Bankers pledge help to speed recovery in banking plan
In Washington on October 22 the American Bankers Association opened its convention with optimism as President Law reports improvements in banking and 2,250 new members bringing total to 751. He urges banks to demonstrate confidence to spur recovery and warns against a government owned central bank while noting banks are lending idle funds and aiding relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Bankers Association
Francis Marion Law
Association
Roosevelt
Law
Borg
Claude Hendrix
State Bank
Hendrix
Tennessee Valley Bank
Decatur
Alabama
Captain Seabright Former Police Chief Dies At 85
Captain Stewart Albert Seabright 85, longtime Winchester police chief and oldest member of Friendship Fire Company, died at home after a brief illness. Funeral from Braddock Street M E Church South Wednesday at 3 PM, burial in Mount Hebron. Survived by wife Sophia Amelia Carper, three children, a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Albert Seabright
South
Cameron Street
Captain Seabright
Samuel A
Hannah Seabright
Winchester
Captain Mesmer
Captain Doran
Doran
Clayton W. Hollis
Friendship Fire Company
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Sophia Amelia Carper
Harry W. Seabright
Omar Jackson
James Johnson
Orville Hoover
Hubert Sydenstricker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John Massey
Percy Miller
George Woodward
Lee Bar
Cecil Bailey
William Sumption
R L Johnson Dies At Home In County
Robert L. Johnson, western county farmer, dies at his Gore area home after lengthy illness from heart and kidney troubles. Aged 68, he is survived by widow Ida Lewis, a brother Mahlon Johnson, and step relations. Funeral services at his late home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. E T Clark and Rev. J H Massey officiating. Burial in Fairview Lutheran Cemetery Timber Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Johnson
Gore
Mr. Johnson
Simon Johnson
Loudoun County
Hampshire County
W. Va
Ida Lewis
Mahlon Johnson
Kearneysville
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
J. H. Massey
Edinburg
Johnson
The
Baptist Church
Fairview Lutheran Church
Timber Ridge
Coal Ad Promoting Red Ash Pocahontas Coals
Coal advertised by W. B. Snider & Son sells Red Ash Pocahontas coal at four dollars fifty cents per ton by the load. Local dealers promote coal as all coal for customers seeking fuel.
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W. B. Snider & Son
Browning Dies At Home In Winchester
Benjamin Franklin Browning 75 native of Muscatine Iowa died at his home 212 Parkway Winchester at 1 o clock this morning He was born September 17 1859 He married Minnie May Angell in 1878 The family moved from Iowa to Canada in 1903 then to Winchester in 1912 Survived by wife daughter Mrs B H Kibler and brother David Browning Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named Reverend E B McGukin to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Browning
Muscatine
Iowa
Parkway
Methodist Episcopal Church
Minnie May Angell
Minneapolis
Minn
Canada
Browning
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
B. H. Kibler
Bristol
Charles Houshour
Newton McDonald
Osmar Swanson
Lloyd Carr William DeShoun
A. D. Mason
E.B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
President To Speak Tonight Mobilization of human needs to open
President Roosvelt will speak briefly over the air at 10:30 p m eastern standard time to open the annual mobilization of human needs. The program also features Newton D Baker, chairman of the Community Chest fund drive. He returned from Virginia and will prepare for a talk to the American Bankers Association Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosvelt
Newton D. Baker
Community Chest
Virginia
American Bankers Association
Mrs Snarr Guest of Dr Yost in Middleburg Visit
Mrs. B. B. Snarr of North Loudoun Street spent yesterday in Middleburg as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Yost, former residents of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Snarr
Loudoun Street
Middleburg
Edwin C. Yost
Chicken Dinner and Supper Benefit at White Hall
The White Hall Mite Society hosts a chicken dinner and supper at the home of Mrs. A. L. Anderson on Thursday October 25 from noon to 9 PM. Tickets are 40 cents. Proceeds support the society’s charitable activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Anderson
White Hall
Mite Society
V. M. I. Student Injured In Auto Accident Near Richmond
James B. Hackley, 19, a V. M. I. student, remained in serious condition at Johnston Willis Hospital after an automobile collision that killed Ratcliffe Merchant, 22, a University of Richmond student. Their car struck an iron standard near a railroad bridge following a V. M. I. football game.
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Richmond
James B. Hackley
Johnston-Willis Hospital
Ratcliffe Merchant
University of Richmond
Merchant
Richmond V. M. I
Government expenditures exceed two billion dollars
The fiscal year starting July 1 reached the two billion dollar mark as of October 19. The Treasury reported emergency spending of 1,049,508,633 and ordinary outgo of 961,351,200, totaling 2,010,859,834, which was 860,868,325 more than receipts.
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Washington
Treasury
Girls Club Presents Big Show At The Colonial
The Girls Athletic Association reports the cast and choruses are ready for the big amateur production The Worlds All Right to be staged tomorrow evening at the Colonial Theatre. The plot centers on Jimmy Waldell at a broadcasting studio W A R as bill collectors threaten.
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Girl’s Athletic Association
Colonial Theatre
W-A-R
Leon Slavin
Jane
LaVella Widmeyer
Mr. Dinkell
Dinkell Pickles, Inc
Ralph Fansler
New Jersey Plans Arraignment Of Hauptmann In Lindbergh Case
The New Jersey Attorney General and six assistants prepared for the Hauptmann trial with a conference in Trenton and a tentative arraignment date set. The start of the trial is aimed for the week of November 5, with options including a reenactment of the Lindbergh kidnapping scene at Hopewell and potential reentry of John Hughes Curtis into the case. Hauptmann paced his cell awaiting a planned visit from his wife and lawyer as identification efforts tied him to Sourland Mountain in March 1932.
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Flemington
N. J
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
David Wilentz
Trenton
Hauptmann
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk Boat
Joseph Lanigan
Bronx
Sourland Mountain
Fawcett
John H. Curtiss
Pretty Boy Floyd Eludes Police In Ohio
Charles Pretty Boy Floyd, believed wounded, eluded a heavy armed posse near Wellsville Ohio as officers questioned his confederate Adam Richetti in jail. Melvin Purvis sought immediate custody. federal agents tie Floyd and Richetti to the Kansas City Union Station massacre.
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Wellsville
Charles
Adam Richetti
Floyd
Melvin Purvis
Department of Justice
Chicago
David Ramsure
Purvis
Kansas City
Richetti
J. H. Pultz
Andichetti
Kansas City Union Station
Ohio
Billy
Miller
Bowling Green
Ralph Castner
Pai
Sylvania
Union Station
Saturn
Pure Food Store Ad Clusters Mince Meat Offer
Bulk Mince Meat at 2 tbs for 29 cents offered by Pure Food Store. The ad mentions Excella and Vogue as dress guides Moling and Cather as references.
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Excella
Vogue
Moling & Cather
Win chester Steam Laundry Ad Call 28 Service
Advertisement for Call 28 laundry service from Win chester Steam Laundry. Claims promotion and contact method with brief marketing language.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Scott and Campbell Slash Records in Derby Dash
The England to Melbourne air race leaders showed Scott and Campbell steering from Port Darwin at 8 35 a m on the penultimate lap as Parmentier Moll trailed mid sea crossing Timor and Turner Pangborn departed Singapore for the 2084 mile Port Darwin leg in a bid to set faster times.
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Scott
Campbell
Associated Press
1. C. W. A. Scott
Campbell Black
Port Darwin
Australia
K. D. Parmentier
J. J. Moll
Singapore
Timor Sea
Col
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Vanderbilt Heiress Threat Prompts Police Guard at Home
Gloria Vanderbilt's home on East 72d Street was guarded after a note threatened the life of her 10 year old daughter. The note urged a meeting near the Metropolitan Theatre in Brooklyn and hinted at a future contact if not kept. Investigators deployed a decoy and caught no suspect after a four hour vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Institute to Hold Winchester Classes at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church at Washington and Piccadilly streets offers a room for Winchester Institute classes. Plans aim to use the space for most lessons. Garland R. Quarles of Handley Schools addressed students at the opening sessions.
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First Baptist Church
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Winchester Institute
Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
Man Arrested Here Wanted In York Pa
A man named Seldon Nicholson was arrested by Sheriff H. L. McCann and Deputy Sheriff J. W. Newcome on the streets at night. He is wanted in York Pennsylvania on a charge of breaking a safe and is held at the local jail awaiting transfer to Pennsylvania authorities.
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Seldon Nicholson
H. L. McCann
J. W. Newcome
York
Nicholson
Pennsylvania
Record-Smashing Air Race Leads to Fatal Crash
Burly C W A Scott and Campbell Black led the England to Australia speed record chase to Port Darwin with two Dutchmen and Turner. they arrived with one engine and repaired it for the Melbourne prize race. Harold D. Gilman and Baines died in Italy en route to Rome. 13 planes remained from the original 20. Turner and Pangborn reached Singapore after a detour over Allahabad before continuing the race.
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England
Australia
Port Darwin
Mildenhall Airdrome
E. Eng
Melbourne
Air Ae
Harold D. Gilman
Great Britain
Baines
Italy
Loggia
Royal Aero Club
Mildenhall
Lyon
Marseille
Rome
Turner
Cal
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Singapore
Allahabad
India
Vanderbilt receives threatening note
World news brief reports Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt received a threatening note in New York. Other items note a looming question before the Miami Legion convention and early signs on Hauptmann trial in Flemington.
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New York
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Miami
Fla
Flemington
N. J
Hauptmann
Wellsville
Ohio
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Louisville
Frances H. Robinson
Washington
Roosevelt
NBC
Rome
Mussolini
Augusteo Music Hall
Augustus Caesar
London
C. W. A. Scott
Campbell Black
Britain
Australia
Madrid
Turin
Italy
Anton Pavelich
Marseille
Berlin
The
Reich
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Pan
New Market
Massanutten
Luray
Blue Ridge
Capt. Seabright
Oldest Member Friendship CO
Braddock Street
M. E
R. L. Johnson
County
Gore Section
Cotton Star
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Governor Peery
Roanoke
Peery
Oe Sei Ae Foa
Associated
Pho
B. F. Browning
No. 212 Parkway
V. M
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Derby
Vanderbilts
Institute
York, Pa
Col. Turner
World News
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