Red Cross appeals for Florida hurricane relief funds
Winchester Chapter of the American Red Cross requests rapid donations after survey by Henry M Baker shows Florida cities Miami Hollywood Fort Lauderdale Pompano and Davey suffer extensive destruction. Estimated needs exceed 5 million with only about 2.09 million pledged. Local contributions reported including several named individuals and churches.
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Winchester
American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Henry M. Baker
Florida
Miami
Ojas
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
Pompano
Davey
Baker
Ccccee
Ieee Soase
Mrs. Smiths Sister To Be Married This Fall at Rosemont
Mary Elizabeth Murphy engaged to Dr. John Butler Faison son of Mrs. William Franklin Faison and the late Dr. William Faison. The wedding will be October 23 at Rosemont Clarke County. Mourning prevents formal invitations.
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Berryville
P. H. Murphy
Sheffield
Eng
Washington, D. C
Mary Elizabeth
John Butler Faison
William Franklin Faison
North Carolina
New Jersey
Rosemont
Clarke County
William Morgan Smith
Admiral
A. M. D. McCormick
Nellie Jett McCormick
Claremont
Washington
Elizabeth Moore
Charles Ellett Cabell
Thomas McCormick
Frankford
Alexandria
John Townsend Burwell
Robert Randolph, Jr
Episcopal High School
Nannie McDonald Eustaphieve
Louisville
John B. Neill
Death claims infant William Quay in Woodstock Va
Death entered the home of Mr and Mrs Cecil Funk and their baby William Quay died Friday night at 8 30 September 24 after two days illness. Funeral at 1 30 Sunday at the residence, burial in Woodstock Va. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Stewart Baltimore and Mr and Mrs William Rudy Washington De
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Cecil Funk
William Quay
Woodstock
Stewart
Baltipore
William Rudy
Washington
Confident Rescue Efforts Amid Pabst Mine Cave-In
At the G. Pabst mine in Ironwood Michigan rescue crews press toward freeing 43 entombed miners after Friday shaft collapse. Signals heard from the 8th level offer hope while drills and a downhole tube are prepared to deliver food and communications.
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Associated Press
Iron Id
Mich
Pabst
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Ironwood
G. Pabst
Alfred Maki
Maki
Classy Boxing Bout Promises Lightweight Showdown
Matchmaker Horner of the Business Men's Athletic Club has paired Battling O Connors and Gene Lewis in a top lightweight contest next Thursday night at the City Auditorium. The bout is part of an elimination for the silver loving cup, with O Connors holding one win. Two six round preliminaries are scheduled along with an added attraction. The silver cup on display at Clowe's Jewelry Store draws fan anticipation.
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Horner
Business Men's Athletic Club
City Auditorium
O’connors
Gene Lewis
Soth Boys
Clowe’s
Expectant Air Fills Trial For McPherson Conspiracy
In Los Angeles on September 28 the second day of Mrs Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother Mrs Minnie Kennedy began a preliminary hearing for criminal conspiracy. The court enforces strict occupancy limits and bans corridor loitering as McPherson appears in the same attire as yesterday. Witnesses had identified her as the cottage woman at Carmel-by-the-Sea last May.
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Associated Press
Hall of Justice
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel R. Blake
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
McPherson
The Duke of York and a London bus mystery
The Duke of York is described as one of the most democratic members of the royal family. Records show no instance of him riding atop a London bus, but he has traveled as a passenger in a country motor coach.
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Duke of York
London
Miss Grace Snyder Completes County Deed Indexing Work
Miss Grace Snyder has finished indexing the county clerk's deed books covering 1742 to 1839 and plans further work in Louisiana. She has indexed over 50,000 names with instrument type date grantor and grantee, book and page, then transcribed this data into a general index. The project is supervised by Attorney Philip Williams and will extend to will books and court orders, with future work on Winchester Corporation Court records.
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Grace Snyder
Muncey
Louisiana
Shyder
Mise Snyder
Blanche Noonan
Bar Association
Philip Williams
Miss Snyder
City of
Winchester
Corporation Court
Snyder
No Major Apple Damage Reported From Washington Freeze
Fruit damage in Washington near Yakima and across the northwest from last week’s freezing weather is not extensive. James R. DuShane relayed a telegram from Major J. D. DuShane in Yakima saying no material damage to apples in Washington. The message may quell rumors of a greatly reduced Washington apple crop.
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Washington
Yakima
Oregon
Northwest
James R. DuShane
J. D. DuShane
DuShane
Heavy Buying of Industrials Lifts Stock Prices
Heavy buying of six high grade industrials pushed many stock prices higher in today's market after an irregular early period. Bear traders tried to unsettle the list with stiff call money rates and loan calls but failed, covering as large buy orders hit United States Steel, American Smelting, General Motors and Dupont. Call money again at 5 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Common
American Smelting
General Motors
Dupont
Those Injured in Bethlehem Wreck Reported Improved
Three dozen passengers and trainmen injured in the Central Railroad of New Jersey Scranton flyer and the Lehigh Valley midnight limited crash near Bethlehem are reported improving at St Luke's Hospital. Thirty four remain hospitalized resting comfortably and all are expected to recover. Three investigations proceed to determine responsibility.
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Associated Press
Bethlem
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Scranton Filer
Lehigh Valley Midnight Limited
St. Luke’s Hospital
Last Bandit Gang Member Captured and Jailed
Virginia officers report the capture of James Adams, alleged gang leader, in Greenville Augusta county. Three accomplices William Carter Pete Watkins and James Lee were shot in the hip during arrest and sent to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Adams admits his role and all four face Clarke county grand jury indictment.
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Associated+Press
Hagerstown
Virginia
Greenvile
Augusta County
James Adams
Boyce State Bank
Boyce
Clarke County
William Carter
Pete Watkins
James Lee
Bank Robbers Plead Guilty in Clarke County Court
Three members of the Boyce State Bank gang pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob the bank after indictments read by a Clarke County grand jury. William Carter alias Merton Smith and Hora Watkins alias Pete Watkins received 18 and 15 year sentences, while James Lee remains hospitalized with a gunshot injury and awaits arraignment. Adams denied leading the gang but cashier Cornelius Van Deventer identified him as the man who covered the cashier with revolvers.
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Berryville
Boyce State
Clarke County
Rank B. Whitingse
William Carter
James Ai
Merton Smith
State Penitentiary
Hora Watkins
Pete Watkins
James Lee
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lee
Winchester Hospital
Carter
Adams
Watkins
Greenville
Cornelius van Deventer
Boyce State Bank
Daugherty Miller Case Traces Bonds To Jesse Smith
In New York on September 28 the Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial traced five Liberty Loan bonds worth 40000 to Jesse W. Smith Richard Merton said he paid John T King 441000 for releasing 7000000 impounded enemy shares and Smith sold the bonds in 1922 through the Hibbs brokerage firm in Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
Liberty Loan
John T. King
Jesse W. Smith
Daugherty-Miller
Smith
Harry M. Daugherty
Richard Merton
Thomas W. Miller
Daugherty
Merton
King
Edward N. Toland
Washington
W. B. Hibbs
Connecticut
Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia Meets in Staunton
The semi annual meeting of the Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia will convene in Staunton at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel on Thursday. Dr. P. W. Boyd of Winchester presides with officers including Alexander F. Robertson Jr of Stanton and G C Darmont of White Post as vice presidents and J. H. Deverle of Harrisonburg as treasurer. Sessions cover therapeutics pathology nutrition and related topics with named talks and discussions on topics such as lactic acid milk in infant feeding acute leukemia constipation and gas bacillus infection. A luncheon is scheduled and business follows.
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Medical Association of the Valley of Virginia
Staunton
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
P. W. Boyd
Winchester
Alexander F. Robertson, Jr
Stanton
GC. Darmont
White Post
J. H. Deverle
Harrisonburg
J. F. Hansbrough
Front Royal
EB. Conrad
Kenneth Bradford
Hartley
Clifton Forge
Walter Cox
Q. H. Barney
Mt. Sidney
J. A. R. Covington
Hunter H. McGuire
Ff M Hanger
R. P. Bell
J. H. Deyerle
Former resident John Shank buried in Clarke County
The body of John Shank, a well known former Berryville resident, died recently in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. His funeral was held at the Baptist Church and he was buried in Green Hill Cemetery. He was about 75, born on a Clarke County farm, later ran a Berryville business, and moved to Pitcairn over 20 years ago. He is survived by his widow formerly Miss Branham and several grown children and grandchildren.
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Berryville
John Shank
Pitcairn
Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Shank
Clarke County
Branham
Mrs Rhodes and Family Safe After Florida Storm
Mrs Elizabeth Guyer received a letter from sister in law Maggie Rhodes of Middletown stating she and her daughter Sammy and sister Gussie Guyer were uninjured in the Florida hurricane. The roof of their Miami apartment was blown off but no other damage occurred and they are reported well.
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Strasburg
Elizabeth Guyer
Maggie Rhodes
Middletown
Miami
Fla
Sammy
Gussie Guyer
Florida
Separate Trial Motion in Hall Mills Murder Case
In Somerville New Jersey on September 28 the prosecution seeks separate trials for four Hall Mills defendants. Special Prosecutor Simpson aims to try Willie Stevens before Mrs Hall her brother Henry Stevens and cousin Henry Porander. The timing of the trial remains undecided.
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Associated Press
Somerville
N. J
Hall-Mills
Simpson
Willie Stevens
WORK FOR WOMEN In our canning plant apply immediately
National Fruit Product Co. inc seeks female workers for canning plant positions. Immediate applications requested.
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National Fruit Product Co., Inc
National Fruit Product Co.,Inc
Wanted 15 Men To Pile Barrels of Apples
Winchester Cold Storage Company seeks fifteen workers for winter harvest duties piling apple barrels. Address and contact details appear in the classified notice.
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Winchester Cold Stg. CO
Two Hurt in Pike Auto Crashes Near Strasburg
Two car accidents on the Valley pike south of Strasburg left one occupant badly injured in each vehicle. A Jordan sedan carrying five women skidded in rain and struck a fence, injuring Mrs Alma Von Woglon who was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A Chrysler sedan driven by John W Boswell Jr and his father crashed at a river bend. Boswell Jr was cut and hospitalized after eight stitches, with a hopeful recovery ahead.
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Strasburg
Valley Pike
Jordan
Bertie Richard
J. H. Stillwell
Harold Coutts
Woodbridge
John Price
Perth Amboy
N. J
Martha Smullen
Lakewood
N.J
Alma von Woglon
Charleston
W. Va
Jones Saum
Winchester
von Woglen
New Jersey
John Boswell
John W. Boswell
John W. Boswell, Jr
Baltimore
Mr. Boswell
B.R. White
Winchester Memorial Hospital
White
James Perry
C. 8
Painter
Democrats Nominate Smith for New York Governor
Syracuse dispatch reports New York Democrats unanimously nominated Alfred E. Smith of New York City for governor with strong enthusiasm. Ogden L. Mills of New York City was nominated by the Republican state convention as their gubernatorial candidate in New York.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
New York City
Mills
New York
Ogden L. Mills
Florida Governor Seeks Seaplanes for Hurricane Recovery
Governor John W. Martin appealed to Secretary of the Navy Wilbur for two seaplanes to aid in Moore Haven hurricane relief after Pensacola station reported no available craft due to storm damage. He had earlier asked that planes be sent to Palm Dale to support the National Guard in evacuating flooded areas.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee
Fila
Pensacola Naval Air Station
John W. Martin
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Moore Haven
Pensacola
Palm Dale
National Guard
3. L. Fowry
Agai
Wanted Apple Varieties in Bulk by Glaize and Hurst
The notice seeks wholesale quantities of No 1 Apgies including Delicious Stayman Grimes Black Twig Jonathan and King David along with Ben Davis in barrels. Arrangements through Glaize and Hurst located at 576 North Market Street.
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Delicious
Stayman
Grimes
Black Twig
Jonathan
King David
Ben Davis
Glaize & Hurst
N. Market St
Death of Winchester man B. Haines after heart attack
John B. Haines of Winchester died suddenly in his yard late yesterday from a heart attack. He was 55, survived by wife Elizabeth and children Augustus and Ruth, with burial set for Mount Hebron Cemetery after services at Grace Lutheran Church led by Rev. Dr. C. A. Freed. He was a longtime member of local civic groups and the Union Fire Co.
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John B. Haines
Winchester
West Boscawen Street
Haines
Augustus Haines
John Fagan
George W. Haines
Valley
East
Cork Street
Fagan
Ako
West Bosca’ Street
Charles Town
Unie
Old Union Fire Co
Elizabeth Haines
Frederick County
J. Augustus Haines
Ruth T. Haines
Newsport News
Allo
Alice Baker
Mattie Collins
C. B. Cole
Maggie Haines
Kansas City
Hornsby’s Mother Aims to Survive World Series
Mrs M D Hornsby, mother of St Louis Cardinals manager Rogers Hornsby, battles serious illness in Austin, hoping to live until after the world series game against the New York Yankees. She predicted her son’s team will win as her condition worsened after a relapse yesterday.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
M. D. Hornsby
Roger Hornsby
St. Louis
Cardinals
York Yankees
Ornsby
Smut in Wheat Treated with Copper Carbonate
Winchester Seed Co Inc reports a method using copper carbonate to treat wheat to combat smut.
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Winchester. Seed CO. Inc
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Boyd Steele
Stephens City
Walker McC. Bond
P. E. Lineburg
L.lottie van Devanter
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Hugh Lupton
Frank Hack
H. P. Tabb
W. Glass
R. McC. Glass
Reformed Church
Friends’ Church
Market Street
First Baptist Church
Church of List
Braddock Street
Methodist
Justice Hall
Bethlehem
Bandit
Out
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Swift Justice
THE
Jesse Smith
Medical Men OF
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Dr. Boyd
Clarke
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Hornsby
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