Winchester Ordinance Grants Electric Transmission Franchise
Winchester Common Council approves a 30 year ordinance granting an electric power company the right to erect operate and maintain lines poles wires and conduits on city streets with arbitration for pole placement liability indemnity street tree trimming and undergrounding provisions. Bid process required final passage and advertising before effect.
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Winchester
Virginia
Common Council
Light and Street
Power Company
Common Council of
the of
Satara
Light Committee
City of
Winchester Evening Star
Hack Wilson May Manage Middle Atlantic Club
Hack Wilson says he may take the managerial reins of a Middle Atlantic League club for the rest of the season if he does not report to the Portland Club of the Pacific Coast League. He plans a definite decision by tomorrow after being optioned to Portland by the Albany Senators.
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Hack Wilson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Portland
Hack
Wilson
Albany Senators
Weekly European Market Cable Report on Fruit Supplies
California plums softened in Liverpool and held steady in London while Australia apples remained steady. Apple imports for the week reached 261000 boxes, with 144000 expected next week. California plum arrivals forecast at 26000 packages in seven days. Exchange rate stood at 24.7 cents per shilling for sound fruit in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Liverpool
London
Foreign Agricultural Service
Vespers to Be Outdoor Service at Cather Lawn
Special outdoor vesper services planned on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cather at 302 West Boscawen Street. The program includes readings by Mrs. L Dellinger, a trumpet solo by Orville Shot, and a dramatic sermon titled The God of The wi based on Frances Hodgson Burnett. Services begin at 6:30 p m with additional outdoor vespers scheduled for July 28 August 11 and August 25 at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Cather
West Boscawen Street
Russell Cather
Rev. Smith
God of
The
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Committee On
Elks Defeat O Sullivan 13 to 2 in Softball Showdown
The Elks overwhelmed O Sullivan 13 to 2 this week as Sheetz and Flickinger hit homeruns for the antlered herd. Boxscores detail the scoring and leaders.
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Elks
O'Sullivan
Sheetz
Flickinger
Herd
Elks Aba H
Sargent
Potts
Hockman
Anderson
Dunn
Hollis
Kendall
Farmer
Sf. Sheetz
O'Sullivan Ab.r.h
Coffelt
Ss. Mallow
Sf. Fletcher
P. O
Smallwood
C. Vl
Hawes
Line
Smith
Hildesham
Muse
Halvosa
Meteor Identified After Maryland Sightings
Residents in Hagerstown and Frederick witnessed a bright object in the western Maryland sky two nights earlier. Officials confirm the sighting as a meteor leaving a blue luminous trail as it moved northeast to southward across the region.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Frederick
New Bank Employee Triggers False Alarm Hysteria
A new bank employee in Hagersown, Maryland, on his first day accidentally stepped on a burglar alarm. The doors closed, staff prepared for an emergency as police arrived. Bank officials then revealed the burglar alarm buttons to the trainee.
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Hagersown
Mad
Opequon Group Presbyterian Church Schedule
The Opequon Group Presbyterian invites all to Sunday School at Cedar Cliff and Opequon Chapel with Christian Endeavor in the evening. Burnt Church holds Sunday School and a 3.30 p.m. preaching service by the pastor. No preaching at Round Hill. Children’s Day at Opequon Chapel features 8 p m exercises.
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Allen Jones
Cedar Cliff
Vaucluse
F. Estes Kline
Burnt Church
Albin
P. H. Gold
Christian Endeavor
Opequon Chapel
Round Hill
Skanks Provide A Problem For Baltimoreans
Wil Mason Startt faces a skunk infestation at 7 Garrison Boulevard with a mother and seven young, occupying a lumber pile under his porch. Police deem ejection cruel, the SPCA says any removal must be humane, and the Enoch Pratt Library notes skunks roaming near the building. Startt plans to shoot, but city law forbids firearm discharge.
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Baltimore
Wil Mason Startt
Society For the Prevention of
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Startt
Garrison Boulevard
Airport Cops Lead League A With Unbeaten Half Season
The Airport softball team dominated the first half of the season in League A with 7 wins and 0 losses. Elks and Men's Athletic Club tied for second place with 5 victories and 2 defeats each. Final standings for the half-season are listed.
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Elks and
Men's Athletic Club
Capital Getting Spring Cleaning in Virginia Capitol
Virginia's state capitol undergoes a general overhaul this week with repairs to desks in the House of Delegates and Senate chamber, new carpets laid, and painting. The work, delayed for ceremonies unveiling the Sam Houston bust, aims to refresh the rooms this season, to be completed within the week per E. Griffith Dodson.
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Richmond
Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate
Sam Houston
Senate Chamber
E. Griffith Dodson
Uncle Eben Says Men Run for Office Like Fishing
A humorous remark likens political campaigns to fishing, noting men rush into office as a sport regardless of whether they catch anything. The line captures a folksy view of ambition and electoral effort.
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Uncle Eben
Legislators Reveal Some Secret Desires
A reporter asked lawmakers what they would do if starting over. Burns doubts farming, Nye would be a doctor, King a constitutional law or history teacher, Norris would welcome youth, Byrd would plant another apple orchard, while others hint at retreading Congress.
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Congress
Burns
Jake
Nye
North Dakota
King
Utah
Norris
Byrd
Virginia
PWA Funds Reallocate From Shenandoah to Parkway
Washington July 11 approved transfer of 170 000 in PWA allotment from Shenandoah National Park to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia. Secretary Ickes said the original 231 210 for highway grading and surfacing between Swift Run Gap and Simmons Gap was reduced to 61 210. the 170 000 funds to the parkway will cover grading and land acquisition near Key Bridge. Shenandoah work to use other National Park service funds. changes affect old public works appropriations only.
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Washington
PWA
Shenandoah National Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Virginia
Ickes
Swift Run Gap
Simmons Gap
Shenandoah Natonal Park
Washington and Old Dominion Railway
Key Bridge
National Park Service
Old Public Works
Local Bard Is Accorded Recognition
Wilmer F. Shryock of this city has received two letters from Tony Wons of Evanston editor of Tony's Scrapbook asking permission to use two of Shryock's poems in a forthcoming edition. Wons desires to publish War's Parade and A Thought which have appeared in this newspaper. The Scrapbook is widely circulated nationwide.
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Wilmer F. Shryock
Tony Wons
Evanston
Tony
Mr. Shryock
Mr. Wons
Mr. Won
Mr. Siyock
Capital Doings In a Nutshell
House passes TVA bill by wide margin restoring administration control. Senate approves cotton and tobacco control extensions but critics flag tax provisions. US Chamber assails wealth tax plan as Senate debate waxes sarcastic. Plan to maintain easy money market seen in limitation of Treasury borrowing to current needs. Hull indicates desire to avert Italy Ethiopia war confers with British and French envoys.
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House
Senate
U. S. Chamber
Treasury
Roosevelt
Miller Bros Shows To Play Here Next Week
The Miller Brothers Shows and free One Ring Circus are to appear here all next week under auspices of the Friendship and Sarah Zane Fire Companies. The show includes over two hundred people with eight major riding devices and ten mammoth acts including The Miller Bros Confess of Oddities. Evel yn Miller leads a Hollywood review with a chorus of costumed dancers, plus The Pygmy family and Aztec survivors. Thirty high type concessions round out the midway spectacle.
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Miller Brothers
Friendship and
Sarah Zane Fire Companies
Miller Bros
Robert L. Ripley
Hollywood Review
Evelyn Miller
Free One Ring Circus At Winchester Fair Grounds
The Miller Bros present a free one ring show featuring the Morris Troupe of Acrobats the Benson Comedy Trio the Morris Sisters on the double trapeze Rex the high diving fox terrier and Roberts Quintette with Little Don the Worlds Youngest Acrobat among others. Date listed as the week of July 15 at Winchester Fair grounds.
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Miller Bros
Morris Troupe
Benson
Morris Sisters
Rex
Roberts
Pyramid Builders
Little Don
Winchester Fair Grounds
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GC. R. Eee Mayori
European Market
O’ Sullivan
Opequon Group
Presbyterian
Etta Kett
Terry Cou
Airport Cops
Memorial Parkway
Jersey
L.r.smith. Inc
Virgin Islands
Hull
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
By Paul Robinson
Nou
Hepe
Etta Darling
Batiste
Moling & Cather
T. F. Timberlake
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
Marian Martin
Marian Martin Lew
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
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