Social and Personal Invitationsdominate Clarke County society
Social and personal notices document upcoming weddings and gatherings in Clarke County. The Hodgson family announces the marriage of Margaret Shepherd to Dr. Jay Frederick Miller of the United States Navy at Deer Park Hotel with a 7 PM ceremony and a reception to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hodgson
Deer , Md
Margaret Shepherdon
Jay Frederick Miller
United States Navy
Deer Park Hotel
Jay D. Roy
Elkins Park, Pa
George Washington Hotel
Jail Sentence For Driving Car Drunk
J. H. Lillis was convicted in police court today of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor. He received a thirty day jail term and a $118 fine including costs, with his driving privilege in the state revoked for one year.
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J. H. Lillis
Virginia Peaches Outsell Those From Other Section In N Y
Virginia peaches outperform rivals in New York markets with Valley Fruit of Woodstock sending 446 bushels to Buffalo for prices up to 4 per basket. Linden and Shenandoah orchards report sizable apple crops and high prices, though late freezes reduced output at Turkey Knob. The Shenandoah County fruit trade is expected to bring tens of thousands of dollars despite shortages.
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Woodstock
Virginia
Piedmont Orchard Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Linden
Warren County
Hales
Lelbertas
Piedmont Company
Shenandoah
Taverner and Tisinger
Mt. Jackson
Buck Hill
Tavenner
Gravely
Byrd
Timberville
Shenandoah County
Former Indiana Governor McCray Paroled After Ten Year Sentence
Former Indiana governor Warren T. McCray was released on parole from federal prison in Atlanta after serving three years and four months of a ten year sentence for using the mails to defraud. He declined to discuss politics, said he wished to reunite with family, and cited improved health after hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
McCray
Washington
Sargent
Parole Board
Coolidge
High clearance favored for James River bridge span
The State Chamber of Commerce committee on Hampton Roads development urged unlimited vertical clearance at the James River mouth bridge and sufficient horizontal clearance for current and future river traffic. It also outlined Virginia’s participation in the New England Virginia conference to be held September 15 to 18 at Poland Springs Maine with J Gordon Bohannon leading Virginia and W S Rossiti of New Hampshire chairing the conference.
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Richmond
State Chamber of Commerce
Hampon
James River
Virginia
Poland Springs
New England
Selby Clem Pleads Guilty On Speeding Charge
Selby Clem paid 12 dollars in police court today on a charge of speeding and reckless driving.
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Selby Clem
Day Dreams These Lads Live Their Adventures
Young crew from South Orange and Maplewood New Jersey joins the Essex for a sea voyage from Boston to Portsmouth New Hampshire. The one hundred percent boy crew, ages fifteen to eighteen, sails with Orange Mountain Council Scouts learning seafaring skills aboard the ship Essex.
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Oston
South Orange
Maplewood
N. J
Boston Harbor
Essex
Boy Scouts of
Orange Mountain Council
New Jersey
Atlantic
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Jersey
German Baker Wins Canadian Marathon Swim of 31 Miles
Ernst Vierkoetter the German bread baker and former English Channel conqueror won the Lake Ontario 21 mile marathon in Toronto finishing first with a 11 hour 44 minute time amid rough water. George Young of Toronto and Byron Summers dropped out as others like Edward Keating and Miss Ethel Hertle contended in the field of 101 entrants for a $50 000 prize.
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Toronto
Ernest Vierkoetter
Coreee
George Michel
France
Huglish Channel
George Young
Catalina Channel
Young
Ont
Ernst Vierkoetter
English
Ernest Vierkotter
Catalina
Lake Ontario
G. Howard Ferguson
Woman Guards Moonshine Still to Halt Plant Invasion
Aug 3 report from Greensboro New York notes Mrs Lee J Church armed with her husband’s pistol stood guard over a farm still to stop moonshiners until federal agents could destroy the plant. Neighbor Mrs Julia Grier joined the vigil as three men approached and were halted.
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Greensboro
N. Y
Lee J. Church
J. Bh. Ostend
North Carolina
Kilby
Precette
Julia Grier
Trone Brevities from Trone Virginia and Nearby
Mrs Loring Cooper and three sons from Morgantown W Va visited C Fenton Giffin. Dinner guests at Emma Kump included Holmes Fletcher and family from Winchester and others from High View Gore Loom Yellow Springs Intermort. Several local residents called on Giffin and Whitlock families over the weekend.
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Trone
Winchester
M. C. Garvin
N. Beall Garvin
Gore
W. J. Muse
Largest Crowd Throng Ground At Fair Today
The fair draws a record crowd with elephants and other acts. Racing results show 2.30 pace with Family Choice winning, 2.21% trot won by Jolla Watts, and other top placers including Worthy Win and Billy Gave with times listed.
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Elep
W. E. Miller
Washington, D. C
Worthy
C. W. Mangum
Purdy
Frank McKinney
R. E. Crawther
Kinsdale
Mapa Rocket
R. Wilson
Key Mar
Ashe Top
Christian Bell
Aaun McHenry
Hagerstown
Jolla Watts
Washington, D.C
Billy Gave
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Willys Knight
H. Snapp
Martinsburg
W. Va
Melsonia
George An ‘Hunter
Westsminster
Henry Russell
Berryville
Coast remains quiet as St Raphael search continues
Reports from Ottawa Ottawa London and New York show officials unsure of the trans Atlantic monoplane St Raphael’s exact position. Dense fog and lack of radio sightings hinder locating the aircraft as attempts to trace its progress from Upavon England to Ottawa continue.
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Quebec
St. Raphael
Air Board
Ottawa
St. Malo
London
Air Ministry
Lloyds
Marconi Wireless Company
Mauretania
New York
Independent Wireless Company
Cunard
Upavon
Eng
Atlantic
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
Flood Devastation Hits South Poland as Floods Claim Twenty
The Associated Press reports that twenty people are known to have drowned in south Poland after persistent rains caused floods and a cloudburst. Widespread destruction followed as communities faced severe damage and search efforts continued.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
South
Riot Claims 13 Lives and 96 Injured in Bareilly
A communal riot during a Hindu festival in Bareilly British India last night left 13 dead and 96 injured. Police and local authorities rushed to control violence as the district mourns.
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Associated Presa
Bareilly
British India
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A. F. Mier
Harry Arnold
Clyde Funkhouser
Russell Lake
Philadelphia
Clarke County
Funkhouser
James Malone
John ‘Malone
Charles V. Lake
Charles 1. Lake
Alice Malone
Frank
Guy Lake
Charles Kerns
Ella Kerns
Edward Lake
Mary Lake
Fred. Malone
John Malone
Walters
Masters Boyd
Warren ‘Lake
Billy
Harry Lee Arnold
Ake
Joseph Ak
Joseph Perry
Memorial Hospital
Paris
Newport ‘News
Virginia Department of
American Legion
Pennland
the Legion
Col
B. M. Rosgel
R. T. Barton
Frances W. Beverley
John C. Horn
Myrtle White
Newport News
Colonel Roszel
Virginia Department
Miss Beverley
Theuxiliary
W. A. Merritt
Charleston,s
Washington Inn
Worchester, Mass
Nelson Richards
J. R. Pendleton
The
Maniness
Hotel A I
Ellis Finfrock
Brook cDonald
Cleveland
Ohio
C. G. Finfrock
Oskshade
Clearbrook
C. J. Speel
Wilmington, del
Jack
E. Rhodes Huntsberry
E. Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr
Staunton, Va
C. E. Cabell
Alexandria, Va
Earl Leech
Upperside, Va
Reardon
Jacob Levine
Baltimore
Willard Jones
Doris Ann
Eastern Shore, Va
A. D. Cunningham
County
Daniel E. Wright
South Stewart Street
Little Rock
Ark
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Louis J. Barr
Mrs. Allan
Crane
Doris
C. R. McCann
Stephensons, Va
E. W. ‘Dixon
E. Hearn Company
Florida
North
South Carolina
Chester
Thomas Snyder
Stars Fla
W. E. Hunts
Staunton
William Stickley
Kant
Josh Billings
Houston Post-Dispatch
J H. Flood
Lexington
KB. H. Easter
G. F. House
Clifton Clowser
Kenneth
Martinsburg, W. Va
John Clowser
Clarence Oates
Haddox
Lillian May
Oates
Pearl Cooper
Mary Bowly
George W. Bowly
West Cork Street
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
Wit
Darlington Hoskins
Dowingtown
Elizabeth Dove
Glenmore
Ernest C. Dove
Mr. Jefferies
Walter Hurdle
Elmer Griffin
L. S. Hale
Handley
Ithica
Mrs
Charles Lake
Samuel Shiley
Lola
Marguerite Shiley
Stephens City
Henry Shiley
Charles Hall
Hildreth Hall
Arthur Shiley
Clifford Hall
Edward E. Warwick
St. Augustine, Fla
Hotel Jack
Minnie Keen
Bluemont, Va
Charles R. McCann
Ruth Allan
William Peery
David Metz
Dover, del
J.S. Solenberger
Larry Collins
Portland, Maine
Fort Bennings, Ga
George P. Kern
Senseney, Road
Graham Cooper
P. W. McClain
Boonsboro, Md
Sadie Shockey
Myrtle Carper
Raymond
Charles
John Carter
Annie Lichliter
Shenandoah Caverns
Ernest Tevalt
Relief
E. H. White
Adamsburg, Pa
Paul Crabill
H. M. —Ingram
Dorothy Davis
West Chester, Pa
George Gray
Armel
Shepherdstown
Mrs. C. T. Owens
Little Washington, Va
Lee Gamble
Buena Vista, Va
N.Y
Atlantic Coast
Nicholas Longworth
Glacier National Park
P. S
Baby
International Newarest
German Baker
Worton
Grove’s
J. H. Striebel
Ted
Associated Editors, Inc
Princes
ST. Johns
N. F
Silvia
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