Noted Moonshiner Jack Joyce Taken Without Fight in W Va
A moonshiner known as Jack Joyce was arrested in Pendleton County Brandywine area by state and federal agents. He faced a $2000 bond and was jailed after a raid found a rifle pistols brass knuckles and a loaded still nearby. Joyce had terrorized locals and reportedly carried a pistol openly during prior encounters.
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W. Va
Pendleton County
Brandywine
Jack Joyce
Franklin
Joyce
Harrisonbura
Ers
H. R. Stotler
R. A. W. Sager
J. J. Doerr
H. W. Shahan
E M. Rinker
Auto Race Meet Slated at Winchester Fairgrounds Aug 10
Promoter Paul G Wade plans a big dirt track race meet at the Winchester Fairgrounds on Friday August 10. A Virginia state meet will feature drivers from multiple states plus a county contest and a record attempt by Harry Lee in an exhibition 1 2 mile dirt track race. The event aims to draw a large weekday crowd as shops close for the afternoon.
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Paul G. Wade
Winchester
Wade
Altoona
Virginia
Harry Lee
Out of Town Auto Fans Travel to Big Crowd
Loyal enthusiasts from distant regions are expected to fill the stands as hundreds of automotive fans converge for the event. The gathering promises a lively scene with spectators traveling great distances to witness the action.
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Auto
West seeks remedy wheat crisis in coop effort
Senator Smith W Brookhart told the Farmers Union picnic in Eldon Iowa that a special session of Congress is needed to save agriculture from disaster. He urged immediate contact with representatives to press for an extra session while noting that lasting relief lies in cooperative control of production processing credit and marketing by farmers themselves.
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West
Associated Press
Eldon
Iowa
Congress
Smith W. Brookhart
Farmers’ Union
Brookhart
Arrested for Drunkenness Near B and O Station
Mag Williams, colored, was arrested late Saturday near the Baltimore and Ohio station by Policeman Hollis for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. She was taken to the station house and placed in a cell for appearance at a later trial.
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Mag
Williams
Baltimore and Ohio
Hollis
Harness Company Indicted In Army Harness Sales Case
Indictments allege conspiracy to defraud in sale of surplus army harness by United States Harness Company. Four company officers and three former War Department officials named. case tied to postwar sales and government recoveries. Indictments stem from DoJ war frauds division actions. notes Morse previously indicted in a separate plant sale case.
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Washington
Frank J. Hogan
United States Harness Company
Pikins
the Company
Rt Department
Earl R. Estes
War Department Claims Board
John Co. Skinner
War Department
E. C. Morse
Baker
Joseph ©. Byron
George B. Goetz
Azel F. Cochran
Morse
War Frauds Division
Department of Justice
Nashville
Tenn
Harding
Star Chamber
Hogan
Goetz
Byron
Cochran
Benke
Bowman & Bowman two cars daily by commission
Richmond July 29 The State Corporation Commission modified its recent decision allowing Brent Bowman to operate two cars daily on the Staunton to Harrisonburg route. The J A Towne Bus Line between Staunton and Winchester remains unchanged. Debarred firms Gruber Sheets and the Carroll and Exchange Taxi Co are not altered. An appeal to the Court of Appeals is possible but not guaranteed. Bowman’s extra car is “subject to the discretion of the Commission.” The Towns Bus line plans to contest the ruling.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Brent Bowman
Staunton
Harrisonburg
J. A. Towne
Winchester
Gruber
Sheets
Carroll and Exxchard Taxi Company
Valley Turnpike
Commission
Supreme Court of Appeals
Oscar L. Shewmake
Corporation Commission
Court of Appeals
Gcommission
Boy Eight Leads Gang That Robbed Twenty Stores
Four Italian boys and one colored boy aged eight to ten pleaded guilty in Middletown Juvenile Court to burglaries in the city during six weeks. The leader, an eight year old Italian boy, organized the group into "littera" and "chippies" to break into shops in the heart of the town.
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Middletown
Conn
Police chase results in theft spree and court延期
Robbers stole money watches tools tobacco food and clothing while evading police. They even damaged an adding machine mistaken for a cash register before removal. Judge Warner continued the cases for one week.
Prince of Wales to Buy Polo Pony for British Team
The Prince of Wales has commissioned an agent to buy the best polo pony available for Great Britain. He will add it to his string provided to the Hurlingham committee for Meadow Brook matches in 1924 as Britain seeks to recapture the International Polo Coup from America.
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London
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
America
Hurlingham Committee
Meadow Brook
Wheat harvest stalls as prices deter threshing
A farmer near Gibbons Neb stopped threshing after beginning the work, believing current prices would not cover threshing costs. Some farmers are storing wheat while awaiting higher prices.
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Omaha
Neb
Gibbons
Hail Insurance Agent Visits Frederick Counties Orchards
Benjamin J. Smith of Charlotte, general agent for Franklin Insurance Company, spent yesterday in Winchester and Frederick County inspecting orchards damaged by recent hail storms. He was joined by J. Victor Arthur, local agent, and Joseph Carruth, half adjuster, after attending a conference of southern field men in New York.
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Benjamin J. Smith
Charlotte
Franklin Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Winchester
Frederick County
J. Victor Arthur
Joseph_ Carruth
Moonshine and Murder Mix Up in Early Morning Alley
Police at headquarters were alerted by a loud cry of murder. They detained William Floyd, described as intoxicated, who had attacked a man and fled for protection. Floyd faced drunkness charges and later posted bond for trial.
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Pisemenas
Polce
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