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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1931

Page

8

Firemen Plan Home-Coming At The Convention

The convention committees list executive members and subgroups for finance hotels parades publicity judges newspaper entertainment decorations races timekeeping invitations reception booklets badges concessions halls speakers and more led by Herman Hable and G Reginald Haines. The notes include two quotations from Colonel T. E. Lawrence and Dorothy Knapp.

Herman H. Hable Fred. W. Forney Oscar H. Lewis Richard Brown G. Reginald Haines James H. Jones H. H. Hable Joseph Dupuy H. H. Willis L. N Hotels Andrew Bell Cyril Mee George R. Barr Charles W. Buhl Nelson F.eae Lawrence C. Hollis Sat. Smith K. W. Menta L. N. Woods Arthur W. Fansler C. Douglas Brown H. Russell Potts Carlin Gray C. Douglas Barnett John H. Dunn Frank Foreman C. B. Carr Frank H. Krebs W. Lee Fisher Harold C. March John Shine Earl Grim Richard B. Brown C. R. Wilson Richard Boxwell Gordon Aiken Persell Plank Marion Anderson Carl Ton Manuel David Hottel Frank Brooks W. Edward Jones Marvin Gore L. M. Crabill Clarence J. Ford Harry Stouffer W. H. Bush W. W. Glass Robert B. Nelson C. B. Harlee Roland C. Ryan George Barr Wm. C. Perry Frank Brown John Seal, Jr Lester Forney Claude Grim George Sumption Robert Eagle James 8. Ritter Halls William C. Perry Gus Haines Lee Brown F. T. McFaden James P. Reardon R. E Perrine Norman Cooper

Local Market Prices and Feedstuffs Report

A historical market summary lists wholesale and retail prices for feeds and farm products. Items include middlings 1.50 to 1.70, cracked corn 1.60 to 1.90, dairy feed 1.65, butter fat, eggs, hens and roosters, calves, cows, hogs, lambs, wool, corn meal and screenings with various price ranges, and a local retail section detailing flour, butter, corn, and mixed feeds.

Silkwones Eaedes

Baltimore Wholesale Markets Close With Mixed Prices

Market rounds show wheat at 4.25, hay around 24.00 to 36.00, eggs listed for hens and young chickens, and sheep and hogs recorded with varying bids. A stray university note from Illinois cites ongoing student drinking with a Dean commenting on the issue.

Baltimore

Natex Promises Help for Stomach Trouble

An advertising testimonial touts Natex as a cure for indigestion and gas related symptoms. Arthur Miller, a 65 year old farmer from Winchester RFD 3, credits Natex with relief from bloating heartburn and breathlessness after meals. The Natex representative is at Peoples Service Drug Store daily to explain the remedy.

Peoples Service Arthur Miller Winchester Natex

Rainfall Records Show Variations From 1931 Averages

Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 10 am amounts to .8 inches. May to date totals reach 3.51 inches. The comparison with 1931 figures for January through April shows mixed results with January at 2.43 inches versus 1.06 in 1931, February 1.93 vs 2.41, March 2.64 vs 3.82, and April 3.22 vs 2.29. For 1930, rainfall through May totals show January 1.55, February .48, March 2.22, April 1.79, May 1.19.

Cadets to Begin Annual Encampment at Staunton Academy

Staunton Military Academy cadets plan their annual encampment starting May 23. Parson Nelson won an early season honor at Winchester Golf Club. Winchester Memorial Hospital nursing school to graduate 11 nurses on May 26. Fair directors drop suit over stock ownership. Mr and Mrs Melvin Green travel to Keokuk Iowa for a visit westward.

Staunton Military Academy Nelson Winchester Golf Club Winchester Memorial Hospital Nursing School Fair Melvin Green Keokuk Iowa

Plot to restore Kaiser William II uncovered by German police

German police report a plot to restore Kaiser William II to the throne. The claim is reported amid other world events and tensions as authorities investigate possible conspiracies linked to monarchist aims.

Kaiser William II Southern Chemical Company Amundsen North Pole Alaska T. W. Harrison New Market Battlefield

Diplomatic Break with Mexico Looms as U S Rushes to Border

United States forces are moved toward the border amid a brewing diplomatic rift with Mexico. Winchester City Council grants free water and camping rights to the Virginia militia for a summer encampment. Shenandoah Valley National Bank deposits rise by 218000 in the last year. Rockingham County offers a 100 reward for the horse poisoning case. Local prices list yellow corn 3.55 per barrel, flour 6 per barrel, eggs 182 per dozen, country butter 20 per pound.

Mexico United States Winchester Virginia Shenandoah Valley National Bank Rockingham County

Service station on your lot quote from Mrs. Potter

Quote from Mrs. W R Potter former Texas Federation of Women's Clubs president suggests practical use of land by building a service station. The remark reflects business minded guidance linking land value to enterprise.

W R. Potter The Texas Federation of Women‘s Clubs

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