Largest crowd throng ground at fair today
The Winchester Fair’s big day drew a crowd near past fair records with gate receipts higher than last year. No gambling is allowed though tables and wheels were cleared from the grounds by police. Night exhibitions, Dunn's Orchestra, and dancing drew many visitors as organizers praise the staff and Miss Dorothy McCann. Racing events include 2.20 pace and trot purses of 250 plus added money, with multiple horse entries and a mule race scheduled this afternoon.
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Winchester Fair
Chester
Dorothy dcCama
The
Fair Association
Dunn
M. M. Lynch
James N. Moling
Ruth McCann
Robert S. Smith
C. L. Gilpin
Coleman Dunn
H. Clay DeGrange
John C. Cather
Harry L. McCann
Scott Grant
W. S. Hiett
Roy P. Duvall
C. I. Brumback
Clark W. Hardesty
Hunter M. Stine
Clayton Sherman
Arshals
James W. Brown
Racing Department
C. A
Hop) Hopkins
W. R. Legge
E. W. Roller
Grover Kinsy
Future Farmers of Virginia Department
John, Fishpaw
J. Paul Keen
Walter B. Barr
Roblet R
Frank Thomas
Kinsale
W. Mangrum
Purdy
Brown Bingen
Will McHenry
Hagerstown
Dr. Worthy
Robert Shirley
Washington, D. C
Billy Gabe
W. T. Council
Noonoke Rapids
N.C
E. Miller
Washington, D.C
A W Dean Dies at Stephens City After Ill Health
Alton W. Dean dies at his Stephens City home Frederick County at 7 30 pm after a lengthy illness. He was 72, lifelong resident, once a harness maker with a broad local trade. Survived by widow Lula Shryock two daughters Nellie and Helen two sons Julian and Charles a brother Morton and a sister Mrs William Horner. Funeral at 2 30 pm Friday at the family residence with Rev E O Graham and Rev James A Johnson. Interment Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City.
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Alton W. Dean
Stephens City
Frederick County
Mr. Dean
Dean
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lula Shryock
C. E. Shryock
Nellie
Helen Dean
Julian Dean
Winchester
Charles Dean
Chester
Morton Dean
William Horner
Roanoke
E. O. Graham
James A. Johnson
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Green Hill Cemetery
Amelia Bingham Dies at 58 in New York Home
Veteran actress Amelia Bingham died of pneumonia at her Riverside Drive home in New York. She was 58 years old. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Amelia Bingham
Associated Press
New York
Riverside Drive
Circle stage memories at Empire Winchester cast
Miss Bingham, hailed as a premier American actress, led the all star Selwyn production of The Circle at the Empire Theatre in Winchester several years ago. She appeared with Miss Charlotte Walker Wilton Lackaye Henry Dixey and Norman Hackett in the cast.
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the Circle
Miss Bingham
America
Selwyn
Empire Theatre
Winchester
Charlotte Walker
Wilton Lackaye
Henry Dixey
Norman Hackett
Driver Falls From Top of a Big Bus
Lester D. Funkhouser, a driver for the Winchester Washington motor bus line, fell from the top of a bus near Boyce in Clarke county last Sunday evening. He suffered numerous bruises and cuts and a severe nervous shock but is slowly recovering and has many friends among bus patrons hoping for his speedy recovery.
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Winchester-Washington
Boyce
Clarke County
Mr. Funkhouser
Ten Men Caught Playing Craps At The Fair Ground
Policeman Hinkins and Gordon rounded up ten colored men playing craps in a box stall at the racing stables at the fair grounds. In police court the crowd pleaded guilty to gambling and were fined 15.25 dollars each. Those arrested were William Herbert Maurice Williams Elliott Ramsey George Pannus Shine Davis Thurston Williams Jack Hall Newton Thompson George Hall and Houston Taylor.
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Hinkins
Gordon
Fair Grounds
William Herbert
Maurice Williams
Elliott Ramsey
George Pannus
Shine Davis
Thurston Williams
Jack Hall
Newton Thompson
George Hall
Houston Taylor
Two Planes Take Off From Canada on Ocean Flights
Windsor Ont September 1 monoplane Royal Windsor carries Phil Wood and A Duke Schiller on a non stop flight to Windsor England with a memorial wreath and chalk message for Helen. Ada Greer of Sault Ste Marie gives a teddy bear mascot as Mulligan spins the prop. London Ontario pilots Sir John Carling depart for London England with perfect weather. Birth notice: Jéan Elizabeth to Mr and Mrs Robert Butler.
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Associated Press
Windsor
Ont
Royal Windsor
Phil Wood
Duke) Schiller
Walkerville Field
Eng
Helen
Wood
Ada Greer
Sault Ste. Marie
Schiller
Mulligan
Ed. Mulligan
Wright
Col
C. A. Lindbergh
Comdr
Richard E. Byrd
Sir John Darling
London
Atlantic
Gar Wood
Sir John Carling
Phillipsburg
Quebec
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Tully
Medcalf
Helen Brewer Jailed Thirty Days for Rock Throwing
Helen Brewer appeared in police court charged with throwing stones at an automobile driven by Ollie Mason at Loudoun and Cecil streets. She admitted she threw the stones to get at a girl Mason was driving with, claiming jealousy over a friend. She received thirty days in jail.
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Helen Brewer
Ollie Mason
Loudoun
Cecil
Helen
Mason
Flying Princess Sighting Hopes Stir Newfoundland Coast
Reports from St Johns and Ottawa describe the St Raphael monoplane on a trans Atlantic run from Upavon to Ottawa with Princess Lowenstein Wertheim aboard and Captain Leslie Hamilton piloting. Early warnings noted a gray plane sighting near St Malo amid uncertainties about the route and sighting confirmation.
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Associated Press
ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Atlantic
St. Raphael
Upavon
Eng
Ottawa
Lowenstein Wertheim
Leslie Hamilton
F. S. Minchin
Irish
Imperial Airways Company
Ireland
St. Malo
The Star Will Not Publish on Labor Day
Special notice to advertisers and subscribers: The Star will not publish Monday September 5 in observance of Labor Day, as per usual custom.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
Rouss Fire Co Plans September Meeting
Rouss Fire Co holds regular monthly meeting Friday evening September 2 at 8 o clock. Report from convention to be presented. President C Douglas Brown announces. Also notices about Moling and seal fur contract on 7th page. Lace curtains and bugs can be laundried at Winchester Steam Laundry.
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C. Douglas Brown
Winchester
Cotton Rallies As Private Crop Estimates Boost Market
New York trading opened with strong buying in rails and industrials and a firmer commodity complex. Cotton rose 3.75 a bale on private estimates of U S output under 13 million bales while wheat futures gained about a cent a bushel. call money stayed at 3 percent. Volume reached about 1 700 000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Rails
Rates Cut on Barreled Apples to Germany by 20 Percent
The Winchester Fruit Exchange reports a rate cut to Hamburg and Bremen of 40 cents per box and 1.10 per barrel, with refrigeration rates at 60 cents per box and 1.60 per barrel. Last year the barrel rate was 1.35, a saving that could reach thousands for Virginia growers. The move follows talks with North German Lloyd and Ham arg-Bremen Lines and aims to boost shipments to German ports. Germany’s improving finances are cited as a factor.
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Winchester Fruit Exchange, Inc
IF. W. Broecker
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Apple Caine
Hamarg-Bremen
Hamburg
Bremen
Germany
Shenandoah Valley
Redfern Reported at Alemquer Brazil
An unconfirmed Associated Press report from PARA Brazil states Paul Redfern may have landed near Alemquer and possibly fallen there. No official confirmation yet.
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Redfern
Alemquer
Brazil
Associated Press
Para
Paul Redfern
Court Grants Bill Three Months For Parole Violation
Bill Shreck aged 58 from the county received a three month sentence on the state road force for breaking parole. He had been banished from Winchester for three years but returned during the Winchester Fair and caused a disturbance at the grounds before police.
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Bill Shreck
Winchester
Bill
Justice Weems
Dancing Nights at Fair Grounds
The brief notes announce dances nightly at the fairgrounds with evening hours and a marquee event listed. Signals indicate events or attractions in the fairgrounds schedule. Worldlined entries suggest ongoing nights of entertainment and the presence of a signer or performer at the grounds.
Death of Morris Reed dean of St Joseph bar at 86
Morris Adelbert Reed 86 longtime St Joseph lawyer and former congressional nominee died at his home after a long illness. Born November 9 1838 in Watertown New York he served in the Tenth New York Heavy Artillery and fought at Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. He practiced law in St Joseph with Col John Doniphan and later with Judge W K James and served as general attorney for the St Joseph and Grand Island Rail Road. Survived by his daughter Mrs Owen B Knight son M H Reed brother Marcus Reed seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was active in the Sons of the Revolution and Grand Army of the Republic.
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Morris Adelbert Reed
St. Joseph
Owen B. Knight
B. Mitchell Knight
Mr. Reed
Watertown
Congress
Reed
Beech
John Doniphan
W. K. James
St. Josephg and
Grand Island Railroad
Rpublicans
Missouri
Marcus Reed
N. Y
City
Deny control of Wheeling R R would lessen competition
The Baltimore and Ohio in a brief to the Interstate Commerce Commission denied that interlocking directorates involving the New York Central, Nickle Plate, and Baltimore and Ohio would reduce competition among eastern railroads. The three major lines already own 51 percent of Wheeling and Lake Erie stock and seek authority to appoint as directors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
New York Central
Nickle Plate
Baltimore and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wheeling
Hotel Riley Sale Not Yet Confirmed
Reports that arrangements had been made by Riley and Son to release the Hotel Riley property. The Loudoun and Gerard streets property, sold at public auction last Saturday by Auctioneer A. G. Swanson for special commissioners to A. Lee Knowles of Staunton Virginia, was denied today as the Corporation Court has not confirmed the sale. If the court confirms, leasing negotiations will likely be opened.
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Riley and Son
Riley
Loudoun
Gerard Streets
A. G. Swanson
A. Lee Knowles
Staunton
Corporation Court
Mr. Knowles
B and O Fireman Slain From Ambush
A. G. McGee, fireman on a Baltimore and Ohio freight train carrying non-union coal from Benwood West Virginia, was killed by bullets launched from an ambush along the railroad right of way near St Clairsville Ohio early this morning. Police and bloodhounds were summoned from Newark Martinsville for investigation.
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Associated Press
ST. Clairsville
Ohio
A. G. McGee
Baltimore and Ohio
Benwood
W. Va
Newartinsville
Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 to Hold Regular Meeting
The Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 announces a regular meeting for Thursday evening September 1st at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed. Cavt. Fred W. Forney signs the notice.
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Friendship Fire Co. No
Fred W. Forney
Big Advance in Freight Rates Proposed for the South
Richmond traffic official predicts rail changes to raise costs and push truck use. Southern hearings set for September and October, with classification shifts affecting items from agricultural goods to lard and paper bags. Richmond Chamber of Commerce plans to oppose rate hikes and urges shippers to report their southbound and northbound articles.
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Star
Richmond
Chmona News-Leader
South
Atlanta
Imall
Merce
T. C. Crouch
Richmond Chambers Commerce
Jacksonville
Sui
Crouch
Greensboro
N. C
Richmond Chamber of En Merce
Poin
Virginia
Chamber
Virginia Shippers’ Association
Hodgson and Brown Optical Notice to School Children
An advertisement notes eye care options from Hodgson and Brown Optometrists offering complete glasses priced at ten dollars and lenses in various colors. It also lists an Eversharp pencil sale at 89 cents and other school-related items from People's Drug, with dates and page markers.
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People’s Drug Co
Fair Ground
A.W. Dean
Stephens
Accrerated
TE Bingham
FMR
Canada
Sir Darling
Robert Butler
Jéan Elizabeth
Flying Princess
England
Ocean
Rouss Fire CO
Sig
War Grounds
C.B. Knights
ST Joseph, MO
Sheridan
R. R
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
C. P. Mevicary
ANP
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