City Council Sets Rouss Springland as Park
Regular session notes eight members present with nine briefly. Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Frederick counties and Winchester plan August 10 travel to Waynesboro to inspect a consolidated almshouse, aiming for cost savings and better administration. Oak lines and industrial surveys discussed. Spring Land designated as a park for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Sandy) Baker
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick
Winchester
Staunton
Waynesboro
Front Royal
Henry
L. M. Allen
Harrison
Chesapeake and Potomac
Council
Co. T. Mangum
Gilbert Company
Industrial Engineers
Washington
Industrial Committee of Council
John A. Anthony, Jr
Automatic Signal Corporation
New Haven
Anthony
Spring Land
John H. Seal
Rouss Spring Land
Forney
Dellinger
Winchester Playgrounds Draw Kids Across City
Joyous shouts mark opening day as Winchester youngsters flock to playgrounds in a record attendance. John S. Brown Jr and assistants oversee activities at Friends Church Harris Addition Handley school grounds and Marygan oversees the colored children at the school grounds. Community funds are sought to repair and replace equipment. Contributions may be sent to William G. Hardy treasurer Clifford D. Grim chair and Mrs. Robert Y. Conrad board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Friends’ Church
John S. Brown, Jr
Sara Belle Shirkey
Helen Shockey
Harris Addition
Brooks Flickinger
Handley Grounds
Marygan
Playground Association
William G. Hardy
Clifford D. Grim
Robert Y. Conrad
Holiday Schedule At City Postoffice
Tomorrow Independence Day is a legal holiday. Winchester postoffice will observe the holiday with no city or rural carrier delivery and no money order service. One mail collection from street letter boxes at 8 a.m. General delivery and stamp windows open 11 a.m. to 12 m. and 1 to 2 p.m. All mails dispatched as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
H. C. Stouffer
Third of New Cruisers Launched at Camden
The 10 000 ton light cruiser Chester, third of the Washington Conference warships, was launched at the New York Shipbuilding Co in Camden at noon. Miss Jane Turner Blaine of Chester, Pa., christened the vessel as it slid into the Delaware River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Chester
New York Shipbuilding Company
Jane Turner Blaine
Delaware River
The Star Will Not Publish on Independence Day
Advertisers and subscribers are notified that The Star will skip publication on Thursday July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
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Star
Barber shops to close Thursday July 4 with list of names
Notice states that several barber shops will be closed on July 4. Names listed include H. R. Grim, SC.Cur., R. C. Patton, G. W. Pulliam, jeo. Washington Hotel Shop, R. H. Carpenter, H. W. Swartz, James Cave, Geoy Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Grim. SC
R. C. Patton
G. W. Pulliam
Jeo
Washington
R. H. Carpenter
H. W. Swartz
James Cave
Geoy Woodward
Virginia Forest Fires Burn 47 507 Acres in Spring 1929
In Virginia from January 1 to June 20 1929 forest fires swept 47 507 acres across 58 counties under state fire control. Causes include brush burning smokers and arson with 723 fires in the protected area and 43 convictions for fire responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlottesville
Virginia
Chapin Jones
Jones
West
Special July rate on subscriptions in effect
The special July rate on subscriptions is now in effect with advance payment options. By carrier 4.00 per year and by mail 3.00 per year in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Evening Star
Citizens Asked To Contribute To Local Park Fund
The Winchester Common Council designated Rouse Spring Park as the city park for at least one year after discussions led by H. Russell Potts and John H. Seal Jr. Members urged liberal contributions to develop grounds and equipment for a true public park with open-air concerts by the Winchester Concert Band and parking for hundreds of cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Rouse Spring Park
Winchester
H. Russell Potts
John H. Seal, Jr
Winchester Park Association
Potts
Jones Plans to Play in British Open and Amateur
Bobby Jones announced from Atlanta that he intends to compete in both the British Open and the British amateur championship. The next major event after will be held at Del Monte California in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
del Monte
Cal
Storms Kill Eleven in Bosnia Amid Floods and Damages
A Belgrade dispatch reports eleven people killed in violent storms across Bosnia. Severe floods interrupted communications and caused extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia
Associated Press
Paris
Havas
Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
Three Baseball Games Tomorrow At Rouss Park
Three baseball games tomorrow afternoon feature Hagerstown, Leesburg, and Winchester facing the Winchester club in a doubleheader at Rouss Park. The Hagerstown Winchester game starts at 1 39 p m with local clubs touted as the best. No admission is charged but a pass hat will be passed amid expected large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Park
Hagerstown
Leesburg
Winchester
South End Hose Company Club
Winchester Lodge of Elks
SPECIAL JULY RATES AT BERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Notice announcing a July 5 event at Berryville High School with admission 25 cents and a request for carpenters and mechanics for Perry Construction Co. in a brief classified style from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Construction Co
Rouss Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
Rouss Fire Co calls a regular meeting Friday night at 8 p m on July 5. AIT members urged to attend. Important business discussed. Please return any uniforms at once. L Curtis Bowers secretary.
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L. Curtis Bowers
De Priest assails Southern legislatures at NAACP rally
Chicago Democrat Oscar De Priest denounces Southern lawmakers as cowards and hypocrites over anti Negro policies and Hoover reception fuss. He condemns racial prejudice across parties and urges enforcement of civil rights measures while pledging Negro appointments to West Point and Annapolis.
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Cleveland
Oscar de Priest
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
de Priest
White House
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Illinois
Congress
Congressional
Hoover
Democratic Party
South
West Point
Annapolis
North
Jim
Friendship Fire Company Postpones July Meeting
Members are notified the regular monthly meeting is postponed from Thursday night July 4 to Thursday night July 11 at 8 p m. All are requested to be present. Fred W. Forney, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire CO
Friendship Fire Company
Fred W. Forney
Pay Now Save Discount at July Reduced Rate
Special July offer announced by The Evening Star inviting readers to pay now and save. The notice emphasizes a reduced rate for the month of July and directs attention to the promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Evening Star
Apple Export Prospects Favorable for Early Harvest
Exporter George Fe Petley says barrels of early apples can be delivered daily to Winchester Cold Storage for prompt loading into iced cars. Refrigeration Winchester to England enables timely shipments. office opposite Winchester Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
England
George FE
Petley
Pannett Massey suit referred to Frederick Commission
A decree in the Circuit Court of Frederick County refers the case Luther Pannett et al versus John M Massey et al to a special commissioner Donald L Weems. The commissioner must report on Parish Farm care for Winchester poor, salary payments to Massey and Grace Massey, accounts of Massey as superintendent of poor, and any unlawful sale of Parish Farm products with liable amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Luther Pannett
Massey
Board of Supervisors
Frederick
Grace Massey
John M. Massey
Winchester Ladies Tennis Tournament Opens Tomorrow
More than a dozen entries filed for a Winchester Golf Club and Tennis Club women’s tournament. Play begins at 10 am on two courts with hope to finish by afternoon. Miss Frances Page handles entries at 624 W and by tonight.
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Winchester Golf Club
Frances Page
Miss Page
Susie Steck
Judy McGuire
Fenton Nelson
Grace Bosserman
Anne Tucker McGuire
Betsy Rice
Nella Beverley
Annabelle Davies
Virginia Boyd
Helen Massey
Emma Ginn Baker
Virginia Hunter Boyd
Missing $99,400 from Chelsea Exchange Bank vault
Bills totaling 99900 dollars disappeared from the Times Square branch vault after being placed there by a teller. The money was in the vault Saturday and could not be found Monday morning. No arrests have been made.
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Associated Press
New York
Times Square
Chelsea Exchange Bank
Grade your fruit on the square says Grabill Grader ad
An advertisement promotes a Grabill Grader 15 with various styles and power options for sale. It lists Brumback Co. as the seller and includes a catalog style note with a date code 6-29-1p-101.
Exporting Apples and Cars for Export at Winchester Cold Storage
Exporting loading car lots and mixed cars of apples daily at the Winchester Cold Storage. Will be sold by Connolly Shaw Ltd. Personal attention to all apples sent. Cash advances available to those requiring Game. (6-28-1p-tf) J. Ashby Sprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Connolly Shaw Ltd
Yard Party at Ridgeway School Lawn This July
Community fundraiser held on the Ridgeway School lawn on July 3 features a church benefit event with good eats and a friendly atmosphere. Organizers invite neighbors to enjoy food and fellowship. Proceeds support local church activities.
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Ridgeway School Lawn
Benefit Rest
Homes Needed In Rural Areas For Poor Children
Mass meeting to arrange for receiving visitors and housing for fresh air children. Miss Annabelle Lambert and Winchester leaders plan to place more children in Frederick County homes as the New York Herald Tribune expands its welfare work. The first meeting is scheduled Friday at 10 30 at Handley Library with hopes for broad community participation.
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New York Herald Tribune
Handley Library
New York Herald-Tribune
Winchester
Frederick County
Herald-Tribune
Annabelle Lambert
Staunton
Herald Tribune
New York City
New York
School Teachers Hurt In Auto Crash On July Visit
Two young women identified as Norfolk area teachers were taken to Memorial Hospital with facial and body cuts, bruises, and shock after a collision at Washington and Cork streets. Roland C. Ryan, a Winchester businessman, drove the other vehicle and left for Washington to bring Mrs. Ryan and their son home. The Whippet car, borrowed for a Shenandoah Valley outing, was badly damaged and bore state license 35 075.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Memorial Hospital
Washington
Cork Streets
Roland C. Ryan
Winchester
Ryan
Shenandoah Valery
Special meeting notices for Grubbs Exalted Ruler group
A special meeting of Co. R. Grubbs Exalted Ruler is scheduled for this Wednesday evening July 3 1929. The notice includes the normal fraternal meeting details and references the organizers.
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Co. R. Grubbs
Weathered Schedule Night at Stephensom
On Thursday July 18 at Stephensom a rain plan triggers the next night event if showers occur.
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Stephensom
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City Council
Baker
Rouss Springland
the Evening Star
Mexico City
A_ dispatch
Guadalajara
Atolonilco Sea _ Alto
Epworth
Berryville High School
Rouss Fire CO
Apple Growers
Pannett-Massey
Man
Detroit
Mich
Benjamin Evangelistia
Santina
St. Aubin
Evangelistia
I. Brumback
Winchester, Va
J. Ashby Sprint
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