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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1930

Page

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Senate Hopes Time To Consider London Pact

Senate leaders indicate support for the London naval limits treaty after a conference with President Hoover. Senator Robinson explains the safeguarding clause allowing a proportional build up if any power perceives threats to national security during the treaty term.

Senate Robinson London Associated Press Washington Borah Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hoover Watson Indiana White House Hale Naval Committee Virginia Foreign Relations and Naval Affairs Committee

Stormy Weather Delays Graf Zeppelin Mooring

Officials in Friedrichshafen feared mooring difficulty for Graf Zeppelin on her return from Seville as foul weather persisted. The dirigible landed at 7 p m in stormy conditions after a 53 hour round trip to Seville Spain.

Associated Press Friedrichshafen Zeppelin Works Seville Spain

Valley Service Station Promotes Purolator Filters

Purolator oil filters for all makes urged to be changed every 8 000 miles. Complete stock available at Valley Service Station.

Jelly Bird Eggs 2lbs for 25c at People's Bargain Store

An old classified-style ad notes Jelly Bird Eggs offered by People's Bargain Store at 2 pounds for 25 cents. The line reads 4-16-16-2t suggesting a local sale or listing in a 1916 era newspaper.

People's Bargain, Store

Open House for Winchester Tea Room on Loudoun Street

Mrs. George H. Emmons announces the opening on Friday April 18 of Winchester s first second floor tea room at 163 N Loudoun St offering American and Chinese foods in a quiet home atmosphere. Business luncheons catered to discriminating tastes. Also a note seeking a good home for a young female hound with contact phone.

George H. Emmons Winchester N. Loudoun St

Stage Coach to Parade Through Winchester Tomorrow

The stage coach drawn by four iron-gray horses will tour Winchester tomorrow morning guided by J. E. Keyser. Four local damsels in colonial costume will ride, then the vehicle travels to Washington for a triumphal tour ending with a parade in Winchester on April 25. an advanced bus will follow.

Winchester J. E. Keyser Glen Burnie Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley Washington Old Dominion Stages

Local Doctor Dr Pete Stickley Hospitalized

Dr Pete Stickley a leading physician of Stephens City was brought to Memorial Hospital yesterday for treatment. His condition is described as not serious but medical care was advised.

Pete Stickley P. B. Stickley Stephens City Memorial Hospital Stickley

Rev Talbert To Preach Tonight At Braddock Street Church

Rev W O Talbert will deliver the sermon at Holy Week services tonight at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South beginning at 8. The services have been well attended all week and Pastor Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell invites all to join in worship tonight.

W. O. Talbert Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Murray D. Mitchell

Injured Men Improve at Memorial Hospital

The condition of P. D. Campbell and Paul Wine of Washington DC was reported satisfactory at Memorial Hospital today. They were injured yesterday when a sugar truck overturned on the Winchester Washington highway near Berryville in Clarke County.

P. D. Campbell Paul Wine Washington, D. C Memorial Hospital Winchester- Washington Berrys Clarke County Wine

Mr McKenzie Ill After Hernia Operation At Memorial

William McKenzie underwent a hernia operation at Memorial Hospital yesterday and was in serious condition today as his heart became involved. He is employed at Snapp Foundry and his illness followed lifting a heavy iron. A carload of mattresses and springs was received at special prices.

William McKenzie Memorial Hospital McKenzie Snapp Foundry

Epworth League Broadcasts Set On WJSV Saturday

Epworth League commemorates forty years in the Southern Methodist Church with a WJSV radio broadcast from 9 to 10 P.M. featuring Miss Louise Steele and Winchester district program directing. Rev. Arthur Wake will present a Good Friday hour from 3 P.M. with Mrs. Fred B. Spiker assisting. selections include Maunder and Dubois works and Mendelssohn an Elijah numbers.

Southern Methodist Church WJSV Mount Vernon Hills Louise Steele Epworth League Winchester Wake Arthur Wake The Christian Church Strasburg Fred B. Spiker Woodstock Spiker Charles F. Steck, Jr St. Paul's Lutheran Church Mr. Wake Maunder Olivet To Calvary Music Lovers’ Club Thomas Dubois

Trier S foot crushed at Albany printing press

Mr. Thos J Trier of this city lost an Albany hospital stay after a printing press frame crushed his foot while installing in Albany New York. He left the hospital on crutches and faces a lengthy recovery before returning to work. He formerly supervised water and sewers for Winchester city.

Thos. J. Trier Albany New York Trier James Trier City of Winchester

For Sale Second Hand Hup Mobile Coupe

Second hand 4 passenger Hup mobile coupe advertised for sale by A. M. Baker, Mrs. at 608 S. Washington St.

A. M. Baker S. Washington

Easter Candy and Toys at Ross and Crystal Confectionery

All kinds of Easter candy rab bits and eggs fruit and nut eggs available. Name on eggs free of charge. Baskets of all sizes. Place your order now to be ready when you call. Ross and Crystal Confectionery.

Ross and Crystal Confectionery

John’s Flowers Seeks Wire-Delivered Bouquets

John M. Miller offers 5 cut flowers and a corsage bosquet delivered anywhere by wire from the People’s Bargain Store. Advertisement dated 4 16 1Q 3i.

John M. Miller People’s Bargain Store

Distinguished Citizens Invited To Fete At Winchester

The Seventh Annual Apple Blossom Festival honors five Winchester natives with engraved invitations. Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd and Admiral Louis McCoy Nulton are among the guests along with author Willa Cather and doctors Frederick Baetjer and James H Gore. The souvenir program highlights Byrd’s polar and transatlantic flights and Cather’s literary achievements.

Nelson F. Richards Winchester Richard E. Byrd Louis McCoy Nurton Willa Sibert Cather Frederick Henry Baetjer James Howard Gore Richard Evelyn Byrd U. S. Navy Richard Evelyn and Eleanor Bolling Byrd Shenandoah Valley Academy Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia U. S. Air Forces Canada Floyd Bennett North Pole Spitzbergen New York France President Coolidge Navy Department South Pole Charles F Mary Virginia Cather Frederick County University of Nebraska University of Michigan Pittsburgh Daily Leader McClure’s Magazine Henry Fredericka Baetjer Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins University and Hospital Union Memorial Hospital Church Home Church Home and Infirmary, Hospital For ‘the Women of Maryland Childrens’ Hospital Major Medical Corps U.S. A American Roergen Bay Society Mahlon Sidney S. Gore B.S Columbia University Leyden Berlin Brussels Georgetown University Richmond George Washington University Antwerp Amsterdam St. Louis Liege U. S Belgium Bulgaria Holland Roumania Siam Spain Sweden Louis McCoy Nulton U.S. Navy Joseph A Virginia Nulton U.S. Naval Academy Minneapolis Texas U. S Naval Academy Olympia Panther Ohio Wisconsin U. S.naval Academy Naval War College Newport Nashville Montana Pennsylvania

Clarke County Builds Colored School at Berryville

Clarke County School Board awarded Bluemont Virginia contractors a 17350 dollar bid for a new training school building in Berryville to educate colored students in vocational trades. Excavation is to be done by local patrons. funds raised total several thousand dollars with personal bonds of eight thousand dollars to be paid over sixteen years.

Clarke County School Board Clarke County Training School Berryville Kelly and Kelly Bluemont Rusbnee Colored Ees EF. Johnson Etal

Parker properties to be sold at Middletown court sale

In front of Court House at noon Saturday April 26 the B B Parker properties to be sold. Includes an eleven room residence and store room on Main Street Middletown, 9 acres east of town, and several vacant lots in new Middletown. See sale bills. Also large assortment of linoleum and congoleum rugs offered by R M Swimley.

Court House B B. Parker Main St Middletown New Middletown

Easter Sale by Frederick Circuit Ladies Aid at Keller Co

The Frederick Circuit Ladies Aid plans an Easter sale at Geo W Keller Hardware Co on Friday April 18. Items include dressed chicken eggs cakes and other baked goods to purchase.

Frederick Circuit Geo W. Keller Howr. Co

Flower Shop Shows Spring Blooms in Display

Prenatae Spireas Yellow Callas Tulips Hyacinths Jonquils and rose bushes in bloom light up a shop window. The Flower Shop highlights a vibrant early season display featuring assorted flowering shrubs and bulbs.

Apple Festival Expense Fund Receives Local and Out-of-Town Support

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival treasurer Clifford D. Grim reports increased contributions from numerous firms and individuals to the festival expense fund ahead of next week's celebration. The list includes Acme Veneer Package Co. and Gulf Refining Co. among many donors with gifts ranging from five to one hundred dollars or more.

Clifford D. Grim Grim Acme Veneer Package Co E. P. Bean Botts Andrew Bell Bly-Robinson Co J. B. Bywaters H. W. Butler B & C Baking Co C. Fred Barr J. Andrew Cahill E. W. Cather Commercial & Savings Bank M. Lohr Capper H. Clay DeGrange Gray & Sheetz Pred L. Glaize Gulf Refining Co Garber Mfg. Co Frank N. Hack Harpers Ferry and Potomac Bridge Co Harrison & Harrison J. L. Jenkins Co H. H. Jennings Lawrence Jolliffe Geo. W. Kurtz Kremer-Green Co M. M. Lynch Herbert

Dances Planned for Apple Blossom Festival Weekends

Arrangements completed for dances during the Apple Blossom Festival on April 24 25 with events at the George Washington Hotel and Jordan Springs Hotel. The two nights feature Jack Schill and his West Virginians at Jordan Springs and the Pennsylvania Ramblers at the George Washington Hotel. Clarey Square Dance Orchestra also to play Rouss Hall. Festival decor by official committee.

George Washington Hotel Jordan Springs Rouss MU Au Jack Schill West WHP Harrisburg Clarey Square Dance Orchestra Strasburg Kenneth Rice Sue Schlack Lee Fisher William Glass

The New Process Oil Store Ad

The New Process Oil Store promotes itself as unmatched in price and value. Customer guidance urges shoppers to compare before buying with a callout to R. M. Swimley.

R. M. Swimley

Local Sales and Furnishings Announcement

Friday and Saturday sale on Armour star ham at 30 cents a pound and Swift picnic ham at 20 cents a pound. Also new Lloyd Loom porch and living room furniture and baby carriages arriving. R. M. Swimley.

Armour Swift Just R. M. Swimley

Rouss Fire Co Meeting Set For Thursday Night

Rouss Fire Co invites all members to attend a Thursday night meeting on April 17. Committees will report on Firemen's Frolic Pardde. Signed by M. Pamp, President.

Frolic Pardde M. Pamp Pres

Dog Identifies Master by Voice Over Telephone in Roanoke

Roanoke police confirm a dog recognized its owner’s voice over a telephone during a presented dog recovery. Ezzie Smith, linked to a palmist camp, is returned to Roanoke for theft charges. Garland described the dog and corroborated the identification.

Ezzie Smith Roanoke C. D. Garland M. A. Doran Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency Doran Garland Mr. Garland Smith New York Harrisonburg Woodstock Baldwin-Felts Roanoke Police Department

Firestones Plan Large Plane Visit for Apple Festival

R C Seibert the local Firestone dealer says Akron Ohio officials informed him a tri motored Ford will use Shepherd Field as its base in Martinsburg West Virginia for three days during the Apple Blossom Festival. The big ship is to arrive Thursday from Akron and remain through Saturday with anticipated shuttle flights to Winchester during the two day fete.

Martinsburg W. Va Evening Journal R. C. Seibert Firestone Firestone Company Ak=ron Ohio Ford Ford Motor Company Shepherd Field Akron Winchester

Wanted gray Friendship Fire Company coats for parade

The Friendship Fire Company asks owners of long gray coats to contact any officer. The company wishes to borrow the coats for the parade, will pay for them, and promises careful handling and return. Capt. Fred W. Forney.

Friendship Fire Company Fnr Fred W. Forney

Also Mentioned on This Page

Red Robin Tea Room Hettie Reed Turner Virginia Anne Huntsberry Selene Calvert Anne Elizabeth Quirk Riding and Hunt Club Twenty-second P Street Talbert Mr. McKenzie M. Swimley Faure Olivet Calvary Th. Dubois Jerusalem Jesus Dubois K. Redhead F. D. Spiker God of Abraham Elijah Mendelssohn Her Majesty’s Court Shenandoah Rosalie Ott Dulaney Ott Rockingham County Shenandoah Valley, Inc Nancy Sublett Frank L. Sublett J. W. Seay Eagle Rock Botetourt Angtal Cy Nurton Feederick Henry Baetger Fete Riley Rouss Fire CO Master Firestones Apple Festival
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