Valley road reconstruction moving forward under State plan
Boards of Supervisors from Fauquier Warren Frederick and Shenandoah counties meet in Harrisonburg to discuss speeding the Valley Pike widening project. State Highway Commission reports approximately 640 548 spent this year on roads and bridges with 382 548 87 for construction and maintenance.
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Fauquier
Warren
Frederick
Shenandoah
Warren County
H. G. Shirley
Cedar Creek
Harrisonburg
Fauquier County
Winchester
Valley Pike
Mount Jackson
New Market
Shenandoah County
Strasburg
Berrys Ferry
Yorthé Berry’s Ferry
Winchester-Berryville
Opequon Creek
Ab 7
Se Creek
Berryville
Gaylord
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
George Washington
State Highway Commission
Ile
Shenandoah Board
Grove Bros Dept Store New Customer Sale Text
Grove Bros Dept Store announces a 20 percent reduction on all Allen A Hosiery for new customers. Sale days October 24 25 26 and 28.
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Allen
Gas tax battle shapes Virginia highway priorities
G Shirley at the Motor Bus Association of Virginia convention in Richmond urged dedicating the gasoline tax to highways only and opposed diverting funds to schools. He argued road users should pay for road construction and maintenance and urged a law against traffic-blocking "road hogs" while noting patience for the state road program.
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State of
Virginia
G. Shirley
Motor Bus Association of Virginia
Richmond
Daily
Shirley
Highway Department
F. C. Markel
Fairfax
Markel
State Corporation Commission
Soviet Plane Leaves Salt Lake for Cheyenne
The Land of the Soviet, a Soviet airliner, departed Salt Lake City Airport at 8.4? m today en route to Cheyenne Wyoming, according to the Associated Press.
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Salt Lake
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Fall Bribery Jury Under Surveillance Advances to Verdict
The Fall bribery clan jury in Washington was placed under strict surveillance as the trial neared its end. Eight men and four women jurors were expected to deliver a verdict on the former cabinet member by late afternoon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lobbyists Deemed Essential by Cuban Sugar Interests
H C Lakin president of the Cuban Company of New York testified before the Senate lobby committee that ten months of experience prove Washington lobbyists are a necessity for business. He said American Cuban sugar interests authorized expenditures of 95000 to obtain a low tariff on Cuban sugar.
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Associated Press
Washington
H.C Lakin
Cuban Company of New York
Senate
Committee Today
Lupton Orchard Service Co. offers tub baskets in Winchester
Lupton Orchard Service Co advertises a carload of tub baskets for sale in Winchester Virginia. The notice provides a contact phone number 600 for orders and delivery details.
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Lupton Orchard Service CO
Winchester
Local Representative for Liverpool and Manchester
Notice lists Thomas Mathews as local representative for RT. YOUR APPLES 7 to Turner & Co. of Liverpool and Manchester. Address North a St Winchester and phone 982-W. Publication date 9-21-1p-tf.
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Turner & Co
Liverpool
Death Removes Member of Old Frederick County Family
A Whitacre resident aged about 76 died at home from Brights disease after months of illness. Contractor and builder Whitacre helped erect many churches, schools, barns, and homes in the western part of Frederick County. Survived by his widow Mary Boxwell and four sons James J. of Great Cacapon WV Carson T and Fred E Whitacre of Whitacre and Andy N Whitacre of Bruce Town. Also two brothers Charles of Winchester and Grant of Gore. Funeral Thursday at Redland Methodist Episcopal Church with burial in Redland Cemetery.
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Frederick County
Whitacre
Bright
Gore
Robert
Mary Maury Whitacre
Mary Boxwell
James J
Great Cacapon
W. Va
Carson T
Fred. E. Whitacre
Andy N. Whitacre
Brucetown
P.J. Lawrence
Redland Cemetery
Rural Carriers Not to Collect On Return Trip
Announcement from Winchester postoffice says rural free delivery carriers will not stop at mail boxes on return trips to collect mail. It is illegal to stop on the left side of a state highway. Patrons must place mail in boxes for pickup during deliveries due to high traffic on rural routes.
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Winchester
Funeral services for Miss Lou Baker held in Virginia
Funeral services were held at 3 o clock for Miss Llewellyn Baker who died yesterday in St Elizabeths Hospital Richmond following an operation. The Rev R B Nelson of Christ Church conducted the service. Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She was daughter of the late Col and Mrs James Carr Baker and survived by siblings a sister Mrs Walter Mitchell and brothers William Keene Baker and James Carr Baker. She has numerous relatives in the region and a niece Miss Frances Baker Watton of Richmond.
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Llewellyn Baker
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Richmond
R. B. Nelson
Christ Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Bishop Mitchell
Arizona
William Keene Baker
Washington, D. C
James Carr Baker
Newport News
Frances Baker Watton
D. C. Randolph
Opequon
Thirteen Rescued From Grounded Vessel Off Leamington
The freighter M J Messon of Detroit was driven to break up by heavy seas off Leamington Ontario. Canadian coast guards from Point Pelee under Capt Bob Benson rescued thirteen people including a woman at noon.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Leamington
Ontario
Point Plees
Bob Benson
Apples Wanted Glaize Packing House Seeks Quick Unloading
South Winchester appeals for apple packing with rapid unloading. Wilmer DeHaven, superintendent, directs efforts for stock handling as of September 26.
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Glaize
Apple
South
Winchester
Mystic Shriners Welcome Parade Sets Route in Winchester
City to host first ceremonial in 20 years as Mystic Shrine members from Virginia and nearby states gather. Major Porter House announces parade formation at 2 30 p m on Friday with Acca Temple Band, Shrine Club units, and visiting Shriner contingents shaping the procession from Piccadilly to Cameron Street. Decorations cover storefronts and lamp posts as Dietz Decorating Co handles displays.
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Mystic Shriners
Winchester
Virginia
Dietz Decorating Company
Mhngerstown
George Washington Hotel
Mystic Shrine
S. Porter House
Acca Temple
Cameron Street
Acca Temple Band
Piccadilly Street
Winchester Shrine Club
Acca Temple Patrol
Legion of Honor
Winches Shrine
Loudoun
Loudoun Street
Cork Street
Boscawen Street
Matsrial
Belfast Flyer Diteman Missing En Route to London
Belfast dispatch reports Urban F. Diteman Jr. the trans Atlantic flyer had not been sighted by Irish stations by 5 p. m. today. He was due in London by this hour after leaving Newfoundland yesterday.
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Associated Press
Belfast
North Ireland
Urban F. Diteman
London
Newfoundland
Barge Lake Frugal Sinks Off Michigan Coast
Conflicting reports described the Ford Motor Company barge Lake Frugal as sinking near Sault Sainte Marie Michigan with a crew of ten. The lighthouse keeper at Qusa ble lighthouse 8 miles from the harbor said the vessel fought heavy seas until midnight before vanishing.
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Associated Press
Sault Sainte Marie
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Qusable
Export Your Apples To L. & H. Williams Co Glasgow
Local representative Thomas Mathews at 5 North Stewart Street Winchester handles apple exports for L. and H. Williams & Co Glasgow. Contact via phone 982-W for orders and arrangements.
Artillery units resume Shenandoah Valley trip after rain
After a day of heavy rain that broke rainfall records, Sixth United States Field Artillery units from Fort Hoyle Md resumed their study trip through the Shenandoah Valley with plans to visit New Market and Fredericksburg before returning to Fort Hoyle. Battery C heads to New York for a reunion of the old First Division. A concert by the Artillery Band drew about 1,000 people to the Court House lawn. Rainfall in Winchester topped five inches, a record for the local weather station, with 18 hours of precipitation ending yesterday afternoon. Bus lines also resumed service after an 18 hour suspension. two men were rescued after being stranded in a tree amid high waters.
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Sixth United States Field Artillery
Fort Hoyle
Shenandoah Valley
Rouss Spring Park
Leon C. Cole
McNair
New Market
Fredericksburg
Washington
New York City
Sixth Artillery
Agent Sixth
Field Artillery
Henry A. Bellman
Court House Lawn
Court House
Bellman
W. H. Mellwee
Winchester
Handley High School
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia Experiment Station
W. 8. Hough
Hough
Opequon
Berryville
Tire bargains at Cammer Tire Co ad
Auto and truck owners are reminded of tire bargains still available from Cammer Tire Co. See inside for details of offers and pricing on a range of tires for cars and light trucks.
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Cammer Tire Co
Fertilizer for late wheat and rye offered locally
G Uber and Sons Cow Factory in Winchester, WA advertises fertilizer for late wheat and rye all kinds on hand and makes any brand when waiting. Call phone 1209 for details.
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Uber” & Sons
Winchester
Hoover Folly and Fire On Ohio River Voyage
President Hoover led a flotilla from Cincinnati to Louisville celebrating the Ohio River locks and dams. Four Indiana National Guardsmen were burned and injured by a premature camp powder discharge during a salute at Madison docks, two suffering broken legs, as news was kept from the President.
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National Guardsmen
Indiana
Hoover
Ohio River
President Hoover
Cincinnati
Louisville
Kentucky
White House
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Madison
Inana
Ind
State moves to nol pros one of Liskey's charges
In Keyser West Virginia on October 23 prosecutors moved to nol pros the aiding conspiracy charge linked to an illegal operation causing Miss Lottie Muriel Beck's death. The action ended Orville Liskey's trial on that indictment after missing-evidence issues and defense motions to dismiss all charges.
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Associated Press
Keyser
W. Va
Nolle
Lottie Muriel Beckone
Orville Liskey
Harrisonburg
Liskey
Vernon F. Rankin
Russell Boseley
J. J. Valentine
Richard A Welsh
Public Sale Notice for Hauptman Estate
A public sale of livestock and personal property of Mrs. G M Hauptman is scheduled for October 29 at 10 a m. The notice lists the sale as conducted by the executor with location details and asset categories including farm livestock and household items.
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G. M. Hauptman
Cider Mill Open for Custom Works on East Pall Mall
A local notice states the Cider Mill offers everyday service with custom works at the East Pall Mall Street and Kent location. The fragment references Trier and Perry in connection with the business.
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East Pall Mall St
Kent
Trier & Perry
Universal medical care urged by Dr. Wilbur at UVA dedication
Dr. Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the Interior, urged a social program to provide every person with the best medical care regardless of residence or income. He called for organized, nationwide access to medical advances and a leadership shift to ensure equal distribution, citing education, press, and radio as tools to reach all citizens.
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Lyman Wilbur
Interior
University of Virginia
Wilbur
Market Dims After Rally as Liquidation Tally Ends
The New York stock market turned dull and heavy as liquidation tally completed. Bears again pushed, industrial news mixed, reducing chances for a broad advance. Credit conditions eased further with bankers' rates easing and time-money at 7 percent and call money at 5 percent after a renewal at 6 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Bears
Chevacer
Ance
Exhibits a Dope Pot In Senate
In Washington on October 23 Senator Blease a Democrat from South Carolina displayed a container of opium in the Senate as tangible proof that dope was sold in the capital. He said it was sold in the shadow of the Capitol, offering no further details on how the opium was obtained. The container was given to Senator Copeland a Democrat from New York and physician for use in an inquiry into the Washington police by the District of Columbia committee of which he is a member.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senator Blease
South Carolina
Capitol
Blease
Copeland
New York
For Sale Buick Coupe by Bank Executor
New Buick Coupe with 1600 miles driven, price 1100 dollars. Falls Master guaranteed fires 3500 miles. Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester Virginia executor Dr Asbury C Swimley deceased. (10-22-Ip-61)
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Asbury C. Swimley
Arthur Jones Woolen Mills Preferred Stockholders Meeting
An important meeting of The Arthur Jones Woolen Mills Corporation preferred stockholders will be held at the plant office on Tuesday October 29 1929 at 2 p m. The meeting will cover company progress under receivers and other matters of importance to stockholders. Attendance is urged.
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Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Corporation
McVicar
Safe political forecast for Seventh district steadies in 1930
The Richmond News Leader reports a strong Seventh district contest with Democrats rallying in Harrisonburg Rockingham and surrounding areas. Republicans led by Pollard Brown face crosscurrents from Haas Ny Conrad and Shenandoah Park funding debates affecting local fortunes.
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Richmond
Conese Ie
Valley
Viery City
Hoover Democrats
Dr. Brown
Hoover
Jacob A
Thomas W. Ha
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
George Ny Conrad
Charlottesville
Winschester
Albesmarle
Clarke
Frederick
Hannock
Warren
Madison County
Greene
Page
Brown
Shenandoah National Park Project
New Customer Sale at Grove Bros Dept Store Hosiery
A Grove Bros department store launches a New Customer sale on all styles of Allen A Hosiery with a 20 percent reduction starting Thursday.
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Grove Bros. Dept
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Pike
Grove Bros. Dept Store
H. Shirley
OLD County
Howard Whitacre
Lou Baker
Wilmer Dehaven
Porter House
L. & H. Williams & Co
Glasgow
Thomas Mathews
North Stewart St
Sun
Colonel
Ohio
U. of Va
Arthur &. Jones Woolen Mills Corp
Piedmont
Southwest Safe
Lee Trinkle
R. E. C. Barrett
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