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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1927

Page

3

Many Week End Tourists at The Elms

The Elms on the Valley Pike hosted many weekend visitors including Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Garretson Tipton Ind. and others from Altoona Detroit Gloversville and New York City. Several high officials from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will attend the Apple Blossom in Winchester and stay with local hosts.

the Elms Valley Pike R. P. Garretson Tipton Ind R. W. Stromer Altoona A Clark Liscom Detroit Mich Isabell Hockey Annabelle Strong Gertie Schefman Goldie Herzstein Berstein New York City George B. Rowland Gloversville N. Y John Gordon Mount Dora J. Orin Baker Deaneboro Lena Shafer Canojohuta William Merry Johnstown C. D. Bentley Baimbridge

Richmond Society Heads to Apple Blossom Fete

The Apple Blossom Festival in the Valley of Virginia draws numerous Richmond motor parties and large society crowds toward Winchester for the week. Many residents will be out of town. Mrs. Murdock Dennis of Baltimore and Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider and wife of Washington will stay with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker on Washington Street. Mrs. Baker hosts a tea tomorrow for the guests and Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin, titled Queen Shenandoah.

Monroe Julius K. Monroe Lewisburg W. Va Harry A. Haust Fort Loudoun George L. Craig North Braddock Street Mr. Monroe Winchester Winchester and Western Wardensville Ww Va Elizabeth Pender Misses Baker South Washington Phe Melville K. Shirkey York, Pa Grover C. Cooper North Cameron Street William A. Evans Scottsville Cooper Richmond Richmond News-Leader Valley of Virginia Murdock Dennis Baltimore Hanford MacNider Washington W. A. Baker Washington Street D. 8. Palmer Cumberland, Md S. A. Slaughter

Marriage Licenses Issued To County Couples

A county clerk issued licenses yesterday to John H. Triplett and Mrs Elizabeth R Bishop both natives of Frederick county. Triplett resides in Gainesboro Virginia and Bishop previously lived in Light Virginia. The couple will reside in Gainesboro where Triplett works as a farmer. Another license was issued to Mr

John H. Triplett Elizabeth R. Bishop Frederick County Tripplett Gainesboro Light Jackson Tripplett Abraham Clark

Northern Chinese soldiers drown after shelling

Reported shelling incident leads to drowning of several Chinese soldiers. American sailors sustain injuries aboard the destroyer Penguin, with one man aboard potentially mortally wounded. The event may affect city occupancies.

Penguin Associated Press Hanghat Nanking Yangtse Shanghai Yangtse River Kiangyin

Mississippi flood terror grows as dikes fail north

News from Memphis and New Orleans describe rising Mississippi flood danger if northern dikes breach. Army engineers fear New Orleans inundation amounting to millions in losses. Government mobilizes Red Cross, Hoover aid, and a $5,000,000 relief push amid hundreds of thousands homeless and towns cut off.

New Orleans Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Miss Craig Shanghai Mary I Craig Philadelphia Yunan Province Gauss Yunanfu Yangtse Nanking Pukow Memphis National Guard Greenville Kansas Pine Bluff Arkansas River Gould Delta Misissippi Levee Arkansas City Hoover Washington Belgium Red Cross Commerce Vicksburg Natchez

Fair Weather Pageant At Handley Grounds

Miss Edna Eighmey directs a Handley school pageant for students rehearsing for over a week. The free event starts at 2 pm on Handley grounds with pupils assembling at 1 30 pm in the school gymnasium. The Handley High School Orchestra provides music for a program featuring primary and lower grade performances including dancing, singing games, and May Pole dances.

Wage Ld Edna Eighmey Handley Handley School Handley High School May Pole Looby Loo

Brunswick Parade Program Revised for Tomorrow’s Celebration

The public parade of Brunswick Maryland and nearby areas with northern Virginia participants is updated. It lists division marshals, bands including United States Navy Band, school groups from Handley High and Augusta Military Academy, and multiple county and town schools with prize banners.

Dunkirk Virginia Brunswick Guy Manning United States Navy H. Clay DeGrange H. S. Duffey Leslie D. Kline Brunswick B Keyser B Frederick County A. M. Jarman Handley Handley High School Handley High D. G. Cooley Augusta Military Academy Berryville R. W. Royston Keyser City Boyce R. H. Timberlake Citizens Middletown R. E. Ayler Greenbrier Military Academy Stephens City D. F. Kern Fishburne Military Academy Gore Marshall Louise Greenawalt Miller Millwood Bryarly Mt. Carmel Woodbine Whitacre Valley Brucetown White Post Cross Junction Kauffm

Midway Carnival At Miller Shows Draws Crowds

On the Miller Brothers Exposition midway many visitors gather at Sam ple Shoe windows where John De LaCruz and sister Martina are displayed as tiny performers. John stands 22 inches tall, Martina 20 inches, with John to receive specially made shoes after an X-ray. Children get in at reduced prices during two scheduled days amid promising warm weather and the Apple Blossom Festival. The Follies Revue delights patrons as office staff humorously notes the boss is unavailable.

John de LaCruz Miller Brothers John Martina Weather Bureau

Two Navy Fliers Die In Air Crash Near Langley Field

The two Navy fliers Lieut Commander Noel Davis and Lieut Stanton Wooster died in a crash during a takeoff at Langley Field. Witnesses described a ground roll, a short lift, a sharp turn toward the east, and a crash into the marsh. Gasoline fumes suffocated the pilots, not injuries from impact, according to a Keystone Aircraft official.

Naval Hospital Portsmouth Davis Washington Noel Davis National Aeronautic Association Raymond Orteig New York-Paria Charles A. Lindbergh War Department Stanton Wooster C. J. Brown Army Air Corps American Legion Langley Field Big River New York Umder Ric! Blythe Keystone Aircraft Oparation Associated Press Blythe Wooster

Local Gun Club Shoot In Tome Hosts World Class Marksmen

The Winchester Gun Club announces a 9 AM Wednesday shoot featuring a five man team that helped win the World championship. Prizes will be offered and top shooters from around the world are invited to participate.

Tome Winchester Gun Club

Which Would You Choose Health Gift From Lydia Pickham

A fragment asks what one would choose among wealth happiness and health. It notes health as priceless and suggests Lydia Pickham's Vegetable Pound may be the fairy bringing this health gift.

Lydia Pickham

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Mr. Cooper Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ursday Wilper Amherst Street Charles W. Galloway James 8. Murray Daniel Willard Willard United States Naval Academy Annapolis United States W. Scheer Millard H. Strickler Louise W. Boyd David Strickler Charles Boyd Baltimore, Md Young Forney Lester Forney Fred W. Forney Memorial Hospital Handley Band Forney Wilmer Benjamin Green Brier Military School F. T. McFaden Frances Willey Williamson J. L. Willey Ed» Campbell Miss Hazel Campbell B. M. Ambler Harold Crawford Nancy Crawford Parkersburg Minnie Baker Cameron ‘Street A. G. Rutherford William Patterson Ethel Dunham Betty Dunham Harry Griffith Fulton, N. Y R. B. Ingle Lee Avenue Ella Keller Chambersburg, Pa C. W. Ramsburg Peyton Street E. J. Simmons Hotel George Washington L C. Caldwell L. C. Caldwell, Jr Richmond, Va R. A. White Mooresville N. C W. Spott White Charles R. Seal Washington, D. C Roland Ryan Thomas O. Moss Adj J. A. Nichols Lester D. Arnold Sallie Rudolph Lee Pannett Senseney Road Mesers D. K. Park Moon Lee G. F. House C. R. Keeler Martinsburg Front Royal C. L. Gilpin Rockville, Md Hugh Russell James B. Russell South Washington Street Preston Sartelle Mrs Harry M. Sartelle H. B. Colborn Frostburg, Md James P. Reardon Round Hill Joyce Talbert Woman’s American Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Marion Cornwell W. B. Cornwell Charlottesville, Va St. Ann’s School W. H. Tull Charles Town Huntsberry Kuomintang World Today Peking Es United Sog Pearwea Kinkiang Yangtze Hankow Chekiang Central Bank W. H. Strickler W. B. Rittase Jack Miss Ida Guard Winchester Memorial Hospital Miss Guard T. W. Hillidge Harry Warden Berryville, Va Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Richard Davis Ann and Martha Davis F. T. McFader Jane White Gilkeson R. L. Cline Richard Rhodes Samuel Rhodes Riverton Dean National Avenue Washingto Simpson Agong Taundaton Cretary Davis Sample Shoe Store Miller Carnival Jonan Midkley Brod Ctiong, Ng NAVY Ancient Egypt Funk & Son Peay Falortree Dona Castile
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