Concert Society To Canvass Early In Month
The Winchester National Concert Association will run a one week membership drive starting Monday November 4 and ending the following Saturday to establish an audience before concerts. Members pay 3 dollars annually with family memberships at 2.50 each. Only members attend concerts, no single admissions. Local officers include Robert McNally president and a slate of vice presidents secretaries and chairs.
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Winchester National Concert Association
National Concert Association
Winchester
Robert McNally
Harry K. Russell
W. M. Krise
Margaret Halvosa
Alfred Kerfoot
Georgia Conrad
Virginia Cover Russell
Gladys Cochran
Burr Harrison
Peter Yates” Brinton
Ian MacCallum
Richard Griffith, Jr
Final Rites Held for George W. Parish in Frederick County
A large crowd gathered at Fairview Lutheran Church for the funeral of George W. Parish who died after long illness. The service at his home preceded the church rites led by Rev. Siz Goode and others, with hymns readings and floral tributes. Parish, once a postmaster and merchant, later managed a Fred erick County farm and is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren, a brother, and other relatives.
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George W
Fairview Lutheran Church
Frederick County
South
Cameron Street
Siz .Goode
S.L. Fuckinger
Fairview Church
L. B. Williamson
Wardensville
W. Va
C. H. Anderson
Mr. Goode
Miller Brothers
W. A. Bailey
A. J. Kline
Charles Knight
David
Mr. Parish
Nora Parish
Pearl McIlwee
Gordon
June
Arlen McIlwee
Charles W. Parish
Gore
John W. Parish
Card of Thanks for George W. Parish
We thank those who were kind during our father George W. Parish illness and death. Gratitude to ministers for sympathy and comforting remarks, Miller brothers for singing, donors of cars and floral tributes, and all who assisted. Nora Parish and Pearl McIlwee.
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George W. Parish
Miller Brothers
Pikeside Quartet
Ruth Nichols Receives Hope After Fatal Plane Crash
In Troy New York Miss Ruth Nichols, injured in yesterday's crash that killed pilot Capt. Harry Hublitz 42 of New York City, shows slight improvement and may recover if strength holds for two days. Four employees were treated minorly and held a sky wedding after the incident.
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Troy
Ruth Nichols
Harry Hublitz
New York City
Albert B. Moore
Hublitz
Trop Airport
Roads and Schools Take Largest Share of 1935 Virginia Revenue
Virginia's highway and education systems led the 1935 revenue return with the largest shares. The fiscal year ending June 30 1935 totaled 59.5 million dollars with the Highway Department at 21.5 million and education at 14.3 million, while ABC beverages brought in 12.5 million and federal grants added 6.24 million. A final general fund showed no surplus.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Comptroller’s Office
Sidney Day
Highway Department
General Assembly
General Fund of
The
Treasury
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC Board
State Highway Department
Ancient boundary markers traced by old deed descriptions
The Washington Star notes how thousands of deeds describe land boundaries by natural and created markers. Old courses follow streams and two century old line ditches still mark lines through Maryland and Virginia woodlands, even as forests reclaim them.
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Washington Star
Maryland
Virginia Woodlands
Card of Thanks from Mrs Geo Swartz and Family
The Swartz family thanks friends for kindness sympathy and floral tributes after the death of their husband and father. They also express gratitude to the Pikeside quartet and car donors for support.
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Geo. Swartz and Family
Weekend Court Hears Two Mishap Cases
Trial Justice A J Tavenner heard two weekend reckless driving cases. Robert Sandy of Stephens City found guilty and fined ten dollars plus costs for a side swipe near Bartonville early Sunday. Howard Herbaugh of Stephens City acquitted on a similar charge.
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A. J. Tavenner
Robert Sandy
Stephens City
H. D. Lovett
Bartonville
Howard Herbaugh
Make Survey For Sanitary Sewer In Greenwall
City engineer J. R. Brannon yesterday finished a survey for proposed sanitary sewers in Greenwall with WPA allocation. About 3,500 feet of sewer will serve Grove street Euclid street and Purcell avenue. Work start date unknown awaiting relief labor, with workers currently in orchards or by product plants.
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J. R. Brannon
Greenwall
WPA
Grove Street
Euclid Street
Purcell Avenue
Baron Carson Dies at 81 Noted Irish Statesman
Baron Carson of Duncairn died at Cleve Court in Kent at age 81 after a brief illness. The Irish statesman and former first lord of the Admiralty had been inactive since 1933 and faced a long career marked by fierce battles in Parliament and court. His public life included opposition to home rule, Ulster defense efforts, and the Queensberry libel case involving Oscar Wilde.
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Minster
Kent
England
Baron Carson
Admiralty
Cleve Court
Dublin
Lord Carson
Carson
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Baron Carson of
Duncairn
Marquis of Queensberry
Oscar Wild
Baron Carson and the Shenandoah Carson Family Ties
Baron Carson a colorful Irish public figure and cousin to the renowned Shenandoah Valley Carson clan who emigrated from Ireland to the United States.
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Baron Carson
Carson
Shenandoah Valley
Ireland
Death Toll Rises to 13 After Weekend Crashes in Virginia
The Associated Press reports 13 deaths from crashes over the weekend in Virginia. Notable victims include J. D. Peters of Roanoke, Kent Roller of Clinchpoint, and Louis Sparrow of Staunton, all killed or severely injured in collisions. Other injured include A. W. Gillapsie Jr. and Herbert Taylor families, with hospitals in Kingsport, Pulaski, Newport News, and Staunton treating victims amid ongoing worry.
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Associated Press
Old Dominion
J. D. Peters
Roanoke
Kent Roller
Dock Roller
Clinchpoint
Kingsport
Tenn
Louis Sparrow
Staunton
Charlottesville-Staunton
Crozet
Sparrow
University Hospital
Pete
Lee Embrey
Loudoun County
King’s Daughters Hospital
James Eavey
New Hope
Marian Martin Frock Pattern Book Ad
The copy promotes the New Marian Martin Pattern Book offering 40 pages of color illustrations with dozens of sewing patterns for fall and winter. It highlights slenderizing patterns step by step lessons fabric news practical advice and a price of fifteen cents for the book or twenty five cents for book and pattern.
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Marian Martin
Collision injures eight near Staunton and Fredericksburg
A man companion collided with another machine near Staunton while eight people were hurt in a triple crash five miles north of Fredericksburg. One survivor, James L. Johnson, 60, of Alexandria, remains in Mary Washington Hospital. An investigation is set for Stafford courthouse on Oct. 28.
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Staunton
Fredericksburg
Mary Washington Hospital
James L. Johnson
Alexandria
Stafford Courthouse
Primitive Fibers Shape Ancient Basket Styles
Primitive people craft baskets from a wide range of fibers beyond willow and rattan, while modern commercial basket makers rely on willow, wood splints, and rattan to produce their wares.
Gold Discoveries in Colorado Spur Western Gold Rush
Early Colorado gold discoveries clustered around 1858 1850 and 1860 with miners arriving from far and wide under banners reading Pikes Peak or Bust. Native tribes resented the influx while placer claims spread along the eastern slope of the Rockies and beyond the Continental Divide by 1860.
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Colorado
California
Pikes Peak
Colorado Rockies
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John
Miller
John S. Solenberger & CO
A. W. Dove
Burlington
A. C. Kelley
Rada
Dove
R. E. Bayliss
Mary Haslacker
Washington, D. C
John E. Haslacker
Haslackers
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
W. 18Th ST
New York
N. Y
Grim Price
Bedford
Marian Martin Lew
18Th St
APPLE
Jersey City
Storage In Transit
MR. Anton
George Washington Hotel
Pairment Avenue
Stewart St
E. Clifford Street
Wm. M. Richards
Stewart
Valley Ave
Sager
West Gerrard St
N. Main
Nicholson
Kernstown
Mary Elsen
D. P. Magruder
Gulfport
Miss
Yorks
Baldwins
Topahawkins
Staymans
Winesaps
Bens
Apple Pie Ridge
A. O. Barrett
Refrigeration Engineering Institute
M. H. Rosenberger
Hayfield
South Kent Street
Marinello
Pearce
Water Street
E. Piccadilly
Hagerstown Equipment Co., Inc
Hagerstown
Elgin
Hodgson & Brown
Moling & Cather Phone
Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
Timberlake
Basco
Ascot
Balkan
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