Terrifying Sunday Storm Ravages Winchester Area
A severe thunderstorm dropped two to three inches of rain on Winchester causing floods from curb to curb. Barns, chicken coops, and outbuildings were struck by lightning with several losses including two horses and extensive farm equipment. electricity and rail service were disrupted for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Schneiderhan
James Ettel
Clearbrook
Furce
Kord. Luttrell
Shenandoah Valley l. Cider and Vinegar Company
Kauffmann
Valentino Freed as Bigamy Charge Dismissed
The Associated Press reports Rudolph Valentino was released from a bigamy charge after a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles. Justice Hanby ruled insufficient evidence to proceed with the felony complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Rodolph Valentino
Hanby
Plundeke Store Opens On Main Street
The new rug shop of W C Plundeke and Company on North Main Street opened Saturday attracting many shoppers. The firm plans to specialize in things just different and will stock carpets rugs mattings curtains draperies blankets and inlaid and printed linoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C
William R. Hillyard
Western stars headline day program at Chaplin Auditorium
On Tuesday June 6 at Chaplin Auditorium audience will see Wm Hart in The Primal Law and Charlie Chaplin in The Champion as matinee features from 12 to 5. Evening show starts at seven with Tom Mix in The Fighting Streak, an action packed western two reel feature, plus additional subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. S&s. Hart
Charlie Chaplin
Tom Mix
Keystone
Memorial parade drill called for June 6 at 10 A.M.
Headquarters company orders all members to report to the drill room at ten A.M. Tuesday June 6 to take part in the Memorial parade in regular uniform with shirts and black ties. Charley Rouss Fire Co members asked to meet at ten A.M. in citizens dress for the parade under Capt Huntsberry and 1st Lt Peyton J Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton J.,marshall
Adj
Charley Rouss Fire Co
W. E. Huntsberry
Registration Of School Children Handley Schools
New pupil registration for Handley Schools begins after September. county students may continue. New city resident pupils entering Winchester Public Schools register May 27 June 3 or June 10 from 9 to 12. Grades 1-6 register John Kerr Building. grades 7-12 Equity Building. Kindergarten registration limited by space.
Winchester Tag Day Club Appeals Support for Baseball
Hr Russell Potts, Winchester club manager, appeals to residents to buy tags for the Winchester baseball club benefiting the Shenandoah Valley League. He notes the league includes Winchester Harrisonburg Woodstock Strasboro New Market Mt Jackson Front Royal Boyce and that over 30 000 people may see Winchester play this summer. Buy a tag tomorrow and help finance a stronger town team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Baseball Club
Russell Potts
Avian
Winchester
Scoterick
County
Conetuelly
Shenandoah Valley League
Harrisonburg
Woodstock
Strasboro
New Market
Mt. Jackson
Front
Royal and
Boyce
Girls’ Athletic Association
H. Russell
Potts
Mrs Gilpin Returns to Scaleby After Six Month Trip
Clarke County correspondence notes Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin has returned from six months in California and Japan to Scaleby, in improved health. A beloved Clarke County benefactor, she gives help from the heart, and locals wish her full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brooke Gilpin
California
Japan
Auditorium Opens Ale Day Tomorrow
City venue announces opening of Ale Day events tomorrow in the auditorium with scheduled tastings and celebrations featuring local brewers and public tastings throughout the day.
Balloon Free With Five Cent Purchase on June 6
Ad offers a free balloon with every purchase of five cents or more at Baker's Drug Store on June 6. The note includes scattered codes and a store name misspelled as Stordp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker's Drug
FOR SALE One ton Republic Truck at Chapman Auto Sales
One ton Republic Truck offered by Chapman Auto Sales with all tires and new pneumatic tires. Also notice a rental home near town available furnished if desired with contact via Star. Misc ad lines include “BUY A TAG June 6th” and “Collis & Wagner.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Collis & Wagner
Lptf
Care Star
District Nurse Association Meeting Notice
A meeting of the District Nurse Association will be held in the City Hall Council Chamber Web June 7 at 4 p m. Members are asked to bring or send dues. Mrs H D Fudler president and Mrs Martin Wisecarver secretary treasurer are noted. Washable Summer Dresses advertisement appears on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Nurse Association
City Hall
H. D. Fudler
Martin Wisecarver
Winchester and Boyce Baseball Game at Equity Grounds
Local baseball action set for Tuesday June 6 at Equity Grounds with Winchester vs Boyce scheduled for 3 30 p m Buy a baseball tag tomorrow at Star office Help the home team says J H Henry A good town needs a good ball club June 6th tag sale announced for city players and fans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Boyce
Equity
Jdme
J. H. Henry
Sayitt
Winchester Baseball, Club
W. Hy
Memorial Day Observance Set For Winchester Parade
Veterans gather for Confederate Memorial Day with rain plans for City Hall Auditorium and clear weather shifting exercises to Stonewall Cemetery. Gov. Cornwell to deliver address. bands, invocations, and bugle taps mark the program as Citizens' Band leads the parade in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
City Halls
Stonewall Cemetery
Cornwell
John J. Cornwell
Romney
W. Va
William B. Cornwell
South Washington Street
Citizen Band
Boyd V. Switzer
Braddock Street
Methodist
South
William W. Glass
John J. Cormwell
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal One Hundred and Sixteenth
Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Geo. H. Grimm
Taps
Buglers
Shenandoah Valley Academy
W. S. White
Citizens’ Band
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
W. A. Baker
Gen. Turner
Empire June Sixth Program Is A Winner
The Empire theatre announces a new program featuring two big comedies and a six reel feature with Douglas MacLean and the Mack Sennett bathing beauties. Family and couples are urged to see the show at same prices as other venues for good value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire June
The
Empire
Ola Pictures
Douglas Maclean
Mack Sennett
Winchester Hosts Shenandoah Valley League Opener
The Shenandoah Valley League opens in Winchester with the local Winchester club facing Winchester High School at Equity Grounds Tuesday afternoon. Weems Schum and Marshall will pitch for the league team while Patton starts for the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley League
Winchester
Winchester High School
Equity
Bankers See Prohibition Boosting Savings Nationwide
Chicago dispatch reports bankers responding to a Women's Christian Tract Union questionnaire. They claim the dry law has increased thrift with savings deposits rising about 30 percent in several banks and note a large influx of savings accounts after prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Times
Women’s
Christian Trance Union
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Earl H. Reynolds
People’s Trust and Savines Bank
John Jay Abbott
Continental and Commercial Bank
United States
George R.shawhan
Champaign
Ill
Thomas F. Wallace
Minneapolis
Bathing Beauties and Ben Turpin Empire Tomorrow
Mack Sennett Comedy Special features Ben Turpin and Douglas MacLean as top attractions. Local film listing promotes a lively program with the bathing beauties act highlighted for the audience tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Turpin
Douglas Maclean
Rummage Sale Planned By The P C A This Week
The Rummage Sale for the P C A will be held in the latter part of this week. Anyone having donations should send them to or notify Mrs. Robert M. Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Ward
Registration of City School Children Notice
City children beginning school in the John Kerr School may register for the coming year on Saturday mornings from May 13 to June 10, 9 am to 12 pm. Bring birth certificate and proof of age. those turning five by October 15 may enter kindergarten, those six by October 15 may enter first grade. County pupil registrations for higher grades to be published later. Extended city limits notice. F E Clerk, Supt. of Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Star Won't Be Issued on Tuesday June
Notice to subscribers and advertisers that the Star will not publish on Tuesday June 0 due to customary interruption. No further details provided.
Special Hat Sale Breaks Out At Local Shops
June 6 sale notices advertise hats at reduced prices from Baker's Drug Store and other vendors. Items mention baseball tags and a town spirit line. A drug store ad offers rental space and a reward for lost keys near Handley Schools with theater and personal contact cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Newcome
Handley Schools
C. lEmpire
B. Hardy
Brad
Fire company chauffeur dismissed after double wreck on Martinsburg pike
Kingel Grubbs of the Friendship Fire Company is discharged after a $10,000 fire truck was damaged in two accidents while responding to a county alarm. The truck ditched near Stephen son, then collided with a Martinsburg driven car and tore through a woven fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingel Grubbs
Friendship Fire Company
Martinsburg Pike
Stephenson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Fred Forney
Grubbs
George Clowser
James Etzel
Clearbrook
Reginald Haines
Irwin Zinn
George Crowser
Valley Radiator Company
East Clifford Street
Confederate Memorial Parade Called For June 6 Meeting
South End Hose Company members are summoned to meet at the hall June 6 at 10 a.m. to participate in the Confederate Memorial Parade. Members will march in civilian attire. By order of Harold C. March, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose Company
Citizens
Harold C. March
Whitside Family Heads to Georgetown Graduation
Mrs. Whitside and her daughter Miss Lillian accompany Colonel Whitside to Washington to attend the Convent of the Visitation commencement in Georgetown where Elaine Whitside will graduate. Archbishop Gurley of Baltimore will preside at tomorrow's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitside
Lillian Whitside
Colonel Whitside
Washington
Convent of the Visitation
Georgetown
Elaine Whitside
Archbishop Gurley
Baltimore
Shenandoahis Restaurant Ad Brief Dinner Hours
Shenandoais Restaurant Cave and Shiner props advertise clean, prompt service with regular dinners daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 11 Water Street. Price 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave and Shiner
Water St
Harrison to Deliver Shenandoah Valley Academy Address
Congressman T Wy Harrison will deliver the annual address to graduates of Shenandoah Valley Academy Thursday morning in Handley lecture hall at 10 30. Major Roszel announces the event and invites attendance. Graduation list includes Marshall McCauley Clayton Triplett David Crook Morris Cather Samuel Pannill Osborn Cocke Edward Koch W W de Hertburn Frank Offutt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wy
Harrison
Shenandos Valley Academy
B. M. Rossel
Handley
Alpha Phi
Hotel Jack
Academy Field
Delta Sigma Nun
White Sulphur Inn
de i. Lambda
Handley Library
Academy Gymnasium
Marshall McCauley
Winchester
Clayton Triplett
Baltimore
David
Crook
Oo An
Morris B. Cather
Winch
Samuel
W. Pannill
Wor
E. Osborn Cocke
Philadel Oor
Edward H. Koch
Wheeling
W. W. de Hertburn
Washington
Philadelphia
Frank
Frank .O’f. H. Offutt
Huntington
Heath
Continuous Show Empire Tomorrow Promises Comedy Fun
A preview of tomorrow's continuous show at Empire features Sean and the Mack seers funmakers Ben Turpitt and the Murray, with a noon start and plans for cost reductions. The event promises comedy and an additional feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Tomorrow
Sean
Mack Seers
Ben Turpitt
the Murray
Aia
EMPI
Confederate Memorial Parade Call for Fire Hall Members
All members of the Fire Hall are ordered to attend the Confederate Memorial parade at 10 a.m. on June 6. Members will march in civilian clothing. Commanded by Fred. W. Fourney, Captain.
Memorial Day Street Closures Suppress Vehicle Traffic
Chief Doran announced orders closing Main Street between Piccadilly and adjoining avenues to all auto traffic tomorrow for Memorial Day. The area will be open to pedestrians only with local delivery trucks allowed, and no advertising signs will be permitted during or after the parade for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Bes
Poran
Piccadilly
Main Street
Doran
Baker's Drug Store Advertisement Offer
With every purchase of 5c or more, a special deal is offered by Baker's Drug Store. The brief notice highlights a pricing promotion aimed at attracting customers to buy more items.
Winchester Steam Laundry Closed Tomorrow
The Winchester Steam Laundry will not be open tomorrow June 6. Ip A. H. Jackson, Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ip A. H. Jackson
Mgr
Winchester Baseball Club Faces West Hy Ground Day
June 6 schedule shows Winchester Baseball Club at 8 30 p m against West Hy Grounds. Text unclear but confirms a local match with timing and teams.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rainell
Hone
Baltimore and Ohio
Associated Press
Plundeke
Tom MIX, Bell Hart
Chas. Chaplin
Attention Headquarters Company
Rouss Fere CO
Miller
F. E. Clerk
Chapman Auto Sales
Meeting District Nurse Association
Moling & Seal's
BASE
Cook
Star Office
Oro
Evening Star
L. C. Hoffman
Bunker Hill
Baker's Drug Store
Kinzel Grubbs
Miss Whitside
Shenandoais Restaurant
Fred. W.fourney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!