Byrd Loan Controversy Sparks Handley Board Reply
The Handley Board of Trustees published a statement defending Senator H. F. Byrd against accusations from The Southern Planter. They argue all loans to Byrd are well secured by real estate, noting Byrd’s payments totaling about 40,000 dollars and that Eagle Orchard bonds remain prompt and fully secured.
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Southern Planter
Westmoreland Davis
H. F. Byrd
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Board of ‘Trustees
Southern P
Byrd
Aly
Shirley, Carter
William B. Beverley
Lupton
Shirley Carter
William Beverley
Handley Board
Carter
A. Denny
Gerk’d
Frederick County
A. M. Baker
Eests Board of ‘Trustees
Green Orchard
Handley ‘Board of Trustees
United States
Winchester
Handley
Als
Handley Board ‘of ‘Trustees
Circuit Court
City of
Handley Board Loans Claimed To Byrd Deemed Nonexistent
The Southern Planter notes the Handley Board did not loan to Harry F Byrd since he joined the board on March 8 1921. It confirms two earlier loans in 1919 and 1920 on the Green orchard and Lupton orchard with full liens, detailing security values and that Byrd has offered to pay the Green orchard loan in full.
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Westmoreland Davis
Handley Board of Trustees
Harry Flood Byrd
Byrd
Handley Board of Trustee
Harry F. Byrd
Handley Board
Green Orchard
Lupton
H. F. Byrd
H. F. Cyrd
Lions Nominate Two Doctors for UB President
Dr C R Anderson and Dr L M Allen were placed in nomination yesterday for president of the Lions Club. The election will be held next week at a luncheon meeting at the George Washington Hotel with Herbert S Larrick presiding. Guests included JT Sparrow F W Bailey Edward F Devlin M Sternberg J Lovett. Additional nominations followed for multiple officer posts and directors. Larrick was elected delegate to the ninth international convention at Cedar Point Ohio June 30 31 and July 12 with Talbot as alternate. Casselman as second delegate Joseph Newlin as alternate.
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C. R. Anderson
L. M. Allen
Lions’ Club
George Washington Hotel
Herbert S. Larrick
JT. V. Sparrow
Greensboro
N. C
F. W. Bailey
Edward F. Devlin
Washington
M. Sternberg
New York
J. Lovett
Baltimore
Harry L. Lovett
Maxime L. Ducharme
George F. Norton
W. R. Talbot
Francis R. Casseman
Brown Lovett
William Brown
A.T. Hawthorne
Pola Negri Headlines Colonial Theatre Run
Pola Negri and a large cast headline the Colonial Theatre two day engagement beginning Thursday. Robert Frazer Wallace MacDonald Trixie Friganza Cesare Gravina Gertrude Astor Edwards Davis and Mathilda Davis support the star in the new production adapted from Henry Baerlein's popular novel Mariposa.
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Robert Frazer
Wallace MacDonald
Trixie Friganza
Pola Negri
Sions Pectals
Henry Baerlein
Colonial Theatre
Cesare Gravina
Gertrude Astor
Edwards Davis
Mathilda Davis
Virile Hurricane Drama Receives Rave Review
A city critic denounces the term vile for Olga Petrova's Hurricane calling it virile and powerful. The play is praised for its realism, stellar acting, and staging, with Manager Baker earning credit for bringing the production to Winchester before Philadelphia. The review predicts the show will be a sensation.
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Olga Petrova
Baker
Empire Theatre
Philadelphia
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Called for May 7
All members of Friendship Fire Company No. 1 are requested to meet Friday evening May 7 for a regular meeting. A report of the banquet committee will be given. Capt. Fred W. Forney serves as commander.
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Friendship Fire
Seed corn varieties and germination note from Winchester Seed Co
Seed corn types listed include white and yellow and ensilage with high germination. Winchester Seed Co notes seed quality and germination potential for planting.
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Winchester Seed CO
BLACK OAK BARK Wanted Prices Phone 284-1 6-1p-3t 4
C Slonaker and Son advertise buying black oak bark and invite inquiries on pricing by phone 2841 6 1p 3t 4. Also public notices show farm sale items including horses cows chickens farm machinery and household goods at Carper's sale on May 8 at 1 p m in Stephens City.
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Carper’s Sale
Stephens City
Four Atlanta Firemen Die as Building Collapses Buried Under Cotton
Atlanta firemen fought a blaze when the top floor and front wall of a two story store collapsed burying six men and injuring four others. The building owned by Harrison and Tyler contained cotton on the second floor. The eight victims were all from one family per officials. Police suspect dynamite or nitroglycerin and the “blackhanders.” Fire Chief Joe Anders and others were injured while leaders named.
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Associated Press
Swissdale
Carl Keglar
Thomas Pfarr
Thomas Pushera
Pushera
Clement Jeremias
Carl Baldus
Jeaicith
Jeremias
Atlanta
Harrison and Tyler
C. C. Bone
Lieut
R. L. Bees
F. F. Wilgon
M. Schmidt
G. 8. Konkle
C. A King
Joe Anders
R. H. Presley
W. T. Holt
Berry. Johnson
Increased Car Loadings Drive Stocks Higher in Opening
In New York on May 6 the stock market showed a strong tone with volume rising. First hour total sales surpassed half a million shares for the week, as Balis and public utilities drew speculative interest. A report on car loadings for the week ending April 25 set a yearly high and topped the prior week by over 26 000 cars. Call money held at 3 percent, and closing was strong with total sales near 1.9 million shares.
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New York
Balis
Apple Festival Movies At The Empire In Winchester
Pathe News presents festival films at The Empire tonight with a world showing. The program includes A Man Must Live starring Richard Dix with Jacquelin Logan in support. Hudson prices.
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Pathe News
Empire
Winchester
Ryan
Paramount
Man
Richard Dix
Jacquelin Logan
Spit Hudson
Winchester Hudson Co Coach Deals Cut Prices
Reduced coach now delivered for 1375 dollars. Five and seven passenger models both reduced by 100 dollars. Winchester Hudson Co. (4-27-1p-tf).
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Winchester Hudson CO
Second wedding of Allan A Ryan revealed in New Jersey
New York May 6. Allan A Ryan, who lost a Wall Street fortune in a Stutz stock corner, married Miss Irene McKenna, Montreal native and sister in law of Lt Gov Peora deau of Quebec. The ceremony likely occurred in New Jersey by a magistrate. Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, was divorced by Sara Tuck Ryan in 1923 after Maxwell’s indictment for poison pen letters. the indictment was quashed.
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Irene McKenna
New Jersey
Associated Press
New York
Allan A. Ryan
Wall Street
W. L. McKenna
Montreal
Peoradeau
Quebec
Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Sara Tuck Ryan
George Maxwell
Maxwell
Allan, Jr
Montclair
N A
Senator Wheeler's Client Sentenced in Oil Fraud Case
GREAT FALLS Mont May 6 Campbell discoverer of the tail eld and the man Burton KC ange a year as attorney told Wheeler's election to the Senate in 1922 today was found guilty in the United States District Court by a jury on charges of fraudulent oil promotion and using the mails to defraud. The oil operator was sentenced at once by Judge Bourquin to two years in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth and fined 1000 Campbell is under another indictment in the District of Columbia with Senator Wheeler and E Booth a former solicitor of the Interior Department charged with conspiracy to procure federal land by fraud.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
Campbell
Burton
KC. Ange
Wheeler
Senate
United States District Court
Bourquin
Fort Leavenworth
District of Columbia
Booth
Interior Department
Both Sides Claim Victories In French Morocco
In Rabat on May 6 an official communique reported a fierce battle between French and Riffian troops with French forces repelling counter attacks and taking prisoners while interior dispatches claimed the French suffered serious difficulties and significant losses.
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Associated Press
Rabat
French Morocco
Temperature Drops to 35 Degrees Overnight
A 35 degree reading was logged during the night in this area, just three degrees above freezing, with no frost of consequence reported near the field laboratory. Rainfall measured .18 of an inch.
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F. J. Schneiderhan
Miss Jones Injured in Street Fall on Stewart Street
Miss May Jones, confined to her West Water Street apartment, fractured her collarbone yesterday after a fall on South Stewart Street while en route to the Washington Inn where she takes meals. She was helped into the inn and later returned home.
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Miss May Jones
West Water Street
South Stewart Street
Miss Jones
Washington Inn
Public sale of 10 shares hotel preferred stock now offered
Roy P. Duvall acts as auctioneer for a public sale of 10 shares of George Washington Hotel preferred stock at 3 PM Saturday May 9. A rare chance to secure stock in a rapidly growing hotel at your own price.
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George Washington Hotel
Roy P. Duvall
Ranch romance culminates in wedding bells
New York May 6 A King ranch romance ends in a sudden Austin wedding uniting Miss Alice Van Roeder of New York and Dr Gillette Burns of Cuers Texas The families have long connections through physicians with the King ranch in Texas and the couple met only recently Dr Burns age 30 is stated the bride had visited relatives tied to the ranch.
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Associated Press
New York
King Ranch
Texas
Austin
Alice van Roeder
Gillette Burns
Cuers
Ludwig Robert von Roeder
Burns
Miss von Roeder
Rudolph Kleberg
Dr. Burns
Legacy of King Estate Ties to Mrs Nat Page Kin
The late Mrs. Henrietta King, regarded as America's richest woman, is described as the grandmother of Mrs. Nat C. Page of this city. It is noted she may inherit her share from her mother, the late Mrs. Lewis M. Welton, who was a daughter of Mrs. King. Another daughter of the late Mrs. King is Mrs. Rudolph Kieberg.
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Nat. Page
Henrietta King
America
Nat. C. Page
Lewis M. Welton
King
Rudolph Kieberg
Armadas guard Atlantic as rum fleet blockade grows
Reports from New York indicate an expanding dry blockade with Coast Guard craft joining from Clifton Bay and New York to cover the Atlantic and Great Lakes. Mojave convoyed 18 boats, while 12 more await action. a 100 percent effective, secrecy-filled effort aims to curb liquor movement amid heightened aerial scout work and emergency reserves.
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Coast Guard
Petion
Atlantic
Clifton Bay
Staten Island
New York
Boston
England
Washington
Mojave
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
New England
Military Court Acquits Officer in Whiskey Charge
Norfolk May 6 Commander D W Fuller commanding the naval transport Beaufort was acquitted by a court martial of all three charges alleging neglect of duty. The charges stemmed from the finding aboard the ship of 500 quarts of whiskey when it docked here in February.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
D. W. Fuller
Beaufort
City Council Faces Budget Gap With No Extra Funds
Winchester council last night reported all 1925 city income already earmarked for operations, turning down many requests for new funds. The finance committee warned no money remains for non overhead needs, prompting referrals to future reports, while school funding and an inheritance tax issue loomed over the meeting.
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Ate Santee
Winchester
Council
W A. Baker
Jas. P. Reardon
South Stewart Street
Ward
Patrolmen Corp
Hinkins
A. Taylor Ritter
Shirley Carter
Fred L. Glaize
Latane
Shirley
Academy
Baetjer
Virginia Woolen Company
Virginia City
Henry
Main
Water Streets
Market
Piccadilly Streets
F. Ramacciotti
North Kent Street
Gray
Page
Park Commission
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Thurs
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Friendship Fire, CO
Fred W. Forney
Aeok
Empire Tonight
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the Empire
Apple Festival
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Canada
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