Wind and hail storm devastates Loudoun Fauquier counties
A heavy windstorm of cyclonic proportion swept through Loudoun and northern Fauquier counties early last night, felling trees and disrupting communications with Leesburg. Hail damaged peach crops near Marshall and Markham, with reports of scattered damage extending toward Hampshire and Berkeley counties. Traffic at Upperville was briefly impeded by fallen trees, and Goos e Creek activity contributed to widespread tree loss.
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Loudoun County
Fauquier County
Here
Winchester
Marshall
Markham
Washington
Leesburg
Goose Creek
Warren County
Front Royal
Hampshire
Berkeley Counties
W. Va
Romney
Hampshire County
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
Mattern Beats Time With Siberian Flight Stop
James Mattern reaches Omsk after 12 hours 21 minutes Moscow to Omsk at 1,450 miles, despite strong head winds. He holds a 54 minute lead over Post and Gatty but loses it by not stopping in Omsk, as Post and Gatty press on to Novo Sibirsk with 76 hours 36 minutes elapsed.
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Omsk
Siberia
James Mattern
Moscow
Mattern
Weather Bureau
New York
Jimmy Mattern
Texas
Post
Gatty
Floyd Bennett Field
Post and Gatty
Roosevelt Field
Siberian
Novo Sibirsk
Mattern Uses Stanavo for World Flight Attempt
W A Horst of the Winchester Stand Oil branch says James Mattern relies on Stanavo Eagle planes and Stanavo products to push a new world speed record. The Century of Progress airplane was checked and Mattern rested before resuming the flight tomorrow.
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W. A. Horst
Winchester
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
James Mattern
Mattern
Heavily Armed Men Thwarted In Town Raid
A band of five to seven heavily armed men, believed by Sheriff Roy Morrison to be fleeing Kansas convicts, were thwarted in a dawn raid on Rison Arkansas. They kidnapped Deputy W. A. Fore and two others, but released them on the Bison Pine Bluff Highway after officers from Pine Bluff pursued, and the gang fled in two cars with an Oklahoma license.
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Associated Press
Rison
Ark
Roy Morrison
Kansas
W. A. Fore
J. R. Perkins
Sam Rogers
Harry Thomasson
Perkins
Rogers
Bison-Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff
Fore
Chosen Head of V. P. I. Alumni Association
W N McAnge Jr of Intermountain Telephone Co Bristol was elected president of the V P I alumni association at the annual meeting in Blacksburg Va E W Smith of Pennsylvania Railroad and J Ambler Johnson of Richmond were reelected vice presidents H B Redd retained secretary treasurer duties
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Blacksburg
W. N. McAnge, Jr
Intermountain Telephone Company
Bristol
E. W. Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. Ambler Johnson
Richmond
H. B. Redd
Plan Services At Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
A series of special services will be held at Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church in Vaucluse starting Monday night June 12. Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church will preach each evening at 8 o clock through Sunday evening June 18. Rev. Mr. Jones invites the general public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Vaucluse
Allen Jones
Frank T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mr. Jones
Afghan Minister Slain in Berlin by Attacker
Prince Shirdar Mohamed Asif Khan, Afghan minister to Germany, was shot and killed in Berlin. Police arrested Kemal Syed, an Afghan student, in connection with the attack.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Shirdar Mohamed Asif Khan
Germany
Kemal Syed
Dr James A Miller Opens General Medicine Office
Dr James A Miller announces a new general medicine and surgery practice at 110 North Braddock Street. Office phone is 112. This notice runs for one week starting June 1.
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James A. Miller
North Braddock Street
Revered S L Flickinger Elected President Of Potomac Synod
The Rev S L Flickinger pastor of Centenary Reformed Church Winchester was elected president of the Potomac Synod meeting in Frederick Maryland. The surprise choice drew praise as he accepted and planned committee appointments before returning to deliver the Confederate memorial day address at Stonewall Cemetery. The Potomac Synod spans portions of five states plus DC and joins northern and southern membership.
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S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church of
Winchester
Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church
Frederick
Dr. Flickinger
Virginia
Flickinger
Plickinger
Stonewall Cemetery
A. R. Brodbeck
Hanover
Flier
Potomac Synod
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
General Synod of the
United States
Stock Market Ragged After Mixed Influences On June 6
The Associated Press reports a varied stock market with ragged price moves after early strength. Steel shares and several specialties held steady while Santa Fe directors cut the road’s preferred dividend to 1.50 from 2.50, triggering some selling in the carrier list. Sterling opened at 4.0158 with call money at 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Santa Fe
Sterling
Clubs To Dine Handley Seniors At Joint Luncheon
Members of the Handley High School 1933 graduating class will be guests of the Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs at a joint luncheon at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 12 45 PM. Club presidents urge 100 percent attendance.
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Handley High School
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
George Washington Hotel
Enormous Pro-Repeal Victory Reported in Illinois Vote
Illinois voters backed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by about four to one in statewide balloting across 5,750 precincts. In Cook County Chicago the tally favored repeal 634,186 to 64,374, with statewide totals 881,211 for repeal and 190,503 against. Chicago notes Illinois joins states opposing national prohibition with a margin near 800,000 votes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
Downstate
Cook County
Indiana
Death summons comes at night to Mrs Carroll
Mrs Sarah J Carroll of East Orange New Jersey died in her sleep at the home of her brother in law and sister 141 North Loudoun street Frederick County death from a long heart ailment. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 5 in Christ Episcopal Church and Mount Hebron Cemetery burial.
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Mrs. Carroll
Sarah J. Carroll
East Orange
N. J
John J. Carroll
Stonewall Cemetery
John W. Nail
North Loudoun Street
Carroll
John
Mary Pingley
Gore
Frederick County
Mr Carroll
Christ Episcopal Church
Mabel Nail Aiken
Fred. Nail
Stockholders List Ordered by Senate Committee in BeVier Case
Washington June 6 Senate military committee called for a stockholders list of BeVier and Company Inc sellers of 200000 kits for reforestation camp workers. Louis McHenry Howe Roosevelt's secretary testified he did not influence the purchase and spoke before the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
BeVier and Company, Inc
Senate Military Committee
Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Mitchell testifies his strong box held only odds and ends
Charles E. Mitchell former National City Bank chairman told his income tax evasion trial that two years after his peak his strong box contained only worthless odds and ends. He described borrowing from J P Morgan and Company to blunt the 1929 stock rout and turning securities over to Morgan as collateral while admitting some stock remained.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Morgans
Mitchell
J. P. Morgan and Company
Morgan
W. D. Thornton
Thornton
John D. Ryan
Anaconda Copper
Ten Cases of Spotted Fever In Maryland
The Public Health Service notes ten Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in Maryland since warm weather arrival. Disease spreads via ticks, not person to person, with rodents as germ sources. Five cases are in Carroll, one in Frederick, one in Montgomery, and two in Anne Arundel counties. The tenth case’s origin is unrecorded.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
United States Public Health Service
Caroli County
Frederick County
Montgomery
Anne Arundel County
Public Health Service
Roosevelt Signs Executive Order Increasing Veterans Disability Compensation
President Roosevelt signed an executive order raising compensation levels for service connected disability of veterans. The action revises rates beyond those proposed in initial Economy Act regulations. Washington date: June 6.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Strong Defense of Amendment Against Beer Legislation
Clinton D. Howard of New York urged continued prohibition at Winchester meeting held by the Winchester Temperance Committee. He argued Congress cannot legalize liquor in violation of the eighteenth amendment, calling beer legislation a nullification of the Constitution and a crime against civilization.
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Handley Library
Clinton D. Howard
New York
National United Committee For Law Enforcement
Winchester Temperance Committee
Lewis F. Cooper
Winchester
R. L. Williamson
First Christian Church
E. J. Rohart
First Brethren Church
Roy A. Larrick
Walker McC. Bond
Frank B. Crawford
Wall Brashears
Ma’ Birent Methodist Episcopal Church
Howard
God
Jerusalem
Congress
United States
Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
George W Bowly Estate Sale Notice
Admr. c. t. a. Lef Barr announces sale of George W Bowly estate items. Antique furniture silverware and numerous other articles to be sold June 10 at 2 P.M. at 315 West Cork Street. Auction to proceed as listed.
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Admr. c
T. A
George W. Bowly
West Cork Street
Beauty Nook Rates in Eugene Advertises Permanent Wave
Eugene beauty shop Beauty Nook lists permanent wave services at $5.00 and $3.00 with a contact phone 1312. The notice appears in a small classified-style ad.
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Eugene
Beauty Nook
Public Speaking Tonight by Governor Candidate Deal
Hon. Joseph T. Deal, Democratic candidate for governor, will discuss his campaign issues at 8 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium. The public is cordially invited.
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Joseph T. Deal
City Hall
Valley Kinsman Claims Bodies Of Two In Florida
Two women found dead tied together in Dumfounding Bay near Miami Beach have been identified as Lillian Howard 35 and Meyer Shapiro 40 of Woodstock Virginia. Simon Wender nephew of Miss Howard identified dental work and will examine teeth to confirm. Bodies to be sent to Baltimore then Woodstock for burial. Investigators believe they were robbed killed and dumped after May 14 auto trip. No arrests yet.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Cumfounding Bay
Here
Lillian Howard
Meyer Shapiro
Woodstock
Simon Wender
Dumfounding Bay
Ant
Miami
Beach
Howard
Requiem Mass for J Ralph Grigsby Held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for J Ralph Grigsby long time Clarke county farmer and former Virginia House of Delegates member were held at the Church of the Sacred Heart east of Berryville. Rev Father Scanlon celebrated the high mass with a solo by S Donald McFadden. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named Hess Bell Huff Royston Reardon Sullivan.
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J. Ralph Grigsby
Clarke County
Virginia House of Delegates
Wee
Berryville
Church of the Sacred Heart
Father Scanlon
St. Joseph’s Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
R. E. Hannon
Donald McFadden
Grigsby
Mount Hebron
Herbert Hess
Walter Bell
Howard Huff
Walter Royston
David Reardon
Joseph Sullivan
Yard Party at Ridgeway Fundraiser for Paynes Chapel
A yard party is set for Thursday June 8 at Ridgeway to benefit Paynes Chapel Sunday School. Admission details list a 1p to 3 1 6 3 6 7 style contributions and activities to raise funds and community support.
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Ridgeway
Paynes Chapel
S. S
Confederate Memorial Day Observed By Three Veterans In Winchester
The sixty seventh Confederate Memorial Day in Winchester featured a living parade for three veterans, Jacob Stickel Daniel Miller and George Dellinger, along with police escorts and crowd cheers. A memorial service honored dead including General Turner Ashby with local groups and veterans organizations participating.
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Turner Ashby
Jacob Stickel
Winchester
Virginia
Daniel Miller
Frederick County
George Dellinger
Winchests
Vira
George H. Heist
Handley High School
Virginia National Guard
Boy Scouts of America
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Memorial Association
Turner Ashby Camp
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Rescue kitten saves by nine year old boy watch gift
Charles A Gentry Jr saved a kitten from a bonfire and Miss Ellen Buckner of New York City presented him a watch in Baltimore. Alvin Miller in Millersburg wondered about curious onlookers as his two year old daughter slept on the running board during a drive. Ellwood City crew fixed a mains leak by freezing water with ice and salt. In Electra a mother cat has adopted a baby skunk in a garage. Oklahoma lawmakers sent a salary appropriation bill to Governor Murray after an extraordinary session.
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Baltimore
Charles A. Gentry, Jr
Ellen Buckner
New York City
Canton, O
Alvin Miller
Millersburg
Miller
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Murray
Volunteers of America Refuse Shelter to Circus Snake Charmer
In San Francisco the Volunteers of America relief home refused to shelter Mrs. Donald Moore a 23 year old out of work circus snake charmer and her two pythons.
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San Francisco
The
Volunteers of America Relief Home
Donald Moore
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Loudoun
Fauquier
Upperville Colt and Horse Show Grounds
Lee-Jackson
Jomfruland
Norway
Oslo
Stanavo
Arkansas
V. P
Cedar Cliff
Afgan Minster
Church Synod
Potomac
Handley
Mr. Carroll
Mount Hebron Cemetery
United Committee For Law Enforcement
Wadsworth
Lef Barr
Valley Kinsman
Florida
Simon Wonder
Aunt
Mr. Grigsby
South
Confederacy—Legion
Ellwood City
Ellwood City Water Company
Electra
Tex
W.N. Lofland
Tabby
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