Way Paved to Retain Bowers
Regular Common Council meeting last night discussed renewing a franchise for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Ordinances were referred to the ordinance committee as officials reviewed Beer license taxes and C W A funding, with action advancing on several items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
J. T. Yates
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
F. Amos Shryock
George Washington
Jack Bowers
Frank Ritter
Glaize
Anderson
Messrs
Barr
Dellinger
Forney
Hable
Hollis
Marshall
Miller
T. Russell Cather
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Yates
Cather
Ernest C. Dove
Bakey
Attention To Distribution Of Liquor In Va
Virginia liquor control commission prepares for distribution system ahead of the General Assembly. A permanent beverage control board, central office, state stores, local warehouses, and enforcement rules must be organized. Senator Eggleston and William R. Shands discuss planning and budgeting for prices, bonding, and regional controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia General
Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Peery
William R. Shands
John W. Eggleston
Pretty Flowers Deftly Attached To Ordinary Cans
Mrs. D. E. Dunlap of the Front Royal road presents The Star with crepe paper flowers on twisted tin can spirals. She shows ingenuity in pastel bouquets that won’t fade and sold many before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Dunlap
Royal Road
Star Office
99 Per Cent of U S Banks Well Insured
Ninety nine per cent of the nation s banks including Winchester and Frederick county banks have qualified by exam for the new form of deposit insurance. The Star corrected a prior typo which claimed 97 per cent. Only 141 banks have not yet qualified and most are expected to do so soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Washington
Star of Yesterday
United States
Richmond
Virginia
Cuban President Grey San Martin Announces Resignation
Cuban leader Grau San Martin said he would resign after May 22 when a constitutional assembly is to meet. The move follows hints from a conciliatory plan, bringing cautious hope for peace to Cuba amid ongoing strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Havana
Gray San Martin
Cuba
Grau
Friendship Fire Company to Elect Officers on Thursday
Regular meeting of the Friendship Fire Company and election of officers scheduled for Thursday evening January 4 at 8 o'clock. Marion Anderson serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Co
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Three Prominent Shenandoah Co Citizens Die
Three leading Shenandoah County residents pass away as year ends. Milton Henry Copp 178 stock dealer and farmer dies at his Toms Brook home and is buried at Valley Pike Church of the Brethren. Malissa Jane Williams 90 dies at Strasburg home after a fall in 1932. funeral at home and burial in Presbyterian cemetery. Samuel H Middleton 78 dies near Bethel from pneumonia after a paralysis stroke. funeral at Strasburg Methodist Church and burial in Fishers Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah County
Milton Henry Copp
Toms Brook
Valley Pike
Church of the Brethren
Charles Long
Harrisonburg
Mattie Caldwell Copp
J. H. Smith
Galen
Alpheus Smith
Washington, D. C
Alfred
Woodstock
Ernest F. Smith
Edith Smith
Washington
D. C
Effie Smith
Malissa Jane Williams
W. F. Lichliter
Strasburg
Miss Drumhelder
H. M. Crim
Strasburg Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Cemetery
Samuel H. Middleton
Bethel
Middleton
Luray
Dunkard
Florence Jenkins
Lester
Lizzie Kremer
Addie Jenkins
Piscataway
Barbara Wymer
Mt. Olive
Bessie Palmer
Top Not
Pearl Vance
Charley
John
George
Albert
Harvey Middleton
Strasburg Junction
Kate Jewell
Fishers Hill
Strasburg Methodist Church
Fred B. Wyand
C. A. Moon
Fishers Hill Cemetery
Expect An Arrest In Connection With Woman's Slaying
Baltimore detectives headed to Somerset county to arrest an unnamed suspect in the murder of 58 year old Mrs. Margaret Brumbley at her home near Marion Station. Fingerprint comparison prompted the action, with officials declining to specify the suspect's race. Marion Station lies near Princess Anne where George Armwood was lynched last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Somerset County
Margaret Brumbley
Marion Station
Walter Martin
Princess Anne
George Armwood
Federal gasoline tax cut announced but no price drop
The federal tax of half a cent per gallon on gasoline has been removed effective January 1, but oil and gasoline companies have not cut prices. Producers have not lowered prices, despite some announcements to the contrary. Retailers and motorists in the Winchester area note a roughly three and a half cent price gap versus nearby West Virginia sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
West Virginia
Pure Food Store Ad For Cello Wrapped Dried Fruit
An advertisement notes cello wrapped Eva porated pears peaches apricots and mixed fruits offered at Pure Food Store. The listing highlights preserved fruit items for shoppers seeking packaged snacks.
Thirty Men to Start Work on County Road Projects
Thirty men will begin work tomorrow on two county C. W. A. road projects near Fremont Church and Mountain View school, with fifteen on Route 600. Rights of way issues at Star Tannery halt that project, forcing a new survey and bid resubmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Edwards
Fremont Church
Mountain View School
Star Tannery
Richmond
Milk Producers Plan Cattle Testing Drive in Frederick
Frederick county farmers met at Handley Library to start dairy herd improvement. W R Legge outlined aims to raise milk prices by testing cows for butter fat and production, weighing feed, and identifying profitable cows. A trained tester will begin herd tests at once with no cost to producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Handley Library
W. R. Legge
Handley High School
Legge
Investigation Planned Into Death of Albert Tevalt
From Strasburg today came a report that authorities plan to conduct an investigation into the death of Albert Tevalt 34, who died at his home near Lebanon Church five miles north of there Sunday under mysterious circumstances. Funeral services were held yesterday. Two others, Stanley Tevalt and Lee Pingley, once critically ill, are now improving. Sheriff Luther G. Sheetz said he had heard nothing of the reports. Strasburg authorities plan to investigate. Doctor G G Crawford, family physician, stated Tevalt died from the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
Albert Tevalt
Lebanon Church
Tevalt
Stanley Tevalt
Lee Pingley
Luther G. Sheetz
G. G. Crawford
Restoration of Basic Salary Bills Aimed at Veterans and Government Workers
Washington January 3 reports two bills by Senator Robinson to restore veterans benefits to pre act levels and to reinstate government employee pay cut by 15 percent. The measures respond to disputes over the economy act and seek reversing recent reductions affecting public service and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robinson
Indiana
Schools Opened This Morning in Winchester Area
Winchester public and private schools and county institutions resumed classes this morning after the Christmas vacation from December 23. Local youths returned to studies while many college and university students also came back home to spend holidays with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Civic League Sets Plans For Style Show Benefit
The Civic League reconvenes at 3 pm Friday at Mrs. Melvin Green’s home on South Washington Street to outline plans for the second annual fashion show benefiting the milk fund for undernourished school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
Melvin Green
South Washington Street
Chicago Wheat Prices in Closing Markets
Closing quotations today show Chicago May at 84, July at 82.54, Baltimore spot wheat at 88, Winchester spot wheat at 85. Prices are supplied daily to The Star via Winchester Milling Corporation through Stickell Sales Corpora tion dealers in cash grain and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
The
Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickell Sales Corporation
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Corn Hog Plan To Be Explained To Frederick Farmers
County Agent I Fred Stine urges all farmers to attend upcoming meetings in Frederick to learn the corn hog adjustment program. Regional officials explained details at Luray with W C Shackelford J H Quisenberry C A Montgomery George C Herring and Dr Maxton noting pork price needs production cuts. Eligibility varies by acres of corn and litters of pigs with the plan voluntary and aimed at aiding farm income. John W Larrick Jr and William S Huyett accompanied Stine to the Luray session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Fred Stine
Luray
Stine
State Extension Division
Virginia
W. C. Shackelford
J. H. Quisenberry
C. A. Montgomery
George C. Herring
Dr. Maxton
John W. Larrick, Jr
William S. Huyett
Mr. Stine
Miners Set Jan 13 Deadline for Labor Board Action
The United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania give the National Labor Board until Saturday January 13 to adjust differences that caused recent strikes in the northern district. A union convention approved sending a committee to confer with Senator Robert F. Wagner, chairman of the Labor Board, seeking immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wilkes Barre
United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania
National Labor Board
Robert F. Wagner
Labor Board
Stock Markets Turn To Capitol For Inspiration
Financial markets on January 3 in New York steadied with equities holding firm. Grains cotton and the dollar showed modest gains while the gold price held, bonds found moderate demand and sterling opened at 5.15 percent with call money at 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Congress
Real bargains in linens and other merchandise sale
Moling and Cather advertise affordable linens and goods in a local sale. A wanted notice seeks a good home for a pretty male puppy, partly collie, with contact phone 41 1. Includes classified style brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather's
Roosevelts Congress Message Pushes Recovery Program
Washington state Roosevelts message to Congress urges rigid continuation of the recovery program. New York stock markets react as investors watch Capitol Hill. Los Angeles searches for flood victims and rehabilitates the stricken area. Baltimore detectives prepare to arrest a Mrs. Brumbley killing. Morgan doctor dies in Martinsburg region. Skyline drive views to be set by architects. London reports death of King Tut tomb explorer. Shanghai orders evacuation of missionaries. Havana leader Gran San Martin to resign in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Capitol
Los Angeles
LaGuardia
Baltimore
Margaret Brumbley
Eastern Shore
Martinsburg
W. Va
Morgan Morgan
Berkeley
Hampshire
Skyline Drive
London
Arthur Edward Pearse Brown Weigall
King Tut
Detroit U D C Presents Judge With U S Flag
George E Bushnell born in Salem Virginia and former Winchester resident sworn in as Michigan Supreme Court of Appeals judge. He was elected on the Democratic ticket and first southern birth to hold the Michigan high bench. United Daughters of the Confederacy Detroit chapter presented a silken U S flag to be displayed behind his chair in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Bushnell
Salem
Winchester
Supreme Court of Appeals
Mich
Bushnell
Detroit
Lansing
Death Summons Man Who Saw Tut's Tomb Opened
London reports the death toll linked to the 1922 opening of Tutankhamun's tomb rising to 20 with Arthur Edward Pearse Weizgall's death at 53 after a long illness. Friends note the timing mirrors the Tutankhamun curse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut
Associated Press
London
Tut- Ankh-Amen
Egypt
Arthur Edward Pearse
Weigall
Weizgall
7000 Engaged In Rehabilitation Of Flood Areas
An army of 7000 men was organized to search for victims and rehabilitate flood ravaged districts in Los Angeles after New Year’s Day floods. A death toll of 36, 75 missing, and 50 seriously injured were reported to city and county officials as workmen were dispatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Addresses Joint Session Read First Annual Message
President Roosevelt appears before a joint session to deliver his first annual message as chief magistrate. He denounces tax evaders and speaks of policy progress while showing pessimism about world affairs and limited hope for peace progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Roosevelt speech sentences on recovery reform and progress
President Roosevelt outlines forward moving reforms in his address to Congress. He calls for modernization of social and economic arrangements and notes child labor abolition and bank stability under federal protection. He warns against ruinous industrial rivalries that harm the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt asks Congress for strict recovery drive and tax evasion crackdown
President Roosevelt, addressing Congress, urges stringent regulation to curb tax dodgers and corrupt officials while continuing recovery efforts. He says NRA may be revised but remains permanent and outlines aims to move from relief to works and private employment. World tensions dampen outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
UW. A
F. A. Shryock
Bowers
C. and P. Telephone Company
Members of State Control
Commission
U. S
Shenandoah Co
Strasburg Vicinity
Kichine
Meliwaine
Iwuaas
Indange
Tevait
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!