Baker Plans to Curb City Spending as Expenditures Rise
City council discussion centers on cutting spending while Treasurer W A Baker warns expenditures are rising. He urges examining all water sources, not relying on Cedar Creek, and proposes no single bond option until a full survey is completed. Fireworks ban and water supply plans are reviewed amid routine committee referrals.
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Umon Council
W. A
Baker
Cedar Creek
Anderson
Winchester Honors Efforts to Save Historic Washington HQ
Citizens and officials in Winchester credit private city actions and county interest for completing preservation work on the Washingtons headquarter site on Braddock Street. The aging building connects residents to past struggles and valor that shaped the nation, and locals celebrate the protection from the elements now provided.
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Coun
Rew
Washington
Braddock Street
Winchester
Safety Days Open Friday Safety Car Crusade in Winchester
Mayor Charles R. Anderson proclaims Friday and Saturday as Safety Days with a Safety Car Crusade. Hap py Hunter, AAA driver, to patrol and broadcast safety instructions from a car equipped with an amplifier. Merchants offer about 300 dollars in prizes to drivers following traffic rules under police and chamber sponsorship. Hunter, with 22 years stunt driving, cites past campaigns in Hagerstown Atlanta and Philadelphia. car supplied by Bickers Motor Company.
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Police Department
Chamber of Commerce
Charles R. Anderson
Harry “Happy” Hunter
Hunter
Dr. Anderson
Hagerstown
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Bickers Motor Company
Young Brethren Choir Meets For Practice Tonight
All members of the United Brethren young people's choir are requested to be present at the church this evening for a practice promptly at 6 45 p m.
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United Brethren Young People’s Choir
Britons Form Huge Defense Program Amid Fresh Warnings
In London July 8 three new estimates show Britain moving toward a near one billion dollar defense program. The government seeks over 100 million dollars in fresh appropriations for navy air and army, with totals to be disclosed later. Viscount Cecil warned the European crisis is dangerous as Parliament prepares to consider the requests.
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Viscount Cecil
London
House of Commons
Great Britain
League of Nations’ Union
Bus Lines To Cut Fare To Meet Railroad Competition
Under ICC authority three bus lines will cut fares starting Saturday to compete with the new railroad coach fare that lowered rates by about 10 percent. Eastern lines began reducing fares June 1 to match the 2 cents a mile coach fare.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern
Drought Crisis Deepens as West Sees 72 Death Toll
The Chicago weather forecast offered little relief as a six day heat wave drives drought across the midwest from Illinois to the Dakotas. Crop losses rise and damages top 300 million dollars while the Resettlement Administration allocates 393 thousand dollars to six states pending larger funds. President Roosevelt plans a visit in August to the drought area.
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Chicago
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
North America
Washington
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Cadman in Critical Condition Amid Peritonitis
Rev Dr S Parks Cadman of Plattsburgh New York is reported holding his own after battling peritonitis and a ruptured appendix. Frederick L Cadman son says doctors provide the best care and expect three to four days before a trend can be determined as family members stay at the Champlain Valley Hospital bedside.
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P. Cadman
Plattsburgh
N. Y
S. Parks Cadman
Frederick L. Cadman
Cadman
Champlain Valley Hospital
Winchester Council Considers Fireworks Ordinance
A Winchester city council member notes that the Fourth of July celebration lasts ten days there and seeks an ordinance banning fireworks sales and explosions. Chief C. W. Hollis cites widespread complaints and asks the police committee to study the proposal for a citywide ban.
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Winchester
C. W. Hollis
C. R. Anderson
Hollis
Police Committee
Anderson
SPECIAL PURCHASE DRESSES AT STYLE SHOP SALE
Another shipment arrives for disappointed customers. Cotton Laces Dotted Swiss Silk Seersucker and Linen Dresses in one and two piece styles Sizes 14 to 52 on sale at 1.98 Silk and Chiffon Dresses up to 65.95 on sale at 2.98 All Hats reduced to 58c White included The Style Shop 150 N Loudon St Winchester Va.
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Loud’n St
Winchester
Property Sale At Shannon Hill Near Berryville Avenue
The Shannon Hill property beside the late Elizabeth Horsey estate and two vacant lots north of Berryville Avenue will be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday July 11.
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Elizabeth Horsey
Berryville Avenue
Court House
Yard Party at Double Tollgate on July 11
A Yard Party event at Double Tollgate scheduled for July 11 features a Ladies' Aid gathering with a listing of numbers 1 6 8 10 1p 3t indicating specific activities or enthusiasts involved.
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Ladies’ Aid
Dan Gregory's Band at Jordan's Springs
Dan Gregory's Band performs at Jordan's Springs on Wednesday July 8. The event advertises a 7-6 speed 2t show.
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Dan Gregory
Jordan's Springs
Wed
Yard Party at Welltown Benefit
Yard party at Welltown scheduled for Thursday July 9 with rain date Friday July 10. Benefit for the Church. Minny Carpers Valley hosts a second event Saturday July 11 benefiting the Young People's League.
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Carpers Valley
Sat
Young People’s League
Mrs. Laura Nelson Dame Smith Dies in Virginia Home
Mrs. Laura Nelson Dame Smith, 49, wife of the Rev. Dr. William D. Smith and former rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester, died yesterday afternoon at her Christchurch, Middlesex County home where the couple have lived seven years after a long illness.
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Winchester
Laura Nelson Dame Smith
William D. Smith
Christ Episcopal Church
Christchurch
Middlesex County
Chicken Salad Supper at Burnt Factory Church
Chicken salad supper scheduled at Burnt Factory Church on Thursday July 16 starting 6 p m with service times listed 7 8 10 14 1p 31 all participants invited to attend in the church hall or dining space.
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Burnt Factory Church
George Washington Gift Shop Stock To Be Sold Regardless of Cost
The complete inventory of the George Washington Gift Shop will be sold regardless of cost. Auction dates and terms were not provided in the readable text.
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George Washington Gift Shop
Hamburgers Specialty Shop Bargains Begin Thursday
Starting Thursday July 9 at 9 a m Ladies cotton dresses priced 79c to 1 88 Silk dresses 1 49 to 3 95 Cotton blouses 59c each or 2 for 1 00 Silk blouses 1 00 Linen suits 1 95 White coats half price Hats 50c and 98c Hundreds of other bargains Come early Hamburgers Specialty Shop 167 N Loudoun Street.
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Hamburger’s
Loudoun Street
Roosevelt laughs at Camp Jane Addams communism claim
Bulletins from Suffern New York report Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt laughing at charges the Bear Mountain camp known as Camp Jane Addams formerly Camp Tera is a hotbed of communism. In Lynchburg Virginia Mrs Harry Belle Pierce age 68 was found dead with a self-inflicted .32 caliber pistol shot in a garage near her home. A blast at Woolwich Royal Arsenal Research Department killed five people including one official with another seriously injured. In Wilmington Solicitor John Burney said no victim worth belief could be found in his probe of alleged flogging by terrorists in Clarendon community Columbus County.
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Lynchburg
Harry Belle Pierce
London
Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
Wilmington
N. C
John J. Burney
Clarendon
Columbus County
Japanese armored column prowls through foreign district in Peiping
In Peiping a fleet of Japanese tanks and armored cars moved through the international district past legations and embassies today, accompanied by several hundred Japanese troops. In Guayaquil Ecuador the foreign office said the dispute with Peru over the joint boundary will be submitted to President Roosevelt for arbitration this fall.
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Peiping
International District
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Peru
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Millions Affected by Labor Standards Breakdowns
Washington July 8 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says a survey shows at least 4 576 501 workers have been affected by breakdowns in labor standards since the invalidation of the National Recovery Act.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Weedy Lots Are Scored by City Officials
City officials announced a renewed notice requiring owners of vacant lots to clear weeds brush and vegetation. Complaints across the city cited obstructed fire hydrants during a recent blaze and overgrown lots on Court Whitlock and Valley avenues. Failure to comply after notification may lead to a court summons.
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Courtfield Avenue
Whitlock Avenue
Valley Avenue
Woman Charged With Murder Held Without Bail
Mrs Sadie Haynes of Wilson North Carolina was ordered held without bail for trial in September after a magistrate's hearing on charges she burned her half brother to death as he slept in their home.
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Wilson
N. C
Sadie Haynes
Theft of Love Denied in Alienation Suit Trial
Miami testimony shows Lewis E. Mallory denied seducing Kathryn Crawford and stealing her affections from James Edgar Jr. He claimed the telegram declaring affection was a joke sent after a domestic dispute and said he hardly knew Mrs. Edgar. Edgar seeks $300,000 in damages.
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Miami
Fla
Lewis E. Mallory
ITI
Pennsylvania
Kathryn Crawford
James Edgar, Jr
Mallory
Winter Park
Detroit
Miss Crawford
Celebration Pageant Continues Through Sunday at Horse Show Grounds
Ceremonies and pageant to be held each evening at the horse show grounds. A F Robertson, executive chairman, expects large crowds and notes the museum will be a big attraction.
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A. F. Robertson
Clarke County Historical Pageant and Civic Events Schedule
County festivities run July 8 to 12 with a coronation of Queen by Senators Glass and Byrd and Gov Peery, a General Lee tree planting, band concert, pageants at the Horse Show Grounds, baseball games, tilting tournament, and a Home Coming Service in county churches.
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Carter Glass
Harry F. Byrd
George C. Peery
Clarke County
Lee
Grace Church
Berryville
R. Gray Williams
Church Streets
Clarke County Centennial Opens With Coronation of Agnes Page Mitchell
Berryville Virginia hosts Clarke County Centennial events with Senator Carter Glass officiating at the coronation of Agnes Page Mitchell as Centennial Queen. The ceremony begins at 7 45 PM on the Berryville Horse Show grounds followed by a public pageant in four performances.
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Agnes Page Mitchell
Clarke County
Frances van Deventer
Chapel District
Jane Cary Randolph
Greenway
Margaretta Whiting
Battletown
Eleanor Withers
Long Marsh
Helen Corbell
Loudoun
Virginia Cather
Winchester
Isabelle Hamilton Hilleary
Fauquier
Elizabeth Campbell
Frederick
Virginia Downing
Warren
Sarah de Cormis Bushong
Jefferson
Mitchell
A A
Berryville
Carter Glass
Virginia
Mé¢ilwee
Weather in Winchester Readings From The Star
The Star reports Winchester temperatures today with a maximum of 96 and a minimum of 65 as recorded by the Winchester Research Laboratory. Humidity ranges from 55 to 70 percent, with a note on 100 year ago readings showing a 85 degree high and 70 degree low.
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Star Daily
Winchester Research Laboratory
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