Water Supply Debate Prompts Bond Fear and Tax Hikes
J Henkle Henry argues in a 1932 letter that Winchester faces costly water options from Capon Lake to Shenandoah and a six hundred thousand dollar bond plan. He urges municipal electric plant, auxiliary pumping, quarterly taxes, and lower rates to aid growth while preserving residents from higher assessments, noting current high per capita taxes.
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Capon Lake
Capon River
Shenandoah
Strasburg
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Winchester
Baer
Harrisonburg
Trier
Chas. Conrad
Montgomery County
Washington
Frostburg
Merriman Springs
Turner Appeals Costly Second Trial for Manslaughter
Mrs. Lillie Turner paid an extra decade in appeals after her Birmingham Alabama manslaughter conviction in the killing of Oliver Glenn in her apartment. In a second trial she pleaded self defense and received a 20 year sentence, double the first trial’s term.
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Lillie Turner
Birmingham
Ala
Oliver Glenn
Scouting Lessons From A Winter Blizard Survival Tale
Two hiking groups faced a blizzard with one group led by trained Scouts who built a fire and stayed warm while the other untrained group perished or nearly did. The contrast underlines self reliance initiative and practical skill. Troop No 1 meets at the Lutheran Sunday School with patrol contests and a bird house project. Troop No 2 and No 3 and Cub Pack No 2 also meet, report good turns and plan activities including basketball and Red Cross work.
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Rtgat Engi
Ney Se
Lutheran Sunday School
Louis Rice
Cooper
James Davis
Handley Juniors
Bennie Davis
J. B. Beverley
James Bott
Charles Hurst
Reddick Smith
Red Cross
Trooop
Handley
Kenneth Hook
Jack Sail
Paul Zirkle
Lester Myers
Forestville
Rudolph Palmer
Winchester
Donald Stewart
Ticklish Experiment Reveals Design On Ancient Vase
An expert at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts heated a rare vase to 450 degrees to remove a crust of silicate deposits. The method risked damaging the glaze but succeeded in clearing the deposit and exposing the original design.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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J. Henkel Henry
Southern Dairies
Dairies
Caracas
Sally Sothern
Southern Dairies Orchestra
Stine
White Rock
Charles Harper
Scribe
Piggly Wiggly Sau of Quality Foods
Palace Theatre
Main
Lindy
Detroit
Lindbergh
Evangeline Lindbergh
Joseph
Red
O'Riordan
Emmert’s
Amick and Lovett
Hagerstown
Thompson
H. Anderson
Berryville
Loudoun St
Fairmont Ave
Stenim
Peyton St
West Cork St
S. Stewart Street
Piccadilly
Fairmont Avenue
East James
T. Ritter
Valley Ave
W. Cork St
H. Q. Heironimus
R. I. Ave
Brentwood
Carroll Willis
Loudoun
C. L. Nicodemus
Evening Star
St. Louis
W. Clifford
Washington, D. G
J. D. Price
Cretonnes
Moling & Cather
THE
Betty Shoppe
W. Boscawen St
Leader Store
T. F. Timberlake
Botts Boot Shoppe
N. Loudoun St
Big Sister
Rome
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Buddy
Beth
Plumb
Bundy
Dads
Mag Ray
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