Council Takes No Action on Municipal Power Plant Bid
A special meeting of the Common Council discussed bids from Northern Virginia Power Co and Fairbanks Morse for a city owned electric plant. Representatives detailed rate cuts about 10 percent with continued service quality, while municipal plant advocates outlined operation cost and self sufficiency. No decision was made and the council adjourned to reconvene Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Northern Virginia Power Company
Fred L. Glaize
Charles R. Anderson
R. Frank Barr
W. W. Dellinger
Rosenberger
Forney
N. Va
Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Potomac-Edison System
Major Lockwood
Mr. Eaton
Tranamerican Construction Company
McIntosh and Seymour Corporation
Mr. Priest
Fairbanks. Morse and Company
Priest
Henry
Winchester Motors Corp Exclusive Chrysler Car Dealer Notice
Special notice certifies Winchester Motors Corp Rouss Garage as exclusive agent for Chrysler and Preventh cars in Winchester and Frederick County. H B Leary Jr and Bros Cue tsiER Distributors. 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Motors Corp
Rouss
Chrysler
Preventh
Winchester
Frederick County
H. B. Leary, JR. & Bros. Cue Tsier Distributors
Incendiarism Thought Behind Blast At Pyroxlin Plant
Investigators probe a Newark area disaster with eight dead four missing and fifteen injured. Police say incendarism or industrial warfare may have caused the Atlantic Pyroxlin Waste Company blast. Operator Alexander Scheinzlit held on manslaughter charges as two witnesses are sought. rivals warned of a bitter fight to decide who stays in business. Three more victims gravely ill in Newark hospital. three others injured in West Hudson Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Arlington
W. J
John E. Guidetti
Bergen County
Atlantic Pyroxlin Waste Company
Guidetti
Elizabeth
N. J
Scheinzlit
Newark
West Hudson
Mrs Sullivan to be buried in Winchester cemetery
The body of Mrs Algernon Sid ney Sullivan will be brought to Winchester Tuesday morning for burial in the Mount Hebron Cemetery Sullivan lot. The interment follows funeral services in New York City and a 12 30 p m graveside service here. Her son George Hammond Sullivan of New York and other relatives will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Sidney Sullivan
New York
Star
Winchester
Sullivan
Mount Hebron
Frank T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
Bodies of Two Young Men Found Slain Near Westchester Club
Two well dressed young men were found shot and stabbed in a roadside area near Westchester Country Club in Harrison New York. Each carried about $1100 in cash. pockets rifled for identity. Police probe whether gangsters killed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrison
N. Y
Westchester Country Club
Rutger's Awards Roosevelts Doctor of Laws in Absentia
New Brunswick New Jersey June 10 President Franklin D Roosevelt received the honorary degree of doctor of laws in absentia at Rutgers University 167th commencement. He could not attend in person due to duties in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rutger’s University
Rutger’s
Officials Restrain Union Workers In Mining Row
Harrisburg Illinois June 10 officials refuse to permit 200 Williamson county United Mine workers to run a gauntlet of 1500 to 3000 progressive miners picketing Peabody Mine 43 amid fears of a major outbreak in the Illinois mine war that has already cost 15 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ill
Saline
Williamson County
United Mine Workers
Peabody Mine
Millard Will Disposes of a $30,000 Estate
The will of James Addison Millard, died May 6 and probated in Winchester, places about $30,000 in trust for his wife Lorena and their two sons Charles Clayton and James Addison Jr. Income to wife for life or if she remarries, then trust grows until sons reach 50, at which point equal shares are given. If both sons die early, funds support beds at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Washington Loan and Trust Company is residuary trustee and executor. Berryville attorney Joseph F. Moore administers. Bonds posted. witnesses and appraisers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Addison Millard
Washington
Winchester
Charles Clayton Millard
James Addison Millard, Jr
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Lorena Millard
Virginia
Joseph F. Moore
Berryville
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Grace E. Simering
Charles M. Irelan, Jr
Arthur L. Orme
Millard
Clifford D. Grim
Robert Glaize
Carl T. Cather
Shirley Carter
John Glaize
No $10,000 Local Bank Robbery
An Associated Press dispatch from Pekin Illinois reported a bank messenger and bookkeeper robbed of $10,000. The dateline was dropped in error creating the illusion of a local story in The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Associated Press
Pekin
Ill
Hurny
For Sale 6 Percent Bonds by Trustees Under Mortgage
For sale 6 percent coupon bonds with semi annual interest. Consult R vid Williams, trustee under mortgage, or Fred L. Glaize. Advertisement appears in notice dated June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.vid Williams
Heat Death Toll Rises Across States As Temperatures Peak
A wave of scorching heat claimed at least 23 lives in Pennsylvania and over 125 nationwide as 100 degree readings held firm from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. Thunderstorms brought brief relief in eastern Pennsylvania while Philadelphia shattered a 59 year old record at 98 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Illinois
New York Area
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Harrisburg
West Virginian Hurt After Fall From Truck Near Gore
Ver non Householder, 24, of Cold Stream West Virginia, was riding on a truck about one mile west of Gore when he lost his grip and fell onto the roadway. He sustained deep head and body lacerations and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by his companions. His condition was not considered critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Vernon Householder
Cold Stream
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Householder
George G. Snarr
Funeral for Louis J. Barr Set for Monday in Alexandria
The 74 year old Louis J. Barr died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter in Alexandria Virginia. His funeral will be at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 pm Monday with Rev W O Talbert presiding in absence of the pastor Rev Wallace M Brashears. Burial will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery family plot. Pallbearers are R Frank Barr C Fred Barr J M Spurr Roy Duvall Samuel M Chiles and A H Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Barr
Robert May
Alexandria
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Wallace M. Brashears
Baltimore
W. O. Talbert
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron
R. Frank Barr
C. Fred. Barr
J. M. Spurr
Roy Duvall
Samuel M. Chiles
A. H. Jackson
Showers Likely to Start Week in Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States indicates possible scattered showers and thunderstorms at the start of the week and again Friday. Temperatures expected to run mostly normal or above. A classified line seeks the owner of a small female police puppy. contact via phone 41-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Washington
Middle Atlantic
Berryville Alumnis Banquet Draws 125 at High School
The Berryville High School Alumni Association held a June banquet in the school auditorium with 125 attendees. Dr. E P Berlin presided as toastmaster, Rev J McL Carr offered the invocation, and Mrs P M Ricamore’s class performed interpretative dances and tap numbers. The event supported Clarke County Dental Clinic funds via Patrons and Teachers League. The class of 1927 led in attendance, and Nick Morrison was elected president as officers were renewed. A light-hearted “womanless wedding” featured Zacharias Sniffiebloom and Lily Padd, with a full cast and musicians Dingy Trenary and His Melody Aces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Berryville High School
E. P. Berlin
J. McL. Carr
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Clarke County
P. M. Ricamore
Virginia
Brookie
Harris
Dorothy
Eleanor Moore
Jean Randolph
Elsie Garvin
Helen Berry
Berlin
Charles Ramsburg
D. G. Cooley
Ralph M. Ware
Holmes J Hardesty
Clarke County School Board
A. F. Robertson
Julian Glasscock
I. H. Russell
Charles Town
W. Va
Alumni Association
Nick Morrison
Oscar Ramsburg
Gladys Hart
Popular Books At The Library For This Month
Handley Library highlights six leading works as book of the month selections. The list includes The Tides of Life by R. G. Hoskins in science, The Plain Man Seeks for God by Henry Van Dusen in religion, The Journal of Arnold Bennet in one volume, British Agent by R. H. B. Lockhart fiction, As the Earth Turns by Gladys H. Carroll, and South Moon Under by Marjorie K. Rawlings fiction. Beginning June 15 the library will close each evening at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
R. G. Hoskins
Henry van Dusen
Arnold Bennett
Literary Guild
R. H. B. Lockhart
Gladys H. Carroll
Marjorie K. Rawlings
Sheriff's Sale Notices at Windham's Filling Station
Sheriff sale announced for Monday June 12 at 1 p m at Windham's Filling Station one mile south of Winchester to auction all equipment. Includes contact line 9-1p-21 and an advertising line for Winchester Steam Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windham’s
Win Sester
Winchester pupils achieve neat record of no absences or tardies
Superintendent Garland R. Quarles released a list of students in Handley High School John Kerr School and Virginia Avenue School who were neither absent nor tardy during the 1932 1933 term. The roster spans from first to post graduate years including Vernon Clark Eunice Lewis Peggy Jane Miller and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Supt. Quarles
Handley, John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Garland R. Quarles
Handley High School
John Kerr School
Virginia Avenue School
Vernon Clark
Strasburg Rotary Club Receives Charter During Special Meeting
The Strasburg Rotary Club hosts a Monday charter presentation at the Presbyterian Church social hall from 6 30 to 9 with Dr. Charles J. Smith presenting the charter. Gov. Edward R. Johnson and visiting Rotarians attend as the club becomes an official Rotary International member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Rotary International
Strasburg Club
Johnson
Edward R. Johnson
Roanoke
Virginia
Fred. Maphis
Rotary
Fred D. Maphis
G. W. Garner
Power Company Proposal Promises Fixed Water and Street Light Costs
At a council meeting R Paul Smith president of Northern Virginia Power Company laid out plans to pump city water and light streets for about 17000 dollars with a fixed rate for the contract term. He argued city engine installation would cost at least 3000 dollars more yearly and suggested deducting funds to hire an impartial engineer to review the proposals, predicting the oil engine option would cost more than current arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Paul Smith
Northern Virginia Power Company
Smith
Springs Burst Through Road Near Airport
Heavy rainfall since 1933 has caused repeated springs to break through the Lee Jackson Memorial Highway near Winchester's Admiral Byrd Airport. Work crews have dug blind ditches and laid new surface to divert water, fearing large sections may need removal to install a drainage system. Earlier incidents near the same spot and in Loudoun County highlight ongoing roadbed springs in Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Highway Department
Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
Winchester
Bowles Hill
Admiral Byrd Airport
Virginia
Loudoun County
Oak Haven Station Opens on Route 11 Near Winchester
Capt. Geo Grim opens Oak Haven service station and lunch room two miles north of Winchester on the Martinsburg pike Route 11. It offers swings, see-saws, sand boxes, sliding boards for children, lots of shade and artesian water. Lunches, sandwiches, cold drinks, and ice cream are served. The grove of oaks makes Oak Haven a pleasant stop along Route 11. Captain Grimm invites friends to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Grimm
Oak Haven
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Grimm
Blue Ribbon Team Here Tomorrow Two Games With Park Team
The Park Team meets the Blue Ribbon team of Washington in a double header starting at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Park players, many with college experience, have practiced hard all week to be in top shape for the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon
Park
Washington
Park Boys
Congress Works At Top Speed 10 Close Tonight
The Appropriations Committee approves a bill for nearly 3.5 billion dollars for the Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley project and public works. Senate moves to tax securities while bills on income tax returns open to public inspection and a home owners loan program advances toward the White House. Continuous debates over municipal bankruptcy and tax measures fill the session as measures inch toward final passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Muscle Shoals-Tennessee Valley
Washington
Burnssee
House
Burns
LaFollette
R-Wis
Banking Committee
Charles E. Mitchell
White House
Roosevelt
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Treasury
Ashurst
Judiciary
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Cid
Northern Va. Power Co
New Jersey
Alexander Scheinzlit
New York City
Rutger
Fred. L. Glaize
Atlantic Seaboard
Zacharias Sniffiebloom
Lily Padd
Dan Elsen
Miss Lily Padd
Jacqueline Smith
Flowers
Charles Galloway
Hunter Burks
Alfred Galloway
Robert Lee Withers
John Hardesty
Benjamin Crampton
Bill Shackleford
Preston Kercheval
Louie Lickey
Loring Kackley
Kenneth Levi
William Clagett
Dick Smith
Nicholas Morrison
Dingy Trenary
Melody Aces
Battletown Inn
Sheriff's Sale
Winchester Steam Laundry
Eunice Lewis
Peggy Jane Miller
Edgar Spicer
Margaret Cornwell
Andrew Danko
Clark Eugene Triplett
Allen Harmon
Horace McInturff
Helen Blosser
Susan Fansler
Isabelle Sheetz
Jeanne Armel
Virginia LeMaster
Keith Ritter
Douglas Woolridge
Mildred Jenkins
Joseph Reid
Nancy Cooley
Robert Downer
Jane Burkhart
Jane Hawkins
Helen Lewis
Jean Ryan
Graham Kerr
Melvin Patton
Arlene McIlwee
Harry Jenkins
Lovelle Thompson
Marguerite Thompson
Eugene Kern
James Sheetz
Everette Connor
Richard Jackson
Juanita Weatherholtz
Luville Snapp
Eugene McIntyre
Carl Blankenbaker
Jimmie Keffer
Harry Franklin
Rotary Club
Strasburg
President Smith
Geo. Grim
Congress
Appropriations Committee
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