Winchester Guard mobilizes for Danville strike unrest
Colonel Opie orders the Virginia National Guard from Winchester to Danville to quell disorders tied to the Dan River and Riverside cotton mill strike. The call follows a factory whistle signaling soldiers to assemble. troops depart on a special B and O train with a plan to join Staunton and Harrisonburg units, destination Danville. The mobilization marks a rare domestic emergency since earlier border calls.
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Winchester
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Virginian National Guard
H. L. Opie
Staunton
Danville
Dan River
Riverside
Paul Hartman
Lawrence C. Hollis
Virginia Woolen Company
East Piccadilly Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Méd
Harrisonburg
Opie
National Guard
Wilson
Virginia
Minister urges Thanksgiving gratitude at joint Rotary Kiwanis lunch
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel minister Rev. Witherspoon addressed about a hundred Rotarians and Kiwanians at the George Washington Hotel. He urged thankfulness for life’s many gifts and noted the rarity of genuine gratitude. D. E. Stultz led Kiwanis. Lester Arnold led Rotary. Cy Mee supervised songs. a charity football game was proposed for December 5. ticket committee was named. guests and new members were introduced before adjourning after Doxology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
George Washington Hotel
Mr. Witherspoon
Kiwanis Club
D. E. Stultz
Kiwanis
Lester Arnold
Rotary Club
Cy Mee
Rotarians
Kiwanians
Stultz
S. W. A.handley
Jack Engle
Howard Solenberger
Frank Lovett
Louis Wender
C. B. Carr
Donald Nixdorff
Henry Baker
Meyer Hamburger
F. A. Shryock
Mobilization Ordered as Virginia Troops Move to Danville
Governor Pollard directed Colonel H L Opie of Staunton to deploy the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry Virginia National Guard. Troops were dispatched by special trains toward Danville within an hour to quell disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie
Pollard
Commonwealth
Pittsylvania County
Union
Associated Press
Richmond
Danville
H. L. Opie
Staunton
Winchester Hospital Appeals for Thanksgiving Gifts
Miss William Anderson urges Winchester and surrounding counties to support Winchester Memorial Hospital. The appeal notes the hospital serves all, including the poor, with 2,169 patients admitted last year from multiple counties and even other states. Patients were charged varied daily rates, totaling 6,074.14 in charges. Continued on Page Nine.
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Winchester
William Anderson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Erage Tor
Frederick
Rappahanock
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
West Virginia
Blizzard Delays White Thanksgiving Hope In Winchester
Winchester experiences early snow with flurries threatening a white Thanksgiving. Forecasters predicted a snowy spell along the Atlantic coast as Handley meets Martinsburg, but the forecast shifted with afternoon flurries. Temperatures dropped as a whitening trend looms for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Atlantic Seaboard
Mr. McVicar Takes Oath As Revenue Commissioner Here
Charles P. McVicar, prominent business man, was appointed by Judge Philip Williams to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles W. Trenary as Winchester revenue commissioner. He qualified in Corporation Court, posted a $3,000 bond with Maryland Casualty Company, and appointed Miss Sarah M. Forney as deputy. McVicar began duties at City Hall and will serve three years to January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. McVicar
Philip Williams
Winchester
Chas W. Trenary
Corporation Court Clerk
Trenary
McVicar
McCicar
Maryland Casualty Company
Sarah M Forney
Revenue
City Hall
General Observance of Day of Thanks in Winchester
Thanksgiving day will bring a near halt to business in Winchester with banks courts and offices closed or reduced hours. Handley Library Handley Schools and Handley football team host Martinsburg high school at Handley stadium. Union services at Grace Lutheran Church 10 30 am led by Rev Dr S L Flickinger with Christ Church 9 30 am in charge of Rev Robert B Nelson. Memorial Hospital donation from Christ Church offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley Library
Handley
Handley Stadium
Martinsburg
Grace
Lutheran Church
S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Evening Star
Christ Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert B. Nelson
Brinton
Grace Lutheran Church
Handley Pupils Bring Gifts For Local Hospital
Handley High School pupils collected canned fruit apples potatoes pickles cereals sugar and delicacies for Winchester Memorial Hospital. Express wagon delivered baskets to rooms then gifts were moved to the hospital where Miss Lillian Anderson gratefully received them. Principal Garland R. Quarles said the total is the largest in school history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lillian Anderson
Garland R. Quarles
Kiwanis Backer Supports Charity Game for Unemployed
D E Stultz president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club voices strong support for the Handley High School versus Shenandoah Valley Academy charity football game planned for December 5 at Handley Stadium. He urges merchants and citizens of Winchester and Frederick County to contribute to the worthwhile cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Handley Stadium
Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Simple Funeral Service For Mr Jolliffe Held
The funeral for Town send 8S Jolliffe Winchester prominent businessman and church member died Sunday after weeks of illness. Services were at 11 am from his home 517 South Washington Street with Rev E A Lambert and Rev Boyd V Switzer officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included John M Fishpaw R Frank Barr Dr C R Anderson John W Rosenberger Herbert S Larrick and Cecil Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Jolliffe
Winchester
South
Washington Street
E. A. Lambert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Johnffe
Boyd V. Switzer
Staunton
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John M. Fishpaw
R. Frank Barr
C. R. Anderson
John W. Rosenberger
Herbert S. Larrick
Cecil Bailey
Former Customs Agents Arrested in Beer and Liquor Smuggling Case
In Detroit on November 26 six former customs patrol inspectors and three other men faced conspiracy charges tied to smuggling beer and liquor from Canada into the United States. The warrant also named nearly a dozen additional men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Customs Patrol
Canada
United States
Gregory H. Frederick
Executive Committee Meeting of Grace Lutheran Bible Class
The executive committee of the Grace Lutheran Men's Bible Class is requested to meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Men's Bible Class Room at Grace Church. Important business to be transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Bible Class
Grace Lutheran Sunday School
Grace Hirch
Benefit Grid Game Endorsed by Rotary Club
The Star reports the Handley High School and Shenandoah Valley Academy football game on December 5 will aid drought and unemployment relief with all ticket proceeds going to relief efforts. Rotary Club of Winchester endorses the event and urges community support and business participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Handley High School
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Rotary Club of
Lester D. Arnold
Rotary Club
Apple Crop Reports From Canada and Europe
Foreign Agricultural Service notes October to November reports on apple crops. Canada projects 3,166,000 barrels nationwide with British Columbia at 4,682,000 boxes, up 42 percent. England and Wales see scarce dessert apples but cooking varieties available. Continental Europe confirms generally short crops, with late varieties scarce and domestic supply nearing market exhaustion by late November.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
Canadian
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
England
Wales
Fred A. Motz
Europe
Foreign Service
Steere
Berlin
Thanksgiving Day Publication Notice
The Star will not publish on Thursday November 27 as Thanksgiving Day observed. The Evening Star notes the holiday schedule and will resume normal publication afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Apples For Sale At Butler's Packing House
Butter's Packing House lists apples for sale priced at 500 to 2.00 per bushel with the date code 11-25-1p-31 indicating a sale listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler’s Packing House
Cold snap plummets temps across eastern states
A broad cold wave brings snow and freezing temperatures from New York to Maryland. NYC hits season low of 34 with 16 degree drop from 50. Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee also report near freezing readings and light snow. West and Midwest report deaths and widespread exposure as people seek shelter. Frostburg Maryland sees two inches of snow with heavier fall in higher elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Mercury
New York City
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Northwest
West Bend
Iowa
Lebanon
Ind
Milwaukee
Richmond
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
Maryland
Frostburg
Legion Urges Return of Blanket Books by Saturday
J. R. Martin, manager of the blanket ticket campaign for the American Legion football game this Saturday November 29, announced that all books whether sold or unsold must be returned to headquarters by Saturday November 29. He noted early returns improve blanket selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Martin
American Legion
Prayer service at Grace Lutheran Church tonight
The regular mid week service is scheduled at Grace Lutheran Church tonight at 7 30. The Rev Dr L A Thomas will deliver a sermon on the theme Happy Though in the Shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
L.A. Thomas
Bond Bros Sells Apples As Jobless In New York Demonstrate
Jobless New Yorkers selling apples for sustenance show apple jack need not be a drink. Bond Bros now stocking the item as a novelty or practical supply in a period of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
PROMPTITUDE ADVERTISMENT FOR LAUNDRY SERVICE
A small notice for Winchester Steam Laundry lists phone numbers 28 and 29 with service days Monday Wednesday Saturday. The ad mentions promptness and dependable cleaning from a local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Jones Woolen Co. creditors meet at local plant
About thirty creditors gathered yesterday at the Jones Woolen Company plant. A sole trustee W C Armstrong was appointed to handle affairs of the bankrupt firm. A creditors committee was named to appraise assets and review claims totaling about 189 408 88. The Chicago Wool Company claims disputed include a 24 000 bill. The stockholders protective committee will continue to press for asset purchase and recovery of investments.
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Arthur G. Jones Woolen Company
Edward C. Martz
Harrisonburg
Jones Woolen Company
Chicago Wool Company
W. C. Armstrong
John I. Sloat
The
Commercial and Sa Bank
J. H. Yost
II Partners and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
B. E. Russell
Brucetown
H. B. McCormac
Virginia Woolen C
L. D. Grubbs
Stockholders Protective Committee
Charles P. McVicar
Burr P. Harrison
W. L. Irwin
H. C. Sheetz
L. Elwood Smith
Chicago
Ill
Campaign Chairman Appeals For Help In Winchester Tuberculosis Drive
Mrs. D. W. Ritenour, chairman, writes to Winchester and Frederick County citizens seeking support for the tuberculosis drive. She stresses TB's ongoing toll and the goal of funding Christmas seals to aid victims, promising a merrier Christmas for recipients in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
D. W. Ritenour
Barber Shop Schedule in East Boscawen Street
Will be open Wednesday night until 9 p m. Closed Thursday. Russell Carpenter's Barber Shop, East Boscawen St. (1p-11)
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Russell Carpenter
East Boscawen St
Notice to creditors of Charles W. Trenary estate
All persons who may be indebted to or have claims against the estate of Charles W. Trenary deceased should contact Anita M. Trenary the executrix for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Trenary
Anita M. Trenary
Bread of Unexcelled Flavor for Thanksgiving Dinner
A bread advertisement promises unexcelled flavor to make Thanksgiving dinner a real enjoyment. The copy highlights the product as essential for holiday table success and urges readers to include it in their feast.
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E. D. Witherspoon
Mr. McVicar
Democrats
Mr. Jolliffe
0. S
Legion
Sat
Bond Bros
Front Royal
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