Exchanges See Sterling Going Back to Normal
Letter from Liverpool firm Harnden & Co. predicts the British pound will return to the normal exchange rate of about $4.86 this winter with some foreseeing as high as $5. The note explains tariff plans and the impact on imports and exports, noting remittances to America and potential profits per barrel of apples as the rate shifts back to normal. George Harnden signs the missive from Harnden & Co. with emphasis on future export growth and higher exchange values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
G. R. Cooper
Harnden and Company
Liverpool
Major S. Porter House
Winchester
George Harnden
Major
Ameria
America
Harnden & Company
Carnival at Parish Hall Draws Public in Boyce
Parish Hall carnival in Boyce on Friday night celebrates a husband calling contest as a featured event. Public invited.
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Boyce
Apple Market Shipments and Prices From New York to British Ports
Shipments to Barrels and Boxes for Liverpool London Glasgow Manchester totals 75902 barrels and 26326 boxes. Market remains depressed with supply exceeding demand. Various apple varieties and price ranges are listed with notes on exchange rates and shipments Laconia and Belray. G. R. Cooper Harnden & Co. Liverpool report.
Special Hat Sale This Saturday by Moling & Cather
Margaret L Hodgosn leads a special sale Saturday November 28 featuring hats for ladies misses and children coats at reduced prices offered by Moling and Cather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling & Cather. Ip
Baltimore widow leaves estate to charity and children
Mrs Annie L Sellman of Baltimore filed for probate detailing a 1.2 million estate. Bequests include 2000 to The Salvation Army and Florence Crittenton Mission, 3000 to Home for Incurables and Children's Hospital School, 100000 to her son and daughter, with 150000 trust for a granddaughter and 25000 trusts for two sisters. Residue placed in trust with income split between son and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Fossen
Annie L. Sellman
James L. Sellman
Maryland Casualty Company
Baltimore
Orphans’ Court
Salvation Army
Florence Crittenton Mission
Children’s Hospital School
Annie L. Beardsworth
Raleigh
N. C
Martha L. Tapscott
Berryville
Susan E. van Fossen
Winchester
Agnes Tapscott
Urge Name Plate Of Manager On Each Local Store
An editorial appeal from Winchester city leaders urges every local merchant to post a name plate with the store manager’s name, address, and phone number on the front door. The goal is quicker police and fire response to emergencies, reducing property loss after a North Loudoun street incident where a door was broken to enter for a fire report.
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the Star
The
Star
Loudoun Street
Winchester
C. W. Hollis
C. Lee Barr
Clerks Offices to Close for Thanksgiving Day
Both the Corporation Court and Circuit Court clerk offices will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. The holiday is among a small number allowed to clerks by state law.
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Corporation Court
Circuit Court
Thanksgiving Dinner at Green Lantern Menu Preview
A special menu is being prepared for Thanksgiving at the Green Lantern featuring roast turkey oysters or country ham. The dining option highlights a select array of traditional dishes for the holiday.
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The
Green Lantern
Learn to Dance at Washington Hotel Thursday Evenings
Ballroom class every Thursday at the Washington Hotel with top instructor Mr. Pemberton. Sessions start at 7 30 p m and 8 p m, offering progressive instruction for all levels.
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Washington Hotel
Pemberton
Turkey Dinner, $1.00 At Busy Bee Restaurant
A Busy Bee Restaurant offers a turkey dinner for one dollar in a brief, upbeat notice. The item highlights a value meal and points to the eatery as a popular post event dining option.
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Busy Bee
City Council Reviews Re Codification Of Ordinances
Council in special session heard Philip R Fowle report on recodifying city ordinances to remove obsolete laws and resolve conflicts. He noted indexing remains, while council must decide which provisions are obsolete or conflicting from the 30 year span since 1901 Ward code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip R. Fowle
Age Law Department
Fowle
Page
Harper
Mr. Fowle
Council
Robt. M. Ward
All Stores To Be Closed On Thanksgiving In Winchester
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce announced that practically every store will close for Thanksgiving Day. Secretary Andrew Bell said he spoke with many local businessmen and most expressed the desire to shut down. Several stores had already notified they would be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Bell
Commerce Organization
Thanksgiving Services at Christ Church Set for Thursday
Thanksgiving Day services will be held at 9 30 in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. The offering goes to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Christ Church meeting postponed to next Monday night at 7 30. For sale antique maple spool bed Ernest Meade White Post Va Ip lt.
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Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Christ Church
Ernest Meade
White Post
Sale of late Mrs Allamong's home near Winchester
The desirable home of the late Mrs Amelia Allamong located five miles north of Winchester will be sold at noon next Saturday in front of the Court House. The sale is conducted as a land sale notice with the stated location and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Allamong
Winchester
Court House
Pure Food Store Closed All Thanksgiving Day
A closing notice states the Pure Food Store will be closed all day on Thanksgiving from 24 to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Workers and customers are advised to plan accordingly.
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Pure Food
Holiday Hours At Post Office Observe Limited Schedule
The post office will follow a holiday schedule with the general delivery and stamp window open 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. There is no city or rural delivery and no mail collected from city boxes until evening. Money order service is unavailable. all mails will be dispatched as usual and distributed in lock boxes.
Let the Valley Give Grateful Thanks Editorial
The Shenandoah Valley, spared drought and collapse while other regions suffer, is urged to give thanks on Thanksgiving. The piece praises local abundance from farms and pantries, notes regional prosperity, and calls for prayer for others as well as gratitude for God’s blessings. It contrasts valley plenty with northern mining hardship and stresses unity, faith, and service.
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America
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Liverpool Apple Market Sees Low Spirits And High Supplies
The Liverpool apple market remains depressed as supply outstrips demand. Cable reports from G. Cooper, Harnden and Company detail sales from cargoes aboard the Laconia and Belray, with prices in today’s Liverpool auction across Yorks U S No 1, Utility, Ben Davis, Winesaps, Staymans and Black Twigs. Totals show 75,902 barrels and 26,326 boxes nationwide.
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Liverpool
G. Cooper, Harnden and Company
Apple
Laconia
Belray
Yorks
U. S
Ben Davis
New York
London
Glasgow
Manchester
Fine Bass Taken From Back Creek
Elmer E. Wingfield of the Winchester post office returned from Back Creek after noon fishing with four black bass of excellent size. The largest weighed a little over two pounds. Wingfield, an expert angler, rarely returns from an outing without a good string of fish.
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Elmer E. Wingfield
Winchester
Back Creek
Mr. Wingfield
Best Assortment of Jewelry at Hodgson and Brown
Santa Claus endorses Hodgson and Brown inviting customers to visit the store to view a large jewelry assortment before buying elsewhere. The notice emphasizes the store as a destination for jewelry purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Mt Falls sale offers stock, implements and antiques
At Mt Falls, Idaho on November 27 sale begins at 10 o clock with selling of stock implements and household goods including antiques. Local sale notices describe a complete liquidation of items from the property.
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Mt. Falls
Fli
Epworth League Thanksgiving Service Planned
The Epworth League of Brad dock Street Methodist Church South invites all church members and friends to an early Thanksgiving service at 6:30 tomorrow morning. The Rev. E D Witherspoon of Highland Avenue Presbyterian will deliver the address, with musical selections and readings from local church members.
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Epworth League of
Braddock Street
Melvin Miller
Earl Sheetz
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Members
The
Brethren Church
Reading
Miss Garnet
Hamrick
Evva Stouffer
Harry Stouffer
Eugene D Witherspoon
Eloise Caldwell
Sim van O'Connell
Harold Rowe
Three Killed Five Injured In Auto Crash
Three persons died and five were seriously injured when a car was demolished by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near Homer City Pennsylvania. The victims were Jasper Kunkle 40 Mrs At ene 35 and her older son Mrs Kunkle and four children. They were taken to a hospital at Indiana where doctors doubted their chances of recovery.
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Homer City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jasper Kunkle
Ene
Daniel C Baker of Frederick County Dies at Home
Daniel C Baker a longtime Frederick County resident near Vaucluse died at his home at 1 a m after a yearlong illness. He was about 69 or 70, unmarried, with two sisters surviving. He helped found the old Baker cannery, later worked for Hess Carriage Co and in painting. Funeral tomorrow at 11 a m from his home with Rev H Eugene Richardson officiating, burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers are his nephews Paul Dettra Carson Dettra Emmett Dettra Elmer Kimmell Smith Henshaw Claude B Stickley.
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Daniel C. Baker
Frederick County
Vaucluse
Baker
Daniel and
Alcinda Kline Baker
Kline's Mill
Brethren Church
Quinter Baker
Meeting For Beekeepers And Fruit Growers
Beekeepers and orchardists are invited to a lecture in the Handley Library hall on Friday November 27 at 2 p m. H W Weatherford a bee specialist from Virginia Tech will discuss wintering bees and other important winter problems. Weatherford is noted as one of Virginia’s most successful beekeepers bringing practical experience to attendees.
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Handley Library
H. W. Weatherford
V. P. I. College of Agriculture
Weatherford
Virginia
Sale of Stocks Belonging to Estate of Yate Chas M Ebert
Sale of valuable stocks will be held in front of Court House at 11 oclock next Saturday November 28. The estate includes 62 shares local bank stock 20 shares Winchester Cold Storage 12 National Fruit Product 25 Colonial Brick and other stocks. See sale bill on page 2.
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Belonvine
Yate Chas
M. Ebert
Court House
Winchester
Unemployed Relief Shows Raise 120.70 in Local Benefit
A community benefit program yielded 120 dollars and 70 cents from two movie shows at Habie’s Palace and Warner Brothers Capitol. Mayor F. Amos Shryock will pass the funds to the Winchester Chapter of the American Red Cross for distribution. Local theater staffs worked gratis and proceeds support unemployed residents through Red Cross aid.
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Hable's Palace
Warner Brother
Capitol Theatres
F. Amos Shryock
Winchester Chapster
American Red Cross
Herman H. Habie
Habie's Palace
J. Fred Thomas
Warner’ Brother
Capitol
Ralphs. Fansler
the Star
Palace
Moving Picture
Palace Theatres
Red Cross
Handley High School
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Cold Weather For Thanksgiving In Many Areas
A.P. forecast places west and northwest snow with Thanksgiving turkey. The nation’s outlook: Northwest cold and snow. Middlewest cloudy and warmer. Alleghanies clear and cold. Northeast fair and colder. South fair and cooler. Southwest fair and warmer. Pacific fair and frosty. Upper Rockies snow flurries and colder.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West
Northwest
Middlewest
Pacific
Rockies
West Is Found Not Guilty Of Slaying Allers
Edward West, a Maryland convict, was acquitted of murdering Frankie Allers who was stabbed to death in the penitentiary shower room last May 24. West returns to the prison to continue a 20 year term for a prior lottery establishment holdup. Allers was described as a squealer for the Norris gang whose testimony had put four members away for life.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Edward West
Maryland
Frankie Allers
Penitentiary
West
Allers
William B. Norris
Help To Save Others From The White Plague
A short support notice urges caution to prevent tuberculosis spread and lauds the Anti- Tuberculosis Association for teaching patients and families how to take simple precautions. The passage calls for gratitude for this public health service.
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Anti- Tuberculosis Association
Chinese Students Demand War Against Japan Riots
Shanghai reports say more than 8,000 Chinese students rioted to press for war against Japan, blocking rail traffic and demanding China withdraw to the League of Nations and the execution of Chang Hsueh-biang. At Haotsishan, 60 Chinese and 4 Japanese were killed. Japanese forces captured Sinmminfu near Mukden. The League council considered a US Dawes proposal on Far East affairs as a turning point.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Japan
Nanking
China
League of Nations
Chang Hsueh-biang
Manchuria
Mukden
Haotsishan
Peiping
Sinmminfu
Washington
League of Nar Council
Meetim Hovitty
Dawes
Challenge Of Wets Accepted By Dry Forces
The Lane was authorized today by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Dry dimes will beat wet dollars in a nationwide one day drive for one million dimes to support prohibition. The group claims seven wet millionaires funded 60 percent of 1931 funds. they warn against a rich class trying to buy repeal of the constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperanes Union
Eeero
Sol
Mammoth Turnip Exhibited by G C Thompson in Middletown
G C Thompson of Middletown, this county, exhibited a mammoth turnip at The Star office weighing 6.5 pounds. He grew another of 7.5 pounds in the same patch this season. The large turnips are solid through. Thompson raised 100 bushels this year with ready sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Thompson
Middletown
Star Office
Thompson
Thanksgiving dinner at White Palace notes Illness of Little Miss Waddell Henry
Thanksgiving at the White Palace Restaurant was described as somewhat improved for Little Miss Waddell Henry who has been seriously ill at her parents home, Mr and Mrs W C Henry, 1011 South Cameron Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddell Henry
W. C. Henry
South
Cameron Street
Christmas Seals Campaign Urges Annual Help for Health
The plea emphasizes protecting families from infection and calls on readers to contribute once a year by buying Christmas seals. The message stresses community aid and public health through ongoing support.
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Sterling
Harnden & CO
Scotland
Winchester Steam Laundry
Margaret L., Hodgson
Sister
Council Haar
Santa Claus
J. L. Moore
Epworth League
County
Mayor O
White Palace
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