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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1929
Page
3
Social and personal news note invites readers to phone between 3 and 4 p.m. for items to appear the next day. Phone number listed as 33.
Winchester notes describe Camp Shenandoah in Virginia near the Shenandoah National Park. Harrisonburg Rotary Club operates the camp, opening August 14 and ending August 31 with 60 girls from eight states already registered. Director is Miss Wilmot Doane of Petersburg. nurse Miss Josephine Arthur of Winchester. swimming chief Miss Brookie Kern of Winchester.
The Women's Civic League invites entries for best flower gardens and flower boxes for August. Residents must send name and address by Monday, August 5 to Mrs. C. Fred Barr, West Boscawen Street. The league awards monthly prizes during the summer to encourage beautification of yards.
Mrs. Bruce Slonaker Mrs. John Sniveley and Mrs. R Lee Stickel travel to Massanetta Springs near Harrisonburg for the Synodical and School of Missions of the Southern Presbyterian Church as delegates from the local congregation.
Mr H W Cook a local representative for W K Noble cooperage of Fort Wayne Ind was summoned home from Winchester after the death of his father occurred suddenly yesterday in Fort Wayne He plans to return to Winchester within a week or ten days per the announcement
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will hold an 8 o'clock Monday inspiration meeting in the Sunday school room led by Circle No 8 head Mrs Fred L Glaize. A lively program is planned.
A string of visiting relatives and travelers fills the Winchester area scene. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Erie Journey with children Byron and Kelso from Chilhowee Missouri, and Mr. Lewis Davis of Lexin Missouri. others visit Willows Lawn and North Braddock Street while local residents recover from illness and plan returns home.
Washington reports President Hoover claims authority to delay starting 15 cruisers until June 30 1931 under the new pact. Senate naval chair Hale says Hoover is entirely in error in this view and notes the act ties start dates to a specified period. The dispute echoes Coolidge era battles over naval construction powers and international talks.
Parliament ends its summer session after a stormy week amid disputes over Egyptian policy and reparations. Prime Minister MacDonald plans a U S visit to push disarmament and world peace ahead of reassembly on October 29, with Lord Lloyd’s resignation in Egypt sparking debate.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission dismissed Virginia Public Service Company’s permit to build a dam across North River in Goshen Pass. The opinion, by Chairman Louis EB Epes, held the streams are not waters of the state and that the commission lacked jurisdiction without clearer title to river beds.
Special July rate offered for year in advance by mail and carrier. Pay now to save the discount. The Evening Star announces the subscription offer with advance payment options and reduced prices.
Endurance pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine in the St Louis Robin enter the 3rd week aloft at Lambert field. They report the engine running well as they push past the previous world record, aiming to exceed two weeks in continuous flight.
Blacksburg July 26. Plant pathologist James Godkin of the Virginia extension division says smut in wheat has risen on the Baltimore and Philadelphia markets. Copper carbonate is best for wheat smut control. thorough grain cleaning aids effectiveness. For oats and barley, Ceresan and Smuttox are preferred, used at 3 ounces per bushel. Smuttox costs 40 cents per pound, Ceresan 60 cents. Further information from the Department of Plant Pathology, Blacksburg, Va.
Hooker First National Bank in Oklahoma reported a theft of 8 000 to 10 000. In Ottawa Kansas two unmasked robbers took about 4 000 from J C Stephenson president of Westphalia State Bank and a diamond ring. In Wichita three masked men held up Peoples State Bank with 3 000 to 4 000 taken.
Louisa July 27 23 year old Robert McDonald arrested on murder charge in connection with the killing of 89 year old World War veteran John Ross Marshall whose charred remains were found in the ruins of his home near Louisa last Saturday.
Police moved to lodge McDonald in the Westice event after life threats were reported. A warrant charged murder as officers investigated the yard near the Ee and uncovered evidence of a struggle at the scene. McDonald was arrested while traveling along a road near the Marshall residence.
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