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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1930
Page
3
Social pages note the department will be matted or photographed by the social reporter Miller between 9 am and 4 pm for the following day.
For the first time in 22 years the Fansler family reunion gathers members from Maryland Virginia Ohio and Tennessee at Jordan Springs. The day includes swimming and reminiscences of WWII service and world travel by dozens of relatives.
Thousands gather with bowed heads for a service as the doxology ends and Rev Dr H P Graham of Florence SC pronounces the benediction continuing on page one.
An orange monoplane dropped about nine bombs into Providence and Clay City Kentucky causing alarm but injuring no one or property. Two bombs exploded and several failed to detonate as government investigators move to determine violations of federal aviation and explosives laws.
Dispatches report Afridi tribal forces attacked Badama Port in the northwestern frontier province but were driven off by Curran militia. Sind fighting has killed at least twenty and wounded 300 plus as troops move into Sukkur after August 6 clashes that left twelve dead and 150 injured. Riots erupted over Hindu Muslim tensions with a mob attack near a mosque after a Hindu procession.
The British airship R-100, after arriving in Canada, crossed into the United States at Niagara Falls twice during a flight over Canadian cities. It had moored in Montreal while riggers repaired a torn stabilizing fin and then resumed a tour of eastern Canada. If weather holds, it will cross back to England later this week.
Sixty five passengers including nineteen women and several children were saved after a six hour voyage in lifeboats when the ship Caribou struck a Newfoundland coast. All were landed safely at Port Aux Basque as salvage crews seek 200 sacks of mail and freight from the vessel, believed a total loss.
Mr and Mrs Maynard Wise carver return from a motor trip visiting Norfolk Newport News Virginia Beach and Old Point Comfort They found the boys at Virginia Beach camped Company I 116th Infantry and Headquarters Company Winchester in good health and rejoicing over the prize for the cleanest kitchen in the camp.
Winchester Park Association baseball team fell 12 to 3 to Hose Company No 5 Martinsburg West Virginia on Saturday and 11 to 8 to Funkstown Athletic Club Maryland on Sunday. Kinzey started Saturday and relieved Garver after the second inning yesterday.
The stock market faded early but after three attempts managed a rebound. Buying pressure and short covering helped lift the market toward the day’s close as credit steadied and the general list surpassed Saturday’s finish. Volume around 1.9 million shares.
Theo Pizzino, a Detroit gangland figure known as the Ladies Tailor, denied any involvement in the July 23 murder of radio announcer Jerry Buckley. He was arrested in New York before an intended sail to Italy, claiming casual ties to Buckley and fugitive status from Detroit where he faced questions in two earlier killings.
Dale Jackson and Forrest OBrien push toward a world endurance refueling flight record as they near four weeks aloft over Lambert Field St Louis. At 7 11 a m they logged 504 hours with engines running smoothly and could surpass the Hunter Brothers 544 hour mark if they remain aloft through Wednesday.
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