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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1931
Page
10
A union service will be held at Boyce M E Church South Sunday night at 8 o clock. The Rev R L Moore will be the speaker with the sermon titled A Full-Dressed Christian.
The report notes that visitors arrive in town at intervals to supply the city’s gay nightlife scene.
Precipitation data show 0.05 inches in the past 24 hours ending 8 am. Today. July to date 2.60 inches. June to date 1.57 inches. 18-year average vs 1932 rainfall for Jan to May: 18-year totals 17.62 inches. 1931 totals 18.35 inches. First seven months of 1930: January 0.155 inches. February 0.48 inches. March 2.22 inches. April 1.79 inches. May 1.19 inches. June 3.06 inches. July 0.84 inches.
A quarry blast hurled a four pound stone 400 yards and narrowly missed a city resident in his front yard. Four newly opened playgrounds have drawn many children away from streets. The Clarke County Colt and Horse Show offers 29 classes in its prize list. William B. Kern of Winchester is named on Virginia Tech's honor roll. Mrs. Scott Affleck will sail from New York aboard the SS Europa for a European tour.
Local officials hosted a banquet for Councillor Henderson D. Johnson former mayor of Winchester Eng as a special guest of the city. Burr P Harrison passed the Virginia State Bar examinations. Winchester firemen plan a parade here July 14 to honor Commander R E Byrd. Invitations issued for the July 15 marriage of Miss Juanita June Fishpaw to Samuel R Hurst. Thirty five children from New York tenements arrived for a fresh air outing.
Fifteen years ago on July 3 1916 The Star notes Nemo praises July 4 1776 as a great day. Winchester Common Council meets July 4. Dr John William Rosenberry and Miss Bertha Fries married at Hagerstown. Horse races at the Fair Grounds honor Independence Day. Over 65000 state troops massed on the Mexican border.
A. E. Baker of Opequon showed The Star several leaden bullets found while thinning corn on the Robert Glass farm near Opequon. The Civil War relics likely date from engagements between Union and Confederate forces. Baker is a World War veteran with service in the One Hundred and Infantry Twenty-sixth Division.
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