Pair Involved in Accident Refuse to Identify
In Middleburg a Dodge roadster wrecked on a stone fence two miles west of town near 4 a.m. The male driver was uninjured while the female passenger suffered severe injuries needing fifteen stitches. Both declined to give names and were taken to a local office for examination before the man returned to the city and the car was left for repairs.
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Middleburg
Blue Ridge Herald
Selly Ursfay
Winchester
Richard Holt
J. M
Tabb
Dater
Columbia
Ia Teoteal
Washington
Luck
Memorial design offer from J F Manning Company
An advertising notice from J F Manning Company of Washington DC promotes memorial design service for monuments mausoleums and tablets. It stresses affordable options and offers a free illustrated booklet with no obligation.
Capital Overrun With Cops of One Kind or Another
Washington on October 28 reports a metropolis crowded with police agencies. The city hosts federal park police White House police Capitol police and distinct units for many departments plus Justice Bureau agents prohibition agents Secret Service Treasury and Post Office. Military posts in and near the capital also maintain police, and a church group has formed to report liquor law violations to the metropolitan force.
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Washington
National Capital
Federal Park
White House
Capitol
Department of Justice
Prohibition
Secret Service of the Treasury
Post Office
Perfect Movie Fan Would Be Kept Busy
Hollywood estimates by statisticians in the Will Hays office suggest a 100 percent movie fan could watch all American pictures in a year by devoting about 2,000 hours. The plan assumes six hours daily for 333 days and some foreign films on the remaining 32 days. The estimate is based on about 2,500 American pictures yearly, with 700 features and others of varied lengths.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Will Hays
America
Lorena Trickey Charged With Murder in Oregon Rodeo Death
Miss Lorena Trickey, famed cowgirl of Northwestern rodeos, is charged with murder after her husband Slim Marrig was stabbed on the running board of their car in Lakeview Oregon. She is held to the November grand jury. The pair were appearing in a town roundup when the fatal incident occurred.
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Lorena Trickey
Lakeview
Ore
Northwestern
Slim Marrig
Outekirta
Coal Demand Signals Rising Global Consumption
World economic conditions may lift coal consumption as ships burn less oil and experiments point to powdered coal replacing fuel oil in bunkers. Exports from producing nations rose this year, led by Germany with the United States and Poland following, amid a shifting energy outlook.
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New York
Germany
United Mece
Poland
Letter Machines Do All Except Posting
A new automatic office appliance automates weighing, postage determination, and sealing of letters. When used with older machines that handle writing, salutation, signature, and folding, only the postman remains to do the hand work. The devices are fast and costly, suited mainly for large volumes of outgoing mail.
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Associated Press
New York
Mount Pleasant Notes from Virginia Community Page
Mount Pleasant notes detail visits among local families from Winchester and residents like Mrs. Clinton Barr and Frances, Miss Delia Cochran leading Christian Endeavor, Ruth Bucher appointed next week’s leader, and Sunday school at 2 PM. Social calls include Rennerayfs, Perry, Elliott, Racey, and Milbon households with various guests.
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Mount Pleasant
Brandon Allamong
Winchester
Thurston Rennerayfs
Clinton Barr
Frances
John Perry
Will Lamp
Vivian
Ruth Bucher
John Elliott
Asa Racey
Emmett Copenhaver
Rayone Racey
Delia Cochran
Christian Endeavor
Clifton Geough
Will Milhon
Herman Adams
Thurston Renner
Will Milbon
Fire loss trends and insurance gains from 1911 to 192?
The article notes rising annual losses from fire and lightning, with a sharp upward trend over eight years except 1919, when losses fell due to business improvements. It cites a chart from the National Board of Fire Underwriters showing increases in fire losses and the growth of fire insurance written by the dominant companies, which account for about 96 percent of business.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Dick's Financee to Quit the Stage When She Weds
Katharine Wilson of Florida announces she will quit acting to marry Richard Barthelmess. She plans to move to Beverly Hills to supervise home furnishing and will retire from both stage and screen pursuits to focus on wifehood.
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Katherine Wilson
Jacksonville
Fila
Florida
Richard Barthelmess
Broadway
Housewives
Beverly Hills
Cal
Miss Wilson
The country man and city man contrast in living spaces
A rural farmer enjoys space for a cow while a city man endures a cramped apartment. The Arkansas Thomas Cat note underscores lifestyle differences between country and urban living.
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Arkansas
Thomas Cat
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R. M. Swimley
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Mayne
United States Professional Golfers’ Association
Harry Cooper
Tommy Armour
Gene Sarazen
Mutt & Jeff
Bud Fisher
Little
Theatre
Fate
Wesern
ACORD
Directed By
al Rogers
Cowgirl
Atchison Daily
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Geome
Arkansa
Augustus Mutt
Jece
U.S. Capitol
Washington B.C
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Sid
Reena
London
Jolly Wert
Sir Sid
Brooklyn Bridge
Jcpenney
Main
Jaciel
Utomobile
Instrante
J. V. Arthur
General Insurance AO
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