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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1934

Page

2

Valley Pike Beautification Progress At Woodstock Va

Woodstock VA residents celebrate a scenic driveway project along the Valley Pike north and south of town. About a thousand shrubs have been planted with dogwood red bud and bush honeysuckle among the beds. The State Highway Department led planting with local volunteers and donations from J A Smith Powell's Fort Valley Mrs J W Bailey chairs the committee and J B Clower and J J Sperry serve as secretary and treasurer.

Valley Pike State Highway Department J. A. Smith Powell's Fort Valley J. W. Bailey J. B. Clower J. J. Sperry

Public Sale Frederick Co Farm Known as John Boyd Property

Trustee Herbert S. Larrick will offer at public auction in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester Va on February 17 1934 at 11 oclock a m all 101 acres 1 rood 12 square poles with dwelling barn and outbuildings located five miles southeast of Winchester near Opequon Mills. One third cash the balance in two equal annual installments with interest secured by a deed of trust and a buildings insurance policy. Auctioneer I Brumback. paw 4wks.

W. J. Cook Frederick County County Court Winchester Opequon Millwood John Boyd Herbert S. Larrick I. Brumback

H. D. Group To Offer A Benefit Dinner Feb 14

The Frederick county home demonstration advisory board plans a benefit supper in the homemaker's market room at 19 South Cameron Street on Wednesday February 14. Serving starts at 12:30 pm and runs to 8:30 pm. Chicken or ham dinners with soup salad dessert and mint cost 35 cents. A committee of Mesdames Fisher Cadwallader Kern Wright Adams and Rosenberger will run the event and seek patronage for the day.

Home Demonstration Advisory Board Frederick County Cameron’ Street Mesdames J. H.fisher F. B. Cadwallader D. F. Kern Alfred Wright Walter Adams C. M. Rosenberger

Funds Received For the Schools

The Frederick County School Board at its meeting this week received about $13,000 from the state treasurer as the county's allotment from the general state fund for public schools. The allotment is in local banks to the board's credit and will be disbursed for salaries and other expenses.

Frederick County

James Henry Thornley 102 Funeral in Millwood Va

Funeral services were held at Shiloh Church for James Henry Thornley who died last Friday at his daughter Betty Jackson's home at age 102. A Fauquier County native, he worked for the James Strother family for many years and lived in Millwood about 25 years.

Millwood Shiloh James Henry Thornley Betty Jackson Fauquier County James Strother

Creomulsion Promoted for Coughs and Colds

Advert says creosote remedies coughs and bronchitis and claims creomulsion with creosote and six other medicinal elements stops lingering colds quickly. It asserts the medicine is powerful yet harmless and easy to take with a money back guarantee if not relieved.

Public sale of farm implements and household goods

Public sale at the home of H. J. Benner deceased adjoining Jordan Springs on Thursday February 8 1938 at 11 oclock. Items include farming implements a horse chickens and household goods Executrix Ella R Benner.

H. J. Benner Jordan Springs Ella R. Benner

Massanutten Team Sweeps Meets With Twin Wins

Massanutten Academy swimmers beat Central High School of Washington DC 52 to 23 and the Naval Academy Plebes 49 to 17 at Annapolis. They also won water polo 24 to 3 and captured all but one first place in each meet, with the Woodstock tankmen dominating the rest.

Woodstock Masannutten Academy Central High School Washington, D. C Naval Academy Annapolis Massanutten Lads Woodstock Tankmen

Severe Damage From Winds Around Hayfield

Hayfield Virginia reports severe wind storm damage with unroofed buildings, trees toppled fences blown down and livestock scattered. William H. Crowser lost barn and shed roofs and eight shoats were carried 100 feet while a silo at W O Bakers farm was demolished. Farm work halted for days. Robert Fout buys land from Phineas Shuler planning a bungalow with expected occupancy by garden time.

Hayfield William H. Crowser W. O. Baker Robert Fout Phineas Shuler

Sun Oil Truck Driver Charged With Evading Taxes

A Baltimore gasoline truck driver linked to Sun Oil Company was arrested Sunday afternoon by State Police Inspector R E Bayliss on charges of not having the required state permit.

Sun Oil Company Baltimore R. E. Bayliss

Driver Released on Bond After Gas Transport Charge

A driver charged with transporting gas from outside the state was released on a $200 bond and is ordered to appear for a hearing Thursday at 10 a.m. The case details indicate police and court proceedings pending.

Mit

Gas Station Unloads 1205 Gallons Before Arrest

A Virginia station near Falls Church and another in Winchester are noted. Gasoline from Maryland was hauled to the Falls Church area station and 1,205 gallons were unloaded Sunday prior to an arrest.

Maryland

Sankey and Wife Jailed Pending Kidnap Trial

Verne Sankey and his wife are jailed in South Dakota awaiting trial in Pierre for the abduction of Charles Boettcher II, a Denver broker, and Haskel Bohn of St. Paul. Sankey is shown with a deputy marshal at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls, while Mrs. Sankey is pictured outside Minnehaha County jail after arrest as an accomplice.

John Newton Marie Newton Austin Tex First Coleman National Bank Co. m Verne Sankey Charles Boettcher II Denver Haskel Bohn St. Paul South Dakota State Penitentiary Sioux Falls Pierre S. D Minnehaha

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