Hunting Season Closing Urged in 25 Counties
Major A Willis Robertson announces public hearings in Winchester Warrenton Staunton and Woodstock for December 6 hunting closure in 25 northern Virginia counties due to a severe drought reducing game and feed. Surplus closures may follow after hearings with waterfowl turkeys and grouse exempt in Shenandoah county and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Willis Robertson
Game and Inland Fisheries
Inchester
Virginia
Commission
Winchester
Warrenton
Staunton
Woodstock
Maj. Robertson
Shenandoah
Eny
Shenandoah Valley
Northernirginia
Montgomery
Roanoke
Botetourt
Bedford
Rockbridge
Amherst
Nelson
Allegheny
Craig
Arlington
Clarke
Culpeper
Fairfax
Fauquier
Frederick, Greene
Loudoun
Madison
Orange
Page
Prince William
Rappahannock
Rockingham
Warren
Hunting License Fine In County Court
T. F. Reid was fined $10 and costs totaling $14.25 by County Magistrate A. J. Tavenner after arrest by Game Warden F. W. Pingley for hunting without a license. Reid must purchase a license and the license is forfeited due to the game law violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Reid
A. J. Tavenner
F. W. Pingley
Reid
Apple Markets Shipments and prices for week ending November 8 1930
Shipments from New York to British ports for the week ending November 8 1930 show Liverpool 14170 barrels 10045 boxes 1838 baskets, London 8810 barrels 20054 baskets, Southampton 1838 barrels 13072 baskets, Glasgow 3295 barrels 8988 baskets total 28113 barrels 52159 baskets. Cooper Harnden Liverpool reports bulk cargoes Adriatic and Scythia in good condition with strong demand. fruit prices for Yorks 21/0 to 29/6 at 5.04 to 7.08 dollars per carton equivalents and names of other varieties with price ranges.
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New York
Exs
Bskts
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Veritable Triumphs in Bread Excellence and Appetite
A brief note on B. and C. Bread's famed quality and the appetite it inspires among discerning customers. The piece highlights exceptional taste and the bakery's dedication to craftsmanship.
Drunken Driver Sentenced After Gore Collision
Walter Gordon of Redbud Virginia pleaded guilty in toagistrate court to driving while intoxicated after striking four cars near Gore. Judge A J Tavenner sentenced him to six months in jail and fined 100 dollars plus costs for damaging three Sharp Sales Company vehicles and his own wrecked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tavenner
Toagistrate
Walter Gordon
Redbud
Oakland
Hupmobile
Oldsmobile
Father jailed for defying compulsory school law
Culpeper Virginia November 13. Tom Hand Sr a member of a prominent Rappahannock County family was jailed for contempt after refusing to pay a $15 fine for not sending his 13 year old son Tom Jr to school. Hand said the boy helps at home and he would not obey the compulsory education law. The case was moved to Circuit Court where Judge A T Browning presided. The boy remains out of school and Hand remains in jail as officers reject offers to pay the fine.
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Culpeper
Tom, Jr
Charles &. Reams
Juvenile and Vie Relations Court
Tom Hand
Rappahannock County
Circuit Court
A. T. Browning
Orange
Hand
Browning
Culpeper High School
Dry Bureau Deliberates Sale of Grape Mixture
Attorney General Mitchell said the Justice Department has not changed its stance on fruit juices since 1926 and is studying the sale of grape concentrate capable of fermentation. He backs Prohibition Director Woodcock’s plan to add 500 officers, awaiting House budget committee approval.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mitchell
Prohibition
Woodcock
Justice Department
Department
Supreme Court
Budget Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
The Chinese Effort in Conflict Ends Without Final Victory
The piece notes ongoing campaigns and repeated efforts labeled as wars of elimination by China, yet remains without a decisive final outcome. It emphasizes endurance and persistent campaigns across successive conflicts without reaching a conclusive end.
Deluded banker slays children and then self
R. R. W. Playford a 55 year old Uniontown banker and lawyer shot his three daughters Nancy 13 Margaret 10 and Pauline 9 then killed himself Mrs Playford 45 fatally wounded likely escaped death. The tragedy followed Playford voicing fear of going insane from business worries and poverty reports indicate wealth despite his fears.
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Associated Press
R. R. W. Playford
Uniontown
Nancy
Margaret
Pauline
Baltimore
R. W. Playford
Yates Stirling
Navy
Nancy Stirling
Archibald Stirling
Playford
Charles
Late Dr. Martin To Be Buried In Mt. Hebron Here
The funeral for Dr. E. Blake Martin 53 Romney West Virginia who died Tuesday night of septic pneumonia after surgery will be held in Romney and then moved to Winchester where he will be interred in Mount Hebron Cemetery. The Romney Masons request Hiram Lodge join in the grave service and local Masons will attend. The funeral party is expected to arrive in Winchester about 3 30 Saturday afternoon. Dr. Martin was the son of Mrs George Martin of Nain and his father died months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blake Martin
Romney
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Cumberland
Masonic Lodge
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Romney Lodge of Masons
Hiram Lodge
Dr. Martin
George Martin
Nain
Martin
Demand Strong for Virginia Apples in Liverpol Auction Market
Virginia fruit demand was good and active on the Liverpol market via the Adriatic and Scy thia with Cooper Harnden reports. Yorks ranged from 5.04 to 7.08 dollars, Ben Davis 4.80 to 5.52, Winesaps 5.28 to 6.24, Staymans 5.04 to 6.12, Black Twig 5.28 to 6.00, and Ganos 4.80 to 6.12 per barrel or box totals for British ports ending November 8 reached 28,113 barrels and 52,159 boxes.
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G. R. Cooper
Harnden & Company
Liverpool
Adriatic
Scythia
Yorks
Ben Davis
APPLE
England
Scotland
Virginia
Liverpol
Eng
Cooper, Harnden and Company
Winesaps
New York
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Reverend Crim Attends Ernstown Presbyterian Series
The Rev. Harry M. Crim of Strasburg preaches each evening this week at Ernstown Presbyterian Church. Evening services begin at 5:45 PM with preaching at 8 PM. Mr. W. W. Withers of the American LaFrance Truck Company visits on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Crim
Strasburg
Presbyterian Church
Ernstown
W. W. Withers
la France Truck Company
Silica Company Files Record of an Assignment
The Eastern Silica and Chemical Corporation filed an assignment in Dmame County Circuit Court. Trustee David H. Sencindiver takes control as 53 creditors are listed with total debts of 118953.53. The board moved after a October 29 fire near Gore that crippled operations, aiming to treat nearly all creditors equally except labor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Mame
Eastern Silica and Chemical Corporation
John Ff. Penrose
David H. Senciadiver
Gore
David H. Sencindiver
John F. Penrose
Cee Pee Aa Pee Ee Ia
C C Anderson Dies in Philadelphia Railroad Yards
Word has been received of the accidental death of Oscar C. Anderson of Philadelphia, a son in law of Mrs. Marona Neville of East Germain street. He had worked as a flagman in Philadelphia railroad yards. Funeral is set for 2 PM Saturday in Philadelphia with interment likely in Harrisburg. He is survived by a widow formerly Miss Aliie Neville and a step daughter Miss Lucille Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar C. Anderson
Philadelphia
Marona G. Neville
East Germain Street
Mr. Anderson
Aliie Neville
Neville
Charles E
Funeral Rites In Upperville For Dr Rinker
Dr C F Rinker longtime Upperville physician and Mason dies after brief illness in his home. Last rites were held at Upperville Episcopal Church with interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery. Survived by widow one daughter Mrs Mann of Granite Md and three sons Edward Buena Vista Va Dr Fred Norfolk and Fenton at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upperville
Upperville Episcopal Church
C. F. Rinker
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Patmos Lodge
Rinker
Notice Legionnaires Meeting at George Washington Hotel
The regular meeting of the Legionnaires is scheduled for tomorrow Friday at 12.30 at the George Washington Hotel. All Legionnaires are urged to attend. Ip-It POST COMMANDER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
Rotary Leader Arthur Chadwick to Speak at George Washington Meeting
Arthur Chadwick of London a Rotary International director and publicity expert will address a large Rotary club gathering at the George Washington Hotel Friday at 7 30 p m Dinner will be served Fourteen delegates from Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia are invited Chadwick founded Amalgamated Publicity Services Ltd and is known for postal publicity He has held multiple Rotary and advertising leadership roles in Britain and abroad born in Liverpool in 1875.
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Arthur Chadwick
London
Eng
Rotary International
Amalgamated Publicity Services, Ltd
Rotary
George Washington Hotel
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Chadwick
Europe
Great Britain
Rotary Club of
Rotary International Association For
Great Britain and Ireland
International Board of Directors
Chicago
British Direct Mail Advertising Association
Business Research and Management Association of Great Britain
Incorporated Sales Managers’ Association
United Kingdom
London Chamber of Commerce
American and
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Pneumonia Claims Mrs. Carter of Warrenton
Mrs. Mary Randolph Hicks Carter widow of F. Scott Carter died at her Warrenton home after a brief pneumonia illness. She was active socially, choir member at St James Church and charter Warrenton Hunt member. Survived by two children Randolph Hicks Carter and Mrs. Robert G Johnston, plus siblings. Funeral held at St James' Church this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Randolph Hicks Carter
F. Scott Carter
Warrenton
R. I. Hicks
Nannie Randolph Hicks
St. James’ Church
Baltimore
Robert G. Johnston
Washington
Randolph Hicks
New York
Misses Landon
Bessie Hicks
John R. Hicks
U. S. A. Medical Corps
France
Peter Pan at Colonial Theatre Delivers Evening Show
The Colonial Theatre hosts a Peter Pan performance on Saturday November 15 with showtimes from 11 to 7 and a 1p-71 style entry window, inviting audiences to a classic tale on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Sat
Salesman slays woman then kills himself in Jealous rage
Lee Grimm a 40 year old hardware salesman returned to the scene of a fatal shooting in Wheeling West Virginia and fatally shot Mrs Ella B Downing after a quarrel at her home then killed himself a wire tapping device was found in his pocket investigators said the tragedy was sparked by infatuation and jealousy leaving a widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Lee Grimm
Grimm
Ella B. Downing
Downing
Agitators Blamed for Peru Mine Disorders
In Cerro De Pasco workers rioted under radical organizers. Fifteen men including Americans John W. Chapman of Chicago and E. L. Tripary were killed while 12 more rioters died in gunfire as martial law spread from Juin and Lima. American and British refugees hurried toward Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Cerro de Pasco
Department of Junin
Malpaso
John W. Chapman
Chicago
E. L. Tripary
Hockman Receives Suspended Sentence in Illegal Sale Case
John Hockman of this city was given a six month suspended jail term by Judge Donald L. Weems for selling a washing machine with a legally recorded lien. The Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation held the lien. Hockman allegedly sold the machine to Jesse Cammer after selling Valley Cleaners plant. Cammer purchased in good faith and bears no responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hockman
Donald L. Weems
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
Hockman
Jesse Cammer
Valley Cleaners
Cammer
Man and Wife Held for Abandoning Babe in York
Baltimore dispatch reports Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Webb of Catonsville were held on $1,000 bonds after York County police charged them with abandoning their ten day old son. The infant, found with a wrist sticker bearing Webb’s name, was hospitalized in York with exposure. Webb admitted abandonment. wife denied knowledge of the act.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Joseph M. Webb
Catonsville
York Couinty
York
Webb
Pennsylvania
York Hospital
Investment Bank Smith Brothers Suspended for Insolvency
New York November 13 Smith Brothers and Company investment bankers announced voluntary liquidation and were suspended by the Philadelphia stock exchange for insolvency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Smith Brothers and Company
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Dr Glass Heads Winchester Kiwanis for 1931
At a regular Kiwanis luncheon in the George Washington Hotel Winchester Dr Robert McC Glass was chosen as president for 1931 and Dr George G Snarr as vice president. Andrew Bell will serve a ninth term as secretary and Clark M Smith begins a fifth term as treasurer with D Edward Stultz named district trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington
Robert McC. Glass
George G. Snarr
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Clark M. Smith
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
D. Edward Stultz
Kiwanis
Northern Virginia Power Company
Roy Cather
Wendell Gode
Lawrence Hollis
H. S. Pifer
Ray Robinson
F. Amos Shryock
Ansel
Martinsburg
Virginians
Martinsburg High School
Handley High School
Former festival queen stars in Flying High in Richmond
Miss Mathews a Shenandoah Blossom Festival veteran from Winchester leads a George White musical on tour with Flying High. She trained at West Virginia University Morgantown and rose to Broadway acclaim. The company opens at Wells Theatre Richmond November 26 and 27 then Norfolk November 28 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Joene
Charles Coleman
York
Winchester
George White
Morgantown
New York
Miss Matthews
Flying High
Robert Dunn Property to be Sold at Court House Noon
The Robert Dunn property will be offered for sale in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday November 15. The tract comprises four acres of land with a comfortable residence located near Burnt Factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Burnt Factory
Colonial Theatre Showing Transforms Night Into Hope
A brief note from the Colonial Theatre announces a Saturday program on November 15 designed to lift spirits. The line "I want him to have an easier time than I had" underscores the evening's hopeful intent and community resilience.
Hunting Season Opens November Fifteenth In This County
Game Warden FP W Pingley outlines the general hunt from sunrise on November 15 with daily limits of two wild turkeys four ruffed grouse fifteen quail and ten rabbits. The season runs to December 31 but may close early due to fires or scarcity. Trapping rules apply, licenses and buttons required, and landowner consent needed for trapping off personal land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. W. Pingley
Game Commission
Commission
F. W. Pngley
Byrd Expedition Faces 110000 Debt After Antarctic Odyssey
Admiral Byrd explains the Antarctic expedition is $110,000 in debt and must be cleared before future plans. He notes daily debt calls from fellow explorers and poor movie returns. Scientific results will be published in four volumes within a year by a twelve member committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
South Pole
President Hover's Thanksgiving Turkey Sought Near Hagerstown
The Associated Press reports on November 13 that President and Mrs. Hover’s Thanksgiving dinner was being sought in woods near Hagerstown. Lawrence Richey, secretary to the President, took a gun to the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club preserves to bring back two birds for the White House table. Richey previously supplied a 20 pound wild turkey last Thanksgiving.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hover
Hagerstown
Lawrence Richey
Woodmont
Children Hurt In Unusual Way at Kelly's Bridge School
Seven children were injured at a country school near Kelly's Bridge when a tree stump blown by contractors crashed through the roof. Two may die from the injuries. The incident occurred at Stronton Ohio on November 13.
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Associated Press
Stronton
Kelly’s Bridge
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B. & C. Bread
Son
Dry Bureau
Sterling
Mt. Hebron
Virginia Fruit
Silica Company
Eastern Silica and Chemical Corp
C. C. Anderson
Legionnaires
MR. Chadwick
Rotary Club
Babe
DR. Glass
Kiwanis Club
Mary Jo Matthews
Robert Dunn
This County
Pingley
Antarctic
Hants
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