Fifteen Years Since Militia Left for Texas
Captain Robert Y. Conrad led Company I Second Virginia Regiment from Winchester to Richmond for mobilization to Brownsville Texas. The local sendoff drew hundreds as families bid farewell with tears and handkerchiefs. An organizing committee collected funds for families left behind, raising several hundred dollars by departure time.
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Virginia Regiment
Robert Y. Conrad
Richmond
Winchester
Mexican
Brownsville
Texas
United States
Mexico
Company I
Winchester Star
Robert T. Barton
Conrad
F. S. Anderson
R. T. Barton, Jr
O J. Franks
E. C. Goss
George H. Grim
W. C. Allemone
F. W. Pingley
Q. M
R. L. Jones
Alexander Baker
George L. Andrews
Paul Spillman
Cecil Payne
Paul Pierce
Harley Pickering
James Perry
James S. Perry
Leo Russell
J. William Reid
S. T. Scrivener
H. N. Stephenson
G. W. Webber
W. E. Weaver
Chester A. Willey
H. L. Wilson
Stuart F. B. Wood
H. H Williams
William Terrel
H. H. Kern
Arnold Chapman
Justin Kelcher
Frank Shipley
Crowell
R. Boyce
Lewis Snapp
Robert Smith
Hunter Runkles
James Bowers
Luther Cline
Haller Vaughn
Ashby Hillyard
J. C. Cave
J. C. Kennedy
Theodore Henry
Herbert Athey
Pottery Turning Demonstration at Mrs Haines Gift Shop
Winchester Potteries will continue a pottery turning demonstration all day Saturday at Mrs Haines Gift Shop next door to Woolworth's. Many attractive designs will be on sale. Al Smith can afford to smile. his great building is finished and Mr Hoover is still working on his fences.
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Winchester Potteries
al Smith
Mr. Hoover
Muskogee Phoenix
Pennsy to drop four Winchester trains amid losses
The Pennsylvania Railroad seeks state approval to cancel four weekday passenger and mail trains into Winchester and the Sunday service, leaving one daily inbound and one outbound train. Officials say local ridership is low and losses persist. post office will replace mail with bus service to Martinsburg.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Winchester
State Corporation Commission
H. C. Stouffer
Chamber of Commerce
Here
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Berryville
Park Association To Play Baseball Sunday Afternoon
The Hauff man Chevrolet baseball team of Hagerstown meets the park team Sunday at 3 PM. Park has 17 games this season with 14 wins and invites the public to support the park project for Winchester. Fans can enjoy the game and the wading pool for children.
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Hauffman Chevrolet
Hagerstown
Winchester
Dividend Notice of Shenandoah Valley National Bank
The board of directors declares a quarterly dividend of 4 percent payable June 30 1931. Checks will be mailed to stockholders on that date. WM G Hardy Cashier.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Virginia
WM. G. Hardy
Fliers Land in Mud in Siberia Not Injured
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed in a mud hole at Blagoveshchensk Siberia but escaped unharmed after a nonstop flight from Irkutsk and were preparing to continue toward Khabarovsk. In Copenhagen Otto Hillig and Holger Hors basked in fame visiting the American legation and planning a banquet at Town Hall.
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Siberia
Hillig
Hoiris
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Shanghai
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Blagoveshchensk
Irkutsk
Khabarovsk
Novo Sibirsk
Denmark
Otto Hillig
Holger Horrs
Legation
Claude Bloch
U. S. S. Arkansas
Town Hall
Buelow
Tivoli Garden
Picked Up Pop Bottles Lands Youth in Jail
Edward Dolman colored youth has spent weeks collecting pop bottles behind residences to sell for candy and other items. He was arrested by Winchester police and jailed on petty larceny charges. He told Chief Hollis he was merely picking up bottles people did not want.
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Edward Dolman
Winchester
Hollis
Harry Fletcher Suffers Heart Attack At Party
Harry Fletcher a well known local creamery operator suffered a severe heart attack at a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Schmidt 406 South Loudoun street He was removed to his home 118 South Cameron street in an unchanged condition Doctors were summoned and he is identified with Jones Creamery East Piccadilly street since boyhood and is active in business and civic circles.
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Thomas Schmidt
South
Loudoun Street
Harry Fletcher
Charles R. Anderson
Friendship
Fletcher
Cameron Street
Jones Creamery
East Piccadilly Street
Stores plan July 4 closings with late July 3 hours
The Flower Shop and Bell Clothes Shop will stay open until 10 p m on July 3 and close all day July 4. Winchester Chamber of Commerce backs the local observance of Independence Day with merchant cooperation.
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Bell
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Yard Party at Stone’s Chapel
A yard party is set for Tuesday night at Stone’s Chapel on June 30. The event details appear in a local notices section with a date code.
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Stone’s' Chapel
For Sale Suburban Brick Home at Great Value
Suburban brick home with city water bath lights hot water heat hardwood floors open fireplace concrete basement and large lot. An unusual value at 4500 dollars. Listing by B M Sullivan dated June 26.
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B. M. Sullivan
Water and sewer bills due by July 1 notice
The city water committee warns residents that unpaid water and sewer bills will be cut off after July 1 and a $1.00 reconnection charge applies. The notice reiterates the deadline and urges payment before the cutoff.
Berryville School Seeks Six Additional Classrooms
HGH Berryville High School faces crowded rooms with 69 first year pupils. At the June Berryville High School League meeting committees were appointed and six new rooms were deemed necessary for a library agricultural room home economics science room principal’s office and a large first year room. A charity card party and garden tea for Grace Episcopal Rectory Guild raised funds and drew notable attendees from nearby towns.
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Berryville
Berryville High School League
Fairfield
Grace Episcopal Church
John D. Richardson
Frances Carpenter Huntington
Washington
Blue Ridge Mountains
W. D. Garvin
W. S. Powers
Kate Powers
Joseph F. Moore
F. L. Ayler
Clagett Bowie
M. T. Bondy
John S. Williams
Baltimore
F. L. Aylor
South Church Street
Aylor
Samuel Lewis
New York
Mr. Aylor
Ellis Aylor
Culpeper
Katherine Taliaferro Aylor
Manassas
Guatemala
Mexico
All-Day Service At Shiloh Church
The annual all-day service at Shiloh Methodist Church near Gore will be held tomorrow with preaching at 11 a m and 2 p m. The Hershman Brothers quartet will provide special music and attendees are invited to bring a basket lunch.
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Shiloh Methodist Church
Gore
Hershman Brothers’ Quartet
Potts To Collect For Firemen's Fund In Winchester
On Wednesday July 1 H Russell Potts leading the advertising campaign will start collecting pledges for the firemen's convention fund. The effort aims to bring thousands of firemen and guests from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania for a three day event boosting Winchester business and needs prompt payments.
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H. Russell Potts
Potts
Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Game Warden Suffers Deep Wounds From Hooks Incident
In Northern Frederick county Game Warden F. W. Pingley was injured when a spinner minnow with fifteen hooks was placed in his hat and jabbed into his scalp after he brushed a tree limb. His brother Goff Pingley freed the hooks with a pocket knife, leaving severe scalp wounds but no serious outcome anticipated.
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Frederick County
F. W. Pingley
Goff Pingley
Beaver Dam
Pingley
Pilcher to Attend City Managers Association Meeting
City Manager P P Pilcher will join a committee of the International City Managers Association in Charlotte North Carolina Monday night. He will also attend the Institute of Public Affairs sessions in Charlotte with related meetings at the Monticello Hotel next Tuesday.
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P. P. Pilcher
International City Manager’s Association
Charlotte
N. C
Pilcher
International City Manager's Association
Monticello Hotel
Correction urged for local airport name Admiral Byrd Airport
J Calvin Stuart of Washington urged correcting Bowles Field to Admiral Byrd Airport on the hangar roof. The International Air Legion president, visiting after noon by plane, noted department of commerce naming and said mislabeling caused navigation confusion and near accidents.
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Bowles Field
Admiral Byrd Airport
J. Calvin Stuart
Washington
International Air Legion
Stuart
Admiral Byrd Airport Association
United States Department of Commerce
Mr. Stuart
Clarke County
White Post
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
Church School Opens On July 6 At Stephens City
Stephens City Va June 27 The Community Church School of Stephens City will begin its sessions July 6 in the classrooms of the Methodist Church The three week course may be shortened to two if needed The curriculum is non denominational and centers on the theme What the Bible Teaches Enrollment is anticipated at a minimum of 100 with local pastors urging support.
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Stephens City
Community Church School of
Methodist Church
Kaufmans Ladies Shop Omitted From July 4 Closing Notice
An error led to Kaufmans Ladies Shop being omitted from yesterday's 4th of July closing panel. The notice states Kaufmans will be used as well for the holiday closing schedule.
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Kaufman
Betsy Ross and Crystal Cafe Ice Cream Special
Betsy Ross and Crystal Cafe offer ice cream at 35 cents per quart. Local promotion highlights a low price for a dessert treat at these establishments.
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Betsy Ross and
Crystal Cafe
Watermelons Arrive at Winchester Market Street Stand
Watermelons labeled Dixie Belles arrived today at the Winchester Fruit and Vegetable stand near Union Bank on Market Street. The seller notes a very low price from a car on B and O siding and provides phone number 461 for inquiries.
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Market Street
Winchester
Winchester Bright Side: News From Frederick County and Shenandoah Valley
A hopeful column highlights cheerful events in Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley. Readers are invited to share uplifting community happenings and positive local initiatives.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
Gas Company Expands to Meet Rising Demand
The Cons Utilities Company purchased a $5,000 generator to ensure gas supply for growing local demand. E.C. Goss reports over 100 new homes connected in the past year and higher gas range sales. Over $6,000 more was spent on mains, with several work crews employed by the gas concern. Pred Goss notes continued mains expansion and stable labor.
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Pred Goss
J M Fishpaw to Load Lambs and Calves in Winchester
J M Fishpaw will load lambs and calves at the B and O yards in Winchester Virginia on Wednesday July 1st. The notice specifies the loading location and date for the livestock shipment.
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Winchester
Optimism Over Debts Moratorium Talks Brightens Aims
Washington officials press optimistic view on a one year war debt and reparations moratorium as Mellon Hoover and Laval seek to reconcile American and French positions. Secretary Stimson and Secretary Mellon plan to join talks in Europe while Paris officials report a high confidence vote backing Laval policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Castie
Oe Department
Chamber
Hoover
Virginia
Paris
Mellon
Gove
White House
Stimson
New York
Henry L. Son
Chamber of Deputies
France
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Premier Laval
Laval
Special Sermon by Rev Dr Flickinger on Winchester
The Rev. Dr. 8 L Flickinger of Centenary Reformed Church preaches a special sermon at 11 tomorrow morning on Winchester s Most Common Fault a topic he has studied in recent months Manufacturers plan to standardize nuts and could learn from our collegiate systems Thomaston Ga Times
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8. L. Flickinger
Centenary’ Reformed Church
Winchester
Thomaston
Royal Arcanum Meets in Winchester for Elections
Royal Arcanum members in Winchester Fa irfax Council are summoned to a called session at Handley Library Auditorium next Monday June 29 at 2 30 PM. The meeting will elect a successor to Charles J Summers as Collector and handle any necessary business by order of the Regent.
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Royal Acranum
Royal Arcanum
Winchester
Fairfax Council
Handley Library
Charles J. Summers
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Second
Onrad
Penny
Post and Gatty
City Council
Russia
Berryville League
Shiloh
Russell Potts
Firemen's Convention Executive
Brother
Mr. Pilcher
THE
Evening Star
Church
Wlaiteel
Union Bank
United States Chamber of Commerce
Tariff Commission
Congress
Clarke
Frederick
Northern Virginia Power Company
Warren
D. E Stultz
Star Today
Northern Virginia Company
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Stult
Lalaz
President's Emergency Committee For
J. M. Fishpaw
Wardert
Castle
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