U S Brigadier General Dunlap Killed in France Tower Collapse
In Tours France Brigadier General Robert H Dunlap USM C and a woman were buried when a section of the historic Cinq Mars la Pile tower collapsed amid a rescue attempt by him He was hailed at the scene by locals including the mayor who hoped he had escaped into a cellar The French War Department ordered engineers to aid in the search and rescue operation as reports continued from Paris and the scene.
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Associated Press
Tours
France
Robert H. Dunlap
Chateau de la Fariniere
Escuers
Cinq Mars la Pile
United States Marine Corps
Cinq Mars
General Dunlap
French War College
Paris
French War Department
United States
Knights Templar to Confer 109th Virginia Conclave
About 5 000 knights and guests expected in Staunton for the 109th annual Grand Commandery of Virginia Knights Templar. Activities include church services, memorial rites at Thornrose Cemetery, cadet corps review, drill contests, parade, banquet, ball, and tours on Thursday and Friday with officers elected Friday morning.
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Staunton
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
Virginia
Stevenson Commandery
No. 8
Charles K. Brown
McFaden
Trinity Episcopal Church
John J. Gravatt
Frank T. McFaden
Winchester
Masonic Temple
Thornrose Cemetery
Order of the Temple
A. M. Baker
Knights of Winchester
Staunton Military Academy
City Hall
George C. Scarborough
Norton
C. Vernon Eddy
Stonewall Jackson
Shenandoah
Water Sewer Taxes Due Water To Be Cut Off If Unpaid
City notices issued by the city manager warn water and sewer taxes are due with the bill. If unpaid by July 1 water will be cut off without further notice and a $1.00 reconnect charge applies. Council actions on April 7 aim to give taxpayers time to pay, with notices expected by week’s end.
Nation's Morals To Be Discussed
Ford Luttrell and Oliver Good of the Winchester Debating Society accept a challenge to debate at Oranda Virginia at 8 o'clock Friday evening on the subject Moral Conditions of the Country. Music will be provided by old time fiddlers and refreshments served. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Luttrell
Oliver Good
Winchester Debating Society
Oranda
Wool House to Open This Week
J M Fishpaw announces the opening of the Wool House this week with details coded as 5 18 1p 21 in the newspaper item.
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J. M. Fishpaw
Handley Hosts 11 Schools At Track Meet In Winchester
Handley School will host ten invited schools from Maryland West Virginia and nearby areas for a field and track meet at Handley Stadium on Saturday May 1. Twelve events including sprints and field events will be contested with a silver trophy and gold medals for top finishers. Participating schools include Hagerstown Harrisonburg Washington and Lee Ballston Randolph Macon Shenandoah Valley Academy Charles Town Harpers Ferry Madison Edinburg and Bunker Hill along with Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School
Maryland
West Virginia
Handley Stadium
Etea
R. Quarles
Hagerstown
Harrisonburg
Washington and Lee
Ballston
Randolph- Macon Academy
Front Royal
Shenandoah Valley Academy
This City
Charles Town
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Madison
Edinburg
Bunker Hill
Handley
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Negroes Escaped Mob Attack By State Guards In Elberton
In Elberton a mob attacking a white girl was repulsed by guard units who later moved two accused Black men disguised in army uniforms to Fulton Tower in Atlanta. Guards used machine guns tear gas and fire hoses as tensions rose with 2,500 to 5,000 protesters.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Elberton
Fulton Tower
National
E. A. Edwards
Glenn Crowder
Little Girls Who Ate Pills Recovering in Baltimore
Edith and Becky Miller two five year old sisters who ate pills they mistook for candy lapsed into a coma but are now able to sit up at Union Memorial Hospital. Doctors continue to determine pill composition as they recover from three days of sleep.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Edith
Becky Miller
Union Memorial Hospital
State Abandons Inquiry Into Virginia Freight Bus Rates
The State Corporation Commission ended its probe into intra state freight bus rates noting the lack of federal interstate regulation makes a uniform Virginia standard impractical. Virginia lines, with about 150 vehicles, charge roughly 10 percent below rail rates and may offer delivery services, under CC oversight.
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State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Corporation Commission
Somtaiétion
Congress
Commission
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Widow to Receive Entire Estate of Harry M Henry
The will probated in the Corporation Court leaves the entire real and personal estate to Rosa B. Henry. She is named executrix with bond of $2,000. The document dated February 20 1928 names witnesses M M Lynch and Margaret Kelchner. Henry, a noted local antique dealer, died after a brief illness.
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Harry M. Henry
Corporation Court
Margaret Kelchner
Henry
Invitation to Friendship Fire May Ball 1855
The Friendship Fire Company invites members to its annual May Ball at the Union Hotel on Tuesday May 1 1855. Managers listed include L. M. Lauck George E. Boston Robert L. Kurtz Charles Lyder Jacob Lyder William Seabright Jr Joseph Langley and Stephen N. Myers. H Brown printed the invitations on April 21 1855.
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Friendship Fire Company
H. B. Keckley
Union Hotel
L. M. Lauck
George E. Boston
Robert L. Kurtz
Charles Lyder
Jacob Lyder
William Seabright, Jr
Five Die in Village Clash in Punjab
SIMLA May 19 Five people were killed and fifteen injured in a clash between villagers and Khayan Sarwar police in Ferozepore district Punjab. The confrontation occurred in the village and involved local residents and law enforcement units.
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Associated Press
Simla
India
Khayan Sarwar
Ferozepore
Jof
Punjab
Friends Debate Economics at Hopewell Meeting
The Hopewell Meeting House gathering of the Society of Friends near Clear Brook drew many from Loudoun and Washington. Bliss Forbush urged living within means as 65 percent of Americans show a reduced standard, while a 5 percent holding 15 percent of income was noted. A discussion followed on disarmament and economic reform.
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Bliss Forbush
Society of Friends
Hopewell
Clearbrook
Loudoun County
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Yearly Meeting
Friends
REVISE your calendar for Winchester Steam Laundry
A dated notice urges readers to revise schedules for Winchester Steam Laundry with contact by phone 28 or 29 and mentions specific days Mon Wed Sat and a 1p time slot.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Special Low Paint Prices This Week
John W Rosenberger and Co advertises limited time discounts on paints with a week long sale and low prices highlighted.
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John W Rosenberger & CO
Cadets Arrive Friday for Staunton Military Academy Camp
About 600 cadets and faculty from Staunton Military Academy arrive Friday morning for the fifth annual encampment at Rouss Spring Park Winchester. City officials and Captain J Taylor have prepared improved camp facilities including brick ranges at the mess hall and new cinder roadways.
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Rouss Spring Park
Staunton Military Academy Cadet Corps
J. Taylor
Staunton Military Academy Corps
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Millwood Avenue
P. P. Pilcher
Captain Taylor
Ordinance Department
Staunton Military Academy
United States Army
Taylor
Daughters Of Confederacy To Meet Thursday
Turney Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Thursday afternoon May 21 at 3 30 with Mrs Frank T McFaden 331 North Braddock street. Meeting honors Jefferson Davis whose birthday is June 3 and plans for Confederate Memorial Day June 6 will be announced. full attendance requested.
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Turney Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frank T McFaden
North Braddock Street
Jefferson Davis
Calf with Three Legs Born to Pale Angus Cow
Dorsey Strother of Cross Junction reports a rare calf from a twin birth of a Pale Angus cow. One twin lacks the right front leg, giving the three legged calf a tricycle-like appearance yet the pair otherwise resemble each other and the calf travels well.
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Dorsey Strother
Cross Junction
Nature
Nature Refused To Grant, Is the Right Front Member, Hence, Mr. Strother
Man Fights for Life After Iron Pipe Attack
Lester Fox, 26, of Hardesty Warren County, lay in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a crushed skull after being struck from behind with an iron pipe by an unidentified man. Fox’s companions, relatives say, found him unconscious and slept beside him until relatives carried him to the hospital. Dr. H. I. Pifer performed surgery to relieve the crushing and remove a blood clot, with physicians saying Fox had a fair chance to recover.
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Lester Fox
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fox
Hardesty
Warren County
H. I. Pifer
Hines Arraigned On Dape Charge
W. J. Hines of Richmond was taken by Chief Hollis to Harrisonburg for arraignment before a U S commissioner on morphine possession charges. Police say about 17 grains were found with him. Narcotics Inspector Rocchicoli and U S Attorney A. 65. Gentry questioned him after his Friday arrest.
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W. J. Hines
Richmond
C. W. Hollis
Harrisonburg
United States
Hollis
Guy
Lee
Barr
Hinkins
Hines
Rocchicoli
A. 65. Gentry
Roanoke
Seventh Grade Examinations Set for May Dates
County exams for admission to high school will be held in Gore Gravel Springs Branson Miller School Winchester Stephens City Middletown and Cross Junction on May 25 26 and 27 starting promptly at 9 a m.
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Gore
Gravel Springs
Branson
Miller
Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Cross Junction
Fraternal Order Elects 1932 Convention Host Alexandria
More than 150 representatives from 65 lodges attend the State Council annual session at Odd Fellows Temple Alexandria chosen to host the 1932 convention of the Order of Fraternal Americans. National officers and Daughters of America attend with State Councilor W. A. Wine overseeing proceedings.
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Odd Fellows’ Temple
Order of Fraternal Americans
Odd Fellows Temple
Boscawen and
Meron Streets
Daughters of America
Order
Washington Hotel
W. A. Wine
Quicksburg
J. W. Seay
James L
Philadelphia
Harvey Thomas
Martinsburg
W. Va
Initon
James. Meth
Vienna
W.mond
Jess
Woodstock
W. W. Murphrey
Norfolk
Millwood
Leer
Manassas
Press
L. E. Lockabill
Roene
A. W. Shade
Winchester
J. M. Omohundro
Warsaw
Election Board
Paul B. Wareren
Elmiore Mudd
J. A. Brownlee
J.B. Milbourne
Alexandria
The
Three Youths Go On Trial For Murder In Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on May 19 three youths from East Pittsburgh Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh faced a Westmoreland County Court trial for the February shooting death of Francis McGreevy a Cumberland Maryland proprietor during a robbery attempt. The state seeks a first degree murder verdict as a jury of nine men and three women is chosen after 85 talesmen were examined.
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Greensburg
Idwin- McKeesport
Westmoreland County
Paul BE. Boggs
Pittsburgh
Russell Wentz
Wilkinsburg
John Greenwalt
Francis McGreevy
Cumberland
Musician Isadore Friedenthal Dies in Fall in Baltimore
A 40 year old musician Isadore Friedenthal fell from a washroom window in a downtown Baltimore building near Lexington street today. The incident is reported as a death by accident with local authorities unsure of exact circumstances. An unrelated note mentions the Monroe Doctrine, attributed to Mr Monroe though not confirmed.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Isadore Friedenthal
Lexington Street
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Woman
French Town
War College
Order OF Temple
Dr. McFaden
Handley Vs
Georgia
U.S
Daniel Shoemaker
Washington
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Penn
Gandhi
Lincoln
Hagara
S.M.A
Daughters of Confederacy
Man
Iron Pipe
Mountain
Frank O. Lowden
Inois
Washington and Lee University
Mr. Monroe
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