Apple Growers Win Freight Break for Shipments
The Virginia State Horticultural Society secured reductions in freight rates on apples moving from Winchester to major markets. New rates take effect February 17, 1931, cutting costs to New York City, Louisville, Indianapolis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Greenville, Knoxville, and Raleigh. increases apply to Augusta, Birmingham, Charleston, Columbia, Jacksonville, Macon, Memphis, Montgomery, and Nashville.
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
C. Campfield
Winchester
New York City
Bia
Toro
Louisville
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Washington
D. C
Charlotte
N. C
Greenville
S. C
Knoxville
Augusta
Birmingham
Ala
Charleston
Columbia
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery
Nashville
Patient Hopes For Success In The T B Drive
A letter from a recovering tuberculosis patient expresses gratitude to the District Nurse Association leader Mrs Fuller for anti tuberculosis work. The patient reports a two pound weekly gain and sends prayers and good wishes for the drive.
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District Nurse Association
Mrs. Fuller
Man Blinded in Dynamite Accident at Whitney Farm
John K. Lloyd, 20, of Clarke County, was blinded in a dynamite explosion at John Hay Whitney's farm near Soperville on Saturday. He lost sight in both eyes and suffered facial injuries, receiving initial treatment in Winchester before transfer for surgery. Relatives and workers express concern as hospital officials report severe injuries and ongoing care.
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John K. Lloyd
John T. Lloyd
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
John Hay Whitney
Llangolen
Soperville
Lloyd
Winchester
Plain and Simple Funeral Rites For Late Mrs Carter
Funeral services for Mrs Emilie Gray Carter were held at Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester with a large turnout in cold rain. The late Mrs Carter wife of Shirley Carter died after three weeks of arteriosclerosis at her West Boscawen Street home. The Rev Robert B Nelson led the rites assisted by choir director Mrs Peter Yates Brinton with prayers and a passage from First Corinthians. Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers W Nelson Page T B Patton Dr Lewis M Allen Harry F Byrd Dr P W Boyd B Beverley Wright William Beverley and J Gray Beverley. Floral tributes filled the family lot.
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Emilie Gray Carter
Christ Episcopal Church
Carter
Shirley Carter
Winchester
West Boscawen Street
Robert B. Nelson
Peter Yates Brinton
Mount Hebron
W. Nelson Page
T. B. Patton
Lewis M. Allen
Harry F. Byrd
P. W. Boyd
B. Beverley Wright
William Beverley
J. Gray Beverley
Two Convicted In Police Court Over Weekend
Police court over the weekend saw two prisoners before the bar. Hugh Slonaker was convicted of driving while intoxicated, fined 118 dollars, 30 days in jail, and a one year revocation of driving privileges. Lawson Lafollette was fined 17 dollars for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
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Hugh Slonaker
Lawson Lafollette
South End Hose Co Regular Meeting Notes
The South End Hose Company held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night December 1. Members provided refreshments and smokes as donations. A score of 29 to 21 is recorded in the minutes. Secretary.
Increased military patrol in Danville strike zone
In Danville Virginia a larger nonunion labor presence is guarded by state troops as tension rises over the Schofield mill strike. Captain R T Warner reports a neighborhood fight and threats to nonunion workers tied to the textile dispute. Secretary Davis plans further mediation as mill owners defer a meeting in Washington.
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Associated Press
Danville
Schoofield
Ac Mag Textile Workers of America
Dan River
R.T. Warner
Hirome L. Opie
Tal
Stokesland
Schoolfield
Warner
R. V. Wynn
Wynn
C. R. Murphy
Pollard
C. S. Garrison
American Federation of Labor
Garrison
Richmond
Scholfield
Martinsville
Edward F. McGrady
C. W. Bolick
H. R. Fitzgerald
James J. Davis
Washington
Davis
National
Winchester Steam Laundry Advertisement
Call 28 or 29 for careful and thorough work. Winchester Steam Laundry advertises its cleaning services with operating details and schedule hints.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Makely held for grand jury on theft charge
Harold V. Makely of New York was held in 5000 bail by Judge Donald L. Weems in Police Court awaiting grand jury action on charges that he stole Mrs. Douglas Fuller Smith’s Reo sedan and Stoddard’s taxi from Howard W. Hagerstown Maryland. He pled not guilty and was remanded to jail pending the grand jury.
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Harold V. Makely
New York
Donald L. Weems
Corporation Court
Grand Jury
Makely
Douglas Fuller Smith
Howard W. Hagerstown
Ely
F. M. Brill
Levin
Jamestown
N. Y
C. W. Hollis
Buffalo
Stoddard
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Hospital patient injured in axe handle attack case
Claude Funkhouser of Morgan county West Virginia is hospitalized in Winchester Memorial Hospital with head injuries after an axe handle assault by Herbert Jolley last Thursday. Funkhouser allegedly damaged Jolley’s home then confronted Jolley’s mother, leading to Jolley striking Funkhouser with an axe handle.
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Claude Funkhouser
Morgan County
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Herbert Jolley
Funkhouser
Jolley
Four Die in Weekend Plane Crashes in South Dakota
Mitchell South Dakota dispatch reports four people were killed in local airplane crashes over the weekend. Robert French, 31, his wife and eight year old son died when his plane plunged 400 feet yesterday. Glen Runchey, 30, was injured in a separate Madison crash Saturday.
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Associated Press
Mitchell
S. D
Robert French
French
Glen Runchey
Madison
Busy Week for Women's Groups and 4-H Clubs
The county home demonstration agent schedules a busy week with multiple 4-H clubs and women's groups. Miss Farrar will lead sessions on rug making clothing and foods work at High View Mount Carmel Millwood and Stephens City clubs and conduct a salad demonstration at Mrs. J. A. Hinkle's home. Friday visits to Mountain Falls and Star Tannery clubs focus on poultry and clothing. Leaders will attend to assist. Public invited to all meetings.
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Stephens City
J. A. Hinkle
Mountain Falls
Star Tannery
Last Rites For Charles M. Ebert
The funeral for Charles M. Ebert was held at 2 PM at his North Brad dock street residence. Clergy from three churches led the service and many out of town visitors attended. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Scott Grant, Edward Grant, James Crider, Hunter Franks, Percy D. Miller, and W. A. McKown.
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Charles M. Ebert
North Braddock Street
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Mr. Davidson
Episcopal Church
Week-End Guests of Mrs Byrd From Hartford Conn
Mrs R E Byrd will host Mrs William Dening and Mr Frederick Billings from Hartford Connecticut as weekend guests. They arrive Friday and leave the following Wednesday.
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William Dening
Frederick Billings
Hartford, Conn
R. E. Byrd
A Christmas Present That Is Dearer Year By Year
Pictures taken at night by appointment Phone 111 Barry's Studio. Mr ae J. Thoras and Mr Grant T Taylor returned after spending Sunday in Washington with friends.
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Barry
Ae J. Thoras
Grant T Taylor
Washington
Beginning of the Winchester tuberculosis fight
The anti tuberculosis campaign has begun and Christmas seals will soon be available. MAI F FULLER recalls May 1, 1910, when women formed the District Nurse Association to support tuberculosis work with funds from donations and seal sales, aiding Frederick county and Winchester.
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Winchester
Wipaneste
District Nurse Association
Latane
Frederick County
Mai F. Fuller
Miss Mary Smith Hurt in Tabb Auto Crash
Miss Mary Smith of Tabb Virginia was riding with friends on the Winchester Berryville pike when the car skidded off the road and struck a fence. She dislocated a hip and was treated at Memorial Hospital after an X ray showed the injury. she rested comfortably today.
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Winchester-Berryville Pike
Mary Smith
Tabb
Memorial Hospital
Trolley Company Robbed of $18,800 in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on December 1 two men robbed three employees of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company money truck, obtaining $18,800 in cash. Initial police reports listed the incident as an American Railway Express Company truck robbery.
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Associated Press
Ccincinnati, O
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
American Railway Express Company
Bells of Beaujolais musical at Colonial Theatre
The Bells of Beaujolais is staged at the Colonial Theatre at 8 15 tomorrow night for Winchester Firemen's Association fund raising for next summer's conventions. An American yachting party visits a Normandy island ruled by the Duke of Beaujolais and Countess Marie. Cast features Donald McFadden Floyd Baines Dick Norton Dick Gray Lou Hollis Philomena Belle and others with a large chorus in vivid peasant costumes.
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Beaujolais
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
Normandy
Duke of
Duke
Marie
Tions
Shanes Owe
Hes
Belle
Larry
Donald McFadden
Floyd Baines
Dick Norton
Blanket Books Must Be Returned By 9 P.M. Tonight
J. R. Martin of the American Legion foot ball game promotion sales announced all blanket books must be returned to the sale headquarters at Winchester Auto Sales showroom on South Loudoun Street by 9 p.m. tonight. Books must be returned regardless of sale status. partly sold books will have their numbers drawn. Martin will remain at the showroom until 9 p.m. urging cooperation to finalize ticket sales, following more than 7,000 tickets sold for last Saturday’s Hagerstown Winchester game and over 200 blankets disposed of.
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J. R. Martin
American Legion
Winchester Auto Sales
South Loudoun Street
Martin
Hagerstown-Winchester
District Nurse Association Plans December Meeting
The District Nurse Association will meet at their office near the courthouse on Wednesday December 3 at 3 o clock. Members will hear about Orthopedic and Tuberculosis clinics the Christmas drive and nursing efforts for the needy. All are welcome secretary
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District Nurse Association
Valley Union Chapel Property Sale Notice
Property near Winchester along Winchester Martinsburg Turnpike to be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday December 6. Sale bills provide details and terms of sale.
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Winchester
Winchester-Martinsburg
Court House
Orndorff Family Faces Hearing Amid Fatal Winchester Case
Sunday's update describes a tense scene as the Orndorff family awaits a late today hearing tied to the fatal shooting of Mrs. Caroline J. Orndorff. Sheriff Pannett notes the case involves a dog dispute linked to the incident, with arrests and ongoing custody issues complicating funeral arrangements.
Model Grocery Opening Tonight At Pure Food Store
Pure Food Store at Braddock and Water opens this evening from 7 to 10 PM under manager C. Sheetz. Local shoppers invited to inspect assortments and special launch offers.
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Pure Food
LL. C. Sheetz
Barr's Studio Gift Photo Service Ad
Local studio promotes personalized photo gifts for Christmas featuring portraits and photography services. Phone number 111 available for orders.
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Barr
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R.E. Byrd
Organization of Society
Tabb, Va
Trolley Company
Colonial Stage
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Valley Union Chapel
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Pannett
Dog
Caroline J. Orndorff
H. Blanton
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