Virginia Gubernatorial Campaign Ends in Sharp Split Vote
Virginia’s 40 year Democratic rule faces a coalition challenge as Pollard and Brown make final appeals from Gloucester to Roanoke. Pollard urges voters to ignore Baskobism and DePriestism and choose continued Democratic leadership. Brown touts principle over party and emphasizes high minded campaign.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Gloucester
Poquoson
Chesapeake Bay
William M. Brown
Rocky Mount
Roanoke
Dr. Pollard
Williamsburg
Dr. Brown
Four Precincts Hit 75 Percent Turnout In City Election
The day’s election saw 75 percent of the total qualified vote polled by mid afternoon across four precincts with two hours remaining. A crowd of about 1,600 gathered at the Colonial Theatre to hear Governor Byrd respond to a campaign of vilification led by Anderson Wise and others while praising Pollard and his ticket.
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Colonial Theatre
Anderson, Wise
Pollard
Ticket
75 Per Cent Vote Is Being Polled Today
Indications at 3 PM showed about 75 percent of Winchester's total vote expected for the governor and state offices as polls collected 1,424 ballots by 3 PM. Voting was steady since opening at 6 30 this morning with a noon surge at a few precincts. Polls close at 5 01 PM with precinct tallies listed for Friendship Engine House Reuss Engine House City Hall and Sarah Zane Engine House.
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Winchester
Friendship Engine House
Reuss
City Hall
Sarah Zane
Byrd Draws 1600 At Winchester Rally In The Colonial Theatre
Governor Harry Byrd spoke before about 1,600 at a Democratic rally in Winchester the Colonial Theatre. The packed lower floor filled the balcony and upper sections, with many arriving after start time and unable to sit. The event, sponsored by the Democratic Campaign Committee, featured the Winchester Concert Band and drew visitors from across the Shenandoah Valley and east of the Blue Ridge.
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Harry ¥. Byrd
Colonial Theatre
Byrd
Winchester
Democratic Campaign Committee
Wincheschester
City Hall Plaza
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Mountains
W. Nelson Page
Charles P. McVicar
McVicar
Pollard
John Garland Pollard
Spray for scale 18 as leaves drop the spray timing
Entomologist urges apple growers to spray for scale as soon as leaves fall, with oil sprays preferred over lime sulfur. Many orchards should be ready by November 11, thorough coverage needed to prevent next year’s losses, then delayed dormant spray for ongoing control.
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W. 5
Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Brookhart Describes Wall Street Dinner and Vaccination Against Contamination
Senator Smith Brookhart told the Senate about the Wall Street booze party in Washington, saying he declined an invitation after seeing bottles behind a curtain and noting fellow guests such as Otto Kahn and E. Loomis. He claimed he was vaccinated against Wall Street influence and criticized Mellon over border enforcement and resources.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wall Street
Senate
Smith Wildman Brookhart
Iowa
Otto Kahn
E. E. Loomis
Morgan Company
Walter J. Fahy
Brookhart
Senator Smoot
Ier
Wall
Loomis
Senator Gooding
Edge
Republican
New Jersey
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Morgan and Company
Towan
Virginia Balloting Seen As Test Of Parties In 1930s Vote
Voters across Virginia head to the polls in a crucial state election seen as a gauge of Democratic strength and Hoover era gains. Brown and Pollard lead a coalition versus regular Democrats while New York City mayoral races draw national attention. Sunshine sees heavy turnout, with initial reports suggesting turnout near the 1930 presidential level in the Old Dominion.
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Old Dominion
Democratic Party
Democratic ‘Organization
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Raskobiem
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Associated Press
Virginia
New York
Boston
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
William Moseley Brown
Hoover
John Garland Pollard
Brown
Pollard
Tidewater
New York City
James J. Walker
Firoello H. LeGuardia
Norman Thomas
Richard E. Enright
Square Deal
Richmond
Death of John Zirwes Former Resident of Capital
Friends report the death of John Zirwes aged about 69 at his Washington home after a lingering illness. A Kernstown and Winchester resident, he long ran a Washington grocery and recently retired. Survived by his widow Mrs Hempler and his son John Zirwes Jr. He once served as private secretary to a member of Congress.
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John Zirwes
Washington
Zirwes
Kernstown
Winchester
Miss Hempler
John Zirwes, Jr
Congress
Prize Winning Posters Shown in Red Cross Call
Red Cross posters that won main prizes at Handley Schools are displayed in Baker's drugstore window through week end. The winning posters and other student works aim to draw attention to the Red Cross roll call in Winchester and Frederick County. First prize winner Miss Reatha Athey Cooper leads a list of top placers including Miss Virginia Smith Miss Martha De Haven and Miss Virginia Vredenburgh.
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Red Cross
Handley Schools
Baker’s Drug
The
Winchester
Frederick County
Handley School
Reatha Athey Cooper
Virginia Smith
Martha de Haven
Virginia Vredenburgh
Dustless Pocahontas Coal Promoted by Richards Bros and Snider
Stop look listen dustless coal advertised for unloading Pocahontas stove size coal treated with new process to reduce dust. Richards Bros Shenandoah Valley and W. B. Snider & Son promote the coal with contact details and dates in the ad.
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Richards Bros
Shen. Val
W. B. Snider & Son
iBank Ride
Special Revival Services Opened at Paxton Chapel
The Rev D Cleckner of Ridgeley West Virginia delivered a stirring message on The Need of a Revival at Paxton Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church South. The first in a weeklong evangelistic series featured vocal music by S R Willey of Winchester. Services begin with song at 7 5 and preaching at 8 00 o clock.
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Ridgeley
W. Va
Paxton Chapel Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
South
Eolal Musile
S. R Willey
Winchester
Mrs. J O S Snapp Died After Brief Illness At 72
Mrs Martha A Snapp 72 wife of Joseph M L Snapp died after a heart attack at home in Opequon late yesterday after a short illness. She was born in Frederick County and for years a Lutheran church member. Survived by husband a son Emory J Snapp Winchester two daughters Mrs Samuel G Alice of Winchester and Ruth Snapp three brothers and one sister. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Church Fawcett Gap with Rev Snyder Alleman then Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester.
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Martha A. Snapp
M. L.snapp
Opequon
Snapp
Joseph P. Richard
Frederick County
Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fawcett Gapp
Snyder Alleman
Stephens City
Mount Hebron
Winchester
Hagerstown to Meet Handleyites Friday at Local Stadium
Handley High School faces Hagerstown Maryland in a Cumberland Valley Athletic League game to be held at the local stadium Friday at 3 15 o clock. Admission is 40 cents. Hagerstown arrives unbeaten atop the league while Winchester shows two wins two losses and one tie.
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Handley High School
Washington County High School
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Winchester
Armstrongs Linoleum Sold and Recommended in Ad
An advertisement notes Armstrongs Linoleum sold and recommended by Moling and Cather, with reference to a listing on the 17th page indicating the sale or endorsement.
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Armstrongs
Moling & Cather
Give More Than Dollar If You Can Afford It
Red Cross workers broadcast appeals urging larger gifts than a single dollar. They stress one dollar buys a membership but may not cover a full year of aid for the poor in Winchester. The campaign asks readers to consider giving more than a dollar.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Death of James Berger prompts murder or suicide ruling
James Berger a 42 year old colored man was found dead in his home west of Stephens City after being shot from the rear. Authorities questioned whether he killed himself or was murdered by a visitor. A white youth and a colored man were with Berger earlier. the youth disappeared after Berger asked the colored man to fetch peaches.
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James Berger
Stephens City
James M. Poles
Berger
A. J. Tavenner
Steelphens City
Pannett
Oes
Ernest M. Clark Dies of Typhoid at 35
Ernest M. Clark aged 35 carpenter died at 6 this morning at his home 516 Highland Avenue from typhoid fever. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday from Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by widow Jessie Dusing parents Mr and Mrs George Clark and three sisters Mrs Edgar Warner Mrs Stella Brannon and Mrs Thomas Marple.
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Ernest M. Clark
Highland Enue
Highland Avenue Presby
The
County
George Clark
DeHaven
Edgar Warner
Stephenson
Stella Brannon
Thomas Marple
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Three Sentenced In Local Court To Prison Terms
Orders entered in the Corporation Court of Winchester report three defendants indicted by the grand jury. William Washington received one year in the penitentiary for breaking into the Nehi Bottling Works and stealing property. Jack Naylor pleaded guilty to being with Washington and was released on $500 bail for trial November 18. William Snowden was given one year in the penitentiary for stealing a watch from James Brill.
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
William Washington
Nehi
Jack Naylor
Washington
William Snowden
James Brill
Chicken Salad Supper Ad at Lutheran Social Room
Lutheran Social Room advertises a chicken salad supper for 50 cents on Thursday November 7 1928 from 6 to 8 pm with ice cream and cake available. Also notes a lost hospital pin with E G E initials on the back between 18 West Monmouth Street and the hospital on Stewart Street seeking reward.
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Lutheran Social Room
Monmouth St
Stewart St
Freed Chicken Supper for Ladies' Aid at Church of Christ
Church of Christ Ladies Aid hosts a free chicken supper on Thursday evening November 7 from 5 30 to 8 30 p m. Tickets cost 5 cents for a plain one page 11 ad reads.
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Ladies’ Aid
Church of Christ
Thurs
P. AY
Auction Sale for Mrs John H Flood at 405 W Cork St
Household furniture china glass and some antiques offered at 10 a m Saturday November 9. Auction held at 405 West Cork Street with items from Mrs John H Flood.
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John H. Flood
Cork St
Mission Work Recalls Circuit Riding Days in Blue Ridge
The Archdeaconry of the Blue Ridge covers 12000 square miles across seven counties with twelve clergymen and sixty two lay workers. Rev. George P. Mayo notes the lineage from Dr. Frederick W. Neve who founded St. John the Baptist Mission in Ragged Mountains. He describes schools, churches, and clinics established by the mission to uplift isolated mountain communities and improve health, education, and living standards.
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Archdeaconry of
The
Blue Ridge
George P. Mayo
Blue Ridge Industrial School
Greene County
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Frederick W. Neve
Morton College
Oxford
Ivy
Dr. Neve
Ragged Mountains
St. John the Baptist Mission
Mayo
Episcopal Church
Hoss
Youth Killed When Car Leaps Down Embankment
Glenn Hockman of Shenandoah County died when the automobile he drove with friends during fox hunting plunged over a steep embankment on the Wardensville road near Cold Spring. Companions Robert Brill Sam Himelright Hilden Hockman and Benjamin Pennington survived with injuries. The accident was reported to Winchester by Justice Hershman of Star Tannery for official duties.
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Glenn Hockman
Shenandoah County
Cold Spring
Wardensville
Hockman
Robert Brill
Sam Himelright
Hilden Hockman
Benjamin Pennington
Winchester
Justice of the Peace
Hershman
Star Tannery
Officers Claim They Were Nearly Forced Off Road
State Trooper Smith and Trooper Keller with Federal Prohibition Agent Gross chased a Virginia licensed car filled with drunken occupants near Capon Bridge. The pursuit ended at the Virginia state line near Gore after the vehicle narrowly avoided embankments. Prisoners C. R. Loy and Walter Lamb faced Elkins Federal Court on transportation, possession, and moonshine charges with $1,000 bond each.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Keyser
United States
Smith
Keller
Gross
Virginia
Capon Bridge
Frederick County
Gore
C. R. Loy
Walter Lamb
Elkins
Fruit Producers to Hold Joint Meeting in State
Leading horticulturists from eight states join Virginia State Horticultural Society and Amesnomical Society for a three day convention December 3-5 in Roanoke Auditorium. Speakers include Dr W S Hough Winchester Lab on Spray Injury on Apples and other experts from USDA New Jersey and Massachusetts with exhibits and multiple addresses.
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Virginia State Horticultural Am Clety
Amesnomical Society
Nodhoester
W. Campfield
Virginia Association
Roanoke
Tom B. Byrd
Winchester
Campfield
T. W. Woollen
Crozet
P. Close
United States Department of Agriculture
J. H. Meek
Division of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Rlee Kine Ginka
Byrd
Big Seasion
John L. Cornwell
West ‘Virginia
BE. C. Aur
States Department of Agriculture
A. J. Heinitke
W. S. Hough
New Winchester Field Laboratory
R. H. Hurt
Staunton Field Laboratory
Henry M. Taylor
Virginia Agricultural Statistician
John Magness
Washington State College
Freeman Mason
Pennsylvania Agricultural College
Madison High School teachers begin return after walkout
In Madison Virginia the Madison High School faculty started returning after a walkout that left seven teachers including Elva McAlister Anna Goodall Louise Bowling Lyla Deikerson Katherine Fray Elizabeth Scarborough and Yancey Vowell off duty. Principal S H Fadeley of Pleasantville West Virginia had presented the case to the school board amid claims of dictatorial restraint.
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Madison
Madison High School
Elizabeth Scarborough
Oie
S. H. Fadeley
Pleasantville
W Va
Elva McAlister
Anna Goodall
Louise Bowling
Lyla Deikerson
Katherine Fray
Yancey Vowell
Susan B. Frenchy
Batk
Ee Cu
Fadely
Oyster and Chicken Benefit at Ridgeway Hall
A benefit gathering at Ridgeway Hall on Thursday from 7 to 11 p m supports Rest Church. Tickets priced 4 form 1p at the door with proceeds benefiting the church.
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Ridgeway Hall
Benefit Rest
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L. L. Hockman
Smith Brookhar
Senate OF
Wall ST
Iowan
Mellon
Butter
Marine Corps
Quantico
Tydings
Maryland
Capital
Handleyites
Virginia Horticultural Society
American Pomological Body
Winchester Laboratory
Madison County
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