Drought Plans in Virginia Delayed by Hyde Absence
Virginia drought committee holds two month surveys and schedules Richmond meeting for October 15. Byrd urges immediate coordination with federal plan and prompt public program details. Hyde conference postponed as state chairmen await national guidance.
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Washington Bureau of the Sun
Washington
Arthur M. Hyde
Mount
National Drought Committee
C. W. Warburton
Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Warburton
Byrd
Virginia
Richmond
Hoover
Dr C B Harloe Heads Valley Dental Society
The October meeting of the Northern Virginia Dental Study Club at the George Washington Hotel honored host Dr C B Harloe. Officers for the coming year were elected, and speakers Dr L M Allen, Dr George Snarr, and Dr N Tally Ballou addressed cooperation between medical and dental professions and the value of X rays in diagnosing maxillary sinusitis of oral origin.
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Northern Virginia Dental Study Club
George Washington
C. B. Harloe
Joe
E. M. Steele
Stephens City
W. A. Daniels
Berryville
R. R. Sartelle
Winchester
R. B. Snappe Breiffly
Virginia Dental Association
West Virginia Dental Association
Winches
L. M Allen
George Snarr
N. Tally Ballou
Richmond
Allen
Snarr
Club
Handley School
H. I. Pifer
OO van Dusen
Front Royal
Www B. Fahrney
Timberville
H. Wunder
Woodstock
R. B. Snapp
B. M. Knight
Cecil Grove
Strasburg
O. van Dusen
E. C. Yost
Geo. H. Heist
B. M. Knight Jr
W. D. Myers
J. A Richards
C. B. Harlee
R R. Sartelle
Examinations for Prohibition Agent Announced
The Civil Service Board will hold a competitive exam for a prohibition agent. Applications must be filed by November 8. Age 21 to 50. Salary from 2300 to 2800 dollars annually. Further details available at the Winchester post office.
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Civil Service Board
Winchester
Court Passes Up Jones Law
The Supreme Court today refused to rule on the constitutionality of the Jones law which provides heavy maximum penalties for prohibition violations.
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Jones Law
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Winchester Police Run Shrink Weekends End with 16 Arrests
Over the weekend Winchester police arrested sixteen persons on Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning for drinkenness parking by a fire plug illegal of liquor assault disturbing the peace carrying concealed weapons transporting liquor and reckless driving. Fines totaled 171.25 with four cases to be heard and one acquittal. Names and penalties include Harry Allamong John Swartz James Shanholtz Brack Taylor Cecil Shifflett each fined 12 for drunk. Leonard Cooper 3. Charles Pitcock 68 with 30 day suspended jail. Charles Whitlock Shorty Morris Sam Morris each 5. Howard Pearson 25.25 for concealed weapon. James Morris released. Tom Soreer to stand trial afternoon on liquor transport and reckless driving. Harry Armel pending sobriety. E W Smith to be heard later for main street gambling house scuffle.
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Winchester
Donald L. Weems
Harry Allamong
John Swartz
James Shanholtz Brack Taylor
Cecil Shifflett
Leonard Cooper
Charles Pitcock
Charles Whitlock
Shorty
John Morris
Sam Morris
Howard Pearson
James Morris
Tom Soreer
Harry Armel
E. W. Smith
Baltimore Man Milburn Found Dead in Woods
The body of Henry N. Milburn a 55 year old Baltimore businessman who had been missing since Friday was found in a clump of woods by two schoolchildren. A brother in law Ernest N. Jones identified the body and police with relatives had searched the area after he left a note saying he had lost everything in the stock market and was going crazy. His wife was away in St. Marys county and the children did not tell her of the disappearance until Saturday.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Henry N. Milburn
Ernest N. Jones
Milburn
Eutaw Street
St. Mary's County
Admiral Christy To Command New Training Unit
Rear Admiral Harley H. Christy was ordered to command a newly formed Atlantic seaboard training squadron. He will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Luke McNamee as commander of Battle Division No. 4, with Rear Admiral Frank Clark taking McNamee’s post. The unit will support scouting fleet maneuvers and midshipmen training along the eastern shore.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harley H. Christy
Battle Fleet
Atlantic Seaboard
Luke McNamee
Fleet Training Division
Admiral Christy
Battle Division
Frank Clark
General Board
McNamee
Heavy casualties in revolt in Nanking report
President Chiang Kai-Shek announced at the national government office that the recent revolt involved 600,000 rebels who suffered 150,000 casualties. He said the national army had 135,000 killed and 60,000 wounded.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai - Shek
Tey
Forty One Prisoners Housed In Local Jail
Winchester police reports show a spike in arrests over the weekend with sixteen people taken into custody. The local jail built for 22 now holds 41. nine men share some cells while the lone woman occupies a single cell as Justice Weems fines others and releases them.
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Winchester Police
Gavel From Solomon's Quarries Promised for Winchester Lodge
An upcoming Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 meeting will feature a gavel carved from stone from King Solomon's quarries at Jerusalem. Gifted by Rev. Dr. McFaden, the gavel was presented to the lodge by Dr. McFaden's daughter Mrs. W. B. Blanton of Richmond after her return from Egypt and Palestine. Roland C. Ryan prepared a placard naming the gift and donor, to accompany the ceremonial item.
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Winchester
Hiram Lodge
No. 21
A. F
A. Masons
Jerusalem
Dr. McFaden
F. T. McFaden
Masons
Virginia
W. B. Blanton
Richmond
Egypt
Palestine
Frank T. McFaden
Marine Corps Officer Slays Self At Port Corinto
Lieut Harvey Byars Albin of the US Marine Corps and head of the Nicaragua National Guard detachment at Port Corinto shot himself yesterday. He was found dead on the beach. His home was in St Louis, Missouri, and he is survived by his widow and a young daughter. Friends say he faced financial difficulties.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Harvey Byars Albin
United States Marine Corps
Nicaragua National Guard
Port Corinto
Albin
St. Louis
Daugher
Fascit Rioters Halt Meeting of New Reichstag
In Berlin on October 13 fascist rioters stormed through downtown smashing shop windows and firing pistols in the air. About 300 rioters shouted Hail Hitler near the Reichstag and Palast Cafe as police struggled to control the scene. The Reichstag convened briefly at 3 pm and adjourned until Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Ane
Plotsdamerpl
Hose Company And Locals Battle To Scoreless Tie
The Martinsburg Hose Company No. 5 and Martinsburg locals played to a 0–0 tie at Blue Ridge League Baseball Park in front of several thousand. The game featured a tense, close contest with a late drive and a nullified scoring play due to penalties. lineup details and substitutions listed include Carper, Moore, Fansler, Hillyard, Palmer, Nicodemus, Ryan, Winchester, and others.
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Martinsburg Hose Company
No. 5
Martinsburg
W. Va
Blue Ridge League
Hose
Winchester
Carper
Fowler
Ssssesseeres Moore
Waiggee
Nate
Piale
Ae Pansler
Botti Datate
Alee Oa
Es Hillyard
Fracas at North Loudoun Street Poker den ends with stabbings
Two men slashed during a late night poker game in a North Loudoun Street rooming house. Elmer Keesecker, proprietor, is hospitalized with severe abdominal lacerations and charged with operating a gambling house. E W Smith is jailed on assault charges after a self defense fight. Cecil Shifflett fined for drunkenness.
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North Loudoun Street
C. W. Hollis
Elmer Keesecker
E. W. Smith
Keesecker
Cecil Shifflett
Justice Weems
Smith
Loudoun Street
Memorial Hospital
Hugh Clark
High Court to Hear Two Cases on Broadcasting
The Supreme Court said it would hear two cases next month challenging federal radio broadcasting regulations. The dispute centers on the constitutionality of the act creating federal control and the Federal Radio Commission under interstate commerce authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Radio Commission
Heavy Rains Cause New Flood Damage Across Texas
DALLAS Oct 13 Heavy rains overflowed rivers and creeks in Brady and Christoval causing fresh flood damage. In Brady the river rose near the courthouse with 15 businesses flooded after a previous $350000 flood left 200 homeless. South Concho at Christoval flooded the Santa Fe yard drowning 400 sheep and submerging station and tracks under four feet of water.
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Dallas
Texas
Brady
Courthouse Plaza
Christival
Death of Attorney General Shakes Maryland Democratic Ticket
Baltimore Oct 13 A vacancy opened on the Democratic statewide ticket by the death of Thomas H Robinson attorney general since 1923. The state central committee must fill the seat this week but action awaits the funeral after Wednesday at St Ignatius Church Hickory Harford County. Survived by his widow and four children.
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Baltimore
Thomas H. Robinson
Robinson
Berlin
State Central Committee
Albert C. Ritchie
Ritchie
St. Ignatius’ Catholic
Hickory
Harford County
Mr. Robinson
Samuel S. Robinson
S. O'Neill
Bellair
Frances McGinnis
Riverton
N.J
Ross Cameron
New York
Thomas H. Robinson Jr
Federals Move With Police Pressure In Brazil Revolt
Dispatches from Buenos Aires report Brazilian federal forces have seized Florianapolis in Santa Catarina. Insurgents retreat from strongholds as police, aided by unions in Rio de Janeiro, rally to suppress the rebellion in Minas Gerais and nearby areas.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Paseo de Los Bros
Argentina
Florianapolis
Santa Catharina
Porto Alegre
Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
Rio de Janeiro
Legs Diamond May Recover From Assassin Wounds
Report says gang boss Legs Diamond survived a West Side hotel room shooting. Doctors noted awakening after four hours sleep with a fair chance of recovery and suspended blood transfusion plans as his condition improved.
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West Side
Gangster Collette Found Dead in County Jail Cell
Tony Collette 21 confessed killer of his wife Christina age 18 was found dead by hanging in a Cleveland county jail. Attorneys charged gangland figures tied to Cleveland corn sugar rackets killed both Collette and the earlier murder. Coroner ordered a post mortem to rule out poisoning as Brancato and DeMarco shared the cell.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Tony Colletto
Collette
Christina
A. J. Pearse
Frank Brancato
Domenic deMarco
Judges Play First Soccer Tilt Tomorrow at Handley High
Handley High School schedules its inaugural soccer match tomorrow at 3 15 pm against Brunswick High School of Maryland. The local squad has trained daily, promising an exciting contest as the season opens and fans expect a thrilling clash.
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Handley High School
Brunswick
Handley
Author and Wife Killed In Moroccan Plane Crash
The Associated Press reports writer Dix and his wife died yesterday in an airplane crash near Larache Morocco. He was the son of William Frederick Dix an executive from East Orange New Jersey. Earlier a publisher released his biography The Black Baron about Gilles de Rais.
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Associated Press
New York
Pt Dix
Larache
Morocco
William Frederick Dix
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
East Orange
N. J
Black Baron
Gilles de Rais
Bluebeard
Richard R Brown dies after lengthy illness in Winchester
Richard R Brown 73 longtime Winchester resident dies at 513 North Main Street after a long illness. He was a Tanner by trade and later a custodian of the U S Post Office building. A member of the Society of Friends he was twice married and survived by children, a sister and a brother. Funeral from 513 North Loudoun Street conducted by Friends and the Presbyterian pastor with interment Mount Hebron.
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Richard R. Brown
Winchester
North Main Street
Richard R
Elizabeth T. Brown
John & Brown
South Kent Street
Brown
United States Postoffic
Society of Friends
Friends
Washington
Hilly Street
Mr. Brown
Mary Ellen Brown
Lincoln
Ee P. McVicar
C. P. McVicar
Lucy Sonneborn
George Cochrane
Richard B., Emerson
Leslie R. Brown
Laura O’reagr
Rebecca Dale
John I. Brown
North Loudoun Street
Walker McClond
Annie Rees
British Woman Seeks Air Record Flight To Los Angeles
British aviatrix Mrs. Keith Miller took off from Curtiss Field at 6 30 am for a flight to Los Angeles to beat the women trans continental record set by Miss Laura Ingalls. She planned a first stop at Indianapolis and an overnight at Wichita Kansas with Captain Lancaster.
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Associated Press
Valley Stream
N. Y
Keith Miller
Curtiss Field
Los Angeles
Laura Ingalls
Indianapolis
Wichita
Kans
Cholera Infantum Fatal To a Child
Ray O. Catlett infant son of Mr and Mrs Smith Catlett died yesterday afternoon of cholera infantum at their home 656 North Main street aged three months The funeral will be from the house at 2 o clock tomorrow with Rev C H Anderson officiating interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Surviving parents two sisters Elsie May Arline Virginia and two half brothers Walter and Lee Catlett
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Ray O. Catlett
Smith Catlett
North Main Street
C. H. Anderson
Mount Hebron
Elsie May
Arline Virginia Catlett
Walter
Lee Catlett
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Old Dominion Relief Organization
Winchester Steam Laundry
Georgia
C.B. Harloe
Leslie Neill
Woods
Masonic Lodge
McFaden
Marine Corps Oficer
Quinn
Palmer
Nicodemus
Ryan
Raleigh
C. Jones
Fansler
Dixon
Seabright
Hillebrandt
Haymaker
Herrell
Starkey
Reiter
Wesleyan
Brophy
Dickinson
Sigafoose
M. H S
Herbert
Potts
Pearrell
Sewer Re
Gymaker
Hawkins
Zirkle
Sewer
Maryland
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Bell Toll
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