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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1932

Page

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Officers Raid Martinsburg Pike Beer Joint Under Signal

Sheriff Luther Pannett and federal agents raided an alleged beer joint four miles north of Winchester using a flashing automobile signal to gain entry. They arrested proprietor E. L. House on charges of illegal beer sales and employed a minor, and seized beer from a hidden ice tub. Two traveling salesmen and a boy bearer were questioned as witnesses amid arriving customers.

Martinsburg Pike E. L. House Winchester House Luther Pannett Robert L. DeHaven Thurber and Hook Pannett Philadelphia Roy

Scout Education Night Delights City Hall Auditorium

City Hall hosted a Scout Education Night with troop and camp fire demonstrations a pledge of allegiance safety talks and a grand camp fire. Rev Dr F T McFaden spoke on the value of the program noting examples of successful and wayward youths and urging public support.

City Hall Service Club Reginald Haines Kenneth Windle Magician Walter Massey Charles Lillis Douglas Cather Norfolk John Hawse Taylor Simpson Ricard Largent Forest Jones Paul Hunter Norman Cooper Donald Clowe Bennie Davis Colin Hayley Cather Joe Ritter

Milk of Magnesia Ad From Miller’s Store

Advert says Milk of Magnesia is the best remedy and urges readers to buy at Miller's store at a low price. Includes a canned slogan and date code 23-1p-21 for reference.

Miller’s

Gas price drop hits Winchester area markets

Gasoline prices in Winchester and surrounding areas fell 3.2 cents per gallon effective yesterday, with retail rates ranging 18 to 23 cents depending on quality. Major companies, led by Standard Oil of New Jersey, cited oversupply and aggressive price cutting as drivers of the nationwide reduction. Hogmanay note follows as regional custom in northern England and Scotland.

Winchester Maryland Virginia West Virginia North South Carolina District of Columbia New Jersey Twin City Gas and Oil Corporation Standard Oil Company of Standard Oil Gulf Sinclair Purol Atlantic Continental Texas Shell Standard Oil Co North d Carolina Bayonne Bayway Baltimore Sewells Point Wilmington Charleston S. C Parkersburg W. Va

For Sale Half-barrel Cotton Flour Sacks

Store ad notes 5 cent each flour sacks offered by B and C Baking Co. at 23 1p 2t. Local business listing shows items for purchase with price and seller.

B. & C. Baking Co

Apples Wanted and Real Estate Notice

APPLES WANTED Delicious Staymen Winesaps and Yorks For information call 636 HENRY MINNERS & SONS Inc George Washington Hotel Building 22 1p 31 FOR RENT House now occupied by W R Legge adjoining my residence 211 S Washington street Possession given on or about December 15 Interested parties communicate by letter 23 1p 31 MRS ROBT M WARD WANTED Delicious in bulk 25% and better color 9 17 1p 1f PRED L GLAIZE

Henry Minners & Sons, Inc George Washington Hotel W. R. Legge S. Washington Street Robt. M. Ward Glaize

Growers Fruit Exchange Listing in Winchester Ad

Local classified item from Winchester Virginia advertises Growers Fruit Exchange with shorthand contact lines 1p-41-24,26,28,30 and a phone line 1200 for inquiries. The brief entry presents a commerce notice typical of small town business listings.

Winchester Growers Fruit Exchange

Laundry Service Ad Bids for Youthful Appeal

Grimes Golden good drops table calls or hand picked 244 ins up. Call 434 24 1p 1t. Call 28 or 29 Send us your laundry and keep your youth. Winchester Steam Laundry ip m w s tf.

Grimes Winchester Steam Laundry

Planned Meetings For Various 4-H Clubs This Week

Miss Farrar outlines September 26 to October 1 with office work and multiple 4-H Club meetings. Activities include project record checks, planning for county achievement day, and a community canning bee hosted by Stonewall home demonstration group.

Whitacre Fairview Stonewall J. W. Hancher Red Cross Branson Welltown

Rights of Way Secured for Valley Pike Reconstruction

Belief that all necessary property rights for the recon struction of the Valley pike U S Route 11 from Vaucluse to Winchester will be obtained soon was voiced by locals involved with Virginia State Highway Department talks. Andrew Bell of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce said most rights of way between Vaucluse and Cook's Garage have been obtained, with remaining parcels likely to be secured in a week or two. The work may begin shortly as the chamber urged the state to start to provide employment locally.

McFaden F. T. McFaden Trotsky Russia United States Scotts Scout Frank R. Horton Red Cross Relief Haines Vaucluse Frederick County Winchester Virginia State Highway Department Andrew Bell Winchester Chamber of Commerce Highway Department Cook's Bell Pike Chamber of Commerce State Highway Commission

Brunswick Here In Double Bill Sunday Afternoon

The Park baseball team hosts Brunswick Md in a Sunday 3 o clock double header. Proceeds go to the ball players and weather permitting the season continues beyond this pair of games.

Brunswick The Association

Virginia counties get 1 021 000 to cover school expenses

Richmond Virginia September 24 By the Associated Press Superintendent of Public Instruction Sidney B Hall ordered advancing 1 021 000 in state school funds to counties to bridge cash shortages for teachers salaries and current expenses The move aims to tide schools over until local funds arrive and trade improves Most counties face at least a ten percent pay cut and cities receive no early allotment with eight month minimum year in most counties

Associated Press Richmond Insitton Sidney B Hall Virginia Hall

Funeral for notable Double Toll Gate farmer Funkhouser

Charles E. Funkhouser dies after a two year illness at his Home Hill and Dale in Frederick County. He was a major landowner and longtime Greenway United Brethren Church trustee. Survived by son Joseph, sisters, brother, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral at Greenway Church with services led by Rev. H Eugene Richardson and others, burial at Mount Hebron.

Charles E. Punkhouser Frederick County Mr. Funkhouser Clarke Frederick Funkhouser Joseph E Martha E. Funkhouser Hill and Dale Punkhouser Winchester Charlie Greenway United Brethren Church Berah Luray Amelia Gardiner Clarke County Joseph H. Funkhouser Double Toll Gate Joseph Frye Martinsburg W. Va Frank Bowman Alta Vista W.E. Funkhouser Hagerstown H. Eugene Richardson George W. Stover Winchester United R. J. Funkhouser E. N Marvin Funkhouser H. M. Brumback Opequon Henry Huffman Luray John I Sloat James 8. Grant Dowell J. Howard James P. Reardon Alfred Wright P. B. Stickley Stephens City William Rosenberry Berryville Thomson Sowers R. E. Antrim Harold Sowers C. O. Dearmont Ernest Meade W. T. Chamblin H. B. Chamblin Ross DeHaven Will White White Post Mount Hebron Cemetery

Roosevelt Praises Smith As Campaign Not Accepted

Governor Roosevelt lauds Democratic rival Alfred E. Smith as a great citizen and governor, saying the campaign challenge has not been accepted. He spoke to 12,000 in San Francisco, then headed for Los Angeles while leaders predicted Roosevelt would carry California.

Associated Press Roosevelt Los Angeles Alfred E. Smith San Francisco Franklin D. Roosevelt Civic Auditorium Commonwealth Club Golden Gate California Dema New York Hiram Johnson M& Mento Senator Johnson Johnson Californiia Hoover Sacramento

Flashes of Life and Oddities From Global Briefs

A Mesa youth Zedo Ishikawa is dead after a dog fight incident when he tried to separate two dogs with a rifle butt. Mourners include local football fans as he was a high school halfback. New York police confront Doris Carlton after driving the wrong way and clashing with officers. she faces court. Debreen Hungary reports a burglar stealing 6000 shirts and 3000 blankets. Victoria British Columbia beer sellers shrink beer glass sizes amid higher costs and dwindling sales. Trento Italy notes King Albert of Belgium climbing Mount Crozzon, a 10 hour ascent admired by local guides.

New York Doris Carlton Brooklyn Bridge

Fish in Hampshire village barked then slain by ten men

In Curbridge Hampshire a large fish in a village stream began to bark like a dog. Ten men pulled it out with a wire loop and fired three shots, believing the creature to be a straggler from the ocean deeps.

Curbridge Eng Hampshire Ocean Deeps

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