Carter Hall Horse Show Invites Top Thoroughbreds for 43rd Renewal
The 43rd Blue Ridge Hunt Club Horse Show opens at Carter Hall near Millwood Virginia with 16 events and over 200 entries from Virginia Maryland New York Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Prominent exhibitors include Clifton Farms Stables and Springsberry Farm as crowds of up to 15 000 attend in mild spring weather.
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Millwood
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
District of Columbia
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Oak Grove
Richmond
Washington
D. C
Warrenton
Leesburg
Middleburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Clifton
Clifton Farms
Lewis M. Allen
Springsberry Farms
George P. Greenhalgh
Clarke County
Rays
Shoemaker
Harrisburg
Peach Brothers
Iville
Ewart Johnston
Woodley
Graham Dougherty
A. MacKay-Smith
White Post
Cleveland
Winchester Park Association seeks funds for playground improvements
Winchester Park Association officials report they face funding shortages while continuing to improve playground facilities. They have added improvements this year and promise trained supervision for children. Starting today they mail letters and reach out to mothers to secure additional support for the park program.
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Winchester Park Associaton
The
Park Association
Graduation Exercises at Davis and Elkins College
The Rev. Mr. McGukin, pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church, will deliver the commencement address at Davis and Elkins College Elkins West Virginia at 10 30 a m on Wednesday June 3 The campus auditorium will host the exercises There are 31 bachelor degree candidates 13 normal school diploma candidates and 14 business school diploma candidates.
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McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Beliver
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
Memorial Day Observed In National Cemetery Services
National Day observances include a 2:30 PM memorial service at the National Cemetery with veterans groups and the Ladies' National Memorial Association in attendance. Chaplain Caulkins delivers the address for Civilian Conservation Corps camps. Handley High School Band to perform. Flags placed by Capt. Sprinkle and Boy Scout volunteers, flowers to be laid tomorrow. Banks closed and post office hours shortened as many industries observe the holiday.
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Republic
National Cemetery
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
Caulkins
Civilian Conservation Corps
Handley High School
D. M. Sprinkle
Boy Scout
Handley Library
Concert Tonight At Handley Stadium By Winchester Schools
A large crowd is expected at Handley Stadium for an open air concert by the Winchester Schools Music Classes under Mrs Hoye Riley. The program lasts under an hour and seats are provided. If rain or chill occurs, the event moves to Handley auditorium and starts at 7 30 p m.
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Handley Stadium
Winchester
Hoye Riley
Handley Auditorium
Reproductions Upholstering and Furniture Repair Ad
Cook's Corner at Valley Pike offers upholstering refinishing repairing and lawn furniture services phone 1446 existing ad style notice from 5 26.
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Cook’s Corner
Valley Pike
Virginia Woolen Company Stock Auction at Court House
Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall announce a stock auction at the Court House in Winchester Virginia at noon on May 30. Buyers may bid on Virginia Woolen Company shares and Washington Hotel preferred and common stock in dividend paying industries.
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Court House
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Dunn & Duvall
Public sale of household effects at D W Ritenour home
Household items including antiques and appliances to be sold at public sale on Saturday May 30 at 1 p.m. The sale takes place at the home of D W Ritenour 312 West Leicester Street. Proceeds benefit the mover and family.
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Universal Electric Range
D. W. Ritenour
West
Leicester Street
Onion sets at 5e Quart Bell on Miller’s
Local ad lists 5e quart onion sets available at Miller’s store located at 107 North Main. The brief notice highlights the shop as the point of sale for gardening supplies.
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Miller’s
N. Main
Winchester Soldiers Turnout Through Seven Wars Highlight Cartoon
A Winchester wartime tribute outlines the citys long record of military service from 1775 to 1898. The piece notes 176 men in the Revolutionary War from Winchester and lists units raised here including Morgan Col onial Guards and Marion Riflemen. The article previews a cartoon by L Neill Woods detailing these units.
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Winchester
L. Neill Woods
Daniel Morgan
Washington
Boston
Quebec
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Morgan Colonial Guards
Harpers Ferry
Brown
Colonial Guards
Virginia Stonewall
George F. Kurtz
Morgan — Colonial Guards
Handley High School Class Day and Graduation Programs
Handley High School announces Class Day exercises for the class of 1936 in Handley Auditorium on June 10 at 3 PM with salutatorian Miss Jane Rosenberger and valedictorian Jack Haines. The program includes addresses by Rosenberger and Haines, class history by David Headley, poetry by Miss Bickers, a class song with music by Marshall Snapp, a prophecy by Miriam Curry, a class gift presentation, and the transfer of Senior Symbol Authority as part of graduation events. Graduation exercises follow on June 11 at 8 PM with Handley Orchestra selections led by Rev. E. T.
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Jane Rosenberger
Handley High School
Jack Haines
Handley
David Headley
Jane Bickers
Katherine Rusk
Marshall Snapp
Miriam Curry
Duane Hughes
Loring Himelright
Garland R. Quarles
Mary Scully
Handley Orchestra
E. T
Middletown Faces Possible Void in City Government
Town leadership teeters as the June 9 mayor and council election looms with most nominees backing out. A May 4 mass meeting proposed candidates, but nearly all withdrew or refused the offices when asked to accept. The risk of no municipal government arises if vacancies remain.
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Middletown
Mass Eee
Handley High School 94 Students Vying For Diplomas
Ninety four Handley high school seniors are candidates for diplomas as exams begin next Tuesday and run through the following Tuesday. Most students expect to graduate June 11 when Dr. Charles J. Smith of Roanoke College delivers the commencement address and Superintendent Garland Quarles presides over awards. The Class of 1936 includes 37 boys and 57 girls with a long list of diploma candidates.
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Handley High School
Handley
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Garland Quarles
Robert S. Baker
Ray M. Barrett
William C. Beaver
William H. Bell
Shirley O. Bly
Walter
Library Hours Set for Decoration Day
Handley Library will observe its normal schedule from 10 a m to 9 p m tomorrow. The Decoration Day holiday is among five holidays the library does not close for.
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Handley Library
Bandits Foiled At Haledon National Bank Tear Gas Alert
Six men attempted a bank robbery at Haledon National Bank but were driven off without loot when an employee tripped a lever releasing tear gas into the building. No injuries reported.
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Haledon
N. J
Haledon National Bank
Byrd Urges Scrapping Pending Tax Bill and Cutting Revenue
Senator Harry F. Byrd proposes scrapping the current tax bill and cutting an amount equivalent to the anticipated revenue from appropriations. He favors delaying a full tax measure until 1937 and calls for studying the entire tax structure to ensure fair burdens, while noting relief and ordinary expenses exceed last year by $600 million.
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Byrd
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Finance Committee
D. W. Bell
House
Compromised Tax Bill Cleared By Senate Finance Panel
The Senate finance committee approved a compromise tax bill after a late change raising income surtaxes except for the lowest bracket. Treasury estimates show about 620 million dollars in permanent revenue and 82 million temporary funds. The plan also shifts corporate tax to a graduated rate, starting at 15 percent up to 2 thousand dollars and rising to 18 percent over forty thousand. Relief funds totaling 1.425 billion were under debate, with Florida ship canal and Passamaquoddy Tide projects at issue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
King
Utah
Senate
Treasury
Roosevelt
House
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Robinson
Vandenberg
R.mich
Burns
Congress
National Party
Army Judge Advocate Dismissed for Outside Private Pay
Colonel Joseph I. McMullen of the army judge advocate general's department was summarily dismissed after DC Supreme Court conviction for receiving compensation for services to private individuals outside his official duties. Haile Selassie arrived in Gibraltar as a private citizen from Palestine aboard the Capetown. Marvin Batten, a 29-year-old Johnston County farmer, was executed by gas at State's Prison for the murder of Lyda Daughtry.
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Washington
Joseph I. McMullen
Army Judge Advocate General’s Department
Army
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gibraltar
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
Rock of Gibraltar
Palestine
Capetown
Raleigh
N. C
Marvin Batten
Johnston County
State’s Prison
Lyda Daughtry
National Capitol
Internal Revenue Bureau
Wayne County
Duncan C. Meeren
United States
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
McCrea
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate panel backs larger peace-time air force
Washington May 29. The Senate military affairs committee approved a bill to raise the army peace-time air strength to 2,320 planes from 1,800, expanding air power readiness.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress completes record peacetime defense budget
Congressional action finished today on a national defense budget near 1 billion dollars. The House approved the conference report on the naval appropriation bill for 1927 totaling 526,546,532 dollars and sent it to the White House.
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Washington
House
White House
New attack on Tennessee Valley Act slated in federal court
A group of leading public utility companies plans a federal court challenge in Birmingham Alabama asserting the Tennessee Valley Act is unconstitutional. The move was learned today and targets the act's constitutional validity.
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New York
Birmingham
Ala
Ritter challenges Senate on impeachment conviction claim
Halsted L. Ritter of Miami attacks the constitutionality of his conviction by the Senate on House impeachment charges in the Court of Claims filing for his salary since April 1. Ann Harding arrives in Montreal saying she is not afraid of her ex husband Harry Bannister. Virginia crops suffer irreparable damage from protracted dry weather in Tidewater, experiment station notes.
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Washington
Halsted L. Ritter
Miami
Fla
Court of Claims
Senate
House
Montreal
Ann Harding
Hollywood
Harry Bannister
Norfolk
Tidewater
Virginia Truck Experiment Station
Postoffice Hours On Decoration Day Holiday Schedule
Tomorrow being a legal holiday the city postoffice follows the usual holiday hours. No window service city delivery or rural free delivery. all mails dispatched as usual with one collection from street boxes before night. Mail for the 1 pm Pennsylvanian train must be in by 12 noon. stamps sold at Spillman and Alexander Drug Store Saturday and Sunday.
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City Postoffice
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spillman and Alexander Drug Store
Park launches 4 drive for funds to save Winchester Park
J. L. Shine, treasurer, mails appeal letters to hundreds as the Winchester Park Association seeks money. Spring additions include tennis courts and children's equipment, plus softball games. Income from memberships and baseball gate receipts barely covers expenses, prompting the fundraising drive and the question of whether the park can continue.
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Winchester Park Association
J. L. Shine
the Park Association
Maltese Cat Seeks Loving Home With One Kitten
A young female Maltese cat with one kitten is available for adoption. Call 41 J for details and potential home arrangements.
South End Hose Co Sets June 1 Meeting
Notice for the South End Hose Company regular business meeting scheduled for Monday night June 1. Secretary asks for full attendance and notes the event time and location on the paper.
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South End Hose Co
Hats sale slashes price to 1.95 this Friday and Saturday
Mary S. Yeakley announces hats marked down to 1.95 from 5.00 for a Friday and Saturday sale. New underwearables promoted by Moling and Cather appear with attractive prices.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Moling & Cather
Rexall One Cent Sale Continues Through Monday
Brooks' Pharmacy advertises a Rexall one cent sale continuing through Monday June 1 offering super values and a chance to save.
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Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Wool Pool at Frederick Co-operative Farm Bureau
Wool pool notice for Frederick County Farm Bureau on Tuesday June 2 invites growers to bring in wool. Local event supports cooperative efforts and wool trade within the county.
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Frederick
Detroit Plans Finishing Fight With Night Riders
Detroit officials map plans for a finish fight on night riding terrorists of the Black Legion amid reports of hood and robe burnings. Prosecutor Dudley Owen contemplates charges under Michigan’s criminal syndicalism law against 13 men connected to the group as grand juries prepare in Detroit and Jackson.
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Detroit
Michigan
Black Legion
Dudley Owen
Jackson County
John Doe
Jackson
Grand Jury
Richard Bowen
Detroit Police Laboratories
White Legion
New York
New
Dudley
Congress
Roosevelt to skip Decoration Day address
The president will not deliver a Decoration Day speech in Washington DC as part of the World News at a Glance roundup. Other items note a last minute change affecting certain surfae brackets, Virginia concession contracts for park areas, American Davis Cup seeds for opening matches, Coronation details in the British Empire, and Ann Harding arriving in Montreal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Richmond
Virginia
Philadelphia
London
Montreal
Ann Harding
Household Furnishings and Antiques Auction
Household and kitchen furniture antiques corner cabinet and upright piano offered Saturday at 1 p.m. at 702 South Braddock Street. ADAMS auctioneer.
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S. Braddock St
M. W. Adams
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Chester
Carter Hall Horse Show
A. Mackay Smith
Kenneth N. Gilpin
E. B. McGukin
Morgan
South
Miss Rosenberger
Black Legion Klan
TVA
Ritter Asks Salary
Park
Wool Pool
World News
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