Timberville Youth Honored At Roanoke College Choir Lead
Luther Ballentine of Timberville named to head the Roanoke College choir for the year. Other officers include Nicholas LaCarrubba of Brooklyn and Margaret Stevens of Roanoke. Ballentine leads campus activities as Clericas president and Y M C A cabinet member and is an honor student. The choir under Miss Jeanne Martin plans many concerts and trips with broadcasts on WDBJ Roanoke and possibly other stations.
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Salem
Luther Ballentine
A. W
Timberville
Roanoke College
Nicholas LaCarrubba
Brooklyn
N. Y
Margaret Stevens
Roanoke
Young Ballentine
Clericas
Xi Theta Chi
Jeanne Martin
WDBJ
Norfolk Jury Awards 5000 to Mrs Morrisette in Ship Boiler Death
A federal jury awarded Mrs Gladys Morrisette of Norfolk 5000 damages for the fatal scalding of her husband Charles Morrisette aboard the S S Cathlamet of the American West African line in April 1935 near New York. She sought 50000. The verdict against American West African Line Inc follows a two day trial.
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Norfolk
Federal District Court
Gladys Morrisette
Charles L. Morrisette
Cathlamet
New York
American West African Line, Inc
Leon T. Seawell
Morrisette
New York Harbor
Death trap of estate yields no new clues
Commonwealth's Attorney A N Wellford said no new clues emerged in the death trap investigation at the Brockenbrough estate entrance. The loaded shotgun set to trigger on a passing vehicle showed no fingerprints after examination. Residents, including Mrs James C Lamb, knew of no motive to harm the family.
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Warsaw
Commonwealth
A. N. Wellford
Richmond County
Howard B. Scott
Wellford
Scott
Brockenbrough
James C. Lamb
Gas attack at bank ends in seven officials required aid
Grand Avenue State Bank staff of seven officials and employees were closing daily business when seven tear gas bombs misfired. The gas caused choking and cries before firefighters in masks arrived. Executive VP W F Miller praised the gas as effective.
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Las
Grand Avenue State Bank
W. F. Miller
Fall From Roof Kills Worker At Franklin Farm
A 60 year old worker, Blizzard, died from injuries after a fall while roofing with several men. A Methodist, he lived with his brother in law and sister for the past 20 years near Franklin. Survived by one brother and four sisters, funeral services were held at the Bolton home with Rev. J. W. Seay, burial on the E. J. Wagner farm cemetery.
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W. W. Blizzard
Rae
Methodist Church
Franklin
H. Belton
Granville Blizzard
E. H. Rexrode
Fort Seybert
H. ©. Pope
Lillian Hevener
Broadway
H. Bolton
Brandywine
Bolton
J. W. Seay
E. J. Wagner
Gas Tax Parley Elects Joyner President
The eleventh annual North American gasoline tax conference in Richmond elected C. F. Joyner Jr Assistant Director of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles as president today. The meeting centered on tax policies and regional cooperation among states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
C. F. Joyner, Jr
Division of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
State Tax Officials Named for 1937 Convention
The article lists Joyner as secretary of the convention committee with H. P. Teatham as vice president and others including the Iowa state secretary and Walter Reddy from Michigan as director of the gasoline tax division. A. A. Hotchkiss of Topeka Kansas is retiring president.
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San Francisco
Joyner
Wisconsin
H. P. Teatham
Iowa
Nol
Walter 8. Reddy
Michigan Department of State
A. A. Hotchkiss
Topeka
Kansas
Hege and Banner Seek Defense Counsel in Murder Case
Dr H R Hege and Ed Banner of Mt Airy N C remain silent on defense plans for murder charges tied to the July 22 explosion that killed Curry Thomas near Cape Charles Eastern Shore farmer. Northampton county officials keep evidence details secret ahead of grand jury November 9 as Commonwealth's Attorney Lankford prepares presentation.
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Eastville
H. R. Hege
Ed Banner
Mt. Airy
N. C
Curry Thomas
Cape Charles
Thomas H. Nottingham
Northampton County Commonwealth
Hege
Thomas
John Folger
Airy
State
Commonwealth
Charles Lankford, Jr
Jefferson Avenue Lots for Sale in Winchester
Public auction will offer two vacant lots on the south side of Jefferson Street Winchester Virginia each 50 feet by 120 feet fronting on Jefferson Street. Sale set for Saturday October 24 1936 at eleven in the morning in front of the County Court House. Terms require one third cash day of sale and two thirds by bonds due one and two years later with interest at six percent and secured by a trust deed. Special Commissioner R Gray Williams signs the notice.
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Ida F. Shryock
County Court House
Jefferson Street
Corporation Court
City of Winchester
Exercise Lungs At Dog Auction In Fredericksb urg
A brisk crowd packs Fredericksb urg as a historic dog auction unfolds near the birthplace of Mary Washington. Auctioneer Nathaniel Bacon Kinsey, with a 200 year old bell, leads a scene of citizen against citizen spanning mountain, farmer, and horse country rivals.
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Fredericksburg
Mary Washington
Nathaniel Bacon Kinsey
Trenis Named Fauquier Board Chairman in Fauquier County
Lemuel W. Trenis of Catlett was elected chairman of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors in Warrenton. He previously filled the unexpired term of Dan Shumate after being appointed in 1927 by Judge George Latham Fletcher and later won a full term. Trenis was a Cedar Run district member and a candlemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Lemuel W. Trenis
Catlett
Fauquier County
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Sinthony
Hervey Allen Fredric
Anthony
Olivia de Havilland
Angela
Anita LouIse
Edmund -Gwenn
Claude
Warner Bros
Underworld
Robt
Young Lewis Stone
Patsy Kelly
Kelly
Pert Kelton
Popeye
Florence Rice Joseph Calleir
Chase
Boy Williams
Toon & Comedy
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Berryville
Rees
A. F. Rees, Inc
Berryville, VA. VA
W. VA. Branch
Lucien Lelong
Eau de Colognes
Rhodes Drug Company
Hamman’s
Hamman’s Dollar Store
Farmers & Merchants National
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Hege and
Banner
General Electric
Appliance CO
S. Loudoun St
San
Bridgeport
Conn
Angopaca
Benic
Gray & Sheetz
Jefferson Avenue
R. Gray Williams
I. Clark M. Smith
Cortton Court
Barr’s
N. Cameron St. H
Pat” Barr
Hansbrough & Carter
Trenis
Fauquier Board
Pompeian Company
Bloomfield, N. J
Parlett Funeral Home Voyne
Wilmer F. Shryock
North
Loudoun St
Henry T. Goode General Insurance
Court Square
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John Deere
van Brunt
van Bruni
Lupton Orchard Service Co
Mennen
Ricardo Cortez
Patricia Ellis
Postal Inspector
Fighting Marines
Cartoon & Comedy
Desert
Johnny Mack Brown
Buck Jones
Phantom Rider
Russel Salind
Craig
Billie Burke
Jane’ Darwell
Dorothy Wilson
Alma Krager
Thomas Mitchell
Robert Allen
Raymond Welborn
Benefit Girls’ Athletic Association
George W. Kurtz
J. W. Arthur
Winchester, Virginia
Zenith Radios
Zenith
Miles Music Co
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