Farming Land In Iowa Flooded By Break In Levee
Floods in the Midwest surpass one million in damage as a levee breaks on the Skunk River near Wever Iowa. Farmers and Fort Madison penitentiary prisoners race to stem the flow. A four to seven foot widening breach threatens thousands of acres of farmland as the river rises overnight.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
Skunk
Wever
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Nineveh School Opens With Good Attendance
Nineveh Va September 16 The Nineveh school opened on Tuesday with a good attendance. Mrs. Robert McCauley is somewhat improved after her recent illness. Mr. Donald Johnston has returned home after visiting friends near the village.
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Nineveh
Robert McCauley
Donald Johnston
Winchester Village News Notes Attract Local Visitors
A number of villagers attended the Winchester fair last week. Mr and Mrs David Hughes of Charles Town are spending the week at Wheatland farm the home of Mrs Hughes sister and brothers. Mrs Lucie Sowers and guest Mrs Anderson were in the village Tuesday calling on relatives and friends. Miss Frances Cabell has returned from Berryville where she had visited relatives for a few days. The Nineveh Presbyterian Sunday school held a lawn party on Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Sam Cabell and daughter were guests at Wheatland farm on Sunday.
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David
Hughes
Charles Town
W. Va
Wheatland Farm
Lucie Sowers
Anderson
Frances Cabell
Berryville
E Nineveh Presbyterian Sunday School
Sam Cabell
Nine non permanent League council members elected
Geneva news reports the assembly elected the nine non permanent members of the League of Nations council. The chosen nations are Poland Belgium Romania Netherlands Chile Colombia El Salvador China and Czechoslovakia.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Assembly
Polland
Belgium
Rumania
Holland
Chile
Columbia
Salvador
China
Czechoslovakia
What Do I Get Out of the Chamber of Commerce
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce explains that benefits are indirect and grown from civic enterprise. It compares the value of schools churches and local government, urging citizens to give first to the city and then reap collective progress. It stresses personal contribution over expectation and uses sowing and harvesting as a metaphor for communal growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
J. S. Haldeman
Church Tly
Winchester
Chamber of Emmerce
Samuel Prichard Heads Legion Post At Harrisonburg
Samuel J. Prichard elected commander of Rockingham Post American Legion for the coming year at the annual officers election held Tuesday night in Harrisonburg. Prichard is son in law of Mr and Mrs B F Arthur Sr of Winchester. The post plans to seek a veterans home as clubrooms and headquarters and to place a Sesqui Centenary parade float depicting local history.
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Samuel J. Prichard
National Ba
Harrisonburg
Rockingham Post
American Legion
Prichard
B. F. Arthur
Winchester
Bessie Arthur
Legionnaires
Philadelphia
Rockingham County
Immense Northwest Greening Apple Shown By Dougherty
N. Eb Dougherty traveled to town yesterday displaying Northwest Greening apples of unusual size. He sourced the trees from H F Byrd years ago and left a 14 ounce specimen at The Star office.
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N. EB. Dougherty
H. F. Byrd
Star
Boses Pastry Shoppe Ad Promotes Home Made Goods
Local bakery at 27 West Cork Street advertises home made cakes cookies donuts pies and candies. The notice emphasizes an all in one shop for bakery items and treats.
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W. Cork ST
Sisler Brothers Buy Funk Marble Works Winchest er Branch Reopens
Sisler Brothers Inc of Harrisonburg Virginia has acquired Funk marble and granite interests and reopened the Winchester branch on East Boscawen Street with a thoroughly competent manager placed in charge.
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Sisler Brothers, Inc
Harrisonburg
Funk Marble
East Boscawen Street
Winchester
United Brethren Conference Opens in Harrisonburg
Pastors and lay delegates from the Virginia Annual United Brethren Church head to Harrisonburg for the 127th annual conference session beginning Wednesday morning. Bishop William M Bell presides. 71 preachers and 31 delegates attend. total membership 18,500. Winchester will be represented by Rev. George W. Stover and local lay delegates. Stover sings his 14th year of service next Sunday.
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United Brethren Churches
Harrisonburg
Virginia
United Brethres Church In Christ
William M.,bell
D. D
Winchester
George W. Stover
H. P. Boyce
W. L. Poston
Mr. Stover
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