Smith to Confer With Ritchie at a New York Hotel
Governor Smith and Governor Ritchie will meet in New York at the Biltmore Hotel Friday for a campaign conference. Smith plans a weekend at Good Ground Long Island for rest while Ritchie visits Albany and attends a Swope dinner and Tunney Heeney fight.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Ritchie
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Maryland
Albany
Smith
Biltmore Hotel
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York World
Swope
N. Y
Good Ground
Long Island
Peter Gerry
Rhode Island
Democratic Campaign Committee
Red Cross Seeks Adoption for Lovely Baby Girl
The Red Cross office says it has a healthy baby girl for adoption and plans to place her in a good home soon. Prospective adopters must visit in person at the Red Cross offices in City Hall for a personal interview. The infant, born last Sunday, has brown curls, deep blue eyes, and is described as an entirely normal child.
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Red Cross
Ciyt Hall
Roman Priests and Parishioners Pray For Rains
The Trieste region faced extreme heat with crops suffering as a parish of St. Vincent de Paul Church led a public procession to petition for rain. The day recorded two sunstroke deaths and four drownings amid unrelenting heat. Lucca and Moncalieri also registered temperatures around 98 degrees.
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Associated Press
Rome
Trieste
Pri
St. Vincent de Paul
Ality
Lucca
Tuscany
Moncalieri
Piedmont
Mrs Mulligan Held for Trial in Washington Court
Agnes Mulligan 35 of Winchester Virginia pleaded not guilty in police court to larceny after trust. Bond set at 2000 dollars. She rented a car from Hertz on Thirteenth and Pennsylvan ia Avenue and did not return it. She is known locally as Mrs Walker and has ties to Winchester authorities for further checks and civil actions for unpaid items.
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Washington
Agnes M. Mulligan
Winchester
Isaac R. Hitt
Ralph Given
Bond
Mulligan
Hertz
Thirteenth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Walker
Buying Continues Highly Selective In Stock Market
The stock market showed strength again as buying remained highly selective. Poor activity in specialties lifted more than sixty issues by 1 to 5 points, with several reaching new highs. Call money stood at 5 percent and the close was steady with about 1,700,000 shares changing hands.
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Associated Press
New York
Final Quotations In Baltimore and Chicago Markets
Today's Chicago grain quotations via W R Spielman and Co list Wheat July 1.1954, September 1.32 percent, December 1.26. Corn July 31.06 percent, September 92 percent, December .77. Oats July 47.44, September 39.34, December .42. Rye July .99, September 1.00 percent, December 1.03. Baltimore spot wheat 1.31.
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Chicago
W. R. Spielman and Company
North Loudoun Street
Baltimore
Metally Deficient and Diseased Will Be Sterilized
Dr. J S De Jarnette leader of Western State Hospital declared sterilization of mentally deficient and diseased and criminal individuals as social policy. The centennial celebration marked the hospital’s founding July 24 1825 with a tablet unveiling and a portrait of Governor William Branch. E Lee Trinkle spoke and Gov Harry Flood Bird and Attorney General John E Saunders were expected but could not attend.
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William Branch
Virginia
Nom
E. Lee Trinkle
Harry Flood Bird
John E. Saunders
Mayonnaise Ad Touts Davis Home Made Flavor
Local grocer carries Davis Home Made mayonnaise praised as irresistible flavor. Advertisement notes availability and urges shoppers to buy.
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Davis
Apple Growers Prospects for Early Varieties to England
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties to England look good. Carload and smaller lots will be received at Winchester Cold Storage with all shipments leaving refrigerated from Winchester to England. Contact Sprint & Petley Inc at Winchester Va for orders.
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England
Winchester
Sprint & Petley, Inc
Direct Co-operative Fruit Co., Ltd
Man Wanted For Attacking Child Slain With Gun
Bridgeport, Conn. July 25 A shotgun in Constable Arthur Bennett's hands ends the life of David Havy 32 who had shot and seriously wounded Constable Hezekiah R Elwood last night Havy was cornered in a barn Bennett fired through the door wounding Havy who died instantly Elwood had gone to Havy's home after reporting an attempted assault on his eight year old daughter Hawood fired on Bennett as the door opened and was wounded in the wrist.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Arthur Bennett
Fairfield
David Havy
Hezekiah R. Elwood
Havy
Bennett
Elwood
Hawood
Federal agents crack a million-dollar liquor ring in Boston
Authorities arrested Emmanuel M. Warner amid a federal probe into a $1,000,000 liquor syndicate. About 11,000 gallons were seized and twelve associates named for grand jury indictment. Alcohol reportedly came from Canada and was diverted through a western state into Boston for New England distribution.
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Associated Press
Boston
Federal Grand Jury
Emmanuel M. Warner
Canada
New England
Shuatt Property Sells for 77000 in West Virginia
Charles Town July 25 The recent sale of the L. B. Shutt farm and orchard near Kableton comprising about 600 acres with 250 in orchard was to Ashby Sprint of Winchester and Harry C. Warden of Clarke County Virginia. The transaction cost roughly 77000 according to reports in The Star.
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Charles Town
W. Va
L. B. Shutt
Kabletown
The
Star
Hearing Orchard
Ashby Sprint
Winchester
Harry C. Warden
Clarke County
Ice Breaker Sedov Ordered to Search Northward
MOSCOW July 25 The Soviet rescue commission ordered the ice breaker Sedov now in arctic waters to explore the Franz Joseph Land region and push northwest in search of the missing Amundsen group and the Italia crew carried off in the May 25 dirigible bag incident.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Rescue Commission
Arctic
Franz Joseph Land
Amundsen
Subscriptions at Special July Rates End July 31
Only a few days remain to pay subscription fees at special July rates. Carrier pay is 00 per year in advance and mail pay is 3 per year in advance. July 31 is the last day to save the discount. Pay now to secure the reduced rate.
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THE
Evening Star
Vacation Call 28 for Easy Worry Free Trips
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises taking on heavy work to ensure customers enjoy vacation time. The company promotes a hands off approach where burdensome chores are handled, promising constant leisure during trips.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Sunrise Church Yard Party Promises Summer Fun
A yard party is planned at Sunrise Church on Saturday July 28 with outdoor activities and community fellowship. The notice notes a casual event aimed at families and neighbors.
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Nizh
Ohio Tourist Slain by Hammer in Florida Mystery
G W Simmons aged Steubenville tourist was killed near Lake City Florida with a hammer after a struggle in a moving car. Authorities traced his granddaughter Mrs Helen Booth and her husband FE L Booth fleeing in a bloodstained small sedan. Simmons had sold real estate recently and his will naming beneficiaries remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
Lake City
Fla
G. W. Simmons
Steubenville
Ohio
Columbia County
Simmons
W. D. Douglas
Douglas
Helen Booth
Jacksonville
M. M. Newburn
T. D. Bucey
Hammer
Florida
E. L. Booth
Weather Clears for Tunney Heeney Title Fight at Yankee Stadium
New York July 25. Skies expected to be clear for Gene Tunney's heavyweight title defense against Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium tomorrow night. Tex Rickard boosted bleacher sales by offering 7,000 seats at 3 dollars each after poor turnout in lower-priced sections. Despite the improving forecast and ticket moves, a $1,000,000 gate seems unlikely.
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Associated Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Yankee Stadium
New York Weather Bureau
Tex
Rickard
Tilden Reinstated on Davis Cup Team for France Challenge
Bill Tilden is reinstated as a member of the Davis cup team and will play the challenge round against France. The decision was announced at American team headquarters after Samuel H. Lomoll Colom, head of the USLTA, returned from London and cited urgency from the French Lawn Tennis Federation.
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Bill Tilden
Associated Press
Paris
France
Samuel H. Collom
United States Lawn Tennis Association
London
Collom
Lawn Tennis Federation
Wear
Tilden
Winchester Tennis Club proposed with growing entries
A Winchester ten nis tournament stirs local enthusiasm as 24 entries arrive. Out of town players include five from Martinsburg and two from Berryville, with all last year’s Winchester players entering. Organizers plan a Winchester Tennis Club and announce a meeting time. Entries close Thursday with a 50 cent fee.
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Winchester
Martinsburg Tennis Mub
Berryville
Teesburg
South End Yard Party Tunney Heeney Fight Radio Return
A South End yard party advertises Tunney Heeney fight rebroadcasts on radio Thursday through Saturday nights. Attendees are invited to join the gatherings with music and socializing as the event runs nightly.
Special July Mail Rate Offer
The Evening Star announces a $3.00 yearly advance payment rate for mail subscribers with a pay-now discount for the period, encouraging readers to renew and save on subscription costs.
Special July Rate Now in Effect
The Hvening Star reports a special July rate now in effect across listings and services. Rate details and eligibility are outlined by the publication for readers and local businesses.
Final Rites Held for J Marion Orndoff Prominent Winchester
Funeral services were held at his South Stewart Street home for J Marion Orndoff a well known Winchester businessman who died Sunday from angina and hypertension. The Rev Murray D Mitchell led the service at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers and organization representatives attended from Braddock Street Church the Chamber of Commerce the Winchester Retail Merchants Credit Association the Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation the Winchester Lodge of Oaks the Royal Arcanum the Winchester Golf Club the Charley Rouss Fire Company and the Kiwanis Club. Out of town relatives included Mrs Orndoff’s brother Carroll G Walter of New York and sisters Misses Nannie Bertha and Eulalie Walter of Baltimore.
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J. Marion Orndoff
Winchester
South Stewart Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Jesus
Mount Hebron
Hugh&. Duffey
Samuel Hurst
William G. Hardy
Andrew Bell
William H. Brown
W. Lee Fisher
Charles R. Keeler
George W. Haddox
B. P. Bean
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Retail Merchants’ Credit Association
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
Winchester Lodge of Oaks
Fairfax Council of Royal Arcanum
Winchester Golf Club
Charley Rouss Fire Company
The
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Jury Seated for Henry C. Robinson Murder Trial
A Winchester jury is selected to try Henry C. Robinson in Front Royal for the murder of John M. Johnson and his son Middleton M. Johnson on June 9. Jury rules keep members together under Sergeant Lee Barr. Front Royal residents barred from serving. Trial to begin in Warren County Circuit Court with sessions daily from nine until late afternoon.
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Winchester
Henry C. Robinson
Warren County
Front Royal
John M. Johnson
Middleton M. Johnson
J Williams
Johnson
Ff Collins
Barr
W Jremen
Sergeant Barr
Warren
Johnsons
Robinson
Middleton
July Johnson
Carrier
John M. John
Evening Star
Hold Conferences Hoping To Clarify Mexican Trouble
Mexico City July 25 Conferences began to clarify political complications in Mexico with Obregonista leaders Aaron Saenz and others returning from Sonora after the funeral of their assassinated chief. They met with party adherents to settle who will be acceptable as provisional president. Prospects favored either Governio Saenz or President Calles.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Aaron Saenz
Sonora
Governio Saenz
Calles
Winchester Apples Bring Good Prices on English Market
Col. 8. Porter House of G. R. Cooper, Harn den and Company, Liverpool, reports the first summer apples grown near Winchester sold in the Liverpool market. Cargo aboard Celtic Yellow Transparents brought 25 26 to 32 shillings per barrel and Duchess 30 to 82 shillings per barrel. Shipment arrived in good condition and under refrigeration. Prices are pleasing for a first shipment.
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Porter House
G. R. Cooper, Harnden and Company
Liverpool
Eng
Winchester
Duchess
Three Killed In Wreck of Train Near Ottawa
Three men were known to be killed and many horses died when a Canadian Pacific passenger train carrying the Twenty second regiment of Quebec and St Johns Quebec collided with a freight train at Sand Point about sixty miles west of Ottawa. The regiment was en route to Petawawa for annual training.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific
Twenty-second Regiment
Quebec
St. Johns
Sand Point
Here
Twenty-second
Petawawa
Low Rate Florida Excursions Offer From Washington
Seaboard Air Line Railway announces low rate Florida excursions to both coasts from Washington with dates August 1 August 25 and September 4. Fare details provided at 714 Fourteenth Street NW Washington DC. Contact office for schedules and booking.
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Washington
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Fourteenth St
D. C
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