Winchester Fair Opens With Wide Interest Amid Drought Strain
The sixty first annual Winchester Fair at North Loudoun street opened early today drawing crowds to see apple and farm product displays, a large dog show with 34 entries, and livestock entries. Pursuant to drought, farm crops were scarce but numerous exhibits from farm enterprises showed resilience. Special features include an Apple Pie contest with cash awards and prizes, along with boys athletic contests for under sixteen. Continued on page three.
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Loudoun Street
Drouth
The
Fair Association
Farmer relief proposal to raise beef and pork prices
James B. Fogle of Winchester Va urges the Star to advocate price relief for farmers amid drought. He argues butchers should pay farmers 12 to 15 cents per pound for beef and farmers 7 to 8 cents for hogs, while consumer prices remain high, to achieve price equalization and relief. He cites the Golden Rule and drought hardship. Date: Aug 25, 1930.
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the Star
Go By Air To Attend Meeting
An 18 passenger Nurba airplane departed from Rio de Janeiro for Miami this morning carrying Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin, chairman of the American naval mission to Brazil, and J. T. Nash, Pan American Airways field manager. They travel to an agricultural conference in Washington.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janiero
Miami
Fla
Noble E. Irwin
American Naval
Brazil
J. T. Nash
Pan-American Airways
Washington
Release sought for Comdr Grow from Peru
The State Department ordered the American embassy in Lima to secure the release of Henry B. Grow a lieutenant commander in the US naval reserve and captain in the Peruvian navy who was captured after landing his plane at Camana. In obscurity Peru, President Legula resigns as military junta takes over under General Ponce promising progress and moral sanitation.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Lima
Peru
Henry B. Grow
Grow
United States Naval Reserve
Camana
Almirante Grau
Pacific Ocean
Augusto B. Legula
Manuel Ponce
Ship Company President Is Dead
John B. Gordon, president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, died in Garfield Hospital after an appendicitis operation. He previously ran a New York shipping business before taking the post.
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Associated Press
Washington
John B. Gordon
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Garfield Hospital
Gordon
New York
Winchester nurse swindler Dwight Snyder gets suspended six month term
Dwight Snyder, accused fake insurance agent, was sentenced to six months on the state roads with suspended execution after restitution to Winchester nurses. He swindled several women out of hundreds via non existent policies and later faced bad checks tied to Columbus, Ohio. Chief Hollis coordinated arrest and restitution totaling about $700.
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Dwight Snyder
Snyder
Winchester
Pawers
Hollis
Mary Pearson
Evelyn Dean
Josephine Arthur
Smoot
Cadwallader
Forbes
Columbus Ohio
Columbus
Pannett
Staunton
Synder
Valley District Disciples Convene At Shenandoah Church
The Ay Valley Meet of the Disciples of Christ in the Valley District held August 14 to 16 with Shenandoah Church in charge. More than 150 delegates attended from 16 of 18 churches, reporting a net membership gain of 124 and $35,965.95 raised. Winchester Church noted strong metrics: 182 present, 12 gain, 77 morning and 54 evening average attendance, 19 prayer meetings, 127 Bible School participants, $4,614.27 raised for all purposes, $464.65 for Bible School, with $112 for missions.
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Disciples of Christ of the Valley District
Shenandoah Church
G. H. Easley
Winchester
Christian Endeavor
J. A. Tate
J. T. T. Handley
Christian Education
Lynchburg College
Warren A. Baldwin
W. L. Rhodes
W. L. Dudley
George W. Clover
Lyr Oeen
W. Va
J. Leslie Saum
Bible School
J. Mitchell Hoye
Virginia Saum
Eva Sager
Appleway Miniature Golf Awards Prizes Tonight
Bott's Shoe Store donates a pair of shoes for the man with the low score and a $5 leather bridge set from Appleway for the lady with the lowest score in tonight's play at the miniature golf course.
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Bott's
Appleway
For Lease Packing House Completely Equipped
Packing House offered for lease fully equipped by Glazie and Hurst. Property details unclear in OCR fragment but indicates available commercial space with equipment included. Nearby identifiers not readable. Local real estate terms implied.
Whitacre Free on $1000 Bail for October Court
Welby Whitacre, jailed since the Gore fire, is released by Circuit Judge Williams on $1000 bail. He must appear at the October term to face arson charges. A separate warrant alleges theft of dams from Ruel Anderson. he has not yet been tried on that count but may plead in county magistrate court soon.
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Welby Whitacre
Gore
Williams
Whitacre
Ruel Anderson
Scottish Rite Masons Banquet Tonight in Winchester
Scottish Rite Masons of Winchester and vicinity host a banquet and social at 7 30 this evening in the Eastern Star rooms on the third floor of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank building. Attendees include Masons from Winchester Frederick County and guests from Alexandria Staunton and other towns. Principal speakers include Charles H Callahan C Wenrich H H Porter Rev Edgar Carpenter Rev Dr William McDougal Rev Dr Ellis and Rev Dr Charles Noyes Tyndell of Terre Haute Ind. Thirty third degree Mason of the northern jurisdiction.
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Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Frederick County
Alexandria
Staunton
Charles H. Callahan
C.’C. Wenrich
H. H. Porter
Edgar Carpenter
William McDougal
Ellis
Charles Noyes Tyndell
Terra ‘Haute
Ind
Little Theatre dramatic effort praised at Handley High
The Little Theatre staged two plays and an interlude at Handley High School Auditorium before a solid crowd. Performances by Tucker McGuire Georgia Conrad John Finley and Monty Green impressed, with the Seaweed comedy highlighting Susan Steck and the ensemble. The orchestra under Miss Sylvia Grim enhanced the evening with popular airs.
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Little Theatre
Handley High School
Tucker McGuire
Sir Harry
Barrie
Georgia Conrad
John Finley
Monty Green
Helen Buckley
W. W. Glass, Jr
Susan Steck
Constance Buckley
Anne Quirk
Fred Rathman
Lawrence Jones
Joe Haines
Fred Updike
Bruce Shade
Denis Hayley
Homer Galladay
James Surpin
Harry Haines
Sylvia Grim
Man who killed wife and another woman surrenders in Cambridge
Gorman Booze, 40, a contractor, surrendered after hours of search by firemen and a volunteer posse. He shot and killed his estranged wife, Mrs. Nettie Booze, and Mrs. Leon Wilson, 23, wounded a 15-year-old daughter, Norma, at the Wilson home. Booze was hiding in Johnson shipyard among barrels and lumber. he said nothing about the slayings.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Gorman Booze
Johnson
Bruce Johnson
Booze
Nettie Booze
Leon. Wilson
Wilson
Norma
Farmer H N Brill Dies in West Virginia Diabetes
H M Brill a well known Yellow Springs farmer in Hampshire County West Virginia died yesterday at his home after a long diabetes illness. He is survived by a widow a son Leyburn Brill a daughter Mrs Lucy Seldon of Highview two brothers Algenon Brill of Highview and Elias Brill of Winchester. Funeral is expected tomorrow.
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H. M. Brill
Yellow Springs
Hampshire County
W. Va
Brill
Leyburn Brill
Lucy Seldon
Highview
Algernon Brill
Elias Brill
Winchester
Clearance Sale Summer Hats at One Dollar
Margaret L. Hodgson announces a clearance sale featuring summer hats priced at one dollar. Details are limited but prompts shoppers to inquire at the listed notice.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Fines Paid in Busy Session of Police Court
Ten convictions in police court yielded 648 dollars in fines and 180 days jail, plus one year license revocations. Cases included drunk driving, possession and sale of liquor, reckless driving, and loitering, with defendants like Paul Sager and Mrs Lillis among those fined.
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Donald L Weems
Are
Dave Unger
Unger
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Justice Weems
Paul Poston
Harry Luttrell
James Burke
Paul Sager
Olice C. W
Ary
Baltimore and Ohio
Douglas Artz
Sager
Victor Ranson
Clem Bush
Baby Show At Fair Draws Local Interest
The annual baby show at the fair is set for tomorrow at 11 oclock with Miss Evelyn Dean of the District Nurses Association in charge. Babies up to one year may enter by 10 30 a m to avoid delays. entries limited to the age group. Parents urged to keep infants free of whooping cough and other infectious diseases to prevent spread. Prizes will be awarded for best developed boy and girl and prettiest baby.
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Evelyn Dean
District Nurses’ Association
Beauties Contest at Fair Grounds Wednesday
The notice invites entrants to the Fair Grounds on Wednesday August 27 to compete for the title of the most beautiful girl present and win a $14 prize of Elizabeth Arden toiletries from Baker's Drug Store.
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Fair Grounds
Elizabeth Arden
Baker's Drug Store
Spotty Shower Relief for Drought Hit Winchester Area
Rain fell unevenly across Winchester and the surrounding county, helping some lawns but not easing the corn drought. Local observers report showers varying greatly by location with some areas receiving none. The Winchester Research Laboratory logged 0.25 inch, noting July and August normal rainfall at 7 inches.
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Winchester
Blue Ridge Mountain
Rappahannock
Warren
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia Experiment Station
Gainesboro
W.S. Hough
Suspect Freed On Own Bond In Barn Fire Case
Camillus McKee arrested as a suspect in a Rock Enon Springs arson fire that destroyed a house and barn and contents of Clarence Lockhart. He was released on his own recognisance as authorities say there is insufficient evidence to hold him on the arson charge.
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Camillus McKee
Clarence Lockhart
Rock Enon Springs
McKee
Last Rites For Mr Ritter Tomorrow
The funeral for A. Taylor Ritter Jr who died yesterday will be held at four this Wednesday afternoon from his parents home on East Cork Street. Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South will officiate and burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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A. Taylor Ritter, Jr
A. Taylor Ritter
East Cork Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemery
Special Prizes Added for Winchester Fair Exhibits
Announcement: additional prizes accompany the premium list in the ladies department at the Winchester Fair this week. The Winchester Gas Company offers a gas range for best display of home products in classes 28 to 32 by a Winchester lady. John Solenberger provides a valuable oil store as first prize for displays by ladies from Frederick or Clarke counties. Eastern Silica Company adds a half dozen cut glasses as second prize.
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Winchester
Winchester Gas Company
John
Solenberger
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Eastern Silica Company
Lon Chaney Dies After Hemorrhage in Los Angeles
Lon Chaney renowned as the man of a thousand faces died in Los Angeles at age 47 after a quick hemorrhage following a severe pneumonia and anaemia battle. He had been hospitalized on August 15 with anaemic conditions linked to the illness. At his bedside were Mrs. Chaney and son Cheighton Chaney, a child from a prior marriage.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Lon Chaney
Chaney
New York
Mrs. Chaney
Cheighton Chaney
For Sale Wood and Kindly $2.50 Load
Classified notice listing wood for sale with price two dollars and fifty cents per load, placed by Glaize Hurst with date August 26, 1929.
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Glaize Hurst
Fred J Thomas Named Manager of Local Theatres
Fred J L Themen of Washington has been named manager of Winchester theatres, succeeding Johnny Miller who resigned to return to Frederick Maryland. Thomas, formerly with Warner Brothers operations in Washington, took over yesterday as Frank M Boucher of Baltimore confirms. Miller will remain in the theatrical business with a different organization.
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Fred. J. L Themen
Washington
Keep Toland Colonial Theatres
Warner Brothers
Frank M. Boucher
Baltimore
Maryland
Mr. Thomas
Johnny Miller
Frederick
Thomas
Boucher
Jacksonville
Pla
Warner Theatres
National Capital
Miller
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley Thea Corporation
Winchester Houses
Warners
Watch New Traffic Signs Protect Drivers
Chief of Police announces new traffic signs to enforce laws and prevent accidents. Stop signs are placed at Kent and Cork and at Braddock and Water, with further installations planned. Parking limits of fifteen minutes are posted at the post office, and a No U Turn sign appears at Loudoun and Cork streets.
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Chief of Police
Ae Ee
Kent
Cork
Braddock
Post Office
Loudoun
Garment Strike Leaders Held For Interference
In New York on August 26 seven men and three women participating in a garment strike were arrested for interfering with girls employees en route to a children's wear factory. The disorder followed a general strike call in the children's dress industry. union leaders said about 7,000 workers were on strike.
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Associated Press
New York
Warner Bros. Receiver Petition Dismissed by Delaware Court
Chief Justice James Pennewill sitting as chancellor in Dover Delaware dismissed Ira I. Nelson of Boston mass petition seeking a receivership over Warner Brothers Picture Inc and Renwar Inc. The dismissal followed a motion that the bill was not signed or verified to meet court rule No 31. Nelson alleged mismanagement and excess spending on Renwar property.
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Associated Press
Dover
Del
James Pennewill
Delaware Supreme Court
Ira I. Nelson
Boston
Mass
Warner Brothers’ Picture, Inc
Renwar, Inc
Nelson
Warner Company
Warner Brothers
Water restriction notice from municipal water department
Citizens may use water where needed but wasting will not be tolerated. The inspector will continue on the job. Water Department notice dated 8 26 1p 21.
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Water Department
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Winchester Fair
James B. Fogle
Winchester, Va
America
Comdr. Grow
Ship Company
AY Valley
E Glaize & Hurst
Handley Auditorium
Gorman
H. N. Brill
West Virginia
Mr. Ritter
Fred. J. Thomas
Washington Man
John L. Miler
Garment
Warner Bros
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