Briand and Reading Seek Plan to Patch Sino-Japanese Rift
The League of Nations council in Geneva hears Briand and Reading press for a peaceful settlement in Manchuria as China and Japan negotiate amid rising tensions. Chinese and Japanese delegates speak as Washington reports improving outlook with rifts in clouds seen.
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Briand
Reading
Associated Press
League of Nations Council
League
Aristide Briand
France
Lord Reading
M. Briand
Dino Grandi
Italy
Germany
Poland
Spain
Jugo- Slavia
Alfred Sze
Sze
Kenkichi Joshizawa
Washington
Hoover
League of Nations
Manchuria
Geneva
China
Japan
Tokyo
Chaing Kai-Shek
Chiang
Foreign Office
The
United States
Watering Schedule Restored With Evening Sprinkling
The Winchester water committee, citing citizen cooperation, reopens sprinkling from 6 to 6 30 p m. despite a conflicting notice. Success hinges on continued public adherence and water conservation as spring flows remain low from Rouss Spring.
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Water Committee
Winchester
Mr High Speaks On World Affairs At Lions Meeting
FrediHgh a Chicago community worker lecturing on overproduction and global ills spoke at the Winchester Lions Club luncheon. Invited by Col Howard J Benchoff to study Shenandoah Valley conditions and write articles he plans further talks and a Kiwanis Club address October 28. Hoye Riley presided with guests C F Schenck and John P Allen attending.
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FrediHgh
Chicago
Winchester
Lions’ Club
Mr. High
Virginia Valley
Howard J. Benchoff
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Kiwanis Club
Hoye Riley
C. F Schenck
Valley Food Company
John P. Allen
Joseph B. Newlin
Social Lion of Pittsburgh Found Slain in Home
William Callery a 45 year old son of J Daw son Callery a bank president and society figure was found shot to death in his Shields suburb home. His father was a former president and chairman of the Pittsburgh Street Railway Company and his widow was Irene A Daly of Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
William Callery
J. Dawson Callery
The
Diamond National Bank
Shields
Pittsburgh Street Railway Company
Irene A. Daly
Baltimore
Edison Clings To Straining Thread
Thomas A. Edison remained in fragile condition with only a gradual increase in sleepiness noted by his physician. The hero inventor, aged, in West Orange New Jersey, was described as generally unchanged despite the advancing tiredness today.
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Associated Press
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Japan China to Settle Manchuria Issue Officials Say
Japan and China discussed a settlement in Tokyo with China pledged to protect Japanese residents in Manchuria before any withdrawal of troops. Washington indicated the U S was waiting for league action before new steps to end hostilities. No new fighting reported in Manchuria in the last 24 hours.
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Japan
China
Manchuria
Tokyo
Washington
League
Kiwanis Program Set by Winchester with Washington Delegation
The Winchester Kiwanis Club hosts a 12 45 p m meeting at the George Washington Hotel with a Washington D C delegation leading the program. Lawrence C Hollis and Edwin F Hill arranged it while Amesa C Crounse leads Arlington County guests. The skit features Kiwanis education and how plus Father Edward H Roach solos and group singing.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Washington, D. C
Lawrence C. Hollis
Winchester Club
Edwin F. Hill
Washington Club
Kiwakis Education For
Capital District
Washington Group
Arlington County Club
Amesa C. Crounse
Edward H. Roach
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
William R Schmucker
Quarry guards report escape of Guy Seabright
Winchester police hunted Guy Seabright after quarry guards said he escaped from a group of prisoners employed there. He allegedly took French leave without the guards’ knowledge.
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Winchester
Guy Seabright
Seabright
Cold Storage Space Offered by Winchester Co
Cold storage space available for immediate acceptance. Reasonable rates and good service. Apply at Winchester Cold Storage Co. Wm. Beverley, Manager. Dates indicate the notice was published on October 7.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Wm. Beverley
Winchester City Manager Pilcher Named I CMA Vice President
P P Pilcher city manager of Winchester was elected vice-president of the International City Managers Association. A telegram from Clarence E Ridley announced the honor and included best wishes. The election also placed him on the association’s executive board with US Canada and Ireland managers represented at the Louisville convention.
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P. P. Pilcher
International City Managers Association
Clarence E. Ridley
Friends
Winchester
City Managers’ Association
Louisville
Pilcher
Ridley
Roo
Funeral Rites Held For Child Killed By Auto
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 for Wallace Maloney, son of Allen and Catherine Maloney, killed by a truck in front of his home. Rev. W. L. Dudley led the rites with hymns and a river of flowers. Pallbearers and flower girls were local children, and Wallace is survived by his parents and a brother Charles.
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Wallace Maloney
Allen
Catherine Maloney
W. L. Dudley
Church of the Disciples of Christ
Jesus
Wallace
Geraldine Russell
Doris Boyce
Hilda Nelson
Nancy Clevenger
Helen Pence
Winifred Whitlock
Richard Boyce
Ellin Fogle
Kenneth Clevenger
Charles Clevenger
Lewis Hoover
Lester Pence
Charles
Mrs Mason Dies Of Complications At 68
Death of Mrs Josephine I Mason widow of Charles Mason follows a long illness at her home 327 Highland Avenue Winchester native of Fauquier County aged sixty eight She leaves daughter Mrs Sarah Tabler two sons Howard Mason and two sons Edward Smoot and Norman Smoot from a former marriage Funeral services set for tomorrow at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel at 2 pm with Rev Eugene D Witherspoon officiating and burial at Middletown Cemetery
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Josephine I. Mason
Charles Mason
Highland Avenue
Fauquier County
Alec Riley
Edward Smoot
Brunswick
Mrs Hoover Attends National Girl Scouts Convention
Buffalo N Y October 13 Mrs Herbert Hoover arrived from Washington to attend the annual national convention of the Girl Scouts Inc where she serves as honorary president.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Herbert Hoover
Washington
the Girl Scouts, Inc
Virginia apple forecast falls 10 percent from last month
The Virginia commercial apple forecast reaches 3.78 million barrels, 10 percent below a month earlier due to heat injury and poor grade prices. Only 24 percent of fruit had been picked by Oct 1, with mixed quality and high wastage expected as growers pack only select fruit or sell bulk.
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Richmond
Virginia
U. S
Piedmont
United States
Michigan
Washington
Stock Market Sags Quietly After Columbus Day
New York stocks opened after the Columbus Day holiday with subdued trading. Uncertainty over foreign politics and the suspension of the Kountze Brothers bond house dampened optimism from last week, though there was no heavy selling. Rails were notably weak. Call money rose to 2 percent for the first time since April.
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Associated Press
New York
Bond
Kountze Brothers
Cold snap hits Maryland with frost and ice on ponds
The Associated Press reports frosty conditions across Maryland with a thin ice skim on Frederick ponds and a 30 degree low at Mount Savage. Cumberland registered 32 degrees while Baltimore was 40. Frost was heavy in Frederick and Cumberland mountains, but no crop damage was noted as most crops are dormant.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Frederick
Mount Savage
Cumberland
Tokyo floods drown over 200 in Mive Prefecture
Osaka Mainichi reports more than 200 people were believed dead after a swollen river breached its embankment in Mive Prefecture, flooding several villages and sweeping away homes and crops.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Mive Prefecture
Osaka Mainichi
Auction Sale of H. R. Homer Estate Items
An auction is set for Thursday featuring an antique chest of drawers a fine violin and books from the H. R. Homer estate. The sale will be at Mrs Wisecarver s Amherst Street location with details listed in the notice.
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H. R. Homer
Suspect in slaying of Eastern Shore family guarded by troopers
Orphan Jones, 60, a Virginia negro farm hand, is held on suspicion of killing Erwin Davis 55 his wife Iva 52 and daughters Elizabeth 15 Mary Lee 13 near Berlin. Four inquests find bludgeoning and shotgun deaths as authorities question Jones after the killings.
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Associated Press
Snow Hill
Worcester County
Orphan Jones
Godfrey Child
Berlin
William J. Bratton
Erwin Davis
Iva
Elizabeth
Mary Lee
Davis
Jones
Lynchburg
Baltimore
Shenandoah board backs state aid for teachers pay
Shenandoah county board of supervisors urges higher state appropriations to cover teachers salaries for the next biennium. The resolution supports Sydney B. Hall’s plan to shift school funding from local to state and seeks $2,000,000 annually. An identical measure was approved by the Shenandoah school board.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah Board of Supervisors
Sydney B. Hall
Board of Supervisors
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Budget Commission
Commonwealth
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Shenandoah
Valley
R General Assembly
G. G. Dickenson
Two Autoloads Of Bandits Blow Up Indiana Bank
Two carloads of bandits blasted the State Bank in Lizton Indiana using nitroglycerine causing extensive damage and escaping with over 2000 dollars in currency and negotiable securities worth more than 1800. Bank president Marion Bailey fired at a bandit from across the street as shells littered the business district and a bullet narrowly missed Bailey's relative James Young in a nearby room.
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Associated Press
Lizton
Ind
State Bank
Marion Bailey
Bailey
James Young
Ex Gov Stuart Seeks Damages From Norfolk & Western
Former Virginia governor Henry C. Stuart asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to order Norfolk and Western Railway to pay 10000 dollars in damages claiming drought relief freight rates were refused last year. He says he lost about 100000 dollars in 1930 due to the railroad rate denial.
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Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
Norfolk & Western Railway
Henry C. Stuart
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virgin 1A
National election delays and silver inquiry noted
The writer laments the national election is postponed until next year and criticizes statesmen for not knowing how to save the country. As gold basis slips, the piece suggests silver may prove useful beyond celebrations.
Lost Maltese Cat Seeks Return Reward Offered
A Maltese cat is missing since Saturday night with a local reward offered. Return to 407 S Stewart Street remains requested.
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S. Stewart Street
Justice Officials Probe Cannon Case Deep Inquiries Begin
Washington officials review whether New York broker Harry L. Goldhurst escaped harsher punishment due to ties with Bishop James Cannon Jr. Goldhurst pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 1929 and received five years. a parole review follows. The matter ties to Kable and Company's frauds and Cannon's 1928 anti Smith campaign disclosures.
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Washington
New York
James Cannon, Jr
Justice Department
Harry L. Goldhurst
Southern Methodist
Atlanta
Ferral Parole Board
Department of Justice
Goldhurst
Bishop Cannon
Mitchell
Glass
Virginia
Cannon
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
Goldnhurst
Fort Meade
Kable
Notice to Water Users Restricts Lawn Sprinkling
No sprinkling of lawns, gardens, or other areas will be allowed from this date until further notice as directed by the Water Committee. Official notice posted for water conservation measures and compliance requirements.
National Fund Aims to Aid Smaller Banks and Firms
Central eata land reports Hoover's plan for a half billion dollar bankers pool to aid interior banks. The fund would unlock discount facilities via smaller banks, aiding merchants homeowners and industry as a new reserve until the Fed can absorb it.
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Eataland
Oe Lemar J. R. Nutt
UN Or Rent Co
Cleveland
Hoover
Nutt
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Nuce
New York City
Federal Reserve Banks
Fancher
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Independent Fruit Co. seeks Stayman and York apples
Advertisement from Independent Fruit Co. at the George Washington Hotel requests clean well colored Stayman and York apples. The short notice dates listed are 10 10 10 31.
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Stayman and
York Apples
Independent Fruit Co
George Washington Hotel
Stayman apples by crate with 25 percent good color
Fred L. Glaize offers Stayman apples by crate in clean condition with 25 percent good color indicated for sale. Market note shows crate quantities and color quality as key buying criteria.
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Stayman
Fred L. Glaize
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