Flight of French airmen postponed till early Sunday
The French trans Atlantic fliers led by Jean Assolant Rene Lefevre and Armeno Lotti delayed their departure from Comillas for Le Bourget citing a test flight and extra weight from stowaway Arthur Schreiber The Yellow Bird refueled after a brief beach takeoff and a motor check showed slight damage delaying further progress to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santander
Spain
Paris
Comillas
Jean Assolant
Rene Leverre
Armeno Lotti
Arthur Scheiber
Portland
Maine
le Bourget
Atlantic
Schreiber
Associated Press
Lindbergh
Hengue
Comillan
Schreibe
Lefevre
Grace Lutheran Church Holds Final Bible Class With Rev Dr Freed
The Men of Grace Lutheran Church are urged to attend Sunday morning as Rev Dr Freed teaches the class for the last time before leaving. Captains should ensure a large turnout to mark his final service with the congregation. Attendance Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Dr. Freed
Violent Storm Ravages Frederick County Crops and Barns
A severe hail storm with high winds struck western and northern Frederick County late yesterday, leveling crops and tearing up trees. Edgar Marple's barn on the Fenton place was destroyed, four horses buried under debris but later rescued, with at least two possibly saveable. The storm tracked from Gore to Hunting Ridge, leaving a damaged path and significant property loss totaling about $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Gore
Apple Pie Ridge
Edgar Marple
Fenton Place
Jesse Fries
Marple
Hunting Ridge
Winchester
Twister
Edgar
Julian Marple
Isaac
Murray
George Kerns
David Kerns
Aid Appreciated By Staff and Students
The staff and student nurses of Winchester Memorial Hospital express thanks to friends who aided Miss Mary Thomas in winning the Majestic radio contest. They also thank H. J. Mowery the Capitol Theatre and The Winchester Star for making the event possible and conducting it on a high plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Thomas
Majestic
H. J. Mowery
Capitol Theatre
Winchester Star
Fair and Warmer Weather Across the Atlantic States
The coming week will bring mostly fair skies and above normal temperatures in the North and Middle Atlantic States during the first part of the week. In the middle to latter part, expect partly cloudy conditions with occasional showers and temperatures near normal later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Steamers Collide Off Plymouth In Atlantic Collision
The United States liner American Banker and the Carmanta, both from New York, collided in Lawsand bay today. Both ships sustained only slight damage and continued their voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Plymouth
Eng
American Banker
New York
Lawsand Bay
Lost black silk purse with rhinestone clasp
Reward offered for return of a black silk purse with rhinestone clasp lost Saturday morning between the A Ka and Kremer's store or inside Kremer's store. Money contained inside. Return to Star Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremer’s
Star Office
Lee Barr enters race for City Sergeant post in 1929 primary
Announcing candidacy for City Sergeant under Democratic banner. Schedules primary vote on August 6, 1929. Barr signs the notice, asserting intent and qualifications.
Plan to Consolidate Almshouses Across Clarke Warren Shenandoah Winchester
Frederick county officials and a Winchester City Council committee travel to Front Royal for a joint meeting with Clarke Warren and Shenandoah supervisors. They discuss consolidating almshouses into a single central institution to save costs and improve care with full-time medical staff. Support in Warren county appears mixed amid questions of equitable funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Winchester City
W. A. Baker
Charles H. Harper
Front Royal
Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester
Warren Cool
Warren County
Badly Cut Hand While Chopping a Tree At Rouss Spring
A worker at the pumping station near Rouss Spring severely cut his left hand while cutting a tree limb. Alone at the station he managed to call police, and Maurice Grim from the city manager’s office aided him and took him to Dr. Dutton for stitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Rouss Spring
Maurice Grim
Mr. Chapman
Dutton
Colored Giants Seek Ball Games in Keyser Area
Keyser colored baseball team the Colored Giants report 11 wins and no losses and seek games with any colored team in nearby regions. Interested teams should contact manager at P O Box 491 Keyser W Va. Mrs McCarty son Mort Miss McKenzie and Horace Davis Jr return from Washington and Baltimore as guests of Cornelius Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
W. Va
Robert McCarty
Charles Mort
Ann McKenzie
Horace Davis, Jr
Washington
Baltimore
Cornelius Bond
Great Playwright Delivers Melodrama In City Film
Willard Mack crafts a brisk all talking drama The Voice of the City at Capitol Theatre. A boy escapes Sing Sing and a ruthless detective hunts him through a day of underworld dangers and a tender romance culminating in a clear exoneration. Also notes Charlottesville visitor departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Mack
America
Capitol Theatre
Sing Sing
Student slaying leads to arrest in Columbus case
Theora K Hix 25 a second year OSU medical student was found slain with 17 stab wounds and throat and abdominal slashes at the New York Central rifle range near Columbus Ohio A state employee described as an acquaintance of Miss Hix was questioned and later taken into custody after visiting the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Theora
Ohio State University
New York Central Railroad
Joseph Murphy
Murphy
Miss Hix
New York Central
Here
Theora K. Hix
Bradentown
Fla
Printer Charles W. Brown marks fifty years in same occupation
Charles W. Brown, superintendent of the Winchester Evening Star mechanical department, celebrates fifty years in newspapers as a printer. He has served three generations of the Byrd family, from apprentice at The Winchester Times to his current role, with work still done by hand in the era before type setting machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Brown
Byrd
Daniel Brown
Winchester Times
Winchester
Weekly Times
Daily
Robert W. Hunter
Oma
Edward G
Harry F. Byrd
Richard E. Byrd
Harry Byrd
J. C. van Fossen
Charles and
John Lupton
Loudoun Street
Union Bank
Cameron and
Boscawen Streets
Washington Man Dies in Delaware Motor Crash
Charles Bradley, 35, of Wardman Park Hotel Washington DC, was killed when his car skidded and crashed through a railing on a temporary bridge near Farmhurst Delaware. Louis Gravis, 36, of Larchmont NY, was injured with a fractured left forearm and multiple injuries. he is hospitalized in Wilmington.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Charles Bradley
Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, D. C
Louis Gravis
Larchmont
N. Y
Farmhurst
Gravis
Notice of summer closing by Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
Our office will close at 4 p m during the summer months starting June 17. Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp. Alson S Hott, Sec.Mer. Tel. 470. 105 N Loudoun St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
Alson S. Hott
Sec
Mer
N. Loudoun
Cook's Service Garage Used Trucks for Immediate Sale
Dealer offers used Fords Chevrolets and International trucks priced for quick sale. Also notes a candidate for City Sergeant in the Democratic primary on August 6, 1929, C Frank Grim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Frank Grim
Arsenate of Lead for Sale in Stock
Three standard brands carried in stock at Winchester Cold Storage Company. See Home and Let Adv, Page 14-1p-2t for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieacon Dobbs
Winchester Cold Storg. CO
President Signs Farm Relief Bill In Force Today
President Hoover signed the farm relief bill, making it law immediately. An appropriation of 500 million dollars funds the Federal Farm Board, which will include nine members eight named by the president and the Secretary of Agriculture as an ex officio member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Curtis
Longworth
Hyde
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Stabilization of Agriculture
White House
Representative Tilson
Coneesticut
Tilson
Virginia
Bland
Drewry
Whitehead
Tucker
Lankford
Garber
Shaffer
Montague
Woodrum
Moore
Virginia Hand Laundry Opens Under Her Management
Special attention given to children's clothes as Virginia Hand Laundry operates under new management by Mrs. Hand. Call for service at phone 1075. O Leary and Carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
O'Leary & Carver
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Yellow Bird
Spanish Coast
Lutheran Bible Class
Lee Barr
Me”. Joniscuss
Almshouse
Photi Menry Virkkula
Emmet J. White
International Falls Minn
White
Virkkula
H. C. Witt
Charlottesville
Andrew Bell
Bell
The
Old Orchard
Chas. W. Brown
Charles W. Brown
Cook’s Service Garage
International Truck Sales
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