Sand Company Plant Burns In Gore Area Fire
Ember caused by a blaze three miles southwest of Gore wiped out the glass sands plant except for one building housing the wasp section. Insurance covers 80,000 of an 100,000 plus loss. a forest fire near the mountain site threat remained. Plant manager John F. Penrose reports quick rebuild plans as suspected arson links to prior Gore fires.
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Gore
John F. Penrose
Winchester
Gore Central
Gore Exchange
Case Co
Hallowe'en Party at John Mann M E Church
The church school will host a Hallowe'en party at John Mann M E Church on Friday evening with a special program. The public is invited to attend and share in a time expected to be enjoyable.
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John Mann M. E
Church’ School
Riley's Coffee Our Moderna Green Bag Offer
The ad promotes Riley's Coffee with a Madena Green Bag coffee at a trial Friday deal. Two pounds priced at five dollars, limited promotional offer for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maderna
Bread Ad Declares Best There Is
Local grocery promotion touts B. and C. Bread as "the best there is" sold by all leading grocers. Portable one-page ad notes classic bread branding with concise pitch.
Public invitation at Reformed Church Sunday school room
An event notice states a public invitation to be held Friday at 8 P M in the Sunday school room of the Reformed Church. The item is brief with limited details and mentions no additional participants or activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
Judge Fishburne No Show In Garber Debate Challenge
Garber and Fishburne faced a last minute impasse over a joint debate on the Smoot Hawley Tariff. Garber urged a meeting before November 4 with a place and time to be set, citing timing conflicts for the Democratic candidate prior to election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishburne
Garber
Strand Theatre
Strasburg
Woodstock
John W. Fishburne
Charlottesville
Hafisonburg
Neagrae
Cas
Coe
Festival Opens at Elkins With Varied Program
Special to The Star Elkins West Virginia October 30 Mountain State Forest Festival opens today and runs through Saturday with an annual aim. Highlights include automobile parade amateur golf at Elkins Country Club Curtiss Wright flying circus Seneca Trail opening ceremony coronation of festival queen band concerts historical pageant and queen Sylvia’s receptions. Friday features sightseeing tours tennis mine rescue demonstration Elkins Shinnston football and Halloween Mardi Gras. Saturday offers grand parade Curtiss Wright flying carnival Davis and Elkins Oklahoma City football classic and oldtime fiddlers event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins Country Club
Curtiss-Wright Flying Circus
Harpers Field
John J. Cornwell
cCurtiss-Wright Flying Circus
Sylvia
Hallhurst
C. L. Perkins
Monongaee National Forest
City Park
Elkins-Shinnston
Ana
Hallowe
County Board Appoints Election Judges Across Precincts
The county announces judge and clerk selections for the upcoming election Tuesday November 4. Names span Neffistown White Hall Gainesboro Dolans Ashton's Middletown Newtown Izgenel Nev Lillard Headley Arm Precincts and more with paired officials and clerks for each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neffistown
Hunter Stine
Clark Hardesty
R P. Chambrelain
J. C. Sherman
L. F. Dorsey
Ore Joan
Huyett
W. B. Timberlake
J. John Jolliffe
Wm. Stipe
Corrie Swimley
White Hall
E. N. Hardy
C. W. Lamp
John Randall
Clerks
Chamber Gainesboro
J. A. R. Snapp
J. Fawcett
H. T. Snapp
A. W. Richard
Carper
S Valley
Earl Carper
George P. Kerns
R. B. Golighity
Wm. Carpenter
T. A. Brown
Dry Run
John Y. Himelright
Wm. Renner
I. S. MclIlwee
H. S. Brill
Hester Himelright
Russell’s
T. 5S. Cooper
Isaac B. Frye
E. A. Richard
C. M. Rosenberger
C. H. White
Gore
W. J
E. B. Comake
W. H. Mp
Erks
B. F. Te
Tam
Harry
Mrs Pifer wills estate to four daughters in equal shares
The 1918 handwritten will of Mrs Mary M Pifer widow of G Wash Pifer from Star Tannery probated in Frederick County Circuit Court directs all funds notes bonds and real estate be equally divided among daughters Annie Brill Margaret Cover Katherine Shenk and Bettie Hockman. Grandchildren receive certain articles and son Elijah is already provided for. Annie Brill qualified as administratrix with will annexed and posted a $9 000 bond.
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Mary M. Pifer
G. Wash. Pifer
Star Tannery
Circuit Court Clerk
Frederick County
Annie Brill
Margaret Cover
Katherine Shenk
Bettie Hockman
Elijah Pifer
Red Cross Call Urges Missed Members to Contact Mrs Barton
As the Red Cross roll call ends, the committee asks members not reached by workers to call Mrs R T Barton. Several subscribers were not found at home, and the Red Cross committee urges them to communicate with Mrs Barton to avoid losing members.
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Red Cross
Mrs. Barton
R. T. Barton
Barton
RED Cross Committee
Urged to Serve Hot Lunches in Clarke Schools
Community actions in Clarke County include calls to provide hot lunches in schools, Health Committee efforts on toothpaste distribution, and emphasis on regular attendance. Armistice Day program planned with 60 children in a school auditorium, speaker Captain Frank M. Wray, and a play In Flanders Fields. Personal notes mention visits, relocations, and Red Cross preparations. For sale notice lists 100 ewes at 116 North Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
W. D. Garvin
Russell
D. G. Cooley
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
Legion
Frank M. Wray
A. M. Cox
Washington
A. B. Wyndham
Captain Cox
Philippines
Major
Tyson
Mount Hebron
Clarke County
New York
Wells A. Daniels
Naragansett R. I
Mabel T. Boardman
Alice Clapp
Anda
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Providence Chapel 4 H Club Starts One Dish Hot Lunch
The Patrons' League and King's Daughters fund a winter daily hot lunch at Providence Chapel School. Twenty three students, 23 girls and boys, received a vegetable soup dish Tuesday under home demonstration supervision. The program teaches nutrition, improves behavior, and encourages vegetables fruits and milk consumption across five neighborhood Better Foods Clubs with hope others will follow.
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Providence Chapel’ Foods
Ohncies
Eith Pee
King’s Daughters
Better Foods Clubs
Providence Chapel
Apple Markets Shipments to British Ports for Week Ending Oct 25 1930
Shipments from New York to all British ports for the week ending October 25 1930 include Liverpool London Southampton Glasgow Hull Manchester Cardiff Bristol totals 5921882178. Cargoes Laconia and Baltic arrived in good condition with strong demand for top quality fruit and weaker demand for others. Prices quoted per box include Yorks 19/0 to 30/0 64.56 to 7.20, Ben Davis 19/0 to 22/6 4.56 to 5.40, Winesaps 25/0 to 28/0 6.00 to 6.72, Staymans 18/0 to 26/0 4.32 to 6.24, Greenings 18/0 to 22/0 4.32 to 4.28, with exchange rate 25 cents per shilling. G R Cooper Harnden & Company Liverpool exporters.
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New York
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Hull
Manchester
Cardiff
Bristol
G. R. Cooper
Harnden & Company
Yorks
Ben Davis
Ganos
Jonathans
Staymans
G. R. Cooped
England
Scotland
Agnes Walker Arrested on New York Larceny Charges
Mrs Agnes M Walker once of this city was arrested by Winchester police on a bench warrant from the Court of General Sessions New York indicted Oct 14 1926 on two counts of larceny in the second degree She is held awaiting word from New York police as a local guard is kept in a hotel until she is sent to stand trial in New York City. She claims she was framed by her mother over her father s estate interests.
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Agnes M. Walker
Winchester
Court of General Sessions
County of New York
New York
Agnes M
Agnes Mulligan
C. W. Hollis
John O’brien
New York City
Byrd Receives Navy Cross for South Pole Flight
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as commander of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. He piloted the Floyd Bennett to the South Pole on November 29, 1929, then returned to base at Little America amid extreme cold and high elevation, with no guaranteed chance of rescue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Adams
Little America
Antarctica
Pole
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Modern Women Demand Modern Methods
An ad from Winchester Steam Laundry urges modern women to call on the 28th or 29th for services. It notes a schedule of four days in a week and references Monday and Wednesday with a Saturday listing.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Free lodgers at police station break October records
The city station house logged 109 transients seeking free lodging in the first 29 days of October with occupants from 18 states and Canada. Most are able-bodied men 18 to 50, many jobless or hitchhiking home, including a 72 year old from Lafayette Indiana and a 17 year old.
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Dominion of Canada
LaFayette, Ihd
District of Columbia
Virginia
Fire alarms at Belvedere Hotel as laundry catches blaze
Shortly before 2 AM a fire in the Belvedere Hotel laundry and adjacent buildings alarmed guests. Smoke filled rooms and flames rose near the hotel wall, prompting three fire alarms. Governor Ritchie and campaigners watched from an eighth floor window as water damage affected the executive offices and dining room. operator Janice Wagner warned guests to prepare to evacuate.
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Belvedere
Ritchie
Janice Wagner
New Packards For Yellow Cab
Aulick Gibbons of the Yellow Cab Company will receive three new seven passenger Packard de luxe sedans from Detroit this evening. The series eight cars are richly upholstered and were ordered through the Wright Motor Company. Detroit imports are by William Schneider Edward Fritz and Mr Seitz of Zell Motor Company Baltimore.
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Aulick Gibbons
Yellow Cab Company
Detroit
Wright Motor Company
William Schneider
Edward Fritz
Mr. Seitz
Zell Motor Company
Baltimore
Gibbens
Arrests in kidnapping of banker Yocum near Galva
KEWANEE ILL October 30 Two men held in custody as vigilantes closed in on two confederates in the kidnaping of Earl L Yocum wealthy Galva banker. Verne Algreen son in law of one suspect and mechanic at Galva fled after leaping from a car and escaping into fields. Police and posse hunted the rest while an airplane assisted with spotting.
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Associated Press
Kewanee
Galva Til
Earl Yocum
Orville Wiskers
ON Gee Eer
Henry County
Verne Algréen
Whiskers
Galva
Algreen
Earl L. Yocum
Former Jockey Joins Western Union Messenger Service
A former jockey, now a Western Union messenger, plans to settle here. He previously rode in major races including the Derby and finished fourth in the 1926 Late Cup, with additional participation in other big contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Enka
Iad
13 Towns Rocked By Quake With 27 Dead
Ancona Italy Oct 30 Twenty seven people are known dead after strong earthquakes hit 13 towns in Ancona Persaro and Macedata areas. Five died in Ancona twenty in Senigallia and two in surrounding districts with extensive property damage. Restoration of communications and military aid reached affected towns as the Adriatic coast quake zone stretches along Umbrian and Picenum areas. A Rome dispatch later said Senigallia deaths will total 10 with about 60 injured.
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Associated Press
Ancon
Italy
Ancona
Persaro
Macedata
Presons
Senigallia
Adriatic
Apenines
Rome
Stefani
Mail Pilot Killed in Crash Near Brookston
Co. O. McGuire of Cincinnati Ohio, a mail pilot for Embry Riddle Company, was killed instantly when his plane crashed six miles west of Brookston, Lafayette, Indiana, today.
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Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
O. McGuire
Cincinnati
Ohio
Embry Riddle Company
Brookston
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Sand Company
Hallowe’en Party
Riley
B. & C. Bread
Hallowe’en Social
Elkins
Queen Sylvia
Herbert M. Campbell
Center
Mary Baker
Miss Baker
Campbell
P.T. League and Legion Auxiliary
L. P. McKeee
North Ave
APPLE
Agnes Walker
N. Y
Navy Gross
Admiral Byrd
Yocum
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