Miss Mollie Brown Dies in Keyser Native of Frederick County
Miss Mollie Brown a native of Frederick county died May 3 at Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser West Virginia after nine weeks as a patient. Funeral from Davis street Keyser May 5 conducted by Rev John A Wood. Interment Queen's Point Cemetery. Survived by one brother two sisters a niece and a great niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Brown
Frederick County
Potomac Valley Hospital
Keyser
W. Va
Davis Street
John A. Wood
Presbyterian Church
Queen's Point
Jane Tan
J. Edward Brown
Winchester
Presbyterian Church and McNeill
United Daughters of the Confederacy
William T. Brown
J. F. McDonald
Mattie
Lottie Brown
E. C. Garrison
Charleston
Mary Frances Brown
Chaksburg
Mex Brown
Gale Garrison
Friends Gather for Weekend Meetings at Winchester
The Friends announce a series of meetings at the Winchester Meeting House corner of Washington and Piccadilly streets. Services include a Sunday worship at 11 and a 2 pm Sunday school conference on May 16 with notable attendees from Philadelphia Bedford and a visitor from England. The Air Friends Conference is planned for Swarthmore and Haverford colleges next fall with English Friends in the United States to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Hopewell
Anna Jackson Branson
Philadelphia
Foster Haycock
Bedford
England
Society of Friends
Swarthmore
Haverford Colleges
Alreay
Haverford
Tragic Crash Near Conowingo Kills Baltimore Man
Glennie Barnes a 24 year old Black man from Baltimore was killed when his car collided with a chicken and egg truck near Conowingo Maryland early today a woman in Barnes car suffered a broken leg. The truck driven by Alberto O Miller of Othello North Carolina overturned and eggs scattered on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conowingo. MD
Glennie Barnes
Baltimore
Here
Barnes
Philadelphia
Alberto O. Miller
Othello, N. C
Miller
Tom Reed Dies After Illness
Thomas Reed, 80, a longtime resident known in the colored community, died at Memorial Hospital at 1:30 a.m. He was a Jefferson county West Virginia native. Ella Jefferson of this city was his cousin and his only known relative in the area. The funeral is set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Jones Chapel on South Loudoun Street, with Rev. B. Spriggs conducting. Interment will follow at Orrick Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Reed
Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
W. Va
Ella Jefferson
Jones Chapel
Loudoun Street
S. Spriggs
Orrick Cemetery
Large Crowd Maintains Order At Winchester Apple Blossom Week
Judge Donald Weems heard traffic and public disturbance cases in Police Court as visitors flooded Winchester for the Apple Blossom Festival. Defendants cited include Emma Zimmerman Martinsburg drunk and disorderly $10.25 and L J Sanders Winchester $15.25. others faced fines for drunkenness fighting and reckless driving with varied costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Donald Weems
Emma Zimmerman
Martinsburg
Gus Wiltshire
L. J. Sanders
J.R. Fansler
Bill Collins
Albert Seal
Robert F Chilton
W Gion
Williams Homer
Kent Street
Schyler Larkins
Edward Jefferson
Sam Beck
Edward Hillyard
Alvin Burns
Upperville
William Hewitt
Silver Springs
Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book Promises Modern Wardrobe
The advertisement invites readers to order the Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book and related pattern, featuring sundress and evening gown ideas, fabric tips, accessory hints, and sizes for young women and children. It lists prices 15c for the book, 15c for the pattern, or 25c for book and pattern together, with mailing details to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
N. Y
Winchester Seerage Tax Ordinance Totals and Rates 1937
The Winchester Common Council enacts a sewerage system tax for 1937 and subsequent years due May 1. The ordinance sets five dollars per year for the first water closet and one dollar fifty cents for each additional. barber and beauty parlor charges add two dollars fifty cents for the first two chairs and one dollar fifty cents for each extra chair with a ten dollar maximum. It lists specific premises with annual taxes and covers delinquency penalties, notices, and billing procedures, plus special rates for manufacturing connections and owner responsibility.
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Common Council
City of
Winchester
National Fruit Products Co
Va. Woolen, Co
Winchester Steam Laundry
Consumers Utilities Co
Robinson
Haldeman’s Creamery
Winchester Knitting Mill
Geo. Washington Hotel
Hershey Manufac. Co
Winchester Sanitary Dairy
Betsy Ross
Coca Cola
White Palace
Busy Bee
Ne-Hi
Valley Coop
Jack Coffee
Sewer Department
Marmail
Aie
Frank Krebs
Crossword Puzzle Clues Across and Down From Today
Puzzle shows a jumble of clues and partial entries for an across and down crossword. The legible parts reference various topics including dates, foods, objects, and a few place names, but many letters and words are garbled. The page appears as a single puzzle item with scattered readable fragments and stray editorial marks.
Memorial Tablets Honor Barton Family Veterans at Christ Church
Tributes paid at Christ Episcopal Church unveil a stone tablet in memory of David Walker Barton and Princes L. M. Jones and their six sons who served in the Confederate Army. The dedication followed morning services with relatives from Virginia, Maryland and beyond in attendance. The inscription lists six Barton sons with ranks and battle deaths, from Charles Barton killed at Winchester 1862 to Rolling Barton who died in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Virginia
Maryland
Nelson P. Dame
Richmond
Robert
Thomas Barton 3d
R. T. Barton
R. YT. Barton
South
Washington Street
David Walker Barton
Princes L. M. Jones
Charles Marshall Barton
Cutshaw
Winchester
David Rittenhouse Barton
Carpenter
Fredericksburg
William Strother Barton
Stonewall
Robert Thomas Barton
Rocbridge Artillery
Stonewall Brigade
Randolph Barton
Walker
Rolling Walker Barton
V. MI
Battle of New Market
Ist
St. Ist
Parade and Queen Draw Laughter in Washington Parade
The last division of the parade drew laughter from spectators as comical entries entertained Saturday. The parade began promptly and moved swiftly along a circuitous route with the first division reaching Washington and Gerrard near 3 o clock. Major Lewis M. Allen served as Grand Marshall guiding the Clearfield American Legion Band and assistants while guests of honor reviewed proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and
Gerrard
Clearfield
American Legion
Lewis M. Allen
Grand Marshall
Harrisburg Post
May 12-21 regional sales in Shenandoah Valley items
Miles B Dean antiques at 326 North Cameron Street Winchester Virginia offers May 15 at 1 p.m. two work horses one cow and farm implements. Les Lie Wills Berryville sale listed for May 21 at 1 p.m. includes registered Polled Shorthorn cattle at the Woodstock Fair Grounds by Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles B. Dean
Antiques
North Cameron St
Winchester
Leslie Wills
Berryville
Fair Grounds
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley
Float Parade Prizes Awarded in Artistic Division
The Winchester Rotary Club took first in the Artistic Division winning 100 dollars. The Robinson Cold Storage Co was second with 50 dollars and the Winchester Lions Club third with a silver loving cup. The Peony festival float from Van Wert Ohio placed fourth with a silver cup. Other prizes went to Francis Scott Key Post American Legion Frederick Maryland for best veterans drum major and various commercial and post units across multiple states receiving cups and cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Rotary Club
Robinson Cold Storage Company
Winchester Lions Club
Peony Festival
van Wert
Ohio
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Frederick
High School Bands Cup Held Across Several States
The High School Bands Cup featured performances by the Third Regiment Cadet Band from Washington D C and entries from Waynesboro Pennsylvania Elkins West Virginia and Juni High School. The event showcased student musicians competing for regional cups and honors.
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Cup
Third Regiment
Washington
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Automobile Page
Shenandoah
J. R. Beardall
Swanson
Gretchen Bigelow Thomson
New Orleans
County
Tom Reed
The
Winchester Billiard
Funk's
Garber Mann, Co
Southern Inn and Tea Room
Crystal
Baker's Restaurant
Greenwood Dairy
Union Bus Terminal
McKinley Restaurant
Golden Glow
Martha Washington Ft
Harry Potts
Dixie Restaurant
Friendship
Fairfax Hotel
A. Oy
C. R, Anderson
Atric Charge
Idaho
Flanders
Belgium
York
Union
Percen
Tomas Baabeee
Fiz
Leicester St
Lee Hunt
Reliance
Fair- Mont Avenue
Main Street
Pine Motor Co
National Ave
Fairmont Avenue
Palace Theatre
O. T. Ritter
C. W. Ritter
Valley Pike
Kernstown
N.ne
C. R. Anderson
Great American Tea Co
Gerrard and
Valley Ave
City
Hoover Sales and Service
F. S. Emmert
Willis Bicycle and Radio Shop
P. O. Boxaresas
Indian Hollow Road
Hand Mission
Navi
P. McVicar
City Hall
SRO
Herrell Sales
Loudoun
T. Winchester
Chrysler
Plymouth
Chapman Motor Co
Loudoun St
Oldsmobile
Bickers Motor Co
Brad
Brad. & Cecil Sts
S-L-I-P
Aslow
Buncutter Tire Co
Coanemigal Transporte
Tres
Zank Rey W
O. K
Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc
Hughes
Square Deal
Cork Streets
H. W. Ebert
Winchester, Virginia
Goodrich
Silvertown Tires
Cammer ‘Tire CO
Corner Braddock and Boscawen Sts
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