Handley Library reports record 70,005 books loaned in 1930
Handley Library's annual meeting reveals 70,005 books loaned in 1930, a historic peak averaging 228 per day. Librarian C Vernon Eddy presents the seventeenth annual report noting 20,693 volumes on open shelves and a 57.7 percent population increase in Winchester, with city funds pledged to sustain library services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Handley Board of Trustees
C. Vernon Eddy
R. Gray Williams
Vernondy
Miss. Ed
GC. Gibson
George W. Wry
M. M. Lynch
T. J. Cooper
Shirley Carter
Harry F. Byrd
H. Douglas Fuller
John I. Sloat
T. Russell Cather
H. B. McCormac
Handley
Winchester
Baltimore Firefighters Nip a Blaze In Bud
Firefighters battled a basement fire in a four story brick building on Charles street drawing three alarms. The blaze endangered nearby properties including the Baltimore Post building damaged two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Fire Fighters
Associated Press
Baltimore
Charles Street
Timore Post
Sleepless Stangle Drives Graham Six 834 Miles
Stangle has logged 834 miles in the Graham Six since Monday afternoon and aims to reach 125 hours of continuous travel by 8 PM Saturday January 17. He has toured nearby towns drawing strong public interest in endurance testing and the car. Police will release him at the Pine Motor Co in Braddock Street where he will sleep in a room arranged by Swimley after the long drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stangle
C. W. Hollis
Graham
Pine Motor Company
South Braddock Street
Fiat Swimley
Furner
Cemetery Association to Elect Bank Trustee at Meeting
The Pine Grove Cemetery Association calls all soliciting committee members to meet at Mrs. W. O. Parlett’s home on North Braddock Street next Saturday January 17 at 12 o'clock. A bank will be chosen as permanent trustee and other business will be conducted as the fund grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Grove
Deer Found Dead In Roadway Near Mount Williams
Two men returning to Wardensville West Virginia discovered a large buck dead in the roadway near Mount Williams with two dogs nearby. The deer had collapsed after being chased by the dogs and its antlers were torn off. Game Warden Pingley took the carcass to his home for charity, as selling the carcass is illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Wardensville
West Virginia
Mount Williams
Pingley
Rescue squads organized by Winchester fire companies
The Winchester volunteer fire department forms rescue squads in four companies to provide prompt aid after fires. Edgar A Crowl will train five men per company with one substitute, totaling 20 on scene and four waiting. Tonight at 8 at Reuss Engine Company hall begins the first lesson, with weekly sessions for six weeks and call for additional classes as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department
Edgar A. Crowl
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Reuss Engine Company
Friendship Fire Company
Lester Forney
Laurens Jones
John Eagle
Robert Eagle
Marion Anderson
Ryland Conner
South End Hose Company
O. H. Lewis, Sr
Wiliam Godhenour
Lewis Clowser
O. H. Lewis, Jr
Frank Foreman
John Shine
Rouss Fire Company
James Fairfax
John Owen
Alen Carter
Fred Mason
Ralph Grubbs
Dan Haley
Sarah Zane Fire Company
George Taylor
Carlton Manuel
G. H. Triplett
Elwood
Masoer Mishall Carper
T. Patton
Religious Pageant To Be Repeated At Mount Carmel Church
A grand religious pageant will be repeated Thursday night at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church at 8 30 p m The theme centers on the power of God over sin and warns of wealth and worldly pleasures. The story features a 70 year old man named Hate who believes wealth gives power over the divine. Proceeds benefit Mount Carmel Church with committee members Annie Jefferson Hattie Fields Rev S B Spriggs and William M Waites arranging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church
Mount Carmel Church
Annie Jefferson
Hattie Fields
Spriggs
Blanche Gibson
William M. Waites
Apple Market Totals and Export Prices From Liverpool
Cargo Cedric arrived in good condition and demand remains strong. Prices listed for Yorks, Ben Davis, Staymans, Ganos, Romes, and baskets in both bulk and smaller lots with exchange rate noted. Also mentions oranges grapefruit and storage services with contact lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Cooper
Harnden & Company
Liverpool
Yorks
Ben Davis
Staymans
Ganos
Romes
G. R. Cooper, Harnden & Company
England
Scotland
Dried Apple Pomace Offered by Shenandoah Valley Vinegar
Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Corp lists dried apple pomace as a home product priced at 15 dollars per ton. The notice notes the item as a byproduct likely intended for sale to households or small producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Vinegar Corp
Wissler Rites Held At Mount Hebron For Mount Jackson Man
Funeral services were held at Mount Hebron Cemetery for John L. Wissler of Mount Jackson a noted Shenandoah Valley orchardist and businessman. The Rev. Robert B. Nelson and Rev. Brown led the Episcopal rites with interment in the family lot and pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hebron
John L. Wissler
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr. Brown
Woodstock Episcopal Church
Baltimore and Ohio
Wissler
Protestant Episcopal Church
William W. Glass
Wilbur Cather
Judge Harrison
Shirley Carter
R.oe Wilah B. B. Dutton
T. B. Patton
E. C. Stuart
W. D. Myers
R. A. Shafer
James Kuykendall
F. H. Wissler
Boyd Richards
H. R. Kern
George E. Petley
Bethlehem Co Cited In Cases of Large Bonuses
Newark New Jersey January 14 An order signed by Vice Chancellor Backes requires Bethlehem Steel Corporation and 13 officers and directors to show cause January 27 why they did not account for bonuses totaling 36493668. Four stockholders sought refunds and a temporary injunction was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Backes
Physician blamed by radio fans for interference in Winchester
Dr. Chas R Anderson, a noted physician, told a special City Council session that radio interference in Winchester is blamed on his X ray device though it would be inactive. He offered to help curb interference and proposed a lead lined room. The council ordered a survey of all interference sources by the Radio Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Anderson
Winchester
Council
Anderson
Council Council
Oteers
Dr. Anderson
He Connell
Mi Re
W. A. Sale
Rosenberger
Radio Commission
E. A. Crowl
The
Los Angeles Feeds Flight Page On First Run Since overhaul
The naval airship Los Angeles lifted off from Lakehurst on its first flight since November. Its course took it over New York Philadelphia and the New Jersey coast as part of a ten week overhaul ahead of a Panama maneuvers voyage. In Virginia Perry Housden 86 is described as father of 22 children with twins triplets and many offspring reflecting Roosevelt era family policy.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Panama
Luray
Roosevelt
Perry Housden
Mr. Housden
Housden
Sale of Union Bank stock by Dunn and Duvall
The undersigned will sell 55 shares of Union Bank of Winchester stock at 12:00 M. Saturday January 17, 1931 in front of the County Court House. Terms: Cash. Dunn and Duvall, Auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Union Bank of Winchester
Dunn & Duvall
Better Respect for Authority Urged as Urgent
Reverend E T Clark challenged a large Grace Lutheran audience to stricter respect for authority citing a dark ages of self rule. He warned decline in parental and church authority harms families and churches while urging loyalty, sacrifice, and support for local charity via Red Cross offerings tonight at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Grace Lutheran Church
S. L. Flickinger
A. E. Lambert
L. A. Thomas
Clark
Christ
Edward Bailey Martinsburg Printer Dies in Harrisburg
Edward Patrick Bailey a Martinsburg native and longtime printer and linotype operator died in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at about age 53. Funeral and burial occurred there. He left two sisters Mrs William E Phillips Harrisburg and Mrs Guy Zimmerman Washington a half brother Frank Bailey Pittsburgh and half sister Mrs A C Zimmerman North High Street. He previously worked for the Martinsburg Statesman Martinsburg World and The Journal and was among the first compositors at The Evening Star Winchester. His mother died in Martinsburg years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harrisburg
Edward Patrick Bailey
Bailey
William E. Phillips
Guy Zimmerman
Washington
Frank Bailey
Pittsburgh
A. C. Zimmerman
North High Street
Martinsburg Statesman
Martinsburg World
Journal
Evening Star
Winchester
Local Firemen Seek Office for Convention Week
Winchester Fire Department requests a donated office to handle the large volume of business for the Virginia State and Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Conventions. Attendees from four states are expected, making this the busiest week in Winchester's history. Interested donors should contact the Winchester Fire Department through the Convention Committee in Winchester, Virginia.
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Winchester Fire Department
Virginia
Cumberland Valley
Winchester
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Great Snowfall in Buffalo Area
Buffalo area faced its third major storm this winter with over two feet of snow. Drifts reached half the height of houses, roads and highways were blocked, and pheasant populations faced starvation in Erie county as officials reported widespread disruption.
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Buffalo
Associated Press
N. Y
Lake Erie
Erie County
Game Society
Budget Passed by City Council in 1931 Session
City Council met with Vice President Harper chairing as President Glaize was in Europe. They ratified a prior budget passage after delays and debated reducing a $100 miniature golf license tax. Fire hose purchasing up for bids and sewer rental rates asked for extension. City manager selection and jail improvements discussed with contract signing pending President Glaize's return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Chas. H. Harper
Fred L. Glaize
Europe
Beverley
Finance Committee
Rosenberger
Messrs
Rhodes Huntsberry
Robert Kremer
Council
Page
Messrs. Martin
Fabric Hose Company
Cammersfield
Hewett Rubber
Mar Fhapan
Ian Peri
Miller
J . Dettra
League of Virginia
Allen
Harper
City County
Ragan
C. I. Brumback
Board of Supervisors
Hollis
Glaize
Special Gospel Services Held by Local Clergy
Special gospel services conducted by Misses M McGregor and E Kelley are held in the hall of the South End Hose Company on West Monmouth Street at 7 30 o clock each evening this week. The public is invited to attend. Mr D B Yates of Norfolk Va is a guest at Hotel Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. McGregor
E. Kelley
South End Hose Company
West Monmouth Street
D. B. Yates
Norfolk, Va
Hotel Jack
Federated Fruit Concern Faces Financial Troubles and Debts
The New York Packer reports Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers Inc owed about 2 million dollars to three New York banks. Shipments from Florida Texas California Georgia and the northwest supported peak tonnage around 32 000 cars yearly but many debts remained unpaid with brokers claiming continued nonpayment. Bankers plan reorganization as Frozen assets and unpaid brokerage claims bog down the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Packer
Packet T
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc
New York
Federated
Florida
Texas
Calif
Georgia
Northwest
Arthur R. Rulé
Crutchfield and Woolfolk
Pittsburgh
North American Fruit Exchange
Federated, Fruit, and Vegetable Growers, Inc
Fed
Hillcrest Hogs Advertises Pigs and Shoats for Sale
Fine large sows with pigs Poland China Duroc cross eight pig litter priced at 65 dollars. Sow with eleven pigs 70 dollars. Also ten shoats. T. B. Chester sows with pigs. Deliver reasonable distance. Geo. W. Bowly Hillcrest Orch. Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland-China
T. B. Chester
Geo. W. Bowly
Hillcrest Orch
Winchester
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Charles Ashley
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, D. C
Graham Car
H. P. Ballinger
New Haven, Conn
Ahangton Hotel
Surrey
APPLE
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Corp
Wuenester
Bxs Bskts
London
Glasgow
Hull
Southampton
Manchester
Bobby
George E. Marshall
Bobby Jones
Emperor of Gots Ia
the Evening Star
Loudoun Street
Jan
W. L. Dudley
Red Cross
Edward Bailey
Star
Federated Fruit Concern
Millan
Gray Silver
Packer
Hillcrest Hogs
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