Byrd Opens Campaign Speech With Tax Stance In Rustburg
Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd of Winchester spoke in Rustburg May 11 urging enforcement of existing laws over new ones and opposing a constitutional convention. He warned against deficits by schools and criticized Senator Mapp's tax board plan while outlining duties to law, revenue, and public welfare.
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Rustburg
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
Campbell County
Byrd
Virginia
Mapp
Senate
Nst Inc
Sehoe
Senator Mapp
General Assembly
Bootleg Graft Outrun Guards Off California
Coast guard officers report a fleet of five fast ships flying British and Belgian colors off Southern California. The Tamaroa chased rum runners for 160 miles, then abandoned the pursuit near Mexican waters. A second chase continued until fuel and provisions ran short, with aid suspected from confederates ashore.
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Associated Press
San Dingo
Cal
Coast Guard
California
Santa Rosa Island
San Pedro
Admiral Wright Seeks Names of South's Sailors
Admiral A O Wright of the Confederate Navy visits Winchester to locate veterans for permanent south archives. endorsed by Virginia legislature, he asks residents of Frederick and surrounding counties to report any Confederate naval service.
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Admiral Wright
South
A. O. Wright
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Court Square
Star
Senate
House of Delegates
Wright
Frederick County
Clarke
Berkeley
Jefferson
Hampshire
Virginia
Pippins Bring High Price on Local Market
Phil H. Gold an orchardist sold 200 barrels of Pippins for 1600 dollars net to a local agent for J. & H. Goodwin Ltd. The sale, in cold storage, yields eight dollars per barrel and is believed to set a record for similar offerings. The exporters are New York and Liverpool based.
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Phil H. Gold
J. E. Robertson
J. & H. Goodwin, Ltd
New York
Liverpool
Porch Shade Time Moling and Seal Ad on Page Seven
An advertisement for Porch Shade appears on the seventh page featuring Moling and Seal. The small display promotes shade products and local services with brief contact details and a promise of practical outdoor comfort.
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Seal
Red Ash Coal Offered At Reduced Car Price Today
Likens Valley Red Ash Coal prompt from car on track at reduced price. Place your orders now before price rises next month. Eletpat SNAPP.
Census Taking of Winchester Started Today
Census work began in Winchester with Pursell Plank collecting names ages and demographics. He will survey Harris Addition and proceed street by street, aiming to finish in six weeks and estimate the population at around 10 000, potentially about twice the federal count.
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Winchester
Pursell Plank
Plank
Harris
President Hopes For Debt Refunding Plan Agreement
President Coolidge expects progress in talks in Paris and Washington on the French debt settlement to yield a definite plan for a refunding agreement. The advance was learned today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Paris
Coast Guard Doubles Ships Watching Capes for Rum
NORFOLK VA May 12 Coast Guard officials reported 26 ships on watch off the Virginia capes as part of the dry navy blockade against rum ships headed to New York Some smugglers reportedly shifted to other markets and officials said no rum ships had entered the capes in four months
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Associated Press
Norfolk
New York
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
Capes
Colonel Coolidge Recovers After Fainting Incident
Colonel John J. Coolidge father of the President said he remembered nothing about a fainting spell on his Plymouth porch yesterday and was "about as usual" after a physician reported improvement in pulse and blood pressure. Officials note his advancing age and heavy duties amid public attention.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
John J. Coolidge
Inquirers
Albert W. Cram
Coolidge
Colonel Coolidge
TD TAMMANY MAKES MERRY ON BANQUET NIGHT
The Old Tammany banquet filled the hall with record attendance and festive spirit. Ladies Auxiliary of Friendship Fire Company organized a splendid menu and assisted by Capt. Fred W. Forney and Mrs. Forney, with toastmaster James P. Reardon guiding remarks. Chaplain J. F. Morgan received a cake from the Ladies' Auxiliary, celebrating years of service as chaplain and pastor.
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Harry Byrd
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Friendship Fire Company
Fred W. Forney
Forney
Twd
Tammany
James P. Reardon
Godfrey Cooper
Goff Cooper
J. F. Morgan
Marcellus Anderson
Joseph F
Hodgson
Robert Barr
John Green
First Christian Church
Jas. P. Reardon
Morgan
Mrs J F Helsley Dies At Winchester Hospital At Night
Mrs Ollie Helsley wife of J Frank Helsley died at 11 45 last night at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a three week illness from a complication of diseases She was 52 born at Gainsboro to Berrick and Delpha Adams married May 20 1908 in Gainesboro and lived on Fairmont Avenue Funeral at the Fairmont Avenue residence Thursday at 10 with Rev B V Switzer of Braddock Street M E Church South officiating Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery The survivor list includes her husband one sister Mrs Fannie Cather and two nephews Paul Cather and Marc Adams
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Ollie Helsley
J. Frank Helsley
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Helsley
Berrick and
Delpha Adams
Gainsboro
Gainesboro
C. W. Mark
Winchester
Fairmont Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
B. V. Switzer
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Brown Acquitted In Police Court
Harry Brown was acquitted in police court by Justice Worsley on a charge of assaulting and cursing Lloyd Henderson. Costs were assessed against Henderson. A police witness said Brown was sober. another witness said Brown did not assault, only asked a question. The court dismissed the charge and charged Henderson with costs.
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Harry Brown
Lloyd Henderson
Philip Williams Funeral Arrangements Shifts to Wednesday
The funeral for Philip J. Williams will be held Wednesday at 2 PM from his South Braddock Street residence. Rev. Norman Cooper of the Lutheran Church will conduct the services, and burial will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Philip J. Williams
South Braddock Street
Norman Cooper
Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Rummage sale notice urges charity fundraiser
A brief plea encourages saving all discarded furniture and clothing for the 8 P C A rummage sale. The notice stresses community help for the charitable effort.
Day in January Benefit Guild at White Post Parish Hall
A benefit event labeled Day in January is set at White Post Parish Hall on Friday May 15 at 8 PM. Proceeds support the Guild activities with ticketing and entry details listed in the parish notice.
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White Post Parish Hall
Benefit Guild
Powder River Authorized by U S Government at Empire Theatre
The Pow der River film, produced by the U S Army Signal Corps, is vouched for by the War Department as authentic and covers American troops in France from Catigny to the Rhine. Shown May 14 15 at the Empire Theatre in Roanoke.
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American Legion
Robt. Y. Conrad
Empire Theatre
Powder River
Signal Corps
United States Army
America
France
Roanoke
Daily News
Catigny
Argonne Forest
St. Mihiel
Chateau- Thierry
Rhineland
U. S. War Department
United States War Department
Authentc
Rhine
HUDSON PRICES REDUCED FOR COACH VERSIONS
Winchester Hudson Co announces price cuts on the Hudson Coach now at 1375 dollars. The 5 and 7 passenger models each reduced by 100 dollars, reflecting a clearance offer.
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Winchester Hudson CO
Prisoner Fells Three Officers In Liberty Dash
Baltimore May 2 A dramatic manhunt began when a prisoner being led into the city court house broke away from two detectives and fled through Calvert and Saratoga streets. He felled three officers with blows before police opened fire and recaptured him two hours later in a box car. The suspect was identified as Kirby E Dellinger 26 a postal clerk at Union Station Washington after detectives traced pawned watches to a Gay street shop.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Calvert Street
Court House
Saratoga Street
Kirby E. Dellinger
Union Station
Washington
Dellinger
Gay Street
Guilford Avenue
France seeks Spain permission to bomb Rifians
Paris reports France asks Spain for authority to bombard or attack Rifian tribesmen in Spanish Morocco and to halt provisioning of Abd el Krim through Agadir port. A censorship order was issued on dispatches about Moroccan operations.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Spain
Spanish
Morocco
Abd-El- Krim
Agavir
Russia At Center Of Arms Traffic Conference Parley
In Geneva on May 12 the interallied talks on arms traffic centered on Soviet Russia as Poland proposed an amendment tying neighboring states to the convention only if the Soviet government joined. Russia refused attendance claiming the move intruded on domestic affairs.
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Geneva
Russia
Poland
Public Taking Active Part In Stock Market
The New York morning session showed strength as it progressed with broadening participation from western points. Call money renewal at 3 percent aided new pools in popular stocks. Better buying appeared in standard industrials and the market closed strong with about 1,750,000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Memphis Negro Who Saved Many May Get a Home
MEMPHIS Trin May 12 Tom Lee a negro riverman who rescued more than a score of persons with his motor boat when the government steamer Norman sank in the Mississippi river Friday has reason to believe his lifelong desire to own his own home will be fulfilled The Commercial Appeal announced today that a fund started yesterday for Lee's benefit had reached several hundred dollars Among the contributors was Mayor Rowlett Paine who lent deeds in an accompanying letter.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Trin
Tom Lee
Norman
Mississippi River
Lee
Rowlett Paine
Henry Biglot sale set for Saturday May 16 at 1 PM
The notice announces the late R. M. Henry Biglot sale scheduled for Saturday May 16 at 1 PM. It indicates the time and date for the public auction of the estate.
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R. M. Henry Biglot
Von Hindenburg inaugurates amid cheering crowds
May 12 dispatches report Germany’s Von Hindenburg inaugurated as president with a smooth ceremony in Berlin. Communists briefly protested, crowds cheered as he rode to the Reichstag and on to the White House equivalent residence. Allies suspend congratulations while flags fly over government buildings in Coblenz.
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Associated Press
Ehrlin
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Marsha von Hindenburg
Tn Au
Germany
Reichstag
Vondenburg
Luther
Ge “White House
Paris
Flex Marshal von Hindenburg
Coblenz
Rhineland
Maryland official sentenced for embezzlement and forgery
In Rockville Maryland, Joh A Garrett Montgomery county state’s attorney was sentenced in circuit court to eleven years for embezzlement after pleading guilty to related forgery charges. Prosecutors cited 54 indictments with about 52000 dollars involved, noting he claimed refunds of over 30000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Rockville
Joh A. Garrett
Montgomery County
Garrett
Boulc
Baltimore
Roeville
Climb. American Beauty Roses and Other Plants Listed
Frank Bayliss of City lists varieties including American Beauty Roses drangeas barberry and trees with contact at phone 309 for details and inquiries.
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Frank Bayliss
Sale Notice for Late R. M. Big Lot
The notice states a late R. M. Big lot sale scheduled for Saturday May 16 at 1 PM. Proceeds or terms are not specified in the remaining readable lines.
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Mr. Reardon
J. F.helsley
Brown
Philip Williams
U. S. Government
Hudson Prices
Kirby Dellinger
Trafic
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Britain
Italy
Belgium
Maryland
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