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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1930

Page

3

Apple Blossom Festival float leads State Teachers College entry

In Winchester on the Shenandoah Apple Blossom day the Harrisonburg State Teachers College girls 165 strong joined the parade in colonial green gowns with a large umbrella float. The float won first prize of $200, and the college has repeatedly claimed top honors at Apple Blossom events.

Harrisonburg Burg Institut Winchester Ir Gris Pauline Carmines Hampton Betty Douthat Warsaw North Carolina Helen McNeely Danville Margaret Tate Lebanon Ellen Moore Buchanan Doris Petty Hilton Village Grace Kerr Dorothy Needy Maryland Kiwanis Club Ester Margaret Harrisonburg Teachers College Missy Sublett

Power Company Employees Attend Relief Meeting in Hagerstown

About thirty employees of the Northern Virginia Power Company attended the Potomac Edison Relief Association annual meeting at the Y M C A in Hagerstown Maryland last evening. A banquet preceded the business portion and H S Metcalfe assistant to the president of West Penn Electric Company Pittsburgh spoke. Regular G A A Meeting To Be Held Tonight At 7 30. Mr George Cochran remains critically ill at his South Loudoun street home. he is well known and friends wish him a speedy recovery.

Girls Athletic Association George Cochran South Loudoun Street Cochran Ladies’ National Memorial Association Harry H. Willis South Cameron Street

Tulips in Full Bloom at Hodgsons in East Clifford

Tulips bloom in the Hodgsons flower garden at 124 East Clifford Street inviting visitors. Mrs. Hodgson welcomes guests today noting the display reflects much effort and urging admiration of the results.

Local residents and visitors called by illness and business

Mrs. Anna Free of Cumberland and Miss Vivian Weaver of Harrisburg visited Cumberland for a few days at Miss Pearl Brown’s South Kent street home due to the illness of Jerlyn Clark. Guests included Mrs. Grover H. Schlack and others in Cumberland and nearby towns.

Earl Renner Nain Charles Brill Myrtle Renner Brill Kenneth, Curtis Agnes Ruby Richard Kathryn Luttrell Elvie Shade Emily DeHaven Christinia DeHaven Harriett Carper Gladys Carper James Ruble Vance Whitacre Jessie Whitacre John Whitacre Alvin Clark Strother Carper Edgar ‘Clark Vernon Unger Talamage Grover Carper Louise Winifred Gretna Charles Brill C. J. Racey Bob Gamble Moorefield W. Va Mildred Racey Purgitsville National Avenue B. Brook Smith Margaret King Kesecker Berkeley Springs Randolph Newcome Kerfoot Keyser S. J. King Brunswick, Md Mary Newcome Youngstown Ohio Smith Anna Free Cumberland, Md Vivian Weaver Harrisburg, Pa Miss Pearl Brown South Kent Street Wayne M. Racey and Baby Bayard Tom Froggat and Son

Accountant Am SCPA Treasurer Arrested in Tax Fraud Case

Providence Rhode Island police arrested 1S. Clark treasurer of the American Society of Certified Public Accountants on a warrant charging falsification of income tax returns. The claim involved a Massachusetts corporation seeking a $100000 refund after the statute of limitations, with a safe document inserted into its tax record.

Clark American Society of Certified Public Accountants Providence R.I Bureau Massachusetts The

Truste e Sale of a Desirable Farm in Frederick County

Trustee announces sale of 107 acre Brucetown farm once owned by Miss Fannie E. Smithey. Sale in Winchester at 12 noon on May 17, 1930. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust, with flood of insurance on buildings. M M Lynch, Trustee. Duvall Dunn, Auctioneers.

Frederick County Virginia Court House Winchester Fannie E. Smithey Brucetown William Timberlake Clearbrook C. W Winchester and Martinsburg M. M. Lynch Duvall & Dunn

Consumers' Utilities seeks rate changes for water heater plan

Notice to the public states Consumers' Utilities Co. applied to the Virginia State Corporation Commission for approval of new self acting water heater rate. Effective June 1 1930 includes minimum charge $1.50 per month, 2000 cu ft at $2.45 per M, 28000 cu ft at $1.20 per M, and excess at $1.10 per M with 1 cent per hundred cu ft discount if paid by the 15th. Filed April 12 1930. Signed Edward C. Goss manager.

Consumers’ Utilities Company State Corporation Commission of Virginia Consumers’ Utilities CO Edward C. Goss Mgr

Public sale of farm and industrial lime kiln in Frederick County

Special Commissioners announce a public auction in Virginia City public house for four parcels of Harvey Conner land in Opequon and Cedar Creek areas. Parcel values range from 9.75 to 35 acres with an active lime kiln plant on parcel four plus related equipment. A third of price due at sale, balance in two annual installments secured by deeds of trust and insurance policies.

Ee Erick County Virginia Scrattiers- Ziegler Cooperage Company Harvey, Conner Harvey Conner Opequen “Terial Frederick County Ninevah Refuge Church Cedar Creek Station Baltimore and Ohio Opequon

Bond Set At Three Thousand Dollars In Decree Case

A mandated bond of three thousand dollars was fixed as required by the decree issued by the deputy clerk. The notice notes the penalty and the court's directive within the ongoing proceedings.

Desirable 100 Acre Farm Public Sale in Winchester VA

By virtue of a deed of trust default the trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Frederick County Courthouse Winchester on Thursday May 29 1930 at noon. The 100 acre farm near Armel includes a large barn and outbuildings, adjoining Haymaker Reardon et al north of the Winchester Front Royal Road. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in one and two years via two bonds bearing 6 percent interest, with homestead waiver and insured buildings. James P. Reardon trustee.

C.A. Walters Frederick County Virginia County Court House Winchester Armel Haymaker, Reardon, Et Als Front Royal Road James P. Reardon

Only Remaining Wonders and Mexican Narcotic Plant Note

Only the pyramids remain of the Seven Wonders aside from fragments of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. The marijuana is a narcotic plant found in Mexico reputed to cause insanity to those who drink an infusion or smoke it.

Halicarnassus Diana Ephesus Mexico

Public Sale of Desirable Realty in Frederick County

Trustees R Gray Williams and James P Reardon announce a public auction on May 31 1930 at noon in Winchester Virginia for a 12 acre half acre site at the Winchester Front Royal Turnpike intersection now Richmond Highway Lee Jackson Highway. The property suitable for a gas station or business, with deferred payment via two bonds at 6 percent, secured by Deed of Trust and insurance.

R. Gray Williams James P. Reardon Frederick County Virginia County Court House Winchester Front Royal Richmond Millwood Frederick R.gray. Williams James J. Reardon

Admiral Byrd Praises Siple and Pup Training Efforts

The report notes Admiral Byrd commending Paul Siple for training dog pups to handle on Antarctic missions. Siple, a zoologist, collected Antarctic bird and animal skins and conducted depth soundings in the Bay of Whales while on pup-train duties. He later sailed on the whaler Larsen to Wellington with five pups to return to the United States.

Paul Antarctic Bay of Whales Larsen Wellington States New Zealand Byrd Siple Dunedin C. A. Larsen United States Boy Scouts W. F. Meek

Front Royal Votes To Keep Plant

Front Royal Va May 1 Advocates against selling the town municipal electric light plant won a victory Tuesday with a 333 to 270 vote against selling the property. The election followed a spirited campaign and marked the first time voters faced this issue. The town had been offered an attractive price for the plant.

Front Royal

Middle-age boast marks a contented day’s reflection

A light social observation notes that feeling satisfied after a productive day can signal middle-age. The remark frames self-congratulation as a common, quiet milestone in later adult life.

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Mra Teabele Miles Mrs. Renner Conner E. R. Conner Refuge G. A. Zeigler Struthers Sarah Zane Company Sarah Zane Fire Company Reuss Avenue Frederick Plaza Ruth St. Denis Women’s College State Teachers College American Association of University Women Denishawn Win Huntsberry’s Brucetown League Brucetown Community League League Mrs. C. K. Carpenter New York City George Washington Hotel R. M. Ward Coty En Va E. J. Townsend Mrs. Amiott Fitchburg, Mass Washington Hotel Jerlyn Clark Grover H. Schlack Apple Pie Ridge H. E. Walden Camden, N. J H. B. Maloy George Talbert Alrecent T. J. Dale John Philips Woodstock, Va G. G. Crawford Strasbur, Va Mr. Faber Schoeneman Company Baltimore, Md Harry Schmidt South Washington Street Washington, D. C United States Chamber of Commerce Miss Peters Warrenton, Va John F. Miller Henry Sonneborn Company Baltimore Dean Rogers Gainesboro E. Clay Rogers Philadelphia Clifford B. Price Delaware Naval Academy Varsity Associated Press United States Naval Academy At Annapolis H. E. Shelton H. A. Pleozentkowski R. P. Hunter K. E. Jung F. D. Crinkley A. D. Gray J. V. Kellbough W. P. Schoefff H. Rivero New York New York Harbor Ross Ice Barrier Arthur T. Walden Vatcoo Vojtech Martin Ronne Norman D. Vaughan Walter Leuthner Claire D. Alexander Edward E. Goodale T. Russell Cather Herbert Larrick Dunn & Duvall Circuit Court of Ceee London Spinario Palazzo del Conservatore Rome Thomas Francis Bayard England Admiral Byrd Plant George Washington Enna Tane Enid Wit and Associated Leo Jay WLW Cincinnati Bane Jettick Thanans Sample Shoe Store Staunton Margaret L. Hodgson Aerolux Winchester Furniture CO Complete Home Furnishers South Main Street N. Loudoun ST. Winche
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