Veterans of Foreign Wars to Convene in Winchester
Virginia posts marshal forces for the ninth Virginia encampment in Winchester starting June 21 with public memorial services and a three day program. Events include sight seeing tours, parades, a banquet and dance and addresses by national VFW officers.
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Cam
Virginia
Winchester
Virginia Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Department
Foreign Service
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norfolk
Winchester Post
Virginia Veterans
Nen
Shenandoah
Staunton
Virginia Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
George Washington Hotel
Rion-Bowman
Department Council of Administration
F. W
L.A
L. A
Public Auction Postponed of Woodwards Household Goods
Adm Lee Barr Set Admr announces postponement of sale of the household goods of May Belle Woodwards deceased. The auction is rescheduled for Saturday June 13 at 2 p m at 109 North Kent Street.
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ADM
May Belle Woodwards
North Kent St
Lee Barr
Admr
Wanted three room apartment for young couple
Notice placed by a young married couple seeking a three room apartment titled c/o Star.
That Desirable Home Sale Announcement
That desirable home of late Mrs. Mabel Belle Woodward at 109 South Kent Street will be sold in front of the Court House at Noon on Saturday June 13. The notice lists the sale as a public auction supervised by local court officials.
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Mabel Belle “Woodward
South Kent Street
Court House
Clarke County Democrats certify five unopposed nominees
Clarke County meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee declared five unopposed nominees for sheriff treasurer supervisor and overseer posts in Clarke County. Other races show opposition in three contests including Commonwealth's attorney revenue commissioner and board of supervisors with August 4 primaries and November 3 general election. State Senate and House of Delegates races also clarified for Clarke voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
Democratic Executive Committee
Frank M. Wray
W. W. Smallwood
W. A Bradford
Clyde B
T. Russell Cather
Democratic Party
Virginia State Senate
Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah
Winchester
House of Delegates
Joseph H. Denny
White Post
Boyd R. Richards
Denny
Richards
Pastor Norris Lineweaver Transferred to Alexandria Charge
The Rev. Norris A. Lineweaver, longtime Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church pastor, is transferred to the Alexandria Virginia charge. He will attend local events there before preaching next Sunday, while Rev. W. M. Brashears, three years at Fort Avenue Church, Baltimore, succeeds him.
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Norris A. Lineweaver
Market Street
Lineweaver
W. M. Brashears
Fort Avenue Church
Baltimore
Mr. Brashears
Washington
Northwestern Trust and Savings Bank Closes in Chicago
The Northwestern Trust and Savings Bank failed to open due to heavy withdrawals over the past two days. Deposits as of March 25 stood at 14.6 million dollars. The bank was part of the Foreman chain with 200 million in resources, absorbed Monday by the First National Bank. three other Foreman affiliates closed but one was absorbed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northwestern Trust and Savings Bank
Northwestern Side
Foreman State and National Group
First National Bank
Foreman
Yard Party at Sunrise U B Church
Sunrise U B Church hosts a yard party Saturday night June 20 organized by the Ladies Aid Society with music and social time.
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U. B
Ladies Aid Society
Drums Chapel Benefit by Epworth League Thursday
A community benefit event hosted by Drums Chapel Epworth League is set for Thursday evening from 6 to 9 PM. Funds raised support church activities and local outreach.
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Drums Chapel Thurs
Epworth League
Common Council Decides Matter of Street Cut
In a special session the City Council unanimously refused to cut off Angerona Terrace’s projection into Fairmont avenue, estimating a cost of about 1500. The council also agreed to accept Angerona Terrace streets into the city system with a 25 foot building line, 10 feet on Morgan street lots 8 and 14, and required Richards and Nicodemus to maintain the streets through 1931.
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Angerona Terrace
Fairmont Avenue
City Hall
Fred L. Glaize
Lewis M. Allen
R. Frank Barr
William Beverley
Lawrence C. Hollis
Peyton J. Marshall
Percy D. Miller
W .Nelson Page
John H. Rosenberger
Fred W. Forney
Charles H. Harper
W. A. Sale
Lee Grant
West Winchester
Page
Rosenberger
Marshall
West Piccadilly Street
Morgan Street
Messrs. Richards
Nicodemus
Soviet Trade Delegates Tour Shenandoah Valley Orchards
Two Amtorg Trading Corporation representatives from New York City visited orchards and horticultural firms near Winchester seeking first hand data on fruit growing. G. T. Kosilof and his wife joined William Perepal to study methods as part of informing the Soviet Union's Five Year Agricultural Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Amtorg Trading Corporation
New York City
United States
Winchester
G. T. Kosilof
Kosilof
William Perepal
Trading Corporation
Coast Cutter Leaves Nautilus In Gulf Stream
The submarine Nautilus, with explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins aiming for the North Pole, parted from the US coast guard cutter Pontchartrain in the gulf stream 987 miles east of Pollock Rip Lightship. The Nautilus, aided by the current, heads toward London as its first port of call.
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Boston
Mass
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
United States Coast Guard
Pontchartrain
Gulf Stream
Pollock Rip
Coast Guard
London
Meteor or blast rocks Ohio Indiana, tremor alarms residents
A heavy earth shock shook northwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana about 2 AM. A large hole appeared on the Henry Pohlman farm near Malinta, Ohio, with damage within 200 feet including broken telephone poles and crushed oats. No eyewitnesses reported the event and speculation cites a meteor or powerful explosion.
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Toledo
Ohio
Indiana
Henry Pohlman
Malinta
Findlay
Fostoria
Graffton
Continental
Napoleon
Columbus Grove
Wauseon
Eight Reported Still Alive In Sunken U Boat
The Medway communicates with eight Poseidon crew members in the Yellow Sea and hopes for rescue as grappling operations near the sunken submarine. Others in a different compartment have little hope. a Japanese salvage tug aids efforts. two Chinese servants are reported entombed.
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Associated Press
Weihaiwei
China
Medway
Yellow Sea
Ntung Peninsula
Regatta Crews Hampered By Rough Water
Poughkeepsie New York June 10 Rough water hindered training on the Hudson as five of eight college navies prepare for the June 16 regatta. California rode the river near the west shore while Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Columbia moved north along sheltered banks. Navy MIT and Cornell remained near shore with Syracuse.
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Associatedn Press
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson
California
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Navy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell
Syracuse
Opening Notice Hemstitching and Picoting 10c Per Yard
Hemstitching and picoting services advertised at 303 North Loudoun Street with contact phone 664 W Usual opening notice format indicates small business service offering stitching work at ten cents per yard.
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Loudoun St
Perfect Attendance Noted In Winchester Schools
Fifty three pupils across Virginia Avenue and John Kerr schools achieved perfect attendance for the 1930-31 term. The list names students by grade and teachers, with entries for each class and a special class pupil, Stanley Seabricht.
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Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
John Morrison
Howard Kinney
Bear
Marshall Farmer
Eldred Frye
Marion Hummer
Mabel Heckrette
Miss Byrd
Wilbur Clowser
Richard Jackson
Leonard Newcome
Ruth Lake
Sirbaugh
Everett Conner
Russell Fletcher
Eugene Sirbaugh
Selene Jackson
Ruth Jenkins
Miss Harris
Margaret Marple
Juanita Weatherholtz
Stickel
Charles Henry Grim
Helen Cornwell
Kathleen Harman
Miss Myers
Doris Violett
Marjorie la Follette
Turnipseed
Louis Ensogna
Elizabeth Rainsberger
Cather
Maurice Blosser
Austin Pentz, Jr
Abbott Wooldridge
Mervel McCormac
Jean Campbell
Mattie Elaine Sheetz
Darden
June Mcllwee
Taliaferro
Glen Jackson
Ralph Lee Shade
Opal Hott
Miss Flood
Eva Carper
Arlene Mcllwee
Margerette Thompson
Brill
Stanley Seabricht
Rotary Kiwanis Baseball Contest Opens Season
The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs meet tomorrow at 4.30 p m on the Rouss Spring Park diamond in a luncheon club baseball tilt. Admission is free and players of bygone years will feature for both squads. Expected stars include Lester Arnold Bill Rit enour Winnie Legge Andy Dell and Harry Copenhaver plus other club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Rotary
Kiwanis
Rouss Spring Park
Lester Arnold
Bill Ritenour
Winnie Legge
Andy Dell
Harry Copenhaver
10000 Reported Slaughtered In Clash In China
Report from Nanchang Kiangsi province claims 10 000 were slaughtered near Kiansi after outlaws isolated 3000 soldiers. Farmers were used as shields while troops with machine guns mowed them down before bandits attacked and escaped unscathed.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Kiansu
Ana
Portrait of Major Holmes Conrad to be presented to Frederick County Court
A portrait of the late Major Holmes Conrad, a distinguished Winchester lawyer, will be presented to the Circuit Court of Frederick County at 8 o clock Friday evening. The presentation by his family will be in the court house with Judge Philip Williams presiding and several bar members delivering reminiscences.
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Holmes Conrad
Winchester
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Court House
Bar Association
Major Conrad
Virginia
Philip Williams
Circuit and Corporation Courts
Conrad
R. Gray Williams
T. W. Harrison
Maurice M. Lynch
Brother Shoots Brother Over Crackers Fatal York County Incident
In York Pennsylvania 7 year old Charles Trone was killed by his 6 year old brother William over not sharing crackers. The shooting happened while the parents were away and a 9 year old was present. George Jr. testified that William retrieved a shotgun and fired at Charles.
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York
Charles Trone
George Trone
Leschy's Church
Here
William
George, Jr
George
Charles
Edward Rogers B and C veteran called by death
Edward E. Rogers 70 a Middletown resident died yesterday at 8 15 am after two months illness. He served 48 years with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as telegraph operator and agent. He was a Grace Church member and leaves a widow Nellie McCune and children J Edward J C Rogers Florence Carbaugh Lucy Matthews Margaret Rogers and B E Rogers. Funeral Thursday at Grace Church.
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Middletown
Edward E. Rogers
William and
Lucy Stickley Rogers
Warren Springs
Front Royal
Nellie McCune
Samuel McCune
J. Edward and
J. C. Rogers
Washington
Florence Carbaugh
Lucy Matthews
Margaret Rogers
B. E. Rogers
P. S. Rogers
Atlanta
Y E. Rogers
Mount Rainier
C. L. Rogers
Lexington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Grace Church
B A. Berry
Calvary Church
C. E. Pope
T. W. Sperry
E. R. Sperry
C. B. Stickley
M. H. Rhodes
E. M. Funk
E. R. McDonald
E. D. Calvert
Winchester
C. A. Rhodes
J. D Cooley
C. E. Reely
David Headley
Philadelphia
Holt Hottel
J. William” Brumback
R.A. Kline
A. R. Breckenridge
W. M Stickley
C. E. Cougill
Theodore Willey
Wilbur Mowery
Handley Senior Class Enjoys Banquet and Dance
The Handley High School class of 1931 held its annual banquet in the school hall with toastmaster William Massey. After the banquet, attendees moved to the gym for a dance with music by Soddy Haines and his Virginians.
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Handley High School
William Massey
Professor Quarles
Andrew Babb
Dorothy Lupton
Miss Potts
Mr. Sargent
Nancye Canter
Miss Corkey
Taylor Simpson
Kathleen Sutton
Charlotte Powers
Douglas Cather
K Trenary
Ann Quirk
E. Bear
Soddy Haines
Virginians
Newton Clark Dies Suddenly At 83
Newton Clark 83 father of the Rev C J Clark pastor of Bruce Town M E Church South died suddenly from a paralytic stroke yesterday at his son's home. Survived by wife Mary Frances and three sons. Funeral from Rev Clark's home this afternoon at 3. motor cortege to Roanoke for 3 pm rites. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
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Newton Clark
C. J. Clark
Brucetown Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Clark
Mr. Clark
New York State
Virginia
Mr Clark
Brucetown
Mary Frances Clark
C.J. Clark
van Dyke Clark
Huntingdon
W. Va
James G. Clark
Miami Fla
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Roanoke
Okle
Evergreen Cemetery
Htatcity
Irregularity In Early Dealings Shaken Off
New York June 10 The stock market shook off early irregularity and rallied in the afternoon led by New York Central up over four points after declaring regular dividends. Allied Chemical McKeesport Tin Plate and Western Union gained about five. Chemicals were strong. Trade was quiet with under 2,000,000 shares traded. Call money rose to 13 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Central
Allied Chemical
McKeesport
Tin Plate
Western Union
Stenographers Sought to Help Firemen’s Convention in Winchester
The Winchester Fire Department seeks stenographers and typists not already with part time work to assist the Firemen’s Convention in August. Volunteers should leave their names at convention headquarters Hable building North Loudoun Street or call 904. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE announces the appeal. Movie stars pursue gardening, says a film publication noting growing public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fire Department
Hable Building
North Loudoun Street
Reward Notice for Male German Police Dog License Tag 222951
Public notice offers a reward for a male German police dog identified by license tag 222951 Cail 86-W. It notes the tag details and references a sought recoverable dog in connection with an official matter.
Vannoy Receives Vail Medal For Public Service
Ivan F. Vannoy a Winchester telephone repairman was honored at a George Washington Hotel luncheon with a silver Vail medal and 250 dollar check presented by Charles H. Weber of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. Weber read Byrd’s note praising Vannoy’s decisive fire emergency actions that saved the Gore plant and restored service. A bronze plaque and further recognition followed at Richmond headquarters.
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C. H. Weber
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
Richmond
George Washington Hotel
Ivan F. Vannoy
Winchester
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Charles H. Weber
John C. Koons
Washington
J. T. Yates
The
Telephone Company
J. P. Borden
Gore
Charlottesville
Southeast Public Service Corporation
Robert L. Wright
J. H. Ballough
Clarendon
E. A. Crowl
Ivan F. Vanney
J. W. Ward
Western Frederick Bank
Chesan Ard Mac Telephone
Wright
Tr. Weber
Koons
Bae
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Vannoy
Weber
Juneliaes
Vn Sa
Vanney
Bell System
Vail
Vail Memorial Fund
Theod
Ladies of South End Hose Company Meet
The Ladies Auxiliary of the South End Hose Company meets at the company hall Thursday night June 11. The gathering runs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
S. E. Hose CO
South End
Hosa Company
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Common Council
Fairmont Ave
Rotary-Kiwanis
Boston Herald
Edward Rogers
Handley
Handley Cadet Band
Charles H. Webber
Mr. Vannoy
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