Local Subscription Rates Notice for The Weekly News
Classified notice lists mail subscription pricing for The Weekly News and Morning Item in Virginia with rates for one month to one year. Indicates consolidation and service by Morning Item and Mirror with national ad representatives listed in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
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Morning Item
Mirror
Enon
Edo
Rasrene
Devine-Tenhey Corporation
New York
Des Moines
Chicago
Associated Press News Reprint Policy Note
A standard notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use creditable dispatches and all local news published in the paper. The policy reserves republication rights for AP reports and locally sourced material.
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Associated Press
Eternal Things and Light of Christ Prayer
A devotional note quotes Bible verses about affliction and eternal glory, urging focus on unseen spiritual truths. It prays for guidance to keep eyes on the Light House built on the Rock, Christ Jesus, amid worldly tempers.
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Christ Jesus
Martinsburg Apple Harvest Festival Planned for October
The plan for Martinsburg to host an Apple Harvest Festival in October aims to showcase Shenandoah Cumberland apples and attract fruitgrowers. The piece urges Virginia cooperation, compares to Winchester’s Apple Blossom Festival, and predicts strong advertising value and regional support.
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Martinsburg
Winchester
Shenandoah - Cumberland
Virginia
West Virginia
Bishop Cannon regrets margin stock purchases
The remark notes that Bishop Cannon and thousands of others regret buying stocks on margin, framing it as a common misstep among many investors.
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Cannon
Major Giles B Cooke Celebrates Ninety-Second Birthday
Major Giles B Cooke of Mathews Virginia is celebrated by friends for his ninety second birthday. He is a surviving Confederacy staff member to General Lee and a source of war history, former rector of Kingston Parish, still active in public matters and highly regarded by those who know him. He appeared in good health at his home Tuesday as well wishers and letters arrived.
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Mathews
Giles B.cooke
South
Major Cooke
Mathews County
Robert E. Lee
Cooke
Confederate Inns
Portsmouth
Aeaes
Kingston Parish
Birthday honors from Confederate groups to major
Officers of Confederate organizations extend birthday wishes to the major with honorary titles including chaplain-general for life of the United Confederate Veterans and chaplain-general of the Confederate State Memorial Association. A large circle of friends in the county and beyond joins in celebrating many more birthdays.
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United Confederate Veterans
Confederate State Memorial Association
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of the Confederacy
Carter Glass Lone Virginia Senate Nominee For Primary
Senator Carter Glass appears unopposed in the Virginia primary for the senatorial nomination as filing closed with no rivals. The veteran lawmaker, noted for backing the Federal Reserve Act and his treasury service, is seen as a strong Democratic fixture resisting the 1928 fusion, and emphasizes prudent prohibition stance.
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Philadelphia
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Te Chamber
Senate
Congress
Federal Reserve System
the Treasury
Marine and Mule Rescue Cited in Bond Application
A Roanoke Times report notes a United States marine filed an affidavit recounting diving into a river in Nicaragua in 1929 to save a mule, losing his service papers but saving the animal. The article likens the scene to a famed naval line and argues the marine has made a strong case for issuing his lost certificate bond.
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Roanoke Times
United States
United States Marine Corps
Patrol Department
Jenotega
Nicaragua
Coyolar
Autos and Wildflowers Rally to Save Native Blooms
The American Automobile Association defends native wildflowers nationwide and urges motorists to spare roadside and woodland blossoms. It warns drastic action is needed to prevent the gradual destruction of Spring heralds, noting car owners have the most to lose from ruined scenery on future drives.
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American Automobile Association
European tax on American tourists debated
European countries discuss imposing a tax on American tourists as a political idea. The comment says a levy would make travelers feel at home, reflecting international tax talk without policy details. Divorced women in Budapest create a social club, sparking surprise about singles organizing.
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Albany Knickerbocker Press
Budapest
San Diego Union
Soothing Radox Footbath Claims Remove Corns Fast
Advertisement touts nightly soaks in Radox Footbath to loosen and remove corns from the root. It promises painless days and comfort in modish shoes, urging readers to buy at Baker's Drug Store or any store carrying the product.
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Baker's Drug Store
Gayi
Realty Buys In Clarke and Jefferson Add Rich Estates
T B Crockett who sold Llangollen to John Hay Whitney has bought two Jefferson County West Virginia farms from Rufus Bell. The Moorings and Meadowbrook total 400 acres mainly bluegrass, for 40000 dollars. The Moorings dates to the Lewis estate once owned by Battaile Muse, with connections to colonial figures. Ralph Dorsey handled the sale. Plus Mrs Harry W Carpenter sold Longview near Berryville for about 18000 dollars to William Powers who retires from Chicago menswear firm Wilson Brothers and moves with his wife to the area.
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Berryville
T. B. Crockett
Llangollen
Cuthbert Powell
Upperville
John Hay Whitney
New York
Rufus Bell
Jefferson County
W. Va
Meadowbrook
Lewis
Battaile Muse
Col
George Muse
George _Washington
Geneva
Iscubate
Ralph Dorsey
Harry W. Carpenter
William 8. Powers
Longview
Powers
Phillip H. Powers
Auburn
Wilson Brothers of
Chicago
Fire damages home of Harry Rawson. fire crews misdirected initially
A blaze at Harry Rawson’s residence on Philpot Street caused about 500 in damage before firefighters from four local organizations contained the fire that spread to wooden timbers. The fire started in the kitchen and damaged the rear of the house while furniture was removed and a neighboring house was saved.
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Harry Rawson
Philpot Street
Glaize _ Poanae
North Kent Street
Fairmont Street
Postmaster Recommissioned For Four Years At Winchester
Harry C. Stouffer, Winchester postmaster for four years, received a new four year commission dating from May 15 after Senate confirmation. He has 28 years with the local postal service, starting as stamping clerk in 1902 and rising to postmaster. He and the late Hunter N. Kern were the only Winchester postmasters from the postal service, reflecting a Department policy shift toward promoting from within.
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Harry C. Stouffer
Winchester
Senate
Stouffer
Ben Kern
Elizabeth Kern
Hunter N. Kern
Postal Service
Postoffice Department
Murnan Estate Appointed Administrator Named
By order of the Corporation Court J Edward Murnan is appointed administrator of the estate of the late M Burton Murnan his brother. He qualified by giving a $3000 bond the estimated value of the estate. The decedent died intestate.
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Corporation Court
J. Edward Murnan
M. Burton Murnan
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