President's landslide fete sparks nationwide dance tickets
Chief Executive will speak during the program broadcast at 11.15 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets are selling fast for the local dance as part of the nationwide celebration.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1934
Page
1
Plans Shaped For Ball Here Tuesday Night
A birthday ball for President Roosevelt is planned for Tuesday night at the George Washington Hotel. Mayor C R Anderson leads the committee with tickets at $1 per couple available through drug stores and civic clubs. Roosevelt will speak on a radio program at 11 15 p m and the host hotel may air the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hotel
C. R. Anderson
Virginia
Winchester
Roosevelt
Birthday Ball Drive Honors President Roosevelt Nationwide
Special to The Star reports a nationwide surge for birthday balls to honor President Roosevelt turning 52 on January 30. About 6,000 balls in nearly 3,500 communities aim to fund Warm Springs Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, with Col. Henry S. Doherty leading the effort and a 344 pound birthday cake delivery planned for Warm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Carl Bycir
Direcor
Warm Springs
Warm Springs Foundation
Col
Henry S. Doherty
National Committee
Doherty
United States
Land
President Roosevelt
Henry L. Doherty
12 Best Beers Free Delivery and Low Prices
The notice promotes a beer sale with free delivery and the lowest prices. It lists contact as PHONE 1444 and mentions LP 1 27 4T as part of the line. No further details.
Dorton dies of heart failure near Kernstown
Charles Aston Dorton 57 of Kernstown area died of heart failure after plowing in an orchard. He lived in Frederick county after moving from Russell county Virginia 14 years ago. Survived by wife Maggie Jenkins and five children. Funeral set for Kernstown Methodist Church with Mount Hebron burial and named pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Frederick County
Charles Aston Dorton
Valley Pike
Mr. Dorton
B. B. Dutton
Russell County
Dorton
Virginia
Castlewood
Wm. B
Margaret Garrett Dorton
Maggie E. Jenkins
Margaret Smith
Charles Dorton
Thelma Dorton
Emmett Dorton
Ana Edith Dorton
Kernstown Methodist Episcopal Church
South
C. C. Bush
Guy M. Morrow
The
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Dean Adams
Ira Smallwood
W. J. Lupton
Allen and Howell Bond
Arthur Carper
R. S. Smith
C. Grattan Crawford
S. M. Chiles
J. W. Cammer
Harry Steele
Carson Keyser
Endeavorers Sponsor Special Sunday Program at United Brethren
The United Brethren Church hosts a special Sunday evening program at 7:30 with Christian Endeavor societies presenting in the main auditorium. Speaker C B Carr will discuss What Price War, featuring Evva Stouffer on violin, and performances by Miss Garnet Hamrick, Miss Nancy Gano, Miss Ruth Anderson, and a male quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Societies of Christian Endeavor
C. B. Carr
Evva Stouffer
Fremont Dick
Carl T. Cather
Granville Cather
Edwin Fr. Ritter
Christian Endeavor Societies
Popular Books At The Handley Library
The Handley Library suggests several recently received reads. Eve La Gallienne’s At 33 is an autobiography, Peter Fleming's Brazilian Adventures a book of the month, Beverly Campbell's Virginia Oddities, Madison Grant's Conquest of a Continent, Anne Parrish's Sea Level fiction, and Hillel Bernstein's L'Affaire Jones humorous fiction from Literary Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Eve la Gallienne
Peter Fleming
Beverly Campbell
Continent
Madison Grant
Anne Parrish
L'Affaire Jones
Hillel Bernstein
Literary Guild Book
Rhodes Drug Co Opens All Day Sunday
Rhodes Drug Co announces Sunday hours with all day service at 373 Auto Delivery. The notice signals extended access for customers seeking pharmacy and related goods throughout the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes Drug CO
Lineberg Estate Divided Among Heirs in Frederick County
W Virginia law guided the chancery division of the late Barney R. Lineberg’s estate in Frederick County. Commissioner W Erle Edwards apportioned personal property among 53 heirs with sums from 1470.36 to 20.42, while two farms of 134 and 28 acres will be sold and proceeds divided similarly. R S Smith is administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Erle Edwards
Winchester
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Barney R. Lineberg
Lineberg
Wardensville
Virginia
Philip Williams
R.S. Smith
Nora Orn
Im Eeneberg
P. H. Lineberg
Acs Orndorff
Lillie Pitcock
Tamson Wisecarver
Hazel Jenkins
Fred S. Lineberg
William Martin Wisecarver
Ellen Ambrose
Susan Polhamus
James Lineberg
Two Shot When Police Nip Plot At Hagerstown
Two men were shot after police nabbed an alleged safe cracking attempt at a bottling plant in Hagerstown Maryland. Nine plain clothes officers trapped the suspects using sawn off shotguns and opened fire as they tried to flee. One man identified as A J Jones 36 of New York was hit. the other refused to give a name. A tip led to the capture and officers used a signal to illuminate the building before the chase began. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hagerstown
A. J. Jones
New York
Clarence Emmett
Jones
Return from a trip through the South
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McCarty and daughter Geraldine McCarty of Sunnyside plus their uncle Robert Kremer of Carper's Valley have returned from an extended tour of southern states. They visited Fort Benning Georgia and met Staff Sergeant Dallas Kremer, and also toured Atlanta and other southern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton McCarty
Geraldine McCarty
Sunnyside
Robert Kremer
Carper's Valley
Dallas Kremer
Fort Benning
Atlanta
Thieves Steal Police Weapons From Boston Auto Show
Three gunmen looted the Massachusetts state police exhibit at the Boston auto show and escaped with a machine gun four shotguns and several bombs. They held two watchmen at pistol point during a planned raid as they loaded weapons into a waiting car. The display featured the latest police gear in crime fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Peculiar 18th Century Customs Highlight Quaker Objector and Land Traditions
The piece recalls 1700s practices from Washington's Fort Necessity era. A Quaker guard refused a musket, was bound, and kept in gaol as an example. It notes odd rents paid in peppercorns and Saint Michael feast days. Land transfers required a twig and turf as symbolic turnover.
Federal urged to control holding groups under water power act
The Power Commission urged federal jurisdiction over holding and affiliated service companies that dominate licensed water power projects. It said intercorporate relations obscure construction costs and audit data, hindering review of licenses and necessitating expanded supervisory authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
The
Power Commission
Congress
Commission
Glances At News of Day
Two safe crackers are shot as they try to flee the scene of an attempted robbery in Hagerstown. In Boston three gunmen loot the Massachusetts State Police exhibit and seize a machine gun four shotguns and bombs. The Federal Power Commission urges Congress to grant federal control over holding and service companies dominating other firms. President Roosevelt signals willingness for a political deal uniting his Democrats with the Northwest Independents. A monetary bill is expected to pass the Senate. Premier Chautemps resigns in Paris. Reichbishop Mueller aims to rule Prussia with Goering's help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Boston
Massachusetts
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Northwest
Senate
Weather outlook for week in Atlantic states
Washington reports a generally fair week for the North and Middle Atlantic States with rain likely in the middle Atlantic region later. Colder conditions expected Monday and Tuesday, gradual warming midweek, then warmer Thursday and Friday, turning cold again by Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Staes
Rev Dr Thomas Chosen Delegate To Synod Meeting
The Rev Dr Luther A Thomas pastor of Grace Lutheran Church was elected as a clerical delegate from the Virginia Synod to the ninth biennial convention of the Lutheran Church in America to be held next fall in Savannah Georgia. Also noted were other delegates and officers elected at the Roanoke meeting with discussion on temperance in the synod and several ordination candidates named Karl Teufel James L Link and Martin Zirkle among those to be ordained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther A. Thomas
Grace Lutheran Church
Virginia Synod
Lutheran Church In America
Savannah
Thomas
Synod
Roanoke
Snyder Alleman
Trinity Church Group
Stephens City
C. E. Seastrunk
Albin
Gravel Group
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
St. Mark's Church
J. A. Morehead
Salem
World Lutheran Convention
Minor C. Miller
Bridgewater
Virginia Council of Religious Education
J. P. Derrick
Woodstock
Kerlin
New Market
Karl ©. Teufel
Jone
James L. Link
Shi Town
W. Va
Martin Ther Zirkle
Fay
Angast S
Protestants of Prussia Put In United Church
Berlin reports Reichbishop Ludwig Mueller issued a decree placing 19 000 000 Prussian Protestants in the United Church under his authority with Minister Peter Goering aiding. The move aims to end factional church disputes as opposition pastors face suspension and pulpits are freed from political use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chautemps
Berlin
Ludwig Mueller
Goering
Prussia
Associated Press
Reichbishop
United Church
Mueller
NOW ON DISPLAY 1934 DODGE TRUCKS AT PINE MOTOR CO
Pine Motor Co at the corner of Braddock and Cecil displays 1934 Dodge trucks for sale. The show includes various models and prices, inviting buyers to inspect features and capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Motor, CO
Cor, Braddock & Cecil Sts
Pine Motor Coo
Braddock & Cecil
Endorsement by Johnson signals new party alignment
Washington reports administration backing for California independent Sen Hiram Johnson as personal support to Roosevelt hints at a potential union of Democratic and Republican independents. Speculation grows that a new party division could emerge with Norris of Nebraska and other western independents involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Independent of
California
Hiram Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Farley
West
Northwest
New Order
Norris
Nebraska
Acre of Grass Is Burned Over Menacing Nearby Homes
Just before noon the fire department fought a grass fire on the J. Henkel and Emmett L. Henry land along Whitlock avenue. The blaze burned about an acre, threatening two houses but causing no major damage to C. F. I. Patton and C. F. Shenck properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henkel
Emmett L. Henry
Whitlock Avenue
C. F. I. Patton
C. F. Shenck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. A. Dorton
Kerns
United Brethren Endeavorers
Pure Food
Barney Lineberg
Plymoth
Fort Necessity
Sheep Hill
Catholic Cemetery
Saint Michael the Archangel
Winchester Evening Star
Col.chas. B
Loudoun Street
U.S
Dr.Thomas
Virginia Lutherans
Liquor
DODGE
Sen. Johnson
Democratic Independent Union
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