Berryville Personal and Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Clarke County social column lists families visiting relatives and hosting gatherings from North Fork to Martinsburg. Includes Clarke, Dixon, Hardesty, Watkins, Levi, Berlin, Stine, and Crane. Mentions sale of a 150 acre farm in Clarke County to Alfred M. Kerfot and upcoming marriage of Mary Elisabeth Sinkabine to Malvin R. Longerbeam with plans for summer ceremony.
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W. H. Sinkabine
Mary Eligabeth Sinkabine
Malvin R. Longerbeam
B. J. Longerbeam
Beddyville
King of Siam adapts Western ideas amid Siamese tunes
A note to advertisers notes scarcity of forage prompting faster animal work for shares. It quotes The King of Siam saying he will adapt not adopt Western ideas, promising changes to bring them to Siamese levels, including jazz music and prizes.
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Siam
Public sale of personal property in Frederick County Virginia
By virtue of an execution in the matter of Rob C. Rogers against L. J. Hook I will offer for sale at public auction on May 12 1931 at ten o clock in Trone Frederick County Virginia the property of L J Hook. Items include threshing machines drills mowers trucks wagons cows a bull a stave mill and numerous other offices. Terms cash. Deputy Sheriff A J Wigginton Auctioneer J W Herrell Clerk R S Smith.
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Rob C. Rogers
Robert C. Rogers
L. J. Hook
Trone
Frederick County
Avery
Geiser
Eclipse
Oliver
A. J. Wigginton
Virginia
J.W. Herrell
R. S. Smith
Powell Captures Long-Unknown Pickpocket at Festival
Captains and detectives watched bibs for thieves at the Apple Blossom festival. Captain Jack Powell recognized a man jailed 27 years earlier in Lexington for pickpocketing. The man admitted his identity and confessed a lifelong pattern. He was escorted to a train and told to leave town.
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SAE AB Det Eee
Jack Powell
Trs
Powell
Lexington
Capt
Richmond drug store death by own action
Russell E. Chelf 61 of 1303 Grove Avenue Richmond committed death by own action shortly before 10 oclock Tuesday night by swallowing diluted acid at his drug store on the 500 block North Harrison Street. Detective Sergeants Fox and Cousins answered the call. An employee knocked the glass from his hand as the incident occurred but he had already swallowed the contents. Physicians were summoned and provided emergency treatment.
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Russell E. Chelf
Grove Avenue
Richmond
Harrison Street
Fox
Cousins
Winchester drug salesman dies by suicide, coroner reports
Coroner James M. Whitefield returned a verdict of suicide. Mr Chelf had lived in Winchester years ago and worked in retail drug business on North Loudoun Street. The Wheat Drug Company previously owned the business.
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James M. Whitefield
Chelf
Winchester
North Loudoun Street
Wheat Drug Company
Mrs Wade Muse Dies At Home In Frederick County
Mrs Wade Muse aged 53 died at 11 45 yesterday morning at her home in the county after a long illness. She had been active in Grace Methodist Church South and its auxiliaries and Sunday School. She leaves husband and daughter Virginia Muse and four brothers, all of Middletown lineage.
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Muse
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
South
H. S Rogers
Middletown
Frederick County
Virginia Muse
Rogers family notices and funeral arrangements
The document lists Rogers relatives including E Rogers N C and C G Rogers New Hampshire with W G Rogers Maryland and sister Misa Lady A Rogers. Funeral services are set at the family home tomorrow morning conducted by Rev R V Whitehurst with interment at Carmel Cemetery. pallbearers include E Sperry Good Fred E Kline A, W Campbell, and E Pope.
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Good Fred
Kline
R Campbell
A E. Pope
City cleans up debris after Apple Blossom crowd
The Apple Blossom Festival drew about 125 000 visitors to Winchester yesterday leaving waste paper paste board boxes and litter across streets and alleys. City Manager P P Pilcher directed a force of men who started early and by afternoon all major thoroughfares were swept and cleaned including Loudoun street and the courthouse lawn.
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Winchester
P. P. Pilcher
Loudoun Street
Purification Promises Health Through Calotabs
A physician endorses a complete purification via Calotabs to cleanse the system and restore vitality. The ad claims Calotabs purify blood by activating liver kidneys stomach and bowels with courses taken weekly for several weeks, offered in 10 and 35 cent packages.
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Nature
Benedict Arnold Trial Banquets Debate Stirs Newsroom
Radio reports quote Ambassador Dawes favoring silent banquets while Lynchburg News questions the need for any banquet. The exchange highlights divided views on public ceremonies during the trial coverage.
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Berryville
Pratt
Pratts
Winchester Seed Company
Russell Chelf
Wade Muse
County
S.S.S
Black
Botts Boot Shoppe
North
Paris
John S. Solenberger & CO. Inc
LOU Bernstein CO
Baer
Ing
Aera
Awa Book Publishing Company
Iiage von Een
New York
Chicago
Boston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Wayland
J. W. Rees
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Belgium
Moling & Cather
THE
Betty Shoppe
Benedict Arnold
Bristol News
Ambassador Dawes
Lynchburg News
John Deere Corn
I. Brumback
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