Singularly Efficient Prohibition Department 15 Now An Asset
For the first time in history the prohibition department under the attorney general ends its fiscal year with a credit balance of several thousand dollars. The report shows property valued at over a million dollars and lists arrests, seizures, and confiscations including 1 778 arrests 2 636 gallons whiskey and 83 gallons malt destroyed and 1 942 automobiles seized. Colonel Saunders lauded the operation and courts while expressing gratification at the full complement of officers and cooperation with attorneys statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chmond
Yeo
Department of Pros
John R. Saunders
Assembly
King
Colonel Saunders
Comith
Colored couple linked to late night robberies in badger game
Ben Randolph of Clarke county Virginia was arrested by Chief Doran on a warrant for the robbery of Sam Straus a Greek man in the city weeks ago. His sweet- heart Lucinda Lavender colored in jail says he helped her in robberies using the badger game. Randolph denies participation and seeks an early trial. Lucinda admits to robbing a Washington man of $80 and other robberies.
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Ben. Randolph
Clarke County
Chief Doran
Sam Straus
Randolph
Lucinda Lavender
Owly
Lucinda
laiina@aé
Washington
Funeral Rites for Mrs Isaac H Lamp
Relatives and friends from Frederick and nearby counties flocked to No 27 West Gerard street for the funeral of Mrs Maria Lamp wife of Isaac Henry Lamp. Rev Asa Richard conducted the Lutheran service from Lovettsville Va. Hymns Abide With Me and Asleep In Jesus were sung. More than 40 cars joined the procession to Mount Hebron Cemetery where she rests in the family lot. Pallbearers were Mrs Lamp’s grandsons Howard Lamp Herbert Lamp Maynard Albert Lamp Hunter Snapp and Newton Burkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Maria Lamp
Isaac Henry Lamp
West Gerard Street
Asa Richard
Lutheran Church
Lovettsville
iHe
Jesus
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lamp
Howard
Herbert Lamp
Maynard
Albert
Hunter Snapp
Newton Burkhart
Virginia House Debuts Fast Voting Machine in Session
In Richmond on March 10 the Virginia House of Delegates showcased a new voting machine that prints an instantaneous record in four seconds. Members pressed three desk buttons while lights indicated aye nay or present. Delegates praised speed but joked that pre-vote talk slowed proceedings.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
America
Virginia
Washington Monument
Brewer
Local market prices and commodities listing
A dense markets column lists wholesale and retail prices for eggs butter chicken and flour items. It references local and Baltimore wholesale markets with varied prices and unit measures, noting corrections and daily close values.
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Boston
Branton
Calvoa
Goa
Branco
Vocce
Elereie Fae
Botee
Seleen
Baltimore
Empire film exhibition features local faces in Who's Who Film
Local interest grows for the Empire exhibition next week of Who's Who Film with Winchester business members Rotary and Kiwanis in the cast and Handley Schools students faculty Cadet Battalion and Handley Library scenes. Executive Shenandoah Valley Inc appears in front row. Also notes Lent services at Empire Theatre led by Rev Castleman and Rev Nelson.
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the Empire
Winchester
Rotary
Kiwanis
Handley Schools
Handley Library
Empire
The
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Surprise Birthday for Daddy Smalts on Natal Day
Newton M. Smalts of Winchester, famed shoe-maker, enjoyed an elaborate Natal Day surprise at his son and daughter in law’s home on National Avenue. Family and friends from Winchester and nearby towns filled the celebration with gifts, a cake of eighty tapers, music, and a jovial dance, as Smalts turned eighty.
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Newton M. Smalts
Winchester
Smalts
C. B. Smalts
National Avenue
Smaltz
Aden
Daddy
Luella Hook
John “Upton
Pauline Smalts
Kaufman
Grayson Tarpton
Howard Shockey
Franklin
Claude B
M. T. Heatwole
J. W. Haines
Etta Roper
Elda Good
Lova Good
Louisa Racey
John Carper
Winifred Lupton and Son
Hayfield
H. N
Trinkle Endorses Virginia Legionnaires Membership Drive
Governor E Lee Trinkle backs the state wide American Legion membership campaign set for March 11. In a letter to the department commander he praises veterans and urges all eligible Virginians to join the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lee Trinkle
American Legion
Virginia
State
Trinkle
Norfolk and Western Schedule Dec 9 1998 Roanoke connections
Train notices list schedules from Roanoke to Bristol Shenandoah Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York with Pullman cars parlor service and sleepers. Connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown for Memphis Washington and beyond. Agency note signed Roanoke Virginia.
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Berryville
Roanoke
Bristol
Pullman
Broiler
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Williamson Andoanoke
Shenandoah
Memphis
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Shen
Courage and Peace Quote by Louis Kossuth
A quotation attributed to Hossuth emphasizes peace and condemns cowardice in the face of oppression. It asserts a love of peace while rejecting appeasement of oppression as true cowardice. The statement frames courage as defending liberty rather than surrendering to fear.
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Hossuth
State Chamber Secures Expert for All Virginia Drive
Major LeRoy Hodges of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce announces John A. Fox of Chicago as a special commissioner for the all Virginia five five drive. Fox, a noted industrial engineer, has led the National Rivers and Harbors Congress and directed the Panama-California Exposition. The plan aims to five big reforms in five years including commerce and agriculture.
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The
Star
Richmond
LeRoy Hodges
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
John A. Fox
Chicago
State Chamber
Mr. Fox
Louisiana
Virginia
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
San Diego
Florida
Hodges
Fox
Hampton Roads
Union
Taxation and power study for Virginia’s state and local systems
An analytical outline covers taxation reform for Virginia focusing on equity among classes and regions. It also promotes a plan to develop water power resources and coordinate power systems to supply affordable energy for industrial growth. It urges civics study to streamline government at state, municipal, and county levels for efficiency and economy.
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Virginia
Simple apparatus to measure gases breathed described
A bathing cap automobile grease can and a can of soda are among parts of a basic apparatus designed to teach medical students how to measure gases exhaled.
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Isaac H. Lamp
Mid-City
Babe Brothers
Kent and
Water Streets
Ian
Jones’ Creamery
W. M. Fletcher
Bell Phone 14
Empire News
United States
Empire Theatre
Castleman
Nelson
Universal
Peggy
New York City
METRO
March
Ullen Landis
Percy Marmont
Hobart Bosworth
Eva Novak
Jane Novak
Wm. Fox
the .Pathe
Notre Dame
Cascara
R. I. Red
Minorco
Ite Leghorn
T. R. Smith
Brucetown
Octogenarian
V. Trinkle
Legionaires
Norfolk & Western
Leah
H. Elmer Griffin
International Harvester Company of America
Smallwood Motor Co
Stephens City, VA
Dodge Brothers
J. Howard Cather & CO
Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicles
J. Winchester
Oakland
Pierce and
McKown
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