Southern Cross Nears America in Atlantic Hop
The Southern Cross tri motor plane led by Captain Charles Kingsford Smith nears Newfoundland on a bold Atlantic crossing from Ireland. The crew radioed steady speeds around 88 to 105 mph with foggy, windy conditions and a hopeful mid Atlantic crossing.
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Southern Cross
America
Atlantic
Associated Press
S. S. Ingoma
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Greenwich Time
Ingoma
Ireland
Baldonnel
Irish Free State
New York
Wide Pacific
Port Mornock
Charles Kingsford-Smith
J. W. Stannage
M. E. van Dyke
J. T. Saul
London
Kingsford-Smith
James H. Kimball
Weather Bureau
Kimball
Weil London
Volendam
Woodcock Named To Direct Bureau Of Prohibition
Amos W. Woodcock chosen as director of the new bureau of prohibition in the Department of Justice. He plans to enforce the dry law lawfully and uphold the bill of rights. Previously Baltimore district attorney and adviser on prohibition in the Wickersham commission. Appointment effective July 1 under the Williamson act transferring enforcement duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Amos WW. W. Woodcock
Bureau of Prohibition
Department of Justice
Woodcock
Wickersham Commission
Washington
A. W. Woodcock
Salisbury
Justice Department
Interstate bus lines urged Congress control to steady growth
The National Association of Motor Bus Operators urged federal action to regulate interstate bus lines, citing a 7 year rise in passengers and contrasting with gains by rapid transit and declines by steam railroads. The group notes intrastate controls exist in 48 states and the DC, pushes for joint board oversight with Interstate Commerce Commission appeal. The report accompanies Bus Facts for 1930 showing 782500 miles of bus routes and 92,500 buses in operation, with 1.855 billion passengers carried in 1929 and $395 million gross revenue. Taxes on operators totaled $31 million in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Motor Bus Operators
Congress
The
Bus Association
American Automobile Association
District of Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Organization of Bus Tors
Ocean
Ashington, Or
Ws 4
Friendship Fire Company Yard Party Planned For July
Announcement by Friendship Fire Company says a yard party will be held on Thursday Friday and Saturday nights July 3 4 and 4 in front of the engine house on East Cork Street. Cakes candies ice cream and other delicacies will be sold and the firefighting group asks nearby residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Company
East Cork Street
Tune in Tonight The Romance of Brick and Clay Products
A TV radio feature titled The Romance of Brick and Clay Products is highlighted as a Westinghouse salute airing on KDKA WBZ WBZA and KYW at 9 p m listing page 11 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
KDKA
WBZ
WBZA
KYW
Yard Party Benefit at Robinson Farm
A yard party fundraiser will be held at Robinson Farm on N. W. Grade on June 26 featuring good eats and music to benefit the Round Hill League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Farm
N. W. Grade
Round Hill League
Winchester Fruit and Veg Market Ad Announcement
The Winchester Fruit and Veg Market a local owned business promotes fresh fruits and vegetables with ice cold watermelons daily. For sale items include a 1930 Ford truck and a 1929 Chevrolet truck with contact phone 461.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Catoctin Club Defeated By Winchester on Local Links
The Catoctin Country Club of Frederick Md traveled to face Winchester Golf Club on the local course, finishing 32 to 25 in favor of Winchester. Eight Winchester players won or tied their matches, with several carding strong scores, as Winchester plans a return match on August 16.
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Catoctin
Frederick
Winchester Golf Club
Winchester Club
Winchester
Schreibe
B. FR
Riddell
D. E. Stultz
Urner
W. N. Page
LaFarge
D. L. Weems
Taylor
P. J. Marshall
G. Motter
R. B. Nelson
J. Gore
A. T. Hawthorne
Towne
T. B. Patton
Smith
J. Weems
Jarboe Gore
Hudson
Lee
Delaplane
P. R. Fowle
Warfield
J. P. Hayley
Maxwell
N. H. Carpenter, Jr
Meberley
G. F. Gearing
Beverley
G. E. Petley
Fitzhugh
Upperville Flower Show Awards Highlight Local Garden Talent
Hundreds entered at the Upperville Virginia show with Clarke Loudoun and Fauquier county residents among participants. Winners across eleven classes include Miss Ella May Buckley Mrs Channing Delaplane Mrs Mary Warner Mrs Edward Triplett and others for wild flowers potted blooms roses and children's class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upperville
Clarke
Loudoun
Fauquier
Ella May Buckley
Channing Delaplane
Mary Warner
Edward Triplett
Flora Rosselle
E. B. Burwell
Fred Fleming
Zadie Smallwood
Joe Gibson
Thomas Mills
Henry Oxnard
Fairfax Harrison
Margaret Rucker
Hunter DeButts
Channing Delaplane, Jr
R. S. Peach
Louise Kenny
B. A. Rucker
Lula Tyson
Eugene
Pone
Harry Triplett
Mary Lawson
Channing, Delaplane, Jr
Mary Hansen Delaplane
John Clay Jones
Welcome to Rear Admiral Byrd at Handley Stadium
R Gray Williams of Winchester speaks at Handley High School Stadium in Winchester welcoming Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd home after months in the Antarctic. He lauds Virginia’s local loyalty and cites Jefferson, Mason, Maury, and Washington, praising Byrd as the nation’s famed polar explorer and Winchester’s own Dick Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Gray Williams
Handley School Stadium
Rear Admiral
R. E. Byrd
Handley High School Stadium
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Antarctic
Winchester
Harry” Lee
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Old
Yonder Mountain
Fredericksburg
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Gunston Hall
George Mason
Washington
Cornwallis
Grant
Lee
Goshen Pass
Commanore Maury
Byrd
Richard E. Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Dick” Byrd
Roosevelt
Abney Payne Addresses Little Theatre Committee
Abney Payne president of Kanawah Players spoke at a Little Theatre executive meeting in Charleston W Va about organization and maintenance. He praised Winchester progress and outlined plans to present two one act plays Be Twelve Pound Look and another by Alice Gerstenberg with an interlude.
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The
Little Theatre
Abney Payne
Kanawah Players
Little Theatre Organization of
Charleston
W. Va
Shis
Payne
Winchester
Kanawah
J. M. Barrie
Alice Gerstenberg
M. G. Finley
Handley
Gray
New York
Reuss City Hall
Carlin Gray
the Little McGuire
Sara Chew
John Vernon Eddy
Admiral Nulton Takes Command at Charlestown Navy Yard
Special to The Press Boston N H a native of Winchester Virginia Admiral Louis M Nulton assumes command of the Charlestown Navy Yard and the First Naval District succeeding Rear Admiral Philip Andrews who retires His 46 years in the Navy include Annapolis 1889 service as vice admiral of the battleship division and commander of the battle fleet Lieutenant Commander Ralph Davis becomes aide to Admiral Nulton replacing Commander P K Robottom who goes to the submarine base at New London Conn The Boston Post greets Admiral Nulton praising his record and wishing him well
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Boston
Mass
Louis M. Nulton
Winchester
Uncle Sam
Charlestown Navy Yard
First Naval District
Philip Andrews
Nulton
Annapolis
Battleship Division
Admiral Pratt
London
United States
Ralph ©. Davis
Admiral Nulton
P. K. Robottom
Andrews
New London
Conn
Admiral Nurton
Admiral Andrews
Gingham Girl Flour Ad Seeks Merchants for Finest Flour
An advertisement from Gingham Girl Flour invites merchants to inquire about the world’s finest flour. The notice appears in a Tuesday edition with multiple sale terms and distribution notes, urging retailers to contact the company for details.
Virginia University to Spend Over $1 Million on Additions
The University of Virginia will launch construction totaling over $1 million this summer. A new law building, nurses’ home, and Cobb laboratory wing are planned, with a $700,000 project plus a $300,000 stadium and $150,000 heating expansion. Gifts from William Andrews Clark Jr and the Hubert estate fund parts of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
The
University of Virginia
Law
Cobb Chemical Laboratory
William Andrews Clark, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
Clark
Chemical
John B. Cobb
New York
Hubert
Frederic William Scott
Richmond
Edwin 4. Alderman
Fresh Airs Committee to Meet at Handley Library
The Fresh Air Committee will meet Thursday morning at 10 30 o'clock in the Handley Library building. All who are interested are urged to attend. P R Diehl is the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresh Air
Handley Library
P. R. Diehl
For Rent Garage and machine shop at BAILEY BROS
Yard party by Ladies Aid of M. E. Church at Stephenson scheduled June 26 with rain date the next night. The ad notes garage and machine shop rental space available at 8 AA avirat AVAL MTU NIU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avirat
M. E. Church
Stephenson
Well Drilling Advancing with 30 Years Experience
WM. J. GOCHENOUR offers a full line of pumping equipment from Maurertown Virginia highlighting three decades of practical well drilling expertise for residential and small commercial needs.
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WM. J. Gochenour
Maurertown
Notable Walker Reaches 73 000 Miles Across 13 Years
Pipeline walker W J Brown of Nowata Oklahoma has logged 73 000 miles over 13 years, averaging 18 miles each weekday. He made the claim ahead of a Wednesday night event at Opequon Lake Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Lake Park
W. J. Brown
Nowata
Okla
Byrd Receives Empire State's Distinguished Service Medal
Admiral Richard E. Byrd sails from New York aboard the destroyer Bainbridge to Albany to accept Governor Roosevelt’s Distinguished Service Medal. Byrd travels with Byrd family and Paul Siple and schedules stops in ReeKeepsie and Albany before a radio broadcast back to Manhattan.
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Associated Press
New York
Richard B
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ree Keepsie
Albany
Admiral Nye
Brs. Byrd
Eleanor Bolling Byrd
Thomas B. Byrd
Paul Siple
Richard £. Byrd
South Pole
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Englewood
N. J
Cobergh
Admiral Byrd
Chamber of Commerce of State of New York
Brooklyn
Bernt Balchen
Manhattan
Columbia Broadcasting System
North River
Bainbridge
Mayor Receives Note From Admiral Byrd in Winchester
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd writes to Mayor F Amos Shryock thanking Winchester residents for a warm reception. He expresses regret at not meeting more citizens and hopes to visit again. The letter is dated June 23, 1930.
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F. A. Shryock
Richard Evelyn Byrd
New York
N. Y
Amos Shryock
City of
Winchester
Richard Taper Funeral Tomorrow at Mount Carmel Free Baptist
Richard Edward Taper, a colored youth, died from drowning in the Shenandoah River Sunday. Last rites are set for 3 pm tomorrow at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church, with burial at Orsrick Cemetery after he attempted a rescue of a companion among bathers.
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Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church
Richard Edward Taper
Shenandoah River
Orsrick Cemetery
Taper
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Captain Smith
Pacific
Interstate Bus Lines Control
Winchester Fruit & Veg. Market
Catoctin Club
Frederick, Md
Rear Admiral Byrd
Colonel Lindbergh
New
York City
Bath
Evening Star
Boston Yard
High Winchester Naval Officer
VA. University
Dalhouse University
Johns Hopkins
Harvard
Westminister
Aldred
Frederic C. Disque
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State College
Lawrence A. Kocher
Edwin C. Markham
Markham
Alvin B. Biscoe
Dickinson College
Duke University
Edward Allison Terry
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of North Carolina
John Edward Hamm
Hamm
Princeton University
Duncan Clark Hyde
George W. Spicer
Arthur M. Young
Thorbold Holsapple
Bailey Bros
Empire State
Gov. Roosevelt
Very Sincerly, R. E. B
Richard Taper
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