Demonstrations on pruning and mouse control for Frederick County orchards
Farm demonstrators from Clarke and Frederick counties announce pruning and mouse control demonstrations for 1929. Officials Koontz and Knight organize sessions at Green Orchard Ridge Road, A D Robinson's near Clearbrook, Oedap Creek Road, Walter Gore Orchard, Round Hill, and Millwood with a Winchester meeting at the Count House. Demonstrations run 10 am and 2 pm on scheduled days.
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Greem
Ridge Road
D. Robinson
Clearbrook
Oedap Creek Road
Walter Gore
Round Hill
Dr. Knight
Stephens City
Winchester
Bertyvitte
Ima
Millwood
Coal Yard Announces New Supplies and Reduced-Price Sorting
After fifteen months of operating at a loss under Fuel Administration guidance, the coal yard now offers Pena Anthracite Genuine Pocahontas Lump and Run Mine coals in all sizes. Also announces sorting of coal at a reduced price by SLONAKIOR & SON.
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Fuel Administration
ASC Slonakior
District Nurse Association Meeting Reminder
The annual meeting of the District Nurse Association will be held at 4 o clock tomorrow afternoon in the council chamber of City Hall. Annual contributions are due at the February meeting and members are urged to pay tomorrow.
For Sale Bungalows and Farms by Real Estate Agent
Several attractive bungalows well located with modern improvements. Prices right. Farms and orchards. List your property with me and see me before buying. 1 Ww. naka Real Estate, 1480 1p tf 48 Rouse Avenue.
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Naka
Rouse Avenue
Tax Case Friday in Commonwealth Court
The income tax case of Hon. G. L. Lupton is set for Friday February 11 at 7 p.m. Testimony will be heard from fruit growers summoned to testify. For sale items include a quartered oak dining set and assorted household goods at 207 8 Stewart.
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Commonwealth
G. L. Lupton
Corporation’ Court
Stewart We
Death of prominent Stouffer noted in local county area
The article reports the death of fifth year of age Stouffer son of John and Nancy Keiffer Stouffer long associated with pioneer families in Cumberland Valley. Survivors include widow two sons Clinton D. Stouffer and Henry C. Stouffer daughter Maise Bessie Stouffer a brother Daniel K. Stauffer and two sisters Mrs Noah W Solenberg er and Mrs C C McLaughlin. Funeral at his late residence with Rev H G Spencer and Rev K R Dettra officiating, burial in Hebron Cemetery.
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Ai. Pain Sepfo
John
Nancy Keiffer Stouffer
Ploneer
Pennsylvania
My. Stouffer
Redatick County
Cumberland Valley
Heter
Christian Brunk
Stouffer
Harry ©. Stouffer
D. Stouffer
Frederick County
Henry C. Stouffer
Winchester
Maise
Bessie Stouffer
Daniel K . Stauffer
Bristow
Tent
Noah W. Solenberger
C. C
Common Council Meeting Tonight At City Hall
The regular monthly Common Council session is set for 8 tonight at the City Ball. Taxpayer concerns and civic matters are on the agenda. A prayer service will precede the meeting at Mrs. C E Gapinger's home, 85 North Braddock Street, Thursday February 6 at 3 o'clock. Secretary.
Hotel Evans hosts weekly Chicken and Waffle suppers
Notice states chicken and waffle suppers at Hotel Evans on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Read & Beal's Remnant ale advertised on the south page.
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Hotel Evans
Read & Beal
Death of Miss Marie Woodward in Virginia Slum
Relatives in Winchester notified of Miss Marie Woodward's death from throat tuberculosis after a monthslike illness worsened by influenza. Born in Winchester, she spent life between Washington and county towns. survived by mother Mrs Bessie King, sister Mrs Helen Campbell, brother Theo Woodward, and several uncles. Funeral arrangements pending in Winchester with body to be taken to East Piccadilly residence.
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Winchester
Marie, Woodward
Ba Eeeles
Salem
Kernstown
Rock Enen Springs
Miss. Woodward
Washington
Bessie King
Miss Woodward
Helen Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Medical Corps
United States Army
France
Teo Woodward
Chicago
Mira
W. Miller Fletcher
Clesers
Robert
James Smith
Robert Smith
Spring Garden
Piccadilly
Miss Springtime Nears Cumberland Valley Apple Ripening Early
Lite Miss Springtime is near, signs of early spring show apples ripened on the SLC farm. HB Krise of Waynesboro Pa has placed apples on exhibition. It is the first recorded case in Cumberland Valley of apples ripening this early. Pansies and other flowers bloom while cooking and honey beds appear. Residents recall a similar winter in 1876.
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Waynesboro
Cumberland Valley
Rev Gypsy Smith to Lead Market Street Revival
Rev Gypsy Smith arrives tonight to lead several weeks of revival services at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Winchester. He travels with chorister Mr Allen and his accompanist Miss Hoagland.
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Gypsy Smith
Winchester Ministerial Association
Market Street
Classified Sale Notice and Property For Sale Details
If sale bills are printed at The Star office notice of sale will be inserted In the sales directory column of The Star without charge. Try my Tip Top Stock Feed and Rival Hog Feed. Both phones 2-1-1. For sale house and lot 12 East Germain St. Apply on site.
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Star Office
Star
H. C. Rubin
East Germain ST
Judge Harrison's Stand on Revenue Bill and War Profits Tax
Winchester congressman T W Harrison from the Seventh Virginia district argues the pending revenue bill is essential to repay war debts. He cites profits of major firms and warns of bond issues shifting tax burden, urging taxation on war profiteers to fund postwar costs.
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Harrison
Winchester
Lt Stephenson Granted Honorable Discharge
Lieut Henry Neville Pat Stephenson of the United States Army, son of the late Henry Stephenson of Frederick County, returned to Winchester honorably discharged. He enlisted in Company I, Second Virginia Regiment, served on the Mexican border, trained at Anniston Alabama, earned a lieutenants commission, served in France early in U.S. participation, and was later sent back to the United States as an instructor.
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Henry Neville
Pat
United States Army
Nng
Winchester
Henry Stephenson
Frederick County
Stephenson
Virginia
Council Meeting At Cheiet Church Set For May Dates
The council of Virginia will meet May 21 22 and 23 at the Cheiet Church in a nearby city. About 150 clerical and lay delegates are expected to attend with entertainment by parish members. Bishop Robert A Gibson and Bishop coadjutor William Cabell Brown are to preside and attend.
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Cheiet
William Cabell Brown
Greek Premier Outlines Balkan War Aims Before Big Five
Greece seeks Allied support as Venizelos presents concluding argument on the Balkan crisis involving Greece. The selection of Secretary Lansing to chair the committee on responsibility for the war marks a significant shift for the United States. The discussions continue tonight at the Hotel Crillon.
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Paris
Greece
MM. Venizelos
Lansing
United
Cates
Yestenlay
Crillon
War mobilization in Russia and Soviet calls for all men
By wire from The Star London February 4 reports the Dolchevik government in Russia summoning all citizens aged 18 to 45 to the colors. The Congress of Soviets is calling for war on all fronts, signaling a broad mobilization effort.
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Lonon
Dolchevik
Russia
Ami
Congress ‘of Soviets
31 To Receive Highest Medal
The War Department announced that 31 recipients, including 2 officers and the rest enlisted men, will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for acts of extraordinary valor in the face of the enemy.
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Wales
Washington
Calla
War Department
Gypsy Smith Meetings Cancel Prayer Service at Lutheran Church
Gold Fish reports no prayer meeting at the Lutheran Church due to Gypsy Smith meetings affecting the schedule. Local store SEAL'S MUSIC STORE notes the change and urges followers to attend the revival events as planned.
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Lutheran Church
A Just Tax Bill Faces Defeat and Corporations’ Tax Burden
A distorted account argues the 1918 tax bill would raise insufficient revenue under the 1917 law, while opponents claim defeat would shield excessive corporate profits from taxation. It calls for nationwide propaganda against the bill to prevent wealth from escaping taxes.
Sherman Attacks Government Ownership Critique in Senate
Senator Sherman charged in the Senate that the government overreaches by controlling major enterprise and blaming private ownership for failures. He said government ownership would take on everything, contrasting it with private sector performance.
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Washington
Sherman
Ilinois
Senate
Textile workers locked out in Biddeford and Saco strikes
Textile operators in Biddeford and Saco were locked out after quitting work eight hours yesterday to join the 48 hour week. The stoppage follows a prolonged dispute over shorter hours and improved conditions.
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Biddeford
Saco
American to be discharged from French army upon request
A American volunteer who served with the French army for the war will be discharged on request. The decision was announced to the French minister of war at the American embassy in Paris and later by the State Department. Advertisement of Winchester Seed Co. appears on the page.
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Washington
Paris
State Department
Railway Clerks Demand Recognition Sparks Strike Threats
The cabinet considers intervention as railway clerks threaten to strike unless their recognition demand is met, signaling escalating labor tension across the national rail system.
Colored Oyster 81 6-88 H Water St
An old classified item lists Colored Oyster at 81 6-88 on H Water Street with a one page notation. The entry is terse and lacks further details about the business type or date.
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H. Water St
Hans Waiting To Hit Back Again
A fragment from The Star reports on Hans waiting to strike back, with London dateline February 4, reflecting tension and blocked lines amid incomplete quotes and garbled OCR text.
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Hans
Armistice Terms Issued by Marshal Foch
In the wake of hostilities an armistice framework was imposed by Marshal Foch outlining terms for ceasefire and German demobilization. The document signals a formal suspension of fighting pending broader peace negotiations and postwar arrangements.
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Armistion
Marshal Foch
Sinn Fein Leader Escapes Prison Says Telegraph
A wire report from London claims Prot. B. De Vir larie, Sinn Fein president in Trelend, escaped from prison and was later returned to Parliament in the previous session. The Exchange Telegraph Company circulated the item with confirmation.
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London
B. de Virlarie
M.P
Sin Fein
Trelend
Tegraph Company
Theet& i Confirmation
de Valarie
Gricis Ptione
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Salem, Va
Congress
Washington, D. C
Brichter
Hanrisonburg
House
United States Steel Trust
Bethlehem
Standard Oil
Duponte
LT. Stephenson
H. K. Green
Et Council
The
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Seal's Music Store
Wire
Winchester Seed Co
Iui
National
Geie
Sonora
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