Red Cross support pledged for 1930 Apple Blossom Festival
Robert Y. Conrad Post of the American Legion pledges help to the 1930 Apple Blossom Festival and backs the Red Cross. Norfolk-area church revival at Market Street Methodist Church with Rev Lineweaver speaking on Hear Ye Him. Local license plate demand continues as Chamber of Commerce office stays open late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Red Cross
Boyce Agricultural High
Chamber of Commerce
Five Years Ago Highlights from January 24 1926
Three prisoners at the local jail robbed a cellmate while asleep of 55 dollars. The Winchester branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seeks new members. A night prowler has been seen in basements of local homes. J Harvey Canter hosted the Willing Workers Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church South at his home. Postmaster candidates include Miss Elizabeth Kern H M Sartelle John H Seal Jr H C Stouffer W E Cather Roland C Ryan and John A Kern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
J. Harvey Canter
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Elizabeth Kern
H. M. Sartelle
John H. Seal
Zeppelins Raid London Part Of Ongoing Air War
Miss Mary Bruce Baker appears in a Lansdowne Pennsylvania minstrel show for Presbyterian Church relief. C A Heller and Company advertise a $16,000 shoe sale. Miss Carter B Conrad appeals for tobacco for European soldiers. Julius A Bantz sells his North Main street business to C A Heller and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary Bruce Baker
Lansdowne
Presbyterian Church
C. A. Heller and Company
Carter B. Conrad
Europe
Julius A. Bantz
North Main Street
Twenty Five Years Ago January 24 1906 Star circulation
The Star announced a circulation of 2819. Auditors listed were H E Green John I Sloat S R Atwell H H Baker Charles A Heller and James P Reardon. Herbert S Larrick named principal speaker for the Reuss banquet February 11. A J Tavenner chopped the end of a finger while cutting wood behind his Bantz Row office. Market Street Methodist Church Sunday school held a social at Mrs J P Sartelle. Senator Thomas S Martin was reelected to the United States Senate by the Virginia Legislature, nominated by Delegate R E Byrd Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
H. E Green
John I Sloat
S. R. Atwell
H. H Baker
Charles A. Heller
James P. Reardon
Herbert S. Larrick
Reuss
United States
A. J. Tavenner
Bantz Row
Market Street
J. P. Sartelle
Thomas S. Martin
United States Senate
Virginia
R. E. Byrd, Sr
Rosenberger Guests Visit From Winchester and West Virginia
Rosenberger Va January 24. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs J B Snapp included Mrs Ida Good Miss Lora Good Mrs Alice Good and sons John and Charles of Winchester and Miss Mae Ashwood of West Virginia The Frys and their children spent Sunday at Paweatt Gap and Maddy Jar Edison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett
Paul Smoke
Mamie Smoke
William Smoke
I. B. Frye
B. H. Keller
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Virginia Orndoff
Annie Clowser
Winchester
Seastrunk
J. B. Snapp
Loring Clowser
Virgil Malone
Millville
J F Racey Rites Held Wednesday At Gravel Spring
Funeral for James Franklin Racey of Star Tannery was held Wednesday at Gravel Springs Church at 2 PM with burial in the cemetery. He died at Memorial Hospital Winchester after illness lasting weeks and survived by his widow three daughters and three sons, plus a sister, brother and several half relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Franklin Racey
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Gravel Springs
Mr. Racey
Star Tannery
William and
Louisa Fry Racey
Shenandoah County
Charles Stine
Ione Brill
Zepp
Hazel
John
Westernport
Eston
Germania
W. Va
Claud
Lemuel Day
Moorefield
Joseph
St. Luke
Howard Racey
Woodstock
Riley Orndorff
Washington, D. C
J. W. Hottel
Strasburg
Tea and visits mark Millwood social week
Mrs Richard P Whiting and Miss Mary Woolfolk hosted tea for Mrs Don Lewis Johns Hopkins graduate nurse, joined by several Millwood guests. Rev and Mrs Chambers plan residence at Christ Church after Feb 14 while Mr Roland G Mitchell travels to Texas and New Orleans. Blue Ridge hounds met at The Vineyard woods with a small, lively field visiting Red Gate and Lakeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Carson
Riverton
George H Burwell, Jr
Mt. Airy
O’f. Randolph
Percy Randolph
Berryville
Lakeville
Red Gate
Drury Home
Hunt
Hugh M. Nelson
Lone Stand
B. O'F. Randolph
Percy Charington Randolph
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Apple Orchard Land
Herman H. Hable
Loudoun Street
Johns Hopkins
American Tobacco Company
Shenannoah Valley
Hamman’s Dollar Store
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
Hott
Megr
North Loudoun St
Warner Bros
Capitol
Alice White
Paul Page
Myrna Loy
Vitaphone
Warner Bros. Capitol Theatre
Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery
Graham McNamee
Capitol News
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main Street
AJA SE
Apple Storage Corp. Inc
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Counsellors
E. Boscawen Street
Richmond, VA
Central Nat. Bank
F. Shryock, Solicitor
Sergeant’s Sale
Ebert
Amherst
Cole Sedan Automobile
Lee Barr
Fruit Growers
Boyd R. Richards & Company
Anpé
Bob
Cody
Natalie Kingston
Lane Chandler
Grand Old West
Rosenberger
J. F
Millwood
Dad Doen
North
Cameron
Hela Py Deulion
Farmers & Merchants National
Brown & Fisher
Gray & Sheetz
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