No Instruction in Christianity in Many Homes
Rev. Dr. L A Thomas spoke at Winchester union services urging religious nurture in homes. He warned fifty five percent of American homes lack Christian instruction and urged the church to lead with courage and return to the teachings of Jesus as the moral guide. The address stressed discipleship and a grounding in scripture amid rationalist challenges.
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America
Dr. Thomas
L. A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Thomas
Jesus
Walker Denies Knowing Agent in Bus Franchise Probe
Mayor James J. Walker testified he never heard of J. Allen Smith, a bus company agent who allegedly bought a $10,000 letter of credit used to finance a 1927 European trip. Smith reportedly acted as contact for Equitable Bus Corp, and helped cover a $3,000 overdraft. The Hofstader committee hearing in Foley Square grew tense as Walker admitted consenting to the Equitable franchise while denying influence over aldermen.
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Associated Press
New York
James J. Walker
J. Allen Smith
Richard R. Hunter
Smith
Equitable Bus Corporation
Walker
Equitable Concern
Hunter
Hofstader Legislative Committee
Board of
Aldermen
Equitable
Samuel Seabury
Seabury
Ge Ee Poneharion
Sessi
Foley Square
Famed Maryland Sheriff McNulty Dies at 73
Thomas Francis McNulty longtime Baltimore sheriff from 1913 to 1923 died at his home at 73. His rich Irish tenor aided Grover Cleveland’s 1885 campaign and he composed The Old Gray Mare. His death closes a notable public career.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Thomas Francis McNulty
Grover Cleveland
White House
Harrisonburg Finishes Tribute To Beloved Dr. Wilson
Harrisonburg residents halt business at 4 p m to honor Rev Dr Ben Frank Wilson pastor emeritus of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral services at 4 p m at the church with local and visiting clergy. burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Messages of sympathy pour in from across the state and South. community grief described as wide spread and deep.
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Harrisonburg
B. F. Wilson
Ben Frank Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
John W. Morrison
Wilson
Retail Merchants Association
Parks Wilson
A. M. Fraser
First Presbyterian Church of
Staunton
Morris Spiro
W. H. Hawkins
Paul Bowman
South
8. C
Pell
Dr. Wilson
W H. Byrd
First National Bank
Condor so to find right rogue s picture
Dr. John F. Condon selects a rogue gallery likeness as the best lead in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe. State police debunk the pictured suspect John Swenson but Condon continues plans to review rogues galleries in New Jersey cities. Notes found near Camden children s home add fresh clues as a baby’s safety remains the focus.
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Associated Press
Hopewell
N. J
John F. Condon
Bronx
Lindbergh
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Dr. Condon
Jassie
John
John Swenson
Swenson
Col. Schwarzkopf
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Trenton
Camden
Norfolk
W. C. Pender
John H. Curtis
Pender
Colored School Pupils Sing At Lions Club Meet
Howard L. James and Garland Spillman led the Lions Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Douglas School quartet sang negro spirituals. Dr. C. R. Anderson reported on the Bristol Virginia state convention. Attendance trophy awarded to Hove Riley for best district attendance May 1 1931 to May 1 1932. Rhodes Huntsberry attended as guest of James Harrison.
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Howard L. James
Garland Spillman
Lions’ Club
George Washington
Douglas School
C. R. Anderson
Bristol
Hove Riley
Pat Barr
Rhodes Huntsberry
James Harrison
Riley
Melvin Miller
British Fruit Growers Demand Full Apple Embargo
British fruit growers press London to impose a complete embargo on U S apples until October 1 a British correspondent reports Virginia growers hope Parliament blocks the plan. The embargo would bar imports of all apple grades through October 1 each year Currently UK restricts most grades from July 1 to November 15 with U S No 1 allowed entry in that period.
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Great Britain
London
United States
Fred L. Glaize
Virginia
United Kingdom
Virginia chambers urge quick federal budget balance and public works action
The Virginia Chambers of Commerce in Richmond call for immediate balancing of the federal budget to restore confidence and for wartime speed in public works to relieve unemployment. Major Robert T. Barton and others from Winchester and Clarke County represented local bodies. the group favors short term funding and tax relief.
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Chambers of Commerce
Virginia
Congress
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
W. H. Schwarzschild
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Clarke County Chamber of Commerce
Robert T. Barton
Commerce
Andrew Bell
Major Barton
Breckenridge Suffers Stroke on South Loudoun Street
Winchester Democrat and Electoral Board chair Alexander R. Breckenridge collapsed on the sidewalk in front of Whisson's tobacco shop on South Loudoun street and was taken to Memorial Hospital unconscious after a stroke. He was to meet the City Electoral Board this afternoon to set the ballots for the June 14 city election.
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Alexander R
Jack”) Breckenridge
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Breckenridge
Whisson
South Loudoun Street
Oliver Lowery
Friendship Fire Company
Breckenridge
US Finance Experts Arrive for Chicago Conference
Treasury Secretary Ogden Mills and Federal Reserve Board Governor Eugene Meyer landed in Chicago on May 25 to meet with leading bankers and businessmen. They aimed to form a seventh federal reserve district to use reserve bank credit and accelerate business recovery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ogden L. Mills
the Treasury
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve District
Reserve Bank
Treasury
Washington
Meyer
Federal Reserve Bank
Fin als Week at Handley School Opens June 9
Finals week for Winchester public schools begins June 5 with the Handley High School baccalaureate sermon by Rev Dr L A Thomas at Handley auditorium. Commencement is set for June 9 with Dr Thomas delivering the sermon and Dr Robert C Astrop giving the principal address.
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L. A. Thomas
Winchester
Handley High School
Grace Lutheran Church
Garland R Quarles
Winchester Ministerial Association
Congregation of Grace Church
Thomas
Handley
Hebron
John Handley
Handley Auditorium
Robert C. Astrop
University of Richmond
Mary Glen Lupton
Allison Hartman
Suit Seeks 10000 In Frederick County Circuit Court
Mrs. E McComas sues L H Zinn in Frederick County Circuit Court alleging remarks damaged her reputation and credit. She claims Zinn told Clarence T Owen and A O Maloney that she was stealing or mismanaging funds during March and July 1931 while employed as bookkeeper and manager at two Owen filling stations. Attorneys Weaver Armstrong Harrison Harrison represent her.
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L H. Zinn
E. McComas
Circuit Court
Frederick County
C. C. Brannon
McCumas
Zinn
Mr Owen
Women in Clarke Hold Prohibition Reform Meet
The Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform held a May 25 meeting at Scaleby near Boyce with 122 attendees. Speakers urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment and moderation, outlining state leadership and forming Clarke advisory board with Mary Page as chair.
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Thomas R. Boggs
D. C. Sands
Robert Barton, Jr
William F. Hitt
George Sloane
Thomas Lomax Hunter
Richmond
John Barrm
Julian Keith
Woman’s Organization For National Prohibition Reform
John R. Monte
Mary Page
Saratoga
Clarke County
F. L. Largent
Cornelius VandeVenter
R.G
Frank Wray
Joseph Moore
Nan Thomas
Annie Moore
Bill for unemployment relief and industry revival before Senate
The $2.3 billion Democratic bill for unemployment relief and revival of industry was laid before the Senate with the approval of allied Democratic committees. Senator Wagner of New York introduced it for five Democratic coauthors and argued against President Hoover’s objections to public works bonds, saying federal projects offer lasting benefits beyond transitory employment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Wagner
New York
Hoover
Winchester Invites Virginia Odd Fellows 1933 Convention
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce and George Washington Hotel invite the Virginia Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows to hold its 1933 convention in Winchester. The invite reaches Grand Master Frederick L. Flynn with assurances of a hearty civic welcome and ample hotel accommodations. A text invitation and telegram reiterate the offer and city hospitality.
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Virginia Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Winchester
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
I. O. OF
Frederick L. Flynn
Virginia Grand Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Branch
George Washington
Lynchburg
Odd Fellows
William G. Hardy
Andrew Bell
Virginia
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
American Legion
Jones
Flynn
Flower gardens and shrubbery spray notice
Notice instructs residents to spray flower gardens and shrubbery and provides a phone number 802 for contact. Signed by R. B. Rater.
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R. B
Cooked Supper and Strawberry Shortcake Night
Church of Christ hosts a cooked supper with strawberry shortcake Thursday evening from 5 to 7. Tickets or donations expected. proceeds support church activities and missions.
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Church of Christ Thurs
Rexall Sale Notice Pops Up On Ad Page
Rexall sale runs Thursday Friday and Saturday as shown in ad on page two. Ip-1t.
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Rexall Tc Sale
Cadets’ Camp Ends With Parades and Graduation Plans
Staunton Military Academy wraps up its 1932 encampment at Camp Major General Paul B Malone Rouss Spring Park with two more parades before Friday return to Staunton. One hundred thirty five cadets are set to graduate as Col. Thomas H. Russell announces finals week from May 29 to June 1 with Medal awards and rifle-range honors for two cadets.
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Senator Moses
Staunton Military Academy
Paul B Malone
Rouss Spring Park
Staunton
Robert Y.rad
No. 21
American Legion
Front Royal
Heinga
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Thomas H. Russell
90 year old woman enjoys first airplane flight to Newark
Mrs. Geo Richter of Norfolk Virginia arrives at Newark airport after a first ever airplane ride on an Eastern Air Transport plane. She is joined by her grandson Paul Alley of Queens New York and plans a several week visit. She says I had the greatest time of my life and I enjoyed every minute.
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Newark
N. J
Geo. Richter
Norfolk
Eastern Air Transport
Paul Alley
Queens
N. Y
Maine Fish Get Milk Diet To Plump Trout Size
Maine officials test a milk diet for trout to improve flavor. George J. Stobie notes Gray hatchery trout fed milk reached 12 to 14 inches in a year, signaling potential quality gains for lake and stream catches.
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Augusta
Maine
George J. Stobie
Fish and Game
Gray
Prisoner Escape Funds Halt Transfer
Jersey City reports Warden Delbridge of the Arizona state prison cannot send for Fred Cooley due to exhausted funds. Cooley had robbed several homes and was sentenced to ninety days for the escape, after already serving one to three years for grand larceny starting January 15.
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Jersey City
N. J
Delbridge
Arizona State Prison
Fred Cooley
Cooley
Arizona
Judge weighs alimony figures in Earl case
In Los Angeles a hearing on alimony pits Chaffee Earl against his wife Mrs. Alice Bunch Earl. He argues $125 monthly suffices while she seeks $5000. The late Ed win T. Earl’s son testified that $700 a month is too high. the judge has not ruled.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chaffee Earl
Edwin T. Earl
Alice Bunch Earl
Kidnapping for Ransom Targets Texas Livestock
In Menard Texas a prize cow owned by George Stangel a bank cashier was seized for ransom. A note directed him to leave ten dollars worth of groceries in a cemetery and later revealed the cow’s location where he recovered it.
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Menard
Texas
George Stangel
Stangel
Australian magistrate laments bathing beach decorum
Melbourne Australia Police Magistrate Stafford comments on Beach Purity League efforts to enforce modest behavior on beaches. He predicts a future where loin cloths suffice and young men display sun tanned figures with pride. The exchange highlights tensions over public decency and beach attire.
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Melbourne
Australia
Stafford
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Seabury Investigation Committee
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Publishers Syndicate
W. H. Keister
J. R. Lupton
C. H. Mauzy
Jacob W. Williamson
Crawford K. Switzer
E. L. Fletcher
J. E. Wine
C Grattan Price
George E. Sipe
Henry Ney
S. P. Duke
Walter Williams
C. D. Beard
S. E Beery
JO. Stickley
R. C. Dingledine
C. B. Richardson, W. L. Dechert
Condorso
Rogue
R. T. Barton
U. S
Handley School
Handley Gym
Charlotte Campbell
Handley Stadium
Ays
Clarke
Mrs. Keith
C. C.F
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Winchester Steam Laundry
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