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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1930
Page
1
Editorial lauds the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia as a premier national event. About one hundred thousand visitors attended the Valley of Virginia ceremonies, highlighting a booming apple industry and branding the festival as a major attraction on par with Pasadena.
Mutinous inmates at the idle house of the Ohio state penitentiary fired on guards during a mass escape attempt. Four additional National Guard companies were ordered to the prison, bringing troops to 500 as guards replaced guards in the cell block.
An advertisement for Mrs. Geo H. Emmans offers American Chinese and Italian foods with luncheons and catering to bridge parties and banquets. It invites patrons to dine in a refined atmosphere at 163 North Loudoun Street under a rustic sign.
Reward offered for the return of a pocketbook containing cards owned by J R Strode. Please leave the item at the Star Office for restitution.
The Friendship Fire Company schedules its regular monthly meeting for Thursday night May 1 at 8 o clock in Friendship Hall. All members are requested to be present. Capt. Fred W. Forney.
The Downie Brothers circus pulled into town with hundreds of youngsters and dads flocking to National Avenue to see the jungleland spectacle. A noon parade preceded a 2 pm and 8 pm show featuring the Morales family, Joe Hodgins Troupe, animal acts, trapeze, and 50 all star acts under a large waterproof tent.
Jiff Pannett received word from the Virginia Prohibition Department that sample bottles of alleged mash sent to Richmond exploded in transit and the liquids were lost. The mash was fermenting and shaker motion blew the stoppers, leaving no material for analysis. Additional samples were sent for analysis and the findings will affect a case against several men charged with possession to make liquor.
Regular monthly meeting of Sarah Zane Fire Co set for Friday May 2 at 2 p.m. Final arrangements for carnival and other business of importance to be discussed. Captain R B Brown notes the call as official.
The 1930 census estimate suggests Winchester within city limits hosts 11,000 to 12,000 residents. Including nearby suburbs within a mile raises potential city population to 14,000 or more, though those residents are counted in Frederick county. Suburban growth reflects auto access and road building. Other towns in Frederick and Shenandoah counties show moderate gains from 1910 to 1930.
Prohibition Commissioner Do ran announced that W J Calhoun will resign as prohibition administrator of New Jersey effective soon. Dwight Avis will be detailed as administrator until July 1. Calhoun leaves to enter private business in northern New Jersey and is praised as a splendid enforcement officer.
Matthew Maxon Jr son of a Tennessee Episcopal bishop is held without bail by the grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the death of 73 year old David Paynter beaten in an upper west side rooming house on April 18. The case arises amid controversy with his father.
The 1930 census includes the query Have you a radio for locating receiving sets and their distribution. Secretary Lamont says the aim is to guide radio policy and avoid taxation. Maj. Gen. Saltzman notes data will help the Federal Radio Commission allocate broadcasting facilities to serve listeners. The Bureau stresses confidentiality and impartiality in handling personal information.
In Calcutta on April 29 the steamer Condor sank in the Jamuna river east Bengal during a severe storm. Only 18 passengers were saved leaving 192 dead. The ship owners reported the disaster occurred in the afternoon.
Tempting box lunches for garden trips sold daily from 11 to 2 p m at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House priced 50 and 75 cents Orders taken by phone 41 W The note also warns that America would persecute religion if it had endured Russia's era of persecution.
Boy Scouts of the Shenandoah Arta led by Frank Horton aided the Seventh Apple Blossom Festival by directing traffic, selling programs, guiding parking, and assisting parade lines. Nelson F. Richards praised their manly conduct and service as crucial to smooth festival operations and safety.
Senator Swanson of Virginia introduced an amendment removing restrictions in the House rivers and harbors bill for the James River improvement project and the measure went to the Senate commerce committee for consideration in Washington on April 29.
All the personal property of Miss Fannie E. Smithey will be sold at her late residence Bruce town at 10 o'clock a m Wednesday April 30. A large lot of household effects cows horse chickens etc.
Virginia and southern territory lines including Chesapeake and Ohio Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to hear oral arguments. They contest examiner Ketner’s apple rate report which proposed reductions totaling about 500000 dollars in Virginia exports east of the Mississippi, averaging 30 dollars per car.
Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar to hold annual official inspection at 8 pm Friday in the commandery asylum at City Hall. Eminent Sir Claude L Fletcher of Alexandria, grand captain general, will inspect. All officers and members ordered to report in full Templar uniform 30 minutes prior.
Funeral services set for Wednesday for James L. Gardner and Evan S. Dean both killed when their car was struck by a train near Riverton Virginia. Gardner will be buried at Green Hill Cemetery after a 3 30 p m service at Stephens City Methodist Church conducted by Rev O D Lambert and Rev Richardson of Reliance. Dean will be buried at Green Hill Cemetery after a 2 p m service at her Stephens City home officiated by Rev Snyder Alleman of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Garber Mfg. Co announces after May 1 retail trade will be discontinued and sales will be exclusive to wholesale trade. Dealers are available for customers seeking Hershey's Ice Cream, thanking patrons for past support.
Richmond attorney Janet Stuart Durham writes from April 26 1930 praising the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and proposes practical ideas to boost apple sales and visibility. She urges street sales booths dried apples canned goods cider and apple souvenirs with bright labels plus an apple museum and a railroad promotion featuring baked apples.
Winchester police court proceedings resulted in total fines of 958 dollars. Holmes Snider James B Golli day and E T Terrell each got 118 dollars 30 days jail and one year license revocation for liquor related DUI. Others pled guilty to illegal liquor possession with 118 dollar fines and 60 days jail.
A Frederick dispatch reports 300 Chicago high school pupils visiting the city for a three day stay, then touring Washington and Harpers Ferry in the Shenandoah Valley. They are due to arrive in Winchester on Thursday or Friday.
Senate galleries pack for and against Parker confirmation as day one of debate on Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina unfolds. Borah and Overman lead attacks and defense with charges over labor injunctions and race politics shaping the outcome.
The Beauty Parlor of Miss en Dean will close until May 5 due to the illness of Miss Dean's sister, as stated in the notice.
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