Winchester festival heads named as plans advance for 1934
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival executives pledged support to move ahead with spring 1934 plans. Pinckney Arthur, director-general, leads efforts with Mrs. B. B. Dutton as queen and court chair, and Jack T. Engle named director of parades. Katherine Manuel runs the director's office at the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckney Arthur
Arthur
Winchester
B. B Dutton
Dutton
Jack T. Engle
Fred A. Read, Jr
Engle
George Washington Hotel
Katherine Manuel
Fifth Music Lovers Club Concert Postponed to March 26
Announcement from the Music Lovers Club states the fifth concert is delayed from tonight to March 26 and will take place at the home of Mrs. Harry K. Russell on South Stew art Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Lovers Club
Harry K. Russell
South Stewart Street
Mrs Van Huss To Open Lunch Room In Charles Town
Mrs Eva Van Huss of near Summit Point will open a lunch room in the Jefferson County Telephone building at Charles Town W Va. The first floor room now used by Civil Works Administration clerical staff will be leased. The telephone company will make alterations after government workers vacate in April. She plans to begin about midmonth. Mrs Van Huss formerly worked in The Star business office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Telephone
Charles Town
W. Va
Civil Works Administration
Eva van Huss
Summit Point
van Huss
the Star
Death Takes A Holiday at Winchester Little Theatre
The Winchester Little Theatre presented Death Takes A Holiday at the Capitol Theatre with a large cast led by Arthur M. Field as the playful prince and Cora Ann Elizabeth Quirk among the standout performers. The imaginative adaptation from Alberto Casella by Walter Ferris invites audiences to a romance set in exotic locales, in a preview for Friday’s show and continuing through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberto Casella
Winchester Little Theatre
Capitol Theatre
Cora
Ann Elizabeth Quirk
Fedele
James Shockey
Duke Lambert
Wm. D. Smith
Alda
J. V. Arthur
Stephanie
Ian MacCal
San Luce
B. O'F. Randolph
Baron Cesara
E. C. Stuart
Rhoda Fenton
Mary Greenway Russell
Eric Fenton
Walter Bosserman
Corrado
H. R. Kern, Jr
Grazie
Mary Lyman Prince Sirki
Arthur M. Field
Major Whitehead
Clarke Cooper
Little Theatre
Walter Ferris
Examination For Postal Position At Winchester
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for a substitute clerk carrier to fill vacancies in the Winchester post office. Applications must be on file with the fourth civil service district manager in Washington by April 6. Written tests will occur about 15 days after closing. Full details and blanks available from the Winchester post office secretary of the local examiners board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Winchester
Fourth Civil Service District
Washington
Board of Examiners
Winchester Post Office
Lutheran Men to Attend Grace Church Service
Grace Lutheran Church hosts a special Lenten service on Wednesday at 8:00 PM with Rev. F. R. Waener of Martinsburg WV as guest preacher. Grace Lutheran Men's Bible Class members are asked to meet in their room at 7:30 PM to attend together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Luthera Church
F. R. Waener
D. D
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grace Lutheran Men's Bible Class
Time Now Short For Delinquents In City Taxes
City Treasurer W A Baker announced that the delinquent list for unpaid city taxes and water bills will be posted soon. He stressed the list is required by law and urged all in arrears to arrange payment to avoid being listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Baker
Annual Used Radios Sale in Winchester
Miller and Anderson announce an annual sale offering used radios and Phileco floor samples in Winchester. Sets start at $10 with flexible terms, sale ends Saturday March 17 at 10 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller & Anderson
Ford Truck 1933 Closed Cab for Quick Sale
1933 8 cylinder Ford Truck with 157 inch Closed Cab dual wheels 32x6 rear tires and helper springs offered for $475.00 by Bickers Motor Co. sale date 3 13 Ip 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers Motor CO
Experts Panel to Probe Army Air Mail Flying
Secretary Dern names a special committee of aeronautical authorities led by General Drum to investigate the army air mail operations. Members include Orville Wright Lindbergh and Clarence Chamberlain with authority to call witnesses and take testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Dern
Orville Wright
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlain
General Drum
Hugh A. Drum
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
George F. Simonds
Army Air School
John W Gulick
Coast Artillery
C. E. Kilbourne
Army
Drum Board
General Staff
Lindbergh
Wright
Chamberlain
New York
A T T Chief Opposes Federal Commission Measure
Walter Gifford president of A T and T testified to the Senate interstate commerce committee that a proposed Federal Community Commission would centralize control and threaten private property rights. He described A T and T operations as decentralized with 45 state and local regulators and warned the bill would inject a vetoing commission that would disrupt the telephone business. He noted no recent rate complaints to the Interstate Commerce Commission and claimed rates had fallen under current regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Walter Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Community Commission
A. T. and
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Mrs Buckley Hosts Evening In Honor Of Farmer's Daughter
Mrs Frank Buckley and her daughter Miss Helen Buckley entertain Saturday evening for a group of friends in honor of Mrs Philip Tur, the farmer's daughter who recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buckley
Helen Buckley
Philip Tur
Byrd Details Antarctic Scientific Drills And Gould Field Trip
The Public Information Committee releases notes on Admiral Byrd and the Winchester Rotary Club about the South Pole expedition. It cites Dr Laurence M Gould leading six men on a 1500 mile mid summer journey from November 4, 1929 to January 19, 1930 with dog teams and sledges for eighty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
Winchester Rotary Club
Public Information Committee
Rotary Club
South Pole
Little America
Laurence M. Gould
Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Two Cadets of Army Air Corps Die in Crash
Flying Cadets Nelson C. Samuels and J. W. Carson from Kelly Field were killed when their ship crashed about three miles north of Camp Bullis in Texas. Samuels, 22, leaves mother Mrs. Kate Samuels of Severna Park Maryland. Carson, 26, father J. L. Carson of Spartanburg South Carolina.
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Army Air Corps
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Nelson C. Samuels
J. W. Carson
Kelly Field
Camp Bullis
Samuels
Kate Samuels
Severna Park
Carson
J. L. Carson
Spartanburg
S. C
Buick 1931 Light Cylinder Sedan for $600 Cash
Automobile bargain alert for a late 1931 Buick light cylinder sedan with air accessories and 21 000 true mileage in perfect condition. Owner going abroad sells for $600 cash to a quick buyer. Telephone 1313. 4-13-2t-lp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
Wife of Doctor Indicted in Old Kidnapping Case
Mrs. Nellie Tipton Muench wife of Dr Ludwig O Muench and five men were indicted by the St Louis county grand jury on charges of kidnapping Dr D Kelly for ransom on April 20 1931. Indictments include Felix McDonald Bart Davis Angelo Rosegrant John C Johnson and Tommy Wilders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associate Press
ST. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Ludwig O. Muench
Clayton
D. Kelly
Felix McDonald
Bart Davis
McDonald
Angelo Rosegrant
John C. Johnson
Dr. Kelly
Tommy Wilders
Muench
Adolf Fiedler
Maplewood
Fiedler
How To Give Fire Alarms
City Fire Chief Barr urges residents to use care in reporting fires. For small fires a single company can handle, callers should indicate whether the blaze is large or small so firemen need not deploy full apparatus. Chief Barr asks for public cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Miss Frances Pence Returns to Harrisonburg College
Miss Frances Pence returns to the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg after a weekend at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Pence on Parkway Avenue.
Boneless Cod Fish Offered at Pure Food Store
Genuine boneless cod fish sold in one ton box for 35 cents per pound at Pure Food Store, with pricing and packaging details in this brief advert.
Senator Cather Praises Assembly Session and Tax Bill Opposition
Senator T Russell Cather praised the recent session calling it outstanding with no half baked laws. He highlighted school policy changes and a state department reorganization while opposing a tax bill he views as unnecessary. The Senate vote on the bill stood 23 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
T. Russell Cather
Cather
Department of
DeJarnetteum
Attorney General's Office
Serator Cather
Frederick
Clarke County
Shenandoah
State Conservations Commission
Senate
Millwood Road CWA Funds May Create New Jobs
City officials expect speedy action on additional CWA funds for the Millwood Road project. City Manager Pilcher said the state CWA office would handle the application this afternoon after a call with assistant state engineer Harmon. Approval would allow hiring more workers within the second phase quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood Road
CWA
Pilcher
Harmon
Aca
Fire damages Dr. Hugh Clark offices and residence
A fire from a double chimney last night gutted Dr. Hugh Clark offices at North Braddock and Amherst, with heavy smoke damage to the residence. The loss includes instruments, library, furniture, and household effects. insurers are expected to cover a sufficient amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Clark
North Braddock
Amherst
Clark
Dr. Clark
Amherst Street
Byrd message says there is no cause for alarm at expedition camp
A Byrd Arctic expedition report from New York headquarters states no cause for alarm over icebreak near the camp. Other dispatches note prison break failure at San Quentin, political tariff battles in Washington, and a physician’s surrender in Virginia.
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New York
Byrd
San Quentin
Calif
Washington
Roosevelt
Appalachia
C. A. Hutchinson
Dewey Hunnycutt
Dern
Orville Wright
Charles A Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlain
St. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Clayton
Dr. S. Kelly
Richmond
Peery
Liquor Control Board
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Lima
Ohio
Charles Makley
John Dillinger
Stock Exchange
Moscow
Russia
London
House of Commons
Sesebo
Japan
Toniszuru
Visit to Staunton Hospital Patient Lands Local Family
Mr Carmel Galliday and Mrs Carmel Galliday with Mrs Leslie Orndorff and Mrs Frank Veakle drove to Staunton Virginia last Sunday to visit Julian Venable, brother of Mrs Veakle, who is hospitalized there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel Galliday
Leslie Orndorff
Frank Veakle
Staunton, Va
Julian Venable
Rescue Efforts Continue After Tomozuru Capsize
In Sasebo Japan three sailors were rescued and eight more believed alive as divers cut a steel wall of the capsized Tomozuru. The hull held 113 trapped men and a rescue pressurized air into the vessel while navy experts assess a possible revamping of Japan's naval construction program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sasebo
Japan
Sasebo Dry Dock
Tawagaura
Janati
Navy
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Grice
Music Club
Lindbergh, Wright and Chamberlain
A.t.&t. Head
Cheyenne
Beauty Nook
Loudoun Street
Automobile Bargain
Ludwig Muench
Assembly
Millwoold Road
Dr. H. Clark
Clark CoCoper
Cooper
Gibson Baker
Chemical Outfit
Rouss Fire Co
Reuss Chemical Outfit
Regeant
Pcene Viata
Marian Leighton
Flere
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