Spelling Champ Miss Doig Visits Shenandoah Valley
Miss Bessie Doig of Detroit winner of the metropolitan spelling contest travels to the lower Shenandoah Valley as a guest of the Shenandoah Caverns Company. She is 11 and recently won the national bee in Washington with 200000 students in Michigan taking part. Governor Green presided over the final. she will tour via Harpers Ferry to Shenandoah Caverns with Mr. Hunter B. Chapman and Detroit News representatives.
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Speller
Michigan
C. RR
Bessie Doig
Detroit
Mich
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Doig
George R. Packett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Detroit News
Hunter B. Chapman
Shenandoah Caverns Company
Martinsburg Visitors Noted in Winchester Areas
Martinsburg visitors and local residents frequent Winchester and surrounding towns for business and social visits. People named include Hunter Sperow and Luther Fries, Hugh Pierce, Katherine Slaughter post tonsil operation recovery, D G Richmond of Chicago, Dorothy Clark improving from grippe, and others staying at the George Washington Hotel or visiting relatives on North Braddock and Amherst streets.
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Messrs
Hunter Sperow
Luther Fries
Martinsburg
W. Va
E. M. Sheridan
Lansing, Mich
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Trade Board Charges RCA With Monopoly Ties
The Federal Trade Commission files charges against the Radio Corporation of America accusing violation of the Clayton Act and FTC Act. RCA allegedly sold vacuum tubes to set makers on the condition they buy only from RCA, raising monopoly concerns after patent expiration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission Corporation
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Trade Commission
Oil revelations prompt U S tax recovery report
The Senate probes into Continental Trading Company holdings lead to over 2 million dollars in income tax recoveries. Secretary Mellon said in a reply to a resolution seeking information. Specific recoveries include 60,697.19 dollars from H M Blackmer of Denver and James O'Neil, president of Prairie Oil and Gas and Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Liberty Bond
Continental Trading Company
Mellon
H. M. Blackmer
Denver
James O'Neil
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Five Reported Dead In a Mine Blast in Pennsylvania
Five men are reported dead and several injured in a mine explosion at the Hudson Coal Co. in the Coningham shop near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Local hospitals report multiple casualties.
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Associated Press
Wilkesbarrif
Coningham
Hudson Coal Co
Wife is jailed two years for manslaughter in fatal quarrel
Mrs Isa belle Stewart, convicted of manslaughter in the death of her husband Thomas R. Stewart, Baltimore and Ohio shop foreman, was sentenced to two years in jail by Judge Solter. Stewart died from a knife stab during a quarrel at their home on April 3.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Isabelle Stewart
Thomas R. Stewart
Baltimore and Ohio
Solter
Stewart
Peggy Joyce Reported Engaged to Count Frederick D Janze
London May 25 The Evening Sun reports American actress Peggy Joyce is engaged to marry Count Frederick D Janze former husband of Chicago socialite Alice Silverthorne The announcement cites it as one of the year’s notable romances kept open by friends.
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Associated Press
London
Evening Sun
Peggy Joyce
Frederick D. Janze
Count D. Janze
Alice Silverthorne
Chicago
True eloquence quote by La Rochefoucauld
The saying highlights that true eloquence lies in uttering all that is necessary and nothing more. It reflects the emphasis on conciseness and precision in speech attributed to La Rochefoucauld.
Stephens City Man Douglas Drake Dies After Illness
Douglas K. Drake of Stephens City died at his home at 4 this morning after a two week illness from pneumonia. Born July 16, 1856, he was a son of Colonel James Drake and married Lucy Carver. Surviving are son J L Drake and brother Albert Drake. Funeral Sunday at two from the house with Rev E O Lambert. burial Green Hill Cemetery.
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Douglas K. Drake
Stephens City
James Drake
First
Virginia Cavalry
Lucy Carver
George Carver
Mr. Drake
Earl Drake
Hoskins
Drake
Grove Lime Works
J. L. Drake
Wilkinsburg
Albert Drake
Berryville
E. O. Lambert
M. KE. Church
South
Green Hill Cemetery
Marcel Wins Thoroughbred Saddle Horse Class at National Capital Show
Dr. L. M. Allen enters Marcel a brown eight year old gelding who takes first in the thoroughbred saddle horses class open to horses 15 hands and over at the National Capital Horse Show in Washington.
Birth of a baby boy reported in Tulip Brevities
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Evans welcomed a baby boy at their home on May 18. Mrs. A. L. Smith remains critically ill at her home. Local residents, social visits and church activities are noted, including a Ladies' Aid Society meeting at Mrs Grim's residence.
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Tulip
Elmer Evans
A. L. Smith
James Wingert
Harley Ritenour
Hazel Funkhouser
Willet Painter
Miller
Welltown
Hopewell
Clearbrook
John Hammack
Milton Cadwallader
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Injuries
Attendance at a community gathering pleased all. Rev. Richardson and Mrs Richardson with Mrs. Thompson called on Mrs. Milton Cadwallader. Virgil Burner and son and Mrs. Edwin Ray of Washington spent the weekend with Mr. James Burner. Addie Sargent, injured at home, is improving at her daughter's Winchester home. Rev. Wiggleman went to West Virginia for family illness and death. Tom Kline’s sale drew a large crowd and showcased household goods.
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Richardson
West Virginia
Tom Kline
Edith and Selma Smith Visit Alice Cadwallader
Old furniture sold very well with high prices as Edith Smith and Selma Smith call on Miss Alice Cadwallader in the afternoon.
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Edith
Selma Smith
Alice Cadwallader
Two Lose Lives in Gasoline Explosion
A gasoline explosion at a local plant killed two men and injured others yesterday afternoon. The blast occurred just before 5 o'clock as workers prepared for the end of the shift. News reached Winchester within thirty minutes, with early reports stating two workers burned to death. Names were not released.
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Winchester
Mor rison and companions reported after tragedy
Relatives and friends of J W Morrison and Vernon A Garton, news staffer, and Taylor Hy Jones face concern as communications with the Journal fail amid building confusion. Martinsburg contact Jon Clowser confirms dead Morrison and injured companion, while Hagerstown and Winchester presses prepare a smaller late edition for Martinsburg.
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J. W. Morrison
Vernon A. Garton
Taylor Hy Jones
Journal
Jon Clowser
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Winchester
Martingburg
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Front Royal
Robert F. Nelson
State Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Afton Inn
Virginia
Reynolds
Frank’ M. Reynolds
Grace Episcopal Church
Vincent (. Franks
Henry St. George Tucker
Franks
Handley High School
Elmer V. Hodges
New Oxford
E. C. Carper
Carpers Valley
Georgia
FE. Crandall
Albany, Ga
R. L. Christian
Richland
B. J. Harp
First Christian Church
West Clifford Street
Savannah
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
William AL. Whisson
Lynchburg
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Virginia
Whisson
Grand Lodge
Guar
Dian
Rebekah
Roanoke
Byrne Cook
Joseph R. Hill
South Cameron Street
Hill
A. L. Turner
Piggott
Loudoun County
Eppa Hunton
Gettysburg
Turner
John Lee Turner
Portsmouth
Ohio
Memorial Hospital
Philip Stansfield
Eng
Points North
Mr. Stansfield
St. Andrew’s Society
St. Andrew’s Dramatic Club
Waynesboro
Mr. Bobbs
Church of the Sacred Heart
Eva Carron
Ardina Jones
Front Royal Sentinel
William F. Harrison
Clifton Clowser
John Clowser
East
Leicester Street
H. D. Whitacre
Pittsburgh, Pa
George S. Bailey
Cumberland, Md
John J. McCabe
Brunswick
Walter L. Main
Harrisonburg
Dr. Wunder
Woodstock
Woodstock Rotary Club
Winchester Rotary Club
Mr. Brown
Carrie Carper
The
M. M. Swimley
Swimley
Ben Pifer
Adelle and
Rose Pifer
Newark, N. J
Matthew Ebersole
National Avenue
B. F. T. Kierman
New York
Hotel Jack
Kierman
Ray R. Gover
Waynesboro, Pa
Jack
Juntsberry’s
Hugh Pierce
Katherine Slaughter
D. G. Richmond
Alfred Decker and Cohen Company
Dorothy Clark
Amherst Street
Samuel D. O'Neil
Vaucluse
J. Swimley
Brucetown
Flemming
Rippon
Cc. J. Borum
Strasburg
Mr. Lambert
Norfolk, Va
Laurence C. Hollis
Travellers Life Insurance Company
Julian Snapp
John Massey
Hopewell, Va
J. P. Stryker
North Kent Street
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U. S
Winchester Wholesale Grocery CO
Madrilenne
la Newburg
Smithfield
Florida
Boston
Jack Coffee
Mik
Reymote
Selby
Poe Kleps
Lovett Bros
South Braddock
Old
N. Main St
Taft
MoDern Homes
Virginia Avenue
Bath
Fred. L. Glaize
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