Tolls Abolished on River Bridge Between Maryland and Virginia
The Potomac River toll bridge at Hanford Shepherds Ferry and Williams is to be toll free under a new plan by Maryland and Virginia. M Mackall of the Roads Commission announced the privatized bridge will be owned by an unnamed company with par value 0,000. Costs will be shared by both states and the owner, and tolls will be abolished when the transfer completes.
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Virginia
M. Mackall
Roads Commission
Shepherds- Harper's Ferry
Williamsated
Erworth League Convention Attendees Boost Local Attendance
Royal Virginia hosts the league convention with delegates from the church in attendance. Representatives travel from multiple locations as the event runs from Tuesday the 12th to Monday the ci.
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Fth League
Ese
Ses- Royal Virginia
Girl Wanderer Arrested Here in Lynchburg Case
Laura Baker an 18 year old girl described as good looking has been jailed here on a fugitive charge from a girls training school in Lynchburg Virginia. A relative James Johnson of Nineveh Warren County stood as her bond surety and released her from the school. Johnson is liable to forfeit the bond if he cannot produce the girl. She was traced to Winchester leading a nomadic life until her arrest. She will be held to await Lynchburg school authorities action.
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Laura Baker
Lynchburg
James Johnson
Nineveh
Warren County
Johnson
Winchester
New State Laws In Effect June 27
After a special session, Virginia enacts taxes and regulations taking effect June 27. A 2 cent gasoline tax funds road building, rising to 3 cents July 1. Motor transportation falls under State Corporation Commission supervision, buses treated as common carriers, and the Highway Contractors Association must file public records and reports.
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General Assembly
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Virginia Highway Contractors’ Association
Auditor of Public Accounts
Locusts Expected Soon Across Many States
Scientists warn the seventeen year cicada swarm will appear in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia this season. The insects, tied to historic Massachusetts Bay colonies, emerge from underground every 17 years and may harm young trees while avoiding mature ones. Birds, notably the English sparrow, are listed as enemies and the shrill chorus is already heard in some areas.
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Illinois
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Maryland
Massachusetts
News Jersey
New York
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
District’of Columbia
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Church of Christ Sunday Services Planned in Odd Fellows Hall
The Church of Christ will hold Bible school at 10 a.m. with L. L. Hockman as superintendent, teaching Esther the Patriot Queen. A sermon on Putting Good First will follow at 11 a.m. No evening services due to children's services in Bartonville. Mid-week prayer at Mrs. J. B. Snyder's home Wednesday 8 p.m. Public invited.
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Church of Christ
Odd Fellows
Bible School
L. L. Hockman
Bartonville
J. B. Snyder
Main Street
W. L. Dudley
Moving Pictures of Handley School Cornerstone Parade
Reverend Robert B. Nelson helped obtain moving pictures of the Wednesday parade for the Handley schools cornerstone ceremony. Photographer C Fred Sarr captured both moving and still images. The Empire Theatre will exhibit the footage in the near future.
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Robt. B. Nelson
Handley Schools
C. Fred Sarr
Empire Theatre
Dying confession leads to new trial for man in Patrolman Curtis case
Richmond June 14 Walter Hines convicted of shooting Patrolman Washington I. Curtis in August 1921 and jailed 15 years gets a new trial from the State Supreme Court of Appeals. The high court reversed Hastings Court Number 2 citing newly discovered evidence a death bed confession from Jenkins to his sister in law Bettie Jenkins.
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Richmond
Walter Hines
Washington I. Curtis
State Supreme Court of Appeals
High Court
Hastings Court
Joseph L. Keley
Hines
Curtis ‘Jenkins
Bettie Jenkins
Jenkins
Curtis
Desertion Decree Ends Marriage Between Shanholtzs
Daniel A. Shanholtz was granted an absolute divorce from Ethel L. Shanholtz by the Winchester Corporation Court for desertion lasting more than three years. The decree preserves property rights and bars remarrying for six months. They wed July 17, 1917, in this city, the wife then Miss Ethel L. Hott.
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Daniel A. Shanholtz
Ethel L. Shanholtz
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Ethel L. Hott
Water Cutoff Halts Pool Pan Am American Legion
Announcement at the American Legion building states a water shortage will stop supply to the pool tomorrow and the pool will be closed for the day.
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American Legion
Incoherent Notice on Leases and Rates
Fragmentary OCR text mentions authorized leases McBeth Flin Sex Hen ws Ratece 26 cage Son goe. No clear event date, names, or location, but indicates a regulatory or rate change involving leases and rates.
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Flin- Sex
Cage
Rev Colemain Returns to White Post for Sunday Services
The Rev. John F. Colémain rector of Meade Memorial Church White Post has returned from Covington Virginia where he attended his brother's funeral He will lead services Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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John F. Colémain
Meade Memorial Church
White Post
Covington
Moonlit Lullaby Verse Share
A reflective poem praising the moon's constant presence and comforting glow. The speaker wonders why the moon rises and sets behind tall mountains while noting its bright rays shining on trees and flowers, filling the earth with wonder. The piece expresses affection without explicit explanation.
Three year old Fred Spenelli Caught Seeking Pennies
In Newark New Jersey on June 14 a three year old boy named Fred Spenelli stood in his doorway and reached for five pennies from a cupboard to buy a ice cream cone.
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Newark
N. J
Fred. Spenelli
Train Schedule Through Berryville and Roanoke Area
April schedule lists eastbound and northbound trains with parlor cars and Pullman sleepers to Williamson Roanoke Shenandoah and Philadelphia. Dining car Shenandoah Roanoke connects. Memphis special to Shenandoah includes intermediate stops. For fares and reservations contact Ek Agert Berryville Va or W C Saunders Roanoke Va.
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Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Pullman
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Philadelphia
New York
Ek Agert
Berryville
Gem
Local youth fatally shot. mother hears shot and sees wound
A boy was shot and mortally wounded today by an unknown shooter. He died at the hospital. His mother, who had just given him permission to have money, heard no shot but saw her son fall with blood streaming from a forehead wound and informed the police.
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