Semi-Pros Open Footbal Season Here On Sunday
The Winchester semi-pros kick off their football schedule this Sunday October 15 at Winchester Park Association grounds facing Hopkins Furniture Company of Alexandria Virginia. The local squad is mostly hometown players with a two week training camp and new jerseys funded by manager and merchants. Alexandria’s team arrives with a large roster of high school and college stars and many fans in attendance.
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Winchester
Winchester Park Association
Hopkins Furniture Company
Alexandria
Prosperity Builders Contest Under Way in Winchester
The Prosperity Builders Contest offers a $64.50 Maytag washer and a $37.50 Philco radio as prizes for the participant with the most wrappers from Lux Rinso Lifebuoy and Lux soap. Edn G. Herman of Lever Bros Co leads store cover outreach with Charles R. Fletcher assisting. The 30 day promotion urges collecting wrappers and weekly drops at Miller and Anderson. 10 top entrants will be named in The Star.
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Prosperity Builders
Philco Radio
Miller and Anderson
Lux
Rinso
Lifebuoy
Edn
G. Herman
Lever Bros. Co
Winchester
Charles R. Fletcher
Starr
Miller
Anderson
Star
Miss Adams Chosen to Represent Red Cross Juniors
Miss Virginia Adams age 15 of Stephens City was selected by the Winchester and Frederick county Red Cross Juniors to attend the regional Red Cross conference in Lexington Virginia on Tuesday October 17. She is a Stephens City High School junior and the daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Adams. Forrest Jones 13 of Stephens City will also represent the county at the meeting.
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Margaret Hurst
Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Virginia Adams
Stephens City
Red Cross
Lexington
Miss Adams
W C. Adams
Forrest Jones
R. L. Jones
Serseney Road
Forrest
Government to Finance Low Cost Housing Projects
Secretary Ickes announced plans for a new government corporation to build and lease or sell low cost housing nationwide. Articles of incorporation outline authority to acquire land in cities through purchase or condemnation for housing projects.
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Washington
Ickes
Cronin Signs Three Year Pact With Washington Senators
Joseph Edward Cronin, youngster manager of the Washington Senators, signed a three year contract to manage the club that won the American League pennant this year. The deal was announced in Washington as Cronin agreed to lead the team for the next three seasons. The pay was not disclosed.
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Washington
Joseph Edward Cronin
Washington Senators
Giants
Harrisonburg Electric Plant Profits Rise in 1932 33
Harrisonburg's municipally owned hydro and steam power plants show a net income of 89 097 for 1932 33 after interest. The city profits fund street work sewerage disposal garbage disposal and a new high school while supplying 4 621 248 kilowatt hours from the Shenandoah river plant at 1 80 mills per kilowatt and 1 986 040 kilowatts from the south plant at 1 cent 3 mills per kilowatt. The light rate is 7 cents per kilowatt hour and power rates range from 12 to 3 cents.
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The
Star
Harrisonburg
John F. Noll
Shenandoah River
Noll
Motor Adjusters To Meet Tonight
Tonight at 8 o clock a meeting will be held in the Handley Library lecture hall for all owners of adjusting stations in Frederick Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties. J T Watkins safety engineer of the state division of motor vehicles will explain new tests and motor regulations. The session aims to prepare bonded adjusting station owners for a six month vehicle test starting November 1 for 15 days. By laws and needed information will be distributed at the meeting.
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Handley Library
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
J T. Watkins
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Public Sale of W S Funkhouser Properties in Virginia and West Virginia
Public sale of three land tracts in Frederick County Virginia and Morgan County West Virginia set by decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court October 2 1933. Auction in Winchester Virginia on November 11 1933 features 65 acre residence tract 33 acre adjacent farm and 246 acre property with buildings and timber. One third cash day of sale with balance financed over two years.
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Frederick County
Virginia
H. N Funkhouser
W S. Funkhouser
Stephens City
P. B. Stickley
White Post Road
Gibson
Inskip
Morgan County
W. Va
James Jolley
Frank Murphy
Angers Store
Bath Road
H. T. Snapp
Co. C. Brannon
Jas. P. Reardon
R. M. M. Lynch
R. Duvall & Dunn
M. M. Lynch
C. C. Brannon
Collegians of Cumberland Seek Armistice Day Game
A letter from Red Sensabaugh playing manager of the Cumberland Collegians football team asks for an Armistice Day game with the opponent. He notes a history of matches on Armistice Day for at least three years and requests proposed guarantees and arrangements.
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Red’ Sensabaugh
Virginia Avenue
Cumberland, Ma
Krakatoa Explosion Loudest Sound Heard 3000 Miles
An authority cites Krakatoa's eruption as producing the loudest sound in civilization, an explosion heard at a distance of about 3000 miles. The record notes the event and its extraordinary reach without precise measurement.
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Krakatoa
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