Winchester man celebrated 81st birthday with family
Social and Personal notes report Mr. McDonald, a retired Winchester businessman, was surprised at his National avenue home by about 50 relatives and friends who hosted a birthday dinner for his 81st birthday. Out-of-town guests came from Baltimore Plainfield and Martinsburg among others.
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Winchester
National Avenue
McDonald
Byrd W. McDonald
Margaret McDonald
Baltimore
Frank Boxwell
Plainfield
N. J
C. W. Morrison
K. B. Creque
Martinsburg
W. Va
Richard Weaver
Porter Linton
Sallie Linton
Berkeley County
Charles McDonald
Earl
Charles Lonas
Ridgeway
Howard P. Kern
Martieburg
C. C. Kern
Urbanna
Ohio
Clifton Allemong
Normanelle Allemong
Noted Speakers At Izaac Walton League Meeting
Winchester and Frederick county sportsmen may hear Col. C S Bullock national lecturer of the Izaak Walton League of America at the county courthouse Wednesday night March 6 at 8 30. Major A Willis Robertson chairman of Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries helped arrange the date. The talk will cover the leagues program from stream pollution to uniform game laws and enforcement and fostering good relations between landowners and sportsmen. Local chapters nationwide push conservation including rifle and trap shooting. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Col
C. S. Bullockk
Izaak Walton
Virginia
Colonel Bullock
Izaak Walton League
America
Izaac Walton League
Brisk Stock Market Movement Reverses After Hoover Remarks
New York traders bought after Hoover inaugural message as stocks swung from highs to lows and back again. The market opened higher, slumped midmorning, then recovered with many issues climbing 1 to 8 points and some reaching new highs. Call money stayed at 8 percent.
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New York
Explosion at Sofia arsenal kills thirty in blast
Thirty people died and twenty were seriously injured in a powerful explosion at the Sofia arsenal in the fuse section. Heavy damage followed the blast.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stewart Falls Short of Votes in Oil Co Reelection
Chicago March 4 The Herald and Examiner reports on high authority that Col. Robert W. Stewart will lack enough votes to be reelected a director of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana at the stockholders meeting Thursday and so will fail to become chairman. Ed G. Seubert is predicted to be elected chairman.
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Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner Today
Col
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Ed. G. Seubert
Stewart
Meat Robbery Foiled After Shootout and Arrest
Sheriff Pannett of Solon arrested Solon Fetzmore after a late Friday night raid on Warwick’s smoke house in Warren county near Frederick county. Fetzmore confessed and implicated Harpine James Hensell and Sergeant in Warren county. meat stolen from the Warwick smokehouse was recovered.
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Pannett
Solon Fetzmore
Frederick County
Warwick
Warren County
Mr. Richardson
Warwick Smokehouse
Fetzmore
Harpine
Middletown
James Hensell
Sergeant
Hensell
Winchester
Business College President Speaks At Handley School
T B Cain president and C G Shafer vice president and manager of the West Virginia Business College Fairmont visited Handley High School. Cain urged students to know their goal and pursue it with a clear plan and single focus, stressing high school graduation and steady progress.
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Business College
Handley School
T. B
Cain
C. G. Shafer
West Virginia Business College
Fairmont
W. Vac
Handley High School
Three Are Executed for Robbery Murder in Pennsylvania
Three Erie men, James Parker 21, Raymond Parker 19, and John Wilson 20, were electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary for the November 20, 1927 murder of Peligrino Cotco during a robbery that netted $30. The sentences were carried out calmly in 23 minutes.
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Associated Press
Bellefonte
Erie
Rockview Penitentiary
Peligrino Cotco
James Parker
Raymond
John Wilson
Mr Coolidge Plans Magazine Series After Presidency
The Associated Press reports Calvin Coolidge will return to private life after today and begin writing with at least one magazine series titled Human Interest. Merele Crowell confirms a contract for articles though specifics were not disclosed.
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Associated
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Akes
United States
Mr. Coolidge
Merele Crowell
Algerian wedding ritual greets bride and groom with dagger gesture
After the ceremony the bridegroom enters backward with a dagger in hand while the bride follows, lightly touching the blade with her fingertip as part of the wedding custom.
James M. Carper Dies in Fairfax County
Langley resident James Marshall Carper longtime Fairfax County leader died at age 76 last week at his home. His body was taken to Cedar Hill Cemetery Maryland for interment. Survived by widow Mrs Henry Hirst of McLean and three sons William D Wilbur and Earl Carper in Washington California.
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Langley
Fairfax County
Carper
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Maryland
Mr. Carper
Henry Hirst
McLean
William D
Wilbur Carper
Washington
Earl Carper
California
Calles Urged to Quell Mexican Revolt Across Regions
Military revolt spreads from Sonora to Vera Cruz as rebels seize key garrisons and ports. Ambassador Morrow and Col Lindbergh return to Mexico City as uprisings extend to northern and Vera Cruz states. towns Fortify, rail and telegraph lines cut, capital on high alert.
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Vera Cruz
Dwight W. Morrow
Cuernabaca
Charles A. Lindbergh
Nogales
Ariz
Manuel Aguirre
Agua Prieta
Cannaca
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Guaymas
Gulf of California
Mexico
Naco
Mexicali
Baja
California
Gil
Douglas
United States
Mexico City
Jesus Maria Agrure
Manzo
Jalapa
Criziba Perote
Agrure
Plutarco Calles
Portez Gil
Obregon
Catepetentec Palace
New City
Gulp
Porter Gil
U. S
Col
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Cuernevaca
Hoover and Curtis Inducted Into Office
President Hoover and Vice President Curtis are sworn in during the 20th anniversary of Hoover’s first oath. Weather threatens rain as crowds gather outside the Capitol for the inauguration while planes circle the dome and the Marine Band plays. Curtis becomes the first vice president from west of the Mississippi.
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Northampton
Mass
William Howard Taft
Hoover
White House
Capitol
Weather Bureau
Washington
Lincoln
Senate
House
Mr. Coolidge
Curtis
Dome
Capitol Dome
Marine
Mar
Charles Curtis
Mississippi
Priest Slain By Mistake Assassin Is Shot Dead
In Bratislava on March 4 Father Joseph Pavnik rector of St. Martin's Church and Slovak party leader was killed by an assassin who mistook him for the church’s lead rector. Pavnik's servant also died in the pursuit. Geza Strachan, the former church secretary aged 24, was shot dead after stockpiled ammunition ran out.
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Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Pavnik
St. Martin’s
Pavnik
Geza Strochan
Strachan
Josann Stefanek
Governor Byrd Invites Visitors to Become Virginians
Governor Harry F. Byrd sends letters to temporary Virginia residents highlighting tax reforms and urging permanent relocation to the Old Dominion. The outreach targets commission of revenue lists and has sparked inquiries and potential relocation actions.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Old Dominion
the Revenue
Rinso Promises Whiter, Sweeter Washes From Rinso
Local woman Mrs. C. L. Barr of Winchester endorses Rinso granulated soap for hard water as it soaks clothes whiter and cleaner with rich suds. The advertisement claims Rinso cleans floors and linoleum, requires no softeners, and is used by thousands of demonstrators to show washing machines.
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Rinso
C. L. Barr
South
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Inauguration Eve as Hoover Prepares to Take Office
The Senate and House hurry to adjourn amid inauguration bustle in Washington. Vice President Dawes bids farewell as Herbert Hoover awaits oath at the Capitol after a tense session over the national origins clause. Congress schedules a Sunday session before the new president’s May ceremony.
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Senate Chamber
Ffloce
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
Kansan
Dawes
Senate
Congress
Washington
Capitol
United States
House
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Nye
Johnson
Confusion in House as Senate session nears end
Representative Garrett opposed the measure calling it a useless waste of time for the House to enact the bill. The session saw repeated roll calls and disorder as Speaker Longeworth struggled for order while spectators and incoming members filled the chamber.
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Garrett
House
Senate
Longeworth
Divorces Rate Compared Between England Wales and U S
Report notes rough divorce frequency with about one in every 100 marriages ending in divorce in England and Wales and about one in ten marriages ending in divorce in the United States.
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England
Wales
United States
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