Armistice Day Observance In Winchester Draws Veterans
Former doughboys from Winchester and Frederick County gathered at the George Washington Hotel for dinner and speeches recalling World War I days. The Armistice Day parade moved past City Hall, with memorial service at the Frederick County Court House and salutes by the Virginia National Guard. The day included a Handley High School Band parade, football at Handley stadium won 12 to 6 by Winchester, a supper and sale at the hotel, and a concluding dance. Proceeds supported disabled veterans in Virginia hospitals.
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Winchester
Frederick County
George Washington
Navy
Virginia
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
City Hall
Piccadilly Street
Loudoun Street
Frederick County Court House
France
R. V. Conrad Post
Company I
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Cork
Washington
Piccadilly
George Washington Hotel
Conrad
Handley High School
Boy Scouts of America
Shenandoah Valley Academy
American Legion Auxiliary
Winchester Fire Companies
Salvation Army
Red Cross and District Nurse Association
Winchester Grid
Cumberland
American Legion Post
Hardware store robbed by unknown pair in Winchester
Two men burglarized John S. Miller and Company hardware in Winchester about 3:30 am. They used a ladder to access a second story window, unlocked the inner door, and stole $10 to $11 from the cash register and several shotguns, dropping them as officers pursued. Fingerprint analysis was ordered. police investigate other angles. The same city saw a second break in four days at Union Terminal, with $62.17 taken from a safe.
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Ernest Dove
Loudoun Street
Winchester
John S. Miller and Company
Loudoun
Cameron Street
Dove
Reuss Avenue
Earl Clowser
C. W. Hollis
Union
Piccadilly
Bradock Streets
Htief
Friendship Fire Company Members Attend Services
Friendship Fire Company members attended Sunday services at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church as part of their annual custom. Rev. Norris A Lineweaver delivered a sermon on The Four-faced Man and the choir performed several selections. Memorials were given for eleven departed members including Raymond Forney M A Doran W A Sloat James Smith Raymond Bowley LaFayette Jackson Omar Jackson H Elmer Giffin Hugh Hover Jonah Light and Dr Julian F Ward.
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Friendship Fire Company
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Norris
Raymond Forney
M. A Doran
W. A. Sloat
James Smith Raymond Bowley
LaFayette Jackson
Omar Jackson
H. Elmer Giffin
Hugh Hover
Jonah Light
Julian F. Ward
Navy Ships to Install Talking Movies by 1931
The United States fleet will receive RCA Photophone sound picture sets on 200 ships by July 19, 1931. The Navy department awarded the contract for the equipment, with a total cost of 589,848 dollars, while coordinating with twelve major film producers to provide talking pictures for the fleet.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicken and Waffle Supper at First Baptist Church
A chicken and waffle supper is planned at First Baptist Church Pee 13th. The 50 cent plate will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds support church activities.
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First Baptist Church
Americans oppose Soviet manganese imports at Washington meeting
The American Manganese Producers Association debated the impact of Soviet ore on U.S. markets at the Mayflower Hotel. A 43 page brief urged a Treasury embargo on Russian manganese imports. Georgian mine owner M Djakeli described losses and exile after mine seizures. A resolution by Americans of Russian Origin urged a broad embargo on all Russian imports.
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American Manganese Producers Association
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Frederick
Shenandoah
J. Carson Adkerson
Treasury Department
Customs Bureau
Association
Lement
A. A. Djakeli
Societe Industrielle Internationale
M. Djakeli
Gregory G. Bernardsky
American Observer
Association of Americans
Russia
Five Negroes To Eat Big Supper Before Dying
In Little Rock Arkansas Warden S L Todhunter prepared a final meal for five condemned men Willie Joe Davis Eddie Long James Turnage George Washington and Mack Cleveland awaiting execution Friday morning The men sentenced for murder asked for a large supper the night before death and Todhunter planned a traditional southern feast for them as part of the penitentiary routine.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
L. Todhunter
State Penitentiary
Willie Joe Davis
Eddie Long
James Turnage
George Washington
Mack Cleveland
Fleeing Suspect Wounds Officer Bowers at Pool Room
Norman White of Martinsburg clashed with Clint Athey in a North Loudoun Street pool room. White escaped after wrenching Officer Bowers’s leg as they attempted to leave with him. Athey was released on own recognizance. Bowers remains unable to work with a painful, weight bearing injury.
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Norman White
Martinsburg
Clint Athey
Loudoun’ Street
Dove
Bowers
White
Athey
Supper and Fancy Work Sale at Stephens City
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran Church in Stephens City invites the public to a supper and fancy work sale Friday evening November 14 in the Peoples Bank basement. Spain gains highway revenue from roadside sign fees.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Lutheran Church
Stephens City
Peoples Bank
Peter Pan at Colonial Theatre Saturday Night
Peter Pan stages at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday November 15 with showtimes spanning 11 to 7 and 1 hour pre show and 7 ticket window.
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Colonial Theatre
Sat
Fatal Maryland duel ends in blaze at Judge Jones mansion
In Howard County a fire at the Judge I. Thomas Jones mansion on the Columbia road revealed two men dead and a woman’s former husband and a recluse adversary linked to long standing enmity. Charles Hubble, 40, lay shot beside the couch while Herman Westphal, 70, was found in a hay barn with a chest wound.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Howard County
Herman Westphal
Charles, Hubble
Westphal
Tubble
Gussie Dressler
Hubble
Judge I. Thomas Jones
Francis Cook
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Columbia Road
Atholton
Elliott City
Estphal
Irene Sealing
Ellicott City
Wosch
Funds Raised For Cemetery Upkeep
The Pine Grove Church cemetery association reports strong support for permanent upkeep. A Sunday meeting yielded $400 in reports though several members were absent. Information is available from President Mrs. Lizzie DeHaven Secretary Mrs. Pearl Hutton or Pastor Rev. Charles Waener.
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Cemetery Association
Pine Grove Church
Lizzie DeHaven
Pearl Hutton
Charles Waener
Dunn Property to be Sold at Court House Noon Saturday
The Robert Dunn property consisting of four acres and a comfortable residence near Burnt Factory will be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday. The notice appears in the public sale section with legal timing and location details.
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Court House
Burnt Factory
Winchester Semi Proves Itself With Home Victory Over Cumberland
Eleven local players backed by a crowd of 2000 at Handley Field as Winchester beats Cumberland 12 to 6 on Armistice Day. Winchester scores in the second and third periods, Cumberland tallies in the fourth with a late touchdown and failed extra point.
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Handley Field
Maryland
Winchester
Cumberland Collegians
Cumberland
Marylanders
Collegians
Haymaker
Dr E B Martin of Romney Dies in Cumberland Md
Dr E Blake Martin a leading Romney physician died at Cumberland Md Hospital about 1130 PM after weeks of illness from a severe carbuncle. He went there for treatment over a week ago and his condition worsened. Born near Nain he was well known in Winchester and Frederick County. Funeral arrangements not announced in the message.
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E Blake Martin
Romney
W. Va
Cumberland
Martin
Cumberland Institution
Winchester
Frederick County
Nain
New Airplane Service Proposed Between Washington and New York
Amelia Earhart announces hourly air passenger service by the New York Philadelphia and Washington Airways Corporation with stops at Baltimore and Philadelphia. The line plans to start service November 24.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Washington Airways Corporation
Amelia Earhart
Yost Selected President of Shenandoah Valley Dental Society
At the eighteenth annual Shenandoah Valley Dental Association meeting in Harrisonburg, Dr EB C Yost Winchester was unanimously elected president for the coming year. Other officers include Dr Dan O Via president elect, Dr W H Wunder treasurer, and Dr C B Grove secretary.
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Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
Harrisonburg
EB. C. Yost
Dan O. Via
Charlottesville
W.H. Wunder
Woodstock
C. 8. Grove
Strasburg
Virginia Dental Association
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Guy R. Harrison
Richmond
Clyde Nelson
L. D. Caulk Company
Milford
Del
A. Y. Russell
Baltimore
C. W. Beauchamp
W. A. Daniel
Berryville
R. B. Snapp
R. R. Sartelle
C. B. Harlee
Nelson
Richard E. B
Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh Hotel
Harriso
J. W. Morrison
Ralph B. Snapp
C. B. Harloe
Funeral Services Held For Boy Hart Falling Off Horse
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Gore Virginia for Orville Marple who died from injuries after falling from a horse. The Bethel Southern Methodist Church was the site of the service conducted by Rev. C. H. Anderson. A large crowd attended as six schoolmates carried flowers to the grave and four cousins served as pallbearers.
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Ruth Carpenter
Audrey Hix
Esther
Lucille Cooper
Eva
Esther Whitacre
Paul
Lyle
Melvin Spaid
Cecil Whitacre
Parachute Rescue After Air Mail Plane Crashes Near Shelby
Dick Merrill, an air mail pilot, bailed out at 5000 feet when fog left his plane with empty fuel 22 miles north of Shelby North Carolina. He landed near a farm house unharmed. the wrecked plane and undamaged mail were found nearby.
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Associated Press
Shelby
N. C
Dick Merrill
Air Mail
Keep Your Youth Laundry Service Ad
Winchester Steam Laundry invites readers to send laundry and calls for contact at 28 or 29. Advert appears with service notice and schedule hints.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
B. and C. Bread Ad Teases Taste Test
An old advertisement invites readers to try B. and C. Bread with a taste test challenge. The snippet touts the product as the best and uses a catchy slogan to attract customers.
Thomas A Brown farmer dies of pneumonia in Frederick County
Thomas A Brown a longtime farmer in eastern Frederick County died at his home near Greenwood at 3 PM Monday after a two week illness from pneumonia He was 63 native of Hardy County West Virginia born April 17 1868 He came to Frederick County about 30 years ago and built a sizable farming career Survived by a widow three sons Leonard Virgil and Gilbert two daughters Goldie and Mary two brothers William and Edward a sister Mrs Florence Bean and a granddaughter Charlotte Marie Brown Funeral at Church of the Sacred Heart with high mass by Rev Father Robert E Hannon Pallbearers listed Relatives meet at the house at 9 30 AM to proceed to the church
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Thomas A. Brown
Frederick County
Greenwood
Mr. Brown
Hardy County
W. Va
Hardy
Tillie Ebersole
Matthew Ebersole
Leonard Brown
Winchester
Virgil Brown
Lenore
Gilbert Brown
Goldie Brown
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Mary Brown
William and
Edward Brown
Florence Bean
Fabius
Charlotte Marie Brown
Church of the Sacred Heart
Robert E. Hannon
James P
David Reardon
O.L. Jamison
Joseph Sullivan
Stewart Grim
John Cole
Fruit Growers of Virginia Plan December Convention
The Virginia State Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting in Charlottesville December 2 3 and 4. Thomas B Byrd of Winchester to preside. The program includes orchard machinery exhibition and a Wednesday banquet with social events and a packed schedule of talks on pest control spray residues and peach moths.
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
Charlottesville
Campfield
Staunton
Thomas B. Byrd
Winchester
Edward Nininger
Roanoke
Chamber of Commerce
Sone Ping Engineering
R. D. Anthony
State College
Federal Farm Board and Cooperative Marketing of
Ralph Reese
Federal Farm Board
Hurt
Department of Isofaris Pnology
Peidmont Laboratory
Ay Department of Entomology
Winchester Saperateas
Wm. B. Alwood
Greenwood
Bureau of Entomology
Virginia
W. S. Hough
Department of Entomogoly
Winchester Laboratory
S. A. Wingard
Department of Plant Pathology
Voopot
Carl Swinson
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
F W. Hofman
Eee
V. P
Borah Law
Bureau of Eenouata Economies
E C. Auchter
Funeral Rites Held For Late Mrs. R. W. Carper
Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church Berryville for Mrs. Sarah Vorous Carper wife of Rice W. Carper of the Briggs area Clarke county who died Monday morning of heart trouble at age 46. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Survivors include husband Rice W Carper daughter Elizabeth and sons Jacob Thomas and Rice Jr and brothers John and Robert Vorous. Pallbearers were C B Levi Charles Levi William Levi William Lindsey Lee Clarke and T P Jolliffe.
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First Baptist Church
Berryville
Sarah Vorous Carper
Rice W. Carper
Briggs
Clarke County
L. A. Parker
Green Hill Cemetery
Carper
Rice
W. Carper
Elizabeth Carper
Jacob
Thomas and
Rice, Jr
John
Robert Vorous
C. B. Levi
Charles Levi
William Levi
William Lindsey
Lee Clarke
T. P. Jolliffe
University Man Seriously Hurt By Bomb Blast
W S Heidergott 55 a Purdue University instructor was seriously injured when a bomb exploded in his Lafayette garage. The blast wrecked the car and garage and shattered nearby windows. Police believe the device was timed to explode when the door opened. No motive established.
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Lafayette
Ind
W.S. Heidergott
Purdue University
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Doran Ritter
Hawkins
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Harrell Zirkle
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Riley
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Becker
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Charney
Morton
Kabosky
Belfore
Legger
Sargent
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E. B. Martin
DR. Yost
Head Valley Dental Society
Boy Hart
B. & C. Bread
Thomas A Brown
Fruit Growers OF
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R. W. Carper
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