Relief programs discussed for Virginia drought aid
Washington drives drought relief as Virginia and West Virginia face $100 million losses. Byrd leads talks with Farm Board on loans via intermediate credit banks and cooperative groups. Rail freight rate relief tied to destination loading. Virginia warns farmers against rushing to buy feed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Appalachian Mountains
Virginia
West Virginia
Hyde
Moorehead City
N. Cs
Nantucket
Mass
Central Atlantic States
North Atlantic States
R. H. Weightman
Maryland
South Carolina
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Farm Board
Byrd
Virginia Relief Committee
Senator Swanson
James C. Stone
C. B. Denman
Ameican Railway Association
H. C. Stuart
John R. Hutcheson
Agricultural Extension
W. V. Vaiden
Intermediate Credit Bank of Baltimore
I. P. Whitehead
The
Credit Bank
Richmond
State Drought Commission
Harry Flood Byrd
Agriculture Hyde
National Drought Committee
Henry Co. Stuart
Gov. Pollard
Gardner Dies Sudden at Home After Heart Attack
John W. Gardner dies suddenly of a heart attack at 409 Buffalo Street Conn eaut Ohio. He rode passenger train No. 3 for Nickel Plate and served 31 years with the railroad. Survived by widow Agnes and 7 children plus siblings. buried at Glenwood Cemetery with military honors.
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Daily
Conneaut
Ohio
Denly
Buffalo Street
Gardner
Lodge
L. E
Carey Deering
Claude Gardner
Dewey Gardner
Tacoma
Wash
Agnes
Margaret Frances Gardner
John
Wilmer Gardner
J. W. Headley
William Cornwell
Mary Bowman
Minnie Rousse
Winchester
James L. Gardner
Riverton
John H
Margaret F Gardner
Stephens City
Warsaw
Glenwood Cemetery
Little Theatre Presents Seaweed and The Twelve Pound Look
Winchester’s Little Theatre stages two plays Seaweed by Alice Gerstenberg and The Twelve Pound Look by Barrie with an interlude by Richard Gray on Monday night August 25 at Handley School Auditorium. An orchestra of local young players will perform several selections.
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Winchester
Little Theatre
Handley School
Alice Gerstenberg
Barrie
Richard Gray
Mr. Gray
Helen Buckley
William W. Glass, Jr
Fair Society Opens Downtown Office for Winchester Fair
The 1930 Greater Winchester Fair opened office at 139 North Loudoun Street with Mrs. Arthur W. Fansler in charge Entries for all departments will be received today and tomorrow with office hours extended to Saturday night. After tomorrow, entries must be made at the fair grounds where clerks will assist. Broilers for sale at 1547 Valley Ave.
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Loudoun Street
Arthur W. Fansler
Anne
Informaon
Hyde Finds No Grops In Many Fields In Drought Valley
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde and crop experts toured Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley noting reserves in feed, warning against profiteering in hay priced at 32.50 a ton, and urging reduced freight rates to bring alfalfa from the West. They discussed loans through local banks, Red Cross aid for farmers lacking security, and relief measures as drought conditions were surveyed in Harrisonburg and Winchester.
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Harrisonburg
Colorado
Red Cross
Arthur M. Hyde
National Drought Relief Committee
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
J. A. Garber
John D. Shepherd
H. N. Vinall
Mr. Hall
Hyde
Lee-Jackson
Fairfax
Loudoun
Fauquier
Clarke
Frederick
Winchester
Garber
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia Drought Relief Commission
Richmond
Secretary Hyde
Shepherd
Lee-Jackson Highway
S. M. Cox
Cox
United States
California
Mississippi River
Park Association committee meeting at City Hall
The Park Association calls a meeting of all committees at City Hall tonight at 8 o clock. Full attendance is requested. By request of J H Seal Jr Secretary.
William Weeks Remains Found in Fire Ruins
The charred body of William Weeks, 40, was recovered from a barn fire in Post Virginia after a two day search. His watch stopped at 9.55, and authorities reported the death accidental. Weeks leaves four children, a wife, a sister Mrs Isaac Garrett, and brothers Manathon Weeks John Weeks and Howard Weeks. Funeral plans were not yet finished.
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Post
William Weeks
Weeks
Chamblin Funkhouser
Cororier
Ender
Berryville
Clarke County
Shenandoah River
White Post
Chamblin Gres
Isaac Garrett
Manathon Weeks
John Weeks
Baltimore
Howard Weeks
North Carolina
County Sunday Schools To Meet Here On Sept. 4
The Frederick County Sunday School Association will hold its twenty second annual convention at the First Baptist Church in Winchester on Thursday September 4. The program includes devotional exercises committee appointments discussions and reports with several ministers leading sessions and a training school portion.
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County Sunday Schools
Frederick County Sunday School Association
First Baptist Church
Winchester
P. H. Diehl
Norris Lineweaver
Allen Jones
Dr Blackburn to Preach Sunday in Berryville
Rev R T Blackburn D D presiding elder of Shawnee District Oklahoma Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South will occupy the pulpit at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville next Sunday August 24 at 11 am He is vacationing in Virginia and visiting Mantred Jones at Audley, filling in for Rev R L Butsler who is away on vacation Union services of Berryville churches will be held next Sunday in Duncan Memorial Methodist Church at 8 pm Rev R L Moore pastor White Post will be guest preacher
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R. T. Blackburn
D. D
Shawnee District
Oklahoma
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
Blackburn
Virginia
Mantred Jones
Audley
R. L. Butsler
Union Services
R .L. Moore
White Post
B. & C. Bread Pure and Healthful Ad
An old advertisement for B. and C. Bread promoting purity and healthfulness appears in the layout. The brief copy suggests quality baked goods and potential brand messaging from early 20th century storefronts.
First annual dog exhibit at Winchester Fair draws many entries
Entries for the first annual dog exhibit at the Winchester Fair are rising ahead of the event opening next Tuesday. The display will feature breeds from Boston terriers to Irish setters with kennels in a large tent and around the clock supervision to ensure dogs’ comfort.
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Winchester
The
Fair Association
North
Loudoun
Private Boxes Still Available During the Fair
The Winchester Fair Association offers remaining grandstand boxes for the sixty first annual fair. Each box seats six and is reserved for buyers for the four day event. Call at the fair offices in Shenandoah Valley National Bank building or at 139 North Loudoun Street downtown to secure a box.
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Winchester Fair Association
The
Fair Association
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
North
Loudoun Street
Latane Daughter Weds in Paris and Baltimore Ceremony
Miss Elinor Latane daughter of Dr. and Mrs John Latane of Baltimore Md married William S Bissell of Farmington Conn in a Paris city hall ceremony later held at the American Protestant Cathedral The bride studied at Bryn Mawr and is a debutante Her father a John Hopkins history professor and her husband’s father Richard M Bissell presides over Hartford Insurance Co The bride is a niece of the late Dr Samuel P Latane of Winchester
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Associated Press
Paris
Elinor Latane
John Latane
Baltimore
Sixteenth Ward
William S. Bissell
Farmington, Conn
John Hopkins University
Bryn Mawr
Richard M. Bissell
Hartford Insurance Company
Quar ter Conference To Meet At U B Church
The fourth quarterly conference will convene at the United Brethren Church next Sunday evening after the evening preaching service. Rev J H Brunk D D conference superintendent will preside. It is the last quarterly before the annual conference opening September 11. All members are urged to attend and delegates will be elected.
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United Brethren Church
J. H. Brunk
D D
Local stock sale notice for Shenandoah Valley National Bank shares
Mercantile Bank of Baltimore invites bids for 190 shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock. Sale to the highest bidder will be conducted at the Baltimore office located at West Baltimore Street and Carrollton Avenue. Auction terms dated August 14.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Mercantile Bank of Baltimore
West
Menacing Midnight Fire Threatens Mercantile District
A midnight blaze in the Ideal Barber Shop on North Loudoun Street spread to the Western Union Telegraph Office but was fought by a small fire crew and bystanders. The fire caused several thousand dollars in damage, with water and smoke affecting nearby stores and the Colonial Theatre. Investigators suspect a defective electric wire or short circuit started the blaze.
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Loudoun Street
Capitol Theatre
Essrs
Vernon Norton
Soddynes
Holmes Fries
Harold Lucas
Carl B. Abshire
Dayton
Ohio
James Cave
National Park
Cline
Aptus
Western Union Telegraph Company
Unusua
Barber Shop
Western Union
Indian Alley
Secong
J. G. McCrory
Colonial Theatre
McCrory
and Anderson’s Meat Market
Bryarly and Green’s Insurance
Square Dance at Opequon Lake Park Friday Night
A square dance event at Opequon Lake Park is planned for Friday night, August 22, inviting local dancers to join in a community gathering at the park.
Winchester to Add 860000 Gallons Daily Water Capacity
New filtration plant from the American Water Softener Company will be tested today and add forty percent to Winchester's water output. Combined supply from Shawnee and Reuss springs will exceed 2.6 million gallons daily, with chlorine treatment to ensure bacteria-free water for citizens.
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Winchester
American Water Softener Company
Philadelphia
Reuss Spring
Shawnee Springs
Rouss Spring
Reuss
Garland Quarles Named Acting Head of Winchester Schools
John M. Steck announced Garland R. Quarles principal of the Winchester Public Schools has been appointed acting superintendent during the interim while the board selects a regular successor. Quarles will also continue as principal and is not a candidate for the permanent post.
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John M. Steck
City
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
Quarles
No Preaching Sunday at Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church at Clearbrook will not hold preaching services Sunday as the pastor is away attending the Bible Conference at Man netta Springs.
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Presbyterian Church
Clearbrook
Massanetta Springs
Five Dollar Friday Cash Prize Placed at Jennie Wren Golf
Five dollars awarded as a cash prize each Friday at ten o'clock. Advertisement lists Jennie Wren Golf at Lines Valley with a puzzling sequence 8 15 22 29 and notes broilers for sale at 1547 Valley Ave. Contact details implied.
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Jennie Wren
Lines Valley
Dr Lewis M Allen Among Winners At Berryville Horse Show
Dr Lewis M Allen of Berryville wins first in the Clarke county hunters class with Sir Clifton at the twenty-ninth Berryville Horse Show. E W Redmon stables of Middleburg dominate with top placings in yearlings and harness events as 6,000 spectators forecast favorable weather for the final day program.
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Sir Clifton
Winchester
Clarke Hunter
Mr. Redman
Berryville
Berryville Horse Show
E. Wb. Redmon
Middleburg
Virginia Horse Breeders
Sandy Mack
Redmon
J. W. Bell
L. M. Stull
Summit Leith
J.W. Bell
Clarke County
D. M. Woolf
Upperville
Ewart Johnston
Boyce
Lewis M. Allen
Wisechieter
Clifton Farm
Fort Loudoun school begins Sept 8 1930 noted
Opequon Lake Park at night August 22 shows Miss Cochran in piano class under registrar Mary E. Bush. Fort Loudoun School opens September 8 1930 with registration details and contact phone 1051.
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Fort Loudoun
Cochran
Mary E. Bush
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Weather Bureau
John W. Gardner
Frederick County
Bill
Fair Society
Broilers
Valley Ave
Federal Department of Agriculture
Bliss Forbush
O. D. Lambert
Minor C. Miller
J. Luther Neff
I. N. Good
B. & C. Bread
Winchester Fair
J. H. Latane
Mr. Bissell
Samuel P Latane
U. B. Church
Mercantile
Western Union Telegraph Co
Midnight Blaze
Opequon Lake Park
Garland Quarles
Berryville Association
Lew Allen
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