Public Schools of Frederick County to Open Next Tuesday
Frederick County schools will start on September 8 under Superintendent Leslie D. Kline. A teachers meeting is set for September 7 at 9 a.m. The county plans consolidating several one room schools to improve efficiency and equal educational opportunities. Dr. Parrott of the State Board of Health will visit September 14 to start a dental clinic for county students.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
County Court House
State Board of Education
Parrott
State Board of Health
Police confiscate novelty machines without permits
Winchester police today confiscated several unlicensed novelty machines from city sidewalks. A weighing machine and a grip tester operated after a penny deposit. Chief C. W. Hollis said such devices must be licensed with the commissioner of the revenue or they may be seized.
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Winchester
C. W. Hollis
Commissioner of the Revenue
Local Candidates File for Supervisor and Justice Positions
Mr Lee J Cave files as independent for Opequon District supervisor with election on November 3. Opposing him is Chas S Brumback the regular Democratic nominee and current board chairman. A J Tavenner files for justice of the peace in Stonewall district with no opposition.
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Lee J. Cav
Board of County Supervisors
Opequon
Cave
Chas. S. Brumback
Brumback
Board of Supervisors
A. J. Tavenner
Circuit
Justice
Winchester Cold Storage Notice of Refrigeration Readiness
Our rooms are now under refrigeration and prepared to receive apples. Winchester Cold Storage Co. notes readiness for delivery and storage details.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Billy Howell Surprises The Golf Bugs
Billy Howell from Virginia led veteran Francis Ouimet of Boston one up after 18 holes in the United States amateur golf championship semi final at Beverly Country Club Chicago. In the other semi final Jack Westland Chicago district champion outpointed Maurice J McCarthy Jr New York's favorite and was two up at the 18 hole stage.
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Associated Press
Beverly Country Club
Chicago
Virginia
Billy Howell
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Jack Westland
Maurice J. McCarthy
Planes Tear Through Air In Big Race To Cleveland
Eight of the world’s fastest airplanes race from Los Angeles to Cleveland aiming to break speed records. Pilots seek conquest of the trans continental record by Capt. Hawks with a $17 500 prize pool and $10 000 for beating the 12 hour 25 minute mark to New York.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Los Angeles
National Air Race
New York
Frank Hawks
Streak
Theornia Fliers
Reichers
Arrington
Walter S. Hunter
Sprata
Ill
Ira Eaker
Washington
Harold S. Johnson
Chicago
Beeler Blevins
Atlanta
James Doolittle
St. Louis
James Good Hall
Art Goebel
Bendis
Hawks
Lindberghs Plan China Flight After Vacation Visit
The American embassy says Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh will extend their trip with a September 10 flight to China. Approved by the Japanese aviation bureau, they will depart from Kasumigaura naval base near Tokyo and visit Osaka and nearby scenic spots for several days.
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Tokyo
Charles A. Lindbergh
China
Japanese Aviation Bureau
Kasumigaura Naval Base
Osaka
Murderer Put To Death With Gas In Nevada
In Carson City Nevada on September 4 Luis Ceja a 28 year old Mexican slayer from Winnemucca was executed by lethal gas. The death chamber records show unconsciousness within six seconds and official death fourteen minutes nineteen seconds after inhalation.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Carson City
Luis Ceja
Winnemucca
Seek Tho Who Attack a Taxicab Driver at Grafton
West Virginia authorities sought two men and a woman in the attack on William Powell a Grafton taxi driver tied to a rear footrest with his own necktie after they hailed his cab near Tunnelton. Powell regained consciousness and reported the incident after returning to Grafton.
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Associated Press
Grafton
W. Va
West Virginia
William Powell
Tunnelton
Powell
Winchester Memorial Hospital adds Dr James Miller resident physician
Dr James Miller a native of New Market Shenandoah county joins Winchester Memorial Hospital as resident physician. He will assist physicians in treatment and surgery and will oversee the pathological laboratory and case histories. The hospital also appoints Miss Vida Cheek medical supervisor replacing Miss Mildred Baker.
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James Miller
New Market
Shenandoah County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hunter H. McGuire
Miller
Casper Miller
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
John Hopkins University Medical School
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Deaver
Memorial Hospital
Lillian Anderson
Vida Cheek
Greensboro
N. C
Mildred Baker
Virgil Sowers
Miss Cheek
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston,Salem
Aene North Carolina
Mrs. Stryker Suffers Compounded Leg Fractures
The Star reports Mrs. J William Stryker slipped Saturday and injured her hip but earlier said no bones were broken. She worsened, was hospitalized yesterday, and an X ray showed two fractures in the right leg between knee and hip. A plaster cast was applied and recovery will take days. she is improving.
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J. William Stryker
the Star
Stryker
Examiners Speed Work On Books Of Trust Company
Bank examiners sped work on the Central Trust Company of Maryland and its eleven branches as directors discussed reorganization. George W. Page said liquidation would proceed rapidly, unsure if restructuring would occur. The bank held about 18.6 million in resources last June and failed to open yesterday. State funds, including about 300000 in Frederick County, and Montgomery county deposits were discussed with bond protections noted.
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Associated Press
Frederick
Central Trust Company of Maryland
George W. Page
State Bank
Page
Washington
Star to skip Monday issue for Labor Day holiday
The Star announces it will not publish on Monday September 7 due to Labor Day national holiday. The Evening Star notes the holiday halt affects advertisers and readers.
Five Washington Cops Indicted For Alleged Third Degree Assault
A District of Columbia grand jury indicted Detective James Mostyn and five other officers for assaulting prisoners in August. Names include William R Laflin William T Burroughs William C Groomes George E Perry and co defendants charged with beating James and other victims Walter Johnson Preston Brooks and John Miller. Weapons cited range from rubber hose to a wooden club. Hoover urged federal investigation and strict penalties for such third degree practices.
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Washington
District of Columbia
James Mostyn
William R. Laflin
Mostyn
William T. Burroughs
William C. Groomes
Laflin
James
Henry Harker
George E. Perry
Walter W. Johnson
Preston Brooks
John F. Miller
Hoover
Real Man 10 Be Target For Rolling Pin Contest At Fair
The Virginia Fair Association will stage a rolling pin throwing contest open to any woman in Virginia on September 10 at 3 30 p m The event uses a real man as target at 20 feet with 80 points for the most accurate hits Cash prizes will be awarded and no entry fee is charged Women are urged to enter and practice beforehand for the sixty second annual fair opening September 8.
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Maggie
George McManus
Ester Fair Association
Virginia
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Home Port from Brazil
Graf Zeppelin ends two day Brazil visit with farewell dip and heads homeward on her ninth Atlantic crossing. The airship was sighted over Fernando de Noronha, 125 miles off the coast, seven hours after takeoff and is expected to reach Friedrichshafen late Sunday or early Monday at current speed.
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Associated Press
Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf Zeppelin
Atlantic Ocean
Fernando de Novonah
Friedrichshafen
Banks to Open Saturday Nights in Winchester Season
Beginning Saturday night next the banks of Winchester will open from seven to nine oclock. This arrangement will continue during the apple season and until Christmas. Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants Nat Bank and Trust Company Commercial and Savings Bank Union Bank noted with respective cashiers. A man usually enjoys a smoke more than a woman does because he doesnt have to pretend.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Wm. G. A Eee
Farmers and Merchants
NAT, Bank and Trust Company
J. H. Yost
THE
Commercial and Savings Bank
John I. Sloat
Union Bank
Geo. B. Bushnell
Rouss Fire Co Plans Friday Meeting and Smokers
Rouss Fire Company calls a regular meeting for Friday night September 4 at 8 o clock. All members urged to attend. President Lee M. Lamp presiding.
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Lee M. Lamp
Frederick Gregory Dies in Winchester Home at 81
Frederick Gregory died at the home of Mrs. James M. Oates on South Loudoun Street after a year long illness. He will be shipped to Norwalk Connecticut for burial at St Matthews Cemetery beside a brother. He had been a liveryman in New York before retiring. He lived in Winchester after returning from California and was married with a daughter Miss Constance Gregory of Los Angeles and a niece Mrs Blanche Little of Wilton Connecticut. He was born October 18 1849.
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Frederick Gregory
James M. Oates
South Loudoun Street
George W. Kurtz
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norwalk
Mr. Gregory
Mermere
New York City
Winchester
Ida Correll
Oates
Gregory
California
Constance Gregory
Bonnie Bay Street
Los Angeles
Blanche Little
Wilton
Conn
Surprise Sprang In Tourney By Mrs Elting In Virginia Golf
In Charlottesville on September 4 Mrs Buford Scott of Richmond extended her streak with a 4 and 3 win over Mrs R B Ninnenger to reach the quarter finals of the Virginia State Golf Association women’s championship. She will meet Mrs H C Kersten who defeated Mrs A Hewson Michie 5 and 4. In the lower bracket Mrs Elting debuted with a 3 and 2 victory over Mrs Al York, while Mrs Balthis beat Mrs Lyttleton Waddell 1 up.
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Charlottesville
Buford Scott
Richmond
Virginia State Golf Association
R. B. Ninnenger
Roanoke
H. C. Kersten
A. Hewson Michie
Stewart O. Elting
Winchester
T. A. Balthis
Public Sale Of Bank And Woolen Company Stock
Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall offer cash sale of 20 shares Farmers and Merchants Bank stock and 14 shares Winchester Woolen Company stock. The sale occurs Saturday September 5 at 12 Noon in front of the County Court House.
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County Court House
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Winchester Woolen Company
Dunn & Duvall
James B. Russell Reaches His Ninetieth Birthday Milestone
Winchester veteran financier and ex Confederate soldier James B. Russell celebrates his 90th birthday amid retirement from Union Bank where he helped found and led for 55 years. Born in Winchester, he served in the Confederate Army and was paroled at Appomattox. He remains a lifelong civic figure and former councilman and school board member.
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James B. Russell
Winchester
Russell
Union Bank
William L. Clark
H. B. McCormac
Confederacy
Sot &m
Bible Reading Contest At Tent Meetings At Berryville
Gospel meetings in the big brown tent adjoining the Church of the Brethren on Berryville avenue report rising interest. Rev. E J Rohart says Rev. Leo Polman of California leads the program with nightly crowd growth and a Bible reading and prayer contest. over 180 chapters read yesterday. The Rev Polman also preaches and sings. tonight's subject is Where Is Jesus Now. Everyone is welcome.
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Big Brown
Church of the Brethren
Berryville Avenue
E. J. Rohart
Leo Polman
California
Mr. Polman
Jesus
Money Left Over From The Firemen's Meet
An official reports about $500 remains in the treasury after a joint Virginia State and Cumberland Valley firemen convention in Winchester. The funds will be divided among four volunteer fire-fighting groups hosting the visiting firemen. Fred W. Forney says the Friendship Fire Company will use its share to aid needy people this winter.
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Virginia State
Cumberland Valley
Winchester
Fred W. Forney
Friendship Fire Company
Holiday Hours At The Winches ter Postoffice
Labor Day observance will limit service at the Winches ter postoffice with a single city mail delivery starting at 8 30 a m. General delivery and stamp windows open 11 a m to noon and 1 to 2 p m. Money order and rural route mail delivery suspended. Allies dispatched as usual.
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Winchester Postoffice
Elberta Peaches Fine Quality at 25c Bushel
Local fruit listing notes Elberta peaches of fine quality available at 25 cents per bushel in orchard areas. Dealers and buyers are informed of pricing, with 2007 calendar reference and Underwood as a possible seller or location.
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Orchard
Ares
Underwood
Winchester Brightens Shenandoah Valley News Column
Community column highlights positive happenings in Winchester Frederick County and the Shenandoah Valley and invites reader contributions of uplifting events.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Immigration decline and Virginia employment trends reported
Immigration admissions in July fell to 3 174 from 3 534 in June while July deportations rose to 1 681 from 1 440 in July 1930. Virginia unemployment shows improvement in some areas with plant activity and seasonal farm help rising. Public and semi public contracts worth 119 768 886 were reported for the week ending Aug 29, likely extending work into fall and possibly winter.
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Harry &. Hull
Ots Department
Virginia
Conthus
Noted Plane Here For Exhibitions
The Skyway Flying plane with a Wright Whirlwind engine arrived this morning and will be stationed at Byrd Airport for three days. It will offer sight seeing flights at historically low prices during daily exhibitions with dead motor landings scheduled at three oclock on Saturday and Sunday.
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Skyway
Byrd Airport
Mrs Gillerin Granted Divorce From Husband
A Corporation Court decree grants Mrs. Virginia Gillerin a divorce from William J. Gillerin on desertion alleged about August 1928. The wife may resume her maiden name Virginia Catherine Kerr. Neither party may remarry for six months from the date of divorce.
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Corporation Court
Virginia Gillerin
William J. Gillerin
Virginia Catherine Kerr
Dog Show Planned at Winchester Fair Next Week
The Winchester Fair will feature a dog show with fancy breeds. Warren Rice leads the event and invites owners with suitable dogs to enter. Dogs will be cared for by attendants and fed and watered regularly.
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Warren Rice
Receiver Sought for Lovett Bros Shoe Stores
Esther M. Lovett widow of Frank Lovett filed in Corporation Court for a receiver and injunction over three Winchester area shoe stores. Harry L. Lovett, brother of the deceased, denies the charges and contends assets were valid at Frank Lovett’s July death. The case also notes life insurance policies valued at 8000 held for the firm’s benefit.
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Lovett Bros
Corporation Court
Williams
Esther M. Lovett
Frank Lovett
Harry L. Lovett
Motnee
Mrs. Lovett
Harrison
Winchester
Peers Oe Staunton
T. A Sell Cather
Frank | Geet
Rotary District Head Addresses Winchester Club
District Governor Charles K. Brown of Staunton spoke at the Winchester Rotary Club luncheon at the George W. Hotel. He highlighted Rotary International’s Vienna convention with over 5000 delegates from many countries and praised the trust among nations. Next week’s guest will be James Hardwick regional vice president of C. A. in Atlanta.
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Charles K. Brown
Staunton
Winchester
James Hardwick
Poe C. A
Atlanta
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting scheduled for Friday night September 4 at 8 oclock. George Barr serves as secretary. Local fire company notice carried in the paper with standard meeting details.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
George Barr
Closing Notice for Monday Shutdown
A local closing notice states the business will be closed all day Monday. It instructs customers to place orders for a two days supply and mentions a time window of 9 to 4 with one time slot.
Doctor B B Dutton Manages Office on West Street
The text notes Dr B B Dutton has an office located at 212 West Street A8 31 area. No further context provided.
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B. B. Dutton
West Street
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Lee J. Cave
West Coast
Lindberghs
Wm. Stryker
Evening Star
Real Man
Rouss Fire CO
Fred'k
Mrs. Oates
Jas. B. Russell
Lee
Rae
Aon
Frank L. Lovett
Rotary
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