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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
8
The record shows no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am and a June to date total of 0.62 inches. It compares 18 year averages to 1932 rainfall across January through May, noting 1.155 inches in January, February minus 0.48, March minus 2.22, April minus 1.79, May minus 1.19, and June minus 3.06 inches.
On June 9 1930 Rev Dr S A Smith of Locust Valley Long Island spoke to Handley High School seniors on achieving success through good health. Also reported Winchester Park Association beat the New York Bloomers 8 2 in baseball and Raymond Forney aged 47 died of a heart attack at 205 East Boscawen Street. Woman's Civic League closed summer with a Battlefield Inn luncheon. Dr R B Snapp departed for Richmond to attend the Virginia State Board of Medical Examiners session.
Election day sparks a spirited rivalry as handbills circulate. Marshall Baker, president of the Winchester Rotary Club, announces that 79 Handley School seniors will be guests at a club luncheon. Also shown are photographs of Commander Byrd's North Pole flight at the Empire Theatre. Miss Ethel M. Spaid wed Wesley L. Snonaker.
Fifteen years ago on June 9 1916 Judge Hughes appeared the Republican choice for the U S presidency. City officials asked residents to avoid sweeping dust into the streets. German war offices admitted losses of several battleships in recent clashes with the British Navy. Virginia crops ran above average with steady prices for some items. A benefit show was planned at the Empire Theatre to aid Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Five years ago on June 9 1926 Handley High School’s senior class presented two busts of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington to the institution marking a historical school milestone.
A. E. Shipp, a structural steel worker, values his suit against the Central of Georgia railroad at 75000 dollars. A businessman known for buying vast suburban property is described as buying parking space.
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