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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
8
A. B. C. board inspector in this city today heard protests on wine and beer license applications. Hearings aimed to give objectors a chance to explain why licenses should not be granted. A prior meeting in a nearby area addressed Rocking and Page county residents’ applications.
The office of the bureau of public roads in Luray will relocate to Roanoke or Salem as Skyline Drive projects shift toward the Smokies in Tennessee. A small branch will remain in Luray with about six staffers continuing duties in the area after the move.
Northern Fauquier county hosts a large all day affair this Saturday August at the Cool Springs estate of J B McCarty. Activities include a horse show a tournament and a baseball game to raise funds for Emmanuel Episcopal Church repairs. Events start at 10 A M with a 3 year old lead in class jumping classes and a Shetland Pony saddle class for children. Prizes are on display at Marshall Motor Co.
MiLldale Va August 2 Mrs Walter Licklider and two daughters Barbara Ann Ellen spent Saturday with Mrs Licklider's mother Mrs F E ter at Happy Creek. Mr and Mrs J S Morrison and children visited Brucetown Sunday. Mrs W B Brown visited her daughter Mrs John Armel. Benton Stickley of Front Royal called in Milldale. Mrs W E Welsh visiting daughter Mrs Eunice Butler. Funeral of Mr Howard Grubbs attended in Stephens City. Thelma Corder visited Henrietta Licklider. Lynwood Brown from Martinsburg stopped by.
White Post Va Aug 2 Clinton Hughes returns home to Boyce after a week in Washington D C. J W Jameson and daughter Margaret of Washington visit Mrs Jameson’s grandparents in White Post. Wilbert Shipe and son Earl of Washington stay weekend with Mrs Shipe’s parents in Boyce. Virginia Dofflemeyer of Boyce visits Audrey Armel in Washington. George L Hugh es and Hazel of Washington and Mrs J W Armel of White Post join Gilbert Huff at Boyce. J W Armel of White Post visits his son L S Armel in Sterling.
In Shall, Va., the ladies’ lunch offers cold drinks and ice cream before a Fathers and Sons baseball game featuring notable players including Hon. Howard W. Smith and Frank Shacklett. A postgame old fashioned tournament awards handsome prizes. N Frank Neer to deliver the coronation address as many entrants sign up. visitors from Washington and other cities expected. grounds admission is 25 cents.
U S Rubber Co engineers reduced heat in the 1934 U S Royal by about 30 percent through tempered rubber, boosting mileage and safety. Local distributors Herrell Sales Corp say cooler tires resist heat damage to carcass and tread, improve puncture and bruise resistance, and do not burden the bead.
B. F. Detrick a 76 year old Hardy county public school teacher for 40 years was killed instantly yesterday after stepping from a car into the Moorefield to Bergton mail truck driven by Clarence Lee of Moorefield A coroner's court led by Justice A D Walker of Lost City found the accident unavailable Detrick is survived by his widow and two children He was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
One case heard in Police Court this morning involving Lowell Brannon for disorderly conduct and illegal liquor possession resulted in a $25 fine plus costs totaling $35.25.
Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs plans its annual convention in Hagerstown on September 14 to 16. Officers include Ross B. Davis, John J. Weldon, Edward H. Warr, Richard Lee Smith, F. E. Soule, and Charles H. Fisher. Host city fire department and Maryland State Firemen’s Association to assist with a parade grand prize contests and tournament.
Miss Catherine Patton daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Patton of 108 Valley avenue travels to Richmond to visit her sister Mrs Claude Tignor. She will be away until about September 1.
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