Winchester Fire Risk Drive Urges Immediate City Action
Friendship Fire Company endorsed J L Taylor State fire marshal recommendations to reduce fire hazards in Winchester. Officials warn that dilapidated buildings and mislocated structures raise insurance costs and could spark a major blaze, urging City Council to act now. Green street Indian Alley cited as a high risk. Fire equipment valued at 53800 includes four pumpers and a ladder truck. Reuss Sarah Zane and South End companies plan to join in the campaign.
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Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
J. L. Taylor
Neill Woods
Friendship Company
Taylor
Reuss
Sarah Zane Fir
South End
Public Sale of Household Goods at Russell Home
Public sale of furniture other household goods and a few antiques at the home of the late Jas B Russell corner Cork and Wash Sts Saturday September 8 at 1 30 prompt.
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Jas. B. Russell
Regular monthly meeting notice for Sarah Zane Fieco
Regular monthly meeting Friday at 8 p m. Every member requested to be present. Matters of importance. R H Brown Captain.
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Sarah Zane Fieco
R. H. Brown
Rouss Fire Co. Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting of the Rouss Fire Co. will be held Friday evening Sept. 7 at 8 o'clock. All members having uniforms out will please return them at this meeting. D. Weaver, Pres.
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Rouss Fire CO
100 Miles Added To State Primary System
The State Highway Commission announced adding 100 miles to the primary system under the 2 percent clause of road laws. No Frederick county mileage. Shenandoah county gains 2.91 miles. Notable expansion in Rockbridge county on Route 11 near Timber Ridge to Lexington totaling 4.55 miles. Other additions include Bath, Highland and Rockingham counties.
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Associated Press
State of Highways Today
Frederick
Frederick County
Shenandoah County
Staunton
Rockbridge
Winchester
Bristol
Bath County
W. Va
Highland County
Rockingham County
Dayton
Rockbridge County
Timber Ridge
Lexington
Park O Sullivan Five Game Series Begins Saturday
Arrangements completed between O Sullivan Rubber Co. of the Blue Ridge League and Winchester Park Association for a five game series to be played Saturday. O Sullivan provides one umpire and Park one. All expenses split. Each club may hire one outside pitcher who can also cover other positions. Series Commissioners named: Fred W Forney, Russell Potts, Raymond Bayliss, Charles Earhart, Edward Hunter.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Blue Ridge League
Winchester Park Association
O'Sullivan
Park
Fred W. Forney
Russell Potts
Raymond Bayliss
Charles Earhart
Edward Hunter
Chapman Choice For Janitor At The City Hall
The Common Council announced year start appointments and Wilbur Chapman the City Hall janitor was the unanimous choice to continue. Thomas J. Boyd was unanimously named night chief of police with no opposition, as was Chief W Hollis.
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Wilbur Chapman
Chapman
Thomas J. Boyd
W. Hollis
Hop Pickers Strike In Oregon Stuns Horst Company Yard
About 1,000 hop pickers from the Horst Company Ranch staged a strike in Oregon today. The Horst yard is described as the largest hop yard in the world and the protest centers on labor conditions and pay.
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Dallas
Horst Company
Rainbowridge Gardens Offers Cut Flowers Delivery
Gladiolus roses dahlias and mixed garden flowers available from Rainbowridge Gardens in Hurst. Delivery service offered with contact number 819 for orders or inquiries.
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Hurst
Rainbowridge Gardens
Notice School Route Bidders For Bus Bodies And Prices
Public notice seeking bidders for school bus bodies and related terms. Provides instructions to contact Star Office for complete information and pricing details.
Miller elected president of Tri-County Odd Fellows
Miller was elected president for the coming year as the Shenandoah Valley Tri-County Odd Fellows Association met in Middletown with Marsh Run Lodge No. 147. Grand Master Coleman urged a stronger financial base and a membership campaign while officials from ten lodges attended and music and refreshments accompanied the meeting.
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T. C. Coleman
Farmsmile
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Tri-County
Odd Fellows’ Association
Marsh Run Lodge No. 147
Middletown
Grand Lodge
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Ray Robinson
Warrenton
Robert Mason
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grand Lodge of West Virginia
Odd Fellows
Stephens City
Winchster
Berryville
Front Royal
Bentonville
Shenandoah Valley Association
Coleman
Calle
Miller
A. Hammack
Front Royal Lodge
Gravel Springs
Fred B. Spiker
Woodstock
W. P. Saunders
Mr. Saunders
W. J. Farrell
Paul Everly
Randolph Larrick
Norman Brill
Charles Hammack
John Derrick
Helen Mowery
Maxine Odgen
Christine Wright
Reading
Orville Willey, Jr
H. W. Owings
Bentonville Lodge No. 4
Tri-County Association
Various Types of Beauty Discussed at Scottish Meeting
At the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Aberdeen on September 7, Prof. C. S. Myers noted cross cultural ideas of facial beauty. He cited a Cypriot girl seen as beautiful with a frog like face, while Balkan ideals were described as horse like.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Scotland
British Association For the Advancement of Science
C. S. Myers
Cyprus
Balkan
South End Hose Co. Meeting and School Openings
South End Hose Co holds a business meeting Monday night September 10 at 8 o'clock with full attendance requested. The Little School opens Monday September 10 and is seeking workers for a boys program at 27 E Boscawen St. Mrs Jack Engle's kindergarten to reopen October 1.
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South End Hose Co
E. Boscawen St
Jack Engle
Three-man Roosevelt Arbitration Board Named
The board of inquiry to arbitrate textile mill disputes led to a national strike includes Gov. John G. Winant of New Hampshire, Marion Smith of Atlanta chairing the regional board, and Raymond V. Ingersoll of Brooklyn.
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Roosevelt
John G. Winant
Center
New Hampshire
Marion Smith
Atlanta
Raymond V. Ingersoll
Brooklyn
New York
Frederick County Sunday School Workers Adjourn Annual Session
The twenty sixth annual convention of the Frederick County Council of Religious Education adjourned at Braddock Street Methodist Church after a lunch and final session. Officers and committees are retained. nominations recommended. Rev Eugene West spoke last night. notes on worship, music, and program committee are included. A county council meeting is likely in about thirty days to act on nominating committee recommendations.
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Frederick County
Charles Gilkeson
Ray Sartelle
Austin Sloat
R. B. Campbell
Helen Bailey
Harriet Pearson
I. N. Good
Mr. West
T. Eugene West
Front Royal
C. H. Anderson
Igai G. Sanger
W. Lupton
J. W. Larrick
Rm .Il
Corn Stolen From Farm Field Overnight
Lewis Lamp reports over 20 dozen ears of roasting ear corn stolen from his Seney road farm during the night. He had already removed about 30 dozen ears from stalks yesterday afternoon and placed most near the field edge.
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Lewis Lamp
Senseney Road
Naval Officer Testimony On Colombian Port Defense Plan
Senate committee heard testimony that an American naval officer helped draft defense plans for Colombia to protect ports amid the Leticia dispute with Peru. Lieut. Commander James H. Kap led the Driggs ordnance proposal with a price to supply defense equipment. Strong has resigned from the navy. British liberals push for inquiry into arms trading, with Parliament reconvening in October.
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Washington
Colombia
Péru
Leticia
Senate
Senate Munitions Committee
Sterling J. Joyner
Electric Boat Company
Joyner
Louis L. Driggs
Ordnance
James H. Kap
New York
Drigg Ordnance Company
Strong
Navy
Mrs W O Parlett Returns From Vacation Tour
Mrs. W. O. Parlett has returned after spending his vacation in Pittsburgh and other cities.
Thieves Miss Cars In Field After Early Morning Heist
A local thief raid left about seven dozen cars in a field untouched while the suspects moved away with others, allowing many vehicles to be recovered or left behind. Police investigate the unusual pattern of the break in and theft activity near town.
Two Women Sentenced in Wright Murder Case Depart Prisons
In Cooperstown New York Eva Coo 47 and Martha Clift 28 were moved to Sing Sing and Bedford Hills for execution and prison respectively after their trials for the Wright murder. They bid farewell tearfully with supporters and witnesses present including Shumway Hanover Nabinger and sheriff’s wife.
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Associated Press
Cooperstown
N. Y
Eva Coo
Martha Clift
Sing Sing
Bedford Hills
George Mitchell
Clift
World News At A Glance Snapshot From the AP
In domestic items hop pickers strike near Dallas Oregon and 100 miles of Virginia highways join the primary system. Indictment for embezzlement hits a Frostburg bank president. California politics stir talks with McAdoo and a wind of storm warnings brushes the coast. Textile leaders plan talks with the White House board while Methodist unification plans form. Foreign notes cover Kilauea eruption in Hawaii and Basque mayor resignations over illegal elections.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Ore
Richmond
Virginia
Baltimore
Roberdeau Annan
Frostburg
Hyde Park
McAdoo
White House
California
Wilmington
D. C
Virginia Capes
Washington
Francis J. Gorman
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
New York
Bishop Hughes
Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Pele
Mauna Loa
Orleansville
Algeria
Madrid
Basque Region
Tropical Storm Heads Up Coast
The weather bureau announced northeast storm warnings from Wilmington North Carolina to the Virginia Capes. A tropical disturbance centered about 280 miles southeast of Charleston South Carolina moves northwest at 13 miles per hour with shifting gales and hurricane force winds near its center. Vessels in its path are advised to be cautious.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Weather Bureau Today
Wilmington
N. C
Virginia Capes
Charleston
S. C
Miss Beverley Elected Auxiliary Vice-President
Miss Beverley was chosen vice-president of the Virginia American Legion Auxiliary at the four day Elks Home convention in Lynchburg. The final session also elected Frances Beverley and other officers, with Mrs. Felix Parker of Roanoke named president of the auxiliary, and Mrs. Ernest B. Fishburn appointed recording secretary.
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Associated Press
Lynchbburg
Robert L. Insok
Quantico
Virginia Department
American Legion
Legionnaires
Virginia Beach
Insko
Hugh T. Wiliams
Danville
Dark Horse
Wil
Wires Beach
Edward C. Goss
Winchester
Beverley
Felix Parker
Roanoke
Virginia American Legion Auxiliary
Elks Home
Frances Beverley
Charles McKinney
Clifton Forge
E. J. Paytas
Emporia
H. H. Adair
Bristol
Emmett Brown
W. P. Mathews
Richmond
Parker
Ernest B. Fishburn
Department of Virginia
American Legion Auxiliary
Rival Generals Marshal Forces In New Orleans
In New Orleans Huey P. Long and T. Semes Walmsley direct large armed满 forces to influence the September 11 primary. Long mobilizes state soldiers by road and rail while Walmsley strengthens police and staff to assure a peaceful election. The Louisiana National Guard and police volunteers total about 1,200 personnel between them.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Sept
Huey P. Long
T. Semes Walmsley
Long
Walmsley
Senator Long
Fong
Louisiana National Guard
Walmsle
Gentle Rain and Bayo Nets of the National Guard
Torn Southeastern area reports unsettled security conditions as National Guard units like Gentle Rain and Bayo pursue strike operations amid tense nerves. Local authorities coordinate with state defense officials to restore calm and assess ongoing threats.
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National Guard
Slow Progress Reported on Danville Mill Closings
Secret orders purportedly directed closures at Riverside and Dan River Mills in Danville. A meeting is scheduled for Saturday night in Cumberland Maryland to discuss Maryland’s situation and potential actions.
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Riverside
Dan River Mills
Cumberland
Maryland
Governor Says He Faced Death Threats Over Troops
The governor reported threats of death and dynamiting the mansion and state house after sending troops to a textile strike area. In Shelby North Carolina several hundred union flying squadron members besieged the Double Shoals Mill demanding closure, prompting officers to request troops.
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Associated Press
Ome
Columbia, &C
Dbra Cae
State House
Shelby
N. C
Double Shoals Mill
Danville Strike Tension Prompts State Troop Patrols
Danville Va Sept 7 unions label a weak spot in the textile strike. Workers urged to stay out as 15 state police under Gov Peery guard Schoolfield and Danville sites. Francis J Gorman says no rush to resolve while coordination of locals planned Cumberland meeting tomorrow night.
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Danville
Francis J. Gorman
Co Ke
Q. Rhodes
Temotor Vehicle
Richmond
Rhodes
Peery
Schoolfield
W. D. Anderson
State Federation of Labor
Cumberland Cumberland
United Textile Workers of America
Lonaconing
City Hall
Gas tank removal praised by neighbors optioning relief
Citizens hail the demolition of a large gas tank at Boscawen and Kent streets. The note commends Consumers Utilities if the plant is truly abandoned and urges a swift, unanimous approval or thanks from the neighborhood.
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Boscawen
Kent
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Gow, John G
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Ingersoll
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Ectrie Boat Company
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