New York Hails Five Returning Air Explorers
Five pilots who crossed the Atlantic in the America and Columbia returned to New York J e 18 and were welcomed by crowds at the Battery. Mayor Walker pinned medals after a rain-soaked ceremony as Col. Lindbergh and Byrd greeted family and friends aboard the Macom.
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Walker
New York
Europe
Battery
Macom
Comdr
Richard E. Byrd
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Commander Byrd
Bert Acosta
George Neville
Bernt Balchen
Norway
Graham McNamee
National Broadcasting Company
Broadway
Grover Whalen
McNamee
Financial District
Byrd
Chamberlin
Columbia
Leviathan
New York Harbor
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Manhattan
Madison Square
Battery Park
City Hall Plaza
France
Germany
Wanamaker
Rodman Wannamaker
Thomas
Acosta
Neville
Aire
Arthur Lee
Lee
Richard E. Byrd, Jr
James J. Walker
Macon
Thomas Byrd
North Pole
Bennett
Floyd
South Pole
Special July Rate Offer for The Evening Star
Subscriptions are due in 11 days at the special July rate. Pay $4.00 per year in advance by carrier or $3.00 by mail to save the discount. July 30 is the last day to pay.
Apple Growers Prospects For Early Varieties Consignments
Apple growers expect good consignments of early varieties to England. Car load and smaller lots will be received at Winchester cold storage with same day refrigeration for shipment to England. Contact Sprint & Petley for details. Also Butler's Packing House seeks early apples on Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays each week.
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England
Winchester
Sprint & Petley
Direct Cooperative Fruit Co. Ltd
Butler’s Packing House
John Robinsons Circus Brings World Acts To Winchester August 1
Americas oldest white top circus promotes its 1927 tour in Winchester with matinee and evening shows. The enlarged program features wild animal acts trained by Theo Schroeder and others, a wild west segment, international acts from Scotland Switzerland England and Australia, a large menagerie, and a downtown ticket office at Hable’s store.
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America
John Robinson
Winchester
Hugh
Robinson’s Circus
Theodore Schroeder
Ione Carlee
Bert Noyes
Margaret Thompson
Carl Bruce
Carlos Carreon
Bob Eugene
Boys
Australia
Slivers Johnson
Joe Wilde
Jack Fenton
George Harmon
Simmons Twins
Danny Sullivan
Europe
Hable’s
Chest Clinic July 22 In Winchester Frederick Co
The District Nurse Association announces a free chest clinic for tuberculosis patients in Winchester and Frederick county. Dr E C Marper of the Virginia State Board of Health will lead the event with nurses and staff assisting. Attendees may be screened Friday July 22 from 9:30 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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District Nurse Association
Winchester
Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Marper
Virginia State Board of Health
Dancing at Opequon Lake Park
A dance event at Opequon Lake Park on Monday July 18 offers a $5 prize in gold to the best dancing couple. Presented as a local notice, it invites community participation and specifies the event details from the small ad.
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Opequon Lake Park
Watermelon Car Arrives for Winchester Festival Dance
Winchester Wholesale Grocery announces a watermelon delivery on Tuesday evening for the Nurses Home festival and dance on July 19 to benefit the nursery. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Festival and Dance Nurses Home
Woodstock man held after crash claims police shot him
Fred Moomaw of Woodstock Virginia is jailed in police court on reckless driving after his car struck a telephone pole near Winchester. He says police shot him in the nose, but officials say the injury came from a broken windshield and Martinsburg officers fired at his tires during a pursuit.
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Fred Moomaw
Woodstock
Moomaw
Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley County
Winchester
Herrick Undergoes Minor Operation in Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick United States ambassador to France is recovering in a Cleveland hospital after a minor operation performed yesterday. The 73 year old, who became ill at his estate near Cleveland, is described as greatly improved with no complications reported.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, O
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Cleveland
Mrs Wheelwright Obtains a Divorce in Paris
Mrs Agnie Robinson Cross Wheelwright was divorced from Clarence W Wheelwright on the grounds of abandonment. They married June 16 1923 at Bethlehem Pennsylvania and resided in Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Paris
Agnie Robinson Cross Wheelwright
Clarence W. Wheelwright
Bethlehem
Baltimore
Engineer's Head Forced To Retire
William R. Prenter veteran president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was retired from office for three years after the union adopted a new organizational plan at its convention in Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
William R. Prenter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Drunk Driving Pair Fined in Police Court
D. B. Rush was fined 118 dollars and sentenced to 20 days in jail for operating an automobile while intoxicated. Companion John Schuller received a 26 dollar fine for drunkenness. Read Moling and Seal Sheet Summer Materials ad on 7th page.
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D. B. Rush
John Schuller
Yard Party Macedonia Promotes Charity Event
Ladies Aide Society hosts a yard party in Macedonia on July 23 to raise funds. The notice notes lace curtains and rugs can be laundered at Winchester Steam Laundry by calling phone 28 for service.
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Macedonia
Ladies Aide Society
Winchester
Pay Now Save Discount Ends July 30 at Special Rate
Announcement urges immediate payment to lock in a special July subscription rate. July 30 is the last day to pay to receive the discount offered by The Evening Star.
Rioting in Vienna Leaves Dozens Dead and City in Turmoil
The Vienna riot last week left at least 40 dead and about 300 wounded, with 252 arrested. Berlin reports rail strikes easing and talks to resume service while Seipel and Bauer discuss power shifts. A 100000 shilling relief fund aids victims as chaos centers on the Palace of Justice.
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Berlin
Seipel
Vienna
Wolff Bureau
Seitz
Otto Bauer
Seippel
E Dispatch
Palace of Justice
Tender and Coach Jump the Rails on Eastbound Train
Eastbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed near Vaucluse station when the tender and the forward baggage and express car left the rails. No injuries reported. Wrecking train alerted. main track blocked with passengers to be transferred and trains delayed until late afternoon clearance.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Vaucluse
Winchester
Brunswick
Benefit on church lawn August 4
Community event listed as a benefit held on a church lawn on August 4. Details are incomplete in the text.
Mormon Samsell Dies in Winchester Hospital at 72
James Madison Samsell a longtime Stephens City musician and Lutheran Church choir leader died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness. An infection led to foot amputation and death. Survived by two sons, a daughter, a sister and a brother. Funeral services will be held in Stephens City with burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
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James Madison Samsell
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Samsell
Lutheran Church
J. Paul Samsell
B. Barr Samsell
Front Royal
William H. Herrell
Winchester
Edward Evans
George Samsell
Marian Barr
E. 0. Graham
James A. Johnson
Southern Methodist’ Church
J. Hoge Smith
County Presbyterian Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Auto accident injures Mr and Mrs Rowland in Berryville
In Berryville Virginia on July 18 Mr and Mrs C T Rowland were bruised and shocked after an automobile driven by Elizabeth Morgan swerved onto the sidewalk dragging Mrs Rowland by a foot. Alfred Kerfoot witnessed the crash and took them home for medical aid.
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Rowland
Berryville
C. T. Rowland
Elizabeth Morgan
Lester Morgan
Favorable Turn In Naval Conference
Geneva reports an official communique indicating a favorable turn in the tri partite naval conference after a meeting of representatives from the United States Great Britain and Japan.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United States
Great Britain
Japan
American Marine Killed In Battle At Ocotal
Private Mitchell A. Obelski of Roulette Pennsylvania was killed and Private Charles Sidney Garrison of Asheville North Carolina was seriously wounded during fighting at Ocotal Nicaragua. WANTED Girl for housework at 216 E Water St.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Mitchell A. Obelski
Roulette
Charles Sidney Garrison
Asheville
N. C
Ocotal
E. Water St
Free Concert Tonight at Big Show on Braddock Street
Advertises a free concert tonight at 8 with a special ladies nail driving contest at Great Century Medicine Co location on Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock St
Great Century Medicin Co
Yearly subscription notice for advance payment
Pay your subscription in advance by carrier or mail at three dollars per year. Special music planned at Union Chapel on Thursday July 21 if rain, event moved to the next night.
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Thurs
Union Chapel
Tragedy in Upper West Side Apartment
In New York on July 18 a woman and a poodle were killed and a man wounded in a shooting in an apartment. Mrs Christina Quinlan 45 wife of Matthew Quinlan a traveling AT&T auditor was found dead. Walter Sharland 60 a widower policeman was seriously wounded and the neighbor Irene McArdle hid in a bathroom.
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Associated Press
New York
Upper West Side
Christina Quinlan
Matthew Quinlan
American Telephone and Telegraph
Walter Sharland
Sharland
Irene McArdle
Trading Shows Tendency To Fall Off In Volume
Upward stock movement was matched by a drop in trading volume as profit taking sales rose due to precautionary signals from major houses. Overall market closed steady with about 1.4 million shares traded.
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New
York
Associated Press
Order Signed Discontinuing the Sapiro Ford Suit
Judge Charles C. Simons signed a stipulation of discontinuance in the Aaron Sapiro versus Henry Ford case. The agreement, reached by counsel for both sides, was presented Saturday and the court promptly signed the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Charles C. Simons
District Court
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Simons
Sapiro
Noted Spanish Aviator Dies in Flight Accident
Madrid reports Commander Joaquin Loriga, famed Spanish aviator, killed in a flying accident at Cuatrovientos field. He had recently completed an impressive Madrid to Manila flight in the Philippines.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Joaquin Loriga
Manila
Cuatrovientos Field
American Consul Shot By Bandit in Puerto Mexico
American consul William E. Chapman was shot in his home in Puerto, Mexico, by a masked bandit. The State Department said he was in serious but not dangerous condition. The assault occurred after an early morning noise alarm, with Sparks of the British vice-consul reporting the scene.
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Associated Press
Washington
William E. Chapman
Puerto
Mexico
State Department
Chapman
Allawe
Oklo
Sparks
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