Italians Brace for Ethiopian Assault in Somaliland Front
Italian forces amid Ras Desta Demtu’s 40 000 strong Ethiopian columns prepare for a major bid near the frontier. Graziani says the Somaliland front is defensive yet ready to strike. Ethiopians have made several attacks but not yet launched a full offensive. Continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ras Desta Demtu
Mark Barron
Associated Press
Dolo
Mogadiscio
Lugh
Somaliland
Italian Somaliland
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Lake Margherita
Rodolfo Graziani
Desta
Christmas Decorations Warm City Appearance this Season
Mr Winchester urges residents to buy and mail Christmas gifts early. The business district decor and garlands create a festive city appearance as a busy week arrives for clerks in stores and the post office. He warns against last minute shopping and mailing to ease service for others.
Family Of 9 Nice Size Says Ex Film Star
Greenwich Conn December 16 Mrs Morton Downey formerly Barbara Bennett says a nine child family would be a nice size. The 28 year old sister of Joan and Constance Bennett adds she has no regrets quitting acting to have babies and enjoys watching them grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich, Conn
Morton Downey
Barbara’ Bennett
Joan
Constance Bennett
Joanie
Constance
Adopt a Family for Christmas Helps Winchester Residents
Fellowship Club headquarters announces a completed master list of needy families in Winchester and Frederick County ready for adoption. Volunteers may call George Washington Hotel at 1472 or visit to select a family, verify needs, and provide gifts and support, spreading Christmas joy and community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Fellowship
George Washington Hotel
Cars Collide Break Mail Box At Intersection
Two motorists agreed on fault after a collision at Main and Piccadilly. W. D. Luttrell of Frederick county drove north on Main, Clarence Higgs of 534 North Kent drove west on Piccadilly. Higgs swerved into a mailbox, breaking the post. Both drivers will pay half the replacement cost after consulting the postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Piccadilly
W. D. Luttrell
Frederick County
Main Street
Clarence Higgs
North Kent
Higgs
W. Nelson Page
Rouss Firemen Seek Toys Clothes for Needy This Christmas
Members of the Charley Rouss Fire Company are urged to donate toys and clothing for needy families at the engine house at once. Food supplies may be left Monday or Tuesday of next week. President M D Weaver requests cooperation from all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss Fire Company
M. D. Weaver
Not Too Late for Xmas Portrait at Barr's Studio
A compact studio notice urges customers to hurry for Christmas photos at Barr's Studio. Limited slots remain as the holiday deadline approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ee Barr
City Quarry to Close Operations After December 21
Having discontinued operation of City Quarry, Stewart Perry reports no stone will be for sale after December 21. The notice marks the end of quarrying activity and alerts customers and neighbors to the shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Quarry
Stewart Perry
PAGE & SHAW'S CHRISTMAS CANDIES PROMOTION
Page and Shaw advertise quality Christmas candies for selection at Golden Glow Coffee Shop with phone contact 1148 in a December layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Chinese Students Hindered in Bitter Clash Over Autonomy Move
Reports from Sehehing describe 60 demonstrators hurt as about 1 000 students clashed with police in freezing conditions. Gates were locked, thousands marooned inside, as protesters at Hsipienmer and Chienmen rail station called for a national strike opposing autonomy for North China and Sino Japanese talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seehing
Tanta
Tan Takahashi
Peiping
Chin-Tech- Chun
Hsipienmer
Chienmen
Legation
North
China
Japan
Hopei-Chahar
Central
National Normal University
Special Truck Bargain 1935 V-8 Dual Wheel
Special truck bargain offers a 1935 V-8 157 inch dual wheel model with 10 ply tires. Quick action saves over $300, price $550. BICKERS MOTOR Co. (1p-11).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers Motor Co
The Ideal Xmas Gift A Star Subscription
A year long gift subscription to the Star offered as a thoughtful present. The ad highlights daily appreciation and enduring value, suggesting it as a desirable option for holiday giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer Evening Star
Sale of Personal Property for John H Cochran
All the personal property of John H Cochran, deceased, will be sold at his late residence one mile south of Opequon at eleven o'clock Thursday December 19. See sale bill on page 5. Park your car free at Geo Wash Garage Moling Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Cochran
Opequon
Geo. Wash
Moling & Cather
Brooks' Pharmacy and Brooks' Pharmacy Ad Teaser
Gift headquarters offers toilet sets dresser sets perfumes and vanities stationery Christmas novelties Norris Exquisite Candies cigars cigarettes and tobaccos. Crosley Fiver priced at 19.99. Willis Bicycle and Radio Shop featured in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Save
Norris
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Crosley
Willis’ Bicycle & Radio Shop
President Roosevelt calls in relief and budget chiefs for conference
President Roosevelt summoned his top relief and financial advisers for a budget conference to shape next year's emergency outlays. The group includes Hopkins Ickes Morgenthau Tugwell and Walker among others as debates over federal relief and a four billion dollar works program continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Ickes
Morgenthau
Daniel Bell
Tugwell of Agriculture
Frank Walker
National Emergency Council
New Deal
Congress
Lillis Fined and Jailed in ABC Liquor Case
Beatrice Ray Kerns and Arthur Shoemaker faced continued charges of destroying evidence, while Mike Lillis received 50 dollars plus costs, three months in jail, and a 1000 dollar bond to refrain from ABC violations for a year after a raid netting illegal liquor. Other defendants were released on leaving town or with conditions. fines for police court offenses ranged from 10 to 25 dollars for drunkenness and related conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Ray Kerns
Arthur Shoemaker
Mike Lillis
R. L. Wilson
Lee
William R. Wilson
Simle
Calvin Breckenridge
Lexington Avenue
Lexington
Charles Reed
Howard Coleman
North Kent Street
Lavenia Reed
W. Wolff Street
Silas Luttrell
Frederick County
Andrew Dix
South Kent Street
John Collins
Craigsville
Carl Patton
Mashall J. Howe
Franklin Avenue
Man Sought As Brother's Slayer Shoots Himself
Fred Martin sought in brother Isaac slaying staggered into a neighbor’s home near death from a chest wound. He told police he shot himself after a family dispute over automobile damage. Elwood Martin reported the claim as Sheriff Kirby pursued him overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Fred Martin
Isaac
Sarah Martin
Martin Brothers
Fred
Elwood
Ike
Kirby
Elwood Martin
Alexandria
Italians Drop Bombs On Ethiopian Forces Near Neghelli
Rome reports Italian airplanes bombarded Ethiopian troops near Neghelli on the southern front. Eritrean front remains quiet with patrol actions along the Takkaze river. Badoglio and Graziani conduct campaigns as Italians at home oppose Franco British peace proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Neghelli
Takkaze
Pietro Badoglio
Rodolfo Graziani
Ethiopia
Chinese Editor Shot In Hongkong
An editor Lai Kung-Chi of the Chinese paper Kungs Heung Manpo was shot in central Hongkong by a man disguising as a street coolie. Authorities link motive to South China politics. the assailant escaped into the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Lai Kung-Chi
Kungs- Heung Manpo
South China
Frederick County Farmers Plan Ambitious Educational Discussion Program
Frederick County farmers map an educational discussion drive as the county extension advisory committee names members and plans 11 communities for two to three months of informative farm problem talks. The advisory panel led by R. Omps will guide policy and coordinate input with the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Farmers
Frederick County Extension Agricultural Advisory Committee
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Extension Division
V.P. 1
County Agricultural Advisory Committee
William S. Huyett
M. J. Pease
E. O. Carpenter
R. A. Cooper
L. H. Ramey
W. J. Muse
E. R. Marker
W. O. Baker
A. F. Lillard
P. H. Wakeman
A. W. Wright
H. P Snapp
C. C. Glaize
Fred A. Whitacre
J. L. Hershman
Winchester
Mount Airy
Stephens City
Middletown
Star Tannery
Mountain View
Gore
Gainesboro
Reynolds Store
White Hall
Stephenson
Terrific Crash Injures Winchester Man Hillyard
Two people hospitalized from automobile accidents in Clarke and Frederick counties. Gardner D. Hillyard of Winchester critically injured when his Buick struck a bridge abutment near Millwood pike. Mazie Harkins of Washington fractured spine and ribs when her car went out of control on the Charles Town pike east of Berryville. Hillyard remained unconscious at 3 pm. investigators noted a violent impact with windshield shattered and steering gear bent.
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Memorial Hospital
Clarke
Frederick
Mazie Harkins
Washington, D. C
Charles Town Pike
Berryville
Gardner D. Hillyard
Winchester
Opequon
Millwood Pike
Peery Seeks Justice In Maxwell Patricide Case
Governor George C. Peery said Virginia courts can handle the Edith Maxwell case without outside interference. Miss Maxwell, convicted of patricide in the murder of her father Trigg Maxwell, seeks an appeal to the State Supreme Court of Appeals as the Knoxville Women's Club backs her.
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Peery
Maxwell
Richmond
Edith Maxwell
George C. Peery
Knoxville Women’s Club
Miss Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
State
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Knoxville Women's Club
Boy of Nine Had Many Explosives
MADRID December 16 authorities woke a nine year old boy to seize a trove of arms and explosives from under his bed including nine pistols forty kilograms of dynamite and various chemicals police say the material belonged to a young Anarchist association one arrest was made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Bicycle as Premier Christmas Gift Choice
A short note promotes bicycles as the best Christmas gift, mentioning Iver Johnson and Colson Flyer models as options. The item hints at shopping guidance and brand names for selecting a suitable bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iver- Johnson and Colson-Flyer
Willis’ Bicycle & Radio Shop
Mother-In-Law Banned From Home in Castle Case
Rochester judge suspends sentence for Edward Bullock after convicting him of stabbing his mother-in-law Clara Williams with a penknife during an argument at his home. The judge ruled a man has right to bar intrusion from his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
William C. Kohlmetz
Edward Bullock
Bullock
Clara Williams
Kohlmetz
Burns Fatal To George Purcell Popular Citizen
George Purcell a Winchester peanut and candy merchant died at Memorial Hospital from burns suffered while using a roasting device late October. He was 69, survived by three sisters and a life longtime resident known across Frederick County. Funeral plans undecided, Friendship Fire Company to toll engine house bell in his honor.
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George Purcell
Loudoun Street
Rouss Avenue
Frederick County Court House
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Purcell
T. Volney Purcell
William Purcell
Court House
Frederick
George
Purcell
Richard Osburn
Nannie Purcell
John M. Snyder
Baltimore
Nan Purcell
East
Cork Street
Friendship Fire Company
Xmas Week Sale Offers 20 Percent Off
Come in and save during Xmas Week Sale with 20 percent off all articles costing $1.00 or more starting December 17. For sale oranges grapefruit and tangerines at lowest price. Call 31-F-5 Stephens City. Phil Bowman. Pure Food Store advertises extended hours to 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Phil Bowman
Water shutoff planned for delinquent accounts
The City Water Department warns all delinquent water and sewer accounts will be turned off on December 16. The notice urges payment to avoid disconnection and service loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Dept
For sale Haines' Marble Yard ad
Local notice advertises the sale of Haines Marble Yard with contact by phone 378 J. The fragment lists digits and page markers but identifies the sale item and supplier only.
Jury Drawn in Trout Saffell Case at Front Royal Va
Front Royal Virginia December 16 1930 jurors were sworn for the Trout Saffell murder trial with juror questions on capital punishment. Nineteen veniremen were chosen after lunch and deputy clerk W C Deming announced conditions for verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Wilbur F.trout
W. C. Kirby
A. J. Dellinger
Alfred Leach
Frank McHenry
J. W. Miller
C. W. Sedwick
Lee Forbes
W. M. Davison, Jr
Oswald Kentener
C. H. White
Buhrman Guy
Front Royal
Wilbur PF
Trout
Artey
Slick) Saffell
Philip ‘Williams
Cas
Virginia
Emergins Ocelon Gut
Pears
Aubrey G. Weaver
W. C. Armstrong
Marvin A. Trout
Warren
John Downing
Winchester
Will Newcome
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR Winchester
Rouss
Page & Shaw’s
Peiping Academy
Warren County
Front Royal News
Star Today
Warm Springs
Hopkins
Tugwell
Lillis
County Extension Agricultural Advisory Committee
R. &. Omps
Joseph H. Funkhouser
John W. Larrick
Billyard
Opequon Bridge
City
R. B. Golightly
Earl Bones
Des Moines
Iowa
Boy of
Wilbur Trout
Harvey
Argument
Burns
Geo. Washington
Haines’ Marble Yard
W. C. Deming
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