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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1930

Page

8

Spanish Moon Comedy Lights Up Local Stage

Elsie May Gaunt and Bill Glass star in a sparkling comedy with a large local cast including Lawrence Shank Dorothy Rice and Jane Mudd. Floyd Haines and Mary Sullivan lead as Laurence Austin and Claire Lewis. Tickets are selling fast at Brown and Fisher's with reservations all day Monday and Tuesday.

Pagene Elsie May Gaunt Bill Glass Agda Drayton Howard Boynton Lawrence Shank Gerald Babbington Brookfield Tom Warren Flash Dorothy Rice Lizzie O’brien Ireland Jane Mudd Asilla Doolittle Valera William Brown Brown and Fisher’s

Advertising In Papers Increased By The Ward Co

Montgomery Ward and Company reports strong reliance on local newspaper ads. W L Stensgaard says 1929 spend exceeded three million dollars with 1930 budgets nearly doubling that amount. He notes daily reach to more than seven million people and credits newspaper circulation as a vital asset for sales growth.

Montgomery Ward and Company W. L. Stensgaard

Christ Episcopal Church services and Lent plan

Christ Episcopal Church in Boscawen and Winchester holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m 11 a m prayer and sermon The Right Hand of God 5 p m evening prayer and sermon. 9 a m services in Stephens City mid day Lent services planned Tue Wed Thu in Christ Church with preachers supplied by other denominations. congregation grateful to cooperation for Winchester citizens.

Stephens City Christ Church Winchester

Claims City Is Already Drawing on Merriman Spring

The Star notes that Winchester taxpayers push for a reliable water supply to guard against fire and drought. It cites opposition proposing Merriman's Spring as the source, framing the debate as a struggle between progress and objection.

Claims City Merriman Spring the Star George Washington Braddock Street Winchester Merriman

Water supply of the Abram's Creek and Rouss Spring

In Winchester Virginia in 1930 the writers assert Abram's Creek feeds Merriman's Spring and Rouss Spring. They claim limited flow prevents mills from drawing water, propose a municipal water expansion costing 11 to 12 cents per $100, arguing it would secure safety and prosperity. Signed by Alexander S. Dandridge and others.

Abrams Creek Winchester Rouss Spring Abram’s Creek Merriman’s Spring Valley Pike

Cadwallader visits in Washington and local gatherings

Paul Cadwallader returned from Washington to Tulip and visits at the Hammack home included Harry and Ray Cougill George and Paul Cadwallader and others. Nearby Cumberland visitors joined Ridings Chapel Ladies Aid Society for a monthly meeting with good attendance and a short play being prepared.

Harry Cadwallader Lyra White Norman White Cumberland Rad Milton Cadwallarp Ladies’ Aid Society of Ridings Chapel Emma Grim

March Socials and Eye Injury Report in Local Notes

In March, Jesse Grim sustained eye injury from a flying rock while working on the road and is under Dr. Hawthorne care with improving eye ball. Mrs. Addie Sargent visited her home and Agnes Cadwallader. Susie Robertson from Cumberland visited Lyra White near High View Virginia. Mr. Cadwallader and Mr. Cadwallader hosted guests in honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Ritenour with late games and birthday celebrations for Mr. Cadwallader on the nineteenth ending with the ear pulling custom.

Jesse Grim Flying Rock Hawthorne Addie Sargent Agnes Cadwallader Susie Robertson Cumberland Lyra White High View H. L. Cadwallader George Rite

Midnight Capitol Night Premier of Vagabond Lover

Rudy Valle stars in Radio Pictures all talking film The Vagabond Lover with Sally Blane in a gala midnight premiere at the Capitol Theatre Tomorrow night The Vagabond Lover is his first feature length screenplay shown again Monday and Tuesday Also Paramounts Fast Company plays today as the main feature with Jack Oakie in a suspenseful You Know Me Al based plot.

Rudy Valle Capitol Theatre Rudy Sally Blane Paramount Ring Lardner America Jack Oakie Harry” Kane

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North Main ST Herman H. Hable South Loudoun Street Pendleton Washington Shenandoah Valley National . Bank C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold StorAge Corp Berryville Dixie Fire Ian Clowe’s M. B. Clowe Peoples Service Drug Store LOU Bernstein CO Spain Capitol Elmer Bert Evelyn Evelyn Brent Richard “Skeets Gallagher King Lardner Elmer the Great Universal Sound Capitol Sound News Radio Profus Law The New York L. Marshall Baker Zoussiave, Inchester W. F. Shryock Ward Co Christ Episcopal Boscawen and Washington Sts Robt. B. Nelson Alexander S. Dandridge C. E. Winchester, Va Tulip News Winchester Milling Corp Atwater Kent H. J. Mowrey Majestic and West Piccadilly St Winchester, Va Memoriam Virginia Fuller DuShane Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust Company the Apple Folks’ Bank Virginia North Main Street Griffon Kuppenheimer Gray & Sheetz Men’s Toggery Unbeatable Joe Society Brand Brown & Fisher
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