Flower Exhibit At George Washington Hotel Delights Winchester Club
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club hosted its annual flower show at the George Washington Hotel with Mrs Louis L Baker as managing chairman. Displays featured zennias roses dahlias gladiolas and mantel arrangements judged by Virginia society members. a lively flower auction closed the event.
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George Washington Hotel
Virginia Gardens
Louis L. Baker
Winchester and
Clarke
Rose McDonrad
Joseph A. Massie
Daniel E. Wright
Lana
Ernest S. Ely
Dresden
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Allen Boyd
Henriot Quimper
Garden Club of
Virginia
Herbert Smith
State Oganization
Atkinson
Staunton
Winchester Steam Laundry Dig In and Do Your Hard Work
Local notice appears to promote a campaign or slogan tied to the Winchester Steam Laundry. Details are unclear but the phrase invites effort and hands-on participation. The fragmentary text suggests a community or business message rather than a full article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phare
Winchester Steam Laundry
Near Century-Old Frederick County Resident Mrs Wright Dies
Mrs Jacqueline Wright widow of John W Wright and longtime Winchester flower seller died at her daughter Mrs W Smith Cooley's home near Mine Bank after a long illness. Officials estimate age near 97 or 100, a descendant of Jost Hite the valley’s first settler. Survived by two children George B Wright Middletown and Mrs W Smith Cooley. Funeral held at Cooley residence and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery beside her husband.
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Jacqueline Wright
John W. Wright
Frederick County
W. Smith Cooley
Mine Bank
Virginia
Jost Hite
Isaac Fontaine Hite
Shenandoah Valley
Wright
Winchester
J. Haupman
Grace M. E. Church
South
Middletown
Mount Hebron
Albany Baseball Pool Accusation Draws Governor's Attention
Massachusetts Attorney General candidate A. Barnes accuses a notorious Albany baseball pool of ongoing operation near the capitol in Albany. Governor Smith invites Barnes to identify pool headquarters and reveal details of alleged annual losses exceeding a million dollars from railroad and industrial workers.
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Albany
Clark
A. Barnes
Boston
Massachusetts
Capitol
Smith
Barnes
Boston Herald
Railroad
Removal of the Philadelphia Chief Detective Urged
The Philadelphia grand jury recommended immediate removal of Charles Beckham, captain of the city detective force, citing unfitness for office. Mayor Mackey suspended Beckham pending trial before the civil service board. The panel’s second report linked bootlegging and gangster shootings to police officials, while Judge Edwin C. Lewis urged continued investigation.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles Beckham
Mackey
Beckham
Civil Service Board
Backham
Edwin C. Lewis
Lewis
Corn Crop and Tobacco Injured By Recent Rains
Richmond Virginia officials report heavy damage to crops from recent rains with tobacco hardest hit. Tobacco cutting had begun before the rain resumed sprouting and a leaf fungus is spreading.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Agriculture Today
Ink and pens sale notice from Hodgson and Brown
An old advertisement offers ink bottles and engraved pen services at a starting price of one dollar. Hodgson and Brown promote free grave name engraving on all pens.
Lyons Freed After $10,000 Ransom Paid
William Lyons, Newark labor leader and cafe owner, was allegedly kidnapped by Detroit racketeers and held in New York for a $100,000 ransom. He was said to be released after Newark friends paid $10,000. Lyons denied the kidnapping when questioned, while authorities said they would continue the investigation.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
New York Star-Eagle
William Lyons
Detroit
New York
Lyons
Pola Negri Injured After Horse Ride in Paris
Film star Pola Negri was thrown from her horse in the Bois de Boulogne and transported to an American Hospital in Paris in serious condition. An automobile frightened the horse causing the accident Friday evening. a serious operation was performed during the night. Her life was reported to be despaired of at one point.
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Associated Presse
Paris
Pola Negri
Bois de Boulogne
Pola
Bois
Hughes Elected Judge to World Court in The Hague
Charles Evans Hughes of the United States was elected judge of the World Court by the League of Nations assembly in Geneva. The appointment fills the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Bassett Moore, also American.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Charles Evans Flughes
United States
World Court of International Justice
the Hague
Assembly of the League of Nations
John Bassett Moore
Bus Driver Starts English Channel Swim for Dover Cup
Horace Carey of Hythe began swimming the English Channel at 9 a m in favorable weather. He was last seen making strong progress toward France as he efforts to claim the Dover gold cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dover
Eng
Horace Carey
Hythe
English Channel
Carey
France
Summer guest Massa returns home from Hayfield visit
Master Carl Massa of New York City, who spent four summers at the Hayfield home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Miller as a Fresh Air Fund child, left today for his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Massa
New York City
Ivan Miller
Hayfield
Massa
Fresh Air Fund
Applications For City Offices Filed With Clerk
Citizens submitted applications to fill several city offices as required by a City Council resolution passed last Tuesday night. Some offices will likely see incumbents reappointed without opposition while seven police positions drew new applicants. Other posts include City Solicitor City Manager Sanitary Inspector Sealer of Weights and Measures Janitor at City Hall Police Justice.
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Police Justice
Former Baltimore lawyer found shot to death in cellar
Walter Ganster Jr. 38, former lawyer and building association official, was found shot in a basement room beneath his Lexington Street office in Baltimore. A broken watch and a revolver under his head were found as police noted he likely died around midnight after leaving work last night. Ganster, married with four children, had been disbarred about two years earlier amid whiskey swindle allegations linked to Harry Hoppy Groves of Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Walter Ganster, Jr
Lexington Street
Charles Baughman
Charles W. Mulligan
Ganster
Harry
Hoppy
Groves
Frederick, Md
Bull Movement In Market Gains Momentum With High Volume
New York reports the stock market bull movement gaining momentum despite profit taking. Early gains reach 1 to 8 points with about two dozen issues, including amusement shares, setting new highs. Volume remains heavy for a half holiday session at around 2,000,000 shares. closing remains steady.
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Associated Press
New York
Park Association to Honor Birthday of Famous Jurist
Front Royal Virginia September celebration at Oak Hill former home of Chief Justice John Marshall marks his 178th birthday. The Shenandoah National Park Highway Association hosts with Judge John Barton Payne presiding and speakers RB Walton Moore William B Carson and F S Tavenner among others. Citizens from surrounding counties expected to attend with baskets.
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Front Royal
Oak Hill
John Marshall
Shenandoah National Park Highway Association
John Barton Payne
Walton Moore
Wm. B. Oarson
Virginia State Conservation and Development Commission
F. 8. Tavenner
Shenandoah
Arlington
Fairfax
Prince William
Fauquier
Warren
Applewood
Payne
Cate
Memorial Bridge
Washington
Strasburg
Virginia State Highway Commission
Arington County
Warren County
Gainesville
Fairfax Courthouse
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah National Park
Nat
Rolal
Wants Man Held For Drunkenness
Mrs. Mary J. Ashwood of the county obtained a warrant for Newt Shaffer on a charge of appearing intoxicated at her home and cursing. The sheriff was sent to arrest him and the trial is set for next Saturday.
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Mary J. Ashwood
Newt Shaffer
Shaffer
Spielman & Co's Grain Quotations
Grain quotations of W. R. Spielman and Co., stock brokers, for today list Wheat September 1.081 percent, December 1.12 percent, May 1.20 percent. Corn September 0.94144, December TAM. Oats September 0.39, December 0.4056. Rye September 0.91, December BR. Baltimore spot wheat No. 2 garlicy 1.32.
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Baltimore
Theatre chair installed at Sample Shoe Store window display
A handsome chair from the Empire Theatre, on display at Emmert's store this week, has been moved to the Sample Shoe Store and placed in a window decorated by Gordon Aiken.
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New Empire Theatre
Emmert’s
Sample Shoe
Gordon Aiken
Opening Dates of Schools in Frederick and Clarke Counties
The Stephens City High School Middletown High School Gore High School and the eighth grade at Miller school open September 12. Rural Frederick and Clarke county schools open October 5. Boyce Berryville and Josephine City schools open September 20. Students for Kernstown and Miller schools must enroll at the superintendent's office before September 14.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Gore High
Miller School
Frederick County
Clarke, County
Boyce High
Berryville
Josephine City
Clarke County
Kernstown
For Sale Dwelling on North Cameron Street
For sale a dwelling with modern improvements and a new steam heating plant at No 119 North Cameron street known as W B Bakers home. For details contact Fred L Glaze or Shirley Carter. Also for sale a Victrola and 86 records cheap to quick buyer. Call 448 North Braddock street.
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North Cameron Street
W. B. Baker
Fred L. Glaize
Shirley Carter
North Braddock Street
Governor Smith May Be Persuaded to Come South
Albany dispatch notes Gov. Smith plans a six speech West and Northwest tour starting Sept 16 with extemporaneous talks. He weighs avoiding rapid Pacific Coast swing and may address the Solid South while preparing radio networks to carry appearances coast to coast.
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Smith
Associated Prose
Albany
Omaha
Herbert Hoover
Newark
N. J
Gay
Solid South
Pacific Coast
Hoover
California
Gov. Smith
New York
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Newton
Dodge City
Kansas
LaJunta
Colo
Denevr
Cheyenne
Wye
Butte
Helena
Mont
Milwaukee
Roelester
Mayhew Charged After Forcing Wife From Home
James Mayhew, described as a neighborhood terror along Cedar Creek near Shenandoah and Frederick counties, was brought to Winchester by Sheriff Sheetz and jailed. He faces a charge for shooting at his wife weeks earlier and is held on $2,000 bail. He allegedly drove his wife out and kept a man in the house during her absence, with a child nearby when the shotgun incident occurred.
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James Mayhew
Shenandoah
Frederick
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Sheetz
Mayhew
Shenandoah County
Sheets
Frederick County
Carson Discusses Virginia Situation With DNC Chairman
Washington, Sept. 8. W. B. Carson of Riverton, chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development, spent the week end with John J. Raskob, Democratic National Committee chairman, at his Maryland country home. Carson is understood to have outlined Virginia political conditions based on a recent survey, though details of the briefing were not disclosed.
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Washington
W. BE. Carson
Riverton
State Commission On Conservation and Development
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Maryland
Virginia
Carson
Raskob
Shenandoah Apple Products seeks workers in Strasburg
The canning plant at Shenandoah Apple Products Co. will begin operations on Monday September 16 and invites applications for employment. Address is Strasburg Virginia.
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Shenandoah Apple Products Coo
Strasburg
Reopening Music Class Notice
Reopening music class announced for September 10. Terms described as reasonable. Contact phone number 643-1. Miss Markwood listed with dates 9 7 10 21 and initials yp dj cateemil.
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Miss Markwood
Dj Cateemil
Cross Country Air Derby Falters in Fog and Wrecks
Four Class C planes take off from Roosevelt Field as cross country air derby begins. dense fog and rough conditions hinder routes from Fort Worth to Bettisfield, with several forced landings and one overturned Cessna in Clearfield County. Rowland of Wichita maintains lead, followed by McKeesport and others. multiple pilots report engine trouble and ground visibility issues.
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Associated Preas
Midland
Tex
Dake
Karl Rowland
Wichita
Abilene
Rowland
Fort. Worth
Livingston Lend
Columbus
Livingston
Waco
Tox Burgh
Bettisfield
Roosevelt Field
John H. Livingston
Tit
M. B. Allen
Ohio
Bettisfield Irvington
C. We ¢ Holman
Gerard
Ing
Quick
Cessna
Kansas
Glenhope
Clearfield County
Forest District
Stewart F. Auer
R. Milwaukee
Bridgeport
Bettis Field
Livingstone
Mekport
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Leras
Wiehite
NASA
Albert K. Jacobs
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Gardner
Kans
Samuel H. Turner
Alexandria
Oklahoma City
Kansas. City
Rankin
Tames H. Sharles
Money to Lend on Approved Security Ward and Larrick Ad
An advertisement offering money to lend on approved security. The notice lists Ward and Larrick as attorneys at law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WARD
Shenandoah Apple O Corporation Receives Canners in Strasburg
The Shenandoah Apple O Corporation of Strasburg Virginia is receiving canners and cider equipment as of September 4 with noted quantities. The notice lists the firm on a local commerce exchange and indicates inventory intake details for the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Apple O Corporation
Strasburg, Va
For Rent Storeroom Near Washington Hotel
Classified listing notes a storeroom for rent half a block from Washington Hotel on Market Street in Winchester. Cited by Winchester Seed Co. with terms 9 to 6 end of day and 1 p.m. 3 times.
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Washington Hotel
On Market
St. Ply
Winchester
Seed CO
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L. L. Baker
H. B. Gilpin
Fairfax Harrison
T. W. Harrison
Edward ‘G. Butler
H. “B. Gilpin
Edward G. Butler
Mrs. Wright
Stewart
Gloria
Henry A. Bishop, Jr
Reno
Nev
Gloria Gould Bishop
George Jay Gould
Gioia
International Illustrated News
Newa
Hughes Is
The
World Court
Park Association
Spielman & Co
Sample Shoe Store
West
FLYER
Robert Dake
Pittsburgh
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