Rotarians Invited to Capon River Camp Outing
The Wincheser Rotary Club plans a summer camp trip on Capon River above Capon Bridge. Next week's meeting may be held at Capon Camp with a 1 pm departure and 9 pm return by a comfortable bus. An outdoor dinner and meeting are likely at the camp. Members should inform secretary by Thursday if they can attend. guests will not be invited.
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Wincheser Rotary Club
Marshall Baker
Capon River
Capon’ Bridge
Capon
Fia
League of Nations elects Motta president in Geneva
The opening session of the League of Nations assembly in Geneva elected Dr. Giuseppe Motta of Switzerland as president. The gathering aims to form six commissions and six vice presidents while preparing debates on security and armament reduction. The U.S. declined a representative to the third commission reviewing the international arms traffic convention.
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Geneva
Assembly
League of Nations
Giuseppe Motta
Switzerland
Tom Grow
MacDonald
Herriot
Hugh Gibson
United States
Third Commission
Possible Nominees Named for West Virginia Race
Report notes that Elizabeth Kern and G B Halderman of Winchester and Prof James H Roe bush of Dayton may be considered for the nomination. Kern, a leading Republican woman in Western Virginia, is said not to favor her own selection.
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Elizabeth Kern
G. 8. Halderman
Winchester
James H. Roebush
Dayton
Kern
Virginia
Apple Crop Estimates Questioned in Virginia Letter Exchange
A 1924 exchange shows Henry Warburg secretary asking publisher H F Byrd for the Virginia fruit survey details that allegedly contradict official Department of Agriculture crop estimates. The department seeks to compare the survey with its own records and may send a statistician to inspect.
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Mr. Byrd
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Republicans of the Seventh District Nomination Meeting
Republicans in the Seventh District will convene at Luray next Tuesday to nominate a candidate to oppose Democratic incumbent Judge Thomas W Harrison of Winchester in November. John E Beard of Harrisonburg chaired a well attended session at the Kavanaugh Hotel with 40 to 50 leaders from seven counties present and optimistic on fall success.
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Luray
Congress
Thomas W. Harrison
Bf Winchester
Kavanaugh Hotel
John E. Beard
Harrisonburg
Bitter courtroom clash in Kendall Powell murder trial
Arguments in the Kendall murder trial for Dr. Powell’s death opened after high rhetoric from prosecutor T Gray Madden and defense attorney W W Butzner. Godrick labeled defense witnesses as character assassins while Butzner denounced prosecutorial bias and urged the jury to consider lawful argument. Court recessed awaiting continuation tomorrow morning and a verdict is anticipated tomorrow afternoon.
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Powell
Kendall
W. W. Butzner
Commonwealth of Virginia
Commonwealth
Visitors flood Shenandoah Caverns on holiday
Labor day crowds flocked to the Shenandoah Valley attracting over 2,800 visitors to Shenandoah Caverns in a single day as tourism surged during the holiday period. The cavern site reported strong attendance as travelers explored regional attractions. The surge highlighted the Valley as a popular destination for holiday tourism.
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Shenandoah Valley
Caverns
Red Pepper Rub for Rapid Rheumatic Relief
An old advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as a fast remedy for rheumatism and related pains. It claims concentrated heat from red peppers warms sore spots within minutes, improves blood circulation, and relieves aches such as backache stiff neck and chest colds. The copy urges shoppers to buy at drug stores and hints at a brand variant.
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Rowlt
Salts Promote Kidney Health and Flush Kidneys
An advertisement extols Jad Salts as a kidney flushing remedy. It claims regular water intake and a daily dose of four ounces of Jad Salts improve kidney function, relieve bladder disorders, and curb backache and headaches. The note urges medical checkups twice yearly.
Shenandoah Caverns Draw Record Crowds Over Weekend
Reaching the Shenandoah Valley area last night three caverns Endless Shenandoah and Luray set new admission records Sunday and Monday with crowds overwhelming lodging houses in New Market. More than 2 800 people entered Shenandoah Caverns over the two days and the Harrisonburg traffic showed trains bringing tourists, while foreign licensed cars passing a valley headquarters counted at about one per minute.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Shenandoah
Luray
Threeybttoes
Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
New Market
Atta Hotel
Gurney
Harrisonburg
Morris Spiro
Unclear fragment from Harrisonburg travel note
Fragmentary text references Whrchester stops for next meal at gas site in Harrisonburg. Mentions camping tourists and a stop for gas with uncertain wording about availability.
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Whrchester
Harrisonburg
Vanty. Ing
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