Virginia Byrd road plan allocations by county
The Virginia State Highway Commission announced allocations for county road construction and maintenance under the Byrd road law. Frederick County received 55 150. Clarke 40 286.68. Warren 26 775. Other counties listed include Augusta 164 005 Page 48 190 Shenandoah 76 102.50 Highland 34 075 Bath 47 613 Allegheny 130 495 Rockbridge 101 065 and more. Total allocations for 38 000 miles of county roads amount to 6 106 733.54, with gas allotments fixed from 1931 plus state funds and convict labor value.
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Virginia State Highway Commission
Richmond
Frederick
Coun
Staunton Or Valley
Augusta
Page
Shenandoah
Clarke
Highland
Bath
Allegheny
Rockbridge
Warren
Culpeper
Fluvanna
Louisa
Albemarle
Orange
Greene
Madison
Rappahannock
Fauquier
Prince William
Fairfax
Loudoun
Arlington
Henrico
Nottoway
Warwick
State Highway Commission
Bombings Hit Loew's Theatres in New York and Brooklyn
Bombers used high explosives to strike Loew's theatres on Canal Street Manhattan and 46th Street Brooklyn. Entrances shattered, ticket booth hurled, windows blown. no injuries reported as crowds gathered. District Attorney notes union dispute among motion picture operators, but no link disclosed.
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Associated Press
New York
Lowe's
Loew’s
Canal Street
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Manhattan Theatre
46Th Street
Brooklyn
Prohibition Agents Report High Activity in August
State prohibition inspectors arrested 389 persons and seized 183 stills in August, beating July totals. They seized 112,605 gallons of mash and 3,034 gallons of liquor plus 22 automobiles, with property valued at 53,799.25 dollars. Special and regular inspectors made numerous seizures across Goochland, York, Princess Anne and Norfolk counties.
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Harry B. Smith
John R. Saunders
Richmond
Goochland
The Buy of the Hour Ford Victoria Coupe for sale
Deg luxe 1931 Ford Victoria five passenger coupe in black with gold stripe and Broadcloth upholstery. Sold recently for 686 dollars, now offered at 365 with a 321 dollar saving. Bickers Motor Co. Ford Dealer. Terms to suit purchaser.
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Bickers Motor Co
Ford
Brand new 1932 Ford sedan at sacrifice price
Advertisement notes a new 1932 Ford sedan purchased recently with no mileage offered at a sacrifice price. Credited to H W Ebert. Includes phrase just bought September 8.
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FORD
H. W. Ebert
Bank Failures Dip But Remain High in New York Area
The American Banker notes nine banks suspended operations this week, the lowest weekly total since March, with twelve suspensions in September so far. Year to date bank closings total 1,081, with 185 reopenings. In markets, New York Stock Exchange data show August bond market value rising by 1.46 billion dollars and 1,580 bond issues listed on September 1. Bell system telephone disconnections fell to 201,000 in August from 268,000 in July signaling a potential slowdown.
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New York
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Fatal Collision Near Winchester Kills Mrs Orndorff
Mrs Maggie H Orndorff 55 of Mount Williams died after a collision on Northwestern Pike five miles west of Winchester. Her escort Mordecai Richards of Winchester suffered brain concussion and injuries as a coal truck struck their auto. Ray H Heare of Higginsville WV, driver of the coal truck, faced $100 bail as investigators blamed Richards for failing to see the second truck.
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Maggie
H. Orndorff
Northwestern Pike
Winchester
Mordecai Richards
Wardensville Grace
Richards
West Virginia
Raymond Bayliss
Ray H. Heare
Higginsville
W. Va
Heare
A. J. Tavenner
Ve Orndorff
Mr. Richards
Memorial Hospital
Orndorff
Essex
Winchester Steam Laundry Pants Sale and Services
Palm Beach pants offered in white duck and striped styles for 35c. One day’s service available when required. Phone numbers 28 and 29. Publication dated 7 13.1p mo. We saturate fabrics and provide quick laundry service.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Palm Beach
Pickers Tickets Offer Early Orders for Snow Rush
A brief notice announces star office tickets and an August 31 timing for the public to secure picker styles before the anticipated snow season rush. The ad urges customers to place orders promptly to avoid shortages.
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Star Office
Henry Minner s & Sons announces new packing facility
Announcement from Henry Minner s & Sons Inc stating the opening of an office in the George Washington Hotel building and a packing house on the H J Heinz Company property along Valley Pike in South Winchester. The firm offers to buy or pack for consignment all varieties for export to Germany, Holland, Poland and England and invites apple growers to consult them.
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George Washington Hotel
South
Winchester
H. J. Heinz Company
South End Hose Co Special Meeting Features Certificates
Special meeting announced for Monday night September 12. The class in first aid will receive certificates from the Mayor. Mr James P Reardon will speak. Refreshments served. Wanted every member Peacant Pavers. Frank Foreman Captain.
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James P. Reardon
Closing Out Sale of the Grand Old Party Cartoon
A political satire announces a November 8 1932 auction on the White House Lawn to sell party assets. It lists items like a damaged 1931 political machine and a billion dollar crime wave while lampooning Prohibition era issues and the Hoover moratorium plan, with free lunch at noon.
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Uncle Sam
White House
Washington, D. C
France to start new licensing system for fresh fruit
The State Department said France will adopt a distinct quota system for apples and pears starting October 1, replacing the 10 day rule. Quotas will be set quarterly based on 1929–31 import averages with importers allotted shares from 1930–31 volumes. Parliament opening date in Britain not yet set. no definite schedule, with possible late duties becoming effective after agreement.
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Washington
State Department
Department
United States
Respec
Shenandoah-Potomac-Cumberland Belt
England
Fred A. Motz
United States Department of Agriculture
Search Goes On For Men Missing From N Y Ferry
Wives and children watch from shore as divers comb the East river floor for bodies after the Observation exploded. Police report 39 dead 11 missing 63 injured. Alexander Forsythe held as material witness. grand jury to hear details Tuesday. Forsythe hospitalized with a leg fracture not considered serious.
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Associated Press
New York
East River
135Th Street
Hast River
Boston Mayor Audiences Roosevelt Prediction Abroad
The Boston mayor traveled to Billings, Montana to assert confidence that Roosevelt will be president next year, dropping a political cue that relief and certainty come with his candidacy.
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Boston
Billings
Mont
Billingsgate
Lutheran Men On Annual Visit To Martinsburg
Grace Lutheran Church members from Martinsburg plan an 8:45 AM caravan to Martinsburg West Virginia for a joint Sunday school worship with Winchester class. The local group numbers about 140 and organizers aim to transport all members, sharing annual cross city visits for mutual benefit.
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Martinsburg
Grace Lutheran Church
W. Va
Winchester
Walker Sails for Europe After Resigning Mayor Post
James J. Walker, who quit as New York mayor during a fitness hearing, sailed for Europe with former executive secretary George F. Collins. Walker said the voyage is for his health and he plans to return in about 20 days on the same ship.
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New York
James J. Walker
Europe
George F. Collins
Walker
Cannon Blames Wet Press For Dry Agitation
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist church denounces the wet press as fueling dry laws and cites cases where press items favored wets. He laments Southern delegates at Chicago for letting wets shape the Democratic platform and calls Carter Glass's prohibition plan ineffective. More than a thousand delegates attended at Bridgewater College.
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The
Star
Harrisonburg
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Church of the Brethren
Cole Memorial Hall
Bridgewater College
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
North Carolina
Bishop Cannon
Cannon
Chicago
Carter Glass
Va. D
Roosevelt Garner Club Card Collections
All persons holding signed Roosevelt Garner Club membership cards and money collected on same are to turn them over to Poe P McVicar or W A Baer.
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Poe P. McVicar
W. A. Baer
Reginald Haines Promotes Used Cars and Giveaways
Reginald Haines announces a sales event at Winchester Chevrolet offering 400 chances per every $100 spent on a Chevrolet or used car for a 1932 model draw. Palace Theatre coupons are included with parts and labor sales.
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Palace Theatre
Winchester
Chevrolet
Annual Sermon At Old Chapel Revered Virginia Parish
Berryville Virginia September article describes the Old Chapel in Cunningham Chapel on the Frederick parish site with 18th century origins. The annual morning service led by Rev B Duval Chambers plus historical notes on ministers vestrymen and the 1832 Christ Church Millwood build date.
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Berryville
Virginia
Millwood
B. Duval Chambers
Christ Church
Cunningham Chapel
Old Frederick
Assembly
West Augusta
Orange County
Thomas Lord Fairfax
Gabriel Jones
John Hite
John Ashby
Lewis Neill
Isaac Hite
Charles Smith
James Wood
Angus McDonald
Phillip Bush
Marquis Calmes
Warner Washington
Richard Meade
Nathaniel Burwell
Thomas F. Byrd
Robert Page
John Page
Phillip Nelson
Prohibition Agents Probe Raymond Robins Disappearance
Federal agents search for Raymond Robins, prominent prohibitionist, amid theories of kidnapping and sightings in Chicago and New York City. Mrs W Requa Bryant asserts seeing Robins in Chicago, while officials weigh possible motives and lack подтвержда remains.
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Prowtiun
Robins
Chicago
Ted Press
Wallangton Rep
Prohibition
Raymond Robins
W. Re
York City
Washington
Hoover
Mitchell
W. Requa Brayant
Prohibition Bureau
Flashes of Life in Several Cities Across the Nation
Reports from Chicago Canton Marshalltown and Atlanta note small but telling incidents. A Chicago pie peddler carries seven thousand five hundred sixteen dollars after a license dispute. A Canton dealer loses eighty five dollars when a stove fire destroys money inside. Marshalltown sheriff arrests Thurman Dew for child desertion after a roadside signal. In Atlanta two Sumatran leopard cubs born six days ago at Candler Zoo are under care of baby specialists as keepers feed them with medicine dropper.
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Atlanta
United States
Asa G. Candler
Prive
Fletcher A. Reynolds
Kreuger possessions put up for sale in Stockholm crowds
Crowds and souvenir seekers mobbed the flat of Ivar Kreuger the match king who died in Paris last spring as police kept order during a sale of his possessions. Kitchen utensils brought very high prices and the sale is scheduled for Monday.
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Stockholm
Ivar Kreuger
Paris
Kreuger
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Frederick’s Fund
Loew’s Theatres
New York Stock Exchange
Ascar
Maggie Orndorff
South End Hose CO
Pavers
Frank Foreman
Volstead
Board of Trade
Farm Board
O. P
Fulton Democrat
McConnellsburg
Rlempty
Tively
N. Y. Ferry
Alexander Forsythe
Hopsital
Jimmy” Walker
Bishop
Bridgewater
Reginald Haines
Old Chapel
Clarke County
Charles Mynn ‘Thruston
Thruston
New Orleans
New York City
George Kanopars
John Frye
Canton, III
James Wright
Marshalltown
Thurman Dew
C. E. Wicklund
Marshall County
Dew
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