Frederick County Religious Education Council Meets at Brad dock Church
The 26th annual convention of the Frederick County Council of Religious Education convenes at Brad dock Street M. E. Church, South, with sessions spanning Wednesday evening to Friday afternoon. Speakers include Dr. James Wright and Rev. E. T. Clarke. music by local quartets. addresses cover church home human needs and religious education. officers to be elected.
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Frederick County Council of Religious Education
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
South
Franklin G. Senger
Snyder Alleman
Luther Thomas
Winchester
James Wright
Harrisonburg
F. L. Buckley
H. E. Richardson
Thomas Morgan
Eva Stouffer
Minor C. Miller
Virginia
Ote Jones En Jones
C. C. Bush
Reliance
E. T. Clarke
Gore
Brown Named Liaison Officer For Housing Act
Harold G. Brown of Shenandoah Valley National Bank is named assistant liaison officer for the national housing act by the Virginia Bankers Association. He will serve as a information clearing house between the Federal Housing Administration and Winchester banks and territory. Community improvement committees will guide building supply dealers contractors and civic groups to aid property owners nationwide.
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Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia Bankers’ Association
Federal Housing Administration
Winchester
United States
Douglas Resigns Rumors Surface Over Budget Policy Rift
Rumors in government circles say Lewis Douglas the U S director of the budget has submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt. Disagreement with the chief executive over budget policies since Congress adjourned is cited as the alleged cause of the resignation.
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Lewis Douglas
U.S
Roosevelt
Congress
Hose Explodes Killing Whitacre Youth William Largent
A boiler hose burst while powering a feed grinder near an engine, scalding 9 year old William Largent of Whitacre. He died in Winchester after the accident. He is survived by his parents Foster siblings. Funeral at Whitacre with Rev B F Spitzer.
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Scalds
William Largent
Harry Largent
Whitacre
Winchester
B. F. Spitzer
Foster
Mary Lou
Kaggie
Miss Hansbrough District Winner At Beauty Show
Miss Margaret Hansbrough of Winchester was chosen to represent the Seventh Congressional District in the American Legion beauty contest at the convention in Lynchburg. The Winchester Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, had earlier named her Princess Winchester in a local beauty contest. About 80 contestants competed, with ten advancing to the state show tonight for a chance to become Miss Virginia and compete nationally in Miami next month.
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Margaret Hansbrugh
Winchester
American Legion
the Legion
Lagnchburg
Star Today
Philip R. Fowle
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Hansbrugh
R. Y. Conrad Post
Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Old Dominion
Virginia
Miami
Philadelphia visitors at Mr Fansler’s over weekend
Misses Katie Grim Eleanor Brangan and Messrs Ellery and Leslie Laum of Philadelphia Pa spent the weekend with Mr F H Fansler of Woodland avenue confirmed in local social notes.
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Katie Grim
Eleanor Brangan
Ellery and
Leslie Laum
Philadelphia
Ee F. H. Fansler
Woodland Avenue
Tablet Unveiled for Dr Frank T McFaden at Loudoun Street Church
A congregation of over 500 gathered at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church to unveil a white marble tablet honoring Rev Frank T McFaden D D pastor 1923 1933. Dr Charles R Stribling D D Orange spoke of McFaden's friendships and service to all walks of life.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Frank Talbot McFaden
McFaden
E. B McGukin
Harry M. Crim
Presbyterian Church
Strasburg
McGukin
McFaden Blanton
Frank McFaden Caldwell
Frank T. McFaden
W. G. Barnes
Carl Caldwell
Richmond
Windam Blanton
E. D Witherspoon
Blacksburg
Frank P. Mcoo, Jr
Mount Vernon
Dr. McFaden
Salisbury
Adult Education Meeting for Negroes in St Paul Church
A gathering to promote adult education for colored residents will be held at St Paul A M E Church on North Loudoun Street at 8 o clock tonight. All interested colored people and those who know others who may join are urged to attend.
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St. Paul A. M. E
North Loudoun Street
Jonathans Wanted at Virginia Apple Storage Packing House
Job notice for Jonathans at a Virginia apple storage packing house. E. W. Barr listed with phone 234. Also ad for bargain in blankets at Moling and Catherine's.
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Virginia Apple Storage Packing House
E. W. Barr
Moling and Cather'’s
Public Sale of Household Goods and Cattle Near Stephens City
Household goods and cows to be sold Friday September 7 at 1 pm, 11 miles southeast of Stephens City by C Hunter Robinson. First Baptist Church notice dated Sept 5 from 11 to 2. 35c.
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Stephens City
C. Hunter Robinson
First
Baptist Church
Body of Youth Identified in Shenandoah River Tragedy
The body of 18 year old Charles C. Nicholas of Linden Warren county was found in the Shenandoah River near Berry's Ferry by Frank Brown and Ernest A. Marshall. Clothing and a repaired belt confirmed the identification. Nicholas was last seen August 11 with friends near Howellsville. Relatives visited Berryville and viewed the body, which was buried in Green Hill Cemetery after authorities ruled a drowning.
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Shenandoah River
Berry’s Ferry
Clarke County
Frank Brown
Ernest A. Marshall
Clearwater
Fla
Charles C. Nicholas
W. B. Nicholas
Linden
Warren County
Washington
Enders Undertaking Establishment
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Messrs Brown and
Marshall
Michelas
Michela
Coal Dealers Defy NRA Over Winter Price Rule
The Associated Press reports US coal dealers threaten mass defiance as a code authority resigns over NRA price fixing rules. Disputes center on setting minimum winter prices by lowest reasonable profit, with emergencies declared in several areas and questions about local versus Washington decision making.
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Associated Press
Washington
NRA
Solid Retail Fuel Code Authority
America
Scbme
Research and Planning Council
Hugh S. Johnson
Code
Steel Worker Ambrose Burgan Shot To Death
Ambrose Burgan a 19 year old steel worker was found shot to death at his home in Baltimore by his sister Amelia Burgan who heard a gunshot. An ambulance crew recovered a 45 calibre pistol and handed it to police.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Ambrose Burgan
Amelia Burgan
Burgan
Soft water used at Winchester steam laundry
A Winchester steam laundry reported using soft water and listed phone contact 28 3 26 in the local notice.
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Winchester
Army bomber forced down in fog at Winchester
A Keystone Army bomber from Langley Field returning from Cleveland air races was forced to land in Winchester due to dense fog. Lt. E A Rohl led the flight with co pilot Lt. W H Schwartz and three other crewmen, spending the night at the George Washington Hotel before resuming to Virginia base.
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Keystone
United States Army
Langley Field
Cleveland
Winchester
Virginia
E. A Rohl
W. H Schwartz
George Washington Hotel
Woman Found Dead Days After Disappearance in Kent Kidnapping Case
Dr. W E Andrew testified in Botetourt County Court that Mrs. Mary J Hastings was killed by a pistol shot to the skull and had likely been dead three or four days before being found beside a highway near Stroudsburg. The body had lain there less than a day despite a shower the night before. The prosecution pressed to tie Hastings to the Kent kidnapping, despite defense objections, presenting witnesses from the hotel, a cook, and friends who recalled Hastings leaving with Major Robert C Kent for Washington to obtain funds for a debt.
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W. M. Minter
Hastings
Kent
Washington
Charles Stewart
Train Workers In Tokyo Call General Strike
The Transport Workers' Union announced a general strike of 11,000 Tokyo municipal tram and bus workers effective tomorrow morning in protest of proposed transport service reorganizations that would include many layoffs and sharp pay cuts.
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Tokyo
Transport Workers’ Union
Council to Organize Tonight as New Term Starts
The Common Council meets tonight for its first regular session since the June elections. New officers will be named to fill the vacancy caused by W. Page’s resignation, with A. Lee Coble C. Douglas Barnett and Dr. Ralph Ounce among the expected attendees. Three applications for city manager have been filed from Charles H. Harper Arthur M. Fields and P. P. Pilcher, with F. W. Bailey and W. A. Bell also in contention though not confirmed.
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A. Lee Coble
C. Douglas Barnett
Ralph Ounce
W. Page
Charles H. Harper
Arthur M. Fields
P. P. Pilcher
F. W. Bailey
W. A. Bell
Few Accidents Reported Over Holiday Near Winchester
Holiday traffic produced few incidents as hospitals found no accident cases today. An auto left the road and went into Opequon Creek on Millwood road with no one nearby. A truck and car blocked Crooked Run bridge forcing drivers to seek alternate routes via Strasburg.
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Winchester
Washington
Opequon Creek
Millwood Road
Front Royal
Crooked Run Bridge
Strasburg
Mooney Granted Prison Freedom During Mourning
Tom Mooney will have freedom within San Quentin's walls during his mother's mourning period but cannot attend Mrs. Mary Mooney's funeral. Warden James B. Holohan said Mooney, imprisoned for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombings, will be relieved from vegetable peeling but barred from leaving the prison. His brother John and sister Anna had requested permission for him to attend the ceremony.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
Mary Mooney
James B. Holohan
San Quentin
Holohan
Mooney
John
Anna
Moonshine Bust Near Star Tannery Nets Large Still
Sheriff McCann and Deputy Newcome arrested Claude Racey and Carter Orndorff and seized a 70 gallon copper still, 15 gallons of liquor, and 30 barrels of mash four miles west of Star Tannery. Orndorff and Racey were jailed, each fined 100 and six months, with bond set at 1000. Virgil Orndorff, 14, held for tomorrow’s hearing.
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Mountain Hollows
Star Tannery
Harry L. McCann
J. W. Newcome
Claude Racey
Carter Orndorff
Orndorff
Virgil
McCann
Newcome
Pacey Cey
A. J. Tavenner
J. Sloan Kuydendall
Floyd Brill
Kelly Taken To New Prison
Justice officials confirm that gangland figure George Machine Gun Kelly and others were moved from Fort Leavenworth to the new Alcatraz prison in San Francisco. The transfer follows a Sunday departure as authorities relocate inmates to the famed federal facility.
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Kelly
New Prison
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
George
Fort Leavenworth
New Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco
Textile strike widens across Carolina mills
Domestic reports indicate that more than half of the cotton mills in the Carolinas are affected by the textile strike. The dispatch notes spread and mentions factory closures and labor tensions impacting workers and communities.
Disturbance at Cedar Town Factorysparked arrests and militiamen in the South
Six women and two men were arrested after a disturbance at the Cedar Town factory. Others were rounded up as militiamen appeared, heightening tensions across South Carolina locations involved.
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Cedar
Town
Caroina
Textile Strike Across States Ties Up Silk Industry
National labor action expands with more than 60 percent of the silk sector shut in. In Baltimore and surrounding districts, organizers report limited disruption while officials note little impact. In Cedartown Georgia, arrests occur after rioting at a mill, with six women and two men jailed. Government counts suggest about 650,000 workers involved nationwide.
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New York
George A. Sloane
Cotton Textile Institute
Frank Schweitzer
Americanation of Silk Workers
Silk Division
Ac Ee
Baltimore
Wich Toes
Cedartown
Cedartown Otton and Export Company
Starling Lyon
Washington
Apple Blossom Festival Comes Up In New York Visit
The writer recalls a trip with Pa to New York describing it as glorious yet noisy and hurried. They joke about traffic lights and remark Winchester keeps the busiest corner light tied up to reduce the light bill.
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New York
Winchester
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