Winchester Council Adopts 1929 Budget and Tax Rate
The Winchester City Council tentatively adopted the 1929 budget of 260 108.78 with a tax rate of 1.55 per 100 and water and power rate increases. The hospital operates at a loss while the police budget remains as originally proposed. The council approved 1 000 for the militia and armory preparations, with hearings held for citizens and continued action expected on page eight.
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Harris
Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Winchester
Clarke
Shenandoah
Rappahannock
Warren
Page
Jefferson
Hampshire
Shryock
Hartmen
L. C. Hollis
East Piccadilly Street
Lecture Through Europe and the Holy Lands at Sacred Hearthall
Rev Alfred A Bradford of Brooklyn N Y speaks at Sacred Hearthall 8 p m Wednesday May 8 on a trip Through Europe and the Holy Lands Admission 25c All are invited Loudoun Sts Cecil and 8th Sts
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Europe
Holy Lands
Sacred Hearthall
Cecil
Loudoun Sts
Alfred A. Bradford
Brooklyn
N. Y
Shank Interests Buy Baker Warehouse in Winchester
Charles D. Shank O D Shank and other stockholders of the Harrisonburg Candy and Fruit Company have bought the Baker wholesale warehouse in Winchester and will open a Winchester Candy and Fruit Company for green goods confectioneries and beverages. C D Shank will manage the Winchester firm.
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Harrisonburg
Charles D. Shank
O.D. Shank
Harrisonburg Candy and Fruit Company
Baker
Winchester
Winchester Candy and Fruit Company
O. D. Shank
Endavor
Gen Bullard to Address Winchester Rotary Club
Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard retired U S Army will be the principal speaker at the Rotary Club meeting at 7 PM Thursday at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester He commanded the Second Division in France in World War I and is guest of Col B M Roszel president of the Rotary Club and Shenandoah Valley Academy headmaster The general is a southern native named for Lee commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Robert Lee Bullard
United States Army
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
General Bullard
France
Winchester
Col. B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
South
Army of
Northern Virginia
Father and three daughters die in Indiana house fire
Rochester Indiana May 8 AP reports farmer Lloyd Flitchart 36 and his daughters Mabel 6 Mildred 5 and Mary 4 burned to death in their Acton home. Daughters were asleep in an upstairs room and a lantern may have exploded starting the blaze. Flitchart saved one elder relative then attempted to rescue the girls as the house collapsed.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Ind
Lloyd Flitchart
Mabel
Mildred
Mary
Acton
Girl Who Slew Brother-In-Law Is Held Not Guilty
Laura Landino, 13, was acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Tony Bevelqua March 30 as he sought entry to the Sandino home. The jury reached the verdict in under 20 minutes in Baltimore Criminal Court. The prosecution asked manslaughter to remove the child from her home environment.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Laura Landino
Tony Bevelqua
Sandino
Winchester Steam Laundry lace curtains done right
Laundry advertises lace curtains cleaning service with emphasis on quality and affordable pricing and a contact number 28.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Funeral Services for J. M. Keckley at County Church
Funeral services were held at Granger's Hall Church for John M. Keckley 73 who died Saturday night at the county home where he had lived. Rev W H Sampsell conducted the rites and interment was in the nearby graveyard. He leaves a widow Debby Orndorff Keckley two Martinsburg West Virginia sons and two daughters.
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Granger’s Hall
John M. Keckley
W. H. Sampse l
United Brethren Church
Keckley
Debby Orndorff Keckley
Martinsburg
W. Va
State Red Men And Pocahontas Meet Next Week
Arrangements are under way for the annual joint convention of the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas of Virginia to be held here May 14 through 16. Shawnee Tribe No. 2 SOR M and Minnehaha Council No. 1 DOP plan entertainments. Gov H F Byrd, a member of the order, regrets his inability to attend.
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Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
Pocahontas
Virginia
Minnehaha Council
Virginia W. Simpson
H. F. Byrd
Byrd
Order
Hampton
Body of Rich Family Member Found on Farm
William Henry Huntington Jr., Harvard student and son of Mrs. Mary Clark Huntington, was slain near Windsor water works on the Murphy farm. His body lay with a bullet wound, hands folded, a diamond ring still on the hand. Investigators believe the body may have been placed there. no weapon was found.
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Associated Press
Windsor
Conn
William Henry Huntington, Jr
Harvard University
Mary Clark Huntington
Henry Huntington
Windsor Water Works
Murphy Farm
John H. Trumbull
License laws urge Winchester motorists to register with police
Over two hundred Winchester car owners have not obtained required city licenses. Police announce arrests will follow for delinquents. Trucks contribute to trouble with speeding and muffler issues. enforcement will target violators.
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Winchester
Jolliffe Studio Unveils Large Frame Moulding Line
The lane department of Jolliffe Studio announces a complete line of over four hundred picture frame mouldings. Styles cover from large oil paintings to the smallest pencil drawings. Prospective customers are invited to inspect the collection.
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Lane
Jolliffe Studio
Heflin Attacks Sinclairs Prison Privileges in Senate
Senate erupts as Senator Heflin denounces a Washington jail order barring reporters from Harry Sinclair cell calling him a millionaire criminal who should wear stripes like any other prisoner. Sinclair aids a jail doctor as pharmacist and serves inmates in a three month sentence.
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Washington
Harry Sinclair
Senate Tomers
Heflin
Alabama
Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
University of Kansas
Sound Films of Apple Festival Here On Friday
The first sound news films from Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will be shown at the Capitol Theatre Friday. Pathe filmed in an apple orchard near Winchester with Miss Mary Jo Matthews of Mannington West Virginia as Queen Shenandoah VI alongside Governor Conley of West Virginia and Governor Byrd of Virginia. The sound recording required longer development time, so reels can be shown only one day with a matinee and evening performance.
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Capitol Theatre
Boucher
Pathe
Winchester
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
W. Va
Conley
West Virginia
Byrd
Virginia
Bunion Boys On Hard Roads Again
COALGATE Oklahoma May 8 After days on rough dirt roads the C Pyles bunion boys were back on improved highways and began their eight mile jaunt to Ja urant Pete Gauzzi of Southampton England led Holdenville and finished ahead of Johnny Salo who took second place
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Associated Press
Coalgate
Okla
C. ©. Pyles Bunion Boys
Juarant
Pete Gauzzi
Southampton
Eng
Holdensville
Johnny Salo
Financier Slain and Girl Wounded in Los Angeles
Frank Williams, a financier, was found dead from a self inflicted or related bullet wound after a disagreement with Miss Peggy Tierxel 18 at her home in Los Angeles. Miss Tierxel was hospitalized in serious condition from injuries sustained in the same incident.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Williams
Peggy Tierxel
Heavy fighting along Canton Kowloon railroad line
Report from Hongkong says heavy fighting raged along the Canton Kowloon railway today between Kwangsi forces and troops under General Hisu King. Rail service to Kowloon was suspended.
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Associated Press
Hongkong
Canton
Kowloon
Hisu King
Convicts Escape From Aldie Camp Along Lee Jackson Road
Two white convicts on the Loudoun county road project escaped yesterday afternoon from a quarry near Middleburg. One was captured last night after being shot in the back and taken to Middleburg then Warrenton for treatment. a guard was placed over him. The second man remained at large. Each man carried a 10 to 15 year sentence. Names were not known by locals and officials kept information limited at the camp.
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Lee-Jackson
Middleburg
Aldie
Loudoun County
Warrenton
Death toll rises from Maryland car crash near Ridgeville
O Day Snead 37 of near Glenwood Howard county dies in Frederick hospital from internal injuries becoming third victim of Saturday wreck. His brother Caskey Snead 22 died instantly and Samuel Ramsey 40 died later from a fractured skull after the Baltimore bound car overturned on a sharp Ridgeville curve. Two rear occupants escaped without names.
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Associated Press
Frederick
O'Day Snead
Glenwood
Howard County
Ridgeville
Caskey Snead
Samuel Ramsey
O’day Snead
High Money Has Restrictive Effect On Stocks
New York May 8 High money rates continued to restrain speculative activity in today s stock market. Bulls failed to attract large outside followings while bears could not induce widespread liquidation. Call money reached 14 percent with limited supply. The market closed firm with about 3 300 000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Colored Woman Ida Gray Dies of Stroke in Philadelphia
The body of Ida Gray colored 66 died May 6 of apoplexy in Philadelphia was brought here this morning. Funeral services were held this afternoon at John Mann Methodist Church with interment in Orrick cemetery. Relatives accompanied the casket and attended.
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Ida Gray
Philadelphia
John Mann Methodist Church
Orrick
Special Services on Ascension Day at Sacred Heart Church
Tomorrow is Ascension Thursday with special services at 6 15 a m and 8 a m in Sacred Heart Catholic Church conducted by Rev A A Bradford of Brooklyn NY who will also preach tonight at 7 30 o'clock.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
A. A. Bradford
Brooklyn
N. Y
Three Drown As Boat Capsizes In River Accident
Three men drowned when a small boat capsized after being struck by a barge on the Ohio River at Sewickley last night. The incident occurred in Pittsburgh by AP reporting.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Sewickley
Social Notes of Milwaukee and Maryland Visitors
Social notes record Mr W. Edmonds of Chapline-Mayer Milwaukee and Mr Molarenil with Mr Martin Turner of Potomac Edison Hagerstown visiting on business. Mr and Mrs Lee Grant and daughter with Miss Ola Carper returned from a motor trip to Meadeville Montreal and Quebec. Mrs Clevenger joined Mr Crevenger in Meadeville and Mr Crevenger stays on. Mr and Mrs L D Benton of Hamden Connecticut are guests at Hotel Jack.
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Molarenil
Martin Turner
The
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown, Md
Lee Grant
Ola Carper
Meadeville
Montreal
Quebec Canada
Grant
Clevenger
Crevenger
Mrs. L. D. Benton
Hamden, Conn
Jack
Board eyes joint Almshouse conference with Winchester
Frederick County Board of Supervisors unanimously called for a joint meeting with Winchester Clarke Shenandoah Warren and Frederick counties to discuss consolidating almshouses. The plan aims to close local almshouses and run a central institution with medical staff and sanitation upgrades to serve the indigent population. A note to Winchester City Council is expected soon for formal participation.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
City Council
Winchester
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Frederick
City of
Winchester Tennis Club Planned By Local Players
Local tennis enthusiasts gathered last week to form a Winchester Tennis Club with committees set to canvass members. A meeting at 8 PM in Philip Fowle’s office will finalize formation and plans for a club tournament to select two representative teams.
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Winchester
Philip Fowle
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Winchester Golf Club
Waltonites Meet Tomorrow Night
A meeting of Winchester Chapter No. 15 Izaak Walton League of America will be held at 8 o clock tomorrow evening at the County Courthouse. Full attendance is urgently requested as the group seeks two or three energetic men with square dealing and clear character plus at least a good high school education for a permanent position with Bickers Motor Company in Winchester Virginia.
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Winchester
Izaak Walton League of America
County Court House
Bickers Motor? Company
Virginia
Mother's Day Candy Display at Brooks' Pharmacy
Specially designed packages shown in the Brooks' Pharmacy window for Mother's Day. See them on display and choose a festive treat.
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Brooks’ Pharmacy
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Handley
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Gen. Bullard
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J. Gresham. Machen
Princeton Theological Seminary
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
J. M. Keckley
State Red Men
Jordan Springs
Shenvaleers
Apple Festival
Bunion Boys
Utsch
Howard K. Finch
Battle Creek
Mich
Shee
United States
Maryland
Mr. W. &. Edmonds
Chap-line-Mayer Company
Milwaukee
Wis
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