Office Fire Destroys Richards Records at 110 South Main
A late night blaze gutted the office of fruit buyer Boyd R. Richards at 110 South Main, destroying about 1500 in records and equipment. The building, owned by Farmers, was insured. officials suspect a front room fire started near stored papers and may have involved a dropped ember. Fire occurred after doors were left locked, with an early sighting from L B Eater’s office on Rouss Avenue.
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Boyd R. Richards
South Main Street
Loss
Richards
Florida
D. P. Pierce
Messrs
Pierce
L. B.eater
Rouss Avenue
Baseball Tourists Triumph 14-0 Over Nippon All-Stars
Toyama crowds of 18 000 watched America's barnstorming team beat the Nippon All-Stars 14 to 0 with home runs from Babe Ruth Earl Whitehill and Jimmy Foxx. The report notes cold weather and a personal reflection about late season flowers surviving frost.
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Toyama
Japan
America
Nippon All-Stars
Babe Ruth
Earl Whitehill
Jimmy Foxx
Frederick County Board weighs two road projects
The Frederick county Board of Supervisors approved seeking West Virginia agreement on a proposed cross border highway from Siler to the state line and authorized a $4,500 grant from FERA funds to cut cedars. A Gainesboro district mass meeting petition urged funding to grade and surface Route No. 7, the North Frederick Road, to boost trade for farms and local industries.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Highway Commission
West Virginia
West Virginia Line
Howard's Chapel
Siler
Bloomery
Bloomery Gap
W. Va
State Highway Commission
Richmond
Winchester
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
C. I. Brumback
P. H. Gold
W. H. Brammer
E. W. Adams
C. M. Rosenberger
B. P. Harrison
R. A Smith
Lee M. Whitacre
Harry L. McCann
G. P. Bozel
Mountain Falls Bus Protest Ends In Accord
A Frederick County school dispute over closing thirteen one room schools led Mountain Falls residents to withhold sending pupils to Mountain View in Rosenberger. After talks the issue was ironed out with mutual satisfaction and plans to reassign Mountain Falls students discussed, as the board weighed options to place pupils in suitable classes.
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Frederick County
Mountain Falls
Mountain View School
Rosenberger
Hayfield
Ribibin View
Montain View School
Police School Session Opens in Richmond
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis spends the week at the Virginia State Police School in Richmond. Police chiefs and officers from across the state attend to receive instruction from criminology experts. The school, begun several years ago, has been valuable to state law enforcement.
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C. W. Hollis
Richmond
Virginia State Police School
Free Square Dance Wednesday Night at Owl's Hall
Public notice of a square dance event at Owl's Hall on Wednesday evening with a call time and contact for Winchester Steam Laundry. Includes a laundry service ad reference and end-of-day timing notes.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Negro Injured In Auto Mishap At Park
Sam Bannister of this city was injured Sunday afternoon while attending a semi pro football game at Park field. His leg was broken but his condition was described as satisfactory. Police said the accident was unavoidable and no charges were filed. Bannister stepped in front of a car driven by Hunter M. Bowman of Washington as he walked toward the gate. Spectators said he rolled after impact and at first condition seemed critical.
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Sam Bannister
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Park Field
Bannister
Hunter M. Bowman
Washington
Mexican Widow Slain by Religious Fanatics in Acajete
Federal troops were sent to Acajete to investigate the brutal slaying of Senora Micaela Castillo a widow who supported the government plan for socialist education. Officials say she was dragged from her home along with her daughter and two servants then shot stabbed and beaten before her body was burned in the town center.
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Puebla
Mexico
Acajete
Governar
Senora Micaela Castillo
Senora Castillo
Severley
Miss Mary Ann Albin Slightly Hurt In Auto Crash
Miss Mary Ann Albin of this city received slight injuries in an auto accident this afternoon and required first aid at Memorial Hospital before being discharged. The details were not available at the hospital, but she was reported to have been thrown against the dashboard or wheel.
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Mary Ann Albin
Memorial Hospital
Miss Albin
Cutting Appears Reelected From New Mexico
Santa Fe reports Senator Bronson Cutting, Republican independent, leading Dennis Chavez by 1 292 votes for the six year Senate seat as 20 counties report complete results. Chavez has 74 370 votes. remaining precincts from last year show 16 votes.
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Santa FE
Bronson Cutting
Dennis Chavez
Senate
New Mexico
P . Chavez
State Auditor Seeks 25 More Auditors for Virginia Towns
Richmond Va Nov 13 State Auditor L McCarthy Downs asked Governor Peery to authorize a staff of 25 auditors to audit Virginia towns and install modern accounting systems The move aims to extend auditing beyond cities and counties where town audits have been rare and often done by private firms.
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Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Peery
Virginia
All Women's Clubs To Meet Wednesday
The combined women's clubs of the city will meet at the George Washington hotel Wednesday afternoon at four. The program includes a picture illustrating Federal Housing goals. Mrs H Clay DeGrange hopes presidents and chairmen will attend and act as hostesses. Tea follows the viewing.
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George Washington
H. Clay DeGrange
Federal Housing Commison
Three Burned In Plane Crash Are Identified
RITZVILLE Washington November 13 Positive identification of three aviators burned to death when their ship crashed near here yesterday was announced by Sheriff Melvin Oestreich. The fliers were Arthur L Branin Emil Akers and Earl R Akers. The identification was made by William Branin of Wenatchee a relative of Arthur. None of the men was a licensed pilot.
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Ritzville
Wash
Here
Arthur L. Branin
Emil Akers
Earl R. Akers
Melvin Oestreich
Illiam Branin
Wenateer
Arthur
Akers
Barnheriff Oestreich
Brandeis Marks 78th Birthday Among Greetings
United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis spent his 78th birthday working hard, receiving many congratulatory messages and friends. Known as a liberal, he has remained at his post despite eligibility to retire since age 70.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Coz
Justice Brandeis
Weirton Steel Rests Its Case in Federal Court
Wilmington Del November 13 The Weirton Steel Company rested its case in federal court and government attorneys opened the rebuttal in support of the government petition for an injunction to prevent the company from interfering in the employer’s selection of collective bargaining representatives.
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Wilmington
Del
Weirton Steel Company
Rickenbacker Sets Record Flight From New York To Miami
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker flies the 14 passenger Florida flyer on a dawn to dusk round trip from New York to Miami and back. He stops at Washington Richmond Raleigh Charleston and Jacksonville, with a record transcontinental time of 12 hours 3 minutes 50 seconds to Newark last Thursday. He carries 14 passengers including newspaper men despite head winds.
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Miami
Fila
Newark
Eddie Rickenbacker
Florida Flyer
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
New York
Rickenbacker
Washington
Richmond
Raleigh
Charleston
D. C
Burbank
Cal
Veterans observe Armistice Day in town parade and services
Three groups of veterans joined the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Armistice Day observances. A parade from City Hall marched to the Court House with 250 units, followed by a memorial service at Christ Episcopal Church and an Army Navy dinner at the George Washington Hotel.
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American Legion
Poe
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Winchester
Handley High School
Cameron Street
City Hall
Court House
North Loudoun Street
France
Robert Y. Conrad
Harry W. Butler
A. Lee Cobb
Winchester Post
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Nelson
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Red Cross
God
Prince of Peace
Jesus Christ
Nurton and
Mitchell
George Washington
Louis
OH PROFESSOR Middletown High School Play
Middletown High School presents Oh Professor on November 13 and 14 at 8 p m Admission 20 and 30 cents Funds raised support blankets comforts and undergarments from Moling and Catherine’s storefront listing in the notice
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Middletown High School
Moling & Cather’s
Liberal trend in loan policy etched by Diggs
M. R. Diggs executive assistant of the Comptroller of the Currency told 300 Shenandoah Valley bankers at the Virginia Clearing House annual meeting in Luray that the Washington Administration would pursue a more liberal stance on bank loans. He said slow sound loans would no longer be frowned upon and that collateral requirements and off charging would ease to aid business recovery.
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The
Star
Luray
Washington
M. R. Diggs
Shenandoah Valley
Northern Virginia
Virginia Clearing House Association
Mimslyn
Diggs
Comptroller of the Currency
Eesers
Barksdale
Federal Housing Administration
Distress Bois Rose Trapped Off Newfoundland
The French trawler Bois Rose reached St John s Newfoundland under her own power after distress signals were sent. Mackay Radio reported the liner Washington intercepted the call requesting immediate assistance ten miles off Cape Spear.
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ST. John's
N.F
Newfoundland
New York
Mackay Radio
Washington
Cape Spear
Home Loan Applications Suspended by Federal Agency
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation announced that processing of new loan applications will be suspended until further notice due to concern over potential depletion of funds.
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Washington
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
City Council Meets Tonight To Discuss Quorum
A regular City Council meeting is called for tonight after last Tuesday’s session was postponed due to lack of a quorum. Citizens await agenda items and potential votes on local matters.
Marriage license issued to Lee M Cook and Lena V Johnson
Lee M Cook and Lena V Johnson, colored, received a marriage license Monday from the county clerk. Cook resides in Frederick County at Clearbrook. Johnson is from Gerrards Town. fruits and prices from Pure Food Store listed in the page clipping.
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Lee M. Cook
Lena V. Johnson
Lee Cook
Freerick County
Clearbrook
Lena Johnson
Gerrardstown
Virginia Ready to Give Rights for Shenandoah Great Smoky Parkway
Secretary Ickes approved the route for the Shenandoah Great Smoky Parkway extending 400 miles. The National Park Service will rush surveys with the Federal Bureau of Roads as crews reach Roanoke, VA. States Virginia and North Carolina must secure 1,000 foot rights of way before certification. Tennessee favored a different southern route via Blowing Rock but the southern segment was approved yesterday.
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Washington
Shenandoah Great. Smoky Parkway
Ickes
National Park Service
Federal Bureau of Roads
Park Service
Roanokea
Virginia
North Carolina
Shenandoah National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee
Ae Rock
N. C
Cherokee
Mount Mitchell
Craggy Ranges
Mount Pisgah
Blowing Rock
Moskey
World News At A Glance Highlights Across Cities
A digest of brief world and domestic items. An explosion in Boston kills one and damages 175000 dollars worth of property. In Los Angeles seven die from blasting powder. Weirton Steel seeks injunctive relief over union representation. Borah accuses Virginia relief funds of waste. Insull fraud trial gains testimony from business leaders. Eddie Rickenbacker completes a dusk flight to Jacksonville. Halifax reports tanker Boise Rose in distress off Newfoundland. London endures first fog of winter. Cantonese forces claim 30000 Communists near Shinchow. Paris pledges to defend democracy against dictatorship. Belgian ambassador to the U.S. appointed. Ecuador’s Guillermo Ramos resigns as president of the Chamber of Deputies.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilmington
Del
Weirton Steel Company
Washington
Borah
Virginia
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Eddie Rickenbacker
New York
Miami
Halifax
Newfoundland
London
England
Scotland
Hong Kong
Paris
Pierre Flandin
Parliament
Brussels
Robert van der Staeten Ponthez
United States
Quito
Ecuador
Guillermo Ramos
Chamber of Deputies
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Gainesboro
Warren County
Front Royal
Negro
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Oscar H. Robson
Cutting
Judge Brandeis
Weirton Steel
New Jersey
Admiral Nulton
General Mitchell
Auxiliary
National
Valley Bankers
Mimsyla Hotel
Page County
Federal Housing
C. C. Lauderback
Staunton
Conrad
Cook-Jackson
Pure Food Store
Federal Highway Bureau
World News
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