City Council debates bond issue to solve cash crisis
Tuesday night the City Council faced a dire financial picture with only 1700 in the treasury and 22000 in past due bills. A bond issue of up to 400000 was proposed to fund needed improvements and refund maturing bonds, with an ordinance to submit the matter to voters after a special meeting.
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Council
W. A. Baker
Messrs
R. Frank Barr
W. W. Dellinger
Fred W. Forney
Fred L. Glaize
H. H. Hable
J. H. Henry
W. Nelson Page
T. B. Patton
C. R. Anderson
Hunter B. Grimm
Chas. H. Harper
Patton
Finance Committee
Glaize
Page
Finance Committee of Council
Hable
Ward
Henry
Forney
Seagrave Company
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Italian Aviators Reach Brazil On Way To Rio De Janeiro
Italian trans Atlantic flyers Captain Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carlo P Del Prete reached the Brazilian coast en route to Rio De Janeiro. Signals from Olinda indicated approach amid thick rain and weather, with about 1000 litres of gasoline remaining.
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Rome
Giornal d'Italia
Ferrarin
Major del Prete
Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Butidian
la Tribuna
Brazil
Olinda
Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo P. del Prete
Garraris
Fresh Air Fund seeks country vacations for city children
A letter to the Tribune Fund recounts overcrowded tenements and unsafe summer play conditions. It highlights families on East Houston Street and ground floor flats, plus a disabled mother, jobless father, and 18 000 children in need. The appeal asks readers to sponsor two week vacations July 25 to August 8 at a country home for needy kids.
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New York Tribune Fund
Tribune
M. N
Fresh Air Fund
New York
East Houston Street
P. R. Diehl
North
Loudoun Street
Winchester
The Enemy Lavish Production at Colonial Tonight
Lillian Gish stars in The Enemy a lavish Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film at the Colonial Theatre tonight and Friday Ralph Forbes George Fawcett Frank Currier Polly Moran Karl Dane and others support under director Fred Niblo the drama follows a young Austrian bride amid war’s brutal turmoil.
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Lillian Gish
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Channing Pollock
Pauli
Miss Gish
Ralph Forbes
George Fawcett
Frank Currier
Polly Moran
Karl Dane
Fritzie Ridgeway
John Peters
Billy Kent Schaeffer
Fred Niblo
Lower Rate On Calls Stimulates Market Trading
New York July 5 The call money rate cut from 6 to 5 percent sparks a stock market recovery, pushing many issues to new highs. Broad gains on a large list, with about two million two hundred thousand shares traded and a strong closing.
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Associated Press
New York
Totla
Hagerstown Man Killed By Train
George B. Long aged 28 of Hagerstown died after being struck by a Western Maryland Railroad train near Smithsburg while walking home from Pen Mar. Officials say he may have fallen asleep on the track after missing the last train.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Mad
Ily
George B. Long
Smithsburg
Pen Mar
Special July Rate for Subscriptions at The Evening Star
Pay in advance by mail for $3.00 or by carrier for $4.00 per year. Offer valid if paid on or before July 31. A yard party at Burnt Factory Loyal Worker's Bible Class on church lawn supports a new church. Event set for Thursday night July 12 with a rain date the next night.
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THE
Evening Star
Worker's Bible Class
Church Lawn
New Church
Middletown Band Hosts Festival for Benefit
A large lawn festival was held last night in front of the Agricultural High School in Middletown to benefit the Middletown Band. Prof. W H McIlwee, director of the band, and several members of the Winchester Concert Band joined the local group for the performance.
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Agricultural High School
Middletown
W. H. Mcllwee
Winchester
G L Haun Farms Sale Scheduled Near Stephens City
The G L Haun Farms will be sold at noon Saturday July 7 in front of Court House. Two desirable farms of 94 acres and 42 acres lie two and one half miles east of Stephens City. See sale bill.
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G. L. Haun
Court House
Stephens City
Two Buicks for Sale at Nash Agency Shenandoah
Two Buicks offered by Nash Agency Shenandoah Motor Co include a 1927 two door sedan and a sport touring model. Listing appears in a local commerce item with prices and contact cues.
Friendship Fire Company to Meet July 5 at 8 O'clock
Regular meeting of Friendship Fire Company No 1 will be held Thursday evening July 5 at 8 o'clock. Every member requested to be present. Fred W Forney, Captain.
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Friendship Fire CO
Friendship Fire Company
Fred W. Forney
Lawn Party at Bryarly Schoolhouse
A Friday night lawn party at Bryarly Schoolhouse near Al en features a special cake sale raising funds for the community event.
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Bryarly
Alen
Major and Mrs Barton Visit Winchester for Fourth
Major and Mrs Robert T Barton of Richmond visited Winchester at Mrs R T Barton Sr home on South Washington Street for the Fourth Their young son Robert will travel to Winchester by August for the rest of the summer. Major and Mrs Barton plan to return with their son for more time in the season.
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Major
Mrs. Barton
Robert T. Barton
Richmond
Winchester
R. T. Barton
South Washington Street
William Byrd
Alfred Byrd
Baltimore
Clarke County
Miller O'Raer
Chattanooga, Tenn
George W. Kurtz
South
Loudoun Street
Rain Stops Play in Tennis Tourney at the Golf Club
Storm halts the Winchester Golf Club women’s tennis tournament after a hot day of matches. Emma Ginn Baker led Brookie Kern 6-3 when rain ended play. Anne Tucker McGuire had taken the first set over Helen Massey 6-0 in another underway match.
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Winchester Golf Club
Emma Ginn Baker
Brookie Kern
Julia Reno
Virginia Dover Russell
Anne Tucker McGuire
Helen Massey
Alia Beverley
Nancyarrick
Grace Wright
Renay Rice
Jane. Scully
Storm
Emma Gina Baker
Windstorm Uproots Large Oaks in Clarke County
A severe wind and rain storm swept parts of Clarke county Virginia with hail and record heat. Large oaks were uprooted and telephone lines cut near Rosemont and the Berryville Winchester Pike. One tree nearby is linked to a Civil War incident at the Rosemont site.
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Virginia
Clarke County
Rosemont
Berryville-Winchester
Pker
Mosby
Front Royal
3701 Cars Pass One Point Here In Course of 12 Hours
Traffic at the Shenandoah Valley Fourth of July was lighter overall, but the Winchester section saw many out of state cars despite heat and a storm. An automatic counter at Piccadilly and Braddock streets logged 3 701 passing vehicles in 12 hours, a strong showing for a hot day. Local residents and visitors included Miss Forsythe heading to Atlantic City, N J, and Mr and Mrs Rhodes Huntsberry with relatives enjoying time in Hagerstown and Martinsburg W V.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Union Bus Terminal
Piccadily
Braddock Street
New House For Sale In Desirable Location
Just completed 6 rooms halls pantry bath concrete cistern and cellar tiled hearth and fireplace furnace heat and hardwood floors throughout Strickler and Wagner contact phone 541-1 Auction notice public sale Saturday July 7 1928 C A McIlwee lands advertisement details listed.
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Strickler & Wagner
Mayonnaise Ad Promotes Davis Home Made Irresistible
A grocer advertises Davis Home-Made mayonnaise described as irresistible flavor. The note urges customers to order the product.
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Davis
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate
A promotional offer announces a July rate with a save discount for advance payment. The notice highlights a limited time price reduction available to customers who pay now.
Death fall or suicide of financier Capt Alfred Lowenstein details
Brussels reports deny suicide theory and state Lowenstein, a major financier, was not alone in his affairs with J Henry Schroder Bank. Officials investigate whether a misstep caused the plunge from his private plane over the English Channel as stock markets react to the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Alfred Lowenstein
J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation of
New York
Lowenstein
The
Stock Exchange
Bourlogne
Sur Mer
France
English Channel
Saint Inglevert Air Field
Selle cutVice
L’independence Belge
Brussells
London
Explosion of Pyrotechnics Hurts Over Score in Lamar
A truckload of fireworks exploded in Lamar public square during a Fourth of July celebration injuring more than twenty people. Twenty three were hurt and treated with five in serious condition.
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Lamar
Americans Held Captive In Mexico Let Go By Gang
W. M. Mitchell and John F. Hooper two American mining men were secretly kidnapped and released by their captors in Mexico without paying the $1,600 ransom. They reached Guadalajara and persuaded Rosario Guillen chieftain of the gang to allow their return home. They were reportedly treated courteously and fed well during captivity.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
W. M. Mitchell
John F. Hooper
Guadalajara
Rosario Guillen
Mears and Pilot Reach Paris After Fast Cherbourg Flight
John Henry Mears and pilot Charles G. D. Collyer landed at Le Bourget in the afternoon after a swift Champlain Cherbourg leg from the Olympic. They assembled their plane at Cherbourg and departed promptly for the French capital on the round-the-world journey.
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Associated Press
LE Bourget
France
John Henry Mears
Charles G. D. Collyer
Cherbourg
Olympic
Special July Carrier Rate Announced for 4.00 Year Plan
The Evening Star notes a special July rate of four dollars per year paid in advance. The ad urges customers to pay now to receive the discount.
Bail Denied in Front Royal Double Murder Case
Henry Robinson of Front Royal is denied bail as his murder trial is moved to Winchester. The hearing featured Chief of Police Doc Smith and witnesses detailing the July 9 Front Royal shooting of John M Johnson and Middleton Johnson. Trial set for July 25 in Warren County Circuit Court.
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Rnion
Henry Robinson
Front Royal
John M. Johnson
Middleton Johnson
Winchester
Robinson
United States Navy
Feltner
Berryville
Johnsons
Doc
Smith
Southern Methodist Church
Hilledge
Johnson
Saake
Chief Smith
B. Fox
W. B. Jones
Luther Beard
Children’s Day at Round Hill Church
Round Hill Presbyterian Church will observe Children’s Day with an appropriate program on Sunday at 11 o’clock. All are welcome.
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Round Hill Church
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
Apple buyers seek early apples from trees or bulk
Glaze and Hurst advertise cash for early apples. They buy packed bulk and orchard fruit, inviting sellers to contact by phone 840. The ad targets growers with available stock and offers immediate cash payment.
Yard Party at First Brethrete Church
Tonight and tomorrow night a yard party at First Brethrete Church with music both nights. Event invites community to enjoy songs, fellowship, and social time across evening hours.
Special July Mail Rate Ad in The Evening Star
The Evening Star promotes a special July rate of $3.00 per year in advance by mail. Subscribers are urged to pay now to save the discount.
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THE
Evening Star
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad Promotes Service Value
A brief newspaper item advertises Winchester Steam Laundry urging readers to call PHONE 28 to experience the service value and reasonable prices offered. The note highlights demonstrating value and affordability as key selling points.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
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Butler's Packing House
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Potomac-Edison Company
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W. L. Hussong
Emory L. Coblentz
Opequon Lake
Opequon Lake Park
Pat Dunn
Mamie H. Childs
Grace Clevenger
Evelyn Childs
Cape May
N. J
Friends’ General Conference
Miss Childs
Philadelphia
Sunnyside
A. A. McKay
McKay
Cecelia Miller
Dudley L. Miller
Lillian Peery
Washington
D. E. Stultz
R. E. Mudd
C. Hoshour
Andrew Bell
William Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frank Martin
Blanche Shoop
Charles Town
Maurice Cather
B. A. Winebrenner
Freeerick, Md
J. M. Orndoff
Walter
Shaffenaker
Yellow Springs
William Chiaham
Crisman
Washington Inn
Margaret Yarnall
Eastern Shore, Md
Beatrice Hewitt
Bunker Hill
Stanley Clevenger
Julian Michael
Fort Eustis
Citizens
Loring Pingley
Junior
Mamie Huffman
Endless Caverns
Carl Roberts
Agnes Smith
St. Timothy’s School
Catonsville
Auburn
Misses Powers
Wickliffe
Woodhull Baker
Robert M. Ward
Clarke
Miss Forsythe
Jack
Atlantic City
Rhodes Huntsberry
Huntsberry
Virginia O’connor
Loma Stotler
Martineburg
C. A. Mcllwee
the Evening Star
Capt
Mexico
Mears
Paris
Buick
H. W. Ebert
Lucy F. Kurtz
Nan W. Williams
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Rude’s Hill
Shenandoah County
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