Filling Station Owner Robbed By Unmasked Bandits
John T. Noonen of Martinsburg road station was held up at gunpoint by two unmasked men who tied and gagged him then robbed the cash register of about five dollars and cigarettes before fleeing toward Martinsburg. Noonen freed himself, alerted Chief Doran, and police broadcast alerts as authorities searched for the red runabout vehicle and suspects described as two young, well dressed men in their early twenties with a Georgia license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Noonen
Martinsburg Pike
Mr. Noonan
Doran
Harry K. Thaw
Kennilworth
Martinsburg
Winchester-Martinburg
Fens
Tottee
Reardon's Father Stricken by Paralysis in Frostburg
Attorney Jas P Reardon rushed to Frostburg Maryland after his father in law H B Colbourn suffered a paralytic stroke. Colbourn a prominent retired coal operator, was said to have little hope of recovery. He has visited Mrs. Reardon in this city and is well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. P. Reardon
Frostburg
H. B. Colbourn
Colbourn
Reardon
Caleb Dehaven Dies After Hospital Operation
Caleb Dehaven died after an operation for appendicitis at City Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia. He was 73 and a native of Frederick County with deep Shenandoah Valley ties. Survived by widow Ellen and six children, the family plans a funeral at Dehaven home and burial at the local churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Dehaven
City Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mr. Dehaven
Frederick County
Dehaven
Ellen Dehaven
Clara Dehaven
Norfolk
Lester Nethers
White Hall
This County
Vernon Shade
Cumberland
Hunter DeHaven
Dorsey Dehaven
Madison Dehaven
Annie Braithwaite
Jane Barney
C. E. O'Roke
James. Dehaven
Light
Jehaven
Five Airmen Still Missing After Transatlantic Flight
Pride of Detroit remains safe after a day of anxiety as five airmen aboard Old Glory and Sir John Darling are unaccounted for. Old Glory last seen near Newfoundland after leaving Maine for Rome. distress call picked up days later. The Sir John Darling and its crew are also missing, raising a death toll concern in round‑the‑world flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Old Glory
Sir John Darling
V. William S. Brock
Edward
Schlee
Rangoon
Burma
Hanoi
Honk Kong
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hill
Philip A. Fayne
New York Daily Mirror
John Darling
Terry Tully
James Medcalfe
Newfoundland
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Rome
Italy
California
Sirohn Carling
Harbor Grace
N. F
Croydon Field
London
Fall Piano Clearance Sale At Brawners Music Store
Fall piano clearance sale begins tomorrow at Brawners Music Store Piccadilly Street. Nine used uprights and one player, with many items described as near new. Special record sale includes Two Black Crows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Columbia Records
Brawners Music Store
Piccadilly St
Local W C T U Reports Slogan Hold Fast and Go Forward
The annual meeting shows the yearlong effort from the National W C T U slogan with seven observed red letter days and active departments including literature evangelistic publicity flower mission Sunday school medical temperance citizenship and temperance instruction. The Flower Mission aided the sick poor toys clothes and fruit valued at 156.50 with literature circulation totaling 177374 pages and 287.10 spent. The year totals 748.83 across all activities with a net membership gain of ten. L T L junior branch reports seventy youth members and new officers are listed with diverse church representation. Delegates to the state convention and officers for the new year are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Flower Mission
Handley School
Farrar
Don S. Mattison
Annie J. Rees
Lona A. Kern
United Brethren
L. H. Pence
Sara Ward
L. J. Neff
M. E. Church
South
J. F. Bly
Maggie Bryant
M. M. Lynch
Harold C. Jones
E. W. Cather
Cut Rate Store Opens Tomorrow On S Loudoun Street
Alexander's Cut Rate Store announces opening tomorrow at No 50 South Loudoun Street Winchester. Owner T D Alexander of Columbia Pa praised as an experienced and honorable businessman. Store will offer cigars cigarettes candies rubber goods home remedies sundries and various let goods from top manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
South
Loudoun
T. D. Alexander
Columbia
Winchester
Alexander’s
Loudoun Street
Will Preach Sunday at Capon Bridge Church of Christ
Rev. S. G. Goode, pastor of the Christian Church in Rockville Maryland, will preach at Capon Bridge Church of Christ on Sunday September 11 at both morning and evening services. He previously served nearby and many friends look forward to hearing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Goode
The
Christian Church
Rockville
Mr. Goode
Capon Bridge Church of Christ
Capon Bridge
Hodgson & Brown Offer Ink With Fountain Pens
Hodgson and Brown announce a school service promotion offering one bottle of ink with each fountain pen. Prices range from $1.00 to $8.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Pack Your Apples In Sunset Brand Paper For Sale
Advertisement note lists PACK YOUR APPLES IN SUNSET shredded oil paper by Winchester Cold Storage. Includes a numeric code 9 8 9 13 1 1p 41 and an offer to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage
Atwater Kent Radio Audition Promises Local Talent Spotlight
The Atwater Kent Foundation launches a national radio audition to discover amateur singers ages eighteen to twenty five. Winchester forms a local committee led by Mrs Frank broadcast and L Marshall Baker to manage auditions with five district events before finals in New York. Winners receive cash prizes up to 5000 and full tuition, with two local contestants advancing to state and district rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atwater Kent Foundation
A. Atwater Kent
Philadelphia
United States
the Star
Winchester
Edgar Stillman Kelly
Otto Kahn
Louise Homer
Edward W. Bok
Virginia
Frank W. Corley
Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
L. Marshall Baker
Frederick County
Frank
New York City
Atwater Kent
Associated Stations
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
National Committee
Reynolds
Baker
Registration Notice for Miller and Valley Schools
Pupils attending Miller School on Whitlock Avenue and Valley School on Martinsburg Turnpike must register at the Superintendent's Office in the County Court House before five o clock September 17 to allow for extra rooms and teachers. The division high schools open September 15, including the Miller School eighth grade.LES LIE D. KLINE Sept 9 1p21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller School
Whitlock Avenue
Valley School
Martinsburg
County Court House
Miller
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Meeting Postponed September 9
Postponed meeting for the Sarah Zane Fire Co. set for Friday at eight o'clock. All members requested to be present. Secretary Fisher notes the change and records the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Fisher
Notice of Extended Business Hours at Chesapeake and Potomac
Beginning Saturday September 10 the business office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co will remain open until 9 pm local time. The change applies to weekday and weekend hours as posted in the company notice and affects customer service accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Winchester Public Schools Set To Open Week For Handley Foundation
The ninth wilson session of Winchester Public Schools under the Handley Foundation opens Monday at nine with regular sessions in all grades except primary. Lunch at Handley building won’t start immediately. transfers and promotions will follow assembly. new primary pupils to report at ten, others Tuesday. new 4th to 6th graders urged to come 1 30 Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Public Schools
Handley Foundation
Handley
Mt. Carmel
Douglas School
John Kerr
Handley Building
Popular Matinee Prices For Father Cartoon At Colonial
The "Bringing Up Father" cartoon musical returns with a 3 PM matinee next Wednesday after school. No reserved seating for 50c adults and 25c children. Evening show at 8:30 opens tomorrow at 10 AM. lower floor $1 plus 10c tax, balcony seats 75c and 50c. The thirty member company offers a new production this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suita Fe
Father
Colonial Theatre
Loudoun Street
How They Earned Their First Dollar Rotary Talk
Members of the local Rotary Club shared how they earned their first dollar in a humorous session led by Phil Gaylord. Fred Barr Abe Novick Lorraine Hughes Parson Nelson and Emmett Stuart described ventures from selling newspapers to digging post holes and raising hogs with one reporting over five dollars from fifty papers. Visitors listed include Cy Mee from Woodstock Mercer Graham from Lexington and several from Youngstown Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Phil Gaylord
Fred Barr
Abe Novick
Lorraine Hughes
Parson Nelson
Emmett Stuart
Cy Mee
Woodstock
Mercer Graham
Lexington
E W. Dixon
N. B. Page
J. B. Beverley
D. W. Ritenour
W. W. Glass, Jr
Harry Ebert
George Hottle
Youngstown, Pa
Malady Closes Haverhill Schools Over Infantile Paralysis
HAVERHILL Mass Sept 9 three new infantile paralysis cases in 24 hours prompt the board of health to keep schools closed until Sept 24 cancel two weeks of football games and bar minors from public gatherings. Haverhill reports 40 of 307 state cases since January seven deaths this year. Forest Fletcher and wife return to Lexington Virginia after visiting Dr and Mrs H H McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Haverhill
Mass
Board of Health
Crum Freed on Habeas Corpus in Washington D C
O H Crum proprietor of White Sulphur Inn near Winchester was released on a habeas corpus writ in the District Supreme Court after surrendering $500 bail. The hearing on the writ was set for September 26. His wife Mrs F B Crum had sworn out a Grand Larceny charge over a Buick sedan valued at $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pannett
Washington, D. C
O. H. Cram
White Sulphur Inn
Valley Pike
Winchester
Crum
District Supreme Court
Crump
F. B. Crum
Washington
Flower Show Plans Across Several Counties at Handley School
Arrangements are complete for the Garden Club of Virginia Flower Show to be held September 29 at Handley School from 3 to 9 30 p m. The regional show includes Warrenton Fauquier Loudoun Leesburg Winchester and Clarke county clubs with many prizes and a sweepstake cup for top point getter. Entries from Winchester and nearby must be in by 11 and from farther distances by 12. classes cover Dahlias Gladioli Chrysanthemums Roses and general floral categories with both named and unnamed varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club of Virginia
Handley School
Warrenton
Fauquier
Loudoun
Leesburg
Garden Club
Winchester
Clarke County
Motorcade Hosts Banquet For Visitors In Winchester
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce hosted a banquet at the George Washington Hotel for guests of the Appalachian Scenic Motorcade to Montreal and Quebec. Speakers praised Virginia history and hospitality, with notable attendees including Lt Governor Byrd and Attorney General Saunders before attending a conference. The chamber thanked local banks, Rotary, and the Northern Virginia Power Co. for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Montreal
Quebec
Bell
West
Saunders
Shenvalee
Anake
P. Byrd
Byrd
Winchester
Handleys
Duffey
Handley
Tington Hotel
Neill
Georgia House of
Sng Hn
John 8. Cohen
The
Atlanta Journal
Appala Au Scenic Highway
Oudre LaFargue
New Orleans
Loana
Frank T. Reynolds
Georgia
Dinkler
South
Pat. Dunn
George Washington
Martinsburg
Williamsport Pike
Gettysburg
Commerce Chamber
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Montreal-Quebec
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Commercial & Savings Bank
Union Bank of Winchester
Rotary Club
Bonds for Sale First Mortgage 6 Percent Land Bonds
First Mortgage 6% land bonds offered in $500 and $1000 denominations with semiannual interest. Secured on property valued at more than twice the bond issue. Call or write for information. Hansbrough and Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter
Crop of apples for sale near Shepherdstown
2500 bushels Delicious and 2500 bushels Stayman apples offered by J. L. Hanger. Trees ready to harvest with packing available. Located 4 miles west of Shepherdstown West Virginia at Bellmyers Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hanger
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Bellmyers Mill
Winchester Steam Laundry Advertisement
Public notice of cleaning services offering all kinds cleaned to satisfaction with competitive prices and contact by phone 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
Also Mentioned on This Page
John T. Noonan
J. P. Reardon
Joy Tuk Wut
S. Loudoun Street
Atwater Kent Radio Audition
National Foundation
Ladies’ Aid of the Christian Church
T. W. Mathers
South Main Street
Kernstown
Leslie D. Kline
Mrs. Forest Fletcher
Lexington, Va
Mrs. H.H. McGuire
Betsy Ross
Appalachian
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