Big Improvement in Virginia Apple Crop Noted
The Virginia apple crop on September 2 was forecast at 14,128,000 bushels with 2,684,000 barrels in commercial orchards, well above last year. Central Shenandoah Valley reports excellent quality and a full crop across varieties except Yorks, aided by favorable conditions in the region.
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Washington
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Northeast
Michigan
New York
Land
Central Valley
Isonburg
Shenandoah Valley
York
Timberville
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Winchester
Clarke County
Grimes Golden
Jonathan
King David
Stayman
Wiresaps
Yorks
Rome
Spotswood
Garber-Bowers
Exploding Oil Stove Triggers Silent Alarm at Home
An oil stove exploded at the home of C. B. R. Mowrey on South Loudoun Street yesterday afternoon. The resulting fire prompted a silent alarm to Friendship firehouse, and a chemical extinguishment crew arrived, causing little damage.
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B. R. Mowrey
Loudoun Street
Friendship
Charter Granted for Brown and Fisher Inc
A charter issued by the State Corporation Commission to Brown and Fisher, Inc. has been recorded in the Corporation Court Clerk's office. Capital stock ranges from 15 000 to 80 000, withWilliam H Brown as president Thelma V Brown as vice president and W Lee Fisher as secretary treasurer.
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State Corporation Commission
Brown and Fisher, Inc
Corporation Court Clerk
William _H. “*Brown
Thelma V. Brown
W. Lee Fisher
Tornadoes Ravage Nebraska and South Dakota Regions
A survey shows eleven dead in northern Nebraska and southeast South Dakota after two tornadoes. In Pender Nebraska six died and Dakota City area saw destruction. Davis South Dakota faced two deaths and fifty injuries near Yankton, with Walthill hit hard and Lamere school students injured. Mary Irma Belt died. teacher Miss Phyllis Stewart and farmer Eugene Keyser aided trapped children by placing them in a group as the building collapsed.
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Dakota City
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Pender
Walshtown
Yankton
Davis
S. D
Walthill
Lamere
Mary Irma Belt
Phyllis Stewart
Eugene O. Keyser
Miss Stewart
Fisher acquires half interest in Orndorff & Brown firm
W Lee Fisher, a long time clothing man, buys a half interest and becomes partner with Wm H Brown in the rebranded Brown and Fisher. The firm traces to 1914's Ryan and Orndoff and 1920's Orndoff and Brown, with Fisher in charge of the clothing department and serving Handley High School cadets. Located at 27 North Loudoun Street, the shop offers a full line of clothing and accessories with factory guarantees and trusted service.
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W Lee Fisher
Orndoff and Brown
Fisher
Wm. H. Brown
Brown and Fisher
Brown
Mr. Fisher
J. M. Orndoff
Mr. Orndoff
William B. Ryan
Ryan and
Orndoff
Frederick County
Handley
North Loudour Street
Mail Plane From French Ship Found Off Bishop's Rock
The mail plane from the Ile de France, missing after catapult dispatch 800 miles at sea yesterday, was found off Bishop's Rock. The pilot and aides are safe, rescued by a French sailing vessel and landed with the mails at Newlyn near Penzance.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ile de France
Bishop's Rock
Scilly Isles
Newlyn
Penzance
England
One Flying Cadet Killed in Plane Collision
SAN ANTONIO Texas Sept 14 Cadet Daynor Tostegin crashed to his death and Cadet Sheldon C Yoder parachuted to safety when their planes collided at an altitude of 8000 feet twenty miles west of here Both were students of the advance
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Daynor Tostegin
Sheldon C. Yoder
Nurse and doctor tied to fatal alleged abortion case in Keyser
Miss Luella Whetzel, 26, and Dr. Otto Fisher, 49, remain jailed as prosecutors seek details about an alleged abortion linked to the death of Miss Lonnie Muriel Beckoue, 21, in Fisher’s office. Whetzel allegedly identified a tonnil instrument used in the operation during a lengthy interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Gassaway Shores
Many Issues In Stock Market Make New High Records
Speculation for the advance resumed on a broad scale in today’s stock market. The session saw nearly twenty new high records as buyers favored motors, motor accessories, oils, foods, and copper. Extreme gains ranged from 2 to 13 points with call money at 7 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Property Sale Between McDonald and Delapline Corner
Mrs Charles McDonald formerly of Winchester now in Frederick Md has sold her dwelling at 315 South Braddock Street to Edward S Delapline a Frederick real estate dealer. Mr and Mrs Normal Taylor of Brooklyn NY are stopping at the
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Charles McDonald
Winchester
Frederick
South Braddock Street
City
Edward S.delapline
Normal Taylor
Brooklyn, N. Y
Hurricane Races Through Caribbean With Severe Damage Reported
Sept 14 dispatches describe a tropical hurricane striking San Juan Porto Rico Martinique and Cape Haitien. Winds up to 150 mph with 132 mph gusts damage ships homes and communications. One vessel on rocks at San Juan and Isle losses estimated at 2 million with at least one death in Martinique.
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San. Juan
Porto Rico
San Juan
Weather Bureau
Helen
Sade Island
Austen Chamberlain
Havana
Panama
California
Martinique
Fort DE
France
Bail Money Check Not Good For Drunk Charge
N R Zehring of Martinsburg West Virginia was arrested on a drunkenness charge in Winchester. He paid $12 using a Martinsburg bank check for release security. A local acquaintance deposited his own check as backup after the Martinsburg bank said Zehring’s check was bad. The local man’s check was cashed when Zehring failed to appear, with reimbursement promised if Zehring’s check proves good later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Zehring
Martinsburg
W. Va
Zehring
Winchester
Air Pilot Dies After Propeller Injury at Kreider-Reisner Field
HAGERSTOWN Md Sept 14 Jack Schilleto 26 pilot for an aircraft company at McKeesport Pa died last night from injuries suffered when struck on the head by the propeller of a plane he was preparing to fly. His skull fracture led to death several hours later at Washington County Hospital.
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Fisher
Western State Insane Asylum
Staunton
J. S. DeJarnette
Otto Fisher
Keyser
J. 8. DeJarnette
Western State Hospital
R. O. Fisher
Lee
Dr. Fisher
Lee Brown
Merchants National Detective Agency
Fairmont
W. Va
Associated Press
Hagerstown
Jack Schilleto
McKeesport
Kreider-Reisner
Washington County Hospital
Staunton Visit for James P. Reardon Jr Enlistment
Mr and Mrs James P Reardon and James P Reardon Jr traveled Wednesday to Staunton Virginia where the son has entered Staunton Military Institute to begin enrollment.
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James
P. Reardon
James P. Reardon, Jr
Staunton, Va
Staunton Military
Presiding Elders Not to Be Moved in Staunton Meeting
Bishop Denny will preside over the Baltimore conference session in Staunton starting September 26 with Rev. Dr. Canter as secretary. The cabinet includes nine presiding elders and meets a day earlier to plan for the year. Four year rule governs appointments, with several ministers noted as past the limit, and no changes expected.
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Denny
Staunton
Dr. Canter
Collins Denny
Richmood
South
Baltimore
Harry M. Canter
Winchester
J. T. Houck
Harrisonburg
BH. V. Regester
Alexandria
T. J. Lambert
G. W. Richardson
Lewisburg
H. L. Wheeler
Moorefield
E. L. Woolf
Roanoke
J. H. Balthis
Washington
H. M. Canter
H. Sydenstriker
Rockingham
Tee
Hammond
F. T. Ridgeway
Hamilton
Glenn J. Cooper
Herndon
S. V. Hilldebrand
Marshall
W. H. Gray
C. T Collyer
S. Kk. Cockrell
J. H. Bean
Covington
H. L. Hout
Hinton
A. C. Pugh
Paint
Friendship
I. G. Michael
Waldorf
William Clems
Savage
Corporation Court Reopens for September Term
After a summer recess the Corporation Court will convene Monday for its September term. No juries will be summoned on the first day and only routine matters will be heard.
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Corporation Court
Man Struck By Hit-Run Driver Dies in Maryland
In Cumberland Maryland police pursue a hit-and-run driver after Henry Cutter sixty three a blacksmith from Lonaconing died of injuries. A broken bumper tangled in a wire fence helped identify the vehicle. Cutter died at Union Hospital Frostburg after being struck yesterday. The driver fled the scene.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Henry Cutter
Lonaconing
Cutter
Union
Frostburg
Labor Federation Official Is Dead
James J. Duncan first vice president of the American Federation of Labor died today at his home in Quincy after a long illness. Other brief items note Conley Orndoff confined at home with sciatic rheumatism, employed by Strickler and Wagner. Also a help-wanted note for a track salesman for the American Oil Company.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Mass
James J. Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Conley Orndoff
South Braddock Street
Mr. Orndoff
Strickler and Wagner
Hoover Sacrificed American Farmer for European War Policy
A Virginia farmer and lawyer publishes a stark critique of Herbert Hoover, arguing he acted pro-British and wielded absolute control over U S food programs in World War I. The letter accuses Hoover of starving American farmers to favor manufacturers and profiteers, leading to postwar debt and deflation that harmed rural communities.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Thomas Lomax Hunter
Virginia
The
Times-Dispatch
America
Hoover
Belgium
Britain
London
Wilson
Mr. Hoover
James River
Quantico
Coolidge
Big Business of
Brisbane
Stock Exchange
Herbert Hoover
Flying at Bowles Field Weekend Event
A weekend aviation event at Bowles Field takes to the sky Saturday and Sunday. Attendees can expect plane displays and family activities across the two days.
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Bowles’ Field
For Sale Fancy Grapes at Winchester Vineyard Co
Sale notice lists Fancy Grapes in any quantity from Schultz Warehouse on Fairmont Ave. The listing appears in a dated notice with quantities not specified.
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Winchester Vineyard CO
Schultz
Fairmont Ave
Dwelling at 119 North Cameron Street For Sale
Modern improvements and a new steam heating plant highlight this Baker home at 119 North Cameron Street. For more details contact Fred L. Glaize or Lairley Carter.
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North
Cameron Street
W. B. Baker
Fred L. Glaize
Lairley Carter
Ford and Packard Trucks at Washington Garage
Used trucks advertised including a Ford ton truck and a Packard 2 ton thick with pneumatic tires. Prices noted as right for a quick sale by GEO at Washington Garage. Local classified notice from 1930s era.
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Ford
GEO
Washington
Democratic letter from Judge Harrison endorses ticket
A letter from Judge Harrison to John White, Charlottesville Democratic chairman, explains why he cannot campaign in person due to health. He pledges loyalty to the Democratic ticket led by President candidate Smith and defends enforcement of the Volstead Act, noting support for Governor St as a staunch ally and addressing religious bias in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hart
John 8. White
Democratic City Committee
Lottesville
Harrison
Washington
Charlottesville
Mr. White
John O
B. B. Dutton
FB Glass
Agera
Smith
Congress
Mellon
United States
Republican Party
Supreme Court of the United States
Roger B
Edward D. White
Marshall
Justic
PHONE 28 They Come Back Clean
Winchester steam efficient device features compact design and proven reliability. Readers are invited to inspect demonstrations and compare performance with older models in local showrooms.
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Winchester
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Orndorff & Brown
Bishop’s Rock
Luella Whetzel
Special Detective
RTD Rigan Gale
Henry M. Baker
Chamberlain
American Red Cross Today
Mr. Baker
Southern Church
Labor Federation Oficial
American Oil Company
N. Kent
Armer
Herb. Hoover
T. L. Hunter
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