Beer Measure Crystallizes Virginia Special Session Plan
Governor Pollard will call a special session for August 10 once two-thirds support is certified by Senators and Delegates. Nine vacancies in the Assembly will be filled on August 7, with 26 Senate and 68 House communications submitted. Proponents urge a narrow session focused on legalizing beer and related recovery measures.
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Richmond
Pollard
Virginia General Assembly
William Tuck
Hallifax
John Q. Rhodes
Louisa
House
Tuck
Rhodes
Virginia
South End Hose Co Meeting Urges New Truck Preview
South End Hose Co holds a business meeting Monday night July 3 inviting members to view the new truck. Secretary notes a separate item about the mysterious disappearance of a dog named Mick Spitz and asks for Parson Nelson to return a dollar.
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Mick
Spitz Pup
Parson Nelson
Brill Guilty Of First Degree Murder In West Virginia
Omer Brill, 21, was found guilty of first degree murder without recommendation for the May 16 slaying of Esther Burch, 17, at Bean Settlement. He faces the death penalty. Brill is also indicted for the murder of Lydia Burch, 50, during an attempted hold up of the Burch store in Hardy county.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Omer Brill
Esther Burch
Bean Settlement
Circuit Court
Hardy County
West Virginia
Brill
Miss Burch
Lydia Burch
Love Burch
Burch
Children’s Hour At Handley Library Draws Young Readers
The Saturday morning story hour at Handley Library during school vacation grows in popularity for first grade age children and younger. Tomorrow Mrs Engle will tell stories to entertain and thrill the youngsters and invites all city children to attend.
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Handley Library
Jack
Engle
Mercury Reaches 95 Degrees at Winchester Lab
The thermometer at Winchester Research Laboratory registered 95 degrees at 2:30 pm, within 3 degrees of the season high. High humidity intensified the heat, making the temperature feel hotter than usual.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Mine Rescuer Frees Entombed Miner Joseph Perescavage
Joseph Perescavage, 51, trapped in a Mt. Carmel coal mine since 8 am Wednesday, was rescued shortly before noon on June 30. The Associated Press report notes he was entombed for about 28 hours before being freed.
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Associated Press
MT. Carmel
Joseph Perescavage
Stockholders of Bank Sued Over Liability
Baltimore June 30 Seven six suits against stockholders of the closed Park Bank were filed today by the bank's receiver to collect the statutory liability of the stockholders. Of the 700000 stockholders liability only about 63000 has been paid in attorneys said.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Park Bank
Ice Cream Special for Weekend Flavors and Sizes
Weekend sale offers popular flavors at 25 cents a quart or 29 cents for a quart and pint sherbet. Crystal and Betsy Ross listings accompany the notice.
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Crystal
Betsy Ross
Bass Season Opens West of Blue Ridge Amid Light Licenses
Few anglers expected to fish tomorrow as bass season starts west of the Blue Ridge. License sales lag well behind 1932 with fewer than half issued so far. Rules require 10 inch black bass with a 15 per day limit and 150 per season. rock bass must reach 4 inches.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Izaak Walton
Winchester
C. C. Brannon
Corporation Clerk’s
Clark M. Smith
F. W. Pingley
Rotary Urges Route 50 Road Improvements From Winchester
The Winchester Rotary Club backed speeding efforts by the State Highway Commission to improve Route 50 from Winchester to Millwood. Members warned of dangerous curves and bridges and urged prompt action. The meeting at Winchester Golf Club also set July meetings and welcomed Beverley Jr. as a new Planters Manufacturing representative.
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Winchester Rotary Club
State Highway Commission
Winchester
Millwood
Winchester Golf Club
Sa Place
Beverley
J. B. Beverley, Jr
Planters’ Manufacturing Company
Boy Scouts
Charles F Coffman
John F. Rodman, Jr
Rotary International
Boston
L. D. Arnold
Cool Dancing At Rouss Park Draws Winchester Crowd
Field and his Orchestra headline evenings at the Winchester Park Pavilion drawing both young and old. Gardner Henry, the blond trombonist known as Smoothy, has become a local favorite. Tonight and tomorrow night feature Valley Nite with tickets to a future dance for the most attractive young lady. Next week adds regular dances and the Fourth of July event replacing Wednesday.
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Field
Winchester Park
Mr. Field
Winchester
Pennroad Financing Probe Reveals Kuhn Loeb Profits
Senate investigators heard Otto H. Kahn outline Kuhn, Loeb and Company's earnings from financing the Pennroad Corporation. Total compensation for organizing the holding company reached 5.47 million dollars with an additional 0.4 million from related purchases. The Pennroad Corporation is the Pennsylvania Railroad holding vehicle valued at 140 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Otto H. Kahn
Senate
Kuhn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Auction Sale Of Used Cars At Pine Motor Co
A large auction sale of used models from the early era is scheduled at Pine Motor Co with two sessions at 2 30 and 7 30 p m The listing highlights numerous vehicles and invites bidders to inspect beforehand.
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Pine, Motor CO
Notice to Apple Growers on Size Requirements
Notice from Butler's Packing House instructs apple growers that early apples may be received starting May fifth. Fruit must be at least two inches in size with at least 50 percent exceeding two inches. Marked as 30-1p-21.
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Butler’s Packing House
Local Quota to Forestry Corps Increased by 13
Winchester and Frederick County gain 13 more enlistments for Civilian Conservation Camps to aid unemployed young men with dependents. Seven slots come from Frederick and six from Winchester. applications open Monday July 3 at the Red Cross office in City Hall.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick
Meron Red Cross
Mason
Red Cross
Conservation Corps
Former Jailor Sent To Prison
Lee C. Watts a 56 year old former jailor at Hyattsville was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for manslaughter in the death of Thomas V. Garrison son of the Prince Georges county chief deputy sheriff. Garrison was shot on the steps of the Hyattsville jail after arguing with Watts over his attention to a young girl.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Lee C. Watts
Hyattsville
Thomas V. Garrison
Prince Georges County
Garrison
Watts
Bond investigation urged for guaranteed bond situation
A Virginia State Bankers Association committee plans a complete probe into the guaranteed trust collateral bond situation in Virginia and proposals for settlement by United State Fidelity and Guaranty Co. and Maryland Casualty Co. A sub-committee led by Ashton Covell and Clifford D. Grim will begin work immediately with a July 10 report expected. Harold G. Brown chairs the bankers committee with members from multiple banks and firms.
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Virginia
United State Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Maryland Casualty Company
Virginia State Bankers’ Association
Hansbrough
Ashton Covell
Williamsburg
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Bankers’ Committee
J. Sinclair Brown
Salem
Christiansburg
Ashton Dovell
T. A. Bain
Norfolk
E. A. Sale
Covington
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News
John I. Sloat
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
R. C. Slaughter
Orange
Hansbrough and Carter
Messrs. Hagan and Sale
Watermelons and fresh fruit at Winchester Market
Special sale lists ice cold watermelons 35c to 50c, cantaloupes 5c each, tomatoes 3 lbs 23c and 4 lbs 25c, fancy string beans 5c per lb, Florida oranges 35c per bag and 25c per bag. Market next to Union Bank, phone 461 tip-1t.
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Florida
Winchester
Union Bank
Special Hat Sale Ad Highlights Low Prices
A brief notice promotes hats for one dollar with values up to six dollars. Margaret L Hodgson appears as the listing name in the fragment.
Mick's Widow Testifies She Shot To Scare Off Husband
In Towson Maryland on June 30 1954 Mrs Janice A Mick 33 told Baltimore County Circuit Court she shot her husband Lonnie 50 after he threatened her life returning home from Lancaster Pennsylvania. She cried I fired the gun I did not aim it I only wanted to keep him from hurting me.
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Associated Press
Towson
Janice A. Mick
Baltimore County Circuit Court
Darlington
Lancaster
Lonnie
Mrs. Mick
Stock Market Holds Cautious Stance Amid Uncertain Currency
New York markets showed cautious contemplation as currency stabilization remained uncertain. Some profits appeared in securities and commodities while investors stayed mostly within narrow ranges on pivotal issues. Sterling opened at 4.284 and call money stood at 1 percent amid mixed trading.
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New York
Roosevelt And Party Board The Indianapolis
Secretary Swanson received word that President Roosevelt and his party were aboard the cruiser Indianapolis at 8:35 a.m. Campobello Island, New Brunswick sent the report. The ship had orders to carry the President to the Potomac mouth but would act on his command while he remained aboard.
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Washington
Swanson
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
White House
John M. Smearlie
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Navy
Potomac
Rev. Mr Neff's Mother Is Dead
Mrs. Heston L. Neff aged 68 mother of Rev. J. Luther Neff former Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church pastor now in Frostburg Md died this week at Gordon Pa. Funeral held there yesterday. She also leaves Alfred Neff of Brooklyn N Y and the death was due to a stroke of paralysis.
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Heston L. Neff
J. Luther Neff
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Frostburg
Gordon, Pa
Former Pastor Babcock to Visit Winchester
The Rev Dr William C Babcock, a former Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church pastor now retired in Baltimore, is expected this evening to spend the weekend in Winchester with old friends. He will stay with Mr and Mrs George H Eagle of South Loudoun Street. He pastored the local church about 40 years ago.
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William C. Babcock
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Winchester
George H. Eagle
South Loudoun Street
Babcock
Public Sale of Antique Furniture at Wilwig Shop
A public sale of antique furniture will be held at the Wilwig Shop on North Winchester. The event is scheduled for Wednesday July 5 at 10 a.m. Local bidders may attend to bid on available pieces.
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Wilwig Shop
North
Winchester
Auction Ad for Winchester Cold Storage Container Pickups
Classified note advertises a 25 cent per bushel price with Austin White at Winchester Cold Storage. It instructs customers to bring containers and references case 30-1p-21.
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Austin White
Winchester Cold Storage
Adm Nulton Retired As Navy Yard Chief In Boston
Rear Admiral Louis M Sulton retires after serving as commandant of the Boston navy yard and commander of the first naval district since June 1930. He is succeeded by Rear Admiral Henry Hughes Hough who has led the United States fleet based at San Pedro California and moves to the Boston post.
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Boston
Louis M. Sulton
Boston Navy Yard
First Naval District
Henry Hughes Hough
United States
Sar’ Pedro
Calif
Admiral Nulton to retire after long service in Navy
The Star reported the upcoming retirement of Admiral Nulton and his wife. They plan to move to Winchester soon and settle there permanently, reopening their home on North Loudoun Street.
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Admiral Nulton
The
Star
Nulton
Winchester
Loudoun Street
New Champion Primo Camera Presents Cheerful Postfight Mood
Primo Camera, the new heavyweight champion, appeared in a humorous mood at a camp breakfast in Pomp ton Lake New Jersey. He planned to visit his parents in Italy next week and had unclear plans beyond that. Jack Sharkey, defeated champion, arrived at his Boston home nervous and upset after losing to Camera in New York last night. He noted his wife might be hospitalized for an operation and blamed trouble for the upset.
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Pompton Lake N. J
Primo Camera
Ayeree
Italy
Newtof
Mass
Jack Sharkey
Primo Canera
New York
Boston
Sharkey
Independence Day Publication Notice by The Star
The Star announces no issue on Tuesday July 4 due to Independence Day national holiday. The Evening Star notes a scheduled holiday publication break.
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Star
Evening Star
Next Move Is Said To Be Up to the United States By Leaders In London
World economic talks in London stalled over currency stabilization as leaders meet. American delegates, led by Raymond Moley, consider a plan to avert erratic dollar fluctuations with President Roosevelt reportedly favoring intervention though details remain unrevealed. An official denial notes no substantive dollar stabilization step has been considered since Roosevelt left for vacation.
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United States
London
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
Moley
Washington
Deas Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
the Treasury
American Legion Proposes Four Point Plan for Veteran Aid
The American Legion's national rehabilitation committee outlined a four point program to restore benefits cut by economy acts. It seeks full hospital care for those unable to pay and preservation of service connected ratings and dependents' benefits. Regional conferences set dates for Southern and Western sessions as preliminary steps to the Chicago national convention.
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Washington
National Rehabilitation Committee of the
American Legion
Cincinnati
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
the Legion
Chicago
Meridian
Miss
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Veterans Administration
Special Boards of Review
Legion's Rehabilitation Committee
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South End Hose CO
Pingley
Windywold
Martinsburg Pike
Washington Road
Rouss Park
Pennroad Corp
Gancels
William P. Devon
Devon
Dolly
Forestry Corps
Banker
Margaret L. Hodgson
Burnt Factory
Gore
Tues
John S. Miller & CO
Maryland
Mr Neff
Ee Ave
Gerrard St
Front County Court House
Jas. P. Reardon
American Legion Presents
Congress
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