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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1929

Page

6

Potomac Edison to Add Home Service Specialists

Potomac Edison announces a new feature at its first annual sales convention in Martinsburg. Each district will have a home service specialist to visit new buyers and demonstrate proper use of electrical utensils at no cost. President R Paul Smith notes electricity could soon heat homes at the push of a button.

R. Paul Smith Potoman-Wdiaon Light and Power System Miss Sin Manchester Potomac-Edison System Martineburg Smith Home Service Hagerstown Winchester Martinsburg Dolin Eeatern Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Malin H. W. Shalling Miller Company Steele R. Sellers West Penn Appliance Company Pittsburgh F. Bower Potomac Edison Company Lloyd S. Quinn W. L. Hysong Potomac Edison System

Winchester Struck by Fearful Imagined Hurricane

A vivid piece imagines a Winchester hurricane disaster and the community’s response. The Red Cross arrives with food clothing doctors and nurses aiding a town left without power water or milk. Workers and welfare teams assist during the long rebuilding process.

Red Cross Winchester

Belair Accident Reports Nightly Rush of Injuries

A dozen or more hurt in a Winchester area collision, two men severely injured with a broken back, others cut and bruised. The mishap occurred on Lake Banny hill about two and a half miles south of Belair with first aid given at Belair and transport to Havre de Grace hospital.

Ata Belair Havre de Grace Lake Banny Hill

Girl Killed and Three Injured as Car Hits Pole

An automobile carrying youths from Havre de Grace crashed into an electric power pole near Belair. Misa Eva Hines, 22, was killed and three others were injured. The pole fell and left the countryside in darkness for about an hour. Driver Ray Howell was involved.

Baltimore Havre de Grace Belair Misa Eva Hines Ray Howell V. Gon Vincen

Piano Tuning Service by Longtime Expert

Prof. W. H. Mollwee requests George W. Sechrist to visit from Hagerstown for piano tuning and repairs. Sechrist has tuned for Mollwee for 25 years and is known for thorough work. Leave order with Mollwee for arrival November 4 at 610 Braddock Street.

W. H. Mollwee George W. Sechrist Hagerstown Mr. Sechrist Prof. Mollwee Prof Mollwee

Night Crash Tangles Car, Wrecks Power Pole

A Baltimore man’s car was struck from behind by a Havre de Grace machine, which then careened into a power pole causing damage and investigation.

Havre de Grace Baltimore

Bank Holiday Closures for Election Day Notices

Bank offices will be closed on election day Tuesday November 5 with all paper maturing that day payable Wednesday November 6. J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company. Commercial and Savings Bank also closes on election day with maturities payable Wednesday November 6. John J Sloat cashier

J. H. Yost Farmers and Merchants National, Bank and Trust Company John J, Sloat Gashier Commercial and Savings Bank

Banks Closed on Election Holiday Wednesday November 6

The Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Union Bank of Winchester will close Wednesday November 6 due to Election Day being a legal holiday. Notes about check maturities state items maturing on that date can be identified the following day. Wordage from Punch and Dallas News quotes poke at Trotsky and tariff politics.

Winchester Congress William G. Hardy Shenandoah Valley National Bank Altj “Ype Charles Summers Union Bank of Winchester

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