Printer and writer William A. Ryan dies in Atlanta at 67
William A. Ryan, father of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and longtime Winchester figure, died in Baptist Hospital Atlanta after a second operation. He was 67. A native of Indiana, he began as a printer and grew to government work in Alaska with Franklin K. Lane. He later helped organize the American Gas Improvement Company and managed its Winchester plant before resigning after its sale. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs. Irvin Priest in Washington. Funeral services will be at Joseph Gawler's Sons in Washington.
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William A. Ryan
Winchester
Atlanta
Washington
Baptist Hospital
Ryan
Smertanes and Trust Company
Geneva
New York
Rotary Club
Shenandoah
Indiana
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Woodrow Wilson
Alaska
American Gas Improvement Company
Winchester Gas Company
Shawnee Hollow
New Gas Company
Baltimore
Detroit
New Jersey
Priest
Mouse damage in valley orchards prompts caution and early grafting
The Winchester Research Laboratory reports increasing mouse damage to Virginia apple trees across the Valley. Growers are urged to inspect for girdling and use bridge grafting to save affected trees. The article also warns the spray season is approaching and urges preparation of machines and materials from local dealers.
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Virginia
Winchester
Oscar Robertson Native of Kernstown Dies in McKeesport
Oscar Robertson aged 50 formerly of Kernstown and McKeesport resident 25 years died suddenly at 1 a m in Mount Vernon Road home of sister in law Mrs J W Hawkins St Petersburg address 828 Fifth Avenue North Born in Kernstown Va son of William and Eliza Robertson Survived by widow Ida A Bayles Robertson two children Ann Elizabeth and J Maynard both of St Petersburg also stepfather and two half siblings James and Howard Chapman Read in McKeesport Daily News funeral Monday at 3 p m Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church interment Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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Oscar Robertson
Kernstown
McKeesport
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. W. Hawkins
Mount Vernon Road
Walnut Street
First Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Scotia Commandery
Knights of Malta
St Petersburg
Rotary Club
Robertson
Ida A Bayles-Robertson
Ann Elizabeth
J. Maynard
James Chapman
Howard Chapman
Womelsdorf
Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church
L. D. Spangy
M. E
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Sale at Gray and Streit’s Ends Soon
A brief sale notice urges shoppers to hurry as four days remain to buy at their own price at Gray and Streit’s store. The message emphasizes crowd turnout and a limited time the bargain event runs.
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Gray and Streit
Oliver Tractor PLOWS For Orchard and Farm
Oliver tractor offered for orchard and farm use at half regular price. Glaze and Hurst advertise by phone 840 with contact details and ad timing noted as Tuesday and Friday classifieds.
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Glaze & Hurst
Man Crashes Into Telephone Pole Leaves One Injured
Clifford Byers of Gerardstown is in City Hospital with a fractured skull after a crash near Winchester caused by the driver suddenly applying brakes. Hutsler, treated for minor injuries, rode to the hospital with Byers, who is married with children and has lived in the area for ten years.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Clifford Byers
Gerardstown
City Hospital
Byers
Winchester
Glengary
Lasnesthe
Elphacet
Pike
Otdia View Nursery
Inwood
Hutsler
A. V. Graham
Graham
Shirley
Indiana
Philadelpha
C. L. Crim
Clerk Brannon Undergoes Knee Surgery at Memorial
Doe C. Brannon, clerk of the circuit court of Frederick county, had knee surgery at Memorial Hospital to relieve pressure on a large knee bone. The operation drained fluid and reduced pain, and he rests comfortably though may be unable to leave hospital soon. Friends in county and city welcome the operation's success. He has been confined to his apartment due to the leg trouble.
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Doe C. Brannon
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Brannon
Winchester Girls Play In Musical in Woodstock Virginia
Winchester girls Louise Glass and Louise Sartelle performed in a Wood stock Virginia concert by the Music Lovers Club. Sartelle played a violin solo and was part of the orchestra, both receiving warm applause from the audience. House cleaning note urges laundering blankets and curtains before the rush from Winchester Steam Laundry.
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Woodstock
Music Lovers” Club
Louise Glass
Louise Sartelle
Winchester
Sartelle
Winchester Steam Laundry
Bremen cross Atlantic flight eyed as start possible tomorrow
Berlin newspapers stress danger of high altitude flying as the Bremen crew may launch from Baldonnel tomorrow at 5 a.m. local time for New York. Weather conditions loom, with forecasts delaying the east west voyage. The Bremen crew Baron von Huenfeld Cay Hermann Koehl and Arthur Spindler await flight.
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Baldonnel Airdrome
Dublin
Baldonnel
Bremen
Tempelhofer Field
New York
Baron von Huenfeld
Cay
Hermann Koehl
Arthur Spindler
Berlin
Herman Koehl
Courteous Police Work Earns Praise for Officer Boyd
A letter from I. L. Cubley of Citizens National Bank praises Winchester Police Officer Tom Boyd for waiting hours to deliver a telegram and showing exceptional courtesy. Mayor Ward presented the commendation, noting the officer's polite and helpful conduct during the financial telegram delivery.
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Ward
I. L. Cubley
Citizens’ National Bank
Potsdam
New York
Tom Boyd
Cubley
Winchester
Boyd
Returns of wealth tax effort under way in city
Deputy Commissioner Frank Crawford progresses with personal property assessments for the year. Commissioner Charles Trenary notes fuller returns than before as Crawford canvasses every home. Tax rules require income reporting above 1 000 dollars for individuals and higher thresholds for married couples with exemptions.
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Frank Crawford
Chas. W. Trenary
Crawford
Amateur Contest At Colonial Theatre Thursday Night
Mr. Gene Cobb star of Why Worry Do opens a three day engagement at the Colonial Theatre March 30 and will conduct an amateur contest Thursday night. Twenty five dollars in prizes will be awarded based on audience applause. The show includes The Gingham Girl and a sixteen‑artist cast. Contestants should report to Mr. Cobb at the Colonial Theatre Thursday.
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Gene Cobb
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
Smash Distilling Plant Raided in County
Sheriff Pannett and Deputy Wilkinton raided a moonshiner’s northern county rendezvous and seized four barrels of mash and liquor making gear. No one was present and the plant was destroyed. The officers faced a muddy field and had to ford Back Creek after heavy rains before crossing a bridge on the return.
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Pannett
Wilkinton
Back Creek
Bond Bros Orchard Supplies Real Scale Clean Up Ad
Bond Bros promotes dependable results with a cost effective scale clean up service. The ad mentions Orchard Supplies and a date tag 5-19-1p-1f.
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Bond Bros
Women Show Great Interest in Bible Talks at Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Margaret T. Russell of Richmond leads a Bible lecture course in the Sunday school room of the Presbyterian Church drawing about 60 women. She discusses Jesus and Women with talks at 3 30 and 7 45 p m daily through Friday open to the public.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Margaret T. Russell
Richmond
Cross of
Jesus
Jesus and
the Cross
Memphis
Russell
Tenn
Memphis Evening Appeal
Mrussell
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Menace of Flood in California and Nevada
Flood danger eased in central California and western Nevada as receding rivers left wreckage and some homes inundated. Reno escaped further flooding as Truckee River crested and backed off, while North Sacramento saw hundreds homeless and about 300 dwellings flooded with several people reported missing.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Sacramento
Cal
Holidays keep employers from tracking details
The Atchison Globe notes that most employers are relieved from keeping track of holidays as employees usually handle them, reducing managerial burden and improving workflow.
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Atchlison Globe
One Minute Jail Sentence For Bank Robbery Participant
Cecil Wilson, Washington youth, received one minute in jail and a $5 fine after a Shenandoah county circuit court verdict on July bank robbery charges. He claimed force at gunpoint by Kirby Dellinger Bettie Wilson and Helen Blackwell.
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Woodstock
Cecil Wilson
Washington
Shenandoah County
Mount Jackson National Bank
Wilson
Kirby Dellinger
Bettie Wilsons
Helen Blackwell
Phillip Williams
Shedoth County
Helen B
Hole Mountain
Wardensville
Virginia-West Virginia
Theer
Dellinger
Quakes Reported From Virginia and German Centers
The University of Virginia seismograph recorded an earthquake from 12 15 to 12 48 AM with an estimated distance of 1900 miles from Charlottesville. Munich University seismograph logged shocks at 9 33 AM with epicenters hundreds of miles away, also detected at Karlsruhe and Potsdam Geodetic Institute.
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Associated Press
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Arthur Wood
Germany
Berlin
Munich University
Karlsruhe
Pottsdam Geodetic Institute
Prisoners Transferred to Beahm Road Camp
Six prisoners were moved from the local jail to the state road force camp at Beahm in Rappahannock County. The inmates Anderson Braithwaite Puffin Berger Heaney Swartz and Smith face three months to one year of sentences. The jail population now stands at 17.
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State Road Force
Beahm
Rappahannock County
Anderson
Braithwaite
Puffinberger
Heaney
Swartz
Smith
First Showing of New Dodge Six
The first showing of Dodge Brothers Standard Six will be on Wednesday evening the 28th from 7 to 10 PM at our sales room on N. Cameron Street. You are invited to be present. Howard Cather & Co.
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Dodge Brothers
N. Cameron St
I. Howard Cather & CO
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Oliver Tractor
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Smash Distilling
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