Local Youth Killed by 13 000 Volt Wire at Washington Substation
Charles Raymond Curl, 30, of Winchester, once visiting relatives here, died after contact with a 13 000 volt line while inspecting oil switches at Potomac Electric Power Co in Brightwood Washington. An inquest was planned to determine responsibility. He served in the Navy during World War.
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Sydnor Curl
Washington
D. C
Charles Raymond Curl
Bert Curl
Potomac Electric Power Company
Washington Post
Curl
Brightwood
John Ingold
Walter Reed Hospital
Casualty Hospital
Washington City
Potomac Company
Winchester
Sydnoy Curl
George Curl
Salle Haines
George Henry Haines
James W. Curl
Potomac Electric Power Co
James Curl
Christ Church
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Robt.a. Beverley
Navy
United States Navy
Mount Hebron
Car Service At Washington Hotel Inaugurates New Cadillac
Mr. J. Mack Noonan places a new Cadillac sedan in service at George Washington Hotel for guest accommodations, joining his existing fleet. The vehicle will be permanently stationed at the hotel for hire.
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Washington Hotel
J. Mack Noonan
George Washington Hotel
Byrd Homecoming Celebration Meeting
Friendship Fire Co invites members to Friendship Hall on Wednesday July 14 at 7 o'clock in civilian clothes to attend the Byrd Homecoming Celebration led by Captain Fred W. Forney.
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Friendship Hall
Byrd
Fred W. Forney
Special July rate in effect for advance subscriptions
The Evening Star advertises a special July subscription deal urging customers to pay in advance to save money. The notice highlights a new rate and urges prompt payment to lock in the discount.
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the Evening Star
Homecoming of Commander Byrd in Winchester Informal Events
Winchester honors Dick Byrd with an informal 6 o clock reception and dinner. A walk to Handley High School features bands and two Byrd addresses with an auditorium lecture and flight-photos. Rear Admiral L M Nulton will present a medal, and amplifiers will be installed for the stadium program. Governor Byrd cannot attend due to a prearranged Masons ceremony in Charlottesville.
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Winchester
Dick” Byrd
Handley High School
Handley Cadets
Byrd
North Pole
George Washington Hotel
Piccadilly
Main
Washington
Gerrard
L. M. Nulton
U.S. N
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Frederick County
Haines
Eugene Cooper
Boy Scouts
Water Street
Tuberculosis Clinic Set For Saturday In Winchester
The next tuberculosis clinic will be held at the Chamber of Commerce building on Saturday July 7. Dr. E W Harper of the Virginia State Board of Health will conduct the examinations assisted by local doctors and district nurse Miss Higgins and Miss Dean. Chest exams are free with all costs borne by the District Nurse Association and the State Board of Health. Residents of Winchester and Frederick County who have not been examined and suspect symptoms are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
District Nurse Association
Costein
E. W. Harper
Virginia State Board of Health
Higgins
Dean
State Board of Health
Winchester
Frederick County
Mystery Murder in Boston Shocks Police
Boston police face a baffling case after a mutilated unidentified girl is found in two boxes along a street near Calvary and Mount Hope Cemeteries. Knots tied with marine techniques point to a seaman or knot expert. clothing includes nile green stockings and a white cotton chemise. Medical examiner suggests possible illegal operation. Continued on Pages Seven.
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Boston
Mass
Mappapan
Calvary Cemetery
Walkill Street
Mount Hope Cemetery
Torrie Jenney
O’leary
Rotary luncheon honors Byrd and Nulton at George Washington Hotel
Rotary Club plans a noon Thursday luncheon at the George Washington Hotel to honor Commander R. E. Byrd and Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton with honorary membership in Rotary International. The program includes music by the Washington Orchestra and remarks by Dr. F. T. McFaden. Club secretary Vic Arthur notes a two guest limit per member and strict 12:30 start time.
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Vic Arthur
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
R. E. Byrd
Louis M. Nulton
Rotary International
F. T. McFaden
Richmond
H. F. Byrd
Washington Orchestra
Arthur
Watermelons for sale at Robinson Cold Storage
A delivery of watermelons weighing 325 to 48 pounds is offered for sale at the Robinson Cold Storage warehouse on N. Kent Street.
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Robinson Cold Storage
N. Kent St
SPECIAL JULY RATE ANNOUNCED FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Evening Star advertises a special July rate with $4.00 per year by carrier and $8.00 per year by mail if paid in advance before July 31. The notice promotes a major sale event titled Greatest Sale Yet Held and urges readers to be on hand for Friday and Saturday, July 16 and 17.
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THE
Evening Star
Byrd Welcome Parade Brightens Baltimore Streets
Governor Ritchie and Mayor Jackson lead a luncheon tribute to Commander Richard Byrd honored in Baltimore. Officials, business leaders, and crowds line streets as Byrd in navy dress acknowledges cheers during a procession through the commercial district.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Richard Evelyn Byrd
North Pole
Byrd
United States Navy
Lyric
City Hall
Phoenix Club
the Lyme
Explorer
Spitzbergen
Ritchie
Burrato
Maryland
Jackson
Commander Byrd
Ellis M. Silvette
Monument Avenue
Richmond
van Lear Black
West Monument Street
Black
Mr. Black
Martien
Hutzler
W. M. McCormick
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Charles M. Cohn
The
Gas and Electric Company
George M. Shriver
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
A. S. Goldsborough
van Lear Shriver
Board of Estimates
Local Merchants Sponsor Dollar Day Sales in Winchester
Winchester stores and firms announce a two day Dollar Day event to be held Friday and Saturday July 16 and 17. Participating merchants include Orndorff and Brown Nathanson Company Winchester Gas Company Hamman’s Dollar Store Sample Shoe Store Gray and Sheet The Leader Huntsberry’s Shoe Store Vonder’s Apparel Shop Little Joe’s Grove Brothers Department Store Moling and Seal Emmert’s Hamburger’s Specialty Shop National Sales Store Jolliffe and Jolliffe People’s Drug Company Inc B Clowe Frank Feinberg Hodgson and Brown Ramsey Furniture Company S H Hable Army and Navy Store Empire Theater and The Evening Star.
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Winchester
Orndorff
Brown
Nathanson Company
Winchester Gas Company
Hamman’s Dollar
Sample Shoe
Gray and Sheet
the Leader
Huntsberry’s
Vonder's
Little Joe's
Grove Brothers
Moling and Seal
Emmert's
Hamburger's
Jolliffe
People’s Drug Company, Inc
B.clowe
Frank Feinberg
Hodgson and Brown, Ramsey Furniture Company
S. H. Hable
Army and Navy
Empire Theater
the Evening Star
Marines Search Ruins for Bodies After Jersey Explosion
In Dover New Jersey July 3 soldiers sailors and marines comb the Lake Denmark area for additional victims of a sudden ammunitions depot explosion prompted by lightning. About 17 bodies were recovered with 10 identified. two boards will investigate the disaster as rescue work continues despite risk of further blasts.
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Associated Press
Dover
N. J
Jersey
Lake Denmark
Navy
New Jersey
No Man’s Land
Washington
Wilbur
Hugh Drum
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
John Monroe
Richmond
George W. Bott, Jr
Red Cross
Firemen's Welfare Association Elect Officers Tonight
The annual meeting of the Firemen's Welfare Association will be held at 7 30 this Tuesday evening at the Sarah Zane Fire Company hall to elect officers for the ensuing year. Lost diamond bar pin valued at 50 90 with reward offered at Star office.
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Firemen's Welfare Association
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Star Office
Greatest Sale Yet Held Delivers Dollar Days Flyers
For sale several compressed air tanks suitable for garages. Be on hand Friday and Saturday July 16 and 17 for the greatest sale yet held with the Star office handling inquiries and purchases.
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Star Office
Reward Offered for Whirley by Clarke Officials
Clarke county supervisors voted a 100 dollar reward for the capture of Bill Whirley in the Archibald Armel murder near Berryville. The state may match with another 100, forming a 200 dollar incentive to locate the fugitive who has been seen in Clarke county and rumored to head toward Jefferson county West Virginia or Frog Hollow in Maryland.
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Bill Whirley
Archibald Armel
Berryville
Board of Supervisors of
Clarke County
Whitley
State of
Virginia
Byrd
Clarke
Armel
Whirley
Jefferson County
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Potomac River
Washington County
Prog Hollow
Frog Hollow
Henry Ford Buys Letters From Glass Home Attic
Henry Ford completed the purchase of the Judge R. W. Dailey collection of 75 colonial letters. The signed items by Jefferson and Hamilton related to Revolutionary War troop movements and Virginia line sustenance were found in an attic trunk at the Glass home Glen Burnie in Winchester. Miss Rebecca Dailey sold the papers after discovering their value and received a satisfactory check from Ford.
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Henry Ford
Byrd Polar Flight Pictures at Empire With Cameraman Coverage
Empire Theatre schedules a return showing of Byrd Polar Flight footage on Wednesday and Thursday after the noon and night programs. The screenings accompany the Paramount feature Good and Naughty with cameramen and still photographers from Universal and Pathe to capture the Byrd celebration for national news.
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R. E. Byrd
Handley School
Empire Theatre
Pathe
Paramount
Empire
Universal and
Pathe Exchange
Byrd
Dick Byrd
Winchester
Judge Dailey Linked To Glass Family Of Winchester
The late Judge Dailey who presided over several West Virginia circuit courts was related to Cal William Wood Glass of Glen Burnie near Winchester. Dailey studied at Winchester Academy, read law in Winchester, lived at Glen Burnie, and later practiced law before being elected to a West Virginia circuit judgeship.
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Glass
Dailey
West Virginia
Cal
William Wood Glass
Glenn Burnie
Winchester
Winchester Academy
Glen Burnie
Byrd Named Honorary Lion by Washington Club
Commander Richard E. Byrd, famed for a north pole flight, was elected an honorary member of the Washington Lions Club before his Spitzbergen preparations and noted to have carried the club banner over the north pole on his voyage. The Winchester Lions Club was informed of plans to honor him during his visit in Virginia.
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Washington
William H. Brown
Winchester
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Virginia
Byrd
United States
Spitzbergen
Washington Club
Willard Hotel
Lions’ Club
L. W. Degast
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Notice
All members are requested to meet at the hall at 7.15 Wednesday to attend the Byrd Homecoming Celebration. W. Lee Fisher, Secretary. Dollar Days Friday and Saturday July 16 and 17. Be on hand.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Byrd
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Robert Curl
City
Margaret L. Hodgson
W. Piccadily
Rouss Fire CO
WE. Hewitt
Cominy
Nurton
Vedesse
Bell
Masons of
Rotary
Comdr. Byrd
Baltimore City
Blas
Firemen’s Society
R. W. Dailey
Romney
Hampshire County
Robert Brooke
Byrd Pictures
Comdr
Lions’ Organization
W. H. Brown
Lions Club
W. Lee. Fisher
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