New Time Table Changes Cut Rails and Bus Service
Strasburg Town Council opposes schedule changes as trains are cut back and two W and W buses removed. No. 406 and other trains adjusted to end at Winchester. steam trains partly restored with Nos. 55 and 54. Bus service reduced to one daily round trip except Sundays, with timetable shifts effective July 13.
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UN . Orne
Washington
Winchester
Strasburg
Harpers Ferry
Strasburg Junction
Brunswick
Frederick
Point of Rocks
Harpers Ferry. the Other Will Be No
Winchester and
Wardensville
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Big Reduction In All Wool and Grass Rugs
R M Swimley advertises a big reduction on all wool and grass rugs with prices slashed across the inventory. The notice highlights clearance like patterns and sizes, urging customers to act quickly for bargains.
Conventions Invited Here by Local Firefighters
Four Cumberland Valley volunteer fire companies plan to invite the 1931 sessions of the Cumberland Valley association to this city. The Friendship and Charley Roussi es members of the Virginia association. other local units belong to Cumberland Valley. The 1930 Vic Association meeting is set for Virginia August 27 to 29, while Cumberland Valley Tenters will meet at Opensburg August 6 and 7.
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Cumberland Valley
South End
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Charley Roussies
Vi Association
Cumberland Valley Associat
Vic Association
Cumberland Visice- Tenters Swill Ameet
Opensburg
Local Firm Treats Newsboys to Frederick County Apples
Through Harry Butler of H. W. Butler and Brother the Evening Sun Newsboys Band was greeted with baskets of Shenandoah Valley Frederick County apples. Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce distributed the fruit after the concert on the Court House green as Mayor Shryock and Mr. Bell hosted the group and dined at the White Palace Restaurant.
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Harry Butler
H. W. Butler
Evening Sun Newsboys
Frederick County
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Court House Green
Mr. Bell
Shryock
White Palace
Jail Overcrowded Transfer to Berryville
The local jail reached 37 prisoners prompting Sheriff Pannett to transfer nine inmates to Berryville with Clarke county jail. Four more inmates were released on bail, leaving 24 prisoners at the local jail which was built for about 20.
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Pannett
Clarke County
Berryville
South End Hose Co Postpones July Meeting
Building committee meeting to proceed Monday night as usual while new building is not yet ready. Further notice to follow. Secretary lost a brindle Boston bulldog female. Reward. Return 806 S Stewart St or call 1030.
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Boston Brindle
S. Stewart St
Capon Lake Inn Special Rates for July
Capon Lake Inn at Inter mont West Virginia offers special rates during July. Activities include fishing boating bathing tennis croquet and other sports. J Frank Baylis proprietor.
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Capon Lake
Intermont
J. Frank Baylis
Warren Farmer Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Reliance
John Curtis Yates a well known farmer from Reliance Warren county Virginia died at his home from a gunshot wound inflicted after rising for the day He was seventy five born September 20 1865 He is survived by his widow six sons two daughters and two sons in law He was a native of Rockingham County and had retired from large scale farming five years ago Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 pm at his home and at St Matthews Lutheran Church New Market Virginia with burial in the church graveyard
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Warren
John Curtis Yates
Reliance
Warren County
Mr. Yates
Middletown
Rockcounty
Samuel Jackson Yates
Rockingham
Rebecca Beavers Yates
Page County
Minnie L. Lightfoot
David B
Wallville
John E
Virginia
Paul B
Holland W
Washington, D. C
Jasper D
Russell W. Yates
Edna V. Holsinger
Timberville
Lena B. Yates
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
New Market
Snyder Alleman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sphens City
New Maret
Yates
Rockingham County
Grover
Mrs Davis Dies From Old Age at 89
An elderly woman believed to be about 89 died last night from infirmities of old age after living with friends on Highland Avenue. A grandson is believed to live in Wilkes Barre Pa. Kurtz funeral parlors are trying to contact him for burial arrangements.
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Davis
Highland Avenue
Wilkes Barre
Kurtz
York Imperial Apples Sold at 3.50 Per Barrel
A Pennsylvania grower sold a block of York Imperial apples packed 214 inches and up for future delivery at 3.50 per barrel, correcting yesterday’s Star headline which had stated 2.50. The price of 3.50 was clarified in the article body.
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Pennsylvania
York
Peaches for Sale in Valley Growers Offer Crops
Grower Fred D. Maphis of Straasburg Virginia announces peaches for sale with about 250 bushels of Georgia Belle Carmen and Elberta varieties. This crop is one of the few available in the Valley.
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Carmen
Fred D. Maphis
Straasburg
James I Ritter Retired Farmer Dies in Frederick County
James I Ritter a longtime resident and farmer of southeast Frederick County died at 4 30 am at his home 916 South Kent Avenue after a heart illness. He was in his seventies and had retired from active work years ago. He had married twice the second wife being Anna Ferguson and she survives with no children. He also leaves four brothers John of Boyce Hiram and William of Frederick County and Charles of Winchester. A sister Miss Mathilda Ritter and another sister Mrs Keller have died in recent months. Funeral Monday at Kurtz funeral home Cameron and Boscawen Streets at 2 30 pm moving to Methodist Episcopal Church Greenwood for services at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev Norris A Lineweaver. Interment will follow nearby.
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James I. Ritter
Frederick County
South Kent
Mr. Ritter
Pete
Ritter
Anna Ferguson
John
Boyce
Hiram
William
Charles Ritter
Winchester
Mathilda Ritter
Keller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kurtz Funeral Home
Cameron and
Boscawen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenwood
Norris A. Lineweaver
Fresh Airs To Reach Winchester On August 8
A Fresh Air Committee meeting at Handley Library assigned district chairs for Stephens City Frederick County and Winchester. Miss Hilda Lovett became Stephens City chair, Miss Nina Williams Frederick County chair, Rev Diehl Winchester chair. Anna Amelia Seabright elected secretary, George B Bushnell treasurer.
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Fresh Air Committee
Handley Library
Hilda Lovett
Stephens City
Nina Williams
Frederick County
Diehl
Winchester
Anna Amelia Seabright
George B. Bushnell
Banish Wash Day Worries Ad
Banish wash day worries by calling 28 or 29 Winchester Steam Laundry advertises pickup and delivery services on Monday Wednesday and Saturday with a one page evocation of contact numbers.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Police Plan Rigid Enforcement of Speed Laws Citywide
Chief Hollis announced a strict campaign to enforce speed limits amid rising speeding in town. Downtown zones cap at 15 mph, residential areas at 25 mph, with fines and police court records showing prior arrests. The city ordinance also bans passing in the same direction on North Loudoun Street and enforces strict penalties for reckless driving at intersections.
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Escg
My Hollis
Hollis
Loudoun Street
Boscawena
Piccadilly Streets
Locomotive Explosion Kills Two in Petersburg
Two men died and a third was hospitalized after a Seaboard Airlines locomotive exploded while pulling an express freight train of 50 cars near Petersburg Virginia. Engineer Ia D. Drewry and fireman B S Taylor died from burns and shock. brakeman S B Wiggins was critical. The blast hurled all three from the cab as the first ten cars piled and caught fire. Early theory blamed low boiler water pressure.
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Associated Press
Petersburg
Seaboard Airlines
Ia D. Drewry
Taylor
B. Wiggins
Especially Good Scores at Winchester Gun Club Shoot
At the Winchester Gun Club practice on Thursday afternoon several high scores were posted. Guest shooters included W H Downey of Martinsburg and Dr Tabler of Baltimore with Seabright, 49 of 50, at 16 gauge noted as a possible regional record. The next practice is set for Thursday.
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Winchester
W. H. Downey
Martinsburg
W. Va
Dr. Fabler
Baltimore
Arthur Seabright
A. Seabright
E. Cuthbert
Dr. Tabler
W. D. Downey
W. A. Anderson
C. B. Stickley
B. Seabright
R. T. Jones
Still, Forgery Suspect Nabbed Near Martinsburg
Sheriff Luth er Pannett of Frederick county pursued a man wanted for forgery in Martinsburg West Virginia. The suspect named Howard Miller was found with a complete still and five barrels of mash in Greenspring woods. Miller was captured and brought to the city while other suspects eluded capture and a decision on charges remains pending.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Luther Pannett
Frederick County
Greenspring
Howard
Pannett Reed
Miller
Pannett
West Virginia
Man Confesses Slaying Daughter To End Suffering
Walton New York July 12 An drew L Beers 78 has confessed to killing his mentally deficient daughter Frances 24 to end her suffering He says he gave poison with her food last Wednesday and then stabbed her with an ice pick He told an undertaker Frances is dead and he killed the poor little girl Counsel is preparing a plea of insanity for the case.
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Associated Press
Walton
N. Y
Andrew L. Beers
Frances
Beers
New York Central to Close Repair Shops for Ten Days
New York Central announces its heavy repair shops will be closed for ten working days starting next weekend because of present business conditions. The closure affects ten to fifteen shops across the system.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Central Lines
City Water Notice: Sprinkler Use Regulated by City Rules
City rules allow sprinklers only from 6 to 7 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. every day regardless of water supply. Offenders will be fined. City Water Dept.
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City Water Dept
Heinz Plant Contracts Let for Local Winchester Project
Two contracts awarded for excavations and building work at the H J Heinz Company plant south of Winchester. Work to begin immediately with finish units ready by September 15, using local labor. city cooperation planned for sewer and water infrastructure.
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H J. Heinz Company
Pittsburgh
William A. Kober
Heinz Organization
Mr. Kober
Heinz
Stuart M. Perry
George F. Hazelwood
Cumberland
Mr. Krober
Winchester
Heinz Compaer
Shenandoah Valley
Food Products Organization
Ad Vena Chase
E Food Prodeuts Company
City of
Common Council
Sousa Injured Debarking Leviathan at New York Dock
John Philip Sousa the famous bandmaster, 76, slipped on a companionway as the Leviathan docked in New York. He received four stitches for a cut above the ear but appeared to handle debarkation with little fuss after the surgical work.
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Associated Press
New York
John Philip Sousa
Europe
Sixty Dead As Buenos Aires Street Car Plunges
AP reports in Buenos Aires that at least sixty people died when a street car plunged from a cantilever bridge into the Riacho river between Buenos Aires and Avellaneda. Fog may have blinded the motorman. only three passengers aboard the rear platform escaped as bodies were recovered through the morning with families identifying the dead.
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Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Riacho
Avellaneva
Great Britain Asked to Modify Ban on U S Fruit
AP report from Washington July 12 notes Britain seeks changes to its fruit import embargo citing no U S fruit fly infections since 1969 and requesting exemption for West Coast apples. Senator Swanson accuses the move of tariff retaliation and urges removal of the embargo under the 1865 treaty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aement
Stimson
Ronald Lindsay
Dawes
London
Foreign Office
The
Tonight
Swanson
Great Britain
England
United States
Canada
Enrly
Big Woodman Picnic and Yard Party at Gore
Community notice for Gore on August 23 features a small brown pony and a yard party. Reward offered for return of the pony to Mrs. R. E. Byrd of 326 Amherst St. Also includes a classified line for selling a new Six Chrysler at a cheap price to quick buyers from a garage.
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R. E. Byrd
Amherst St
Chrysler
Couple from Virginia Denied Marriage License Here
A Clarendon Virginia couple came to Frederick County to apply for a marriage license but was refused because Virginia law requires obtaining a license in the bride’s home county or in another state. They planned to go to Martinsburg West Virginia to secure papers for matrimony.
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Clarendon
Frederick County
Virginia
Martinsburg
W. Va
For Sale Cut Flowers Dahlias and Gladioli
For sale cut flowers dahlias and gladioli. Phone 819 Mrs Sam R Hurst Ip.
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Sam R. Hurst
In all Refrigerators and Ice Boxes
Classified listing by R. M. Swimley dated 7 11 1p 21 offers refrigeration items including refrigerators and ice boxes for sale or trade.
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R. M. Swimley
Stolen Green Ford Sport Coupe Report in Pennsylvanian Use
A green Ford sport coupe is reported stolen in Pennsylvania with license 5-H-801. The vehicle is described as a red ward. Winchester police are notified for investigation and alert.
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Beare Ing Penn
Red Ward
Winchester
Police
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South End Hose Co
Warren Farmer
Parson
Wis
Evening Star
Howard Miller
Man
N. Y. Central
City Water
Great Heinz CO
John P. Sousa
U.S
State Department
Big Woodman
Gore
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