Winchester subdivision sale with free Ford car and gold prize
Commissioned by Robert Montague Henry to subdivide land in southern Winchester near Valley Pike and Lee Highway. Auction offers 60 lots with street access and optional adjacent parcels, plus a free Ford touring car and £100 in gold for attendees who respond when numbers are drawn, plus a Virginia barbecue dinner and band. Proximity to Handley Schools highlighted as a selling point.
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Robert Montague Henry
Winchester
Virginia
Valley Turnpike
Handley Schools
Whitlock
Valley Pike
Easy Terms Ladies Invited Band Concert Sale
Auction promotes simple terms for property sale with no reserve or upset price and no by bidding. Prospective buyers are invited to set the price and have the deed issued directly, under the usual reputable conduct.
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Easy Terms
Clarke Expecting Good Wheat Yield in Rayville
RAYVILLE Va June 23 farmers predict a good average wheat crop despite drought. Bearded varieties show filled heads while overall output may be hurt by a moth but harvest proceeds with scarce labor.
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Rayville
Magvesting
Two Men Held On Arson Charge In Virginia Farm Case
Harrisonburg Virginia June 23 Charles Crist and Harry God farm tenants were arrested by Sheriff Dillard after their indictment on arson charges.
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Harrisonburg
Charles Crist
Harry God
Dillard
Arson Charges In Timberville Barn Fires
Charges of arson were filed in connection with the destruction of the large barns of Berry and Stanley Hoover in Timberville. Both men pleaded not guilty before Judge Haas and were released on $5 000 each with brothers as surety. Losses exceed $10 000 with livestock. The fires occurred near simultaneously and residents saw several men flee and an automobile depart. A bloodhound was used but the trail was lost in a large crowd.
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Berry
Stanley Hoover
Timberville
Haas
Reds boycott Switzerland after Vorovsky assassination
Moscow reports Russia will boycott Switzerland following the murder of M. Vorovsky at the Paris peace talks. Russian consuls are instructed to refuse visas to Swiss subjects except workers seeking entry to Russia.
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Associated Press
Moscow
M. Vorovsky
Aulsanne Peace Conference
Russia
Switzerland
Chicken Thief Pleads Guilty in County Court
Homer Hook pleaded guilty before Justice Tavenner in the county magistrate court to stealing chickens. The plea spared the state trial costs and the judge sentenced him to three months in jail. Hook provided information to aid in rounding up other gang members amid wide-spread thefts north of the city.
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Winchester
County
Tavenner
Homer Hook
Cather
Cok
Hook
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BIG Henry Lot Sale
Chillice
New
Handley Public Schools
Robert M Henry
Winchester State I
Bond & Tavenner
Conrad Realty CO. Inc
R. M. Henry
Clarke
REDS
Bloom News Notes
Bloom
Carl
Ralph
Roy
Harry
Pittsburgh
Howard Allamong
Martha E. Clowser
John Hing
Marlboro
Thelma Richard
Law
C. Koontz
Union Bridge
Peyton Bucher
Carl Clowser
Star Tannery
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