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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1934
Page
2
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals appeals to the public to feed birds during deep snow and extreme cold. It urges placing bread scraps or meat near sheltered spots where birds can access it without concealing the food from view.
Orchardists of Frederick County may attend two pruning demonstrations tomorrow. The morning session at 9:30 will be at Ray Robinson’s orchard two and a half miles west of Stephens City, the afternoon at 2 o’clock at Irvin H. Zinn’s Clearbrook orchard. Ex tension Horticulturist A. H. Teske of Blacksburg will lead both events, with cooperation from the Extension Division and Winchester Research Laboratory, Inc. Drought has stressed the orchards, and Teske’s guidance aims to teach proper pruning methods to reach the largest number of people.
By deed of trust dated March 31, 1923 and request of the bondholder the trustee offers at public auction in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester on March 10 1934 at 12 o clock the property once occupied by Joseph Strode in Stephens City located on Main and German Streets near C N Hampton and Elmer Clevenger containing about one half acre with a seven room two story house. Terms: one third cash the balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy. M M Lynch trustee. Duvalle Dunn auctioneers.
Winthrop Rockefeller, 22, youngest son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., leaves Yale University New Haven Connecticut to take a truck driver job at a New Jersey oil plant. He aims to learn the oil business from the ground up following the family bread winning tradition.
A special service at Market Street Methodist Church on Thursday February 8 at 7 30 p m will feature Betty Weakland a 17 year old preacher from Cleveland Ohio who will sing and speak The young evangelist has drawn large crowds on a three months tour through New York and New England and plans a southern itinerary The program will be union in nature with special music by Betty her parents sister Dorothy Lola and brother Roy Jr attending
Smith Stimmel of Fargo North Dakota, believed last surviving member of Lincoln's bodyguard, recently celebrated his ninety first birthday and is among Ohio Wesleyan University’s oldest graduates in Delaware Ohio.
The Trustee Calvin Malone will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House in Winchester Virginia on February 24 1934 at 11 00 A M the property of Raymond Godlove and wife a parcel near Welltown Pike improved by a five room frame house with garage and out-buildings. Terms include one third cash and two equal installments due in one and two years secured by deed of trust and insurance.
Public auction to sell the Hillcrest Orchards tract near Winchester comprising 98 acres with 74 acres in bearing orchard. 3,000 trees include Yorks Ben Davis Stayman and Jonathan varieties, plus a six room frame house, bank barn, packing shed, outbuildings, well and two cisterns. Trustee R Gray Williams acts under a deed of trust dated April 24 1928 for Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester with sale set for February 17 1934 at 11 am in front of the County Court House.
Millwood Virginia reports the death of one year old Robert Stuart Longerbeam from infantile paralysis. The Longerbeam household is quarantined as health officials note the case is the first in the area in nearly a decade. Funeral services were held at the family home with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
By authority of a deed of trust dated July 21 1931 John H Newcome and wife pledged land in Frederick County Virginia near Stephenson Depot. trustee will sell at public auction February 17 1934 at noon in Winchester in front of the County Court House. About 1.5 acres improved by a garage filling station and small house all rented. Debt principal $1800 overdue. Cash day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance on the building.
Earl Collins of Groton Virginia faced trial in Maryland on charges of murdering Mrs Norris Taylor at Crisfield in December. The indictment says he entered the Taylor family store and fired twice, killing her. police said he confessed after the shooting.
Admiral Byrd’s flagship Antarctia sails from the Bay of Whales to lay up in New Zealand for a year. The ship discharges stores for the winter party and will reach Port Chal mers or Dunedin before returning next winter to fetch the winter party. Some crew stay on the ice to assist in moving caches between ships and Little America to the permanent camp.
Winchester wrestlers announce a February 15 exhibition at Handley gym against the Washington DC Boys Club known as the Pony Express. Eight or nine bouts are planned with professional rules per visitor request. The Handley team is practicing new holds and tactics for the show.
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