Hoover Keeps Mexico Arms Policy Unchanged Amid Revolt
President Hoover says arms shipments to the Mexican government will continue under license, with State Department handling exports. Reports from Nogales and El Paso describe rebel advances, church reopenings, and widespread disorder across Coahuila, Durango, Vera Cruz, and other states as Calles prepares to deploy forces south.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
White House
Mexico
Calvin Coolidge
Secretary of State
State
War Department
Nogales
Ariz
Monterey
Nuevo Lacon
Cananea
Sonora
Coahuila
Durango
Sinaloa
Jalisco
Oaxaca
Zacatecas
Nazart
Texas
Pacific
EL Paso
Tex
el Continental
Enrique Likens
Portes Gil
Jesus Maria Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz City
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Andrew Almiazan
Jesus Aguirre
Calles
Almagan
Cahuila
County Board Increases Frederick County School Tax
Frederick County Supervisors voted to raise the county school tax by nine cents per hundred, plus one cent already granted in February, to total ten cents. The board also approved borrowing 4500 for Opequon district and deferred actions on bridge, jail, and Virginia Children's Home Society funding. Claims for livestock killed by dogs were paid to several residents.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
W. H. Branner
Scott Grant
G. H. Richard
E. W. Adams
Opequon
Literary Fund
Pennsylvania Railroad
North Frederick
Old Tollhouse
Jail Improvement Committee
Dr. Phillips
Virginia Children’s Home Society
Ernest Tevalt
Joseph Snapp
L. S. Brown
Hugh Stipe
Lester Light
W. H. Campbell
Pingley
Bomb outrage targets Alice Good home. suspect unknown
The blast shattered the colored resident Alice Good’s house Sunday night and left police with no clue to the white man who arranged the laundry meeting before the explosion. Good identified the man to Chief Doran and was moved to another house after the wreck.
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Alice
Good
Alice Good
Police
Doran
Workers of the Children’s Home Society Meet at Baptist Church
The Workers of the Children’s Home Society will gather at the Baptist Church Thursday at 7 30 p m to compare and file reports. All church organizations are urged to submit reports and provide help and sympathy. John W Rosenberger.
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Children’s Home Society
Baptist Church
Mexican government orders seizure of rebel property
In Mexico City on March 5 the government announced that it will confiscate all property owned by rebel leaders. The decree enforces a prior order stating that assets of those rebelling against the government must be forfeited to the state.
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General Calles
United States
Mexico City
Three Duckpin Teams Score Clean Sweeps in Winchester Meet
In the Winchester Duckpin Association three teams posted decisive wins Jones Woolen over the Elks Country Gentlemen over Northern Virginia Power Company and Virginia Woolen over Winchester Steam Laundry. Virginia Woolen leads and Jones Woolen shows strong early season form with high weekly totals and multiple top performers.
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Winchester Duckpin Association
Jones Woolen
Elks
Country Gentlemen
Northern Virginia Power Company
Virginia Woolen
Winchester Steam Laundry
Rubes
Elke
Jones Woolen Company
Finfrock
Jim Newlin
Northern Virginia
Kiwanis
Rotary
Winchester Laundry
Gt.p. Step Ave Hill
Newlin
Duvall
Roy
Moulden
Carscaden
TIF
Howard
Hill
Negro Robs Woman On Public Street Near Police HQ
Mrs. Boyd McCoy was held up by a Black man on East Boscawen Street near the Conrad grounds and robbed of a purse containing a small amount of money and valuables. A policeman fired as the thief fled into the Conrad grounds.
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Boyd McCoy
Essex Challenger First Gas Mileage Test Reported
The Essex Challenger underwent the first in a week of nationwide tests under official supervision. Yesterday on the Front Royal road the gas mileage test recorded 22.7 miles per gallon after draining gas from the carburetor and vacuum tank.
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Essex Challenger
Essex
Front Royal Road
Jones Woolen
Front Royal
Auto Parts Corporation
Andrew Beil
Chamber of Commerce
R. C. Green
W. W. Glass
The
Star
Ieste
Winchester Steam Laundry Wash Troubles Help Line
Winchester Steam Laundry advises customers to call 28 2 22 1p tf for wash troubles, offering guidance and support. The notice emphasizes prompt assistance and dependable service for laundry issues.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Seed Potatoes Certified at Winchester Wholesale Gro Corp
Car of Maine seed potatoes certified and selected on track at Winchester Wholesale Gro Corp. indicates quality lot and origin. Trade notes highlight Maine origin and wholesale handling, suggesting readiness for distribution and sale containment.
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Car of Maine
Winchester Wholesale Gro. Corp
War veteran dies of meningitis at Memorial Hospital
Loring C. Miller aged 37 a World War I veteran died early today at Memorial Hospital from spinal meningitis after an abscess of the brain and recent influenza left him exhausted. He was brought from Capon Springs West Virginia to Winchester for care. He is survived by a widow Rosetta Lafollette and five children. Funeral services set for noon Thursday conducted by Rev Cartney H Anderson.
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Loring C. Miller
Memorial Hospital
Miller
A. C. Oates
Capon Springs
W. Va
Winchester and Western Railroad
Mr. Miller
Rosetta Lafollette
Asbury Lafollette
Hampshire County
Viola
Vivian
Velma
Valenta Miller
Orvelle Miller
Peter Miller
Oliver Muller
Nebraska
Tilberry Miller
Carrie Cooper
Effie Lafollette
C. W. Johnson
Bertha Brill
Yellow Springs
Jones
Cartney H. Anderson
All-American College Girls Set for Handley Gym Thursday
The All-American College Girls basketball team will play the Lions Club quint at Handley High School gym Thursday night. They tour the country under boys rules and will also exhibit boxing and fencing. The Warrenton girls team opens the program at 7 30 with hopes to even a recent defeat. Admission is 50 cents.
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Lions’ Club
Handley High School Gymnasium
America
United States
Girls’ Athletic Association
Warrenton
Handley Gymnasium
Athletic Association
Lions
Winchester
Basketall
Republicans To Consider Naming State Ticket
Roanoke hosts a March 31 Republican State Executive Committee meeting to set a definite gubernatorial campaign objective. Rumors place Maj. Clinton L. Wright and Robert T. Angell involved, though leaders deny knowledge of the call. No candidate has been named, and Angell previously stated he did not seek public office.
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Fepublican State Executive Committee
Roanoke
Norfolk
S P. m
Hotel
Patrick Henry
Clinton L. Wright
Norfolk Postmajer
Robert T. Angell
Angell
Tax Collector Here March 7 12
A notice from J. S. Ashworth deputy collector of internal revenue states a deputy will be at the Winchester polyst office building from March 7 to 12 inclusive to assist federal income tax payers in preparing their 1928 returns.
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Star
J. S. Ashworth
Internal Revenue
Winchester Poylst
Bridge Plan Proposed to Overpass Gaylord Crossing
The Norfolk and Western Railway seeks to eliminate the Gaylord crossing by building an overhead concrete bridge at an estimated cost of 50,000 dollars. The company asks the State Highway Department to share the expense 50 50 and notes plans to lower the Boyce crossing signal.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk and Western Railway
Boyce and Gaylord
Clarke County
State Corporation Commission
A. C. Needles
Norfolk and Western
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Needles
William Meade Fletcher
Boyce Crossing
Gaylord
State Highway Commission
Fletcher
Roanoke
Meade Fletcher
Richmond
Boyce
Shenandoah
Winchester
Berryville
Charles Town
Washington
State Highway Department
Junior Red Cross Council to Meet in Frederick County
The Frederick County Junior Red Cross Council holds its second annual meeting Saturday March 9 at 10 a m in the Colonial Theatre. Rufus Rinker and Frances Adams preside from Middletown and Stephens City High Schools. A pageant by Miller and Bryarly schools, health and service exhibits, and international correspondence displays will accompany reports on the year's Red Cross work.
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Colonial Theatre
Frederick County
Junior Red Cross Council
Rufus Rinker
Lions to Host Hagerstown Y M C A at Handley
The Lions basketball team invites the Hagerstown Y M C A quint at Handley High School gym tonight. Admission is 25 cents. The visitors, renowned in Maryland, arrive after several large-margin wins. The locals beat Strasburg Shamrocks 25 to 24 last Saturday and seek revenge after a recent Hagerstown defeat.
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Lions’ Club
Hagerstown
Y. M. C. A. Quint
Maryland Five
Property sale at 418 North Braddock Lot
Buy the Bloyer property at 418 North Braddock Street in front of Court House at noon Saturday March 9. See sale bills for details.
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Post Office
Handley Library
Bloyer
North Braddock Lt
Court House
Handley High School Band Gains Global Broadcast Notice
The Handley High School Band from Winchester Virginia drew wide recognition during the presidential inauguration. NBC and CBS networks carried the parade with a banner reading Handley High School Band Winchester Virginia, identified by announcer Graham McNamee to audiences worldwide.
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Washington
Handley High School
Winchester
United States
Winchester Band
Four Corners
Graham McNamee
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
National
Columbia
McNamee
Handley School
Virginia
Handley Band
Winchester School
Coolidges Welcome Home Amid Quiet Northampton Reception
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge returned to private life in Northampton amid a restrained welcome. Mayor Jesse A Anders led a 2,000-strong greeting as the couple appeared on a private car platform while MrsCoolidge’s illness kept crowds calm. The American Legion Band played as photographers recorded the moment before they departed for home.
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Associated Press
Northampton
Mags
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Coolidge
Wlemira Goodhue
American Legion
Hom
Murder in Winchester Over A Dollar Leads to Slaying
Harry Johnson of Norfolk surrendered to Winchester police after killing Frank Blair, a bootblack, during a dispute over a dollar. Blair and witnesses, all locals or floaters, were in the Ash home when the confrontation occurred in a dark alley. Johnson, an ex convict, was jailed for first degree murder. several others remain under arrest or as witnesses.
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Harry Johnson
Norfolk
Frank Blair
Margaret Ash
Winchester
Johnson
Gur
Jg Boyd
Clay
Withesse
Her Aracter
Florence Ash
Raymond Alsberry
George Brooks
Alsberry
Blair
Ash
Ash House
Brooks
Pene
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Loring Miller
Gaylord Crossing
N. and
W. Ry
Junior Council of Red Cross
Handley
Baltimore and Ohio Mallroad
W. H. Melwee
Coolidges
Slayer
Elsie Wine
Alexandria
Sue. Schlacx
Mise Wine
Harrisonburg
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