Methodist Rally Draws 100 Youth From Eight Counties
More than 100 Methodist young people from eight counties attended the Rockingham District Rally and Institute at Harrisonburg Methodist Church. Leaders from the Baltimore Conference spoke on church work and mission programs, with music, banquets, and recitations enhancing a day aimed at spiritual and social growth.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham District
Harrisonburg Methodist Church
Baltimore
Staunton
John E. White
New Hope
Young Peoples
H. H. Sherman
Front Royal
F. H. Strieby
Mt. Crawford
Mauck
Miss Powell
Hi-Leaguers
Musser
Shenandoah
Sherman
Bebe Philpot
Catherine Driver
New
Definition of precipitation in daily weather report
The article defines precipitation as any water form deposited on the ground from condensed vapor. It includes rain hail snow sleet and other visible forms observed in daily weather reports.
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Daily Weather Report
Large Rise in Commercial Credit Purchases in August 1933
Baltimore September 13. Gross purchases by Commercial Credit Companies for August totaled 21.57 million dollars, more than double August 1932 level. July 1933 purchases rose 80 percent to 20.43 million. Textile Banking Company volume in August 1933 was 7.79 million, up 60 percent from 1932, as CC Company acquires TBC.
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Baltimore
A. E. Duncan
United States
Canada
Textile Banking Company
New York
Commercial Credit Company
State Chamber Sets Lynchburg Meeting On Publicity Plans
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce announces a seventh publicity and advertising conference in Lynchburg on October 14-15. statewide advertising leaders will discuss past campaigns and future plans for the Old Dominion, with topics including the transfer of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park to the Interior Department and Park Service. Invitations go to advertising authorities, Virginia attractions, agencies, and representatives from towns and cities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Old Dominion
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park
United States War Department
Department of the Interior
U. S. Park Service
Shenandoah National Park
Banks buy nine Borden tracts in county sale
Nine tracts of land owned by B. F. Borden and Company were sold by commissioners under a Warren County Circuit Court decree for 5820 dollars. Most were purchased by Citizens National Bank of Front Royal and First National Bank of Luray, which held liens.
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B. F. Borden and Company
Warren County Circuit Court
Citizens National Bank
Front Royal
First National Bank
Luray
Psychology Is Key To Treating Disease Morale Matter
Dr Logan Clendening argues psychology or morale is the crucial element in treating illness, shaping patient outlook especially when deafness is feared. He notes modern hearing devices aid nearly all and recommends trying devices before buying, with early treatment to slow progression. The editor adds six pamphlets offered for ten cents each by mail for related topics.
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Logan Clendening
Clendening
Boats Race on Potomac at Bedington for $200 in prizes
Potomac Boat and Motor Club of Martinsburg West Virginia offers 200 in cash prizes to race winners in speed boat events on the Potomac river at Bedington Sunday September 17. The program starts at 1 PM with top east coast drivers expected to compete. Autoists can reach the venue via Martinsburg to Hagerstown road nine miles north of Williamsport with signs guiding the way.
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Potomac
Bedington
Potomac Boat and Motor Club
Martinsburg
W. Va
Potomac River
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
Philadelphia
East
Middletown Notes Highlight Local Social Visits
Middletown Virginia notes cover Elizabeth Larrick returning to Edenton teaching duties Pauline Hudson taking home economics post at the Middletown school family gatherings at Lebanon Church for William L Owings eighteenth birthday weekend travels to Baltimore and Winchester visits by relatives to Edmonsons and Legges and a youngster named Allen Legge breaking his arm during play.
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Pauline Hudson
Culpeper
Middletown
Howard Owings
Will Owings
Mamie Larrick
Lebanon Church
Glaize
William Larrick Owings
Walter McCauley
Baltimore
Archie Conner
Kathleen Conner
McCauley
G. W. Ropp
Duke University
N. C
Elsie Reese Sperry
Carson Dettra
Dorothy Legge
Winchester
Frank Werrick
Jonah Helsley
Star Tannery
R.A Larrick
Barrow
Alberta
Lupton McCartney
State College
Nellie McCartney
Ed. McCartney
J. E. Legge
Janet Sperry
Woodrow Legge
Junior
Jimmy
Clarke Legge
W.H. Edmonson
Russell Edmonson
Lichliter
Hazel Edmonson
Oranda
Virgil Ramey
Washington
Jess Willey
Mason Supinger
H. J. McAboy
J E. Legge
Allen Legge
Public Sale of City Property in Winchester Virginia
Trustees announce public auction of a parcel at 436 and 438 Fairmont Avenue in Winchester VA on October 6 1933 at 12 noon. Lot measures 50 feet 3 inches by 190 feet with terms: one third cash, balance in two yearly installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust with insurance.
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J. Joseph Sullivan
Winchester
Fairmont Avenue
G. C. Miller
Herbert S. Larrick
Washington Club Plans World Series Ticket Sale Details
President Clark Griffith of the Washington baseball club announces no official sale details yet for World Series tickets. A meeting with Judge Landis and the pennant contending clubs will set prices and distribution methods, with tickets issued in strips of three games and reservations following an official notice.
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Clark Griffith
Washington
Washington Baseball Club
Judge Landis
Griffith
Tribute to memory of Floyd Gruver in Reliance Sunday School
A formal tribute from Reliance Sunday School honors Floyd Lester Gruver who died unexpectedly. The resolution notes his loyal service, kindness, and impact on the community while offering sympathy to his family and invoking faith in God’s plan. The message ends with a prayer and expressions of condolence from the resolution committee.
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Floyd Gruver
Floyd Lester Gruver
Reliance Sunday School
Howell
Christ
W. F. Shipe
Carson Bowen
Harry Hammack
Andrew Broy
Trucks Fail Safety Check In Harrisonburg Campaign
Twenty two truck and automobile operators were fined 500 dollars and costs, about 9.25 each, in Harrisonburg during a state safety campaign on the Valley and Elkton pace. Four patrolmen using a brake testing meter halted more than 100 vehicles and found nearly a quarter had defective brakes. Trucks were the worst offenders.
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Harrisonburg
Valley
Elkton
Begin Survey Of Skyline Drive Southern End
Survey of Skyline drive from Swift Run Gap to Waynesboro will start after cold weather kills vegetation. W M Austin says funds are appropriated. Surveys on the northern extension are done. Bids for southern end construction will be advertised when the park is turned over. Surfacing will begin soon after bids are issued.
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Skyline Drive
Swift Run Gap
Waynesboro
W. M Austin
Bureau of Public Works
Austin
Front Royal
Old School House Dedicated to Clarke Frederick and Warren Counties
A historic dedication by Nina G. Anderson from Winchester Virginia honors the old school house on the hill. The poem praises memories of children learning the Golden Rule and doing God's holy will inside the cherished building with morning glories and whip-o willow songs nearby.
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Clarke
Frederick
Warren Counties
Nina G. Anderson
Winchester
Grocers Meeting Tonight At Rouss Hall
Plans for a Winchester grocery meeting at Rouss Hall are complete. The event is sponsored by a leading food distributor and invites all merchants, employees, and associates in Winchester and nearby areas. A talking picture titled Visomatic Presentation of Otto Premm will precede a buffet lunch and refreshments.
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Rouss Hall
Winchester
Otto Premm
Hatchery Gets Bass From River
The fish hatchery in the Powells Fort area is stocked with black bass from the Shenandoah River. Edward T. Whitworth and Harry Bailey of Lexington state employees are carrying out the work.
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Powells Fort
Shenandoah River
Edward T. Whitworth
Harry Bailey
Lexington
Fauquier Wheat Growers Adhere to Control Plan Leaders Say
Fauquier county farmers are truthful, according to Walter B. Nourse, assisting County Agent Joseph Copley in the wheat control plan. The three year average for Fauquier county was set at 19.6 bushels per acre. The first 100 applications showed an average of 19.2 bushels per acre.
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Fauquier County
Walter B. Nourse
Winchester
Joseph Copley
Distress Sale in Virginia Apple Storage Co Case
A public auction will be held September 13, 1933 at 10 a m at Green Garden Filling Station near Winchester on the Valley Turnpike. Items include store fixtures cash register glass show cases scales heating stove and restaurant fittings. Terms are cash. A J Wigginton deputy sheriff and Harry L McCann sheriff’s aide preside.
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Virginia Apple Storage Co., Inc
J. A. Rudolph
Green Garden
Green Garden Filling Station
Winchester
Valley Turnpike
Towit
A. J. Wigginton
Harry L. McCann
Frederick Co
No Marriage Ties at Capitol Theatre with Richard Dix
Richard Dix stars in No Marriage Ties at the Capitol Theatre, an RKO melodrama with Elizabeth Allan Doris Kenyon and Alan Dinehart. Dix plays a vivid dynamic young man who loves freely. Jack Haley presents a comedy and novelty offering.
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Richard Dix
Capitol Theatre
RKO Radio
Elizabeth Allan
Doris Kenyon
Alan Dinehart
Dix
Jack Haley
Colonial To Screen Sign of the Cross With Star Cast
Tomorrow only Cecil B. De Mille's Sign of the Cross returns to the Colonial for a second run. Frederic March Elissa Landi Claudette Colbert and Charles Laughton lead the cast in one of cinema's greatest pictures.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Colonial
Frederic March
Elissa Landi
Claudette Colbert
Charles Laughton
Devil's Mate at Hable's Palace features Peggy Shannon
Peggy Shannon and Preston, rising screen stars, appear in Monogram's Devil's Mate tonight and Thursday. The thriller stars Barbara Barondess Jason Robards Bryant Washburn Hobart Cavannaugh with a strong supporting cast. A humorous Terrytoon and Langdon Fox feature accompany the bill. The Palace promises a family friendly evening of entertainment.
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Peggy Shannon
Preston
Newts
Palace
Monogram
Barbara Barondess
Jason Robards
Bryant Washburn
Hobart Cavannaugh
Harry Langdon
Fox
George Washington Hotel Corp Second Lien Bonds For Sale
Two $500 bearer bonds of the George Washington Hotel Corporation offered for sale in Winchester Virginia at noon September 16 1933. Bonds dated September 20 1924 payable September 1 1934 secured by trust deed to Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company and Shenandoah Valley National Bank as trustees on the Jack Hotel property. Total secured value $65 500 including first and second liens. Interest paid to Sept 1 1933. annual principal reductions of $3 500 each. Harold G. Brown cashier.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Winchester
Virginia
County Court House
George Washington Hotel Corporation
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Standings and Results From The American League
American League standings and yesterday's scores show Cleveland defeating Washington 3 to 1, St. Louis 4 over Boston 1, New York beating Detroit 5 to 3, while Chicago-Philadelphia game was rained out. Today's schedule lists Cleveland at Washington, Chicago at Philadelphia, Detroit at New York, and St. Louis at Boston.
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Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Detroit
Chicago-Philadelphia
Baseball scoreboard and game notes from the National League
National League games list Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 2 0 0 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 0 New York Cincinnati rain schedule New York at Chicago Boston at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati 27
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York-Cincinnati
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
What's What as a Glan
Washington district column by Charles P. Stewart discusses NRA policy, recovery plans, and economic forecasts. It contrasts Roosevelt's administration with Johnson and notes home-building struggles, over housing, and potential overproduction issues. It also covers railroads capital expenditures, Ford as an NRA test, and Wall Street confidence amid inflation fears.
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New York
Ford
NRA
Wall Street
Dangerous bid in a bridge hand sparks grand slam insight
A Central Press bridge feature recounts a July hand where South’s risky bid with two trumps drew scrutiny. West’s discard pattern and West’s ace of spades would reveal North’s perfect squeeze, yielding a grand slam only a reader spotted.
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South
North
W. Y. Penn
San Antonio
West
Dummy
Declarer
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Borden Properties
Banks
Elizabeth Larrick
R. A. Larrick
Edenton
Brumback
WITA
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Lake Linden
Mica
Wio
Los Angeles
Nashington
Grocers
Fauquier
Sheriff’s Sale
Warner Bros. Capitol
Warner Bros
Hable’s Palace
Preston Foster
Devil's Mate
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, DC
Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
General Johnson Ja
Leslie Eichel
Stan
Sam
E. W. Shepard
Mak
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