Socialist Women Fight Beside Men in Austrian Civil War
Civil war in Vienna rages as socialist women carry munitions and reload rifles for husbands and brothers. Government troops answer with artillery. Casualties estimated from 500 to 2000, with 123 civilians found dead. a court martial hanged a 43 year old shoe maker. Continued on page eight.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
U. S
Prairies
Engelbert Dollfuss
Karl Marx
Danube
Firemen to Have Special Music at Service
Friendship Fire Company holds its annual sermon at the Church of Christ on West Cork Street next Sunday evening. A male fire company quartet and church quartet will join the choir in selections. Old-time hymns will be sung and all invited to participate. Rev. W. L. Dudley will preach. firemen meet at 7 and march to the church for a 7 30 start.
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Friendship Fire Company
Church of Christ
West Cork Street
Fire Company
W. L. Dudley
Stephens City seniors hold dance for cap and gown fund
The Stephens City High School senior class held a dance Monday night attended by seventy five couples. Proceeds benefited the cap and gown fund to aid graduation expenses, totaling about 9.75 dollars. Music was provided by Soddy Haines and his Virginians.
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Stephens City High School
Valentines Day Trade Booms Despite Hard Times
Local dealers report record sales of valentines and comics as shoppers buy heart shaped notes and Cupid decor. Candy shops say heart boxes remain popular with married men ordering gifts for their wives as Valentine’s Day business stays brisk despite cash scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God of Love
Frederick County Supervisors Meet In Routine Session
Frederick County Board of Supervisors met Monday with all members present. They praised State Senator T Russell Cather for bills on uniform state auditing and asked to reduce the 1932 auditing bill to 1800 dollars. A budget for next year was to be prepared. They supported abandoning the Winchester and Wardensville Railroad west of Gore to Wardensville. A $50 petty cash fund was authorized and Whitacre expense account was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
C. I. Brumback
Phil H. Gold
W. H. Branner
E. W. Adams
C. M. Rosenberger
T. Russell Cather
General Assembly
Cather
Frederick County
Ri. Blackburn Moore
Winchester and
Wardensville
Gore
State Corporation Commission
Lee N. Whitacre
The
Revenue
Fee
Farmers See Mixed Losses From Severe Cold Wave
In Martinsburg West Virginia February 14 fruit reports warn heavy losses from the east cold snap. Peaches in West Virginia Maryland and Virginia likely down about 60 percent while apples escape. Reduction in June thinning and fewer insect larvae may ease spraying burdens. A branded ad line closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Redistricting Bill Passes Without Change In Virginia
Richmond Democrats report the House of Delegates approved the Holt congressional redistricting bill and sent it to the Governor. The body rejected a tax increase restraint resolution 58 to 34, a move Governor Peery calls a victory for his education tax program. The Senate backed the administration education minimum program and debated auto license tax cuts as concerns pause until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House of Delegates
Holt
Senate
Peery
Senate Roads Committee
Ion Wicety
W. Shelton
Fluvanna
House
Berkley Adams
John Spiers
Montgomery
Ashton Dovell
Appropriations Committee
Wilbur Hall
Finance Committee
John Q. Rhodes
Shelton
English
Richmond City
Britt
Buxton
Campbell
Dan Coleman
J. T. Coleman
Collings
Daughtrey
R. B. Davis
Dejamnette
Fishburg
Herring
Hutcheson
Irvine
Jackson
King
Lyon
Mackall
McMurran
Medley
Miller
Moffat
Morrison
Oast
Quesenberg
Richards
Ruffin
Segar
Smith
Terrell
Wilson
J. Sinclair Brown
Baddy
Daughton
Moss
Oliver
Shrader
Waldrop
L. G. White
Banquet of Bible Class Postponed
The annual banquet of the Good Samaritan Bible Class of the United Brethren Church has been postponed until further notice by class president M. V. Snake. Illness of Rev. George W. Stover and death of member Barrett prompted the postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan Bible Class
United Brethren Church
Snake
George W. Stover
An Barrett
Butler's Packing House Ad Chooses Beef and Pork Deals
Choice beef and pork advertised at low everyday prices from Butler's Packing House. Local readers: shop today for fresh cuts and value, with ongoing daily specials.
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Butler’s Packing House
Apple Blossom Festival Seeks Public View On Continued Celebration
Winchester and surrounding county residents are urged to express support for continuing the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The executive committee seeks broader public input after limited responses to a coupon appeal. Chairman William E. Cooper and treasurer Clifford D. Grim invite letters or calls to share views and contributions.
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Apple Blossom Festival Committee
Winchester
Star
William E. Cooper
Clifford D. Grim
Messers. Cooper and Grim
Funeral of Rev. S. R. Ludwig Largely Attended
The funeral for Rev Sanford R Ludwig a 43 year United Brethren minister drew ministers and friends from four states. Services at his home 317 National Ave featured hymns The Old Rugged Cross Going Down the Valley and a poem Crossing the Bar Read by Rev Paul Holdcraft. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers included ministers from Martinsburg Winchester Berkeley Springs and Williamsport with many flowers showing esteem. Relatives from Beckley Beckley W V Beckley W V Beckley W V and Winchester attended.
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United Brethren Church
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Sanford R. Ludwig
National Avenue
George W. Stover
Winchester A. B. Church
A. P. Havermale
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. H. Brunk
Paul Holdcraft
Hagerstown
W. A. Wilt
Franklin G. Senger
Frederick
Old Rugged Cross
Mr. Holdcraft
James Hott
L. D. Grubbs
T. J. Orndorff
Ralph Cather
Ray Hicks
Ernest Grayson
Fresh Halibut Salmon Steak and Butter Fish
Pure Food Store advertises fresh halibut salmon steak and butter fish in their seafood lineup.
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Lp Lt Pure Food Store
Hand of Death Is Placed On Clarence Barrett
Clarence A. Barrett of 306 Smithfield Avenue died at Memorial Hospital at 11 40 this morning from a cerebral hemorrhage after illness at the Bruce Town Woolen Mill. He was 57 last November and active in the United Brethren Church. He leaves wife Nettie Bell, daughter Evelyn, and three brothers Henry Mortimer and William. Funeral arrangements to be announced in The Star.
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Clarence A. Barrett
Smithfield Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Brucetown
Barrett
United Brethren Church
Henry Preston
Margaret Ann Hawkins Barrett
Morgan County
W. Va
Capon Bridge
Nettie Bell
Frederick County
Evelyn Barrett
Henry and
Mortimer
William Barrett
Bedford County
Blazing Chimney Alarm Draws Fire Response
Firemen answered a chimney blaze at the home of Ikey Marciii on North Avenue this afternoon. The fire was put out without water on the property. Fire Chief Barr warned against using a general alarm for small fires and said he would enforce the law if the practice continues. He noted no need for more than one company to respond to chimney fires.
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Ikey Marciii
North Avenue
Barr
Public sale of stocks in Winchester Virginia event
In front of Court House in Winchester Virginia at 12 o'clock noon on Saturday February 17, 1934. Ten shares of Potomac Edison and five shares of National Fruit. Terms cash. Jonas O Chamberlin Executor of the estate of R P Chamberlin deceased. Duvall Dunn Auctioneers.
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Court House
Winchester
Potomac Edison
National Fruit
Jonas O. Chamberlin
R. P. Chamberlin
Dee'd
Duvall & Dunn
Autioneers
Chicken and Oyster Supper at Welltown School House
Welltown School House hosts a chicken and oyster supper on Friday February 1st at 1pm. The event benefits Welltown Church with tickets priced at 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welltown School House
Welltown Church
Cammerer To Address Shenandoah Park Talk At Chamber Meet
Arno B. Cammerer director of the national park service will speak at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. He will discuss Shenandoah National Park plans including the great mountain highway to connect Shenandoah with Great Smokies. The event starts 6 30 at the George Washington Hotel with music by Grace Lutheran Church and presiding by Dr. Charles R. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno B. Cammerer
National Park Bureau
United States Department of the Interior
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Cammerer
U. S. National Parks Service
Shenandoah National Park
Great Mountain
Shenandoah
Great Smokies
Rotary
Kiwanis, Lions
The
American Legion Club
Champer of Commerce
Bell
George Washington Hotel
Grace Lutheran Church
George W. Jones
Charles R. Anderson
Commerce
Special Lenten Service Program At Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church announces a complete Lenten service schedule for Ash Wednesday through Holy Week. Reverend Dr. Luther A. Thoms leads daily observances with morning services at 11 and evening Vespers at 7 30. The program includes “The Eternal Conflict” and other sermons along with “Gods Esteemed Son Our Only Saviour” on Wednesdays and thematic midweek events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Luther A. Thoms
Grace Lutheran Church
Acres
OWS
Christ
Bargain Sale Offered on Stocks and Local Goods
For sale 5 shares Virginia Cold Storage and 25 shares Union Bank Stock. Priced right. R. T. Bryarly at 137 N. Main St call 389. Sale includes Moling and Cather's Thursday Friday and Saturday ending end of month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Cold Storage
Union Bank
R. T. Bryarly
N. Main St
Eod
Lindbergh Face Reevaluation of Reserve Corps Rank
New York report says Arthur W. McMahon asked the army to revoke Col. Charles A. Lindbergh s commission in the Officers Reserve Corps. McMahon accused Lindbergh of conduct unbecoming an officer for sending a telegram to President Roosevelt protesting air mail contract cancellations. Governor s Island officials noted Nolan would decide if any action is taken.
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Associated Press
New York
Army
Charles A. Lindbergh
Arthur W. McMahon
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
McMahon
Naval Reserve Air Force
Dennis E. Nolan
Second Corps
Governor’s Island
Corp
Governor's Island
Noland
Rural Groups to Confer Here on Recreation Plans
Mrs. H. C. Cox funds a conference with Miss Ella Gardner of the Children Bureau Washington D C. at Christ Episcopal Church Winchester Friday 10 30 to 3 30 adults and older youth invited to discuss organization and recreation guidance for county groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. C. Cox
Virginia Parent-Teachers’ Organization
State Home Demonstration Department
Ella Gardner
Children Bureau
Department of Labor
Washington, D. C
Chapel of Christ Episcopal Church
West Boscawen Street
Winchester
Mixed Day in Markets and Politics Across States
Markets show mixed sentiment as weather cuts peach crops 60 percent in Virginia Maryland and West Virginia. House of Delegates kills local option on Sunday movies and events in Richmond. Senate debates charges against William P MacCracken. Vienna reports Socialist women clash with troops overnight as government conflict continues.
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New York
Martinsburg
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Richmond
House of Delegates
Baltimore
Chicago
Basil H. Banghart
Isaac Costner
la Plata
Alton Hayden
Wicomico River
Holt
House
Washington
Senate
William P. MacCracken
Oreign
Roosevelt backs subsidy plan for ocean mail contracts
President Roosevelt favors a complete reorganization of the ocean mail contract system and supports using subsidies instead of the current government aid. He weighs the future of air mail with other pressing matters as Farley completes his report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
Cen Eee
Raecoa
Senate
Ocean Mail
New Y Friday
Transcontinental and Western Air, Incorporated
Washington
William P. MacCracken
MacCracken
M'Cracken
Chesley Jurney
Airemail
Hanshue
Brittin
Girvin
New York
Ford Dealers Advertises V-8 Cars and Service
Advertisement from Bickers Motor Co dated February 12 1931 promotes Ford V-8 automobiles with emphasis on performance and value. Includes dealer contact details and showroom messaging typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers Motor CO
Ford Dealers
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Valentines
S. R. Ludwig
United Brethren
Penna
Clarence Barrett
Arno Camimerer
National Park
Shenandoah Park
Dr. Thomas
Peni
Moling and Cather’s. Iplt
Col. Lindbergh
Miss Gardner
Federal Bureau
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