Bankers Entertained by Growers in Winchester Visit
A large East Coast bankers party toured Frederick County apple belts and dined at Hotel Jack Winchester. Speeches by local leaders stressed bank credit to orchardists and Virginia’s growing fruit industry while the group planned their return to Staunton and onward to New York Baltimore Washington and Virginia cities.
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Staunton
Winchester
Frederick ‘County
Jack
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Virginia
H. Clay DeGrange
Frederick County
W. W. Glass
Maurice M
Stewart Bell
Co. Ry Caldwell
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Valley of Virginia
Benjamin J. Anderson, Jr
Chase II Bank
New York City
Thrilling Race Film Promises Classic Action at Auditorium
An Italianate horseback chase comes to the Auditorium Monday in a bloodlined turf tale. England and racing prestige collide as a famed sequence promises heart stopping thrills and emotional tension.
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England
Packard Twin Six New Paint Half Price Sale
Chapman's Auto Sales advertises Packard Twin Six cars with new paint at half price and easy terms. Perfect condition guaranteed.
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Chapman
House Breakers Held For Court
Kendall and Fr were arrested early yesterday by Policeman Armel for breaking into a stockroom in the Northern Virginia area. They and several others were held for grand jury action. four or five additional cases were sent to the grand jury. Gavin Oscar DeHaven Mitchell Barr and Arvell Swartz were fined for drunk and disorderly conduct. The mayor said repeat offenders would face jail terms.
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Boots
Kendall
Armel
Northern Virginia Iiay
Aion
Ee Ee
Cipal
Reardon
Whiting
Corportion Court
Taylor
Gavin
Oscar DeHaven
Mitchell Barr
Arvell Swartz
Dr McGuire to Attend International Ophthalmology Congress
Dr Hunter H McGuire departs this evening for Washington to attend an International Congress of Ophthalmology. Specialists from the United States and other countries are expected to attend. He will remain in Washington all of next week and return around May 1. He will visit Richmond briefly Monday then return to Washington for the Congress sessions through the remainder of the week.
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Hunter H. McGuire
Washington
McGuire
MccGuire
Richmond
United States
TimBERville Orchard Escapes Frost Damage
Mr. H. F. Byrd reports his Timberville orchard co-owned with Captain Thomas Byrd of 15,000 trees was not damaged by last night’s frost. A large peach crop is expected from the orchard.
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H. F. Byrd
Captain Thomas Byrd
Timberville
Elizabeth Love Chapman Weds Holmes A Rosenberger
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Love Chapman of Frederick County to Holmes A. Rosenberger of Hayfield Virginia. The ceremony took place April 15 conducted by Rev Clarence Woods Centenary Reformed Church. The couple will reside in Frederick County after a short wedding trip.
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Elizabeth Love Chapman
Katharine Chapman
Frederick County
Holmes A. Rosenberger
M. H. Rosenberger
Hayfield
Clarence Woods
Centenary Reformed Church
Death Summons Mrs Clevenger at Jordan Springs
Mrs Bettie A Clevenger widow of Frank Clevenger died about noon today at her home near Jordan Springs after long illness aged 79. Funeral services likely about 2 PM Monday at her late residence with interment at Hopewell Meeting House.
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Bettie A. Clevenger
Frank Clevenger
Jordan Springs
Hopewell Meeting House
Child Dies of Measles In Jefferson County
Elmer Martin, son of Mr and Mrs Martin living on South Market street, died this afternoon at 1 30 due to measles and convulsions. Funeral set for 3 pm Monday. Postmaster Frank L Sublett of Harrisonburg Va who was in a bankers and orchard men tour arrived here yesterday on a short visit with relatives in Jefferson County West Virginia.
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Elmer Martin
Robert Martin
South Market Street
Frank IL. Sublett
Harrisonburg
Jefferson County
W. Fa
Wanted Untarnished Apartment with 3 Rooms
Classified notice seeks an untarnished apartment with three rooms a bath and kitchenette. Readers urged to write C care Star office. 21-1p-21.
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Care Star Office
Raiders Set Fire Aboard Steamer Rathguard
Armed men attacked the steamer Rathguard in Dublin harbor fire and gunfire wounded the watchman. The crew and regular Irish Republican Army troops battled the blaze and extinguished it before major damage. In Belfast order was restored after Easter disturbances with a special constable shot and a fatality from earlier sniping.
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Dublin
Belfast
Dock Street
Albert Bridge
Frost Dims Fruit Crops in Whitacre area
Cold snap hits Whitacre Virginia with temperatures 26 to 30 degrees above zero and a heavy frost. Some snow remains on hillsides as ice forms thick as window glass, raising fear of damage to fruit in full bloom.
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Whitacre
Take It From Me Original New York Company in Winchester
The Greatest show ever to play Winchester features fifty players in a complete orchestra two carloads of scenery and an identical original cast with Alice Hill Charles Meakins the Gardiner Trio and Harry Pemberton. A chorus of twenty chorus girls travels by special train hitting only the high spots. Your money’s worth guaranteed or cash refunded at the box office. Give your girl a real treat and see this musical comedy.
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Winchester
Alice Hill
Charles Meakins
Gardiner
Harry Pemberton
Tom Mix and Chaplin Lead 12 Reel Show at Auditorium
Silent comedy and western star Tom Mix along with Charlie Chaplin headline a 12 reel program at the city auditorium. Advertisements note page eight for details and ticket information.
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Tom MIX
Chaplin
Frost damage assessment hints at partial orchard recovery
Frederick county orchardists faced frost last night with a mixed outlook. A slow thaw limited damage, with stayman and winesap varieties moderately hurt, older trees faring better, and low-lying areas showing fewer injuries due to air drainage. About half the aggregate crop appears destroyed, with a separate weather bulletin predicting frost again tonight.
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Rick County
Ben Davis
Grimes
Sinh
York
Frederick County
Winesaps
Levee Break Floods Myrtle Grove Plantations South of New Orleans
A west bank levee at Myrtle Grove about 30 miles south of New Orleans broke flooding surrounding sugar plantations and orange groves. Government barges and crews were dispatched to the scene as the Mississippi rose to 22.4 feet, four tenths above the 1912 record.
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Associated Press
Orleans
Mississippi River
Myrtle Grove
New Orleans
Miners Return to Work Amid Western Pennsylvania Strike
Pittsburgh reports show conflicting counts of workers and tonnage in the Fayette field during the third week of a Western Pennsylvania coal strike. Union organizers claim progress while operators predict more men returning next week. Uniontown sources say guards will be added and companies ready to boost force if workers choose to work.
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Associated Pres
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Fayette Field
Uniontown
Frost Belts North East Sees Low Temps Across Region
The Associated Press notes a frost belt across the entire east with temperatures near freezing from the northeast to Virginia. Officials expect fruit and vegetation damage figures to be available next week from the Department of Agriculture.
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Badiana
Ohio
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Bandits Kill A Policeman In St Louis Hold Up
Bandits killed a policeman and wounded another during a daytime hold up at the Morris and Company office in St Louis. The robbers fired back when officers fired. they escaped in an automobile with a small amount of money.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Morris and Company
Funeral Rites Held for 8 Year Old Catharine Bucher
Funeral services for Catharine Hdmonia Bucher eight at the Bucher home in Stephens City were conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev. Stanley MacFarland with assists. Pallbearers S I Hawkins John Clayton Edwin Bun cutter Robert Seal. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery family lot. The child died from measles and pneumonia and was remembered as an attractive and cherished member of the community.
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John Clayton
Edwin Buncutter
Robert Seal
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Catherine
B and C Orders 30 New Cars
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders 50 new cars for passenger service including 40 coaches 2 dining cars 3 baggage and mail cars and 6 postal cars. Built by Pullman of Chicago for delivery late August or early September at an estimated cost of 1 200 000.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pullman Company
Chicago
Frost Damage Leads to Mixed Apple Crop Outlook Across Regions
Reports from The Star indicate heavy frost hurt apples and other fruits from Woodstock to Martinsburg, with York variety possibly reaching 60 percent crop and about 200000 barrels expected in Frederick County. other varieties face 16 to 20 percent of normal yields while bloom abundance offers some protection against total loss.
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The
Star
Woodstock
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Rockingham
Augusta
Woodstuck
Winchester
Martinsburg
Maryland
Pennsylvania
York
Frederick County
Stayman
Winesap
Johnathan
Grimes Golden
Ben Davis
Cumberland Valley
Weather outlook for the week in the Mid-Atlantic
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday show generally fair skies and rising temperatures in the North and Middle Atlantic States during the first half, with unsettled conditions and normal temperatures anticipated in the latter half.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Bloom Local Notes Highlight Easter Visits and Socials
Bloom Virginia notes detail Easter travels of Ralph and Roy Sloop returning to Gettysburg College, Mae Crabill finishing a term at White Hall, P H Williams from Gettysburg Seminary visiting Lovettsville services, social gatherings at homes of White, Cooper, Good, Hurver, and Clowser families, and visits from Maurice Crosgriff of Texas reconnecting after twenty years.
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Bloom
Ralph and
Roy Sloop
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
H. Eb.h. Sloop
Mae Crabill
White Hall
P. H. Williams
Theological Seminary
A. F. Williams
Lovettsville
Mae Crowser
Sadie Hurver
John White
Paul Good
John
Ida Good
Carson Allamong
James Henry
Thomas
Cooper
Ralph, Ray
Harry Sloop
Jacob Orndorff
Carl Clowser
Star Tannery
Martha E. Clowser
Maurice Crosgriff
Texas
EB. U. Richard
John Hall
E. A. Richard
Stewart Green
Strasburg
Five Die in Gasoline Tank Explosion Fire
Five people died in Downey and Artesia hospitals after a gasoline tank explosion at a filling station. Five others were seriously burned and in critical condition as firefighters battled the blaze. The fire destroyed the filling station and a gasoline truck.
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Los Angeles
California
Downey
Artesia
Here
Wilson Fund Nears Subscriptions For Humanitarian Gift
The committee seeks continued subscriptions to the Wood Wilson Foundation Fund to honor a great man alive and support advancement in civilization science and art. Funds will not benefit the President personally and are intended to recognize notable American achievement.
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Endowment Foundation
Wood Wilson Foundation
Rejly
Son
Northern Virginia Power Outage Notice
A brief regional public notice states power operations paused Sunday from 2 to 4. The advisory covers Northern Virginia area customers and utilities warn of possible service interruptions during the stated window.
Better Spraying Gear Ad Promises Higher Efficiency
An old advertisement touts high pressure spray hoses, trouble-proof connections, spray guns and red nozzles. It urges using Kayso in every tank to boost spray spread and efficiency, with contact details listed for a location in N. OR and a phone number 313.
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Txatick
N. OR
Stonewall Picnic Promised for April 26 at Rutherford Woods
Community notice invites all ages to bring baskets and join a local gathering on April 26 at Rutherford’s Woods. Organizers emphasize getting to know each other and sharing in a simple social event with bargains on sprayers and friendly vendors nearby.
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Rutherford’s ‘Woods
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