John Weeks Dies at Mountain Home After Long Illness
Former U S senator and secretary of war John Weeks died at Mount Prospect Lodge in Lancaster New Hampshire after a long illness. He is remembered for representing President Coolidge at Winchester New Hampshire first Apple Blossom Festival in 1924 where he crowned Elizabeth Steck queen and spoke at the festival. He died of angina pectoris with his wife son and daughter at his bedside.
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John Weeks
Mountain Home
Associated Press
Lancaster
N. H
John W. Weeks
Coolidge
John Walter Davidge
R. E. Wilder
Whitefield
Weeks
Mount Prospect
White Mountain
Mr. Weeks
Boston
Congress
South America
California
Winchester
President Coolidge
Washington
Robert M. Glass
South Washington Street
Handley School
Elizabeth Steck
John M. Steck
J. Victor Arthur
Shenandoah Valley
Firemen's Carnival On National Avenue Next Week
The Crowne Carnival, July 19 to 24, will be on the Smith property at the National avenue and Berryville pike intersection for the Firemen's Welfare Association. Testimonials from fraternal orders and firemen praise the troupe as a high grade carnival.
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Firemen’s Welfare Association
Smith
National Avenue
Berryville Pike
Byrd Homecoming Celebration Meet at Friendship Hall
Friendship Fire Co invites members to attend Byrd Homecoming in civilian clothes at Friendship Hall on Wednesday night July 14 at 7 oclock. Captain Fred W. Forney issues notice with rental ad and page reference.
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Friendship Hall
Byrd
Fred W. Forney
Shenandoah Valley Special to Broadcast Across Canada
Canadians will broadcast news about the valley as Shenandoah Valley inc plans a cross border trip by rail August 3 to Harrimoy and return July 13 visiting Niagara Falls Toronto Ottawa Portland Boston Atlantic City and Philadelphia. About 125 already booked with aim of 200 passengers and special cars from Virginia cities.
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Canada
Plorida
Col
H. J. Benchoff
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Valley Broadcasting Special
M. J. Woods
Canadian National Railways
Southern
Trai
Harrigpoy
Niagara Falls
Toronton
Ottawa
Portland
Boston
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Virginia
Colonel Wood
Southland
Toronto Board of Trade
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley
Florida
Canadian Railways
Merchants Plan Dollar Day Sale Weekend in Winchester
Leading Winchester retailers announce the first round of dollar day sales for July 16 to July 17. Thousands of dollars worth of new high quality merchandise will be offered at deep discounts as the event aims to attract the largest crowd in years.
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Winchester
Lee E
Dollar Day Sale Signs to Guide Bargain Hunters
The Star announces a two day sale with all stores marked by dollar day signs opening Friday at 9 am and closing Saturday at 10 pm. Early shoppers will have first pick from large selections and merchants emphasize honest volume business to boost sales. A 10 000 copy special edition will distribute in Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah counties and nearby West Virginia areas Wednesday. A 5000 copy edition will go to Winchester and suburbs Thursday. Participating merchants include Orndorff and Brown Nathanson Company Winchester Gas Company Hamman s Dollar Store Sample Shoe Gray and Sheetz The Leader Huntsberry s Shoe Store Wonders Apparel Little Joe s Grove Brothers Department Store Moling and Seal Emmert s Hamburgers Specialty Shop National Sales Store Jolliffe and suis People s Drug M B Clowe Frank Feinberg Hodgson and Brown Ramsey Furniture S H Hable Army and Navy Store Empire Theater and The Evening Star.
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the Star
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Virginia
Winchester
Orndorff and Brown
Nathanson Company
Winchester Gas Company
Hamman’s Dollar
Sample Shoe
Gray and Sheetz
the Leader
Huntsberry’s
Wonder’s
Little Joe's
Grove Brothers
Moling and Seal
Emmert’s
Hamburger’ S
Jolliffe and Suis
People’s Drug Company, Inc
M. B
Monte Blue Stars In Hogan's Alley at Colonial Theatre
Monte Blue leads the cast in Hogan's Alley at the Colonial Theatre for a two day run. Patsy Ruth Miller, Willard Louis, Nigel Barrie and Louise Fazenda star in this Bowery tale of young love and boxing. Matinee 10 to 15 25 cents. evening 10 15 25 35 cents with Lucky Key prizes and a $5 second prize for most keys.
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Monte Blue
Colonial Theatre
Monte
Lefty O’brien
New York
Patsy Ryan
Patsy Ruth Miller
Willard Louis
Patsy
Nigel Barrie
Louise Fazenda
Dolly
Max Davidson
Ben Turpin
Frank Hagney
Mary Carr
Frank Bond
the Texas Kid
Late decision expected in phone rate case in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission likely will not issue a decision on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia’s general rate increase before July 28. The commission must decide by August 1, with briefs due today due to the large volume of material.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
State Corporation
Commission
Hmit
Special July Rate Now In Effect
Renew your subscription and save with special July rates. Carrier delivery only $1.00 per year, mail delivery $3.00 per year, payment in advance before July 31. The Evening Star announces the offer.
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THE
Evening Star
Ensign Hatcher Wins in Maintenance Suit Service Quashed
Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court ruled the service of subpoena on Ensign Robert S. Hatcher illegal after his wife Virginia B. Hatcher sued for separate maintenance. Hatcher, stationed at Annapolis and living in San Antonio, was invited to Washington via telegram to discuss martial affairs. a deputy marshal served the suit there.
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Washington
Justice Hoehling
District Supreme Court
Robert S. Hatcher
United States Navy
Annapolis
San Antonio
Texas
Ensign Hatcher
Virginia B. Hatcher
Newport
R. I
Hatcher
United States
Movie Cameramen To Be At Celebration
Manager Baker of the Empire Theater received a telegram from the Washington office of the International News Reel Corporation stating that a motion picture cameraman and a still photographer would be here Wednesday to film the celebration in honor of Commander R. E. Byrd. They will remain until Thursday evening.
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Baker
Empire Theater
Washington
International News Reel Corporation
Comdr
R. E. Byrd
Dollar Days Sale Preview For Friday And Saturday
A bold advertisement proclaims a two day sale on July 16 and 17 with the promise of the greatest sale yet. It urges readers to be on hand for discounts and special offers across the store.
Subdued Lightning Sparks Destruction At Lake Denmark Depot
Dover New Jersey July 12 The Lake Denmark naval ammunition depot area was devastated after a lightning bolt ignited TNT stores Saturday turning surrounding land into a no man’s land. Marines and sailors combed the wreckage for victims with 16 confirmed dead and more unaccounted as shells continued to threaten vast unexploded stores.
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Associated Press
Dover
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Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot
Picatinny Arsenal
Naval
Lake Denmark
Offcers
N. J
Navy
No Man’s Land
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn Navy
Three More Slain in Chicago Suburb
In Cicero, three more killings followed an earlier McSweegan Party slaying. A taxi driver Ludwig Rose was shot and killed resisting a car theft and thrown from his cab. Nearby Fred Hein and Marie Blang were also shot to death after objecting to surrender of their auto. Authorities detained Thomas McWain and a partner known only as Curley who allegedly hired the cab. Ros e died at county hospital. He identified the assailants before fading.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ci¢cero
Thomas McWain
Curley
Man
McWain
Cicero
Ludwig Rose
Hein
Miss Blang
Greatest Sale Yet Held
A historic sale ends successfully with strong buyer demand and record prices. Market participants report unusual enthusiasm and multiple bidders driving prices higher than expected.
Military camps form as Virginia guardsmen depart for encampments
About 90 militiamen from Winchester and Frederick County headed by rail to the Virginia Beach rifle range for the Ninety first Brigade encampment running to July 26. The force includes Company I and the headquarters company of the One Hundred Sixteenth Infantry, under Maj. Barton, Capt. Grimm, and Lieut. Hollis, with Col. Opie commanding the regiment and Brig. Gen. Waller in charge of the brigade.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Ninety-first Brigade
Virginia National Guard
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Richmond
Petersburg
Barton
R. T. Barton
George H. Grimm
Lawrence C. Hollis
H. L. Opie
Staunton
S. Gardner Wallar
Front Royal
One Hundred and Eighty-third Infantry
Col
J. Fulmer Bright
Virginia
Eleventh Field Artillery
Tobyhanna
Adjutant General's Office
Byrd
EB. E. Fuller
Regular Army
Virginia Guardsmen
George L. Danforth
Are Girls Today Good and Naughty Empire Wednesday
Pola Negri stars in Irene Bordoni’s A Naughty Cinderella at the Empire with Tom Moore Ford Sterling Stuart Holmes and Miss Du Pont. The film answers the question about today’s girls and plays at regular prices Wednesday or Thursday afternoon and night. Also showing tonight and tomorrow Rex Beach’s The Auction Block with Sally O Neill Charles Ray and Eleanor Boardman. Friday and Saturday Cecil B DeMille’s Shipwrecked with Leena Owen Joseph Schildkraut and a large cast.
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Pola Negri
Irene Bordoni
Tom Moore
Ford Sterling
Stuart Holmes
Miss DuPont
Empire Theatre
the Empire
Metro- Goldwyn
Rex Beach
Sally O'Neill
Charles Ray
Eleanor Boardman
Cecil B. DeMille
Leena Owen
Joseph Schildkraut
Badly Hurt While Trimming Trees
Mr. J. E. Sutphin is slowly recovering from injuries after a ladder broke while trimming a tree on South Washington Street. He fell to the ground suffering a fractured right rib and multiple head and facial cuts. A saw in his hand also cut across his throat during the fall.
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J. E. Sutphin
Washington ‘Street
For Sale Compressed Air Tanks Notices at Drug Store
For sale several compressed air tanks suitable for garages. Apply Star Office at People’s Drug Store. Notices and sale details appear in the local advertisement.
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Star Office
Buying Resumed In Stock Market On Broad Scale
Standard railroad issues and high priced industrials led the uptick in the stock market today as buying returned broadly. Easy money conditions kept many issues rising to new highs while overall money remained unchanged at 4 1 2 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Railroad
Masons Prepare for Great Virginia Masonic Cornerstone Event
The Masonic pavilion at Blue Ridge Sanitorium near Charlottesville will host a cornerstone laying on July 14. Delegations from Virginia and Washington, bands from Charlottesville and Richmond, and frequent lodges will join a parade headed by Governor Byrd.
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Blue Ridge
Charlottesville
Monticello
Jefferson
Blue Ridge Mountains
Market Street
Byrd
Knights Templar of
Virginia
District of Columbia
Templars
Masons
Grand Lodge of
Templars Band of
Washington
Richmond
Masonic
Grand Lodge
Knights Templar
Alexandria
Danville
County Pays Large Sums For Livestock Slaughtered By Dogs
A month’s depredation bill lists payments by the county to individuals for dogs killing livestock. Totals exceed 527 dollars with payments to A V Larrick for turkeys, Mrs. Bakers for chickens, Omps for sheep and lambs, Capper for sheep and lambs, Romack for a turkey, and game warden Pollard for slaying dogs plus Frank Carper.
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Board of County Supervisors
A.V. Larrick
D. F. Bakers
R. L. Omps
Sales J. Capper
J. H. Romack
Pollard
Frank Carper
Rain Ends Heat Wave With Cool Weekend Weather
The region cooled after a weekend heat wave as rain on Saturday dropped temperatures by 25 degrees and more, making blankets comfortable again. A maple tree fell in Mount Hebron Cemetery but caused no damage to graves, while Sunday and today brought pleasant conditions drawing tourists and motorists.
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G. I. Miller
Mount Hebron
Public reception and banquet for Commander Byrd announced
A public reception for Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd is set for 6 pm at the George Washington Hotel with free admission tickets and a banquet at Handley High School stadium. Tickets and arrangements are handled by the Chamber of Commerce, with a parade formation on Cameron Street and Byrd addressing an open-air crowd.
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George Washington
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Hugh S. Duffey
Logan R. Fay
Reginald Haines
Philip Williams
Byrd
American Legion
Hugh 8
Duffey
Handley High School
Commander Byrd
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Eee
Handley
Handley A
Banqust
Chamber of Comerce
Henry Steere
Cameron (Market) Street
Piccadilly
Robert Y. Conrad Post
Fire Department
J. M. Noonan
Citizens’ Band
George Barrie
Committee On Traffic and Police
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