Customs search on German liner Bremen passengers searched
New York May 3 customs agents resumed a practice of searching all visitors leaving the North German Lloyd liner Bremen amid reports of high carnival aboard. No arrests. liquor pints seized, visitors patted down and pockets checked. Treasury Secretary Lowman defended the action as justified to enforce prohibition.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Treasury
Lowman
Bremen
Customs
Brooklyn
Col Lindbergh Leaves Miami For Northern Port
MIAMI Fla May 3 Flying his specially built plane in which he set a new trans continental speed record Col Charles Lindbergh began a northward flight from the Miami airport at 6 38 a m eastern standard time. It is understood he will proceed directly to New York with no stops and follow the same route as his prior trip last week
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Associated Press
Miami
Fila
Charles Adbergh
New York
Showers Expected to Start Week in Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday in the North and Middle Atlantic States calls for showers from Monday through Tuesday night or Wednesday, followed by generally fair conditions for the rest of the week. Temperatures will be above normal Monday and Tuesday, then cooler in the middle and later parts of the week.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Wild dogs and cats devour a hermit of hills
Mrs. Harry E. Maloy recounted a grim mountain incident witnessed with her husband. Neighbors found an old hermit torn to pieces, his bones gnawed, the dogs and cats from the hills said to have devoured him after a ferocious fight outside the cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Maloy
Maloy
Hazel Brown
Preree
Stock Market Slumps After Fresh Selling Sells Away
New York May 3 A fresh landslide of selling left the stock market in low spirits as losses matched those of yesterday. Prices fell from a few cents to 17 dollars a share before a brief rally, then weakened again near the close. Trading exceeded 4,800,000 shares, the largest Saturday total on record, with the decline not tied to day's news. Weekend reviews say business and trade were fairly quiet with little change from last week.
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Associated Press
NEW Ork
Hoover's Mind Not Changed On Debenture Plan
Rep Tilson of Connecticut, House Republican leader, said the President has not changed his view on the debenture plan. He cited a letter from Hoover to himself reiterating opposition to any tariff bill containing the debenture, first stated to Senator McNary on April 30. He asked Hoover again if his position had shifted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tilson
Connecticut
House
House Today
Hoover
McNary
Oregon
Notice to taxpayers on filing deadlines and help
The notice warns June 1 as the last day to file Tangible and In tangible Property and State Income returns without penalty. It invites taxpayers to contact the office for assistance to complete the necessary return and avoid penalties, signed by CHAS W. TRENARY, Commissioner of Revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas W.trenary
Commissioner of Revenue
James A Forney Dies After 62 Years With B&O Railroad
James A. Forney 78 native of Winchester Va spent most of life in Martinsburg W Va with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He died Thursday at his home after a four month illness. He began as a trackman at 15 and rose to manage signals before becoming a janitor and later retirement. Survived by widow Jennie Runkles three sons Charles Alonzo Walter two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at First United Brethren Church with interment Hill Cemetery Martinsburg.
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James A. Forney
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Martinsburg
W. Va
North High Street
Mr. Forney
Winchester
George and Forney
Cumbo
Forney
Baltimore and Ohio
First United Brethren Church
Chamberlain
Jennie Runkles
Charles
Alonzo
East Race Street
Walter
North Queen Aire
Jennie Harper
Florence Wilhelm
Kate Forney
Brunswick
W. A. Wilt
Hill Cemetery
Martinsurge
Theatres Declared Menace Over Liquor by Judges
A 3-2 decision at White Hall School settles the debate on whether theatres pose a greater menace than liquor. Eight speakers argued for and against, with Ford Luttrell and others supporting the affirmative. Judges Marshall Unger H C Bailey W J Good A L Anderson Edward Cather presided and refreshments followed.
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White Hall School
Ford Luttrell
John Luttrell
Harry M. Seabright, Jr
Arthur Luttrell
Howard Luttrell
Pratt Watson
J. K Luttrell
Oliver Good
Marshall Unger
H. C. Bailey
W. J. Good
A. L. Anderson
Edward Cather
Apple Festival Bills Requested in Shenandoah
Organization for supplies or services connected with the recent celebration are urged by treasurer Clifford D. Grim to present their statements at once. He intends to close all accounts within the next few days.
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Shenandoah
Clifford D. Grim
Cleaning House Help Wanted and Yard Sale Ads
An old classified fragment offers help from Winchester Steam Laundry with contact numbers 28 and 59 and mentions a sales listing for York trees at Berryville with phone 102-F-15. Dates indicate a Sunday to Monday and a weekly web and Saturday page 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
York
Berryville
Odd Fellows Meet for Annual Sermon at IOOF Hall
Members are summoned to assemble at IOOF hall on Sunday evening May 6 at 7 15 for the annual sermon. Details follow in club announcements.
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I. O. O. F. Hall
Regular monthly meeting notice for South End Hose Company
The South End Hose Company calls a regular monthly meeting for Monday night May 5 at the Friendship Hall. All members are urged to attend. Secretary notes the importance of full turnout.
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South End Hose Company
Friendship Hall
Admiral Nulton Assigned to Charlestown Navy Yard Boston
Admiral Louis M Nulton long serving naval officer from Winchester has been relieved of command of the Pacific fleet and reassigned to the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston as commander The fleet under his leadership recently moved from the California coast toward Cuban waters and it is not announced who will assume command of the Pacific fleet next Nulton has 40 years of service after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1889 and previously headed the Naval Academy before taking Pacific fleet command
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Louis M. Nulton
Winchester
United States Navy
Navy Department
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Star
Nurton
Naval Service
Cuba
California
Cuban
Admiral Nurton
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mad
Naval Academy
Pacific Fleet
If You Have Not Been Enumerated Make It Known
Winchester offers a call to residents to ensure proper 1930 census enumeration. Many locals remain unlisted. those eligible should contact the Census Bureau at 168 North Loudoun Street so an enumerator can visit.
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Winchester
Census Bureau
North
Loudoun Street
Students Entitled To Resident Virginia License
Virginia college students from other states who have resided in Virginia for six months may obtain a resident hunting and fishing license. A. Wilson Robertson asked Attorney General John R. Saunders for an opinion, and Saunders ruled the six month presence qualifies eligibility.
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Virginia
A. Wilson Robertson
Commission of Game,and Inland Fisheries of
John R. Saunders
Saunders
Rose Bushes Offer at The Flower Shop
Flower Shop advertises two year old rose bushes with limited stock, pricing three for one dollar or thirty five cents each, inviting immediate order.
Court Hears Suit Over Payment On Thresher Outfit
In Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams heard EB Garber & Son of Harrisonburg Va against Carl Reynolds & Son over a deferred payment for a rebuilt thresher and engine. Defendants claim the equipment failed to perform its intended services and that Garber & Son sold old, worthless machinery, while plaintiffs testified repairs were made after complaints. Jury was waived and the case proceeds before the judge.
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Frederick County
T. Garber & Son
Harrisonburg
Carl Reynolds & Son
Philip Williams
Garber & Son
Williams
Forest Fires Threaten Danish Town in Delaware Area
About 1400 men battled forest fires in Worcester and Wicomico counties Maryland and Sussex county Delaware. Emergency calls for aid went out as the fires threatened a town in Delaware. The blazes have caused heavy damage in the region with unofficial losses exceeding 250000 dollars.
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Salisbury
Worcester
Wicomico
Maryland
Sussex County
Delaware
En del
Communist Head Denied Request To Examine Evidence
Peter A. Bogdanov, chairman of Amtorg Trading Corporation, had his request to verify documents linking the Communist Internationale to Red activities in the United States denied by Police Commissioner Whalen. The police chief said the investigation into criminal activities by certain Communist groups remains incomplete and safety of evidence dictates denial.
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Associated Press
New York
Peter A. Bogdanov
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Red
United States
Whalen
Whale
Bogdanov
Two Hundred Killed By Storm
Typhoon deaths in southern Saghalien and northern Hokkaido rise near 200 with 94 bodies recovered and about 100 missing. Property damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars. News Agency reports from Odomari via Rengo News.
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Associated Press
OKYO
Saghalien Island
Hokkaido
Rengo
Odomari
Stroke Claims Life of Former Pastor's Wife in Reliance
Mary Gold Richardson wife of Rev Hach ardson pastor of the United Brethren Church at Reliance Warren county Virginia died at home at 5 am after a six week illness from a stroke of paralysis. She had been ill suddenly at Reliance and improved briefly before another severe stroke left her gravely ill for over a week. She was conscious only briefly, passing peacefully. She leaves her husband and a sister Mrs Roanoke The f vrces of the Vir ginia Conference will conduct the services Tuesday afternoon at 2. The body will be taken Tuesday to Roanoke for interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Mary Gold _ Richardson
Hachardson
United Brethren Church
Reliance
Warren County
George Baker
Lexington
Richardson
Winchester
George W. Stover
Cumberland
Martinsburg
W. Va
Roanoke
W. F. F Graver
J. H. Brunk
Virginia
Evergreen Cemetery
Rich Jewelry Haul By Baltimore Gang
Jewelry valued at 5000 to 10000 was stolen early today from the Smyth and Company wholesale jewelers in Baltimore. Crackmen used explosives and an electric torch to drill the safe, gaining access through an adjacent office after midnight. Police found the tools and noted no watchman, with the burglary alarm present but not triggered. The thieves took only the most valuable gems, leaving cheaper pieces behind.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Smyth and Company
Funeral Services For Dorthea Funk
Funeral services were held for little Dorthea Elizabeth Funk two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Marcellus Funk of Middletown. The child died Saturday April 26 after an illness of heart trouble. She is survived by her parents and four brothers. Interment was in J Pauls Cemetery on Cedar Creek grade.
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Middletown
Luther Wriggleman
Stephens City
Little Dorthea Elizabeth Funk
Marcellus Funk
J. Paul’s Cemetery
Cedar Creek Grade
Chicken Dinner Saturday and Sunday at Old Virginia Home
An event listing for a chicken dinner held on Saturday and Sunday at Old Virginia Home. The notice notes specific times and prices indicated by the fragment but does not provide full details.
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Old Virginia
Special Flower Sale at Bond Bro Orchard Supplies
CAL-MO-SUL reports an unusual cut flower sale at Bond Bro Orchard Supplies 301 N Cameron St for Saturday. Tulips offered at 50 cents per dozen as part of a special sale, with People’s Drug Store listed nearby in the ad.
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Orchard Supplies
Cameron St
People's Drug Store
Red Robin Tea Room Opens at 163 North Loudoun
Mrs. Geo H Emmans offers American Chinese and Italian fare for luncheons catering to bridge parties and banquets. Dine in a refined atmosphere with a rustic sign outside and a menu featuring As You Like It. Open daily 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 10 pm.
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Geo. H. Emmans
North
Loudoun Street
April rush of marriages as couples flock to county offices
In Winchester April proved a banner month for marriages with 31 couples from five states obtaining licenses. The county clerk’s office issued a record 8 licenses on April 19, the busiest day. Through March the year totals show 21 licenses statewide, while the city and county offices together reached 33 for the first four months. Couples from Maryland District of Columbia West Virginia and Pennsylvania traveled to wed, filling the parson’s doors and sparking festival buzz.
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Winchester
Dan Cupid
Court Clerk
Maryland
District of Co West
Virginia
Pennsyla
Bios
Cold Storage Season To Close May Mid For Apple Storage
The company will close its apple storage department on May 15, with all apples withdrawn, reopening September 1 for receipts. The ice manufacturing unit remains open. The firm, a $1,000,000 local cooperative, reports 315,000 barrels, 55 boxes, 200,000 baskets and 80,000 barrels in bulk stored, calling this one of the most successful seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Beverley
Local Cooperative Corporation
Apple
Liquor Question Flare Up In the Maine Primary
In Maine the June Republican primary pits a wet candidate against two drys for the U S Senate seat being vacated by retiring R Gould. Duseld B Dewar Portland securities dealer enters politics on repeal or modification of the prohibition law. Opposing him are Wallace H White Jr and Ralph O Brewster. On the congressional race White’s seat draws Bonney Partridge and Zelma M Dwinal. In Democratic Senate race Frank O Haskell is unopposed. Governor William Tudor Gardiner seeks re election opposite John H Wilson for mayor of Bangor.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
R. Gould
Duseld B. Dewar
Portland
Wallace H. White, Jr
Ralph O. Brewster
White
Frederick P. Bonney
Rangeley
Boston
Donald B. Partridge
Norway
Zelma M. Dwinal
Camden
Frank O. Haskell
William Tudor Gardiner
John H. Wilson
Bangor
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Delaware Town
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Mrs. Field
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Nev
Marshall Field
Chicago
Prince
District Census Bureau
H. Eugene Richardson
Baltimore Gang
Dorthea Funk
Red Robin Tea Room
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