Local Schools Close Tuesday for Christmas Program
Schools dismiss at 11 30 and 1 00 for Christmas events. Handley auditorium hosts 8 00 program with carols and pageant to aid Salvation Army and District Nurses' distributions. John Kerr Virginia Avenue students perform in Handley afternoon with songs dances and verses from St Luke.
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Handley Auditorium
Salvation Army
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Handley
Miss Harris
Mrs. Weaver
Santa Land
Miss Fritt
Miss Freed
Bethlehem
Tragedy end to marriage as man kills wife child then himself
In Baltimore on December 20, William Schutheis, 26, a street car motor man, shot and killed his wife and their two year old child at his in laws home and then killed himself. Police found letters believed to be love letters and investigations focus on a suspected affair as the motive.
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Baltimore
William Schuthers
Arnold
Schutheis
Snow or Rain In Prospect For Christmas
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States calls for snow in the north and rain or snow in the south early in the week with another cold spell midweek and again toward week’s end. Temperatures remain largely unchanged after the initial drop.
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Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South
Pleasing Gifts from Solon Palmer's Catalog Offerings
Solon Palmer presents a master list of affordable gift items including writing paper subscriptions to magazines and newspapers flashlights hot water bottles and holly wreaths priced from one to five dollars with several options noted.
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Solon Palmer
WREATHS For Eae Nd None Wer Shop
Fragments from a newspaper note indicate wreaths were offered or placed for a ceremony or event with unclear names or dates. No clear event location or participants could be identified from the readable text.
Sinking of Oberon Claims Forty Five Lives in Fog
In heavy fog the Finnish liner Oberon sank after a collision with the Arcturus. Forty five persons feared dead including noted British cricketer J W H T Douglass and his father. Skipper Hijelt reportedly saved by his brother Ossie Hijelt. Passenger Phyllis Tipping, secretary at the Helsingfors consulate, survived to wire her father in Surrey. The Danish steamer Garm recovered bodies and sent them here.
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Oberon
Cattgat
Laso
Arcturus
J. W. H. T. Douglass
Eris Hijelt
Ossie Hijelt
Phyllis Tipping
Helsingfors
Surrey
England
Garm
Innocent Man Killed in Gangster Gunfight Near Chicago
Police opened fire during a north side pursuit of gunmen and bandits when a carload of robbers collided with a police car. A bullet pierced a man’s forehead and killed him instantly. The bandits escaped as officers pursued a second car on the northwest side where Patsy Steffanelli of the 42 gang was wounded.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Patsy Steffanelli
Hospital Bazar Nears End at Memorial Hospital
Scores visited the Memorial Hospital bazar on West Boscawen street to buy bargain gifts and enjoy amusements. The event closes tonight with more prizes and a final drawing including a Christmas cake donated and won by Ray Butler of the county.
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Memorial Hospital Bazar
Capper
Ray Butler
Special Musical Program Put Off
Announcement says several Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church choir members have fallen ill, so the planned special musical programs for tomorrow are postponed. The programs are hoped to be presented the following Sunday.
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Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Candy and Candy Boxes Special Prices for Institutions
Bailey Bros wood for sale saved slabs and kindling $2.50 per truck load Glaze & Bro offers similar wood sales with catalog ads for churches and schools.
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Bailey Bros
Glaize & Bro
Christmas Trees At Old Stable Amherst St
Cedar pine and spruce trees offered at noon at the Old Stable on Amherst Street. The listing notes a seasonal sale and provides no additional details beyond the date fragment.
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Noonan
Amherst St
Lucas Ordered Literature on Norris Printing
Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, said he ordered Nebraska campaign literature against Senator Norris at a cost of 4237. He described it as a personal contribution aimed at defeating Norris, whom he labeled a Democrat for opposing Coolidge and Hoover. The materials circulated in six to eight states, mainly letters and pamphlets in Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nebraska
Norris
Lucas
Coolidge
Hoover
Hitchcock
Bank Robbery Hits Seward National Bank Amsterdam Ave
Three men robbed the Seward National Bank and Trust Company Amsterdam Avenue branch in New York looting the vault of stocks bonds and cash valued at twelve to fifteen thousand dollars. An officer was disarmed as robbers guarded employees and fled in an automobile.
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Associated Press
New York
Amsterdam Avenue
Seward National Bank and Trust Company
Rev McFaden To Speak At Masons Celebration
Richmond Lodge No 10 A F and A M marks anniversaries December 28 29 with sermons by Rev T W Hooper Culpeper and Rev Frank T McFaden Winchester as grand master. Lodge tallies 784 members and 900 invitations issued. Notables include John Marshall Edmund Randolph past masters and Lafayette as honorary member.
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America
Virginia
T. W. Hooper
Culpeper
Frank T. McFaden
Winchester
John Marshall
Edmund Randolph
Lafayette
J. Fred Andrews
Richmond
Hoovers to Attend Christmas Service at Washington Cathedral
President and Mrs Hoover will attend the special Christmas morning service at the Washington Episcopal Cathedral as reported from Washington. The event marks a civic religious observance during the holiday season.
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Hoovers
The
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Washington Episcopal Cathedral
December Piano Pre-inventory Sale at Brawner's
Brawner's Music Store announces a December pre-inventory piano sale starting tomorrow featuring Baldwin designs, five used uprights and two players. Trade in old pianos or grafanola. Open evenings. pianos rebuilt and tuned at No. 3 South Cameron Street.
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Baldwin Piano Co
Brawner’s Music Store
South
Cameron St
Businessmen Try Our New 40 Cent Lunch at Hotel Jack Coffee Shop
A brief note announces a 40 cent lunch for businessmen at the Hotel Jack Coffee Shop. The item is dated December 15 and lists a lunch special likely aimed at daily diners.
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JACK
Eleven Year Old Burglar Snags Beans Tomatoes and Cash
An 11 year old Negro boy named James Henry Brooks and a 15 year old companion John Ash burglarized a Benton Snider store. They took beans tomatoes and $1 then were detained by police. A juvenile hearing is set before Judge Donald L. Weems.
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James Henry Brooks
Benton Snider
W. B
Jimmy
John Ash
Brooks
Ash
Station House
John
Demos
Donald L. Weems
Red Cross To Receive Unemployment Relief Donation
Mayor Shryock announced Southern Dairies will donate a large share of profits from packaged and fancy ice cream for two months to the Red Cross in Winchester to aid the unemployed and their families. The mayor called the gift a splendid help toward alleviating suffering from the unemployment condition.
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Shryock
The
Red Cross
Southern Dairies
Winchester
Heavy Snow Grants Cumberland Roads a Clear Night
Cumberland Maryland reports a three to six inch snowfall easing as twenty nine snow plows clear the western section. Temperature rise brought a slight melt and officials anticipated continuing clearing through the day.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Maryland
Oranges Grapefruit Tangerines On Sale at Filling Stations
Sweeter cheaper citrus fruits offered at $1.50 per bushel with fancy baskets as a specialty. Promotions at Oak Haven Lands Filling Station Martinsburg Pike and Pingley's Filling Station Kernstown. Contact 2026-F-3.
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Oak Havenlands
Martinsburg Pike
Pingley
Kernstown
Loudoun Street Church Choir Adopts Vestments
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church choir will wear black cassocks with white surplices and mortar-board caps for women, under Mrs. Peter Yates Brinton. With 15 members, the choir conducts morning and evening anthems and a special program at 7:30 AM on Christmas Day.
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Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Loudoun Street Church
Peter Yates Brinton
Charlotte DeHart
Brooks Pharmacy Special Xmas Cards Sale
Christmas greeting cards special assortment and designs offered by Brooks Pharmacy in a department-store style feature.
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Brooks’ Pharmacy
MEAT MARKET PROMOTES FRESH MEATS FOR XMAS
A local meat market advertises fresh meats for Christmas including sausage by Edward Conner located at 42 E. Piccadilly. Contact phone numbers 275 and 28 echo laundry services linked to Winchester Steam Laundry.
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Edward Conner
E. Piccadilly
Xmas Cards at Lapuaue Selection Highlight
The Evening Star advertises a collection of Christmas cards with a note that prices are reasonable, inviting readers to browse the display and select seasonal stationery.
Xmas Trees on Display at Lup ton Orchard Service Co
Displayed assortment includes edar and pine trees mistletoe spruce and evergreens. Delivered and set up ready to trim. Come and select yours early or phone 1100 or 1101.
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Lupton Orchard Service Co
Mother Inquires Age of Bride on County Marriage Record
A Virginia inquiry asks who supplied the bride’s age for Esten L Campbell and Gladys M Rutherford. Records show a license issued last Saturday, the bride claiming 21, residence rural route Winchester, parents Mr and Mrs Cleveland Rutherford. The ceremony was to be performed by Rev E A Lambert at Dock Street Methodist Church South.
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Cleveland Rutherford
Front Royal
Eston
Winchester
Will Suestiel
Oy Grade Dock Street Methodist Church
South
Bryarly League Stages Schoolhouse Entertainment Night
The Bryarly Community League drew a capacity crowd at Bryarly schoolhouse in Albin for an evening of music recitations and a play The Scaggs School directed by Principal Mrs J A Hollinger and assistants Miss Polly Greenwalt and Miss Adeline Albin Performers included Lucy Massey Hilda Orndorff Evelyn Bailey Lois Albin Sallie Tavener Mildred Snyder Mary Frye Grace Heishman Carlisle Martin Ernest Carper John Stirling Ross Luther Patton Clarence Heishman and Hugh Orndorff.
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Bryarly
Evelyn Bailey
Sallie J. Tavenner
Mildred Snyder
Mary Frye
Grace Heishman
Messrs
Carlisle Martin
Ernest Carper
John Stirling Ross
Luther Patton
Clarence Heishman
Hugh Orndorff
Negro Accused Of Slaying Recluse In Princess Anne
Norfolk detectives arrested Ollie Dorson in Princess Anne county for the Thursday night murder of James T. Howe a hunter trapper student and semi recluse. Dorson admitted being at the scene but claimed another man fired the shot. Officers found Howe's coat pistol gloves and a coin box in Dorson's possession.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Ollie Dorson
James T. Howe
Princess Anne County
Dorson
Howe
Christmas Candy Page and Shaw and Norris
A short item features Christmas candy and mentions Page Shaw and Norris in a local trade or display context.
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Page & Shaw and Norris
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Dividend Declared by Shawnee Building & Loan Board
At the regular monthly meeting of the Shawnee Building & Loan Association, Inc. on December 18, 1930, a dividend of 6 percent per annum was declared and will be payable January 1, 1931. A. B. Solenberger, Sec. Treasurer.
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Shawnee Building & Loan Association, Inc
A. B. Solenberger
Sec.Treas
Professional Notice of Medical Association
Dr. Davis W. Ritter announces his association with Dr. C. R. Anderson at 27 and 29 W. Boscawen Street for practice of medicine and surgery in the state of Virginia. The notice names both physicians and the street addresses involved in the collaboration.
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Davis W. Ritter
C. R. Anderson
W. Boscawen St
State of Va
Ips
Virginia Trapshooters Plan July Meeting and Tournament
Plans are shaping for the thirty-second annual Virginia Trapshooters Association meeting and tournament to be held July 3-4 in this area. President is Roger T. Jones of Winchester with Arthur Seabright as vice president and Claude B. Stickley as secretary-treasurer. Local committees from the Wi Gun Club will supervise events at Spring Park with over $1,000 in cash and trophies to be awarded. About 125 to 150 shooters are expected from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
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Virginia Trapshooters’ Association
Roger T. Jones
Winchester
Arthur Seabright
Claude B. Stickley
Vaucluse
Beverley W. Straw
Special Medal For Celebration At Yorktown
Minting of a special silver octagonal medal for the Yorktown sesquicentennial was approved by the House coinage committee. The piece, about half dollar size, will be limited to 500000 and avoid confusion with regular currency.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
House
Reverend Samuel Stein Dies in Gett ysburg Road Crash
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Henry Stein, 60, pastor of Trinity Reformed Church in York, Pennsylvania, was killed when his car left the road near Gettysburg while en route to bring his Hood College daughter home for holidays. He led the Potomac Synod and served as Zion Classis president and Hoffman Orphanage treasurer.
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Associated Press
Frederick
Hood College
Samuel Henry Stein
Trinity Reformed Church
York
Gettysburg
Holly Wreaths Loose Holly From Flower Shop
A brief notice reports hollies left loose at a flower shop. No injuries or further details are provided. The item appears filed as a small local notice of the incident or display condition.
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Loose Holly
Wild Beauty chapter skipped due to crowded paper notice
The Star daily reports that the serial story Wild Beauty was omitted today because of crowding. The chapter will be made up on Monday. Corner S Main and Cork Sts.
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Star Daily
THE
Evening Star
Xmas Plants for Holiday Tables
Poinsettias cyclamen begonias sansevierias and primroses listed for holiday decoration with care tips and placement notes across shop selections.
Oranges and Grapefruit Price at Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Oranges and grapefruit priced at 2.25 dollars per bushel as listed by Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corp. The notice appears in a brief commodity listing from the storage company.
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Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
Senate Adopts Emergency Public Works Bill
The Senate passes an emergency 116 million dollar public works bill to begin immediately upon presidential signature. Hoover gains authority to allocate funds for urgent national road and inland conduit projects, with drought relief and other measures already approved. The package aims to provide employment and rapid deployment of funds.
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Hoover
Congress
Carroll Smith Dies in Denver Native of Frederick County
Carroll C. Smith age 53 son of late John B. and Mary E Smith of Frederick county died about two weeks ago at his Denver Colorado home after an illness. He was born and raised in the county and worked 14 years on a Denver to Amarillo railway mail route. He belonged to Masons of Denver and was interred with honors in a Denver cemetery. Survived by his widow and daughter Vaughn of Denver, sister Mrs Justa Ese, brother Elwood Smith, and sister Mary E. Quick of this city.
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Carroll C. Smith
John B
Mary Eric Smith
Frederick County
Denver
Col
Mr. Smith
Amarilla
Texas
of Masons of
Smith
Vaughn Smith
Justa E.se
Elwood Smith
Mary E. Quick
City
S V A Cadets Leave For Christmas Holiday
Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester sent over eighty cadets home for the Christmas holiday yesterday. The break lasts until Monday January 5, with many students returning to distant homes while a few remain nearby or travel to visit relatives.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Belated Rally Steadies Market in Quiet Half Day
A belated rally in utility shares gave the New York stock market a steadier tone in a quiet half day session. Profit taking checked advances in other sections, especially rails, with gains and losses mostly narrow as trading ended. Total volume reached 1,025,000 shares.
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Ossalg Peyepossy
New York
Sale of National Fruit Promos Co stock at Shenandoah Valley bank
The undersigned will sell at an o'clock on December 20, 1930, shares in National Fruit Promos Co. Ltd. stock. Estate of C. A. Williams through Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
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National Fruit Proms Co
Shenandoah Valley - National Bank
C. A. Williams
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