Postal extends message service to highways nationwide
Postal Telegraph expands its network via Standard Oil service stations, enabling telegrams, cable grams to foreign points, and radio ship messages from highway sites at regular telegraph rates. Manager Wilgus says drivers can stay in their cars and send messages at service stations, boosting nationwide communications.
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Windheland
Ing
Nial Ae
Standard Oil Company of
New i
America
Wilgus
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
United States
Postal Telegraph
Trials Leave Mark on Veterans Amid Lingering Questions
After years of criminal trials, observers note persistent questions about outcomes and methods. The public weighs the implications for justice and confidence in the legal process and its handling of high profile cases.
Local Saints More Saintly Than Others
An editor delivers a reflective note about leaving town for a season while praising Winchester and its residents as notably saintly. The writer recalls encounters with locals in Washington and remarks on appearances, compliments, and the nature of sainthood among everyday people.
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the Star
Sam
God
Winchester
Washington
Senator
Drought Crisis and Local News Reflections
A reader letter praises The Star as comprehensive and impartial then voices the 1930 drought crisis across states, noting Virginia's relative relief in Winchester apples while Mississippi and others suffer. The note ends with a city memory and a correction about Col. Menefee’s mother’s death in 1917.
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Culpeper
The
Star
Garrell Menefee
Colonel Menefee
Roberta McLaren Holland Menefee
Apple Market Trends in Martinsburg and Rochester Areas
In Martinsburg and surrounding districts demand is slow and the market is dull with few sales. Prices show small upticks for various apple grades and sizes, while bulk and cwt figures vary. nearby Rochester reports a steady to limited demand with similar price adjustments.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland-Shenandoah-Potomac
U.S
Yorks
U. S
Delicious
Ben Davis
Orchard
Rochester
N. Y
Rhode Island
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VOGUE
Loudoun Street
Fuz-Pate
George Washington Hote
Nis
Mr. Hooks
Wallacence
Chevrolet
Canopy Express
Winchester Auto Sales
North Kent St
Marquisette
Cretonnes
Vool
Satine
Virginia
Missouri
Kansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Mmephis
Sippi
Frederick
Northwestern
APPLE
U.S. Market News Service
Eas
R. M. Swimley
George Washington Hotel
Bond Brothers
N. Cameron St
West Boscawen St
Wonder’s Apparel Shop
North Loudoun ST
Winchester, VA
John S. Solenberger & CO. Inc
Lupton Barrel
Lupton Orchard Service CO
N. Loudoun Street
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