Virginia’s Longest Bus Route Growth in Old Dominion
Commissioner Hooker of the State Corporation Commission discusses Virginia’s bus system expansion since 1920, noting 263 passenger lines covering 7,787 miles one way and rapid growth. freight bus operations remain in early stages with about sixty lines. He predicts consolidation over new line openings as the industry matures and highlights public hesitation to use buses for freight until reliability is proven.
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Virgt
Old Dominion
Lester Hooker
State Cor‘tion Commission
Virginia
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
States of the Union
Hooker
Ixty
Faton
Sabe Ann
Richmond News-Leader
Stolen Oakland Roadster Found Wrecked After Chase
The blue Oakland roadster stolen from this city was later found wrecked at Opequon Creek Bridge on Berryville Pike. A blood trail from the wreck headed west toward Cunningham's mill suggests the thief was injured in the crash. No injuries reported at area hospitals and police cannot identify the injured person or confirm hospital treatment.
Jawbone Remains Dressed After Hottel Operation
Edgar C. Hottel, a well known concrete worker, underwent a serious operation yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Three inches of jawbone were removed due to infection that developed after teeth were pulled. Condition said favorable today.
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Edgar C. Hottel
Memorial Hospital
Winchester firemen urged to attend Monday meeting
Firemen in Winchester are urgently requested to attend a special meeting at eight o'clock Monday night in Friendship Hall. Captains Forney Brown Jenkins Moling sign the notice about plans for a Firemen's Circus.
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Friendship Hall
Winchester
Six Days Left to Pay Special July Subscription
Pay your subscription in advance to save the discount. Carrier rates are $4.00 per year and mail rates are $3.00 per year. Offer ends July 30th.
Man Who Slew Officer Shot At His Grave
Vera Cruz July 23 Luis Estrade who killed a policeman resisting arrest was shot by the dead officer’s comrades at the graveside where the victim was being buried Estrada was forced to march behind the coffin to the cemetery and was buried immediately after being shot down
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Luis Estrade
Estrada
Husband Free On Charge Of Beating Wife
Joe McCarty faced magistrates after his wife testified that he struck her on the Fourth of July at their county home. Magistrates Tavenner and A R Rinker released him with costs after an armistice requiring the couple to reconcile on probation, with both wary of the future.
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Joe McCarty
Tavenner
A. R. Rinker
McCarty
Joe
Life of Verdi and Noted Opera Singers At Empire Thursday
Verdi focused program at Empire Theatre includes the Estelle Wentworth Grand Opera Singers with Christine Irish Jesse Veitch Elliott Button and Miss Wentworth performing selections from Verdi operas. The Life of Verdi screen feature precedes two hours of music with matinee at three and evening show at eight fifteen. Reserved seats are on sale at the Empire office and theater with general matinee prices for the afternoon performance.
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Empire Theatre
L. P. Wilcox
New York City
Estelle Wentworth
Christine Irish
Jesse Veitch
Elliott
Button
Miss Wentworth
Verdi
Empire
Apple Growers Prospects For Early Varieties To England
Prospects for consignments of early apple varieties to England are good. From now on, carload and smaller lots will be received at Winchester cold storage. All shipments depart same day under refrigeration from Winchester to England. Sprint & Ley, Winchester Va.
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England
Winchester
Ene Us
Sprint & Ley
Direct Cooperative Co. Ltd
Battlefield Inn Kernstown Virginia Case Brief
Court records indicate a 2020 filing in Kernstown Virginia referencing case number 2020 F 32 connected to the Battlefield Inn property. The materials suggest a civil matter involving a local lodging facility and a dispute with a party listed in the docket.
Adjutant Craig Granted Stay to Continue Winchester Work
Adjutant Craig, in charge of Salvation Army activities in Winchester and surrounding counties, was almost transferred but Mayor Julian Ward's intervention and citizen support led to a revocation of the transfer. The decision reaffirms her role for at least another year as she serves Winchester Frederick Clarke and Loudoun counties as nurse, advisor, and helper in emergencies.
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Adjutant Craig
Salvation Army
Winchester
Julian F. Ward
Ward
Ernest R. Holt
McIntyre
Atlanta
Craig
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Alleged Thieves Raid Hard Cider At Vinegar Plant
Police arrested three men John Silvius Carson Hill and Theodore Campbell after a raid at a vinegar plant yielded six gallons of hard cider. Officers Boyd and Ford found thieves using ladders to reach the top of fermenting vats. The trio is jailed awaiting a police court hearing this afternoon.
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Boyd
Ford
John Silvius
Carson Hill
Theodore Campbell
Two Sisters-In-Law Die Within Weeks in Warren County
In Riverton Virginia two sisters in law have died within weeks. Mary Monroe Franke widow of Carl B Franke died July 7 at Riverton. Gussie Williams Richards widow of Henry N Richards died Monday at her niece Mrs Julian N Major's home after recent Memorial Hospital treatment. They were cousins of Mrs Godfrey L Miller of Winchester. Richards daughter of late Dr and Mrs G A Williams born 1861 in Boonesville Missouri but lived in Virginia since the 1870s. No children survive. Franke daughter of late Admiral Cocke of Petersburg, she first married Walter Buck Richards of Riverton and later married Mr Franke of Louisville Kentucky. Survived by her husband one son Major Harrison C Richards and one sister Mrs George Mason. Another son Capt James Neville Richards was killed in battle in France. his daughter Elise Richards resides at Riverton.
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Riverton
Warren County
Mary Monroe Franke
Carl B. Franke
Gussie Williams Richards
Henry N. Richards
Julian N. Major
Memorial Hospital
Godfrey L. Miller
Franke
Louisville
Petersburg
Harrison C. Richards
Army Air Service
George Mason
James Neville Richards
France
Elise Richards
Weather outlook signals fair start with Tuesday showers
Washington July 23 The weather bureau forecast for the coming week shows fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States during the first half of the period with local thunder showers around Tuesday. The latter half is expected to bring showers and temperatures near normal for most of the week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic
Shenandoahans Dance Night in Martinsburg
The Shenandoahans from Martinsburg offer a dance event from 9 to 1 o clock. Admission is $1.00 for the whole evening or 10 cents per dance.
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Martinsburg
Fresh Airs Outing for New York Children in Winchester
Winchester hosts and Frederick county residents welcome visiting children from New York for a Tribune Fund outing. Hosts listed. children travel arrangements set with trains from Baltimore and Ohio station on July 26 returning August 9.
Body of Man Found Dead in Hotel Campaing
The body of Michael Foxton, dead about three days with a bullet through the heart, was found kneeling beside a couch in a hotel apartment. An alcove table for three remained set, suggesting an unusual murder case as police investigated the scene after the discovery.
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Chicago
Michael Foxton
Martinsburg Game Postponed No, July 24 Baseball
Baseball notice lists a Martinsburg versus Hanover game set for 3 p m tomorrow at Martinsburg. Also found keys with owner to claim at Star office.
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Martinsburg
Hanover
Star Office
Yard Party July 28 At Stephenson Held Following Night
A yard party occurred at Stephenson on July 28 with events continuing the following night. The brief note lists dates and page references indicating coverage details.
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Stephenson
Pay Now Save Discount Special July Rate Offer
A July rate offer announces a reduced subscription price of 4.00 per year by carrier and 3.00 by mail. The notice urges readers to pay now to receive the discount and maintain service.
Eight Famous Aces Gather for Boston Aviation Breakfast
In Boston eight famed aviators led by Lindbergh meet at a Hotel Bellevue breakfast hosted by Mayor Nichols. Byrd Neville Acosta Balchen Chamberlin join in animated talks about flights to France and Germany, with plans for arctic and sea passenger mail operations discussed.
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Associated Press
Boston
Atlantic
Pacific
Alliene
Mayor Nichols
Hotel Bellevue
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lester J. Ge
Lenis F. Ereger
Richard B. Byrd
France
George C. Neville
Bert Acosta
Bernt Balchen
Clarene D. Chamberlin
Germany
Lindbergh
Hegenberger
Mrs
Subways Leader Dismisses Union Strike Threat
Frank Headley president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company rejected a mayoral conference with union officials saying the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees is too small to threaten a strike. Amalgamated backs by 58 to 75 percent of Brooklyn and IRT workers.
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Associated Press
New York
York
Frank Headley
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Headley
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Hmployes
Amalgamated Organization
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated
Brooklyn and Manhattan Transit Company
Brooklyn
Butter Market Shows Typical Seasonal Decline In Production
Butter production has passed its peak and is showing the usual seasonal decline. Despite lighter receipts, storage movements remain heavy at four principal markets, with prices steady to firm beyond Boston. Major and Mrs. R. T. Barton of Richmond are visiting his mother on South Washington Street.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Boston
R. T. Barton
Richmond
R. T. Barton, Sr
South Washington Street
Free Goitre Clinic To Be Held In Harrisonburg
Dr. A. W. Graves, goitre specialist, announces a free goitre clinic on Friday July 29 1927 at office room 315 816 First National Bank Building Harrisonburg Virginia from 9 a m to 4 p m. Treatments offered at no charge for worthy poor patients though drugs must be paid for.
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A. W. Graves
First National Bank
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Apples Wanted Buy early or late apples at pack house
Cash buyers seek apples of all kinds in Winchester Virginia. Accepts early apples packed bulk or on trees and contracts for late apples. Distributors packing supplies. Glaze and Hurst North Market Street contact phone 840.
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Glaize & Hurst
North Market St
Winchester
Britishers Plan Trans Atlantic Flight From Clifton Ireland
Col. F. F. Minchin of the imperial airways and Leslie Hamilton an air taxi owner aim for a mid August takeoff for a non stop flight from Clifton Ireland to New York and back with refueling on the return to attempt Vienna if plans hold.
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London
Col
F. F. Minchin
British Imperial Airways
Leslie Hamilton
New York
Clifton
Ireland
Vienna
Virginia outdoor advertising bill urged by civic groups
Judge A C Carson of Riverton leads a Virginia society pushing a bill to tax and restrict billboards within 250 yards of highways except on premises producing or selling goods. He asks candidates in the August 2 Democratic primary to state views and promises of support.
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The
Star
Winchester
Society For the
Virginia
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Carson
Riverton
Pit
A. C. Carson
Society For Restriction of Outdoor Advertising
Hunter H. McGuire
Virginia Medical Association
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
Supreme Court of the United States
Installs Rebekah Lodge Officers of Crescent Lodge
Mrs William Whisson deputy president visited Crescent Rebekah Lodge No 60 Stephens City and installed officers for the term assisted by Winchester Lodge staff After the session the lodge served refreshments Officers installed include Noble Grand Miss Alda Davison Vice Grand Mrs Ora Everly Warden Mrs Mary Barley Conductor Miss Hazel Campbell R S N G Miss Etta Haseman L S N G Miss Lottie Kline R S V G Miss Virginia Lee L S V G Mrs Dollie Adams I G H BE Stickley I G Mrs Calvin Grim
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William Whisson
Crescent Rebekah Lodge
No. 60
Stephens City
Winchester Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grand
Alda Davison
Ora Everly
Mary Barley
Hazel Campbell
N. G
Etta Haseman
Lottie Kline
V. G
Virginia Lee
Dollie Adams
BE. Stickley
I. G
Calvin Grim
Winchester Steam Laundry Launders Curtains and Rugs
Laundry ad states lace curtains and rugs can be laundried at the Winchester Steam Laundry. Includes contact phone number 28 and the address 14 16 1p tf.
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Winchester
Sidewalks urged to reach new colored school building
City school board press for curb and gutter on east side of Northent Street from Kern Street to the upcoming Handley Foundation school. Board says sidewalk is essential for winter access to the $30,000 colored school nearing occupancy, with Handley sidewalk to follow when funds allow.
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Northent Street
Kern Street
Colored Public School
Handley Foundation
Kent Street
John M. Steck
Stewart Bell
Valley
Pike
Handley Schooling
Eid
Handley School
Handley
Man Crazed by Disease Attacks Wife and Dies
CAMBRIDGE MD July Son ia ing his wife on the head with a hatchet during a dispute. Cannon, an oysterman and painter, fled the house and collapsed dead a short distance away. The wife suffered severe head wounds but likely will recover. Doctors attributed death to a heart attack amid suspected mental derangement from Brights disease.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
William Cannon
Cannon
Bright
Wales and Baldwin Sail For Dominion
The Prince of Wales and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin with a party sailed from Southampton aboard the Empress of Australia bound for Canada this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Southampton
Eng
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Wheat Insurance Ad From Carper's Valley Church Yard Party
Wheat oats straw and hay insured against fire and lightning on the farm. Lowest rates. Phone 297 for instant service. Hansbrugh and Carter Insurance Real Estate Investment.
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Hansbrugh & Carter
Musical Treat at Opequon Lake Park
A musical event featuring West Virginia's Premier gant Orchestra is planned for July 25 at Opequon Lake Park. The program promises a varied selection and a summer outdoor concert experience for local residents.
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Opequon Lake Park
West Virginia
Gant
SPECIAL JULY RATE FOR SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT
Advertisement notes a $4.00 yearly advance rate by carrier and by mail, with garbled text likely from a newspaper notice in THE EVENING STAR about subscription payment options.
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BROWN
Jenkins, Moling
the Evening Star
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Empire Thursday
Apple Growers
Battlefield Inn
Kernstown
Shenandoahans
Frederick County
Mr. Conly
Tribune Fund
Harry D. Albin
Alice A. Orndoff
Middletown
Walter B. Little
A.P. Whitacre
Siler
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Robert Shade
H. Miller
Hayfield
Stanley Herbaugh
Opequon
Robert S. Johnson
Gore
Fannie V. Williams
Mount Williams
B. F. White
Charles Cochran
Willis Hess
D. William Ritenour
George N. Jenkins
Robert Moore
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L. D. Grubbs
T. J. Jenkins
J. H. Creswell
T. W. Massie
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Tribune
Social Service
Baltimore and Ohio Station
Subway
New State Society
General Assembly
A. ©. Carson
Riverton, Va
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Baldwin
Dominion
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