Army Airplanes Mass Takeoff For New York War Game
Army planes from Dayton Ohio swept toward New York for war game maneuvers. More than 500 aircraft refueled at Buffalo Rochester Washington Middletown and Baltimore with one damage in a Rochester landing. The first provisional air division aimed to arrive by mid afternoon at New York fields.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dawa
New York
Buffalo
Rochester
Washington
Middletown
Builer Pa
First
Provisional Air Division
United States Army
Roosevelt Field
Seventh Bombardment
Air circus to spark community aviation effort in Winchester
Curtiss Wright Flying Service of Baltimore plans an air circus at Admiral Byrd Airport in Winchester on Sunday as part of a regional drive for airport development. Major William D Tipton will direct the show featuring seven to nine modern planes, military maneuvers, loops and acrobatics. The program runs from 2 to 5 PM with passenger flights after arrival from Baltimore and again until dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Curtiss- Wright Flying Service
Baltimore
Admiral Byrd Aira
Winchester
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
William D. Tipton
United States
Air Circus
Thelma Elliott
Air Meets
Death of Former Winchester Resident James Canode
Word has been received of the death of James B. Canode a former Winchester resident who died last Sunday at his home in Hagerstown Maryland after two years of failing health from a heart ailment. He was a Maryland native and a woodworker expert in hardwood floors including those at the Elks Club in Winchester. He is survived by a widow formerly Miss Goldie A Roe and a daughter Mrs James Smith of Dallas Texas, plus five brothers and two sisters. The funeral was held Wednesday and he was interred at Middleburg Washington County Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Canode
Winchester
Hagerstown
Canode
Maryland
Elks’ Club
Goldie A. Roe
Julia A. Roe
Joseph H. Roe
James Smith
Dallas
Texas
Harper Méthod Shop Ad On Page Three
An advertising notice for Harper Method Shop appears on page three, indicating available products or services and offering potential contact details. Details are limited in the visible excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Méthod Shop
Staunton Cadets Arrive for Fifth SMA Encampment
About 550 Staunton Military Academy cadets and staff arrived by special Baltimore and Ohio train for a week long encampment at Thouss Spring Park. Major H L Taylor commands. Colonel Thomas H Russell attends. Daily parades and intramural sports planned. improvements include electric lamps and cinder roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton Military Academy
Millwood Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio
Staunton
Thouss Spring Park
H. L. Taylor
Thomas H. Russell
Park Association
Electrocuted For Killing Dry Agent In South
Burley Adams was executed by electric chair in Evville Georgia for the Feb 1928 slaying of Walter Tolbert a prohibition agent in Columbia county. The long legal fight ended after three clemency denials by Governor Hardman.
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Associated Press
Eville
Burley Adams
Walter Tolbert
Columbia County
Adams
Hardman
Beating Fatal for Two Children in Dracut Case
Dracut, Mass May 22 Le Roy S Skillings beat his two children to death with a hammer and wounded his wife who was also reportedly dying from injuries. Skillings cut his wrist and was said to be expected to survive. Mrs Skillings identified him in a dying statement alleging jealousy as motive.
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Associated Press
Dracut
Mass
Leroy S. Skillings
Skillings
Winchester Chamber Sets Plans for George Washington Bicentennial
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce received a synopsis of the 1932 national celebration honoring George Washington. Andrew Bell says Virginia cities, including Winchester, will coordinate with Sol Bloom for active local involvement from February 22 next year through Thanksgiving, starting with church and Sunday school observances.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Winchester
George Washington
Andrew Bell
Sol Bloom
Commerce
Virginia
Jefferson Davis Theme Marked Daughters of the Confederacy Meet
Turner Ashby Chapter hosted a meeting at Mrs. Frank T. McFaden’s home featuring Jefferson Davis as the theme. The group announced plans for Confederate Memorial Day on June 6 with Major Robert T. Barton of Richmond and Winchester to deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Frank T. McFaden
President Davis
Robert T. Barton
Richmond
Winchester
Barton
Virginia
James Monroe
Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury
Columbia University
New York City
Gandhi declines London invite plans confusing session
Gandhi refuses to travel to London for the June 29 meeting of the federal structures committee citing unresolved Hindu Muslim issues and the Delhi pact not being fully carried out. His presence in India is deemed necessary to enforce the Delhi truce and heal the Hindu Muslim breach. The date for the next structures committee meeting and the round table conference session remains in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Simla
India
Mahatma Gandhi
London
Federal Structures Committee
Delhi
Gandhi
Structures Committee
Round Table
Daileys Awarded 9000 Dollars in City Property Case
A jury in Common Pleas Court awarded Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dailey 9000 dollars in damages against the city of Pittsburgh. The judgment concerns property at Irwin and Marshall avenues on the North Side taken for Magin street in 1928. The Daileys, former Winchester residents, plan to return soon to locate.
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City of
Pittsburgh
W. D. Dailey
Irwin and
Marshall Avenues
North Side
Common Pleas Court
Elder W. Marshall
Magin Street
Irwin Avenue
Crespin Street
Dailey
Winchester
Suit To Sell Fair Grounds Realty Begun
A second suit of Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society stockholders seeking to sell Winchester Fair property has been filed in the Winchester Corporation Court. An order to publish notices to nonresident stockholders is printed in The Star. The action aims to pay creditors, settle debts, and distribute any surplus among stockholders after sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Winchester Fair
Fair Association
Corporation Court of
Winchester
Star
Fair Grounds
Band Boys Win Judgment Against Shenandoah Valley Society
In the Corporation Court the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society Inc. was ordered to pay the Winchester Concert Band 400 dollars plus interest from last September for music at the Winchester Fair. The Farmers and Merchants National Bank also won 3200 dollars on a note. A second suit seeks dissolution of the fair association and sale of its assets to satisfy debts, with auctioned fair grounds expected to fetch 50 000 to 60 000 dollars to cover liabilities and stockholders’ claims.
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Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society Inc
Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Gore Section Forms Seventh Home Demonstration Group
Miss Farrar the home demonstration agent corrects an error in The Star: Frederick County now has seven community groups formed for home demonstration work, not six as previously reported. The Gore Community Group is the seventh, with officers Mrs D F Kern chair and committee members Mrs Cal Garvin Mrs J W Muse Mrs Dora Miller Mrs Clarence Lockhart and Mrs Vernon Baker. The Star regrets the error.
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Farrar
the Star
Frederick County
Gore
D. F. Kern
Cal Garvin
J. W. Muse
Dora Miller
Clarence Lockhart
Vernon Baker
Three Killed In An Auto Train Crash In Ohio
Three people died and an eleven month old baby was in serious condition in a Columbus hospital after an automobile train collision in London Ohio yesterday. Victims include Mrs Ralph Bennett 27 of Denver Beverly Bennett 3 and Miss Mary Kelley 38 of Memphis a nurse. Ralph Bennett notified of the accident at a Louisville hotel where he was with his orchestra The Seven Ares.
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Associated Press
London
Columbus
Ralph Bennett
Denver
Colo
Beverly Bennett
Wage scale not maintained says U S Steel head
James A Farrell president of United States Steel told Iron and Steel Institute leaders that big standard companies are not maintaining wage scales. He accused several firms of wage cuts amid three day weeks while Bethlehem Steel's Schwab cited a stabilized wage rate since 1923 and suggested liquidation period was ending.
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U.S
Associated Press
New York
James A Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Industry
Farrell
Iron and Steel Institute
Fool’s Paradise
Mr. Farrell
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Institute
Justice Tavenner Settles Trouble Between Neighbors
Justice A J Tavenner visits Stephens City to survey land and ends up in a police court case. Ethel Williams is found guilty of abusive language toward Ed Robison known as Bluegum after a dog dispute led to a chickens incident. Williams pays a $4 fine.
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A. J. Tavenner
Stephens City
Ed Robison
Ethel Williams
Robinson
Bluegum
Skeeters Schuball
Ethel
Justice Tavenner
Apple Growers Urged to Raise Better Product in Cumberland Shenandoah
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin urges Cumberland Shenandoah apple growers to improve orchard practices and yield, pursue strict grading and packing, and extend marketing through storage. It notes Europe as a main export market, rising competition from the Northwest, and lists York Imperial Stayman Winesap Winesap Delicious as key varieties. The report details age distribution of trees and that 10 varieties dominate 70 percent of plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
United States Department of Agriculture
Cumberland-Shenandoah
Department
Agricultural Colleges
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Europe
England
Bulletin
United States
Cumberland- Shenandoah States
York
Eee
Conrad Interest In Parents Residence Sold For 1500
In a Corporation Court settlement action, Mrs. Annie M. Little and Mrs. Eleanor B. Carson acquired Mr. W Davis Conrad's one fourth undivided interest in the family property at West Boscawen and Stewart streets for 1500. They paid 375 in cash as a quarter share. The sale implies a total property value of 6000.
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Annie M. Little
W. Davis Conrad
Admr
Eleanor B. Carson
Front Royal
Wanted Automobile Salesman Experienced Applicant
J Howard Cather & Co seeks an experienced automobile salesman. Missing details and contact not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Cather & CO
Lost Boston Terrier Reward Notice
Lost Boston terrier female brindle with pencil blaze. Reward offered for return to Mrs. W. L. Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Terrier
W. L. Irwin
Paints this week only John W Rosenberger sale
Local ad notes paints offered this week only by John W Rosenberger and Co at 5411 1p 12t with limited quantity and time window for purchase.
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John W Rosenberger & CO
Winchester Police Crash Course on Traffic Rules
Police urge motorists to obey speed limits and stop signs, and to avoid parking in public alleys. Violations will be punished under city ordinances to keep roads clear for emergency response. Chief C. W. Hollis warns crashes could have been avoided with compliance.
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Winchester
Gets Off With The Costs In Dog Case
Morgan Anderson was fined in police court for an unlicensed dog. The Corporation Court reduced the total to costs only after evidence showed he had secured a dog license the same day the warrant was issued. All costs greatly reduced in price at Moling & Cather's.
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Corporation
Morgan Anderson
Anderson
Corporation Court
Moling & Cather'’s
Loading I will be loading at Stephen son Tuesday
Stephen son Tuesday May 26 details appear for Fred C. Ridgeway with times 11p 11. The fragment notes a loading schedule or notice involving an individual named Fred C. Ridgeway.
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Stephenson
Fred C. Ridgeway
Rotary Club Honors Handley High Grad With Gold Watch
Winchester Rotary Club awarded a gold watch to Handley High School’s top graduating boy for outstanding school service. The recipient is chosen by Handley faculty, with the gesture signaling Rotary’s support for local schools and boys. A joint June meeting with Kiwanis will entertain graduates and nurses.
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Winchester Rotary Club
Handley High School
L. D. Arnold
Rotary Club
Handley
Kiwasis
Rotary Clubs
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Homer Lyman
D. J. Howard
Virginia
Walter Hough
Staunton Teams To Play Parkmen This Week End
Staunton Military Academy prepares a 2 30 pm game against Parkmen with cadet parade later that day. Staunton’s strong spring team has dominated recent play while Winchester sluggers practice under coach Hockman. The Augusta County League Staunton outfit also meets Parkmen Sunday after noon at 2 30 pm.
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Rouss
Staunton Military Academy
Winchester Sluggers
Hockman
Front Royal
Parker Arrested on Transportation Charge
George A. Parker of Boyce arrested by state policeman Eayliss on a warrant from Winchester authorities for illegal liquor transport. Parker posted a $500 bond for trial Monday. his car was held due to unable bond. Read Riley's Adv. (lp-lt)
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George A. Parker
Boyce
Eayliss
Winchester
Parker
Whitney Bayly suit held over until July term
The trial of Roger W. Bayly versus John Hay Whitney was continued to the July term by Judge Alexander due to Senator Cecil Connor’s illness. Bayly seeks 9000 dollars claiming Whitney owes for the sale of the Thoroughbred Ethelred, with Whitney denying the claim and alleging misrepresentation and liens against the horse.
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Whitney-Bayly
Roger W. Bayly
Loudoun County
John Hay Whitney
Llangolen
Upperville
Leesburg
Alexander
Cecil Connor
Wilbur C. Hall
Bayly
Virginia
Whitney
Red
EB. Gars Rett
Ethelred
Hunter
Martinsburg Shoplifter Sentenced to Sixty Days
R. D. Miller from Martinsburg was sentenced to 60 days in jail by Judge Donald L. Weems for stealing merchandise from McCrory's store. He allegedly took three batteries valued at about $1.
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R. D. Miller
Martinsburg
Donald L. Weems
McCrory
Miller
Tree Growing Beneath Window Sill At Winchester House
A Winchester Virginia house on the corner of South Braddock and West Cecil streets shows a tree sprouting from beneath the north wall window sill. The pulpwood tree, about 15 years old, has roots prying rocks apart and a six inch trunk with seven foot spread. The sight drew Apple Blossom Festival visitors and was noted in John Hix's Strange As It Seems panel with an illustration.
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John Hix
Winchester
South Braddock
West Cecil Streets
C. P. Bailey
Bailey
W. C. Moran
Berkeley
Cal
Oakland Tribune
J. F
Basa
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Byrd Airport
Staunton Corps
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Jefferson Dai
Edward Ingle
Edward
Valentine
Pilcher
P. P. Pilcher
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Daileys
Fair Grounds Realty
Band Boys
Schwab
APPLE
Cumberland- Shenandoah
Mr. Conrad
Parents
C. W. Hollis
Riley
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