Audley Farm Horses Win in West Virginia Race Meet
Audley Farm racing horses led by Bobashela and Lieutenant Russell scored a double for the outfit near Berryville Virginia. Bobashela, a son of Ormondale, once a Derby prospect, won at a mile and a quarter in 2.06 and 2 5, moving toward the Arlington Handicap with 110 pounds. The pair under Miller Henderson push Audley Farm’s string toward the Matron Handicap next week.
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Berryville
Audley
Chicago
Miller Henderson
Bobashela
Lieutenant Russell
Ormondale
Jones
Henderson
Kay Spence
Neill Barnett
Richmond
Edward N. Barnett
Maurice Gweeney
Proctor-Gamble Company
Harrisonburg
H. B. Harris
Blackburn Moore
Dorothy
Louise
Virginia Beach
Wilmer Gaver
Newberry College
Newberry
South Carolina
Berryvile
John R. Crown
Jack
Buddy
Carolne
S. B. Crown
John Kerfoot
Misses Crow
South Church Street
N and W to Curtail Valley Passenger Trains in Roanoke Area
The Norfolk and Western Railroad plans to discontinue unprofitable local passenger service on the Valley Branch citing a 72 percent drop in traffic over the last decade and a yearly deficit of 51 000 for two trains between Shenandoah City and Hagerstown. The move follows an application to Virginia West Virginia and Ohio state commissions.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
A. C. Needles
Shenandoah City
Hagerstown
Needles
State Corporation Commissions of
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Rail line faces steep losses in passenger service
By 1929 passenger traffic sank to 2,442,141 as motor buses and private cars grow. The Norfolk and Western cites Valley Branch trains Nos 27 and 28 between Hagerstown Maryland and Shenandoah Virginia operating with two coaches for races, yet yielding no passengers on many trips. Earnings per train mile run about thirty seven cents while costs exceed 1.25 per mile, risking over 51000 annual deficit.
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Valley Branch
Needles
Valley Trains
Hagerstown
Shenandoah
Norfolk and Western
Brucetown Brevities
Brucetown Virginia notes list visits from Miss Etta O Connell Miss Mary Bell Boden Miss Alice Russell and others. Epworth League lawn party planned at Clearbrook August 1 with rain date. Sunday school picnic at Jordan Springs reports a large crowd and enjoyable time. A closing quip observes a man paying a lawyer for his wife s advice.
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Brucetown
Etta O’connell
Mary Bell Boden
Bunter Hill
W. Va
Alice Russell
Summit Point
Mary Jane Brill
C. J. Clarke
Anca Whitacre
Harvey Fishpaw
Burnt Factory
John Snapp
Williamsport
Walter Mathyer
Warren
George Wright
George Fetter
Morgantown
M. B. McAboy
Fetter
J. P. Stine
W. B. Timberlake
Reading
Atlantic City
Julian Snapp, Jr
Frostburg
Evelyn Jobe
Jess Snapp
Pittsburgh
Jobe
J. W. Gander
Epworth League
Clearbrook
Noble Whitacre
Martinsburg
Andy Whitacre
Louis Hudson
Albin
Rhodelle
Whitacre
Dudley Pierce
Vagabond King dazzles Capitol with Dennis King in Technicolor
Dennis King leads as Francois Villon in The Vagabond King at Capitol Theatre. The Technicolor romance features grand sets, thrilling action, and rich music with a strong cinematic impact. The review urges audiences to see the spectacle today and tomorrow only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis King
Capitol Theatre
Paris
Francois Villon
Capitold
Frederick Defeats Winchester Tennis Club Visit
The Winchester Tennis Club visited Frederick Maryland on Saturday to face the Catoc tin Club. Players on the Winchester trip included W. Nelson Page W. A. Baker Hugh Green Walter Bauserman Stewart Edmond Ridgely White and John Weems. Winchester lost all but one match as Bauserman won the sole victory. Water was hauled to Frederick for a plunge after the games due to scarcity.
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Winchester
Frederick
Catoctin
W. Nelson Page
W. A. Baker
Hugh Green
Walter Bauserman
Stewart Edmond
Ridgely White
Joh Weems
Winchester Club
Bauserma
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Ridgeway
Martinsburg Pike
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
New York Times
Shenandoah Valley
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Fashion Park Clothes
Frank Gearing
East
Piccadilly Street
Hart, Schaffner & Marz
Fashion Park
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Delco-Light
Chas. W. Fulk Sales and Service
Kearneysville, W. Va
Shetherdstown
P. L. Bumgardner
P. O
Fannie Brice
Yourself
Harry Green
Robt
Armstrong
Audley Farm
West
Baptist Meeting
L. A. Parker
Home Mission
Charles A. Hall
Charles W. Daniel
W. G. Dearing
R. E&. Huff
Rev. Co. V. van der Linden
Eugene Sallee
W. M. U. Work
John W. Brown
C. L.eubank
A. T. Hawthorne
E. M. Ramsey
Goodwin Frazer
G.T. Waite
R. P. Rixey
N.&w
Valley
The
Warner Bros
Broadway
Usical
Capitol Sound News
Paramount Picture
Gubertresa
Usswave
W. F. Shryock
Valley Avenue
Farmers & Merchants National
Bank and Trust Company
Gray & Sheetz
Palm Beach
Brown & Fisher
Ghe Wen's
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