Virginia Plan Advocate Col Hodges Addresses Winchester Meeting
Col LeRoy Hodges manager of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce speaks to about 150 Winchester civic leaders at the Rotary Club headquarters. Major R T Barton introduced Hodges, who urges statewide cooperation to develop Hampton Roads as a central industrial and export hub with Norfolk and surrounding counties.
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Oery
Winchester
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Rotary Club
LeRoy Hodges
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Hodges
W. B Cooper
W. W. Glass
W. G. Hardy
Major Barton
Mr. Coober
IR. T. Barton
State Chamber
Colonel Hodges
Col
Ww. Kurtz
Lacy Karte
Virginia
United States
Tidewater
Piedmont
Neck
Hampton Roads
Central Atlantic
Middle Western
North Carolina
Atlantic Seaboard
Beautiful Bridge for Potomac River
Governor Trinkle urged Virginia members of Congress to back the 14 million dollar Arlington Memorial Bridge linking Virginia with the District of Columbia. The bill was favorably reported to the Senate and sits with a House committee. It would connect with the road from Washington to Winchester and other Valley of Virginia points and be built on a lavish scale, rivaling the world.
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Trinkle
Virginia
Congress
Arlington Memorial
Potomac River
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Washington
Winchester
Valey of Virginia
Washington Press
Alley Belle Bread Notice At Empire Theatre Program
An advertising notice urges readers to ask their dealer for Alley Belle Bread and promotes tomorrow and next week’s Empire Theatre program. The fragment mentions 4p) and a dealer prompt.
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Empire Theatre
World in running order once more through reparations
George E. Roberts of National City Bank urged Virginia bankers that Dawes report principles apply to postwar indebtedness. He called for readjustments to settle globally and restore normal trade, noting Europe’s unsettled conditions impact prices, and U.S. agriculture suffers from low prices, urging relief via restored world trade.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Dawes
George E. Roberts
National City Bank
New York City
Virginia Bankers Association
Roberts
United States
Europe
Congress
Inskip Youth Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Homer Inskip, about 18, son of Mr and Mrs W J Inskip, prominent Stephens City residents in Frederick County, was operated on for appendicitis yesterday at Memorial Hospital after two weeks of distress. He recovered well from anesthesia and showed improvement.
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Homer Inskip
W. J. Inskip
Stephens City
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Inskip
Soamel
Vanity Fair at Empire Tonight
Market Street opens fully as Empire screens Vanity Fair headed by Harrison Ford. Becky Sharp story promises a packed house. City Orchestra to play next week 7 30 to 10 30 nightly with 2 30 matinee. Four leading new films featured with orchestra accompaniment urged attendance to show support.
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Market Street
Vanity Fair
Harrison Ford
Becky Sharp
City Orchestra
Baker
Empire Theatre
Washington
Empire Screen
Empire
President Coolidge Improves Slightly From Cold
Washington May 23 President Coolidge shows slight improvement in his cold and plans a full day of engagements including a cabinet meeting after spending yesterday in his room. He began with an early morning walk and was at his desk in the executive offices before staff arrived. Nearby mention of relief bun dle day May 27.
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Associated Press
Washington
Double Header Baseball at Handley High and SVA
Saturday May 24 schedule lists Handley High versus Alexandria High at 2 PM and SVA against Shepherd College in a double header with a 22 to 1 or 21 score context.
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Handley’ High
Alexandria High
Shepherd College
Tomorrow's Star Will Bring You Joy With The Empire
A feature on the Empire program showcases a rising personality dubbed tomorrow's star bringing joy to audiences through a promotional lineup and upcoming appearances.
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Empire
New Penney Store Under Rapid Renovation in Norton Building
Work on remodeling the Norton building at North Main for the J C Penney Company advances swiftly. The store will offer dry goods ready to wear apparel and shoes, joining a growing national chain of 476 stores with plans for more. The firm emphasizes local management, centralized buying, and a policy of low initial pricing with no planned sales.
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Norton
North Main Street
J. €. Penney Company
C. A. Heller and Company
Jolliffe and Jolliffe
Penney Company
Untis
Winchester
J.C. Penney
J. C. Penney Company
The
Star
J. C. Penney
John W Lauck Dies Suddenl y
John W Lauck, a well known retired farmer from the county, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of his son Perry Lauck on the Pughtown pike near Winchester after a period of illness. He was 68, leaves ten children including Carter Lauck of Dubuque Iowa and Mrs Lela B Smith of Hagerstown Md, funeral at Stines Chapel at two oclock Saturday with burial at Grangers Hall.
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John W. Lauck
Perry Lauck
Pughtown Pike
Winchester
Mr. Locke
Mr. Lauck
Carter Lauck
Dubuque
Iowa
William Perry
Jacob
Robert Lauck
Ida Lauck
Norfolk
Lela B. Smith
Hagerstown
Mamie V. Kettering
Akron
Ohio
Lacy L. Wiley
Baltimore
Mary C. Lauck
Stine’s Chapel
Granger's Hall
Forand Committed to Baltimore Police in Jewel Heist Case
Edward Forand, arrested as a fugitive from Baltimore on a jewelry store killing charge, was committed to Baltimore police by Judge Bartlett in quarter session court. Defense objections to transfer were rejected after Forand was identified as one of the robbers.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edward Grand
Baltimore
Bartlett
Forand
Next Week at Empire Big City Orchestra Features
Flower shop advertises carnations 1200 at 75 cents a dozen for Saturday only. Valley Belle Bread and Empire venue promote a complete program headlined by Four Big Features from the Complete Big City Orchestra.
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Empire
Big City Orchestra
Police quell a disturbance in Daugherty committee session
Gaston Means the Daugherty committee witness faced a tumultuous hearing in Washington. Assistant attorney general Hiram Todd testified amid bitter quarrels between committee members and Daugherty counsel. Police cleared spectators as clashes flared under the chair.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gaston
Means
Daugherty
Hiram C. Todd
Mears
New York
Todd
Brookhart
E T Bready Dies in Frederick Md from Stroke
Friends announce the death of E T Bready a prominent Frederick Md businessman from a stroke at his home last Sunday. Funeral held Wednesday. Bready long operated poultry feed manufacturing in Frederick and later pursued other successful enterprises. He was well known in Winchester and Shenandoah Valley for his affable manner and integrity.
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E. T. Bready
Frederick
Bready
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Marie Graber
Katie Graber Webster
South Market Street
Wesley Barryed Swim Wizard in George Washington Jr
Wesley Barry performs perilous swimming tests for the Warner Bros film George Washington Jr at Colonial Theatre with elaborate pool scenes. Gertrude Olmstead Charles Conklin Otis Harlan Leon Bary support Barry in a production praised for thrilling stunts and water realism.
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Wesley Barry
George Washington, Jr
Warner Bros
Colonial Theatre
Barry
Mal St. Clair
George ‘Washington, Jr
Gertrude Olmstead
Charles Conklin
Otis Harlan
Leon Bary
Conservatives to Dominate Assembly at Presbyterian Meeting
In Grand Rapids the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America opened its general assembly with 960 commissioners. The conservatives showed a commanding majority as Dr Clarence Macartney of Philadelphia was elected moderator, signaling likely impact on pending Fosdick case decisions.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Clarence Macartney
Philadelphia
Macartney
Fosdick
Removal Notice for Price's Barber Shop Move
Price's Barber Shop formerly at 154 N Main Street has moved to 174 N Main St. A real sanitary shop. Will be sold tomorrow in front of Court House at 12 o'clock for cash. House and lot No 633 on West side of North Market Street also to be sold. See sale bills. Your Keek Everyones Week Favorite Stars In New Ones.
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Price’s
N. Main Street
N. Main St
Price
North Market Street
Court House
Keek
The
Empire Theatre
Kidnapping Murder Mystery Baffles Chicago Police
Chicago police and coroner officials pursued a suspected poisoning and kidnapping in the death of 14 year old Robert Franks son of a Chicago manufacturer. A ransom note signed George Johnson and a pair of worn spectacles found near the body were under investigation. Police questioned classmates and a witness, Irvin Hartman, about seeing a gray car near Harvard School as Robert left.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Frank
Oscar Wolff
N. B. McNally
Franks
Jacob Franks
Harvard
George Johnson
Michael Hughes
Hughes
Frank
Irvin Hartman
Robert
Irvin
Presbyterian Auxiliary Produces Foreign Hospital Supplies
About sixty women from the Presbyterian Auxiliary gathered in the church parlor and sewed surgical dressings under Miss MacMillan’s direction. Rev. Dr. William Hervey Woods read a poem during the session. Virginia Synodical members plan to send sheets towels and dressings to Tsing-Kiang-Pu Hospital in China for the mission field.
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Presbyterian Auxiliary
White Cross Society
Miss MacMillan
Memorial Hospital
Hillier
William Hervey Woods
Pilate
Southern Presbyterian Church
Foreign Mission
Virginia Synodical
Tsing-Kiang-Pu Hospital
China
James B. Woods
James R. Graham
Bryarly Brothers Farm Insurance Ad
Local page notice announces hail insurance for apples, wheat and other farm products offered by H. R. Bryarly & Bro, general insurance providers.
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H. R. Bryarly & Bro
Winchester Credit Co. Stock Sale At Low Price
Winchester Credit Co offers 10 shares stock at a low price with sale terms. B. Organ and Rouss Garage are noted in the listing as parts of the transaction. Rican 492 appears as a reference code or location.
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B.organ
Rouss Garage
Rican
World Parley Against War Proposed at Methodist Conference
A world conference of religious forces to oppose and plan against war was proposed at the Methodist Episcopal general conference in Springfield Mass. A 13 member committee reported a resolution urging President Coolidge to summon a nations conference to curb armament. The article also notes the unfilled bishop vacancy after an eighth ballot.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
World Conference of
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Coolidge
Conference of Nations
Board of Bishops
Raymond J. Wade
Chicago
Ose
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Requests for anecdotes on late judge Baldwin life
In a Star letter, R M Lester of Columbia University seeks anecdotes and letters about the life of Judge Joseph Glover Baldwin 1819 1864 author of Flush Times In Alabama and Mississippi Party Leaders He hopes Virginia residents with material can contact him to aid a forthcoming biography Lester notes Baldwin spent his early life in Winchester Staunton Lexington Buchanan and Lynchburg and asks column publication to solicit material from readers
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The
Star
R. M. Lester
Department of English
Columbia University
New York
Joseph Glover Baldwin
Alabama
Mississippi
Cus
Virginia
Baldwin
Winchester
Staunton
Lexington
Buchanan
Lynchburg
Young Fighter Sentenced to Jail in Two Assault Cases
Victor Ransom, 18, colored, was jailed 21 days by police court for assault in two incidents. He snatched an umbrella from Margaret Good, a colored schoolgirl, and struck her with the rain protector, wrecking it, then returned home and punched his stepmother, injuring her face.
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Victor Ransom
Margaret Good
Victor
Winchester Captain Elected Confederate Camp Officer
Capt. George W. Kurtz of Winchester was elected second lieutenant commander of the Grand Camp of Confederate veterans of Virginia at the annual reunion in Charlottesville. Gen. Charles B. Lanney of Charlottesville was reelected grand commander. The next reunion will be in Staunton. About 3,200 Confederate veterans remain alive in Virginia.
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George W. Kurtz
Winchester
Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
Charlottesville
Charles B. Lanney
Staunton
Virginia
Spoons Rise on West Water Street at Shenandoah Restaurant
John Harmer advertises immediate sale of fresh cows and springers on West Water Street at the Shenandoah restaurant address. The listing notes a phone contact 429-W for details and claims significant excitement over the upgrade.
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West Water Street
Shenandoah Restaurant
W. John Harmer
Cake Sale Saturday May 24 at Solenberger’s window
Circle 6 of M E Church South holds a cake sale on Saturday May 24 starting at 10 A M at Solenberger’s window. Proceeds go to church missions.
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Solenberger
M. E. Church
South
Dodge Sedan 1923 Model For Sale At J H Cather Co
1923 Dodge sedan with 3600 miles in perfect condition offered by J H Cather & Co. Priced reasonably for a quick sale.
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J. H. Cather & CO
Debutantes Take Center Stage at Glarke Show Debut
Milaswood Virginia May 2 First Virginia horse show of the season opens tomorrow with the Blue Ridge Hunt Club hosting its 32nd annual event at Carter Hall near Tears This gathering draws devotees of fine horses for the debutante foals. Ben Tetie a star last year later winning the Washington Cup and performing at Madison Square Garden is highlighted as a rising celebrity in Belmonts nursery stud. Entries include horses from Loudoun Fauquier Morton Warren County and Jack Charlies Town Stable with notable turnout from Foxe School.
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Milaswood
Virginia
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Carter Hall
Ben ‘Tetie
Washington
the Square Garden
New York
Turner
Wiltshire
Belmont’s “Nursery Stud
Kington, Ky
Jbl
An . Foxe School
Loudoun
Fauquier
Morton
Arthur
Warren
Jack
Jones Brothers Move to New Storeroom and Office
Jones Brothers meat merchants relocate to a new two story brick storeroom on the site of an old weather boarded house owned by O P Grove. R T Jones and Company directors move from second floor rooms to ground floor as repairs allow. Auctioneer A G Swanson buys the Thomas residence, moves to South Main Street area, expanding his business.
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Jones Brothers
Jones
O. P. Grove
R. T. Jones and Company, & Directors
Jonthers
A. G. Swanson
Busin Centy
Thomas
Fawcett
South Main Street
Two Men Drink Radiator Alcohol Found by Paper Mill Road
Roy Robinson and a man named Carper were found lying on Paper Mill Road in the morning. They had been drinking radiator alcohol and a small bottle of the substance was nearby. A pair of shoes eggs bread and beans lay with them. Both were taken to police headquarters and charged with drunkenness. One man’s throat was partially paralyzed and he could not speak.
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Roy Robinson
Man
Carper
Paper Mill Road
Pot
Building Entered Thief Steals Car At Tire Co
A Jewett touring car belonging to Winchester Credit Corpora was stolen last night from the Tire Company building on the pike. The thief forced a window, crawled inside, and took the 1923 model with damaged wheels and missing motor number.
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Jewett
Winchester Credit Corpora
Tire Company
Pike
No Increase In Empire Next Complete City
A brief city notice reports no raise in EMPIRE NEXT Complete City taxes or fees for the coming year. Officials affirm stable rates while outlining minor service adjustments and continued municipal programs.
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Empire
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Col. Hodges
Ter
Chair of Commerce
Rotary Kiwanis Clubs
Maj. R. T. Barton
Valley Belle Bread
Brick, MD
Arry
Robert Franks
Winchester Credit CO
the Empire
Capt. Kurtz
DODGE
Glarke
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