Alexandria and Winchester Golf Teams Tie In Tri-State Meet
Hayley and Marshall star as both post all nine points in foursomes. Alexandria edge narrowly over Winchester to win the first Tri-State meet of 1930 at Winchester Golf Club with totals 38 12 to 38 32, Purcellville 15 14, Martinsburg 15 12. Next meet set for Alexandria on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcellville
Martinsburg
Winchester Golf Club
Alexandria
Winchester
Leene
Hayley
Marshall
J. P. Hayley
Peyton Marshall
Ted
Charlie Rollins
Leandric Howell
Rollins
Clem and
Kane
Bill Paxton
Clark Cooper
D. L. Weems
Stone
Bennett
Nicklin
Norton
Brown
Paxton
Cooper
Campbell
Hamman
Sirbaugh
J. Weems
Lodge
Caskey
Nixdorff
J. W. Arthur
Rice
Flick
Hollis
Hanson
Martinsore
R. B. Nelson
W. N. Page
Howell
Smale
Hirst
Sebrell
Souder
Holer
Thompson
Clem and Kane
Potts and Dulin
Carlin
Demaine
Embrey
White
King and Lyon
Burke and Roberts
Dr. Moore and Snyder
Pancoast and
Chamberlain
Alexandria Eae Ees
Purcell
County Examinations Set For May Dates At Multiple Schools
The Uniform Seventh Grade Examinations for high school admission will be held on May 22 23 and 26 at Gore Cross Junction Welltown the Miller School in Winchester Stephens City and Middletown. Exams start promptly at 9 o clock and pupils may choose the most convenient school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Cross Junction
Welltown
Miller
Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Cleaning House Let Us Help You
Winchester Steam Laundry advertises cleaning services with contact numbers 28 and 29 and schedule notes for Monday Wednesday Saturday at 1 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Last Tribute Paid to Miss O N I Le Ward
Hundreds gather at Capon Bridge Methodist Church to honor Miss O Nile Ward a Romney WV school teacher who died of pneumonia. Clergymen Rev J Spindler and Rev Ernest Dolan lead services with choir and solos. Floral tributes pour in from Berryville Middletown and Romney while Apple Blossom Festival representatives remember her as a former festival princess. Burial follows at Capon Chapel Cemetery with pallbearers L C Haynes H L Hiett D E Haynes R Thomas Elsen J Frank Humston J Edward Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge Methodist
Siamth South
O'Nile Ward
Beens
Romney
W. Va
Romney School
J. Spindler
Capon Bridge
Miss Ward
Berryville
Middletown
Capon Chapel Cemetery
L. C. Haynes
H. L. Hiett
D. E. Haynes
R. Thomas Elsen
J. Frank Humston
J. Edward Thoma
Berryville, Va
Leaders Claim Enough Votes To Ratify London Naval Treaty
Washington May 19 Senate leaders hope to finish hearings soon and ratify the London naval treaty. Objections from Rear Admirals Bristol and Jones are aired in technical talks on eight and six inch guns. Reservations may come from the naval committee and Swanson seeks a diplomatic exchange with Great Britain to resolve a disputed interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Bristol
Jones
Senate Foreign Relations and Naval Committee
Naval Committee
Swanson
Virginia
Great Britain
Black Receives Rousing Baltimore Welcome After World Flight
Van Lear Black Baltimore publisher completes round the world air journey arriving from Washington in the Maryland Free State. He is greeted by a 500 strong reception committee including Governor Ritchie and Mayor Broening. The Fokker monoplane landed in Baltimore after a stay in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
van Lear Black
Washington
Maryland Free State
Ritchie
Broening
San Francisco
Bankstock Corporation Receivership Sought in Maryland
Samuel Kessler receiver for Bankshares Corporation of the United States sought a receivership for Bankstock Corporation of Maryland alleging a loss of 1.5 million dollars since July 1. Bankstock is an investment trust with officers in Jersey City and holds a large part of Maryland stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Bankstock Corporation of Maryland
Jersey—City
Samuel Kessler
Bankshares Corporation
United States
Maryland Corporation
Piano Studio Opens in Baptist Church Building
Mr. Geo H Emmans graduate of the Washington College of Music announces the opening of his piano studio on the main floor of the Baptist Church building He will accept a limited number of pupils Application for tuition will be received at the Red Robin Tea Room 163 WW Loudoun street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Emmans
Washington College of Music
Baptist Church Building
Red Robin
Loudoun Street
Three Injured In Valley Pike Auto Crashes Near Melrose
Three people were hospitalized after two separate crashes on the Valley Pike near Melrose and Liskey's Curve. Mrs. Sargeant and Mrs. Whitacre, en route to Lynchburg, suffered multiple injuries while Ralph Snyder of Harrisonburg, in a separate crash, remained conscious but critically hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham Hospital
Harrisonburg
Valley Pike
Melrose
Sargeant
Whitacre
Frederick County
Laura Whitacre
Ralph Snyder
Snyder
Melrose Curve
Dry Fork
Pike
Timberville
Long’s Pump Bridge
Liskey’s Curve
Gilbert Y. Bell
Ashland
U. S. Forestry Service
Ralph Morton
Philadelphia
Morton
Four Killed in Rioting at Cuban Nationalista Meeting
In Artemesia Cuba soldiers broke up a Nationalista political meeting killing four and wounding over twenty. The clash followed Col. Carlos Mendieta entering the rally and a warning by Lieut. Alberto DeSilva against mentioning Julio Mella, who died in Mexico City on January 19, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Artemesia
Cuba
Nationalista
Machado
Carlos Mendeila
Alberto DeSilva
Julio Mella
Mexico City
Sale of John Lamb House Postponed to May 24 1930
sale postponed until next Saturday May 24 1930 for the John Lamb house and lot on Clifford Street with six rooms modern plumbing vapor heat and a garage under the house highest bid $8300 last Saturday opportunity to acquire a modern home in a good location substitute trustee R Gray Williams reports the postponement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Street
Special Hats Sale by Margaret L Hodgson
Hats offered at 1.95 each in a special sale led by Margaret L Hodgson. The listing shows price and seller details with a coded reference 19 16 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
Apple Festival Treasury Shows Small Balance
The Seventh Annual Apple Blossom Festival treasurer Clifford D. Grim reports after expenses a balance of 83.77 to be applied toward the 1931 spectacle of nature. The 1930 fete cost about 16000 with additional expenses for individuals and groups. The 1930 festival authorities bought about 1500 in permanent material and receipts totaled 15618.38 while disbursements reached 15534.61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester
Nelson F Richards
Four Men Burned In Boiler Explosion At Chestertown
Four men were burned in a morning boiler explosion aboard the tug Aidenham in Chestertown Maryland two seriously The injured include Howard Hudson 35 of Upper Darby Pa and cook Dan Still 50 of Milford Del They were blown into flaming oil on the Chester River and taken to Emergency Hospital at Easton The cause of the blast was not immediately known The tug was towing tanker Interstate No 2 of Harm Oil Company and tied at Chestertown Light and Power Company wharf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chestertown
Howard Hudson
Upper Darby
Dan Still
Milford
Del
Chester River
Easton
Harm Oil Company
Chestertown Light and Power Company
Delegates From Five Labor Unions Denied Seats
Salisbury Maryland May 19 Delegates from five Baltimore local labor groups were not seated at the Maryland District of Columbia Federation of Labor annual convention on the Salisbury floor. The rejected unions included roofers electrical workers machinists and two longshoremen groups. James J Brehaney chairman of the credentials committee said AFL President William Green ruled against seating the delegates and the committee had no alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Salisbury
Baltimore
Maryland District
Scottish Rite Birthday Dinner At Hotel Jack
A Scottish Rite birthday dinner will be held tomorrow evening at the Hotel Jack Coffee Shoppe honoring three Winchester members. A tempting menu is planned and many local members are expected to attend. Dinner begins at 8 o clock and punctual attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Jack
Winchester
Apple Harvest Festival Set for October 2 to 4
Martinsburg West Virginia hosts the Apple Harvest Festival October 2 3 and 4 with H C Brooks as chairman and Malcolm M Brown as treasurer J Fred Wilson as secretary. The committee plans regional farmer inclusion across Jefferson Berkeley Morgan and Hampshire counties and seeks broad Shenandoah Potomac and Cumberland valley representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm M. Brown
J. Fred Wilson
Messrs. Rooks
Brown
Wilson
J. Roy Nadenbousch
P. W. Leiter
D. Gold Miler
Harry P. Henshaw
J. KK. Poland
J. W. Lloyd
W. H. Hunt
Ff. J. Schneideran
H. W. Prettyman
Ross B. Johnston
State Department of Agriculure
Charleston
J. C. McKown
A. B. Eagle
M. W. Fulton
Aberkeley Springs
Frank B. Robinson
Cnariestown
Nat T. Frame
Morgantown
C. R. Miller
Brooks
Jefferson
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Aes Depe
Shenandoah-Potomac
Cumberland Valley
Stocks Continue Sluggish At the Week's Opening
New York stocks opened the week in slow trading with investors lacking enthusiasm. Markets were weak despite Lamont’s forecast that business would normalize in three months, totaling about 2.4 million shares traded and call money at 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Lamont
House Backs Dry Bureau Transfer to Justice Dept
Washington May 19 The House approved Senate amendments to the Williamson bill transferring prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Justice Department. The measure places city law enforcement under Attorney General Mitchell, replacing Secretary Mellon, with President Hoover expected to sign soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
House
Senate
Justice Department
Mitchell
Mellon
One Killed As Engine Strikes A Work Train
A passenger train on the Schuylkill division of the Pennsylvania Railroad struck a work train at Shamokin near Philadelphia. One man, engineer Alexander Foger, 68, of Philadelphia, was killed and nine people were injured including a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Clatterbuck Is Dismissed In A Justices Court
The warrant against Ollie Clatterbuck charging threats to J Robert Hughes and carrying a revolver was dismissed by Justice Tavenner for lack of jurisdiction. Threats occurred in Warren County Virginia or Winchester, outside Frederick county magistrate court authority. Witnesses testified to threats but none occurred in Frederick. case drew a full courtroom audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Clatterbuck
J. Robert Hughes
Frederick County
Tavenner
Clatterbuck
Hughes
Warren County
Winchester
Cather
Miss May Sheetz
Loudoun Street
Louise Hughes
Russell Shipe
Irvin Athey
Clinton Hughes
Harry Shipe
Frederick
Asne
Fred— Clarke
Warren Countes
C. H. Iden
Clarke County
Renner Trial Set For May 31 In Corporation Court
The May term of the Corporation Court opened with Judge Philip Williams presiding. The Commonwealth appeals Carl Renner in a case set for May 31 before a jury after his conviction in police court for possession of four barrels of mash a gasoline outfit and empty containers. He received twelve months on the State road force and a $500 fine plus costs and is out on $1,000 bail pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
The
Commonwealth
Carl Renner
Renner
Friction Over Cannon Drops Out At Conference
In Dallas Texas May 19 the temperance committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church South led by Josephus Daniels failed to report. A C Millar Arkansas urged presenting Bishop James Cannon’s temperance board report though Daniels objected. Daniels said the report was adopted Friday but not yet ready for presentation. A message was sent to President Hoover today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Committee On Temperance
Josephus Daniels
North Carbollina
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
A. C.millar
Arkansas
James Cannon
Board of Temperance
Daniel
Millar
Temperance Committee
Daniels
Sen
Hoover
Death summons 10 aged woman in county
Mrs. Margaret Ann Matthews of Opequon formerly Middletown died at her son in law and daughter H M Glaize Cedar Creek grade at 53.39 ppines. She had been an invalid for 3 1/2 years after a hip fracture. Widow of Charles W. Matthews she was 79 years old and survived by two daughters Mary Matthews and Mrs H M Glaize and a son Robert Harold Matthews. She was born in Germany near Eddingshouser emigrated at age eight. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Church near Fawcett Gap at 2 pm Wednesday with burial Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Matthews
Opequon
Middletown
H. M. Glaize
Cedar Creek
Matthews
Charles W. Matthews
Mary Matthews
Robert Harold Matthews
Germany
George
Catherine Gaul
Eddingshouser
America
Shenandoah
Frederick
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
Shenandoah County
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fawcett Gap
Der.n
Stelty
Rment
Hebron Cemetery
Roberts Given Clean Aide for Supreme Court Nomination
The Senate judiciary committee ordered a favorable report on Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. The vote was unanimous. A request by Norman Thomas for inquiry into Roberts views on public utilities and social legislation was not acted upon. Roberts was nominated by President Hoover after rejection of Judge John J. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Norman Thomas
Roberts
Hoover
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Firemen Hurt Rescuing Girls at Germantown YWCA
Two Philadelphia firemen were injured and a policeman overcome while rescuing two girls trapped in a third story fire at the Germantown Y W C A building. Forty people escaped as flames swept one floor before containment. the misis Korea Myers of Philadelphia and Miss Elizabeth S Willie of Northeast Maryland were among those rescued or affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Germantown Y. W. C. A
Korea Myers
Elizabeth S. Willie
Northeast
Three Youths Slain in Brooklyn Lot
Three young men were found slain in Brooklyn on May 19. Two were at a street corner and a third in an empty lot. Police see hoodlum feuds as the cause with all victims shot four times. Jack Valetti, 25, identified by fingerprints, was one victim. the other two remained unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Jack Valetti
Teachers Examinations for Certificate Renewals in Winchester
Renewal examinations will be held at the court house in Winchester on May 31 starting at 9 o clock. Teachers who wish to take the exam must notify the division superintendent immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Winchester
Rescuers Busy in Areas Swept by Great Flood
Rescue and relief work spread across south Arkansas the aerve bottoms in southwest Arkansas and northern Texas amid record rainfall. Tornado fatalities and injuries were reported, with at least 16 killed among black residents and hundreds injured or left homeless. Oil fields near Smackover and Eldorado inundated, Red Cross and National Guard aiding, hospitals strained, and relief camps under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
South
Arkansas
Texas
Stricks
Helena
Elame
Souern
Phillips
Red River
Texarkana
Eldorado
Rock Plantation
G. B. Lambert
St. Louis
Lambrook
Rinsen
Aoe
Griffin
Louann
Smackover
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Arkansas National Guard
W. C. O’ferral
Stancard Oil Company
Smackoven
Greenwood
Big Sand Creek
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Alexandria and
Winchester TE
Warshall
Suores
Bank Corporation
Frederick GO
John Lamb
R. Gray Williams
Apple Festival
H. C. Brooks
Chamber of Commerce
Corporation
Margaret Matthews
River
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