Autopsy set in Stephens City death case
Joseph Strode of Stephens City died after a paralysis stroke at home. Autopsy ordered by Burr Harrison to determine if death was violent. C N Hampton is jailed awaiting coroner's verdict after a prior street fight. Strode had recent illness and rumored broken nose. survivors include spouse Beulah Ridings Strode and six children.
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Burr P. Harrison
Hampton
Eght
Strode
Gervis Lemley
Stephens City
J. W. Newcome
Katie Hurst
Lawrence Gregory
Helen Strode
Manassas
H. B. Beavers
Frank Strode
Edna Funkhouser
Winchester
Roger Strode
Boyce
Clarke County
Parke Strode
Frederick County
Mary Leach
Nineveh
Warren County
Annie Lewis
South Braddock Street
Friendship Fire Co Regular Meeting Set for Thursday
Friendship Fire Co holds its regular meeting Thursday at 8 o'clock with business of importance announced. Marion Anderson serves as secretary.
Scout Movement Endorsed by AFL Says Gompers
Samuel Gompers states the American Federation of Labor endorsed the Scout Movement twelve years ago and expresses hearty accord with that decision.
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American Federation of Labor
Scout Movement
Samuel Gompers
Elting and Weems Win Golf Championships
Mrs Elting defeats Frances Page to win the ladies title 10 9 and Donald Weems defeats his son John 10 9 to claim the men's championship. semifinals saw Elting 8 7 over J Victor Arthur and Page 1 up over Mary Miller.
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Young Weems
Clarke T. Cooper
Elting
Emma Ginn Baker
Arthur
H. D. Robinson
Miss Page
Miss Miller
Anne Brooke Kern
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Miss Baker
B. B. Dutton
Robinson
Ann Tucker McGuire
Virginia Boyd
Philip Williams
Cooper
W H. Bosserman, Jr
Miss Kern
Rosalie Nelson
B. M. Roszel
D. L. Weems
P. J. Marshall
E. C. Goss
J. P. Hayley
C. T. Cooper
W. Nelson Page
J. Weems
F. A. Read, Jr
D. Lb
Weems
W. H. Bosserman, Jr
L. D. Arnold
L. B. Sirbaugh
P. R. Fowle
E E Stone
W. N. Page
L. A. Pay
John Weems
H. R
Byrd Antarctic Ship Bear of Oakland in Tow for Engine Trouble
The Bear of Oakland, Byrd expedition flagship, reported distress off Frying Pan Shoals North Carolina and was towed by the Blanche after a Coast Guard plea. The Modoc moved to assist. Admiral Byrd was not aboard and details of the failure were not released.
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Bear
Oakland
North Carolina
Associated Press
Wilmington
N. C
Richard E. Byrd
Frying Pan Shoals
Stone Towing Company
Blanche
Coast Guard
Modoc
Oak Island
Southport
Admiral Byrd
Washington
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
The Sarah Zane Fire Company holds its regular meeting Friday night at 8 oclock. Lost case 3 inches square contains 2 diamonds and one chain. Liberal reward for return to F Amos Shryock.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
F. Amos Shryock
Sullivan farm sale set for Saturday near Winchester
The J. Jos. Sullivan farm of 206 acres located two miles east of Winchester on Berryville Turnpike will be sold at a Trustees Sale in front of the Court House at noon Saturday October 5th. A very desirable home.
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J. Jos. Sullivan
Winchester
Berryville
Court House
Bankrupt Sale At Salkin's Store Berryville Continues
Salkin's Store Berryville will hold a bankruptcy sale continued Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Loring C. Kackley is Trustee.
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Salkin’s
Berryville
Loring C. Kackley
Achievement Day set at Christ Church chapel
The annual home demonstration and 4 H club Achievement Day will be held in Christ Episcopal Church chapel on West Boscawen Street Saturday October 28 at 10 30 am. Exhibits include canning vegetables fruits garden products clothing poultry and group displays with ribbons for top entries and a championship prize for the largest number of high honor ribbons.
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Chapel of Christ Episcopal Church
West Boscawen Street
Elizabeth Farrar
Life Saving Medals Urged For Three Clarke Boys
Berryville Boy Scouts Jack Russell Joseph Harris and Grayson Her of Troop No 1 are recommended to the Carnegie Foundation by the Berryville Chamber of Commerce for saving Austin Riley 12 who couldn't swim and sank at a Clarke County pool last summer Sponseller dived to aid then Russell and Harris joined to form a loop and lift the youth to the surface Artificial respiration by the trio revived Riley Rev T Carter Page heads the Chamber committee pursuing the Carnegie Foundation recognition.
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Berryville
Carnegie Foundation
Riler
Chicken Supper Tonight at Baptist Church
A Baptist Church hosts a chicken supper tonight from 5 to 8 p m. Tickets priced at 50 cents for adults and 1 for children. Proceeds support church activities.
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Baptist Church
Guardsmen Sent Into Saline County Mine Zone In Illinois
National Guard troops were sent into Saline County after picketing miners at a 15 mile front allegedly wounded a score or more. The strike involved Peabody Mine No. 43 with power lines cut and a Big Four rail bridge blown up near the mine. Several buildings were destroyed by dynamite and clashes with authorities continued into Pittsburgh area.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
National Guard
Saline County
Robert W. Davis
Peabody Mine No. 43
Slow
Eldorado
Apple Baking Plant To Reopen In Waynesboro
The Richmond Apple Corporation's Waynesboro plant will reopen this week after months closed due to a York Imperial apple shortage. Manager James Craig says former employees receive preference and local workers will fill remaining jobs as orders backlog, with orchards nearby supplying the preferred variety.
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Waynesboro
Richmond Apple Corporation
James Craig
York Imperial
Square Dance At Rouse Park This Evening and Saturday
The regular square dance will be held this evening in the park pavilion starting at 9 o clock with J R Jenkins and his music. Another dance is planned for Saturday night at eight.
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Park Pavilion
J R. Jenkins
Shredded Cocoanut at Pure Food Store
Shredded cocoanut offered at 19 cents per pound in a Pure Food Store advertisement item. The brief listing highlights a low price for a pantry staple.
Fingerprint System Helps Capture Escaped Convict
Winchester police under Sergeant Funk credited with fingerprinting since a year ago leading to Carl Johnson alias P M Carpenter alias Russell Johnson an escaped Tennessee convict being held for extradition. Johnson arrested for drunkenness now faces Tennessee return. fingerprints sent to Washington and Tennessee authorities notified.
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Carl Johnson
P. M. Carpenter
Russell Johnson
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Blountsville
Tenn
Johnson
Winchester
Sergt
Francis M. Punk
Funk
United States
Washington
Donald L. Weems
Department of ‘Justice
Tennessee
Department of Justice
Ct Federal Department of Jusce
Painting Presented to Library by Winchester Society
Invitations issued for the Burtis Baker painting The People of Winchester Appealing to George Washington for Protection Against the Indians at Handley Library 8 p m next Tuesday Oct 10 Prominent visitors include artist Baker and Powell C Minnierode Corcoran Gallery of Art director The unveiling marks the 178 year old appeal to Washington for protection.
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Winchester Historical Society
Burtis Baker
Winchester
George Washington
Handley Library
Common Council
Mr. Baker
Powell C. Minnierrode
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington
Executors Sale of John B. Myers Home on Purcell Avenue
Executors sale of the John B. Myers residence on Purcell Avenue in front of the Court House scheduled for noon on Saturday October 7. Sale details note the location and timing for potential bidders.
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John B. Myers
Purcell Avenue
Court House
Three Local Courts Rule in Gainesboro Hunting Case
Three courts processed the Myrton Farmer hunting case in Frederick County. He was fined $10 plus $11 costs and had his hunting license revoked for one year from conviction. The sequence involved magistrates Rinker and Tavenner and Circuit Judge Williams, with appeals and interlocking reports. The case hinges on fines, license status, and court costs, and remains unsettled pending payment of additional costs.
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Myrton Farmer
Gainesboro
Frederick County
F. W. Pingley
Pingley
Farmer
A. R. Rinker
A. J. Tavenner
Philip Williams
Circuit Court
Tavenner
Rinker
C. C Brannon
Tropical Gale From Key West Lashes Florida Coast
A tropical disturbance moved from Key West into the Atlantic, easing danger along Florida's lower east coast. The system prompted storm warnings while heavy rains hit the region, with two injuries in Miami and property damage elsewhere, as heat persisted in Southern California.
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Associated Press
Washington
Florida
Atlantic
Key West
California
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Glendale
Riverside
Utah
United States Weather Bureau
Gray
Miami
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
No Clues Are Obtained From Orchard Hand
State troopers report they have yet to obtain valuable information from Otis Shous a 22 year old orchard worker from near Winchester held in the county jail in connection with the unsolved death of Harry E Wilson a fruit salesman found burned and dying along the pike near Marlowe Shous driver of the red and green roadster seen crossing the toll bridge at Williamsport Md before Wilson was found is being questioned and will be held for a time No other developments are reported in the case Wilson died a few minutes after being found without saying anything
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Otis Shous
Winchester
Harry E. Wilson
Marlowe
Shous
Williamsport
Wilson
Lindberghs Hide in English Fog En Route to Wales
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh travel incognito by car from Southampton toward Salisbury and Cardiff after arriving from Stavanger Norway. They stay at a rural hotel with 45 guests overnight to avoid embassy notice amid heavy public and media inquiries.
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Associated Press
London
Charles A. Lindbergh
Salisbury
Bullish Fervor Cools In Market
In New York on October 5, bullish fervor cooled after a sharp rise, though most securities held much of yesterday’s gains. Sterling opened at 4.7318 dollars. Call money stood at three quarters of one percent.
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New York
Kelly and Wife Plead Not Guilty in Urschel Kidnapping
George Machine Gun Kelly and Kathryn Kelly pleaded not guilty to federal kidnapping charges over the abduction and ransom of oil millionaire Charles F. Urschel in Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
George
Kelly
Kathryn
Charles F. Urschel
Roy F. Loy Shows Some Improvement After Illness
Roy F. Loy prominent local livestock dealer shows slight improvement after three weeks of illness. He recently received treatment at Kelly Hospital in Baltimore and is recovering at his home at 319 Amherst Street.
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Roy F. Loy
Amherst Street
Loy
Kelly
Baltimore
It Pays To Walk Eyestrain Notice
A brief notice from Hodgson and Brown states it costs nothing to investigate eye strain and related symptoms such as headaches and blurred vision. It emphasizes seeking evaluation for eye health.
Washingtons Open Gate in Rain Delayed World Series Opener
Washington fans gathered at Griffith Stadium as rain delayed game three of the World Series. The crowd of about 20 000 braved drizzle while President Roosevelt planned to attend, and Washington won 4 to 0 with Cronin and Goslin among the lineup. Giants led series after two games in New York.
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Sun
Capital
Griffith Stadium
Washington
Senators
Giants
E. M.landis
Baseball
New York
United States
Joe Cronin
Roosevelt
New York Giants
Moore
Crutz
Terry
Ott
Davis
Jackson
Mancuso
Ryan
Fitzsimmons
Washington Senators
Myer
Goslin
Manusna
Cronin
Schulte
Kubel
Bluege
Sewell
Whitehill
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