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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
1
Cuban coast is pounded by rolling seas as Havana evacuations mount. Train service to Homestead halted leaving residents of the Everglades evacuated. parts of Key West floodwater threaten transport and safety.
Sept 28 reports describe a tropical storm moving west toward Florida with hurricane warnings from Miami to Key West. Winds near 60 mph lash Key West and Miami, streets flood, trains marooned, and power and phone service falter while Havana boards up and coastal waters rise.
Authorities in Winchester and Frederick county charged several truck operators with defective or missing mirrors. Magistrate Tavenner fined drivers. cases varied from 10.25 to 15.25 dollars depending on mirror presence and license type. E R Hott, H E Sapp, and Floyd Shenk were among those fined.
Poteau Oklahoma September 28 Eight miners were killed in an explosion and after damp in Covington Coal Company No 7 mine twelve miles north of Poteau. Rescue teams reached a gas filled chamber where six men remained unaccounted for until early morning as efforts to reach the bodies continued.
The opening week of October kicks off the high school gridiron season with CVAL fixtures. Schedule highlights include Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Charles Town Cumberland Waynesboro Winchester Harpers Ferry Hagerstown and Moorefield matchups across dates from October 5 to November 28 with key showdowns Decisive games listed for each week.
Little Lucy Mauck was shot Thursday afternoon in the Hart street backyard of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Mauck and is under observation at Memorial Hospital. Surgeons report the bullet lodged just above the kidneys and inflammation endangers her condition. Police continue to seek the shooter. two youths questioned were found to be in another part of town.
Trade notice directing apple exporters to ship to L. & H. Williams & Co Glasgow with local rep Thomas Mathews at 5 North Stewart St Winchester and a contact phone 982 W.
An advertisement promotes buying a lot in Loudoun Manor Addition with city conveniences and easy terms. Wm. M. Richards, owner, lists phone contact 230-1 for potential buyers.
Local representative Thomas Mathews, 5 North Stewart Street, Winchester, is listed with a contact phone 982-W for the business notice dated September 21.
Short notice advertises WANTED apples for the Glaize Packing House. South Winches tae wna. Wilmer Dehaven serves as superintendent. Publication reference 9-26-1p-tf.
The United States Naval Academy opened its term with 2008 midshipmen, the largest class since 1924. The entry excluded candidates appointed by Representative De Priest for two district vacancies. Eight candidates were named, but most did not report for exams. Charles Edward Weir passed written tests but was barred by a physical defect.
Bandits forced their way into the Todd Shipbuilding Company on Howard Avenue and Fulton Street and robbed the paymaster of a weekly payroll worth $8,500. The robbers fled in a stolen automobile after threatening with pistols and sawed-off shotguns.
A G M C truck carrying about three tons of granulated sugar, license 1468, burned on the Martinsburg pike near Clearbrook, Virginia. The fire started by a short circuit. the driver jumped free but the sugar fused into candy on the roadway and the tires burned away. The Mo tors Express Co of Harrisonburg, Virginia, said to transport sugar from Hagerstown Maryland to Harrisonburg for a local wholesale grocer.
Formerly belonging to the late Dr. Asbury C. Swimley, this Buick coupe has 1600 miles and new Firestone Road Master tires guaranteed for 35,000 miles. Apply to Shenandoah Valley National Bank, Executor of the estate of Dr. Asbury C. Swimley.
Wm J Gochtenour of Maurertown Virginia advertises a Cyclone No 14 well drilling machine driven by an 18 hp Cook gasoline motor for sale. The notice dated September 24 lists the item and seller details.
City calls on all water users to conserve the supply due to drought increased usage and loss of Shawnee Springs No sprinkling allowed and offenders will be fined Published in the public notice section of the paper.
Help wanted notices list ten men needed by Virginia storage company ApplyZ. Positions cover general labor with duties in fruit handling and warehouse tasks at the Ing location. Applications encouraged from area residents seeking steady work and benefits.
UMBERLAND Md Sept 28 Clerical and lay delegates for the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South were chosen at the Baltimore Annual Conference ballot. Clerical nominees include M B Harmon Jr H M Canter and others with lay delegates from Virginia West Virginia and Washington. Thirteen ministers to be ordained Sunday were voted elder honors including Royal Rice Charles L Reiler and W D Luttrell.
Bishop Collinis Denny presided as fifteen new deacons were admitted in the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev. Harry W. Craver, formerly of Baltimore and now in Augusta West Virginia, joined after pledging to abstain from tobacco on all occasions, prompting protests over a rule applying differently to veterans and new clergy. Denny urged preachers to live a separate life amid a challenging modern era.
J W Baker announces an office move to Nor 6 North Front Street second floor opposite Peoples Drug. General insurance services.
Mr and Mrs Thomas P D Cather of Clearbrook are building a brick home on Morningside Drive Loudoun Manor to occupy when finished. Mr and Mrs Asa L Brill of Keyser purchased two lots on Morningside Drive to build two brick homes for immediate occupancy. Mr and Mrs H Clay Manuel bought the brick home on Morningside Drive from William Richards to move in early next week. Mr and Mrs Lt Russell Cather bought a home on Morningside Drive as their new residence, with Cather recently becoming foreman at Winchester Cold Storage.
The Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church convened at Calvary Church Keyser West Virginia and chose Staunton Virginia as next year’s meeting site with Second Church Martinsburg extending an invitation. Rev Dr J H Brunk of Harrisonburg was re elected conference superintendent and Rev A P Havermale of Dayton re elected secretary. The conference charter was adopted for Maryland Virginia incorporation. The Women’s Missionary Society led a program with Mrs J R Rhodes Dayton president. The treasurer Rev A J Secrist Martinsburg was authorized to borrow 10000 to build a Shenandoah College gymnasium if alumni match the funds. Dismissals included Rev C N Shad to Missouri and A Baldwin to California.
The stock market faced further large scale selling during the two hour session on Saturday. Short covering near the close reversed many losses as bullish activity revived in a few specialties. Total volume approached 2,100,000 shares with a ragged closing zone and a fairly steady finish.
Lost platinum and diamond pin between 413 North Braddock and the Gas Office. Reward offered. Contact Mrs. Bertha Purcell for information.
Mrs Virginia Faulkner Dushane daughter of H D Pulte president of Farmers Merchants National Bank Trust Company of Winchest er was injured in an automobile collision near St Michaels Maryland while en route from Hagerstown to Cambridge for a house party. She suffered a dislocation in the upper back and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Her husband Mr Stanley and Dr Frederick Miller accompanied them and expect her condition to be monitored after the early operation.
Mise Gertrude Miller of Washington Inn will be the final guest of relatives in burg as part of a family gathering.
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