Judge Haas backs Pollard for Virginia governor
Judge T N Haas of Harrisonburg a leading anti Smith Democrat announces a vote in the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary for John Garland Pollard. Haas praises Byrd era tax reform and says Pollard would continue Byrd policies while opposing rival tax positions and endorsing the short ballot. Pollard also speaks at Hopewell reiterating plans to carry on progress and long with the short ballot stance. He is introduced by Judge Thomas B Rolston.
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T. N. Haas
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
John Garland Pollard
Byrd
Pollard
Judge Haas
Mr. Pollard
Hoover
Haas
Virginia
Bo Salth
Park Association Carnival Praised for Clean Wholesome Fun
The Winchester Park Association carnival at the city park earns praise as one of the cleanest and most up to date attractions in Winchester. The B and B shows offer five rides an athletic act a top minstrel show a circus side show tall man and a barrel of fun. The notice urges community support to fund the Park Association treasury and promote a future park.
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the Star
City Park
Winchester Park Association
Winchester
J. P. Bolp
Park Association
Elliott
Winchester Park
Escaped Harpine Convict Caught in Frederick County
Frank Harpine from Chapel road near Reliance, who escaped last week from Middleburg state convict camp, was re captured in southwest Frederick County by Constable C B Clowser. He was brought to Front Royal and jailed, after being found near Star Tannery on his way toward West Virginia. Harpine, a Warren county robbery convict, surrendered without resistance and said he sought work to support his wife and children.
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Frank Harpine
Chapel Road
Reliance
Middleburg
Frederick County
C. BE. Clowser
Back Creek
West Virginia
Clowser
Front Royal
Collins
Harpine
Star Tannery
Warren County
Frank Weinrich
Weinrich
Billy Renos Starts Plebe Life at West Point
Special to The Star describes Billy Renos entering West Point by presidential appointment from Shenandoah Valley Academy. His schedule includes reveille at 5 50 a m drills lectures calisthenics and athletics with guard duty rifle marksmanship and bayonet training. He will join a regular company on August 3 with swimming dancing a five day hike August 19 and September academic start after 8 a m to 3 p m plus twelve cadets per section for individual instruction.
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Uly
Wila
Ontera Kling R. Smith
Reno
West Point
United States
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
R. C. Richardson
Taps
Richardson
Divorces Wife On Desertion Ground
A decree in Corporation Court grants a partial divorce to G. B. Casassa from Mrs. Clara V. Casassa on desertion the couple wed in Brooklyn on October 14 1922 the wife left April 12 1928 and said she would not live with him again Casassa formerly resided in Washington where he conducted business but has lived here for over a year.
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Corporation Court
G. B. Casassa
Clara V. Casassa
Brooklyn
N. Y
Casassa
Washington
Potts Fined for Reckless Driving in Police Court
In yesterday's police court H. Russell Potts was fined $14 including costs on a charge of reckless driving.
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H. Russell Potts
Cosets
Miller's Drug Sundries Trades On At Main Street Stand
Our Ancestors Millers continue business at Geo F Miller's old stand 107 North Main St selling medicines sick room supplies chemicals toilet articles and a general line of drug sundries in a high class store Trade with us 18-18-31 MILLER'S
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Geo. F. Miller
North Main St
Miller’s
Milk Wanted by J. Haldeman
Advert says milk wanted to buy straight or on a basic plan by J. Haldeman. Listed in the notice with contact method and reference to year 1917.
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Haldeman
Highland Avenue Yard Party Announcement
The ladies of Highland avenue host a yard party on Gray avenue Friday July 19. If rain cancels to be announced. Local notice seeking community participation.
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Highland Avenue
Gray Avenue
Highway progress reported in Virginia district improvements
A report by F. Loughborough shows rapid highway work in the valley and northern Virginia. U S Route 11 improvements toward Winchester, widening near New Market, and Radford to Dublin work between Roanoke and Bristol. Four miles west of Winchester treated, Berry s Ferry bridge under construction across the Shenandoah River.
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F. Loughborough
Virginia
Winchester
Roanoke
New Market
Bristol
Radford
Dublin
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Line
Fairfax
Middleburg
Aldie
Berry’s Ferry
Shenandoah River
Washington Courthouse
Rapock County
Sperryville
Clarence E Hardy Retires From Winchester Postoffice
Announcement from the Winchester postoffice notes the retirement of Clarence E. Hardy after 31 years due to a heart condition. He entered service December 4, 1897 when his father Charles H. Hardy became postmaster. Hardy served as chief mailing clerk under multiple presidents and postmasters.
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Winchester
Clarence E. Hardy
Hardy
Postal Service
Charles H. Hardy
George W. Kurtz
Mr. Hardy
Sey
McKin Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Har Coolidge
Hoover
C. H. Hardy
B. Kern
George H. Kinzel
Shirley Carter
J. W. Sibert
Hunter N. Kerg
Miss Elizabeth Kern
Harry C. Stouffer
Hampton Carson Dies at 77 Noted Lawyer
Philadelphia July 19. Hampton L. Carson 77 a nationally known lawyer died at his Bryn Mawr home. Carson was a former president of the American Bar Association and served as Pennsylvania attorney general from 1903 to 1907.
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Associated, Press
Philadelphia
Hampton L. Carson
Bryn Mawr
Carson
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania
Jones Sought in Morgan County West Virginia
Authorities search Morgan County West Virginia for James Jones in connection with the stabbing death of Joe Wedlock at a colored dance. Sheriff Pannell Martinsburg officers and local police scoured Morgan Grove area and near the all-day picnic and dance but did not find Jones among hundreds of attendees.
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James Jones
Joe Wedlock
Morgan County
W. Va
Pannell
Martinsburg
Morgan Grove
Jones
Important meeting urged for Arthur G Jones Woolen Mills stockholders
A notice calls all preferred stockholders to attend a meeting on Tuesday July 23 1929 at 2 PM at the Jones Woolen Mills to review the mill’s actual conditions and protect individual stock interests. John I Sloat signs the notice.
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Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Corporation
Jones Woolen Mills
John I. Sloat
Soviet Propaganda Drops in China. War Likely?
Acting Russian head declares no intention of declaring war. Reports of clashes along the Siberian Manchurian border persist with unconfirmed tales of border town seizures and pamphleteering by Soviet planes. Martial law rumored in Manchuria as China awaits Russia’s move.
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Associated Press
Manchuria
Harbin
Balgovechshensk
Balgoveshchensk
Shanghai
Russia
Jan Rudzutak
Alexei Rykoff
China
Rudzukak
Council Commissaon
Usser
Council
New York
London
Warsaw
Washington
Moscow
Public Sale of Household Goods By D H Sencindiver Admr
Notice of public sale by D H Sencindiver administrator of T B Sencindiver deed. The item mentions thanks to the American Automobile Association and Winchester Police Department for the return of a stolen car. Signed A L Wardell Rector Town Virginia.
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American Automobile Association
Winchester Police Department
Three ‘A's
A. L. Wardell
Rectortown
PAY NOW SAVE DISCOUNT at July reduced rate
The Evening Star notes a special July only reduced rate offering a pay now savings discount. No further details are provided about terms or eligibility in the fragment.
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THE
Evening Star
Belle Grove Inn Sale Ties Historic Mansion to Harvard
Belle Grove Inn near Strasburg Virginia changes hands this week from J. Herbert Brumback to Dr. F W Honeywell of Harvard University's botany department. The 1787 limestone mansion, tied to Major Isaac Hite and Jeffersonian design, sits on the Cedar Creek Civil War battlefield with Sheridan's headquarters nearby.
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Belle Grove
Harvard
Strasburg
Belle Grove Inn
Valley Pike
J. Herbert Brumback
F. W. Honeywell
Botany Department
Harvard University
Shenandoah Valley
Isaac Hite
General Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Monticello
Charlottesville
Major Hite
Nelly Madison
James Madison
Madison
Washington
Sheridan
Cedar Creek
Valley Campain
Long Meadows
Gordon
Shenandoah River
Joist Hite
Fire Volum Is Laid To Rest At Gerrardstown WV
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at a Gerrardstown church for Fire Volum who died from burns suffered while canning fruit at home. The service, led by a former pastor and the Rev Collis, included hymns Nearer My God to Thee and Abide With Me. She was born in Connellsville PA and lived in Inwood after marriage to Charles W Braithwaite. She leaves husband, siblings, and many relatives in Winchester and nearby communities. attendees included several Braithwaites and local residents.
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Gerrardstown
W. Va
Collis
Inwood
Mrs. Braithwaite
Connellsville
Charles W. Braithwaite
Lutheran Church
Winchester
S. F. Trenary
C. W. Braithwaite
William Iluff
B. W.’ Braithwaite
Carlton Hawking
Samuel Braithwaite
Annie Braithwaite
Julia Braithwaite
John Snyder
Loughran Plans Move to Heavyweight Title Campaign
Tommy Loughran announced the light heavyweight throne is vacant and he will campaign as a heavyweight. He will fight at his usual weight, give up the crown, and seek approval from boxing authorities to pursue heavyweights.
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Associated Press
New York
Tommy Loughran
St Louis Robin Enters Seventh Day Aloft
The St Louis Robin endurance plane piloted by Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine refueled at 7 am and rose for a seventh day aloft in St Louis Missouri. The craft had logged 144 hours in the air at 7 17 am as the Missouri Robin completed its second day.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Locust Grove School Property Sold At Public Auction
The Frederick County School Board will auction cash on the school grounds the Locust Grove School property a one room building and 1.5 acres near Shockeysville and Siler in Gainesboro District Va The sale is set for Friday August 2 at 2 o clock p m Sam H Braithwaite school trustee announces.
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Frederick County
Locust Grove
Shockeysville
Siler
Gainesboro
Sam's H. Braithwaite
Special Dollar Day Bargains Boost Winchester Trade
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce opens the first Dollar Day sale of the year with 27 merchants offering reductions on regular merchandise. The event runs through tomorrow night and is expected to draw a large rush, with firms including Brown and Fisher, Montgomery Ward, The Leader, Winchester Furniture, and many others participating.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Brown and Fisher
Hamburger’s
Winchester Auto Sales
Sample
Montgomery Ward and Company
Winchester Furniture Company
Leader
Goldstein and Halpern
Wender’s
Grove Brothers
Moling and Cather
Ramsey Furniture Company
Irwin Drug Store
Capitol
Colonial Theatres
Cammer's Tire Company
Lou Bernstein Company
Hamman's Dollar Store
Fy Feinberg
National
Alexander Cut Rate Drug Store
Bott’s Boot Shoppe
Emmert’s
Huntsberry’s. Gray and Sheetz
the Evening Star
People’s Drug Store
Spirit Game Sought By Winchester Versus Round Hill
The Winchester baseball club hosts Round Hill at Park at 3:30 with Wynchofft and Benidum as the Round Hill battery. The visiting hurler is a veteran of top semi pro teams. Winchester batter remains unannounced. The new grandstand opens tomorrow afternoon. Grounds admission is free and grandstand seats are 25 cents.
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Winchester Baseball Club
Round Hill
Wynchofft and
Benidum
Winchester Battery
Street Disregards New High Record In Bankers Loans
New York July 19 Disregarding a new high record in federal reserve bankers loans the stock market rose today with uneven advance. Vigorous buying lifted steel public utilities can electrical and railroad shares to fresh highs and several motor and oil issues were strong. Call money eased to 8 percent as the market closed firm with about 4 100 000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Federal Reserve
Bandits Seize New Orleans Money Truck
Seven bandits robbed an armored truck from Hibernian Bank and Trust in New Orleans. They removed armed guards, fled Dryader and Julia streets with $42,583.90, and sped away as police searched for the vehicle and perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Hibernian Bank
Trust Company
Dryader
Julia Streets
Houston Plane Nears End of Second Day Aloft
The endurance monoplane Houston Billion Dollar City piloted by Glenn L. Loomis and Joe Grags remained aloft near the end of its second day in Houston Texas. The craft took off at 1 49 54 a m on Wednesday and continued flying through the early hours.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
City
Glenn L. Loomis
Joe Grags
Floods in Sind Cause Major Crop and Livestock Losses
Floods from torrential rains across Sind have destroyed 20 standing crops including cotton and rice and caused extensive damage to homes on low lying land. Cattle losses are reported as substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hyderabad
Nizam
Mayor Shryock Tightens Auto Traffic Enforcement
Mayor Shryock ordered the police to enforce all city traffic laws without leniency after observing frequent violations. Authorities will crack down on speeding, double parking, running red lights, and failing to heed intersections to protect public safety.
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Shryock
Mayo Shryock
Nessesu
Shryock Dhike
Targe
Pander Charge Results In Three Months On Convict Road
William Snowden, colored, convicted in police court of pandering and sentenced to three months on the State convict road. A charge of stealing a watch from James Brill was dismissed. Police found the watch at Snowden’s home near Fremont Street and he will stand trial for theft. It was reported stolen at the carnival last night.
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William Snowden
James Brill
John M. Massie
Snowden
Fremont Street
No More Bodies Found In Wreckage
Searchers at the scene of yesterday's Denver wreck three miles east of Stratton, Colo., failed to locate any additional bodies in the submerged Pullman car. Rock Island officials at Goodland, Kan., announced the death toll stood at nine persons, seven white passengers and two negro porters.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Stratton
Colo
Rock Island
Goodland
Kan
Special July Rate for Subscriptions Declared
The Evening Star promotes a ten day window to pay subscriptions at a special July rate. Yearly by mail in advance costs $3, by carrier in advance $4, with a push to pay now and save the discount.
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Evening Star
THE
Totty and daughter stay in Boston guest in town
H. E. Totty, long in Boston, arrives in the city for a few weeks and is registered at Hotel Jack. He is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Mary Totty.
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H. E. Totty
Boston
Mai
Hotel Jack
Miss Mary Totty
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Billy Renos
Military Academy
Hampton Carson
A. G. Jones Woolen Mills Stockholders
Herbert Brumback
Tom Loughran
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