Parkway loop urged around city by expert
Landscape Engineer H. J. Neals of the state highway department told Rotarians at the George Washington Hotel that a five mile parkway loop around Winchester would divert through traffic while preserving historic and business access. He urged beautified by passes, developed roadsides, and sodded slopes to prevent erosion and raise land values, noting cost savings in upkeep. Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
H. J. Neals
State Highway Department
Neale
Highway Department
Repeal Vote of State Presented By Mr Goolrick
A Virginia convention resolution ratifying the prohibition repeal amendment was personally presented to Secretary Hull by convention president C O Conor Goolrick. It marked the twenty ninth state notification of repealing the eighteenth amendment and the second personal presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Secretary Hull
State Department
C. O’conor Goolrick
Maryland Phone Rate Cut Expected in December
The Maryland Public Service Commission will order a rate reduction for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in December. The exact amount of the cut has not yet been finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
City Judges and Clerks Named By Electoral Board
The City Electoral Board named election officials for the upcoming regular election. At Friendship Engine House the judges were John W. Kater C. P. Kremer and Joseph Patterson with clerks Maurice Grim and Cramer Lycett. Rouss Engine House listed judges B. F. Arthur Jr John Dunn and William Haines with clerks William S. Maskell and Peter Y. Brinton. City Hall selected judges James Ritter Arthur Athey and Holmes Larrick with clerks Forrest Fansler and Charles R. Link. Sarah Zane Engine House named judges Robert Bell Robert Schultz and Elmer V Hodges with clerks B C Lupton and Paul Carper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Engine House
John W. Kater
C. P. Kremer
Joseph Patterson
Maurice Grim
Cramer Lycett
Rouss Engine House
B. F. Arthur, Jr
John Dunn
William Haines
William S. Maskell
Peter Y. Brinton
City Hall
James Ritter
Arthur Athey
Holmes Larrick
Forrest Fansler
Charles R. Link
Sarah Zane Engine House
Robert Bell
Robert Schultz
Elmer V. Hodges
B. C. Lupton
Paul Carper
For Sale New car corn at 450 N Market street
lp-11 W. T. SULLIVAN advertises a sale of new car corn at 450 North Market Street and lists phone contact 1209 for inquiries. The notice also references Republican Headquarters with contact number 138.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Carcorn
Call
Market Street
W. T. Sullivan
Republican
Sarah Zane Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
Fire company calls a regular meeting at 8 o clock Friday night with full attendance requested. Refreshments to follow. Signed by Captain R B Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire CO
R. B. Brown
Electrical Contractors Protest NRA Treatment in Maryland
Guy K. Mitchell of the Electrical Contractors' Association of Maryland charged the National Recovery Administration with shabby treatment after his group submitted a Maryland electrical code. Despite 14 NRA visits seeking a hearing, the Maryland code provision was reportedly refused, with anger and discouragement voiced by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Guy K. Mitchell
Electrical Contractors’ Association of Maryland, Inc
National Recovery Administration
N. R. A. Administration
Maryland
Peery Draws Parallel in Virginia Campaign Speech
Abingdon Virginia November 2. George C Peery Democratic nominee for Governor Senator Harry Flood Byrd and Representative John W Flanagan spoke amid drive for votes ahead of the general election. Byrd praised Democratic administration and attacked Republican claims as partisan and nonconstructive. Peery argued the Republican machine selects nominees while Democrats are honestly chosen by primary. Flannagan emphasized cattle in the agricultural adjustment act. Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
George C. Peery
Harry Flood Byrd
John W. Flannagan
Byrd
Virginia
Roosevelt
Peery
Doruse
Seniiohty
Rep
Flannagan
Virginia to Pay Shenandoah Park Landowners Promptly
Approximately 1,800 landowners in the Shenandoah National Park area who accepted price awards will receive their payments soon. In Harrisonburg officials and the Board of Arbiters reviewed Rockingham County parcels while state leaders announced Virginia has funds to disburse payments swiftly. Governor Pollard will direct the payment as authorized by the recent General Assembly extra session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah National Park Area
Conservation Commission Boards
Blue Ridge Mountain
Rockingham County
Board of
H. W. Bertram
Phillip Williams
Winchester
J. R. H. Alexander
Leesburg
Rockingham
E. R. Combs
W. R. Shands
Bureau of Legislative Research
R. A. Gilliam
Virginia Conservation Commission
A. C. Carson
Armstrong
Mr. Stoneburner
The
Conservation Commission
Mr. Combs
Virginia
Gov. Pollard
Legislative Committee of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc
General Assembly
Field Of Candidates In Virginia Election
Voters in Virginia go to the polls next Tuesday November 7 to choose candidates for U S Senate governor lieutenant governor and attorney general. The Democratic ticket names Peery Price Byrd Reardon Baker McVicar Barr. Local race sees independent Lee M Lamp challenging C Lee Barr for city sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dominion
United States Senate
George C. Peery
James H. Price
A. F. Byrd
House of Delegates
E . Blackburn Moore
Jas. P. Reardon
Harry Z. Byrd
Henry A. Wise
Elizabeth Lewis Otey
Newman H. Raymond
John M. Daniel
Fred. McWane
George Cary White
Andrew J. Dunning, Jr
W. A. Rowe
John Moffett Robinson
Potts Invites Democrats To G O P Meeting
H R Potts chairman of the Republican Campaign Committee says Democrats are invited to a mass meeting at the Colonial Theatre tonight. Major Henry Wise Fred McWane Powell Royall and Clarence Ahalt will speak with out of town leaders attending a dinner and Windles Band will play. The event opens at 8 o clock and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Campaign Committee
H. Russell Potts
Colonial Theatre
Henry Wise
Fred McWane
Powell Royall
Clarence Ahalt
Shenandoah
Warren
Clarke Counties
Windle
Winchester
Frederick County
Byrd
Peery
Saunders
H. R. Potts
J. S. Haldeman
Wise, McWane, Royall
Adalt
County Couple Divorced By Court Decree
Walter Cooper formerly of Hayfield Frederick County was granted an absolute divorce from Mildred Clowser Cooper by Judge Philip Williams in Frederick County Circuit Court. The couple separated in June 1930 and have not lived together since. Their son Alton Lee Cooper, age 5, is in his father's custody with reasonable visit allowances for the mother. Neither party may remarry within six months, and property rights were preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cooper
Hayfield
Frederick County
Mildred Clowser Cooper
Philip Williams
Alton Lee Cooper
Church Voices Appreciation of Kindness Acts
The Christ Protestant Episcopal Church congregation thanks other church choirs for aiding in the forty third annual Woman's Auxiliary Diocese of Virginia convention. They commend denominations for mass meetings and missionary addresses and thank Lutherans for lending church parlors for luncheons. Special appreciation is given to pages Frances Jones Emma Ginn Baker Georgia Conrad and Margaret Hansbrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Woman's Auxiliary
Diocese of
Virginia
Frances Jones
Emma Ginn Baker
Georgia Conrad
Margaret Hansbrough
McWANE and WISE Adab Speak at Colonial Public Meeting
Royall and Adab headline a large public meeting at Colonial tonight with McWANE and WISE speakers urging community action and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Royall
Adab
Colonial
Rouss Fire Co Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
Regular monthly meeting announced for Friday night November 3 at 8 o'clock. All members requested to be present. Leader Lee M. Lamp, president, signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee M. Lamp
Noted Marrying Parson Reported Seriously Ill
The Rev. William R. Moon, Elkton Md., long known as a marrying parson, is seriously ill at the Homeopathic Hospital in Wilmington Del. He retired after 40 years as a Baptist minister and has been credited with 25 000 marriages. He and Mrs Moon recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with many congratulatory messages from couples nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
William R. Moon
Parsons
Homeopathic Hospital
Wilmington
Del
Moon
New York Chamber Opposes Managed Currency Gold Standard Demanded
The New York State Chamber of Commerce publicly opposed a managed currency and urged a swift return to the gold standard. The stance emerged from a special meeting of leading state business figures. Roosevelt plan pushes prices up via gold value with agents at work on European bullion markets and domestic prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Commerce Chamber
Ted Press
York
New York
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
United States
Yesterrday
London
Miss Russell to Sing for Open Door Class
Miss Mary Greenway Russell will sing a solo and her sister Miss Virginia Cover Russell will accompany at the piano Sunday around 10 30 a m for the Open Door Bible Class meeting at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church The solo follows Prof R Lee Stickel's Sunday morning address All members are asked to be on time Visitors welcome at prayers Wednesdays 7 30 p m and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Greenway Russell
Virginia Cover Russell
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
R. Lee Stickel
The
Presbyterian Church
Truck Driver Relieved of Load By Hijackers
Baltimore driver Philip Wolf hijacked at Chester by four men bound with steel cable and hurled into a water filled ditch in southwest Philadelphia. A policeman found him perched on the ditch edge about five miles from the robbery scene and freed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chester
Philip Wolf
Baltimore
Stevenson resigns as Home Loan Bank Board chairman
William F Stevenson of South Carolina resigns as chairman of the Home Loan Bank Board. President Roosevelt names John H. Fahey of Massachusetts as chairman and T. D. Webb of Tennessee as vice chairman. both Fahey and Webb remain board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Home Loan Bank
Associated Press
Washington
William F Stevenson
South Carolina
Home Loan Bank Board
Roosevelt
John H. Fahey
Massachusetts
Home Owners Relief Agency
T. D. Webb
Tennessee
Fahey
Webb
Wise and McWane Promote Used 1933 Ford Coaches
Political advertisement notes changes in business and offers slightly used 1933 Ford Coaches at savings with unusual financing terms from Bickers Motor Co. Also announces Royals and Adalt will speak at Colonial Theatre Friday evening and seeks a paying guest in Winchester. Includes contact by F. A. Bruce Gowanda New York for housing with hunting permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Bickers Motor Co
Royals and Adalt
Colonial Theatre
Novem
Lp-It
Rexall sale sp 11 now going on Brooks Pharmacy
Rexall sale is underway at Brooks Pharmacy with promotions on select items. Shoppers can save on medicines toiletries and essentials during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’ Pharmacy
The Real Truth at Colonial Theatre Tonight
Political ad promoting speeches by McWane Royall and Ahalt at the Colonial Theatre in Winchester and Frederick County. Announces a big evening event and claims notable speakers will deliver impactful remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Winchester
Frederick County
McWane
Royall
Ahalt
Winchester’s Largest Political Meeting Promises Big Crowd
A large gathering is expected to attend Winchester’s political meeting featuring a speaker described as wise like his father and grandfather. The event aims to present the truth to attendees and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Wise
U S Office Re-Employment Aids 82 Local Workers
Since the federal re employment bureau opened under Walter M Shade the local office has placed 71 men and 11 women in jobs during October. Many requests followed including housekeepers window washers and yard work. Outsiders such as Danville Virginia cotton mills and Waynesboro Virginia DuPont Rayon Company seek skilled labor with 100 pipe fitters and 10 per week hires. New offices will open in Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties with volunteer registration. Warren lists 300 unemployed already. Clarke county to organize next Saturday Shenandoah soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Walter M. Shade
Stephens City
Hallowe'en
Bureau
Danville
DuPont Rayon Company
Waynesboro
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester Bureau
Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Shenandoah County
Fleet May Be Brought From Pacific Coast
President Roosevelt and the Navy Department seriously discuss moving the American fleet from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Secretary Swanson Assistant Secretary Henry L Roosevelt and Admiral William H Stanley confer but no final decision is reached. Fresh Vegetables daily. Pure Food Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Swanson
Henry L. Roosevelt
William H. Stanley
Naval Operations
Astounding Charges At Meeting Target Byrd And Peery
Wise McWane and others will file astounding charges against Byrd and Peery at a Colonial meeting scheduled for tonight at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Peery
Wise
McWane
Colonialee
Wise to Strike Severe Blows at Byrd and Peery Tonight
Political advertisement announcing Wise will clash with Byrd, Peery and others at Colonia tonight at 8 p.m. The card promotes a confrontation and names multiple political figures involved in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Peery
Colonia
McCormick Cleared in Fatal Accident Hearing
H Eugene McCormick of Inwood West Virginia was discharged at a preliminary hearing on involuntary manslaughter linked to a death. Magistrate A J Tavenner found no evidence of criminal action and key witnesses described car positions and road marks while noting possible alcohol on McCormick's breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Eugene McCormick
Inwood
W. Va
Henry Bell
A. J. Tavenner
Commonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
McCormick
John P. Allen
Gaines
Martinsburg
R. Bayliss
J. W Newcome
Bayiss
Newcome
Stephens City
James Teawalt
Nathan
Levi
Clarence Gray
Mr. McCormick
Mrs Hodgson Funeral Set For 3 P M Saturday
The body of Mrs Mary Virginia Hodgson wife of James B Hodgson who died in Detroit Michigan will arrive in Winchester by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at 11 29 tomorrow morning. It will be held at Kurtz funeral home until 3 o clock when committal services with Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker of Braddock Street Methodist Church South will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers are Dr C R Anderson Joseph B Hodgson Harry B Keckley A H Miller Jr E B Sertelle and Harry H Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Hodgson
James B. Hodgson
Detroit
Mich
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Kurtz
Mount Hebron
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. Hodgson
C. R. Anderson
Joseph B Hodgson
Harry B. Keckley
A. H. Miller, Jr
E. B. Sertelle
Harry H. Willis
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Prices Today
Closing quotations show Chicago December at 8 3 4, May 9 0, July 8 7 percent. Baltimore spot wheat at 9 2. Winchester spot wheat at 8 5. Prices reported to The Star via Winchester Milling Corporation through Stickel Sales Corp. in Hagerstown Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
the Star
Winchester Milling Corporation
Stickel Sales Corporation
Dedkcrs
North
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Winchester
Will prove many charges tonight dont miss it
A fragment notes an event set for 8 p.m. with a promise to prove many charges tonight. The line hints at a performance or trial-like moment but lacks clear key names or locations.
Evidence Heard In Hardy Case At U S Court In Virginia
In Winchester Virginia the U S court heard testimony over charges that William G Hardy ex cashier misused about 22000 of Shenandoah Valley National Bank funds. Special agent W R Glavin traced misapplied amounts while defense argued Hardy borrowed money in the ordinary course without criminal intent and that deeds of trust protected the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanburg
United States
William G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Bever Wright
United States District Court
John Paul
W. R. Glavin
Department of Justice
Hardy
Glavin
Joseph ©. Shaf
Aubrey G. Weaver
Weaver
Winchester
Beverley Wright
Wright C Company
Difficulty in Farm Price Plan Faces Setbacks
A conference of five mid western governors and administration officials stalled as plans to raise farm prices proved harder to finalize. Secretary Wallace said details are not ready and reaching a workable agreement remains the challenge after briefing President Roosevelt on the tentative program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Roosevelt
South End Hose Co Meeting With Music Treat
South End Hose Co holds a business meeting Monday night November 6 with music by a stringed orchestra. All members urged to attend. Secretary notes entry date November 3, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Hose CO
A and P Ad Corrects Thursday Price Errors
The A and P ad from Thursday corrects two mispriced items. Cooking apples should read 5 pounds for 13 cents and Waldorf toilet paper four rolls for 15 cents Ip-1t.
Voters Urged to Attend Wise-McWane Meeting at Colonial
Political advertisement calls voters to a big Wise McWane meeting tonight at the Colonial Theatre urging attendance by the public and supporters. The fragment emphasizes a rallying event and local engagement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. J. Neale
Shenandoah Valley
Goolrick
Qachim
William R. Hearst
Hearst New York
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
NRA
Bloomingdale’s
Major Wise
Richmond
Pollard
Park Territory
Judge Williams
Commission
Potts
Green Gables
Schley Bros
E. J. Snapp
Wise McWane
Colonial Ae
Miss Russell
Wise and McWane
F. A. Bruce
Gowanda
N. Y
Rexall Lo Sale
U.S. Office
Valley County
Pacific Coast
Bell
G. G. Snarr
Lawrence Jolliffe
Frank Turgeon, Jr
U.S. Court
Prosecution
Justice Agent
Winchester Bank
Big Wise
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