21 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1930
Page
1
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd travels from Washington to Richmond for a state tribute. Virginia will present a gold sword honoring his polar flights and Atlantic crossing, with Gov Pollard and John Stewart Bryan officiating. He will later attend a dinner at Lavurnum and a Mosque ceremony at 8:30 PM.
Community yard party held on the Ridgeway School lawn on June 20 offers good eats to raise funds for a local benefit. Proceeds support Rest AL and Unsurey with event details listed in the notice.
The Winchester Auto Sales Company unveils its new Chevrolet facility on North Kent Street with Irvin C. Cox and staff hosting visitors from Winchester and nearby areas. Officials from Chevrolet Motor Company Baltimore zone and local firms send congratulations as the showroom displays red white and blue bunting and flowers. The plant boasts a complete service under one roof from sales to electrical diagnostics, with a ready stockroom and daily accounting records.
Officials of the Winchester Park Association announced that the baseball game with Front Royal scheduled for tomorrow at Handley stadium has been canceled due to Thanksgiving services for Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. Members want to attend the ceremonies and welcome the explorer home.
A compact ad urges customers to ask merchants for Gingham Girl Flour promising finest quality and prompt delivery. It lists laundry and Winchester phone numbers and notes weekly publication days for the notice.
In Alexandria at Belle Haven Country Club the Winchester Golf Club lost to Alexandria 32 to 22 in a 12 man foursome format. Paxton and Weems led Winchester with an 8 9 margin, while Weems and Read won five of nine. Other Winchester pairs struggled as Isaacs and Han cock featured in Open qualification notes.
Lieut. Nelson F. Richards commander of Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion requests all city residents display flags tomorrow to honor the expected return of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd to his native home.
Resort hotel near Winchester offers an attractive investment for individuals with 100 dollars or more to invest. Ample real estate security and mineral water bath features are part of the development. For details write Resort Hotel P. O. Box 282 Winchester Va.
Outside rooms offer hot and cold water with weekly or monthly rates. Phone 650 for reservations.
Mrs H D Henzler of Pittsburgh Plate Glass demonstrates vase tinting at Glaize and Brother, Waterspar paint distributors. She creates colored vases by floating small amounts of paint in water, showing how simple the process is. The display runs through 9 PM tonight for all to view this Wa terspar paint technique.
In New Haven on June 21 Ray C. Spang 35 an Ansonia resident and war veteran hurled his wife and their four children over the West Rock cliff in the city park system then jumped to his death. Three bodies were recovered from the cliff base earlier today.
A meeting to aid Fresh Air children from needy NYC sections will be held Monday at the Handley Library building at 10 a.m. All interested are urged to attend. Q. P. R. Diehl, Chairman.
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court affirms a decision voiding $50,000 in life insurance on Albert Snyder, murdered by Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray in 1927. Prudential challenged fraud claims. Mrs. Josephine Brown, guardian for Lorraine Snyder, opposed.
Leo Feist of Mount Vernon New York died today from arthritis at his home. He began as a corset salesman, wrote songs in spare time, and published one himself. Feist built what became the largest popular song publishing house in the world and profited greatly from Over There, paying George M Cohen $250 000 for the piece.
At the morning service Dr. Flickinger will address the origin and inner meaning of the sabbath and whether Sunday is the sabbath. He will also discuss proper use of Sunday and amusements. The article notes private polls may be useful but don’t affect the Constitution or liquor prices.
Miss Miriam Holliday of Baltimore died suddenly from a heart attack at Gray Gables Inn on South Washington Street where she was spending the summer. She had shown slight improvement prior to the attack and passed away several hours after the incident. The Baltimore native was daughter of the late Daniel Holliday and relative to several local families. Body to be moved to Baltimore Monday for funeral services at her brother’s home.
Col. Roberto Fierro and mechanic Arnulfo Cortes launched from Roosevelt Field at 1 30 15 a m eastern time aiming to reach Mexico City in 16 hours. They reported over Maxwell Field Alabama at 7 42 a m central time with an estimated average speed near 130 miles per hour.
An article notes a grand civic welcome for Admiral Byrd in Martinsburg with a ceremony planned tomorrow. The opening of the Lucky Strike miniature golf course at Piccadilly Street and Fairmont Avenue tonight features a foursome including Rev. E. T. Clark Mayor F Amos Shryock and Andrew Bell.
Winchester prepares a Thursday welcome for Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd after his polar flights. A 4 pm Handley stadium thanksgiving service will be followed by an afternoon and evening reception by local leaders. Byrd and family travel from Richmond with an escort led by Warrenton officials and Mayor Frank. A sword of honor will be presented in Richmond by Governor Pollard at the Mosque Theatre.
A special Service of Thanksgiving will be held tomorrow at 8 pm in Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church under the Winchester Ministerial Union. Rev E T Clark announced the plan with Rev Dr Murray D Mitchell delivering the sermon and other association members contributing. All churches are invited to attend and some will forego their usual Sunday evening service to participate.
Present bills properly proven against the estate of Minerva Wilson, deceased. M. L. Heatwole, executor. Also: For rent garage and machine shop at 8 Market Street. Bailey Bros. (classified notice).
The advertisement corrected in yesterday's issue changes the tomato price from 2 pounds for 25 cents to 3 pounds for 31 cents. No other items are referenced in the notice.
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