26 Mar 1929
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1929
Page
1
City officials and local veterans gather as Taps echoes from the steps of Winchester City Hall. Legionnaires and cadets stand at attention honoring fallen servicemen during a solemn remembrance ceremony.
Winchester joins national tribute to Marshal Foch as funeral in Paris unfolds. Cadet Harry Haines blows taps at City Hall. Shenandoah Valley Academy cadets and Handley High School cadets stand at attention. City flags fly at half staff. American Legion post colors draped in mourning for 30 days. Fire bells toll at 4 1 o'clock.
The funeral of Marshal Ferdinand Foch at Notre Dame and the Invalides drew millions in Paris. Officials and crowds from royalty to workers paid tribute as France mourned the allied generalissimo. Poincare attended as the casket rested at the Invalides after the Notre Dame ceremony.
Easter lilies priced from 1.00 with hyacinths tulips jonquils hydrangeas and spireas offered at the Flower Shop.
Winchester and neighboring firemen plan a monster parade on the first festival night with a $500 prize fund and $200 for local company prizes. A 25 man sworn police detail from each company will guard the parade second day, with route changes proposed to ease congestion.
Spanish aviators Francisco Jiminez and Ignacio Iglesias landed the Jesus del Gran Poder at Bahia completing a south Atlantic flight. They arrived at 10.50 a.m. local time and 8.30 a.m. EST. For sale windmill at Green Orchard in excellent condition with automatic oiler and old gasoline engines. Apply Star office or at orchard.
Easter sale items include chickens eggs cakes and fancy work at Batt's Store as part of the Ladies Aid Frederick Circuit. Also for sale dining living and bed room suites radio and all household goods with rugs and refrigerator at 869 Gray Ave.
Sunday school workers gathered at Handley Library to hear Rev. Minor C. Miller discuss district and county convention outlines and the Wytheville state convention June 19 20 21 with a Forward Together theme. Planned district meetings include Back Creek Lamps May 28 Shawnee May 29 Gainesboro June 11 Stonewall June 12 Opequon August 2 and county convention July August 22. A fall training session is planned and a move to Frederick County Council of Religious Education with elected representatives is debated.
An advertisement lists truck offerings by John Nixon at 1010 Amherst Street including an 11 14 ton and a 21 ton model. The copy repeats the ad line and price details, with a separate Easter lily sale tied to People’s Drug Store.
Notice states the business now has two telephones, 1030 and 1031, to better serve customers. The Irwin Drug Co. is the issuer.
Easter corsages available now at The Flower Shop. Place your order early to ensure pickup for holiday celebrations.
Pathologist F. J. Schneiderhan notes March mean temperature 48.5 degrees with past four days of warmth accelerating bud development in orchards. He urges growers to spray promptly, warns warm spell may not persist, and cites historical March temps and frost dates to ease panic about possible late freezes.
Wednesday sale at Grace Lutheran Social Room features cakes pies doughnuts and decorated items. All items available at 2 pm with proceeds aiding the social room bake sale efforts.
Keeler and Beck oversee seedout certification at Sarcash facility as part of agricultural processing. Officials confirm certification standards met and inventory records updated. Local agribusiness confirms linkage to regional supply chain and market compliance.
More than 400 Virginia firms engage in foreign business, with 442 listed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce and the U S Department of Commerce. A forthcoming directory will group exporters and importers by commodity and location for broader overseas markets.
Fragment notes slab wool and pricing at two fifty per cart, tied to Kindt and S-LH-Lp-21. The entry lists GLAIZE & BRO as the sellers.
A compact display at the Flower Shop highlights hyacinths thinned alongside jonquils and hydrangeas. The arrangement emphasizes seasonal blooms and careful pruning to maintain vase life.
Mexico City reports a planned march of seven thousand insurgents toward Mexico City from Juarguato while the fate of a lost 800 men around Chihuahua remains unsettled. Mazatlan siege casualties and movements near Mazatlan, Sonora, and Naco are also described.
Frederick County teachers heard Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival director J Victor Arthur describe plans to draw 12 000 to 15 000 students from nearby states to the first day parade with cash prizes including 50 25 15 for high and elementary entries and a 100 50 capital prize. J H Montgomery urged forming community leagues to boost school improvements and attendance.
The Men's Bible Class of Grace Lutheran Church will attend services at 8 o'clock in Grease Luthern Church. Rev. Dr. C. A. Freed, pastor and class teacher, will deliver the sermon. The arrangements committee asks all class members to meet at 7.45 to march in together.
Low prices and low mileage late model cars from all makes. Come in and make an offer. See gist of cars on window. Easy terms.
Local advertisement for Winchester Steam Laundry promotes full wash service priced at 15d per pound with contact phone 28 for details and scheduling.
Local business urges customers to place orders immediately for 1p-11 items. The Flower Shop promotes quick action to secure arrangements and deliveries.
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