Memorial Rit Held for Heroic Dead of Nation
Memorial services honor America’s fallen soldiers and sailors in Washington and abroad. President Hoover likens national mood to Valley Forge urging invention and initiative. Vice President Curtiss calls for renewed dedication to the Constitution. Army Air Armada salutes at Arlington Cemetery.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Valley Forge
Hoover
Gettysburg
Curtiss
United States
Air Army
Arlington
Army Air Armada
Arlington Cemetery
Ambassador Edge
Suresnes Cemetery
Paris
France
Cereee
Belleau Wood Cemery
Potomac
First Air Division
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Lincoln
Hurley
Memorial Day tribute honors fallen soldiers at National Cemetery
The National Cemetery observance paid tribute to Civil War and World War veterans with over 5 000 graves decorated by War Department flags and Ladies' National Memorial Association flowers. Former Mayor William W Glass delivered the main address as veterans and civic groups observed Memorial Day with ceremonies, prayers, and a three volley salute.
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National Cemetery
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
William W. Glass
Hugh Clark
The
Legion Post
War Department
Washington
Isaiah D. Wright
Woman’s Relief Corps
Illinois
Arlington
Gettysburg
J. R. Martin
Clark
S. L Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Lincoln
Norris A. Lineweaver
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Y. Conrad Post
America
Winchester
Glass
Flickinger
Virginia National Guard
Memorial Association
Veterans
Romney Lions Entertain At Ladies Night In Romney West Virginia
The Winchester Lions Club hosted a Ladies Night in Romney with the Romney club and Winchester club joining, dining at the New Century Hotel and dancing after a banquet. Judge J G Kump led as toastmaster while Russell Saville spoke on banking in Cumberland Maryland. The West Virginia School for the Blind orchestra performed and a program of songs featured Epperly Gilpin Kearns and others with a mixed group of club members and guests.
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Winchester Lions’ Club
Romney
W. Va
New Century
West Virginia School For the Blind
Romney Club
Winchester Club
J. G. Kump
Hazel Kearns
Wild
Winchester
Allen T. Hawthorne
Lyle Herrell
A. C. Oates
Wilmer F. Shryock
Herbert S. Larrick
L. B. Sirbaugh
Chester Hobart
Herbert Miller
Boyd Grayson
W. L. Smith
Electa Stembock
Brown, Lovett
Louise Clevenger
Kenneth Rush
Joseph B. Newlin
Chris Hockman
Hoye Riley
Charles Shewbridge
India Pageant "New Day" at local Church
The pageant India’s New Day directed by Mrs. W L Dudley will be presented at 8 o'clock Sunday evening at the Church of Christ. It portrays India's youth and festivity with flowers offered to Buddha and shows Christianity opening new doors of opportunity. An offering for world wide missions will be taken. Public invitation.
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India
W. L. Dudley
Church of Christ
Life of
Winchester Park Baseball Game Sunday At Rouss Park
The Winchester Park Association hosts a showdown with Funkstown at Rouss Park on Sunday afternoon. Lineup includes Hackman Duff Baker Adams Swanson Hollis Crowl Whetzel Johnson Anderson Poole. Fans urged to attend and support the Park boys in building the city park.
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Winchester Park Association
Funkstown
Rouss Park
Winchester
Hackman, Duff
Baker Adams Swanson
Hollis Crowl
Whetzel
Johnson
Anderson
Poole
Park Boys
Clerk's Office Closed for Confederate Memorial Day in Frederick
The Frederick county Circuit Court clerk's office will close all day Saturday June 6 for Confederate Memorial Day by order of Judge Philip Williams. The annual observance in Winchester and surrounding area dates to 1867 honoring General Turner Ashby buried at Stonewall Cemetery. Contact Winchester Steam Laundry at 28 or 29 for Wash Day query.
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Frederick County
Philip Williams
Winchester
Turner Ashby
Stonewall Cemetery
Weather Outlook Promises Fair Week in Mid Atlantic
Weather forecast from the Associated Press says showers end Sunday night or Monday across the North and Middle Atlantic States. After that, generally fair conditions with a chance of showers Wednesday night or Thursday, cooler Monday, warmer midweek, and cooler Friday and Saturday.
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Associated Press
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Whitewashed Elephant Parade Marks King's Visit
A playful remark from the Arkansas Gazette suggests the GOP could stage a homey welcoming scene for the visiting King of Siam, imagining a whitewashed elephant as a symbol of hospitality.
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Siam
Arkansas Gazette
Hail Insurance Offered for Apples Peaches and Crops
J W Arthur General Insurance advertises hail insurance for apples peaches wheat corn and other growing crops. Local office at 40 Rouss Ave invites inquiries and full information. Phone contact 447.
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J. W. Arthur General Insurance
South End Hose Co. Meeting Notice
South End Hose Company calls a business meeting on Monday night at the company hall. Secretary notes every member should make a special effort to attend the session.
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South End Hose CO
PROUP Meetings Planned for Next Week
Home demonstration agent schedules a week starting June 1 with garden visits and club meetings across Clarke county. Activities include 4-H clubs Bryarly Whitacre Providence Mount Carmel Star Tannery and Fairview meetings plus a Style Show on June 19.
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Clarke County
Bryarly
Providence Chapel
Mount Carmel
Star Tannery
Mt. Falls
Mount Williams Community Group
Whitacre 4-H
Elizabeth Parrar
Ate Whitacre
Fairview
All Clothing Club
Pays A Fine For Having Three Pet Foxes In Custody
J. W. Conner of near Stephens City faced the county magistrate court for keeping three pet foxes in confinement. The law bans fox captivity, so he was fined plus costs and ordered to release the animals. He also paid a separate fine for an unlicensed dog.
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J. W. Conner
Conner
Stephens City
Alvin Cline Suffers Fractured Leg in Kernstown Incident
Four year old Alvin Cline son of Mr and Mrs R J Cline of Kernstown was brought to Memorial Hospital with a fractured left leg. Cause of injury is unknown and his condition is described as satisfactory.
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Alvin Cline
R. J. Cline
Kernstown
Memorial Hospital
Alvin
An Gerona Terrace Dover Estate Lot Opportunity
You are invited to inspect AN GERONA TERRACE the former Dover estate and secure a desirable downtown lot at a very low price with terms to suit. Contact WM. M. RICHARDS at 230-J.
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Angerona Terrace
Dover
Buick Eight Sedan Discount Offer at Packard Agency
Brand new Buick Eight Sedan advertised with a $400 off list price. Packard Agency promissory line appears with a dated headline “Twenty Millionth Ford Turned Out” and rejected claims of its significance.
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Packard Agency
Retired farmer John Boyce dies after truck fall on highway
John Boyce, a well known retired farmer from near Chambersville, died this morning after falling from a truck on the Northwestern Pike near Game Warden F W Pingley’s residence. The death was due to apoplexy. The 65 year old leaves a wife and several children. He had been visiting Winchester earlier in the day on legal business and was driven home by William Anderson. His remains were taken to Jones Undertaking Establishment for burial.
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John Boyce
Wardensville
Chambersville
F. W. Pingley
Harry Carper
Noéearby
Davis Ritter
Ritter
Jones Undertaking
South Loudoun Street
Friendship Ambulance
Boyce
Winchester
William Anderson
Seabright High Gun Leads Keyser Shotgun Meet
Winchester Gun Club members compete in Keyser West Virginia with Arthur Seabright topping all events at 163-174 in singles handicap and doubles. W T Kline and W F Pingley place second and third. R T Jones ties Seabright in doubles. J M Hawkins posts 100 straight in singles among 35 shooters.
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Winchester Gun Club
Keyser
W. Va
Arthur Seabright
W. T. Kline
Greensburg
W. F. Pingley
Winchester Club
R. T. Jones
Seabrigh
J. M. Hawkins
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Seabright
Brooks' Pharmacy Rexall Sale Highlights Chocolate Deals
Rexall 1c sale offered assorted chocolates and a two pound package for $1.01 at Brooks' Pharmacy with hundreds of other items listed. This historical notice promotes a wide range of discounted goods in a period-appropriate pharmacy sale.
For Sale Monday Auction of Household Furniture
For sale Monday June 1 antine and other household furniture at 11 W Piccadilly St. items listed on page 11.
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Antine
Piccadilly St
Dentists Announce Saturday Afternoon Closures in Summer
The undersigned dentists announce offices will close at one o'clock on Saturday afternoons during June July and August. The notice confirms a summer schedule change by local dental practices.
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WIN
Dentists
American Life Portrayed In Pageant At St Hilda’s Hall
The Spring Festival at St Hilda’s Hall in Charles Town West Virginia featured a pageant on the lawns depicting American history from early times to colonial English life. Miss Cary Taliaferro won the May queen title presented by former Wyoming governor Nellie Tayloe Ross.
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Berryville
St. Hilda's Hall
Miss Duval
Charles Town
W. Va
America
Ethlyn Nelson
Theodora Douglass
Carrol Duval
Peggy Lee
Harriet Hill
Ida Wood Hill
Jaqueline Johnston
Spain
Holland
France
Scotland
Cary Taliaferro
Anne Williams
Lavalette Dillon
Anne Wright
Jeannette Kaylor
Gloucester
Boonsboro Team To Visit Winchester Sunday Matchup
The Company I boys host Boonsboro Md at the Fair Grounds on Sunday. Winchester’s lineup features Artz and his brother Patton along with Lewis Balthis Rush Pingley Bowley Rhodes Cline and Racy. Fans urged to attend free of charge to support a local cause.
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Company I
Fair Grounds
Boonsboro
Winchester
Artz
Patton
Bob Lewis
Gene Lewis
Balthis
Rush
Pingley
Bowley
Rhodes
Cline
Racy
Stock and Implements Sale at Grey Spring Farm
Auction notice lists stock and implements to be sold on Thursday June 4 at 10 a m at Grey Spring Farm near Bunker Hill in the county. The sale is conducted by B of Bunker Hill and the date range 3 29 to June 1 1 pm 21 appears.
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Grey Spring
Tnite Ss. B
Bunker Hill
Ee County
Argentina Must Consider High Tariffs to Protect Industry
Ambassador Don Manuel E. Malbran of Argentina warned at a national foreign trade convention that Argentina may adopt a high tariff policy to defend its industry against U S and other tariff barriers. He noted Argentina’s export decline and argued that protective tariffs can safeguard economic health, citing U S linseed tariffs and beef restrictions linked to disease scares.
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Associated Press
New York
Don Manuel E. Malbran
Argentina
United States
Don Manuel
Tariff Commission
Commission
California
Great Britain
Winchester Memorial Hospital approves $70,000 bond issue
The Winchester Memorial Hospital board in a special session authorized a $70,000 first mortgage bond issue effective Sept 1 1931 to retire a $60,000 due that same date and provide $10,000 to cover outstanding accounts. Dr Hunter H McGuire presided as directors from Winchester and surrounding towns attended.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Hunter H. McGuire
Fred Ridgeway
Ridgeway
W. Va
R. B
Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show Thrills Virginia Society Figures
In Millwood Virginia Carter Hall grove hosts the Blue Ridge Hunt Club horse show the first in the 1931 Virginia circuit. Prominent entries include Dr Lewis M Allen L A Gibson and John Hay Whitney. About 225 entries from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington attend amid hot sun and approaching storms.
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Millwood
Carter Hall Grove
Gerald Lambert
New Jersey
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Fauquier Corn
Winchester
Berryville
Allen
Lewis M. Allen
Witer
L. A. Gibson
John Hay
Whitney
Iville
Kenneth N. Gilpin i
Arthur White
Middleburg
Light Brigade
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kentmere Stud
Blue Ridge
Greenspring Fra Bonsal
Valley
Archie C. Randolph
Bluemont
Capt
Ewart Johnston
Fox
P. R. Drury
George H. Burwell, Jr
Warren Jones
Paris
Delaplane
Joseph Anderson
Rectortown
Betina Belmont
William Me
Zgar
Leesburg
Cornell University
Ifrica
N. Y
John Hay Wittiey
Upperville
Wagner
Remount Station
Front Royal
Campbell
Meadowbrook Hunt
Long Island
Roger Williams
Baltimore
Herbert Phipps
Middlebury
New York
C. L. Claybrook
Harrisonburg
Nancy P
L. M. Allen
Co. &. Claybrook
Harrisonbury
Gywnie H. Jones
Boyce
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American Legion Post and Ladies’ Association
Romney Lions
New Century Hotel
Winchester Steam Laundry
Berryville School
Berryville High School
Hilda Levi
H. H. Burks
Jack and
Betty
Jeanetté Longerbeam
Linwood Wheeler
Helen Levi
Alice Polhamus
Hansel and
Gretal
H. Levi
Robert Berry
M. Plybon
Raymond Kackley
M. Cochran
Ammie Levi
L. Bell
Billy Crim
C. Wisecarver
Robert Houghton
Dorothy Kackley
Shirley Lickey
PROUP
WM. M. Richards
Phone
Seabright High Gun
Tourney
Keyser Traps
S’ng. H'nde
Hawkins
Jones
Mrs. Sanders
Miss Ritchie
Rexall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Ross
Wyoming
St. Hilda's
Malbran
U.S
Hospital Board
Walter W. Smith
Amherst St
Ebert
Blue Ridge Hunt
John Hay Whitney
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