Millwood Church to Celebrate Centennial Anniversary
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church of Millwood Virginia marks 100 years with a Sunday program led by Bishop Henry St George Tucker and Rev B Duvall Chambers. John Stewart Bryan delivers the principal address at 3 pm and a cedar of Lebanon is planted.
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Millwood
Christ Protestantiscopal Church
Cunningham Parish
B. Duvall Chambers
Henry St. George Tucker
Diocese of
Virginia
Mr. Chambers
Christ Church
Berryman Green
D. D
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
News-Leader
Tucker
Lebanon
William Holland Wilmer
Baltimore
Ryton
Chambers
Old Chapel
Here
Emmanuel Chapel
Boyce
Blue, Ridge Mountains
Meade
Apple crop packing far below prior estimates in October report
The October forecast shows a 20 percent drop in the U S apple crop with only 1 560 000 barrels packed this year versus 3 500 000 last year and 2 602 000 average. Drought and worm damage reduced size and grade. Washington and Northwest suffer worm loss and low grade shipments.
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Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
North Piedmont
Stayman
Ben Davis
Piedmont
U.S
United States
Washington
Northwest
Official State Pasters Being Demanded Now
State highway police urge motorists to display the official state paster on windshields by November 1 after inspection at an official station. They warn arrests for noncompliance and note extra bulbs and fuses must be carried. Fines up to 100 dollars or imprisonment up to ten days possible for lighting violations.
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State
Front Royal
For Sale Player Piano in Good Condition
Player piano offered for sale in good condition with a supply of music rolls included. Contact phone number 395 W for details and arranging pickup or delivery.
Roosevelt and Garner Confer About Campaign Plans
Albany dispatch reports Franklin D Roosevelt and John Nance Garner meeting for the third time to map campaign steps. Roosevelt plans a radio reply to welfare leaders while Garner defends his absence from muzzling charges and discusses Senate speeches.
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Roosevelt
Garner
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
South
Middle West
Not John G Bowman Receives Post Route Contract
John G Bowman of Stephens County says he was awarded a United States Postal Service mail route contract, not John C Bowman. He corrects a recent panel misidentification in this county.
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John G. Bowman
Stephenson
the Star Today
John C. Bowman
United States Postal Department
Five hundred Winchester taxpayers take 1 percent tax discount
City Treasurer W A Baker says about 500 taxpayers in Winchester paid city taxes by October 6 to gain a 1 percent discount on 1932 bills. The total discount income was roughly $37 500, with the largest single refund near $5 000 and some minimal town cash flows avoided by the discount strategy.
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Winchester
W. A. Baker
Winchester Common Council
Baker
Common Council
Legion Membership Drive Progressing In Conrad Post
The Robert Y. Conrad Post of the American Legion reports the October drive is in full swing with about 85 percent of last year’s members paying 1933 dues. All posts in the state run a drive October 1 to 15, aiming for a citation based on paid members percentage. About 22 percent of paid members this year were new to the post, and ex-service men are urged to pay by Friday October 14.
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Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Richmond
State Department
Opening of New Road Is Postponed
The opening of the Panorama Skyland section of Skyland Drive in Shenandoah National Park, between Sperryville and Luray on U.S. 211, is postponed from October 12 to October 15 due to weather delaying oiling operations. The Bureau of Public Roads is accelerating work to have it ready by next Saturday.
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Shenandoah National Park
Dixon
Interior Department
Washington
Panorama
Lee Highway
U.S. 211
Sperryville
Luray
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
National Park Service
Let the Phone Do It Call 28 or 29 Winchester Steam Laundry
Listing appears as a classified notice or advertisement urging contact for laundry services at Winchester Steam Laundry with a phone line reference 28 or 29. The fragment lacks full address or business details.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Fire Chief Urges Public to Aid Fire Prevention Week
Win chester residents are urged to cooperate with the local department during Fire Prevention Week under Fire Chief C Lee Barr. The campaign, directed by Frank Charlesworth with the Providence Safety Council, offers free fire prevention services as fire danger remains high nationwide.
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C. Lee Barr
Winchester
Barr
Providence
R. L
Frank Charlesworth
Providence Safety Council
Charlesworth
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Hutchinson Prefers Pulpit to Episcopal Duty
The Rev. Forney Hutchinson will move to Washington to lead Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church South after 14 years in Oklahoma City the longest unbroken SM denomination tenure. Bishop McMurry announced the transfer as Sheltons moves to North Georgia Conference. Hutchinson, a lifelong country preacher, says preaching near his people is his aim and he declines executive roles.
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Forney Hutchinson
Washington
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Oklahoma City
Southern Methodist
Washington Evening Star
Hutchinson
Elmore
Winches
W. F. McMurry
General Conference
Dallas
Music Lovers Hold Convention Here Tomorrow
The seventh annual convention of the fourth district Virginia Federation of Music Clubs will be held tomorrow at the First Baptist Church with district director Mrs. J. M. Boles presiding. Two sessions are planned at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Rev. E. T. Clark will give the welcome and Mrs. W. J. Stirewall will respond. Musicians will speak and music programs will be presented. all music lovers and the public are invited to attend both sessions.
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Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
First Baptist Church
J. M. Boles
Strasburg
E. T. Clark
W. J. Stirewall
Shenandoah County Music Club
New Market
Vote the Straight Democratic Ticket in Virginia
A political advertisement urges voters in Winchester to support the entire Democratic slate for national and local offices after a court decision changes Congress to at large districts. It lists President Franklin D Roosevelt and Vice President John Garner and nine Congressional candidates from Newport News Norfolk Richmond Petersburg Martinsville Roanoke Lexington Alexandria Bristol and other communities.
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Court of Appeals
Virginia
Young Democratic Club
Winchester
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John W. Garner
Congress
S. O. Bland
Newport News
Colegate Darden
Norfolk
A. J. Montague
Richmond
Raid on hall where strikers met by guardsmen
National guardsmen raided the miners hall in Taylorville Illinois to prevent disturbance. About 600 to 700 strikers were arrested and later joined by a second group crowding the courthouse to over 1200. Troops moved the men to the courthouse for individual questioning amid cheers and jeers.
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Associated Press
Taylorville
Ill
Virden
Christian County Court House
Te Court House
Court House Room
Best Grade Apples Demand High on Liverpool Auction Report
G R Cooper Harden and Company cables show strong demand at the weekly Liverpool apple auction. Prices for Yorks Jonathans Delicious Winesaps and others ranged mostly in the mid to high 20s shillings, with shipment totals across Liverpool London Southampton Manchester Newcastle Cardiff Bristol Hull totaling 66 642 barrels 15 668 boxes 3 511 baskets.
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Cable Today
G. R. Cooper, Harden and Company
Liverpool
Eng
Yorks
Delicious
New York
London
Southampton
Manchester
Newcastle
Cardiff
Bristol
Hull
J B Rinker Knocked Down by Furious Steer at Shawnee Abattoir
J B Rinker an employee at Shawnee Abattoir was knocked to the concrete floor when a steer swung into him during handling this morning. He suffered a severe nervous shock and bruises and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by C R Grubbs. doctors said his condition was not serious and he may be discharged soon.
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Shawnee Abbatoir
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rinker
Communism blamed for Belfast riots as troops rush in
In Belfast a renewed outbreak of rioting left one dead and over 30 injured yesterday. British troops and armored cars quelled the clashes in the Falls area after midnight and again around midmorning today. Enniskillen Fusiliers arrived from Holywood barracks and Kings Loyal Rifles were expected Friday. Police said communism rooted the trouble.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Falls
Enniskillen Fusiliers
Holywood
Kings Loyal Rifles
The
Press Association
Man Charged With Shooting Arrested In Apple Orchard
James Hardin, accused of feloniously shooting Claude Dix of Frederick county, was arrested in Strother Orchard near White Hall where he worked picking apples. Dix survived a flesh wound to the side and received treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital before returning to his father John Dix. Magistrate A J Tavener set a hearing date in coming days.
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James Hardin
Claude Dix
John Dix
Frederick County
Strother Orchard
White Hall
Harding
Hardin
Pannett
DeHaven
Miller
A. J. Tavenner
Dix
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Young Dix
Children Taken By Bandits Slay The Mother In Harbin
Mrs. C. T. Woodruff, English wife of the British American Tobacco Company chief accountant, was killed by bandits who abducted her three children. Two Russians were wounded as pursuers exchanged fire before Chinese police killed two bandits and rescued the children. The remaining two kidnappers escaped.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Manchuria
C. T. Woodruff
British American Tobacco Company
Franklin Pioneer Of Nudism In Early America
A Philadelphia note reveals Benjamin Franklin as a early advocate of indoor nudism. An 1768 letter, found by J Ogden Cuthbert, states Franklin bathed in cold air and sat unclothed in his chamber for daily bracing or tonic effect.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
J. Ogden Cuthbert
Cynwyd
Mississippi River width measured near Cairo Illinois
The Mississippi River Commission reports the widest point at thankful stage is 14 420 feet across, located 77 miles below Cairo Illinois, according to the latest survey.
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The
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ill
Insull to be Rearrested on Bench Warrant in Greece
Samuel Insull, 81, faces possible rearrest as the State Department seeks his passport in Athens. Greek officials warned extradition actions depend on treaty formalities while Insull plans to remain in Greece. His detention sparked mixed reactions in Athens and reports say his son Samuel Jr. may join him.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Athens
Samuel Insull
Insull
Greece
Petit Palais
Legation
United States
Paris
Samuel, Jr
60 Gallon Moonshine Still Seized In Frederick County Raid
Sheriff Luther Pannett leads a raid that confiscated a 60 gallon moonshine still in the DeHaven area. Woodrow DeHaven and Walter Elliott were jailed on illegal ardent spirits manufacturing charges. The operation used pine fuel and produced about five gallons of rye whiskey with three barrels of mash nearby.
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Luther Pannett
Frederick County
DeHaven
Woodrow DeHaven
Walter Elliott
Pannett
Robert DeHaven
Virginia Court voids redistricting. 24 at large candidates listed
Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals ruled the General Assembly redistricting unconstitutional, forcing 24 congressional candidates to run at large. Secretary Saunders certifies the names for the November 8 ballot while Col. Henry W. Anderson questions the election's validity and the absence of an official ballot.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Congress
Peter Saunders
Commonwealth
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
Andrew J. Montague
Patrick H. Drewry
Thomas G. Burch
Howard , SR
A. J. Dunning, JR
Anderson
Henry W. Anderson
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Democratic Organization
Flashes of Life and Local News Snapshots
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Brisbane
Australia
India
Chicago
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Supreme Court of Appeals
Adelaide
Coober Pedy
Stuart Ranges
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