Mrs Krise Wins Sweepstakes at Tri-Club Flower Show
Mrs Wilbur Krise captured the sweepstakes prize donated by Mrs Kenneth Gilpin at the first Tri-Club Flower Show held at the George Washington Hotel. H Clay deGrange won second prize for the most prize exhibits. The event is sponsored by Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club Old Fredericktown Garden Club and Little Garden Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Krise
Kenneth Gilpin
George Washington Hotel
Winchester and
Clarke County
Kingdom of Beauty
George Washington
Winchester
Hobson's Choices
Dudley Snapp
Paul Haldeman
Katherine Kern
Fred Glaize
Edward Jenkins
Ralph Richards
Herbert Solenberger
Francis Marshall
Kenworthy
M. N. Aiken
H. B. McCormac
Sam Preston
D R. Slonaker
Clarke County Club
Little Garden Club
Old Fredericktown
Nancy Slonaker
Flower show day and colonial history centers urged
Mr Winchester notes a marvelous flower show may be missed if posies at George are not inspected. Reports mention a Grouse on the road diverted by a stopping automobile. Fred Cochran swaps horse for a delivery truck leaving Osmar Swanson as the town drayman. Everyone is urged to include local Colonial history centers in travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Fred Cochran
Osmar Swanson
Old Burg
Yorktown
Benjamin F. Davis, Jr
Philadelphia
B. F. Davis
Wharton School of Commerce and Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Fort George G. Meade
Davis
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Baltimore
Handley High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
12 Handley High Seniors of 1925 with Varied Careers
The Star traces twelve class of 1925 Handley graduates once featured in a Empire Theatre popularity contest now dispersed across the eastern U S. Winners were Margaret Snyder and William Wood Glass ITI. others include Marshall Wingfield Harriett Pearson Doug Sale Marie Becher Lucille Jackson Dixie Mason Lee Grant Helen Hardy John Eddy and George Miller. Most married. two attended further schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Empire Theatre
Margaret Snyder
William Wood Glass
ITI
Marshall Wingfield
Harriett Pearson
Doug Sale
Marie Becher
Lucille Jackson
Dixie Mason
Lee Grant
Helen Hardy
John Eddy
George Miller
Scotians Welcome Royal Visitors to Nova Scotia Farewell
Halifax Nova Scotia crowds roar a royal greeting as the royal couple finish their Canadian tour voyaging toward Newfoundland. The Empress of Britain will carry them home after a 9 000 mile trip spanning all provinces and a New York visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
Newfoundland
England
Reyal
Pictou
Prince Edwards Island
Truro
City Hall
Government House
Quebec
United States
Roosevelt
Chebucto Head
Halifax Harbor
Stricken Ill During Meeting
The Rev John G Truitt pastor of the Suffolk Christian Church was unable to deliver the concluding address at the Christian Endeavor convention due to illness believed to be food poisoning. He spoke at the morning session, was advised to rest, and his condition slightly improved the following morning with plans to attend at least part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Truitt
D. D
Suffolk Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
Congregational Christian Church
Direct Levy on Corporations Sees House Action
The House tax sub-committee approved a bill to impose an 18 percent income tax on large corporations earning over 25000 in place of the undistributed profits tax. Small corporations would pay 12 1/2 to 16 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Tax Sub
Mrs Mowery Undergoes Appendix Operation
Mrs. Mowery of Clear Brook underwent an appendicitis operation last Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. Her condition today is reported satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mowery
Clearbrook
Memorial Hospital
Friendship Fire Bell Toll for Mascot Tammany
The Friendship Fire Company mourns its 20 year old mascot Tammany the terrier. The firehouse bell tolled in tribute as Tammany, blind for four years and aided in walking, was buried with simple ceremonies on Eagle farm east of town. Murph succeeds as new company mascot.
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Tammany
Friendship Fire Company
Winchester Fire Department
Pred Forney
East Clifford Street
Eagle Farm
Chris Grubb
Boamer Grim
Murph
Deliberate death in 10 week old Haldon Fink case in Ohio
Sheriff Myers reports findings on the kidnapping murder of 10 week old Haldon Fink. Authorities fingerprint the baby's family and associates while seeking a mysterious stranger as the best lead, with autopsy suggesting suffocation rather than drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Haldon Baker Fink
Clyde, O
Clyde
H. L. Myers
Haldon Fink
A. L. Hyzer
Irvin Fink
James Powers
Fink
Philo
Sheriff Myers
Irvin Baker Fink
Revolutionary Dead Honored at Fort Loudoun and Opequon
On June 14 1939 Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Opéquon Memorial Presbyterian Church marked a commemorative day. The Daughters unveiled a new memorial tablet to Revolutionary soldiers buried nearby noting seven known individuals including Major John Gilkeson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Opéquon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Little
Opequon
John Gilkeson
Auction notice for Scott Fahne Stock Realty farms
Continued on page seven. Scott Fahne Stock Realty holds an auction Saturday June seventeenth for two farms with orchards and more. See hand bills at Pure Food Store. There is an appeal to taste Southern Dairies Ice Cream at Pure Food Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Food Store
Scott Fahne
Yard Party at Opequon Chapel in Frinite
A yard party is set at Opequon Chapel in Frinite on June 16 as a community event. The notice lists a gathering for local residents with informal activities and expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Chapel
Frinite
Milling Masses Of Car Workers Put To Flight
Flint Michigan June 15 state police dispersed a large crowd of about 800 United Auto Workers CIO at the General Motors Fisher Body Plant No 1 area. The AFL UAW split claimed a settlement with GM in Detroit while CIO denied any agreement and continued picketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Michigan
United Auto Workers
CIO
General Motors Fisher
Uaw-Afl
General Motors
Fisher
AFL
Saginaw
United Automobile Workers
AFL Auto Workers
Homer Martin
Detroit
Martin
General” Tors
UAW
Four Unopposed In Clarke Co
Clarke county Democratic leaders declare four candidates unopposed for the August 1 primary. E Blackburn Moore for House of Delegates W D Burtner for county treasurer Clifton Price and William Fenton for Board of Supervisors face no primary challenge except Chapel district races. Ed Lee fails to qualify for Executive Committee post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Democratic Executive Committee
Clarke County
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
W. D. Burtner
Treas
Clifton Price
Board of Supervisors
Battletown
William Fenton
Chapel
Ed Lee
Greenway
Executive Committee
Henry Post Mitchell
Mitchell
Boyce
Millwood
Roger Strode
Kenneth Gilpin
George Burwell
J. L. Carper
Star
Law
Frank Wray
Wanted two gray and white kittens seek home
Short classified notice asks for a good home for two pretty gray and white kittens and provides a phone contact. The item is a basic pet adoption notice from a historic newspaper page.
President urged to accelerate relief bill action in Congress
Roosevelt faced calls from Works Progress Administration chief Harrington and Aubrey Williams to speed up the 1.716 billion dollar relief appropriation as the June 30 deadline nears. Officials warned a late passage would complicate early administration changes in the WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
White House
Senate
FP. C. Harrington
Works Progress Administration
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
WPA
Roosevelt eyes vast toll road and bridge spending plan
Washington reports that President Roosevelt’s advisers propose a self liquidating public works program. A new federal toll authority would finance up to a potential billion dollars in roads and bridges, borrowing from the public while keeping these debts as contingent liabilities on Treasury books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Harold D. Smith
Frederick A. Denano
National Resources Committee
RFC
Commodity Credit
Congress
Forced To Feed Poison To Wife
Dominick F. Cassetti, 48, a clothing factory presser, testifies he was driven by witchcraft and the evil eye to feed his wife poisoned spaghetti. His 37-year-old wife Jennie died. he is jailed without bail. Two women allegedly behind the spell are sought by the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dominick F. Cassetti
Jennie
Harry 8. McDevitt
Seniors end Virginia tour visiting navy yard and forts
Fourteen members of the Handley High School Senior Class returned to Winchester after a bus trip to Baltimore and a boat voyage to Norfolk. They toured the Navy Yard, Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. plant, Mariners' Museum, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Langley Field and Fortress Monroe under supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Garland R. Quarles and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Garland R. Quarles
Alan Peery
Winchester
Virginia Peninsula
Baltimore
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Mariners’ Museum
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Yorktown
Langley Field
Fortress Monroe
Wilfred Cather
Courtney Jones
Edward Brill
Stover Clark
Edwin Whersole
Randolph Grimm
Billie Pappas
Louise Miller
Margaret Jane Athey
Helen Lillis
Freda Loy
Princess Strother
Isabelle Simpson
Willie Mae Brumback
From Beer To Baptists Keynotes Varied History of Millwood Barn
Millwood Virginia resident Tom Willingham owns a red barn with a varied past serving as a saloon grocery store Baptist Church and livery stable. Built in 1870 by Hilleary Burch it later housed other saloons in Millwood with one operated by John Sprint and a third by an unnamed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood Barn
Star
Millwood
Tom Willingham
Berryville
Willingham
Richard
Squire) Estep
Hilleary Burch
Clarke
Port Tobacco
Burch
Old Bethel Church
John Sprint
Gore
Estep
The
Star Yesteray
Demands Made Upon Japan At Tientsin By A British Agent
British notes to Japanese authorities demand immediate end to stopping and searching of Britons by Japanese guards at Tientsin concessions. Jamieson cites incidents of forced strip searches and blockades, with British and French concessions tense. Prime Minister Chamberlain hints at possible joint action with France and the United States if Japan widens demands in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tientsin
Edgar G. Jamieson
Hai River
Jamieson
Air Pace
Britain
France
United States
China
House of Commons
Tokyo
Lighter Apple Crop Forecast for Washington State
A Washington state grower reports a smaller overall apple crop than last year. Jonathans and Romes should rise from light levels, while Winesaps remain the heaviest variety, now estimated at about 80 percent of last year’s output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Washington
Grange Deputies Hold Educational Session in Richmond
Fred B. Brenckman national legislative representative met with about 15 deputies and Mark Turner master Virginia State Grange in Richmond for an educational meeting on deputies work. Sessions continue through tomorrow with deputies supervising grange activities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Richmond
Fred B. Brenckman
Mark Turner
Virginia State Grange
Awnings by E. W. Armstrong Co For Home Porches
E. W. Armstrong Co advertises awnings for porch windows or terrace with showroom at 39 B Piccadilly St and phone 639. Available Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Armstrong CO
B. Piccadilly St
Safe Investment Auction Notice Near Winchester and Martinsburg
A safe investment sale offers the Charles M. Ebert home farm of 172 acres of fine level limestone land. Located four miles north of Winchester and a short distance west of Martinsburg on Turnpike. The property will be sold in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Ebert
Winchester
Martinsburg Turnpike
Court House
Benefit Supper for Rest Church on Ridgeway Lawn
A plate supper to support Rest Church is planned on the Ridgeway school lawn Thursday June 15 with a rain date Friday. Meals are 25 cents and served from 6 to 9 PM.
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Ridgeway School Lawn
Benefit Rest Church
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Krise
MR Winchester
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Last of Canada
Suffolk
C. E
Friendship Fire
Fink Babe
Kernstown
Red Bud Church
Fisher Plant
Clarke Co
Harrington
Williams
B. F. Davis, JR
Handley Grads
Peninsula
London
West
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