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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1931

Page

8

Berryville Social Roundup Highlights Local Guests

A series of visits and gatherings in Berryville Virginia features Rev Dr Charles Stribling of Orange planning meetings starting November 9. Local and visiting families from Clarke county Shenandoah Junction Winchester and Washington DC era include Mrs Ora Price Mrs Leslie McCull ar, Miss Nelle Putman Miss Clara Journey Mrs J Russell Young and Captain John Baldwin Neill Jr with extended weekends at homes like Frankford and Sunset Hills.

Berryville Charles R. Stribling Orange Berryville Presbyterian Church Mary Milldred Sullivan Daughters of Confederacy New York Shenandoah Junction Robert E. Lee Sullivan Mary Mildred Hammond Clarke County Frank V. Tilford Milton Valley L. A. Parker E. L. McClurkan Nelle Putman Pineville McClurkan Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church Charles H. Phillips J. B. Groves Dayton Frances R. Wolfe Berryville High School Rittenhour Lucy Carroway Jack Carroway Washington E. Jequelin Smith Smithfield Woman's Auxiliary Diocese of Virginia Middleburg Rested Mountain Mission Charlottesville John Baldwin Neill Jean Elizabeth Evanston, NL Neill John B. Neill Curtis-Reynolds Glenview Ill William Wattles Thomas McCormick Frankford Alexandria Charles Ellet Cabell Charles Town Walter Washington A. Smith Bowman Sunset Hills C. T. A McCormick Nannie Thomas J. M. H. Clagett Frank Sommers Lewis N. Glover John D. Richardson Childs Alice Ferguson H. B. Whiting Frank B. Whiting John S. Goldsmith Annie Cabell Moore Samuel Chew Williams Joseph F. Moore David H. Allen H. C. Warden Jaquelin Powers Emily Powers William S Powers William S. Powers J. S

East Harvard professor cites births and Hungary toil figures

Prof E M East of Harvard notes 150000 births daily and over 4 million people work farmland in Hungary. An informative note calls the Great Wall of China the largest structure by material used, as cited by the Richmond Times Dispatch in reference to the Wickersham report.

E. M. East Harvard University Hungary Great Wall China

Red Cross Regent Drive Adds Local Contributors

The local Red Cross chapter announces an additional list of contributors. The final roll call will be published Saturday and any omissions should notify the Red Cross office by 10 a.m. Saturday. The list includes numerous individuals and businesses in Middletown and surrounding areas.

Red Cross W. E. Cooper & Son Jack Coffee Mamman’s Dollar Store Middletown

Brucetown Social Notes Visit Nearby Towns

Brucetown Virginia residents report weekend visits and greetings. Andy Whitacre and daughter Rhodelle visited Walter Haymaker in Armel Saturday evening. James Palmer of Chicago stayed with W. B. Timberlake. Marion Marshall of Swimley called on J. R. Smith. James Grant of Winchester visited S. J. Swimley Sr. Whitacre called on friends in Gore and Capon Bridge. Newton Clark returned to the parsonage after a stay with Van Dyke Clark in Huntington. Burr Harrison visited F. H. Swimley. John Snapp family drove to Hagertown to spend Sunday with friends.

Brucetown Andy. Whitacre Rhodelle Walter Haymaker Armel James Palmer Chicago W. B. Timberlake Marion Marshall Swimley J. R. Smith James Grant Winchester S. J. Swimley Andy Whitacre Gore and Capon Bridge Newton Clark van Dyke Clark Huntington W. Va Burr P. Harrison F. H. Swimley John Snapp Hagerstown

New Spectacles Promise Breakproof Clarity at Low Cost

Capitol Spectacle Co offers guaranteed spectacles costing 1.98 with 10 day free trial. If readers find them not equal to 20 dollar brands, they owe nothing. Orders flood in from around the world as proof of the claim. The trial requires name address and age sent to 10 N Clark St Chicago Dept RA-86.

Chicago Capitol Spectacle Co N. Clark St Dept Ill Adv

Saving Lost When A Fire Destroys Home

CLARKSBURG W V Oct 29 His life in which he had drawn from banks and hidden in a trunk at home were lost when the dwelling of G D Nichol son farmer and water well contractor near this city was burned. The fire is believed to have been caused by a spark from an open grate. Nothing was saved excepting some canned goods. Nicholson said today he didn't care to tell the amount he lost friends say it was considerable.

Clarksburg G. D. Nicholson Nicholson

Apple Market Shipping Update From Winchester to Martinsburg

Shipping point notes for Tuesday show a mostly steady apple market in Winchester Virginia through Martinsburg and Shenandoah Cumberland Potomac districts. Demand is slow, carloads ship FOB with prices listed for Yorks Staymans Delicious and Black Twigs, including barrel and tub sizes and local bulk figures. Admiral Charles Wilkes first sighted the Antarctic continent January 16 1840 at 158 degrees E.

Winchester Martinsburg Shenandoah-Cumberland -Potomac Yorks U Staymans U Staymans U. S Yorks U. S Charles Wilkes

How One Woman Lost 20 Lbs of Fat

A vintage diet ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method. It claims rapid weight loss in three weeks, increased energy, clearer skin, and youthful vitality. The piece urges taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning and avoiding pastry and fatty foods.

Baker's Drug Store

Bank Closing Notices On Election Day Holiday

Banks announce closures on Tuesday November 3 election day as a legal holiday with payments on maturing paper deferred to Wednesday November 4 Brera YOST cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company Shenandoah Valley National Bank Commercial and Savings Bank Union Bank of Winchester all close on the holiday with payments to resume the following banking day GEO B BUSHNELL AL JOHN L SLOAT WM G HARDY and GEO B BUSHNELL named as cashiers at respective banks.

Brera Yost Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company WM G. Hardy Shenandoah Valley National Bank John L Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank Geo. B. Bushnell Union Bank of Winchester

Fireproofing Buildings Could Cut Nations Fire Loss

Fire prevention expert Capt. Theodore Trivett argues in the Firemen's Fund Record that modern fire safety hinges on fire resistant design. Building plans, enclosed stairways and fire doors, wire glass and sprinkler systems, plus careful heating and electrical work, can greatly reduce annual losses believed to total about half a billion dollars.

Firemen’s Fund Record Theodore Trivett Fire Prevention Bureau San Francisco Calif Ameri

S.S.S. Tonic Promises Health Renewal Through Blood Strength

An old advertisement touts S.S.S. as a tonic to boost vitality and resistance. It links fatigue pimples paleness and poor appetite to weak blood and claims S.S.S. has a century long proven record. The text urges readers to start taking S.S.S. for renewed strength and happiness.

8.S.S

Testing and labeling standards for building materials rise

The article notes that fire conditions can be reproduced for tests reducing uncertainty. Underwriters Laboratories and the U S Bureau of Standards conduct material tests. Approved tests yield compliance labels indicating standards met.

United States Bureau of Standards

First American Acre Mobile in 1892 by Duryea Founder

The 1892 acre mobile in the United States was built by its inventor C Duryea who later won the first American contest in Chicago in November 1895.

United States C. Duryea Chicago

Anxious crowd questions Mr Gan on use of device

Detroit News notes public curiosity about whether a man named Gan will swallow a device or wear it on the ear. The brief mentions Mr Hoover and unnamed focal committees guiding unemployed individuals.

Detroit News Mr. Hoover

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Stribling Regent Drive E. R. Sperry Charles Legge J. R. Watson Lutie Rogers C. E. Coughill Clyde Thompson L. A. Hammack G. W. Ropp W. A. Everly C. E. Reely M. M. Rhodes Gussie Guyer Mary Murray Raymond Long Pauline Hudson May Ginn M. H. Rhodes R. A. Larrick R. A. Latrick Walter Little Herbert Jones E. H APPLE Texaco Motor Winchester Cold Storage Co Bond Bros Lupton Orchard Service Co Virginia Barrel Co CANDY Brazil Myra Monet Chocolates Rockcroft Tomato Juice Betsy Ross Restaurat Grayson Grocery Eagle Meat Market Fair Play Store B. W. Sargent Virgini Bailey Brothers Riley’s Pure Food Store E. A. McGlathery People’s Drug Store Aurant Garcia Battle Creek Revelation Dean’s Kidney Colgate’s Revelation Cigarettes Polish Ayer Bell Father John Mc Hall Hill Grove Pape Cecillana Penslar Scott’s Emulsion D. Menthol Smith Bros. Doug Vick Peoples Service Drug Store North Main Street
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