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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1931

Page

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Germany to get help with conditions at London talks

The United States and Britain push for continued German credit and economic support at the London seven power conference. France seeks political concessions in exchange for aid, while MacDonald and Henderson plan a Berlin trip to show confidence in Germany.

France Germany America Great Britain United States Associated Press Washington London Castle State Department Hoover Europe Bank For International Settlement Stimson MacDonald Berlin Ramsay MacDonald Arthur Henderson Bruening Curtius

Scout Tennis Meet To Begin On Thursday

Preparations are nearing completion for the Scout tennis tournament to be staged Thursday July 23, with Eug ene Grab and Scout Executive Frank R Horton organizing pairings. Nurses' Court on South Stewart Street will host the event and play is expected to start around 10 a m if the entry list matches expectations. Scouts from northern Virginia are eligible and officials seek a large turnout.

Eugene Grab Frank R. Horton South Stewart Street

Virginia Apple Growers Plan Overseas Advertising Campaign

Virginia and neighboring states apple growers commit to funding an international campaign with a two cent per barrel levy. Prof. Ralston will represent Virginia in Europe from September for six months to promote locally grown apples. State inspector Heary will join to broadcast fruit quality during the shipping season.

Virginia West Virginia Maryland Ralston London European Europe State Division of Markets J. T. Heary Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Eastern Shore Trucking Exchange W. S. Campfield Horticultural Society

Choir of Hagerstown to Lead Sacred Concert at Loudoun Street

Winchester church invites the public to an all sacred musical program next Sunday at 8 PM led by Prof. Raymond Hollinger and the Church of the Brethren choir from Hagerstown. The offering will aid choir expenses and the event precedes a mass gathering at Massanetta Springs.

Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester F. T. McFaden Church of the Brethren of Hollinger Massanetta Springs John Finlay Williamson Westminster Choir Ithaca N. Y Holinger Hagerstown Presbyterian Church Eee

Winchester Bright Spots Column Shines Across Shenandoah Valley

A festive roundup highlights positive events in Winchester, Frederick County, and the Shenandoah Valley. Readers are invited to share cheerful happenings and community uplifting activities for publication.

Winchester Frederick County Shenandoah Valley

Fresh Air Fund Children Arrive in Winchester Friday

Fresh Air Fund children from New York are due in Winchester Friday July 24 arriving at 6 50 p m via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Hosts are urged to meet the group at the station and prepare two weeks of sunshine and good will.

Theew York Tribune Winchester Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund Fresh Air Project Fresh Air P. R. Plehl Baltimore and Ohio

Fatal Rioting in Three Spanish Towns Near Seville

Fighting between police and what authorities call revolutionists or strikers broke out in three towns near Seville. Two syndicalists were killed and more than 30 others wounded. The clashes erupted as tensions rose during protests and counter actions by security forces.

Associated Press Seville Spain

Irving E Price Dies After Week of Illness

Irving Edward Price a 51 year old confectionery salesman died at his home 422 Fairmont Avenue after about a week with acute Brights disease. He had worked with several Maryland and Virginia candy firms and was active in Market Street Methodist Church. Survived by parents wife daughter three sisters and three brothers. Funeral set for 2 PM at his home with Rev M Brashears officiating and Mount Hebron Cemetery interment. Pallbearers named.

Irving Edward Price Fairmont Avenue Mr. Price C. J. Price Cumberland Barbersville W. Va West Virginia Maryland Winchester Price Virginia McDowell-Pyle and Company Baltimore Crescent Candy Company F. Ramacciotti Potomac Candy Company Westernport Allen and Sons Market Street Methodist Church Cumberland, Md Beulah Jones Price Louise V. Price Bert Price Cannon Chester Morris Fairmont Charles Grimes M. Brashears Mount Hebron Cemetery Thornton Bryarly John Glaize Paul Tomney Floyd Haines Alson S. Hott Wilbur Johnson

Laurel Festival Crown Presenter Highlights Stroudsburg Event

Former mayor William W. Glass spoke at the Lions Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. He described the Laurel Festival held in Stroudsburg, Pa., where he crowned the festival queen. Hoye Riley presided as club president amid strong attendance.

William W. Glass Lions’ Club George Washington Hotel Stroudsburg Hoye Riley

Pollution case awaits arrival of Robertson

The Commonwealth of Virginia targets the Virginia Apple Storage Company over alleged Abram's Creek pollution. A trial set before Justice Tavenner was paused due to jurisdiction questions between Winchester city and Frederick County. No warrant has been issued in Winchester, pending Major Robertson's arrival to decide next steps.

Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Apple Storage Company Star Apple Tavenner Winchester Major A. Willis Robertson Game and Inland Fisheries Richmond Robertson Fisheries Department F. W. Pingley

One Thousand Roofs Lost To Storm In Lublin

In Lublin Germany on July 21 three persons died and fifty were injured when a violent wind storm left around a thousand buildings without roofs. The storm disrupted electric and telephone service and shattered thousands of windows in a city section.

Lublin Germany

Important Meeting Of Committees For Firemen Convention Tonight

An all committees meeting for the joint Virginia State and Cumberland Valley Firemen's Convention in Winchester is set for 8 tonight at the Sarah Zane Engine House. Officials urge full attendance as preparations continue for August 12 to 14 and an expected 20 000 visitors.

Virginia State Cumberland Valley Firemen Sarah Zane Gordon Aiken Winchester H. H Hable Fred W. Forney Sarah Zane Hall

French May Not Be At Olympic Money Scarce

The French Olympic Association executive committee announced that funds are insufficient to send a French team to the 1932 Los Angeles Games. The full association must approve. a general meeting is set for Thursday to discuss raising more money.

Olympic Associated Press Paris French Olympic Association Los Angeles

Capone Gunner And Wife Given Terms In Prison

Jack McGurn, a Capone gunman, sentenced to two years in Leavenworth on a Mann act charge. His wife Louise Rolf, once his alibi, gets four months in Cook County jail on the same charge.

Associated Press Chicago Jack McGurn Capone Leavenworth Walter C. Lindley Louise Rolf St. Valentine Day Cook County

Valley Pike Named Virginia's Most Traveled Road

Traffic studies by the State Highway Commission show the Shenandoah Valley pike from Winchester to Bristol carries about 3,000 vehicles daily along its 400 miles. The heaviest north south stretch is Route 1 between Washington and Alexandria with about 23,500 daily, while the Richmond area averages around 6,000. August is peak month, Sundays see the largest volumes, rural counts rise 32 percent over the yearly average and urban counts climb 65 percent on Sundays.

Winchester Staunton Roanoke Bristol Virginia State Highway Commission Washington Alexandria Virginia City Potomac Fredericksburg Ashland Richmond Department of Highways

Yard Party at Stephenson Thursday Night

Stephenson hosts a yard party on Thursday night July 23 to benefit the Ladies' Aid. Event proceeds support the church group and community aid efforts. attendees may bring donations and enjoy refreshments and socializing.

Doctor L. M. Allen will pause night office hours until August 15

Notice states that night office hours are suspended and daytime services resume after August 15. Dr. L. M. Allen issues the directive, with the date of notice shown as July 21.

L. M. Allen

Greenway Church Benefit Sunday School

A Saturday benefit event at Greenway Church supports Sunday School programs. Details are scarce in the fragment but indicate a church fundraiser activity likely scheduled for a weekend observable date.

Greenway Church Benefit Sunday School

Farm waste to yield new products explored in Ames factory work

The Department of Agriculture plans factory scale tests at Ames Iowa in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and Iowa State College to develop commercial uses for farm by products such as corn stalks straw and hulls. The project follows a July 20 statement noting a $75 000 congressional appropriation and aims to expand from lab to factory scale.

Ames Iowa Bureau of Chemistry and Soils Department of Agriculture Department Henry G. Knight Bureau Department of Commerce Iowa State College W. W. Skinner Chemical and Technological Research Unit Washington Government Departments J. C. Wright Federal Board For Vocational Education New York State

Farm Bureau to Organize Branch in Frederick County

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation calls a Frederick county meeting at the County Court House in Winchester at 2 30 p m Saturday July 25 to discuss Farm Bureau work and county organization. James M Davis Maryland Farm Bureau president and American Farm Bureau director will address attendees. G F Holsinger leads Virginia Farm Bureau.

Frederick County Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Winchester Farm Bureau James M Davis Maryland Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federation G. F. Holsinger Virginia

Spiritualistic Singers Tonight at St Paul AME Church

Spiritualistic singers perform tonight at St Paul A M E Church on North Main Street. Admission 25 cents. White people cordially invited. Event listed as community entertainment with evening program starting at 8 30.

N. Main St

Geo Bushnell Chosen Cashier of Union Bank

The Union Bank board elected Geo Bushnell as cashier and Floyd Haines as assistant cashier. Bushnell has 14 years with the bank and Haines eight years of service. H. B. McCormac was named president, succeeding James B. Russell after 50 years in that role.

George B Bank of Se Bushnell Floyd Haines Union Bank Haines Winchester Frederick County H. B. McCormac James B. Russell

Another Person Convicted For Drunken Driving

In a police court session Dewey Newlin was convicted of operating an auto under liquor influence. He received 30 days in jail, a $123 fine, and a one year revocation of his driving privilege. Lloyd Miller and H H Fiddler faces postponements while Joy Butler shifts to trial on alleged false pretenses.

Dewey Newlin Lloyd Miller H. H. Fiddler Joy Butler Butler

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