Tornado Toll Rises Across Kentucky and Tennessee
Tornadoes along the Kentucky Tennessee border killed at least 61 people and injured many more. Kentucky reports 33 deaths and Tennessee 28 with Beaty Swamps Livingston a major disaster site where 26 died. Other deadly spots include Tompkinsville and Columbia in Kentucky and a marked impact around Russell Springs.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Kentucky
Monroe County
Adlar County
Russell County
Overton County
Wilson County
Livingston
Tenn
Beaty Swamps
Livington
Lebanon
Tompkinsville
Columbia
Bethsaida
Overton-Pickett
Beaty
Glasgow
Adair County
Danville
Red Cross
Kentucky Advocate
Russell Springs
Handley Seniors Present Peg o’ My Heart Play May 19
Handley High School seniors stage their annual class play Peg o’ My Heart on Friday May 19. The comedy by J Hartley Manners follows Peg a poor Irish heiress in New York who goes to England to be raised by an aristocratic aunt and wins a suitor Jerry. General admission 40 cents adults 25 cents children. tickets sold by senior class members.
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Handley High School
J. Hartley Manners
Peg
New York
England
Jerry
Property sale on Northwestern grade near Hayfield
Seventy five acres and a comfortable residence along Northwestern grade near Hayfield will be sold at noon Saturday May 13 in front of Court House. Mother's Day gifts boxed free at Moling and Cather's.
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Hayfield
Court House
Moling & Cather’s
Ruby Jackson Shop Shows Off Summer Merchandise
Miss Ruby Jackson will present a summer merchandise showing at the George Washington Gift Shoppe on Thursday May 11. Local shoppers are invited to preview new arrivals and exclusive items.
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Ruby Jackson
George Washington
Reforestation Corps Enlists Fourteen Locals
Fourteen young men aged 18 to 25 have joined the Reforestation Corps in Winchester to serve six month terms. Seven from Frederick County and seven from Winchester. thirteen white and one color. Salaries allot $25 of $30 monthly to dependents. the rest funds the enlistee. Camps led by army officers but not a military unit. The work covers reforestation of thousands of acres nationwide.
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Congress
Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Turner Bowen
Howard Hockman
Hunter Whitlock
Douglas Willey
Clarence Whitlock
Elmer Oates
Charles Lee Thomas
James Swartz
Luther Swartz
Homer McDaniel
William McDaniel
William McDonald
James Gent
Elmoden Pitcock
United States
Scenery Leader Miss Boyd Heads Winchester Play
Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd chairs the scenery committee for The Second Man at the Little Theatre of Winchester. She designs and painted scenery for Hayfever and The Love Nest and maintains a studio on Fairmont Avenue. The event opens at Capitol Theatre at 8:30 Friday evening with tickets on sale at 9.
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Little Theatre of
Winchester
Virginia Tayloe Boyd
Little Theatre
Miss Boyd
P. W. Boyd
Roberts Beach
Catonsville
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
School of Fine Arts
Boston
Capitol Theatre
The
Capitol
Senator Cather to Speak at Rotary Club Luncheon
State Senator T Russell Cather will be the principal speaker at the Rotary Club weekly luncheon at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 1 PM. The event marks the first meeting since the Apple Blossom Festival and a large attendance is expected.
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T. Russell Cather
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Wool Ad Offers Top Prices From Winchester Junk Co
Winchester Junk Co advertises high prices for wool. Located at 13 Fairfax Lane with phone 254 5-8-1p-3t.
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Winchester Junk CO
Fairfax Lane
Modern Efficiency Kitchen Show At The Star Cooking School
Mrs Edna Riggs Crabtree showcases a fully equipped kitchen with locally sourced range refrigerator and utensils for The Star cooking school at Capitol Theatre in Winchester. The event runs May 16 to 19 with 9 am doors and 10 am lectures daily and features demonstrations recipes gifts and daily prize drawings.
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Edna Riggs Crabtree
Star's
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Frederick
Capitol
Park Nine to Play Two Home Games This Weekend
Winchester Park Association's baseball team hosts two games at Rouss Spring Park diamond. Saturday the Park nine faces Williamsport Wildcats of Maryland in a matchup with historical results favoring the visitors. Sunday features a doubleheader against Majestic Athletic Club of Washington, D. C. First game at 2:30 p.m., second game to follow.
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Winchester Park Association
Rouss Spring Park
Williamsport
Wildcats
Park Boys
Park Nine
Majestic Athletic Club
Washington, D. C
Majestic Boys
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company Meeting Notice
All members are urged to attend the regular monthly meeting at the company hall at 8 o clock tomorrow evening May 11. Business of importance will be brought before the meeting. F W Forney Captain.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
F. W. Forney
Winchester barber William S Taylor dies after brief illness
William South Taylor a 52 year old Winchester barber dies at home after an hour or two of illness due to heart attack linked to goitre. He was attending a Masonic Lodge meeting when struck, lived in Winchester all his life, survived by widow Hattie Henry and son George S Taylor, funeral Friday at 2:30 pm with Masonic rites and Knights Templar regalia.
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William South Taylor
Winchester
East Gerard Street
Mr. Taylor
Winchester Hiram Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
North Loudoun Street
Taylor
Walter Barnett
Hable Building
East Boscawen Street
Winchester Hiram Poses
Bo No. 21
A. F
A. Masons
J. Randolph Taylor
Washington South
Hattie Henry
George Henry
George S. Taylor
Anna J. Taylor
Phoebe A. Taylor
Robert W
J. Howard Taylor
F. T. McFaden
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Knights Templar
Winchester Commandery
No. 12
K. T
Mother's Day Candies Return in Special Packages
Sunday May 14 Schrafft's brings Mother's Day Candies in new ee packages. Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe reference appears as part of the local notices and promotions for the holiday.
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Schrafft
Conference Of Lutherans Opens In Winchester Bethel Church
The Winchester Conference of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia convenes at Bethel Lutheran Church Albin starting at 10 tomorrow morning continuing to Friday. The northern section reaches to New Market and into West Virginia as far as Shepherdstown with Rev C E Seastrunk hosting and Rev L A Thomas presiding. Special addresses by Rev R H Anderson are planned along with a full two day program covering worship evangelistic crusade and discussions on worship and daily life.
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Winchester
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
New Market
West Virginia
Shepherdstown
C. E. Seastrunk
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
D. D
L. B. Williamson
Ciphenaniine
J. P. Derrick
A. R. Shumated
Harry L. Snyder
R. Homer Anderson
Synod
P. E. Shealy
Cotion
F. B. Lingle
Jos. T. Foryé
Snyder Alleman
John H. Fray
C. J. Rice
J. H. Fray
Evangelical and Brethren Merger Proposed
At Akron Ohio on May 10 the General Conference of the United Brethren Church reelected Rev. Paul R. Koontz as reading secretary. Bishop A B Statton delivered the opening address and Dr Mathew T Maze proposed a merger of the Evangelical Church with the United Brethren for the conference to study.
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Akron. O
General Conference
United Brethren Church
Paul R. Koontz
Herbein Memorial Church
Baltimore
Reading
A. B. Statton
Hagerstown
Evangelical Church
Mathew T. Maze
Harrisburg
The
United Brethren
Flashes of Liff in Brief Local Vignettes
A string of quirky notices from across the country includes a Pittsburgh officer chasing a lettuce craving missing dog, 800 workers blocking an entrance at Glenn L. Martin, a snakebite scare in Emporia, a Winningham family dispute with a health inspector in Oklahoma City, Southern novelist T S Stribling commenting on regional writing, and a hitchhiking jackrabbit legend in Scott City Kansas.
Suit Filed for 5000 in Hable Malone Car Crash
In Frederick County Circuit Court Percy Malone of Berryville files a $5000 damages suit against Herman H Hable of Winchester over a March 31 1932 crash on Berryville pike. He claims the collision caused his daughter's injuries and financial losses including medical care and reduced future earnings.
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Herman H. Hable
Winchester
Percy Malone
Berryville
Hable
Malone
Frances Malone
Frederick County
Mr. Hable
John P. Allen
Frank S. Tavenner
Woodstock
Berryville Pike
Miss Malone
Editor’s Wife on Trial in Oregon Murder Case
Edith R. Banks, former Riverside society matron, and her husband L A Banks Medford editor face first degree murder charges in Eugene Oregon over the death of Police Officer George Prescott who was killed during an attempted arrest over alleged theft of 10000 ballots from courthouse vaults. The Banks led a vehement political fight against southern Oregon officials.
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Edith R. Banks
Riverside
Cal
Eugene
Ore
L. A. Banks
Medford
George Prescott
Prescott
Banks
Court House
Southern Oregon
Higher Court May Censure Judge Lowell
Federal Judge James A. Lowell of Massachusetts faces potential rebuke by the Supreme Court over comments during a narcotics trial. The court heard arguments on bias and fair juror instructions as Solicitor General Thacher urged a new trial to protect jury integrity. The case involves Angelo Quercia of Somerville convicted in Lowell's court of violating the Harrison Narcotic Act.
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Washington
James A. Lowell
Massachusetts
Gra
Virginia
Supreme Court
High
T Wag
Lowell
Thacher
Thatcher
Constitution
Angelo Quercia
Somerville
Mass
New Banking Bill Protects Bank Deposits
A Senate banking sub committee approved administration backed banking reform with a private bank amendment. Banks must abandon either deposits or securities or face federal examination and publish reports. The measure advances deposit insurance and large research on the $2 billion fund, with guaranteed deposits up to 10000 and partial coverage up to 50000.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Glass
Federal Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
D-Va
Mission Society hears from its chief officers
The Baltimore Conference Woman's Missionary Society opens its twentieth annual session at Braddock Street Church with about 200 delegates. Mrs. Copeland outlines aims and plans for expanded missions while Mrs. Newell stresses youth training and international friendship.
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Woman's Missionary
Baltimore
Southern Methodist Today
Braddock Street
RE. A. Lambert
Ven Miller
Edinburg
Winchester
Bureau
Christian Social Relations
Newell
W. H. Baling
Harrisonburg
R.G. Mowbray
Copeland
Woman's Missionary Society
Missionary Society
Emma V. Peppler
Ida Rhodes Groover
J R. Jacobs
Clarendon
Jacob Hevener
Staunton
J. H. Haley
Covington
E. L. Woolf
Youth Killed as He Slips Under Truck in Maryland
Granville C. Spangler aged 18 died when he slipped under the rear wheel of a truck as he tried to board it near Silver Run. Edward Wolf, also in Carroll county, was driving the vehicle and was later held for lack of a driver’s license and registration card. Coroner ruled the death accidental.
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J. C. Hopkins
Wolf
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Harry
Cather
Masonic Lodge
Golden Glow Coffee
Conference of Lutherans
Tomor
Bethel Church
Meeting of
Evangelical
Brethren
Pittsburgh
C. Hofnagel
D. W. Siemon
Glenn L. Martin Airplane Company
Emporia
Kas
E. Williams
Williams
Oklahoma City
Winninghams
Stribling
South
Clifton
Backcountry
Scott City
Kansas
C. R. Dickhut
Mr. Malone
Hable-Malone
Della Malone
Corporation
Philip Williams
Corporation Court
Mission Society
M. E
Mrs. Knowles
Society
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