Dashed to death as auto skids on Pike
Gus Pappas a prominent Greek restaurant owner in Winchester died when his car skidded on the Valley pike during a blinding snowstorm struck a board fence and overturned. His companions Mr and Mrs Katanas escaped with minor injuries as the car ploughed through the fence. The coroner said no inquest was needed. Pappas born in Athens aged about 48, a brother John Pappas runs the Greek restaurant on North Loudoun Street.
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Gus Pappas
Winchester
Valley Pike
William Maskell
Shawnee Inn
Maskell
Harry Bowers
Theodore Katanas
Katanas
Pappas
Virginia
East Piccadilly Street
Mr. Katanas
Memorial Hospital
East Lane Avenue
Piccadilly Street
National Avenue
Robi. McC. Glass
L. M. Allen
Mr. Pappas
Baltimore
Parlett
North Braddock Street
Athens
Greece
John Pappas
Dillis and Pappas
North
Loudoun Street
James
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For Sale Parlor Tables and Steam Laundry Ad
Two parlor center tables in very good condition for sale at 422 S Cameron St. Also an ad for Winchester Steam Laundry offering cleaning pressing wash-day help with phone contact 28 7.
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S. Cameron
Lyinchester
Firemen Stage Home Talent Show Set for February 16 17
A meeting of the Friendship and Sarah Zane fire companies approved a home talent show at the Empire Theatre on February 16 and 17. The United States Producing Company of Washington will supply costumes and scenes for a minstrel style program with a female interlocutor. First rehearsal is Monday night at the Friendship Fire Company upper hall with many noted locals invited to participate.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Sarah Zane Fire Companies
Empire Theatre
United States
Washington
Mullane
Senna
Friendship Fire Company
Girls’ Athletic Association
Tom Warren
William Schneider
Victor Arthur
James R. DuShane
Russell Potts
George Whitehead
Robert Barr
Andrew Bell
Roland Ryan
Ernest Thomas
John Green
Earl Lewis
Robert Eagle
Lee Fisher
Fantie McIlwee
Clay Manuel
Douglas Barnett
Andrew
Bare
Eee Ty Capper
Cosgrave Visits Philadelphia Then Valley Forge Pilgrimage
William T. Cosgrave president of the executive council of the Irish Free State made a brief stop in Philadelphia to wreath the statue of John Wanamaker at City Hall Plaza and visit Cardinal Dougherty. He then toured Valley Forge recalling Washingtons Continental Army encampment as snow fell. He walked to Mass at St John the Evangelist with only his aide Col Joseph OReilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
William T. Cosgrave
Executive Council
Boy Scout May Join Byrd on Antarctic Flight
James E. West announced at a regional conference that a Boy Scout may accompany Commander Richard E. Byrd on his planned South Pole flight. Byrd extended the invitation to older scouts and the offer was accepted, though selection method remains unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
West
Byrd
Two French Aviators Die in Plane Crash at Felix
Almeria Spain January 28 Advices received that two French airmen were killed when a Latecoere monoplane crashed at the hamlet of Felix. The report appears in a brief AP dispatch from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Almeria
Spain
Latecoere Company
Felix
Notice to dog owners 1928 taxes due with penalties
1928 dog taxes are due. A five percent penalty will be added after February 1. City Treasurer WM. T. Barr and County Treasurer Keens S. Smith issue the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. T. Barr
Treas
Keens S. Smith
County
Virginia House considers bill to abolish 800 school posts
A bill by Ashton Covell of Williamsburg proposes abolishing 800 school officials and saving over 650000 annually. It codifies Virginia school statutes, repeals 130 code sections, and shifts tax and spending authority to county boards after 1932. It also requires 160 days of school for children ages 7 to 15.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Ashton Covell
Williamsburg
Virginia
Barton Educational Survey Commission
County Boards of Supervisors
School Trustee
Dovell
State Board of Education
Byrd
Barton Commission
Virginia Bar
House
Senate
Court of Justice
Suspect Foul Play In Mandalay Rail Disaster
Forty bodies were recovered from the Mandalay Rangoon train wreck 109 miles from Rangoon. The coach casualties were mainly Indian and Burmese third class passengers. Suspicion of foul play arises after a fish plate was removed from the track, derailing the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rangoon
Burmah
1500 Reported Murdered In Two Chinese Villages
Advices from Canton province report the sacking of two border villages on the northern borders with 1,506 people killed including men women and children. No Americans were in the vicinity and no further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Canton
China
Fire Threatens Skyscrapers In Congested Center
Fire of undetermined origin swept the upper floor of a Unitedates parcels building in downtown Cleveland on January 28. The blaze caused more than 300,000 in damage and prompted a massive response including explosions from chemicals and panic among 300 prisoners at the nearby old county jail. Miss Louise Clevenger is ill at home with flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland, O
Unitedates
Louise Clevenger
Foster Guilty in Feud Violence Near Little North Mountain
In Pettycoat Gap Justice Tavenner finds Robert Foster guilty of assaulting Charles McFarland at the McFarland home near Little North Mountain. The court notes the clash stemmed from a feud linked to Foster’s brother’s marriage to McFarland’s daughter Evelyn. Foster fined 10 dollars plus costs and warned to stay away. McFarlands ordered to refrain from further provocation.
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Pettycoat Gap
Robert Foster
Charles McFarland
Little North Mountain
Tavenner
Foster
McFarland
Evelyn
Papa McFa
McFarlands
Fosters
Mr. McFarland
Mr. Foster
Pre cooling key to better apples for export trade
Special to The Star reports Department of Agriculture fruit expert Edwin Smith notes that York Imperial apples from the eastern states arrive in Europe in January in good condition due to pre cooling. He explains that cooling removed heat after picking and packing, stabilizing ripening and ensuring uniform quality during winter shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin Smith
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Liverpool
London
Mystic
Lycers
York
Atlantic
N. & W. Builds Its Own Cars To Keep Men Working
Norfolk and Western Railway continues its policy of steady employment by building 250 gondola coal cars and 30 locomotive tenders at Roanoke Virginia. Gondolas 90 ton capacity. tenders 18 000 gallon water and 26 ton coal. Work started earlier on 260 gondolas and 30 tenders. twelve tenders completed, rest due in May. Also constructing 250 all steel 50 ton automobile box cars at five to six per day. 1 000 all steel 5716 ton hopper coal cars to be rebuilt by industrial plants. bids pending with awards soon. Mrs M A Ritter of Baltimore visits Roanoke guest of Mrs James Crismore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Freeman Urges South to Hold Culture and Ban Ugly Design
Dr. Douglas Freeman speech at Handley School Auditorium in Winchester lauds Lower Valley Virginia, praises Governor Byrd and local officials, and argues beauty and culture must guide industrial progress. He critiques 19th century interior design and urges families to provide beautiful surroundings for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley School
Douglas Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
Rh. Gray Williams
South
Virginia
Lower Valley
Freeman
Lower
Byrd
R. Gray Williams
W. E. Carson
Willian Cently
State Corporation Commission
Dr. Freeman
Rotary Quartetto Sings at Christ Church Sunday
The Rotary Club quartet Hugh S. Duffey W Nelson Page William W Glass and Joseph Hodgson will perform at the 5 PM evening prayer service at Christ Episcopal Church with organ by Peter Verdenburgh Jr The choir is directed by Mrs Frank M Reynolds and attendance has grown since the 5 o clock hour was set All seats are free and the public is invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Rotary Club
Hugh S. Duffey
W. Nelson Page
William W. Glass
Joseph Hodgson
Peter Vredenburgh, Jr
Jesus
Frank M. Reynolds
Robert B. Nelson
Merga Sf
Night Golf Ball Trial Promises Safe Play
Detroit News notes a patentinous golf ball designed for night play is being tested in the field. The device aims to be practical if not mistaken for a one eyed wolf by a hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Downfall Seen as Blessing by Some Farmers
In a divided view, farmers call the predicted decrease a mixed blessing while others hail it as a source of trouble. The debate centers on economic impact, crop pricing, and regional livelihoods amid changing market pressures.
Stormy Baltimore and Midwest Cold Freeze City
Baltimore faces a driving snowstorm with seven inches logged by 8 a m and plows, streetcars, and railways mobilized to keep roads open. In Chicago a sub zero cold snaps kills four people and adds health risk as forecasters predict warmer weather tomorrow. The Knickerbocker Theatre disaster anniversary recalls 93 deaths as heavy snow hampers travel.
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Chicago
Knickerbocker Theater
Sie
Baltimore
United Railways Company
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
Rudolph ‘Krofft
St. Louis
Washington
Knickerbocker Theatre
National Capital
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Firemen
Washington Producing Company
Cosgrave
France
Moling & Seal
State
THE
Commission
Bar Association
Pepe Candal Hegpmpye
Honan
Belabor Foster
M. A. Ritter
James Crismore
Handley Auditorium
Rotary Quartetto
Christ Church
Star
Winchester Star
Progressive Farmer
Our Star
Jin
the Evening Star
Baltimore City
Lynchburg
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