Stribling Dies From Motor Accident Injuries
William Young Stribling heavyweight boxer died at 6 a m in Ga after injuries from a Sunday motorcycle accident. He lapsed into unconsciousness hours earlier as physicians noted his vitality allowed a long fight. Surrounded by family he succumbed to complications from internal injuries after his left foot and pelvis were crushed in the collision with a car.
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Sakton Associated Press
William (Young) Stribling
Stribling
Senate Trial Questions Davis Role In Moose Lottery Date
In New York on October 3, testimony raised that United States Senator James J. Davis set the date for a Moose drawing at Mooseheart Illinois. Davis and Theodore G. Miller face charges of initiating lottery ticket distribution across state lines.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
James J. Davis
Mooseheart
Ill
Order of Moose
Davis
Moose
Theodore G. Miller
Moose Propagation Ent
Many Shooters To Take Part In Matches Oct. 5
Winchester Gun Club will hold an annual fall shoot on Thursday October 5 to decide the champion shooter across Frederick Warren and Shenandoah counties. Teams from Washington Richmond Richmond Baltimore and shooters from the counties are expected. Trophies will go to team champions and prizes to the high shooter on each team. Prizes also for singles champion high overall and low gun for the entire program. Spectators welcomed as the event features federal rifle shooting. The program includes 100 targets 16 yards 12 doubles and 25 handicap targets.
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Winchester Gun Club
Frederick
Warren
Shenandoah
Aso
Washington
Richmond
Repolis
Baltimore
Mr. Barnhart Faces Task on Veterans Claims
A. P. Barnhart, after a weekend at his home, returned to Richmond to meet a regional committee reviewing presumptive compensation claims of former servicemen. The panel handles thousands of cases with careful detail, slowing progress. Barnhart said Winchester and Frederick County veterans’ claims should go to the Washington office, not Richmond.
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A. P. Barnhart
Richmond
Dolfuss Wounded in Attack at Parliament Entrance
Chancellor Engelbert Dolfuss was shot twice and slightly wounded at the Vienna Parliament entrance. One bullet hit his left arm and another grazed the chest. An ex-soldier, recently discharged, was arrested in connection with the attack.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Engelbert Dolfuss
Third Regiment of Infantry
Wade Shoemaker Declares Battle With Difficulty
Wade Shoemaker appeared in police court under a vagrancy charge and received six additional months of confinement from Judge Donald L. Weems. Previously freed on habeas corpus on recognizance, he remains in the Winchester area.
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Wade Shoemaker
Donald L. Weems
Shoemaker
Winchester
Bruno Jenkins
College Park
Hershall Denroy
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Frazier Elected VP of North American Vehicle Officials
T McCall Frazier, Virginia director of motor vehicles, was elected vice-president of the North American Conference of Motor Vehicle Administrators. He represents the southern division after addressing the group in Chicago on highway safety and periodical vehicle inspections. Virginia conducts such inspections under his direction and he urged states to require bonding for official inspection stations.
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T. McCall Frazier
Virginia
North American Conference of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Chicago
Frazier
Virginian
Evangelistic Meetings Attract Good Interest In Saumsville
The Rev. S. J. Good and Rev. Warren Baldwin spent yesterday in this city after assisting in evangelistic meetings at Saumsville Virginia. The series will continue through Friday evening in Rev Baldwin's church with good crowds and strong interest.
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S. J. Good
Saumsville
Warren Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
George Machine Gun Kelly Arrives in Oklahoma Jail Trial
George Machine Gun Kelly arrives at the municipal airport in Oklahoma chained and escorted by federal agents. He is accompanied by his wife as authorities prepare for his trial following an alleged outlaw career.
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George Machine Gun Kelly
Oklahoma
Memphis
Kelly
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Urschel
New Yorkers Triumph in Opening Contest
Giants defeat Senators 4 to 2 in a seesaw opener as Ott leads with four hits and scoring runs, Cruz, Cruz, and Schulte key Giants hits. Hubbell earns eight strikeouts for the day while Cronin and Bluege contribute for the Senators.
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Goslin
Moore
Terry
Sewell
Ott
Davis
Jackson
Schulte
Senators
Cronin
Bey
Hubbell
Kuhel
Mancuso
Giants
Ryan
Myer
Pop
Bluege
Offering
Bounder
Stewart
Cruz
Critz
Russell
Manush
Kubel
Crutz
Kunel
Moore Schulte
Kuhei
Bleuge
Dave Harris
Parents Alarm Triggers Brucetown School Closure
Three or four cases of scarletina appeared at the Brucetown school last week prompting quarantines by family physicians and Dr C R Anderson. Authorities said the cases were mild and urged no closure yet many parents kept children home causing the school to close. Fumigation planned and reopening expected next week. teachers are Dorothy Flowers and Grace Carpenter.
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Brucetown
C. R Anderson
Frederick County
Dorothy Flowers
Grace Carpenter
New Blossoms And Leaves Put Out On Trees
Heavy rains in August and heat in September trigger new leaf growth and blossoms on trees. A Philip Fowie orchard apple branch with perfect blossoms was brought to The Star office. A pear tree over 100 years old in southeastern city lawn shows new leaves for a second time in months. In Purcellville Virginia Mrs. W F Norman has two lilac bushes in full bloom a second time this season. Maryland cherry apple and pear trees also bloom on the eastern shore.
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Philip Fowie
Martinsburg Pike
Star Office
Purcellville
W. F. Norman
Maryland
Veteran Postman Retires After 35 Years of Service
Martinsburg postman Anthony M. Staubley ends a 35 plus year career under four postmasters. He delivered about twelve and a quarter million pieces of mail, averaging 20 miles daily. He plans hunting and fishing in retirement and received an electric clock from fellow employees. Staubley is related to local residents Mrs. C. Frank Grim and Mrs. John W. North.
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Anthony M. Staubley
Martinsburg
Staubley
C. Frank Grim
John W. North
Knights of Pythias Convene Grand Lodge Meeting in Martinsville
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Virginia holds a three day convention in Martinsville with Winchester Lodge No. 65 represented by J Madison Spurr and Leonard I. Miller attending. An elaborate program and awards are planned amid rising lodge activity and memberships.
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Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Virginia
Martinsville
Winchester Lodge
J. Madison Spurr
Leonard I. Miller
President Roosevelt Returns From Legion Meeting in New York
President Roosevelt arrived in New York shortly after noon from his trip to the American Legion convention and Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. He went at once to his home on Sixty fifth Street and will not attend the World Series opening game to focus on national matters.
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Associated Press
New York
Roosevelt
American Legion
Chicago
Sixty-fifth Street
Worship as the living center of church life described
The piece argues Federation of City Churches should embody interior worship that unites diverse church types. It envisions worship as social and corporate, delivering divine inflow, renewed confidence, and societal renewal through Christ-spirit, while stressing worship must feed spiritual life and realign human relationships.
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Ciuzch
Church Auxiliary Meeting at Braddock Street M E Church
Auxiliary No 2 of the Women s Missionary Society of Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South will meet at 8 o clock this evening at the home of Mrs W Edward Brill 201 Boscawen Street Assisting hostesses are Mrs Leslie Carper Mrs Harvey Carper and Mrs H R Tredway
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Women’s Missionary Society
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. Edward Brill
Boscawen Street
Leslie Carper
Harvey Carper
H. R. Tredway
Stone Church of Green Spring Hosts 25 Cent Country Dinner
The Old Stone Church Memorial Association invites the public to a benefit country dinner at the county curb market room on Market Street from 11 30 a m to 7 30 p m. Proceeds help restore the Green Spring church and schoolhouse with anecdotes of Civil War days and a locked church memory shared by locals.
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Ladies of the
Old Stone Church Memorial Association
Market Street
Cc. P. Bailey
Old Stone Church
Green Spring
Little Headway Made By Stocks Trading Dull
New York stock market opened with dull trading as investors showed indecision. Inflation concerns eased slightly, gold stocks rose on export price boosts, but railroad shares remained weighed down. Sterling opened at 4.79 dollars and call money stood at 0.75 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter Longfield Apple Dealer Dies in England
A cable from England informs of the death Sunday night of Walter V. Longfield a prominent apple dealer at his home in Newcastle England He is survived by his widow a daughter and a son Vincent who worked with him in the business He was a Rotary Club member in Newcastle and had many friends in Virginia during visits to this city.
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Walter V. Longfield
Newcastle
Eny
Vincent Longfield
Longfield
Rotary Club of
Rotary Club
Virginia
Star Sessions Held In London Patents Court
A public session notes that the Patents Court in London sits almost daily and handles cases involving thousands of pounds, with non public access to some proceedings.
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London
Patents Court
For Rent Listings Entered From City Advertisements
Classified notice of multiple rental options including rooms apartments and garages with addresses such as 303 Pair ment Ave 18 Peyton Streets Davis Grocery 411 N Loudoun St West Cork St and 371 National Ave. Several entries show occupancy status contact numbers and dates in 1911 era shorthand.
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Pairment Ave
Peyton Streets
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Wade
Pythian Knights
Legion
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Mr. Bailey
C. P. Bailey
Stewart Fries
Burson
State Horticultural Force
4H B McCormac
Walter Longfield
England
Davis Grocery
Loudoun St
Cork
Kuhn
Mrs Buckley
South Stewart St
Valley Food Co
Clifford St
Wm R. Willis
National Ave
North Kent Street
Morningside Drive
Cider American Cooperage Co
Apple Storage
Willis Bicycle Shop
Amherst St
Baugh
Billy Baker
Martin
Marian Martin
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