaurant offering real spring chicken dinners roast and fried plus Western steaks and Old Virginia hams. Encourages readers to give the restaurant a trial with contact Ip-11 0 C. Cassell mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Cassell
Mer
Ice Cream Special at Betsy Ross and Crystal Confectionery
Advertises a limited weekend deal offering 1 quart of ice cream and 1 pint of sherbert for 29 cents. Mentions Betsy Ross and Crystal Confectionery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross and
Will of Mrs Sullivan Bequeaths 70 000 to Charity and Church
Mary Mildred Hammond Sullivan of New York dies leaving more than 20 000 000 in estate with 70 000 in bequests to charitable and religious bodies. Major gift 50 000 to New York Nursery and Child's Hospital plus 13 000 to Mary Mildred Sullivan Endowment Fund and 10 000 to George Peabody College for Teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mildred Hammond Sullivan
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
West Eleventh Street
New York City
New York
Carr V. van Anda
Park Avenue
First Presbyterian Church of
George Alexander
George Hammond Sullivan
Mary M. O’connor
Atillo Gerometta
Hackensack
N. J
Deputies to Assume Sheriff Duties During Absence
Sheriff Harry L. McCann departs for a two week encampment with the Virginia National Guard at Camp Johnston Garland Pollard in Virginia Beach. Deputies W. L. Newcome and A. J. Wigginton will handle duties in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. McCann
3Rd Batallion
Virginia National Guards
Camp
John Garland Pollard
Virginia Beach
W. L. Newcome
A. J. Wigginton
Mrs. Stephenson Dies at 87 in Winchester Home
Sidney A. Stephenson widow of James H. Stephenson dies at her 418 Fairmont Avenue residence after a long illness. Born March 17 1846 she belonged to a prominent Frederick county family and was active in animal cruelty reform. funeral at Round Hill Presbyterian Church with interment at Gainesboro Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. L. C. Dillon. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney A. Stephenson
Frederick County
James H. Stephenson
Fairmont Avenue
Stephenson
Abraham and
Mary Howard Shearer
Robert L. Glaize, Sr
Granville Chapman
A. R. Rinker
Farm Mortgage Holders Favor Real Assets Over Bonds
Mortgage holders see American farms as safer than half of bonds, offering one third less interest as a risk comparison.
Two Fatal and Critical Injuries From Nearby Accidents
One man died and another was critically injured near Winchester and White Post Clarke County in incidents linked to an accident and a vehicular strike. Lyle Partlow 25 of Sperryville died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from a skull fracture after a fall from a truck while transporting an ill man. George Bauserman of Berryville was gravely injured when his car was struck while pumping a tire. he was taken to Memorial Hospital with Edward Baker for an appendicitis operation. The driver of the other vehicle fled. Munroe Robinson of New York aided the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lyle Partlow
Sperryville
Rappahannock County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
White Post
Clarke County
George Bauserman
Berryville
Bauserman
Memorial Hospital
Partlow
E.C. Stuart
Young Partlow
Edith Scott
C. W. Partlow
Washington, Va
Edward Baker
Munroe Robinson
New York
Robinson
Baker
Stuart
Lithuanianmonoplane Lithunica leaves field on non approved flight to Lithuania
The monoplane Lithuanica, carrying Lithuanian-Americans Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas, took off from Floyd Bennett Field for a 4900 mile non stop dash to Lithuania without U S government permits. Officials warned they could face penalties if they landed in a country en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Lithuania
Floyd Bennett Field
Stephen Darius
Stanley Girenas
Chicago
Wiley Post
Darius
Girenas
Washington
America
Commerce Department
William Conner Dies In Florence Alabama
Word was received that William Conner Jr. of Florence, Alabama, died last night in a city hospital after an appendicitis operation earlier in the week. His uncle and aunt, Dr and Mrs P W Boyd, traveled from Winchester to be with him but he died before they arrived. He was the sole child of Mr and Mrs William Conner of Florence and spent last summer with his aunt in Winchester.
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William Conner, Jr
Florence
Ala
Conner
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
Alabama
Mr. Conner
William Conner
Boyd
Yard Party at Cedar Grove by Pleasant Valley Aid
Pleasant Valley U B Ladies Aid hosts a yard party at Cedar Grove near D A Smith's Thursday night the 20th. Proceeds go to church needs and local drives. Casual event with food and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
D. A. Smith
Pleasant Valley U. B. Ladies’ Aid
Split
Unidentified man stages $1400 daylight holdup in Baltimore
In Baltimore on July 15 an unidentified young man robbed a passerby of $1400 on North Charles Street. He forced the victim Morris Kanow a 32 year old Ye Old Tavern employee to hand over the cash after placing a gun in his stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
North Charles Street
Morris Kanow
Kanow
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises longer life for clothes
Phone 28. Our gentle methods give longer life to your clothes. Winchester Steam Laundry Salmon-lp-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Wiley Post launches solo around the world from New York
Wiley Post began his solo round the world attempt from Floyd Bennett Field at 4 10 a m eastern time aboard the Winnie Mae a Lockheed monoplane. He carries a robot co pilot and a new radio compass from Wrights Field to help maintain course and altitude while flying east over the Atlantic.
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New York
Wiley Post
Floyd Bennett Field
Atlantic Ocean
Winnie Mae
Harold Gatty
Post
United States Army
Wrights Field
Dayton
Ohio
Delinquent Winchester Taxes Urged to Remit by City Treasurer
City Treasurer W A Baker urges delinquent taxpayers in Winchester to pay back levies after the Common Council postponed the public tax sale from July 15 to August 16. He notes many have remitted to save real estate from auction, but others must remit within the next month or property will be sold. The treasurer’s office is on City Hall’s first floor and open daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Winchester
Common Council
Baker
American Envoys Deliberate On Price-Raising Plan
In London on July 15 the American delegation weighed a final push for President Roosevelt's price-raising scheme as the world economic conference pauses for the weekend. A tentative draft outlining monetary and commercial policies was under discussion by American experts and delegates, who had not decided if to push it in the conference's last fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Roosevelt
Italian Armada Reaches Chicago in Transatlantic Flight
General Italo Balbo leads twenty four Italian seaplanes from Montreal to Chicago in a 750 mile hop. The flagship left at 10 14 a m EST with Rosso aboard, weather warned of possible storms near Lake Ontario or Lake Erie along the route.
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Montreal
Quebec
Italo Balbo
Chicago
Italy
Augusto Rosso
Fan Tasador
Rao
Karen
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
St. Lawrence River
Collins Will Probated in Frederick County Court
The will of the late Mrs. Sarah E. Collins of Cross Junction was admitted to probate in the Frederick County Clerk's Office. James I. Greve and S. H. Braithwaite witnessed both the main document dated March 1925 and a codicil dated February 15, 1928. The will leaves shares to her children Ida V. Braithwaite Anna M. Octava Luttrell Goldin Keller Lora Reynolds Ernest Shelby Roy Bryan Power Stotler and a grandson Power Stotler with Virginia Ross omitted. Octavia Luttrell receives specified household items. The codicil revokes a provision that would have given Howard and Power equal shares. The estate comprises household property and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Collins
Cross Junction
Frederick County
James I. Greve
S. H. Braithwaite
Ida V. Braithwaite
Anna M. Oor
Octava Luttrell
Goldin Keller
Lora Reynolds
Ernest
Shelby
Roy
Bryan
Power Stotler
Virginia Ross
Octavia Luttrell
Frederick Union Sunday School Picnic at Klines Grove
The Frederick County Union Sunday School picnic is set for Thursday August 10 at Kline's Grove in Vaucluse. All Sunday Schools in Winchester and Frederick County are invited to attend with good speakers music and refreshments. Officers elected include P E Lineburg president J C Carpenter vice president and F Estes Kline secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
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Girl Scouts
Camp White Rock
Witis
Jane Seher
Shenandoah Forest
Sullivan
Child’s Hospital
James A. Stephenson
Pates
PAIK
Floyd Bennet Field
Darius and
Bellanca
North
Loudoun Street
Atlantic Coast
Globe
ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Point May
New Germany
Nova Scotia
Esater
Balboa
Detroit
Bulletin
Postal Telegraph
The
Collins
Frederick Union
Commissioner OF Revenue
F. A. Shryock
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