Juniors of Clarke Hold Picnic on May 5
Clarke County juniors announce the first annual picnic on Saturday May 5 at the Fille Horse Show grounds. The event includes a parade from Church street Berryville at 10 am led by local trustees and school principals, a brass band, speeches, school features, lunch, athletic events, and prizes for best Junior League report. Local toll gates will be free for attendees.
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Clarke County
Clarke Inty
Church Street
Berryville
Leslie D
J. EK. Harris
Holmes Hard
Virginia
Chambers
Sanger
State Board of Education
Market slips after brief rally on May trading session
Early stock market gains of 1 to 4 points faded as trading opened in New York May 3. The market failed to sustain the rally though it steadied around midday and call money opened at 4 percent before the close.
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New York
Allenrhu Promised Quick Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement claims Allenrhu dissolves uric acid deposits within the body and relieves rheumatic pain in days. It touts a full pint bottle and money back if relief is not achieved, citing James H Rien and urging local druggists to guarantee results.
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Ollenrhu
James H. Rien
Cornerstone to be laid June 13 at Handley School
Winchester Commandery No. 12 Knights Templar plans to escort the Grand Lodge of Masons in Virginia for the cornerstone laying ceremony at Handley School on June 13. A meeting tomorrow night will discuss arrangements, with final details by a Grand Lodge committee.
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Winchester Commandery
No. 12
Knights Templar
Grand Lodge of Masons
Virginia
Handley School
Sugar price cut lowers refined sugar cost on New York market
NEW YORK May 3 Reduction of refined sugar price from 10 to 9% cents was announced by a large refiner after a local law drop of one-eighth of a cent to 6% cents cost and freight. Trading on the New York coffee and sugar exchange reflected a 7.91 cent cost and freight.
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New York
Law
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Last Night's Meeting Draws Cars From Across States
The call for last night's meeting was nationwide with several cars seen at the farm in the morning bearing license plates from Florida, Georgia and other southern states as well as western states.
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Florida
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan Initiates 860 At Jersey Farm
New Brunswick reports a Ku Klux Klan initiation at Hobb's farm near Jersey with about 860 members. Thousands gathered in a fenced hollow square while outposts warned outsiders away. cars from several states arrived in a hundred vehicles, one bearing a 40 foot cross. No disorders occurred.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Yiddlebush
Hobb
Shenandoah Farmers Home Mutual Fire Insurance Waives 1923 Assessments
The board of directors of Shenandoah Farmers Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Woodstock Va announces no assessments for 1923. All 1922 losses have been paid from prior accumulations, making insurance gratis this year. The company holds over two million dollars in Frederick county and more than eight million in total insurance with more than 2500 policyholders. Directors include E Cougill of Middletown and E M Funk, with Cougill serving as Frederick county representative.
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Shenandoah Farmers 'Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Woodstock
Frederick Coun CM
Frederick County
E. Cougill
Middletown
E. M. Funk
Cougill
Woman to Collect Chicago Revenue
Mrs. Mabel G. Reinecke is appointed collector of internal revenue at Chicago, the first woman to hold the post. She had been acting collector after the death of John C. Cantog and is connected to local politics through her father James H. Milmore and husband George W. Reinecke. She has long been active in organizing women for campaigns and served as secretary to the Roosevelt campaign chairman in Cook County in 1912.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mabel G. Reinecke
Chicago
White House
John C. Cantog
Reine
James H. Milmore
George W. Reinecke
Cook County
Progressive Party
Will of Davis, longtime church sexton, probated
The will of Robert M. Davis, a long serving sexton at the Presbyterian Church, has been probated. He leaves $5 to each of his six children after debts and a tombstone. the remainder, including the home, goes to his wife Ica M. Davis. Witnesses include Attorneys M. M. Lynch and Harry H. Lynch and Wingy D. Gruhn. the widow qualified as executrix.
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Robert M. Davis
Corporation Clerk
Presbyterian Church
Ica M. Davis
M. M. Lynch
Harry H. Lynch
Wingy. D. Gruhn
E Cutrix
Bad turn for Gould in Mentone case
American financier George J. Gould, hospitalized at the Cap Martin villa near Mentone France, showed brief improvement but relapsed last week. Doctors were recalled as his condition worsened on May 3.
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Associated Press
Mentone
France
George J. Gould
Cap Martin Villa
Here
Soviet Denies Iany Persecution At Moscow Church Confab
At a Moscow church conclave on May 3, clergy speakers rejected reports of anti religious repression in Russia. They praised the Soviet state as non beliving yet doing good, prayed for Lenin, and urged believers to back revolutionary upheaval toward greater brotherhood. Rev Dr Edgar Blake of the American Methodist Episcopal Church among the speakers.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Lenine
Edgar Blake
American Methodist Episcopal Church
Europe
Wadesville Local Notes Highlight Social Visits and Illness
Miss Etta Welsh spent last week with Mr and Mrs Charles Tharpe. Nellie Locke, ill for a month, is improving. Bruce Castleman and brother John visited Middleway, W Va. James Welsh, ill four months, shows improvement but remains homebound. Luther Welsh and wife visited relatives in Winchester. G W B Cast h adant week with Castleton. Pearl Castleman of Washington visited her parents. Thomas Lupton visited Robert Castleman. Mable Moulden of Red Bud visited grandmother Mrs George Fiddler. Lavinia Roberts of Rawson spent a week with Lillian Carter. Mary Rodgers near the village ill for a week.
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Wadesville
Etta Welsh
Charles Tharpe
Nellie Locke
Bruce Catsleman
John
Middleway
W. Va
James Welsh
Luther Welsh
Winchester
G. W
Castleton
Lavinia Roberts
Rawson
Lillian Carter
Mary Roders
Government directs verdict in picric acid tax suit
New York May 3 Federal Judge Learned Hand directed a verdict for William H Edwards former internal revenue collector and against American Synthetic Dyes Inc in a test suit to recover 227000 dollars of taxes on picric acid exported during World War I.
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New York
Learned Hand
Wiliam H. Edwards
Internal Revenue
American Synthetic Dyes, Inc
Wage raise given to 20000 Santa Fe men
Twenty thousand maintenance of way and railroad shop employees on the Acheson Topeka and Santa Fe Railway have been granted wage increases effective May 1 through an agreement announced by A F Stout vice president of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railroad Shop Laborers. Increases range from 1 to 34 cents an hour.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Church trial starts as Russia unrobes Pikhon
The all Russia church conclave adopted a resolution to unfrock the Most Rev Dr Pikhon former patriarch of all Russia. The church trial began this afternoon with Pikhon absent in prison awaiting civil trial on charges of opposing the soviet regime. Native bullock carts in Colombo Ceylon are being fitted with rubber tires to ease movement and reduce road damage.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Pikhon
All Russia
Colombo
Ceylon
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Milea $1.2-Joe's Bluff Drive Ad Note
An Oregon motor guide fragment references Milea priced at 1.2 dollars and a cue to avoid calling it while urging a low driving approach near Joe's Bluff, noted in a Boptop Transcript.
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Oregon Motor Guide
Joe
Boptop
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