Bishop Cannon quits meeting of clergy men
Roanoke dispatch reports Bishop James Cannon Jr. walked out of the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South after criticizing Presiding Bishop Edwin Mouton for alleged discourtesy. Cannon said the action reflected the church’s official treatment of visiting bishops and noted he would return to Washington that night.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
James Cannon, Jr
Edwin Mouton
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mouton
Virginia
Mouzon
Bishop Cannon
Arthur L. Hunter
Hardy Circuit
West Virginia
Lewis O. Rose
Goshen
Raymond E. Musser
Newport
Albert H. Shumate
Quantico
Board of Christian Literature
Baltimore Southern Methodist
B. Harmon
William H. Best
Lake Junaluska
Board of Lay Activities
Board of Trustees
Herman Wilson
Widow Lillian Beck Dies in Atlanta After Illness
Mrs. Lillian Beck, wife of Charles G. Beck of Atlanta, Ga., died early today after a short illness. She was born Lillian Bowly of Winchester and Frederick county, survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bowly, her husband, one sister Miss Mary Wood Bowly, and three brothers. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Monday at 4 PM with interment at Mount Hebron. Relatives plan to travel from Baltimore and Ohio for the service.
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George W. Bowley
West
Cork Street
Lillian Beck
Charles G. Beck
Atlanta
Beck
Lillian H. Bowly
Winchester
Frederick County
Southern Bell Telephone Company
State of Georgia
Old Grads of Navy Favor The Service Games
Annapolis news that graduates of 1881 at a golden reunion voted 18 to 1 for resuming athletic relations between army and naval schools. Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson abstained, citing his former post as superintendent. The class had 97 original members. 37 living members could attend. The jubilee began in Washington two days earlier.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Army
Naval
Henry B. Wilson
Naval Academy
Washington
Cardinals Leave For Athletics Lot In Jubilant Vein
The St. Louis Cardinals left by special train at noon for Philadelphia after their World Series win. Seventy extra Pullmans will carry fans to the city for game three against the Athletics Monday. Burleigh Grimes is considered likely to start the game.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Athletics
Gabby Street
Burleigh Grimes
Edison Faces Indigestion Spell at Home
Thomas A. Edison suffered a severe indigestion attack at his West Orange home late last night. He recovered this morning but there was no change in his general condition, according to his physician.
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Associated Press
West
Orange
N.J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Death of Front Royal Traveler Jack W. Moore
Jack W. Moore aged 52 of Front Royal died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness and major operation. He lived in Hagerstown for years and was a traveling salesman known across the Shenandoah Valley. Survived by wife Lucille Green, daughter Dorothy, parents Albert Moore, two sisters, and a brother. Remains taken to Charles Town for funeral at 2:30 pm from Presbyterian Church with interment in the family plot.
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Jack W. Moore
Front Royal
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Moore
Hagerstown
Shenandoah Valley
Lucille Green
Charles C. Green
Louisville
Albert Moore
Dorothy
Nannie Moore
Ben Laddis
Washington, D. C
Bert Moore
Charles Town
W. Va
E. D. Davis
E. B. Timberlake
Winchester
County Agent Outlines Work For Next Week
The home demonstration agent lists a busy week from Monday to Saturday. Activities include office work, presenting club work in schools, organizing 4-H clubs, fairview and whit acre club meetings, record submissions, county achievement day plans, clothing and garden records, a community canning bee for the Red Cross, and committee meetings at Mrs. F. B. Cadwallader’s home.
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M Ofs
Fairview
Whitacre
White Hall
Gore
Red Cross
Stephens City
Collings Widow Fails To Identify Two Detained Men
Mrs. Benjamin P. Collings failed to identify Dr. Leslie D. Ritchie and his son William of Stamford as the pirates who seized the Collings yacht on Long Island Sound, killed her husband, and abducted her. The men, detained in Daytona Beach, were released after the widow viewed them with an attorney present following their arrest two days ago.
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fila
Leslie D. Ritchie
William
Benjamin P. Collings
Collings
Long Island Sound
Stamford
Wanted good home for pair of black kittens
Pair of beautiful black kittens seek a good home. Call 41-1 for details.
Virginia WCTU closes Hampton session names officers
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Virginia wraps a record attendance session in Hampton and elects Mrs Howard M Hoge of Lincoln Loudoun county to a new term as president with other officers named. Winchester branch representatives attend and return home.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Virginia
Hampton
Alexandria
Howard M. Hoge
Lincoln
Loudoun County
Evelyn G. Peterson
Pamplin
Lillian A. Shepherd
Norrfolk
Cons
Weeklong Fair Weather Outlook for East Coast
The forecast calls for fair conditions across the North and Middle Atlantic regions most days. Expect showers Tuesday and rain Friday with temperatures near normal or above, though turning cooler toward the end of the week.
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The
Associated Press
North
Middle Atlantic
Public Sale Near Crums Church Clarke County
JOHn F MILLESON announces a public sale on Wednesday October 7 at 1 pm near Crums Church Clarke county. Items include 2 mules 20 cows 23 hogs 50 chickens and farming implements.
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Crums’ Church
Clarke County
Washington flagstaff dedication at Fort Loudoun event
Katherine Glass Greene recalls prior Braddock era ceremonies as Fort Loudoun alumnae present Mount Vernon flagstaff to Judge Williams for the George Washington Office Board. The address links Washington’s military and political legacies to the nation’s founding principles and the Fort Loudoun seminary heritage.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Braddock
Cork Streets
Katherine Glass Greene
Fort Loudoun
Colonial Dames of America
Virginia
Alexandria
Mary Spottswood Buchanan
Yorktown
Washington
Fort Loudoun Seminary
R. D. Johnston
Alabama
Mount Vernon Association
United States
Williams
Notice to Water Users and Rentals
Notice to water users prohibits lawn sprinkling from this date until further notice issued by the Water Committee. Also advertises a Modern Home near town for rent starting October 15 by J. H. Henry.
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J. H. Henry
Independent Fruit Co Seeks Buyers for Limited Apple Lots
Fruit grower alert from Independent Fruit Co George advertising limited quantity apples of all varieties for bulk purchase. Location noted as Washington Hotel Building with a date marker.
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Independent Fruit CO
George
Washington Hotel
Mrs Helen Smith Dies in Washington Hospital
Relatives in Winchester report the death of Mrs. Helen Smith at 8 30 am in Washington Hospital after a week long illness from complications. She was 39 born in Washington a musician and church worker leaves husband Harry Lee Smith and two sons Harry Lee and Allan Marshall Smith funeral from 1511 Lawrence Street Monday at 11 with relatives expected from the area.
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Winchester
Helen Smith
Harry Lee Smith
Pet Hospital
Washington, D
Mrs. Smith
William B. Potts
Messrs
Benj. H. Potts
Harry Potts
Mr. Smith
Benjamin H. Potts
Woodlawn Avenue
Lawrence Street
Two Are Slain By Gunmen In Roadhouse Attack
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on October 3 two gunmen opened fire at the Cornfield Inn roadhouse near Barnesville. Frank Segelia 41 and Catherine Mates 24 were killed while Frank Morrow 18 was seriously wounded. Police suspect roadhouse warfare amid regional rivalry among roadhouse operators.
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Associated Press
Tamaqua
Cornfield Inn
Barnesville
Frank Segelia
Catherine Mates
Frank Morrow
Byrd urges larger Red Cross drive in Virginia
Harry F. Byrd writes to the Winchester Red Cross committee urging a bigger membership to support ex service men drought relief education and unemployment programs. He backs Governor Pollard's slogan 100 000 members in Virginia for the Fiftieth Anniversary Roll Cal and expresses confidence Virginians will respond. Also notices four experienced coopers are wanted at Thomas D. Cather shop on North Market Street.
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Harry F. Byrd
Red Cross
Melvin Green
Red Cross Committee
Winchester
Green
Virginia
National Red Cross
Pollard
Commonwealth
Thomas D. Cather
North Market Street
Mill Opens for Custom Work at 208 E Pall Mall Street
Cider notice states the mill will operate on custom work at 208 East Pall Mall Street. Trier and Perry are listed in the notice. The date code 10 2 1p 2t appears in the fragment.
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E. Pall
Mall Street
Trier and Perry
Frederick county parents back clinic for child dental health
The Frederick County health initiative sees Dr. Parrott from the State Board of Health examine 28 of 56 schools, finding 1491 defective children among 1628 male students. He will visit each school, notify parents of needs and probable costs, then begin restorative work nationwide funding via local communities.
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Frederick County
Parrot
State Board of Health
Frederick Countians
Rainfall Exceeds Normal in Sept and Year to Date
Winchester Research Laboratory reports September 1931 rainfall at 2.95 inches, 0.71 inch above the monthly norm of 2.24. The January–September total reaches 31.40 inches, 4.72 inches above the 26.68-inch normal. October 1930 was notably dry with only 0.22 inch.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Cripple Clinic To Be Held Here Next Saturday
The District Nurse Association announces a cripple clinic next Saturday October 10 at their offices. An orthopedic surgeon from the University of Virginia hospital will lead examinations assisted by district nurses. Two sessions are scheduled from 9 30 a m to noon and from 2 to 3 30 p m for crippled persons especially youths with deformities to receive corrective guidance.
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District Nurse Association
University of Virginia
Japanese Air Raid Hits Chinese Barracks on Railway
Reuter's News Agency reported that Japanese planes bombed and destroyed Chinese barracks at Paishan-Chengtse on the Mukden-Hailung Railway after Chinese troops estimated at 6,000 fired on them. Casualties were estimated at 200.
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Associated Press
Changchun
Manchuria
Reuter
Paishan-Chengtse
Mukden-Hailung
Busy Bee offers all you can eat chicken dinner Sunday
Special Sunday deal at Busy Bee Restaurant promises an all you can eat chicken dinner on Sunday October 4. The notice backs the promotion with a boastful line about quality and includes a contact nudge to call for details. Winchester Steam Laundry marks its own small ad with service days listed.
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Busy Bee
Four Railroads for the East Seek Consolidation
Principal eastern railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to permit consolidation into four systems. The plan by Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and a fourth line envisions reconfiguring routes including dismemberment of the Wabash Seaboard and extending lines to several southern cities. The Sea board Airline Railway raises questions about its fate under the plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Commission
Wabash Seaboard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wedesboro
Durham
Elkland
N. C
Bristol
Tenna Va
Seaboard
Pan
Delaware and Hudson
Western Maryland Railway
Ann Arbor
Wabash Railway
Yee Peoria and Western
Norfolk and Western Railway
Gould
Ohio River
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kittens Seek Gentle Home From Local Society
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has two pretty black kittens seeking a good home. They are playful, gentle, and healthy and may be adopted together or separately by calling phone No. 41.
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The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Wanted Delicious Apples by Crate in Good Color
Wanted by Fred L. Glaize apples in crates with 25 percent good color. Deliver to the buyer seeking clean stock.
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Fred L. Glaize
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