Record Tourism Boom In Virginia Highway Information
Virginia Highway Department reports a peak information season as 6000 monthly requests for maps and many seeking mountain resort details. Main trunk lines are in good condition with extensive offices and routes like the Lee highway and Richmond Washington favored for scenic travel. Highway system totals include 5245 miles with 2341 paved and 788 oil treated roads, while major gaps and projects totaling over 6.6 million dollars proceed, including stretches near Rocky Mount Martinsville and Roanoke Lynchburg.
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Virginia Highway Department
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Australia
Virginia
Highway Department
Maryland
Carolina
Tennessee
Bristol
Tenessee
United States
Shenandoah Valley
South Hill
Rocky Mount
Martinsville
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Altavista
Farmville
Appomattox
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Cape Henry
Ocean View
Covington
Crows
Lexington
Clifton Forge
Sperryville
Luray
Funeral Attended for Miss Stella V Muse in Parkersburg W Va
Miss Madeline Muse returned to Winchester from Parkersburg where she attended the funeral of her cousin Miss Stella V Muse who died last week. Stella was daughter of the late Edward Muse, brother of Wm J Muse of Frederick County. Survived by mother Mrs Lucy Hatcher Muse and brothers Earl Muse and T H Muse of Springfield Ohio.
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Madeline Muse
Winchester
Parkersburg
W. Va
Stella V. Muse
Stella Muse
Edward Muse
Wm. J. Muse
Frederick County
Lucy Hatcher Muse
Earl Muse
T. H. Muse
Springfield
Ohio
Highland Ave Yard Party Rescheduled to Wednesday Night
Yard party on Highland Avenue is postponed and now planned for Wednesday night. Organizers note updated time and invite neighbors to attend. weather may influence start.
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Highland Ave
Ex Priest Rev. James K. Boyland to Speak at Fair Grounds
A notice invites the public to hear Ex Priest Rev. James K. Boyland at the fair grounds tonight at 8 p.m. for men and women, with a men only session tomorrow night.
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James K. Boyland
Fairgrounds
Special July Rate for Subscriptions to The Evening Star
Special July rate in effect now. Pay by mail and save to $3.00 per year in advance or $4.00 per year by carrier in advance. Pay on or before July 31. The Evening Star.
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THE
Evening Star
the Evening Star
Hoover Plans Acceptance Address And VP Nomination Dates
Secretary Hoover refused to comment on farm policy until his acceptance speech on August 11. The Republican notification date for Senator Curtis’s vice presidential nomination is August 18 in Topeka Kansas. A Republican speakers bureau will be directed from Chicago with Newton overseeing the eastern bureau in New York.
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Hoover
Republic _ MICOugust
Associated Press
Ashington
Secretary Hoover
W. H. Setle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Curtis
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Topeka
Kans
Work
Republican National Committee
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
New York
Representative Newton
Minnesota
Chicago
Band Visited Timberlake By Midnight on Wolfe Street
Timberlake, an elderly Black man, told police that a group of about six unmasked white men arrived at his Wolfe Street home after midnight and demanded he open the door. He identified one man by features and voice, but stayed inside as the men left and he alerted authorities at daybreak.
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Page Timberlake
Wolfe Street
Timberlake
Citizens
Lenders Expand Work Across States With New Firms
W. P. Walker, formerly tied to the Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp, was in Winchester en route to Danville to work with Interstate Credit Relief Corp. He recently left Martinsburg after launching the Berkeley Loan and Thrift Corp with J. W. Lloyd as manager. Reported first two months loans totaled about $35,000 as these small lenders target merchants.
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W. P. Walker
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation
Winchester
Danville
Interstate Credit Relief Corporation
Walker
Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley Loan and Thrift Corporation
J. W. Lloyd
Oran
Lions at Berryville Fight in Handley Stadium
Lions host Berryville at Handley Stadium on Thursday July 12 with a 3 45 p.m. kickoff. Final score and details not provided in the fragment.
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Handley Stadium
Lions
Berryville
Important meeting requested for July 11
The P.O. S. of A. calls all members to be present Wednesday night July 11 for important business. Refreshments will be provided. Signed B. W. Largent, President.
Watermelons on sale at Robinsons Cold Storage and Giulianis
Fresh carload and some ice cold watermelons available on sale at Robinsons Cold Storage and at L Giuliani's.
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Robinsons Cold Storage
Apple Growers Prospects for Early Varieties to England
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties to England are favorable. Shipments will be received at Winchester Cold Storage in carload and less than carload quantities with refrigeration for transatlantic transport. Sale notices list cooking apples from butlers packing house with contact details for SPRINT PETLEY INC Winchester Va. July 10 1p 151.
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England
Winchester
Sprint & Petley, Inc
Direct Co-operative Fruit Co. Ltd
Auction sale at Conrad residence announces antiques
Auction sale at the Conrad residence 230 West Boscawen Street Web. on July 11 at 10 a m features fine old antiques. Listing notes Tuesday and Saturday 1 p to 2 t as viewing or sale windows.
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Conrad
W. Boscawen St
Local Buyers Seek Early Apples from Trees and Bins
Cash buyers Glaize and Hurst invite sellers to offer early apples either packed or bulk. Contact through phone 840 for arrangements.
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Glaize & Hurst
Contest Named For Empire Theatre In Winchester
Rules announce a name contest for the new Empire Theatre opening soon. Entries run July 15 to August 15 with one name per person and a 50 word justification. Winners receive a three month theatre pass. judges named with local officials. signed entries on one side only. duplicate winning names share the prize.
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Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
World Racers Reach Manchuria in World Circle Attempt
John H. Mears and Charles G D Collyer, aiming to set a new round the world record, are reported to have arrived today at Mukden Manchuria from Chita Siberia per dispatches to the Japanese agency Rengo.
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Tokio
John H. Mears
Charles G. D. Collyer
Rengo
Mukden
Manchuria
Chita
Siberia
Capital Receives Heat Relief From Wave
The capital saw a 20 degree drop to 74 after yesterday's peak as cooling breezes and clouds eased a week long heat wave. Early morning temperatures reached a low of 74 by 5 o clock.
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Associated Press
Washington
National
Flowers Loved by Children of Fresh Air Fund
A letter from a girl who died before joining the Fresh Air Fund recalls flowers, Rainbow Bridge memories, and the hope of bringing blooms home. The piece contrasts city tenements with vacation lands as children promise to return with flowers to brighten their homes.
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Children OF Fresh Air Fund
Marie
Rainbow Bridge
Fresh Air Fund
Efforts to Save Trapped Miners in West Virginia Mine
Rescue squads at Lytle Coal mine near Pottstown Pa struggle to reach three men entombed by a gas explosion that wrecked the gangway and filled it with debris.
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West Va
Associated Press
Poottsville
Lytle Coal Company
Lytle
Here
Democrats urged to set up southern campaign bureau
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas called for a Democratic campaign bureau in a southern state to counter a coordinated GOP push against the national ticket. He stressed selecting a national chairman and shaping organizations. he warned of a growing organized effort in several southern states and urged prompt action by party managers.
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G.O.P
New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Story Hour Popular at Friends Church Playground
The Playgrounds Association offers a daily story hour at Friends Church playground led by Miss Lillian Jackson from 11 to 11 45 a m. The public event is free and well attended. The American Legion swimming pool stays clean and warm with weekly water changes and twice weekly chlorination. A lifeguard is on duty and a three foot shallow end accommodates children and adults. Pool hours vary by gender and day with a 25 cent single swim rate or six swims for a dollar. Weekend cleaning closes swimming Saturdays.
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Playgrounds Association
Friends Church
Lillian Jackson
Girls’ Athletic Association
Five Executed On Sabotage Charges In Donetz Field
Moscow reports five of eleven condemned men were executed today for sabotage in the Donetz coal field after clemency appeals were rejected. The executions follow a Soviet crackdown on sabotage amid ongoing mining industry unrest.
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Moscow
Donetz
Judge Denies Coral Gables Receivership Petition
Judge Lake Jones in federal court denied the petition of creditors for a receiver. He ruled it was not clear that secure creditors would benefit from a receivership and quashed the attempt to start bankruptcy proceedings. The case remains with current directors who have creditor endorsement.
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Associated Press
Jacksoonville
Fila
Lake Jones
Coral Gables Corporation
Stock Market Prices Become Very Reactionary
New York, July 10. Stock prices turned reactionary after earlier strength as fears of higher rates, the call money renew rate at 6 percent, and about 15 million dollars in bank loans being called dampened bullish sentiment. Early gains of 1 to 6 points faded. declines of 1 to 4 points appeared in active issues, with heavier losses in higher priced specialties. The close was heavy with about 1.7 million shares traded.
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New York
New Yorker Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
Murray Hulbert of New York City was unanimously chosen grand exalted ruler at the sixty fourth annual Elks convention in Miami Florida.
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Miami, Fla
Murray Hulbert
New York City
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Bank Collector Robbed on Eads Bridge for 47800
Claude E. Mattingley head of the East St. Louis First National Bank real estate dept reported a noon hour hold up by four men on the Eads bridge across the Mississippi river. They escaped with 47800 in cash. Also mention that Miss Lillian Jackson has returned home after visiting in Reading and Atlantic City.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Claude E. Mattingley
First National Bank of
East St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Mississippi River
Lillian Jackson
Reading
Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Jackson
Mrs
Allen Jackson
Philadelphia
Roanoke Church Reunion Highlights Past and Music
The Roanoke Times reports Trinity Methodist Church held a reunion with Dr. Harry M. Canter and Dr. E. L. Woolf addressing members and visitors. The event featured a history of the institution, a 25 year old style musical program, and remarks about keeping the church organized.
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Dr. Canter
Roanoke
Roanoke Times
E. L. Woolf
Harry M. Canter
Winchester
Trinity Methodist Church
Boyd V. Switzer
Dr Canter
Fine farm for sale at public auction
Public auction advertised for July sale offering 179 acres with a never failing spring good orchard and timber. The notice promises details inside.
Winchester Steam Laundry July Rate Advertisement
An Evening Star promotion from Winchester Steam Laundry highlights advance by mail and special service value with a July rate for mail subscribers. It emphasizes payment terms and discounts as part of the pricing offer.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
THE
Evening Star
Marooned Men Of Nobile Party In Serious Plight
Oslo reports the Krasin struggles with ice as it nears the marooned Nobile party near Foyn Island. Morale deteriorates while Braganza steams from King's Bay to offer an alternate route. Conditions hinder air rescue despite higher summer temps and soft ice surfaces.
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Oslo
Krasin
Viglieri
Foyn Island
Braganza
King’s Bay
Krassin
Arctic
Mrs. Nellie Hutzler Dies in Berkeley After Long Illness
Mrs Nellie Ray Hutzler 66 wife of David W Hutzler of Inwood died at her Berkeley home Sunday night after a long Brights disease illness She was born Nellie Ewan in Frederick county near Winchester She is survived by her husband two sons Elmer and Mervel of Washington three daughters Mrs Vallie Griffith of Sioux Falls SD Mrs Charles Baker of Washington and Mrs Arthur Barberie of Alexandria seven grandchildren one great grandchild one sister Mrs Alice Earle of Winchester and two brothers Samuel L Dick of Martinsburg and Thomas E Dick of Morgantown Funeral services will be held at home Wednesday at 3 pm Interment in Winchester cemetery
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Charles Baker
Washington
Arthur Barberie
Alexandria
Alice Earle
Winchester
Samuel L. Dick
Thomas E. Dick
Morgantown
New House for Sale in Desirable Location
Just completed. Six rooms with halls pantry and bath. Concrete cistern and generated cellar. Tiled hearth and fireplace. Furnace heat and hardwood floors throughout. Strickler and Wagner. Phone 541 J.
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Strickler & Wagner
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Notice at South End Hose Company
The Ladies Auxiliary of the South End Hose Company will meet in the company hall on West Monmouth Street on Monday at 8 o clock. All members are requested to be present. President.
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South End Hose Company
Monmouth Street
Funk & Son Funeral Directors Move Office
Notice states the funeral home has relocated to 101 Main St and will continue undertaker services. Funk and Son Funeral Directors and Embalmers announce continued operations with the lady embalmers and telephone contact 256-3.
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Main St
Funk & Son Funeral Directors
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate
A promotional offer announces a July rate with a save discount for instant payment. The notice emphasizes limited time availability and encourages customers to act now to secure lower charges.
Bashful Mr. Bobbs at Opequon School House
A comedy titled Bashful Mr. Bobbs to be performed at the Opequon School House on July 12 and 13 at 7 p m. Admission is 16 and 25 cents with proceeds benefiting Opequon Chapel. Refreshments provided. Also note a Davis' Home-Made mayonnaise promotion advertised.
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Bobbs
Opequon
Opequon Chapel
Special Sub Rate Ad Offer By Carrier
In advance is the Special Sub Rate by carrier. Pay now to keep the discount. This brief notice from The Evening Star indicates a promotional subscription price and payment instruction for earlier renewal.
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Evening Star
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