Post and Gatty Begin Second Leg of Global Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from Tempelhof Berlin for Moscow on the next leg of their round the world flight aboard the Winnie Mae. They departed at 7.38 a.m. local time, aiming to cover about 950 miles in 7 to 8 hours, after a long rest and a welcoming send off by aviation officials.
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Irkutsk
Moscow
Post
Wiley
Soviet Society For the Development of Aviation
Berlin
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Tempelhof
Winnie Mae
New York
Hable to Open $100,000 Theatre with 1000 Seats
H H Hable announces a new theatre project costing 100000 dollars. The venue will feature a 156 foot long orchestra area and a balcony for about 1000 guests, plus standing room for 400. A 36 by 36 foot stage will hold modern equipment.
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H. H. Hable
Pxee Ore
Hable
Hable plans new theatre with modern seating and sound
Developer Mr. Hable unveils a new theatre design with ball bearing noiseless seats, leather and velour upholstery, and Simplex projectors. The venue includes vaporized heating, C. K. Howell architectural plans, ample parking on Wolfe Street, and local labor for construction and operation.
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Hable
Western Electric Company
Wolfe Street
Boyce Scouts Return From a Regional Meet
The Troop No. 1 Boy Scouts of America from Boyce Virginia return from the regional jamboree at Rock Creek Park Washington DC. Attendees were John Coe Brooke Neville Beville Brown Dallas Kibler Leonard Largent Herbert Cooke George Rodgers and Brac Strode. They met the President at the White House and visited Arlington National Cemetery placing a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Each scout earned a standard camper emblem. On June 18 Mr. Horton showed sea scouting pictures at the parish hall.
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Boyce
Boy Scouts of America
Rock Creek Park
Washington
D. C
John Coe
Brooke Neville
Beville Brown
Dallas Kibler
Leonard Largent
Herbert Cooke
George Rodgers
Brac Strode
White House
Arlington
Horton
England
Rope Splicing Lesson Taught By Mr Horton at Meeting
After the picture, Mr Horton led a rope splicing lesson. All boys caught on quickly and, when the meeting ended, everyone who attended knew how to splice rope. F L Largent Jr scribe.
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Mr. Horton
F. L. Largent, JR
Must Have Fishing License With You When Out Fishing
Five or more youths were fined $9.25 each in county magistrate court for not carrying their fishing licenses while fishing. They had bought permits but left them at home. game wardens require license on person at all times when hunting or fishing.
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Pingley
Benning
Will of Mrs Funkhouser Admitted to Frederick Probate
The will of Mrs Sarah C Funkhouser widow of Daniel Funkhouser of the county has been admitted to probate in the Circuit Court of Frederick. The testatrix devised her entire estate to her daughter Miss.
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Sarah C. Funkhouser
Daniel Funkhouser
Frederick County
Will provisions and executrix named in 1929 document
Anna B. Funkhouser named executrix and gave a $3,000 bond. Witnesses James P. Reardon and Irene Headley of Winchester witnessed the will executed June 21 1929. A codicil leaves an eight day clock to daughter Lula Sutphin.
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Anna B. Funkhouser
James P. Reardon
Irene Headley
Winchester
Woman Named a Church Trustee At White Hall
Mrs. John Lodge was named a trustee for the Methodist Episcopal Church at White Hall by the Frederick County Circuit Court, possibly the first time a woman held such a role. other appointees include H. Brooke Taylor and Arthur Trimble among several trustees, due to deaths or relocations.
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John Lodge
Methodist Episcopal Church
White Hall
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Drought Hits Virginia Crops Hard in 1930 Losses Rise
The 1930 drought cut Virginia crop value by 70.4 million dollars or 43 percent from 1929, with wheat yielding a strong 15.5 bushels per acre the second highest on record. Overall 1930 crop value fell to 93.6 million as prices dropped across many commodities.
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Virginia
John A. Hicks
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
An Hicks
Hicks
United States
Crouse
Hoover Commission Aims to Stabilize the Dollar
The Newport News Daily Press notes congratulation to Mr. Hoover on a commission to stabilize the dollar, remarking that the currency has long been unstable.
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Hoover
Newport News Daily Press
Smoking debate spurred by chewing habit noted
A Roanoke Times item laments smoking by men and jokes that only chewing would prompt a stronger protest, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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Roanoke Times
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C. K. Howell
Howell
Jake Wells
Gem Theatre Company
District of Columbia
South
Boyce Scouts
North Pole Steel
United States Department of Commerce
Winchester Furniture Co
South Main Street
Frigidaire
General Motors
Bill
Potomac Edison
Chester
In, Frigidaire
M. E. Church
Little Mountain
J. A. Clark
Dean Clark
Jacob Ruble
Joel DeHaven
Oliver C. Lewis
Jonathan M. Clark
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Fawcett Gap
H. T. Snapp
Edward J. Snapp
Bell Clothes Shop
Morton Downey
Tony Wons
Columbia Broadcasting System
B. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. G
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