Mount Zion Church Sold After Membership Drops to Three
Mount Zion Church of United Brethren in Christ near Fawcett Gap Frederick county was sold by order of Frederick County Circuit Court as the membership dwindled to three. Trustees John D. Marker bought the quarter-acre site for $360. Proceeds to be used to buy church property in Stephens City and $310 in the treasury was directed to be sent to the Stephens City United Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Zion
Joseph Fawcett
Mary B Fawcett
Mount Zion Church
Anthony Funkhouser
Joseph EE. Funkhouser
Solman Pitman
Weet Gap
Williams
Circuit Court
Stephens City
Zion Church
C. T. McCarty
J. S. Orndorff
U. S. ¥Ries
C. E. Funkhouser
William Dorsey
Walter J. Anderson
C. T. Funkhouser
Treasury
Funkhouser
Park Association to Host Western Enterprise at Rouss Park
The Park Association baseball team will play the Western Enterprise outfit of Hagerstown on Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. Fans are urged to attend to support needed improvements at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Park
The
Park Association
Western Interprise
Hagerstown
Mrs Iley Kater Opens Beauty Nook in Cameron Street
Mrs Iley Kater will open the Beauty Nook at 122 N Cameron Street on the night of September 1, 1931. A permanent waving demonstration by an Eugene expert will run from 7 to 10. All are invited and appointments may be made by calling phone number 1312.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iley Kater
N. Cameron Street
Eugene
Winchester Cold Storage Co Receives Apples
The Winchester Cold Storage Company states rooms are now under refrigeration and ready to receive apples. Company notes preparation for storage operations and future handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Winchester Fete Director Clarifies Late Origin Story
Nelson F. Richards explains he met August 23 with Arnold Kruckman about bi centennial plans for Washington DC. He says Winchester should represent Apple Blossom festival but notes no festival meeting occurred and Kruckman may have misread intentions. He denies any official plans beyond district activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Arnold Kruckman
George Washington
New Orleans
Passadena
Winchester
Mr. Kruckman
Nelson F. Richards
First Mortgage Bonds For Sale To Aid Winchester Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital in Winchester Virginia seeks citizen help in selling first mortgage bonds of 500 and 1000 dollars. Interest paid semi annually, five year term from September 1. Coupons redeemable at Winchester banks. Bonds insured against loss with fire insurance. Past subscribers urged to participate and those needing cash may cash in. Contact hospital for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia
Peaches Barr and Miller Orchard Ad
Local notice announces orchard business in Middleshot area run by W Carpenter with contact for August.
Monogamy Defined as One spouse in Marriage
The term refers to having a single wife or husband. It is sometimes misspelled as monotony in casual usage.
First Woman Forger Arrested in Richmond
Grace Stickels about 29, believed to be the city’s first woman forger, was arrested by City Sergeant Lee Barr. She forged Samuel Orn dorff’s name on two Shenandoah Valley National Bank checks for 8 and 7 dollars, cashing the first at a bank teller and trying the second at Bailey Bros. groceries. The bank verified the forged check and closing of the account, and she confessed to the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Barr
Grace Stickels
Samuel Orndorff
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Bom
Miss Stickels
Bailey Bros
Bailey
Barr
C. W. Hollis
Edmond Lewis
Women Golfers To Begin Title Play Next Week
The Winchester Golf Club women's championship starts September 1 with matches at 18 holes until the finals, which will be 36 holes over two days. Mrs. Stewart O. Elting is the two year defending champion, with plans for consolation play for first round losers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Golf Club
Isaacs
Stewart O. Elting
All Liquored Up Drove Auto Into Furniture Load
Jim Newlin admitted to being intoxicated last night and drove his Model T into the rear of a truck loaded with furniture en route from Jamestown Pennsylvania to South Carolina. The crash at West Boscawen and Washington streets damaged the truck slightly. Joe Calafiro of Jamestown sued for one dollar. Newlin pled guilty in police court. Judge Donald Weems sentenced him to thirty days in jail, fined $123, and suspended his license for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Newlin
Jamestown
South Carolina
West Boscawen
Washington Streets
Joe Calafiro
Newlin
Bowers
Hinkins
Donald Weems
Winchester Golfers Play At Alexandria
A Winchester Country Club men’s golf team of about thirty members traveled to Alexandria to meet rivals from Belle Haven Country Club on the Belle Haven links this afternoon. The Winchester and Belle Haven clubs are long-time Tri-state League foes and a spirited match was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Country Club
Alexandria
Belle Haven Country Club
Winchester
Belle Haven
Hog Calling 9 to be Featured at County Fair
The Winchester Fair will host the state hog calling championship on September 10 with score or more callers from Virginia competing for the prize and top honors. The event stands among Thursday highlights alongside the Shenandoah mile race and reflects rising interest in hog calling nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester Fair
Kansas
Illinois
Iowa
Evangelist Leo Polman to Lead Ten Gospel Meetings
The Rev. Leo Polman, California evangelist and choir leader, will conduct ten gospel meetings in a large tent beside the First Brethren Church on Berryville avenue. Meetings start 7 45 tonight and continue through Sunday, September. The pastor E J Rohart invites pastors, workers, and church members to attend and support the campaign as a community spiritual effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Polman
California
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
E. J. Rohart
Firemen Thank Generous Services at Winchester Convention
The Winchester Fire Department executive committee met to draft resolutions appreciating the services of various agencies at the recent firemen’s convention. Members C. W. Wilson Lee Lamp and Fred W. Forney were tasked to thank Mayor F A Shryock the Chamber of Commerce Andrew Bell secretary C W Hollis police chief and assistants hotel Jack George Barr and all who served at head quarters and on committees the Winchester Concert Band and The Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fire Department
South End Hose Company
C. W. Wilson
Lee Lamp
Fred W. Forney
F. A Shryock
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
C. W. Hollis
Hotel Jack
George Barr
Winchester Concert Band
Evening Star
Marshall Wins Golf Honor Two Years Running
Peyton Marshall becomes the first man to win the cham club two years in succession after a grueling 37 hole match with Ed Stone. The afternoon rounds kept the lead tight with both players trading opportunities, and a late run by Stone nearly clinched it before Marshall closed out to preserve the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Marshall
Winchester Golf Club
Ed. Stone
Marshall
Stone
Marshal
Peyton
Special Apple Growers Meeting for Frederick County
Frederick County Fruit Grower's Association urges all apple growers to attend the special meeting at the Court House in Winchester at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, September 1. J. H. Meek will discuss grading and inspection rules for the 1931 pack. For sale iron safe typewriter and scales. Box 128.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Court House
Winchester
J. H. Meek
State Division of Markets
Frederick County Fruit Grower’s Association
Bright Spots Rise in Winchester and Shenandoah Valley
A column celebrates optimistic county events in Winchester Frederick County and the Shenandoah Valley urging contributions to cheerful activities and community uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Good Health Year Amid Depression and Savings Advice
In 1931 health records show better conditions for industrial workers, with July mortality below 1930 levels in Canada and the Far West. The U S death rate rose slightly elsewhere. James C Wilson urges citizens to spend savings to restart industry and cut unemployment, while wholesale prices appear stabilized with potential modest gains ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Canada
United States
Insurance Company
Rocky Mountains
America
James C. Wilson
New York
Indorsing
Micrant Savings
W York
Rts
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Delaware
New York State
Savines Bank
Wahington
Standard Statistics Co
For Sale Alberta peaches Henry orchard
Paper Mill reads Don Luttrell mer. August 28 ad notes peaches from Henry orchard for sale by owner with price and contact details uncertain in readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Peaches
Henry Orchard
Don Luttrell
Mer
Peaches for Sale Belle of Georgia and Elberta
YARD PARTY Paxton Chapel Thursday night Sept 3 with band music and amusements. If rain Friday night. Contact H. Ray Butler Albin Virginia phone 2029F 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Elberta
H. Ray Butler
Albin
Paxton Chapel
Kindergarten opens September ninth enroll now
Mrs Jack Engle announces kindergarten opening on September ninth with enrollment now being taken for information call 812. The rest mentions Winchester Steam Laundry with laundering services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Engle
Winchester Fair Placed Under Court Receivership
The Winchester Fair is placed under court receivership with James P. Reardon and Burr P. Harrison named as receivers for the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society Inc. They may manage the fair September 8 to 11, pay expenses, receive income, and report all finances to the court. A $5,000 bond is posted, and the receivers may hire staff up to $300 per day to run the event. The move aims to liquidate the association’s assets to pay debts, including a valuable 23 acre tract in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fair
Corporation
Julian W. Baker Et al
The
Fair Association
James P Reardon
Burr P. Harrison
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society, Inc
F. Arthur, Jr
the Fair Association
Winchester
Winchester laboratory to inspect apples Monday
The Winchester laboratory of the state division of food and markets will open Monday for apple inspection and remain open through the season. Growers have been notified by mail of the opening and informed about the spray residue inspection provisions of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
State Division of Food and Markets
Resseguie Case Continued Again
An order in Corporation Court continued the habeas corpus hearing of L. B. Resseguie until September 15. His $1,000 bond was renewed to that date. The writ was obtained to halt his return to Charleston to face forgery charges related to drafts drawn on his firm Lord and Spencer for potato shipments from Belk and Son of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
L. B. Resseguie
Resseguie
Charleston
Lord and Spencer
F. My, Belk and Son
Physicians Moving Offices In Winchester
Beginning Monday doctors P. W. Boyd and B. B. Dutton will occupy 212 West Boscawen Street. Boyd moves from his longtime South Loudoun Street office and previously resided at his home on Fairmont Avenue. Dutton relocates from Eat Your Hall building on Boscawett Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Boyd
B. B. Dutton
West Boscawen Street
Dr. Boyd
Fairmont Awyednue
Boyd
South Loudoun Street
Dr. Dutton
Eat Yg Hall
Boscawett Stree
Planters Debate Government Role in Boil Weevil Fight
Planters object to government intervention in the destruction of a third of the cotton crop. They argue against establishing the government as a rival in the war against the boil weevil.
Also Mentioned on This Page
MT. Zion Church
United Brethren Church
Stephens City Church
Mr. Richards
Damsons Elberta Peaches
Willis A. Hess
Nicodemus Orchard
Lenore
N. Good Farm
Valley Pike
Richmond
S. Main Street
HOG Calling
Evangelist
Mr. Polman
Polman
Peyt Marshall
Champion
Page
Special
Apple Growers’ Meeting
Winchester Steam Laundry
James P. Reardon
Court
Judge Williams
Julian W. Baker
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