The Evening Line Publication Details and Rates
The Evening Line is entered at Winchester post office as second class matter. It is published daily except Sunday by The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia. Subscription rates include mail and carrier options with yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly plans. Advertising representatives listed include Devine Tenney Corporation in New York Des Moines and Chicago.
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Winchester
Evening Star Publishing Co
Virginia
Devine-Tenney Corporation
New York
Des Moines
Chicago
Associated Press Notices in Daily Paper
A brief note states that The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited or not in this paper and that it is consolidated with the Morning News item The Weekly New The.
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Associated Press
Prayer Fragment Reflects Trust Amid Perilous Crossing
A devotional excerpt draws from Isaiah 41 13 and prays for guidance and courage. It speaks to children facing danger and seeks divine help through a treacherous crossing. The tone is reverent and hopeful.
President Hoover Ends Lusitania Yacht Era with Commissioned End
The 1596 built yacht once used as a presidential dispatch vessel is ordered out of commission at Philadelphia Navy Yard due to upkeep costs. Attempts to sell failed. navy tests for gunboat use in Central American waters, with engineering reports deciding future fate.
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United States
Hoover
Scotland
Ogden Goelet
New York
Millonaire
Roosevelt
Navy
Harding
Coolidge
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Treasury
Birds Need Food During Winter Says Pennsylvania Commission
The Pennsylvania game commission promotes wildlife protection this winter by offering 25 000 dollars worth of grain and fodder to Boy Scouts rural mail carriers and others for distribution. It also sends ecroplanes weekly to remote areas carrying 500 pounds of food to ensure birds and animals survive drought and snow. Citizens are urged to help by feeding birds in yards and sidewalks with bread crumbs and cereals.
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Richmond News-Leader
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Commission
Boy Scouts
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia
Prayer Appreciated By Ethiopian Emperor Episcopal Bishop Presents Testament
A rare hand written New Testament, elaborately bound in gold by Abyssinian artisans, arrived via the Reverend James Breeman, Episcopal bishop of Genington. The cover features a massive gold esky and a silver cross.
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James _ Breeman
Genington
Emperor Letters Gift to Ethiopian Bishop Stirs Quiet Note
The state department received a letter from the Imperial Majesty claiming Solomon and Queen of Sheba lineage and Coptic faith. The emperor says Bishop Freeman prayed for him on coronation day, sending a gift to be kept in Washington Cathedral as a remembrance of Abyssinia, and asks prayers in return. The tone is solemn and quaint rather than humorous.
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Sheba
Freeman
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Apple Blossom Song Spars Legal Battle Over Copyright
George H. Emmans files a $5,000 damage suit in the Western District of Virginia at Harrisonburg against Carroll Menefee of Sperryville over publication on a calendar of the song When It's Apple Blossom Time In Virginia. Emmans alleges he composed the song and owns the copyright and that Menefee sold calendars bearing the song and its title. The calendar and music sheet are filed with the complaint, and the case, brought by J. K. Allen of Winchester, will be heard at the March federal term in Harrisonburg.
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Western District of Virginia
Harrisonburg
George H. Emmans
Frederick
Winchester
Carroll Menefee
Sperryville
Virginia
Ohio
Menefee
Emmons
J. K. Allen
Contributions Received For The Drought Victims
The local American Red Cross chapter reports added drought relief contributions sent to national headquarters in Washington. Donations are to be made payable to Melvin Green, treasurer, and marked for drought relief. Names acknowledged include Mrs. Hunter Stine, Misses Mary and Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Minnie C. Seal, Leno x Payne, Alice M. Woods, Anonymous, James O. Ritter, and Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
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The
Red Cross
Wasington
Melvin Green
Hunter Stine
Mary and
Elizabeth Jones
Minnie C. Seal
Fire Alarm Procedure Emphasized by Fire Captains
Fire company captains urge that alarms of fire include the character of the fire to guide responding units. The person giving the alarm should indicate the fire type in all cases to avoid unnecessary company dispatches.
Public sale of city realty in Winchester Virginia
The Trustee will offer at public auction on Saturday February 28 1931 at 11 o clock in front of the County Court House Winchester Va the property at 916 South Kent Street comprising 0.95 acre with two frame dwellings fronting East on South Kent Street and extending to the rail line. Terms require one third cash sale day and balance in two equal yearly installments secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance. Auctioneer A Swanson. 1-31-paw-4wks.
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George W. Kremer
Winchester
County Court
South Kent Street
Winchester and Strasburg
A. R. Pendleton
Frederick County
Herbert
Swahison
Follow This Column to The Star For Local State And National Sports
A brief note invites readers to track local state and national sports coverage in The Star. It highlights ongoing updates across leagues and events and encourages reader engagement with upcoming game results and highlights.
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Handley High Tops Berkeley Springs In WV Tilt
Handley High School defeated Berkeley Springs High School 32 to 22 in Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Flickinger led Handley with eight field goals followed by Ziegler four. Forney and Kerns led Berkeley Springs scorers. Referee Buzzard and timekeeper Coughlin officiated.
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Ziegler
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Seeeee Kerns
Norton
Erase Fulton
Rush
Simpson
Elkhart
Boarhart
Miller
Buzzard
Coughlin
Ruppenthal
Dunlap
Postoffice Bowing Streak Ended by Virginia Woolen Company Pin Knockers
Virginia Woolen Company’s pin knockers defeated the Postoffice team three games to none in the league, while American Legion beat Lions Club two to one in Civic League play. Hill led the Woolens with 337 across three industrial games and a high 142 in one game. Kiracofe topped Civic League with 110 in a three game night.
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Smith
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Hiltzheimer
Shryock
Hawthorne
Maryland Dribblers Seek Game Here Next Month
John G. Stone of Rockville Maryland reports the Maryland dribblers desire a basketball game in the area the last of next month. The Star has the communication for possible scheduling and local interest in the event.
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Maryland Dribblers
John G. Stone
Rockville
Howitzer Company Team Seeks February Basketball Game in Winchester
The Maryland National Guard Howitzer Company's basketball squad, called the Howitzers, asks Winchester for a late February game. The team counts Al Broggan, Jim Birthwright, Woodson Birthwright, Evie Burke, and Aaram Bakshian as players, all noted as former collegiate stars. They request guaranteed dates and a prompt reply to arrange travel and an itinerary.
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Winchester
Howitzers
Washington
D. C
al Broggan
Georgetown University
Jim Birthwright
American University
Washington and Vicinity
Woodson Birthwright
Jim
Evie Burke
Washington and Lee University
Aaram Bakshian
University of Virginia
Virginia Hunting Closes Except Foxes Tonight
Virginia officials announce the 1930-31 hunting season ends tonight except foxes due to drought. Waterfowl season ends and upland game closes in 23 counties. earlier closures affected 34 counties since January 3.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia Commission On Game and Inland Fisheries
State Game Commission
Pirates aim to prevent rookies getting lost in spring
The Pittsburgh Pirates warn rookies about training camp travel, sending instructions on exact trains and directions to Paso Robles California. Pilot Jene Ens will require explanations for delays caused by late arrivals.
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Associated
Pittsburg
Paso Robles
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Jolson Brother Chooses Pharmacy Over Stage Life
George Jolson, Al Jolson’s younger brother, says parental persuasion led him to a pharmacy career in Atlanta. He passed the Georgia board exam and now works in a corner drug store, preferring business to the stage despite earlier offers and family stage fame.
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Atlanta
Geo. Jolson
George
Harry Jolson
Georgia Pharmacy Board
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Harry
Jolson
M. R. Jolson
Washington, D. C
Mike
Blue Ridge Will 4.5 Start Service To Harrisburg Sunday
Blue Ridge Transportation plans motor bus service between Winchester and Harrisburg effective tomorrow with two round trips daily and two northbound trips from Winchester to Harrisburg. Direct connections at Hagerstown to Baltimore Washington and west routes will be offered under interstate rights, with Pennsylvania only as the origin or destination.
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Harrisburg
Winchester
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Washington
Martinsburg
Greencastle
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Virginia
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Pennsylvania
Butler's Authority? Mussolini Story Evidences Court Martial
In Phoenix Arizona Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr is said to have told a tale about Premier Mussolini that mirrors Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler's similar account, leading to a court martial charge.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mussolini
Smedley Butler
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