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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1931

Page

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Apple growing in Europe shows a large increase

European growers are rapidly expanding apple production as the continent shifts to cultivate apples for market. The United States has long dominated European sales, but a study by the U S Department of Agriculture notes intensifying European efforts in Italy Austria Germany Greece and other nations, signaling a broader global apple push.

Congress United States Department of Agriculture United States Europe Italy Spain France Austria Germany Greece Canada Australia F. A Motz Department of Agriculture Motz

Public Auction At James A Lawyer Farm Berryville Va

Public auction to be held on Tuesday January 13 at 10 oclock four miles west of Berryville Virginia on Senseney road. Items include farming implements household furniture and some antique pieces conducted by T C LA Admr Of J W Lawyer Estate.

James A. Lawyer Berryville Senseney Road T. C. LA , Admr J. W. Lawyer Estate

Special Sale of Vanata Baby Garments

Margaret L Hodgs on announces a special sale of Vanata baby garments. Information on dates and locations is limited in the text.

Vanata Baby Garments Margaret L. Hodgson

Prohibition Lecture Highlights Moral Miracle Claim

Dr Wilson, speaking at Market Street Methodist Church, urged that prohibition better enforces morality than licensing. He argued ten years of dry law cleaned vice, reduced politics corruption, and called American prohibition the moral miracle of the twentieth century. The event, held on the prohibition anniversary, drew a full audience and was reported with a complete text on page 6.

Board of Temperance and Public Morals The Methodist Episcopal Church Market Street Methodist Church Wilson Rick County Ministerial Association Winchester Ministerial Association Morris Lineweaver Winchester Association Market Street P. R. Diehl Frederick County Dee Wilson

Funeral Services Saturday For Mrs S D O Neal

Edith Jackson O Neal wife of Samuel D O Neal of Vaucluse died at her home after a long illness She was daughter of Dr and Mrs Thomas J Jackson of Chicago Services at 2 pm from the Vaucluse home conducted by Rev Dr F T McFaden and Rev Allen Jones Interment in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City Pallbearers listed.

Edith Jackson O'Neal Samuel D. O’neal Vaucluse Thomas J. Jackson Chicago F. T. McFaden Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church, This City, and the Rev. Allen Jones Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church O'Neal Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City C. Vernon Eddy Frank B. Crawford J. William Sibert F. Estes Kline William Stickley Claude B. Stickley

New House For Sale In Town By Stry & Wagner

Six room house with modern conveniences including hot water heat offered as a bargain for a good home. STRI AND WAGNER advertise the property in a local sale notice.

Stri & Wagner

B. and C. Bread Ad Highlights Pure Quality

A brief ad touts B. and C. Bread as 100 percent pure, toothsome, and tasty, signaling a promotional snack offer to readers.

Bank stock national fruit product public auction notice

Public Auction Saturday Jan 10 at 12 oclock Court House. Twenty shares National Fruit Product Co Twelve shares Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co sold in blocks to suit purchaser Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. 1-7-1p-31 nam

Court House National Fruit Product’ Co., ii Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co Dunn & Duvall Nam

Shenandoah Valley Academy Basketball Schedule Listed

NINE GAMES ARE LISTED BY 3. QUINT FOR 1331 NINE GAMES ARE LISTED BY 3. QUINT FOR 1331 h thirteen men out for the fall and nine games scheduled for the current season the basketball team of Shenandoah Valley Academy is looking forward to a in and successful Five of games will be played in the gym Lee and R. Arias are monogram men from the 1930 squad while others out for the team this year include Brazier Williams Todman Baldwin Perrine McGill Robinson Stedman Boorman and M. Arias. Coach Marshall is taking his boys through routine practice every day in preparation for the opening game with Swavely Institute Manassas on Monday night January 12. All Home Games In Afternoon The first home game will be played by the S. V. A. five on January 16 when they hope to meet the quint from Boyce High School. This contest and all other home tilts will get under way promptly at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the academy gymnasium. The season schedule as announced today is January 12 Swavely Institute at Manassas. January 16 Boyce High School here. Pending January 21 Shepherdstown High School here. February 2 St. James Academy at St. James Md. February 5 Randolph-Macon Academy at Front Royal. February 9 Episcopal High School at Alexandria. February 14 Swavely Institute here. February 23 Woodberry Forest Academy at Orange Va. February 26 Randolph-Macon Academy here.

Shenandoah Valley Academy Lee R. Arias Brazier Williams Todman Baldwin Perrine McGill Robinson Stedman Boorman M. Arias Marshall Swavely Institute Manassas Boyce High School Academy Gymnasium Shepherdstown High School St. James Academy St. James Randolph-Macon Academy Front Royal Episcopal High School Alexandria Woodberry Forrest Academy Orange

Death summons Miss Emma Eddy at her home

Miss Emma Alice Eddy longtime Frederick county resident died after several months illness at her North Loudoun street home aged elder. Survived by sister Miss Laura Virginia Eddy and brothers Theodore F. Eddy and William Morgan Eddy with one sister Mrs Fannie Pierce Knight deceased years ago. Funeral Saturday 11 am from North Loudoun street home with Rev E J Clark officiating, Mount Hebryn Cemetery interment. Pallbearers listed. Mr Mark Bowman Harrisburg visiting on business.

Emma Alice Eddy Frederick County North Loudoun Street Miss Eddy Robert Eddy Laura Virginia Eddy Theodore F. Eddy William Morgan Eddy Fannie Pierce Knight West Chester Trenton N. J First Baptist Church of Winchester North Loudoun Street E. J. Clark Mount Hebryn Cemetery John I. Sloat Charles L. Nicodemus Philip Williams Vernon Eddy Harry C. Stoutrer H. B. McCormac William Pierce Ridgeway

Death of Philip H Ritter Veteran Confederate Soldier

Philip H Ritter a long ill and bedridden resident of Frederick County died at 9 45 PM at his Chambersville home age eighty nine. A veteran of the Civil War he joined Company K Fifth Virginia Infantry Stonewall Brigade later served in cavalry and removed a bullet from his knee with a pocketknife after self surgery. He leaves three sons James Albert Ernest and be others and two daughters Mrs John Quick and Grace Ritter. Funeral at 2 PM Sunday at Round Hill Methodist Church with Rev Diehl officiating and Mount Hebron interment.

Philip H. Jer Prederick - Cousey Erie Chambersville Ritter Fifth Virginia Infantry Stonewall George W. Kurtz Winchester Jon Vilda Clark Frederick County James O Albert Ritter Ernest Ritter Narrows John Quick Fannie Keckley Loring S. Herman Philip H Ritter, Jr Cover Ritter United

Massacre Reported in Southern Kansu By AP

Peiping dispatch says thirty thousand people were massacred in south Kansu over nine months by forces led by Mohammedan leader Mating Hsien. Bandits seized 20,000 women and famine killed at least 30,000 others. Nanking plans a punitive expedition. Paul Mellon to join his father's bank after giving up literature.

Peiping China South Kansu Mating Hsien Nanking Paul Mellon Treasury

House Leaders Clash Over Food Loan Drought Aid

New York Representative LaGuardia accuses a Senate drought relief food loan of discrimination as House leaders stall on conference. He proposes a $30 million Red Cross food aid bill while others push seed and fertilizer loans and broader urban relief.

Associated Press Washington House Senate Wood Appropriations Committee Laguardia New York American Red Cross Representative Fish Republican Farm Board Red Cross House Appropriations Committee

War veteran Earl S Lewis dies after heart attack in Winchester

Earl Smelz Weenie Lewis 37 a World War veteran and former Shenandoah Valley Academy instructor died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. He served in France and taught history and Latin at the academy before joining J and H Goodwin exporters. He leaves a brother William H Lewis of Cumberland Md.

Earl Smelz Weenie Lewis Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester Memorial Hospital Institut Amea

Effort To End Welsh Mine Strike Fails

Cardiff Wales January 9 Negotiations to settle the South Wales coal strike collapsed this afternoon after miners and owners failed to agree on a detail. The split centered on a miner demand for an independent chairman to preside over wage cut decisions on a proposed new conciliation board.

Associated Press Cardiff Wales Great South Wales

Boxing Champs Said to Keep Late Hours

Commentary notes that several boxing champions are reputed to work late and laments that the sport is in decline as fighters reportedly struggle to maintain discipline and training routines.

Noted Sculptor Edward Valentine Honored by Daughters of the Confederacy

Rev Dr McFaden reviews the life of sculptor Edward V Valentine at a Daughters of the Confederacy meeting hosted by Mrs George W Kurtz in Virginia. The group set a Lee birthday program with a church service January 19 and a George Washington Hotel address by the reverend.

Turner Ashby Daughters of the Confederacy George W. Kurtz South Loudoun Street Edward V. Valentine Frank T. McFaden Robert E. Lee Virginia Medical College of Richmond Florence Berlin Royal Academy of Fine Arts Jefferson’ Davis Davis Memorial New Orleans James J. Audubon Audubon Park William Carter Wickham Monroe Park Stonewall Jackson Lexington Hugh Mercer Fredericksburg Valentine Lee Daughters of Confederacy Christ Episcopal Church Harry St. George Tucker Congress Winchester Episcopal General Lee George Washington Hotel Dr McFaden Virginia Bankers Association

Week of Prayer Series Opens On Monday Evening

The annual week of prayer services sponsored by the United Brethren Church will begin at 5:45 PM Monday January 12 on North Braddock Street. Rev George W Stover leads, with Rev R L Williamson preaching at First Christian Church. Ministers urge all to attend and pray secretly each evening.

Winchester

Cashier Robberies Reported Across Cities

A Baltimore bank robbery yielded about 15000 dollars after gunmen fled in a Cadillac with a stolen license plate. An Iowa cashier was seized from bed and forced to open a bank safe, escaping with six thousand dollars. In Kentucky a 100 man posse captured two youths who had fled Junction City Bank with one thousand dollars.

Associated Press Baltimore Commercial Savings Bank North Avenue Bay Alexander Armstrong Sean Druid Hill Park Baltimore Trust Moville Iowa D. E. Wilkins First Trust and Savings Bank Aber Wilkins Sioux City Junction City Citizens’ Bank of Roy Davis Indianapolis Robert Fields Hamilton Ontario

Four Prisoners Recaptured After Wall Escapade at West Virginia Pen

Four inmates who scaled the wall of the West Virginia peniten tiary were recaptured by state police and guards after an all night manhunt in the snow covered mountains. James Boggess 18 suffered severe cold along with his brother John Clinton 25 while Fred Morgan 32 serving a life term for murder and another unidentified man were the others who escaped. The Boggess brothers had been serving 30 years or one robbery.

Associated Press Moundsville W. Va West Virginia James Boggess John Clinton Althou Fred Morgan Boggess Brothers

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Tyrol Czechoslovakia Frederic J. Haskin Pt Gil Altouse Aviv S. D. O’neal B. & C. Bread Bank Stock National Fruit Product Tennessee F. Harry Long Memphis Miss Emma Eddy Mark Bowman Harrisonburg Philip HX Confederacy Appropriations the Evening Star Golda Richmond Massachusetts Advisory Board of Pardons Paul Richmond State Fort S. Lewis Mr. Lewis Frostburg St. John’s College Annapolis Reserve Corps United States Army Law Service In Yar J. and H. Goodwin, Ltd William H. Lewis Central Young Men's Christian Association Cumberland Dr.m'faden Tor Edward Valentine Country Spomne Junction City, By
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