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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1930
Page
6
Special commissioners announce a public sale of a 103 acre timbered farm in Back Creek Valley near Gore Virginia. The site includes high grade silica and railroad access. Sale 1 third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust. auctioneer A G Swanson. Bonds posted by Herbert S Larrick as commissioner. August 18 notice.
Public auction set for September 25 1930 at 2 pm in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia. Property is 25 feet on Highland Avenue west side and 150 feet deep to a public alley known as 413 Highland Avenue with a dwelling. Sale financed by a trust deed dated January 15 1927 with annual interest and secured by the deed of trust on the property. Auctioneer A G Swanson and Trustee Herbert S Larrick.
A Milwaukee Journal item notes a key political idea urging candidates to invest in education by saving funds for educational work in primary. The quote frames philanthropy as a starting point in campaigns.
Trustee and Special Commissioners will sell at public auction Sept 6 1930 at 1 o'clock in Winchester Va a 54 acre limestone farm near Middletown. Features include a brick mansion, bank barn, outbuildings and Marsh Run water access. The property was occupied by C E Cougill and lies under a 1930 decree in Rhodes et al v Cougill et al. Auctioneer A G Swanson. Special Commissioner Herbert S Larrick. Deputy Clerk J W Baker.
A deed of trust dated July 15 1926 secures property in Frederick County Virginia. The 180 acre tract with improvements will be sold at the county courthouse in Winchester. Trustee changes and sale terms are listed with August 1930 scheduling. The sale is postponed to August 29 at 11 o clock AM. Auctioneers are Dunn and Duvall.
On August 8 1930 at 11 oclock A M a public sale will occur for three parcels of Brill property in the southwestern part of Brick County near Star Tannery post office Winchester Va. Lot 1 one acre with stable outbuildings adjoining J S Beatley others. Lot 2 one fourth acre with dwelling store room out buildings adjoining Luther Brill mill property. Lot 3 seventy seven and one half acres with small stable out buildings previously conveyed to Walter F Brill by deeds recorded in Frederick County clerk deed book 130 pages 53 50 and 410. The sale will include interest from the date of sale and a trust insurance policy. Herbert H Larrick.
Trustee Herbert S. Larrick will sell at public auction on August 16 1930 at 11 oclock A M the Atwell Guard Home Place a 122 acre Frederick County farm three-fourths mile south of Stephens City on Valley Pike with mansion tenant house bank barn and outbuildings water by Stephens City run dairy and general farming listed in deed of trust dated May 20 1929 recorded in Deed Book 158 page 439 Terms require one third cash sale day and balance on buildings.
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company will hold its annual meeting in Winchester Virginia on September 5 1930 at 12 15 p m at the office of R Gray Williams counsel for the election of a President and Board of Directors and for other business as may come before it. G F May secretary.
Wednesday September 3 at 10 o clock 525 Fairmont Ave lists sale of all household goods beds mattresses stoves and more. P N Bowers announces everything to be sold. Local clipping includes a witty Detroit News quote about ice cream and a stray remark on American women and diet. Indianapolis Data appears garbled.
The Star carries daily sports briefs from local teams to national games. Readers gain quick summaries of scores standings and notable performances with emphasis on local athletes and events.
Yesterday's actions feature Washington defeating Philadelphia 7 to 3 to narrow the American League race. Cleveland beat the Yankees 4 to 2 after a 5 to 3 first game in 11 innings. Chicago and St. Louis split with Boston and Detroit respectively as Chicago edged the Giants 3 to 2 on a ninth-inning steal. In the National League, Chicago beat New York 3 to 2 as the Cards swept Philadelphia 9 to 4 and 6 to 4, while Cincinnati toppled Pittsburgh 2 to 0 after a 9 to 6 opener.
Rev and Mrs E Q Graham and daughters Thelma and Esther Graham of Jewett Ohio and Miss Kitty Purucker of Petersburg returned home after visiting at Stephens City. Miss Anna Miller of Westminster MD and Mary Graham of Jewett Ohio were guests of Mrs Adams. Edna Lee Reid returned home after weeks as a guest of Rev and Mrs E O Graham and family.
Associated Press Photo shows Fred Fitzsimmons regaining effectiveness for the New York Giants in their drive for the National League pennant. Mrs. Stanley Pifer returns home after residing with her daughter in Pennsylvania. The article notes several friends and relatives visiting Mrs. Eugene Adams including Miss Teva Miller Ella Miller Elizabeth Mascot Miss Lookingoil and Mr Miller from Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Miss Irene Strode entertained at a miniature golf party on the Weenie Links for guest Miss Charlotte Liskey of Harrisonburg. Other attendees included Louise and Marian Martin, Louise Clark, Margaret and Hazel Kibler, Helen Anders, Therese Levi and Pauline Hawkins. Katherine Jones is visiting family after dietetic work in New York. Elizabeth Burch visits Mildred Wilson in Lebanon and Dorothy Mauck visits from Luray. Young Women’s Auxiliary hosts a moonlight Shenandoah river picnic in honor of Edith Wiley Noda Royston and Lucy Trenary’s graduation from Boyce Agricultural High School. Mrs. Clay Carr visits sister Mrs. J. R. Jackson in Bowling Green. Union church services conclude for summer with Rev. C. V. Van der Linden preaching. Mrs. W. W. Wright returns to Norfolk-Washington after visiting her niece.
In Capon Bridge West Virginia August reports list Mrs Conrad Wolford announcing a daughter born August 11. Visitors include Elizabeth and Kathryn Hirst from Leetown and other guests at Moss Rock Inn and Bubbling Springs Camp. Several residents travel to Fort Thomas Kentucky and Fort Lauderdale Florida. Clint Barkley relocates family to Romney while Mrs Harry Sirbaugh visits Cold Stream.
Mrs. W. J. Hutchinson, Mr. Beverage of Richmond, Miss Elsie Funkhouser and Mr. Sterling Welch of Washington visited the Funkhousers over the weekend. The community mourns the death of Rev. Dr. Beverley, a well known figure, while Isadora Liggett’s condition remains largely unchanged.
You can have eeen the summer resort post card by using the letters W. Y. W. H. for Wish you were here. Our crude forefathers went to prayer meeting for comfort. And then came the higher culture and Amos n Andy.
Grimes Virginia residents anticipate a new concrete bridge that will end seasonal mail delays caused by high waters. Henry Shirley, the mail carrier, led efforts to secure the bridge contract, easing rural routes. Local residents including Arthur Orndorf and Evelyn Pugh visited Yellow Springs, while William and Lawrence families came from nearby towns. A recent short rain spell brought welcome relief from a long dry period.
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