West Palm Beach battered by devastating hurricane
The West Indian hurricane struck Florida and heavily damaged Palm Beach and surrounding towns. Officials estimate West Palm Beach losses at around 10 million dollars as many buildings were destroyed or damaged and thousands were left homeless. Florida guards aided with policing in the troubled district.
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Deerfield
Boynton
Lake Worth
del Ray
Lantana
Kelsey City
Jupiter
Florida
R. C. Baker
Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach
Florida National Guardsmen
Gale Raeches
Danville
Atlanta
Real Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Savannah
Charleston
S. C
Hatteras
Doctor and Nurse Waive Hearing Held for Jury
Dr Otto Fisher and his nurse Miss Luella Weisel appeared before Justice of the Peace J E Gardner at Keyser West Virginia and waived a hearing on charges of malpractice and murder connected with the finding of Miss Lonnie Muriel Beckone. Bond set at 5000 each on malpractice. murder bond denied. They were remanded to jail for grand jury action in October. Fisher previously stayed at Western State Insane Asylum. note states not insane. He may plead insanity at trial.
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Otto Fisher
Luella Weisel
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Gardner
Keyser
W. Va
Lonnie Muriel Beckone
Pennland
Fisher
Dr. Fisher
Justice Gardner
R. A. Welch
Welch
Orville Liskey
Harrisonburg
Liskey
Western State Insane Asylum
Staunton
J. S. DeJarnette
Virginia Children’s Home appeals for farm food aid
C E Pleasants, secretary of the Virginia Home Society in Richmond, asks farmers to donate surplus crops to feed more than 100 children. The charity will pay freight, urging shipments of apples potatoes cabbage and other produce while winter nears and homes for children are sought.
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C. E. Pleasants
Virginia Home Society of
Richmond
The
Star
Home Society
Virginia
Pleasants
Homs
Wore Than Miami in 1926
George B. Romsh president of the First National Bank of Miami Fla visiting his daughter Mrs I G Eaton here received a telegram from his brother former Mayor Edward C Romsh of Miami stating that Miami and vicinity escaped damage in the West Indian hurricane but Palm Beach and West Palm Beach suffered worse damage than Miami in 1926.
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George B. Romsh
First National Bank
Miami
Fla
I. G. Eaton
George Washington Hotel
Edward C. Romsh
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Havana
Cuba
United States Territory
Florida Faces Devastation From Deadly Hurricane
AP reports 37 known dead over Florida with 150 plus injured and millions in losses. Palm Beach area blamed for 10 million of 20 million regional damage as Lake Okeechobee floods and shelters open for hundreds of homeless in West Palm Beach Lake Worth Palm Beach Delray.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Howard W. Selby
Red Cross
West Palm Beach
Palm Beaches
Palm Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Great Lake
Okeechobee City
del Ray
Pahokee
Lake Worth
Boynton
Del-Ray
Tampa
Miami Canal
Lake Harbor
Clewiston
Vance
Beardsley
Ritta
Enetire
Bear Beach
Lake Hartor
R. S. Vance
Washington
Weather Bureau
Savannah
Virginia Capes
Boston
Charlotte
N.C
N. C
Objection To Using Politics In the Pulpit
A letter from Charles M. Galloway to Rev. Mark Depp of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church condemns preaching politics from the pulpit. Galloway says clergy may vote privately but should not use church pulpits for political speeches, urging hall venues for such acts.
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Washington
Mark Depp
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles M. Galloway
Civil Service Commission
House of God
Mr. Galloway
Presbytery to Convene in Front Royal Virginia
The Winchester Presbytery holds its regular fall meeting at the Presbyterian Church in Front Royal Virginia beginning Tuesday evening and continuing for several days. Pastors and lay delegates from Virginia and West Virginia will attend. Fred S. Boyd serves as the Winchester church's lay delegate.
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Winchester Presbytery
Virginia
West Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Front Royal
Fred S. Boyd
Winchester
Harrison Receives Bipartisan Support Across County
Shenandoah Herald notes Republican intent to back Representative T. W. Harrison for Congress after his Woodstock visit. Editorial lauds his legal knowledge, loyalty, and farm relief work, predicting strong local support from Republican friends and a favorable county vote.
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Woodstock
T. W. Harrison
The
Shenandoah Herald
Tom Harrison
Congress
Harrison
Car Stolen Here Is Found in Pittsburgh
A Buick belonging to Thomas H. Sprint stolen here three weeks ago was found yesterday near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The person in possession of the car was arrested and held for authorities, according to word received by Victor Arthur's insurance agency which insured the vehicle.
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Thomas H. Sprint
Pittsburgh
Victor Arthur
BOX SOCIAL and Weenie Roast at Opequon Union Chapel
Friday night at Opequon Union Chapel hosts a box social and Weenie Roast with music by an orchestra. Admission details show a sequence of times 1p 3 1 9 18 28, suggesting event scheduling or prices.
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Opequon Union Chapel
For Sale Fancy Grapes at Winchester Vineyard Co
Sale notice from Winchester Vineyard Co offering fancy grapes in any quantity at Schultz Warehouse on Fairmont Ave. Includes catalog code 9-14-1p-6f and specifies availability for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Vineyard CO
Schultz Warehouse
Fairmont Ave
Winchester Steam Laundry Returns Cleaner Clothes
Local ad notes Winchester Steam Laundry offering return of clean garments with improved service. The brief slogan They Come Back Clean appears alongside contact reference Phone 38 for customers seeking laundry care.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Wheat market slips on crop increase forecast
Reports raise northern hemisphere harvest to about 180 million bushels above last season. U S crop seen 28.5 million bushels higher with durum and hard winter gains. Canada tops 550 million bushels, Europe adds around 100 million, rye declines in Russia. Winter prices steady as spring prices drop. soft winter wheat in central markets quickly absorbed. No 2 red winter quotes range from 1.35 to 1.51 per bushel in various cities.
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United States
Canada
Europe
Russia
Oregon
Idaho
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Virginia
Richmond
Women can apply for full or part time work now
Notice from National Fruits Products Co invites women to apply for full time or part time day or night work. Applicants should visit the office or call 346 in Winchester Virginia. The ad indicates immediate employment opportunities.
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Winchester
National Fruits Products Co
INC
Circle No 7 Braddock Street M E Church to meet at Bailey home
Circle No 7 of Braddock Street Methodist Church South will meet Thursday evening at 7 p m at the home of Mrs Cecil Bailey on South Cameron street instead of Mrs Amos Prince's. Please note change of meeting place.
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Cerece
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
P. m
Cecil Bailey
South Cameron Street
Amos Prince
Mrs C W Henshaw Dies at Prospect Hall Summit Point
Mrs Flora Bell Henshaw widow of W Henshaw longtime Jefferson county resident died at her home Prospect Hall near Summit Point West Virginia after a three month illness. She was 73 and survived by six children, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at Prospect Hall with burial in the family lot at Middleway Cemetery.
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Flora Bell Henshaw
W. Henshaw
Prospect Hall
Summit Point
W. Va
Mrs. Henshaw
Miss Glaize
Frederick County
George and
Harriette Rinker Glaize
Gainesboro
Smith
Henshaw
Berryville
John Kuntz
Swiss
Nicholas County
Calvin C. Henshaw
Charles Town
Walter Glaize
Strasburg
Howard Biltz
Martinsburg
Mary J. Henshaw
H. H. Leech
Duffields
Middleway
Carpenters Injured as Scaffold Collapses in Winchester
Obe Peer of Kernstown and Wilmer Bucher of Frederick County were injured when an outside scaffold collapsed at a house under construction in Haddox Additions. Peer suffered two broken ribs and Bucher a fractured hip as they worked on the second story. Both men were taken to Memorial Hospital.
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Obe Peer
Kernstown
Wilmer Bucher
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Glaize
Haddox Additions
Winchester
Peer
Mr. Bucher
Apple Shipments to Britain From New York Week Ended
Shipments of apples departed from the port of New York bound for the United Kingdom for the week ending September 15. The cargo involved Seesey crewiesw consignments moving to British markets, reflecting robust trading activity.
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Apple
Seesey Crewiesw
New York
United Kingdom
Wave of Selling Hits Stock Market
A wave of selling pushed stock prices lower after an early surge that had taken prices to new highs. Call money remained steady at 7 percent as banks loaned about 25 million dollars.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicken Dinner Benefit at Braddock Street Sunday School
Tuesday night September 18 Braddock Street Sunday School room hosts a chicken dinner fundraiser with price one dollar. Miss Edna L Lamb, daughter of Mr and Mrs John P Lamb of West Clifford street, leaves today to enroll as a student at State Teachers College Farmville.
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Braddock Street
Edna L. Lamb
John P. Lamb
West Clifford Street
Farmville
State Teachers’ College
Red Cross appeals for West Indies hurricane relief and clothing
The Winchester and Frederick County Red Cross urges immediate aid for Caribbean hurricane victims. A telegram from John Barton Payne requests generous contributions for relief and rehabilitation, with a goal comparable to the 1926 Florida campaign. Donations may be mailed to Melvin Green or the City Hall Red Cross office, and summer clothing is also welcomed for speedy dispatch.
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American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Washington
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Red Cross
Florida
Coolidge
Red Cross West Indies Hurricane
Winchester
Frederick County
Melvin Green
Martha Stowers
Hoover’s New Jersey Swing Draws Massive Crowds
Herbert Hoover pressed his campaign through Patterson and Jersey City on a Newark to Paterson route drawing continuous ovations. Thousands, including school children, cheered as he paused at City Hall and in the industrial districts while Robert Carey urged a 400,000 vote margin for Hoover in November amid mixed protests about Governor Smith and Tammany Hall.
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Associated Press
Patterson
N. J
Newark
Herbert Hoover
Paterson
New Jersey
Mr. Hoover
Hudson County
Jersey City
Robert Carey
Carey
Governor Smith
Tammany Hall
Johnson dies after hospital admission in Capon Bridge area
Benjamin L. Johnson aged 55 a farm tenant near Capon Bridge West Virginia died of peritonitis shortly after admission to Memorial Hospital. He was unmarried and survived by four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services set for 1 30 tomorrow afternoon with interment at the Christian Church cemetery on Timber Ridge.
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Benjamin L. Johnson
J. E. Gardner
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Johnson
I. N. Johnson
High View
Hampshire County
L. P
L. F
E. S. Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Winchester
A. C. Oates
I. H. Giffin
Christian Church
Timber Ridge
Seed Wheat Seed Rye Seed Winchester Seed Co
Seed rye product listing from Winchester Seed Co. seed wheat and rye seed, catalog line includes numbers and code (9-18-1p-e0d-6t) as reference. No narrative context or sale details provided in the fragment.
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Winchester Seed CO
Religious Freedom Plea Highlights Election Clash in Harrisonburg
A Virginia audience heard Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross praise Alfred E. Smith as a strong Democratic leader and prohibition advocate. She warned that enforcement must improve, while Gov. Ross urged tolerance among religions and pledged careful scrutiny of public issues as Democrats rally behind a presidential ticket.
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Star
Harrisonburg
Smith
T Ass Harding-Coolidge
Nellie Tayloe
Wyoming
Ship
New York
United States
Rosé
Roanoke
Harrison
Ross
Harrison Winchester
John Ty
Swank
Gov. Sx
Miters
Democratic Party
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