Federal revenue agent killed near Boonsboro in raid ambush
Hunter S. Stotler 52 of Keyser W V a chief prohibition agent for the Washington Allegany and Garrett district was shot to death by moonshiners near Boonsboro four miles east while raiding stills Reginald Walters of Hagerstown escaped and notified authorities four shots struck Stotler two in the chest and two in the head Walters was wounded in the wrist a truck with bootlegger ties reportedly alerting assailants surviving family includes a widow visiting in Glen Burnie Md Stotler had served 15 years in federal service.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Hunter
Stotler
Keyser
W. Va
Washington, Allegany
Garrett County
Reginald E. Walters
Boonsboro
Walters
Wolfesville
Funkstown
Cumberland
Boonsboro Mountains
Glen Burnie
Two Way Traffic Planned on North Loudoun Street
City traffic and street committees approve two way flow on North Loudoun Street between Piccadilly and Boscawen with parking on both sides for one hour. Speed limited to 15 mph and strict parking rules enforced to protect pedestrians at two marked safety crossings.
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Loudoun Street
Piccadilly
Boscawen Streets
Loun
Bhe Boscawen
Impossible Proposal For Rural Roads Spending
The article critiques J H Henry for urging more farm to market road funding while seeking to divert half a cent of the gasoline tax to cities. It notes federal aid money is state allocated and must be used on state highway system roads approved by the U S Bureau of Public Roads, labeling Henry’s plan as impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Henry
Wright
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Henry
New Fruit Market Opens Saturday at Piccadilly Street
A new Fruit and Vegetable Market opens at 82 E. Piccadilly St offering fresh fruits and vegetables daily. The notice invites readers to call on Saturday for Sunday produce availability.
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New Fruit and Vegetable Market
E. Piccadilly St
National Fruit Products stock for public sale in Virginia
Public auction offers ten shares of National Fruit Products Company preferred stock. Auction in Winchester County Courthouse Virginia at eleven o clock A M on Monday August 8 1927. Cash terms with immediate delivery. Attorney R Gray Williams.
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National Fruit Products
National Fruit Products Company
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Elevn
Rainy Afternoon Church Night Admission 15 and 25 Cents
A Church of Christ Friday night meeting at 8 o clock with admission priced at 15 cents for some and 25 cents for others. The notice appears in a 1929 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Special July rate ends. subscribe now to save
Only three days remain to pay your subscription at the special July rate. The offer is $400 per year in advance by carrier or $3.00 per year in advance by mail. Pay now to secure the discount before the July 30 deadline.
No Charity More Deserving Than Children’s Aid
A local committee appeals for Virginia readers to aid the Children’s Aid Society of Virginia. Chartered in 1900, it relies on voluntary donations, runs denominationally, and places orphans with carefully selected homes. Over 1400 wards are connected, about 10554 children aided in the past year, urging Virginians to fund and support the cause to save the state’s children.
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Virginia
Tiga
Lelf
Old-Time Dinner Set at Highway Meeting August First
Purcellville Virginia prepares for an August 1 road meeting expected to draw at least 10 000 attendees. The Purcellville Chamber of Commerce aids the Loudoun County Community Association in a gala event with an old fashioned Virginia dinner for speakers and officials. Governor Harry F Byrd will be principal speaker and Henry G Shirley will discuss state highway plans. A round table includes representatives from many counties led by J Russell Smith of Columbia University. Meyer Goldmans Band will provide music. H M Hoge leads the association with J Dalton Dillon as secretary.
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Star
Purcellville
Purcellville Chamber of Commerce
Loudoun County Community Association
Virginia
Boards of Supervisors
Harry F. Byrd
Henry G. Shirley
State Highway Commission
Shenandoah
Frederick Clarke
Warren
Page
Madison
Orange
Louisa
Spotsylvania
Culpeper
Stafford
Fauquier
Prince William
Fairfax
Arlington
Loudoun
Rappahannock
J. Russell Smith
Columbia University
New York
Washington
Meyer Goldman
Washington, D. C
H. M. Hoge
J. Dalton Dillon
Yard Party July 27 At Stephenson Training Held Following Night
A yard party is planned for July 27 at Stephenson with training sessions following the night. The event notes dates and a sequence of days leading to the July 27 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Wheat Insurance Offer Sparks Farm Coverage
Wheat oats straw and hay on any farm are insured against fire and lightning. Hansbrugh and Carter advertise lowest rates with instant service by phone 297 for real estate investments and insurance.
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Hansbrugh & Carter
Insurance
Special July Rate Expires July 31 At The Evening Star
The Evening Star advertises a special July rate for subscriptions with immediate payment required to save on the existing price. The offer ends July 31.
Sidewalks For Schools Win And Lose In Council
At a special City Council meeting, the street committee backed sidewalks on Valleypike in front of Handley School and to the new colored public school on North Kent street. The Handley sidewalk was approved. the colored school sidewalk failed, with Hable and Grimm voting against. The Handley project runs 1000 feet from Gerrard street to Grove property at about $5,000, funded from the street appropriation.
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Page
Valle Pike
Handley Schoo
North Kent Street
Handley Trustees
Handley School
Messrs
H. H. Hable
Hunter. B. Grimm
W. A. Baker
C. R. Anderson
R. Frank Barr
Fred W. Forney
W. Nelson Page
T. B. Patton
Dempsey Offered 300000 Or 40 Percent For Sharkey Rematch
Boston matchmaker Tom Goodwin proposed a guaranteed 300000 or 40 percent of gate for a Dempsey Sharkey rematch in Boston. Jack Sharkey said he would fight Dempsey again if Goodwin succeeds, adding he is in condition though recently ill. Sharkey planned to move his family to a camp in Epping New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Tom Goodwin
Suffolk Athletic Association of
Goodwin
Dempsey
Richard
Tunney
Sharkey
Army Airship I Fueled For Flight To Long Island
The RS-1 semi rigid airship at Lakehurst New Jersey was fueled for a planned Long Island flight. Lt Col John C Paege stated weather blocked a Boston trip, and Edith Jones travels to Washington as a guest of Mrs Spiker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
John FE. Paegelow
New England
Boston
Lawn Social at Mrs Boyd Weems Farm Benefit for Red Bud Sunday School
A lawn social will be held Thursday night July 28 at Mrs. Boyd Weems farm to benefit Red Bud Sunday School. Public invited by committee.
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Boyd Weems
Red Bud Sunday School
Pay Now Save Discount Special Rate Notice
Specialty rate in effect for renewals offering $4.00 per year by carrier and $3.00 per year by mail. Pay now to receive the discount and secure lower annual charges.
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THE
Evening Star
Road Meeting At Purcellville Calls For County and State Cooperation
Governor Byrd has scheduled five statewide meetings to discuss improved administration of farm-to-market roads. The Purcellville gathering Monday August 1 will be open to citizens from many counties, with Governor Byrd and Chairman Shirley addressing attendees and inviting free discussion. Virginia spends 10 million dollars on farm-to-market road construction and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Byrd
Purcellville
Shenandoah
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Page
Madison
Orange
Louisa
Spotsylvania
Culpeper
Stafford
Fauquier
Prince William
Fairfax
Arlington
Loudoun
Special Used Cars and Auto Parts Meeting Report
Special report from Delegate to Grand Lodge Convention notes 1926 Essex Coach and 1926 Star Coup among 20 other closed and open used cars and auto parts. Auto Parts Corp schedules a meeting Wednesday the 27th at 8 15 p m with W R Pifer listed as author.
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Essex
Auto Parts Corp
Grand Lodge
W. R. Pifer
Pay Now Save Discount Ends July 30
July 30 is the last day to pay the subscription at the Special July rate. Pay now and save the discount offered by the G Star.
County Primary Rules Warn Judges and Clerks
County election officials urge strict compliance with primary law for August 2 1927 in Derick County. Instructions require oath filled poll books sealed ballots and precise endorsements to ease clerk workload during the county and state elections.
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Derick County
House of Delegates
State Senate
Board of Election Commissioners
Aiachineste
Ceeds
Winchester gasoline tax proposal noted in council records
Public statement by J H Henry claimed no diversion of current gas tax. city minutes show a February 2 1926 resolution to earmark one cent per gallon if the tax rose to five cents and a March 1 1927 resolution directing officials to seek excess tax for Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Henry
Winchester
Common Council
Henry
General Assembly
Dettra
Richmond
Apples Wanted By Cash Buyers Lane and Hurst
We are buying early apples packed bulk or on trees and contracting for late apples. Receiving daily at our packing house. Distrib utors all kind packing supplies. Lane and Hurst North Market St Winchester Va. Phone 840.
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Lane & Hurst
North Market St
Winchester
Yard Party Friday on Ridgeway School Lawn
Benefit fundraiser organized by the Woman's Missionary Society will be held on the Ridgeway School lawn Friday night July 29. Beck's Baking Corp advertises sale of cotton fursacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway School
Benefit Woman's Missionary Socity
Beck's Baking Corp
Bandits Escape From Mount Jackson Bank Robbery Like Hooded Shadows
Reporters say four bandits two men and two women escaped after holding up the Mount Jackson Virginia bank for about $2000 Monday morning. A blue New Jersey sedan with four occupants clipped barbed wire on the Smith farm near Winchester and fled toward Washington, D C. The pursuit centered near Wardensville and Frederick County with locals fearing the quartet successfully vanished into the mountains.
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Mount Jackson
Frederick County
Mount Jackson Bank
Smith Farm
Lee
Wardensville
Page Siz
Meadors Held for Court in Berryville Robbery Case
George S Meadors a former Inchburg Va signal maintainer is jailed in Berryville charged by Norfolk and Western detectives with robbing a railway station money drawer of 350 dollars three hundred belonging to the railway and the rest to the American Railway Express He is held for the grand jury and may face it this afternoon. Detectives say he confessed and had access to the money office where he kept a key to the room. Meadors has a wife and two children and community sympathy is noted.
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The
Star
Berryville
George S. Meadors
Inchburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
American Railway Express Company
Meadows
Meadors
General Office
Gay
Stiff
Clout
Railway Secret Service
Window Awnings and Lace Care Notices
Leave orders for Auto Window Awnings at Winchester Auto Trim Shop 427 N Cameron St. Awnings and lace curtains may be laundried at Winchester Steam Laundry Phone 28.
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Winchester Auto Trim Shop
N. Cameron St
Winchester
City Council Adopts 1927 Budget and Fixes Tax Rate
The city council finally enacts the 1927 budget with a $1.40 tax rate on real estate and personal property. Mayor Ward vetoes a borrowing ordinance authorizing $20,000 for current expenses, saying the city cannot borrow while the budget is not adopted. The budget and tax measure passed with eight members voting yes. four were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Finance Committee
W. A. Baker
Chas. R. Anderson
H. Harper
J. H. Henry
W. W. Dellinger
Ward
Queen Marie Plans Private US Visit After Mourning
Queen Marie of Romania said she would visit the United States again, but as a private person. She hopes to attend a major national political convention and possibly write a book about her impressions, noting both pleasant memories and mistakes to be corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bucharest
Marie
Then
Ferdinand
United States
Kennedy Family Visiting Columba In South Washington
Miss Margaret Kennedy of Columbia South Carolina arrived last evening to spend the rest of the summer with her aunt Miss Caroline Hunter at Gray Gables Inn on South Washington Street. She will be joined later this week by her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Kennedy.
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Margaret Kennedy
Columbia,s. C
Caroline Hunter
Gray Gables Inn
South Washington Street
Robert Kennedy
Special July Rate Discount Notice
Special rate offer for subscribers with $4.00 yearly advance by carrier and $3.00 by mail. Pay now to save the discount. Dated July 30 as published in THE EVENING STAR.
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Federal Revenue
Hunter R. Stotler
N. Loudoun ST
R. Gray Williams
Uay
the Evening Star
Children’s Aid
Highway Meeting
Wheat Insurance
Handley
Edith Jones
Mrs. Spiker
A. R. Rinker
Seet’s
W. Employe
Hodgson & Brown
Council
Queen Marie
America
Mey
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