Bruce Shows Exhibit For Rouss Firemen Amid Midway Attractions
The forty second Bruce Shows tour arrives at Rouss Spring Park sponsored by Charley Rouss Fire Company. New acts include Hodges Wonder Show with tribes and head hunters, Funny Monkey Circus, Hawaiian Village dancers and a colored revue. Rides, free parking, and a matinee for school children are noted. an average radio usage statistic from Christian Science Monitor closes the item.
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Bruce
Jim Bruce
Charlottesville
Virginia
Shufflin
Sam
Alabam
Rouss Spring Park
Charley
Woman Dies In Vehicle Crash En Route To Festival
Mrs. Elizabeth Gruber of Hyattsville aged fifty was killed when her car driven by her son Allen Gruber 18 left Leesburg pike near Chantilly and struck a telegraph pole. Injured were I K Gruber bruised hip Elizabeth Cage lacerations and Elizabeth Gruber bruises. Coroner Dr C A Ransom ruled death due to the auto accident. The Gruber family and Miss Cage were traveling to Winchester for the Apple Blossom Festival.
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Elizabeth Gruber
Hyattsville
Allen Gruber
Leesburg Pike
Chantilly
Alexandria Hospital
I. K. Guber
Elizabeth Cage
Brentsville
C. A. Ransom
Falls Church
Famous Jockey To Ride Whitney Entry In Derby
Churchill Downs crowds observe training for the Kentucky Derby as Step henfetch it and Overtime, entries from John Hay Whitney’s string, prepare for the classic. Stepenfetch it will be ridden by L Ensor while Earl Sande, a three Derby winner, rides Overtime.
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Whitney
Derby
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Stepenfetchit
Mfrs
John Hay Whitney
Co. V. Whitney
Payne Whitney
Curacao
Turf comeback aims for decisive Sande victory
Sande seeks his first four Detar wins on Lane Murphy to establish history making totals. He has previously won on Zev Flying Ebony and Gallant Fox as his turf return gains momentum.
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Sande
Lane Murphy
Zev
Flying Ebony
Gallant Fox
Winchester apple fete draws huge crowds and events
Observers estimate 125000 people attended the second day of the apple fete in Winchester. Queen Shenandoah VIII and Miss Patricia D Morton led today’s triumphal parade. Events include Ladies Day at the Winchester Golf Club and a key role by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce in the festival. Five years ago Judd Gray recounted the New York City murder story. Canadians in Winchester were guests of the Kiwanis Club for lunch. The University of Maryland Glee Club performs at the Empire Theatre for flood relief benefits.
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Shenandoah VIII
Patricia D. Morton
Winchester
Eng
B. M. Knight
Northern Virginia Dental Study Club
Masonic Temple
Winchester Golf Club
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Judd Gray
War talk and crisis notes from 1917 era items
Report notes ready for a special session of Congress to declare war. Governors urge readiness for aid in national crises. State statisticians say coal supply is ample. President Wilson plans drastic steps against German submarines. Dr Roszel to speak at Braddock Street Church. Turkey anxious to exit the war.
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Knights of Pithias
Lafollete
Congress
Stuart
United States
Wilson
B. M. Roszel
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Turkey
Mrs Williams Bear Passes After Long Illness
Mrs. William Bear died in Hagerstown Maryland at her daughter’s home after a two year illness from complications. She was 83 years and 10 months old and a member of St Pauls United Brethren Church. Survived by daughters Mrs Joseph Powell and Mrs Reinhart Smith of Hagerstown and Mrs William Doyle of Hagerstown, plus son Rutherford Bear of Dayton Ohio brothers James M Hott of Winchester and Dr E T Hott of Martinsburg sister Miss Amanda E Hot of Martinsburg. A number of grandchildren are mentioned.
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William Bear
Hagerstown
Rienhart Smith
South Potomac Street
Bear
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Joseph Powell
Reinhart Smith
William Doyle
Harry Bliff
Baltimore
Rutherford Bear
Dayton
Ohio
James M. Hott
Winchester
E. T. Hott
Martinsburg
Amanda E. Hot
Mrs Dear Interred in Roefini Cemetery
Funeral records show Mrs Dear, formerly Miss Lovernay Robey, interred at Roefini Cemetery. She was the step-daughter of the late Peter Hott and was raised and married in Pleasant Valley, this county.
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Ponarel
F.mer
Roefini Cemetery
Dear
Lovernay Robey
Peter Hott
Pleasant Valley
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Rouss Firemen
Christian Science Monitor
Percy Glascoe
The
Associated Press
F. H
Lambert Phrmacal Co
St. Louis, Mo
John S. Miller & CO. Hardware and Household Supplies
Atwater Kent Radio Store
Evr-Klean
Lux
Najol
Jergen
Peoples Coffee
Ward-O-Seum
Ipana
Mennen’s
Karl
Trength
Navar
Karls
Wedeen Havsangld
Rotary
Ranger
Kumpakt Jugs
Hawkeye
Peoples Service Drug Store
North Main Street
Pennsylvania
Windsor
Eden Windsor
Erie
Lakeside DeLuxe
Atlas
Montgomery Ward & CO
Loudoun Street
Buncutter
Braddock St
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