Nine Mile Winchester Boyce Highway Project Planned
A new nine mile section of route 50 between Winchester and Boyce will start next week to replace hazardous old paving. The work will use convict labor from Camp 29 with two power shovels and multiple teams, extending mainly along a new route from Winchester to Opequon this winter, while keeping the existing road open.
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Winchester
Boyce
Washington
Harrisonburg
Thornton Goode
Winchester-Boyce
Buff Lick Run
Opequon
Buff Lick
Leesburg
West Virginia Line
E. F. Uebel
Rent
City Paints Main Street Line While Dying Cat Lingers
A resident reports seeing a new white line painted along Main Street for motorist safety. He notes a dead cat in the gutter near Piccadilly Street that has not been removed, suggesting cleanup would better advertise the city than the road marking.
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Main
Piccadilly Street
Mrs Lydia Grim 88 Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Lydia Grim 88 widow of C N Grim died at 3 30 this morning at her daughter Ebersole’s home near Middletown after a brief illness of age infirmities. Born December 10 1847 in Frederick county she lived most of her life there. Surviving are son Robert W Grim Cedarville Va daughters Mrs Ebersole near Middletown and Mrs Edward Grim Stephens City and three stepsons Henry Winchester William Cedarville Esau Halltown W V. Funeral Sunday from Ebersole home at 2 to United Brethren Church Ridings Chapel services 3 led by Rev H Eugene Richardson interment Ridings Chapel cemetery six nephews Pallbearers.
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Lydia BE. Grim
C. N. Grim
David Ebersole
Middletown
Grim
D. W
Mary Pifer
Frederick County
Robert W. Grim
Cedarville
Ebersole
Edward Grim
Stephens City
Henry Grim
Winchester
William Grim
Esau Grim
Halltown
W. Va
United Brethren Church
Ridings Chapel
H. Eugene Richardson
Drunken Driving Charges Lead to Jail Sentences
G J Rickard of near Fishers Hill received 30 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine for operating an automobile under intoxicants. E E Windle, from the same community, drew 10 days and 25 dollars in fines with costs for drunken and disorderly conduct, with jail time suspended due to his invalid parents. The hearing noted a collision with a New York car driven by Mrs Cora Belcher near Middletown on Route 11 and subsequent failure to furnish information as required by law. The Shenandoah county car license number was obtained by Fred Gant and turned to state trooper R E Bayliss, who arrested the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Rickard
Fishers Hill
A. J. Taverner
E. E. Windle
Rickard
Windle
New York
Cora Belcher
Middletown
Fred Gant
Shenandoah County
R. E. Bayliss
Meridian A. C. Here Tomorrow
The Meridian Athletic Club of Washington will visit for a 2.30 kickoff to play the local Meridian football team. The locals have three wins and one tie this season with a strong guard Ray Kemper and Audi twins at tackle positions. A good crowd is hoped for as fans are urged to attend the Sunday game.
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Mens Athletic Club
Meridian Athletic Club
Washington
Winchester
Meridian
Ray Kemper
Audi Twins
V. Scofidi
Underwear Sale at Lewis Jones Knitting Mill
Remnants of children’s union suits and sleepers along with ladies' gies and men's pull-over shirts advertised at low prices. Local notice from Lewis Jones Knitting Mill dated November 2.
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Lewis Jones Knitting Mill
South End Hose Co Joint Meeting Notice
Joint meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary and the South End Hose Company set for Monday night November 5. Refreshments will be served. Captain Gough requests a full attendance.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Gough
Plans to Entertain 200 at Western District Endeavor Meet
Winchester Union of the Christian Endeavorers plans to entertain over 200 delegates at the Western District convention held at Centenary Reformed Church starting 6 30 tonight. Officers to be elected tonight will be installed tomorrow. prominent state officers will attend and address sessions tomorrow and Saturday.
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Winchester Union of the
Christian Endeavorers
Western District Christian Endeavor
Centenary Reformed Church
Lexington
Covington
West Virginia Line
C M. Martin
Winchester Union
Katherine Conner
Margaret Richards
Eloise Caldwell
R. B. Campbell
Shiplett
Cathleen Shiplett
Staunton
C. E
Phyllis Brown
Richmond
W. B. Williams
Newport News
C. E. Barfield
W. H. Baker
First Brethren
National Fruit Prods Handles 122 Million Pounds of Apples This Fall
National Fruit Products Co based in Richmond reports 122 million pounds of apples used this year with units in Strasburg Waynesboro and Richmond. The operation supports about 1 000 jobs with a $50 000 monthly payroll and will run until nearly Thanksgiving. Wages total around $125 000 this fall.
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National Fruit
Richmond
Virginia
National Fruit Products Company
Strasburg
Waynesboro
Better Housing Plan Aims to Lift Jobs Nationwide
The National Housing Act is framed as a broad recovery measure not limiting itself to one industry. Led by Fred L. Glaize Jr., executives from major banks and manufacturers say it will remove remaining obstacles to full recovery and restore private enterprise jobs, especially in construction, where housing demand has slumped.
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Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Better Housing Building Industry Committee
Congress
Glaize
Edward Bean Dies in Eastbound Car Crash in Newark Ohio
Edward Bean of Hardy county was fatally injured in a motor crash while traveling to visit relatives in West Virginia. His wife and their daughter Hazel were seriously injured. The family was found unconscious 33 miles from home and rushed to a Newark hospital where Bean died.
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West Virginia
Edward Bean
Hardy County
Newark
Hazel
Itar
Bean
Jors
Brother
Insull Defends Honesty in Mail Fraud Trial
Samuel Insull ends testimony shouting his defense of honesty in the mail fraud case. He denies running away from Chicago in 1932 and rejects claims that he kept the empire afloat by juggling securities. He also disputes that a first dividend was issued as bait and rebukes prosecutor questions about intercompany profits and reorganizations.
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First Securities
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Middle West Securities Company
Corporation Securities Company
Leslie E. Salter
Voters Urged By Party Leaders To Vote On Tuesday
Election officials in Winchester and Frederick County set Tuesday November 6 as the voting day for Senate and House races. Senator Harry F. Byrd faces L. C. Page of Norfolk, while Representative A. Willis Robertson is opposed by Everett Will of Luray. Party leaders urge turnout despite limited local campaigning.
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Winchester
Frederick County
United States Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Harry F. Byrd
L. C. Page
Norfolk
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Everett Will
Luray
Miners clash at shaft as 1000 UMWA members charge
Bullets fly in Nanticoke and Sheatown as rival United Mine Workers and strikebreakers clash at No. 7 colliery. Five minute street fighting ends with rocks bolts and washers injuring several, including a Nanticoke police officer.
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Associated Press
Nanti
United Mine of America
Nanticoke
Sheatown
Newport Township
Nanticoke State Hospital
United Mine Workers
No. 7
Susquehanna Collieries Company
Central Park
Lost Horizon by James Hilton at Handley Library
Handley Library recommends a prize novel due to limited funds. This week the suggested title is Lost Horizon by James Hilton, author of Goodbye Mr Chips. The adventure tale features suspense and clever plot devices. Hilton won the Hawthornden Prize for the most promising author under forty.
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Handley Library
James Hilton
Chips
Mr. Hilton
England
Charles Morgan
Election eve tempers flare as parties forecast House gains
Amid pre election talk each party vows harsher moves. Roosevelt confirms support for Copeland in New York Senate race. Upton Sinclair accuses ballot box stuffing while Henry Breckinridge reports tax investigators harassing him. Breckinridge cites IRS probes at his Broadway office.
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San Francisco
Upton Sinclair
Oecee
Penera Bnes
New York
Henry Breckinridge
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Constitutional Party
Democratic Party
Breckinridge
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Washington
Broadway
Poet Untermyer Wins Italy Prize In 10 000 Cash Award
International news notes include American poet Toledo resident Untermyer receiving a 10 000 prize in Italy for a work on Italy’s beauties. Other items cover a Chicago dispute between Pickford and Fairbanks, a Mook death from pneumonia, Insull’s witness stand, market decline inquiries, mining clashes in Wilkes Barre, and labor settlements in Cleveland.
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Toledo
Wilkes Barre
Nanticoke
United Mine Workers of America
United Anthracite Miners
Penna
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Meridian A. C
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William H
Mary Bean
Inkerman
Henry Bean
Jacob Bean
Ella Davidson
Simon Bowman
Ohio
James L. Snarr
Kirby
Hampshire County
Owen Peters
Roy
Lille Bean
Blair
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
U.S. A
H. L. Stuart
Panken
Taket Lagi Ptea Andinaaiaia
Middle West Utilities Company
Nest Eg
Corporation Securitte Company
Salter
Middle West
Wilkes-Barre
Jas Hilton
Roosevelt
Senator Copeland
Sinclair
House
Senate
Copeland Hyde Park
N. Y
Copeland
Lehman
White House
Marvin H. McIntyre
World News
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A. & P. Tea Co
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Berlin
Hull
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Alice In Wonderland
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Honolulu
Charles Kingford-Smith
Reichbank
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