Japanese Renew Attack On Battered Tientsin China
Japanese artillery and aircraft pounded Chinese areas of battered Tientsin after claims of a Chinese counterattack. Fires raged as refugees fled, with buildings and a university library hit. In Peiping, Chinese central army mobilized to drive out the Japanese, endangering Americans at Yenching University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Julian B. Lindsey
Shanghai
Nankai
Paoting
Peiping
Yenching University
J. L. Stuart
Miss Estelle Ritenour Crowned Queen of Health
Miss Estelle Ritenour of High View 4-H Club was crowned Queen of Health at the State Short Course at Virginia Tech. The piece extols 4-H health programs in Frederick County and congratulates Ritenour and other 4-H members for success in the State Health Contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Ritenour
High View
Queen of
Frederick County
Ritenour
City to Hold Meeting on Downtown Traffic Problems
Police and Traffic Committees announce a meeting on August 5 to hear merchants and business leaders about downtown traffic congestion. The effort seeks practical parking solutions, with past efforts focusing on reducing overtime parking through education and enforcement.
July Permits Show A Slump and May Big Month
Winchester issued 7650 in July marking a yearly low while new starts hint at future gains. May permits totaled 77075 making Winchester third in Virginia for residential building permits and fourth in total permits behind Richmond Norfolk and Radford. Public street and alley construction requires building permits under city ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Co. Edmonds
Fairfax Lane
F. L. Sargent
Valley Pike
Bertha L. Snapp
South
Loudoun
Wallace Co. Lutz
Shawnee
Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Radford
Illness Fatal To Lillian Ritter at Home
Mrs. Lillian R. Ritter died at 2 a m at 1723 Valley Avenue after a several year illness with heart trouble. Born May 23 1895 in Frederick county she was 48. She was the wife of Lawrence D. Ritter and survived by her father Theo dore H. Ritter and six brothers Lester T. Ritter T Dewey James F. Ritter Fred M. Ritter Claude L Ritter and Edwin F Ritter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian R. Ritter
Lawrence D. Ritter
1723 Valley Avenue
Theodore H. Ritter
Lydia Poston Ritter
Frederick County
Lester T. Ritter
Martinsburg
T. Dewey
Braddock Heights
James F. Ritter
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fred M. Ritter
Winchester
Claude L Ritter
Hagerstown
Edwin F. Ritter
County Youths To Participate In NBC Program
Belle Grove in Frederick county will be featured on the National Farm and Home Hour coast to coast this Saturday from 12 30 to 1 30 over NBC. Eldon Brumback and Roland Fisher of Middletown F F A will discuss farm methods and Belle Grove lore including Jefferson design Washington surveys Dolly Madison and Lord Fairfax reactions. Script prepared by D J Howard and William Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
National Farm and Home Hour
Belle Grove
Frederick County
D. J. Howard
Northern
Virginia
Eldon Brumback
Middletown F. F. A
Roland Fisher
Middletown High School
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Dolly Madison
J.H. Brumback
Eldon
Brumbacks
Lord Fairfax
Winchester
Alexandria
Mr. Howard
William Shaffer
Maurertown
National F. F. A
Elizabeth Ramsey Rescued From Fire Aboard City of Baltimore
Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsey a former Winchester resident was among passengers when the Chesapeake bay steamer City of Baltimore burned en route from Baltimore to Norfolk. She and her sisters rushed to Baltimore to be with her after the vessel disaster with about 100 people in danger. Ramsey described leaving the dining room then seeing fire in a stateroom as flames spread through the middle of the boat. She was lightly burned and taken to South Baltimore General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Central Press
Elizabeth Ramsey
Winchester
Ramsey
Melville K. Shirkey
Golden Glow
Irvine Cather
South Baltimore General Hospital
The
Washington
Missionary Conference Elects Officers for 1938
Mrs. K H Sale of Winchester presided at the Virginia Valley Central Conference Women’s Missionary Conference held in Newport a one day session reporting progress over the past year. Rev Roy D Coulter of New Market spoke and officers elected include president Mrs A W Andes of Harrisonburg and vice president Mrs B F Frank of Harrisonburg. Palmyra Va was chosen as the 1938 conference site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valley Central Conference
The
Congregational-Christian Church
Newport
K. H. Sale
Winchester
Roy D. Coulter
New Market
R. L. Williamson
Charlottesville
R. A. Whitten
Africa
A. A. Whitten
Winchester Congregational Christian Church
A. W. Andes
Harrisonburg
B. F. Frank
Palmyra
Oak Grove Dance With Mary Land Dixie Serenaders
Dance event at Oak Grove on Saturday August 7 featuring music by the Mary land Dixie Serenaders. Local listings note a lively concert with an old time band and house program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Dixie Serenaders
Summer dresses sellout at Style Shop
The Style Shop at 150 N Loudoun St advertises last chance summer dresses in new high quality lots. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.98 with some pieces previously priced up to $7.95. Limited stock remains as shoppers are urged to buy now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Style Shop
N. Loudoun St
Plans for Four Baseball Games at Winchester Park
Russell Potts announces four baseball games at Winchester Park across several days. Washington D C opens with two contests, followed by Millville West Virginia and Blairton West Virginia under electric lights. Lighting from Easton Maryland arrives Sunday for Eastern Shore circuit use. The park hosts Bar-F Ranch rodeo nightly with Saturday matinee to aid playgrounds fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park
Russell Potts
Washington D. C
Millville
W. Va
Blairton
Kleigs
Easton
Bar-F Ranch
Pickers' Tickets Printed at the Star Office
Pickers' tickets are printed now at the Star Office as of July 21 with a one page feature. The notice signals availability for buyers and inquiries in relation to the printing event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Pure Food Store Lime Cup Bottle Ad
Travel luggage with style and price appeal highlights a lime cup bottle for 25c. Moling & Cather air 7 30 1p 11, pure food store 7 30 1p 1t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather
Pure Food Store
40 of Those On Burning Steamer Were Passengers
Unofficial list from purser records of the burned steamer City of Baltimore names rescued travelers and interviews. Included are Norman Perez Philadelphia William P Skinner Freeport L H Harvard Newport News Mr and Mrs G E Shaffer Elizabeth Ramsay Baltimore, among others with several in Shamokin Langley Field Aiken and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
City of Baltimore
Norman Perez
Philadelphia
William P. Skinner
Freeport
G. E. Shaffer
Elizabeth Ramsay
Robert Long
Shamokin
Paul Shipe
Donald Meier
Langley Field
Mrs Kremer Seriously Hurt After Fall at Home
Friends report Mrs Nannie Kremer widow of George W Kremer Sr was seriously injured by a pelvis fracture from a fall at her South Loudoun street residence. She is at Memorial Hospital with little nourishment since arrival and is described as advanced in age and a Langley family member of Winchester. Her son Luther C Kremer who runs a West Pall Mall street grocery found her after the incident early Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Kremer
George W. Kremer
Memorial Hospital
South Loudoun Street
Kremer
Langley
Winchester
Steamer City of Baltimore Seen as Ball of Fire at Sea
Baltimore residents and fishermen describe the City of Baltimore steamer fire as a rising moon and later a large flames and smoke plume. Eyewitnesses report no explosion and watch the blaze from Bayside Beach and Annapolis near shore before continuing coverage on the last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
City of Baltimore
August Klecka
Bayside Beach
Elmer M. Jackson, Jr
Annapolis
James J. Miller
Mrs. Sallie Sager Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs. Sallie M. Sager, 72, widow of Andrew Sager, died suddenly last night at 8:15 on the Front Royal pike near Winchester. Death was from a cerebral hemorrhage. she was stricken on a porch. She was a daughter of Silas and Mary Short Orndorff of Frederick County and lived much of her life in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie M. Sager
Andrew Sager
Front Royal Pike
Winchester
Entry Force Leads Woman Transported to Hospital
An intruder forced entry into a residence, found a woman in distress, and she was moved to a hospital for treatment. Law enforcement described the incident as urgent and ongoing.
Passengers Behave Amid Bay Fire Escape Scene
A crowded scene aboard a vessel prompts mild hysteria as flames flare and passengers leap into the water or are rescued by a nearby pleasure craft. Fire crews respond quickly, pulling several bedraggled travelers from the bay and directing others to safety.
City of Baltimore Fire Under Sabotage Probe
Federal steamboat inspectors examined the hull of the City of Baltimore after Captain Charles C. Brooks raised sabotage concerns. The blaze killed two and left two missing from the 92 aboard, with the ship three miles off shore. investigators from Washington joined the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Federal
City of Baltimore
Charles C. Brooks
Washington
Fire aboard City of Baltimore sparks saboteur theories
Captain Charles C. Brooks of the steamer City of Baltimore speculated that sabotage may explain the rapid spread of last night’s fire that killed two, left two missing, and involved 93 aboard. A federal inquiry opens soon as investigators search the wreck and line up missing men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles C. Brooks
City of Baltimore
Holt Supports Firemen's Relief in Lieu tenant bid
State Senator William A. Wright claimed Saxon W. Holt trails in support for the Firemen's Relief Bill known as House Bill 215. Wright spoke after fielding questions from across Virginia and cited Holt's favorable vote with a record in the 1932 State Journal on Page 669.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William A. Wright
Saxon W. Holt
Stili
Wright
Holt
State Journal of
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Charles Larsen
M. J. Richardson
Austin
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John Rosenberger
C. R. Anderson
A. Lee Coble
O. L. Jamison
R. Frank Barr
Allen Hawthorne
Peyton Marshall
Council
Lawrence Ritter
K.H. Sale
Congregational -Christian Conference Group
OAK Grove
Evening Star
Chesapeake Steamship Company
L. H
Harvard
Newport News
Helen Mack
Carl Neuver
Charles Palas
Alice
Nick Scalmius
Gussie Polikoff
Aiken
J. R. Polikoff
S. C
Steamer
Mrs. Sallie Sager
Bulletin
Brooks
Navy
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