Scenic Highway Plan Seeks $8 Million For States
Senator Byrd announced a Virginia led plan to build a scenic highway linking Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Park with no state financial obligation. The project would be funded by government borrowing repaid through a toll on users, using a self liquidating non profit company.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Shenandoah National Park
Great Smoky Park
Byrd
Pollard
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
United States
Blue Ridge
Romney Apple Movement Boosts Romney Section Crop
The Romney section began shipping apples, Grimes variety lead the early move with four cars daily from Romney and West Romney. Shipments came from Springfield French and Okonoko, with many second grade peelers going to Winchester. Favorable weather and late rains produced full sized fruit, likely lifting quality beyond initial expectations.
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Romney
West Romney
Springfield
French
Okonoko
Winchester
Cardinal Hayes Praises Boy Scout Movement
Cardinal Hayes commends the Boy Scout movement with hearty approval, praising its aims and efforts and signaling strong support for scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Movement
Cardinal Hayes
Ballots Explained For Eighteenth Amendment Repeal Vote
Ballots for the repeal poll set for Tuesday October 3 will guide the 18th amendment repeal and 21st amendment ratification choices. Three judges per precinct, no clerks, two ballots in separate boxes, with explicit instructions on marking for or against ratification and repeal.
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Aege Py Opr Ar
Peters Saunders
The
Commonwealth
Virginians Vote October 3 On Eighteenth Amendment Repeal
Virginians will go to the polls on Tuesday October 3 to decide on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Voters will also choose whether to retain state prohibition laws or adopt a liquor control system. The October 6 date cited earlier was an error.
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Yesterday’s Star
Special 1932 Chevrolet Black Sedan for sale
1932 Chevrolet Black Forder Sedan offered for 450 dollars. Car described as extra clean and nice. Willing to trade and provide liberal terms. Listing noted by Bickers Motor Company dated 9 28 21.
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Bickers Motor Company
Lutherans Gather for Winchester Conference in W Va
Lutherans from Frederick Shenandoah and nearby West Virginia meet in Wardensville at Hebron Church for the Winchester Conference of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia. Sessions cover evangelization, youth outreach, missions, and congregational work with various pastors and lay leaders leading discussions.
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Frederick
Shenandoah Counties
West Virginia
Wardensville
W. Va
Winchester
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Hebron Church
L. A. Thomas
Grace Charch
Thomas
J. Rice
Mount Jackson
P. E. Shealy
Woodstock
J. H. Fray
Shepherdstown
F. B. Lingle
Strasburg
Harry L
C. E. Seastrunk
Albin
J. P. Snea
Snyder Alleman
Stephens City
Joseph Frye
F.B. Lingle
E. B. Cooper
Shenandoah
Frederick Counties
Former Tariff Commission member James Collier dies suddenly
James W. Collier of Mississippi, former Democratic chairman of the House ways and means committee and Tariff Commission member, died at his Washington home on his 61st birthday from heart trouble. He served twelve terms and declined to run again after a dispute over district versus at large elections. He is survived by his widow and two daughters.
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Associated Press
Washington
James W. Collier
Mississippi
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vicksburg
Hospital dietician becomes air pilot in Martinsburg
Miss Hallie McDonald, a Martinsburg hospital dietician, is the city's first woman airplane pilot. She completed her first solo flight at Shepnerd Field after eight hours of instruction under Field Manager Norman Rintoul.
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Hallie McDonald
Martinsburg
Shepnerd Field
Norman Rintoul
Lost Bundle Reward and Beer Ad Notice
Lost bundle containing blankets and clothing on Berryville pike Sunday. Reward. Star Office. 9-27-1p-2t Yuengling beer 10c bottle E. W. Collis 9-28-21 Apples wanted at Stephens City Evaporator K and H Evaporating Co 9-26-1p-51
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Yuengling Beer
E. W. Collis
Stephens City
K. & H. Evaporating CO
Berryville Pike
Star Office
Week End Specials at a Sanitary Grocery
Gold medal or Pillsbury Flour 12 lbs 59c 24 lbs 1 15 Coffeespecial lb 17c Green Bag lb 23c Sanico lb 27c Sugar 10 lbs a A Sanitary Grocery p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury
Fresh Extra Select Oysters at Pure Food Store
A brief item notes Pure Food Store offering fresh extra select oysters for customers. No further details on price or quantity are provided.
Officer Lloyd Williams Suspended for Discourtesy by Police Chief
Local police chief C. W. Hollis has temporarily suspended Patrolman Lloyd Williams from the Winchester force citing multiple complaints of discourtesy while on duty. The suspension remains until Mayor Charles R. Anderson returns from Danville to address the matter.
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Lloyd Williams
Hollis
C. W. Hollis
Winchester
Williams
Charles R. Anderson
Danville
League of Virginia
Wiliams
Anderson
Hinkins
Good Prices For Apples In The Waynesboro Area
Apple growers report a short crop due to storms frost hail aphid scab and worms, keeping top grade fruit scarce and prices high. Picking of Delicious and Pippin is mostly done with Yorks and Loweries next. prices range from 1.25 to 2.75 per box or barrel, with culls at 25 cents per 100 pounds in cash.
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Waynesboro
Yorks Loweries
Byrd’s Supply Ship Takes On Fuel Supplies
The Bear, the supply ship for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition, docked at a Bayonne oil company today to take on fuel. Its next stop is Norfolk, Virginia, for sails and extra supplies before likely departing this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Bayonne
N. J
Richard E. Byrd
Norfolk
Garden Club Visits Lee Home After Restoration
The Garden Club of Virginia inspected Stratford the home of Robert E. Lee, restored to its original condition. Mrs. Fairfax Harrison chaired the inspection, with funds raised in 1931 and 1932 during Garden Club Weeks when Virginia homes and gardens were open to the public.
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Garden Club of Virginia
Stratford
Robert E. Lee
Fairfax Harrison
Garden Club
Virginia
Roosevelt Ready To Aid Railroads In Equipment Purchase
Hyde Park press reports President Roosevelt, resting at his ancestral home, indicated readiness to provide federal support to railroads for equipment purchases. He plans to use the federal rail coordinator to assess needs and negotiate optimal bulk pricing in line with his broader program to align big industries with job creation efforts.
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Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Charter Changes Authorized For Local Firms In Virginia
The State Corporation Commission at Richmond authorized several charter amendments and certificates of authority. Winchester Cooperative VSS Service, Incorporated in Richmond changes its name to Southern States Winchester Service, Incorporated with George A. Jackson as president. Certificate of Authority granted to Tri-State Tire Dealers' Association, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, with principal office in Virginia at Winchester and John Cammer as agent in charge to form a tire dealers' association.
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State Corporation Commission At
Richmond
Winchester Cooperative
VSS Service, Incorporated
George A. Jackson
Southern States
Winchester Service, Incorporated
Tri- State Tire Dealers’ Association, Inc
West Virginia
Virginia
Winchester
John Cammer
Tire Dealers’ Association
Four Daring Daylight Bandits Rob Registered Mail in Boston
Four robbers staged a swift daylight heist at Boston South Station seizing three registered mail pouches from a moving jitney truck. They fled in a waiting car after lifting sacks worth more than 100000 dollars, with one bag believed to contain 40000 to 50000 dollars.
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Boston
Associated Press
South Station
Cape Cod
John Higgins
Sharp Cut By France In Apple Quota
Paris September 28 drastic quota restrictions likely to curb imports from the United States and Latin America. Agriculture minister cut fourth quarter food quotas. apples and pears dropped from 67 million to 26 million pounds, slightly above the U S quota. Other foods hit included meat grain and butter.
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France
Associated Press
Paris
United States
Latin America
Minister of Agriculture
$4,000,000 More For School Fund Now Requested
Virginia faces a push for a $4 million annual education funding rise for the next biennium. State Superintendent Sidney B. Hall spoke before Governor Pollard and his budget advisory board detailing costs for a modern edition system and free textbooks. He cited improving per pupil costs and savings, while VMI and UVA officials warned the rise could harm funding sources. full plan would cost $9.82 million annually versus $5.32 million current.
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Richmond
Virginia
Sidney B. Hall
Pollard
Hall
Virginia Military Institute
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary
Old Dominion
John A. Lejeune
George C. Peery
Ford Workers Walk Out in Sympathy at Edgewater Plant
Five hundred Ford assembly workers in Edgewater New Jersey refused to work in a sympathy walk out for Chester Pennsylvania laborers. A crowd estimated at 1500 from Chester gathered outside the plant to pressure remaining workers but no trouble occurred. Edgewater police were on scene while Neill Brown said operations continued at full capacity.
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Associated Press
Edgewater
N. J
Ford Motor Company
Chester
Neill Brown
Episcopal Church Choirs To Meet Tomorrow Evening
Mrs Peter Y Brinton director of choirs at Christ Episcopal Church announces meetings for the boys and adult choirs tomorrow evening The boys meet at 7 and the adults at 730 o'clock Both choirs are urged to attend as the fall and winter program plans will be outlined The item ends with an advertisement for draperies offered by Moling and Cather.
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Peter Yates Brinton
Christ Episcopal Church
Moling and Cather
Fenton Named Supervisor in Clarke County
William M. Fenton named by Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams to fill the Chapel district seat on Clarke County Board of Supervisors after Clyde B. Levi resigned to become a Federal Land Bank appraiser in Baltimore.
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Berryville
Philip Williams
Circuit Court of
Clarke County
William M. Fenton
Clyde B. Levi
County Board of Supervisors
Chapel District
Levi
Board of Supervisors
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Circuit Court
Williams
Commonwealth
Frank M. Wray
Edwin Jones
T. Eddy Brown
Jones
Brown
Frank Cooper, Jr
Benjamin Layton
Millwood
Wood
Baltimore Driver Fined for Unnecessary Truck Noise
William Huff of Baltimore was fined $5 and costs by Magistrate Frank H. Krebs for causing an auto truck he drove to make unnecessary noise. Huff was arrested by Officer Plank. Krebs warned the driver not to repeat the offense. Police issued a general warning to truckers and motorists against unnecessary noises.
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William Huff
Baltimore
Frank H. Krebs
Huff
Plank
Krebs
Home Coming At Church Founded 100 Years Ago
Walnut Springs Christian Church in Shenandoah County marks a centennial homecoming on October 1. Organized in 1808 it has held weekly communion for over a century. Rev. Daniel H. Rhodes aged 90 will speak on Immortality at 11 a.m. after Bible School. Dinner on the grounds follows. Rev. Arthur Wake leads afternoon services with Charles E. McVay on singing. Communion and greetings from visiting ministers conclude the day.
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Walnut Springs
Fears Rise Sheriff Suspect Slain in Prison Break Case
Fears grow that Sheriff Charles Neel of Corydon Indiana was killed by four of ten convicts who escaped from the state prison last Tuesday. Indiana police Captain Matthew Leach said the search will prioritize the sheriff’s fate as 200 national guardsmen join the effort after reports the convicts were sighted in multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cheserton
Ind
Charles Neel
Corydon
Indiana State Prison
Matthew Leach
Indiana State Police
National
Man Arrested in Sollenberger Killing Tale Tied to Girlfriend Home
Emanuel Bingaman, 19, of Gettysburg, Pa., is jailed in Hagerstown after police link him to the murder of Reuben N. Sollenberger, a filling station attendant. He admits involvement in the attempted holdup and says a Gettysburg companion carried out the shooting, then details the escape from Boonsboro area.
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Emanuel Bingaman
Hagerstown
Gettysburg
Bromittsburg
Reuben N. Sollenberger
Boonsboro
Bingeman
Washington County
Henry Cool
Bingaman
Cool
Baltimore
Sollenberger
Bankrupt sale at Berryville auction of merchandise and fixtures
Public auction in Berryville Virginia offers merchandise and store fixtures from a bankruptcy sale. Beginning Saturday September 30 at 2 p.m. at the location referenced by the listing. Auction contact 928- .
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Berryville
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