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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1931

Page

6

Historic Coronation Rites Describe Queen's Oath and Crown

Detailed description of coronation ceremonies with oaths, the imperial robe and golden apple, the key to Winchester Virginia, the royal sceptre, and the crowning by Rear Admiral Richard Byrd. The pageant includes vows of peace equity mercy and awaiting blessings for the harvest and fruits of the earth.

Ethelred Winchester Dean of Richard E Byrd Shenandoah Ofingdoms

Clarke Citizen Ends Life With Shotgun

Clarke citizen ends life with a shotgun. He leaves five sisters and two brothers, a nephew of Dr. Humston, and a widow. Funeral services are at Boyce Methodist Episcopal Church South with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.

Leo Randolph Allen Beulah Updike Washington, D. C E D. Jones Charlottesville Walter Robertson Memphis Nevitt Shacklett Retha Gaunt Charles W. Gaunt Ray C. Gaunt Woodstock Gaunt E. C. Humston Winchester Boyce Methodist Episcopal Church, South R. L. Moore Mount Hebron Cemetery W.H. Racey R. S. Bryarly George W. Garvin John Copenhaver L. S. Kibler H. L. Pifer

Private rebukes as well as public, in grave words

A thought on how rebukes should be delivered both privately and publicly. It argues that criticism must be sober grave and impassioned, and not limited to public forums.

Locke

County Ministers Discourage The Sunday Funeral

The Frederick County Ministerial Association met in Middletown to discuss filling churches with worshippers and passed a resolution discouraging Sunday funerals. The group cited hardship on ministers, disruption of county appointments, and conflicts with other services. The next meeting is set for May at Stephens City Lutheran parsonage.

Frederick County

President and Mrs Hoover share 24c dinner for Better Homes Week

The Hoovers and six guests dined at the National Girl Scouts Little House on a meal costing under 24 cents per person. The menu included split pea soup Melba toast rice and meat loaf brown sauce and carrot and cabbage salad.

William. Brown Meloney New York Herald-Tribune Bureau of Home Economics Bureau

Dozen to Start in Famous Cup Race Saturday

Simon Pingree heads the list of entries for the Virginia Gold Cup at Warrenton on Saturday. The four and a half mile course on Baldwin D Spilman Jr. property hosts the Gold Cup at 3 p.m. with Canterbury Cup and Warrenton Hunt Cup following over two and a half miles on Clovelly. Riders include Jack Skinner, Ned Laing, William B. Street, Crawford Burton, and Harry Duffy Jr among a dozen entrants.

Clovelly Robert C. Winmill Soissons Fly Horse Farm Jack Skinner Bulgold H. R. Bishop Bishop Seraglio John Hay Whitney William B. Street Hennegouwen eGorze

Free Wheeling Command Eight Regal Sedan Beauty and Power

The Free Wheeling Studebaker Commander Eight Regal Sedan blends beauty and performance with a 101 horsepower straight eight and a clutchless shift between second and high. Features include sloping radiator with air deflectors, fender lights, six wire wheels, folding luggage rack, hydrostatic gauges, and enhanced safety with steering ignition lock. Factory price is $1730 with bumpers and spare tires extra.

Studebaker

Local Notes From Capon Bridge Include Plays And Visits

Capon Bridge residents Wesley and Mrs Eaton return to Springfield Road home after years in Winchester. Visitors include Elsie Funkhouser and Sterling Welch from Washington. Local talent presents A Fortunate Calamity at the high school auditorium with plans to repeat May 1 with string music from Shepherdstown to boost Church of Christ piano fund. Cross Junction also to host the play.

Capon Bridge W. Va Wesley Eaton Winchester Springfield Road Elsie Funkhouser Sterling Welch Washington J. T. Funkhouser Clarence Wilson Rio Florence Shuler Green Lantern Edward Oates Shepherdstown Church of Christ Cross Junction

Evening entertainment at The Green Lantern

The notice invites the community to a laughing evening at 8 p m the following night. It notes visitors Mr D R Johnson and Mr Grant Williams from Buckhannon WV are in town on business and using The Green Lantern as their headquarters.

D. R. Johnson Grant Williams Buckhannon W. Va The Green Lantern

State Air Tour Lands at the Airport With Large Crew

A state air tour lands at an airport listing many officials and passengers including Henry G. Shirley state highway commissioner and LeRoy Hodges state chamber of commerce director. A partial pilot roster is named with C H Clarkson and R D Apperson among others from Lynchburg Richmond and Charlottesville.

Henry G. Shirley A. H. Pettigrew Highway Department LeRoy Hodges State Chamber of Commerce W. D. Newbill Bryan Conrad State Department of Conservation and Development James M. Hayes, Jr State Corporation Commission Roy Braden Hopewell J. Crosby Thompson Port Richmond Horace C. H. Clarkson Lynchburg R. D. Apperson W. W. White New York City Horace Glover Charlottesville R. H. Gaston White Sulphur Springs Buck Spanigel R. C. Ortell H. E. Kissler Williamsburg Ed. Richardson Richmond Charlie Larus Clyde Smith Bristol Mary C. Alexander George H. Miller Bluefield C. M. Elliott Detroit Jeff Nolan Oscar Neff Petersburg Popp Daibler Highland N. Y

Planes Parade Through State Tour At Richmond Flight Meet

Charles of Richmond and John Benedict of Hopewell join 23 aircraft types on a state tour including Sikorsky Amphibian, Lockheed monoplane, Travel Air biplane, Ford tri motor and more. Local airport officials praised smooth landings and takeoffs with no incidents. Admiral Byrd Airport Inc officials listed include Herbert Schutte president, W Nelson Page vice president, Lawrence C Hollis secretary-treasurer.

Charles Richmond John Benedict Hopewell Sikorsky Marine Corps Admiral Byrd Airport, Inc Herbert Schutte W. Nelson Page Lawrence C. Hollis

New Group Seeks Name for Gainesboro Extension Unit

A Gainesboro District Extension Community Group formed recently held a committee meeting at Cross Junction on April 21 to plan the year’s work. Mrs. Lester Dailey was elected secretary with Mrs. Encle Edwards and Mrs. Walter Adams named leaders to assist the home agent. A name contest was announced with a prize for the best entry. Miss Burke and Miss Farrar will assist. A full plan of work was outlined promising to benefit homemakers in the district.

Gainesboro Cross Junction Lester Dailey Encle Edwards Walter Adams Burke Farrar

Community May Meeting For Baking And Garden Help

A meeting on Tuesday May 26 at 1 30 p m at Mrs Lester Dailey home invites attendees to watch expert bakers prepare quick breads and to discuss vegetable diseases and garden pests. Bring your name for a group and a chance to win a prize.

Lester Dailey

University to Honor Dr Young for Urology Work

Queens University will confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Science on Hugh Hampton Young professor of urology and director of the Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. An Ulster man by descent, his ceremony date was not announced.

Associated Press Belfast Northern Ireland Queens University Hugh Hampton Young Urological Institute John Hopkins University Baltimore Young

Bricks and Traditions from Dutch and English Ricks

Wilstach argues it is a pleasant but unlikely tradition that bricks were imported from England for a Virginia race. He notes no brick clay abundance or reason to import bricks and links origin to trade terms Dutch brick and English brick referring to sizes. Noble visits to the palace and the royal Easter egg are mentioned as part of the anecdote.

Wilstach England Virginia

Strib Plays Baseball

Apparent clippings discuss baseball mentions and a speculative note about Nicaragua tariffs to curb trade friction with foreign investors, attributed to Lynchburg News.

Strib Nicaraagua Lynchburg News

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